Hello Mike,

Thank you for the reply. I've had the kit about a little over one month now and purchased it from the OMP website. I lookedat the laser cut plywood sheets that I popped the fuse doublers out of. One of them had the rib doublers laser cut in it but the other just had a huge blank section of plywood. I guess perhaps that is where the hatch should have been laser cut? If so I will just go ahead and make one from what is left of this sheet.

I was a bit disappointed in the wood quality that I had to replace with better stock. Some of the 1/4 square and triangle stock was so soft you could just crush it with your fingers and they snapped like twigs with little pressure. I know to replace poor wood like this after 25 years of building but someone new might use this wood and have a model that doesnt last or breaks during a firm landing. I lived this once on my very first model trainer. The 1/16 balsa sheets seemed very dry and brittle as well.

I have some 1/4 inch stock handy to make new wing alignment dowls for the ones that were missing, so most everything is taken care of at this point.

I did note that there is a difference between the engine mount openings in the plywood doublers but there is no mention in the directionsas to which side is left and right. Luckily Inoticed the difference before Ibonded the sides. I'd like to see the directions "fill in the blanks" a bit better. Some things are just left to the imagination.

Otherwise, the kit is building up well. Just looking for my power and covering sceme options.

Any input at this point would be greatly appreciated,

Tony