I started building this plane almost two years ago. Some times I get bogged down and have to switch gears. I built the Top Flite kit to work out the bugs. Like what engine to use, angle of incidence for the stab, balance, etc. Also I needed to learn to fly this plane without crashing a two year build![&o] Doing the detailing though has really been a lot of fun. How to make something, what to make it out of. Sometimes I have to Make a special tool to make a part. It's a challenge! And I do intend to detail the whole plane just as real as I possibly can.
CG is pretty much the same for Both RC and CL. CL guys tend to lean toward Nose heavy to smooth out the flight. I'm a stunt man myself, and I expect this plane to perform scale flight. If it can't loop, the heck with it. Weight limits in CL are less than RC. Probably because of the Strain of pulling a heavy plane around a 60' circle. The Top Flite model weighed in at just under 8#. This bird will probably be around 10.
Thats still far under the limit.
Steve