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Vern,
I had enjoyed watching the progress as you built the Roland. I'm sorry to hear about the loss. It will probably take some time before you are interested in doing anything with it, but I hope that you won't write it off entirely.
You wrote that it tended to nose over on the ground. Perhaps you could take off some of the nose weight that you added. You also noted that it might need some more power. Perhaps a combination of these would make it flyable. You were able to get it up to 150 ft. before it started sinking. This makes me wonder what changed between the time that was climbing and when it started sinking.
If, after time to get over the loss, you decide that you are not interested in rebuilding it as a flying model, I hope that you will consider finding a museum that wants it, and rebuilding it as a static model. It is much too beautiful to remain hidden away where no one can see it.
Steve
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