It was a marathon of construction today, but I'm finally done for the weekend. Both wings are mostly complete - stringers and dihedral brace are still needed for wing #2, and then I can really see how my ideas for making a 2-piece wing will work. I'm very impressed with the quality of the kit so far, and the only confusion surrounds how the wings are joined if following the instructions for a 1-piece wing. There is plenty of carving and sanding ahead, but that'll wait till later.
One way I judge the quality of the kit is by how the parts line up. Here you can see how straight it all turned out. Granted much of that is due to keeping it straight during construction and allowing the glue to cure, but the kit manufacturer gave me accurate parts to start with. You can also see a little damage I did to some of the ribs while sanding the redwood spar a bit.
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It's minimal and on the bottom of the wing, so at least it won't be super visible. Plus I'll go back and cap a few ribs so they can be sanded back to the original shape.
I tried for one of those "artsy" shots I've seen others do, but couldn't get the stupid iPhone to focus on ALL the ribs instead of just one. Either way you can still see how all the pushrod holes line up nicely. The kit calls for a servo mounted in the center of the wing, connected to the ailerons by pushrod and bellcrank. No thanks, I'll go ahead and create a servo tray in each wing. Tentatively I'll go with a short pushrod to control the aileron, but maybe a pull-pull setup would be good for a change...?