this may sound dumb is control line still rc
Control lines are a kind of *R*emote *C*ontrol, so I don't see why not.
Also I believe Joker is building a radio controlled model off of plans for a control line model, so it's all good.
this may sound dumb is control line still rc
I was very tempted to try National, but Balsa USA beat them on shipping for smaller orders.
I totally understand that shipping stuff like this is a bit different due to the long length - one of my clients makes safety whips for ATV/Motorcycles/Buggies that are required in the nearby sanddunes. They're 8' long by law and that means oversized shipping. When we built their site I learned more than I ever wanted to about oversized shipping regulations. Crazy that shipping a <1lb whip costs more than shipping a 40lb box of engine parts just because of how long the whip is. (I also worked for a place that made suspension seats for race cars and monster trucks for a few years...shipping those was a whole separate set of nightmares!)
National seems to make a lot of sense if you're ordering enough to hit their free shipping. But with their minimum order of $25 I found Balsa USA made more sense for me as I didn't need much and they didn't have the minimum order requirement. I'd love to just order extra for future builds...but funds are tight and that's just not going to happen for me right now.
this may sound dumb is control line still rc
I just got ruffled when you said "but this is the age of RC".
No, we still fly CL too AND FF. Many of us have been flying RC and started flying FF un-intentionally.
Not really ruffled mind you, but it wouldn't have hurt to say "but I wanted to have an RC version" instead of pronouncing another form of the hobby dead. If you'd ever had a 40 size ship pulling on your arm while walking around the center of the circle with a couple other pilots, you'd understand that there are aspects of CL that RC just cannot offer. The satisfaction of a full, good flight of your FF ship (not one where the radio died) is also a thrill not achievable by RC OR CL.
Embrace them all.
Your Navion is looking really sweet.
I've got the USS Crockettt which I started planking about 30 years ago and a Great Lakes fishing tug which has some planking on the upper structure. Some day I might catch the boat building bug and finish them!