Isaac F

My Magnum crash in the hands of a friend that want to try it because he was interested in order one..........Know he have to order 2

This Magnum was the first edition, the one that the black simulated carbon fiber that comes off.

Since my frind is going to order one for me I need to know what else do I need to order.

I remeber my magnum does not come with spinner and does not come with the silicone coupling that joint the header with the tune pipe.

Do the new Magnum R comes with the silicone coupling and spinner????? Or do I have to order this separately.

What other recomendation you have.

THX,

Isaac

rockhouse

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Big North Texas Howdy,
The new MagnumR comes with the silicone coupler but does not include the spinner. Weston offers one for about $12.00 US but I don't know how they are to deal with.

ps You will probably thank your friend for crashing your old magnum after you fly the new one.

Joe

Isaac F

Hey Joe, what is the diference with the new one??? Are they are not the same?
THX

Isaac

rockhouse

My Feedback: (5)

For the most part it's about quality. The inside of the fuse looks a little different. There's a hatch for the elevator servo behind the wing. Much better fit & finish.

SJN

See the differences here:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/My_M...1821288/tm.htm

Rudeboy

I have the old style Magnum too... mine came with the silicone coupler...[sm=confused.gif][sm=confused.gif]

The spinner the offer for the plane is OK... not Tru Turn quality though, but sufficient. Just don't forget to properly balance the spinner... first check the backplate, it will very likely be ok... then put the cone on and rebalance... it will be way off. I roughened the inside of the spinner, degreased it, and used thick CA to bring the light side up to par. Works a lot faster than trying to lighten the heavy side...
And don't overtighten the retaining screw... you will deform the backplate...

jo-iv-kl

I have ordered my MAGNUM R Today from Sussex Model Center. Have anyone tried to order from them. are they fast?

Isaac F

Whay is there e-mail???

Cactus.

My Feedback: (1)

SMC is pretty good, dunno about over seas tho, right now it's our postal service that sucks, not company's

Isaac F

Well I order 3 Magnum R Combos this past wenesday from Modellbau USA. Camilo from Modellbau confirm me that he has **** it to me.



Isaac

Isaac F

Here are the pictures of the Magnum leftover. The Airplane was a million parts. It desintegarated. The completely radio was total lost[:-]

Rudeboy

How many flights did you have on it?

Looks like you put it into the concrete inverted or something... looks nasty...

Isaac F

Its has like a gallon on it. Yes it hit concrete. My friend was flying it to try it since he was intersted in order one. He was doing ok until he put it inverted and [X(]......Well you see the pictures.
My friend all ready order one new complety Magnum R for me.

jo-iv-kl

what futaba servos do i need on my spanking new Magnum R? Are 9001 servos OK.

Isaac F

Well, I was using in the elevator a Hitec 545 (hi torque) On the ailerons a JR 507 thats is equivalent to a Futaba 148 and on the thottle a Futaba 3003.

I really dont know if it nesesary to use hi torque servos.....................Maybe you can go with all standart servos. Let see what other Magnum owners use[:-]

Isaac

Cactus.

My Feedback: (1)

148's or 3003's around here. american air seams to be harder on planes as they all need super serovs

AirGar

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Used the standard Airtronic's servos in my last Magnum, and will do the same in my new one.

Gary

Rudeboy

I had cheap old JR 507's all around for a moment (when both my HS 605's failed due to vibration[X(])... but I went back to (reworked) 605's because the slop of the 507's combined with the slop of the aileron linkage was a bit too much for my likings...

And yes, philly is right, you do not need a super servo for a plane this size. A couple of good quality mini's should be plenty.

I think the key word for these planes is not torque, but quality... use something decent, not something you can buy by the pound...

SJN

Jeeeez that west V1 looks mangled :-)

Never seen anything like that before.

CFII1974

My Feedback: (5)

Man .. I distroyed my first magnum at full power and only jacked up the pipe.. The engine is still going strong on the new one.

OUCH!