RE: Thoughts on Balsa USA Eindecker 40
I don't want to bad-mouth the kit because the problem was really with my expectations. The Eindecker 40 and 90 (as well as the SR Batteries eindecker) are structurally pretty much the same as an Ugly Stik, but with some cosmetic features that give them that Fokker feel. If what you want is a fun Sunday flyer, this is a good kit. It might also be satisfying for the kit-basher who wants to try out some new things.
But nothing at all about it is truly scale. The rudder and elevator have both been enlarged (as well not being full-flying). The rear of the fuse is too short and the nose too long. The wing is not in a scale location. The cowl is far to deep and the one piece wing makes it impossible to have a cockpit. I ended up only using the wing (which I cut in half, moved forward, and mounted on wings tubes to allow a scale cockpit) and tossed the rest, so $80 for a set of ribs was a bit of waste.
The only scale kit that I'm aware of is the Proctor kit.