danskis
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If you've just built foam board planes I would start with a kit. Something like this.
https://easybuiltmodels.com/g.htm#gsc.tab=0
https://easybuiltmodels.com/g.htm#gsc.tab=0
Hi, does anyone know where I can find balsa wood glider plans? If I want to build a balsa glider off of the plans, is it just like plans for flite test planes?
Thanks!Most balsa plans have a very different way of showing you what you need to know when compared to FT plans. outerzone.co.uk has all kinds of free balsa plans available. I would suggest looking at the Gentle Lady glider or the Electra (same plane but with a motor) to get a sense of what plans for a balsa glider usually look like. Then dig around until you find one that is the size and complexity that you might want to tackle. If you do decide to build one, start a build thread so we can follow along and answer any questions you might have!
I got them with the kit, but he sells plans only. They’re not cheap…. If you Google Tony Nijhuis you’ll find his website. It was my Christmas present from my wife…@thefopster where did you get the plans for the jet? 50mm EDF? It looks really nice so far!
I got them with the kit, but he sells plans only. They’re not cheap…. If you Google Tony Nijhuis you’ll find his website. It was my Christmas present from my wife…
Just finishing up Sp0nz's Foam Wonder Racer. Nice easy build. It calls for a 10" prop on a 2212 motor. What have you used?
So far bbq skewers and meat tray bottoms for the fuse and wing
Merging old school with new. So far bbq skewers and meat tray bottoms for the fuse and wing is flattened MS corsair spar with feather decoration. Debating on trying you use old monocoat or stick with tape. I am sure it will end up with my ski package because I will not be able to wait for blue sky to fly.
Building tip. If you do not have thin hobby ply for spars I have been using the plastic sign board material. Looks like plastic cardboard. It is lite and has held up on my Corsair.
I haven’t been keeping track of the time, but I’d guess twelve hours so far. I could have gone much quicker, but I’m enjoying taking my time. Tony himself puts on of these little 50mm fan models together in a day…I enjoyed the building, but never really did much beyond the Guillows and flying them on rubber-bands seemed rather silly to me. The one I tried to convert to using a Cox 0.49 dismally weakened with fuel and finally became a puddle/heap. Using dope judiciously didn't really cut it. Beside... I was always turned off with the lack of scale once you covered it and the tissue paper and seeing the faceted sides between stringers and cupping between wing ribs... authentic on a WWI DR-1, but a total joke on a WWII Corsair. The one non-toy plane I did was a Sig Kadet Senior and it was a beauty, but still really stick and frame using Monocote. It's subsequent auger-in after maybe thirty minutes of flight time and cracking of the K&N motor was more than my hobby budget and ego could take - Exit hobby for 40 years. Now... I've embraced the Fly'm, crash'm, fix'm, build new'm ethos. At $5 a pop, I can enjoy that!
I always marveled (then and now) at people that could take just the simple balsa sheets and turn them into truly scale planes down to the smallest detail. Breathtaking to see. I might be able to build at that level, but my piloting skills (lack of) keep me from actually starting down that road. Maybe some day. I'm enjoying your build @The Fopster . Please keep the posts coming... and for grins... would you note your time spent? I understand, time is not factor into creating a masterpiece, but I am curious. If for no other reason... than to know what I'd be getting myself into.
Thanks for the Tony Nijhuis reference. The ~$220 for that kit doesn't seem all that extreme compared to $100 for a Guillow plane.
Guess what ….. yes another on the bench
lol this tine twin 64 mm on 4s
Guess what ….. yes another on the bench
lol this tine twin 64 mm on 4s
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not far from the truth pal as some parts are 3D printed while the rest is cut from foam Store – Semi-Scale Parkjets (jetworks.online)Am I assuming correctly, this is a kit of some sort? Some parts look molded while others you're carving. Where would I find this?
not far away buddy but the clue is in the tail, one of the best flying jets i have built and flown, many different designers have this one and they all fly awesomeI'm seeing a MiG-29 profile!
not far from the truth pal as some parts are 3D printed while the rest is cut from foam Store – Semi-Scale Parkjets (jetworks.online)
not far away buddy but the clue is in the tail, one of the best flying jets i have built and flown, many different designers have this one and they all fly awesome
building the SU27