Two more skins attached to the tailcone.
Its as straightforward as it looks. The skins didn't initially seem like they'd line up well with the three fuselage frames.. but once clecos went in place, the two surfaces got pulled together nicely. Some wrestling with the frames, but they are really flexible. In the process, some of the primer got scratched off in some areas on the skins.. so I'll have to touch that back up.
The bottom skins and these bottom/side skin's holes matched up pretty well until I got forward of the big frame. I don't think i had to ream any holes.. these bottom/side skins are pretty thick, so I think that's what made it a little difficult at first. The trick is to place a rivet in every other hole.. cleco as you go. The rivets are what make the skins line up perfectly, not the clecos.
Its as straightforward as it looks. The skins didn't initially seem like they'd line up well with the three fuselage frames.. but once clecos went in place, the two surfaces got pulled together nicely. Some wrestling with the frames, but they are really flexible. In the process, some of the primer got scratched off in some areas on the skins.. so I'll have to touch that back up.
The bottom skins and these bottom/side skin's holes matched up pretty well until I got forward of the big frame. I don't think i had to ream any holes.. these bottom/side skins are pretty thick, so I think that's what made it a little difficult at first. The trick is to place a rivet in every other hole.. cleco as you go. The rivets are what make the skins line up perfectly, not the clecos.
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