In a message dated 1/30/01 7:50:40 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << As a consumer, I prefer to pay for the carbon skinned wings. They require NO work to finish after purchase. An obechi skinned wing takes a lot of work. Like Jim B. said, it's money vs. time. Regards, Jon Stone >> It's funny how our perceptions change. I remember when the Airtronics Thermal Eagle came out. That was the plane to have. The good thing was that it came with pre-skinned wings! All you had to do was glue on and shape the leading edge and wing tips, sand the wing surface, and apply some type of finish. Whew! Now I can't imagine going through all that hassle. I guess we really are spoiled :-) Lenny Keer RMSA, Colorado RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]