Steve,

I think you are doing an incredible job on this machine. I drop in at least once a week in anticipation of the contining work you are doing. This bird looks real good as it is but you have done an awesome job on your model. By the way that video is incredible. I love listening to the sound of the engine. That would be the next thing to do for this hobby is to recreate that sound. I have seen some of those sound modules for the electric birds which is a pretty good attempt.
Alan