Alot,

Maybe you should take up the tuba. All Foamies stout the 2-3 hour build time. Which is about right after you've put a couple of them together. I don't know what kind of CA you are using, what ever brand, you should be using an accelerator. The stuff from E-Flight is good. The airplane was designed thin so it would be light weight, with high performance. I too, like Paul use carbon fiber to stiffen areas I think are too flimsy. I usually fly outdoors, so I use the rods from the landing gear, and go gear-less. I read another post from someone crying about the fuselage breaking where the battery goes, gee, it wouldn't have anything to do with the fact you're using a battery that is twice the recommend weight. The hinges are the best I've seen, and for $39.00 with a motor you cant beat it.

Bonzo