Boogie - I know its supposed to be a heavy model, I dont want it as a primary 3D machine, just a little fun thing to blast around with for fun and really wring out. I dont like HS-81's for controls on gas planes, Hitec told me right out that they are designed for gliders and the vibration of the engine when used for anything other than throttles will strip them out quickly. My brother and I put one on each aileron of a .20 sized plane and they were missing teeth within 10 flights... with slightly oversized strip ailerons. Switched them out for metal geared ones and so far they're fine. Maybe HS-85's? havent even really looked into it much yet. Why do you frown on the tuned pipe idea? I want a big prop, fairly low pitch to still fly the plane within its realm of safety speed-wise. I want it to tumble good and hover, thats about it... and be a bucket of fun o'course

Beardking - The cowl is 2pc as well as each wheel pant, dont think I'll be using either, very flimsy, but its a little plane too I guess and they are trying to keep an already too heavy (from what I hear anyways) plane as light as possible. I want it to be as light as possible without weakening it, thats why I'm leaving that stuff off. Otherwise, everything fits fairly well and builds extremely easy, I've been working on it in my free time for a couple months and its just about done. It could easily be built in 2 weeks. Foam wing, just waiting for glue to dry there to go on to the next step takes more time than anything (using foam safe glues). It is set up for one aileron, could be set up for two fairly easily as long as you keep them inboard enough to stay on the sheeted area. Dont think you'd want them out too far either because the wing is solid foam, you'll have to auger holes through it somehow for the servo wires and keeping them close would make this easier. I dont know if I'm going with 1 or 2 aileron servos yet. I'll post a pic of the wing so you can see what I'm talking about, it is partially sheeted with cap strips for the "rib" look.

Brian