Is it legal to string a piece of fine music wire on standoffs ahead of the LE? Probably not. I wondered about FS wings for combat now and then. I wonder how many scarves it would have around the neck by the time it landed.

Now Skipper - yes, I am picking away at the cutting. I had to separate my parts sets into smaller sets for efficiency - meaning instead of cutting one kit worth of 1/8" parts out of one blank, I am instead cutting each part separately in bulk sets. So I have been plotting those out and cutting test sets. Much more efficient. I need a handful of days before I'm done, but it is happening. I'm kinda easing back into the sideline commitment issue if you know what I mean.

I have been using 1/8" birch 3-ply for all the 1/8" lite-ply parts, and I am still very pleased with it, haven't found any reason not to be. Slightly more dense than lite-ply, big deal, much nicer looking wood, smooth exterior finish. The parts look great to me, I compared tendency to warp (is anything worse than lite-ply?), kerf angles and cleanliness of cut, rigidity and strength bla bla...and decided they were as good as anything other parts I looked over as examples from my horde of unstarted and mostly-ignored kits. It'll work great. 5' x 5' = $12.49 Cdn. That will do 15+ kits. And ther eare a few 1/16" bits to do yet.

I need a modelling buddy to take to the street, so I can put him up in the basement with a bed and fridge, then put him to work building for me while I'm at work. Or give him room and board, and he can pay my bills while I stay home and build. There's gotta to be a way. Oh yeah the lottery.