I’m not going to lie. Working of the baffles in general was one of the parts of the build that i liked the least. Its iterative, boring, tedious, and sort of finicky. The number of times the cowl goes on and off and on and off is… well a lot. You have to slowly get everything to the right shape. Make sure there are not any puckers, and that the seal will be good. Optimal sealing ensures efficient cooling, and can even reduce cooling drag on the airplane. So its doubly important. Doesn’t mean i enjoy it.

That said, I’m pretty happy with the end result. There is still some work to do, that I’m going to fine tune once its flying and the rubber takes shape a bit better.