OK Boys, here is what I have so far... ITS DONE!! AND IT FLIES!!! PICS ADDED...
I finished my plane last night. Christened it the "LCB" or Little Carbon Bomb! You know when carbon fibre crashes it literally explodes into pieces and dust... not that I plan to wreck it on purpose!
Its a bit heavier than I thought it would come out but I had NO idea what to expect since it is unlike anything I have built before. Its 1.5 pounds right on.
Did glide testing last night, a nice long flat glide. I am optimistic the little 049 VA will at least pull it around, if not give the performance I was hoping for... right now I just want to see if it will fly!