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08-19-2013, 03:01 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: West Hills, CA
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Looks better all together!
I'm just excited to show off the first stage of my project.
By the way anyone looking to get rid of fuselage?!
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CFI, CFI-I, MEI, MEI-I, A&P
RV Transitional trainer
RV9A - FLYING
RV3 ?a? - FLYING 200+MPH
Onex - Building
Q200- Rebuild in progress
Wheeler Express - Sold
Grumman AA1-C - Sold
Grumman AA5 - Sold
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08-19-2013, 04:34 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Gardnerville Nv.
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Looking good! if you are going to paint, I would remove the blue, I tried to save the shine at first also, but later just took it all off as I went.
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08-19-2013, 10:58 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: West Hills, CA
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I'm planning on keeping it on until I mount to fuse, because the horizontal is a nice table top for tools, less scratching.
Believe me, I can't wait to remove it!
More or less I'm also working out the best way to post pics.
I like tinypic.com
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US ARMY VETERAN (75th & 1st 509th Airborne)
CFI, CFI-I, MEI, MEI-I, A&P
RV Transitional trainer
RV9A - FLYING
RV3 ?a? - FLYING 200+MPH
Onex - Building
Q200- Rebuild in progress
Wheeler Express - Sold
Grumman AA1-C - Sold
Grumman AA5 - Sold
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08-20-2013, 10:07 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Kirkland, WA
Posts: 886
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Somethings seems really wrong with this setup... Oh, I see it: Your tips are done already! :-)
Most of the time, I see folks get the tips done way late in the game. Nice to see them on early.
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08-21-2013, 07:38 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 18
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I see you are working in the lounge!
When you build the fusilage there make sure that it fits through the door on the way out - how I know? - use your imagination
I keep promising my wife that I will run the belt sander over the ding room table when the ac is finished
good luck
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08-21-2013, 08:10 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: albuquerque, nm
Posts: 1,167
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grayforge
Somethings seems really wrong with this setup... Oh, I see it: Your tips are done already! :-)
Most of the time, I see folks get the tips done way late in the game. Nice to see them on early.
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I agree. Nicely done on that. I did it the same way. It seems like many builders are in a hurry to call each section done. They quit early on each section to achieve that goal. It makes the end game soooo much longer if you have to go back and finish up all of the details especially since a nice job on the tips takes almost as long as the sheet metal work did in the first place. Sure looks good....
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08-21-2013, 10:06 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 240
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Guy Prevost
I agree. Nicely done on that. I did it the same way. It seems like many builders are in a hurry to call each section done. They quit early on each section to achieve that goal. It makes the end game soooo much longer if you have to go back and finish up all of the details especially since a nice job on the tips takes almost as long as the sheet metal work did in the first place. Sure looks good....
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Personally, I'm glad I waited. I'm much more skilled now than I was then, and I probably would have made a mess of it 
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08-21-2013, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Kirkland, WA
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A buddy of mine, who built a Velocity XL gave me some good advice this weekend: Get all the detail work done early since, once the aircraft is about complete, that'll be the last sort of thing you'll want to spend much time on.
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08-21-2013, 08:50 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: West Hills, CA
Posts: 386
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I'm working on the aeroleds sun tail/strobe.
Tell me what you think of work I'm doing to secure the light? I went the extra mile for two reasons
1 I have time before fuselage.
2 the freakin light cost me $340 plus tax/shipping. I dont want to lose this thing in flight!!!!
I had to break from writing this to pull a tooth!
FYI aeroleds are preselling their new wingtip lights for $500 it's a me design and supposed to light up the complete front of he rv7.
http://i42.tinypic.com/2n9assz.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/14ihauv.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/5estwg.jpg
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US ARMY VETERAN (75th & 1st 509th Airborne)
CFI, CFI-I, MEI, MEI-I, A&P
RV Transitional trainer
RV9A - FLYING
RV3 ?a? - FLYING 200+MPH
Onex - Building
Q200- Rebuild in progress
Wheeler Express - Sold
Grumman AA1-C - Sold
Grumman AA5 - Sold
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08-21-2013, 08:56 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: West Hills, CA
Posts: 386
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US ARMY VETERAN (75th & 1st 509th Airborne)
CFI, CFI-I, MEI, MEI-I, A&P
RV Transitional trainer
RV9A - FLYING
RV3 ?a? - FLYING 200+MPH
Onex - Building
Q200- Rebuild in progress
Wheeler Express - Sold
Grumman AA1-C - Sold
Grumman AA5 - Sold
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