Yeah, I’m tired of sanding, filling pin holes, priming, seeing more pin holes, filling pin holes, sanding, priming (repeat four times…). I can see a light at the end of the tunnel, though! The fuselage is finished, the canard is finished (along with the elevators), dog house done, and those nasty, lots of curves doors […]
Build log
Dog house
My canard had been built as one unit, with a non-removable cover. Knowing that I will likely need to mount avionics and such there, I cut it off and made it removable. Pretty straightforward modification. Just made a nice straight cut on both sides. Sealed off all the exposed foam ends. And a couple layers […]
Cowling bumps
Now that I’ve finished the fuselage and its ready for paint, I grabbed the engine cowlings from the attic to have a look at them. The previous builder of my project has them pretty much completed, just need some micro work. I see also that he put an aluminum insert in one of the exhaust […]
Valve cover cleanup
Tackled cleaning up the valve covers over the last few days. As you can see from the pictures below, it looks like they got hit with some primer over spray. I like that copper color I used on the intake tubes, so I thought I’d go with that color. I also put a coat of […]
Plane flip
Pretty scary stuff. I didn’t think I would need to flip the plane, but I got tired trying to sand/prime upside down. I mounted secured 3/4″ plywood arcs to the strake tips. Initially, I got my boys to help me prop it straight up. Easiest way to sand the strakes. Then, we flipped it right […]
Intake tube cleanup
Starting to go through the engine and clean up all the ancillary bits. Here’s the process of cleaning up the intake tubes. They were pretty nasty with pealing paint to start. Wire brush cleanup, paint with high-temp paint, bake in the BBQ for 1hr (don’t tell my wife). I love that color – I think […]
Avionics start to take shape
My avionics are starting to take shape. After going to Oshkosh this year, I have a much better idea what I want. I will go with a Dynon Skyview (10″). I just bought a fancy Narco AT-165 transponder on ebay for a great price, as well as a Garmin SL-40 from the same guy. I’ll be […]
Engine cleanup
I’ve been pulling apart the engine. While I’m dying to tie right into it and do a complete rebuild, it just doesn’t need it and I’d probably do more damage than good! Part of why I’d like to tear it apart is to give it a good cleanup. Its had a couple layers of paint, […]
Engine arrived
I bought an IO-360 C1E6 from a fellow on the West Coast. He had it mounted on a Velocity and has taxied around with it, but it has not flown. Its a 500hr engine that came out of a twin that crashed (over ran the runway). It is noted in the engine log that it […]
Fuselage priming
After several weeks of filling and sanding, the fuselage was ready for priming. Spraying upside down to get the belly and under the wings was not much fun. I lifted the nose up to help, but I may have to break out my rotisserie when it comes time for painting. I gave it two good […]