i heard of people using windex? to wet their wings in pure form. wasnt sure whats practiced and/or whats acceptable. Thank you kindly for all the generous and wise feedback. the airfield models site just opened up a whole new can of worms for me but in a good way- ill be on that for the next few hours. What are fairings and fillets? the site has a superb glossary but i cannot visualize what they are. As far as the p47 goes- the other reason im pretty sure i can achieve it is because i have heard great things about it with the selig airfoils and the stability of this aircraft than most warbirds. im currently assembling my 3rd tail dragger- while it is very different than trikes, im used to it by now, and from flying my Sundowner F1 it has a much higher wing loading and VERY hot approach and landing speed- ive been flying and assembling planes of all types- trainer, pattern, sport, racing- now im really stoked about my first warbird- and i want to kit it, once again thanks for your input- it really helps

Cory