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michel gravelle · 09-19-2007, 06:24 PM

Greetings

I ve got the building bug . I caught it in the beginning of September .
It starts with ichy figers , and slowly moves to the brain . I have these ideas that I should build a 1/7 scale TF Mustang . Not an ARF , the kit , I do some reading and fall into a thread that is a build just for this kit . The thread is 70 pages , not a small thread by any means . over three days I take the time to read the threat . The sickness is getting worse . so I read the entire thread again . I ended up buying the kit . I inform myself on what engine to put in this bird , and decided it would be a Saito 125 . My gas expences for this year were a little over $ 500 ( I flew a lot ) . My wife said that this was a lot of money for such a little planes . to get her point through she asked me if there was a way , to bring down the cost of the fuel , and of course I said that I could go into gas . The eqevalant of gas would be about $60 or $70 . Well I m starting to feel a little better now , I have my 1/7 Mustang kit in , I m ready to start building , right Wrong .....over time as I m reading this never ending thread , I m getting hooked on this plane and I learn that it s scale capabilaty is limited . Especialy for the landing gear , which is very dificult to put in 4 inch scale wheels and operating doors . Just for curiousity I start looking at the 1/5 TF scale build in RCU . This is a 26 page build thread , not so bad right . Wrong ........ I fell in love with this build and I could do much more scaleing on this build . The cost would be about $1200 more to build . I seen this photo with a DA-50 with a Keleo exhaust system , now I m feeling even better , I think

GUESS WHAT I M BUILDING THIS WINTER ?

Topflite kit , Giant Mustang P-51 : in the work room

Engine Statis : will have DA-50r in two weeks

Keleo Muffler Statis : ordered and payed for .

Can anyone help me with this sickness I have

Any help would be appriciated .And many thanks

Cheers

Mike

**williame3590** · 09-19-2007, 06:34 PM

There's nothing wrong with you, you are perfectly fine. Keep up the good work

planecrazy · 09-19-2007, 07:22 PM

Need any glue???

Thought I'd ask since you're on a roll.

Chris

michel gravelle · 09-19-2007, 07:46 PM

Hi
The work room is all cleaned up , and well stocked up

This is one big mother of a plane and I ll be putting all the bells and whistls
I even got a new radio and reciver, a JR 7202 PCM . Might try and start a thread here on RCC . Still have to buy the servos and match boxs and a who;e bunch of other goodies

Mike

hifly2104 · 09-19-2007, 08:11 PM

Things that you buy may seem expensive but to some of the people that have been in this hobby for years,I am sure will agree. This hobby has got cheaper over the years and items in most part have got better. A basic radio FM 10 years ago was over $300.Check out what $300. will buy now. How much for a round of golf $50 does that sound right. So let the bug bite don't let it take control of your wallet and have fun

JimMcIntyre · 09-19-2007, 08:51 PM

If it's a sickness, let the cure not be found... welcome mate.

Far be it from me to advise anyone but ... if you're this far gone, why not go for an accurate scale build?

It's doesn't have to be more expensive (if you're creative) and your journey will be that much more rewarding than if you were to make something only scaleish....

scratchonly · 09-21-2007, 10:36 AM

Get into scratch building from your own plans. Costs go down somewhat; illness gets much worse, satisfaction soars.

jkaz · 09-21-2007, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hifly2104

Things that you buy may seem expensive but to some of the people that have been in this hobby for years,I am sure will agree. This hobby has got cheaper over the years and items in most part have got better. A basic radio FM 10 years ago was over $300.Check out what $300. will buy now. How much for a round of golf $50 does that sound right. So let the bug bite don't let it take control of your wallet and have fun

really this hobby is cheap compared to others take quadding or boating or motorcycles or cars or just about any other (manly

) hobbies your looking at 10,000$ or more where you could have several nice airplanes for that price

Short Circuit · 09-21-2007, 02:19 PM

Michel is not the only one that has caught the building bug

I also have the fever and am looking for a kit to build this winter

Mark

Flying French Dude · 09-21-2007, 09:49 PM

yah me too and i am thinking biplane in the 50cc range

to many nice planes out there
think ill spend 2 $ on a 6/49 ticket never know winning would help the ''toy''
budget a lot

