Well, the first fuse I cut with the flutes in the wrong direction, turns out I can't use. Made a mistake cutting the profile for the windscreen. So had to start again 🙄. The new one has the flutes in the right direction, and I could also implement a modification used in my original. Instead of cutting away the rear fuse pieces as per JJ's plan, Just cut the side profile and fold the remainder up to fit inside the fuse. This is glued and makes the whole thing quite rigid.The same for the front end. It saves cutting and gluing fiddly bits of Coro....The fuse is now all glued up. And the tail feathers were well and truly skewered prior to sticking...Wheels are also of course a consideration. The originals are good, but a bit small for the size of the plane. Some time ago I scored a bit of foam pipe insulation. About the right size for tires. Sketched up some rims and 3D printed them.They turned out very useful, and the first set have done multiple landings without issue on the Dominator. Don't know if they would be all that good on seal, but our strip is grass.The axles are made from 4" nails with an M4 thread cut at the end. No sign of bending even with several 'Arrivals' rather than landings 😁.Next stage will be the engine mount and associated guff to keep it attached to the plane. It's similar to JJ's design, but with an extra piece of wood attached to the drain pipe end. This will allow mounting everything without screws poking through from the outside....I hope 😳.So far, it's all going as expected. Sure hope it continues like that 🤞.
Will post the next update when progress continues, In the mean time, this is the before and after of the OS FS 48 Surpass which as mentioned does an excellent impersonation of a Swiss watch....Cheers
Pete' New Zealand.