Bluemax Aren't wives wonderful!! mine got me a Hanger 9 P-51 for christmas. It's great having a wife that is supportive of the hobby. Like roywiglesworth said EZ connectors are a no no for anything except throttle they are too scary and can come loose causing a sure crash. I have a four star 60 arf and I love it it's a great 2nd plane. I used the control rods that come with it, you have the nylon guys for the rudder and elevator and you have to solder clevis' on the aileron links. I have had no trouble with the nylon rods. If you don't want to solder then you can use Z-bends on one end and an adjustable clevis on the other. Same goes for the 30" 4-40 rod, I would solder a clevis on one end and use a screw on clevis on the other. Just make sure to get the part you are soldering hot and melt the solder with the clevis or control rod not the soldering iron. It took me a long time to learn to solder because nobody ever told me that. If you need any specific help with building the 4 * you can send me a private message and I will be more than glad to help you.