Well lets post some pics and talk about the mods and hopefully I can build some interest in this bird.

First, let me say that while I have built many kits over the years from various manufactures, Bruce Thorpe of BTEmodels.com, designs and kits the finest kits on the market today. The Reaction 54 Jet has been a Joy to build and the Delta Vortex design can be built in just a few weeks. Every rib is hand cut and sanded to a perfect shape, the wood is some of the finest you will find. I hope to show how you can take a great kit and create a one of a kind plane.

First change is installing retracts.

In order to make room for the retracts and wheel wells, I had to move the original landing gear block forward ¾”. I also replaced it with a ½”x1/2” spruce spar for additional strength. This allowed me to move the retracts outward in the wing to improve stability on the ground. Next, from the pics you can see where I installed new retract rails 1-5/8” behind the original landing gear point. Then made new 1/8” lite ply doublers at ribs # w-1, w-2, w-3. To further strengthen the wing I continued the top and bottom wing center sheeting out to W-4.