Crossing the SEFF finish line here folks...
Battery tray installed at an angle. The horizontal former acts as a front hold-down for the top of the batteries and I used a piece of triangle stock on the top and aft portion as a means of allowing the screws to angle into the ply plate. I'll likely be putting holes in this to shed some weight but its in there and two screw to remove it makes it easy. Needs a strap too.
Boost tab linkage. Yes, its bulky. I opted for something more robust out of safety concerns. If something were to break or even come loose it would cause some flutter in the elevation plane. Never a good thing. Still, its there and something I've never done before.
Battery hatch has two pin hinges. I cut a small recess into the wood and used CA to secure the hinges. Cut the excess so that my meaty hands will not catch on anything and rip them off. Additional trimming on the hatch allows perfect open-closure with zero binding. Single rare earth magnets on the fuselage and hatch hold things together.
Here, I've installed the wing to start a systems check and open up the gear doors to install the oleos (both are painted now). You can see how the hatch is fairly well-concealed with the slight gap looking more like a panel line. Just a few touches of paint on the hinges completed the look.
Whats left? Well I got all the paint touch ups done and I'm really happy with how she is turning out. I did plug her in and noticed that the cowl flaps needed a quick adjustment. Pop off spinner, prop, cowl and it was done. Tail gear retracts perfectly. I need to label things a bit better... I plugged in the main gear doors to the bomb drop channel.
and somehow did not plug in the bomb drop. I think I'll also cut the nylon bolts as they are really long and the extra length serves no purpose. I did bust out the scale but it was acting up and I do not trust the reading so I'll look in on weight later.
So with all of that I have just a few things to do this evening.
Rear canopy installation
Oil cooler grills
Systems check/ CG check/ weight check
The rear portion of the canopy will take some time. I need to fabricate some brackets that will be epoxied to the lower front of the canopy to bolt onto the slide mechanism. The rear guides will be easy once that is done. Just a couple of holes and epoxy the guides in place. A few odds and ends here and there but nothing major.