I'm still bumping along on my [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=7571377]1/8 build[/link]. I'll probably go ahead and build up my empennage from the plans since I was already a ways down that path. My project will probably be an interesting hybrid of Royal drawings, Chad's bits and things I devise on my own (I'm having flashbacks to Gene Wilder in "Young Frankenstein" for some reason). Danny, thanks for the engine comparisons. That's super-helpful and saves a lot of legwork. The deal with me is that there are so few nice days in Seatlle that I will probably spend most of the summer trying to be outdoors (flying, golfing, cycling, painting the 1/8, etc) and not holed up in the shop, so I may drop behind a bit initially.

Tom