Okay, Recap time. I'm building two birds, one step at a time. Di White Bird is a scratch built Mod of a Guinea Pig using a Guinea Pig Speed Build Kit parts as templates. And then I build the mostly stock Speed Build Kit bird. Right now both wings are done. Last night was the Speed Build wing completion. I then proofed out the Fuse of the Mod Guinea. The White DTFB is the Mod Bird, the Tan is the Speed Kit. The Mod Bird Wing is two inches wider/longer? than the stock one, with nacelle power pod scoops and whistle sirens as mocked up turbo-prop engine pods. The Mod Bird fuselage is 7 X 7 square, stock length. The Mod Bird floor for the cargo bay is longer, angling the rear cargo door at 45 degrees, removing the inboard taper. To do this I turned the DTFB sideways, leaving a large chunk on one side free. That was glued like two wing halves as the tail piece. Mod Bird will have a wide thin craft stick custom cut framing doubler inside for added strength. I modified the spar in the stock speed kit wing with trimmed 5 gal paint sticks, using only one small paint stick that came in the kit at the base of the spar assembly. two 5 gal sticks go inside the DTFB spars, a third topping off the center, then scrap 5 gal trimmed pieces creating stand up center runners outboard. I put FOD screens on the scoop fronts Mod Bird, and on both birds power pod rear openings. Going to the Oregon North Coast today. Hope to get some work done tonight.
