Posted by Christopher Kilpatrick on 18/06/2007 23:22:00:
hi,
i am new to this fourm but i have now been model flying for 6 years and have built many artf kits. I would now be interested to build a model from a plan. Could anybody please tell me a good and easy aircraft to build as it is my first time building off a plan.
Many Thanks,
Christopher KIlpatrick
Hi Christopher.
What is your budget and how involved do you wish to get with the build? What I mean is are you thinking of cutting all your own parts from sheet balsa or planning on buying some or all of them ready cut to assemble over a plan? Sarik offer plans and a kit of parts or they can supply you just certain components such as wing ribs.
There are still kits out there which supply everything, all cut and shaped ready to be assembled over the plan, these range from jigsaw type construction where the parts are relatively self jigging and usually made from ply to the box of sheet balsa and strip where you have to do it all yourself, you have assembled some ARTF before so at least you have a inkling about construction. Don't be too ambitious on a first build is my advice because you'll end up with a part built model that will be discarded and possibly put you off. Once you've built the first one you'll have an idea of which level of difficulty you can tackle for the next one.