More thinning the herd.

I tried a trimming tip that should make the plane fly through wind without ballooning. Removing a bit of weight from the wing tip weight box. It worked so I did it again and that proved to be too much. I lost too much line tension overhead and the plane crashed. Lesson learned.
  I installed the new engine, that is to be installed in the new build, in the Nomad 4. I built that plane for the same engine. This way I can get the engine some run time before putting it in the new plane. I tried the same trimming tip on the Nomad and it helped so I took a bit more out of the weight box. I'll wait for a calm day this time to test the change.
  I sprayed the final trim color on the new plane this morning. On the under side of the wing, just to break up the white background. It's supposed to rain for several days so the paint will get time to cure.  I still have the Legacy kit I got from the estate sale to go.

Trials and troubles.

I fuel proofed the fuselage on the ARF Vector. It got painted with the same scheme it had with the iron on covering. I took pains to get the controls right before sealing the plane up for the last time. It didn't fly right. I tried a lot of things but nothing helped. I sealed the hinge gaps as one fix. It made a big difference in the way it flew but didn't cure the main problem. After shortening one of the lines an inch I discovered that the elevator wasn't aligned properly with the flaps. The fuselage has holes where the elevator horn is so you can get at it to make adjustments.  It took several turns of the ball link to get the controls in the proper place. I made adjustments to the lines to get them the same length again.This made all the bad things go away. The plane is fun to fly now. I started on the other plane I got at the estate sale. This one is larger than the Vector and came without covering. I've been fuel proofing the nose all week and today I put some covering on the fuselage and fiberglass cloth on the nose. After I'm happy with it it will be time to install the flying surfaces, cover them and paint the plane.
  Last weekend I found out that the estate sale will be on again Dec. 8. I am thinking of getting some kits for the contest as awards or raffle.