60in Tweety 40 ARF (Balsa)

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Product Review (submitted on August 18, 2014):

Let start out by saying that if this is your first ARF build then look somewhere else. The instructions on this plane are all but useless. The book manual jumps around and shows various states of the build, but not in the order they are instructed. The tail wheel photo is completely wrong and shows the bend you have to put in it facing the wrong way. There is no mention of where to place an ESC if you are doing electric. I had to drill and mod the plane for the ESC to fit in and run to the motor. The manual suggests the Gforce G32 motor but fails to mention that you have to buy an additional motor mount to fit it to the motor box. I drilled new holes and mine fit but come on! The instructions say not to drill all the way through the elevators or rudder to affix the horns but the screws they provide are too long, not to mention they give you base plates for the horns. I screwed mine through and used the horn base plates.
Now for the quality. Probably the worst monocote job I have ever seen. Mine was more wrinkled than a Shar pei but the manual states that wrinkles do not affect flight performance. How about wanting to have a nice looking model? Most of the pre-installed anchor nuts were rusted. There is no carbon fiber or fiberglass rod support for the wings. Just a piece of 1/4" plywood for support. The CA hinges they provide are way too stiff and require quite a bit of flexing to get them to bend freely without stressing the servos too much. The plastic push rod tubes running from the center servo placement to the tail are very constricting and cause way too much friction. I just yanked mine out and fed the push rod directly. That seemed to help.
In summation, I am glad I had a few ARF builds under my belt prior to this one. The price is great but then you get what you pay for.