a little bump for this thread and a bit of a update on my progress, been really busy and progress has been slow I also had some trouble getting balsa wood for a while our local hobby shop is going out of business and I bought a whole pile of sticks and sheeting they had left over.
took your advice and beefed up the contact point on the turtle deck and still needed to scavenge some balsa from the old fuse top it came in handy since it was pre bent, also did some work on my canopy mount areas just about ready to cover the fuse after a little bit of sanding and maybe a bit of filling here and there.
ppl lol