RE: horizon hobby
Steve, I'm looking into some retracts too....my hobby shop is on the other end of town, so I don't get over there too frequently. I'm waiting on an engine right now - other than that, the plane has been an easy one.
Currently the plane has fixed gear mounted and (if and) when I get some mechanical retracts I'll let you know. One minor problem with the retract situation is that you need TWO servos - one for the main gear, one for the nose gear.
Jerry