Navy18,
I built the horizontal stab and one elevator tonight. I have a little 4 year old boy who is right there helping me. He solo flew his airplane just before he turned 4.(I built him a fanfold banshee and put a small electric motor with 7 degree throws and he puts it around the sky very well.)
I think you are right on motor choice. My wife told me to go ahead and get the motor so, as soon as I can get to the hobbie store, that is what i am going to get. Besides, you just can't beat the torque and sound of a 4.
I have another ? for you. Did you build this plane stock or did you incorporate any mods? I like to toss my planes around and I am considering counter balancing the rudder. I am also considering putting servos in each side of the wing. If you just used one servo, how does the one servo perform and did you use a high torque or digital servo?
Sorry for all of the questions, I just want this plane to be right, and the experiences from other modelers is information well taken!

Thanks for the help.