Sport Bud Nosen (!!!) 1/4 Scale Citabria Build! Woo hoo!

[Snoopy1]

Who would you order from for some light weight balsa? The pre-shaped parts for the elevators are really badly formed and heavy. I'd like to redo them with some lighter material. Balsa USA? Bud Nosen Models? or someone else?

These were designed for .60 to .90 nitro engines and I'm planning a G-26 so I'd guess it will be nose heavy but the wood for the tail pieces is so dense I'm worried it will be tail heavy!

Thanks.

Getting light balsa is easy to get from national balsa. Just have to specify contest grade or 5lbs per cubic ft or less the only thing it will cost you it is expensive.

 

[BalsaDust]

Last few orders I have placed have come from SIG and it’s where I will continue to order from. I’m actually able to get my local hobby shop to order it for me and it’s still cheaper in the end than ordering from National or balsa usa. I have never ordered from BUSA before but have ordered from National a few times. Got some wood that was great and some that was not so great.

 

[Bartman]

Just ordered from Sig, their pricing was a lot less than National, fwiw, and since I saved so much on the one piece I needed I ordered two extra sheets for the Super Kaos scratch build I'll eventually get to.

 

[49dimes]

me a KAOS too! Happened across an OS 61SF. Might just have to do another

 

[Bartman]

That outzone site is dangerous! Who needs shelves full of kits when you've got a website with so many cool plans for free?

https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=5523

 

[Bartman]

While I wait on the balsa for the elevator halves I've gone ahead and started the fuselage. First you build two of the sides, then you start at the front and use either die-cut plywood or balsa formers to join the halves pulling them together into place as you work towards the tail.

First side is done.

 

[49dimes]

Just downloaded the plans. Thanks for that

 

[Bartman]

Just downloaded the plans. Thanks for that

i'm thinking a taildragger with retracts

 

[dhal22]

i'm thinking a taildragger with retracts

Tail dragger???????? On a classic pattern plane?

 

[49dimes]

But...But...But...I was thinking the same . Makes it nice and .............