Doug- I am finishing up a rebuild of an SP I did in the mid eighties and never flew. It was way too heavy and ugly- no paper just epoxy finish and 25 fsr. I scraped off all the goey epoxy, sanded it to within an inch of its life and used silkspan and dope. The tail surfaces are just thick enough to use the smallest Kletts. I haven't touched the wing-still monokote. But your wing ideas sound good. With ST.23 and NiMH and HS81's its going to come in way under the plans weight. Bluebird 306 for throttle. I may leave the old standard servo on the ailerons. On the other hand, I'm using an old aluminum bullet nose veco spinner one size bigger than plans- new nose ring and recontoured the whole nose, looks really nice. First time I have beaten the weight, the new tech is rad! Its been a few weeks, but I think it was something like5 or 6 ounces under. I do know its 16oz/ft loading, which I know I can handle on that span. It will be months before I can fly it in Vermont. Can't wait.

Don