ORIGINAL: cwrr5
Aw, come on! Gullows kits are'nt
that bad! Glue piece "a" to piece "b", making sure that pieces "c","d","e","f", and "g" conform to the shape of pieces "h","i","j", and the other half of the fuselage, oh, and bend piece "k" to this shape........ ok, well, I guess they do take some effort.
Believe it or not, If built per the plans, they actually fly pretty decently with 1/2a or electric power. I started building them when I was around 10 or so, and have to admit, I screwed a few up before I got the knack of it. If you can build a Gullows, you can build any kit out there, and could probably scratch build with a little practice.
Well, I can build them now, but as a kid they were impossible for me. Sport R/C planes are magnitudes easier to build than a Guillows kit. That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with Guillow's kits. They're just challenging.
The only thing I would change would be to start using better quality wood. They tend to include petrified balsa. I have a Sopwith Camel that I plan to convert to R/C some day, but the kit is really old and was in storage the whole time I was in the service. The kit was in the same box as my wife's perfume, so I'll have the sexiest smelling camel of all time.
I'll probably end up replacing almost all of the wood because it's very heavy. I was going to use a diesel, but I've gotten into electrics a little bit and will use a small AXI motor instead most likely