agent adds

anyone done a full review-not of the balsa job.

Laura H

Sniper you have forgotten todays tablet?
You had a bandit kit which you nearly built - sold it.
You had a black bandit which was ready to go - sold it.

Laura

Jamie C

Sniper, a man of your means should just buy a new one!

Couch Potato

yeah, buy Jason's

jason

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Adam has actually bought a S.B kit. Whether he will build it or not in another question

Jason

roger.alli

I have a Super Composite which is just about ready for paint. It has taken me about a year of intermittent evenings to get to this stage, so it is definitely not a “buy Monday, fly Sunday� project. And I expect that paint work and fitting out will take at least a further 3-4 months. I am a slow builder, and not a great RCU poster, so am not really up to writing a full-on build thread. As you probably know Gordon has done an excellent full build thread on the Balsa Bandit http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_30.../tm.htm#305904

The main difference is of course the flight surfaces which are fully composite, being a carbon/balsa/glass structure, laid up in a mould (I presume). This makes for very strong and ridged surfaces which are a lot stronger the Balsa or BARF models. They are however considerably heavier then the built up Balsa wings/stabs. The Super Comp wings are clipped a bit compared to the Balsa or BARF, but it uses the same sections. There are lots of other small differences in hardware, the hinging method is exceptionally strong, but takes a bit of effort to achieve.

The Super Comp is pretty much the same price as a painted BARF, so I don’t think they are anywhere near as popular, given the big build effort required. But, if you can cope with the build/paint work required, they are the best of the breed. And even though it is built exactly as per the BVM instructions, I am still able to add little personal touches which add up to make a unique model, something you don’t get with the BARF.

I have some other photos of the build but if you want to know anything in particular, let me know.

Roger

Laura H

Who told you that?

Last time I heard from Steve E, Sniper was doing his usual - (I am on my way scenrio).

Laura

agent adds

Thanks for the Pic's and the other report to read.

agent adds

anyone intrested if i show my build as a thread

Andrew Bird

Get them up!

Laura H

You'll be waiting along time - he has had a kit in the past which was not built.

Sniper
Treating my dad like a mug again (last Sunday and today) and dont keep emailing me crap!


Laura

Johnny9390

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anyone know of anyone who has a Super Balsa Bandit Kit they wanna sell?? I have been searching for one for a while with no luck

agent adds

Well Day two-Tommorrow I await a 4-40 tap and 2/56 as well.
Most sub assemblies have been completed-yes the easy jobs.
Will post pic's soon.

Couch Potato

Is it finished yet Adam ?
Will it be ready for JMA RAF Scampton meet ?
Where are the pics ?
Please don't paint it Ferrari red ! [:'(]

agent adds

Dont worry-it will not be RED.
But it will be awesome.
On Target for a six week build!
Will not visit a flying field till then!

Andrew Bird

Soon to be reunited with mine when I get back to the UK for a while next month.

Good luck with that 6 week schedule

agent adds

nice paint job-Birdman.

jason

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Adam

come get building your Bandit, Mine took 6 weeks to build, it had hundreds of flights over the 7 & 1/2 years I owned it and tonight it went off to it's new owner[]

I'll start to think that you will actually finish this one once I have seen all the surfaces hinged! Remember it's one hinged surface a night and after that you are well on the way to that first flight.

Jason

Andrew Bird

Yup - I agree with Jason. The hinges and prepping for paint were the big jobs for me. I just made a real effort to get something done on it every day.

Sorry to hear you sold yours Jason. I sold mine - then bought it back!

roger.alli

That is a very cool looking Bandit.

Roger

Andrew Bird

Thanks - the paint takes so much work. I could really do with re clearing it as well (or getting someone who knows what they're doing to do it!).

agent adds

tanks completed and semi looked at this complex hinge idea.for the rudder.
im reading the book again.have used a pence and made all measurements.
was this kit meant to make you awaken in cold sweat's.

Gordon Mc

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Nah - should be a piece of cake, especially since you are assembling the version that is largely pre-built, rather than building up the flying surfaces !

3dean

adam

where are the piccys

crhammond

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That scheme should show up well.

I re-maidened myComposite Super Bandit on Saturday. I got it from Jeremy F. in BC Canada. He did the build and paint. It only had a handful of flights on it.
Flies INCREDIBLE. On rails like a pattern plane. It lands very easily, slows down great, no pitch change with flaps and flares out nicely for soft main wheel landings.

Power is an EVo-Jet 130 (32lbs) in a Pegasus bypass. Dry weight is 24lbs.

Mine has major issues with orientation. It is visible but at distance the wings, tanks, rudder - everything just disappear. The tanks were re-painted white yesterday and I'm going to use some white vinyl on the tips and LE of the wings and rudder.

Chris.