We spent the afternoon/evening doing an inventory of the contents of the kit, which went much faster than I expected.  It’s pretty much done, except for chasing down a few parts that may not have made it into the kit.

Earlier today I almost killed myself, at least according to the MSDS contained along side the DMA (Dimethylaniline) promoter.  It claims that I should be dead by now.  It had spilled out of its vial, but while some of it had remained in the double bag around the vial, the rest had escaped into the box (and evaporated?) because nothing was wet.  The fumes when I opened up the promoters box – containing the cobalt and DMA – were extremely intense to say the least.

The DMA promoter didn't make it.
The DMA promoter didn’t make it.

A couple other minor problems: A 2″ crease in one of the pieces of sheet metal, and a kink in one of the fuel lines.  I’m not sure how much fuel line we need, so maybe we can make do with a shorter piece.

Kink in fuel line
Kink in fuel line

Now it’s just tracking down the few items that we’re not sure made the journey.

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Shelves with a lot fewer aircraft parts than I expected!
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The tail crate. The seat pans and doors are visible alongside the fuselage on the right, and the cowl pieces on the left
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Various fairing pieces and the windows are over on these shelves
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Tow bar, bulkhead “A”, the engine mount and firewall blanket, and the instrument panel are tucked out of the way until they’re needed.
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A peek in the wing crate
That's some serious welding!
That’s some serious welding!

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