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Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-side c... - 10/9/2006 1:41:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have owned the CMP P-40E for awhile now and just recently purchased the Skyshark P-40N off of Ebay through http://stores.ebay.com/rcdealtime for a few bucks less than 400 bucks delivered to my door. This is not the stripped version - it has the nice aluminum spinner and full hardware package including the 32 oz Sullivan tank. Upon opening the box of the Skyshark P-40, I noticed several similarities with it and the CMP P-40, ie in the way they are constructed. This is not surprising as BOTH ARFs are made in China. If there is any interest, I will take pictures of components, side-by-side, with my own commentary. Some will say it is not a fair comparison as the CMP P-40 spans 73 inches whereas the Skyshark P-40 spans 82 inches, but the point of comparison is rather in the way the various pieces are made at the factory and what is and is not provided. As a clue, I am a bit disappointed in the Skyshark P-40, but considering the price, the few disappointments won't last long as everything that I see is easily corrected. Anyway, there you have it. Any interest????

randy

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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-si... - 10/9/2006 1:53:04 AM   
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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-s... - 10/9/2006 2:20:59 AM   
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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-s... - 10/9/2006 3:16:55 AM   
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come on buddy, show some pics

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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-si... - 10/9/2006 6:13:56 AM   
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Any interest????



Are you kidding?? Fire up that camera!

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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-si... - 10/9/2006 1:51:44 PM   
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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-s... - 10/9/2006 4:23:15 PM   
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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-s... - 10/9/2006 7:58:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm one of those that don't need pictures to know what will be better all around. Never saw any complaints with Skyshark, I can't say that with Nitroplanes, or any other CMP in fact.

Just to let everyone know, I don't make a buck pushing a name brand here, nor am I a sales person in disguise as a average builder to promote a product at RCU.

I'm just a builder and flier who loves this Hobby, and tells the truth about some of these kits, that are on the market that I've either built or put in the trash.

I read the Article in Model Airplane Magazine on page 42 by John Kotleba, on the Skyshark P-40. Comparing the quality and hardware with the Nitroplanes P-40, and the Skyshark P-40 will be like comparing Frozen Pizza to Homemade Pizza if you catch my drift.

Personally, I can hardly wait for the Skyshark ARF Axis Planes to come out. I don't mind putting in the work that some of these ARF planes require, I just don't like correcting factory defects, replacing cheap hardware, striping the covering or repainting a entire plane and having the factory measurements off etc etc etc.

In the Model Airplane Magazine they stated that the directions are straight forward and everything fits nicely. The Author used all the hardware included in the kit includig the gas tank. The Skyshark kit was very colorful and highly detailed and has pin hinges. When the kit arrived, the Author only had a few wrinkles which he quickly removed with the heat gun. The only problem the Author stated was, all his control horns were right sided.

He contacted Skyshark immediately and they corrected the problem. Hmmm, geee when I called CMP about some of the issues my CMP Focke Wulf had with the poor quality and bad measurements, I could hardly understand them and basically they told me I was out of luck. And from what other people have told me, I was lucky they even called me back.


So when you get the Skyshark P-40n bosssman, you will be very pleased with Skysharks service, quality and detail of there ARF kits. I can almost guarantee that from all that I've read and researched.



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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-si... - 10/9/2006 8:50:03 PM   
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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-si... - 10/9/2006 10:42:19 PM   
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ORIGINAL: bosssman

I have owned the CMP P-40E for awhile now and just recently purchased the Skyshark P-40N off of Ebay through http://stores.ebay.com/rcdealtime for a few bucks less than 400 bucks delivered to my door. This is not the stripped version - it has the nice aluminum spinner and full hardware package including the 32 oz Sullivan tank. Upon opening the box of the Skyshark P-40, I noticed several similarities with it and the CMP P-40, ie in the way they are constructed. This is not surprising as BOTH ARFs are made in China. If there is any interest, I will take pictures of components, side-by-side, with my own commentary. Some will say it is not a fair comparison as the CMP P-40 spans 73 inches whereas the Skyshark P-40 spans 82 inches, but the point of comparison is rather in the way the various pieces are made at the factory and what is and is not provided. As a clue, I am a bit disappointed in the Skyshark P-40, but considering the price, the few disappointments won't last long as everything that I see is easily corrected. Anyway, there you have it. Any interest????

randy



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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-s... - 10/9/2006 11:58:25 PM   
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ok man give it a rest we get it you don't like cmp/nitroplanes!



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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-si... - 10/10/2006 12:50:56 AM   
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First off - packaging. Both ARFs were packed very well, however, the overall box composition on the CMP kit can be compared to that of cardboard from a cereal box, whereas the Skyshark ARF is heavy duty corrogated cardboard, and doubled on the sides to prevent caving in. I bought my CMP ARF locally from Glow RC, however, I bought the Skyshark ARF from rcdealtime off of Ebay which I think is run by Skyshark, but I am not sure. I can say that once my E-check through Paypal cleared, the Skyshark was at my front door in two days with zero damage. If the CMP ARF were to be shipped, I would hope that it would be double packaged as I don't think the flimsy cardboard could stand up to shipping by ANY of our mail carriers. Inside, there was a mixture of cardboard, thin packing foam, and plastic bags to separate everything. This was pretty much equal between both ARFs, however, it seems the Skyshark went the extra mile by using wadded up local Lake Havasu, AZ newspaper to further cushion the contents.

randy

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RE: Skyshark P-40N versus CMP P-40E- A directside-by-si... - 10/10/2006 12:59:51 AM   
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First off, let me say I have a few CMP ARFs which were pretty standard instructions, ie hard to understand, little detail, and in sometimes, erroneous information. In the case of the P-40, all that was provided was a single sheet about 2 x 3 feet with EVERYTHING crammed into it. If you are not an experienced WARBIRD modeler, I would NOT recommend this ARF as it will require quite of knowledge on the part of the builder to put this thing together properly and have it survive its first few flights...

The Skyshark ARF came with a NICELY detailed book containing PICTURES and in depth explanations. In the section on retracts, for example, the instructions recommend that "it's a good idea to look inside the wing and insure that there is sufficient glue on the retract mounts and wing ribs. If you are unsure, you can reinforce the gear areas using 30 minute epoxy." Now that is what I call attention to detail - maybe self explanatory for an experience warbird builder, but not so for someone just recently getting into the bigger warbirds using the larger retracts. My hat is DEFINITELY off to Skyshark for making their OWN instruction book with nicely done photos!

randy

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