The first thing to do is to get the fuselage on it's gear. Here it is on it's main gear. (I apologize for the blurry image. Not sure what happened!) I had some issues installing the shock struts. Not surprisingly, they're not identical. So when I got them back from the powder coater, I had lost all left/right markings and indications. Then when I assembled them, I apparently put the bottom left part with the top right part (and vice-versa). It took some time to get them all sorted out again. Also, I noticed it's true what they say about working at the hanger. Things seem to take a lot longer because there's so much socializing going on!
Total Time: 18.5 hrs.