[quote]ORIGINAL: cowboyway88

Thanks Randy, Does it comes sheeted already?
=============It does not come sheeted. You get the foam cores in their shucks, jackets, or whatever you call the pieces they lay in after they are cut. You supply the sheeting.

If so are the controls surfaces precut or would I have to do that?
===============The control surfaces are not pre-cut. You must do that. I actually screwed up and made my ailerons about 3" longer than they were supposed to be. I wasn't paying attention and cut out my servo hole before I realized it was too far inboard. So, I just extended the aileron to get to it!
What about retracts?
==============Retracts are available for it, but I didn't put them in. (I think they are between $375-$500.)It doesn't really look bad with the gear down, since only about half the main tires stick out of the sponsons. Mine has a gloss black bottom and they really don't show. Jimcork on the other hand, installed a retract on the nose gear. I think with a little ingenuity, one could devise a retract mechanism for the mains that wouldn't be too much trouble, since they would just come straight up into the sponsons.

Sorry for so many questions, but I've always wanted a C-130 and this one looks promising.
==============Questions are not a problem here. I had lots of questions when I built mine. If you get a Herk, you'll get lots of help here.
I was talking to the Jack Stafford people this evening about a question I had on the B-24 I'm building, and he told me that there is a pic of my Herk in Model Aviation this month. I haven't got my copy yet.
As far as I know, other than the JHH C-130 which is/was out of my price range, I think the Quality Fiberglass is the closest thing to a kit you can find in the C-130. I bought a GSP C-160 Transall at the Joe Nall last year. It was the closest thing I could find that resembled a Herk until I found the one I have. The C-160 is a twin, but it flies exactly like the Herk.
If you decide on the QF one, might want to order it in advance, it takes some time to get. I think Bob makes them up as he gets the orders. Frankly, I think it was worth the wait.
I hope someone comes out with a B-29 kit that takes .25's. That's the next one on my list. Building a .25 size plane is a lot cheaper than one that takes .60's or .90's.
Randy
Randy