VincentJ

Photo #1 When you open the box, you'll find that everything has been very well packed. It's a disappointment though to find that both sheets of plans come folded and not rolled. Working off of folded plans is always a bother.

Photo #2 Highlighted is the new location of the engine (DLE-20) firewall. It is worth noting the the firewall is installed with 2 degrees down and 2 degrees right thrust. The original wood (1/4") for the firewall won't be used for two reasons, first, moving the firewall back will require that the firewall be longer. Second, since I am installing a gas engine that will have more power and have more vibration than engines of the glow variety, I am beefing up the thickness of the firewall to 3/8".

Photos #3-5 The fuselage is box constructed from 1/8" Lite Ply that has tabs that make the assembly pretty easy for beginning builders. Having said that, the pieces are cut out using a router rather than laser cut. The problem that presents itself are the rounded corners of the mating tabs. Take the pieces of the fuselage and lay them out on your
workbench, try to interlock the pieces much like assembling a puzzle. It will become very obvious that these rounded corners will need to be squared up using a hand file to make them fit correctly. The last two photos is how it should look...