Thanks for the kind words, leblanc. I guess I just got lucky with my elevator.

I finally got the chance to finish up the Electric Shock. I haven’t flown it yet, but hope to this week. Anyway, here is the last series of pics and miscellaneous ramblings. After the aileron linkage, the next step is to install the receiver in the wing and the ESC on the fuse. The plane has a provision on the underside of the wing for the RX antenna to exit and from there you are supposed to tape it to the wing tip. I have been meaning to try out one of the [link=http://www.ecubedrc.com/antennas.htm]Azarr antennae[/link] antennae from E Cubed R/C and this little plane seemed like the perfect opportunity to do so. The idea is to cut off your existing antenna between one and three inches from the RX and solder on the Azarr antenna. This pic shows the RX with it’s original antenna and the Azarr sitting next to it.



And this one shows the RX after a little surgery.



Based on all the positive reviews on this item, I’m optimistic that it will work fine, especially since this plane will be flown so close in. After preparing the RX for installation into the wing, I used some double-sided tape to mount the ESC to the side of the fuse. It was then a simple matter to slide the carbon fiber wing joiner through the fuse and slip the two wing halves on it. After tucking in all the wires and making sure the RX was safely padded, the wings bolt to the fuse with two nylon bolts. You can see the Azarr antenna resting comfortably in the wing.



Next, I used a hot T-pin to melt away the covering around the slot for the horizontal stab. The edges look pretty ragged, but they cleaned up nicely.



The manual says to simply slip the stab/elevator assembly into place and then glue in a small wooden block to finish off the installation. However, it didn’t take long to realize the stab/elevator were not going to fit in the slot.



My guess is that something changed in the manufacturing or assembly process and they forgot to update the manual. It was a simple fix, of course. A few passes with a razor saw and the offending material was removed.



I kept that tiny little treasure and glued it back into place when I was done. I can’t imagine it matters much, but I figured it couldn’t hurt. After securing the stab with CA, it was time to get the elevator and rudder linkage together. Just as with the ailerons, this was very straightforward and resulted in very neat, slop-free tail feathers.





Here are a couple of shots of the finished product. Although the package deal came with the carbon fiber landing gear, I chose to leave them off, at least for now.







The total weight as pictured is 14.6 ounces. It should be quite fun!