RE: Building the BUSA SPAD 13
Sorry, I haven't updated the thread in a while; we had a death in the family. My wife’s 101-year-old Grandmother passed away shortly after her birthday. She was a neat Lady, very independent, we will miss her.
I have been building. I finished sanding and hinging the rudder & elevators. They look very nice. I began the first phase of the fuselage, most of the ¼” stock was very soft. I found this out after I got all together and just handling it could easily break a stringer. Again following instructions, made this part rather easy. When I build fuselage sides, I build the first side over the plans, put down wax paper and build the second side. If done correctly you will have a mirror image of the fuselage sides. I used thin CA for most of the stringers. I like to reinforce the glue joints in this area when possible. Most of the time I use thin plywood & triangle stock. This time I used tooth picks & thin CA to pin the butt joints. This does not add hardly any weight and it makes a very strong joint.
Here are the pictures of the construction. If any of you have ideas or suggestions for this build, I would like to hear from you.
I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Rich