Spitmad- I won't be taking pre-orders, but will be taking orders when complete. Approximate cost will be $60 unpainted and $185 painted. Thanks for your interest! Vasek, NEVER underestimate the skills of our fellow RC Modelers. There are TONS of artist out there with Balsa, Fiberglass and glue!
This weekend was a marathon session to get the torso in shape and close to finished. I discovered that I kind of got ahead of myself in some places - like icing the cake before its baked - so some detail had to be deleted to make sure the underlying structure made sense. I redid the scarf and added cloth texture to that. And then on to the safety belts. Wow! Those take time. They have to symmetrical, consistent size and depth...and then there is the stitching. Overall, I am pleased with the result. I really like the bundled safety belts on the shoulders. The break away tape that wrapped around the belt looks very convincing.