Bob, glad to hear about the .40. I wasn't 100% sure it would be enough. Unless you sidemount that .61, I don't see how it could fit in this plane's nose. I really wanted to use silk on this project; it's what I use on my OT FF planes, but at present I just don't have the space or the setup to do it right. I'm using what I hope to be the next best thing which is Worldtex (Solartex). Here's a pic of the transparent natural and the blue and orange. Oh, and thanks again for the wire, it was a perfect fit. I will NOT miss the 2006 VR/CS Fly-in.