Before I get into all the negative things about today I want to say that I haven't given up on my Top cap yet.
Ok Here Go's

As I completed final assembly I tried to fix what I think is weakness' with this kit.

I went out to the farm shop and made a new tail wheel wire which will actually last more than 1 flight.
I threw all those low quality hinges out and replaced them with pinged hinges, which by the way i managed to get CA on as I pushed them in and now I'm fighting with stiffness.
Put in a new fuell tank which I am kicking myself for not putting on the opposite side of the engine
I also put a eye screw in the top of the fuse at 4 and 3/4" to balance the plane by. When I tied it up however the screw ripped out of the plane.
Ok so now I'm ready for first flight after playing with trim settings and all and I realize that the 46 fx I bought on here a while back has seen better days and needs a new sleeve. It dies shortly after takeoff and as I try to turn back into the wind the plane stalls and comes down with a little more authority than i would of liked. Bent Landing Gear
Gear is straightened in the vise and fx is replaced with an old loyal supertigre, mounting holes need to be reamed out a bit.
Start up the Supertigre and realize the crankshaft is bent and even thoguht she purrs like a kitten she needs help so that is another 1/2 hour wasted. why didn't I notice the bent shaft?
Meanwhile the pull pull wires seem to be loosening up in the fuse and need attention.
What else....you mean that's it? I must be forgetting something.


Anyway this is where I stand now, cleaned up the plane and checked everything over. Pulled out the supertigre and I'm trying to decide if I should ream out new holes yet again and mount my Rossi 45 which has a wider case by the way. Also it is alot heavier than the previous 2 engines (feels like it anyway).
Has anyone actually laterally balanced this plane and if so how?
I also need to put clevise on the servo end of the pull pull wires which is opposite of what the instructions (Sue Do Koy, by the way) tell you to do.

Can someone remind me why we love this hobby? I'm hearing it from the wife for spending all day and most of the night "playing" with my plane. Good thing her and the kids are asleep now, anyway back to the basement...

Thanks
Jerry