WW1 Arf
 

Does anyone know of a 1/4 scale arf WW1 era aircraft? Something suitable for a gasser?
Lots of kits,,,but Arf's are tough to find

RE: WW1 Arf
 

Try 3 seebees

RE: WW1 Arf
 

Arizona and seebee are very high priced. I put a suggestion in with Hanger9 and Great Planes to come out with either Axis WWI and or WW2 Scale Warbirds. I did ask Great Planes to re-issue the 60 ARF Fokker Dr-1. When a price of a ARF Warbird exceeds over $500 I tend to look for something else... not unlike many others.


I don't think I'm the only one here that lives on a tight budget, and we need to get that accross to some of these manufactures as well. Paying high prices don't always make a better model from what I've read in the reveiws.





Peter Dowling aka Luftwaffe Oberst
AMA District II #56404
Aero Modelers Club
Pulaski, NY

RE: WW1 Arf
 

Hangar9 has released the Sopwith and its looks really sharp.

Kinda WWI erra-ish is the P-6 from GP. I love mine with a YS 120 in it.

it does seem that there are not many ARF's in this class but it also seems that there is some chnage in the industry

RE: WW1 Arf
 

Very true, they are however slow to change... but they're changing. I guess you can only sell so many ARF P-51's, P-47's, Cubs, Spits, Edges and Extras etc. Then the business slows down. I used to work in a Hobby Shop a long time ago, when I was in the business we all had to adapt and change to become successful in the Market.

My boss failed to do that along with the lack of advertisement, and our store closed in 1996. It's part of the supply and demand thing to keep it all going. Online Sales is king these days, so it's good to hire a good Web Designer. That's something our Hobby Shop didn't have back then. Personally I buy all my Planes Online... my Fuel, Batteries, Glue, Paint, Ultra-kote, Hardware and Tools I buy at a Local Hobby Shop.




Peter Dowling aka Luftwaffe Oberst
AMA District II #56404
Aero Modelers Club
Pulaski, NY

RE: WW1 Arf
 

Send me an e-mail address and I'll send you some pictures of how I turned a Great Planes Big Stick into an Eindecker.. easy, fun and a good flyer.. I just don't know how to load pictures here. If anyone wants to load them here for me, send me your address, and I'll send some pics to you that you may load here.... Brian. ivanbrian at charter.net

RE: WW1 Arf
 

[email protected]

ill load em for ya :)

RE: WW1 Arf
 

Thanks Kid..
This is a Great Planes Big Stick.. It is powered by a G26 and has a pilot, round cowl, and some WW1 wheels.. Cheap easy WW1 fun.. I won the best Warbird at the Cookeville Tn meet..Brian

RE: WW1 Arf
 

Kid.. Did you get the pics I sent? Thanks Brian Smith

RE: WW1 Arf
 

I've seen Brian's "Einshtick". Very nice! Nice guy, too.

RE: WW1 Arf
 

Thanks Rick... Brian ;)

RE: WW1 Arf
 

Brian, Two things... try to put pics in your gallery or when posting attach pic first then text after the pics are accepted.... ;)

RE: WW1 Arf
 

I can't get them to load.. Where did the Kid go?? Any one else will ing to load the pics here for me? Thanks Brian

RE: WW1 Arf
 

That ARF comes out heavy. Lots of plywood and needs lots of nose weight. The GP Dr 1 only needed a modest amount of weight in the nose and it had a shorter moment. The Hanger 9 weighs about 9 pounds complete or about a pound more than the GP Dr 1.