It all starts with a big box and a lot of parts....
No clue of the all the work that is to be done. :-)
Started with the retract mechanics, lot's of puzzling and modifying the plywood to make it work smooth.
Saved some weight on the wood construction where possible, it all counts at the end.....

Box content, looks a lot of work.

Building a Vario Bell 230 1/7 800 Size model
Starting from a second hand fuselage
Installing additional glassfiber layer for sufficient groundplate stability.
Adding a Carbon / Kevlar layer for the Lipo compartiment.
Using Aerosyl to make a very thick and light filling epoxy compound.
Closin...

Heli Center Berlin Fuselage
Align T rex 800 mechanics / Axon FLB system
PSG 5 blade ridgid rotor head
Hacker Turnado motor Kontronik ESC
12S 5000 Li po
7.1 Kg total weight

FRH mechanics , Hacker Turnado BL motor , Kontronik ESC.
Ridgid rotor head.
Modified 4 blade 55 ° ofsett tail rotor