downwindleg/Aros ESM 50cc F4U Corsair Build (Electric Conversion)

[Shirty]

Me three. ;)

[Aros]

Rivets arrived. I have my work cut out for me! Thankfully Chad sent me a note telling me which rivets go where. Thanks Chad! :Cool:

[BluesDragon]

That's a whole lotta rivets right there. You're gonna be seeing spots for days! :eyeswide

[Aros]

No doubt! And my burnishing hand will be numb for days! But it will be worth it. :Sweating:

[Shirty]

Wow. Looking forward to the update - in about 6 months time... lol, that'd take me forever.

[downwindleg]

This is a riveting conversation for sureLOL. I'll have the same tedious project on the P-38 but I will have to do them one at a time. Each one will be a step closer to scale nirvana.:Cool: How many glasses of wine does that equal?:Scared:

[Shirty]

Think you're talking pallets, not glasses lol ;)

[Aros]

LOL LOL

[Aros]

Starting to sand the cowl...Looks like I will have the time to sand the cowl and fuselage so here we go. The un-glamorous work which is mandatory to get her where she needs to go. Once it is fully sanded and primed, and then sanded again I will add the rivets. From there I will spray the blue. Normally I paint my planes all together but the way this build is going I will have to paint them as two primary pieces (fuse and wing) separately. Sorry for such a slow build process but it's out of my hands. A maiden this year seems out so I hope for next Spring for sure. Save us a spot in your garage to crash Brad!

;)

[downwindleg]

No problem but can't you use a different word?LOL I will want to see progress pictures of the paint job my friend.

[Porkster]

Rivets arrived. I have my work cut out for me! Thankfully Chad sent me a note telling me which rivets go where. Thanks Chad! :Cool:

Holy cow!! that looks like a lot of work!!!!! Worth it but wow that looks very labour intense :Whew:

[Aros]

Just got the custom gun sight from Chad today. Looks great! Nice quality and detail...

[rifleman_btx]

Oh yeah, that's hot!

[Aros]

Reason #74 Why I am going to need anxiety meds to maiden. LOL

[rifleman_btx]

Hahaha, yes! I'll get the iv set up and ready LOL

[BluesDragon]

That gun sight looks schaweet! She's gonna be one fantastic build. Gets me so excited just imaging it, I think I may need some anxiety meds mydamnself! LOL

[Aros]

LOL

I am seriously considering maidening her before adding all the scale details/weathering/cockpit...So IF something were to go wrong I could justify that at least it was bare bones before I invested the time and effort into the detail and weathering...

Just thinking out loud. :Confused:

[Hardway]

Good plan!!!! I agree. :Cool:

[Aros]

Yeah I've made the mistake of spending weeks worth of work on re-paints, detailing, etc only to have something catastrophic occur on the maiden...It's almost like the Flight Gods are saying "Really?"

LOL

[Grossman56]

Aros, you just have to find a decent place to fly from. All the schools and side streets that I started on aren't even on my radar. There's nothing like a great big open field. Check out the AMA club listings and shop around, there has to be something.

Grossman56