Leester, I built that kit many years ago. The kit flew very well, but not for long. Those shells do not give enough glue area to hold that nose together. The instructions though did say to either fiberglass or silkspan entire model. I of course saw this way after the model was built. I tried to triangulate pieces from the motor mounts back to the #1 firewall. This helped but it made the vibes move back to former#2. The cracks then started to form back at the wing joint. Knowing what I know now, I surely would've made a better model. I had a Fox.35 in mine which really worked well until the shakes started than it was obvious all the way down the lines. I feel the stab is too small but it did work on my model. I think I would make it larger anyhow due to the need of having to add tail weight anyhow. Maybe by chance a modern LA.25 would be a much better choice. I do have another kit and always thought about making another. I was going to build it using the traditional constructions of 1/8 balsa sides and 1/16th doublers. The wing is a good choice and I recall that the kit gives you a extra rib. I may have compared it to the Flite Streak rib which I believe it was close in airfoil. While teaching my son to fly early on, I let him fly this plane which he did real well with until it got caught by a head wind on landing. All I can say it was looking like a puzzle that was opened up and spilled on the ground. The plane does have a nice sporty look to it . Ken
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