Most of you probably don't know, but Model Airplane News is running a build contest right now. The contest revolves around a "core" plane design that the builder finishes off in his own style. The core takes you about 75% of the way to a finished plane and from that point on it is up to the builder to decide how to finish it. It isn't a project for a first-time builder, but it isn't necessarily a difficult build depending on what you want the finished plane to look like.
Here are a couple of examples built by the plan designer. Both share the same fuselage and wing, but the tail, nose, and top of the fuselage are obviously very different.
(no, this isn't me)
I like building balsa models, although I've only done a few of them so far and I'm far from a seasoned builder. I don't have any expectations in winning anything in this contest, but am joining it for the fun and to build some skills along with the plane. As with my other balsa builds I've got a more detailed build thread on RC Groups HERE, but hope that creating the thread on FliteTest's forum might get people interested in really building a plane instead of simply assembling the parts. It is very rewarding watching something you built from pieces take to the sky!
Here are a couple of examples built by the plan designer. Both share the same fuselage and wing, but the tail, nose, and top of the fuselage are obviously very different.
(no, this isn't me)
I like building balsa models, although I've only done a few of them so far and I'm far from a seasoned builder. I don't have any expectations in winning anything in this contest, but am joining it for the fun and to build some skills along with the plane. As with my other balsa builds I've got a more detailed build thread on RC Groups HERE, but hope that creating the thread on FliteTest's forum might get people interested in really building a plane instead of simply assembling the parts. It is very rewarding watching something you built from pieces take to the sky!
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