Monday I worked on the B-36, wet sanding and painting the nacelles. Vera made banana bread in the afternoon.
Tuesday was more of the same until 5, when it was time to head for the model club meeting in Longview. I left early to drop off a loaf of banana bread to Mik, Michelle and James. After the club meeting, I went back to their place to visit and see if I could help James get Madden 12 going, but we didn't have any luck.
Wednesday morning as I was headed for the shop, I heard the kids playing outside, so I went over to watch. They were busy in the pool, playing with rocks, following the cats around and singing. Harper decided to put on her sandals by herself, she finally got the front velcro strap closed and marched around in them for a bit before kicking them off. It was the most fun I have had in a while.
Wednesday the B-36 made it outside for the first time! It is huge when you try to move it around, I managed to get it through the shop and outside with out dinging it anywhere. I sat it on the ground and right away found a problem, the springs in the landing gear struts are not strong enough and the tail sank right to the ground.
I had Vera take a picture with me holding it so you can get an idea how big it is. I spent an hour trying to get the struts apart so I could put in heavier springs. The pin holding them together refuses to come out, so I am looking for a stronger strut online.
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