The Plywood Hornet...And...The Canadians are in Town

Can't remember if I've posted about this before so, if so, please forgive any repetition...I tend to lose track of stuff lately!

Our local airshow date (May 11th) is closing in, and it actually looks like one of our more 'grassroots projects' WILL be finished in time (I was starting to wonder).

One of the acts scheduled to appear is a Canadian F-18 demonstration team, along with our good friends the Canadian Snowbirds.  I'm starting to think that, if not for the Canucks, we couldn't have any military acts!

Since we'd already built a Baby Snowbird a couple years ago,  it seemed only proper to give it a companion in the form of a Baby Hornet, also marked in Canadian livery.

The project has now been turned over to our very capable artist, and sometimes receptionist, Morgan, who's charged with painting the beast, AND doing some restoration work on the Baby Snowbird's paint as well.











Taxi-testing the F-18



Today, Morgan decided that the Baby Hornet should be brought into our airport lobby to allow her to cover the phones and, start etching the paint scheme on our plywood fighter.  It looked a lot smaller out in the hangar, and barely fit as we tack-assembled the thing in front of her desk.

Morgan etches the outlines of the Baby Hornet's markings.



She's also responsible for the Hornet's crazy-realistic instrument panel.





SO, this time next week, it ought to REALLY be looking sharp, and we already have golf cart owners offering to tow it around the ramp on airshow day (I'm sure that it's rumored mission as a beer cooler caddy has NOTHING to do with that)

Anyway, 'till more goofyness happens...Hornet Builder Kim...signing off.......