Rich,

Thats funny you mention that tower kit because a bunch of us bought out the Tower Extra Special (Very similar to the P-51) when it got priced down in the low 30's a few years back. I don't like kit hardware much, and I have enough extra stuff on hand where that won't be an issue. Even if I don't build the kit I'm getting $30 worth of balsa

I will build it eventually, kinda been stocking up on unusual discontinued kits for a rainy day.