Another find.

I got tired of looking at the new not quite a Mo' Best plane and started to paint the base white. When I was done with the first coat I found that you can't sand Poly Span covering against the grain. No matter how light you try. After the white cured a bit I gave it a light sanding with the grain and the fuzzys were cut off. I have to get another can of white to finish the base coat. I also got tired of the Evolution engines I had put in the Ringmaster Excel. I weighed it as it was and got 52 ounces. I removed the Evo engine and had to epoxy some shime to the motor mounts so the O.S. .46 would fit. That went well and I spent a good hour installing the "T" nuts under the wood mounts. After getting it back together it weighed 48 ounces ready to fly. I went to the park this morning with the Ringmaster and it flys quite well as the new weight is well within the capabilities of the O.S. engine. 48 is the weight I shoot for when building a plane for that engine.