Each of the four skins has three ribs inside, two of those ribs get assembled by cutting up a piece of L-angle metal and bending it to the shape of the rib. Then a slat support piece is placed between the rib and the bracket piece and they are riveted together. I figured I...
There are 2 slats and each one comes in 2 pieces that are joined together when they are put on the wing. Each piece is constructed the same so I chose one at random, turned out to be the inboard passenger side piece. Step one is to mark a doubler so that it lines...
Phase 2 of the build began this weekend with the arrival of the next two kits: the Horizontal Tail kit, and the Slats and Flaperons kit. Even though I knew how big the parts were I hadn’t really been prepared for the size of the crate; that thing was huge! I can’t begin to...
I've ordered the next two kits: the Horizontal Tail and the Slats/Flaperons. Estimate shipping date is end of the month.