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ManzanoLaser Ansaldo A.1 Balilla by John M Oshust. Viewed 438 times.
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| John M Oshust | 06-Jan-14 16:35 | | The port side of the fuse is more or less framed. I modified the plan to make a slightly more robust frame. I chose this model because I was fascinated by the shape of the fuselage and cowl. Thus far the fuselage shape has met my expectation. |
| julinick | 06-Jan-14 17:06 | | John, what do you think of the Manzano Laser kits? I myself would like to build one of these kits in the future and I see you've built a few. They look to be of great quality when it comes to laser cut kits, would you agree? I will wait for your thoughts? |
| John M Oshust | 06-Jan-14 17:17 | | Manzano kits are short kits..very short. They are well engineered and the laser work is excellent You may realize I love biplanes. In my opinion there are no finer biplane laser kits than those sold by Aerodromerc. I was intrigued by the shape of this biplane and I could only find it at Manzano. If Aerodromerc sold this plane I would have purchased it there. Kay,the owner, knows I build for display and cuts my kits with stronger, but denser, balsa. This makes it easier on my old, arthritic, phalanges. I hope this was of some help 😳 |
| julinick | 06-Jan-14 17:22 | | Thanks John. I love the version of the P-47 from Manzano. I'm very interested in building the razorback version and after carefully looking at your build thread, I'm very close in ordering that kit from them. Thanks for your input John. |
| John M Oshust | 06-Jan-14 18:14 | | Charlie, at Manzano, is very accommodating. I believe they have both the can of peas and razorback version. Looking forward to your build.👀 |
| julinick | 06-Jan-14 19:52 | | You are correct, they have both versions. |
| RCeverything | 10-Jan-14 09:49 | | John what do you mean by "Manzano kits are short kits..very short." |
| RCeverything | 10-Jan-14 09:58 | | Nevermind...I found it on the good 'ol web, Manzano website to be exact.
A short kit is one that includes only those parts that need to be cut from a sheet of wood (balsa, bass and ply). It is one step up from a scratch build and reduces the build time a bit. The builder still has to supply all sticks, wire, and sheet necessary to finish the model. Some people prefer short kits so that they can hand pick the sticks and sheet wood they will use to finish the build. We do not supply build lists for the short kits. Some short kits will seem more complete than others, ie, they will have many more parts laser cut. That is up to the designer and how the plane is assembled. For example, a stick type fuselage takes a lot of extra wood, whereas a kit like Rob McKellar’s GeeBee Z has almost every part cut. |
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