Since this thread came back up, I guess I could give an update of my superstar (the one that started the thread)..which is still flying just fine!! It has suffered some wing damage, firewall, and tail feather damage- all fairly minor and all repaired- and still flies great after around 55 flights.

The ONLY gripe I have is that the stock main gear is JUNK. Absolute JUNK. No matter how good I grease a landing it still bends the main gear a little bit. It's like the wire is just too soft.

Anybody got some taildragger conversion tips? I converted my PT-40 to a taildragger (best thing I ever did for it), should I convert the superstar the same way? Or would I be better off getting better trike gear?