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TxSkyBolt

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I put in an order for a "briefing stick" model of my Skybolt and got the photos of the near-finished product for approval. They just wanted me to tell them if everything is correct. They forgot to put on the teardrop fairing around the fuel filler neck, so I had them add that. Here are the proof photos:
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A couple of days later they sent me another photo showing the fairing they added.
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From what I could see, everything looked good so I approved the final.Well, I got my "briefing stick" model and it was really cool. Unfortunately, when I first picked it up, the propellor fell off and hit the floor and broke. Later as I looked closely I noticed that the cockpits didn't have any windscreens on them....looked odd.
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I went back to the approval photos they had sent me for final approval, and every photo of the airplane had the pits obscured by the wings. I sent them an email complaining and they responded. They are going to manufacture a second model and send it to me with a replacement prop for the first one. Now that's customer service.

Best regards,

Brad
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