I've been putting some cosmetic touches to the Smoothie... I didn't like the look of the wing in it's saddle, the fuse just stopped and didn't flow into the bottom of the wing. I ended up adding a small fairing made out of 3/32" balsa and some spackle. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out, I got what I was looking for.

After that was done, (being happy with the way the vertical stab turned out) I shaped the ailerons and elevator. To get an "Old Timey" look, I rounded all the sharp corners on the ailerons and elevator. Once again, I'm very happy with the look that was achieved. After the shaping, I installed and removed the control horns, and filled the nicks that I put in the fuse and wing.

I didn't like the look of the main gear that I was going to use once it was installed on the plane (it's a little tall), so I ordered a new set. Hopefully the new gear will be satisfactory.

It looks like I'm pretty much done, except for the covering. I'll give the plane a once over, fill any new nicks, give it it's last sanding, fuel proof the required areas and cover it. I have some fairly large areas of spackle and I've read somewhere that covering doesn't stick to it well, so those areas will get a coat of Krylon white primer. I did an experiment and covering sticks to that better than cleaned balsa.

I guess that's all for now... Take care, Jerry