That is a quality build if I have ever seen one! You should be putting out build tips vids of your own. Most people here would love to build like that, and thats what?... your third plane? Gorgeous man.
You said you think it's tail heavy brings on a question, You are balancing it upside down right, from the top of the wings and not the bottom? I found with mine it was difficult to balance right side up, upside down was better. I know the Scout and the Timber X is easy to balance from the underside. Just checkin
Thanks man! Coming from you that's quite a compliment. I built 2 Scouts, so this would be my fourth. I spent a bit too much time thinking about the graphics and the paint on this one ( but it was a lot of fun). I dinged things up a bit installing the wings, opened up the slots with sand paper, thought I was good but once I got close, it got really tight but I pushed through anyway. Funny, I thought I was very precise with cuts for the wing opening, but they just didn't match. Perhaps the wings opened up a bit during the gluing. The P-40 wings couldn't have fit any nicer, zero gap installed. This build I had gaps and tight places. Next time, I'll use the poster board template of the chassis to check the wing fit before install and make adjustments then.
You are absolutely correct, it's very difficult to balance on the bottom of the wing. I built a balance stand a while back, with patience you can find balance with the stand, but it won't stay there long, so you must steady and measure. I do the balance procedure a few time to be sure it's repeatable. If you use your fingers, upside down is the only way.
Post pictures of your beauty up here. You did a great job and like you said, it's built like a tank. I think you should build another one for the snow. Are the skewers on the tail feathers cosmetic or do they actually improve things?
I was hoping to fly something this morning, nope, more wind and rain. I had a window yesterday after the rain, didn't take it.
So yesterday, I realized I built a 1920 s aircraft, a 1930 and a 1940. Looks like I'm going to fly them in that order. ha