I realize that ARF's are not always perfect, however I was not looking to do this much work on this plane at this time.
I am building it, the plane is getting closer to completion but like I said , I am having to put way more time into it than I had planned on.

So far I have had to do the following:

1) Had to remove and re-install the blind nuts because the OS .46FX would not fit into the mounts. The area between the engine mounts was way to small, I dont see how any engine could fit into that narrow of a space.

2) Lite ply supports for the bellcrank inside the fuse had to be re-glued. The lite ply on one side was not flush with the fuse side, it had a large ball of dried glue under it that would not allow it to sit flush. Bellcrank would not mount correctly, so I had to remove and re-glue. When I tried to remove, it tore some of the sidewall sheeting off.

3) Rear of fuse where Stab mounts, There was nothing back there but an open hole, nothing inside the fuse to glue to but the outer frame of the fuse. I built up the area by adding some balsa blocks to give the stab something to glue to. Also had to shape the opening as it did not match the stab.

4) The rudder servo mount blocks inside the fuse are glued in crooked and are not flush with the sidewall. That area had no additional support either, there are some balsa stringers but basically the blocks were glued to the sheeting. I built up the area with some balsa blocks and it appears to be ok now. I am unsure how I will remove the crooked block without tearing the side of the plane out. I may just have to leave it like that if the servo screws will bite into it.

5) Rear former just before the stab is crooked and not glued properly. It does have glue though and I dont see a way to fix it without tearing the plane up.

6) Landing gear ply (no block) has 2 cracks on each side, looks like it might have been torn. I will beef up with some epoxy and another piece of light ply.

7) Former under the wing where the tank goes is very flimsy, grain orientation is incorrect and wood appears very cheap.

Thats all so far, like I stated in previous post I do lack ARF building experience, I have built 2 and they were nothing like this.

Also, Im not bashing the company or the plane just stating my experience.


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