That's right Marty, get all that fancy new stuff. You are going to need it if you plan to run against the Macchi.
Ok I took the suggestion of soldering the tail wheel arrangement. Problem is I soldered it on the wrong side. Going to have to wait until Monday to switch it. I did get the tail surfaces hinged and sorted out the throttle linkage. I had the fuel tank all plumbed up with fuel dots all ready to go and found out there just isn't enough room. I had to ditch them and hook the lines to the regulator. To fuel the airplane and release pressure from the tank I'm going to have to pull the lines off at the regulator. I enlarged the cutout around the regulator to make this easier. I'm actually feeling better not having as many connections in the fuel system. I will leave as much length in the lines in case I split one I would be able to just trim the split off and still have enough line.