Zooming into photo shows the tie-downs, so it must be the real thing, unless you modeled them too.
One real deal-breaker is the uncowled radial engine. Thar would take a lot of work for very little payback.
John,
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, I believe I'll go electric not only for clean up but because biplanes generally need a bit of weight in the nose.
I've never had an R/C engine act up. Carb always worked well if adjusted properly.
Paul,
I really don't know how to reply to you, you can understand that, I'm sure.
Yes, I've owned a few aircraft over my GA participation years, last being a Lake LA-4 200T.
Berkeley actually made a kit of this aircraft, so did a few others.
The engine will be an issue. At the time I'm not sure how I'll treat this because there's so much of it showing?
Some of these dusters had cowling rings. An option.
Thanks for the reply.
Charles