CL-415 winter project.

[piker]

Actually no, it was pretty good.  That's why I got interested.   

[wollins]

Well this update has been a long time coming but I have made some progress.  The last time you saw this it was all sticks.  Well, I managed to get the sheeting done and got some preliminary sanding done etc.  I also decided to get the tailfeathers done (covering and all) just to make it feel more like a plane, for my own satisfaction since its been a lot of effort but it seemed like there wasn't a heck of a lot to "show" for it.

Anyways, I will say this ... I hate covering with a passion.  And it shows.  Having said that it could have been worse I guess.  Anyway ... this is probably my last update for a little bit cause in a few days the family and I will be escaping this crappy weather for some sun and sanity! I will attack the wing when I get back. (I also have to fabricate the bullet fairing for the tailplane and then the tail feathers will be complete).

Colin

[electroflyer]

   Hey Colin,
  That is turning out really nice. You are making alot of progress. Well done!
  Where are you and the family heading too?

[battlestu]

wow looking great

[wollins]

Thanks guys ...

Going to "the island in the sun" Glen .... Barbados! Woot woot! Can't wait ... this has been the crappiest winter that I can remember.

Colin

[piker]

Hey Colin!  Awesome job!

You're starting to look like a builder... model airplane builder...   

First float fly in just over a month!

[wollins]

First float fly in just over a month!

Count me in! 

[battlestu]

First float fly in just over a month!

Count me in! 

double up on the balsa up front ...we can use your plane as an ice breaker

[wollins]

   Hey Colin,
  That is turning out really nice. You are making alot of progress. Well done!
  Where are you and the family heading too?

Sorry Glenn, spelt your name incorrectly in my earlier post.

Colin

[electroflyer]

Haha, no problem, one "n" or two, still sounds the same. 
Hope you have a wonderful vacation!
Cheers

[Michael]

Sorry Glenn, spelt your name incorrectly in my earlier post.

Colin

You spelled spelled incorrectly. 

[wollins]

Sorry Glenn, spelt your name incorrectly in my earlier post.

Colin

You spelled spelled incorrectly. 

Not!  Don't let my accent fool you cause believe it or not my major was in English! lol!

"spelt" verb ... a simple past tense and past participle of spell. 

[wollins]

So I was gonna do the bullet fairing for the tailplane out of a block of pink foam but botched it up in my rush to get it done before leaving for holidays. So ... I've decided to really put this down until I get back.  Working on this plane has become addictive but will carve it out of balsa when I get back.  Much easier to work with! (I had fun carving up the nose) 

Colin

[Papa]

The way some builders do it is to use scraps and clue them together to make a hollow shape and the carve and sand to final shape.

Jack.

[piker]

Don't be too hard on Michael.  He's from Montreal