Sword 2M ARF

[Bob Pastorello]

Yes, DEFINITELY a market of "caveat emptor".  But there are GOOD ones, 
also....The Icepoint, Dream 110, the Excelleron, Quest, Swallow - then the 
World models Tai Jai's and Zens'.... all very good, with their own quirks, 
but for the most part, high quality, exceptional pattern mounts.

And then, there's my current favorite - the Arresti....lots of improvements 
(and yes, they WERE needed from the original version) and is a really fine, 
LEGAL airframe (as are the others listed).

If we look at how BAD all these were just 3 years ago, and how limited the 
choices of "real" pattern planes were, things are LOOKING up!!!!

Bob Pastorello
www.rcaerobats.net
rcaerobob at cox.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Pavlick
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 7:50 PM
Subject: RE: Sword 2M ARF


Well that's why it didn't cost a lot. That's been my experience with many of 
the low cost "Asian" ARFs. They look like pattern planes, but some of the 
construction is well, quite frankly, horrid. If you factor in your time to 
fix these things, a Focus 2 becomes quite reasonable. Don't forget about the 
hardware. Most of that needs to be replaced too. Just my opinion of course. 
We should keep track of which of these are OK and which are total losers so 
guys don't waste money. I guess the Sportsman Aviation (Excelleron) is 
pretty good, and The World Models Groovy series are nice, but you do need to 
give them a close look during assembly. I've seen wing tube mounts on a 
Black Horse Bravo that were only glued with one drop of glue. I found this 
after it let go and the wing got loose. Epoxied in now - no problem. 
Generally the problems are usually: Lack of glue, improper alignment and 
lack of strength in critical areas. Other than that...  I guess if you have 
some spare time and don't want to spend a lot of money, they're OK. All 
depends on what you think your time is worth.

John Pavlick
http://www.idseng.com

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On 
Behalf Of John C
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 8:07 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: RE: Sword 2M ARF


I got one the other week, Couldn't beat the price.
  The only problem with mine was the stab halves weren't lined up, looking 
from the top view, so I'm gonna have to put in a different stub tube to get 
things lined up.


John Contreras


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Chuck Hochhalter
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Sent: 7/22/2005 4:09:31 PM
Subject: RE: Sword 2M ARF


Just got my “SWORD” in the mail today.  Very nice is my first impressions. 
I have yet to put a laser to it or weigh parts but…  The landing gear has 
got to go along with the pretty wheel pants.  VERY HEAVY.  Also the cowl is 
heavy fiberglass, might be able to mold a new one out of CF or something.
I will let you know as I get into it further.

Might start a thread on RCU if I can find the time, maybe Inchenol can team 
up with me on this eh buddy?

More to come

Chuck
 

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