John F Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I find myself in a position where i will be spending a couple of weeks at a RAF unit in Wales really close to the coast. No clues then! And have plenty of time to find my slope legs with those long summer evenings.I am a newb to slope and find myself torn betwixt a Wild thing and the Spectre. The reviews of the WT are all great for a newb but, and this bothers me a bit, the postage cost is just silly so I started to look at other EPP slopers, hence the Spectre option.I have the money, I am just tight fisted and I feel almost ?13 postage to be too much.Is the WT really worth it or is the Spectre as good? Whatdyathink? Edited By John F on 28/07/2014 15:35:45Edited By John F on 28/07/2014 15:36:49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYKA Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 The Wildthing is brilliant ,almost indestructible Brilliant for a newb or when you get use to slope soaring latter ,they are a real fun plane to fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 WT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 OK, before I go digging in my wallet, does anyone have any experience of the Spectre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mart49 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Not too helpful, but I bought one last week to take to North Devon next week! I bought the kit which included the servos and battery pack, as I'm a lipo / electric power only sort of guy! There is a review by Tim Mackey on the tube (**LINK** and seeing as this is my first non-powered plane it looks just right! In his review, Tim says it flies great, but is not suitable for combat. It took longer to assemble than I'd imagined - only due to covering it twice, but it does feel quite indestructible now. I'm really looking forward to giving it some air time next week. Being of a limited budget, I went for the Spectre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 John F - I know the WT is good I've flown against one in combat, mind you the video of Tim flying the Spectre looks good to, with those long sweeping moves, close in and far out he was making that looks good to. It's your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Wild Thing Wild Thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I own Tim's Spectre now..... It's worth pointing out that Tim sold me the Spectre because he preferred the WT...better for combat he said. To counter that the guys who I fly slope with are very impressed by the Spectres light wind performance....as a slope numpty all I can tell you is that it flies very nicely & has absorbed my hamfisted landings without a scratch!! As a newbie I think you'd be happy with either of 'em to be honest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 WT gets my vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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