I've been trying for weeks to get the airplane on its gear, but I've had a great deal of difficulty getting usable gear legs, and I'm putting that on hold while I think about how to move forward. The drawings aren't very clear, the gear springs didn't come with instructions, and the instructions another builder provided don't match my hardware, and I am terrible at drilling and tapping usable holes. So I will likely get some more tubes and try again from scratch. Or I may outsource it.
So I have flipped the fuselage back over, which puts it upright and on the tailwheel, and supported by the gear angle in front. I put two panels and their reinforcing strips on today, after a lot of trimming, fitting, sanding, and cleaning. I have to do the complicated buildup between the two seats next, which I might start on tomorrow, or might leave until I get back from Toronto and Wooster.