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I have been working pretty steady for a couple of weeks on the QB fuse for my 8, and am having a blast. It is real addicting, you can't wait to turn the page in the book to see what is next! I get to mount up the wings today for the first time---way cool.

I have been taking pics, but I am having trouble finding my download cable for my camera--I will post some pictures soon.

It definitely is addicting - I update my build log each day after I work on it, and after one year (started 12-28-07) I'm averaging right at one hour per day, with 362 hours in the last calendar year. I'd like to do more, but with a real job and a house remodel in process, I'm a little restricted. I find that I think about my project throughout the day about like a highschool guy thinks about cheerleaders all day - kinda disturbing, eh?

Keep going!

For me it's almost like meditaion. I can't think about other crap when I'm consumed with building and having a blast doing it. It don't git no better than this!

airguy wrote: I find that I think about my project throughout the day about like a highschool guy thinks about cheerleaders all day - kinda disturbing, eh?

Heck, I think about women and my RV project all day long... that probably explains why I don't get a darn thing done at work!

f14rio wrote:Heck, I think about women and my RV project all day long... that probably explains why I don't get a darn thing done at work!

So true!!

It is a lot more fun working on the fuse than the wings, at least you get to do something different each day. I am just finishing up the wing root fairing and flap fairing initial fitting, and it looks like on to the canopy next---Awesome

Thanks for the replies, at least I am not crazy(or maybe we are all in it together)

Lance

I can't wait to get to the fuse kit. Its just sitting there staring at me as I slug through this last wing. *ick*

I know how you feel--I got the QB kit the first of July, did the inventory, and didn't have time to do any work until the middle of December. It is way better than the wings.

I'd have to say that Prepping all the parts on the wing stuff was the worst.
But riveting them together was fun.

The Fuse is usually the most enjoyable to build, but back when it was slow build no-match hole, it can take some time to get done.

The new kits make it so easy. (all of us old/slow builders say that).

When I started on my project, I looked at this whole thing as a means-to-an-end. I wanted this airplane and I knew this was something I would have to go through to get to the finish line. But I've found along the way that not only is it addicting, but it's all about the journey. There are frustrating moments, but for the most part I'm enjoying every aspect of it. What an experience! In just a few days, it will be two years since I started. I wouldn't trade this experience for anything. All the little milestones and accomplishments along the way have been far more gratifying and rewarding than I ever thought possible. That famous RV-grin doesn't just happen after the first flight. I'm having them all the time now.

For what it's worth, how far have I come in 2 years? Not near as far as I had hoped, but who cares.

Empennage: finished.
Standard build wings (I hate the word slow): finished on Sept. 11th.
Standard build fuse: now under construction. Aft fuse just got riveted together!

Note to Spike: You're gonna love the fuse. I, too, had mine in inventory for several months while struggling to get the wings finished. Just keep pounding rivets.

My son helped me rivet this all together before heading back to college: