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F-404 Bulkhead assembly prep

March 12, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Now that the main structure of the F-404 bulkhead has been assembled into its larger frame unit, it’s time to take it apart and to do more individual part prep (priming). I also had to take a bit of time to make a few spacer blocks to maintain the proper spacing between the front and […]

Right Main Wing Spar Prep

June 8, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Today I got started on the right main wing spar. As previously discussed on the left spar, the first thing to do is to locate all of the important items (front, back, inboard, outboard, etc…) Then I disassembled the spar into all the individual parts so that I can proceed with the mods, deburring and […]

Left Main Spar Trimming and Priming

April 19, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Back to working on the left main wing spar. The spar layout was previously completed during the last work session. Now it’s time to prime and do some trimming. Priming The weather this morning was nice and calm which made it ideal for shooting some primer. To get the day started, I began with prepping, […]

Horizontal Stabilizer Dimpling

October 14, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Tonight I was able to finish off the last of the priming for the HS. In the picture below you can see I have 2 different primers. I found a part can of one brand of primer and wanted to use it up, so some parts have ended up being a shade lighter. Then for the rest of the night […]

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