I didn't do the fairing of the landing gear. Harry Higley's BIPLANES book uses the Smith as one of his projects, he details a good way to set up the cabane assembly. The book's well worth having anyway. Mine was in Monokote and applying the red sunburst over the white base was a huge hassle, I think Ultracote would be much easier.
I just loved this model, the way it looked and how well it flew! Wishing you the best with yours.
Here it is flying along the Continental Divide near Salmon, Idaho.