The Flitfire raffle is only a week away and there's still a checklist of mini projects to finish before the model is ready for its new owner.


The wing struts are not necessary to locate or support the wing. Some even recommend not flying a Goldberg Cub with the non-functional struts in place. Regardless, even a sport scale model deserves them. Here are the components supplied with the kit.


First, I cur grooves in the basswood stick ends with a 5/16" milling bit in a drill press. This could also be done with a hobby knife.


Here, I have fastened a nylon snap bracket with a tiny screw and thick CA. I did this for four sticks.


Then I installed #2 x 1/2" self-tapping screws at the anchor points, Here two wing screws are shown.



I attached two of the sticks to a pair of wing anchors and let them rest against the bottom of the fuselage just behind the LG spats.


Here, I have trimmed the rear stick to butt up against the front one.


I glued them together and installed a snap bracket on the joined end.


After rounding the sticks' edges, I brushed on two coats of WBPU, fine sanded them, and fastened them to this improvised painting fixture.


The prepped struts visited the spray booth for a coat of silver rattle can paint. Snapped onto the Flitfire, this is what they looked like.
You probably noticed the missing windshield. That's next on the checklist.