I got the pilot, top block, canopy and fin/rudder installed, now I have to install flap and elevator fillet pieces, make a fillet around the canopy with Aero-epoxy lite, and start the final sanding before applying dope. It weighs in at 40.6 ounces at this point and my goal is not much more than 10 ounces for a decent dope finish. As long as it comes in around 52 to 53 ounces it should be OK with the .46 LA. James, I used a small rattle can of Testors flat black enamel over bare balsa after sanding with 400 grit. You can still see the wood grain if you look real close, but the glare of the canopy hides most of it.
Don