RE: Beginner Build - tools question
I may have missed them but there are three things I did not see. First, a sanding block that is flat on one side and rounded on the other. I think I got mine at Sears. It uses 1/4 sheet of regular 8.5x11 sandpaper cut parallel to the short edge. The round side is great for inside curves like the wing cutouts on the Uproar fuse. In fact I think that's when I starting using mine. Second, a 24x36 Fiskars (or equivalent) self-healing cutting mat - indispensible for cutting covering. Third, a hobby sander similar to the T-bar. It is used to sand round and V shape leading edges. I have some good, some not so goood, and one bad experience with mine so you may want to talk with someone else but do look into one.
I built my Uproar in two weeks. It goes together very fast and is so much fun. After a month at the field there were 2 others. Then 6 more guys went together to buy a group deal and within another month the field was full of them.