Well I'm back! Got to be honest, not much progress over the shortened weekend. I had a ton of "to-do's" pile up while I was away - what's new, right . When I last left this thread, I had just finished the center sheeting on the top and bottom wings. One thing to note (its not that clear in the instructions) - do not sheet the entire bottom wing center like you do the top. Picture1 shows what I mean. I looked at the plans and actually had to scan ahead in the instruction manual to make sure. I guess its somewhat common sense - BUT ...

From there, I attached the rear balsa stick trailing edge. Nothing too difficult - a bit of painters tape and wood glue and time.

After the glue cured, I used a razor plane to carve down the trailing edge to match the slope of the ribs. This tool is awesome. I hadn't been a believer - now I am. I had always heard people say how great these are and never gave it much thought. I picked up one of these over the holidays and boy am I glad. If you've never tried one, you're in for a treat.

BTW, are the blades "special ordered" or can I get them in a hardware store? It looks to take blades larger than a regular razor blade...

So the razor plane made quick work out of the trailing edge. I then removed the excess wood on either side of the wing and then sanded the whole wing down. Not a finish sand, mind you, but an initial sand to get things evened out.

Next up - attaching the wing tips.

Picture1 - Sheeting underside of the top wing
Picture2 - Trailing edge glued on and curing
Picture3 - Wing just prior to sanding and removal of "overhang" on the ends...