I finally received the custom gear (mains, nose, tail hook, all the air cylinders, and robart air kit) for the F-18 last week. To CBM's credit they did finally deliver after all the same emails everyone else has received. Almost a 2 1/2 year backorder, but like I said I did get them last week. I have had the same problems as everyone else with the F-18 and two F-16's but they always delivered eventually. Too bad they couldn't continue their service level from the early days. I do have one positive CBM story however, last year I bought a F-16 on ebay and it was missing a couple of parts and I contacted CBM about the problem and they shipped me the missing parts the next day at no charge! That being said, I still wouldn't order anything until I hear some more positive feedback.

Kirk

P.S. F-18 custom gear is quite a piece of engineering with average paint job.