ok....i got my items from tower today for the explorer.....that ups guy....he's always right on time. i got a futaba flight pack w/nicd. i did up the wing first and ran some throw tests....she looks pretty good. i got the high and low rates set up and some expo dialed in. the throttle arm on the carb is junk so i had to order another one of those...should be here tomorrow. all the servos are in and the rudder/nose wheel are good to go and the elevator as well. i'll balance her up as soon as i get the throttle linkage hooked up and we'll see where the battery and receiver have to go. hopefully i wont need lead any where but, we'll see. then it's time to fire it up and see how it runs. i'll do that out in the garage....check for fuel leaks and anything else that might pop up....one never knows. so anyway, she's not a bad looking plane.....they always look good right out of the box. the covering job on this model isnt really the best that i've seen. hopefully, i can get the bubbles out of there and pretty her up for the big day...lol....probably be a while with this darn weather we've been having. it's supposed to snow again thursday 3-6 inches...what the heck? did anyone tell ma nature that it's spring????? she's a brat