Oh man i missed you, we had to leave because my Duck had hurt its self, n spent most of yest evening nursing it
but its seems better ( ish ) now
Funnily enough, I didn't realise that I new Clive the guy that runs the magic racing, he had the green model, I didn't take mine because I hadn't the time to finish it off, but i did get to finish it last night, shes now ready for the water
Might pop down there later to try it not sure yet, but will be there tomorrow morning
OK, the model turned up 'woop woop', it came as the pic shows, the Graupner Box its self is very nice and i was shocked to see how well they had packed the boat in the box ( Well done Graupner ) The Yacht its self is from what i can see VERY well made, i was a little unsure with people saying that kits some times didn't line up on the stern, but the RTR isn't that bad at all, they have filled any gaps ( one shows a tiny bit ) but they have painted over it nicely and the rest of the model is painted very well.
I have pulled out the stock TX and RX both of these do seem a bit 'old hat' but nevertheless are rather nice in their own little ways, with Micro Magic rtr written on the TX
Cant get over how well it was all boxed from Graupner, the keel was inclosed in foam, the sails packed very well and laid flat, the Tx was well packed in foam, the yacht its self had no room to moved about or get knocked, and the mast was also well packed
The best bit was that the ""foam"" wasn't the normal kind that breaks up and put mess everywhere, so was nice to handle
The rigging of the yacht was some what tricky, now I've rigged a full size yachts and so on sailed my self a fair bit, ( I have my own yacht & worked with full size boats, mostly yachts), but for the love of God I had to read & re-read the instructions, this thing was more tricky to rig in my opinion than a full size Sunfast 44
But once she is rigged its a very nice little boat
Even from new the rudder servo doesn't seem to happy making a few noises but will see how it holds up. The sails are really nice, i know some people say they are heaver than the mk1 sails but they seem spot on to me
I have tried it in the bath last night to see if it was water tight, pushed the bow under and the port/star and stern with no leaks at all, not to sure about the hatch but it does seem a very tight fit, it took about 5 mins to get it off for the first time ( didn't want to force it off to start will because its thin plastic ) but sure enough, it popped off when tapping it. One thing that was odd was the rudder arm was in the yacht from the factory, I couldn't find it in the box got a little worried they had forgot to put it in, then found it fully rigged in the boat, with the main halyard and port/star lines wrapped around it
The boat stand is very nice and just popped together with ease. I haven't glued it or anything because its such a lovely fit with nice touches like ""racing MICRO MAGIC"" on it on both sides
Unlike with the kit you can not move the keel about, it has one fixed position and that's that. I think the guy from Graupner drilled the hole a little too far forward and hes dragged the drill bit back to make the keel fit, has a really small crack in it, but it's hardly noticeable
Not really sure what else to say about the model, anything you would like to know just ask.
Verdict is a Great little boat out of the boat, I couldn't of built the hull as well as Graupner has done
Sea trails later on today or tomorrow morning
How she came, will take some more in a bit of what shes like fully rigged.
All the best
Daniel