Right On..Welcome back!!
If you would like to possibly replace your Dash 5 you could check with Singapore Hobbies...A fellow from these forums was just over there and I saw a Dash5 kit sitting on the shelve in some of his photos...
http://www.singahobby.com/
BTW..You have a neighbor there in Chula Vista you should hook up with and do some flyin' (70s Flyer)...He's got some of the premiere kits in the world....His stash of aircraft is growing almost daily... Were planning a raid on his "Airplane Room" if we can figure a way around his security system...
Chuck