I have always been fond of Q500 airplanes. I went straight from my trainer to a Q500 way back in '79. I wish I could claim that I was the father of the shoulder wing, V tail configuration as I had one in '80. I can't really make that claim as the one I built was only flown a handful of times before I hacked off the V tail and put a standard tail on it. The mechanical mixer I used along with the available servos at the time just led to a system that I just could not get to center. My favorite Q500 memory was a fly off race against Rusty VanBaren. With Q500 gaining popularity here in NorCal I'm considering building one and hitting the poles with it. I was thinking of a bad ass build with awesome paint but yours would be hard to match.