Repairing a foam 2.1m .60 size Cessna 150- lost an argument with power lines.

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Closing the main wound and patching the last one.

Photo 87- the rough closure of the large wound.
Photo 99- after sanding and the first coat of filler.
Photo 00- the final wound.

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Installing the nose gear fuselage plastic plate.  Yes- 5 minute epoxy.
Porcupines must love this photo.  The toothpicks hold it flat until the glue dries.  Pins are useless in foam.

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Missing exhaust stack.
Fashioned one out of a glue stick.  Will paint it black.

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- nose wheel steering linkage attached.  Glued at the correct angle.  Will paint it white to get rid of the red colour.
- exhaust stack painted black.

Once the glue has dried to hold the nose wheel pushrod in place, I will connect both servos to a servo tester to see which side of the output wheel will have the nose wheel steering in the correct direction.
Then detailing and done.
Mandeep, start your engine.

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FINISHED!!!!!!

Just connected the nose wheel and rudder servos via Y harness and everything works.  Phew!   
The nose wheel even moves in the same direction as the rudder.  Who would have thunk it. 

Am trying to arrange a pick-up at Rogo Field on Sunday.

A challenging repair but a rewarding one.

This was one that looked innocent but the damage was actually quite severe.  The P-51 and Spitfire repairs were the other way around.  They looked awful but both were a fast repair.
About 20 hours of repair work, not including the photos and posting work.

Next: Junior Mark's AeroScout's nose wheel.  It punched through the plywood battery tray and damaged the nose.

Frank