Alright...

the glass work on the flying surfaces is done. I glassed in two layers starting with a 1" strip at the wing joint of 4 oz cloth followed by a layer of 3/4 cloth. On the wing top, the glass spans the width of the fuse including the wing fillets. This provides a nice wide swath of glass but keeps it concealed by the fuselage. On the bottom, the glass spans the width of the bellypan less 1/8" on each side to allow the bellypan walls to bond directly to balsa and keeps the joint gapless and smooth.

I find that using tape to delineate the desired glass width helps. Further, if the glass is cut at the edge of the tape and removed with the tape while the resin is still curing, the tape comes off much easier. I do it when the resin is a touch tacky and still elastic.

While glassing I also went ahead and sealed the wood of the retract wells with laminating epoxy thinned with alcohol. This will allow primer and paint to be sprayed directly.

The wing of course has been mounted via two dowels in the front extending into F2 and two screws in the rear passed through oak dowels inserted in the wing and drilled out to pass the 10-32 nylon bolts.

Aside from the bellypan, that pretty much completes the wing prep. Once the resin has cured overnight, I'll proceed with the wing fillets (here's where I have to make sure the wing is square wrt the fin) and then the bellypan. With that complete, I'll then move back to the empennage starting with the stab installation, fixed rudder portion (and torque rod!) and permanent installation of the fuse rear bottom (still free in order to install a couple of tail section inserts and secure the stab from the inside).