Dan, glad to hear your Focus assembly can get underway, even if the engine running will be delayed a bit. Oh boy, doncha just wanna crank up that little jewel??!! We also got about 1.5 feet of new snow... sloppy, wet stuff. At least crappy weather encourages us to stay indoors and build.

Speaking of which, my best advice on the Focus II is to place the fuse on a very flat work surface and insert the wing tube, then cross your fingers that the fuse is fairly straight and that the wing tube socket is square with the fuse. I had no such luck with either the Focus Sport or the Focus II, but along the way I figured out a sequence of assembly to ensure that at least the fin, stab and wings come out square/perpendicular to each other, and a quick fix for a crooked wing tube socket. If you are super-anal about having a straight fuse, you'll need a combination Medieval rack/Japanese steam bath to straighten that puppy. I decided just to cheat a little.

Maybe everything will be straight and this will all be moot.

I don't want to stray too far because this isn't a Focus II thread, so if you wish, PM me after you've laid out the pieces and figured out what the heck you're up against. But when actual work begins, you want to do the engine mount and pipe tunnel first. And then the STAB. More on that later.

Just keep thinking all the while, there is a damn nice flying model at the end of the process, and it's okay to cuss while you work.[sm=what_smile.gif]