Garry Griffiths
Member
I wouldn't class myself as an experienced flyer, I have watched hundreds of Youtube videos, Tony is class, and this site I have gained vast knowledge from. I enjoy building these kits of all sizes and watching these birds fly I have built.
I spent 30 years as an engineer working to a fine tolerances and in a foundry casting high grades of metals from a lab.
my problem is, and before I say anymore I am not knocking any company, But to me I have a real problem with NEW kits from SAB Goblin the high end of the Heli world promoted by top flyers, I love these kits but they seem to be stepping backwards on quality control. On the heads I had three kits some I had to shim some I didn't, being an engineer if their quality control and speck of metal should be the same from the first to the last one produced if your paying high end price there is no excuse for this. they seem to be moving more from carbon to polymer plastics strengthened with glass fibre and give it a posh name with letters and numbers, instead of leading the field and moving to a Kevlar. which handles heat better on the molecule structure.
Align I now admire stepped up their game and even produced full carbon fuselages and offer so many upgrades at reasonable costs they will soon be knocking the heals of Goblin for two thirds of the price. Goblin it seems are dropping a lot of their kits to produce cheaper made parts, At the end of the day your paying for what should be a top class engineered head and shell that's all you get for your money. I'm not saying these kits are not class, I just think they could be better for your money,
I spent 30 years as an engineer working to a fine tolerances and in a foundry casting high grades of metals from a lab.
my problem is, and before I say anymore I am not knocking any company, But to me I have a real problem with NEW kits from SAB Goblin the high end of the Heli world promoted by top flyers, I love these kits but they seem to be stepping backwards on quality control. On the heads I had three kits some I had to shim some I didn't, being an engineer if their quality control and speck of metal should be the same from the first to the last one produced if your paying high end price there is no excuse for this. they seem to be moving more from carbon to polymer plastics strengthened with glass fibre and give it a posh name with letters and numbers, instead of leading the field and moving to a Kevlar. which handles heat better on the molecule structure.
Align I now admire stepped up their game and even produced full carbon fuselages and offer so many upgrades at reasonable costs they will soon be knocking the heals of Goblin for two thirds of the price. Goblin it seems are dropping a lot of their kits to produce cheaper made parts, At the end of the day your paying for what should be a top class engineered head and shell that's all you get for your money. I'm not saying these kits are not class, I just think they could be better for your money,