Thats bull****. Paying $6-7k for an ARF should give you more than a journey on reengineering, using borescopes to check glue joints, placing hinge blocks in wings and elevators or sanding and replacing decals that dont match side to side. Oh yeah dont forget canopies that implode on test flights, flutter so bad it looks like a wounded pigeon and screws made of recycled coors cans. All that after waiting 6 months after you PAID IN FULL!

If enough people are made aware of these issues then they can make an informed buying decision. I hope that translates into fewer units sold so the company can make improvements but you know usually that also turns into " well it didn't sell so lets not make it anymore " rather than listen to customer feedback and fix it. Then the product can sell very well! Who knew!

I agree the "Pro Work " is anything but Pro but I can also tell you the bare kit is a lot more work. Even my plain white SM 1/6 F-16 came with the gear basically installed but the doors do not close tight. I have to tear it apart to paint the gear and see what's up with the main doors. There is body work to do and replacing the rivet details, etc, etc...

Wish I could help you in the paint, if you have any questions just post them or PM me. Too bad you don't live closer or I'd paint it for you!

The problem Im having is getting the proper colors, I have a very specific color set. Waiting on the last color for a couple months now, the colors I have are from Taliormade and its acrylic. With a matte finish two part epoxy clear to cover everything to include the decals once base coats are done.

Keith, what kind of epoxy clear are you using to clear coat with?
Gary

um its just says 2k clear on tailormades site, im not sure what it is. Has a two part mix with hardener?

Levi, would be interested to see how thy fixed your flaps? Im really getting tired of being the guy that brings all the bad to light, they gave me sooooo much crap about that and then they turn around and change it. Glad u dont have to deal with my issues just very sour with this company that they even think the orig design was a good idea, sticking a ball end ball inside carbon fiber with some CA to mold it?
Also you may want to test your primer, they don't sand anything but the seems so the majority of the jet is smooth so your primer may not hold up, It peels off pretty easy

Levi that’s the same design we all have Mate, mine has the same setup.

Plus that's a lot of torque on those little screws that u can bend by hand.

Here’s some more photos of my flap set up Fender. They have mounted a double carbon horn in the flap LE which is great.
What was the final verdict on aileron horn location? As suggested attaching it to the carbon hinge looks like the best option.https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...d27b3db00.jpeg

Not to disparage Fenders great work, but reading through all of this I'm glad I bought a BVM.

Thanks for sharing your photos and constructive comments Levi.

Shots fired!

From what I'm reading it's not to scale out of the box.

My comments were in no way related to whether one model was scale or not. It was a simple "thank you" for some nice photos and the sharing of his linkage set-up. No shots fired by me. If it was interpreted that way that was not my intention.

Thanks fellas,

Roger that Levi--"just a little rubbing" as they say

I very much appreciate everyone sharing their detailed photos and linkage geometry setups etc. Please keep your pics coming. Fender is doing a great job of sharing his setups. Thanks to everyone and I'm sure your Hornet will be very rewarding when you are done.

Fly Navy !!!