Avios/Hobby King 1600mm C-130 Hercules

[xviper]

Mine came this morning. Grey scheme. Callie Graphics decals in the mail (Canuck military theme).

With all this talk of late about having to hide this plane and that plane from the wife, I thought I'd relate my story .....................

Wife: Oh, look. A FedEx truck is pulling up to our front door.
Me: OK, I'm on my way.

After I take the big box to the hobby room and unpacking everything to check for damage ...............................

Wife: Is that another plane?
Me: Yup!
Wife: Oh, good!

This was the 3rd big box of planes that showed up in the last month.

Of course, this was right after I got the laundry going and was about to do the vacuuming. I guess I'm not really the boss in our household!? I can live with it.
;)

Will soon see what everyone is posting about - the good and the bad.

[xviper]

It might still be useful to know how you determined it was working "perfectly" BEFORE you turned it on.

[Having Fun]

Spektrum DX 9 with Admiral 10 Channel Receiver.

[NoDirt!]

If you havent, try re-binding. Sounds like it didnt initialize properly?
What radio/receiver are you using?

[xviper]

I'd say it has nothing to do with your throttle cut. Something else is going on. At what point did "everything worked perfectly"?

[Having Fun]

I got the bird yesterday. Put it all together and programmed my DX9 and everything worked perfectly. I turned it on with the Throttle cut engaged and all the servos went to max deflection and are trying to go even farther. Ailerons, elevator, and rudder are at max deflection and the servos are screaming for more. The flaps are fine. What is going on? I tried it with the throttle cut off and they are all still at max deflection. HELP.

[xviper]

She doesn't seem to have much objection to doing one offs. She took the F-4 scheme I requested, and posted it for sale on her site. That Canadian C-130 is sharp! I bet she would do the same with that one. Send her a email and ask, very nice person!

I better wait till Hardway's report first. ;)

[EA-6B Geek]

Really? I didn't see that one in her website. I hate to have her do a "one off" just for me.
I'm in Calgary, aka "cow town". We do things reeeaaaal sssslllooowwwww. A minute could end up being a couple of days.

She doesn't seem to have much objection to doing one offs. She took the F-4 scheme I requested, and posted it for sale on her site. That Canadian C-130 is sharp! I bet she would do the same with that one. Send her a email and ask, very nice person!

[xviper]

Callie could make those in a New York minute. Or should that be a Toronto minute?
She made these.

Really? I didn't see that one in her website. I hate to have her do a "one off" just for me.
I'm in Calgary, aka "cow town". We do things reeeaaaal sssslllooowwwww. A minute could end up being a couple of days.

[Woodcock]

I bought one yesterday! Should be fun!! :Cool:

I sincerely hope you like it Jerry!

W

[Woodcock]

Callie could make those in a New York minute. Or should that be a Toronto minute?
She made these.

I still love the way that one looks 6B!

W

[EA-6B Geek]

That's a beauty and nostalgic, too. I don't think Callie has that scheme and I'm not talented enough to make my own decals.

Callie could make those in a New York minute. Or should that be a Toronto minute?
She made these.

[Woodcock]

That's a beauty and nostalgic, too. I don't think Callie has that scheme and I'm not talented enough to make my own decals.

Ya know Viper. If someone had the tenacity to take the time to do all that would be necessary to do a high quality flight metal finish to emulate the one in the lower right hand corner, it would be a very special model indeed. You don't have to worry to much about the lawn mower effect with this model, LOL. I think that older Canada paint scheme looks brilliant!

W

[xviper]

You could make an earlier RCAF scheme that is a little more colourful!

That's a beauty and nostalgic, too. I don't think Callie has that scheme and I'm not talented enough to make my own decals.

[uscanuck1xa]

I was in favor of the Blue Angels theme, but I've since discovered that Callie has graphics for a Canadian Forces Herc, so if and when I get one, it'll be the grey. Even with all the decals, the Canuck military version is pretty drab and boring.

You could make an earlier RCAF scheme that is a little more colourful!

[xviper]

I'm awaiting Hardway's thoughts on his V2, also. And I'm also eager to seeing whatever new paint schemes y'all come up with!

I was in favor of the Blue Angels theme, but I've since discovered that Callie has graphics for a Canadian Forces Herc, so if and when I get one, it'll be the grey. Even with all the decals, the Canuck military version is pretty drab and boring.

[Alpha]

I'm awaiting Hardway's thoughts on his V2, also. And I'm also eager to seeing whatever new paint schemes y'all come up with!

[xviper]

"Not that heavy" is good. Just worried about it becoming another lawn mower like my B-24. I'm getting closer to punching the buy button, especially as our dollar is slowly climbing a bit now. However, all it takes if for the financiers to react to the next thing that Trump does, to make it drop like a stone again. I'm looking forward to getting Hardway's impressions on the "gen 2" version.

[RRHandy]

The plane itself is not that heavy so don't need much to get it up and flying.

[xviper]

If it can get me 5 minutes on a 2200, I'm good. I'm just amazed it can do that.