Author / Post jviss Basic Member Joined: December/24/2015 United States Posts: 97 IP Logged Posted: January/03/2016 at 8:10am  Quote   I'm here for scale! I'm very much interested in scale aircraft, and most interested in WWI warbirds. While I have been interested in R/C since the '70's, and delved into it on and off, mostly out of interest in scale warbirds, Ive yet to fly anything; I have a Freewing Pandora trainer, complete and setup for flying, as well as a Durafly Monocoupe (2nd plane in teh queue to fly), a Phoenix Spitfore Mk. 2, electric, ready save decals, receiver installation and set-up and trim. I also have the Phoenix R/C 5 simulator, joined a club (CMRCM, five miles from home), joined the AMA, and hope to finally break the ice in the Spring. A life-long fantasy finally, hopefully, coming to fruition. My current 'big' project is a Balsa USA (BUSA) 1/4 Scale Sopwith Pup. I'm absolutely in love with the Pup, and have collected a lot of research material on the prototype. I realize the BUSA kit is designed to produce a sport-scale plane, and I'm constantly struggling to stop myself trying to bash the kit to make it more faithful to the prototype, but I think it's best to finish it mostly per the plans and get it in the air. I started a build thread on this site. http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2462 9 As I mentioned, I just joined Central Massachusetts R/C Modelers, CMRCM. We have a field in Northborough, MA, on the Westborough line, about 5 miles from my house. If you are in the area please say hi. Glad to be here! jv (you can call me jv). __________________ John A. Visser Electrical Engineer Westborough, Massachusetts   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    Daywalker Lifetime Site Supporter Mount Horeb, WI Joined: January/16/2015 United States Posts: 672 IP Logged Posted: January/03/2016 at 8:24am  Quote   Welcome aboard jv!  I am fairly new here as well, and have found a lot of very helpful and knowledgeable people here.  I too am building a 1/4 BUSA kit, first real scale kit and am really enjoying it. __________________ Frank Building- 1/4 Proctor Nieuport 28 1/4 BUSA Fokker D.VII   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    jviss Basic Member Joined: December/24/2015 United States Posts: 97 IP Logged Posted: January/03/2016 at 8:31am  Quote   Thanks, Frank. How far along are you with your Pup? Any planned deviations from the straight kit build? What engine are you planning? jv __________________ John A. Visser Electrical Engineer Westborough, Massachusetts   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    Daywalker Lifetime Site Supporter Mount Horeb, WI Joined: January/16/2015 United States Posts: 672 IP Logged Posted: January/03/2016 at 9:26am  Quote   jv- Actually, I am building the 1/4 BUSA Nieuport 28.  Considered the Pup but preferred the lines of the Nieuport.  Also have their 1/4 Fokker D.VII waiting in the wings.  Good kits, but you have to read ahead in the manual to stay on top of things!  Planning to use a DA-35 I have sitting here waiting for an airframe.  Good luck with your build, I have signed onto it and will be watching! __________________ Frank Building- 1/4 Proctor Nieuport 28 1/4 BUSA Fokker D.VII   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search

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