Thanks all for the advise, I think Ill try to pratice covering on the trainer itself if its not to hard to recover. Im still deciding which trainer I'd like to build. Theres a million different kits so I have alot of reading up to do. Im not worried about any time limit, the winters in New England are plenty long enough. As for the peice of crap plane I ordered the only reason for getting it was that its- 1)complete and really RTF, 2)cheap, I paid $95 for a new one, 3)when crap hits the ground I wont be as frustrated as I would if it was something I put alot of hard work into. But thats why Im here, for opinions. I'd like to buy a kit at my LHS and maybe get a few tips there, then buy the building accessories online, Tower has "Building & Field Equipment" group to make getting everything all in one shot.

thanks again, Chris