This is of course a Ford Chevy thing but I can answer your question quite easily, why convert from electric to glow?

Simple its because of the rise in electric flyers most of the attention is going there simply because thats where the bucks are to be made and as a consequence there is very much a dearth of smaller RC glow models avalible especially in the .15, .25 sizes.

Now is just so happens thats many of those nifty and 'Light' electric models actually make excellent conversion back to glow and with inproved performance because of the lighter design techniques.

So indeed while we may not be numbered in the "gabillion" there is a ground swell who are taking advantage of many new electrics for conversion.

Of course I have also converted a few RC airplanes to controlline and you should have heard the howels of derision and laughter but little do they Know the joys.

John