NEW BUILDER
 

DOES ANYONE KNOW A SITE TO BUY A GOOD CHEAP WWI KITS?

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The 2 I know of are Tower Hobbies (the best) and Hobby Lobby. I don't know what you can get there cheap or what you consider cheap, but for a 1st time builder shouldn't you start with a Trainer plane for your 1st build? Just my 2-cents worth!!!

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http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXCLX5&P=RF

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go with a 4* or slow poke or pete n poke, for a first kit. wwi aircraft are not the best newer pilot airplanes, and neither are wwii aircraft. built building skill and stick time before you jump into the rings with wwi and wwii.

happy shopping!
ron

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If you stuck ta Balsa U.S.A. Eindecker.you'll probably be O.K.I built one years back.The are simple to build,and with a flat bottom airfoil they are really a floater.I'd stay away from a bipe.
-Jeffo

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Good, cheap WWI kits is an oxymoron. A good kit will set you back some $$$.

If you are new to building, I strongly recommend building a few slab-sided, box fuselaged trainer types before tackling the box of sticks that comprise most WWI planes kits, and get used to how to build over a set of plans and/or use photos for reference. As stated above, WWI planes aren't the easiest to fly; although they were as basic as could be, they are extremely unforgiving, and must be continually attended to in the air.

Once you have a good handle on building basics, two good WWI kits to start with are BUSA's Eindecker 40 and BUSA's Bristol M-1. Both are monoplanes and are fairly straightforward builds, and both have nice flying characteristics.

On the other hand, Polk Hobbies has a really nice looking Fokker DR-1 Triplane ARF, has a 40-something inch wingspan, and is made for electric, but will also fly on a .25 -.30 glow engine. BUT IT DON"T FLY LIKE A TRAINER.

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does anyone have any pics of rubber power being converted to electric?

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thans for the info hodges.