Another good day of progress. Started by rounding the leading edges of the nose ribs as per Van's section 5 to prevent creasing in the HS skin when it is riveted on top. With that done it was time to prep and flute most of the rib pieces. After making sure the flanges were square it was time to do some fluting. Another trick I learned along the way is to use a piece of dental floss to help you flute your rib pieces to ensure that the holes all line up. Works great and I highly recommend. You can see in the pictures a before and after using the floss to judge the alignment.

With most of the pieces prepped, I couldn't resist mocking up the entire structure for the first time! A long ways to go still but it's starting to look like a horizontal stabilizer.

Proud papa moment today as I had my son helping to label the parts!