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Old 06-22-2010 | 03:11 PM
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Default RE: CMP BF109F BUILDING THREAD

Most definitely agree with LDM. At the old "KMP" prices...the ESM planes were too expensive. Regardless of that, I did buy my first ESM ME-109E when sold by KMP at the $500 price range as well as the ME-110 and the B-25 at their ridiculously higher prices. Now....at the $300 price point, they seem to be selling a lot more quantity and ESM is listening to the feedback some. The tail wheel area was completely redesigned on the ME-109...basically ESM followed the hatch design that CMP used at that location. Previously....there was NO hatch and u basically drilled a hole thru the bottom and screwed a metal plate on the outside of the fuse. Of course...I also remember the internal wood block back there that was SUPPOSED to be used to drill the screws into also fell out from lack of glue and there was no way to get it glued back in place....since no hatch.
Glad they improved that area a lot.
Anyhow...the CMP plane is a nice plane. It goes together relatively well, but yea some fit and finish problems which the builder may have to contend with....more or less like most arf's.

BTW....all four flap servos are run by a matchbox on mine. the upper radiator flap sections as I mentioned previouslly have their own servos on a different switch.