How to Make a Balsa RC Spitfiire

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[idleonlooker]

Nice to see someone actually "building" - the old skills are not lost yet!! Great video!! 😊👍

[Nogill]

I really like the way these models slot together!

[trustenbaker]

This has been know a long time obviously. But I love absolutely LOVE that if you want to know how to build ANYTHING, someone has done it on YouTube lol

Great video, I'm going to get one and build it.

Also I want to acknowledge the time it takes to first do this, then to film it and do that WELL to! It's a lot of work, good job.

[BelperFlyer]

Looks to be a very well thought out CNC kit that goes together very easily.

I think your tip about building on a non-glueable surface should be stressed a bit more . You don't want people having to fly the work bench :) I use cling film usually but Oracover backing works, too.

Rather than threading the servo lead through the ribs before covering it's better to make a paper tube so that the servo leads can be removed and replaced if a servo needs to be replaced - eg if the gears strip on a belly landing.

I'm certainly tempted it looks great.

[peterp.]

6:03 cover fits well. Nice to see that.
Good job

[Channel-trhx]

such a precision well made kit. love the video

[GrotrianSeiler]

This video is fantastic! Very very helpful seeing it all as it goes together. Thank you.

[isopepe]

Nice planes, ilike.
Is it possible build with glow engine?

[RCAirplane]

Are you able to do the Guillows Super Cub too? I have the Super Cub

[hesseldijkstra]

Interesting I build one 60 years ago also from balsa wood, I had to wind up the propeller which was driven by elastic. Never attempted to fly it. Too scared to damage it.

[michaelmckee]

Hey James well done. Can you recommend what size glow motor you would put in this as electric is too quiet for me.

[mrtaser]

I don't see an option to buy here in the US.

[tomatwalden]

Looks suspiciously like a balsa version of the David Windestal FT spitfire! 🤣 👍

[AlexDiesTrying]

a text overlay with the current parts would have been amazing

[mattluszczak]

Hey guys are your kits combination balsa and ply?

[planker]

$164.21 That is $16 a board and a bit of hardware. And your Ok with this?

[marcwade]

Helpful video thank you. Can I ask when the set up video or instructions are going to be available please ?

[stevenlooney]

Also is there going to be a f4u corsair kit like this?

[keithwhisman]

Always build on wax paper directly over the plans so everything is perfectly aligned to the plans to prevent warps and out of true components. Wax paper prevents the glued parts from sticking to the plans and the build surface.Another thing use a large piece of insulation foam and T-Pins to pin the parts to the plans to keep everything aligned. I think you would’ve found it easier to build had you done a little more research on how to build RC balsa airplanes instead of just assuming as you obviously did. Building balsa models is pretty much a dead hobby these days but back in the 1980s and early 1990’s I built a lot of large scale rc kits. Good luck and I hope balsa kits come back.

[worldentropy]

Can a 2-stroke 40cc engine be used instead of the electric motor?