Wascamp,

I love it! "Beat a brick to the ground!"

The flat ABS for the nose cone worked beautifuly. The only real hard part was lining it up so that it was centered before wrapping down to install the side screws. I just taped it along the trailing edge at the top and wrapped the sides down averaging the amount showing on each side so that it was ballanced, then installed the two screws. Admittedly this required lifting the tape a few times to reset it in a new position before it was in the right place. Flip the plane over and bring the two tangs together on top of the cowl block, presto!

The real beauty was the windshield. If you use the template it's a perfect fit. Once it's installed you won't believe how easy it was and how good it looks for a flat piece of plastic!

I've seen five or six tripe photos that show what you mean about the doors. I look forward to seing your modification.

Re the phone line... are you talking about single strand or multi-strand? The single strand will probably work. The thing I liked about the lamp-cord was that the wire strands are quite fine, but there are so many that it's very strong. Because they are fine strands you can flatten them down nicely for a really smooth finish.

I've actually got some filler with micro-baloons in it to keep it nice and light. I've been meaning to try it out, but have been too impatient to wait for it to dry properly. Now that I'm committed to filling, I'll wait the time and do it right.

The 1/8 balsa in my kit was pretty good. Like all sheet stock it had some harder spots in it, but nothing too hard. I use a small hobby saw for cross grain cutting. I find I get less end grain break out that way.