modawg73
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Joined: 1/18/2008
From: Mason, OH, USA
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I would have to agree. I own 3 Hangar 9 kits. An old Cherokee (still flying after 10+ years), a 1/4 scale Cap 232 (Still flying after 6 years) and am building the B-25.
I have been impressed with the overall quality of the kit. From the finish, which is the best I have seen ever on an ARF (My covering didn't have a single wrinkle or bubble in it), to the overall scale appearance, which is pretty good in my book, to the instructions and the overall value that I see in this kit, I would highly recommend it.
There have been some minor annoyances, however.
First, the blind nut issue that I raised with the retracts. They put triangle stock to brace the nose, but that meant the blind nuts wouldn't fit. Easy enough fix, just used button head screws.
Second, They didn't mark the templates very well (I actually received two sets of the same templates, the gas ones, so I was struggling to figure out what GP meant..Gas powered, dummy), nor emphasize the right and left nacelle in the instructions. There is a different angle of the firewall, and so I got lucky and got the right template on the correct nacelle.
Third, I am on my third try with the retracts, and I can't get them not to leak. The issue is the plastic T's used to join the hoses. They are sending me brass ones at no charge.
Fourth, I had to do a fair amount of work to get the flap linkages working so they wouldn't cause the servos to buzz. Had to cut away a lot of balsa.
Fifth, no mention is made of a servo extension for the rudder servos, but I needed them. Not sure if JR's wouldn't have, but my Futabas did.
Sixth, I found the best way to install the wing nacelle top pieces was to use canopy glue directly onto the covering. Great results, and easy with no mess. Thanks to one of the forum users for that tip. I think it was dave.....
After all said and done, I'd highly recommend this kit to anyone interested in a twin B-25. Looking at the Top Flight, I think it is obviously higher quality, but it is also almost twice as much money, and in my mind, the H9 is the much better value.
I have to get the exhaust hooked up (using a Saito Flex exhaust pipe for the twin .62s, hoping to get them out the side of the cowling in a semi-scale look), the cowlings installed, the retracts fixed, then she's ready to fly. Cant wait.
Just my thoughts,
Ken
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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 
Well, I had always wanted a B-25 and have about ten years experience designing and flying twins. I also have several Hanger 9 kits under my belt so I was expecting a lot more from this kit than I received, in fact I am really sorry that I didn't buy the Top Flight 5-25 as I started to do. A list of problems that I encountered are too numerous to list on this forum but the straw breaker came when I went into my back yard to break in the EVO 36 engines (I would have prefered four strokes but the kit came with them installed). I noticed there was a terrific vibration coming from the left engine. When I took the cowling off to inspect it I found that the nacelle's firewall was what was allowing the engine to move in every direction. There are no visable cracks in glass, just too flimsy. During construction I ran into many problems that are of a engineering standpoint. If anybody is interested I have a word file that I made on the entire construction process. 
