Official Freewing 80mm EDF L-39 Albatros Thread

[subhan.nasir]

Hello there, does anyone have a matching paint code for camo scheme in Vallejo brand? My local Aussie hardware is hopeless ...:(

[T-CAT]

That should look awesome in the air!

[Pogo]

Thanks T-Cat. Yes, I really like the scheme- should show well in the sky. Avanti on RCG has his jet on Callie's webpage with this livery I believe. Thank you for requesting the graphics!
Tom

[T-CAT]

Just posted this in the Black Horse L-39 thread, very embarrassing, I'll try it here instead! I typically buy one airplane a year (you know- time, space, MONEY) and this Xmas was the L-39, which arrived Jan.31st. I've been taking advantage of the unusually mild weather (as my shop is poorly heated) to do the re-paint first, and here it is- sort of a Thai AF scheme. Graphics from Callie, of course, and my thanks to the person who first requested them. Planned are main gear doors, an opening front cockpit, and speedbrakes (going to steal Corsair Nut's T-33 design for the latter, lol). I ejected the kids from the cockpit with their little waving mittens and will be using a JHH 1/10 figure flying solo.
Tom

That looks awesome Tom! Great job. I had that paint scheme in mind, so I had Callie make them for me. I was hoping that she would make them available on her webpage. By the time I recieved the decals, I switched paint schemes all together (but not because I don't like the paint scheme or decals) and I never got to see someone complete that scheme. Now that I do, it looks great! The paint lines are clean and the camo. stands out well.

[urrl]

[OV10]

I just finished building my new L39 camo, this is my first Freewing Jet, all my other Jets are E-Flite, and after comparing the two, the Freewing has E-Flite beat internally, blue box, wiring etc, but externally not happy with Freewing at all, I have learned to always check, and tighten everything on a plane before I will fly it, and I also put three coats of minwax Polycrylic over paint, first off the decals are garbage, who the hell uses water type decals on a foamJet, second thing, I took off EDF cover, and when I did the paint peeled write off, it wasn’t even adhered to foam, and the whole plane is like that, it peeled in several areas, I know what happened they did not clean the foam off, before painting it, you have to wipe the foam down, before painting it, so I got some touch up paint and started to touch it up, then I thought to myself, that this is ridiculous, brand new Jet, and paint peeling everywhere, so I contacted Motion, they told me to fill out form online and take photos, which I did and the idiot from customer service said doesn’t look like peeling paint to me looks like a chemical was put on it, so I sent him a reply explaining I had to put polycrylic over the the foam to stop it from peeling, and he basically said their was nothing they could do, and to be honest with you this is the second plane I’ve bought from Motion, I never had any issues with my Old Crow, but I have dealt with Motions totally lack off customer support, on receivers and stuff, Horizon Hobby would have replaced plane no questions asked, Eflite has Freewing beat hands down on paint and decals, I still would probably purchase another Freewing Jet, but since their paint and decals are horrible, I will check the paint before I i ever started assembling, and I will be going back to Horizon for everything else, Motion idea of product support is a joke, I have only had a issue with one of HH planes I purchased, it had a big dent in foam, but they looked at my order history, and after seeing that I have spent a lot of money with them, they sent me out a new plane, and said just keep the old one for parts, when I purchased my L39 I also bought one of their Admiral 690 receiver/gyro, and it bound and then it quit working permanently, I called Customer service, and he told me I would need to fill out a return request, and return item, that part I was ok with that, but here’s where I had a issue, I asked him if he was sending a replacement, he actually told me that I had to wait until they received my receiver and evaluated it, so basically this idiot thought it was ok for me to have a $500 Jet that I now can’t fly, over a $30 receiver, so I I explained to him that this is ridiculous, he started to get rude with me, so I just said forget it, after seeing gyro/ receiver, I wouldn’t trust it in a expensive, Jet very cheaply made, soil purchased the best receiver made the Spektrum AR636, Motions receiver/ gyro is not a true gyro, you have to adjust each control surface separately, the biggest problem with theirs is there is no way to set up priorities, what priorities is in a real gyro is as I move my stick away from center, the gyro reads it and the the further I move my stick, it starts to shut of gyro, that way if your trying to turn and burn you don’t have a stupid gyro fighting you in the other direction, plus if I know from experience, they don’t require me to send back anything, or fill out a stupid form, or even send a bunch of stupid pictures, because they actually trust and value customers like me, hell they even send me every year on my birthday a $10 credit voucher, so Motion you only really have one reason I will ever purchase anything from you, and that’s because you have a much larger selection of Jets, and internally Freewing is a better built Jet, but I have been seeing HH coming out with more and more Jets,

