This is where I have done a LOT of work with very few pictures. I worked New Years eve, New Years day but did take Xmas day off for a family lunch. Yes I know I should have gone and done a few hours after that. Slack eh?

I’ve filled and sanded both winglets both sides now. They came out pretty well. After a massive fill I did a 4 hour session and got the four sides sanded using my air sander. Then it needed the usual spot fill and more sanding.

These are my special ‘Hoerner corners’. Which are described in his 1965 book “Fluid-Dynamic Drag”. The maths is beyond me but the pictures are great.

OK, nothing much to see in these photos of the top winglet intersection. There is a special curve in there, you’ll just have to visit the build OK?

The wings have also had more filling and lots of sanding. This left one is pretty close, the right still as a few spots left to finish but its not too far off.

Here are my weapons. The drill attachment with the scotch-brite pads for the initial dulling of the surface.  The red thing that looks like a toy train is an in-line pneumatic sander. Heavy, noisy and eats sandpaper for breakfast At least the cheapo stuff I use tears after a while. This is my essential tool for getting the job done fast and being less popular in the hangar.

These are the sticks of pain and my set of straight edges.

The wings and strake tops are close. Possibly several days more to be done but enough to get going on the other half. Did I mention the undersides need doing too?