Ed and all,

Take a look at page 1 of this thread. The 2nd post from the bottom has a photo of my soaking jar for the strips that I used to plank the fuse nose. I will do something similar for making the border around the landing gear. After soaking, I will wrap the balsa around a jar or pop can to get a fairly even curve. The strip will be about 1.5 inches wide. I was shown this method by a local modeller and I have used it with success. The CA still works on wet balsa which surprised me. For a strip this wide, I might let the balsa dry against the curved surface before adhering it because I will have to sand the edges to match the curvature of the wing skin.

Mike