RC India

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  :D

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 8-) 8-)

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! :salute:

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

Great plane
Seem just like build from kits {:)} :salute: :salute: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Good work and very precize {:)} {:)} :salute: :salute: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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.  :violent: :argue: :banghead: :discuss: :giggle:
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 ! :o wish i could build like you amazing built {:)} {:)} :salute:

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' !!   :thumbsup: {:)} :salute:

hmm..the result will be as interesting as  these two people  :thumbsup: {:)} :salute: :thumbsup: {:)} :salute: :thumbsup: {:)} :salute:

Hello Saikat,

Looking at the photos of your models, there seem to be lot of rubber bands around the under carriage. Is this on purpose? How does it work?

regards
Pankaj

Good question - I make most of my models up to .25 size with removable
undercarriages. Makes them easier to store with the undercart removed.

Hopefully the pics should explain - sorry for the lousy quality as i am using my
wife's phone

Hi Saikat,
     Is that Y-Bar your own re-drawn plans. I have an old Y-Bar wing and I lost the plans to some house cleaning. Can you please post your Y-bar plans. The wing shape is surely not the same as the one that comes in the kit sold by IHC. Anyway, real nice to see this plane. Did you R/C-fy this model any time. Even the fuse seems thicker than the one in the kit.

Yes - the IHC Ybar was the inspiration - but I did not go
with the curved wingtips. The fuse is thicker cause it contains
radio gear,  It is single channel RC - rudder only - mainly to
land it in the same field it was launched from.

Plans - you are most welcome to them - if I can find them,

Real neat.... :thumbsup:

Pankaj

Nice  :salute:

detechable but still neat

could u post some more pics of your free flight planes
[btw i sent u some pm(s) please reply to them if u got it]

how I strip balsa -- the pic should be self explanatory

simple solution. Keep track of exactly how much you spend on your hobby and buy the missus diamonds worth the same amount. the missus will actually encourage you to spend more on your hobby.
My wife waccompanied my son and myself to the flying field only to confirm that there are other "CRACKPOTS" ;ike the 2 of us.

But kit and scratch building need TIME  which all of us have a limited supply of.
Avijit

cessna 150 from the IHC plan
but using decent wood

4 channel - OS .10

Hi saikat da
im a newbie to rc
actually i was searching
for like minded people
4 rc aeromodelling.
Saw ur post.
Gr8 wrk.keep it up.
Im 4m ghy.
U sayd VC is 4m ghy also.
How can i contact him ?
Anyways..
Fly high..

Anjan

send him a PM - I'm sure he visits this forum regularly.

I have his cell no but I would'nt want to give it without
his approval.

Tell me more about yourself.

Hmm
thats true,privacy comes 1st.
I recently joined aseb after completing enggr in electrical.
Im currently based in silchar.
So i have enough free time
n now financial capability to
pursue rc as a hobby.
Im going to ghy 2mrw 4 a week ( @ bihu ).
He he
so mayb can met vc.

not much building lately -but this is
what I just finished.

Electric - 4 channel - 44 inch span

Each of your productions look like they have been bought from a store. :salute:

talking to VC inspired me to post one of my boats.

self designed , scratch built ,powered by speed 280 brushed
motor and 2s 900mah lipo

moves at a decent clip

Interesting design. What is the material used? What prop have you used? :thumbsup:

I had bought a bunch of red plastic props
from IHC Kolkata when I was a kid. I still have a
couple left.

material used is the pinkish/reddish wood that used
to be sold by IHC

I built the boat about 15 years back. Just got it
out the other day - upgraded the electronics
and had a blast sailing with my son.

Its been raining a lot here recently -ideal
for boats.

Hi Saikat,

Excellent work. So amazed to see the pic of canary design.   :salute:

How you cut the fuselage? which tool you use? is it made of balsa wood? Please share the techniques to make such awesome plane.

Regards,
Dileep

Two of my recent models -

- Single channel towline glider - floats like a feather in calm

- Generic funfly type equipped with all Hobbyking stuff - incl .40 glow

Just saw this page

Fantastic stuff Saikat  {:)} {:)} {:)} {:)}

wow....

Ideal hipnotism for me ...
Enough  planes to daydream about   , for an year