I just opened my new A-26 from Wing.

Short kits are among my favorites as they allow me to choose my own woods and hardware, (which I usually end up swapping out anyway). This offering will be my very 1st twin and I'm chompin' to get started.

I've had a pair of BlueBird 45's, brand new and still in the oil paper for over 2 years just waiting for the right airframe to bolt them up to...

I unrolled the plans and immediately saw POTENTIAL for a superior flying model. I have the glass nose option and will undoubtedly install this rather than the solid cone with 6 little dowels sticking out, lol.

The nacelles are rather thin but the scale outlines are shown on the plans. Fleshing these out shouldn't prove too problematic. My primary concern is the landing gear. Flying the Invader around with 3 wires hanging down just doesn't seem right :-)

I've emailed Robart but haven't gotten a reply yet. I've searched abit but haven't found which retracts will work best on this airplane.
From the plans, it appears that 3- nose gears are in order as all 3 rotate to the rear when actuated. Since a total re-positioning of bulkheads is called for when opting for functional landing gear, this is my 1st obstacle. AND...I can't invest $250.00 in them.

Has anyone else out there built this airplane? I'd like to share the building experience!

Thanks,
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