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by **Revelations** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:03 am

So I just ordered three new planes

. A Cessna 170(24" span), the Focke Wulf and the Nakijima Rufe(17" span). I'm gonna start with the Nakijima. I was wondering if I should build the floats with it or not. Maybe make the floats so that they can be removed. Maybe not even make them at all. Hmmmm...Any other thoughts?? Anyone else build this plane?

by **Guest** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:59 pm

If you dont put the floats on you will have a Zero.

by **Madman Stephan** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:18 am

It's YOUR plane, do whatever YOU want! Personally, I always like to add as many of the available options as I can, but hey, whatever floats your boat,...or, errr,....plane in this case.

You can attach the floats using mini magnets, if you'd like them to be removeable.

by **Revelations** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:43 pm

I think I may try it this way. http://www.smallflyingarts.com/Archives/TOW/Detachable_LG/detachable_LG.htm

by **aviator17** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:50 pm

Revelations wrote:So I just ordered three new planes . A Cessna 170(24" span), the Focke Wulf and the Nakijima Rufe(17" span). I'm gonna start with the Nakijima. I was wondering if I should build the floats with it or not. Maybe make the floats so that they can be removed. Maybe not even make them at all. Hmmmm...Any other thoughts?? Anyone else build this plane?

I built the rufe and I have to say it looks killer with the floats on.
I would say put the floats on. The more detail on the plane the better.

by **nevetsw18** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:14 pm

It looks reall cool with floats

by **kittyfritters** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:51 am

That all depends on if you intend to fly it.

The Rufe built out-of-the-box makes a great static model, but is a real challenge to fly. If you want to fly it you have to take great pains to make it light so that one, it will fly, and two, it will survive landings. Nevertheless, with a bit of re-engineering it can be made to fly surprisingly well. (Easier and better than the Stuka.)

This model is not quite a Rufe but a Zero on floats. Without the floats it makes a great Zero. If you are building it as a static model you might want to look up some accurate drawings of the Rufe on the web to get the tail right.

Have Fun!

by **Xanadu** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:30 pm

http://www.virtualaerodrome.com/image_b ... ser_id=201

is the link of the one I built last spring.

Was lots of fun, as I usually build the larger scales.

by **Erwin** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:04 am

IMO you can't build a Rufe without the floats. It's a Zero floatplane.How else would it stay afloat ?

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