• White fabric materials are placed on a deteriorating section of metal on the Horten Ho 229 V3, where two holes in the metal are present.
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    Metal sections of the Horten Ho 229 V3 that had completely deteriorated were filled using Hollytex, a synthetic fabric, and Varaform, a cotton fabric with low temperature thermoplastic. Golden acrylics were used to visually integrate the fills, however were toned so that up close the replacement material could be identified.

  • White fabric materials are placed on a deteriorating section of metal on the Horten Ho 229 V3, where two holes in the metal are present.

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