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1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:29 am
by flyboy_fx
I remember there was talk about a close to 1/18 JU88. THe company was flying styro kits, right? Where can I buy from them? I heard they are in over seas somewhere, do they have a store in the US? I would love to buy the JU88 or BF110 and make it RC, I just don't know where to find them. Thanks for the help.
Re: 1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:36 am
by aferguson
they're in the czech repbulic. It's 1/15.4 scale. Pretty big but it looks great if you don't mind its oversize.
Somebody can give you a link or you can search for it online, should be easy to find.
Re: 1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:42 am
by Airacobra
Here is a thread on RCGroups that was started by the new owner or rep of Flying Styro. I think you can order right from their site. There is a lot of good information in this thread and it comes straight from the owner or rep of the company.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1489608
Re: 1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:49 am
by aferguson
yes you can buy direct and they now take paypal, which is a big plus as before you had to send a money order.
Re: 1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:01 am
by flyboy_fx
Anyone order from them yet? I bet shipping is a --- load! THey will ship for free if you order three though. But if you've ordered from them, what's the shipping time, are the reputable, ect...? I might pick up that 110 and 88. They look like they're great fliers!
Re: 1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:12 am
by aferguson
yes they're very reputable. Shipping is about $40 for one i think......i checked it out once it wasnt all that bad. It's the only place you can get them so you're options are limited anyway.
You should get the B-25 if anything. It's the closest to 1/18 at 1/17.1. THey have both glass nose and gun nose variants available too. The 110 is very nice but is about 1/13 scale ish.
Re: 1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:33 pm
by parrish333
flyboy_fx wrote:Anyone order from them yet? I bet shipping is a --- load! THey will ship for free if you order three though. But if you've ordered from them, what's the shipping time, are the reputable, ect...? I might pick up that 110 and 88. They look like they're great fliers!
Yes, me and two other board members went in on the three for free shipping deal. They were a bit slow processing the order and shipping, but everything did finally arrive in good shape.
Their store is:
http://shop.flyingstyrokit.com/
There is also some add'l info on this site:
http://www.flyingstyrokit.com/
Their models definitely require work to assemble and glue together, but are quite nice.
Re: 1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:31 pm
by Jnewboy
what scale is the mossie?
Re: 1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:03 pm
by aferguson
1/13
Re: 1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:04 pm
by Jnewboy
aferguson wrote:1/13
To big for my blood, the B-25 is tempting though

Re: 1/18 RC ju88
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:59 pm
by parrish333
Jnewboy wrote:what scale is the mossie?
Actually, the scale is closer to 1/15 (1/15.6 length, 1/14.4 width). I actually am building their Mossie right now (will hopefully finish before I die ; ).
It is big (noticeably wider than my 1/18 P-38), but I don't mind in this case.