Thank you Rick, Alexis, Stephen and Guieppe for your kind words. They are much appreciated.
While the primer and PC10 were drying, I did a little more work on the rest of the tailplane.
The upper stabilizer is well on the way. I used very thin but very strong double-sided tape to stick the skin to the balsa core on both sides. I applied a 1mm half round styrene profile on the leading edge for a sleek finish.
The tips are ready to be faired and tapered, and then the rib-strips are next.
After that, the location points for the struts, rudder pivots, fin brackets and elevator control cables will be made and the rib-strips applied.
I will also make a new jig for the upper and lower stabilizers (similar to that for the rudder and fin) to get the rib-strips aligned.
Then it will be sanded, polished and primed for the first time.
I made a little jig to help me get the hinges and hinge-slots for the elevators evenly spaced and aligned and a few templates to make sure the rounding and the tapering of all the tips are the same.
I prefabricated some of the parts I need for the elevators and lower stabilizer shortly. The parts that are on the inside are not shown here, but the build-up will be similar to that of the fins and rudders.
I'll be back.
Willem