I'm also in the Dad crowd. I would happily go Moza/etc but I'm not sure about their software for DCS

I'm also in the Dad crowd. I would happily go Moza/etc but I'm not sure about their software for DCS which can be really tumultuous to develop around.

RRoboGeoff I'm on the edge of ordering a kit from him as well, but I'm just not sure I have...

Diverzant•7/3/24, 5:20 PM

From what Ive got, it shouldnt take too long actually and thats with me being absolutely incapable of working with wires. Like absolutely nothing. I can tune triple webbers for you in like 3 tries but if it has a wire, my brain melts

SR-F_Winger_[73]_David•7/3/24, 5:23 PM

it went out today. should arrive tomorrow already

Diverzant•7/3/24, 5:25 PM

Yep, hopefully my mount parts will also come tomorrow

OOld Prospector I'm also in the Dad crowd. I would happily go Moza/etc but I'm not sure about th...

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:16 PM

I’d say most of us here are older Dads with a solid 40-50% of us being former and/or current pilots.

I’ve got two of my own and I know lots of the other guys do too so I get it for sure.

For what it’s worth once you assemble all the parts the Rhino build takes about 5hrs.

So it’s not a “weekend project” it’s basically an afternoon into evening project

It’s super straightforward and actually a lot easier than it looks so if you decide you’d rather not wait..

Try the DIY you’ll see it’s not so bad and as you know it’s a great feeling to DIY.

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:17 PM

Look for my build in the DIY section… I took about 40 pics from every angle and made sure to show every single step.

JJabbers Not a big DIY person, between work and 2 kids I don't really have the time or pa...

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:18 PM

See above brother that advice is for you too. The DIY isn’t so bad so if you ever change your mind we’re all here for ya

Old ProspectorOP•7/3/24, 6:19 PM

473 to go for me. I'm staying. New twins at home, too. No time to so much as think! But I will consider it.

Jabbers•7/3/24, 6:20 PM

hah, so what's the lead time on a kit? curious the difference.

OOld Prospector 473 to go for me. I'm staying. New twins at home, too. No time to so much as thi...

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:20 PM

Yeah ours are older so I understand entirely but again we’re here for ya if you wait or if you build it’s all the same team here

TTouch_Of_Legend See above brother that advice is for you too. The DIY isn’t so bad so if you eve...

Jabbers•7/3/24, 6:20 PM

https://tenor.com/view/diy-gif-24833559

Tenor

JJabbers hah, so what's the lead time on a kit? curious the difference.

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:20 PM

I posted my review in the review section when it happened so you can count the days (time stamped)

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:21 PM

One issue is I’m in the USA so shipping for some folks won’t be as quick as it was for me OR maybe if you’re in the EU like Walmis it might be faster.

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:21 PM

My VPforce kit shipped and arrived at my door in like some stupid number of days… like two

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:22 PM

So I even write in my review that’s probably not the average but hey it was the reality for me

Jabbers•7/3/24, 6:22 PM

Im in the US as well

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:22 PM

Nice I’m east coast we live outside DC so the hub is close is probably why we get it fast but for sure it’s not a long wait.

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:23 PM

The kits don’t have a wait time it’s basically if they are in stock or not

Jabbers•7/3/24, 6:23 PM

Gotcha, im on the other side haha

TTouch_Of_Legend Nice I’m east coast we live outside DC so the hub is close is probably why we ge...

Old ProspectorOP•7/3/24, 6:23 PM

Richmond, here.

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:23 PM

Walmis is super approachable so you can always bug him

OOld Prospector Richmond, here.

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:24 PM

We stay there when we take the kids to Kings dominion

Old ProspectorOP•7/3/24, 6:24 PM

I also need to finish the skeleton of my sim rig. Time to upgrade from pallet wood!

Bob Bushman•7/3/24, 6:24 PM

Mine took a week.

But my rhino got shipped December 22, i think
So there was like 4 full holdiay days bettween that and I got my unit friday before the new years weekend.

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:24 PM

We live in Nova I guess you’d say but more down 66 so more woodsy

Old ProspectorOP•7/3/24, 6:24 PM

I got ya. Love that area.

Jabbers•7/3/24, 6:25 PM

OK so ignorance on my part, what comes in the kit? Is it literally the entire thing but just has to be put together?

OOld Prospector I got ya. Love that area.

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:25 PM

Yeah I call it the sweet spot honestly.

