thanks Greg and everybody... !!

the wings and stabs are monokote with vinyl graphics, the fuse is 100% all paint.

Greg, if you decided to build one I could help you by framing up the fuse crutch. once the crutch is completed the rest of the build goes like a snap. My new plane posted here on page 37 of this thread is the same plane pictured in the bones way back on the original post along with my fixture jig. I did all the wing and stab tube alignments and thrust line in my jig.

What was really cool about yesterday, is I did all my set ups on the bench, CG, incidences, and the plane so far has trimmed really well with zero mix. It flew right off the board with no additional trim. Now I am looking forward to a trimming session with Arch but with all indications so far my VF3 will be without any knife edge mix.

I just can't get over how nice the plane rolls.