Project update - Picture heavy

Lot's of rainy days here in WV gave me a chance to work on "Kim's submission".

It arrived with a fixed nose gear and never having a R/C airplane without a steerable nose wheel I was determined to replace it.  Not easy as the fixed strut was sewed and epoxied in.



Also the strut was not long enough in relation to the mains that resulted in a severe nose down attitude that would negatively affect take-off.  



Holding it nose up I thought about a 3/4" extension of the gear would be sufficient.



Hunting though my spares I found a steerable nose gear that would fit perfectly.  I didn't thing the firewall strong enough so I built a support to mount it on.  



That problem solved I turned to the control rods.  The person that put this model together was quite innovative.  He made his own linkages which at first I thought were not adjustable, but they are.  Kind of neat but all replaced now with golden rods.





My first test installation of the servos left much to be desired as none of the control linkages would line up.  So I thought upside down, not hard for me.  .



I decided on a .19 engine. (Talk me out of it).   It fit's better and should supply enough power to pull this model around in lazy circles.  



Still lot's to do before this old girl see's air-time, as most everything is just roughed in.  I sure do create a mess.



Hey, It's 8 am and sunny out there, We haven't had a completely sunny day for a month, sorta a joke around here.   Gotta put this project on hold for awhile and get caught up on yard chores.  The lawn doesn't mow itself.......

Bob