Rocker Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 (edited) Thought it is time to treat myself to a new model The Eflite 1500mm Mustang look good Nope ,Out of Stock OK ,the Eflite 80mm F16 Nope ,Out if Stock. OK I try Freewing new 80mm Cougar Nope ,Out of Stock Mmmm,Let's splash out and go for the Freewing Euro fighter Again Out Of Stock FMS Rafale then Out of Sock I gave up the good thing about this is at least it has save me some money No wonder a lot of Model shop are struggling .It looks like they have very little to sell Edited May 30, 2023 by Rocker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrunner Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Download a plan from the interweby and build a Mustang, the plans are never out of stock and they are much cheaper than those ARTF kits 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 9 minutes ago, Outrunner said: Download a plan from the interweby and build a Mustang, the plans are never out of stock and they are much cheaper than those ARTF kits Think that is only way to go now It seems the ARTF are no longer avaliable in the way they where Just hope I can get the balsa now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Decent second hand airframes show up regularly through the usual for sale channels and are a proper bargain compared to new prices. I have one of those E Flite 1.5m P-51s and it's a bonny model, for sure - acquired in superb condition at a much more reasonable price than the wallet-stretching full retail price. Well worth the road trip to pick it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 There is a lot of stuff out of stock for sure. I suspect its going to get a whole lot worse as the world descends into darkness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 53 minutes ago, David perry 1 said: There is a lot of stuff out of stock for sure. I suspect its going to get a whole lot worse as the world descends into darkness. That's cheerful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Outrunner said: Download a plan from the interweby and build a Mustang, the plans are never out of stock and they are much cheaper than those ARTF kits I suspect out of that list, only the Mustang is a viable balsa build..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Looks like some of the jets are do-able as Depron plan builds though - at least as semi scale parkflyers. https://jetworks.online/product/dassault-rafale/ https://jetworks.online/product/eurofighter-typhoon-plans/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 @leccyflyerVery true, and they do look good. Far cry from, say, the Freewing Typhoon/EF though.... a VERY impressive chunk of moulded foam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDB Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Rocker said: Thought it is time to treat myself to a new model The Eflite 1500mm Mustang look good Nope ,Out of Stock https://www.amazon.co.uk/P-51D-Mustang-1-5m-BNF-Basic/dp/B083P2S9CS (1 in stock at the time of posting) Personally I've had prompt delivery and no other issues with stuff coming in from one of their EU warehouses. Edited May 30, 2023 by PDB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 56 minutes ago, GrumpyGnome said: I suspect out of that list, only the Mustang is a viable balsa build..... Other more modern materials exist. I accept I to, am a balsa dinosaur, but the plastic printers, and el cheap, foambord stuff make cracking low cost builds. Look at the builds on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrunner Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Rocker said: Think that is only way to go now It seems the ARTF are no longer avaliable in the way they where Just hope I can get the balsa now SLEC and Balsacabin have plenty last time I looked. Although balsa is mighty expensive now it's still much cheaper and more satisfying than ARTF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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