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Offline MarcusCordeiro

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EBAY treasures...
« on: July 10, 2013, 08:37:20 PM »
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Re: EBAY treasures...
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2013, 04:50:16 AM »
But it includes FREE shipping!
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Re: EBAY treasures...
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2013, 06:24:48 AM »
Expensive! To say the least.

Could get a few "buddies" to chip in and share the project, if the kit is to be purchased.

Or, simply draw your own plans and scratch build one.

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Re: EBAY treasures...
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2013, 07:08:37 AM »
I've heard these "scale" kits were heavy.
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Re: EBAY treasures...
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2013, 09:25:02 AM »
Scale planes were heavy back in the day.   I remember Gene Dunham kicking off his shoes to get traction why flying his C-47 with no throttles.   I can also remember when those kits were around $30.00 and we thought it was expensive.   Yes the wood was heavy and the hardware was heavy also.   But, they were meant to take off, fly level and land.   No loops or aerobatics.
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Re: EBAY treasures...
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2013, 11:50:50 AM »
I bet those wheels in the second link weigh more than my typical whole wing...LOL!
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Re: EBAY treasures...
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2013, 12:25:44 PM »
 :! As much as these kits may be nice to own by the well to do collector, I'm thinking a reasonable facsimile could be made at much less cost with just as much satisfaction. On E-Bay I found the combo 4 motor ESC for a reasonable cost. This was originally for the quad-copters, but could see it in a Constellation or DC-6. With 4 electric motors and a single timer, one would be assured all start up and shut down at the same time and run on one set of batteries instead of 4. http://www.ebay.com/itm/200906051880
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I just wanted to add that I haven't tried this myself, so YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary).  VD~ S?P DV^^ HH%%
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