Having never attempted a project of this magnitude, I'm a little apprehensive

but I know there are a lot of folks on this site and Van's themselves to help me down the road.
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I believe all first time builders are apprehensive. I stalled and stalled before drilling that first hole. Even though I had 3/32 bits, I made a special trip over the Avery's at Hicks field to buy some new ones, just so I wouldn't have to start building that day. I was afraid of making that first mistake. Yes, I was very apprehensive. I finally ran out of excuses to not start building. I picked up the drill, and sized that first prepunched hole, and Beautiful Doll became an airplane project! After each part was completed, I'd look at it and think: Wow....I built that!
Building an airplane is a life changing endeavour. Even after I was flying, I would close up the hanger, and head for the car, only to turn around, open the hanger door, look across at the Doll sitting there, and think: OMG, I can't believe I built that! It's a wonderful feeling.
1) You will make mistakes......learn from it, fix it, and move on.
2) Work on your plane a minimum of five minutes everyday!
(this alone will get your plane finished)
3) You are not building a watch, it doesn't have to keep time, only fly!
4) Don't be afraid to ask for help
5) Have fun.. You won't believe how much fun building your own plane can be!
Good Luck,