Well guys, I have finally started "assembling" my ESM (KMP) Bonanza. So far so good. The model looks great out of the box, but there are some little niggles to be found along the way. And there are some parts missing too, such as the gear doors, which I ordered separately. I will try to report any problems along the way.

You do need to do quite a bit of work to get the hinges right. Firstly they need to be located much deeper into the control surfaces that what has been predrilled and cutout. Secondly, I persoanally did not like the stock hinges, and opted for the 3/16 Robarts instead. Just a personal preference, as the stock ones weren't actually too bad. But they had aluminium pins, whereas the Robarts are steel. I also threw out the crappy plastic horns and such, as not only do they look hideous, but I would not trust them. I opted to make my own flap and aileron horns from G10, with brass bushing in the pivot holes. I will be using Sulivan Gold Ends, instead of the plastic rubbish provided.

Here is what I have done so far: