The Vixen is now in final paint prep and should be packed and shipped later this week, whilst this is going on I have received a set of custom made Electron Retracts to test and ultimately offer as an 'electric' option for the Vixen kit.

Big thanks to Xoel for working with me on this and machining special legs and parts for the retract units to get them to the right configuration.

There will be an amount of 'adapting' mainly on the gear rails to hopefully get these to fit so the final results wont be known until I have the airframe with me.

I've never been a great fan of air, electric tick more boxes for me and having had very good experiences with Electron on past models the choice was a simple one for me and I'm glad Xoel has agreed to work with me on this.

Quality is really top notch, the feel gives you confidence in the durability and robustness and all the machining is beautifully finished. In addition I have the R200 controller and programming pad to set things up and the mains are running the Electron electric brakes.

A few pics of the gear supplied for testing....



marcs