I have pretty much made up my mind on getting a 4*. I was going to get the ARF, because it was recently lowered in price from 200 to 150 bucks, but I want experience building my own plane so I think I'm going to get the kit.
I haven't built a kit before, and need to know how well a 4* will work for a first kit. How much time will it take, how well do the pieces fit together?
Also, is a great planes p-51 a good second kit?(second plane built from a kit, not the second plane flown) Are they THAT hard to build, or should I wait until I have built a few?
Thanks

The 4* was my first kit build. It is very easy to build and flies great. The instructions are very clear.

Everybody's different, but most people find the 4* to be an easy build. Another nice thing about the plane is that the design is very forgiving. That is, you can make lots of mistakes, and it will still fly fine.

The GP P-51 is (IMHO) an even better build. It is not easier, and it does use more advanced building techniques, but I really like GP's engineering. Learn all you can on the 4*, and you will LOVE the GP P-51.

4* is great and easy build.

I had it for my first kit and was great.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/My_n...1120607/tm.htm

They now have the 4*40 ARF for $150 my kit build probably cost me more than that wheels, tail wheel assembly, 4 rolls of covering(for my color scheme) and other stuff, but kit building is fun and thought lots of things.

I fixed the left wing covering last week and no cost since I had some covering left.

big_stik_40

Excellent choice for your first kit, I have built 3 of them and they were all a pleasure to build and fly. You will learn a lot about building and flying from the four star 40. They will fly great on a cheap bushing motor and when you are ready they will fly even better with hot bearing motor.l

You didn't mention if you wanted a 40 or 60 size but if you are looking at a 60 size, take a look at the BTE Venture .60. The guy that makes them designed the 4* and fixed up a few flaws it has. If you read into the site pretty good it really sounds worth it. I'm going to buy one soon.


[link=http:///www.btemodels.com/venture.htm]BTE Venture .60[/link]


[link=http://webpages.charter.net/rcfu/KitReviews/BTVenture.html]Venture 60 Review[/link]

Big_stick,

The 4* is a very good plane to step up in terms of flying and building. Have fun, you wont go wrong.

Regards
Marcus

Hi tell me where is the Sig 4* 40 available for usd 150.00....

Respect...

Big_Stik

Sounds like you are taking the same "stairway" as I did. Both planes are great, both in learning to fly and to build, and both can be "bashed" a little. Two changes I made to the fourstar was sheeting the turtle deck (after the third time the top stringer broke), and using a stronger landing gear. I had a lot of problem with it bouncing on landings. It is also a good idea to screw the servo blocks into the covers for the wing servos. One of mine came loose in flight and my lack of experience caused an ugly crash.

On the P-51, I eventually cut off the nose so I could access the engine better. If I had it to do over again, I would make the elevator more to scale by cutting back the stab, and mounting the elevator more like the real airplane (in front of the rudder). I sheeted the wings so I could paint the whole thing, and used thicker ailerons (totally unnecessary). It still flew great on an OS .46. Follow the recommended control throws also. I didn't and mine will snap at the top of a loop if I pull all the way back. Kinda strange but lots of fun. I also bent my landing gears farther forward cause it kept ending up on its nose if I wasn't careful. I still use up elevator when taxiing, and after it slows down on landing, if I remember. That's about all I can think of that might help.

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