The job at hand is to rivet numerous places in the rear bulkhead assembly. I counted them, there are exactly 88 of the little ******s. For me the most challenging part of the build so far has been to set solid rivets properly. I have become reasonably adept an drilling out those that are not up to standard. So much so in fact that as I think I have mentioned, I am fearful of running out of rivets.
Given this I confess that I approached squeezing these 88 with due respect (read fear and trepidation). It is complicated by there being several different rivet types and getting them in the right places requires some concentration. Imagine my surprise when the task was completed without a single oops. Its too good to be true really and my riveting confidence is greatly enhanced. I must say I did take extra care. Now I'm no engineer but it is evident that a good part of the back end of the airframe attaches to this bulkhead. This probably explains why it's very solid and has lots of rivets. This is quite encouraging really for those of us brave enough to go aloft in this ship at some point in the future. Here it is.
The next job is to attach the hinge brackets and bearings to this assembly, some test fitting and then on to the assembly of the tailcone. This sounds like fun!
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