Hi Toes. The veener is mahogany and I think Maple, not really sure, I bought some veener offcuts !. I will be varnishing rather than GF, in fact have started this today. I have just had the batterys deliverd, so I will be making the seats fit around them. Also started making the steering wheel, and a few other fittings, thinking about making the windscreen upright in stainless or aliuminum give it a bit of sparkle. My hornet also fitted with a brushless motor, I think it was for a helicopter, not sure, performance in the bath was very promising ! ( I had already given it a few coats of varnish). I think the motor should give about 200 Watts of power, should be plenty !.. I wonder how long the batterys will last .. I am also going to make a cover for the engine bay, I have glued some aliumium strips under the edges of the deck so I can use screws to make sure they dont fly off.
All the best
John