Hi Greg, nice report on the H-9 Texan. Yes, they have done a very nice job of replicating one of my favorite airplanes. I have owned 3 SNJ-6s and have over a 1,000 hours in them. Love the airplane. But, H-9 ,like so many others dropped the ball when it came time to design the landing gear. I was the outline judge for the Scale Masters for many years and the three parts of any aircraft that stands out the most during scale outline judging are the canaopy/cabin, cowl and prop shaft positioning and landing gear. When one goes to a full scale airshow such as Sun 'n Fun or AirVenture/Oshkosh the full size airplanes are everywhere and again the nose/cowling, canopy/cabin and landing gear are the first thing an aviation buff looks for. I also know that ARFs are all stand off scale and I also know that the landing gears are usually moved forward a bit to avoid nose overs etc., etc. but there has to be a better solution. I have also noticed that most ARFs sit too low on their gear, look at the pix you posted and the beautifuly AT-6/SNJ looks very awkward on its wheels. I also want to thank you for the hard work you do on behalf of scale modelers everywhere, some of your postings will find their way into modeling archives. Norm