Indeed, as I already had an TS APO 80mm triplet refractor and am very happy with the build of that, I was really happy to see, and conformed via your thread here this was my next option as opposed to a Mak. I'm looking to the autumn and winter for most of my telescope time ... dew and temperature plus CA my main concerns. Funnily, the CC I received has a red front tube baffle from the current RC as advertised. I did check I hadn't got some factory 'Frankenstein' hybrid - seems not - only cosmetic! Lol. My next 'investment' will be some Vixen to Losmandy mounting saddle, so I can use the broader rail on the mount side rather than the Vixen bar. I think your lid solution is a great addition.
Separately did you tweak the collimation in the end, if so what method did you use? Cheers for any info.