[WWI] Aaaaaaaargh!

[Crawford Neil]

Well done Rick, shows moral fibre! Sens-moral of this story is to take 
lots of photos, especially before you add the last two wires.
/Neil C.
Ps. Been there, done that!



>Don and Mike,
>You have given me the opportunity to admit a recent disaster that I
glossed 
>over! While building the Eduard Albatros DIII for IM I was 2 wires away
from 
>finishing when a couple of wires popped loose. I removed them, and 
>RE-Drilled the locating holes. I was beginning to start the
re-attachment 
>when I heard a snapping sound. The Cabane strut on one side broke due
to the 
>force of the rigging pulling to one side! I got so frustrated As the
wing 
>cellule collapsed that I tore the upper wing off. This was after 3
months on 
>and off of building! The amazing thing is that I saved the interior,
used 
>another DIII kit, and built another one in less than 1 month :-) There
you 
>have it, the rest of the story, as I figured Matt didn't want another 
>"disaster while building " article for IM :-)
>Rick G.