Slow stick is a great plane. Some suggestions though for when you rebuild or get another one:

Use 5 or 30 minute epoxy to glue the reinforcing rods to the front and rear of wing.
Don't use the packing tape that comes with the kit.... I actually used monokote trim film, it stuck to the foam a lot better.
Get some real hinge tape, not the stuff they give you. My elevator kept coming loose, though not in flight!
Get a bottle of foam CA and glue the control horns in.
Use a sharpie to mark the locations of your brackets on the fuselage tube. That way if you happen to land in a tree and it falls out on its nose, you'll be able to slide them right back to where they were.

The SS is a great starter plane. Mine landed in a tree and got a couple holes in the wing getting it down, plus some other collateral damage. I'm going to get another one this weekend, too much fun to be without!

Andy