300sflyer

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Hi guys,

About a year ago, I bought an Exclusiv-Modellbau 2.85M Ultimate kit from Desert Aircraft. I planned on putting a ZDZ 210 in for power.

It’s an all wood kit and is very complete and of excellent quality. The problem is the instruction manual that comes with the kit is in German, and is not available in English. [&o]If there were full size plans for the kit it would be a big help, but those are not available either. This kit sells for over $2000 and had I known this before hand, I probably would not have bought it.

I spoke to Harold at Exclusiv-Modellbau, and unfortunately he has no idea when English instructions are going to be available, if at all. He claims it’s very expensive to have it translated and perhaps it is. I tried using a few of the online translation websites, but it comes out in garbled English, and does not understand some of the German words at all.

I’m about half way through assembling the kit, but am reluctant to continue for fear of making an error....

Anyone have any ideas? Anyone have the ability and would be willing to translate the manual?

Thanks for your suggestions!

DadsToysBG

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Find a college close to you that teaches German and has some one put in in English. A student will do it for extra credit. Dennis

VinceY

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That is probably the best idea. I translated the instructions for the EMHW 3 meter Katana and it wasn't easy. I used three or four different translator web sites and just rewrote the instructions based on what made the most sense. You can do it, it will just take a while.

300sflyer

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Not a bad idea... Ill have to look into that. Thanks

corsair01

I've built the 185 cm ultimate from Exclusic-Modellbau. My major language is Dutch but I can well understand German and English. If you want I will try help you with the words or phrases you don't understand. Mail your problems to my PC at work [email protected] and to my PC at home [email protected] and I will help you as quick as possible.

300sflyer

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Thanks for your offer!

German is completely forigen to me so I may try to find someone to translate the remaining pages of the manual first. [about 30 of them] If I have no luck I just may take you up on your offer.