Fairey Swordsman - SLEC kit

My kit arrived a couple of days ago, at the same time as the temperature started to rise
Today I made a start but the temperature didn't allow me much time in the workshop. I did manage to mark all the parts with their numbers and remove the keel components. These were sanded to remove the lands and are now ready for assembly when the temperature coms down a little.

 

Barrie

On Monday I started sticking the parts of the keel and deck together. I furnished it this morning.



I removed the formers from their sheets and trimmed and sanded them ready for the next stage but I need a building board before I can continue. I have ordered some 12mm ply.

Barrie

OK, I didn't photograph it, but I made my first mistake  There are battens around the deck opening. I stuck them to the edge of the cutout, but they should have been on the underside  There is no plan with this kit and I had to work from the colour photos in the manual. 
My building board arrived today so after fixing the deck to it I glued the bearers where they are supposed to be! 



I'm ready now to mount the bulkheads and the keel.

Barrie

The keel and bulkheads are now fitted. 



The keel need shaping, and thee seems to be quite a lot of material to remove. I hope my tiny plane is up to the job.



Next are the stringers which will require steaming. 

Barrie

Finally got round to more work on Swordsman. Stringers added and I've started sanding the keel to shape.



Barrie