Turbojoe
Elite member
A quick disclaimer: Not a single Mountain Models kit requires ANY modifications to fly great! Some mods are done for looks. Some are done for "perceived" performance advantages. Then there are those mods that I do that make no sense whatsoever other than to bastardize a perfectly good kit into something that pleases me personally.
I'm really not sure I've ever built any kit without at least minor modifications. The quality of Mountain Models kits give me a near perfect (for me) foundation to personalize to my particular tastes. I won't bore you with the many unnecessary mods I've done to other Mountain Models kits.
I love this build off! It started off centered around the MM EVA series but some are going with other kits and that's the beauty of this. All that matters is that people are getting back to the roots of the hobby. The fun of building with balsa and telling others that I built this! No bARF's. No foam. All good times!
Several people are doing exceptional documentation of their builds. I won't be doing that. In fact all I'll be posting is modifications that I'll be doing to the poor undeserving EVA kit. Some I've already done before and some I'm working on. The trike gear mod was easy and very successful. I'll be posting up what I did to make it happen. Hopefully others will post up what they think I should have done differently. Everyone benefits from that criticism and I don't have any feelings (just ask my ex-wife) so you can't hurt 'em.
My EVA Trike gear Twin....That's in progress. Trike gear mod is uber easy. Twin not so much. I'm working with a set of poorly built wings I bought a long time ago and rebuilt. If I ever get a chance to finish the fuse I'll find out if I can actually salvage those crappy wings. If not I have a new set I just got from Brian. Motor nacelles are built and ready to install.
It's the wrong time of year for me to expect to have much free time. Work right now mandates I don't get ANY free time. I'll put in time on the build as I can get it. I encourage all to post up any mods they've done or wish had been differently in the kit that would make it easier for future builders.
Joe
I'm really not sure I've ever built any kit without at least minor modifications. The quality of Mountain Models kits give me a near perfect (for me) foundation to personalize to my particular tastes. I won't bore you with the many unnecessary mods I've done to other Mountain Models kits.
I love this build off! It started off centered around the MM EVA series but some are going with other kits and that's the beauty of this. All that matters is that people are getting back to the roots of the hobby. The fun of building with balsa and telling others that I built this! No bARF's. No foam. All good times!
Several people are doing exceptional documentation of their builds. I won't be doing that. In fact all I'll be posting is modifications that I'll be doing to the poor undeserving EVA kit. Some I've already done before and some I'm working on. The trike gear mod was easy and very successful. I'll be posting up what I did to make it happen. Hopefully others will post up what they think I should have done differently. Everyone benefits from that criticism and I don't have any feelings (just ask my ex-wife) so you can't hurt 'em.
My EVA Trike gear Twin....That's in progress. Trike gear mod is uber easy. Twin not so much. I'm working with a set of poorly built wings I bought a long time ago and rebuilt. If I ever get a chance to finish the fuse I'll find out if I can actually salvage those crappy wings. If not I have a new set I just got from Brian. Motor nacelles are built and ready to install.
It's the wrong time of year for me to expect to have much free time. Work right now mandates I don't get ANY free time. I'll put in time on the build as I can get it. I encourage all to post up any mods they've done or wish had been differently in the kit that would make it easier for future builders.
Joe