RFW1953, I agree with almost all you say. It was well stated. I would also say, though, that i have seen many things fail that shouldn't have: engines, airframes, recievers(pulled the antena out of one), gear, hinges, pushrods, you name it, not because of any defect but simply because they were missused, missinstalled, missassembled, or just abused. Some products(and the manufactures selections of them) get a bad wrap unfairly sometimes, in my opinion. If a guy just dosen't want to take the time to seal the gaps on his quarter scale, then he probably shouldn't use CA hinges. I just think people should know these things. There"s got to be a reason why some things fail for some but not for others and it would seam to point to the installation process. If someone is having problems with something and i'm not, i like to share my methods in the hopes it helps someone BEFORE something happens, that's all. And by the way, over the years, i have seen every kind of hinge know to this hobby fail in the air, at one time or another, and it was always due to poor installation or assembly.