It’s close enough to the city we can pack the kids up for the zoo or hit the Baltimore aquarium.

It’s also close enough to WVA we can go crazy hikes or camping and take the kids to the 4H center (we just got back from a 4H Cloverbud camp lol)

Bob Bushman•7/3/24, 6:26 PM

Motors and controller, rest need to be sourced, but i think someone else here sell a kit of 3d printed parts and bits.

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:26 PM

So it’s perfect… just enough city for real life and just enough yard for a couple dogs

Old ProspectorOP•7/3/24, 6:26 PM

Baltimore, ey. I'll have to update my will.

RRoboGeoff I'm on the edge of ordering a kit from him as well, but I'm just not sure I have...

Hiob•7/3/24, 6:27 PM

Worked right after completion. Hard to mess something up tbh. The instructions are quite clear.

BBob Bushman Motors and controller, rest need to be sourced, but i think someone else here se...

Jabbers•7/3/24, 6:27 PM

Ah ya, see this sounds painful haha... I'd rather just pay for the thing pre-built. Call me crazy but I'm having a hard time just finding time to review this stuff, yet alone make one.

JJabbers Ah ya, see this sounds painful haha... I'd rather just pay for the thing pre-bui...

Hiob•7/3/24, 6:29 PM

The kit from @SR-FWinger[73]_David is complete. The only(!) thing missing is the motors and logic board which come as a kit from walmis, You don‘t need to source anything but the PSU

Bob Bushman•7/3/24, 6:29 PM

Yesh I just didn't have a space to do it, and my 3d printer is 'meh' at best so I just chilled in the cue.

Only people who cue better than us must be the brits so not an issue

JJabbers Ah ya, see this sounds painful haha... I'd rather just pay for the thing pre-bui...

Old ProspectorOP•7/3/24, 6:29 PM

I'm with you! I am interested in commercial but none seems good enough yet.

JJabbers Ah ya, see this sounds painful haha... I'd rather just pay for the thing pre-bui...

Hiob•7/3/24, 6:29 PM

It really isn’t much harder than LEGO.

Old ProspectorOP•7/3/24, 6:30 PM

I'm not building any LEGO sets either!

JJabbers Ah ya, see this sounds painful haha... I'd rather just pay for the thing pre-bui...

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:30 PM

Yeah bro we’re here for ya no matter what it’s all the same team here if your red or green we all fly team Rhino

HHiob It really isn’t much harder than LEGO.

Jabbers•7/3/24, 6:31 PM

I dont even do legos

Jabbers•7/3/24, 6:31 PM

LOL

OOld Prospector I'm with you! I am interested in commercial but none seems good enough yet.

Hiob•7/3/24, 6:31 PM

The Rhino, DIY or pre-build is easily en par with commercial options (well, apart from the surface finish perhaps). What sets it apart is the software and support!

Bob Bushman•7/3/24, 6:32 PM

Once you have all the parts yeah, but also having to rub 3 years of dust off a printer, re tune it for two new materials, hunt for bearings, nuts and parts between mouser and alibaba.. I just waited.

Now though, if I could get a kitbash and motor kit, I definitely would have gone that way

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:33 PM

Also nobody here should be against the new FFB.

We know the they ain’t got Walmis but I myself love and want to see bottom level FFB

Like.. I really want a surprise announcement from Microsoft for the MSFFB3

A 250 stick with tiny but night motors… something for the entry level again and something to wake up the devs and push FFB implementation to the front line again (just like it’s 1998 again)

Hiob•7/3/24, 6:33 PM

Printing the parts yourself and sourcing all the hardware is definitely the critical part. That’s where the DIY-kit comes in handy.

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:33 PM

We need a cheap option for the masses… sure the Rhink and others will be the big dogs but I want to see the small dogs fly again and I’m no hater to see it

Jabbers•7/3/24, 6:34 PM

Is there a link to the DIY kit? (not the motors and board)

Jabbers•7/3/24, 6:34 PM

im curious to see how much cheaper it would be

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:35 PM

@SR-FWinger[73]_David is the guy with the kits a lot of folks are building and they seem like epic kits for sure it includes everything you need (so far as I’m aware they are complete kits)

Cheaper? No not really

Faster… Hell yeah by a lot

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:36 PM

Cheaper is 3D print yourself

Touch_Of_Legend•7/3/24, 6:36 PM

Cheapest*

I'm also in the Dad crowd. I would happily go Moza/etc but I'm not sure about their software for DCS

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