Skydude: Sounds like your in the same boat as me.. Im still up in the air on which is the best way to mount the motor. But, for ease of use I think keeping it at 90 deg is better.

Kolar: I think i know what your talking about. After looking at the cowl on the bottom half looks like the 2 pieces were taped together with red tape. And of course its a totally differant color than the rest of the plane. Im thinking of spraying a dull coat on the cowl to keep it from looking like plastic. Need to find the right color though to match the rest of the plane..