This plane cam out nice!

I just started this kit last night (fuselage halves now glued). I would be interested in any building tips or "gotchas" you could provide.

I too was considering rebuilding the tail with sticks. My concern was that the plane would come out too tail heavy built with the solid surfaces, and I was interested in adding a tail wheel, which would introduce more weight in the tail.

I see from your pictures that you did one mod. I was thinking off, mounting the engine sideways instead of inverted as called out on the plans. The other thing I was thinking of doing was mounting a servo in each wing to drive the ailerons. I hate torque rods! I would be mounting the servos on their sides and probably be going to minis. Any thoughts?