...absolutely stunned.

So the plane is now finished in terms of building. Photo below shows it done. Ailerons are on the ground as I haven't yet cut the hinge slots in the wing trailing edge. Only bits missing are the wing tips, they will go on once covered.

OK, so why am I stunned? Well, I put it on the scales. Then moved the scales round a bit. And tried it again. I put other weights on the scales to check they were working OK. Weighed it again. Checked in the kit box to ensure I had included everything, and nothing was still to be done. Nope, only conclusion I can come to is that the weight is correct.

609 grams!
Thats a shade under 1 lb, 5.5 oz!

Not quite sure where the other 1/4 lb has gone compared to Hercmate's and The Baron's. Did I get lucky with lighter wood? Am I a builder extraodinaire? Or have I missed something vital? All this saving is in the fuz, as the wings are a shade under 10 oz, the fuz is 11.5 oz.

Anyway, my thoughts on the Capiche build:

- Certainly one of the easiest kits I have built. No, it IS the easiest kit I have built. In all other builds I have always come across something which I have found tricky, and have always ended up changing things for one reason or another. Not the Capiche, it is built absolutely stock.

- Also one of the quickest I have built (close run thing with the Glens Models Cap 58!QUOT!). Only just over four weeks since getting it, and two of those weeks, I was very busy at the office slowing me down.

Er, well thats about all I can say really. Thats the trouble when things go this well.[8D]

Right, well I'm off to have another look in the box to see if I have missed anything, and carry on covering (wings coming along nicely).