blueapplepaste
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2013
- Messages
- 175
- Reaction score
- 10
So I decided I wanted to do my L1 this year. After 20 years of just LPR, I bought an MPR last year and that was awesome. So naturally, why not go bigger and higher!!
I decided on the Wildman Darkstar Jr - quite frankly I just love the split fin look and thought fiberglass would be a different experience. Waited for the black Saturday sale to order and got all stocked up. It finally came a week ago, so I started the build this past week.
Nothing new here, but wanted to document my build to keep myself honest and because I know I'll have questions along the way.
First up was sanding/rinsing the parts.
I do have to say, the biggest negative I have with this kit was the amount of sanding I had to do to get the parts to fit. Especially the centering rings. Not sure if this is true with all Wildman kits, or just mine, but I probably spent close to 4 hours (~1 hr each!!) to get them to fit the MM tube and body tube. Needless to say, my arms were tired and I was not happy to have to waste so much time.
Parts sanded and cleaned - let the building begin!!:
I decided on the Wildman Darkstar Jr - quite frankly I just love the split fin look and thought fiberglass would be a different experience. Waited for the black Saturday sale to order and got all stocked up. It finally came a week ago, so I started the build this past week.
Nothing new here, but wanted to document my build to keep myself honest and because I know I'll have questions along the way.
First up was sanding/rinsing the parts.
I do have to say, the biggest negative I have with this kit was the amount of sanding I had to do to get the parts to fit. Especially the centering rings. Not sure if this is true with all Wildman kits, or just mine, but I probably spent close to 4 hours (~1 hr each!!) to get them to fit the MM tube and body tube. Needless to say, my arms were tired and I was not happy to have to waste so much time.
Parts sanded and cleaned - let the building begin!!: