Trimming the fuselage top (3.5 hrs)
The next task was trimming the top edge.
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| Fuselage edge to be worked on |
The biggest issue here was mostly a psychological one, because I needed to cut off a part that I worked so long and hard putting together.
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| Inner and outer measurements |
As the old adage goes “measure twice - cut once”, I spent a good 30 minutes looking at this cut from every possible angle, then finally just went for it.
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| No going back now |
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| Off you go... |
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| I sure hope I don't have to put this back on |
I cut it slightly high, than sanded it down to the drawn pencil line.
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| Sanding things down to the proper size |
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| Finished edge |
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| Interesting cross-section (up is forward) |
With the psychological barrier shattered, it was much less painful to cut the right side.
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| Here we go again... |
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| ... and again. |
I decided to refrain from cutting the round elevator tube hole for now, because I will be using the offset tube that the Cozy girls manufacture, and it is possible that it might require a slightly different size hole.
Like the fuselage bottom, the top required quite a bit of sanding to bring it down to match my wooden template's shape. This time it didn’t take nearly as long though, as there was a lot less to cut away, and it was purely foam.
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| Right side initial filing |
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| Opposite view |
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| Contour template in action |
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| Finished right side |
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| Checking the profile with a contour gauge |
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| Left side done |
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| Broader view |
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| Tonight's work |
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