Unfortunately that meant very little time to build. I did manage to get a couple sessions in and get some momentum on the aileron pushrods. The task was not super difficult although there were a few spots that were tough. 

1. Priming inside the tube – The instructions call for priming instead the pushrods. It describes putting primer inside, and swirling it around. I found that this was just a complete mess. I did my best, but in the end I don’t think the insides are primed. I think this is where a chemical process like Alodine (?) would be more effective.
2. Drilling – drilling the tubes is quite difficult. The drill press bit wants to wander since the surface isn’t flat. To alleviate this we used a wood scrap clamped over the tube to act as a guide. Another challenge is getting the right locations for drilling. First pass I tried to do all sorts of measurements and calculations. Second pass I just used the full scale drawing the mark the locations. Much easier.
3. rivet heads – finishing the rivet heads was a pain. For some reason I thought back riveting would be the way to do it, but really I should have squeezed from the beginning. Even the squeezer was not a perfect solution since it was twisting as I squeezed. In the end, the rivet heads weren’t perfect but will serve their purpose well.

Below are some photos of the activities along with some commentary of the challenges.