ORIGINAL: TedMo
The T6 you mention is an ambitous project for someone new. Anyhow in answer to question about sheeting part of wing. Very good idea. To do so a very good and easy way is to cap strip the ribs to make them equal to sheeting. Use 1/4 inch wide cap strips same thickness of sheeting you use. On the size wing you contemplate I would use 3/32 caps
Thanks for the comment on the T-6. Before I jump into that particular project, I plan on building the House of Balsa 35" wingspan electric version of the T-6 to allow some practice, etc. Would you suggest I build other planes before getting into the big T-6, or is the flying experience the problem, or both? I think I am humble enough to listen to people especially that have seen my fly as to when to move up. Building a plane and not flying it a couple years to allow my skills to improve is fine. I realize I could build other planes...
Maybe I won't sheet the wings but I still would value the knowledge: do you shave down the rib to accommodate the strip then? Why not use a wider strip or is there a chance of splitting the sheeting?