Looks pretty cool Tony! I presume this is the Sterling kit as reproduced by Walter with laser cut parts?
Mark Gerber
No
Walter & I collaborated up to modernize his then new Sterling Spitfire. Main changes were making it equal span (adding 2" to outboard span) and adding 3"-4" (I forgot the exact number) to the tail moment to vastly improve its TVC. In the process the appearance became a lot more realistic too.
My experience was that the Sterling was an especially good performer in the wind and especially turbulence that would ground a lot of normal airplanes. Believing that the thinnish elliptical wing was the key, tried to further enhance that while "fixing" the short fuse!
Embarrassed to say that I still have not finished mine - its been ready to cover forever. Seeing Tony's is a big incentive to me to git-it-dun!