Building a - DUMAS - Lysander - Balsa Model

[pomeroy600287]

What's the piano intro song? Nice model!

[GerbilEssences]

Does it fly? Looks nice. Perhaps pva is better for glueing balsa than cyanoacrylate (?) probably lighter and stronger in the long run. If you put CA anywhere near a canopy it mists the plastic, ah well, I hope to see her flying. Lysander was a great plane for dropping secret agents in France.

[Modeller2002]

@GerbilEssences Yes, it certainly does fly.. :) Yes, PVA might well have been better, but what I used worked, so that's good.. :) Yes, the Lysander does have some very interesting history.. I am most amazed at the very, very short landing and take-off distances!

[MilitaryAircraft101]

wow, i'm building a balsa rc A-4 Skyhawk in RAN colours..

[Modeller2002]

@MilitaryAircraft101 Brilliant! Are you making a video?

[Modeller2002]

@MrJezza31 Well, yes - we did fly it a few times, with hardly any wind (which is good for a test flight), but the wings were not accurately aligned because with this kit of the Lysander, the wings come in two sections, as you saw - so aligning them so they are at the exact same angle is very differcult and takes time. I also noticed that the rudder was not perfectly straight.

TBC (To be continued)

[Modeller2002]

@MrJezza31 ....Because of all these minor faults, the plane did a sharp right-hand turn + a nosedive resulting in a small crash which I won't post.... I fix all the stuff that's wrong, THEN take some footage.. :) Thanks for asking anyway.

[wammyburger]

very nice! your an expert! ive always wanted to build a balsa wood model!

[Modeller2002]

@wammyburger Thank you... they're very easy to find... in most model shops, probably in the same place you get your normal plastic models.. :)

[MrFlix76]

really good vid, lysander my favourite plane of ww2 :)

[Modeller2002]

@MrFlix76 Same :)

[tankman13p66]

Cool!

[888HamilkarBarkas888]

very interesting kit and great result :)

[Modeller2002]

@888HamilkarBarkas888 Thanks :)

[Modeller2002]

@Modeller2002 Thanks :)