HobbyKing ™ C-47 / DC-3 EPO Blanc 1600mm (Kit)

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Dec 26, 2015

Just received mine today, after customs value re-assessment. I am very impressed with the kit. I just have to figure out how to build and paint it now. The instructions assume you bought the complete and painted kit so there is a little figuring out to do. I have not purchased any of the electronics yet and I do not expect to finish the kit for a few months as I have other projects to build, and probably crash, before I get to this one.

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Dec 24, 2015

The big box arrived today and I'm impressed with the quality of this kit. The foam is dense and very smooth and the styrene cowlings and other parts are crisp and nicely done. Decent hardware and nice hinges provided. This is a step-up from your basic foamy.

I will be replacing the supplied props with Masters and in response to a question, the supplied adapters are for a 3mm shaft and 8mm prop bore.

I was pleasantly surprised to find the main gear included minus the retract unit. It is not always clear what they mean when they say things are or are not incuded.

These again have a 3mm leg so any 90 degree retract that takes a pin that size should work fine.

Somene has taken a lot of trouble to design this plane.

Don't expect too much from the instruction booklet- it's basic and that's being kind. But if your'e going to take this kit on you'll need to work out a few things out yourself anyway.

Great job Hobbyking!

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Dec 15, 2015

first the recommended retracts to go w/ the kit are not a drop in fit. you first need to put the reverse mounting plates on the retracts and drill the plates to fit the planes mounting system. this means you can delete the stack of spacers. you will also need to put aluminum or brass tubing over the gear wire in order to secure scale struts. Instructions are for the plug and fly so set up is mostly up to you. The airframe is nicely molded and looks good. lots of feed back on the forums about badly balanced props/ hubs. mine run straight and true. no vibration. still waiting to fly, came in at 5 lbs even with a 4250 4 cell lipo. cool project for experienced modelers.. not for beginners.

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May 29, 2015

I did buy this plane only for spare parts,there are non in the EU warehouse. Only a new wing from HongKong is costing more with shipping cost then this kit version ,when I did buy this plane it was only 95 euro,all good quality parts .

Even the fuselage is in two half you have to glue them together what goose easy,only to bad there are no decals with it ,these cost almost nothing only shipping from HongKong is making them if they were made from Gold

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Feb 12, 2015

Sehr schnes Flugzeug. Der Preis ist super! Lieferung war auch sehr schnell und die Qualitt berzeugt!

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Jan 09, 2015

Lovely kit. Beautifully moulded and excellent parts fit. Servos, ESC's, motors and retracts needed to complete, and of course a lick of paint in the colours of your choice. Otherwise all required hardware is included. Ideal for me, as I generally prefer to use my own 'known' electronics etc. in models and paint in my own colour schemes. Still a big saving over the PnP version. Wish more were available in vanilla form!