Hey 8178,
I agree. Actually, back in the 'good old days' I liked Spring-aire nose with Rhom mains; so I could leave the main gear retracted in the wing for transportation. Does Robart make retracts small enough for .60 sized pattern ships? I think you can remove the spring from Spring-Aires (especially the main gear), but it's been more than 2 decades since I used pneumatic retracts (I still have a couple of sets of well used Rhom-aires).
-Will