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Hello Newbie to the forum :-)
Posted: August 15th, 2012, 4:41 pm
by Alex Ball
Hi. Well after being at the show this weekend I'm inspired buy the great models on show
. I would really like to build a Lancaster but really don't know where to get a kit from
have had a look around but can't seem to find out how much it would cost to build ?
I have a Gee Bee with a 76" span and a Irvine 150 2 stroke up front which didn't look anything like the ones that were flying Sunday buy hey its nice to be different
not sure if it classes as a large model.
Looking forward to being a part of this forum and will apolagize in advance for the million questions I will be asking
Re: Hello Newbie to the forum :-)
Posted: August 15th, 2012, 5:10 pm
by Joshua Henderson
Welcome to the forum
Take a look at falcon aviation
He's designed a Lancaster I think it's around 17 ft
He also has a lot of other large kits at very good prices.
Give him a call as he has many not listed on his site
Josh
Re: Hello Newbie to the forum :-)
Posted: August 15th, 2012, 7:13 pm
by Alex Ball
Thanks I will have a look
Alex
Re: Hello Newbie to the forum :-)
Posted: August 15th, 2012, 9:07 pm
by paul hughes
Hello Alex, and welcome to the LMA forum. The GeeBees you saw at Elvington were the (Pacific models) GeeBee sportster or Model Y. This was a plane built by the granville brothers as a sports plane rather than an out right racer, however it was used for racing now and then when the R1 or R2 had engine problems. I am guessing your geebee is an R2 which are much harder to fly and land than the model Y.
Re: Hello Newbie to the forum :-)
Posted: August 15th, 2012, 11:46 pm
by Chris Bradbury
Tony Nijhuis has a thing for Lancasters, as he's made a few. You can buy them on his site and Slec can do his 17ft one. So there are three options, 72", 134" and 204".
Tony Nijhuis -
http://www.tonynijhuisdesigns.co.uk/multies.htmSLEC -
http://www.slecuk.com/catalogue/Kits.html
Re: Hello Newbie to the forum :-)
Posted: August 16th, 2012, 6:46 pm
by Alex Ball
Thanks for those links
, so would 2k get it built ? Or would it be more?, if so I would have to forget it . No point starting something I couldn't afford to finish.
Alex
Re: Hello Newbie to the forum :-)
Posted: August 16th, 2012, 6:49 pm
by Alex Ball
paul hughes wrote:Hello Alex, and welcome to the LMA forum. The GeeBees you saw at Elvington were the (Pacific models) GeeBee sportster or Model Y. This was a plane built by the granville brothers as a sports plane rather than an out right racer, however it was used for racing now and then when the R1 or R2 had engine problems. I am guessing your geebee is an R2 which are much harder to fly and land than the model Y.
Yes mine is a R2 , I have only flown it twice but has no bad manners other than needing a bit of speed on landing.
Site won't let me upload pic
Re: Hello Newbie to the forum :-)
Posted: August 17th, 2012, 6:07 pm
by nickhenderson
Hello Alex,
you could also go down the pre-built route. See the For Sale/ Wanted section and Robert Greenwoods ad for a Lanc for sale.
Just another direction thats possible.
Nick
Re: Hello Newbie to the forum :-)
Posted: August 17th, 2012, 8:02 pm
by Alex Ball
nickhenderson wrote:Hello Alex,
you could also go down the pre-built route. See the For Sale/ Wanted section and Robert Greenwoods ad for a Lanc for sale.
Just another direction thats possible.
Nick
Nice idea but I would like to understand what goes on in the model , if you know what I mean.
I built a priory models lanc for the slope and enjoyed that (I know its not quite the same but) I love working with wood and by the time it gets finished I should have got round to getting my a and b