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Category Archives: Scratch Built
Blu-Baby Build
My niece has expressed interest in building an R/C airplane, and we’ve chosen the Blu-Baby as her first build. Update: On our first test flight, the main wing showed an alarming tendancy to bend upwards under load, so the first … Continue reading
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Nutball build thread (RETIRED)
After suffering a catastrophic de-lamination when moisture and humidity caused the paper to separate from the foam, this plane has been retired. I’ve convinced my wife to build a plane and she’s chosen a nutball, which she plans to decorate … Continue reading
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Sopwith Triplane rebuild
After a disastrous maiden crash (see the horrifying video below), it was time to take the pieces apart and put them back together again. All three sets of wings were broken and the motor mount busted loose but, other than … Continue reading
The Frankenstick (RETIRED)
The last time I reorganized all my boxes of parts, I realized I had enough bits and pieces to put together a plane. Thus the Frankenstick was born. The wing is from an old HobbyZone Mini Super Cub. The fuselage … Continue reading
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Blue fanfold scratch build – 1/12 Sopwith Triplane
This is a photo log of the build of my 1/12th scale (26.5″) Sopwith Triplane. I’m still building, and will update this post with new photos as I take them. Emax GF2215/20 60 gram Outrunner Brushless Motor Emax Budget 18 … Continue reading
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Oh no, Pierre!
I had a particularly stupid crash yesterday, brought on by bad depth perception and poor situational awareness. I was flying my 26″ Tiger Moth at a nearby school when I made a pass over the parking lot and caught a hanging power … Continue reading
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Micro Moth landing gear mod
The landing gear on my new Micro Moth biplane are stolen from a HobbyZone Mini Super Cub. After a few landings, they had gotten pretty floppy and were tending to fold backwards under the plane. I should have braced the … Continue reading
Micro Moth – 26″ scratch-built Tiger Moth biplane
I love my GWS Tiger Moth 400 so much, that I really wanted another. But I also wanted a small plane, one I could fly in my street. At the same time, I’ve also had a growing urge to try … Continue reading
FFF Micro Moth Build
I decided, on a whim, to attempt a simple little scratch-built biplane. This is my first ever scratch build so, to ensure my eventual failure, I decided to eschew plans altogether and just sort of make it up as I … Continue reading
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