With a big wooden crate in the garage and fewer parts left on the storage racks, it is time to unpack the fuselage and get a bit more organized around the shop.

I was surprised at how well the individual parts were packaged in the crate.  I wound up with a massive pile of duct tape, shrink wrap, and paper!  However, I will say that all the parts arrived without a single damaged item.

There are a lot of hardware bags.  I took the opportunity to rearrange my plastic parts bins and finish labeling everything with my label maker replacing the masking tape and marker from the previous builder of the wing kit. It takes a bit of time, but makes finding parts really quick and easy.  It also helped me inventory all the little things.  After unpacking everything, my only issue was 40 AN3 instead of AN4  bolts.  A quick email to Van’s and they were on the way to me.

I put most of the sheet metal parts up on the racks above our garage door — man are those things earning their keep!   I went ahead and pulled down the last parts for the flaps, as those are the next project to work on.  The cabin top was precariously hoisted up to the ceiling for longterm storage  and some new brackets were put on the wall for the rudder and pedal assembly.   Speaking of, the master cylinders were the last pieces I needed to complete the rudder pedals, so I went ahead and installed them according to plans from Approach Control.    These things are a work of art and now they have a nice home until they get installed in the fuse..