Last Xmas Santa got me a VQ Zero. I bought it from a guy on Ebay. In May I got a Magnum .61 for it, and started putting it together. I have assembled several ARFs, and this was pretty well made. I did however put some extra epoxy on the exposed glue joints. I also strengthened the horizontal stab by epoxying two strips of thin plywood to the underside. Then I epoxied a strip of fiberglass around the center wing joint. I figured it could use a little beefing up, especially since I was using a larger engine. I threw away the clevises that came with it; they are big, ugly black things. All the other hardware was pretty good.

It took me a long time to get the engine running right, and I won't fly a scale (or semi-scale) plane without a reliable engine. Yesterday was the first and second flights. Wow! That thing must have been going over 100 mph! It has mechanical retracts (from an EZ Zero ARF I flew several years ago) that work great. It flew great; easy to take off, very quick and agile, slowed down well and handled well on the landing.

All in all, I would say it's a well made ARF, but be careful to check the strength of the glue joints. I wouldn't recommend it for someone new to building, but it does look good and fly well.

Thomas (ho2zoo)