48in Full Fuselage MXS Kit (EPP+Balsa)

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Product Review (submitted on June 30, 2018):

This plane is clearly a rip-off or rebranding of the Skywing MXS epp kit. that is unavailable in the US. It was cheap, so I tried it.

First impressions when opening the box - the plane looked amazing. The color really pops. Appeared to have been built really well.

Build experience - The manual doesn't match what is needed in a few spots including how the plane was framed up. A few examples: The manual shows the kit pre-hinged. It's not. The supplied CA hinges were too long for the space allotted in the tail feathers so I had to trim them. The ailerons were another issue. There are not pre-cut slots. Instead there are holes that appear to be meant for pin-type hinges. However, the holes don't line up. There was too much foam between the trailer edge of the wing and the internal balsa structure for me to be comfortable with CA-hinges. Instead, I used a blenderm tape hinge with Foam Tac. This has held up well. The servo arm extensions feel like paper thin cardboard...the flex alot. And the servo arm links are crap. The last issue was the magnets that hold the canopy on fell out and I had to re-glue them.

Flight experience - This thing flies amazing. The recommended G15 motor is an INSANE amount of power. Would probably be better with a G10 and a larger battery (then you could fly longer also).

My biggest issue with this set up was that I used the recommended servos from the manual (Tower Pro MG90S). These servos are complete garbage. This planes should be mandatory to have DIGITAL metal gear servos with even more torque. After 4 flights my elevator and rudder servos began to crap out. This bird is grounded till I buy some high quality servos.

Bottom line. You're already saving money on this plane, spend the extra money to get some GOOD digital servos and I think this could be a stellar set up.