Well,

Just got back into the hobby and am starting from scratch with limited funds. My goal is to have a giant scale P-51 made into a reno racer in a take off from the Dago. I can't blow 500.00 on a kit at the moment so I was going to do a scratch build from ziroli plans or something.

I since decided to build a couple of smaller kits first. I acutally found a set of Cloud Dancer 40 and Page Gee Bee 40 plans on RCM's site and will start with those. I have built a few kits but still am a little nervous.

If I do a decent job on the smaller plans, will this prep me for a big project?

Anyone ever seen a giant scale dago red or something like it?

Is one set of plans better for that pipe dream than others? I know that there are a bunch out there.

Is there a plan that would allow me to stay under 300 bucks for the engine?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks guys, it's good to be back.
Robert