I finished the fuselage the other day. It has been a lot of fun. I tell you what, the belt & disc sander has been a HUGE HELP!
You can see it on the left.


I've been building on glass. I kind of like it. Very flat. I use 3m spay glue to hold things down. Most of the time parts pop right off. A done side is its 3/8" thick. If you don't look straight down when lining a part up with the blue-print underneath, they won't line up. Not a huge problem. It cleans up real easy too.



As you can see when I framed up the fuse, I didn't shape the front cowling. In the end, there is about 5 layers of wood that need to be lined up. So I waited until the end and sanded the shape with the disc sander. It brought then all down to the correct shape nicely.


When I installed the pull-pull housing I simply notched them with the dremel and epoxied then in place. On the left side sheeting, I did as the instructions said. I cut out a hole, drilled and routed them in. I didn't like how they turned out.

After installing the sheeting around the housing, it'll leave small gaps that'll need filled later.


You can't see it too well, but on the right side I carefully measured and drilled the holes without cutting the sheeting up. It turned out a lot nicer.



I just finished the rudder tonight and started the stabilizer.