Tsutomu Mabuchi

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And the ailerons are different, too.
The pic is tip aileron, the kit is full aileron.
Any way, they have to show the true picture especially
in their advertizement. That's the minimum.

Tsutomu Mabuchi

Tsutomu Mabuchi

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Sorry, I uploaded the same thing.

Tsutomu Mabuchi

forestroke

piper chuck - i was actually going to put that in and somehow it was omitted! it was suppose to read:

"on the other extreme there are the world models aircombat series which look absolutely un-scale but fly wonderfully!"

slip of the fingers... thanks for pointing that out!

EASYTIGER

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I also think it was not cool to show the picture of the 120 one for the 25 one. I have the big one already...I was looking at the small one...but after seeing the pic of the real thing here? No thanks.
It's just SO far off scale, it's cartoony. I don't care for it. It's only $89 bucks, but that ain't the problem...the problem is it looks only very remotely like a Gee Bee!
The bigger one is okay, have not flown it yet. It's not exact scale, but it definitely looks like a gee bee. The little one? That's a little TOO far off.

speedster 1919

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Lets get real. First of all If someone has a 120 size do you even think they would buy a 25 size. In real life the Gee Bee flew like a brick and killed everyone who got in them. They have the general look and If they are changed alittle to fly better great. For $89 your not going to enter a scale contest. I have a freind with a GP Stearman. To keep it scale they have a factory built weight tray to hold 18 OZ and thats what he has in the tray for weight. If the wings were moved say an inch or so forward It might fly better and lose the 1 1/2 pounds but then it wouldn't be scale. But Alas, either our porage is too hot or too cold , But never just right.....

skukreja

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looks very interesting.. I could care less about the "scale," at my field, most people would be impressed to see anything with a semblance of the GeeBee.. Now, can someone discuss it's flying characteristics? How does it land? Engine and Prop recommendations for this beast? Complete hardware included? Does anyone have pics of the real 25 size?

jrf

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See post #13 on page 1 of this thread.

Jim

DiscoWings

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well you guys need to lay off ak-models!
obviously he makes planes for budget minded people and so for you to compare them to 120 size cm pro models is very stupid.

EASYTIGER

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I have the 120, and yes, I did want the 25 sized one also.
And the full scale plane flew fine, and the Delmar Benjamin replica still does.
And the models of this plane fly fine.
The 120 has some comprimise to make it fly better, sure, but the 25 one barely looks like a Gee Bee. It's not comprimise, it's cartoon. It's a bad job.

AK models does not make these. I believe they do make a line of very decent kits. They just recently started importing these kits. Most of which were already sold under other brand names by other people for quite some time, including this 25 sized Gee Bee.
Shame on them for showing a pic that is SO different from what you are really getting. No excuse. I would have wanted my money back if I had actually bought it.

AK Models

We made a mistake (and take a blame for it) with posting 120 size plane instead of 25. It will not happen again.
The strange thing thought is that people that actually got it, love it, and thus that did not hate it the most. I wonder if one can explain why…

EASYTIGER

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Good on your for admitting a mistake and correcting it.
Don't hedge on that and throw in a sales pitch, too, it kind of mitigates any apology.
I'm sure that plenty of people will buy it with the correct picture, but I(and some others who posted above) would have been VERY dissapointed at what would have shown up. They are really DRAMATICALLY different from each other, the two models.

The big gee bee, in case anybody is interested, is a STEAL for the money. Get one.
As are most of the planes AK is showing...most are sold elsewhere, too, but AK's prices are outstanding.

AK Models

There is nothing more valuable than customer feedback (good or bad), I know we have room for improvement and will do all we can to meet YOUR GUYS expectation.

EASYTIGER

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That's a terrific answer. Best of luck to you guys. And smart move to get into arfs. Arves?
You should get some of the odd ones, like KMP does, find a niche.

forestroke

i have no clue... maybe because those that bought it don't really know what scale looks like? also, those that know what scale looks like would be hesitant to buy a small gee bee as they aren't easy to fly. anyway, i bought it knowing it didn't look scale. had i been mislead to thinking that it was scale, i wouldn't have "love(d) it".

piper_chuck

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It's nice to see open communication from a vendor rather than the silence from another that's mentioned (bashed) frequently.
People shopping at this price point are looking for a plane that looks nice and flies well. If it does these two things, most will be happy. Most will not notice small differences in trim. If they do notice, they will attribute them to production differences.

BULL-RCU

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I just purchased one off ebay for $49.00 plus shipping cost me $75.00 total. When I opened the box and look it over I was very impressed with the quality. After the first excitment wore off I noticed the differences. How much extra long it was / it's not as wide at the nose / and the wings are longer in perportion. The one I one was listed as a 25 sz and had the pic of the 120 when I went back to look at it. Even though the ad say 25sz, mine the instructions list it as the GEE BEE 15. In the ebay add mine was listed exactly as the AK model, but when I received it the specifcations in the instructions were different. Still a real nice model, but not what was listed. The pics that are posted on the AK site now for the 25 looks just like the one I received. Wonder if they are sending the one I have and listing it different. Mine list in instructions as GEE BEE 15

BULL-RCU

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OK so I just did all the measuring and mine is the same as AK's for specifcations... My instructions are totally wrong for.what they list for sz. LOL quality is still very good... Cant wait to build. Wonder how an OS .30 Wankle would work on this. Are they building out pretty balanced or are people having to add lead to the nose? Or maybe a Saito 40. FS

BULL-RCU

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One more question... for the guys who have flown this, Do you think a 30 four stroke would fly it?

monstertruckman

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I would also like to know how it flys
I dont care about the scale details of a plane this small but it would sure be fun to throw in the pylon race with the house of balsa texans and gp combat corsairs at the feild

BULLITTGT

Help...
I bought a geebee 25 on ebay and the cg and control throws in the instructions are for the 120 geebee.
I emailed the seller and he is no help.
Does someone have the correct specs on the .25 gee bee?
I'm mainly concerned with the cg but all the info would be very helpful.
Thanks in advance.

BULL-RCU

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Here is a link to AK models who has the building instructions you can download from their site. It list it at 55mm form the leading edge. If you go look at their instructions they are really detailed.
www.ak-models.com/geebee25.htm

BOLTMAN

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ST 2300!!!! Don't be ridiculous!!!!

I'm sure I've got a DA 50 looking for a home somewhere. Is there enough clearance for a 23" prop????LOL

ericrcpilot

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Only if you hand launch it.

BULL-RCU

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Did any of you guys fly yours yet... Mine is still in the box too many things going on this summer and never got to it...

Sport_Pilot

Anybody yet flown one with a .30 sized four stroke?