RE: LT-40 Century Model
Bob,
Below is mine; four years old, 200+ flights, and still going strong. It has trained a half-dozen people, and will be used by yet anoither fledgling today.
I rescued a tired old 48 Surpass from my brother's junk pile, replaced the bearings, and it made a new plane out of the LT-40. Not as much grunt as the .46 two-banger I had in there, but the model seems a bit more 'majestic' now. Consider a four-stroke for yours.
Check out the spreader bar soldered to the gear legs. A half-hour's work saves much grief down the road.