Ultra Lightning at last!
 

Well its been a long wait but at last my Custom Scheme Ultra Lightning came in yesterday. I ordered one at FL Jets this year but at the time the new fuse hadent been made yet, so the first 5 came in this week and mine was number 1.

Even though Im a sales rep for CARF I paid full bang for this one, so I should be able to post pics and coment are welcome for discussion.

My camera is a junk one so these pics dont show the true colors or the detail and depth of the paint job. All I can say is it turned out totaly Sick!

I will be using 8711's and my New Jet Cat 160SX, along with the trailing link struts and stock brakes, Fromeco power system as well.

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Looks really good, I like the colors a lot. I assume it was pinted in the mold, how do the seam lines look?

What is the pricing for a custom job like that?

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Yes painted with fades on all colors going from dark to light and metalic

The base is silver and the two colors are lime green and indiglo blue metalic.

The only seam is on the top of fuse and it is very tite, you hardly notice it, I coule blend it in if I want, but IMO its not an issue.

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Looks great!

Will have to come down and fly with sometime...when you start your season, I know it is hotter than hell down there right now...

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Yeah this summer is just too dam hot here to fly, for sure this fall we need to hook up and burn some kero...

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Sweet. We have one coming in Yellow with Red and Blue stripes. I think it was going to be in this container. It was also ordered at FJ.

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Nice... Green is the future :D

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looks fantastic!

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I like the colors - it's always nice to have something different.

Can Comp-Arf do any color in metallic?

I'm trying to figure out a color scheme before I order one myself.

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As long as its not made of people!!!![:'(]

Awesome scheme, love the metallics and the fade.

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Thanks guys for the kind words, yes CARF can do just about any color in a metalic, just got to specify with your rep.

Cant wait to get her in the air...

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Any idea what a custom painted Flash would run? thanks, Kevin A.K.A CA jets tools sponsor:D

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My guess is 2279 shipped to your house for a custom Flash. 1640 + 500 (paint) + 139 (shipping)

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Wow, a thirty-five year old movie reference! I like it:D

Marty

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Yeah, I am sure not everyone gets that one!! A great movie though...Gary

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SG is P!

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Soylent (SP?) Green is made of....[8D]

Kevin

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What landing gear with trailing link will you be using?

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The stock one works very well..

http://www.composite-arf.com.hk/ar/Related?product=1676

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Nice bro! Thanks for CA Jets vid...I watched it on my SWA flight home. I gotta go next year and get me some.

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I bet Mr Violett ain't happy, Ultra Bandit fin profile, Ultra bandit wing profile, Ultra Bandit stab profile, Ultra Bandit name without the Bandit...

Another victory for BVM, makeing the ugly lightning into something almost worth looking at..[:-]

Jason

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Are you serious?

Dont be a hater!!!

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That dude needs to lay off the pints of beer. Hell my wife says these jets all look the same. LOL

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Looks good to me:D can't wait to see it in person. Kevin

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If you take the time to study them both, there are a lot of differences. The reason for the new swept wings was to shift the c.g. and eliminate the nose weight needed in the classic lightning. It was not to copy the UB looks. The vertical fin is the same, just rounded at the top to go with the new wings & horizontal.

If you're trying to bash Comp-Arf, maybe you should tell Uncle Bob to copy the Lightning's nose structure considering its longer & none have broken off.