J-16, first of all let me tell you that I'm all jetlagged having just returned home last night from --you guessed it, Sydney. I was on a business trip and it was my second time there since 1996. Great city, great country! Well, anyway I'm sorry to hear about the problems with your DP Clipped Wing Cub. I have the full wing version and I can tell you it was flawless when I got it with the exception of a broken wing tip (very slight) that clearly happened in shipping. I called Dave and he offered to replace the wing but since it was so easy to fix I settled for a free instrument panel. I guess Dave is experiencing quality problems with his supplier in southern China, you may or may not know that he uses the same supplier as Hanger 9 models (Horizon Hobbies), and he just doesn't have any leverage or priority with those people. I spoke to him personally at the WRAM show in New York and he sounded really frustrated. Too bad because he makes a good product, but if he can't supply the demand and his quality goes south on the few models he can get to market, that's a real recipe for disaster. Well, hope you can fix it and make the best of it, it's a great flyer.