I’ve made some headway since my last post:
Got the landing gear plate glued in.
Got all the stringers glued in. One of them broke because the wood had a knot in it. I was able to still use it after gluing back together due to it’s location.
Eventually I got all the sheeting done. Man, what a pain. I broke one piece of 3/32 balsa trying to bend it because it was such a hard piece of wood. I had to spend $2 at the craft store to get a replacement. My wife filled in a lot of my mess-ups with balsa filler and now it looks pretty slick!
Another shot. I bought a bag of wooden cloths pins at wal-mart for $0.96 and they are worth their weight in gold when it comes to sheeting the fuse!
And another.
It’s surprising how light and strong this assembly is. It really surprised me the first time I picked it up.
Another shot.
Well, that’s all I got for now! I can’t believe how fast this is going. I honestly only spend 5 – 10 hrs a week working on it. Hey, it's way better than watching TV!!