109 ARF finally!
 

Check this out. I gotta have one!

Wingspan: 60.6"
Weight: ~ 6.0 - 6.4 lbs
Engine req: .40 - .46 (2 stroke), .70 (4 stroke) Radio req: 5 channels, 5 servos (#5 is for retracts which are pre-installed mechanical retracts) The retracts actually retract outwards!!

Thanks,
VQ WARBIRDS.COM

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

I can't find it on the web site? What gives?

Bob

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

I emailed them and ask for a 109 arf and the first post is what i got back. i was told a ETA of September. The dropped me this pic today.

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Neat.. Looks like I am getting another ARF :D Something to challenge all those Mustangs and Spitfires at our field.... Hope that spinner comes with it...

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Here is a pic from the VQ factory!

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

The KMP is much nicer :D

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4038613/tm.htm

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Agreed Sonnich. It will take a fair bit to beat the ESM/KMP ME109.

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

I have to agree with Sonnich and Woody. My apologies to you guys who like this new 109, but that has to be the worst attempt at a warbird ever! [:-] It simply looks horrible! (And it actually looks more like the Me-108)

Disclaimer: Yes, this is just my opinion and you guys may not like it, but if you guys are content with this new offering by VQ, then dont let me dampen your fun, and enjoy! ;)

Ok, flame-proof suit on! :)

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Have you seen the final version of the model ?... I cna't even find it on the VQ website... What are you baseing your comments on ?... I had great hopes for this ARF... Finaly some German planes... Hope your just blowing smoke....:D

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

thanks guys... It is sport -scale...that is affordable... ~200 USD... not $500 USD...
It is not for everyone.... but thanks for looking!

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Got any specs on it yet ?... Wingspan, engine, weight etc ?....

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

All of VQ's single engine warbirds are stand-off or sport scale. And they look pretty nice as "representations" of ther real thing. And the main thing is the price point. For a couple hundred bucks you get a nicely finished sport model that looks very similar to the real deal.

Now yes, KMP/YT models are far superior in scale looks. And double and triple the price "to start". Don't forget, much more expensive optinal parts and engines as well.

Every model has it's niche and it's place. I welcome all the new offerings from VQ and others and wish them all success. :)

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

thanks KMOT.... we respect all other manufacturers and thier price points... we try to fill the need for the modelers who want a nice looking and sport scale Warbird that is more affordable.... or want a warbird that they wont pucker up each time they take to the skies!

Here are the specs on it:


Wingspan: 60.6"
Weight: ~ 6.0 - 6.4 lbs
Engine req: .40 - .46 (2 stroke), .70 (4 stroke) Radio req: 5 channels, 5 servos (#5 is for retracts which are pre-installed mechanical retracts) The retracts actually retract outwards!!

Thanks,
TOMAS
VQ WARBIRDS

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Sounds great.. Retracts too boot... Looking forward to it..

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

KYOSHO is delivering Me109s as we speak.

They're 46 size and a bit lighter (about a pound) than the VQ. I just picked one up at the LHS and it appears to be just as sport scale. It was $150

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

And the Kyosho offering looks better.
The best VQ around is their P61.

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

It happens all the time on this website. The experts are knocking a plane before anyone has even seen one in person. Atleast wait til the planes get off the boat before you pass judgement. Or better yet wait till someone actually flies one.

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Sorry Thomas, but I just coulnd't wait any longer... I just maidened my Kyosho 109 this past labor day and it flew very nice indeed. Used the Evolution 46 engine from my deceased P-51B R.I.P. Flew very nice indeed with no bad habits. Even the taxiing was easy with no tendency to nose over on taxi. I do have to say though that with retracts included, the VQ might be a better or just as good a deal as the Kyosho since the Kyosho does not come with retracts and I was unable to find a pair of retracts that retracted outboard toward the wingtip instead of inboard so with the VQ coming with retracts that's defintely a consideration for anyone who likes retracts on their warbirds.
:D

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

The KYOSHO is a good deal.
The VQ ia a good deal.

Looks like a win win for us.

If we want a 46size, the KYOSHO gives you that, and VQ gives a slightly larger one for just a little more money.

And I just got the 46size, but think the VQ just might look a bit better. hhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm Guess I'm gonna have two 109s some day.

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Only Two ?

I can't get enough from the Me 109.It's my favourite Airplane.

I have the old Kyosho, the KMP, Jamara, an old semiscale from Alexander Engel KG and 3 from a Manufactory called " Schlotterbek "

AND WHEN THE VQ ME WILL SELL IN GERMANY, I GET ONE!!!!!!!!

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

VQ ME-109E "EMIL" in flight..... November is almost here!!! ;)

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

a few more photos ...[8D]

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Now wait a minute, I'll agree that the KMP Me-109 model looks very scale like, although in my honest opinion the nose seems a bit short. It has an absolutely precise tail and a few more minute details, which would be important in a scale competition.

However, the VQ models airplane still has nice, scale lines, a scale canopy, and other features. Also, give the VQ model some credit that you won't be spending far more, and the plane is in the .40 size range, in which few ARFs are very scale at all. (Which I don't understand, because as an electric model flyer, most planes I see are tiny compared to normal glow plane size yet even these can often look more scale than typical "small" glow models:eek:)

KMP Me-109 as pictured previously
http://image.rcuniverse.com/forum/up...40/Tr51008.jpg

Full size ME-109 (unsure of model)
http://www.flightsim.com/review/hurr/me-109.jpg

VQ Warbirds Me-109
http://www.vqwarbirds.com/images/air...9/me-109_1.jpg




In any case, I'm a supporter of the VQ warbirds Me-109, and it will likely be my next plane!:D[8D]

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Personally, I'm getting a little tired of Thomas (VQ) sneaking into my wallet........ He got me with his T-6 and now is reaching for the price of the 109........ Sport Scale is alive and well.. The pureist's will knock it, but it is what it is and I like it!!!!!!!

RE: 109 ARF finally!
 

Klaus, ME 109, one of the best.....