With the left fuselage half finished and the retractable landing gear installed, it’s time to start on the right fuselage half. Almost 22 months have passed since I started on the left fuselage half… but hopefully things will progress more quickly from now on.
As before, the building plan must first be attached to the building board. I attach it with adhesive tape and then cover the plan with cling film so that parts can be glued directly onto it.
Then I rummage through a small storage box and pull out all the parts I had made at the end of 2024, along with the parts for the left fuselage half. Fun fact: I found a tailwheel that I had already bought for the Fauvette back then. However, it’s considerably thicker than the tailwheel I made myself, so it doesn’t fit in the intended spot. So it goes into the spare parts box, I’m sure I’ll find a task for it.
Once the parts are cleaned up, they are glued onto the construction plan, and while the formers cure, the tail assembly is put together. With all the prefabricated parts, this is very quick and easy work.
Since the frames don’t really hold fast to the foil and are quite wobbly, the first stringer is also inserted directly so that they can support each other.
Furthermore, the first sections of the wing root have been inserted into the fuselage. Once the white glue has cured, the other two sections can follow.
Next time, work continues with the stringers.