Spent more time getting the empennage to fit better and line up. Discovered that the leading edge of the rudder needs some filler pieces to have a straight and consistent gap along the hinge line. Also discovered a piece of original fairing to close the gap between the stabilizer and the fuselage. At least, I expect that is what this piece is. There's only one but it fit the LH side perfectly. I also found what looks to be the fairing between the fin and the stabilizer. No pics of that. Doing some further research tonight, I discovered a photo that I'd seen before but long forgotten. This was taken by Ray when he first received the project. I'm grateful he was so diligent with his photos. The picture shows some of the blockage used to support the stabilizer. See attached. I'll have to dig into the collection of parts and pull these blocks to test fit everything. Again.