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Fokker D.VIII

Rick writes that his first model build in the ’70s was a Guillows Fokker D.VIII, a plane that he really liked but “did not build very well.” When Balsa USA came out with a 1/6-scale kit, he tried again, spending two months on construction. Covered with Top Flite flat olive drab MonoKote, the model is powered by an O.S. Max .35AX engine and uses Hitec Mighty Mini servos, a Tactic 6-channel receiver, and a Tower...

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