ORIGINAL: gcb
Also, I thought the wing was pretty symmetrical, but now that I look at it, I may have glued it in backwards. Not sure if I did, it's not super obvious (to me, anyway), but if I did, would it be possible to just sand it the way I want it, or am I pretty much screwed? (I get a little too ambitious with my gluing sometimes)
Look at the plans, then look at what you have to determine if it's backwards...upside down? If it is backwards, first question is what type of glue did you use? You might be able to remove it with the correct solvent. Otherwise, round off what is NOW the leading edge and taper what is NOW the trailing edge. It might not fly as well as it could have, but it WILL fly.
Yeah, I used thick CA and plenty of it. That wing isn't coming out without taking half the fuse with it. It's no biggie, I'll do like you said and sand it to the right shape. Luckily this kit was pretty cheap, so I won't be too heart-broken if it doesn't look or perform exactly how I want.
ORIGINAL: gcb
Next kit, read and understand the instructions before setting glue to balsa. (That said, we all sometimes get anxious.)
That seems to be my only issue with this little kit. The plans are nice, but the instructions just seem to be an afterthought. For example, no where in the instructions does it even mention using the airfoil templates. Putting this together isn't rocket science, but for a trainer (possibly somebody's first plane ever), I would concentrate on leaving out no minute detail when telling them how to put together their new plane.
ORIGINAL: paw080
You can buy the original golden bee size fuel tank, or you can epoxy a 3/16" plywood radial engine mount with balsa cheeks for support
I'll probably just buy the fuel tank and put it on there. I would imagine it'll be the easier route to go.
I wanted to thank everybody for their help in answering my questions. I'd let you all know how it flies, but I'm guessing I won't find out until next spring. One last noobie question for now, what size/length wire should I get for my plane, and where's the best place to get it?