Restoring A Classic (Model) Airplane

Restoring A Classic PT-19 (Model) Airplane – Part 4

Restoring A Classic PT-19 (Model) Airplane – Part 4 JULY 17, 2016… A NOTE TO ALL MY READERS: As you may have noticed I have not been posting material as often as in the past. Over the past year my wife and I have been involved 24/7 as the only caregivers for an elderly family […]

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Restoring A Classic (Model) Airplane

Restoring a Classic PT-19 (Model) Airplane – Part 3

Restoring a Classic PT-19 (Model) Airplane – Part 3 We left off last time with plenty of work to do on the tail surfaces…let’s get going on that.   PT-19-54 I made a pattern, then traced and cut out four identical 1/64” plywood skins.   PT-19-55 Here’s one of them all ready to attach.   […]

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Restoring a Classic (Model) Airplane

Restoring A Classic PT-19 (Model) Airplane – Part 2

Restoring A Classic PT-19 (Model) Airplane – Part 2 Last time I shared the story of how I got this PT-19 model and chose to do this restoration project, and we made a good start looking at things that were wrong with it (and needed to be fixed). This time we’ll get in to some […]

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Restoring A Classic (Model) Airplane

Restoring A Classic PT-19 (Model) Airplane – Part 1

Restoring A Classic PT-19 (Model) Airplane – Part 1 A note to my readers: You were expecting to see the next installment of the B-17 project here. Don’t worry, that model is alive and well in my shop but I elected to take it “out of the spotlight” for a while to concentrate on getting […]

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