AGUSTA A109POWER Page 9
 Build-up   by  Sandy Alan Squitieri

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We have to provide for exhaust route, so I use the Graupner/Heim s.s. tail pipe...
Secured with 603 on muffler, we bolt in mechs , use a flashlight to located tail pipe
(witch is cocked off to side for now) then draw a line from where we see it to the seam.
Rough cut the hole, re-check and look down below for finished result. The extra space
allows for heat to escape. Perfect fit ! Excellent engineering on Heims part.

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AIRBRUSH SEQUENCE:

Since the bird is almost ready, I thought I would prep the exhaust stacks that came in the kit.
I trimmed and primered them, sanded them with 320, tacked off and then started to lay some paint.
Copper , flat black, and exhaust metalizer is used. All testors paint. Copper goes on first.

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HShade with black, comparison shows how much to shade, then blend in with the exhaust
metalizer at high pressure, leaving only a slight line of copper showing lengthwise .
Flat clear when dry.

We are off to the "booth" for paint ...Be back in color!

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