diff --git a/src/LPTCManager2026.hx b/src/LPTCManager2026.hx
index b284296..2a2563a 100644
--- a/src/LPTCManager2026.hx
+++ b/src/LPTCManager2026.hx
@@ -21,16 +21,19 @@ import view.MainPanel;
 
 class LPTCManager2026 extends Application {
 
-	private var model:AppModelLocator = AppModelLocator.getInstance();
-	private var services:Services = new Services();
-	private var appController:AppController = new AppController();
-	private var mainPanel:MainPanel = new MainPanel();
+	private var model:AppModelLocator;
+	private var services:Services; 
+	private var appController:AppController;
+	private var mainPanel:MainPanel;
 
 	// private var nav:StackNavigator;
 
 	public function new() {
 		
 		super();
+		model = AppModelLocator.getInstance();
+		services = new Services();
+		appController = new AppController();
 
 		addEventListener(FeathersEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE, onCreationComplete);
 
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ class LPTCManager2026 extends Application {
 		stage.displayState = NORMAL;
 		stage.scaleMode = NO_SCALE;
 
+		mainPanel = new MainPanel();
 		addChild(mainPanel);
 
 		/*mainPanel = new Panel();
diff --git a/src/view/MainFooter.hx b/src/view/MainFooter.hx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70011f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/MainFooter.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package view;
+
+import model.Constants;
+import components.NekoRectangle;
+import feathers.events.FeathersEvent;
+import feathers.controls.LayoutGroup;
+import t9.util.ColorTraces.*;
+
+class MainFooter extends LayoutGroup {
+
+    public function new() {
+		super();
+
+        addEventListener(FeathersEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE, onCreationComplete);
+	}
+
+    override private function initialize():Void {
+		super.initialize();
+        final sw:Int = stage.stageWidth;
+        final sh:Int = stage.stageHeight;
+        final footerWidth = Std.int(sw * Constants.MAIN_HEADER_WIDTH_RATIO);
+        final footerHeight = Std.int(sh * Constants.MAIN_HEADER_HEIGHT_RATIO);
+
+        autoSizeMode = CONTENT;
+		backgroundSkin = new NekoRectangle( Constants.MAIN_COLOR2, 
+                                            0, 
+                                            sh - footerHeight, 
+                                            footerWidth, 
+                                            footerHeight);
+		variant = LayoutGroup.VARIANT_TOOL_BAR;
+    }
+
+    private function onCreationComplete(event:FeathersEvent):Void {
+		traceBlue(this + " --> onCreationComplete()");
+	}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/view/MainHeader.hx b/src/view/MainHeader.hx
index 278eaf6..1b105e9 100644
--- a/src/view/MainHeader.hx
+++ b/src/view/MainHeader.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package view;
 
+import feathers.events.TriggerEvent;
+import feathers.controls.Button;
 import feathers.layout.HorizontalLayout;
 import feathers.layout.AnchorLayoutData;
 import feathers.text.TextFormat;
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ import t9.util.ColorTraces.*;
 class MainHeader extends LayoutGroup {
 
     private var lb1:Label;
+	private  var dBtn:Button;
 
 	public function new() {
 		super();
@@ -46,6 +49,12 @@ class MainHeader extends LayoutGroup {
         l.paddingLeft = l.paddingRight = Std.int(headerHeight * .3);
         l.paddingTop = l.paddingBottom = Std.int(headerHeight * .2);
         layout = l;
+		
+		// Drawer button
+		dBtn = new Button("menu");
+		dBtn.addEventListener(TriggerEvent.TRIGGER, onDBtnPress);
+		addChild(dBtn);
+
 
         // Title label
         lb1 = new Label();
@@ -63,4 +72,9 @@ class MainHeader extends LayoutGroup {
 	private function onCreationComplete(event:FeathersEvent):Void {
 		traceBlue(this + " --> onCreationComplete()");
 	}
+
+	function onDBtnPress(event:TriggerEvent):Void {
+		var button = cast(event.currentTarget, Button);
+		trace("button triggered: " + button.text);
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/view/MainPanel.hx b/src/view/MainPanel.hx
index 7badd7d..17a9789 100644
--- a/src/view/MainPanel.hx
+++ b/src/view/MainPanel.hx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import t9.util.ColorTraces.*;
 class MainPanel extends Panel {
 
 	private var mh:MainHeader;
+	private var mf:MainFooter;
 
 	public function new() {
 		super();
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ class MainPanel extends Panel {
 
 		mh = new MainHeader();
 		addChild(mh);
+
+		mf = new MainFooter();
+		addChild(mf);
 	}
 
 	private function onCreationComplete(event:FeathersEvent):Void {