This chopper was a labor of love, and by that I mean I love my dog so I didn't kill her when she ate the first one. This is the second chopper I had to make in a rush the night before the wedding and it fell apart in half on me. The raised base I had it on split and the front end fell....I had to drive it 3 hours away and when we got to the reception site the tail had fallen off so hence, the patched up chopper. I was devastated but managed to make it look somewhat decent. TFL :-(