The Nose Cowl was initially shaped by using a balsa plane and a sanding block. The corners were cut at 45 deg, keeping the surfaces flat and forming a smooth curve forward to the Spinner Ring. The edges were then sanded at 30 deg and 60 deg, again keeping the surfaces flat before sanding the edges again at 15 deg and 75 deg. Finally the remaining edges were sanded smooth, giving the finished profile.



I'd decided to fit a Sullivan Tail Wheel so, before installing the rear underside of the fuselage, I marked and drilled the position of the Tail Wheel and installed 2 Blind Nuts. These overhung the sides of the plywood so I used my grinder to reduce them to size. The underside was then glued in place as per the build manual.



I also opted to use Carbon Main Landing Gear rather than the supplied item. This simply involved drilling the fuselage mounting plate to suit the new Landing Gear rather than as detailed in the build manual.