jrock836
Well Known Member
Hello All!
First post, but have been lurking for months. If I were going to buy an unfinished kit that already has the empanage and wings built, how big of a learning curve would I have jumping into building the fuselage? No experience with building airplanes, but I have built a Factory Five Racing replica Shelby Cobra, so I have lots of experience with pulling rivets, drilling and cutting aluminum sheet metal. No experience with deburring, flueting, dimpling. From what I have read, it seems newbies use the empanage and wings to learn the skills needed for later on in the kit. Will I be hating life if I jump into a partially built kit?
What aspects of build quality should I look closely at when I look at the wings and emp. that have been built by someone else?
Thanks, Joe
First post, but have been lurking for months. If I were going to buy an unfinished kit that already has the empanage and wings built, how big of a learning curve would I have jumping into building the fuselage? No experience with building airplanes, but I have built a Factory Five Racing replica Shelby Cobra, so I have lots of experience with pulling rivets, drilling and cutting aluminum sheet metal. No experience with deburring, flueting, dimpling. From what I have read, it seems newbies use the empanage and wings to learn the skills needed for later on in the kit. Will I be hating life if I jump into a partially built kit?
What aspects of build quality should I look closely at when I look at the wings and emp. that have been built by someone else?
Thanks, Joe