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**Bob Gato** · 2026-09-18T15:02:59+00:00

I had to make the navy top from GRP, duplicate the sags and wrinkles and cover it with muslin. Then match paint to period Duck material. Then added simulated lift the dot fasteners.-BG

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**Bob Gato** · 2026-09-18T23:08:02+00:00

https://youtu.be/VqiYKkR4MLs?si=mu4LL95Ho0XLIJNy

I am having so much difficulty placing pictures and losing narrative on the forum so I kinda rushed thru the build-if you would like to see real pictures that you can enlarge and the step by step how to on things that I skipped over quickly go to the build log on RC Groups at:

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4814627-1960-21ft-Thompson-Scratch-Build-in-1-12-Scale

Thanks for tuning in-BG

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