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| scigs30 | Guillows Series 500 - FW 190 | Parked | 01-Dec-13 23:55 |  |
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| scigs30 | Guillows Series 500 - FW 190 | Build | 01-Dec-13 23:55 |  |
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| I received my laser cut 500 series Messerschmitt yesterday and built it today. I used Testors cement and did not sand that is why all the charred edges are showing. I built the kit per the plans with no modifications and all the parts fit great. The quality of balsa is the best I have ever seen and lighter than any of the die crushed balsa of the past. This build was a pleasure and went together in a matter of hours, good job Guillows, cannot wait to build all the 500 series. As shown she weighs 20 grams, not bad and should fly on rubber with no problem. The 500 series have always been my favorite Guillows kits but were not a fun build because of the heavy die crushed balsa, but now I think these will be popular with all builders. I followed the instruction booklet and everything went together as planned, have not decided if I am going to cover or just display. Thank you Guillows for giving me this opportunity to build this wonderful plane. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 2000 - P-38 Lightning | Build | 01-Dec-13 14:06 |  |
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| The results of a quiet evening out watching TV with the boss. The wood char from the laser is sanded off of the edges. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 600 - Lancer | Build | 30-Nov-13 22:56 |  |
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| AUW with stock 3/32" x 30" rubber is 29g. That's a bit more than John Cooper's 25g with bigger rubber motor, but it should do the trick for me. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 600 - Lancer | Build | 30-Nov-13 22:55 |  |
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| Pretty much done, just need to glue on those wheels and paint the pins black. Color scheme is heavily based on John Cooper's Lancer. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 2000 - P-38 Lightning | Build | 30-Nov-13 18:06 |  |
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| Standard die-cut wood on top is 117g, the laser cut wood on the bottom is 111g. Not an exact comparison due to a change in the number and size of the 3/32" sheets, but still a reasonable comparison. My other kit from 10 years ago tips the scale at 173g! |
