I had the fairings installed but their leading edge did not line up correctly with the leading edge of the landing gear. They were angled back and looked silly, I removed them so I could reshape them. I chose not to use the wing struts because I have watched other club members arrive at the field and mess with the screws to install and then have to remove the struts before leaving. (Tiny screws are hard to find in the grass ). I suppose if I had kept the cub scale, I would have used them. The build went very well, I would have to say that the only difficulty I had was trying to join the wing halves. This kit used 4 or 5 pieces to join the halves together, I ran out of clamps while I was joining them together. I really thought that I would have most of my problems forming the wing tips, but that proved to be quite easy. I have to thank my friend Jason for helping me apply the Monokote. As soon as I get the engine running smooth and consistant I will install the cowling. BTW I broke the engine in with an 11x8 Zinger prop, just like Saito suggested. But it made this Cub zoom way too fast. I ordered some 13 x 4 APC props, while I wait for them to arrive, I am going to use a 12 x 6