Hey guys, what would be a good airplane kit for a beginner to build. I'm looking at nice sleek looks, ease of build, reasonable cost. What types of tools are generally needed to build most entry level kits?

Are you a beginner at just building, or flying also?

Good beginer kits:

Hobby Lobby Telemaster, GP PT 60

Beginner with flying experience:

Goldberg Tiger 60 or the Anniversary Cub, Any Sig Fourstar or Kavilier.

It's too bad there are no more Big Stick kits. If you could find one, I'd recommend that. GP Rapture.

Hope that helps.

Brian

Stevens AeroModel has some fun and easy to build kits. It isn't sleek, but the "FREDe" looks like it would be fun http://www.stevensaero.com/WingNUTs-p-1-c-310.html . I have built and flown the G400 and built the G480, which are very good planes to build and fly, but not recommended for a first kit. In any case, the kits have very good instructions with interlocking laser cut parts and also include the hardware.

I would vote for Sig Mid Star 40 as a first kit if you have some basic trainer flying experiance, the instructions written for a beginner builder and the airplane is flying very well, behaves like a trainer but capable for so much more, built two of them.
As for tools check this thread:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_88...tm.htm#8831800

Alex

You can download the manuals for many of Great Planes' kits from http://www.greatplanes.com/parts/index.html#kits
If you download the manual for one of the trainers (PT-20, PT-40, or PT-60) there is a huge list of recommended tools and supplies. You do not need everything they list but it's a place to start.

The SIG Somethin Extra is a fairly "sleek" looking kit that is reportedly pretty easy to build. It is not a good "first plane" for flying.

If you do not already know how to fly, you could get an ARF trainer and learn on it while building your kit.

If you know how to fly then the tower hobbies Up-roar or Dazzler are very good builds. The dazzler looks cooler but they both fly about the same.