Yes a HP sometimes the simplest of solutions are the best. And yes I like the idea of cantilevered rails for the servos etc . I have two oldtimers an eighty inch Playboy and a Goldberg Sailplane that were designed with this in mind only in this case with a removable firewall. Heck ya even the popular for a short while, Aircore Trainers use a similar scheme.
Also your description of grafting new front ends to an airplane reminds one of how easy it is in the case of a Senior to do attractive cowls. This especially how easy it is to do a new and much more attractive front end over clunky fiberglass slide overs. Just three blocks epoxied on (cheeks, chin and a nose ring) then a pinch of sandpaper and walla' you find a pretty front end in there somewhere.
John
