It's been an interesting week out here in the Pacific Northwest. We had a tremendous storm accompanied by high winds and lost power for a day or so. That does cut into the bench time a bit
On Saturday I was able to spend a little time on the Roland. I finished up the cockpit. It's nearly impossible to see but I did spend a lot of time rigging all the control cables. Oh well, at least I know they are in there. The kit gives you an option with the seat cushion. I chose the one without it only because I was having fun painting wood grain.
Next up is the engine and fuselage. I decided to paint as much as possible before I closed it up. I know I'm going to have to redo the area where the two halves meet, but I didn't want to be fighting the rudder and aileron control lines that will be installed before I close it up. It may not work out that way...time will tell. I wanted to keep the wood a lighter color so I mixed naples yellow in with raw sienna and a touch of burnt umber. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.
That's all for now. As always your comments and/or critiques are welcome.
Thanks for looking,
Rob
