| Barry
I can describe the wing making process for you and I've dredged up some very low quality pics that are nevertheless informative. This is just the way I do it.
In the first picture I've made the wing prototype from pywood ribs with square tube steel spars and round steel pipe leading edge.
In the second picture I'm covering that wing with Ceconite but linen or cotton would do.
In the third picture I'm painting the wing with 2 pack paint after doping with clear dope to tighten.
In the fourth picture I've made a melamine finish mdf flange about 75mm wide and held it just below the centreline to provide the pattern for a flange around the mould. I've sponged pva release agent onto the wing & flange to stop them from sticking to the mould.
In the fifth picture I've gelcoated over the wing to make the mould, and applied several layers of glass, and I'm now attaching a stiffening frame to the mould.
In the sixth picture the moulds are now made (I'm assuming you can think your way through the repetitive process of moulding the bottom side of the wing) and I've gelcoated the mould (after pva release agent applied) ready to lay up the first wing. You can see I've blanked off the wingtip I don't need.
In the seventh picture I've applied about 900gm/sq metre of chopstrand matt.
In the eighth picture I'm making the square steel tube spars for the port lower wing by mating them directly to the fuselage wing fittings.
In the ninth picture some spars are laying in the wing.
In the tenth pic I've put some foam stiffeners (covered with glass strips) to stiffen the rib areas of the wing.
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