The toughest part here had to be that this was the maker's first attempt at covering a balsa airframe, and it came after the covering let go on the maiden flight. Facing that with a heat gun that offers only an on/off setting seems like a real test of nerve, yet the maker pressed on and got a covering job that held together on the re-maiden the day before posting, where the plane reportedly flew great.
The way the rebuild is put together shows some practical thinking. The leading and trailing edges are protected with packing tape, and the maker said this was done to avoid a repeat of the earlier covering failure. My own view is that after losing covering once, reinforcing those edges is a sensible move even if it is not the prettiest solution. The finished airframe wears yellow covering with black and white accents, plus star decals on the fuselage and vertical stabilizer. Power comes from an OS Max 60F SR glow engine, picked up free from a club member who had it sitting around and did not fly glow, with a red spinner cone and a two-blade propeller up front. There is a muffler on the starboard side with clear fuel tubing visible, two black main wheels with a small tail wheel behind, and a curved grey plastic pipe elbow taped over the wing centre section.
The maker is honest that the covering is far from perfect, and the attitude of not minding an ugly plane as long as it flies well is one I respect. One open item remains: the left aileron shows a little flutter and the cause is unknown, so a servo replacement on that aileron is under consideration. That flutter question is the thing I would want answered before many more flights.