That comment is contradictory to your post three days earlier about flying the L-39. You also indicate that you have an Avanti also ...……...I smell something fishy
https://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc...360#post227360

[meadowhay]

....so Motion you only really have one reason I will ever purchase anything from you, and that’s because you have a much larger selection of Jets, and internally Freewing is a better built Jet...

That's two reasons! 😉

[RCGuy83]

davidastella1287 Can we see some pictures of your L-39 paint issues you're seeing?

[Evan D]

Motion, like most companies, started out with exceptional customer service and seems to have been getting worse. I've bought just about every EDF and a lot of their war birds, multiples of some of them and agree that many of the FW plane's paint has adhesion problems, the newest T-33 and AL-37 have been very well documented. That said poor paint and poor adhesion go back to their very first EDF, the Stinger 64 (delicate waterslide decals too). The first real bad paint that I complained about was the initial release of the F-14 for me. But some planes have been okay, the red white and blue L-39 paint is awesome, the Blue Angel F-18 is pretty good, etc. The waterslide decals are a plus and a minus. They are thin and look great to me but can be fragile.

Oddly Flight Line which to my understanding is made by FW seems to have better paint and uses less waterslides.

But all that said they still have a better product, in my opinion, than HH or HK though the HK Avios Mig is a great flying plane but with absolutely horrible paint adhesion.

[Captain Moron]

I find that strange .I have always found Motion RC second to none when it comes to Customer Care . I had a problem with 2 gyro from Motion RC and I rang them .They immediately put two gyro in the post to me and ask me to return the faulty gyros . Two days latter two gyro arrived . It turn out there was nothing wrong with the gyros, it was the way I had set them up . Motion RC could not of been more helpful . So find it strange you had problems .In my view I give Motion RC 10 out of 10 for customer service

[davidastella1287]

I just finished building my new L39 camo, this is my first Freewing Jet, all my other Jets are E-Flite, and after comparing the two, the Freewing has E-Flite beat internally, blue box, wiring etc, but externally not happy with Freewing at all, I have learned to always check, and tighten everything on a plane before I will fly it, and I also put three coats of minwax Polycrylic over paint, first off the decals are garbage, who the hell uses water type decals on a foamJet, second thing, I took off EDF cover, and when I did the paint peeled write off, it wasn’t even adhered to foam, and the whole plane is like that, it peeled in several areas, I know what happened they did not clean the foam off, before painting it, you have to wipe the foam down, before painting it, so I got some touch up paint and started to touch it up, then I thought to myself, that this is ridiculous, brand new Jet, and paint peeling everywhere, so I contacted Motion, they told me to fill out form online and take photos, which I did and the idiot from customer service said doesn’t look like peeling paint to me looks like a chemical was put on it, so I sent him a reply explaining I had to put polycrylic over the the foam to stop it from peeling, and he basically said their was nothing they could do, and to be honest with you this is the second plane I’ve bought from Motion, I never had any issues with my Old Crow, but I have dealt with Motions totally lack off customer support, on receivers and stuff, Horizon Hobby would have replaced plane no questions asked, Eflite has Freewing beat hands down on paint and decals, I still would probably purchase another Freewing Jet, but since their paint and decals are horrible, I will check the paint before I i ever started assembling, and I will be going back to Horizon for everything else, Motion idea of product support is a joke, I have only had a issue with one of HH planes I purchased, it had a big dent in foam, but they looked at my order history, and after seeing that I have spent a lot of money with them, they sent me out a new plane, and said just keep the old one for parts, when I purchased my L39 I also bought one of their Admiral 690 receiver/gyro, and it bound and then it quit working permanently, I called Customer service, and he told me I would need to fill out a return request, and return item, that part I was ok with that, but here’s where I had a issue, I asked him if he was sending a replacement, he actually told me that I had to wait until they received my receiver and evaluated it, so basically this idiot thought it was ok for me to have a $500 Jet that I now can’t fly, over a $30 receiver, so I I explained to him that this is ridiculous, he started to get rude with me, so I just said forget it, after seeing gyro/ receiver, I wouldn’t trust it in a expensive, Jet very cheaply made, soil purchased the best receiver made the Spektrum AR636, Motions receiver/ gyro is not a true gyro, you have to adjust each control surface separately, the biggest problem with theirs is there is no way to set up priorities, what priorities is in a real gyro is as I move my stick away from center, the gyro reads it and the the further I move my stick, it starts to shut of gyro, that way if your trying to turn and burn you don’t have a stupid gyro fighting you in the other direction, plus if I know from experience, they don’t require me to send back anything, or fill out a stupid form, or even send a bunch of stupid pictures, because they actually trust and value customers like me, hell they even send me every year on my birthday a $10 credit voucher, so Motion you only really have one reason I will ever purchase anything from you, and that’s because you have a much larger selection of Jets, and internally Freewing is a better built Jet, but I have been seeing HH coming out with more and more Jets,

