[Flyfalcons]

Here are a few pictures of what I have done so far. Although the vertical fin is a very simple structure, it's taking me a bit of time to get through, as all of the processes are brand new to me and I am taking my time to make sure I'm doing it right. I'm pretty lazy, so to avoid doing everything twice I'm putting in the effort to do it right once. Doesn't mean I won't make mistakes; I'm just hoping to minimize the mistakes I do make. As of now all of the parts have been match-drilled, deburred, and dimpled. When I get home from my trip I'll be cleaning the parts and priming the skeleton parts and internal rivet lines on the skin with some self-etching primer. It's cold outside so I'll be needing to build a small paint booth in my garage to hang the parts in and shoot the primer. After that the fin will be riveted together and set aside as I move on to the next part. Also shown is the organizing bins I'm using for the different hardware parts - should make them easy to find later when I need them.

I do have to say that this newer, prepunched kit has made putting the parts together nearly brainless. Much respect to those who build their RVs by jigging and measuring everything before drilling any holes.