Jim & Ralph Cardin 260 40 % Excellent Adventure 

Framing Cardens new CNC motor box  Keeping it straight with square All framed up There Jim in the way again
GEZZZZZZ
Building Fuse side Made a new F 4 Former Attaching Fuse sides Adding cross braces and gussets
Gluing on the belly pan Shaping the hatch cover Painting canister interior Attaching motor box cheeks
Bottom of fuse all framed up Installed turtle deck Starting Canopy First wing out of shuck 
Second wing out of shuck Wings and stabs waiting for glue to dry Trimming rudder front leading and trailing edges Holding the leading and trailing edges down with tape till dry
All trimmed up fixing to cut ailerons Elevators are cut out of stab Ailerons are cut out of wing  THE SHOP
Master Builder AT WORK Happiness is a new DA 150 Mounting Cowl and aliening engine Ready for Fiberglass work
Ralph starts with the 3/4oz glass cloth   You have to you go around and smooth it out
Ralph spreads out the polyester resin He starts on the fuse side of the wing  Hey Hey Jim Yea you.
The Fuse has the second side done Ralph has just about fished
Hey where is Jim
Ah there he is using a bondo spreader to squeezes out the excess resin You have to get it right down to the vary end of the wing
Looks good so far all is laying down well Just the canopy to go

                    

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