RE: RE: Ca Model Eclipse
I disagree with Mr. Kitman’s reply. I’ve been in aeromodelism for many years and now I don’t let myself impress by what some people could say in this forums in order to do publicity or discredit other companies.
If you allow me, and with no intention to bother anybody, I’d like to tell my personal experience. I’ve been flying for a long time a Smaragd and I feel very likely to it. It only had one single problem, and it was to fly in windy days. Those days it was too difficult to fly it straight and I had to use full power almost all the time. Then I decided to buy a ZN Enigma in Carbon fiber KIT and a CA Eclipse ARC in fiber, for what I paid less than the ZN kit. I’ve been flying for 3 months the Eclipse and I’m very glad with it. The Eclipse has a very straight and precise fly, and wind doesn’t affect him at all. The model is weighting 4700 grms. All I did in this model was to change the dural landing gear for a carbon fiber one. For the installation I contacted Marcelo Colombo and he always give me an answer, I’m very glad for this, because there’re not many companies that provide this type of support.
Two weeks ago I received my second Eclipse, a Kit this time, and I can assure that the quality is excellent and better the price.
I’ll be building up the Eclipse and the Enigma and I promise to place construction pics step by step and its differences in flying.
Today I can make a comparison and show you some pics with the difference between the two kits. But I’d like to say beforehand that I’m very disappointed because for the ZN Fuse that I paid much more, found that had too many defects on the quality of the fuse fiber, I can work it out but it will take me a lot of extra work ours during painting time.
Comparison between the Eclipse and the Enigma:
1)The sheeting quality both of the CA and ZN are excellent.
2)In fiber quality, CA has my vote.
3)Balsa quality is good in both models.
4)Plywood quality is acceptable in both models, but I prefer CA one because it’s laser cutted.
5)Wings: I prefer the Eclipse ones because they are plug in with wing tube.
6)As I said before, I prefer a carbon fiber landing gear, and the ZN one is very good