A fellow in our club just maidened his 60-size P-51 on Labor Day. And I must concur, the retracts SUCK! He wrote a letter to Horizon asking them to replace the crappy retracts with a set of the so-called "new and improved" retracts for the new 60-size Miss America P-51, also from Hangar 9. He has yet to get a response, but Hangar 9's customer service is pretty good so I bet he'll be hearing from them soon. I suggest you do the same, either write a letter or give them a call. Good luck!