Riveting – Page 19

Fuselage construction

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.

Fuselage underway and aileron mounting

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.

Wings riveted, fuselage inventorying

Right wing now fully riveted and ready for the wing stand.

Right wing now stored with its mate for a few months while fuselage construction is underway.

Thanks to Jean, Paul, and Tony for their assistance in repositioning the wing this morning.

Fours hours spent inventorying the fuselage kit over two days and I’ve only just finished working with the parts. All of the hardware is yet to be done. Probably another several hours to go. Lots and lots of “stuff” in this kit, with some items being quite large.

The project is about to very rapidly grow unwieldy…