I can't povide you with the CG, but I can say that the Tipo's were fairly elevator sensitive. I believe I ran about 1/2" - 5/8" on high rate. Low was around 3/8". A lot of people set the CG slightly ahead of the main wheels (trike) so that the plane would sit on it's tail with an empty fuel tank if you pushed the tail down while it sat on the ground.

You are going to have to let us know whether or not your Tipo is a Great Planes or Hanson kit as they are slightly different.

Yes, I glassed the wing and tail on my second Tipo. It came out heavy and wasn't worth the effort. If yours is covered in film, leave it. If it's glassed and you are considering refinishing it, sand all of the paint off and repaint it as light as possible. Tipo's only have about 750 sq. inches and the wing loading can climb pretty fast.

John