Ken, although the plans call for the stabilizer and fin to be covered before attaching to the fuselage, you are going to assemble the whole thing first and then cover it? That is how you recommend doing it? I am not even going to attempt covering mine until I see you do it. . Although I have attempted twice to assemble the whole frame of the plane before covering (with the PT-40 and the Air Scout) with unsatisfactory results to my liking. Should I attempt it again with the LT-40. I kinda wanna see if it is easier covering before attaching them but I wanna follow your lead also and have a better chance of doing it good for a change.

EDIT - I am probably looking at this as a bigger problem than it is, but I am sorry - that is how my mind works [sm=bananahead.gif] I know it is probably easier to just attach the flying wires and not even worry about tri-stock but I don't really believe they would look good on a trainer (and I don't know how to do them).

I am just going to keep following Ken's thread and I will finish this by Spring.

DECISION MADE: I am following all your advice and I am using tri-stock [1/4"] and covering it with Coverite. The painting would prob have looked worse than the seams would ever look and prob would not have blended well. Now one more question ( I really hope you don't mind): Do you glue the stock all the way the whole length of the fin or end it where the fin meets the fuselage and just glue it to the stabilizer? You guys have helped me make up my troubled mind and I thank you so much for it.