Chipmunk Project 

John Bloom's Chipmunk reburbishing project.

This is what I saw on the internet, and wanted.
This is what I saw on the internet, and wanted.

A diamond in the rough!
A diamond in the rough!

Really rough!!
Really rough!!

Where the flap servo goes.
Where the flap servo goes.

Inside the fuselage..
Inside the fuselage..

The cowl and engine mount.
The cowl and engine mount.

More views..
More views..

The tail before the shipping...
The tail before the shipping...

The tail after the shipping... :-(
The tail after the shipping... :-(

The hideous colors are gone, and the tail feathers have been repaired..
The hideous colors are gone, and the tail feathers have been repaired..

And a new cowl!
And a new cowl!

A better shot of the repaired tail.
A better shot of the repaired tail.

And even closer..
And even closer..

After the repair, I picked it up by the tail and shook it like I hated it.  It didn't break, so I think it'll hold.
After the repair, I picked it up by the tail and shook it like I hated it. It didn't break, so I think it'll hold.

After many many months of procrastination, a day off and a little drive and desire brought me this...
After many many months of procrastination, a day off and a little drive and desire brought me this...

Oh yea.. I redid the wing a few months before, now they're together again..
Oh yea.. I redid the wing a few months before, now they're together again..

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