Just got my Raptor!
I haven't completely unpacked, but it didn't take long to form my initial impressions. For all the naysayers who complained that Freewing/Motion "coulda done this" or "shoulda done that", they simply haven't seen the results, first-hand.
This model truly raises the bar on what can be considered "state of the art" for a foamie EDF. The paint job alone is amazing. Then you notice all the plastic reinforced places, or how nicely the waterslide decals have been applied.
No LED's? Unpainted rudder servos? Oh, "poor me." Really, how many postings were on those subjects alone? Lucky for me, I know which end of the paint brush to use... Clearly, decisions were made to spend money in other areas, which really set this apart, and still bring it in for a lower selling price than the (now fairly old) FMS 1700mm warbirds. And I think the design team made very good decisions on where to put their efforts.
I plan to take my time assembling this, as flying weather is marginal for the next few days, but can't wait to put her in the air.
Congrats to Alpha.Motion and the entire team that brought this great F-22 to production!
I haven't completely unpacked, but it didn't take long to form my initial impressions. For all the naysayers who complained that Freewing/Motion "coulda done this" or "shoulda done that", they simply haven't seen the results, first-hand.
This model truly raises the bar on what can be considered "state of the art" for a foamie EDF. The paint job alone is amazing. Then you notice all the plastic reinforced places, or how nicely the waterslide decals have been applied.
No LED's? Unpainted rudder servos? Oh, "poor me." Really, how many postings were on those subjects alone? Lucky for me, I know which end of the paint brush to use... Clearly, decisions were made to spend money in other areas, which really set this apart, and still bring it in for a lower selling price than the (now fairly old) FMS 1700mm warbirds. And I think the design team made very good decisions on where to put their efforts.
I plan to take my time assembling this, as flying weather is marginal for the next few days, but can't wait to put her in the air.
Congrats to Alpha.Motion and the entire team that brought this great F-22 to production!
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