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Old 12-14-2003 | 06:37 AM
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I got mine at Sheldon's Hobbies. I'm just about finished building and modifing a few things and when I'm done, I'll post several photos of the step by step progress from step 1 of the fuse to setting up throws and the radio. Be advised that the 2/40 kit leaves a lot to your imagination, so it's not a begginers kit. I found several contradicting things in the instructions versus the plans. Be sure you go over the plans along with the instructions at the same time and you'll find some things that you may want to modify, or may have to. I'm using 2-.46 OS engines on seperate channels (the kit calls for one channel) and Spring Air retracts with the nose gear on a pull pull seperate channel set up, as installing the steering servo anywhere but in the center of the fuse was not an option. I opted to set a seperate steering channel, versus hooking up the steering with the rudder channel, so that the nose wheel would not turn when retracted, as long as your radio supports mixing. The biggest concern for this plane is the prop ground clearance. I managed to get about 2 1/4" after experimenting with landing gear options. I'm using 10x7 three blade props that seem to give a better ground clearance than 2 blade props. You can also get a cockpit kit that fits in nicely and doesn't look bad at all. Try soaking your canopy in khaki or beige colored dye to get that F-16 canopy look. All in all, with a lot of time and patience it'll turn out to be a good looking plane and should fly great. It's quite popular in the forums. Good luck!