I was going for riblets they whole way through empennage until it actually came crunch time. I had ordered a second trim tab a while ago because I had suspected this was going to be an issue. For kicks I decided to give the spare trim a try. I fabricated a wood block, bent the tabs, and it came out pretty good. I felt confident enough to try it again on the 2nd trim tab and the result was excellent. Finally I bent the tabs on the elevator and couldn't be more pleased. In fact, it might even be the best and cleanest part of my whole empennage
![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
The trick for me was go slow, think and make sure the bend had a radius to it.