Hey Mr. Z!

I think Hal really hit on something, and you know he knows what he's talking about... I think that beefing up the tail with "something between it's ears" besides just air really makes good sense.

Unfortunately Hal, and you, seem to have more equipment, time to devote, and ingenuity than me, so I have to resort to doing it more along the quick and easy route. Most kits I've seen with fiberglass fuselages use some form of the slide through method with a one piece stab for the added strength. I figured that if I'm going to be a copy cat basher, I'll try to concentrate on the easy stuff.

I really like your canopy!It looks really good...
I was thinking of bringing mine back as the latter 5 model, and the stock canopy front section is a pretty good example of the later 5 type. Would take fabricating a whole new frame behind the windscreen, but I figured the hard part of making a canopy was the front. If you see a PayPal payment from me, then that's not the case!