Greetings! Well, I finally stuck my "foot" in it!!! I decided to see if I could scratch build an Electric Ringmaster. It was an interesting project and yet fun. Other than Jim Mynes' bird, I've only see the photos of what others have done. Although there are a myriad of separate items to choose from, I didn't care to do a "pick and choose" hodge podge so I ordered the full Brodak system for the .19-.35 engine size, BH-1833 to be confident that I'd have a suitable setup to start with. I think the most challenging part of the build was making the motor mount. I remembered some pictures of one made by one of the pilots from South America so I figured I'd try something similar. I had some aluminum angle which I cut and shaped to fit the motor mount and then bolted the two halves to the fuselage. Most of the construction of the fuselage, empennage and wing was rather straight forward without modification. However I had to figure out where and how to mount the battery. What I decided on was to make a tray of sorts, built into the first panel of the outboard wing. I used a piece of 1/16" plywood plate superglued into the structure. After covering the plane with black monokote, I used two Velcro straps held in place using superglue and screws. I charged the battery on Thursday afternoon and this morning I took it out for the first flight. I used a set of the 60# hi-vis yellow Spectra lines to control it and after my buddy pressed the start button and released it it was off to the races! I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of pull although I think it was a bit lighter than an equivalent say Fox .35 engine. I made a few wingovers and climb and dives to see it there were any bad habits but other than possibly having too much elevator throw, I was pleased and satisfied with the performance. Regrettably, I didn't time the actual flight, but I'd guess it flew about 4 or 5 minutes; long enough to do the majority of the Beginner Pattern. It was fun. Now it's time to find a new owner for it so I can fund my next project!! : ) If you're interested, drop me a pm.