Well, that is one nice thing about building a kit. If you wish, you can cut the elevators 60%/40% and the ailerons 30%. Side area looks good, I think the pic is deceiving. Plus, it is short coupled and that alleviates the need for a full flying stab.

My concern would be the weight, not versus the wing area but the fuse side area. However, too light and a real-man's blender might rip it apart. Also, the extra weight can really increase the solidity in harrier/elevator mode and an elevator can be frustratingly horrible with too little weight to give a real drop to the airplane.

Carden versus ARFs? I like ARFs but have never been as pleased with any as much as what I can create with a few weeks in the shop. I would not worry about Carden losing business to ARFs. People, including me, love the format of their kits and the solidity of the finished product. Their flight characteristics speak mounds for the designs.

Getting over excited? Well, why not? New airplanes will always excite me to having dreams about them.

Mark

Mark