Tuesday was another good day with lots done. I poured up Chris’s 2 masks and checked the Sixth Finger mask which is so thick I opted not to remove it from the mold until today. It was still a bit wet in spots.
The rest of the day I got to do a rare thing these days. Work on my own projects. I got back to work on the ME P. 1101 RC jet I created in 2003.
Here’s a picture I found on the net of me in 2004 about to fly it at the basin field in Van Nuys.
So I worked on this old kit and got the wings and tails glued to the fuselage. It took weeks off and on fiberglass epoxy covering the wings and tails. Lots of sanding and filling to get them to this stage. Now that the airframe is in one piece I get to primer the whole body in gray and start mounting the retractable landing gear.
I have an event in October in Arizona that’s been on the bucket list for sometime now. This year I plan to make it and I’m building a few free flight airplanes for this event. This Cessna is one of them. It’s been sitting for a while and it’s time to finish it.
The event is called WestFACS. And it’s all free flight airplanes from all over the country that meet in a huge sod field. http://www.westernfac.com/Acres and acres of grass fields. What could be better for free flight stick and tissue model airplanes?
No radio equipment. No stress. No noise. Just graceful silent flight with friends and follow wingnut crazies for three days. All planes are rubber powered. This is a warm up event for the 2023 big contest event I hope to be at too for a little competition.
It was a fun day and I plan another day today! Thanks for all the orders and support!
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