Rowarrior, thank you for the tips. I bought my itens at Great Hobbies, including a new pair of vintage wheels for the Nieuport. I am not sure if the wired ones that came with the kit will last too long, the rubber is very dry. Besides, the covered wheels are more scale like.
We managed to master the original aileron mechanism using one single servo inside de fuse. It is working fine, it seems (I hope...). Jim, I will always check the connectors before flight, I hope this plane lasts the next 40 years for sure - my Smith Miniplane is with me since 1998.
Until now, it appears that no extra weight in the nose will be necessary. The receiver and all the servos are installed just behind the firewall, above the tank, and the receiver battery is installed on the firewall.
Sadly, the decals of the Escadrille Lafayette broke into pieces, it was too old. I just bought a new one on Ebay. Hope it will survive the trip to Brazil.
Maiden postponed to February.
Regards!!
