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Hmm, I don't seen to recall engaging your services so certainly won't be paying. The model is nice but the devil is always in the detail, for example the dimensions of those struts, the span, and not the least of which is the epoxy composite techniques used to create a monocoque structure. The struts are, as is the entire structure, completely epoxy resin encapsulated (two coats applied wet on wet to bond - of International HT9000 boat building resin (not some cheap stuff you buy at Bunnings)). The joints are HT9000 resin using International Glue Powder mixed in the ratio required to achieve maximum strength.
This epoxy system is the same used to construct Sydney-Hobart race boats, and many long distance and private commission global roaming vessels). The epoxy encapsualtion stabilises the strut much more than a naked strut that relies only on it's material properties. Epoxy resins saturate the wood, creating not just a coat but a increase in stiffness that radiates into the fibres of the strut. I'd suggest some reading on the 'Wood Epoxy Saturation Technique' if your really interested in how composite structures work.
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