Herri
May I say a very big "Thank You" for initiating this blog for if it was not for you and the excellent way that you have described your build of Toni Clark's Pitts I would never have been able to build the kit.
I purchased the kit some two years ago with the greatest of enthusiasm. When I first opened the kit I was very happy at the looks of and it and what I thought the quality was. I know that Toni has passed away and may God rest his soul but when I started to build I had many lengthy discussions with him on the poor quality of the instructions and the marking of the wood. I gave up the build for the past few years due to frustration but now that with the aid of your postings I can actually see what should be done instead of trying to guess what wood to use I am now once again eager to start building.
I built a 1/4 scale Pitts before to enter into our National Scale Competition but it was a bit too small and after the scale trimmings a bit on the heavy side hence the purchase of the 1/3 scale kit from Toni. My aim is to enter the South African Scale Nationals and hopefully qualify for the World's so please wish me luck. I will send some pics when I get close to the finished product but would you mind if I asked for a bit of assistance if I hit any problems?
All the best and thanks
Mike G
