guys guys guys....first off, take a look at the seems on the plane, they do that to protect the seems from spilltting like most models if you overshrink them. second the covering is perfect, not a wrinkle and it even matchs my monokote! This airplane is a columbo design, the quality is top rate. The hardware that it does come wit is top rate to. if you need a manual look at the chp and dv manuals, there pretty much the same. On the weight issue, it is fairly light to tell you the truth, at 15 lbs, thats not bad however the wing area is not high so the wingloading does go up. this airplane floats though and every surfave is tapered and big. If you even want ill even make a manual, its a straight build. Also if you talk to greg, he knows a lot. Any questions you want, i can answer. guys do more research on your plane youll find out a lot. guys there is no manual from them.