you got that all painted up pretty darn quick neurotex! looks like somethin straight from the world war days, especially with the silver and blue. even if that baby doesnt fly as well as you want, you could stick it in a display box

and yes you were certainly right, they all do crack (and sometimes, so do i).
thanks for the canopy making info, i'll have to give that a shot sometime soon.
tim, after cutting the verticle stab down, try mounting the horizontal stab without any deflection up or down. then try putting some flaps on it so you can adjust it in little incriments. try unpowered test glides first, with throttle/power comes thrust angle changes which can just make things even more of a pain to sort out.
nick