Nothing major to report this evening other than the great news that the first couple of Pico specific DS motors in Canada (2dog doesn't yet have them either) have arrived in Edmonton. They'll be shipped tomorrow and should be here by week end. Can't wait to spin them up!

I did make some progress though. I completed the wing mounting with a couple of dowels buried into the core with Gorilla glue. Ibacked the 1/16" ply tight dowel holes in F2 with a chunk of triangle stock (these little details chew away the time) so everything is solid there. Iwent to the hardware store to pick up a few nylon screws to no avail - they no longer carry them I'll have to source myself some #8-32 screws elsewhere for the wing rear (#6-32 Ihave at the moment aren't meaty enough). Ialso got the wing fillets sorted out using 1/64" ply plates lathered with a rich mix of epoxy and microballoons and alcohol. Slapped the paste on and smoothed it down in traditional style. This provided a base for some additional white hobby filler which will finish off the job after a little sanding, hardening and final sanding. Tomorrow I'll work on the underside of the wing center and build up the LE fuse section and finish off the TE area nicely.

I also got some cooling intake and exhaust openings taken care of. The chin's done and so's the fuse rear exhaust. Missing are the canopy ducts as well as mounting this to the fuse (where's that motor!). On second look, it might be nicer to round the edges of the cooling ducts to produce a more laminar airflow entering and exiting the fuse. Control horns in the tail are also installed - simple:a pair of small nylon horns and a DB 2-56 P-P horn which I'm not convinced of. I might have to do something a little different there.

Despite my own probably good advice and enthused by the arrival of the motors (Ibought two - hopefully they'll work out!), I also comenced working on the side tucks. These will be hard to appreciate in pictures until the model is covered.

David.