Beautiful job Fred.. I still think this version looks like a plane that Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck would fly... All it needs is big fat white wheels.   I have built and flown two.. 

Beautifully done Fred, and it's perfect with the simple yet appropriate "period" paint scheme. 

That is a VERY nice job you did there.   I hope it flies well.   I just finished one myself from a kit given me by Doc Holliday.   I didn't put quite as much effort into the finish as you did as I was eager to get on to other projects but it turned out well I think.   To stay period correct I put a Johnson .35 up front.   I hoped to reshuffle inside the fuselage enough to get more than three ounces of fuel in but realized to extend back at all puts you into the wing making it nearly impossible to achieve much.  So I haven't flown it yet but don't expect more than about 5 minutes run time.   The all up weight on mine is 28 ounces.  I replaced a great deal of the petrified hard wood in the kit lest it would weight much more. In fact I think all I used of the original kit was the leading edge, spar and wing ribs.   Mine will only see service on Ringmaster Day and perhaps to test run my handful of Johnson engines.   It has always been the most interesting looking of the Rings to me.   I also have an old Imperial kit Doc gave me long ago.   It is pure oak but someday I may use it for patterns and build one.   His actually flew a pretty decent pattern.

Dave