Category: Fuselage Kit

7.5 hours Last night, I spent a couple of hours wet sanding thepanel, ready for when the rub down transfers arrive. They’ve been made now and sent, so they should be here sometime in...

8.5 hours I accomplished a heck of a lot today, and it made me feel good after yesterday’s panel disaster. The whole day was spent on the centre console, and it’s really coming along...

0.5 hours I stopped by the hangar as promised this evening on my way home, and sure enough, the part was ready! First I removed the front portion of the mould. It came off...

3 hours I trimmed up the centre console mould and it’s looking good. I also connected the two halves today and clecoed them together. I’ll tape over the seam for the lay up of...

gxh After I’d done painting the panel, I started on the centre console again. First task was to wax it WELL. So, a couple of coats and a buff between each, and then to...

2.5 hours After getting back from a weekend in Chicago (went to see England play USA at footy, and see family), I went to the hangar to do some more console work. I got...

7 hours Today was the day I had to start the centre console plug. I can’t really get the inside of the plane finished now without having the centre console in place. So, here...

2.5 hours Tonight on the way home I stopped by the hangar to check the console for fit in the plane. I had to trim a bit off the piece that is going to...

2 hours Tonight  I stopped by the hangar again to trim up the rear triangular pieces to the exact size. I wasn’t there long! Then once I got home, I put them onto the...