Turbojoe
Elite member
A few guys are working on old timers and scratch builds. I'm working on one right now that is just a scratch balsa and 3D print hybrid build with an Old Timer theme from whatever just happens to pop into my dusty old brain at the time. It's gonna be VERY weird when done but it'll be 100% scratch design/built.......
How about a plans built old timer design converted to R/C for the next build off? A true cut every part from plans build. NOT a kit or short kit assembly. With a balsa stripper and a sheet or two of balsa you can VERY cheaply make your own balsa sticks in whatever size you need for a fraction of the LHS price. I love doing stick builds and I've always liked the "Miss America" old timer in 49" scale and plan to finally build it once I clear out a bunch of other projects. The plans for most all of the old timers are out there for free. I hang out mostly at Outerzone but there are tons of other sites out there with free plans. This is where Google really is your friend. Just search free RC plans and download to your hearts content! I already have tons of downloaded plans. Maybe we could create a repository to upload balsa plans to share here. They don't ALL have to be old timer plans. I've got a lot of plans for well known planes that were fairly recently released into the public domain. I'm sure a lot of people here have some great plans to share.
Just a random thought from a diseased mind.......
Joe
How about a plans built old timer design converted to R/C for the next build off? A true cut every part from plans build. NOT a kit or short kit assembly. With a balsa stripper and a sheet or two of balsa you can VERY cheaply make your own balsa sticks in whatever size you need for a fraction of the LHS price. I love doing stick builds and I've always liked the "Miss America" old timer in 49" scale and plan to finally build it once I clear out a bunch of other projects. The plans for most all of the old timers are out there for free. I hang out mostly at Outerzone but there are tons of other sites out there with free plans. This is where Google really is your friend. Just search free RC plans and download to your hearts content! I already have tons of downloaded plans. Maybe we could create a repository to upload balsa plans to share here. They don't ALL have to be old timer plans. I've got a lot of plans for well known planes that were fairly recently released into the public domain. I'm sure a lot of people here have some great plans to share.
Just a random thought from a diseased mind.......
Joe