1/4 scale Jet ranger

want to post my build here and try out the chapter feature.
I wanted to build a 1/6 scale cobra and started the design work to be ready for next season and take with me to helistorm next year. unfortunately, work told me that the fall and winter months were going to be a very heavy workload for me with lots of tight deadlines and I felt that i may not have the time or mental bandwidth to complete scratch project by march, i did not want it to become a chore since this is what we do to relax, not add to stress. my ever understanding wife allowed me to order a fuselage instead in the hope that i could just focus on the fun parts of building rather than making sure i met strict deadlines at home with the design, molding and build of a helicopter. she let me get a vario 1/4 scale jet ranger to build instead. best case scenario i would like to build my own mechanics and rotor on some newly acquired CNC machines in my garage with the ace in my pocket that i could buy stuff off the shelf should the timeline become an issue.

In houston there are lots of warbird events, about 1 every other week during summer. so wanted this heli to be military. i wanted to stay away from drab green because its boring on the jet ranger, unless its decked out like a kiowa worrior. i have not seen to many TH-67s done so i figured i would go for that model. also, the TH-67s have the same type of non-blown out glasswork the kit comes with.
I started on the woodwork and have attached some obligatory shots of the fuse as it came to me.

looking forward to hit the ground running.