3D! Woot. Had to register to post.

Just finished my Reflection, too bad it's dark now. I was so impressed with 3D's reflection last weekend that I ran to the LHS and got one myself. Someone posted that the Flatana was hohum compared to the Reflection, and I agree totally. My first foamie was a Flatana. It was ok, but I can't wait to fly the Reflection.

I have a couple of gripes with the build though. First is the horrid z-bends. Is it absolutely necessary to CA both ends? Or will the surface loadings make the rods shift in flight? I thought the force needed to "adjust" these during the setup exceeded the foam's strength at the surface. It would be very cool if one end could be left unglued until it was dialed in during test flights, then glued.

Second, the LG and rear wing braces can cause the TE's of the wings to be not parallel if extra care isn't taken. After following the instructions during the final assembly, I found out that the TE's on my wings were in fact not parallel. Tough lesson, but I learned from it (only the second bipe I've built). Anyway, in the book, it says to install the angled brace supports on one side and have them both to the front, then install the other braces on the other side of the fuse to the rear. Doesn't this put the wings in a slight bind? I did however notice that the interplane pieces caused the wings to have a horrible warp due to the misalignment and had to modify them slightly to get the AOA zeroed. Maybe it was just my inattention during the build, but the next one should go alot smoother now that I know what to look for.

As to the missing parts, I had to use some left overs from the U Can Do EP for a couple of the plastic pieces.