Progress

James and myself are working on the Kestrel Fighter today. We have managed to install most of the new parts, some of which, due to them being a slightly different shape and/or size that their older counterparts,  had to have some minor tinkering done to get them to fit. 

James tells me that these components often change shape and size when updated as at the time this is done, they are not meant for a craft that is older than five years from the current date and considering how old the Kestrel Fighter is, there is a 95% chance that those parts we had to tinker with, won't be the last. 

I mean, one part we replaced was originally round in shape and fitted perfectly in a similarly shaped space, albeit slight bigger. But now the new component is,  not only taller but is now square shaped.  Getting that to fit was a real challenge. 

There was some colorful language trying to sort that out. On the brightside,  James learnt a few Trill curse words. Mainly Vucgulja (bastard) and Usyug (shit).  I didn't mean to be a bad influence or a potty mouth,  honest.