hey,

i agree with you that the thunderbolt does look alright, but only from the side. i dont like the fat fuselage with the short stubby wings look.
The advantages that i see with the thunderbolt are: 1) easier to fly. 2) bigger fuselage for radio gear ect. 3) wide undercarriage base
The only thing thats stoppin me from buying the spitfire is, less engine cooling, more chance to flip, and tail heavy.

This is prob a stupid question, but is it possible to use the oil cooler ram air scoops to run ram air into the engine bay?

I think i should have no problems with building the kit because i have scratch built about 5 electric planes. I think if i take my time, it will show in my final product. Im looking at taking about 1 year to build this, while i get experience in petrol.

cheers