No its not an ARF
No Its not Foam
No its not electric

Yes its scratch built
Yes its balsa covered with tissue over mylar
Yes its glow - Norvel .061

What engine is that? And surely many more rubber bands to hold the wing

Yep, many more rubber bands, but I guess it was minimal just for the photo session 

Did you do the design also, or was it based on available plans ?

Well made plane, sorry missed the detail about the engine in the original post.

Good build. Would love to see it fly.

As always, scratch builds are very special for me.

-Ismail

cool saikit pl. post a video if you have it always to see others plane fly

Thanks for the interest

yes drew the plans myself - its loosely based on Ken Willards
"Schoolboy"

Made the traditional way with balsa and covered with
japanese tissue paper over mylar(polyester film)

Its four channel powered by a Norvel .061 Big Mig Engine

Attaching another one

own design / balsa / electric / four channel

And another one

Control line this time
 powered by AP .061 Wasp engine

Saikat,
Looks like you too belong to the gangs of Balsa Butcherers

My latest --


My son about to launch my Flying Aces Moth - Rubber Power free flight 24" span

another shot

Scratch built
powered by OS .10
Four channel

my latest Tomboy for 3 ch RC - flew it yesterday

Awesome Rony/Saikat!

This is what earns a lot of repect!

Keep it up - Errrrrr....... Keep 'em up!

Great plane
Seem just like build from kits
Good work and very precize

Absolutely Fantabulus Saikat Da. And you son is a lucky chap to vitness such fine hobby since his child hood. You latest model looks completely like an ARF in finishing and craftmanship! wish to build such a bird some time in my hobby.

When there this kid in picture, I am daring to ask this general question. Married seniors tell me, how wives react to this engrossing hobby of men (Since this hobby is largely popular in men only, except few exceptions) ?? My photographer enthusiast frinds allwas say that 'Wife and Glass(Lens) don't gel' i.e when ever they acquire a new lens (especially the professional L ones from Canon), they have a hard time with their wife. 
What is the general mantra to strike the balance between the  hobby and family life ? This applies more to scratch (and that out of Balsa) builders like Saikat Da who might spend even longer hours in the hobby ?

Thanks for the kind words guys

Ankur - I wish my son had your level of interest - he is in class 6 and all
he wants to do is play with his PSP.

Ujjawana- I am lucky to have an understanding wife - and a job which allows me
to actively pursue my interests. Only thing is that there are no like minded people around.
That has started to change thanks to this forum - there is now VC in Guwahati and Nabam
in Itanagar.

posting another model to show how I keep in touch with my roots  -

Saikat Old Chap,

You just raised the bar several notches higher. These are superlative!

saikat uncle,can u tell me how to make such free flight models and what apparatus is required
i have already started a different thread please tell me in that
link:-http://www.rcindia.org/beginners-zone/free-flight-planes/

Awesome models ! wish i could build like you amazing built

Ankur - for free flight you need balsa , tan sport rubber , propellers , wheels and
japanese tissue for covering.

- give me your postal address I 'll send you enough material
to get you started - free

thanks for the offer
anyways i want it in feb due to exams in jan
here is my address
Ankur Singh
236/150,B.H.S.,
Allahpur,
Allahabad-06.
U.P.

Please post in in end jan i don't want to get it in jan  or i'll get so deeply involved that i'll forget my exams and get bad marks

btw the pics u posted in your last post were of a glow plane.am i right?

I am just curious what will happen if we lock Saiket Da and Ashta Sir in a full fledged workshop!!! One 'God of Balsa Wing' and other 'Foam Almighty' !!   

hmm..the result will be as interesting as  these two people