Day: August 23, 2011

I was hoping that I’d be able to get across to Ken’s later on yesterday and do a little bit of painting. The old screen had scratched the right hand riser tube and that needs to be done. Also, I scratched one of the main fuselage trailing links when I stripped the old pod off and I thought that I’d bring that back for painting at home rather than do it in the open at Ken’s. As it happened, though, the weather was too poor and I didn’t get over there.

What I did do, though, was order the plastic sheet for the new screen and also some different dark grey for the panel repairs. I established with the paint company that the RAL grey reference that I’d quoted for the colour I’d bought is actually a lot lighter than what I thought it was, so no wonder what I received was wrong. I just wish I’d asked them to stick with matching the MYRO-grey.JPG that I’d sent up to them in the beginning 😕

Today it’s rainy and miserable (typical August some might say…) and the pod is still hanging outside, soaking wet. However, earlier on the car roof bars arrived that I need to transport the wing and aileron tubes for Chris to inspect before I fit them, and a few minutes ago the screen plastic was also delivered. So I’ve now got more or less everything lined up. The only bits left to buy now that I can think of are the propeller bolts, which I need to order from GS Aviation, but they can wait for now until I’m almost ready to fit the prop.

So another few small steps nearer to getting there 🙂