The elevator tips are somewhat of a better fit than all of the others, although there will still be plenty of filler used to eventually smooth them out. These attach with pop rivets, although I still don't love how little material there is for the pop rivets to hold onto. I will probably also use either proseal or epoxy/glass as a secondary bonding agent just to help the pop rivets out a bit. The fiberglass holes wallow out a decent amount once they are countersunk, which means that there's just not much meat left for the rivets to grab onto when they expand. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Just like on all of the other tips, I had to scribe and cut down the flanges to make them fit up against the outer ribs of the elevator.
Each elevator counterbalance arm gets a lead weight nested in the inside and outside against the ribs. The outside weight will be covered up by the fiberglass tip, but the inside weight stays in the open. It's a little unsightly, but a necessity so that after you've painted you can drill holes in the lead to remove the appropriate amount of weight to neutralize the control surfaces. I cut down all of the weights to fit in the spaces, but I can't find the bolts I need to attach them. I guess Aircraft Spruce gets yet another order from me. I'm sure once I receive the bolts, I'll find the ones that came with the kit 4 years ago.
