TooJung2Die
Master member
I just got my HK Sunbird kit. I'll be building this over the winter. Maybe not ALL winter, it shouldn't take that long. The last balsa airplane I built was about 45 years ago, a one channel 74" Lil'-T sailplane kit by Midwest. Flite Test got me back into this hobby with cheap, easy to build foam board. Now it's time to get Old School again. Joker's detailed build should help me avoid the unforeseen issues with this kit. Appreciate it.
I'm surprised by the weight of this bird. All the builds I've seen are much heavier than I expected. About 450 grams or more. Upon examining the kit I shouldn't be that surprised. The balsa is thicker than I expected and there's a lot of plywood parts. I'll probably cut lightening holes where appropriate and use CA glue as much as possible to keep the weight down.
Jon
I'm surprised by the weight of this bird. All the builds I've seen are much heavier than I expected. About 450 grams or more. Upon examining the kit I shouldn't be that surprised. The balsa is thicker than I expected and there's a lot of plywood parts. I'll probably cut lightening holes where appropriate and use CA glue as much as possible to keep the weight down.
Jon