ORIGINAL: D Bronk
ORIGINAL: britbrat
ORIGINAL: D Bronk
.The other thing besides NOT being cheaper, is when you build your plane ,you can CUSTOMIZE it to your prefferances,ending up in a "ONE of a KIND" model.
You can do exactly that with an ARF as well. It is also very satisfying turning an ARF into something that no one else has.
Building models is fun -- regardless of what you start with.
.It kinda of takes the point of RF, out of ARF.I`m sure there`s satisfaction, in repairing an ARFs ,downfalls.NOT to cause argument but, building in my mind ,such as kit building,is actually fabricating the kits, parts, in to an airplane, and an ARF is just putting,the prefabricating assemblies together..I would say that,any thing done to an ARF, is basically a modification ,and it`s still a ,"COOKIE CUTTER"airplane thats,just being improvised on.I know from my experiance, the only thing that gives me more pride, than a kit build ,is a scratch build..It`s very personalized ,and priceless to me,though it does cost more.It`s something I wouldn`t feel from a ARF...D.B
Hey, this could go on & on ---
The part about modifying an ARF comes after you're "bored" (I hate that word) with the ARF. There is just about anything that you can do with one (ask the guys that make 4-engine multi's out of old trainers, for example). This is hardly cookie cutter stuff. I have had more fun turning a pig's ear into a silk purse than I have in scratch designing & building some models.
With the ARF you are faced with some pre-determined characteristics that you want to radically alter -- that is a tougher job than working from a clean sheet.