09-19-2007, 06:24 PM	#1
michel gravelle RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Michel G Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Saint-Jerome Quebec Canada Feedback: 3 / 100% Posts: 3,316 Total Props: 12	Building Bug Remove this ad - become a site supporter! Greetings I ve got the building bug . I caught it in the beginning of September . It starts with ichy figers , and slowly moves to the brain . I have these ideas that I should build a 1/7 scale TF Mustang . Not an ARF , the kit , I do some reading and fall into a thread that is a build just for this kit . The thread is 70 pages , not a small thread by any means . over three days I take the time to read the threat . The sickness is getting worse . so I read the entire thread again . I ended up buying the kit . I inform myself on what engine to put in this bird , and decided it would be a Saito 125 . My gas expences for this year were a little over $ 500 ( I flew a lot ) . My wife said that this was a lot of money for such a little planes . to get her point through she asked me if there was a way , to bring down the cost of the fuel , and of course I said that I could go into gas . The eqevalant of gas would be about $60 or $70 . Well I m starting to feel a little better now , I have my 1/7 Mustang kit in , I m ready to start building , right Wrong .....over time as I m reading this never ending thread , I m getting hooked on this plane and I learn that it s scale capabilaty is limited . Especialy for the landing gear , which is very dificult to put in 4 inch scale wheels and operating doors . Just for curiousity I start looking at the 1/5 TF scale build in RCU . This is a 26 page build thread , not so bad right . Wrong ........ I fell in love with this build and I could do much more scaleing on this build . The cost would be about $1200 more to build . I seen this photo with a DA-50 with a Keleo exhaust system , now I m feeling even better , I think GUESS WHAT I M BUILDING THIS WINTER ? Topflite kit , Giant Mustang P-51 : in the work room Engine Statis : will have DA-50r in two weeks Keleo Muffler Statis : ordered and payed for . Can anyone help me with this sickness I have Any help would be appriciated .And many thanks Cheers Mike __________________ M.A.A.C. 75640 Hitec Aurora 9 LT-40 LT-60 Alpha-40 Tiger-60 (90 ) ARF P-51 40 TF-P51 Giant KIT TopFite P-51 Giant ARF X 3 Hanger 9 SpitFire 60 ARF X2 TopFlite Elder-40 ( on the board ) Aero Works 540 T -60 The Ground came up and hit my plane
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09-19-2007, 06:34 PM	#2
williame3590 Administrator ★ Site Supporter ★ ★ Site Supporter ★★ Administrator ★ I am: William A Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: York, on Radio of choice: Futaba Feedback: 129 / 100% Posts: 10,204 Total Props: 116	building There's nothing wrong with you, you are perfectly fine. Keep up the good work
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09-19-2007, 07:22 PM	#3
planecrazy RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Chris R Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ottawa Ontario Feedback: 1 / 100% Posts: 2,054 Total Props: 1	Need any glue??? Thought I'd ask since you're on a roll. Chris __________________ Gravity works. I've tested it......often!!! Building: TF T-34 modded to C model
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09-19-2007, 07:46 PM	#4
michel gravelle RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Michel G Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Saint-Jerome Quebec Canada Feedback: 3 / 100% Posts: 3,316 Total Props: 12	Hi The work room is all cleaned up , and well stocked up This is one big mother of a plane and I ll be putting all the bells and whistls I even got a new radio and reciver, a JR 7202 PCM . Might try and start a thread here on RCC . Still have to buy the servos and match boxs and a who;e bunch of other goodies Mike __________________ M.A.A.C. 75640 Hitec Aurora 9 LT-40 LT-60 Alpha-40 Tiger-60 (90 ) ARF P-51 40 TF-P51 Giant KIT TopFite P-51 Giant ARF X 3 Hanger 9 SpitFire 60 ARF X2 TopFlite Elder-40 ( on the board ) Aero Works 540 T -60 The Ground came up and hit my plane
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09-19-2007, 08:51 PM	#6
JimMcIntyre RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Jim McIntyre Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Claremont Ontario Radio of choice: JR/Spectrum # of RCs: 999 Feedback: 1 / 100% Posts: 4,343 Total Props: 1	If it's a sickness, let the cure not be found... welcome mate. Far be it from me to advise anyone but ... if you're this far gone, why not go for an accurate scale build? It's doesn't have to be more expensive (if you're creative) and your journey will be that much more rewarding than if you were to make something only scaleish.... __________________ ScaleBuilder MAAC# 12719 6EQUJ5 WOW!! Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere - (If it ain't broke, don't fix it).
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09-19-2007, 08:11 PM	#5
hifly2104 RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Mike G Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Elmira Ont. Radio of choice: Futaba 9c # of RCs: 14 Feedback: 40 / 100% Posts: 5,089 Total Props: 15	Things that you buy may seem expensive but to some of the people that have been in this hobby for years,I am sure will agree. This hobby has got cheaper over the years and items in most part have got better. A basic radio FM 10 years ago was over $300.Check out what $300. will buy now. How much for a round of golf $50 does that sound right. So let the bug bite don't let it take control of your wallet and have fun
	.

09-21-2007, 10:36 AM	#7
scratchonly Join Date: Jul 2006 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 68 Total Props: 0	Get into scratch building from your own plans. Costs go down somewhat; illness gets much worse, satisfaction soars.
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09-21-2007, 02:19 PM	#9
Short Circuit RCC Contributor I am: Mark B Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fisherville. Ontario Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 314 Total Props: 0	Michel is not the only one that has caught the building bug I also have the fever and am looking for a kit to build this winter Mark
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09-21-2007, 09:49 PM	#10
Flying French Dude RCC Junior Contributor I am: Francis Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Boisbriand ,quebec Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 110 Total Props: 0	yah me too and i am thinking biplane in the 50cc range to many nice planes out there think ill spend 2 $ on a 6/49 ticket never know winning would help the ''toy'' budget a lot __________________ smilling me? nah this is my flying face
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