Pylons.
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Pylons

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1 Pylon  components  painted & ready for assembly 2 Assembled & ready for installation

 Pylon  components  painted & ready for assembly

Assembled & ready for installation

75 Gallon gas tanks

3 Mounting bracket at top & gas cap at bottom 4 Building 75 gallon gas tank

Mounting bracket at top & gas cap at bottom

Building 75 gallon gas tank

6 Checking pylon mounting with 75 gallon gas tank
5 Checking alignment

 Checking alignment

Checking pylon mounting with 75 gallon gas tank

7 Another view 8 Mock up side view

Another view

Mock up side view

9 Mock up complete & tank is ready for paint & assembly 10 Two 75 gallon gas tanks

Mock up complete & tank is ready for paint & assembly

Two 75 gallon gas tanks

11 Side view show two drain points
12 Pylon  glued to wing

 Side view show two drain points

 Pylon  glued to wing.

13 Front view of right wing pylon 14 Front view of left pylon

Front view of right wing pylon .

Front view of left wing pylon .

16 Left tank mounted in place
15 Right tank mounted in place

Right tank mounted in place

 Left tank mounted in place

17 A view of both tanks

A view of both tanks

500 pound bombs

18 Two bombs as received

 Two bombs as received

20 Ready to glue holding assembly

  Ready to glue holding assembly

22 Tail fins have been glued in place

 Tail fins have been glued in place

24 Side view

 Side view

26 Taped for paint

Taped for paint

28 Yellow noses

 Yellow noses

30 Left wing bomb

 Left wing bomb.

19 Two half's fit together

Two half's fit together

21 Check for alignment & fit

  Check for alignment & fit

23 Checking for alignment

 Checking for alignment

25 Ready for primer & paint

Ready for primer & paint 

27 Both bombs will have nose painted yellow

 Both bombs will have nose painted yellow

29 Ready for installation

 Ready for installation

31 Right wing bomb

 Right wing bomb

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