[Pogo]

Just posted this in the Black Horse L-39 thread, very embarrassing, I'll try it here instead! I typically buy one airplane a year (you know- time, space, MONEY) and this Xmas was the L-39, which arrived Jan.31st. I've been taking advantage of the unusually mild weather (as my shop is poorly heated) to do the re-paint first, and here it is- sort of a Thai AF scheme. Graphics from Callie, of course, and my thanks to the person who first requested them. Planned are main gear doors, an opening front cockpit, and speedbrakes (going to steal Corsair Nut's T-33 design for the latter, lol). I ejected the kids from the cockpit with their little waving mittens and will be using a JHH 1/10 figure flying solo.
Tom

[Jez_AU]

Wonder how that new fan/motor in the new T33 would go in the L39 if it fits. Seems to be a very efficient combo

[Evan D]

I have the center burner in mine too. Works well.

[Gilatrout]

Just got my L-39 Camo with the Inrunner motor. I want to install an Afterburner light and a strobe or beacon. Any suggestions where to find these for this plane?
Also, I saw somewhere someone was making/selling 3D cockpits for this plane. Was that on this thread?

I used RC Geek's Centerburner in mine. Looks amazing and flickers like the real thing

[JamesonC]

Just got my L-39 Camo with the Inrunner motor. I want to install an Afterburner light and a strobe or beacon. Any suggestions where to find these for this plane?
Also, I saw somewhere someone was making/selling 3D cockpits for this plane. Was that on this thread?

I am not much into the after burners. But, I did get one to try from Ray and it is a very simple, easy to use product that works well. Send him a message on FB.

https://www.facebook.com/gooniacsrcedfcreations/

[sam51401]

A follow up to my MayDay post above and what i have addressed and results.
So when i went through and needed to partially disassemble the plane i found the receiver and sat both grouped together among all the servo extensions. My range check(button pressed) at the field right after the incident produced about 30 paces before controls stopped.
After repairs and remounting the rcvr up over the extensions and extending the sat up front, i attached the data logger and made two flight today. Results are range test gave 45 paces and full control still, both flights had ALL zero's for fades, hits, LoS so i will chaulk this up to poor maint and rcvr/sat routing. I should have noticed and repositioned the rcvr and sat earlier. Happy New Year everyone.

[bbolz]

I may have to upgrade to that inrunner. Sweet. Gonna check out the cost.

[cjordan]

Just got my L-39 Camo with the Inrunner motor. I want to install an Afterburner light and a strobe or beacon. Any suggestions where to find these for this plane?
Also, I saw somewhere someone was making/selling 3D cockpits for this plane. Was that on this thread?

[sam51401]

I will favor the BEC at fault in this issue thinking about this. Separate battery and power retracts and lights from the bec then. Now to get a set of replacement main gear doors and nose gear pin and reinstall the left main. Very lucky this is all that happen. I was ready to see it rain foam from the tree tops.