Well the project is officially started.  I began construction as per the instructions, beginning with the wings.  The ailerons were hinged and the servos add.  One glitch was that one of the quick connects would not tighten on the pushrod, so I found one of a slightly larger diameter from another project.  The wings are really quick to build; hinge the ailerons and mount the servos, glue in the control horns, and that’s it. 

I next checked all the joints in the fuselage and added thick CA to important joints (firewall, landing gear supports, etc…).  Since I am using the Scorpion motor, I had to slightly enlarge the hole for the main shaft, but the mounting holes are a perfect fit.  The motor mount was glued into place using thick CA and landing gear was installed.  This has been a straightforward and quick build so far.  One could easily finish this ARF in one day. 

Last thing done tonight was adding some of the decals, to give it that personal touch.  The Scorpion decals came with the motor and Spektrum decals were ordered separately.