Firstly, VG, great looking DVII. Second, you are correct about the amount of time the strut fairings take. And, those things are fragile. But, I've gotten the landing gear fairings cut, sanded and glued. Started on the cabane strut and maybe they will be glued tomorrow. I plan on getting everything glued in place and glassing the bunch at one time.
Since you mentioned painting the Maltese crosses, this is what I did last time. I made a pattern out of ply and used it to cut sticky paper. I like the idea of painting them with a brush, but I tried that on the Solartex last time with poor results. Rattle cans for me. Now, I will be painting olive over Solartex with a brush, but that's supposed to look streaky. Should come naturally to me.
