speedo thermo 1.2m - Page 3

southern soarer uk · Apr 21, 2007, 11:43 AM

Got mine the other day it`s marked as £19.00 and customs never bothered but at that value can they?

Phillybaby · Apr 21, 2007, 11:48 AM

yes, anything over £18
so i guess they could put 20% on the whole lot at 19 not just the quid.

Roger Lombard · Apr 21, 2007, 12:04 PM

It was £39.39 and no there was no duty charge although the custome declaration was correctly stated. This of course, is no guarantee they won't jump in future but I had a Fox from Revo-shop as well and that wasn't charged either. I work on the basis that I expect the customs declaration to be filled out so there's no intent to deceive and if I collect duty so be it. The only thing that ticks me off is the excessive parcelfarce collection charge.

The first one they sent was allegedly returned damaged and then they were out of stock so it took about five weeks to get it but they kept in communication. Only thing I found tricky today was that flying against a light hazy sky she goes invisible if flying away from you but to be fair she was up with a white 3.75m Discus and that had the same problem. In slightly challenging conditions, mix of slope lift, thermal and a-lot-of-no-lift-at-all, she was outclimbing the Discus no bother!

satinet · Apr 21, 2007, 12:05 PM

mine got through customs okay.

I was meaning to rush build it but i've been working on something else. That and I don't have any blades left to cut out the servo covers.....

Roger Lombard · Apr 21, 2007, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phillybaby

yes, anything over £18
so i guess they could put 20% on the whole lot at 19 not just the quid.

Do you work for Revenue and Customs?

satinet · Apr 21, 2007, 12:14 PM

Radio Control enforcement department!

Phillybaby · Apr 21, 2007, 01:20 PM

no, i'm cornish, i'm more in to wrecking and moonraking

if you want blades visit an art shop and buy a box of 100, much cheaper than buying packets via the hobby shops.

satinet · Apr 21, 2007, 02:46 PM

yeah i've bought 50 no. 11's and 50 no. 10's off ebay for under a tenner delivered. I kept meaning to buy one, but when my last blade went "ping" I, er, realised it was the last one......

Cory · Apr 22, 2007, 12:31 AM

Does anyone know why these planes are for sale on Ebay for two different prices? Currently 5 Speedo Thermos are going for $35.95 and 4 are going for $39.17. The situation is similar with most of the planes from this vendor.

Roger Lombard · Apr 22, 2007, 01:15 AM

On UK eBay the price varies from £19.99 to £20.05 depending on whether the price is actually given in £stg or eBay has converted it from Euros or $Au.

Don't know if the $US has gone as soft against the $Au in the last week as it has against £Stg but that might account for it. Converting £19.99 back to $Au and then to $US gets me to about $40US. I'd like one at $35.95 US - £17.93!

Incidentally going back to the UK import duty thing my experience is that whatever the official line I can't remember ever being hit for a duty charge on something that has cost less than £40 including shipping - maybe I just got lucky?

Phillybaby · Apr 22, 2007, 04:50 AM

yep, i got hit for £9 for a couple of home viedos of a funfly event a mate sent over.
his wife bless her though they were propper videos and put $40 as the value.

it seems to make a difference where abouts they make landfall.

mallettron · May 26, 2007, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roger Lombard

Revolutionshop have sent me the original PDF which shows the elevator installation at both ends clearly but not much apart from that except they recommend a y lead for the ailerons.

Hi there just ordered one of these, would appriciate a copy of the pdf instead of the poor paperwork everyone says they get

Ronnie

satinet · May 26, 2007, 03:16 PM

you don't really need the paperwork to be honest. I'm still waiting for a spare servo cover to replace the one i broke. they forgot to send it....

Roger Lombard · May 27, 2007, 09:52 AM

As satinet says the instructions(???) really don't tell you anything that isn't obvious. On the other hand what they don't mention is that you would be well advised to reinforce the fuselage in the vicinity of the wing mounting area and they also don't tell you how to join the wing halves together. Having flown mine for a while now (guess how I come to know the fuselage needs reinforcing) I've come to the conclusion that simply taping the wings together would have been enough.

Also they don't make it clear that mounting the aileron servos is easiest (it was for me anyway) by fastening them with hot melt glue to the servo covers rather than the wing itself and then just screwing the covers to the wing.

Satinet I don't remember getting servo covers but if you're waiting then these are the ones I used http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Moravska-Mini-...QQcmdZViewItem

Enjoy the plane - it is admired by my fellow club members and flies very nicely, although it needs a bit of breeze.

I just wish I could buy more at the Revshop price without having it pretty much doubled by the shipping costs!

satinet · May 27, 2007, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Also they don't make it clear that mounting the aileron servos is easiest (it was for me anyway) by fastening them with hot melt glue to the servo covers rather than the wing itself and then just screwing the covers to the wing.

Satinet I don't remember getting servo covers but if you're waiting then these are the ones I used

not sure what you're saying roger - hot melt them to servo covers, then you say it doesn't come with them?

anyway, you're right in all your points. I glued my servos to the covers, as you mention but i used bit of superglue to tack them on. it was more than i thought. one of the servos was dud and i couldn't get it off and ended up breaking the cover. a 9mm servo wont fit into the wing unless you recess it in the servo cover. I tape my wing together, exepct where i glued on a ply plate for the wing bolt. which i changed to a plastic one. Will reinfornce the wing seat when the replacement cover arrives.

