Hope all is well in beautiful NZ.
Ups and downs in my life but on the whole things are looking bright 
No pressure but I'm eager to see what the next step is.
Good to hear the outlook is bright overall Zac, I love seeing your aviation photos on Flikr, you seem to be keeping yourself very busy in a good way.
Although I've had a week off work things have conspired to keep me away from the bench for much of it.
I did manage to make a whole new set of wing ribs for the top plane and set about reshaping the struts.
wing ribs and struts by
Richard Williams, on Flickr
A very time consuming exercise but I was listening to Aces Falling by Peter Hart on Audiobook to keep me entertained. Well worth a read/listen.
The starboard lower wing got skinned without any major hiccups and I remade and skinned the ailerons too. I had a little test fit without setting the dihedral. More of which later.
Lower wings test fit by
Richard Williams, on Flickr
A quick little peek in the garden looks promising;
20230603_114802 by
Richard Williams, on Flickr
The lower wings are now ready for a spray of very thin CDL before I add white decal strips and a final top coat. I have a suspicion that masking the roundels will tear tear the rib tape decals off but I will worry about that if it happens.
Now I have all the wing ribs the next step is to make the top plane and cabane struts. I am wondering if I should set the dihedral of the top plane, glue it together and attach it as one piece. I think this would help with the alignment of the lower wing and struts. My little test fit suggested that getting the lower wing set up squarely will not be as simple as I thought.
Hopefully I will get more time next week.
Cheers for now
Richie
