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Bearing brace assemblies screwed and riveted to cover ribs and forward center section bulkhead.
Bearing brace assemblies screwed and riveted to cover ribs and forward center section bulkhead.
Assorted baggage ribs and doublers in work…
Baggage ribs and doublers primed and riveted.
Most of the seat ribs primed.
Cover ribs getting some primer.
Forward center section side angles clecoed to forward center section bulkhead.
Forward center section side angles riveted to forward center section bulkhead.
Cover ribs bolted and riveted to forward center section bulkhead.
Side angles about to be deburred.
Side angles clecoed to center section bulkhead.
Bearing bracket assemblies completed.
Side angles ready for riveting to center section bulkhead.
Side angles being riveted to center section bulkhead. These rivets were beyond the reach of my squeezer and I really didn’t want to shoot & buck them, so I decided to use the C-frame. They came out great!
Side angles riveted to center section bulkhead.
Just some of the fuselage kit contents. What a vast quantity of bits & pieces!
Just some of the fuselage kit contents. What a vast quantity of bits & pieces!
Just some of the fuselage kit contents. What a vast quantity of bits & pieces!
Just some of the fuselage kit contents. What a vast quantity of bits & pieces!
Oh, yeah – and some more skins, too!
Right aileron mounted to wing.
First pieces of the mid-fuselage going together.
Priming time! Good thing I checked ahead for the overall fuselage diagram, as some of these parts won’t be primed. Instead, they’ll eventually receive the interior’s finish color paint.
Primer shot.
Doublers and side channels riveted to bulkhead bottom channel.
