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Old 03-28-2013, 02:56 PM
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Default Fuse on the Way!

Woohoo! Placed my order for the SB fuselage today and just had to tell someone. Don't forget to beat the Vans price increase that happens on Monday...
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Old 03-28-2013, 03:03 PM
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Default Congratulations!!

Now is the time to get the shop in order, and any needed supplies ordered.
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Old 03-28-2013, 07:56 PM
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Default Doh!

Doh! No QB! At least it looks like you might have a -3 to fly in the meantime... If I could get back there I'd split it with you.... Anyway, maybe I'll lend a hand in a deburring, dimpling or riveting session sometime.
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Old 03-28-2013, 09:48 PM
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Congratulations. Soon you'll have a shell you can sit in and make funny airplane noises!
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Old 03-29-2013, 03:53 AM
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I found the fuselage being one of the more satisfying kits to build. You are doing something different everyday and you can see progress daily too.

Enjoy it while you can. The next kit is where all the infamous fun begins.

Bob
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Old 03-29-2013, 07:32 AM
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Congrats Mike!

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I found the fuselage being one of the more satisfying kits to build. You are doing something different everyday and you can see progress daily too.
I totally agree, Bob. I'm just about to join the front and mid-fuse sections, and this has been my favorite part of the build so far. Like you said, everything is different, and I feel like I'm build the actual airplane, not just airplane parts.

If anything, I think I'd have rather quick built the wings, which are basically bigger versions of what you already did in the tail feathers... with lots of wash, rinse, repeat.
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Old 03-29-2013, 07:34 AM
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Default Fuse orders

I also ordered the kit before the increase. Hope it's here before June .
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Old 03-29-2013, 08:29 AM
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Default Fell off the fence to the "left" I guess...

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Doh! No QB! At least it looks like you might have a -3 to fly in the meantime... If I could get back there I'd split it with you.... Anyway, maybe I'll lend a hand in a deburring, dimpling or riveting session sometime.
Derek,

I was definitely on the fence for a while about going QB on the fuse, but I just figured I'd rather spend the money on other things in the future, like avionics or paint, or therapy....
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Old 03-31-2013, 02:14 PM
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When I saw your original post, I went to your kitlog to see where exactly you were in the build, but it hadn't been updated in a while...I see that it is now. I'm at about the same point in the project, flaps ready to skin and match drill, one aileron trailing edge to rivet, the other is waiting for replacement parts, to correct a goof-up of a correction of a goof-up. Don't ask...fuse kit is supposed to ship end of April. Sounds like there might be a multiple -10 coming out party near the same time (left unspecified).

I used the gun for the proseal, but mixed it and filled my own tubes. Ended up going through three quarts of the stuff - I don't know how many prepared tubes that would equate to, as mine weren't always full, and I didn't always use every last drop. Ended up ordering a fourth quart for trailing edges and anything else that might come up.

==dave==
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Old 04-01-2013, 08:35 AM
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When I saw your original post, I went to your kitlog to see where exactly you were in the build, but it hadn't been updated in a while...I see that it is now. I'm at about the same point in the project, flaps ready to skin and match drill, one aileron trailing edge to rivet, the other is waiting for replacement parts, to correct a goof-up of a correction of a goof-up. ==dave==
Dave,

It sounds like I'm actually quite a bit behind you. I haven't even started my ailerons or flaps, and I'm not ready to close up the wings either. I wonder, can you build and install the flaps and ailerons without closing up the bottom skins in the wings?? Anyhoo, I ordered my fuse kit to beat the price increase. I'll probably have it sitting for a little while before I finish the wings and can tear into it, but at least I won't have to wait for delivery when the time comes. Plus I save a few bucks besides...
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