I used to like the ARCs because you could pick your own colors and designs. I think that before I gave a good-flying bipe away that I'd strip her down and recoat her "My Way"....

I can't imagine anything from SIG that doesn't fly very well, that's why I bought my Sun Dancer 50.... Looking forward to spring to see how it does. I've flown too many winters to enjoy going out and creaking in the cold just to watch a model fly around. I'll survive on a RealFlight until then!

I hope the covering is adequate, but I'll probably know that before I have finished the build. An extra day or two of work on it to recover it doesn't seem extreme, seeing as it is a SIG model. I don't know about their ARFs, but in the past I've found SIG products to be of exceptional quality in most areas, especially in flying characteristics. Never did like their koverall fabric, and the ABS plastic cowls didn't stand up to much, but those never do no matter what the brand.. Worst case scenario I can give her the trademark HogBipe "cheeks" around the engine and leave the cowl off. I don't recall right now whether the SD50 had a fiberglass cowl or not.

Jim