Love the HOTS, it's an aeroplane i will never be without. I did a buil thread back in 2010 but there was little interest which supprised me as it's an american design on what's essentually an american forum.
Heres a link to that thread, you might find of interest -
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_96..._1/key_/tm.htm
I'll be following your build with interest, i think we can all learn something from each other no matter how experienced we are.
Take it easy
john