Nice gift!

I had missing parts (entire wood set for Stab and elevator) in a Brodak kit about two years ago.  I called the factory and they made it right by sending me the pasts needed

i am pretty sure RSM would do the same, but as i live in Brazil i opted to cut the missing ribs myself and save them the trouble
had to stop the building for a while, doing a cockpit for a 1/4 scale focke wulf that took most of my workshop space

wing was built within 6 hours tahnks to the clever jig design.
i was skeptical with the 1/4 x 1/8 balsa longerons, but after adding the short ribs everything is safe and strong. my admiration for Gordonīs design, really light and clever
only deviation from the kit: they send balsa to make a molded C full leading edge sheeting (just like the thundergazer). i really have my doubts if thatīs good and that glue will properly reach every spot. instead of doing that ( wich is a lot of extra work too) i have cut a new LE spar 3/32 wider and had a 1/16 extra lip on the ribs LE. this lip sits on my alluminium JIG. then i glue the sheeting on the lip with CA ( sheet 90 degrees to the spar). moisten the shee with windex, apply titebond to the ribs and run CA to the central longeron, folds the (now pliable) sheeting over and attach to the spars. no need to clamp or pin, and you finish within minuts. this way the glue reaches every point of contact of wood and you ended up with a warp free wing.

You would have to make a foam leading edge buck to mold a full clam shell for the leading edge. The (rsm) kit kind'a leaves you hanging in that respect. I've seen other (rsm) builds on here for Thundergazer ect and the builder always engineers a way around that problem. Glad you worked it out. My solution was to sell the kit.

Motorman

the kit comes with LE templates and instructions to do that, i just donīt think itīs a good method at all, same with thundergazer. i came with this solution while building the Tgazer and since then all of my planes uses the same technique for sheeting LE. with this method you donīt need to shape LE anymore ( a thing that i hate and know itīs paramount for good tracking)
wingīs almost done now
regards bro brazil

wing is ready
fuselage is next

What size motor and battery do you plan to run?

Nice weight.  What kind of scale are you using,  I need one that gives me lighter wings!

ken

golden trick to do is: block up wing tips with foam pads while using the scale   

fuselage is halfway through
easy and fast to build

Have you calculated a path for the cooling air?

guesswork will start after shaping the nose.
my previous 3 planes had similar nose, so probably will follow the same route
any advice on that? i plan to do something like the starduster

just need to open ventilation holes and add a wing to the fuselage

Sweet!

thanks Chris, canīt wait to add wing/tail and see how she looks
regards from brazil

Nice job. I think it'll be a looker when you finish it and start flying it. You might be surprised how n ice i flies.

Here're a few pics of mine at Brodaks'.

thank you
lovely plane of yours!
really liked the tainted cockpit!

she looks good!

made a fiberglass canopy ( will be painted) and saved some 10 grams
just need flap/fuse fairings and will start dope/carbon veil on fuse and monokote wing/stab

 Fillets before covering?