Looking for High Quality Coroplast Zagi Winglets?

177ichael · Jul 31, 2001, 03:09 PM

I have the answer for you. Please visit my website at:

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Thanks!

mopar_man · Jul 31, 2001, 03:31 PM

Maybe it's just hard to see on the photos, but those winglets dont look like coroplast. They look like sheet plastic of some sort. Am I not seeing things correctly, or is there some confusion on terminology?
Terry

177ichael · Jul 31, 2001, 03:47 PM

Well, it's hard to see what the winglets are actually made of in the picture because they are covered with black packing tape. However, you are correct about the terminology. The original winglets that come in the Zagi kits are actually made of what they call PVC sheeting material, which is what I use. However, for clarity purposes everyone refers to that type of winglet as a coroplast winglet, so I decided to call them that rather than explain the difference. However, the winglets I make are of the exact same material as the original "coroplast" winglets in the Zagi kits.

macross · Jul 31, 2001, 04:59 PM

Oh so that isn't coroplast? I went and got Coroplast (tm) from a sign company and man is that stuff ugly and kinda heavy too. So what exactly is the the Zagi "coroplast" if you don't mind sharing? Thanks.

- macross

177ichael · Jul 31, 2001, 05:09 PM

Basically, the winglets are made of thin plastic that is light yet rigid enough to supply ample stability to your Zagi. The store that I finally found that carried the stuff called it PVC sheeting material. I guess it's made of the same stuff PVC pipes are made of but in a thin sheet form. The only problem is that I had to buy a HUGE sheet of it and that's why I'm trying to get rid of it. If you need any of the stuff let me know.

yb2normal · Jul 31, 2001, 06:15 PM

The stock winglets are not coroplast. Coroplast is "Corrugated Plastic". Imagine Corrugated Cardboard (the material used in shipping boxes), but made out of plastic instead. People generally **replace** the winglets with coroplast, so it looks like you just bought a very large quantity of the stuff all the Zagi owners are trying to get rid of

177ichael · Jul 31, 2001, 06:34 PM

Everyone refers to the stock winglets that the newer Zagi kits come with as "coroplast". I'm using PVC sheets, which are identical to the stock Zagi 400X winglets. For simplification purposes I was calling it Coroplast because that is what everyone else has been calling it for months. I see now this issue has evolved into mayhem. To make things simple for purposes of Zagis and this board COROPLAST = PVC SHEETING = PERFECT ZAGI WINGLETS =)

yb2normal · Jul 31, 2001, 06:44 PM

The stock winglets are not coroplast. Coroplast is "Corrugated Plastic". Imagine Corrugated Cardboard (the material used in shipping boxes), but made out of plastic instead. People generally **replace** the winglets with coroplast, so it looks like you just bought a very large quantity of the stuff all the Zagi owners are trying to get rid of

leccyflyer · Jul 31, 2001, 06:47 PM

Lemme guess you are Humpty Dumpty and those words are going to mean exactly what you want them to mean

Coroplast is a registered trademark and furthermore recent threads have indicated that Hobbico have a worldwide patent on it's use in making model aeroplanes - maybe even including Zagi winglets.

What you describe is NOT Coroplast - the original Zagi had Coroplast winglets and the new Zagi has sheet plastic winglets, which apparently from the answers you have received some people are replacing these with Coroplast. If you intend selling these uncorrugated winglets and describing them as Coroplast then you'll probably end up in the Customer Advocacy forum.

Maybe you could send a set to Tic for review

cheers

Leccy

William A · Jul 31, 2001, 06:58 PM

Thanks, but no thanks, I have a pair of scissors of my own.

177ichael · Jul 31, 2001, 07:07 PM

LOL, it's not like I'm trying to push these upon you. If you want go find a store that sells something similar to what Trick R/C sells (if you can) and cut them yourself then do it. But, for $3.00, it will save you looking through the yellow pages and asking about thin plastic and having the other guy on the phone saying "huh? what is coroplast?". To those who don't want my winglets no hard feelings and good luck finding what you need.

tenover · Jul 31, 2001, 08:57 PM

That isn't coroplast by ANY name! That's the really thin winglets that shipping with today's Zagi's, the ones that flutter real hard when you go fast. If you look sideways at a sheet of coroplast, it looks like this...

__ __ __ __ __ __
I__I__I__I__I__I__I

Kinda =)

177ichael · Jul 31, 2001, 09:14 PM

Exactly, but coroplast is way too thick to use on a zagi. The newer kits use thin plastic sheeting, not the clear plastic that is a bit thin. Anyone here have problems with the white plastic winglets that ship with their zagis? Fluttering problems specifically? I think not..

dave_lilley · Jul 31, 2001, 09:31 PM

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Jul 31, 2001, 03:09 PM	#1
177ichael Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: California Posts: 92	Looking for High Quality Coroplast Zagi Winglets? I have the answer for you. Please visit my website at: www.geocities.com/mjchen54 Thanks!

