These days, kits all seem to be foam, and that is not a bad thing. However, I started this hobby on some good ole' fashion balsa.

I have not built a kit from balsa in soo long my wife mentioned to me the other day I needed to start building from "kits again."

Well, I whipped out a AlienAircraft's Kit 304 - The Dragon Seaplane and started building..

Well, my first squirt of CA left me with a horrible headache. Several years ago the wife and I suspected I was allergic to CA, well, she did her "toldja so dance" so I pulled out some wood glue and went to town..

Ahh.. the smell of wood glue!!





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Ok, so the big bag guy towards our CA is moisture. Moisture in the air is what kills our CA..

An easy way to keep our CA alive a little longer is to try and remove the moisture in the air.

I ran down to Wal-Mart and picked up a Sterilite 12 cup container and a couple bags of rice. I've also been saving the silica packets that come with all sorts of electronics. I knew they'd come in handy someday.

So.. Get your container with a gasket..



Throw your silica (if you've been saving it) into the container..



Pour your rice in..

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