Please do a checkerboard nose and striped spinner!

I'm in awe of your craftsmanship, but your ambition is a close second as an attribute. Painting complicated graphics in hard to maneuver places is one thing, but to be restoring a pickup simultaneously is next level, and juggling a few major projects at the same time would probably send me to the asylum. All those moving parts! "What did I buy this stuff for? The Cherokee or the Piper?"

Ya .... the pile of projects is mind numbing. Will likely be doing a checkered spinner and rudder... the scheme as is in the pictures today is what my buddy wants... it could change.
Lou IV is another 51 some of the design was "appropriated" from

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Nothing like painting an airplane, but a big honey-do.

We took apart the garden fountain, cleaned it, drained all the water, pulled the pump. I was "allowed" to lift the 2,000 pound off the base and set it on the ground. Well OK, maybe 100 pound statue.

Then I had to get the koi pond ready for winter. Thet meant pull the pump out, hose it off, and all the filters. The real mess was the bottom of the box the pump sit in. It had about 3 inches of fine crumbs of alga. Impossible to pick up bu hand.

So out comes the shop vac. Hook up all that, get electricity to it, And suck out the crud. The put it all back together, fire up the pump, and lots more water flow! Score.

Then I was pointed to the attic to pull down the pond cover we made 15 years ago. It does a good job of keeping the leaves out of the pond.

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The Koi pond in summer

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Said water fountain.

A pia is a pia. Occasionally there is enjoyment in the task ,but most times the reward is the accomplishment of completing the job.

Beautiful! My pond is about due for a cleaning. Fortunately (or unfortunately) racoons recently ate most of my fish. Therefore, I don't have to catch and store during the cleaning.

I was gonna post about rebuilding my address marker at my cabin until I saw the post about building a P-51. Never mind.

You should post it, there’s a better chance one of us might need to do an address marker than build a P-51; as cool as it is.

^^^ How much ;)? I'd have dropped them in yer pool for free ... good practice trees :D

This thread is overwhelming when I visit ... I got nuthin' to add but a donor F150 and more RESPECT to you craftsmen :)!

Im only painting an airplane my partner built... over 40 years... I dont build them.:D
Plenty of stuff gets posted here with pics and im willing to bet a steak lunch we all learn from each other..
Plus I find it motivating to have a journal to report to. Its way easier than the Google tube.

Bracketry. It's a way to get through all the podcasts that I want to listen to, plus it gives me a chance to work out fixtures for glue-ups. (Not near as cool as painting squadron markings on an RV-4, or building pagoda-shaped gazebos, but it keeps me busy and gets s#it off the garage floor.)

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Obviously, you could build 'em if that was what you wanted to do; your knowledge and skill level is way high.

Every fall I have them over, they did the half acre yard for a little over $3k.
I like that they use a ladder and only use their shoe spikes on the very top of the tree trunk.
Yes the pool was mess afterwards. ;)

Lowered the CG and added mechanical grip to the race car.
Race next week, new set up and new engine.
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Washed and waxed my late Mom's '08 Taurus with only 21,551 miles.

Used the Griot's Garage spray on ceramic wax.

Can't even tell a difference that original finish is so nice....lol......

Well, I know that ceramic wax is going to help with preservation anyway.

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Today I did just more maintenance.

I did my 390,000 mile oil change, oil filter, chassis lube, fuel filter, and air filter on the El Camino.

I took it on a test drive and I swear it felt like the engine ran better with more power. Gotta be my imagination.

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I accidentally popped the front and rear trunk switches on the Cayman so they were unusable. Looked at youtube to see what removal looked like. Easy peasy partly because the last person in there did not tighten the two bolts that held the panel assembly in place. I fixed the switches by putting the dislodged white plastic caps back in place. Switches are now super light effort and the panel assembly is properly secured in place.

I wonder what other shoddy repairs I will find in the future.

I love getting crap off the floor! It is absolutely motivational.