Bit fiddly to get the gear in due to the small fuse. not sure on cofg. some people are saying over 60mm., one guy has it at 75mm.

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Apr 21, 2007, 11:43 AM	#31
southern soarer uk fly high ,land well Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Yateley ,England Posts: 931	Got mine the other day it`s marked as £19.00 and customs never bothered but at that value can they?

Apr 21, 2007, 11:48 AM	#32
Phillybaby AKA Cactus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cornwall UK Posts: 2,522	yes, anything over £18 so i guess they could put 20% on the whole lot at 19 not just the quid.

Apr 21, 2007, 12:04 PM	#33
Roger Lombard Confused? Who, me? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Derbyshire Peak District, UK Posts: 3,709	It was £39.39 and no there was no duty charge although the custome declaration was correctly stated. This of course, is no guarantee they won't jump in future but I had a Fox from Revo-shop as well and that wasn't charged either. I work on the basis that I expect the customs declaration to be filled out so there's no intent to deceive and if I collect duty so be it. The only thing that ticks me off is the excessive parcelfarce collection charge. The first one they sent was allegedly returned damaged and then they were out of stock so it took about five weeks to get it but they kept in communication. Only thing I found tricky today was that flying against a light hazy sky she goes invisible if flying away from you but to be fair she was up with a white 3.75m Discus and that had the same problem. In slightly challenging conditions, mix of slope lift, thermal and a-lot-of-no-lift-at-all, she was outclimbing the Discus no bother!

Apr 21, 2007, 12:05 PM	#34
satinet Don't milquetoast me! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Warwickshire, England Posts: 3,693	mine got through customs okay. I was meaning to rush build it but i've been working on something else. That and I don't have any blades left to cut out the servo covers.....

Apr 21, 2007, 12:14 PM	#36
satinet Don't milquetoast me! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Warwickshire, England Posts: 3,693	Radio Control enforcement department!

Apr 21, 2007, 01:20 PM	#37
Phillybaby AKA Cactus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cornwall UK Posts: 2,522	no, i'm cornish, i'm more in to wrecking and moonraking if you want blades visit an art shop and buy a box of 100, much cheaper than buying packets via the hobby shops.

Apr 21, 2007, 02:46 PM	#38
satinet Don't milquetoast me! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Warwickshire, England Posts: 3,693	yeah i've bought 50 no. 11's and 50 no. 10's off ebay for under a tenner delivered. I kept meaning to buy one, but when my last blade went "ping" I, er, realised it was the last one......

Apr 22, 2007, 12:31 AM	#39
Cory DS slower than I build! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Idaho Falls Posts: 1,156	Does anyone know why these planes are for sale on Ebay for two different prices? Currently 5 Speedo Thermos are going for $35.95 and 4 are going for $39.17. The situation is similar with most of the planes from this vendor.

Apr 22, 2007, 01:15 AM	#40
Roger Lombard Confused? Who, me? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Derbyshire Peak District, UK Posts: 3,709	On UK eBay the price varies from £19.99 to £20.05 depending on whether the price is actually given in £stg or eBay has converted it from Euros or $Au. Don't know if the $US has gone as soft against the $Au in the last week as it has against £Stg but that might account for it. Converting £19.99 back to $Au and then to $US gets me to about $40US. I'd like one at $35.95 US - £17.93! Incidentally going back to the UK import duty thing my experience is that whatever the official line I can't remember ever being hit for a duty charge on something that has cost less than £40 including shipping - maybe I just got lucky?

Apr 22, 2007, 04:50 AM	#41
Phillybaby AKA Cactus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cornwall UK Posts: 2,522	yep, i got hit for £9 for a couple of home viedos of a funfly event a mate sent over. his wife bless her though they were propper videos and put $40 as the value. it seems to make a difference where abouts they make landfall.

May 26, 2007, 03:16 PM	#43
satinet Don't milquetoast me! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Warwickshire, England Posts: 3,693	you don't really need the paperwork to be honest. I'm still waiting for a spare servo cover to replace the one i broke. they forgot to send it....

May 27, 2007, 09:52 AM	#44
Roger Lombard Confused? Who, me? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Derbyshire Peak District, UK Posts: 3,709	As satinet says the instructions(???) really don't tell you anything that isn't obvious. On the other hand what they don't mention is that you would be well advised to reinforce the fuselage in the vicinity of the wing mounting area and they also don't tell you how to join the wing halves together. Having flown mine for a while now (guess how I come to know the fuselage needs reinforcing) I've come to the conclusion that simply taping the wings together would have been enough. Also they don't make it clear that mounting the aileron servos is easiest (it was for me anyway) by fastening them with hot melt glue to the servo covers rather than the wing itself and then just screwing the covers to the wing. Satinet I don't remember getting servo covers but if you're waiting then these are the ones I used http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Moravska-Mini-...QQcmdZViewItem Enjoy the plane - it is admired by my fellow club members and flies very nicely, although it needs a bit of breeze. I just wish I could buy more at the Revshop price without having it pretty much doubled by the shipping costs!