RE: 1/2A Jekyll
I like to get all the control surfaces in place, tape the hardware on, servos dropped in, tank and battery and then slide the firewall around until it balances. So now the firewall is in, blocks for the bottom hatch, top deck and my feeble attempt at a balsa canopy.
Starting to play around with the nose section, needs some trimming still. I like the idea of enclosing as much of the Big Mig as I can, I'm thinking about another bottom hatch to slide the motor in from the bottom, then fight with the throttle linkage and the muffler clipped in place. This is where a bolt on muffler like the 074 would sure come in handy. The nose is narrow enough that even with the needle out, the muffler clip drags sliding the motor back in place. Thats why the hole for the needle is so large, the clips on the NVA stick out too.
I guess I could just saw it off at the firewall and build a cowl.