So, way back in 2011, Steve "skaliwag" Adams and myself were tossing emails back and forth about model plane designs. I told him I wished to build something in the .010-.020 size range with a low wing and ailerons. Something with lines a bit rounder and sleeker than the typical boxy "stick" types I often build. Before long, skaliwag was drawing up ideas and bouncing them off of me as the emails progressed. A couple of months later, I received a package with some rolled drawings and some pre-cut wood parts to play with. Steve was quick to admit that all the bugs hadn't been worked out of the design and that I would have to apply some creativity to figure out how to make it all come together and resemble an actual model airplane. In the winter of 2012, I framed up the wings, all excited about having a new plane for a TD .020 that no one else would yet have. Shortly afterward, I ran into hurdles trying to figure out how I was going to build the fuselage and make it resemble the drawings. Busy with other model projects and life in general, I ended up shelving the Sliver project. Fast forward 5 years into 2017. Following a trip to the SMALL Fly-In, I had a renewed enthusiasm for building several new models for next year's event. I rescued the Sliver project from mothballs and years of dust, re-opened the dialogue with skaliwag regarding the design, and have been determined to see this project finally completed. Keep in mind, if you follow along, that this model is not being built from a complete kit. It's more a proof of concept and if successful, just MAY end up being kitted for the masses.