whoa! thanks for the replies guys! awesome!
and yep, theres always something to fix. whether its a $300 arf or a $700 arf.. always something.
everything I wanna do will be on my cmp 109. then I'll call it done. yah right

LOL!
left the rudder frame a little darker so I can go over it(RLM 76) with the airbrush for a nice feathered edge