ORIGINAL: f14mech2005

I want to start by saying that I'm not usually a complainer. This is an awesome looking plane with construction quality that is rarely seen in the ARF world.
I waited almost 2 months from my local hobby shop for this thing to arrive. The instructions are neat looking but that is about it. No control throws listed. You are supposed to reinforce the landing gear with the carbon rod.....In 25 years of modeling I have never seen anything like that. There are 4 small pieces and 2 larger pieces of wood. The instructions say nothing about them. I am guessing that the 4 are to back up the control horns and the other 2 are to backup the wheel pants. ???? There are not enough screws to secure the cowl, canopy, LG and horns. There is a mount included in the kit for an OS .15LA. Again nothing in the instructions about this mount or using a glow engine at all. Would love to know more. Also there is concern about the metal on metal of the control horns with the rods. I have seen very small amounts of metal to metal cause big problems. I have left e-mail and even called Fliton on these issues and have not heard from them! You would think that a kit of this caliber would have better instructions and customer support.
And before you guys start on me about these minor things I want to say....... I understand nothing is perfect in the modeling world. I understand how everyone wants to modify things their way and some things not in the instructions are left up to the modeler. The instructions tell you to square up the tail with the wing.....well, no kidding! What about the throws? Fliton has a near perfect product with less than perfect support..... what a way to run a company......