Thanks everyone for the compliments!

McLeodAviation, if you happen to unearth that construction article, I'd greatly appreciate a copy! And yes, I'm building from the RCM plans.

I haven't thought too much about the canopy yet, other than to look at the one Wing Mfg. sells. Someone (?) said in another thread that the pinched area at the base of the canopy added an aerodynamic advantage of some sort. I suppose I could boil a vacuform canopy and press the sides onto a dowell. It would be tricky to do without distorting it too much. A carved balsa canopy is maybe an easier route since I'm going to glass and paint the fuselage anyway.

I'm getting ready to shape and carve the wingtips. I'll post more pics tonight of that stage.