I quite agree. I recently finished mine and it came in at a whopping 6 1/4 lb, with a Saito 91. I can only point my finger at the wood in the kit and the use of profilm (ultracote) for covering for the excess weight (as well as a couple of oz for the saito).

Against this the few grams that a couple of clevises weigh is not much. I would be interested in how heavy yours comes out at. It still flies very well at this weight.

I kept the rudder servo at the back, so it has a direct link to the rudder.