ORIGINAL: Hot Rod Todd
Snappa,
Yes, the world models plane is lighter because it is covered wood, not fiberglass. It also costs $400 instead of $250. The CMP BF109 is far from the "Cheap junky kit" you described in the other post. No doubt some new hardware is required.
Todd I paid $NZ500 for this plane that works out too about $US250 so I am not sure where you got your price from? as for quality I can only look at the BF109F model as supplied with all the mods everyone has done to just get it to fly then look at what is involved in the P51... take a looks at the parts on my thread including the high quality spinner This will be the last I post in this thread as I dont want to ruin the thread with a pissing match, FOR ANYONE WHO IS CONSIDERING BUYING THIS PLANE...... think carefully about what you are getting and be prepared to spend a lot of time modifying the hardware supplied with the plane here is a quick sum up of mine and others mods.... 1 TAIL WHEEL CONTROL the ball link just falls off, you will need to file the ball flat and use a different link 2 SPINNER QUALITY treat this very carefully as it is quite brittle and most people are replacing theirs 3 ELEVATOR CONTROL RODS not the best setup a set of wires Ved on the end of a fork can cause problems in flight with twisting and vibration you will need to replace them and/or provide extra supports in the body 4 LANDING GEAR RAILS be prepared to beef them up as they are quite weak, some have had them break on a hard landing 5 CANOPY treat this like its made out of crystal there has been a number coming out of the box broken (mine was) and some breaking while installing 6 RUBBER ENGINE MOUNTS throw them away and get better quality ones or hard mount your motor, 7 ENGINE MOUNTING BASE make an extra engine support as the ply is a little soft and with the holes close to the edge could well fail, some people have also beefed up the engine mounts around the edges 8 THROTTLE SERVO do not mount it in the engine bay as the manufacturer suggests as its too hot too oily to do safely 9 ELEVATOR HINGES beware when drilling the holes as the pins are too long and will break through your covering 10 CONTROL LINKS they use quick links all over this plane throw them out and replace them with a better quality one same with the plastic ones COVERING this is a matt finish so beware with glow fuels it will get messy over time with the fuel oil soaking into the ccovering also the covering is a painted finish not built in to the covering thats it I guess at least any future buyers can be informed