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[Sopwith Camel]

Where I can find radio WW1 airplanes at a reasonable price?

[Reggiemon]

:) Hi, Sopwith Camel,
Depends on whether you want foam models or balsa.
Tower Hobbies has some foam ones from SIG that are inexpensive 3 channel park flyers.

[F=MA]

There is also the infamous Wattage...Sopwith Camel! You might like that. It's notorious for pitch control issues and QC on the factory motors but, the thing is down to under 50 bucks US now on closeout at HobbyPeople and others.

F=MA

[Sopwith Camel]

I'm looking for a kit that sells everything with the plane,and is easy to assemble.

[F=MA]

Ain't any RTF WW1 airplanes out there, at present. Best bet for easy to assemble is the GWS Tiger Moth. Not WW1 but, a bipe and very benign for beginners, from all accounts. It'll fit any gear you buy, pretty much. GWS used to sell a flight pack for the plane but, it is discontinued. Nonetheless, you simply need to buy a 4 channel radio (good for stepping up to aileron control later) speed controller, a couple servos, a battery pack sized to the plane and you're good to go. Any local hobby store can set you up and is your best friend when things go awry.

F=MA

[AZ Jake]

Polk's Hobbies is now offering an ARF of the Fokker DR-I with a 36" wingspan. I have built two (one for a friend and one for me!) and they both fly great. They are powered by AXI 2212/20 brushless motors, Thunder Power 11.1v 2100ma Li-Poly battery packs and use a Hacker 18amp speed controller and a Jeti 18 amp.

They come covered in all red, but I stripped mine and recovered it in white Econokote with red & black trim cut from Monokote trim sheets to make it look like the tripe at the EAA Museum in Osh Gosh, WI.

I understand tha Polk's will be coming out with a Sopwith Camel in the near future...do I see Snoopy flying again soon?

[F=MA]

The Polk's Tripe is a pretty hardcore plane for a beginner, doncha think? He was asking about RTFs. I'd be scared to fly the Tripe, it's so nice. :)

F=MA

[AZ Jake]

F=MA,

I didn't see where he was a rank beginner, just that he was asking for WWI arfs. I am sorry if I missed that and was not giving him the answer that he was looking for.

[F=MA]

I'm looking for a kit that sells everything with the plane,and is easy to assemble.

This gave it away for me....

I'm sure there's no harm done. I was awed by the Tripe, myself. Gorgeous.

F=MA

[Sopwith Camel]

I built a Guillow's Fokker DR-1 a few months back,but they didn't tell how to install the radio control parts,or what type of reciver it needs.

[F=MA]

That's not untypical, I'm afraid. You're left to pick your own gear based on what you have and what you need the plane to do.

I just swap guts around from plane to plane. This usually works unless the planes are radically different.

F=MA

[Roundel]

"I built a Guillow's Fokker DR-1 a few months back,but they didn't tell how to install the radio control parts,or what type of reciver it needs."

I've seen several brief write-ups about Guillow's models converted for RC operation in both print and on-line. I'd try:

1 - Back issues of Flying Models and Model Aviation for the last few years.

2 - A Google search combining "Guillow" or "Guillow's" with "RC" or "radio control."