Thanks Pat,

I put the plane aside for a few days, and took an objective look at the hinges, they aren't quite as bad as I first thought. I'm going to seal them up and go with it.

As for the servos, I wanted both metal gear and digital, so that's how I wound up at the 56x5's. Haven't bought them yet, so we'll see if my budget decides I need a bit less servo for this plane...

Dave