SPA Modeler

Stuart wrote:Great stuff Lyle - I'm liking that interior!

Thank you, Stuart.

I am such a doofus. Yep. That is me. I spent a bit over two days fudging and fussing around with trying to paint black stripes on the tail hook. I could not find my striped paint anywhere. This morning, I put the tailhook in place and closed up the fuselage to see if I could cheat a bit and not paint all of it. It turns out I can! See below:



That little, white nub sticking out the butt end of the tail Is all that will show.

LOLOLOL!!!! Been there and done that pal.

LyleW wrote:I am such a doofus. Yep. That is me. I spent a bit over two days fudging and fussing around with trying to paint black stripes on the tail hook. I could not find my striped paint anywhere. This morning, I put the tailhook in place and closed up the fuselage to see if I could cheat a bit and not paint all of it. It turns out I can! See below:



That little, white nub sticking out the butt end of the tail Is all that will show.

Well, it’s not like you’re displaying it in flight with the tail hook deployed. Looks good, Lyle.

True. This is pretty typical of how my modeling sessions go these days.

It is closed up. I closed/glued/re-glued it in sections. The tailwheel is a bit skewed, like me. I can straighten it by moving the bulkhead aft a bit. I'll try that later. Got the engine painted.

BlackSheep214 wrote:Well, it’s not like you’re displaying it in flight with the tail hook deployed. Looks good, Lyle.

LyleW wrote:I am such a doofus. Yep. That is me. I spent a bit over two days fudging and fussing around with trying to paint black stripes on the tail hook. I could not find my striped paint anywhere. This morning, I put the tailhook in place and closed up the fuselage to see if I could cheat a bit and not paint all of it. It turns out I can! See below:



That little, white nub sticking out the butt end of the tail Is all that will show.

I must apologize.
I did see you mention the tailhook dilemma....and I knew it didn't matter...and I didn't say anything

Some kids just need to learn things the hard way!!!

Ferris, you are forgiven! I should have been able to figure it out before I did.