Tonights work was installing the tail feathers and aielerons.
Both went well. I used the CA hinges for the aielerons as my LHS
was out of hinge pins. No big deal, the CA hinges (4 per side) are
free and well seated. The stab and fin install was a no brainer with the generous
intersect and great fit.
I painted the inside of the canopy with Lexan Car body paint (charcoal) and it looks great.
I couldn't bring myself to stick a doll inside without doing a complete cockpit detail.
I found some "dowel locators", little pieces of machined metal your supposed to
stick in a drilled hole that have a point on the end. The point is brought to bear on the mating surface
as a drill locator for the cooresponding hole. I used them to locate the wing holdown bolt holes
and it worked great.
The plane has been really fun to build as everything fit, the hardware is US standard and well suited for the task
and the covering job is super. I have heard others use a Sullivan tailwheel briacket, a bigger one but I
will install the supplied and see how it goes.
Only gripe was with the wheel pants, but plan on using Molded fiberglass next time I order something
from tower as shipping is nearly the price of the pants.