Tom,

The Twister is covered in orange and white UltraCote, including the fuselage. I did apply some Cover Grip (by Deluxe) to the forward fuselage plywood doublers, wing tips, and to the wing/fuselage joints to help ensure the Ultra Cote will not loosen in these areas. I thought about adding a fairlead. However, I built it completely stock (except for the landing gear) and did not lengthen the fuselage like a Francherized Twister. The supplied elevator push rod is quite stiff and is so thick that I had to seriously drill out the control horn holes to get it to fit. So far, it has not shown any signs of flexing, even in the tightest loops.

I hope you enjoy the Arizona weather. Definitely better for winter flying. Post some photos of your Buster when you get it finished. I remember when I had to move, I ended up giving away several airplanes and some nice kits rather than move them and have to pay storage costs. I wish now that I would have been able to keep several of them ... R/C Nobler, CG 1/2A Skylane, CG Ranger 42, CG .35 Cosmic Wind, Sig Super Chipmunk, Astron .40 (Bill Evans) etc. oh well...

David