ibow24
Posts: 263
Joined: 10/27/2003
From: Mohnton,
PA, USA
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Nice work. This will be a nice build thread to follow.
I built 2 Cuda's at one time. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. I thought it would be easy to go through each step of the build at the same time for both planes but you ending needing twice as many clamps, twice as much building board space and so on.
Things like gluing up all the foam skins and cutting motorbox pieces as you are doing is the one place where it did make sense to do them together.
Walt builds one heck of a nice looking plane from what I followed on this and other sites. You would do well by following his work.
I have a couple build threads on here....not sure I would follow my own work though 
and there are plenty of other build threads also. You can learn something from all of them even if it's to learn what NOT to do.
DO:
1. take your time, measure twice, three and four times before cutting or drilling.
2. while scratching your head go to the computer and search the threads for whatever it is you're scratching your head over.
3. have LOTS of masking tape on hand
4. take lots of pictures along the way to post here.
Don't Do:
1. Don't let your dog sneak into your shop while foam is being skinned and curing. I think mine liked the smell of poly glue and tore into the top deck of the Yak I'm building. I wasn't sure what happened until I found him with balsa glued to his coat.
2. stab yourself in the thigh with the hobby knife you picked up by mistake when you thought you grabbing a screwdriver (thing bled for the three days)
I'm sure there are many more to list for both do's and don'ts ....just enjoy the build, They are great kits to build
Steve
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2 for one - Carden 40% Extra 300 Build - 
. Maybe I can fly the Radiocraft when you finish your 
Looks good..Walt