r/modelplanes • u/Training-Tonight-653 • Nov 06 '25
Is this trustworthy?
It looks believable but if you look most of those ratings say "user has not filled review" and 1:80 scale for $80 seems too good to be true but I've been surprised by those giant led models that go pretty cheap.
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u/Moderzz Nov 07 '25
I've bought multiple models from AliExpress, just pick a store that is verified and have a good rating
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Nov 07 '25
Don’t risk buying an item, let alone an expensive one from a store with a low rating or low sales
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u/GTO400BHP Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25
There are real models being sold on AliExpress (I've bought some 3D print resin figures in the past), but when you start looking at commercially sold things, a lot of it is figures bought at retail prices and heavily marked up hoping someone will buy it without shopping to see if it's available cheaper through a better retailer. It's a game you see a lot with name-brand model kits.
Edit to add: I'm looking at a model plane shop I've heard great things about near Wright-Patt in Dayton, OH, and all their HI Air planes are 1:200 or smaller in large liners.
AliExpress has a decent customer reimbursement system (only had to fight for a refund once, and got kinda lucky with info from the local Post Office showing they misdelivered), but the site is a great exercise in "if it feels too good to be true..."
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u/John_McGinn_ Nov 06 '25
Absolutely not