8178,

You don't know how much wrath you just brought onto me from my flying buddies for that comment. Anyway, thankyou for the kind comments. On that note, I want you to know that I have built two of these planes for not much money. Here is a rough estimate for what I have spent on each plane to get it ready to paint and/or cover:

Wood and CF (lone star balsa) - approx. $85
Landing gear & wheel pants - $50
Wheels - ???LHS
MK tailwheel - $20
DEPS - $20
Wing adjusters - $15
BVM hatch latch - $6
Carbon Wing Tube - $50
Engine Mount (homemade hyde-type)....$100
Plans....(these are mine, but I'm afraid they'll cost you something....) $40

Styrofoam (virgin, 1lb. density) - $25

I used 1/8" dia. CF rod for control horns...cheap
...spend as much as you want to finish with fiberglass and paint and/or monokote...

gotta get to work on the plane now..

-Mark