I'd been looking forward to taking a peek at the Dynam DC3 and pulling it out of the box certainly didn't disappoint.
The kit, the PNP version in this case, comes very well packaged inside a picturebox. Inside, the wings and fuselage are separately boxed, with all items also individually bagged. So, full marks on packaging.
The EPO moulding of all parts is very good, although in some cases the moulding spur hadn't been removed flush to the surface, but this is a minor gripe.
The props and heavy-duty nut have been upgraded since the original ugly-slow-fly two-blade setup, and the Dak looks a million dollars for it. The Dynam-badged three-blade props look great, the only negative being they're not contra-handed although this may just add a bit of crabbing character to the DC3's flight characteristics.
The undercarriage is fixed - no fancy retracts here, so the Dak always flies with wheels down, but it looks sturdy and the mounting configuration to the wing looks robust.
The removable canopy is large, giving good access to battery and receiver location. It engages into the fuselage at the rear with twin magnets at the front and can be surprisingly awkward to remove so well do the magnets engage!
The mounting of the engine cowlings is a rather tenuous arrangement using double-sided tape, with light handling enough to knock one out of alignment. I think this requires improvement to make it durable so it's not a continuous annoyance...
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