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New ARF Manufacturer? - 10/25/2007 11:21:05 PM   
Brainiax



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Status: offline 		Let's give them a try. I am. Anyway, I stumbled on this manufacturer today and had a nice e-mail conversation. I guess they are new to the ARF world and are looking for distributors for their planes, engines and other RC products. If anyone here has already had experience with them please give feedback. I figure you can never have too many different manufactures to choose from so this is a good thing. I fell in love with their Extra 330L-90 and plan on ordering one. Here is the link to their website but you have to get their planes either from contacting them directly or through one of their distributors. Please post any experiences with them and let's give them some support.
http://www.blazingwings.com/

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/25/2007 11:26:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		All the same models sold by a dozen other online sites and on E-bay.

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/25/2007 11:30:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		OK but it looked like they had some planes I've never seen before and I've seen a lot. What about some reviews of them, are there any?

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/26/2007 12:44:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		It looked like 90% of the planes they have can be found at Tower Hobbies. They seem to love the warbird and aerobatic market and just scratching the surface of the civilian category. I also notice they're selling the same 48cc twin engine that RC Guys has for sale. Didn't I read somewhere that RC Guys were selling that engine exclusively in a review of that engine? I wonder if RC Guys know that there's another distributor of this Chinese built engine that supposedly was to be sold only by RC Guys??? By the way...where is the pricing for this stuff?? Overall, I'm not impressed with the user-friendliness of this website....it needs improvement.

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/26/2007 12:49:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		their "polecat 50" is a nitromodel's plane and believe the bobcat is also. it looks like there are different planes from other companies.

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/26/2007 1:15:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		You have to contact them directly for pricing. I e-mailed them because of the same reason. The price for their Extra 90 is $199.00. A decent price but I'm still waiting for feedback from anyone who may have one of their models. Yeah, the Polecat is a re-run we've all seen many times from many vendors but they do have some models I haven't seen anywhere else. What about you?

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/26/2007 1:21:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		http://www.alibaba.com/company/11159446.html
I guess their not as new as I thought. I didn't see the 7 years part but I still think they are worth a try. I'm so use to seeing the household names all the time, Great planes, Seagull, Hangar 9, SIG, Lanier.........etc.

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/26/2007 1:46:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		the fw 190 and the macchi mc 200-60 are definitly nitromodel planes . i went to both websites comparing the specs and covering scheme's and they are the same.

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/26/2007 2:13:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		they have been in buisness 7 years?... and sell a yearly sales volume of $2.5 million. i've never heard of them or seen their ads before......strange!

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/26/2007 2:18:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		It's okay...I guess...if you're into warbirds and such in the .40 to 1.20 glow size. Aerobatic as well...although I think the 3D and aerobatic market is waaaay over saturated. There are a few different warbirds listed -- credit for that. BUT...in this day and age of modern internet sales....calling them for the price of each item is a stoneage way of doing business. When I'm shopping and comparing prices I want to see the price NOW. Not a good way to push the product.

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/26/2007 2:24:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		I've been in the rc hobby for about 8 years and also have never heard of them. Are these guys a failed company that went bankrupt and popped back up under a new name?? And then using their existance as the previous company to promote their experience in the rc trade? This all sounds very strange to me.
Can anyone dig up an ad from this company from any recent or not so recent rc trade magazine? I'm really curious....

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/26/2007 2:39:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		there are always these small companies popping up on the web. they give themselves a name and begin selling hobby products on-line. i've been in this hobby since the early 1980's in just the last few years i've seen many of these companies crop up. cedar, advantage, nitromodels, hobby city and many others. many here in the u.s. and in asia. there are hobby shops here in florida have gone mail order. boca hobbies, central fla. hobbies, etc,etc.

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer - 10/26/2007 2:54:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		New ARF reply: These planes sure looks good. Capt,n

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer? - 10/26/2007 3:19:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		Why not give them the benefit of the doubt. Gee wiz, its not a crime to have a vested interest in these models no matter where they come from. I'm going to give them a shot and surely will report back to you folks with a review. Just the fact that no one here has yet to give any kind of experience with them tells me they may be off the beaten path a bit.

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RE: New ARF Manufacturer? - 10/26/2007 3:31:40 AM