Ya I hear ya Dave I never liked what Dubro and Aero did to the design. I've wanted to build one sense the 60s, my plane I am building is out if 53. Found the Red Skin in an original kit. But it was pretty bad. The hard wood De laminated from heat I think, but she is original. Sad it's not build able. The die smash is really light, my old eyes can hardly see the in print. And the heat shrunk several pieces, really dried out. Like kindlingwood. It would be a great plane to build, never knew it was offered from Veco. Back to the Tom Tom is about ready to mate the wing to the fuselage and in stall the tail elevator. And push rod assembly. That's going to be a trick, but clevis and adjustable threads on the elevator section. Should be a piece of cake to get it right. Plan on heat shrink, to insure it don't come loose! Great build! AJ