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Saul, Thank you ever so much for such an enthusiastic compliment! regards Geoff

Paul, You've hit the nail on the head. Making a toy into...will see if it ends up respectable. Regards Geoff

Moon, Tell me what you're looking at. Are you speaking of the rectangular openings on the sides of the fuselage? If that's it, its just a resultant opening because of the way I made the plug. Theyre just clearance for the pins. They get plugged once the tail cone is permanently fixed to the...

Hi James, Glad you're still on board. Thanks for the compliment, but this is just prep work and she still looks pretty ratty. Hang in there, I think you'll like what's coming. Geoff

The H stabs are near complete here and have had the tips blocked for reshaping prior to bringing them to final thickness. The fairing/fuselage blends have also been put in place. Both are made from Miliput (fine). It took several attempts to get the stab/fuselage blend right. Its a wicked...

Heres the next issue to be dealt with. After the H stab seats were brought into the size they needed to be, of course the H stabs themselves were just out of wack and would need considerable thinning and shaping. This will give you an idea of how much they needed to be reduced in cord. Not...

Next on the list was creating the the curve of the lower center section as it transitions to the lower tail cone. Without the added material of the stretch, this wouldnt be possible. Note the small step at the front end of the lower tail cone lamination. On the Mustang, the tail cone extends...

While the lamination was being built up on the bottom, the opening for the new tail gear box was built in. I dont know what the thought process was when they did the original opening.

This demonstrates what the bottom of the tail cone was versus what it needed to be. The bottom lamination gave me all the material needed with which to make the correction. Once the outer contour was achieved, the inside was hogged out to make room for the leading edge of the rudder.

At this point the two sections are nearly ready for the spacer. However, there is another key issue that needs to be addressed before the stretch can be completed. On the original, the bottom of the fuselage on the tail cone is flat. I guess this could be more incorrect but its hard to imagine...

Hello All, The saga continues... Heres a better look at what needs to be added to the fuselage in order to make it the correct length. Now that the tail assembly has been cut away, there needed to be a way to rejoin the center section to the tail assembly accurately. To do this locating...

Doug, Nice attention to and execution of details. Early pit works is really nice. Looking forward to your continued posting... Geoff

Thank you Luiz! Geoff

Thank you Ian. I appreciate your sentiment and hope you'll continue to follow. Comments, questions and critique are always welcome. Cheers Geoff

Greetings Paul, I'm glad you looked in. The empennage assembly is nearing completion. I must say is was quite a projects and couple probably fill its own build thread. You said the magic word in your comment...patience. This project requires it by the boat load. It also requires recalibtating...

Hi Moon, Youre correct in your assesment of the off verticle rudder post. If you look closely at the photo, you'll see that the aft end, once translated to its new position, is now wider and deeper than the drawing. It was in this excess dimension that I was able to find room to pivot the...

Mike, Lovely build. Your work with color and weathering is no less than artful. Simply beautiful. Regards Geoff

Hi James, A belated happy birthday to you and a hope that the neck issue resolves itself. Not feeling well is a real bugger. I've just had my right hip totally replaced and can now not only walk again, but I can set off every metal detector in the world. My sincere hope you feel better soon. I...

Nice one James. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it... Geoff

Greetings All, I guess now is the best time to begin the empennage. Mind you, its close to being complete so this is more a retrospective than a real time narrative. Initial impressions, and keeping in mind that this is, in large measure a toy, the tail section represented the first real...