The list of kits for sale is at the bottom of the page after all of the long winded explanations. Sorry for this, but I get a lot of questions and it’s easier to just put the answers on the website. You can get a lot more info on my SAQ page.
Based on the email I receive, the first thing I need to mention is that I don’t provide plans. You can get plans from the internet, the same way I get them. Get them printed at a local printing shop if you want a hard copy.
Now let’s talk about the kits. When you buy laser cut parts from me, I provide the wood, cut the parts, and mail it to you. You don’t have to send me any wood. Don’t worry about whether or not I have kits in stock. Everything on the list is available. I cut it when you order it.
A short kit includes the parts that need to be cut to a specific shape, but it does not include hardware or landing gear, or generic sheet or stick wood, such as wing sheeting, spars, etc. You’re a scratch builder and I’m a guy who cuts out the complicated parts for you. Sometimes I will include rectangular elevators if I have extra space on a sheet, but sometimes I won’t, especially if it’s made of really thick wood that would look better if cut by hand. I’m trying to save you money, and you don’t need me to cut a bunch of square balsa for you, right?
Laser cutting the sheeting for arched hatches and turtle decks may seem like a good idea. But it’s better for the builder to cut these because of irregularities in building.
My laser cutter does a good job cutting plywood up to 1/8″ thick. Anything thicker than that ends up looking like a burned cookie. 1/4″ ply parts will be cut from two pieces of 1/8″, to be laminated by the builder. 3/16″ parts will be made from two 3/32″ layers, or sometimes I will simply substitute one layer of 1/8″ when appropriate. 3/8″ balsa also takes a pretty severe beating in the laser cutter, so I sometimes provide two layers of 3/16 for you to laminate these thick balsa parts. Sometimes this is simply omitted from the short kit, especially square parts. Please see kit notes for details.
SHIPPING COSTS, AND HOW TO PAY
Look at my SAQ page for detailed info. The short version is that you email me and tell me what you want. Then I give you a total with shipping. Buy multiple items at the same time to save shipping costs. Paypal, checks, cash, money orders are all acceptable.
OTHER INFO
If you have a set of cutting files that you or somebody else drew already, you can email them to me for cutting.
If you find an error in your kit, please let me know so I can fix it.
If you find a mysterious piece of wood in your kit that looks like this, it’s probably a dihedral gauge.
Some of my kits include parts for bolting the wing in place, where the original plan shows rubber bands. This is not true in all cases, but there are several with bolt-on kits included. These parts look like this:
The top left piece goes in the leading edge of the wing. The top right piece attaches to the spars. The bottom piece attaches to the bulkhead in front of the wing. A dowel goes through the holes. Go to my tutorial on changing your rubber band wing to a bolt-on wing for details.
I’ve been told that I need to add photos of finished planes to this page. I think that’s a great idea. Please send a photo after you build a plane from my kit. Thanks!
I have already done the drafting for quite a few airplanes, mostly from the RCM catalog. I’m always adding more, and the planes I have done are listed below. On some of them I have incorporated my own modifications, which I think the average builder would like. You can click on the name of the airplane to see what modifications I have made. Some of the listings below are not clickable, but don’t worry, they are all available. If you prefer that your kit be cut out to original standard specs, let me know.
Accessories
- Servo tray, lite or hard ply $2.50 You specify dimensions. $2 shipping any number of trays.
- engine gasket $1.00 Back plate, exhaust, etc. Your choice of paper type. $.50 postage
- Foam cutting templates $12.00 per pair. 1/16 plywood. Includes holes for pinning to the foam.