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Jul 31, 2001, 03:31 PM	#2
mopar_man Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 404	Maybe it's just hard to see on the photos, but those winglets dont look like coroplast. They look like sheet plastic of some sort. Am I not seeing things correctly, or is there some confusion on terminology? Terry

Jul 31, 2001, 03:47 PM	#3
177ichael Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: California Posts: 92	Well, it's hard to see what the winglets are actually made of in the picture because they are covered with black packing tape. However, you are correct about the terminology. The original winglets that come in the Zagi kits are actually made of what they call PVC sheeting material, which is what I use. However, for clarity purposes everyone refers to that type of winglet as a coroplast winglet, so I decided to call them that rather than explain the difference. However, the winglets I make are of the exact same material as the original "coroplast" winglets in the Zagi kits.

Jul 31, 2001, 04:59 PM	#4
macross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bellevue, WA USA Posts: 23	Oh so that isn't coroplast? I went and got Coroplast (tm) from a sign company and man is that stuff ugly and kinda heavy too. So what exactly is the the Zagi "coroplast" if you don't mind sharing? Thanks. - macross

Jul 31, 2001, 05:09 PM	#5
177ichael Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: California Posts: 92	Basically, the winglets are made of thin plastic that is light yet rigid enough to supply ample stability to your Zagi. The store that I finally found that carried the stuff called it PVC sheeting material. I guess it's made of the same stuff PVC pipes are made of but in a thin sheet form. The only problem is that I had to buy a HUGE sheet of it and that's why I'm trying to get rid of it. If you need any of the stuff let me know.

Jul 31, 2001, 06:15 PM	#6
yb2normal Frequent User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Broomfield, CO, USA Posts: 1,167	The stock winglets are not coroplast. Coroplast is "Corrugated Plastic". Imagine Corrugated Cardboard (the material used in shipping boxes), but made out of plastic instead. People generally replace the winglets with coroplast, so it looks like you just bought a very large quantity of the stuff all the Zagi owners are trying to get rid of

Jul 31, 2001, 06:34 PM	#7
177ichael Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: California Posts: 92	Everyone refers to the stock winglets that the newer Zagi kits come with as "coroplast". I'm using PVC sheets, which are identical to the stock Zagi 400X winglets. For simplification purposes I was calling it Coroplast because that is what everyone else has been calling it for months. I see now this issue has evolved into mayhem. To make things simple for purposes of Zagis and this board COROPLAST = PVC SHEETING = PERFECT ZAGI WINGLETS =)

Jul 31, 2001, 06:44 PM	#8
yb2normal Frequent User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Broomfield, CO, USA Posts: 1,167	The stock winglets are not coroplast. Coroplast is "Corrugated Plastic". Imagine Corrugated Cardboard (the material used in shipping boxes), but made out of plastic instead. People generally replace the winglets with coroplast, so it looks like you just bought a very large quantity of the stuff all the Zagi owners are trying to get rid of

Jul 31, 2001, 06:47 PM	#9
leccyflyer Get One Up! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Cheshire, England Posts: 9,302	Lemme guess you are Humpty Dumpty and those words are going to mean exactly what you want them to mean Coroplast is a registered trademark and furthermore recent threads have indicated that Hobbico have a worldwide patent on it's use in making model aeroplanes - maybe even including Zagi winglets. What you describe is NOT Coroplast - the original Zagi had Coroplast winglets and the new Zagi has sheet plastic winglets, which apparently from the answers you have received some people are replacing these with Coroplast. If you intend selling these uncorrugated winglets and describing them as Coroplast then you'll probably end up in the Customer Advocacy forum. Maybe you could send a set to Tic for review cheers Leccy

Jul 31, 2001, 06:58 PM	#10
William A Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Tacoma,WA USA Posts: 3,749	Thanks, but no thanks, I have a pair of scissors of my own.

Jul 31, 2001, 07:07 PM	#11
177ichael Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: California Posts: 92	LOL, it's not like I'm trying to push these upon you. If you want go find a store that sells something similar to what Trick R/C sells (if you can) and cut them yourself then do it. But, for $3.00, it will save you looking through the yellow pages and asking about thin plastic and having the other guy on the phone saying "huh? what is coroplast?". To those who don't want my winglets no hard feelings and good luck finding what you need.

Jul 31, 2001, 08:57 PM	#12
tenover Certified Slopehead Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 2,258	That isn't coroplast by ANY name! That's the really thin winglets that shipping with today's Zagi's, the ones that flutter real hard when you go fast. If you look sideways at a sheet of coroplast, it looks like this... __ __ __ __ __ __ I__I__I__I__I__I__I Kinda =)

Jul 31, 2001, 09:14 PM	#13
177ichael Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: California Posts: 92	Exactly, but coroplast is way too thick to use on a zagi. The newer kits use thin plastic sheeting, not the clear plastic that is a bit thin. Anyone here have problems with the white plastic winglets that ship with their zagis? Fluttering problems specifically? I think not..

Jul 31, 2001, 09:31 PM	#14
dave_lilley Registered User Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Texas Posts: 5,105	Moved to "For Sale": http://www.ezonemag.com/cgi-bin/disc...=20&LastLogin=