ok.. I follow now.. I thought when you said "plan on a lot of weight in the tail" that you were telling me I'd need to add weight to the tail... not that there is going to be a lot of weight there to offset up front.

I'm already planning on balsa sticks in place of  the top/bottom sheeting which should save some. I also was going to scratch having the servos in the tail section. I'll get some CF for pushrods and build up some supports to limit the flex due to the added length. The stock wood is also heavy... I'm debating on ordering some contest grade balsa for the tail section only as well....

I remember seeing your plane.. I've actually read through most of this thread prior to starting my build.. lots of good information. I've got an o.s. gt22 and a gt33 that I'm deciding between for this plane... likely going with the gt22. Its on par with the super tiger engines as far as weight is concerned so i'll likely end with a tail heavy plane as well... we'll see how it goes.