There's always a time in a build where you have what I call "that boneheaded mistake". If you're like me, you have several of those moments over the course of a build . Well here's my first one.

The next step is to add the cap strips - no problem. Like an assembly line, I cut a cap strip for every rib, like I did on the top wing... that's right, every rib. [:@] Now, for those of you who already figured out my mistake; good for you, you're quicker than me. I figured out my mistake when I added the cap strip to the first W-1T rib on the bottom (remember the top's been done for days). Then it dawns on me - "Hey Bonehead, how are you going to sheet the middle section of the wing with those caps strips in the way!" [:'(]

"Oh fudge", as Ralphie would say ...

Too late to do much now. I add the cap strips on the bottom where they should go while trying to figure out my strategy for sheeting the middle portion of the top and bottom.

Take a look at picture1. This is the top wing after all the cap strips were applied. Looking back at my earlier post about the sheeting and possibly adding scrap to come down to the main spar should have been a clue to me ... hey you're gonna sheet that later anyway. It never hit me till now. Argh!

So, here my solution. I added little braces under the cap stripped W-1T ribs so I could insert sheeting between the cap strips (picture2). Yeah, this is going to add some weight, but not much - and this was easier than removing the cap strips and sanding down CA. Next I cut the sheeting to fit the gaps. I took my time measuring and sanding to get as close to an exact fit as I could. I CA'd the sheeting down onto the tabs and used Titebond for the edges (since I am going to be sanding). I think this will end up being okay ...



Picture1 - Caps Strips on Top Wing - DO NOT Cap Strip the W-1T Ribs
Picture2 - Added braces for sheeting
Pciture3 - Sheeting added to top ... waiting for titebond to cure. A little sanding and this just might workout.