Help! How to create your own EZ plans? P-3 Orion.

[Gurren913]

I love the simplicity of the EZ series, but there's a lot of aircraft in the world, and the specific one I want to build isn't easy or really glamorous enough to have already been made. I want to make a P-3 Orion ASW or Anti-submarine warfare. My dad served on one and my mom worked on them.
The question is, how do you even start making plans? Do you just take a Top/Side/forward view of the aircraft, trace it out and start printing? or do you have to really just sort it out piece by piece? Really want to surprise them with at least a small model.

 

[Air-headed Aviator]

I love the simplicity of the EZ series, but there's a lot of aircraft in the world, and the specific one I want to build isn't easy or really glamorous enough to have already been made. I want to make a P-3 Orion ASW or Anti-submarine warfare. My dad served on one and my mom worked on them.
The question is, how do you even start making plans? Do you just take a Top/Side/forward view of the aircraft, trace it out and start printing? or do you have to really just sort it out piece by piece? Really want to surprise them with at least a small model. View attachment 245314

I've got just the reference for you. A community member by the name of Nerd Nic has a whole series he did years ago on how to design foam board airplanes the scale way. Simple and straight forward and doesn't even require special programs. You could probably get a good start from this alone

 

[luvmy40]

Not to hijack this thread, but the picture made me think. Has anyone tried to pair two EZ control boards/receivers to one EZ transmitter at the same time? 4 engine differential thrust with no special wiring would be fun.

 

[LitterBug]

Not to hijack this thread, but the picture made me think. Has anyone tried to pair two EZ control boards/receivers to one EZ transmitter at the same time? 4 engine differential thrust with no special wiring would be fun.

Not sure that would work with the EZ transmitter, but may be plausible with an Open transmitter with two TX modules..... Although the gyros on the EZ RX boards might fight each other....

 

[luvmy40]

I'll give it try this evening.