Re: Scott's Sonex #1629 - Progress
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It's been almost two weeks since my last post...and about that long since I did anything. Not totally true but very little has been done. Life has been busy with a new Boy Scout Troop for my son (and myself...decided to get back into adult leadership).
Started on the fairings for the tail surfaces. Didn't like how the aluminum was turning out, so I'm going in the direction Jeff Schultz took with his two builds. A 1-piece fiberglass fairing.
![Image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/STL-Scott/Sonex%201629/e407c06977d9ee70ff016e6cd1b02db7.jpg)
So you have to start by filling the void with clay to create a shape to mold the fiberglass to...
![Image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/STL-Scott/Sonex%201629/da040c2226e379aa6b522ea2ceb1ba4c.jpg)
![Image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/STL-Scott/Sonex%201629/b3cb5d0caa09fb053128079afa21117b.jpg)
![Image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/STL-Scott/Sonex%201629/5102caa440c5a17db933d52836110296.jpg)
Hopefully after a few layers of BID cloth, and resin, it looks like this.
![Image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/STL-Scott/Sonex%201629/3a404050a59dcbb143ef9e2f9427e488.jpg)
Started on the fairings for the tail surfaces. Didn't like how the aluminum was turning out, so I'm going in the direction Jeff Schultz took with his two builds. A 1-piece fiberglass fairing.
![Image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/STL-Scott/Sonex%201629/e407c06977d9ee70ff016e6cd1b02db7.jpg)
So you have to start by filling the void with clay to create a shape to mold the fiberglass to...
![Image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/STL-Scott/Sonex%201629/da040c2226e379aa6b522ea2ceb1ba4c.jpg)
![Image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/STL-Scott/Sonex%201629/b3cb5d0caa09fb053128079afa21117b.jpg)
![Image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/STL-Scott/Sonex%201629/5102caa440c5a17db933d52836110296.jpg)
Hopefully after a few layers of BID cloth, and resin, it looks like this.
![Image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn218/STL-Scott/Sonex%201629/3a404050a59dcbb143ef9e2f9427e488.jpg)