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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby Tribal Croc » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:40 pm

(^^) (^^) nice my booi (^^) (^^) looking good ## ##
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby Dish » Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:53 pm

The Dish helped.... (^^) (^^) (^^)
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby Thatchman » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:54 pm

Right wing nearly done now. Just the bottom tip skin to be prepped and fitted as well as the strobe and nav light.

Now if I just remember to feed the strobe wires therough the skin before I solder them to the strobe this time :!: :!: :!: :)

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Closing up the leading edge of right wing
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Top and bottom skins all on
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Top tip skins and ribs on the wingtip closeout
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Bottom tip skin. Tabs to be angled and skin to be prepped and fitted
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby Thatchman » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:01 am

At last both wings now finished vhpy

Now to wrap the wings and hang them up out of the way, unpack the fuse kit, take stock and make a start.
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Wing finished
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby Dish » Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:05 am

The dish helped!!!! (^^) (^^)
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby weedy » Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:04 pm

Hey Thatch hope you have a noddy badge for this oak that blowing his trumpet all the time :twisted:
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby Tribal Croc » Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:08 pm

Dish wrote:The Dish helped.... (^^) (^^) (^^)
weedy wrote:Hey Thatch hope you have a noddy badge for this oak that blowing his trumpet all the time :twisted:

Maybe just change the heading to DISH'S RV12 ## ## :wink: xxx
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby Dish » Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:55 pm

Well since I am the ONLY facking oke to even offer to help or help,I do believe that's not a bad plan...

If you haven't helped, shut the F up....until you do
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby Thatchman » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:26 pm

Weedy he has actually helped. I think he has put in about an hour or so of work which took me 3 hours to fix :lol: :lol: :lol:

He has actually shown a lot of interest, braais the chops, pours dops and provides intelligent conversation (none of my other mates are able to do this - the conversation part) and he has put in 5 or six rivets. (^^)
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby weedy » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:07 pm

Ja no keeping the troops fed is the most important job in any mans eyes.
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby cmm » Thu Jun 13, 2013 2:55 pm

Hi Thatchman
Your last posting was 24 April 2012. Any progress, when do expect the maiden flight? ## (^^)
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby Thatchman » Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:02 am

Hi CMM

Unfortunately the build was put on hold in Jan. I got divorced and moved into other accommodation which seperated me from my workshop. New workshop should be set up in the next month and the build can continue.

Empenage is done, wings are done and about a third of the way through the fuse. Unfortunately my laptop with all my plane buid pics was stolen (no backup :oops: )

Completion date - no fixed timeline. Entering ironman 2014 so expect training going to get in the way somewhat(again).
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby AWACS » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:26 pm

Hey Reilly,
RV-12 project for sale soon.....? (!!)
Let me know....
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby Thatchman » Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:09 am

AWACS wrote:Hey Reilly,
RV-12 project for sale soon.....? (!!)
Let me know....
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Sorry choina that is not going to happen
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Re: Reilly's RV 12

Postby cmm » Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:34 pm

Hi Thatchman, I am glad that you are back at pounding the rivets again, happen to pick that up from another forum. ## (^^) ## (^^)
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