Originally posted by KeithB
Do you have any idea how much trouble I went to cutout and build those gear mounts for the retracts in the wings! 
Not to mention the weight I added with the mounting plates!
I've sheeted the wings but haven't cutout the balsa that's covering all of my hard work on the retract wells, so conceivable I could still change my mind and go with the fixed gear. Hum, I'll hold off on cutting out the wells and think about it for a bit. You are right that it looks awesome, not to mention there's less to go wrong than with retracts.
My biggest reasons for going with retracts are 1) fear of having a dead stick landing in the weeds and tearing a hole in the fuse by yanking the fixed gear off, and 2) those fixed gear bounce more than retracts which means more deductions on the landing (that may be silly, but hey, it is a factor).
Now you got me thinkin'
Keith
If you have all ready gone to the trouble of retracts stick with them. I didnt realize you where that far along. This fixed gear dont bounce........ I got super glue on the wheels... Heh! heh!