Alex, I too liked the slick looks and bought one.

BUT, If I were you I would return it to CJM before you start. It is too expensive for what it offers.
It is not worth spending the time and energy on the plane. 1/2 Lbs of weight is not correct, it is more like 1 to 1.25 Lbs if you use the bypass.

It is a lot of work, mine took over 350 hours and it was not worth at all, came in too heavy and is not a good plane to fly. My kit was already 5 lbs too heavy coming out of the mould I was told.

I have over 100 pictures of building etc...if you are interested.

Regards
Peter