| There is no more exciting experience | | | | usually the wood kits and they may |
| than having a bunch of parts built | | | | require some additional work on your |
| together into a flying remote control | | | | side before you can assemble the plane. |
| airplane - especially if you do it all | | | | The tools required |
| yourself. Of course building an RC model | | | | Some easy laser-cut plastic kits do not |
| is more involved than building most of | | | | require any tools except a turnscrew and |
| the other types of model airplanes - | | | | some glue. You may need quite small and |
| probably only the scale models can beat | | | | precious turnscrew however, especially |
| them. | | | | for the electronics and the engine. |
| Most hobbyists don't really build remote | | | | If you work with machine-cut or die-cut |
| control airplanes from scratch. It's too | | | | wooden parts you will need sandpaper to |
| hard because of the electronics needed. | | | | fine the corpse, wings and other parts. |
| Of course if you are a radio enthusiast | | | | The glue is often included in the kits |
| or an engineer you may have the chance | | | | but if it is not or if you have to buy |
| to create the remote control system | | | | additional, pick appropriate glue for |
| yourself, but most people won't do it. | | | | your materials. The carpenter's yellow |
| That's why there are kits. In fact | | | | glue is best for wood, while silicone or |
| before almost-ready-to-fly and | | | | canopy glue are better for plastic and |
| ready-to-fly model airplanes appeared, | | | | fibreglass kits. |
| all the RC models were sold only like | | | | At the end you will want to paint your |
| that - in kit form. | | | | remote control airplane. The plastic |
| Types of Kits | | | | kits often come already painted, but |
| All kits are similar - they contain | | | | that's never the case with wood. Before |
| parts which you should build together. | | | | painting you may want to apply a |
| What is different is the material of the | | | | technique called dry-brushing. It |
| parts. One of the best choices is wood - | | | | creates a realistically looking model |
| usually balsa which is light and strong. | | | | airplanes. Sometimes dry brushing and |
| Nowadays materials like plastic, | | | | painting are the most important things |
| fibreglass and foam are getting more | | | | to do if you want your airplane to look |
| popular. I have yet to see a kit with | | | | good. |
| metal parts, but some very light metal | | | | Of course the most important |
| could be a good option. | | | | characteristic of the remote controlled |
| When choosing a kit, check out how it is | | | | airplanes is that they can fly and that |
| cut. The laser-cut kits are easy to | | | | you can control their flight. So when |
| assemble and the models created from | | | | finishing your kit you must be careful |
| them are precious. Other types of kits | | | | not to disturb some of the fine details |
| are machine cut and die cut. Such are | | | | of the electronics or the engine. |