Excellent post. I was just thinking of tossing all the monokote since it doesn't work as well as it used to and going to fiberglass. This looks like much better alternative.

Using CF is also very interesting since I like to build strong. However, I don't understand why a person would apply CF on the bottom only. Does it add that much weight or is it a finish issue?

Can't wait to learn more about your painting and graphics techniques. Thank you for taking the time to do this.