SCRATCH BUILT Vs Store bought foamies
10-14-2014, 12:12 PM
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SCRATCH BUILT Vs Store bought foamies
[HR][/HR] I see many foamies for sale and many scratch built foamies to build. Do we have mixed opinions to which is a better plane. One example is a SUPERSLO 28 Vs a store bought plane. It seems that everything in kit form you buy is 200 + dollars and you can scratch build for much less. What do you think? Thanks Ron
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11-24-2014, 10:48 AM
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I get the same feeling about foamies. I've been flying electric helicopters for a few years now, and only earlier this year I started getting into airplanes. Naturally, I do not have an arm - and a - leg to spend on the hobby, so I purchased two sub- micro sized aircraft for under $100 each. A 3-channel "trainer" and a 4-channel sub-micro warbird. The problem I had was not the transition from helis to airplanes, it was fighting the wind with airplanes weighing in at little over an ounce. At the local hobby shop, anything they have there large enough to deal with wind is over $300, with ARF kits ranging between $150-$250. I went out an bought flooring insulation and Dollar-Tree foamboard. Enough of it to build 5 planes and more, all for less than 20$. All of the other building supplies I need I have around the house. Off I went back to the hobby store, spent about $230 on a quality power system and servos. The receiver I already had, it came with a Spektrum radio I bought earlier for my helis.
I think my method is going to be a tricky, but very educational foray into this hobby I have already come to love through my helicopters. With materials being as inexpensive as they are for me, I'm sure I will put together a flyable scratch-built foam 'trainer' soon enough. IMO, scratch building beats the ARF planes on the shelf. It's a much more involved experience and I haven't even finished my first yet.
I think my method is going to be a tricky, but very educational foray into this hobby I have already come to love through my helicopters. With materials being as inexpensive as they are for me, I'm sure I will put together a flyable scratch-built foam 'trainer' soon enough. IMO, scratch building beats the ARF planes on the shelf. It's a much more involved experience and I haven't even finished my first yet.
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A PIECE OF FOAM BOARD FROM DOLLAR TREE GETS YOU A NICE FLYING NUTBALL. Sorry for caps! Great starter. see Pics. Ron
I get the same feeling about foamies. I've been flying electric helicopters for a few years now, and only earlier this year I started getting into airplanes. Naturally, I do not have an arm - and a - leg to spend on the hobby, so I purchased two sub- micro sized aircraft for under $100 each. A 3-channel "trainer" and a 4-channel sub-micro warbird. The problem I had was not the transition from helis to airplanes, it was fighting the wind with airplanes weighing in at little over an ounce. At the local hobby shop, anything they have there large enough to deal with wind is over $300, with ARF kits ranging between $150-$250. I went out an bought flooring insulation and Dollar-Tree foamboard. Enough of it to build 5 planes and more, all for less than 20$. All of the other building supplies I need I have around the house. Off I went back to the hobby store, spent about $230 on a quality power system and servos. The receiver I already had, it came with a Spektrum radio I bought earlier for my helis.
I think my method is going to be a tricky, but very educational foray into this hobby I have already come to love through my helicopters. With materials being as inexpensive as they are for me, I'm sure I will put together a flyable scratch-built foam 'trainer' soon enough. IMO, scratch building beats the ARF planes on the shelf. It's a much more involved experience and I haven't even finished my first yet.
I think my method is going to be a tricky, but very educational foray into this hobby I have already come to love through my helicopters. With materials being as inexpensive as they are for me, I'm sure I will put together a flyable scratch-built foam 'trainer' soon enough. IMO, scratch building beats the ARF planes on the shelf. It's a much more involved experience and I haven't even finished my first yet.
