Captain Eddie steps aboard!

I painted the insides of the cockpits & installed the instrument panel stickers.

You can't see it in the photo but I put some carbon fibre looking trimming at the rear of the cockpit.

As you can see Eddie is now aboard as I was worried that he may not fit in once the cockpit was fully sheeted which it now is!

Check him out - looks mean!

More soon!

Keeping it moving

For the second day in a row, more progress!

I sheeted the other side of the front fuse - much easier the second time around....

I also cut the cockpit surrounds & fitted one side; it's really starting to take shape!

 

Looking forward to getting more done but no time now until late in the week.

Very happy overall with how it's all coming together.

Back in the Pete 'n Poke groove

Well, after weeks of inactivity I was moved to get back into the Pete 'n Poke build.....

Maybe it was the inspiration of the CMAC win in the scratch build challenge at Mareeba!

Anyway, I mounted up the fuel tank & elevator, rudder & throttle servos along with fitting the throttle linkage tube.

I also made a start on sheeting the top of the fuselage which proved to be a lot more difficult than it might look.

I only got one side done because the glue needs to dry - it kinda makes Pete look like a mummy!

Hopefully I'll have some more progress to report soon!

An update at last!

Apologies to everybody following this blog for the lack of activity!

Here's a couple photos from Greg W showing off his amazing covering technique - he's streets ahead of the pack with his PnP!

So much for catching up!

Late breaking news from Greg W who just sent me these incredible photos showing an amazing level of finish on the cockpits along with a start on the covering with the chequers on the rudder!

Looking good!

 

Looks like I'll be working until midnight tomorrow night!

Wing mounts...

I spent four hours working on the wing mounts this afternoon & made plenty of progress.......even though by looking at the photos you'd never know it!

This section takes plenty of time, plenty of patience & plenty of beers afterwards!

Hopefully more to come tomorrow night!

Ready to cover!

Greg W sent me through these photos of his PnP which now ready to cover!

Check out the beautiful sheeting & sanding work on the front of the fuse!

(There's even a cameo from Jen)!

Time for me to get those wing mounts sorted so I can catch up, but this is a hard act to follow!