11/03/2017 - Prime time ! - 5h

I never thought I would say this in my life, but finally... it's prime time !

Not that I suddenly developed this admiration of spray painting but rather because it means the end of all the prep work on the forward fuselage and a step closer to final rivetting the canoe toghether.

Bottom skin primed, notice that I have taped the forward row of rivets so I can apply proseal between the firewall and the bottom skin. Will do the same on the forward side of the side skins.
This will have to dry now and then I can apply a small layer on the sides which mate with the side skin.

Lot's and lot's of angles and bulkheads.

 some more parts like the outer seat ribs and covers

Looking at these parts, I was thinking to myself it starts becoming time to make a kind of checklist how and what to rivet and more imporantly, in which order.

I will add a link to my excell checlist when it's ready in a later article.

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