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I took the plunge a few weeks ago and purchased a radio controlled helicopter. After doing some research on the web and checking with my local hobby shop, I bought the E-Flite Blade CP. This is a pretty impressive little kit.

Over the Christmas break I spent some more time on my Tiger Moth. The upper wing and landing gear have finally been installed.

Here’s a couple of shots of the upper wing installed.

The struts used to support the upper wing on the fuselage were a little warped from GWS. A few people have talked about trying to flatten them. I didn’t bother. Because of this, I broke the strut off the wing when I tightened up the screw to hold it on the chassis. I fixed this and it seems to hold together now.

I’ve done more work since these photos were taken and will post another update this week. I can’t wait to get out and fly this. Tomorrow I’ll call and see if my radio is repaired and ready to go. Maybe I can get out this weekend!

Continuing work on my Tiger Moth I’ve assembled the horizontal and vertical stabilizers.

It finally looks like a plane! I’ve attached the lower wing, the horizontal stabilizer, and the vertical stabilizer. This gives me a big rush. I can finally see the plane taking shape and want to rush to get it completed.