How do you ship?

We ship via USPS Priority Mail with delivery confirmation. On large orders and international transactions, we also offer other shipping services at an additional charge- UPS and FedEx. Contact us for a specific shipping quote.

See Ordering:

What Scale do I need?

If you are not sure of the exact scale of your model you can look up the scale based on your models wingspan:

Here for WW1 Models       or     Here for WW2 Models

A printable bust sizing guide is available for download. Click on the icon to start download (196kB) 

 

Also use the measurements given for each figure to estimate the fit in the cockpit.

Yes we do! Currently, we charge the same for domestic and international shipping rates. Orders for international buyers are sent via airmail parcel post (estimated 2-6 week delivery). Postage for both domestic and international orders is the same and fixed based on order total as follows: 

Order Total	Total  Shipping
$0.01 USD        -    $49.94 USD	$4.50
$49.95 USD      -    $74.99 USD	$6.50
$75.00 USD      -    $99.99 USD	$8.50
$100.00 USD    -    $199.99 USD	$10.50
$200.00 USD    -    And Up	$15.00

What if I do not like what I ordered?

If for any reason you are not satisfied with any of your purchases, we offer a full refund minus any shipping cost deductions. Return shipping is paid by the buyer. Refunds or exchanges are processed in the same day of item arrival. We do not charge restocking fees.

Please limit this return period to 30 days from purchase.

No. We do not offer painted pilots. Some vendors purchase our products and paint them for resale, but we do not endorse any specific vendor. Many people offer painting services, please refer to the "Painting Services" page for contact information of people offering painting services:

What paints to use?

Check our painting tips section for detailed instructions and recommendations.

Check our painting tips section for detailed instructions and recommendations.

Do you have any full-body pilots?

No. So far, I (nor any other manufacturer for the RC market) have not found a way to make a figure light enough to fly, strong enough to last, cheap enough to make a profit (scale rc business has very small customer base). We are assessing the feasibility of manufacturing full body designs.  Here are some of the hurdles which have slowed our progress towards that end and have no doubt contributed to the lack of full body pilots in the market:

·         Producing full body pilots requires a quantum leap in effort as opposed to the busts. Full body pilots require multiple castings for multiple parts. This adds cost to the process and means the full body price will be approximately 3x the bust price. With a high selling price, sales volume will be low.

·         The variation in “scale” is huge in the RC world.  Same scale kits of different manufacturers can look ridiculous when placed next to each other.  Making a scale pilot then creates confusion when placed inside each kit.  Also, the cockpit kits produced for RC are seldom scale which leads to many complaints from “scale” builders who can’t seem to fit the pilot in the cockpit or worse, the pilot ends up swimming in the cavernous ARF cockpit.

We hope we can work through these details and produce a quality kit. In the mean time, many people have grafted our busts to the lower half of the Vailley Aviation Full-bodied Figures with much success.

Our current focus is in expanding and refining our current line of products. Therefore, we do not offer dealer or distributor discounts. Our sole distribution is through the website. Eventually, as our products and business expand, we will turn our attention to distribution. If you send your dealer info along with a request to sales@acesofiron.com , we will save your contact information and will consider your request at that time. 

Aces of Iron Productions is owned by me, Michael Johnson. I used to fly (before all my free time was consumed with this business) at the Sepulveda Basin. I have a full-time job as an aerospace engineer at Raytheon in El Segundo, CA. Spike was my first design, I made him to fit my Balsa USA Eindecker .40.  The interrest he generated at the field prompted me to create other designs.  As I am an engineer by trade, my early sculptures were pretty rough. The designs improve as my sculpting ability progresses.

I still have more questions!

Just send us an email to: info@acesofiron.com and we will address your questions promptly.