Yes, it came out tail heavy. I had to put an ounce of lead in the nose. My first build balanced out perfectly-using the same set up. That was a first for me. I think the reason this one ended up tail heavy is because I scratched this airplane from the original plans of the first one I built. I changed the tail sufaces from being stick-built to solid balsa with some lightening holes. I wouldn't recommend the solid balsa choice, IMHO, building it the way the plans show is a stonger and lighter design. I also wouldn't recommend easy hinges on the horizontal. They caused a lot of flex on my first mini. I would recommend pinned hinges or hinge points if possible. I used pinned hinges on mine, but I prefer hinge points.

Did you know that you can order the plans and hardware from Sig? Plans building this airplane is not much different then building the kit, and probaly half the price of the kit-not that this kit is in anyway that spendy to begin with.

All the formers and ribs are printed on the plans. VERY nice. And then you can order aftermarket cowls and wheel pants that are top notch too.

nickj: I'm glad you were able to work with your n-struts. They have a tendacy to be pesky little buggers to use as stock.

Does anyone have any picks of their Mini's? I would love to see more of these.