I've got a Magician that I built over 30 years ago. It's been recovered and repainted and I bet it's the worlds heaviest magician! Mine weighs 42 oz with a Fox 35 of the same vintage. I've thought a lot about stripping it yet again, recovering with lighter stuff and putting a brand new, test run only Merco 40 that I have on it. How much does your new Magicain weigh? BTW: I don't think it's so garish. I think it's kind of in the spirit of CL flying when we were young!