Thanks Francisco. I think it will work nicely. We'll just have to see about balance once the radio is in. The only inconvenience is having permanent servo/tray rails in the bay as it prevents the tank from being removed if the front rail is too far forward (given the lack of a hatch). I think if I place it just in front of the throttle servo, I should be ok. Otherwise I have an idea for removable rails...

Actually, this morning (before coffee...) I woke up with a rough idea of what I was thinking of in terms of colour scheme. The (wiggly paper) sketch should explain it. I'm just not sure how well the waves will work with the lines of the model. It'll be easier to tell once I get started. Typically I start with an idea and I end up with something different. If anyone has any comments or suggestions... they are most welcome!

For finish I decided to go the Monokote route given that we're hovering around 10 degC outside (October is here...). I also want to get started on another rather daunting project (I hope to have a thread on that one) so I can't afford the time to paint the fuse as I had hoped to do. And, after all, this model is more of a sport plane than a show stopper (mine is certainly not especially given the minor damage suffered!) The only exception though is the wing bottom center section. I'm going to use a technique used by Mike (8178) on some of his models where the center is painted and the outside panels are covered. This should make for a smoother (wrinkle free) wing center bottom given the compound curves and should also do nicely in covering the glass cloth. I'll be using two different primers (the first for coverage and the second for Monokote match colour prep) and basic Lustrekote jet white. The canopy and cowl will also be painted black.

By the way, you'll notice that for fun I thought of putting the model name onto the wings and fuse using the Greek alphabet (not actual Greek)!