Just listen to your own advice Don! However you do it will be awesome.


Regarding Proctor kits: My Nieuport 11 is coming together fast and painless despite being quite true-to-scale. There was a very minor discrepancy between instructions and plans (due to materials substitutions over the years) but the parts were heavily pre-fabricated, incredibly accurate, and were of high quality material. I had an extra set of upper wing nose ribs and no lower wing ribs in my kit. I called Proctor to see if they would make it right and had the swap gratis in about a week - and I told them up front I bought the kit on eBay!!!!! Though pricey, they've hit a good Price/Completeness ratio in my opinion. I must say it is one of the most enjoyable experiences in my 35 years of building.

Mike.