I also had trouble with the included push rods. It took more power than the servo had just to work the push rods. I found that the Blue-yellow Sullivan # 505 Golden Rod fit through the tubes just fine. The blue outer Golden Rod sleeve will fit inside the installed black sleeves perfectly. Then the yellow Golden Rod actuating tube works real smooth inside the blue tube. I didn't use the nylon colored push rods that came wioth the model.

I added 1/4" triangle stock to the inside corners of the cowl cheeks.

I replaced the throttle pushrod with the Sullivan product with the black inner tube.

I used automotive 1/4" black trim tape on the inside of the canopy to make it look like the one on the cover.

I glued the front and sides of the canopy with canopy glue to try to keep oil out of the inside of the cockpit.

The big decals on the sides of the fuselage and on the wing are difficult to seperate from the backing at the point of the longest star spoke. Using Windex during installation is a absolute must.

Enjoy,

Jim