Hi Cars
Are these still around, I don't think that they have been manufactured for a long time, mine is hanging on the wall and has never flown. The covering was very brittle and easily damaged and whilst an impressive looking model I was disappointed with the quality
I cannot help you as there seems to a limited supply of pilot options, most are just boring chest models and if you want a full body you needed to modify the servo layout from the start. I did use a chest model and carved the abdomen and legs from wood for an M12 Pitts that worked well.
If that is the original kit spinner good luck, I was correctly warned and mine cracked just tightening it up.
I was never happy with the cooling arrangement , unless you cut the crap out of the cowling the great big spinner reduces the cooling drastically.
I considered making the spinner an internal fan ducting air through the spinner and back of the plate and I started to build an exhaust that actually ducted out of the blisters on the side but I relocated and work stopped. (too many other models that were easier to complete).
Have you used the kit push rods?
The rods flexed and I didn't think that the rod ends were robust enough and so I actually glued the rods inside the fues (one on the side and the other down the middle). I used these as guides for sleeved pushrods which incidentally then gave me room for a full pilot if I found one although I the pilot will have tunnel between his legs for one of the cable runs.
There were many other changes including as I recall stiffening up the U/C location and some creative installation copied from the Topflite Spitfire to get the wheels further forward. Straight from the kit the wheels were just forward of the CoG and flight reports indicated it had a tendency to nose over on the ground (probably needs back stick when you open the tap).
regards