Which kit/subassembly most fun?

[prkaye]

Just curious, for those who have completed or nearly completed, which subkit, or subassembly did you find the most fun or rewarding to build?

[LettersFromFlyoverCountry]

The fuselage has been a blast. I've enjoyed just about every minute of the enter process....but it's hard to beat looking at what appears to be a plane.

[kentb]

Because it was the last thing that I did before flying.

Kent

[frankh]

A bit like aerobatics or anything you've never done before.

I was dreading painting but I got advice, took longer than my painting expert buddy and sure enough with some practice I really could paint...I think my paint job looks very professional (although I kept the complexity somewhat limited) and now I have "friends" who want me to paint theirs....No way!...

Frank 7a

[jcmcdowell]

The Empennage- your just confused and afraid your going to screw something up.

The Wings are ver monotonous- lots of repetition. The wings themselves were pretty easy, the aileron and flaps are a bit of a bugger due to tight quarters and keeping them flat. But when you're done- you built something BIG! By this time, rivetting is not a big deal and your comfortable with the process.

I got the QB fuse- despite having to jump around all over the place (because there is so many things already completed) and it being a bit confusing at first, the QB fuse has been a blast. It's really the first time you start assembling parts and systems into a something you can visualize. There is still a feeling of blindly walking into a void because if you're like mosty of us- this is the first plane you've ever built and you're unsure what comes next and how all the pieces fit together.

It's also the time you really HAVE to start making choices- fuel valves, gascolators, fuel pumps, servos, PANEL!, etc...The checkbook gets a workout here.

All in all- Vans and company did a GREAT JOB creating the kits to lessen the 'barriers to entry'. (The 10 kit still scares me though...)

[Jaypratt]

I kike the cowling and FWF. I have gotten pretty good at the cowls.
The air filter box is my least looked forward to project. Wish some one would invent a bolt on filter.

[prkaye]

I've finished my left wing (pre-cover, the tips aren't done and the bottom skins aren't riveted), and now onto my right wing. I'm finding this is not an exciting time, since I'm just repeating everything I already did once, and hoping it doesn't take me nearly as long this time round. I'm soooo looking forward to the fuse, but it seems so many months away.

[N520TX]

This by far was the best aspect for me - I think it had the most parts that required fabrication. It's also when the panel typically comes together.

[dan]

Yeah, I gotta say panel construction was the most fun & rewarding. Cut the panel myself, poked & sawed all the holes myself, and the first time everything lit up in my garage with the lights off, and the smoke stayed in the wires...that was pretty darn cool!

But then again, that first time I fired up my engine...OOOOHHHH YEAH BABY!!! Firewall forward was a blast, too. Sorting out various issues of a not-very-common-at-the-time setup (AFP on a horizontal sump) and then having it all work great...very satisfying.

All I can say is that my least favorite thing was prepping wing ribs. The wing kit was probably my least favorite all said and done.

[Mike S]

Originally Posted by dan

Yeah, I gotta say panel construction was the most fun & rewarding. Cut the panel myself, poked & sawed all the holes myself, and the first time everything lit up in my garage with the lights off, and the smoke stayed in the wires...that was pretty darn cool!

Absolutely.

This is where you actually get to become a designer/engineer/manufacture.

This is where you get to make the decisions, not just "rivet part a to part b"

Other than paint scheme, I really cant think of a place where "Personal" influence is more evident.

Of course, I also hate to paint.

Mike