Official Freewing 90mm Eurofighter Typhoon EDF Jet Thread

[Radar-Guy]

Going 8s Wemotec 1680kv here. The HET shroud is a perfect fit, printed front adapter. 2x4s 4500 mAh Red Power Lipos, less than 800g. Since I'm not flying from Floridian grass, I checked the "ground AoA". Less then two degrees, I'm not exicted. My Grumania 1/8 Eurofighter has 4 deg. We'll see...

[Radar-Guy]

MRC Eufi customers in the US, there might be hope. I got my ARF+ today and the box came with two labels dated Jan 4 and 5. These are most probably the date when it was produced and initially shipped. So, I'd think that (at least) the EU batch was shipped some days before CNY. Back then, the Gripen also arrived first in the EU, the US deliveries started about a week later.

[kallend]

Odd and specific as they may seem to some, fewer choices begets "take it or leave it". In these examples, buyers "took them".

The conspiracy theorists would claim Callie is in cahoots, so that her more popular liveries sell well.

[xviper]

I can't imagine their Czech air force choice for the Gripen, or the Spanish livery for the Eurofighter, would have the greatest demand.

Odd and specific as they may seem to some, fewer choices begets "take it or leave it". In these examples, buyers "took them".

[kallend]

. The biggest real world differences for military aircraft are the various air force schemes and a manufacturer can't produce one for each country, but just decide which one will sell best and just do it.

I can't imagine their Czech air force choice for the Gripen, or the Spanish livery for the Eurofighter, would have the greatest demand.

[xviper]

Yeah, if Freewing is making both versions for vendors, I wonder why MRC didn't order both??

I feel like Motion may have listened to a very vocal minority on the decals on this one. I could be wrong, just from what I have been seeing. Personally, I certainly don't want to tackle a decal like that and really wish it was preinstalled.

Perhaps that would result in too much inventory, some of which may just sit there, never to be sold.
I agree with your assessment of Motion's decision to listen to certain customer demands. Isn't it usual for those who want or don't want something, to be the most vocal? And those on the opposite side of the fence don't speak up for fear of being stomped on and flamed? Then the rest just have to accept it.
I can see it with a plane like the AL37 where there are almost an infinite number of different liveries in the real world but in this case, not so much. The biggest real world differences for military aircraft are the various air force schemes and a manufacturer can't produce one for each country, but just decide which one will sell best and just do it. Like they say, "you can make some people happy some of the time but you can't make all people happy all the time." So ...................... who is happy and who is not?

[JamesonC]

It is specific to Motion, unfortunately.

So the plug is like every other FW plane... As expected. Easy to bypass ad I normally do.


At this point it's the decal issue for me. I really don't want the hassle of doing it and figuring out what is the minimum to do to get a decent looking result.

Yeah, if Freewing is making both versions for vendors, I wonder why MRC didn't order both??

I feel like Motion may have listened to a very vocal minority on the decals on this one. I could be wrong, just from what I have been seeing. Personally, I certainly don't want to tackle a decal like that and really wish it was preinstalled.

[yf22raptor]

That looks great, how did you do the heat distortion look?

You 1st paint it gloss black Then use a gold alkaloid paint to give you the metal look then you do purple blue
and black .. It took me a while to get the technique down but I went on YouTube and looked up how to paint heat distortion nozzles lots of videos.

[Evan D]

That looks great, how did you do the heat distortion look?

[yf22raptor]

Also got the blue flame afterburner going she's looking good ready for Maiden

[yf22raptor]

If you still have them and want to when I get mine I'm in for a swap. As noted it'll be a month probably.

Hey Evan if I haven't done the repaint by then sure no problem we could trade out.

[yf22raptor]

Just finished my nozzle airbrushed ..with heat distortion

[Evan D]

If you still have them and want to when I get mine I'm in for a swap. As noted it'll be a month probably.

[xviper]

You would need to find someone close to you who ordered from MotionRC and those orders may not be filled for a bit. Still looking at Mid-March. Only MotionEU have been getting theirs.

[yf22raptor]

Anyone local ..

[yf22raptor]

I'm in Santa Clarita ca
pretty far lol would have to ship ..

[Evan D]

I would, where are you?

[xviper]

Anyone wanna trade canards and your tail lol mine came with the decals on it from RC castle now I have to repaint over that I thought it was going to come non applied.

Only ones from Motion. People might be more apt to trade if you state your location.

[yf22raptor]

Anyone wanna trade canards and your tail lol mine came with the decals on it from RC castle now I have to repaint over that I thought it was going to come non applied.

[Evan D]

Actually I don't like the tiger on the MiG but if it had come on it I would have accepted it. The Mirage is another story. I hate it and I do not like using that word. I've had three of the non tiger meet Mirages and would buy another if it didn't have the tiger eyes.

Interestingly some FW/ FL planes that previously came with multiple decal choices in the box are now coming with a specific pre-applied scheme.