Thanks.

Yeah, I guess I can toss the two-piece cowl that came with the kit.

No matter how you slice it, the carb is outside any cheekless cowl. I have a bunch of balsa blocks and I'll get most of it hidden . . . maybe. The Curtiss has an especially "klunky" nose. Maybe I can add yje figure of a panicked ground maintenance crewman hanging on for dear life to camoflage it?

Any bets on how much lead I 'll have to add to the tail when all is said and done? Servos will be in the main fuselage (I don't put servos where they show) and I'll have two battery packs over the lower wing T.E..