Okay, so what brand is it? Others may want to avoid similar scenarios. I don't mind at all stating that you get what you pay for because it's true. I did not ask what you paid for the plane. If you go outside the "norm" of things, your rolling the dice. Ordering a plane from China, thats a 50/50 deal right their. But then again you could get the same box of "kindling" from Tower,H9 , WM,DP but at least your chances of recovery are greater here than their.

When people make purchases from companies like Nitroplanes/Raidentech or whatever it is they call themselves. You may come out smelling like a rose or you may come out with a horrible stink. Stating that you shelved the plane because of a problem leads me to guess it was some form of internet deal that was not worth the aggravation of returning it, if you could at all.

PS Looks like a good fix but if your not comfortable with it, use dowls or both. You also may want to consider running a strip of fiberglass cloth around that thing top and bottom. Don't trust the wing joiner alone to hold up.