timothy thompson

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hey krproton how can scalenut52 offer the b-25 FOR 599.00 I FEEL TAKEN . its a rotating ad on here. hes sold several for that price

pettit

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He sells them at a loss and makes up for it with volume.

timothy thompson

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well i dont think its fair. i paid 680.00 im showing this to my LHS. They should do the same thing for me

pettit

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Everybody knows that hobby dealers pay a bit less for a product from a manufacturer than you can buy one for.

The difference is called profit.

It puts food on his table, keeps the lights on and the water running.

Maybe your hobby dealer wants just a little more profit than the other guy.

jbarnes

$574 at our LHS, owner said they gave the hobby shops a deal on the initial order. Of course this is the same guy that sells the new 9303 for $525.

timothy thompson

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i stand corrected it was a 120 dollar difference! doesnt seem right ill see what the LHS will do for me

flaviosi

Hi, guys,

For those of you complaining about the shipping costs, look at how much I'm paying for mine, on the pic below... [:@]

Greetings,

Flavio

sgoen

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O my god, 400.00 for shipping. How big is the box?

flaviosi

Relax!!!

I'm outside US...

Flavio

krproton

But hey, you saved $8.99 with the Tower Hobbies Super Saver Club! [sm=bananahead.gif]

flaviosi

TIM!!

ahhh!!! You noticed that!!! Great deal, huh??

And there will be more when it gets here. It will be here in about 5/6 days and Customs will apply Import taxes PLUS local taxes and the bill will be something like 500 bucks.

So, me, the poor 3rd world boy will pay 1,600.00 bucks for a plane you pay in US an average 650.00.

But I'm not complaining. It's just the way it is.

Flavio

norm

Way to go Flavio...when you think of it after all it is only money! Whats a couple hundred box in the life of a man? keep your good spirits guys try & remember you often paid a lot more for a lot worst! Be honest! This B-25 is worth what you are willing to pay for it not how much the other one paid. Concentrate on your build.

krproton

Flav,

aren't there hobby shops in Brazil that carry Great Planes products? Could you get your B-25 from a hobby shop? And if so, would the taxes and delivery charged to a dealer be less than you would pay?

I feel terrible that you have to pay all those fees!

camdyson

How about $1100 AU when our dollar is currently $0.93 USD, and we're on China's doorstep! Still, a friend's boat can go through $1100 of fuel in a couple of hours, so it's all relative![8D]

Has anyone tried painting/weathering Matt Monokote - I'd like to do some exhaust stains etc? Thought I might have a go at giving it a bit of "character" without sinking too much time into it. A silver marker for panel lines/chips was another thought, probably all sealed with Matt polyurethane (which helps seal the film edges too). Main concern is the covering needing re-shrinking later, with paint/varnish on it.

Looking forward to some flight reports.

Cam

flaviosi

Norman,

That's right! And the coffins don't have drawers or safes yet... Life goes in a glimpse. We have to enjoy it the best way we can.



Flavio

flaviosi

Hi, Tim!

Yes LHPs carry all kinds of planes here, but they would have the B-25 only on January, maybe Feb... If I waited, I could save a couple of hundred bucks...but... I wasn't adult enough to resist... My wife supports the hobby, because she thinks if I keep "playing with my toys" I wouldn't think of "nasty" things to do...

It's so crazy that if I decided to buy 2 ARFs instead of one, it was worth to get a plane, go to US, buy them and come back, because they wouldn't charge me the first 500.00 and over the remain value I'd pay 50% flat. Do the math and you'll see that the savings would pay for 900.00 ticket. If I could take a few days off, I would do it.

I'm brazilian and portuguese (I have double nationality) and from time to time I spend... time... in Portugal. The prices aren't a rip off like they are in Brazil, but it's way more expensive even in Europe than in US.

Me too, my friend, me too... But as I said, that's the way it is...

I just wanted to make a point on how lucky you guys are paying less than half of what we south americans and europeans do to enjoy our loved hobby.

Flavio

flaviosi

To burn it in a couple of hours, I'd say it's HUGE!

Flavio

timothy thompson

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well lhs refunded me the difference by deducting the 120 from the cost of the retracts



you will spend 130 on cables and harnesses

norm

How much did charge you for the retracts???

camdyson

Yeah, wouldn't look out of place in Monaco! Plus fuel's around $1.30 a litre here (about US$5.00/gal) so that doesn't help.

Which reminds me, running a couple of OS70's will get through the juice quick enough too. Aaah, all good fun eh!

Cam

timothy thompson

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350 minus the 120. here are tail pics. Im going full detail on the tail gun area and cockpit. you need to shorten the guns as they are too long. also in the cockpit view that front piece with the number stamped will be gone so i can put my full scale cockpit in

timothy thompson

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hey if you find any bubbles in the monokote use a heat gun find the bubble and use a shaprp ii blade and fujt pierce the covering the air will escape and the monokote lies flat. I wish she was glassed and painted but its still nice and its all bolted together!

danrc2

tim,
did you think about how you are gonna close and open your bomb bay doors yet. i am almost ready to start mine, but i wanna have everything need or think i will need before i start cutting into the fuse.

dan

timothy thompson

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yup small air cylinders and a seperate small tank. i have built a lot of models this is the best arf ive ever done. rumor has it a p-38 or lancaster is next pack is a 6v 3000mah. i will disable bec and the lipos will only run the motors

krproton

Sorry, I don't know dude. I work in R&D. I build stuff, fly it and write about it. [sm=72_72.gif]