Hey Speedboy,

Thanks! It was a bit of a pain to do such a trim scheme with Monokote (paint would have been better and just smoother) but in the end I'm happy with it. Video... sure when we thaw out and I have a chance to maiden her I'll try and get some video. Meanwhile... build, build...[sm=50_50.gif]

I got the business end taken care of last night. Stuffed a DB 10 oz tank in the nose hoping my battery might also fit but that was wishful thinking. She's feeling a touch tail heavy at the moment but that's just speculation. The plans actually call for an 8 oz tank but if I decide to put the OS 46 in there, 8 oz will burn pretty fast. In any case, I was able to get foam all around the tank. But boy..., you gotta love hatches! The tank plumbing is akin to routing aileron servo wires without pull cords! Next time I might try the cylindrical tank approach with its plumbing connections centered in the circular motor mount opening on the FW - just easier in such a small space.

BTW, that's a Macs muffled 6.5cc TP (still not attached to the wing) on my ST S40. It's supposed to tach around 13.5K on a 10x6 w/ 10% nitro on its standard muffler! (See pics earlier in thread.) I'm hoping to get similar figures on an 11x5 with the TP - we'll see in the spring. I haven't run this engine in over 20 years but it's basically just broken in.

to be continued...