These are my four entries for the Build-ruary Challenge
I call this "The Replacements Edition" as these are all planes that were in my hangar but are either lost or trashed and need to be re-built.
Edit 27th Feb Unfortunately the month didn't go as planned and I did not complete the challenge as described below, but it was fun trying! To relieve my frustration I also build an FT Tiny Trainer and a modified FT Racer!
Bloody Baron
Build Skill: 1 (Simple) Pilot Skill: 2 (Simple)
This is the tree that ate my Bloody Baron (actually, this is some random tree on the internet). I had done a reasonable job building and painting my original build and really loved flying it. A gust of wind took it into a tree from which it could not be recovered. On the following day it seems the tree consumed the plane, electronics and all, as there was no trace of it to be found.
Mini Arrow
Build Skill: 1 (Simple) Pilot Skill: 2 (Simple)
My warm up plane. Always the first plane I chucked into the air to get my thumbs up to speed. Radio glitch about a month ago lead to her untimely demise.
Aviation Design's Diamond
Build Skill: 4 (Challenging) Pilot Skill: 3 (Moderate)
One of my favorite planes because it flies great and it is soooo pointy. Radio glitch this weekend sent her to her doom (notice a pattern here? - I have a new antenna coming for my DX6i)
C-130
Build Skill: 3 (Moderate) Pilot Skill: 2 (Simple)
This is a picture of the mule version. The original build came together pretty quickly but I struggled to build a wing that was close to scale yet stable in flight. The wing you see on this one is the third version, and the nose is the second version which has taken a beating. I am using this "mule" to finalize stuff like cargo doors etc. But I need to rebuild her from scratch for the guy that originally requested this plane.
DamoRC
I call this "The Replacements Edition" as these are all planes that were in my hangar but are either lost or trashed and need to be re-built.
Edit 27th Feb Unfortunately the month didn't go as planned and I did not complete the challenge as described below, but it was fun trying! To relieve my frustration I also build an FT Tiny Trainer and a modified FT Racer!
Bloody Baron
Build Skill: 1 (Simple) Pilot Skill: 2 (Simple)
![Tree that ate my plane.jpg Tree that ate my plane.jpg](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2018/01/170347_9e7e340b5cbc078a88a2822ce9709cfd_thumb.jpg)
This is the tree that ate my Bloody Baron (actually, this is some random tree on the internet). I had done a reasonable job building and painting my original build and really loved flying it. A gust of wind took it into a tree from which it could not be recovered. On the following day it seems the tree consumed the plane, electronics and all, as there was no trace of it to be found.
Mini Arrow
Build Skill: 1 (Simple) Pilot Skill: 2 (Simple)
![Original Crashed.jpg Original Crashed.jpg](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2018/01/170349_ddfce9c36509c8e91e705fbd38739b44_thumb.jpg)
My warm up plane. Always the first plane I chucked into the air to get my thumbs up to speed. Radio glitch about a month ago lead to her untimely demise.
Aviation Design's Diamond
Build Skill: 4 (Challenging) Pilot Skill: 3 (Moderate)
![Original Crashed.jpg Original Crashed.jpg](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2018/01/170350_88d0fd69511605210b0ed9df83518446_thumb.jpg)
One of my favorite planes because it flies great and it is soooo pointy. Radio glitch this weekend sent her to her doom (notice a pattern here? - I have a new antenna coming for my DX6i)
C-130
Build Skill: 3 (Moderate) Pilot Skill: 2 (Simple)
![Original Mule.jpg Original Mule.jpg](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2018/01/170352_1ef9cb994c96b4483748759376dddd41_thumb.jpg)
This is a picture of the mule version. The original build came together pretty quickly but I struggled to build a wing that was close to scale yet stable in flight. The wing you see on this one is the third version, and the nose is the second version which has taken a beating. I am using this "mule" to finalize stuff like cargo doors etc. But I need to rebuild her from scratch for the guy that originally requested this plane.
DamoRC
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