I don’t recall all those problems with the die smash parts. But my kit I built was a first run production. Pretty sure of that. My second kit I never built. And still have it. Pretty sure it was one of the last Sterling built. Pat Treedle makes a larger version. I bought that kit after seeing another member fly one it was powered with a OS 50 and really was impressive. The Fool is an attractive bi plane. My first build was in 1968, it was powered with a Fox Stunt 35. I was adjusting my control handle used stainless cables. I think 14s and 58 foot lines. I have always been told to measure your lines from the bell crank to where you grip the handle. Now we teather on your wrist the down side,back then we did not do that. I’ve been out of U Control,but I have several of my planes still and want to try it again. If you fly you crash that’s a fact. But it was fun building and fun flying. I still have my hard point handle. And my old Sig Lines. 55,58,64, measured. I used the copper rap method with thimbles and coated the finished line with ambroad glue. Still looks good no rust at all. I remember I lost my top wing, the lead outs were routed thru the left strut. If I remember when the top wing came off I was trying to do a figure 8. And the left strut went with the top wing. That pretty much was the end of the Fool. I think if the lead out left strut had stayed with the model I could have saved it. AJ