So, I am in Perry Georgia this weekend at the big swap meet and I found a few kits that I liked. If it was you which one of these kits would you be first to pick up?

Sterling pt-17 steerman (I think the .45 to .50 ish size)
Pica Waco (I believe 1/6th scale .50 to .65 ish size)
Royal Beechcraft staggerwing

all are old but never been open kits and I looked through all of them. they all seemed to be fairly great shape. So which one should I really try to get if any?

There's just something about a Waco, prettiest vintage bipe in the world!

I was kind of partial to the waco as well, and the person selling it is a good friend of mine that I know pretty well.

I am unsure of the reputation of the other two planes..But I believe the waco you mention is a good flying machine..At least my buddy loves his, and his is one that he rebuilt...so it may actually be heavier than the first life of the plane !

I had the Pica waco on order when they quit making it. It was another one I missed out on. I no longer fly bipes but it would be my first choice still.

I think my Pica WACO was from the last run of kits. I enjoyed the build and the model flies well.

The Waco would be my first choice!!

UUuuummmmm something is making me say Waco

waco waco waco

alright, morning day 2, perry georgia .

I fixing to make my way over and buy me a waco.

Thanks guys for all your opinions!

Royal staggerwing is a nice kit too.I had one for a couple years then regret selling the kit[X(].
stefanP

David,

First off, I wouldn't waste any time thinking about which kit to build.

I'd grab all three kits, bring them home and hide them from other model intruders.

You have three great kits there!

I built two of them.

Sure, the Waco is a much better looking airplane and would be the first choice. That one is probably the 1/7 scale model. The other Waco offered by Pica was at 1/5 scale. I built and still have the 1/7 scale Waco.

The Stearman is a fine model but certainly falls short in appearance compared to the Waco.

The Beech can be hidden for a while. Still a great looking and popular model.

Here's my Waco as it looks today.

Charles

Trust me if I had the money I would have shelled it out in a heartbeat for all 3 kits. I actually ended up not buy the smaller wacco (*1/7 scale) because today I found another guy selling the 1/5 scale pica waco ymf kit new and untouched. The 1/5 scale only cost me $25 dollars more than the 1/7 would have but as a side benifit he also through in an aftermarket fiberglass cowling with the blisters allready molded in, and a set of wheel pants which look pretty nice. All in all I think im very happy with the choice I made.

Congrats on your new baby! Now would be a good time to make your way down to the VINTAGE & GOLDEN ERA forum here on RCU and scope out the Pica Waco YMF thread, all 400+ pages of it. Great group of guys and very knowledgable about all things Waco. Cheers