Well, I have been working late on the plane and haven't really had time to update this thread, but I'll just update some of my progress.

The Fuselage

My biggest complaint so far is the plans don't quite match the plane. If you trim the aft end of the plane to the plans, the plane will be about 1/2" short. Then you will also have to make some minor mods to the fuse to get back on track. I noticed the plans didn't match the picture and I did a quick check to make sure the cut was going to be OK, but I must have just seen what I wanted to see (that being the plans being right) and I cut the fuse to the plans. [:@] I forgot to take a pic of the mod that was needed to clean the fuse up, but all I had to do was extend the shoulder for the horizontal stab forward a bit. Then I also had to notch the vertical stab so it would line up properly.

The engine I'm putting in the plane is a Magnum 52 four stroke. Because the engine needs to be mounted farther away from the firewall due to the rear carb, I had to cut out a new firewall. Unfortunately, I had to move the firewall back far enough that I can't use an 8oz fuel tank. Had I realized before the firewall was in place, I would have left room for an 8oz tank and built up the front of the plane to lengthen the nose. I got a 200cc (6.8oz) on the way, hopefully that will give me the flight time that I'm looking for.

Mounting the wing to the fuse is pretty standard. It was getting late and getting the wing in place was my goal for the day, so I was rushing a little trying to get done. My first hole in the wing mounting block wasn't even close to the right angle for the bolt head to rest flat on the wing. [sm=crying.gif] So, I had to drill it out, plug it, then re-drill the hole the way it should have been done the first time.

OK, That's about it for now. Take care, Jerry