Right wing primaries

     I spent some time out on the bench today, thinning the body, further defining the legs, and starting to carve the wing feathers.  I started on the right wing, for no particular reason.  First, I used a flat-end carbide cylinder bit to define the overlaps on the upper and lower surfaces, and refined the shapes of the feather tips to reflect what I have studied on the plans and in images I have collected.  I then used a flame-shaped bit to shape the bodies of the feathers, and thin the ends.  The result is shown in the photos below.

    The carving is still quite rough, but I have proven to myself that I can still do feathers.  The wing is a little thick, but I think I can reduce the thickness, especially at the feather tips and edges.  I plan to thin the wing in the area of the secondary flight feathers, since they, like the primaries, are in a part of the wing that is only one feather thick.