ORIGINAL: saucerguy
ORIGINAL: JNorton
Same as someone who says they scratch build when they actually build from plans.
Good luck trying to change current vernacular.
John
... scratch built from plans or just freehand, that's an old argument, If I use plans, it does make it easier, but I still gotta custom cut all of the pieces by hand, and in the cases where I'm scaling and/or turning a freeflight set of plans for RC, it's not like building a kit outside of the fact you have some sort of guide to make revisions in
I do gotta admit, having a set of plans pinned down does make it feel more like a kit personally to me rather then taking a rough idea and a pile of raw materials and turning into a new plane.
Heck my kits never stay the same.
I've bashed the heck out of one of them - does that make me a scratch kit builder?
Just ragging on ya. Like I said it's just word useage. If it's my own plans I'll say it's scratch built otherwise I've built a kit, bashed a kit or plans built an aircraft. It doesn't really make a hill of beans as long as your are enjoying yourself.
John