Some long but good sessions and some help from Sam have achieved a big milestone. In this post we finish up the Fwd Fuselage substructure…read on for details!

With a final set of sessions I was able to complete the LG Box assembly. Included was some temporary adjustments to how I prime, and some detail on the build. Enjoy!

Lots of good progress solo and with Jack over the past few sessions. LG Boxes almost done! Read on for details.

It’s starting to look something like a complex fuselage assembly? After finishing up some outstanding rivet work, Sam and I got to a cool point where we connected the forward floor to the box assemblies. Read on for more info!

Got back to the hangar for a quick session to continue with the Landing Gear Box Assemblies. Starting to make some progress. now!

Quick post on the last couple of sessions. With the Firewall rivetting behind me, I turn my attention to the remainder of the sub-assemblies to form the fwd fuselage section

Grinded through firewall repair, and rewarded myself with a fun unboxing!

Frustrating session trying to get the firewall riveting going.

A day of aviation and Superbowl. RC planes, real planes, and priming the RV-8 were all a part of the agenda.

Had a great Saturday session working on the gear box assemblies.