ORIGINAL: agexpert
Tigerdude,
I don't want to discourage you as a new participant this fine hobby, but I have some information that may be of use. I built that exact box. I spent hours making it furniture quality, lined the drawers with cork and really did a nice job. I found it to be heavy, cumbersome and too darned big. It's a great box...more than you will EVER need....unless you intend to build at the field or open a mobile hobby-shop.
I fly almost every day and I have learned to travel light. (TX case, cheap duffel bag and a cup of coffee). I used to come to the field prepared to fix almost anything. Then I stopped damaging planes...after I learned to control them all the way to the runway.
Enjoy building that box. It's a fine one...probably the best with one or two exceptions. I just think it will end-up on your workbench in less than a year...just too big.
agexpert,
I’d take my whole darn shop to the field if I could no such thing as to big of flight box! I’d rather have something I need with me then to be without it. Perhaps you fly from your back yard some of us however drive many miles to the field and a simple run home for a tool is not an option. You remind of those guys that never bring what they need for a properly maintained rc airplane and always wish to borrow it form another guys well stocked heavy flight box. Guess it’s a good thing some of us still have the mobile hobby-shop for guys like you lol.