Rocket II build so far...

[the4ork]

here is what my dad and i have done so far, its not much to look at but this is the trailing tail spar and elevator hinges...

 

[the4ork]

Tail Jig... when i start riveting the ribs on... and rivet squeezer behind it, alot with the rest of the parts on the shelves

my models i have hanging... and the mood lighting lol

gotta have lots of the best tools... dewalt drills are awesome since they have my last name on them
no affiliation tho... but good for non-pnuematic drilling

 

[RBD]

Whatcha' got sitting in the hangar?

Cough...see my signature...cough

 

[the4ork]

nope mines a 170 haha

 

[F1Boss]

a little QC..

Looks like you might have a couple of holes with less than ideal ED -- possibly where the center ribs rivet to the aft spar -- or are those simple pen marks? If those are holes, can you confirm 1/4" edge to center?

Loads are kinda high in that particular area (center hinge bracket)....be careful!

Also: we recommend using the elev spars to place the pivot brackets on the spar (F1 elev spars are pre-drilled). You will have to go thru this process backwards to be sure the elevs will actually fit your H Stab -- so measure carefully, after you drill the elev horn to the spar, and bolt this sub-assy to the center pivot, with the correct washers in place. Fit the tip ribs at this point, also.

I can fix you up with directions on a few F1 style mods if you're interested.

Carry on!
Mark

 

[the4ork]

that would be great...

we made an error... accidently drilled a hole for the hinge bracket before fitting it, after fitting the bracket the hole didnt line up, so there were two holes right next to eachother that were connected = bad

so we reordered the parts to start over again

 

[N941WR]

...so we reordered the parts to start over again

Good for you. You will be lucky if those are the only parts you trash in your build. When this happens, just keep going, don't give up.