I have not crashed my P-47. I did find the problems when surveying the parts. At that time, I raised the question in these posts, where I was promptly called down for Picking on the Distributor. After looking long and carefully through the posts, I found that this appeared to be an ongoing problem with the Semi-scale warbirds from this Importer.

Yes, I know what to do to correct these deficiencies, but does the average guy who may not even know about the existance of this website? These are the people that I have been trying to help. This is not my first Dog and pony show.

As to the name change, I thought that it was more in keeping with the aspect of the hobby that I enjoy most. Also, someone asked about my choice of the BalsaBandit, "Handle" since it appeared to them to be more suited to a younger hobbyist.

As to the signature, That should be self explanitory. I can, therefore I do.

As to the post by the rep, I did sent them/him a PM, and he never responded. I sent an e-mail to the folks at H.Q. It took them 2 weeks to respond, and that with a, "Canned" response. I have since asked about a seperate problem (JR 791 retract servo not functioning on 6.0 volts, not on 4.8 volts with the flight pack peaked) and as of yet, no response, other than a receipt for my message. This lack of communication leads me to believe that there is minimal concern for the products that have been purchased, and are already in the field. I realize that some of my questions tend to be technical in nature, and may well be beyond the scope of knowledge of the folks there who routinely answer the e-mails.

I have not had this same experience when inquiring about a product that I wish to purchase. They are, "Johnny on the spot" with those messages. I interpret this to show where their true interests are.

Am I unhappy with this distributor, Yes. Do I think that I can cause some harm to them, No, that is not my intent. My intent was to get the hobbyists to look at the problem with the models that are being imported by these folks, and perhaps we could collectively get the attention of this business. As long as we, as a group tend to think that, Yes there is a problem, but I know how to fix it, and it's not a major issue with me, then there is no burning need for the distributor to make any corrections.

That has been my point from the beginning.