Seagull 61" Sparrowhawk to be Christmas Build

Well now we are into December the time to build the Sparrowhawk is starting to get closer.Having been introduced to Photobucket by this Forum should help the build because last year the only hold up was loading the photos onto the RCM and E album to transfer to the thread sometimes took a long time and only 2 or 3 at a time and a long wait whilst they uploaded.Also each photo had to be renamed which also took time.

Ive got the exotic foreign woman and thats why Im doing the Sparrowhawk Christmas day Id be better off with a slapper!!I admit yeasterday the Sparrowhawk caught my eye and for a moment I was very tempted but like the cheese advert I must resist

Soon be time to clear the dining room table and get ready for Christmas day.Of course the table will not be used for eating on thats what your lap is for.Ill be setting the Sparrowhawk out,and checking that I have all the parts needed to build it without having to trapse down to the shed to find any items missing on the day,getting itchy to get on with it now.

The Christmas Day build count down has now started. Ive started clearing the Dining Table (read work bench) and will start putting things in place each day.The first items are containers to put parts in,a propeller and the engine in a container

Having cleared the table Ive now put the Sparrow hawk on to it.Will tweek the positions so that parts are in order of build .ill need to go through the instruction book for that but once youve built a couple of seagull kits there similar in build

Cable Ties,Cyano,Epoxy,engine bolts,swich,Foil for Turkey,Modelling Knife,Switch, Battery,Prop,Just checking I have everything,Velcro,Brussels,Camera Battery Charged,everything is there so far,cats and food,Instruction Book,soldering Iron,Dremel,nearly ready :woohoo:

Still getting things in place,ruler,tools,rag,roasting dish.think Ive got the Turkey and Sparrowhawk lists combined,Ive got goose fat on the table and epoxy in the kitchen

So now then lads the Turkey and I have had a wrestling match and Ive won,its strussed up like a chicken (HA) stuffed to the gunnels goose fat butter and bacon to the ready.The tools are in position,the cyano is at hand,the epoxy at the ready.The camera battery is on charge,the drill is on charge,the model battery is on charge.Ive found the Canopy glue,the instuction book is by the bed so I ensure I know it backwards(why),so I can do the C of G first.The ruler is at the ready I am ready I am tired I think Ill have a lay in ,no I cant have to get the Turkey out at 6am to warm to room temperature to go in oven at 8 .30 then Ill be away.

Right I ve had weetabix and toast and marmalade,Turkey is ready for the oven so I can begin Now refreshed from Breakfast we can begin

1st job is to glue the hinges with cyano,tools are ready on the chair all glued

Next job is to fit the servo horns they have a longer bolt for the rudder and are epoxied into place

Next jobs are the fitting of the engine mounts and tank.Once the mounts are fitted you remove a plate from the bottom of the fuselage held in by 2 screws to fit a front tank support,slide the tank in,hold it in place with a rubber band and another support plate cyanoed into place at the reae of the tank