tigertooth

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Does anyone know why Tower Hobbies/Top Flite has discontinued their spinners for the Spitfire and P-40 Warhawk? It's also noted that the same thing happened with the C.B. Tatone 3 1/2" P-40 spinners.[:@]

m2

No I dont' I dont think anyone stocks those topflite ones anymore? i'd like to get the black 4" for the p51 i've got.
I might have to get an aluminum one instead

Tsutomu Mabuchi

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I don't know why they quit the production, but my TF P-40
plastic spinner has broken apart at full throttle of YS120 4
stroke.
So I replaced it with Dave Brown aluminum one.
I'm not sure but I don't recommend TF plastic spinner for
4 stroke engines.
I found CBA P-40 3 1/2" red spinner at LHS in Bakersfield,
CA last month. Got it at a single glance.
CBA is more durable than TF because of the alumimun back
plate and the elastic plastic cone.

Tsutomu Mabuchi

Beechbum

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Good grief, no one comes to Bakersfield this time of year! Its only about a million degrees outside! What shop did you go to? I started buying balsa at B&F about 1979. I have the Top-Flite spinner for the P-40. Am not happy to hear it wont stand up to the four strokes. I have a Saito 1.20 for mine. Will run it when the time comes, and see what happens. Years ago I ran a plastic, with aluminum back plate spinner on a House of Balsa .40 size P-51. I think it could have been a CBA. It worked good, and survived the final crash. Too bad Top-Flite seems to only make a limited run of accessories for thier kit line.

Tsutomu Mabuchi

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I bought it at Racers Haven Hobby Shop (White Lane).
That CBA 3 1/2" P-40 red was the last one. I will use it for H9 P-40.
I visited Bakersfield last month on business.
I saw YS FZ110 in a window case at $320 when I visited there in April
and I was planning to get it this time, but it had already been sold out.
TF P-40 spinner was OK for OS FS120 Surpass3, but came apart after
I replaced the engine with YS120SC. I'm not sure how it would be with
Saito 120.
The cause I think is that YS run with higher rpm than OS.
Dave Brown 4" standard spinner is not bad for TF P-40.
Racers Haven have not too many items in stock , but get ordered items
in stock very shortly. The staffs are also very friendly and honest.
I like this shop.
As for TF, I agree with you, we have to get accessories at the same time
we buy a kit not to miss them later.

Tsutomu Mabuchi

tigertooth

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Right now I have the red,black,and white CBA spinners for my P-40 and P-39. I noticed that when Top Flite discontinued the Gold Airacobra kit, Tower dropped the white 3 1/2" CBA spinner also. Since Top Flite is producing the Spitfire and Warhawk kit they would still offer the spinners unless most people now prefer a spinner with cutouts for the three blade props and sales have dropped that much? I don't know......

Tsutomu Mabuchi

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I have TF Spitfire, FW190, P-47, AT-6 and Bonanza unbuilt in box.
I don't know if Spifire,FW190 and Bonanza has their spinner come
with. I didn't look up the content entirely in the box.
Any way, I miss CBA spinners. Coloring would be needed for aluminum
spinners for most cases, but CBA wouldn't.

Tsutomu Mabuchi

Beechbum

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I use Racers Haven also. They are big into the RC buggy scene. They can get items in-store fast. Prices are pretty good too. I ckecked thier price on the Robart gear for the T F Bonanza three weeks ago and it was $259 out the door. Tower runs, what #308.oo, plus shipping? I got my P-40 spinner about nine months ago, and had to order it in. I thought they would still be available...Forget about the 75 gal. drop tanks. I was fortunate enough to find two, new in the bag on e-bay about a year ago. If you ever come back to Bakersfield and want something to be in the hobby shop, let me know and I can request it for you. I work out at the airport, and the other Racers Haven is only a few minutes away.


Regards, Richard

Tsutomu Mabuchi

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Yes, they offer pretty good prices.
I bought H9 P-40 for me and P-51 Miss America for my friend
on April at Racers Haven for $199.99 each.
Both are not yet available in Japan.
I've never seen below $200 for them before.
Thank you for your kind words, probably I will visit Bakersfield
again next year on April.
The weather of Bakersfield in Summer is very hot, however
humidity is less than that of Japan, so " Dry Hot" is not so bad
for me.

Tsutomu Mabuchi