What your age?

[cliffm]

I went looking for a balsa model a few weeks ago to pass some of the time this winter and found I was on an expedition of sorts as it took me 180 miles of travel and a visit to 3 different hobby stores to find something besides plastic and ready made flying styrofoam. The selection I found was mediocre and they had the minimal of supplies, such as dope and glues but, my corsair is about 75% complete and my enjoyment has gotten my interest into deciding on what to build next. As for our upcoming youth the outlook for patience, manual work, and anything menial seems to be not included in their plans for life. I am a retired craftsman and our ranks are getting dismally small because of the lack of the youngsters interests in a blue collar profession that requires work with their hands. Our country is looking at a serious shortage of qualified people to fill the shoes of guys like me who are just hanging up the old hat and retiring That's all for now. cliffm

[flash52]

53 years old. I have been building since I was 10 yrs old. First kit I built was a Comet Porterfield 65. Always liked the Guillows kits the best. Good sturdy construction to take the abuse of a young boy learning to fly free flight scale.

[ADW 123]

its making it harder and harder to find people who are really good at building RC from a modified plane... people have gotten lazy

[ADW 123]

its making it harder and harder to find people who are really good at building RC from a modified plane... people have gotten lazy

[ADW 123]

13 here

[r wheatley]

I turned 67 this past nov. still love airplanes like I did 60 years ago, you gotta grow old, you aint gotta grow up

Ronnie

[ADW 123]

i started a few years ago. i really never finished my first few planes but after a couple i started to get good. now i am really good at building them. i have a large scale me 109 that i put a cox .049 on, and i posted somthing about that to ask if anyone has done u control before. (check it out ) i also ordored the f6f hellcat online, and it will be here tomorrow. i was looking for tips on how to get a good looking paint and covering job (check that out too) i build plastic models before, but after i completed my first plane i fell in love with airplanes in general, and i love to build as many as i can get my hands on. i also hope to go to the airforce acadamy and later the USAF.

[Scott]

Soon to be 48.

[cliffm]

61 yrs. of age. It's coming up on a year since I joined this form and rarely go a day without checking it out. My first plane was the 1000 series corsair followed by a catalina,dauntless,c-47,cg4a,pt-17,nieuport II,a large scale p-51c, and am currently doing a b-17, with a large stuka,a p-47 and a ryan st on the shelf. ADW, if you are serious about the air force you should be able to jump start your journey by joining the C.A.P. I don't know where you are ,but the Civil Air Patrol is quite active in some parts of the country and offers quite an adventure in it self. An air force recruiter may be able to steer you there and I'm thinking you may need to be 14 to join but I don't know for sure. Good luck.

[DickA]

I'm 76. Last year was the shocker... three-quarters of century

[Anders]

I`m 16 and have built a Guillows bf109 400 series for rc, half a 500 series spitfire, a 500 series hurricane, and are working on a 1000 series stuka for rc.

As for the why young people start building planes i can say it`s a mixture of lack of patience and someone to get them started, i have learnt most of what i can from my dad and from learning of myself.

The biggest reason i have to build balsa planes is that i love the way planes are built, and i hate fiberglass and foam planes, they kind of don`t have a soul or somthing. My point is that to build these planes from balsa you must have a very big interest or you got to have someone to give you the interest, and as i see it less people are making their kids interested in this kind of hobby.

And i read that someone here don`t know what things the balsa planes can do as the ready to fly plastic ones can.
My ansver to this is this: a ready to fly plane can do most things you read on the box. while a balsa plane can do what you build it to do, and there is little limitations of what you can do.

And when you build a plane and fly it, it feels a 100 times better than if you buy a pre built.

I build and fly balsa models because of the happyness of looking at a plane that i built, vhen i fly it.

[ADW 123]

hmm interesting

[BillParker]

and i hate fiberglass and foam planes, they kind of don`t have a soul or somthing.

Foam is found on top of beer.

You don't build wings out of it...


bp

[ADW 123]

how many years have you all been building and how good do ur planes look and if u dont build static display do they fly?

[Anders]

Here is a foam rc jet, or a foamie as they say in this store:

[/url]http://hobbycity.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=10716&Product_Name=Aero_L-39_Albatros_Jet_Plug-n-Fly