Hooked,

My son and I just completed building a Hog. This was our first build of a model of this size. Build was a joy and we encountered no problems to speak of.

We made some of the mods you mention and some others as well.

Moved landing gear foward 1/2 inch; made new enlarged plate for gear and reinforced attachment to fuse.
Used dual servo setup included with kit.
Enlarged rudder by 3/4 inch (by glued 1/4 x 3/4 stock to leading edge of rudder).
Increased opening in elevator to allow more throw of rudder.


Powered with Saito .91 and balance was perfect without adding any weight. Servos mounted as shown in plans; battery placed in space under tank.
Used stock headrest and wheel pants. Sprayed with black dope. Fiberglassed inside seem on wheel pants.
Doubled up some sheeting on wing in places that will be handled a lot.

Took us about 4 or 5 weeks of nights and weekends.

All alignments came out nearly perfect without need to shim or otherwise adjust.