Odd'l Rockets F-18 Hornet Development & Build, Part 3, Wings & Stabilizers

The wings, stabilizers and rudders stayed pretty much the same from the "naked" test models through the bagged kits.

The wings are two piece.

Both the wings and forward fairings are glued together. It helps to set them against a straightedge while the glue dries. 

You can also set a medium weight (like a small paint bottle) over the joint to even things up.

Here's how the wings and stabilizers set on the body tube, directly opposite each other.

For a stable model, the wings are moved back - no space between the front tip of the stabilizer and the rear edge of the wing.

The root edges of the two rudders are sanded at an angle for a better glued fit on the tops of the stabilizers.

The two rudder root edges should "mirror" each other.

Here's how they glue onto the model. The root edge of the rudders are against the root edge of the stabilizers and touch the body tube.

This picture shows the engine mount from the later "show" model build. The test models had the engine mount with the engine hook at the bottom. This was changed to the top when I found it a bit difficult to remove the engine with the two jet engines glued onto the bottom.