Wow! sounds pretty awesome. Glad its working out. I'm itching for this cold snap to stop as well. As i had a sunny and clear day today(felt like spring is coming), i'm just anxious to get out and fly again. I'm sure the freezing of the hands isn't the greatest as all it takes is a slip of your finger to have your plane make an acquaintance with the ground..... I checked out rcgroup.com for the scratch built foamies and some of them look like they have Production potential. Just amazing stuff.
I'm not much of a fan of the 3D flying but some of their maneuvers are pretty spectacular.