Article 1.001 – How are Easy Scale fuselages easier to build than others?
Beginners new to scale and seasoned helicopter pilots who have never undertaken a scale fuselage will see everything at flying events from awesome life-like detailing that can be mistaken for a real helicopter in a photograph, to the creative models (like flying pigs) that quite eloquently express, ‘Beauty is in the eye of the builder!’ When you start looking for that very first fuselage project, you should take the time to evaluate your building experience, time available to complete the project, the necessary tools required, your building environment and talk with some of the modelers who have already built the fuselage you are researching. As you will soon find out, each fuselage manufacturer has strengths and weaknesses. You have to figure out what to expect when you open your first scale fuselage, and what is pure marketing hype. That is assuming that the shipping carrier hasn’t crushed your prize fuselage along the way. Double ouch when it is a painted fuselage, but more on that
