Did you check the covering on the wing before you put the plane together? Sounds strange that the covering would just get weak if it weren't like that in the beginning.

When I get an ARF, first thing I look at is the covering. And, believe me a quick look at the covering says alot about what you are going to see in the rest of the kit. Bought a plane with "tacked on only" covering from Tower, one of those Kyosho's, sent it back for a replacement, they sent another one exactly the same, thats it....I gave up and moved on.

Also, you shouldn't argue with a company about their policies...they have their policies...you are in no position really to judge them. I run a company and I'm sick of customers telling me about how they they think the policies are stupid...when the real thing is they don't want to follow them...and are looking for a way around them. You just don't know one tiny thing about why they want you to do X so they can help you get Y. These policies may be stupid to you but you don't know why they have them. Maybe they have to send proof back to the manufacturer for credit and all they need is a tiny piece. In such a case, it would be a very stupid policy for you to have to send them the whole wing and to be burden with the cost of shipping such a monster that will probably be destoyed on the way anyways.

And, if I were you, I would get at least 2 or 3 names and some voice recordings before you go destroy a wing for one rib. I think they are going to tell you that they don't replace wings in crashes......[X(]