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Old 06-26-2004 | 12:12 AM
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rfw1953
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Default RE: WORLD MODELS MUSTANG

I have this model and have to give it a solid 8 rating out of 10. I think you are asking about the Giant scale version with 80" Ws. I have a 160 FX in mine and it flies more like an aerobatic airplane than a war bird. Mine weighs about 17 lbs. As already stated, no bad habits, but don't want to get too slow on final. She will drop a wing on you if not careful. I don't like the manual retracts and will eventually go with Robarts air retracts. The manual wire gear looks like Egret legs and just doesn't match the quality of the airplane at all. They get a bit wobbly as they wear a bit, and at times look like they are going to collapse, but haven't to date. The model construction is a 10 and it assembles very easily. Parts all fit nicely and the covering is very well done. I used epoxy to glue the wing halves together and then also used epoxy on the horizontal stab. Just didn't like the idea of two bolts holding the stab in place. The wheel wells are a bit small so I used smaller wheels to avoid the potential for any binding if the wire gear should become even slightly bent. This would not be good with the stock sized wheels. The cowling comes in three sections and I probably spent the most time on this. Just have to grind and fit until it's right. Overall a very nice model and WM did a nice job, but for a few things that could be changed.
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