The Staaken has landed.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 12-14-2010 15:06

If you look at Skytrex German planes you will see there latest offering on sale.

Rob.

**petitbilbo** · 12-14-2010 15:44

Impressive!

petitbilbo

**Hamburger** · 12-14-2010 16:04

YAY!!!! EPIC WIN!!! Now I have my friend off my back when they would come out with one!!!

**Attila57** · 12-14-2010 21:25

Really nice

Attilio

**Oberst Hajj** · 12-14-2010 22:17

Very nice indeed!

**Guntruck** · 12-15-2010 02:23

Not landed on my doormat yet

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 12-15-2010 02:34

Originally Posted by Guntruck

Not landed on my doormat yet

Nor mine, but as it only went up yesterday afternoon, I expect they are in the safe hands

of the Royal Mail, so we should get them in time for Easter.

Rob.

**Boney10** · 12-15-2010 03:42

Has anyone who pre-ordered actually received one yet? I ask cos everytime I sit and look at the pics on here and sigh lots, she who must be obeyed and the lads start to snigger behind their hands. Me thinks they are hiding something the rotters !

**RonaldRS** · 12-16-2010 04:56

nice!!!!

**Guntruck** · 12-16-2010 05:05

Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte

Nor mine, but as it only went up yesterday afternoon, I expect they are in the safe hands

of the Royal Mail, so we should get them in time for Easter.

Rob.

which year?

**Boney10** · 12-21-2010 08:04

yessssss mine arrived this morning ya ya ya

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 12-21-2010 08:31

It arrived yesterday, so with the site down for most of the day, I had a good look at it. Seems one of the most crisp castings I have seen.
Rob.

**mr7q** · 12-27-2010 08:16

Would this model actually be up to handling game play on the table? I've heard some resin horror stories, but don't have any experience myself with it on the game table.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 12-27-2010 09:08

I'm afraid there is no answer to this question. As far as I know,nobody has finished building one yet. I only started mine this afternoon.
However, you have to ask yourself the following, and should be able to answer your own question.
1. Do you regularly destroy W.o.W. planes? This will be as robust as them if dropped or thrown at a wall.

2. Do you store your planes in safe conditions?
3. Are your gaming partners going to be allowed to use your plane, and if so are they the careful types?

4. Is it better to fly a plane that may get damaged, rather than not to fly the largest winged plane in either World War?

These are not all the questions, but may go some way to helping you make a decision, until one of us manages to test a model to destruction.

It will happen one day.
Once I have built mine ,I will do the usual write up and give a better opinion of it.
Till then, fly safe.
Rob.

**Guntruck** · 12-27-2010 09:46

Originally Posted by mr7q

Would this model actually be up to handling game play on the table? I've heard some resin horror stories, but don't have any experience myself with it on the game table.

I would say 'yes', provided you've used a decent superglue and put it on a reasonably large stand. I am tempted to add "and not let anyone else use it". If you are using WoW type pegs, you are probably going to need some the size of the ones coming with the balloons.

And for those that didn't see the thread I posted before it disappeared, here's what you get for your 25 squids:

**pflanzer** · 12-27-2010 10:09

You are going to need a bigger table man!
Tony

**mr7q** · 12-27-2010 11:27

I think you guys may have cost me some money! I'm wondering if it'd be worth making a hybrid paper/resin/metal model similar to the Reviresco Friedrichschaffen GIII. Of course, I've got a project backlog already, and too little time! 80% on a paper Caproni Ca3 (which in my opinion looks good enough to supplant a plastic model), and then 0% on the Reviresco GIII and Fiddlers Green Gotha.

And regarding the roughhousing on the game table, my planes are generally babied, but I wanted to make sure it wouldn't break into small pieces on the off (likely) chance that it fell off of its perch on its flight stand to the table. That said, I guess if it doesn't get battered in shipping, it's probably OK for the table.

**tuladin** · 12-27-2010 11:58

Is that grid in centimeters? If so, that's a wingspan of nearly one foot!

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 12-27-2010 12:26

Originally Posted by tuladin

Is that grid in centimeters? If so, that's a wingspan of nearly one foot!

Yes Larry, the span is 11 1/2 inches. Just fits my foam pluck and hope tray longways on
Rob..

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 12-27-2010 12:31

Originally Posted by mr7q

Regarding the roughhousing on the game table, my planes are generally babied, but I wanted to make sure it wouldn't break into small pieces on the off (likely) chance that it fell off of its perch on its flight stand to the table. That said, I guess if it doesn't get battered in shipping, it's probably OK for the table.

You should be O.K. with that Martin. If you are only flying a foot or so up. The wings are quite flexible, and for once the struts are quite robust as well because they are using lead free pewter now so it won't bend so easily.
Rob.

**The Cowman** · 12-27-2010 13:38

Originally Posted by Guntruck

I would say 'yes', provided you've used a decent superglue and put it on a reasonably large stand. I am tempted to add "and not let anyone else use it". If you are using WoW type pegs, you are probably going to need some the size of the ones coming with the balloons.

And for those that didn't see the thread I posted before it disappeared, here's what you get for your 25 squids:

That is going to be some serious fun to build... once I graduate to that level!

**mr7q** · 12-28-2010 06:40

Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte

You should be O.K. with that Martin. If you are only flying a foot or so up. The wings are quite flexible, and for once the struts are quite robust as well because they are using lead free pewter now so it won't bend so easily.
Rob.

Don't... Need... Another... Project!!!

Thanks for the info! Chances are there will be a Staaken headed in my direction in the near future! That thing is a monster on the table, in all aspects of the word.