Raindave, I guess I need to pay closer attention when I read people's posts. And yes, building this project has been fun and has also made me aware of the all the great folks and goodwill out there. Ryan McLaughlin has graciously donated an MK nosegear and Supra mains to the project. That same comaraderie seems typical as I scour all these classic pattern threads.

My build continues with the fabrication and mounting of the vertical fin. I have the rudder left to build but I'll soon be ready to tack the pieces together, temporarily hinge and mount the fin/rudder, rough shape the outside and then break the whole unit loose again until I complete installation of the elevator pushrod system inside the fuse. At a glance, things line up fairly well although I'm going to take my time to ensure the fin is absolute square to the fuse and aligned with the fuse's longitudinal axis. Any errors here make it difficult to accurately trim the airplane later. I'm going to use a pull-pull system for the rudder.

Ref the wings/stab, I'm at a stand still on that aspect of the project. Kevin Matney (Matney Models) still has not got back to me. As a result, on Saturday I sent the required info to flyingfoam.com looking for a quote. Hopefully I hear from them soon. Back-up plan is for PTX-Man to plot the built-up wing and stab for me using the Profili program. We'll see.

Jeff L