this is sad news for you... I just finished my moth last night... and I am proud to say it came out beautiful. You have to have a gentle hand with this bird in the building process.... she is very fragile... btw.. that plastic thing you have no idea where it goes, gets glued to the top of the lower wing the tail skid issue, might just throw it away all together and glue in a left over control rod as a prop to support the tail.... its not like it has a real purpose in life except to protect the tail while on the ground... you could also use a popsicle stick here too... check out www.tigermothsquadron.com for more tips too.... hope this helps..