Rick,

I see the BOB's here share many of the thoughts in my reply to your email....

my first TREX was finished off by the Heli guru at my LHS. It was easier for me to learn how the parts work by reverse engineering from a functioning heli.

as stated earlier, it doesn't really matter who built the heli... but what matters most is the joy it brings from flying it.

with that being said..... here's my current rebuild:

yes, another failed loop attempt