That shorter nose might not be all that bad of a thing. The way those Fox's vibrate can make that long nose swing back and forth like a windshield wiper blade! LOL! I've seen guys put in a plywood triangle between the leading edge and the nose to try and reduce the problem. Good luck with your plane! It sounds like it should be a lot better flyer than mine because it's lighter. Sometimes I get the urge to try CL one more time before I die. Maybe I could get over the hump and learn to do something besides wing overs and inside loops.

Oh, BTW! I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I forgot to subtract the weight of the balancing stand I had the plane on when I put it on the scale from the reading. My plane actually weighs 37 oz. with engine, prop, tank, etc. Still heavy but I feel better now! LOL! I built mine with working flaps and moved the horizontal stab back about 1/2 inch from the location on the plans. I used a 3 inch bell crank. Looks like yours doesn't have any rudder offset. I've got offset in mine.