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Wow, I'll bet that bulge will be a fun challenge to "plank". It'll be interesting to watch! Rick

Very nice trick. Saves a LOT of work! Rick

Very nice, as always, Chris! Where do you get this Blacken-it stuff? Rick

Thanks! That's one good reason to have build threads!

Oooo, Titanic! Gerardo, I hope you will honor us with a build thread on this! I love watching ship builds. Rick

Thanks DeWayne! My son might get a kick out of trying that plane! Rick

Thanks Bengt! Actually, I waited until it was almost done (prior to putting on the rigging) and sprayed the whole thing with Krylon gloss finish. Rick

Thanks guys! @eatcrow2: It's Krylon gloss clear finish

Rear quarter view: Side view: Back to the front:

Finished! She's ready for racin'...

Yep, just 20 ga floral wire (around .8 mm I think, don't have my calipers yet).

Final item for tonight is the cowl ring and that big engine mounted!

The next part is a bit tricky - the cowl support ring. It's tough because of all the thin sections that must be cut from 1mm thick laminate. To make it easier I first cut out the center and sections and then liberally coated the thing with thin CA to strengthen it before cutting out the final...

Tailwheel mounted, and on to the part I've been dreading the most, with good reason as it turns out. Canopy! @#$%!**&! (Said a lot of those tonight). From this distance it looks OK, but close up it's pretty much a disaster. In the future I'll be avoiding scratch-built canopies whenever I...

Almost there! Tonight we did a tailwheel, nothing special to note here.

Thanks! It's just plain ole flat black acrylic model paint.

Thanks! I just used plain old sandpaper held against the turning wheel, working down the corners until they are rounded. I helps to start by running it against a sanding block to get the diameter right and everything even.

Rigging Complete! Rigging done, little wires glued on and painted, wheels mounted with bits of wire. All that's left now is the tail wheel, canopy, cowl, and mount the engine!

And finally, do the trick with the hooking tool again to draw the end of the line outside where you can hold it pulled tight while you put glue in the hole to hold it. I used CA at this point for max strength as there will be no knot in there to hold it.

Repeat the whole process with the forward line. This one passes all the way through the spat to head off to its termination point on the bottom of the fuse.