Did you tell him about the cardboard planes? interested in his reaction.Thank you very much for your kind words. Dad appreciates the feedback although he is not a big user of Forums. He also refuses to buy things online because of the potential for fraud ... so when he needs something we use my card!
He went through four sets of decals to get it right and while he feels there are some flaws in his effort, it looks pretty good to me. From memory, the kit was not quite up to the usual Wingnuts standard. Looks good though, and you can't beat a biplane!