BALSA WORKBENCH
- Balsa Workbench Primary trainer 37″ Short kit $30 Complete kit $50
RCM
- 1/2A SST 33″ $30
- 2 X 4 glider 50″ $30
- 1941 Taylorcraft 62″ $40
- Air Meister 42″ $60
- Baby Buzzard 48″ $45
- Bandito Grande 82″ $75
- BD-6 54″ $40
- Big John OMT 77″ $80
- Bingo! 70″ $55
- Bobcat 54″ $45
- Buzzard Bombshell 72″ $55
- Center Fire 30″ $25
- Cessna Ag Wagon 61″ $45
- Classmate 39″ $30
- Cloud Dancer 73″ $50
- Cloud Dancer 40 60″ $40
- Cloud Dancer 20 48″ $30
- Cloud Dancer 120 96″ $65
- Corkscrew 49″ $45
- Corkscrew 80 80″ $75
- Das Liddle Stik 46″ $55
- Das Mini Stik 36″ $45
- Das Ugly Stik 60″ $65
- Daydreamer 64″ $37
- DeNight Special 50″ $32
- Digester 72″ $50
- Divider 41″ $45
- Double Trouble 36″ $40
- Draggin By 58″ $40
- Electric Yogi 50″ $45
- Excalibur 38″ $30
- French Poudle 42″ $30
- Funster 20 60″ $50
- Funster 40 72″ $60
- Funster 40 scaled to 48″ $40
- Golden Oldie 56″ $60
- Golden Oldie 20 39″ $45
- Guppy 52″ $50
- Headmaster Sport 40 59″ $40
- Hornet 37″ $30
- Junkers Ju52 84″ $60
- Lazy Ace 76″ $80
- Long John 60″ $60
- Miss Texas 84″ $70
- Miss Vintage 59″ $40
- Miss Vintage 122% $50
- My O My 54″ $35
- New Era III 45″ $45
- Omen II 92″ $75
- Osprey Bipe 58″ $75
- Paragon 118″ $60
- Pipsqueak 25″ $17
- Q’icksilv’r 51″ $30
- Q-Tee 36″ $30
- RCM Basic Bipe 35″ $45
- RCM Basic Trainer 52″ $40
- RCM Big Bird 84″ $50
- RCM Big Bird Too 84″ $50
- RCM Floats 38″ (original size) $35
- RCM Floats 25″ $23
- RCM Floats 30″ $27
- RCM Floats 50″ $45
- RCM Sportster 50″ $45
- RCM Trainer 58.5″ (RCM Advanced Trainer) $70
- RCM Trainer Jr 52″ $45
- RCM Twin Trainer 62″ $60
- Real Thing Mock Two 45″ $30
- RO8 80″ $55
- Sea Dancer 72″ $55
- Seamaster II 48″ $45
- Semperfi 48″ $45
- Simple T-Craft 49″ $40
- Small Wonder 46″ $35
- Sopwith Triplane 35″ $35
- Sporty Ace 48″ $50
- Sporty Forty 40″ $50
- Sporty Forty scaled to 30″ $40
- Sporty Forty scaled to 60″ $75
- SST 33″ $30
- Staudacher 53″ $45
- STOL Pigeon 44″ $45
- Super Kaos 59″ .60 $70
- Super Kaos Jr 52″ .40 $55
- Super Kaos .10 – .15 36″ $30
- Super Kaos .20 – .25 44″ $37
- Super Sportster 90/120 72″ $75
- Super Whiz Kid 44″ $35
- Tern 54″ $45
- Terrier 58″ $45
- The No Tow 72″ $37
- Ugly Twin 66″ $50
- Ultra Sport 60 62″ $55
- Under Dawg $45
- Wayfarer 52″ $50
- Whimpy 66″ $50
- Whimpy Too 62″ $60
- Whizard 41″ $35
- Wicked Wanda 44″ $45
- Wildfire 42″ $40
- Wolfmeister 38″ $31
- Zoegling Primary 1930 73″ $45
Ace RC
- Air Scout 54″ $35
- Alpha 40″ $30
- Ace foam wing balsa kit $10
- Ace mini foam wing balsa kit $10
- 4-20 48″ $40
- GLH 33″ $20
- Littlest Stick 20″ $12
- Whizard 41″ $35
David Boddington
- Big Flapper (modified structure, but built over the original plan)
- Staaken Z-1 Flitzer scaled to 54″ (1/4 scale) $60
Dick Mathis
- Quaker 82″ (ribs, dihedral braces, two bulkheads) $30
Goldberg
- Eaglet 50 $45
- Freedom 20 $45
- Senior Falcon 69″ $65
Midwest
- Aerostar 20 53″ $45
- Aerostar 40 62″ $55
- Esquire 51″ $40
- Li’l Esquire 40″ $35
- Das Little Stick 46″ $55
Model Airplane News
- Canadair CL-215 76″ $40
- Coin Foo 121% 44″ $30
- Duellist 116% 80″ $70
- Duster by Bill Northrop 67″ $60
- Extra 3.25 47″ $30
- Flea Fli 39″ $40
- Kaos 90 74″ $100
Model Aviation Plans (AMA)
- Commodore 72″ $75
Model Builder
- Big Stik 100″ $85
Top Flite
- Hot Kanary biplane 38″ $45
- RC Nobler 51″ $50
Other
- Birdie Ten by Global 48″ $45
- Curare 20 43″ $40
- Das Not Ugly 31″ $25
- Das Not Ugly 129% 35″ $30
- Drake II by Ken Willard 48″ $40
- Eaglet X2 by P. Valentine 46″ $40
- E-Cobra by Grotzinger 44″ $35
- ET-20 trainer by Bob Martin 50″ $45
- Flea Fli 39″ $40
- Flea Fli Plus Ten 42″ $45
- Hammer by Dick Sarplous 50″ $45
- Kwik Fli Mk III 59″ $55
- Longster III 35″ $35
- Mach Mini 32″ $20
- Magic Fly by M. F. A. 48″ $30
- Outlaw $35
- Pilot Models QB10H 39″ $30
- Playmate by Dave Robelen 50″ $45
- Royal Mitsubishi Zero 35″ $30
- Saab 37 Viggen by Ziroli 32″ $40
- Scorpion by Kiel Kraft 44″ $35
- Sea Cruiser II 60″ $65
- Splash-E 43″ $30
- Sunday Fighters by Ken Willard 39″ $30 each
- Super Sportster 20 48″ $45
- Super Sportster 60 62″ $60
- Super Trident glider 98″ $55
- Twinny by Svenson 40″ $50