Back to serious building

[jackpilot]

Had to slow down on the Sim for a while but its now time for "real business" to pick up!!

Finally the shell parts got out of the box and ..tada!

First pic:  Started at 2PM this afternoon
Pic #2:   5 PM all done but the roof panels.

The FDS shell is worth every penny, incredibly easy to assemble.
More pics will follow.

Happy camper.

[shaneb]

Good to see you back at it Jack! Really like seeing that shell . . . looking forward to watching your build come together . . .   

[jackpilot]

Of course not  as sexy as your Lear Shane ! But fairly efficient!
Jack

[shaneb]

I guess my weakness is that I love all aircraft . . big or small!  . . . but that  only applies to aircraft!   

[usajet93]

Looking GOOD:) Jack!

[MLeavy737]

Looks great Jack! I always liked that shell. 

Hope to do some serious building as well now that the nice wx is here in TX.  And i got the go ahead to move the sim from the garage into the media room/man cave so i need most of the dirty work done by summer when the move will take place!

Mike L

[rprather]

Nice move Mike! I was considering moving from the sim room to the garage, but changed my mind after our conversation. It's just TOO hot in the summer!

[jackpilot]

Looks great Jack! I always liked that shell. 
Mike L

Big plus, it comes in sections that can go in or out any door or even window,
The alu is very rigid and all is very well engineered.
Compared with your hot South, seems sometimes that Canadian weather can also be considered a plus (well...)   

[fsaviator]

Very Nice, Jack.

Warren

[Efe]

Looking good Jack. Good luck with the build...

[Trevor Hale]

Stunning Jack, Its been a long time in the making. Good for you!

Trev

[carlos hermida]

Wow Jack ! My dream is to have a shell like yours in my sim, but now I don't have sufficient room  for it .... so, keep pics coming

[jackpilot]

Actually , it is so nice to work with this all metal construction...feels like building the real thing!

[Trevor Hale]

Actually , it is so nice to work with this all metal construction...feels like building the real thing!

Wait till you try building the real thing Jack...  LMFAO..  You know you want to

[jackpilot]

Just populating the shell temporarily....keeps me going!!

[blueskydriver]

Jack,

Maybe missed it, but where did you get those seats?

BSD

[jackpilot]

They are Webers.
L1011. 
They were not exactly like that when I got them
The first one came from a yard the second came from FDS.

[shaneb]

Hey Jack,

Looks awesome , love the look of that shell and those seats!  . . one of my favorite past times . . watching my build and all these other builds come together!   

[jackpilot]

You are too modest Shane....darn maniac!!!

[727737Nut]

The nice thing about using that shell is that it makes a nice big electrical ground plane to help out when wiring stuff up.   No need to run gnd wires everywhere, just screw it the shell!  I did and it worked great!
Rob

[Nick1150]

Great job Jack,

I am waiting for my shell soon from FDS too. So I am also ready to unplug my sim till the pieces come together. I beleive that the shell (and the seats) are a must if one wants to go to the next level.

Keep on building and please post many pics for us to get jealus.

Nick

[solid]

Hey Jack, what are those seats?

[jackpilot]

L-1011. electric.