RE: Four star build
BTW,
when I monocote, I always start at the bottom/back and work my way up. This is for a couple of reasons. First off, it makes all of your seems overlap in a way that isn't going to get ripped apart by the wind, and it makes for cleaner lines when looking at the plane on the ground. I like your color combination, I have a small .10 sized stick done in the same colors: