Hi Al
I would have agreed before I built the Stearman, but the tecniques employed by the designers, TF included on the Stinson, make it difficult not to use cyno in some parts of the build, What I do is to use cyno where suggested then back it up with a smear of aliphatic applied with a fine brush, works for me, amazing how much quicker you can build. Onward & upward.
BTW joined the RC Builder forum you posted the link for. Didn't cost anything but I can't post pictures, so I've just linked this build to my posts on there.