The fuselage assembly began with a reassembly of all the parts–aft, mid, and forward fuselage. It was a bear trying to get it back together, even with help. But we did get it back together, and then I began riveting areas that should be riveted. The assembly is a bit of a minefield. Certain areas […]
The Big Prime. After days of prep (deburring, countersinking, dimpling, scrubbing, etc.) I was finally able to get all the parts in the booth. (Well, half the parts, which were sprayed with two coats, half hour in between, then all parts hung out in the garage while the process was repeated with the second batch.) […]
The last few weeks have been spent prepping the cabin pieces to go back into the aircraft. This includes priming, which has become a major source of complications. When priming the longerons, I noticed a slight tendency for spots to “bloom” in the primer. With everything else I was battling, I kept moving forward. When […]
The saga continues with Van’s and the LCP (laser cut parts) fiasco. It has taken the momentum out of my build as I weigh options, choose my path forward, and read copious amounts of online dialogue–ranging from justifiably angry to slightly unhinged angry to bafflingly understanding. I think I land somewhere in the middle. I’ve […]
Some folks have asked for the file that I featured in a recent video related to laser cut parts. I’ve created a similar file that has the parts listing for the five most popular (I believe) models. This should save those that aren’t as Excel savvy some grief. As usual, I’m not responsible for errors, […]