Realistic Hawk 289 build cost

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Re: Realistic Hawk 289 build cost

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simonjrwinter wrote: Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:27 pm As with everything, it’s all about the preparation. Almost anybody can learn to spray..(if I can, anybody can!) and get a half decent finish, however, getting a glassfibre body good and straight is a long and tiresome job….fill, sand, dust, fill, sand, dust over and over (no slight on the quality of the bodywork, it’s just the nature of glassfibre)
Just did a a rough estimate, and I think I am up to ~70 hours on the rear wings and boot on mine (not a Hawk), and not done yet. I am no professional and work at snail's pace at the weekends. I am also a bit of a pedant, which doesn't help.

Pic is from a few weeks ago where I found a 'dip' in the rear wing that others might have lived with.
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