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Old 1st Jan 2011, 02:11
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Modern Elmo
 
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The old MR2 wings and fuselages were constructed before the days of CAD / CAM and were built in jigs and then mated by tradesmen hammering & filing the metal to fit as necessary – as a result each fuselage was slightly different, in some cases by up to 4 inches.

Golly, 4 inches? That was a lot of hammering and filing.
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