Winter stuff.

I have the new plane up to covering the wing and tail. The Mass Cup winning plane, the PT-73 got my attention too.  I cut off the nose, hogged out the engine crutch and glued in a firewall for a glass filled motor mount. I ripped off all the covering and used acetone to strip off the blue paint. Top Flite Luster Kote is crap. The paint started to turn brown on top where the sun hit it. That wasn't the only reason for the re finish. I had monokote hinges and they wern't the best for the plane. I made new and slightly larger but shorter flaps, a new rudder that is like the ringmaster and doesn't fit between the elevators.It ends at the hinge line. I filled the gap in the old elevators and will go with them. I need to make up a new nose to fit a 2 inch spinner. I had forgotten that the flap horn had broken during a tweaking session years ago. I had to solder a piece into a brass tube then solder the tube onto the part of the horn that was captured in the fuselage and not removeable. It should work. I ordered monokote and stuff from tower and should be flying in a few months.