Hi folks!
It’s been a while. I took
@Bartman ’s advice from another thread and go for it! Lol! Time for an update.
Both wings are covered complete with finishing tapes. We Brought the fuselage back in the garage and put it back on the rotisserie. We partially installed the headliner. Dad put some insulation behind the headliner. Then we did the fabric on the belly. We are now doing the fabric on the right side. This past weekend, we cut out the openings for the rear window and door. That was great visual progress. With that rounded rear window cut out, it was looking more like a Champ again! I did a lot of shrinking tonight. I’d say we’re about 75% done the first pass with the heat gun. It’s always awesome to watch the Oratex take it’s shape and see all the wrinkles come out! It can be tricky stuff to work with in curves but once it’s on, you’re done!
So, things are still progressing. Dad’s in there everyday plugging away at it and I usually go one night a week and a day on the weekend.
Here are a few pics.
Cheers!