ORIGINAL: Boomerang1
I'm going to place an order pretty soon on hobbycity to get some things I know I will need later on (like an engine...). If you have any servo recommendations for me, fire away
My recommendations for radios or engines - don't buy cheap. For a park flyer the (bargain?) gear may be o.k. but with the hours I invest in scale models I would at least buy one of the better brands. John.
Hm. Yes, well maybe the radio gear. The engine however I think I will go with the ASP61FS, it seems to be getting fairly good reviews and it's that much cheaper than other brand names. From a local supplier, the cheapest four-stroke I can get (a .70 engine) is a bit over 330$. And that's a SC engine, not a OS or some other well known brand. The OS Engine FS 52S is 435$. And those prices are web based shops in Sweden, not over the counter prices.
The ASP 61 is 114$. For two hundred dollars, I will take my chances.
I don't know why but Sweden is for some reason extremely pricey when it comes to well.. everything.
I know I'm whining here, but I think with those pricing differences I have the right to do so. I appreciate your concern and I agree with you, I just wish I could justify a tripling or quadrupling in cost.
Here's the engine in question:
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...e_Glow_Engine_
I think this is the same as a Magnum engine.
The reciever however will be a futaba FASST, probably the 8 channel variety as soon as I find a good source for it. I'm considering going the extra mile putting futaba servos in it, but I don't really know yet. I find picking servos to be hard, when I was going to upgrade the servos on my Raptor I spend something like two months researching before settling on align 620 servos.
Edit: I just realized that the SC engine in the local hobby shop for 330$ is actually pretty much the same engine as the one sold by hobbycity. At least it's made by the same factory, sanye.