pjwright

Thanks, fellers -- I'm leaning toward the Mew Gull because of the very distinctive tail group arrangement. I've also found 4 different R/C plans (with Modelair Tech's being the closest in scale to what I have) of the Henshaw ship.
I will check into both book references -- the Ryder R1 is something I'll chase down before closing the book on this.
Everything I've read on models of this thing says it must be built light -- although it's quarter scale, the wing area is only about 800 sq in.
;-)