I brought the right wing panel back in shape, did some sheeting work, outboard servo rail/sheet installation, LE and have the wing panels ready for the installation of the TE, wing tips and ailerons.

I discovered that I had made two pushrods back in '97 using threaded steel rods and wood dowels; one of which has the requisite Y at the rear for the split elevators I had settled on back then. Not the lightest linkage by far but I might stick with the Y rod for the elevators as it looks decently made and it saves me from having to rig up another from glass or carbon tube. I always have that option later if desired. The model design is such that I suspect the AUW will be rather low so a little penalty on the rod might not be too serious.

For the rudder, I'll probably not use the equivalent rod I made and instead go with a P-P setup.

Once the TE, tips and ailerons are installed, I'll move onto the wing/spar reinforcement using balsa stick in a zig-zag fashion (stronger than sheet shims) and the cap strips on the ribs. After that I should be to join the panels after a final sand.

more to come...