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Postby Ron Dickey » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:39 am

Got both sides up and most of the ribbing. Go in today to get insollation and some more wood.
I have not cut out the door slots for the inside skin I am thinking of just painting the doors in on that so it looks good. :lol:

Steve B. offer me some free wood for my over head pc's might talk to him about it. It is old wood and I have heard that old wood is harder to cut, WWII eara wood. but it would be dry!! :thinking:

I am reinforcing front with 1/2 inch ply and 2x4's on corners.

am back to having touble getting shots in and I would rather spand time on the Box Kite then the pixs now .... but I am shooting shots.

off to HD
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Postby Ron Dickey » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:09 pm

Ribs are on except for roof. insolation 1/2 in. using 1/2 foam sandwiched in plasic sheets. have some sanding to do so top skin will fit on. I want to put sets of wires in walls so if I want to do anything latter I will not have to put holes all over the place.

Got pix will try and put them in album.

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Postby Ron Dickey » Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:40 am

Album updated

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Postby Dean in Eureka, CA » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:03 am

The Box Kite is lookin' good Ron! :thumbsup:
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Postby Ron Dickey » Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:04 pm

truck is now wired... opps except the ground still looking as to where to put that.

simple to put in just pluged in where lights were and ready to go.
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Postby Miriam C. » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:04 pm

Ok that is so not fair. I can't even reach the top of mine. :cry: Looks great Ron!

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Postby Ron Dickey » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:05 pm

Well lets not go that far... look at my feet do you see a my landing Gear??

Yours has landed and that is why you can not reach the top.

all the top bars are on. front inside skin is on, front insolation, I made it so I could remove the sides so if i want ta add anything new I could just unscrew it and pull it out for reapair or to add something.

tomarrow top skin and inside top skin should be on.....

then I get to work on doors. and see if I can get the landing gear plates.
think I will have a license plate frame made saying box kite on top and landing gear on the the bottom.

also it I do not have enough weight in the back for the trailer I will hang a boat anchor on the back door with a sign below it says.... Image
EMERANCY BRAKE!! :lol: :lol: ;)

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Postby Ron Dickey » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:23 pm

no time to down load pix's got 3 days to get er done.

Roof on back doors cut. side doors my be cloth with a Zipper down the middle.
Truck wired... landing gear not licensed..... need to feel out paper work.... PTI what else do I need to fill out?

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Postby Ron Dickey » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:52 pm

The Landing Gear.... now Licensed.

The Trailer is joined at the hips and was Slept in at Mantana De Oro meet Sept. 13&14.

The Body is not finished and is bare wood except for the painted landing Gear.

I am temped not to finish it. I few came to see me nor asked about my trailer. So maybe I will leave like that and make the inside look like a limo

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Postby Ron Dickey » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:31 pm

Cliff did most of the photography at Mantana De Oro California State park

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Me with my tempery doors.

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Postby doug hodder » Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:51 am

Ron Dickey wrote:Image

Me with my tempery doors.
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Love the gun ports!!!! Got Raccoon? doug :lol:
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Postby Ron Dickey » Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:02 pm

Thanks but all I have is a Civel war Horse pistal that has not been fired sence some reative fell of his horse firing it. :lol: :lol:

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