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who makes the Duallest??

boingram

Dave Platt designed and kitted the original Duelist as the Mark 2 and manufactured under the name Dave Platt Models. Pica bought it and kitted the kit till about the early 80's. Cox Models put out an ARF a couple of years ago and it is OK, but the kits, which can be found on ebay, are great airframes. But, if you don't enjoy lots of sticks, carving ,and balsa sheets, don't even think about it.

I have the COX now and a framed up Pica kit. Have had several and they are fabulous...a pattern ship with twin engines. Very fast and it would be a shame not to put retracts in it.

Flies perfect on a pair of .46's...52's more than enough.

Bo

regnat1

Actually, Dave started designing the Duellist while he was working for PICA in 1976 - 78. After a falling out, he left and modified the design calling it the Mk 2.

PICAcompleted their Duellist design and sold the kit through 2004 when the business was sold to Estes/Cox.

Estes made ARF models of some PICAkits, the Duellist was one of them.

Jon

Montague

The Cox ARF version is out of production as far as I can tell, it looks like Cox got out of the large ARF market almost as fast as they got in.

Pica, of course, doesn't exist.

So, right now, the answer is "No one" for kits are ARFs.

You can get the plans for the Mk2 version from Model Airplane News plans service if I recall.