Small Flying Arts

I did some more covering and pulled the nose block. I modified the nose slightly, just enough to remove the hi flier bearing parts. Fit's well enough. If I make another one I'll raise it off the vacuum form by about 1/8". Now it's down to the details. I'll start cutting out the registration num...

Thanks Guy's, It's the details that slow me down. That and having to redo my mistakes! After covering the rudder in yellow I happened to glance at the box art, sure enough, it's blue. So the tissue was sanded off and recovered in blue. I've also started covering the wing. The center section will be ...

George,
That's beautiful! I suspect that your "undetailed" model will still amaze us. The models you've posted in the past were works of art, I'm sure this one will be the same.
Mike

I started covering! I also put in the landing gear wire and made a noseplug to fit the styrene parts. I still haven't pulled the styrene but hope to do that this week. I haven't tried putting on the wing registration before I cover but I'm considering it. I've alway's put them on after covering and ...

Really nice. I love the color scheme.
Mike

I admit, I do work on models during my lunch. I like to cut out parts ahead of time for the next build. I am currently cutting out parts for the GAR Stormovik. I found a color view that I really like although it's not the nice and easy winter scheme. So far it's at the top of the list for my next bu...

Here we go, fuselage mostly boxed up. I will be adding some landing gear wire as well as a balsa brace going up aprox 1/3 of the way into the fuselage. I haven't decided if I'm going to paint the fuselage before I cover it. It's not painted on the box art but it's something little that can make a bi...

Started on the fuselage today. One side done already, woo hoo! At this rate I'll be done in a week or two. Here's my first modification. I moved up the peg location one bay. Barely started on the second side but moving along nicely.
Mike

Thanks David, I really appreciate all the work you had to do to get SFA back up. I built the wing to the Taylorcraft today. Nothing changed from the plan. If I were to change anything it would be the front wingtip piece. There's about an inch where the grain is going the completely wrong direction. ...

Nothing exciting, but I did get the stab built. Well, maybe not exciting, but still fun. I'm going to put some wood in ammonia and pin it down for the fuselage curves. I used to build the fuselage first but I noticed that I was ending up with a bunch of fuselages and never got around to building the...