1:4 1928 RRG Professor

[ARUP]

Thank you, Len! There won't be so much nose weight this time, lol!

[ARUP]

Thanks, Dion! It will look great flying with the Hols!

[ARUP]

Thanks Mark! We'll get it to Texas next year schedule permitting.

[ARUP]

Thank you, Gunny!

[Gene C]

Sensational Michael, True craftsmanship always pays off in the end.

[lenb]

Beautiful Michael, once again..........

[Dion Dunn]

Great looking bird Michael!

[Mark9]

Impressive!

[gunny11]

Oh Mike, that is super gorgeous... Can't wait to see it in person.

[ARUP]

Gute nacht!

[ARUP]

Sogar mehr!

[ARUP]

Mehr... The skid was attached to the fuselage. The guide tube for the nut driver tool works flawlessly! Proctor Enterprises brass fittings were modified to make the connection from the pull-pull cables to the rudder horns. A split pin facilitates removal of the rudder from the fin. Beauty shots follow. The venturi is getting fabricated. Seat belts are needed. Gap covers for the wings are needed. Cockpit coaming is needed. A storage box is needed. Flying will commence after receiver installed.

[ARUP]

Hallo! Here are some pics of structures with semi-gloss polyurethane varnish applied with a brush. Tweezers were kept handy to remove debris and loose brush hairs. The color change is very noticeable after varnish applied. Beauty! When these dry the other sides can get done then a second coat will get put in place.





Auf Wiedersehen!

[ARUP]

The main struts were joined up with the aft struts in situ after much trial and error sanding. The first pic shows the start of the process... marking, sanding, sanding then sanding more and more... Once the epoxy cured they were removed for finish sanding and staining. A picture of the stain used is shown. It gets thinned 50% with water and being a water based stain doesn't affect glue joints. I stain joints before gluing so that after sanding the joint the wood isn't 'white' where the glue has been absorbed. Everything will get polyurethane varnish tomorrow. This bird is almost done! Some detail items like a venturi and cockpit coaming are needed then the rudder cables can get set up. Whoopee!





Gute nacht!

[ARUP]

Here is the skid clad in ply. The strut end fittings were made and epoxied into the struts after getting the struts cut to length. First one main strut was done so the epoxy could cure then the other was finished. The rear struts get scarfed onto the main struts so that will be the project for tomorrow.







Gute nacht!