VMAR Spitfire EP ARF Kit (47" Wingspan)

Really fast shipping, well packed, and arrived undamaged. It is a good looking aircraft, and I am looking forward to finishing the build this winter.

Fun kit but not the greatest instructions. No mention of thrust , down or right. Maybe not for the beginner. I didn’t keep it electric but I probably over sized the engine. I don’t know how she will fly but I do like the airplane very much.

Awesome product, very well constructed, great finish, well packed, hope it flys as well as it looks!

The picture on the box looks impressive and I couldn't wait to open it. The covering looked as good as the picture. Inspecting the parts the latch holding the hatch in place was not glue in correctly and there was a little bit of wood damage. It was easily repairable. I dry fitted the wing panel into the fuselage to bet a look at the plane. The first wing slide onto the aluminum tube easily but the second required quite a bit of force to slide into place. The directions claim each wing panel is held in place with a single screw. I think a will glue them together permanently when I get to that step. I accidently poked a hole it a lower wing panel and now the covering is ruined. I decided to strip the covering from the entire model and recover it with Ultracote before I assemble it. It is now recovered. The control surfaces are installed and I am waiting on a motor. I found one former in the fuselage very loose and another piece near the vertical stabilizer. Other than that I am happy with the construction of the model and am eager to see how it flies. I would rate it as a 3.5 right now, but for the money I still think it was a good deal.

It's a cool low cost way to getting in the air!

fun build very easy flys great

I prefer balsa and ply over foam and this ARF EP1300 Spitfire 1.2 meter kit is excellent! Very nice packaging and a very well fitted, thick external box was used over the kit box. I have opened the kit to inventory and inspect all parts and it is excellent construction and quality. I'm saving this one for the summer flying, so it will be a spring assembly. I would definitely buy this one again and may add some of the other VMAR ARF models to my hangar.

Overall a poor quality kit with poor instructions. The landing gear is useless unless epoxied in. One of the wings would not fit onto the fuselage and required a lot of trimming that is visible from the outside. I contacted heli direct with no response about return or replacement.

great bird flies well easy to build

Balsa/ply materials good. Covering is heavy and doesn't shrink well. Flies very scale, which means it doesn't fly very well. Built in thrust line results in an airplane that wants to fly with a "nose-up" attitude even when properly balanced. Recommended motor is underpowered for this plane. All that said, if you want to add scale touches to it, it lends itself very well in that regard, and the building materials and hardware are quite good.

Really fast shipping, well packed, and arrived undamaged. It is a good looking aircraft, and I am looking forward to finishing the build this winter.

Fun kit but not the greatest instructions. No mention of thrust , down or right. Maybe not for the beginner. I didn’t keep it electric but I probably over sized the engine. I don’t know how she will fly but I do like the airplane very much.

Awesome product, very well constructed, great finish, well packed, hope it flys as well as it looks!

The picture on the box looks impressive and I couldn't wait to open it. The covering looked as good as the picture. Inspecting the parts the latch holding the hatch in place was not glue in correctly and there was a little bit of wood damage. It was easily repairable. I dry fitted the wing panel into the fuselage to bet a look at the plane. The first wing slide onto the aluminum tube easily but the second required quite a bit of force to slide into place. The directions claim each wing panel is held in place with a single screw. I think a will glue them together permanently when I get to that step. I accidently poked a hole it a lower wing panel and now the covering is ruined. I decided to strip the covering from the entire model and recover it with Ultracote before I assemble it. It is now recovered. The control surfaces are installed and I am waiting on a motor. I found one former in the fuselage very loose and another piece near the vertical stabilizer. Other than that I am happy with the construction of the model and am eager to see how it flies. I would rate it as a 3.5 right now, but for the money I still think it was a good deal.

It's a cool low cost way to getting in the air!

fun build very easy flys great

I prefer balsa and ply over foam and this ARF EP1300 Spitfire 1.2 meter kit is excellent! Very nice packaging and a very well fitted, thick external box was used over the kit box. I have opened the kit to inventory and inspect all parts and it is excellent construction and quality. I'm saving this one for the summer flying, so it will be a spring assembly. I would definitely buy this one again and may add some of the other VMAR ARF models to my hangar.

Overall a poor quality kit with poor instructions. The landing gear is useless unless epoxied in. One of the wings would not fit onto the fuselage and required a lot of trimming that is visible from the outside. I contacted heli direct with no response about return or replacement.

great bird flies well easy to build

Balsa/ply materials good. Covering is heavy and doesn't shrink well. Flies very scale, which means it doesn't fly very well. Built in thrust line results in an airplane that wants to fly with a "nose-up" attitude even when properly balanced. Recommended motor is underpowered for this plane. All that said, if you want to add scale touches to it, it lends itself very well in that regard, and the building materials and hardware are quite good.