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Old 08-09-2011, 08:09 AM
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I need help figuring out which to build, I have heard good things about both kits I just can't decide which I want first.
Old 08-09-2011, 09:21 AM
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Gotta vote for the Stuka! Cubs are a dime a dozen and not that interesting, but the Stuka could be a phenominal build!
Old 08-09-2011, 10:37 AM
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Stuka, mjfrederick nailed it!
Old 08-09-2011, 12:12 PM
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That 1/4 scale cub will seperate the men from the boys.
Old 08-09-2011, 12:51 PM
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Got a old school balsa usa cub 1/4 scale to build and it has about 3 pages of written instructions and no pictures! There is NO balsa usa 1/4 scale build log on rcuniverse that I have found, I have looked hard, I would love it if you done a build log with lots of pictures.
Old 08-09-2011, 01:37 PM
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Default RE: Which should I build next?

Raydar check out rcscalebuilder.com there was a couple I saw on there. If I do the cub I would be doing the L-4 grasshopper version of it.
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Old 08-09-2011, 03:17 PM
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Default RE: Which should I build next?

A flying buddy of mine here is building the Stuka at the moment. It looks like it will be an awesome plane when finished as he is making all of the moving bits on the wings to work (speed brakes etc). The build looks pretty straightforward also (as straightforward as any detailed build from plans can be).
Old 08-09-2011, 07:40 PM
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ORIGINAL: cubcrasher

That 1/4 scale cub will seperate the men from the boys.
Exactly! Cubs might be ubiquitous but very few are done well! Get some pics and look at a Cub in real life. It's got details galore! Next, underpower it appropriately and fly the wing. Takes a real pilot to do that!
Old 08-09-2011, 08:34 PM
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Its the L4 grasshopper version I have ! just gets better and better. Cheers for the tip on where to find a few builds.
Old 08-11-2011, 11:56 AM
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Well thanks everyone for helping me figure out what to build next. I went with tthe Stuka, I just ordered the kits today probably 8 weeks before I see them though. I'll start a build thread when I start building it.
Jordan
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Have you decided what kind of Stuka you will build? I think the ones with the underslung wing canons are sinister looking!
Old 08-12-2011, 01:51 AM
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I was going to go with the B version as that is what the plans and kit are designed around. The one with the cannons is aG version which has a longer fuselage and a wider wingspan. I do plan on doing a D version eventually, but this is the 2nd plane I've built so I'm still trying to stick to plans. I will probably do some modifications to make it more scale but it will be more or less the way Ziroli designed it.
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