Hi Jim,


I concur with Matt. As far as I am concerned this is the only way of assembling a model with guaranteed results. You may fluke the occasional build but nothing beats good preparation and having the right tools for the job.

I have included a couple of other photos which show my wing supports during the gluing phase, this keeps everything in place without risk of movement during the night while epoxy dries. I have used some of those adhesive rubber feet attached to the 1/4in nut to rest the wing on. Infinite adjustment by screwing the nut along the threaded rod.

When you have everything square and centre lines you can rely on I use the trusty dressmaker measuring tape to confirm everything. put a screw on the centre line and pull as much as you like without pulling the fuse with you.

Worth removing as much material from the tail post as you can without compromising strength. Weight in the tail of these birds is something you don't want.

I just realised they never gave me the outer tube for the tailplane carbon spar. I guess I will have to wait until next week to get one. I guess there is plenty of other work to do.