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Todd - 31 Jul 2004 13:24 GMT

Anyone have any experience with any VMAX ARFs. Looking at the Harvard II ARF

Thanks

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TX_QBALL@webtv.net - 31 Jul 2004 13:43 GMT

VMAX OR VMAR??? I've had a VMAR Edge for three years.Great flier and a
bargain. Just don't listen to all the flaming of this brand. You'll hear
all you want to hear,mostly negative. Be your own judge.It's a bit heavy
and has no balsa but a good flier. I'd buy another. Also had the Arrow
Tiger and it's history but not the planes fault.

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Cerberus - 21 Dec 2004 21:59 GMT

Well to put a negative for that positive, I bought an Edge last Xmas
There is alot of effort gone into the wing construction i.e. complex
but the covering is absolute ****e! It had bubbled before it even go
out of the box and went from bad to worse, I know its australian hea
at 30 deg+ in the sun, but when my model looks like its got small pox
all the others are still sitting pretty. Now I could handle that,
but when the covering literally peeled off as a sheet mid-flight o
about the 8th flight (even though on all their promotional stuff the
go on about Enhanced Covering System and their "Sure Seal" system)
was a little peeved. More so when I wrote them an email, with photo
attached of the plane with the peeled wing and tattered remains of th
few pieces left and not so much as a sorry (the letter was professiona
and not at all aggressive).

I have a love hate relationship with VMAR, they have some of the nices
looking aircraft out there, especially with the new phantom and ange
theyve brought out, but I look at my Edge with smallpox and white wing
where once there were graphics, and I cant bring myself to put u
another $290+ for a plane that looks good until you want to fly it
Especially given that VMAR dont even stand behind their own products

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Cerberu

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strathboy - 21 Dec 2004 23:48 GMT

Once burnt, twice shy. I too had a Vmar Chipmunk and it did look great
although I wasn't enamoured with the way the ARF went together. Never had a
problem with the covering because the plane only lasted one flight. The back
end of the fuse fractured on landing. It wasn't a pretty landing I must
admit but I've come down harder and everything held together. I have heard
lots of horror stories about VMar including the loss of covering as well as
in-flight breakup. The so-called plywood they use is definitely not aircraft
grade. Remember, looks are only skin deep. My 1st and last VMar. It really
is too bad since the company has a lot of good ideas and the graphics are as
good as any. That pseudo ply has got to go!!.

> Well to put a negative for that positive, I bought an Edge last Xmas,
> There is alot of effort gone into the wing construction i.e. complex,
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> another $290+ for a plane that looks good until you want to fly it.
> Especially given that VMAR dont even stand behind their own products.

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jl seagull - 22 Dec 2004 06:32 GMT

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:59:20 -0600, Cerberus
<Cerberus.1hmxcf@rcgroups.com> whined about VMAR sh.t

I think you've summed VMAR up in one Cerberus.

Here's my summation.

The ARF bar has been raised by all brands this year....except VMAR.

With the possible exception of their overpriced trash, there are no
longer any consistently bad ARFs out there and the competitionis hot.

It's sink or swim time for Vee Make Arf Rubbish.

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George Thomas - 23 Dec 2004 00:58 GMT

I am glade you made this post. I have been looking at some of there planes
thinking i mite get one later on but i dont think i wont the trouble. I have
a V Maxx engine that has been a real good engine. I have about 5 gals
throught it now and it still runs just as good as the frist time i ran
it.But i am going to look at some other planes kits now that i have seen
this post.

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