The UPS truck delivered the TriPacer yesterday afternoon. I was busy and did not open it untill this AM. My initial inspection leaves me with the impression that this is going to be a great build. I was suprised to find a very complete harkware kit enclosed. Looks like good quality too. As this is my first Lazer cut kit I was not prepaired for the parts to literaly "Fall" out. I can remember the good ol' days when we broke as many parts getting them out as we did not. This is a fairly big airplane, 72 in span and 55 in loa. While the snap together nature of this kit is very high tech there are some things that are old fashioned . The cowl nose and air scoop must be carved. Not from blocks as in olden times, but from stacked lazer cut balsa and ply. You align the parts and sand off the "burn" marks. Viola! a nose. One thing I really like is that the wing tip bows are made from lite ply and lock to the end rib with a contoured tip spar. This makes the tip very strong and rigid. No warpping while pulling the covering taut over the tip bow. It will also protect the tips from damage when I ground loop the plane. I think any one with any craft skills at all could build this as first kit. It is very straight forward and requires little or no intuitive modelling input. It will be a few days befor I can get it started, but I will shoot some photos as I go along. Ken, at Mosqutobite tells me I should be able to build the fuselage in 2 hours. We will see. If this kit sounds like something you would like to try, you can download the assembly manual direct from their site.