Well, due to the comments about how this bird flies, I pressed on today, I ran the fuse through the bandsaw to cut a new face for a firewall. Put a new firewall on, the cowl still doesnt' line up worth a darn, but I will just live with that.
I will also accept the wrinkled covering

So, anyway, all I really have left to do now is hook up the control linkages and finish installing the radio gear I guess.

Thanks for the comments, I do hope it flies well, as that was my reason for buying the kit. The turbines are fun, but sometimes I just wanna wring it out.

Anyway, one other question, 90oz servos, ok, I'm using JR 8231 (I think) 88oz digital servo's on all surfaces, I've soaked the wood for the screws with thin CA. Is the 1/8" lite ply sufficient for that? I use 1/8" 7ply in my jets, but still with a spruce backer for the screws. Has anyone had any problems with the servo mounting in this bird? I'm going to put spruce strips behind unless I hear it's not really necessary.


thank you

Jeremy