Originally Posted by J330

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Covering is baggy and doesn't react like Monokote, it doesn't stick to the wood, it's like Saran wrap. You put it in the truck with tight covering and while it sits outside in the sun at the field, it becomes baggy.

The engine mount already has blind nuts behind the firewall, and the width fits a FX25 or LA40. I found a HP Gold Cup was a perfect fit like my SIG Fazer. FX/AX46 guys, it's a slow down to do the mod, an adjustable mount from Great Planes would help. But if you keep buying things to overcome the shortcomings, where is the value? The wing halves thumbscrew to the sides of the fuselage. Manual goes to an earlier version, I think I got it right.
Wheels are off center, toss them, use Dubro. Spinner needs to be tossed too. All the connector that attach the pushrods to the servo horns do not fit, order a bag of quick connectors from Tower or get out your Z bend pliers, the pushrod will bend 90 nicely, NOT pushrods from Airborne Models, they will crack.

Hatch covers are very thin and crack. Many slits in the fuselage planking is gutted like an EP model. The fuselage length is 4" shorter than a Big Stick 40, yet the wingspan is about the same. Exponential is your friend on elevator.

Nothing keeps the fuel tank in place but a velcro strap, but once you throw together a few ARFs or kits, you know to brace it with popsicle sticks. The fuel tank went together better than Great Planes ARF tanks do. I had to trim the fuselage so the tailset would lay 0 degrees horizontal.
6 hour build time as stated.

Under the servo tray is a straight shot to the landing gear block. You have to install that tray, so step 1 would be to convert it to a taildragger. I'm considering right now doing same.