Yes, Minn and I disagree on whether to hinge first. I prefer to hinge first and then cover. I do this so that the piece of covering that is used to seal the gap is under the covering when you cover the plane. Follow these links to see how I did this on the LT-40 build thread that I did a couple of years ago. It''s really not that hard to do it this way. Minn''s just trying to make me look bad!!!

In my [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3439708/tm.htm]Pay It Forward build thread!! LT-40 build [/link] thread I addressed sealing gaps in the thread. You can find the sections in the build by following these links.
Aileron gap sealing starts here:
[link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5398504[/link]
Rudder/Elevator sealing starts here
[link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5589251[/link]

Ken