hi my name is zeeshan i had aTBM extra 260 foamy and lots of things went wrong . it flew slow and sluggish motor cuts out .
long story, anywho i have decided to give it another go so i bought this motor and speed contorller from ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RC-Electric-Pl...QQcmdZViewItem i was wondering what you guys think of it . how much thrust do you think it produces and will it be enough for a 3D model.
I was havving difficulty picking a model and i would like a wooden/ balsa model but if not a foamy that isnt a profile plane (like the shockies) if you understand .
anyone got any ideas or recomendations
thank you

Im not sure what that equates to in american dollars but you should check out www.rc-dymond.com they have some good deals on brushless outrunners with escs

any planes recommended

Your motor looks like it might be this one that BalsaPR sells: http://www.balsapr.com/catalog/motor...ductId=U422859
Maybe they have a plane that fits your needs.

is 21 oz of thrust good enough is it enogh powere and could you please tell me what propeller they are using.
thanks

i have the same motor set up you will need to cut the shaft down so you can get a prop adapter on i've been useing a 9x4.7 gws with a 11.1v/1500mah li-poly and it is just balistic on my edge 540 shocky i don't very often get it at full throttle as it just disapears had to strengthen the nose up with some 2mm ply strips as it has twisted the nose off

john19787 did you get yours from ebay iswell.. so do you reccomend a 9x4.7 gws prop with a 11.1 gws 11.1 1500 mah batter setup.
are you sure there is enough power and what connectors did you use to conect the speed controller to the motor.

thanks for replying

best person to speak to about best setup would be (bdavison) if you carn't get hold of this person check this thread out http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_28...tm.htm#2840233 as for connectors i use some thing like the MPJet Brushless Motor Connector Sets in this link
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/connectors.htm i got my lipos and charger through http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/ give them a ring if you are unsure what lipo's and charger would be best they are realy helpful realy know there stuff and they have some real nice kits to check this page out http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk...rol-models.htm hope i have been some help it's been a while since iv'e been on here as i am in to traction kite's when it's windy i'm out flying kite's and when it's not to windy i am out fly my foamie. main reason i went with the 11.1v/1500mah was i wanted unlimited power i think they are a little heavy but it is great fun.

i was looking at this plane on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EPP-3D-Aerobat...QQcmdZViewItem but now that i think about it a shocky could be good but ive seen alot of them and the foam is thin and weak isnt it im not sure.
what do you think

not a bad plane i have one but have not had time to build yet i have heard plenty of good things about them if you don't win keep a check with this person http://stores.ebay.co.uk/foamtastic-...toreviewQQtZkm he will sell you one if he has made any more kits i am suprised to see someone else selling them the bloke has a website WWW.foamtastic.co.uk but it doesn't seem to be working properly at the moment but definetly send an email to him as he does brushless set ups and more

As for the ikarus edge 540 they are only 3mm but there are plenty of threads on here that are a lot of help as to reinforceing them a little i have lost an inch in total on the nose of mine but it still fly's fine and if you do loose chunks from the plane just glue it back together ad a little tape and you are back flying within a few minute's this is the whole reason i went down the foam electric route as i don't like to spend a great deal of money and the wife doesn't like me to either LOL

so john ( if i am allowed to call you that ) were abouts do you live in london maybe i could come down to were you fly and see how your model turned out and plus i need some were to fly my models.

yes it's ok to call me john but i live in lincolnshire area which is half way up the country from london just find a quiteish park with as much space as a football field and you will have cracked it i think the next time i'll be in london area will be when i get to visit one of my older brothers next summer my wife has just had our third baby so traveling at the moment is a pain in the backside we have a big enough car to travel in just when you have a 3 year old a two year old and a 2 week old baby it's not fun trying to sort one of them out if they are whaleing i'm sure if you ask about there might be some one who lives in your area everyone on the forum seems to be friendly and helpful

so you definetly recomend a shocky . how much are they and what extras do you need i ve got ca kicker meduim and thick 5 min foam safe epoxy a hot glue gun soldeing iron and the rest of it.

i got mine from here http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk...rol-models.htm every thing comes in the kit except electrics you just might want some thicker tape than what is supplied don't get the one with the power set up the motor is rubbish for servo's goto ebay and type in 5g servo this is where i got mine

how did you mount the motor onto the the shocky

i got some 2mm ply and made a circled disc made thre holes to mach the ones on the back of the motor screwed the motor to the disc then glued the disc to the nose i will up load some pics tomorrow to help you

how did you get the screws in isnt the fat bit of the motor covering it. for ease of understanding i included a pic of what i mean.
im having diffuculties uploading the picture so ill just e-mail it to you john
thanks

when you have cut your disc out place the motor mount on to the ply disc draw around the motor mount on the back of the motor then mark where the holes are, measure how far from the middle of the hole's to the edge of the mount then drill that distance from the circle that you have drawn on the ply where you have marked. The screws that come with the motor are only just long enough to go through but they do just reach once they snag keep on srewing so they are nice and tight i haven't had any problems with them coming undone. also dont for get to put a hole in the middle of the disc as the shaft need's some room to move. pic's later need some batteries in my camera but i am just of to bed now as i have just finished work

so do you screw the screw in from the back of the plywood and then into the backplate of the motor with the holes init.

i just foned my local hobby shop and they go there out of edje 540's but they have the superstar.
should i get that?

the only reason i have the edge is that according to most of the post i have read back from when i bought it, it is the easiest of the three to build but they pretty much handle the same have a good look around there is a couple of threads that will be of use as to help you biuld the plane i still haven't got pics i got up 45 min's ago and i have just got back from dropping my car of for it's mot[] hopefully everything is ok

there is alot of post's to this thread http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_15..._1/key_/tm.htm but check it out it goes way back and there is loads of helpful info on it this is roughly when i started out

ive got 2 9 gram servos i think and 1 hs55 could i use those or should i change the 9 gram servos.
also what type of battery do you reccomend.