Well, I got some more done last night and it turned into one of those times when you look at something and say "I should be able to knock that out in 5-10 mintues..." and then you finally finish it an hour later.
I began by working on the aileron linkages which seemed pretty easy until I tried putting the brass pins that go through the control horns in. I think I spent most of the time hunting them down after they popped out while trying to install them lol.
After I got everything in and lined up, I used some small clamps to hold the control surfaces in the place and get the pushrods with thin CA to permanently mount them to the control linkages.

Next I moved on to the landing gear. There is a skeg in the back so you don't drag the tail. A little slit was cut with an x-acto and the skeg was glued in with Welders. Next I set the fuse/wing assembly off to the side and went on to the main gear. I placed some masking tape on the areas that I needed to mark and drill. The holes for the axles were pretty easy and the holes for attaching the main gear to the fuse took a little more. I found the center and marked it and then took out my caliper to measure the 1.417". I think my caliper needs a new battery and was acting up. Seeing as the 1.417" seemed like an odd number to me, I did the conversion and it's 36mm so that's what I set the caliper to by hand.
After all the holes were drilled, I hit the backside/underside of the landing gear with some thin CA since it's unfinished on that side.
While assembling the axles, I noticed I wasn't getting enough clearance between the wheel pant brace and the wheel so I used the second nut to add clearance. To retain the axle and wheel pant brace to the landing gear, I just used some 2mm lock nuts. I also misplaced the second screw for holding the landing gear to the fuse and used a slightly smaller but short and stubby #2 x 5/16" wood screw. Lastly I used the hot glue to set the servos in place and glued the wheel pants on the brace with Welders and called it a night close to 10:30.
I'm hoping to finish it up tonight minus setting the control throws. I lack installing the motor and ESC, putting extensions on the rudder and elevator servos, close up the access panels I cut for the rudder and elevator servo, mount the receiver, reinforce the ailerons and elevator with Welders, balance the plane, and set the throws. My goal is to get everything done except the balance and setting the throws. It seems that it is going to be windy all through the weekend so maybe I can run down to where they are building a park area in our subdivision and catch 2 flights in the next few days if the winds calm down in the evening.





