Thanks Dodger.
No doubt i'll get kicked around for a while no matter what i fly, but half the fun of the sport is the tinkering.
I just read an article by AJ that indicated that one of his strategies is to target similar flying planes.

Doh! maybe i'll just send this kit back to Neal and pick something else!
I'll have to look into getting some cores cut to experiment with.
I agree, you should definatly get royalties for the nylon. He probably has a few bucks of prize money still in his pocket, so accept no excuses!