New Avios Mig 17 ?

[killickb]

Lots more info on that "other" website but anyhow I received mine today (2 days early!). So far it is perfect, no dings or misalignment, all hinges free but glued in tight, all servos cycled fine, all horns glued in tight, ESC hold down plate in place and tight, paint and surface finish not as good as F/W but certainly acceptable, no missing parts. Haven't hooked up servos to surfaces yet or fired up the fan. EC-5 plugs will mate with XT90 but you may have to lock them together as they are relatively loose -- I cannot find a ready made EC-5 to XT90 that is the needed gender. Will replace XT90 if required. I am going with the red stars and chrome inlet ring as I saw N6953 in 2017; I think she was also gloss so have added gloss poly to fuse and upper surface anyway. Ran's A/B is on order.

[wolpertinger]

Well got mine unboxed, No defects but will need to check all hinges, servos, glue joints and wires. Not because its HK but because its a new plane. Here are some pics....

Thinking a coat of urethane is required to protect. Also note Aileron and Elevator have plastic hinges. The rudder and flap just foam hinges. :thumbsdown: also it has a XT90 ESC battery connector. OK but I use EC5.

Initial impression looks good with minor upgrades that should have been done. Lets see hiw the assembly and testing go...….

[tengarang]

HSD? haha. On stuff like this, you dont hear from the people having zero problems much, but the issues people have are very loud.

HK wont admit to it to protect their source but its HSD.
The footprint is all over this aircraft.

just powered her up sounds clean, fan is balanced. I now have the servos on a 12 hour cycle, if there are no issues, ... then ... there are no issues.

[Evan D]

Well, first it's your problem you are offended. Second it seems there are people in every thread that are just into bashing the plane, manufacturer or the retailer.
It's really getting out of hand.

And you didn't have to resort to name calling so I guess it's a good thing to ignore me so you don't have to read this.

Seriously! I AM OFFENDED BY YOUR POST. Just as you think my post was unneeded, I think yours is even more unneeded and confrontational. "Bash fest"? Are you a HobbyKing FANBOI? If you had read my post properly you would have seen that I wanted to see if anyone else on this forum has received a product in this condition. I no longer consider you a "friendly". Time to IGNORE.

[JohnVH]

HSD? haha. On stuff like this, you dont hear from the people having zero problems much, but the issues people have are very loud.

[tengarang]

Also just unboxed mine, perfect condition, cosmetically, nothing was loose, all mechanical mounts are flush to the surface. There was a minor dent on the box protecting the merchandise, but that is Fedex's fault, not HK's or HSD's doing

over at our club at Livermore FLying Electrons, Lightburner Mig-17's and many more other types of edf's are dominating the skies.

[tengarang]

For those of you who want some ideas for scheming your mig-17 go here

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww3/f/12/4

[RanGee]

RanGee I will be pinging you on FB, going to go stock with my mig 17 appreciate you having The Lightburner available right when new jets are released, fits my build schedule.

Hawker_Hurricane, thanks for your continuance support!

[Hawker_Hurricane]

Mine wasnt, Im very happy with the condition of mine, its perfectly on par with everyone elses edfs IMO.

mine came in perfect condition too and rivals anything freewing has put out . good competition

[Hawker_Hurricane]

Gentlemen,
I give you the Lightburner for the Avios Mig-17.
The afterburner is a direct replacement to the motor cone and does not require any cutting or gluing, it snaps right into place.
The power source comes directly from your 6S battery balance plug and the signal comes from the throttle channel using a Y harness.
Remember, you saw it here first.


I am accepting orders, send me a privet message or look up @TheLightburner on Facebook

RanGee I will be pinging you on FB, going to go stock with my mig 17 appreciate you having The Lightburner available right when new jets are released, fits my build schedule.

[JohnVH]

I wanted to see if anyone else on this forum has received a product in this condition.

Mine wasnt, Im very happy with the condition of mine, its perfectly on par with everyone elses edfs IMO.

[xviper]

Seriously, every place has a couple slip through that arent perfect. Sad post.

"Sad post"???? Jesus H. Fricken Christ! You, too????!!!! OK, remembered and will NEVER forget!!!!!!

[xviper]

They took care of it why turn another thread into a bash fest?

Seriously! I AM OFFENDED BY YOUR POST. Just as you think my post was unneeded, I think yours is even more unneeded and confrontational. "Bash fest"? Are you a HobbyKing FANBOI? If you had read my post properly you would have seen that I wanted to see if anyone else on this forum has received a product in this condition. I no longer consider you a "friendly". Time to IGNORE.

[tengarang]

Gentlemen,
I give you the Lightburner for the Avios Mig-17.
The afterburner is a direct replacement to the motor cone and does not require any cutting or gluing, it snaps right into place.
The power source comes directly from your 6S battery balance plug and the signal comes from the throttle channel using a Y harness.
Remember, you saw it here first.


I am accepting orders, send me a privet message or look up @TheLightburner on Facebook

Thanks Rangee,

im starting my mig-17 build today.

I love your lightburner lighting setup with the bonus flickering effect adds to ultimate realism, and coupling with that, the 3 min installation and professional packaging make your product my first choice above anything else that is out there. I appreciate you adding all the special features and parts placement making the application and installation a truly pleasurable experience.
I recommend anyone who wants to get proper lighting to go with the afterburner, happy customers keep coming back to what they know is best.

I have picked out my scheme, and placed an order with Callie.

Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Aircraft 36094 , night fighter 1958

[gooniac33]

Can’t wait to give mine the ultimate firey booty!! Thats the first thing going in there!! Lol

[JohnVH]

Messaged you on your FB page

[RanGee]

Gentlemen,
I give you the Lightburner for the Avios Mig-17.
The afterburner is a direct replacement to the motor cone and does not require any cutting or gluing, it snaps right into place.
The power source comes directly from your 6S battery balance plug and the signal comes from the throttle channel using a Y harness.
Remember, you saw it here first.


I am accepting orders, send me a privet message or look up @TheLightburner on Facebook

[JohnVH]

They took care of it why turn another thread into a bash fest?

Seriously, every place has a couple slip through that arent perfect. Sad post.

[Evan D]

They took care of it why turn another thread into a bash fest?

[xviper]

I'm looking the pictures of this plane from this post in the other forum:

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=42423699&postcount=764

This is the worst I've seen, even from some Banana Hobby products. I see that HobbyKing has authorized a return but still, what a hassle. It may be a "one off" so has anyone else received a Mig this bad?