Daryl B,
How you making out with that tri pacer and the new AX120 engine? My Christ man that is far more engine than you think a 40 sized aircraft would need. Having followed this thread I am shocked and some what dismayed at the fact that they would sell two kits of the same plane with two different material sets, one weighing so much more than the other. I find it interesting that you have had to resort to that sized engine to get the brick to fly. I have talked to a few people that know of your building and they all say you are a fantastic builder and feel there is no way you can add that much weight to a kit unless you glue a brick inside it. It would be interesting to know what the boys at Mosquito bite planes have to say. Maybe what they should do is have someone else out here build the plywood version of their kit and see what weight it comes out to be. Or perhaps have someone in their own immediate area build one of the plywood versions and see what it comes out to be. It seems jsilvers had similar issues to you interesting that you even in a different climate and area the ply version comes out far heavier than what MB states.

I still say you should be able to fly this plane on your original engine, however I guess that strictly applies to the balsa version.

good luck with, suggest you de-equip it and sell it on this website or ebay!