It was actually nice enough to fly here today...so I did. Maidened my Skeeter 36 (electric 3d from Billy Hell RC), which flew great...except I stripped the gears on two Futaba 3110 servos...haven't investigated that yet...kinda disappointing. Did a little building, but nothing major. Mostly sanding. Every time I sand I'm more in love with my Delta air cleaner. Lovely.

1. Horizontal stab sheeted. Seriously...it's under there.

2. Elevators sheeted.

3. Fuse sides are complete with doublers. Die cutting on all of these was terrible.

4. I made a new firewall out of 1/4" Baltic birch (far right). I don't know what kind of plywood this kit uses, but it's awful.

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OMG what is up with the quality of wood and die-cutting in this kit? The balsa ranges from rock-hard to soft as jello. Maybe I got an old kit. Maybe the dies were old. But this is some of the worst stuff I've seen. I do believe I'll end up remaking most of the fuse formers, plywood ribs, and any parts that hold the wings on. Disappointing. Good thing I love the way the plane looks as much as I do. Note that I did buy the kit on eBay, so it may have been old. I hope so, and I hope the new ones are better.

I think you can look for me in the scratch-building section after this...
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TBC...