Jeff, it seems thats the same boat I am in for almost all my planes. I find myself doing more and more WW1 stuff now because the gear for my bigger planes is just getting too damn expensive. Mind you both Sierra and Shindin do incredible work, its just too darn expensive to drop nearly what I paid for the full wood kit and all the accessories on a set of retracts.

I have a line of stuff to get built and keep putting the really good stuff on hold due to gear.

I gotta get a sponsor!