Hey guys,
Im a newbie here, and after contemplating building from plans, i decided to buy a House Of Balsa Extra 300L kit (40 size -- 45 inch long)
I currently have a .40 2 stroke lined up, just wondering if this will be enough power. THey say it can run up to .46 2 stroke..

Has anyone built these? Anyone got pictures of the build process? Or tips for this kit? I have heard that the undercarriage isnt too great, so ill look into that.

Any help would be awesome thanks guys!
CHeers from downunder!

supernatural_18,
The question that comes to mind is what type of "newbie" are you?? Are you new to the flying, or just new to RCU?? If you are new to flying then an "Extra" type of airplane is way beyond the type of plane that you should be worrying about. An Extra is a very aerobatic plane that takes a lot of skill to fly. I'm not saying that you can't fly this type of plane, but rather I am saying that it's not the type of plane that you should be starting out on. In fact, an Extra isn't even a 2nd plane but more like a 3rd or 4th plane as you learn to fly. If you are looking for a plane to start out on you would probably do better to look at one of the high wing trainers that are available.

If you are just new to RCU then I welcome you to RC Universe. The discussion of building an Extra 300 is beyond the scope of the beginner's forum and probably should be discussed in kit building or acrobatic forums.

Ken

If you want to see you're expensive plane in about a million pieces thats the one you want to start with.

That plane is a goal to shoot for not to start with. You will be amazed how unstable it is, but is supposed to be that way so you can do extreme aerobatics.

An Extra 300 is a good third<(if you are skilled) or forth plane.

You WILL regret it if don't go through a good training regimen.

You should start up with a high wing trainer.. An extra should be at least your 3rd plane..

I am not familiar with the HOB Extra 300L on how well the kit is designed for ease of assembly or how well the instructions are written.
I built a HOB PT-19 as my first kit, it was not an easy build but I completed it and it flew well. The kit I had was a combination of die cut and laser cut parts and the two did not match very well. I would do much better with it now that I have a couple of other kits under my belt.

The newbie part makes me wonder about your experience level too, if this is your first airplane and you do not know how to fly yet the Extra won't be a good plane to learn with (as everyone else has indicated).
The Great Planes PT60 is a great kit to build and it is a wonderful flying model.
If you already know how to fly a model plane as an alternative but similar kit to the HOB Extra one of our club members built a Great Planes Extra 300S and it is a great flying plane, the build report was very positive and it will slow down to a crawl to land.

Good luck and have fun.

After cutting my teeth on LT 40s, and Uproar 40s. I got a HOB 300L. Flies nice enough, but not for the faint of heart. have to maintain some airspeed (above trainer crawl) to have decent landing. Nice lil bird. Check it out on my members gallery.

Do you have any pictures of the build spoonerace?
And i understand it aint an easy plane, im just new to rcu.

Sorry, got the plane in bare bones conditon. I do however recommend NOT building the cowling from the balsa blocks, unless your just a whittling fool, or love the smell of a dremel tool in balsa. As you can see from my gallery pic, mine came out abit boxy. There are many 40 size Extra 300 cowls out there. Best to just get it and forget it.