Hmm titanium wheel axels sounds expensive and very nice. I ordered the NMP Light Weight Aluminum wheel axels from Central Hobbies, together with their 3/16 carbonrods with 3 mm titanium fittings and Dave Brown Treaded Lite Flite Wheels. I also ordered a Tru Turn Light backplate Spinner, eventhough I know it is not as light weight as a plastic one. I would like to have a CF spinner but are unsure if I can use a starter on it?

http://www.centralhobbies.com/landing_gear/Axles.html

As soon as the kit arrives I will check out the wood and see what balsa and ply I need to replace. Not meantioning where to find high quality ply and balsa here in Sweden. Eventhough I know that pretty much every hobby store is keeping AAA balsa in stock I am unsure about the contest. I will only buy the quantity needed for this kit so I suppose it will not be too expensive.

Another way of reducing weight, as I have been told, is to replace all the fuzdoubler with contest balsa. Claiming that contest is strong dispite its weight and in a sandwich construction as double it will be sufficent. Also to replace some ply formers in the fuz with contest balsa... Sounds a bit flimsy to me but then I don't have much experience. The only build I have done before was the GP Extra 300S .60 kit. However I manage to complete that one to me very satisfying.

As said, I am planing to replace the included ABS turtle deck and conopy hatch by foam/balsa construction. However I am a bit conserned the balsa structure to be too fragile. I would like it to withstand some handling without getting brused with nicks too soon.

What quarter scale kit are you working with?

C.