Thanks for all th egreat info guys.

There seems to be lots of options out their. I think Ill sit on it for week or so and check out the Parkzone models too.

Rob

cool as mate, yup definately charge outside, and only when you can keep an eye on things, i also store my packs outside, in my bar fridge in the pergola. there is no need to be put off at all by the batteries, you just need a healthy respect for them. electrics are the way of the future, i gave all my glow stuff away a few years back as i just never used it anymore, no more slimers for me any questions or queries let us know, or better yet check on RC Groups forum, an absolute wealth of knowledge is available.

Cheers
Craig

The GWS stuff requires painting and usually some sanding to get things squared right, correct? Where as the parkzone stuff is pretty much good to go out of the box (usually you have to screw the tail together, and bolt the wings on, that's about it.

Not a knock on the GWS planes (those bipes are sweet looking, love the camo on the 'moth ), just something to consider. They certainly hit a great price point. I'm thinking of building their C-130 myself.

For the love of the hobby, no. Do not buy from Nitroplanes. They are vultures.

I used to work for a competitor. We'd spend a lot of money, working with the factories to make it right, get it scale, then they'll come along, poach the design and drive the price down by selling it for less. Now, I have nothing to quibble with over low prices. However, they sell that low by not providing service and parts. Their customers would come to us. The newsflash about that is that companies don't make money from after-sale support. So, the companies that stand by the product end up bearing their costs. They simply do not stand by their product, and it harms other market players. Plus, even where they aren't selling the same product, they often try to pass of something as the same when it isn't. I used to get calls for service on their products, they thought they were buying our high quality stuff at a lower price. Its borderline trademark infringement.

They sell a CL-415 which WE commissioned the factory to make. The factory made a sh!tty set of decals (half Canadian half turkish). I made them a scale decal sheet (Ontario MNR decals), which they now sell. I MADE THOSE DECALS and those f&ckers stole it.

Simply put, don't buy from those assh()les if you like the hobby and want to keep it alive. Buy it from someone who will support their product.

Sounds like your factory was in China though, Paul. And that's a risk of doing business over there, where copyright/patent/trademark law is just the punchline to a bad joke.

I know I'm a little late here, but I reall like the GWS stuff. The airframes are very cheap and durable, and then you can throw whatever electronics in that you want. I have (or have had) the Tigermoth, F4U, PT-17, P-51, and T-6A. They're all fun to fly. You can get most of their stuff from

www.epyaya.com

I haven't been flying much lately, but looking at all these pics has me wanting to!

multipex easystar is another good starter, quite a lot of the new guys at our club start out with them.

Craig

Just spotted this and thought I'd add my ha'penny-worth:

I recently bought a Parkzone T-28 Trojan and a Spektrum 6 combo; Great little plane and fairly aerobatic.
Something I wasn't aware of until the guy in the shop took it out of the box is that it has an undercambered wing, so will fly very slowly.
Requires a fair bit of 'down' to stay up when inverted though!
Everything else I saw in this size range seems to have flat plate wings.
No building whatsoever required and the (very cheap) batteries swap out from underneath without any hatches.

I also bought a 'Beast' biplane, but the Trojan gets the most stick time at the moment...the name is not chosen lightly

After spending years building from plans and faffing around with 4-stroke glow engines, it's great to just decide to go flying, and actually be flying 5 minutes later!