Duane,

You are exactly right.I cut the nose gear down once already, but it still hits the bottom of the motor mount. There's still about a 1/2" left to be cut off. Boy, you really have studied those early photos of Ed's Simla. I won't be sure until I actually get some color on her,but I think the fuselage is a little thick (top to bottom) aft of the wing to the tail feathers. What do you think?