August 25th

I dinked around with the Vanagon model for a little while, and got it almost finished.  I'm still unhappy with the body being twisted, but Don said it wasn't totally noticeable until I pointed it out to him.  That in mind, I went and bought some shinny silver paint to do the wheels and bumpers.  The acrylic stuff of Vic's has blocked my airbrush twice, so I've given up on mixing that well enough.  Wheels and bumpers painted.

I played with the fairing mount on the YSR for a bit, and I think it's a lot closer than it was.  Still not perfect, but the only thing that shows that is the stay that mounts to the head stock - I might well just put a thick washer under that and call it good :o)

In the evening, I went over to the airfield to play with the electrical problem I'm having on the plane.  Basically the engine information system keeps resetting itself - Ken suggested that it sounds like an earthing problem, so I tried tying the two earths on the instrument panel together.  I went for a quick circuit, and that hasn't fixed it.  I then played with the battery connections, and tried again.  Nope, still no luck, but I think I've figured out what the problem is - the earth from the regulator, seeing as that was the last thing I played with.  Of course, I didn't have the tools necessary to fix any of that stuff, so I called it a night.

August 24th

We barbecued after work, and Vince, Don and Lori came to eat and entertain Tilly.  Tilly was actually quite well behaved, despite being desperate to sit on Don's lap.

August 20th

I started building the van model up a bit, but the body's twisted, and there are a couple of windows missing.  I've tried to get the body to fit properly, but the back's still not looking good, so I clamped in in place so it somewhat fits, and I'm leaving it like that :o(

August 19th

I'd got Gwen to bring her pushbike over, as it needs new tyres.  So, I fitted new tyres to that.

In the evening we went flying, and were up for over an hour.  I did a pretty miserable landing, and I think the wind was doing some weird things, as it seemed to be blowing a lot harder than the AWOS (and windsock) said - it took us forever to get anywhere flying upwind.

August 18th

We watched "The Hunger Games", which I thought was conceptually similar to "Rollerball", just in the woods with medieval weapons rather than rollerskates.

August 17th

We barbecued, and Gwen and Walter came over to play with Tilly. Vince was supposed to be coming over, but didn't show up, so screw him, he can go hungry.

August 12th

Vic dropped the bloody rabbit off at the SPCA, and while she was out I looked at the fairing mount on the YSR - it's holding the fairing too high and  too far out, from what I can tell.  I've drilled the holes bigger to make it easier to relocate, but it's still not playing nice.

We went to lunch with Vince, and as it's Tilly's birthday, got her some special treats, a large beach ball (that she burst) and a bubble maker.  I'd have taken her to the airfield and thrown the frisbee for her for a while, but she's hurt her leg somehow (I can't see anything wrong with it, but she's limping from time to time).

    

In the evening I went and played with the airbrush some more.  I mixed the paint a little thicker this time, and it went on just fine.