I've got a confession......

1:1_Scale · Post by **1:1_Scale** » Mon May 21, 2012 10:36 am

I haven't touched the RV in a few months, and have switched materials from aluminum and rivets to wood and glue. There's no RV grin at the end of this project, but I can't imagine how big the grin will be when it's done!

I present to you the "GeeBee Grin"!

Post by **Spike** » Mon May 21, 2012 11:58 am

That is beautiful. Wow. What are the details? Did you do that cowling yourself?

John

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon May 21, 2012 12:50 pm

Kel, very cool!

I wish that I had one of those when I was his age! He is off to a great start!

CJ

1:1_Scale · Post by **1:1_Scale** » Mon May 21, 2012 5:31 pm

Spike wrote:That is beautiful. Wow. What are the details? Did you do that cowling yourself?

John

Thanks guys! I got all of the kits they offer (precut wood, etc.), and the nose of the cowl was already pre-shaped and the ribs (63 of them!) for the cowl were precut, but each one still needed to be tapered to fit together properly.

I'd say building one solely from the plans would be a grandparents job, the kits are required if you're a mere parent

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue May 22, 2012 11:42 am

That is AWESOME Kelly!! What a grin!

1:1_Scale · Post by **1:1_Scale** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:11 pm

Thanks Chad, hopefully we'll have him taxiing around the pits at Reno this year

prestwich · Post by **prestwich** » Wed May 23, 2012 3:02 pm

Remember to teach him the S-turn thing. (Dang taildragger with no forward visibility.)

1:1_Scale · Post by **1:1_Scale** » Thu May 24, 2012 11:12 am

Sure thing! Yesterday he was climbing into it and saying "Keer pop!" I have no idea where he learned that!