love me a giant box of balsa! Look this makes a plane! Awesome! Young people today seldom experience the thrill of making a plane that flies from a box of wood...
I just ordered mine last week and I know it will be a long build. Question, what did you use for covering? Looks like you painted it. I learned to do dope when I was in collage. Do you think this will work, or to heavy? Great build video and maiden flight.
Hey Pete, i used Black Solartex for this DR-1. The graphic are all hand painted. They no longer sell solartex, you would have to use Oratex and paint it. I paint my models with Latex paint from Home Depot.
Great video and really nice looking triplane! I'd like to build a DR-1 after I finish my Proctor 28 C-1. Do you recommend the Balsa USA kit over other DR-1 kits? What were the pluses and minuses of the kit? Thanks
Hey Bill, I cant comment on other DR-1 kits but I really like the BUSA kit. The kit comes together quickly and the manual is easy to follow. she flies great!
The cowl is from Arizona Models and its aluminum. gives the plane a more scale outline. I built a shelf over the motor and was able to balance the plane with just under 3 pounds of lead.
Very nice presentation Kenny. I wish my wife would let me build in kitchen so I could eat and work on plane, lol.great job top notch skills there..
Thank you sir! lol
Thanks much on the video.... I have been considering this model for some time. Good scale detail.
She flies great! You will love it!
love me a giant box of balsa! Look this makes a plane! Awesome! Young people today seldom experience the thrill of making a plane that flies from a box of wood...
Excellent build video. Many thanks for sharing
Awesome job! Makes me want to take on a kit. Thanks.
incredible!!!!!!!!
Absolutely fantastic. Well done!!!!!!
Fabulous detailed build.
Great job
Awsome always wanted to build one that’s the o my way great job
Very nice build.
I just ordered mine last week and I know it will be a long build. Question, what did you use for covering? Looks like you painted it. I learned to do dope when I was in collage. Do you think this will work, or to heavy? Great build video and maiden flight.
Hey Pete, i used Black Solartex for this DR-1. The graphic are all hand painted. They no longer sell solartex, you would have to use Oratex and paint it. I paint my models with Latex paint from Home Depot.
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Awesome build ! Just the right level of detail. Where did you get your dummy engine? Was that from Arizona also?
Dummy engine was 3D printed by Dag Attwood, he no longer sells them.
nice job Kenny!!! did you change the tail incidence at all? I have the 1/4 scale kit I want to build this fall. I gave a G26 for it
I added 2 degrees to the front of the stabilizer.
Great video and really nice looking triplane! I'd like to build a DR-1 after I finish my Proctor 28 C-1. Do you recommend the Balsa USA kit over other DR-1 kits? What were the pluses and minuses of the kit? Thanks
Correction: after I finish my Proctor Nieuport 28 C-1.
Hey Bill, I cant comment on other DR-1 kits but I really like the BUSA kit. The kit comes together quickly and the manual is easy to follow. she flies great!
Also what size battery pack, did you use two receivers, ie one for the wing and one for fuse?
I’m using 2-2500 batteries on a smart fly and one receiver. I ran servo wires up along the cabanas and painted them black
Is the cowl after market and if so from which company, how much ballast did you add? Thanks
The cowl is from Arizona Models and its aluminum. gives the plane a more scale outline. I built a shelf over the motor and was able to balance the plane with just under 3 pounds of lead.
How did you keep the engine cool ?
I added a baffle to direct the air down over the cylinders.
Good job!
You are share drawing?
Wingspan?
wing span is 93 3/4 inches.
What size servos did you use? Thanks
Standard size, high torque servos
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