Well, I did weigh it, and according to my digital fish scales it weighs 9lbs. 2oz. I don't know if I believe that or not, but that's what they said. You're right, I do need to get some contrasting colors on there, just wanted to see how she flew first. Since this is my first time at playing with plastic I guess I'll run a few test on some scraps with paint, monokote, trim sheets, shelf paper and anything else I can find laying around here