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earthsciteach

earthsciteach

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I'm curious to see what, if anything, you guys scored over Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend. Thanks to BicycleMonkey's post about Maxford USA, I bought an ARF Stearman, 50" wingspan for 50% its regular price (Thanks again, BM!).
http://www.maxfordusa.com/pt-17stermanep50arf.aspx

So, did you guys find anything for a great price? Find anything for an ok price? Completely underwhelmed with the deals? Disappointed in HK's "Biggest Sale Ever?" What's up?
 
PaulT

PaulT

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Not yet. Still looking at the HK sale....but it's down right now....
and back up again...but nothing that piques my interest,yet.
 
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MrClean

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I picked up an extra orange RX cheap but I had just ordered some stuff earlier last week.
 
robschonk

robschonk

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I got a Super Sky Surfer for$129 shipped from Banana Hobby. Think of it as the worlds largest Bixler. 95" wingspan.

http://www.bananahobby.com/super-sky-surfer-rc-sailplane-glider-arf-80099-prd1.html

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robschonk

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earthsciteach said:
robshonk-I'd like to hear your evaluation of the Super Surfer. It should make one heck of an fpv platform.
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Those were my thoughts too.

The consensus is that it does fine with stock motor, but use a 4s battery, larger prop and ESC, and make sure your BEC can handle 6 17g servos. Also, replace the stock 48"solid fiberglass wing rod with a hollow CS from here: http://www.goodwinds.com/merch/list.shtml?cat=carbon.pultrudedcarbon

Lot's of folks skeptical of Banana Hobby, but there seem to be very few problems.

There's a 45 min build video on the BH website. Not exactly J & J, but you get the idea. http://www.bananahobby.com/super-sky-surfer-rc-sailplane-glider-arf-80099-prd1.html#video

Due to family commitments, it will prolly be 4 weeks before it maidens.

Here are a few exhaustive threads that will answer any question you might have:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1706026

http://fpvlab.com/forums/showthread.php?7487-A-Giant-Super-Skysurfer-2.4m-wingspan

http://fpvlab.com/forums/showthread.php?7772-Cupid-Stunt-s-Super-Skysurfer

Rob
 
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Tritium

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I got a Super Sky Surfer for$129 shipped from Banana Hobby and I scored a KK2 for $20 from HK.

Thurmond
 
robschonk

robschonk

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Metalbat said:
I just picked up my DX6i and mCX2 not long before the sales so nothing for me.
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A great place to get a mcx2, or any Blade heli, or anything from Horizon, is the Hobb-E-Mart Ebay store. They seem to be the scratch-and-dent outlet for Horizon. Many of the helis that they list as having defects are fine. They're just returns that they can't sell for new.

Picked up 5 mcx2s for my kids for less than $100 shipped, with 3 transmitters, no boxes. One had a slightly warped motor mount from overheating, the rest were fine. Use a match to heat the mount, and mold it back into place.

Select a category, click on time ending soonest, and place a bid. Many of the auctions are just for a couple of days, so check often.

http://stores.ebay.com/Hobb-e-Mart?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Rob
 
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PaulT

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glydr said:
I was disappointed to miss that one.
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And glad you were able to pick one up.
They're back on sale again....I picked one up also but couldn't help myself and added another RX, Plush 30 and a USB-ASP programer.
Save $10.00 and spend $50.00
 
glydr

glydr

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I know. Happy day. I got one last night and its already posted. Not bad eh.

I padded the weight out with a tail servo mount that I needed anyway for my new HK450 pro and some bearings for same. $5 or so extra, less than $30 posted. Noice.

G
 
Metalbat

Metalbat

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robschonk said:
A great place to get a mcx2, or any Blade heli, or anything from Horizon, is the Hobb-E-Mart Ebay store. They seem to be the scratch-and-dent outlet for Horizon. Many of the helis that they list as having defects are fine. They're just returns that they can't sell for new.

Picked up 5 mcx2s for my kids for less than $100 shipped, with 3 transmitters, no boxes. One had a slightly warped motor mount from overheating, the rest were fine. Use a match to heat the mount, and mold it back into place.

Select a category, click on time ending soonest, and place a bid. Many of the auctions are just for a couple of days, so check often.

http://stores.ebay.com/Hobb-e-Mart?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Rob
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Thanks Rob, I'll check it out
 
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