Hobby King Lancaster at Cirava 01 Aug 2015

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Hobby King Lancaster at Cirava 01 Aug 2015

Post by solentlife » 02 Aug 2015, 12:28

Many thanks Guys for the moral support and giving me a clear runway !

Here's the video of the first flight of this Iconic WW2 bomber ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1AhgvAU5O4

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Re: Hobby King Lancaster at Cirava 01 Aug 2015

Post by UldisK » 04 Aug 2015, 10:19

Good video and good flight. Despite the windy weather.

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Re: Hobby King Lancaster at Cirava 01 Aug 2015

Post by solentlife » 06 Aug 2015, 14:03

Tks Uldis ....

Was big surprise that she flew good in wind.

Now I have 1612mm Big Zlin Z-50 on order ... my 15cc Gasoline engine is waiting for !

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... ouse_.html

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Re: Hobby King Lancaster at Cirava 01 Aug 2015

Post by UldisK » 07 Aug 2015, 14:06

Nice!

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Re: Hobby King Lancaster at Cirava 01 Aug 2015

Post by AigarsG » 07 Aug 2015, 15:13

It is a good fit.

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Re: Hobby King Lancaster at Cirava 01 Aug 2015

Post by MKay » 08 Aug 2015, 08:05

Nice one, by the way.. out of curiosity, what was your experience with hobbyking? how long did it take from day you've placed your order and day your goods arrived? I assume you ordered from european warehouse? For me it was a total disaster ending in canceling my order and asking for a refund. Staff was totally helpless and unable to communicate with european warehouse to answer my question why the order has been delayed. Nevertheless they have many good things, hopefully this is just one case out of 100 when something goes wrong :)

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Re: Hobby King Lancaster at Cirava 01 Aug 2015

Post by solentlife » 08 Aug 2015, 23:53

The Lancaster took 1 week to arrive from EU warehouse. Usual time is from 4 to 10 days depending on shipping method.
Out of many items ordered only one failed to arrive. Unfortunately because I chose cheapest shipping method without tracking - no-one could help.

My overall experience of Hobby King has been good - certainly better than eBay. I have had free replacements of radios and engines when I reported faults...

I have noted that one of the ways they can sell models cheaper is by giving less than the original in parts / additional items. They also have access to older versions. For me - I'm not bothered by this as the price savings are good.

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Re: Hobby King Lancaster at Cirava 01 Aug 2015

Post by MKay » 09 Aug 2015, 07:58

Thanks Nigel, very helpful! Cheers ;)

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Re: Hobby King Lancaster at Cirava 01 Aug 2015

Post by solentlife » 09 Aug 2015, 08:23

One item that may surprise some - I use the gear that comes with the models from Hobby King ---- such as the servos already installed etc.
Reason is that usually it is the model factory's gear same as if you buy from a different seller. Hobby King does not actually change or install themselves. Good example is their Deluxe Cessna 182 - this is the Skyartec Cessna and all servos and gear fitted including the motor / adaptor / prop are all Skyartec.

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Ex RC Display flyer returned to RC Hobby
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Helicopters - Accidents looking for location to happen !
RC Models a lifetime illness that cannot be cured !
Youtube channel : "solentlifeuk"

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