I’m building a Great Planes Venus 40 also. I bought it on a whim; it looks like my old kit built Ultra sport 40, which is 10 years old and still flying. The plane’s parts are flawless, the covering will start to sag a little when the humidity drops due to air conditioning, and the water leaves the wood. It’s got regular mono cote, so just turn up the iron and have at it, it will smooth right out. I have built a few planes in my time, I’m not exactly a hack, but I don’t build them this good. Watch the leading edge of the wing, the wood is a little thin, and will crack if you push on it too hard. The stab, wing, wing pan, vertical stab, all fit like a glove, and line up perfectly.

Imagine working on planes every day for a living, using nothing short of professional tools and jigs, your skill level would be a lot better than the average person who has time to maybe build a couple of planes per year. Thats why I think these ARFs are so good, I don't know why they wern't this good 7 or 10 years ago.

When installing the wing pan, I thought epoxy on just a 3/32 sheet edge was a little weak, so I CA. glued ¼ support blocks on the inside to mate up with the wing surface, that way you can keep the mono coat right up to the line, and not have any wood showing. Another nice thing is the standard mono coat colors; you can get all the colors at your local shop. So far I haven’t had to patch any mono coat, except on the dual servo areas. I’m using a mini servo for each aileron to save wait. The servos are smaller than standard, both servos weigh less than one single standard, and their combined torque is greater than a standard servo use for two ailerons.