The exhausting, seemingly never-ending job of sanding is just about over. The entire plane is in primer and ready for a final sanding before paint. The doors are already well aligned, and I’ve had the canard on before, but I’ve never had the wings or cowlings on. So before I send it off for paint, […]
Engine cowling prep for paint
The curvy bits are what take all the time. The little bumps on the lower engine cowling added some time fiddling with the little curved edges. Also, I removed/filled two large bumps the previous builder had put in the top cowling – that took some extra time as well. They’re about ready for paint now, […]
More sanding…
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]