Like I just said, I have the wing glassed already and some of the light bondo work is done. I have my primer (urethane) but I have to get the gear doors constructed before I finish it. I couldn't stand it, I don't know if any of you guys do this or not but I just had to do a mock assembly to see how it looks put together. Here are some pics. the rudder at this point is just taped on and I am using a bottle of ca kicker to hold the tail up lol.
Look at that canopy! It is all yellow with age. I tried some mirror glaze and that new turtle wax scrub for tail light and head light oxidization and it got all of the scratches out but none of the yellow/brown. Also, just waxing and handling it caused a few cracks around the edges to form. It has lost a bit of it's elasticity so I am on the hunt for a new one. I posted a wanted add here and on that other site RCG for it and a used or new cockpit kit. And I have a line on a new canopy. The guy that makes them does a REALLY nice job. I cannot put the servos in the plane until I have the cockpit kit here for measurement. The servo deck on these byrons have got to be cut out and re-installed lower so that the kit can set in there. If you look at the deck in front of the canopy there is a big dent. That was cause by sitting in a garage for 30 years with another piece of it resting against it. It had another one under the fuse about the same size and I added heat to it and it just popped out. I will have to do the same to the one in the front.
I still cannot believe how straight it turned out. I just kept saying to myself to build slow, meticulas and neat. It is paying off.

Hey Scott M,
If you are still out there, thanks for everything - not too many stand up guys like you around anymore! For those who don't know, Scott graciously GAVE me the retracts for this bird!