Hi There,
This is my first post in r/c universe.
I am currently scratch building a 1/5th (60 size)scale Mk.IX off the Brian Taylor Plans. Has thing stand now the fuselage, horizontal stabilizer and vertical stabilizer are finished and just need to be sanded down (Yucky[&o])

I have started cutting the ribs for the wings. Now comes the tricky part, nowhere in the plans does it mention how to go about installing retracts. So what I have done is replaced the ribs that will be cut to accomodate the retract and wheel with 3mm ply wood. I am currently building a box type gear bay in the wing itself......I am working off of pictures of spitfires as well as a book call Spitfire by Richard A.Franks.

I am not sure what retracts to buy.

two tall,
Take this question to rcscalebuilder.com and go to the Brian Taylor plans forum. You will get tons of help and info there. Best of luck on your spitty.

TTall,
1/5 scale or 60 size, not sure what you mean. Is this the 83" span?
Shindin makes a great scale set of retracts for this kit, check my webpage for some Spitfire links.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/warbirdscale/

JG