Dave,
Building a scale model that you can sit in and fly? My hat is off to you, my friend. I have done the same, but at the other end of the spectrum,(3/4 scale aircamper, stand-off 3/4 scale Bleriot, and now, a delta of my own design.) Hey, you save money on the radio that way! I also have Bert Howlands' prototype, H-1 Meteor. I bought it wrecked for a song, and am concidering re-building it, maybe the EAA would be interested in it, the Vintage ultralight and lightplane assoc. wasn't-they didn't even know who Bert Howland was!
Be VERY careful with the F/G dust, use a mask when sanding anything with the dreaded F/G in it.

Good Luck,

Jetts