Much thanks to both of you! Now I just have to find out if they shipped the thing. They take the orders pretty well, but are reall W-E-A-K on followup communications, even when requested.

Dick - your throw measurements on elevator - taken nearest the fuse? Or at the tips? Counterbalance? That's always a parameter of setup that doesn't seem to make it into the instructions very often and makes a HUGE difference on short-coupled designs!

Canopy - is it detached, so I can do my spray tinting before installation?
Tailwheel - thinking to chuck the stock one (unless it's unusually good) and going with the GP scale setup (like comes with their Pitts and Wagstaff Extra)... thoughts?
Control rods - planning on 4-40's into ball-links on alum arms, Dubro 4-40 locking Kwik links into Dubro HD control arms on surfaces? Overkill ?