"Head-in-the-clouds" Mike, (trying to be funny) I don't know . . . Ray sent me a e-mail stating the shipping date and the 'tracking #' (that's how I was able to monitor it's progress across the country). Did you ask him to do so as I did?

Once when I was starting out I messed up the canopy on the 'S-Lady' I was building, a buddy gave me the canopy off his wrecked Oly 650 and with a little fussing and cutting I made it work for me and it looked OK also. Maybe you could try something like that out. I know I wouldn't look forward to carving one from balsa, I'm dreading carving the "Horner" anti-vortex wing tips on my kit. Especially as they have to match perfectly to each other. (don't need any grief from my flying 'buddies' at the field as they are such expert critics on other's work)
Well hope you get your plane today or at least this week . . . good luck!
Rick K