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Building a Kit? Read these 10 tips first!
Our RC hobby has been around for many decades, and it has been, for the most part, a hands-on DIY pursuit. In the beginning, all there was to choose from were builder’s kits. In recent times, the hobby has evolved to include easier-to-assemble “almost ready to fly” (ARF) planes, which greatly sped the development of experienced RC pilots. This, however, came at the cost of modelers having less workshop experience. This article highlights some of the basics of building a model airplane from a kit. Let’s get started.
Our RC hobby has been around for many decades, and it has been, for the most part, a hands-on DIY pursuit. In the beginning, all there was to choose from were builder’s kits. In recent times, the hobby has evolved to include easier-to-assemble “almost ready to fly” (ARF) planes, which greatly sped the development of experienced RC pilots. This, however, came at the cost of modelers having less workshop experience. This article highlights some of...
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