By far the worst dent in Tony Boy (aside from the crushed empennage & wing skins that I'm replacing) is this nasty little crease in the leading edge of the left wing tank.
I think its a result of the tiedown strap buckle the salvage company used when they trailered it out of Sun n Fun.
(Photo URL not working, but if you click the link in my signature and scroll down to the bottom, there are a couple pictures of it in there.)
Now that we have a clean new outboard leading edge skin next to it, it looks worse than before. I'm sure that popping it out will not help, and will risk tearing a hole in the corners of the crease. I'm now wondering, should I fill it cosmetically as best as I can, or build a whole new tank? A small scar here or there is OK, I mean, the poor little guy went through a tornado! But, I fear this one might be beyond cosmetic. What do you guys think?
(Photo URL not working, but if you click the link in my signature and scroll down to the bottom, there are a couple pictures of it in there.)
Now that we have a clean new outboard leading edge skin next to it, it looks worse than before. I'm sure that popping it out will not help, and will risk tearing a hole in the corners of the crease. I'm now wondering, should I fill it cosmetically as best as I can, or build a whole new tank? A small scar here or there is OK, I mean, the poor little guy went through a tornado! But, I fear this one might be beyond cosmetic. What do you guys think?
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