Looks good, I like it! I will check the nordlocks. I had my muffler shake loose on my OSGT33 so now I check it all the time. As for the soldering and covering, its a great technique, I actually have a separate tip I put on just for that. Two tips if you aren't already aware, when you fire up the iron, do all the openings at once on the plane. I go through the whole thing putting an x with a Sharpie on each spot I need to open, then I just fly right through it. I also try to save some of the larger pieces I remove to use as patch work later if needed. In regards to the horns, here is what I do. Use the iron to remove just the two slots. Then insert the horn all the way flush. Then back it out just a couple hairs. Then lightly cut around the base plate with your hobby knife angling in just a bit under the base plate. Of course being careful not to score too much wood. In the end you should have removed a square's worth just smaller than the horn baseplate, allowing to get 98% plate to wood contact and the extra 2% holds the covering down from peeling. Hope that makes sense, it works for me, been doing it for a long time.
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