Official Freewing 64mm F-14 Tomcat Twin 64mm EDF Jet Thread

[xviper]

April was old info. I guess it's more like 3 - 4 months.

[xviper]

Just unpacked 2 sets of V2 wings from RCC. Very sturdy packaging. Raymond builds a custom foam box for them. Ours came with the longer pushrods and covering for the servo wire channels. Saved >25 bucks over waiting for Motion to get stock.
Several sellers on AliEx are selling them, too. Some are tricky in that they don't specifically mention that they are selling V1 wings. I've had experience with a couple others and their business practices are a bit dubious. End result would have been a higher price than what RCC offered..

[Evan D]

Same plus being told differently

[kallend]

The last shipment was received at Motion RC on February 6th and sold out on February 10th. I just spoke with purchasing and it looks like it's expected to take another 3-4 months to get in stock in the US warehouse.

Considering that I am on the "Notify when in stock" list since last November and heard nothing, that is very annoying.

[jbaartz]

Still no V2 wings at Motion.

Coming up on 4 months now.

The last shipment was received at Motion RC on February 6th and sold out on February 10th. I just spoke with purchasing and it looks like it's expected to take another 3-4 months to get in stock in the US warehouse.

[kallend]

Still no V2 wings at Motion.

Coming up on 4 months now.

[Evan D]

Interesting as one rep said they came in late last week and would be available end of this week or early next and another rep said they just got another shipment when asked about parts for the new P-51… guess we just need to keep hitting refresh.

[handyman220]

That’s what he said and they should show later this week or early next. Always possible he was blowing smoke too.

I was just told April will be the next shipment We will have to wait and see.

[xviper]

Actually the reassessment was whether to get the wings at all. Buying from Motion isn’t a consideration, for precisely the reasons you pointed out. A while back I calculated the cost to my door of getting the F4 Phantom: from Motion I’d be looking at about $1500; from RCC or Ali $1000-$1100. Not Motion’s fault, it’s the shipping & currency rates.

The wings cleared customs and should be delivered today. That's 4 days from RCC. Brokerage, taxes, fees, etc ................. 15 Canuck bucks. You can just guess what it would have been if it was FedEx or UPS.

(Well, actually I can give an example.) Not quite on par in terms of declared value, but I bought my Ares from MotionRC not long ago. Brokerage, fees, taxes and taxes on fees came to $114.00. At about the same time frame, I bought the twin 80mm MiG29 from RCC (a much more expensive plane than the Ares). ALL brokerage costs ......... $19.00. Of course, I only had to pay for shipping from RCC once.

[kallend]

Keep hitting refresh John

Even if they get some, I wonder how fast they'll sell out. Last batch they had apparently went almost instantly.

[Evan D]

Keep hitting refresh John

[kallend]

That’s what he said and they should show later this week or early next. Always possible he was blowing smoke too.

Not showing yet.

[CF-105]

Actually the reassessment was whether to get the wings at all. Buying from Motion isn’t a consideration, for precisely the reasons you pointed out. A while back I calculated the cost to my door of getting the F4 Phantom: from Motion I’d be looking at about $1500; from RCC or Ali $1000-$1100. Not Motion’s fault, it’s the shipping & currency rates.

[xviper]

I was about to order a set from RC Castle myself, till I saw the $77 shipping! Once the shock wears off I’ll reassess…

I see you are "down east" from me. I bought 2 sets. The price for shipping was much less for 2. Did you also notice that the price for the wings is $56.00US? Motion's price is $96.00US. If US citizens put another 3 bucks of something, they get shipping for free (we won't). That 40 buck difference is what the customer pays for the first leg of shipping. They call it "free shipping" but is it really? If I were to order from Motion (which I have done many times in the past), not only do I pay for the first leg of the shipping, ie, the "free shipping" part, I also have to pay again when they send it across the border to me by UPS or FedEx or mail. This automatically incurs HUGE brokerage fees (couriers), taxes and other fees. In the case of the V2 wings, purchase one set at $96.00US, pay for shipping at ~$50.00US by mail +any brokerage and taxes (~$20.00). So, about $166.00US .............. converts to $227.00CAN +currency conversion at about 2.5%, let's make that 230.00 Canuck bucks.

Had I bought 1 set of wings from RCC, it would have cost me ~$130.00US, BUT, I pay in CAN $$$ at RCC, hence, no currency conversion fee (PayPal or CC). Any way, I ended up paying $171.00CAN per set, delivered. If you buy just one set, it'll be a bit more. So far, the shipment has not been brokered by Canada Post, so there may be another 20 bucks to come (UPS/FedEx would be a guaranteed 30 - 40 bucks and higher taxes). (I've had $1000.00 planes from RCC where Canada Post did NOT broker it and no fees or taxes ensued.)

There you have it ........................ $230.00 vs <$200.00. It's a shock either way, just less of a shock from RCC. You can reassess sooner than later, while they still have stock.

[CF-105]

RC Castle has just updated their F-14 V2 webpages with newly available spare parts, of which the wings are now included and in stock.
Monetarily, it may not be advantageous for those in the US to buy from RCC, but it is for me as I have to pay for shipping only once from RCC. From Motion, I have to pay again to have it shipped by FedEx or UPS and also to pay for the high brokerage prices. I get my stuff from RCC by mail, which often times avoids brokerage and tax.

I was about to order a set from RC Castle myself, till I saw the $77 shipping! Once the shock wears off I’ll reassess…

[Couchbr]

Has anyone tried to fit a gimbal under the canopy? I have the Caddx GM3 gimbal and I’m looking for a bird to put it into. I might just buy the canopy/battery hatch and see if I can get it to fit, if no one has tried this yet.

[xviper]

Hmmmm ..................... There was a time when I purchased stuff from Motion (and ate the 2nd shipping cost and brokerage) that they would ship within hours of ordering something. Something's changed. This makes me wonder, of all the parts that came into stock for this plane, why do only the wings take a week or two longer to unpack, take inventory and put on the website?
I still remember the days when "Alpha" used to make special things happen with a PM.

[Evan D]

Three days since I ordered my P-51 now. I remember when they shipped same day.

[xviper]

Always possible he was blowing smoke too.

I hope they are better than that.

[Evan D]

That’s what he said and they should show later this week or early next. Always possible he was blowing smoke too.