210116 Guillows FW 190 Build and Flight
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- čas přidán 17. 01. 2021
- Nostalgia build of Guillows kit #502, a 16.5" span FW-190. This was the first stick-and-tissue model I built as a kid in the mid-1970s. A new friend recently gave me a partially-built 502 kit - I decided to have a little fun and see what I could do with it. Finish is printed tissue, chalked with white on the back to brighten up the colors. It came out heavy (32g without motor, ~40g flying weight), but it flies much better than the one I built as a kid!
Wow, I never believed these kits were actually made to be flyable. I figured people just hung them from their ceilings. Bravo for completing the build beautifully and recording the flights.
This brought back a LOT of memories! I mainly build plastic models, now (I'm 62.) But after watching this, I'm definitely going to put building a kit like this on my bucket-list. (I've got the Guillows Hawker Hurricane in my stash, somewhere.) And that pre-printed tissue covering is a definite improvement, as was replacing the vacuformed cowling with balsa. But despite the added weight, those flights were nothing less than impressive!
Would love to see a video on the technique for the covering! Gorgeous model!
Man this brings me back. Nothing tested my and taught me patience more than building and skinning these Guillows kits. Good work sir!
Man, that printed tissue really pops with good lighting - looks incredible. Flies great as far as I'm concerned - a Butcher Bird is supposed to be fast!
Guillows would be pleased with your build. Beautiful model.
nice job on the plane and flight. i built quite a few guillows kits as a boy in the early 60's. i never had good luck with the rubber power because the planes ended up being too heavy so we would put small cox motors on them to fly with control line or freeflight or use them as a static display on a desk or hung from my bedroom ceiling. the last one i remember making was a japenese zero.
Like you, I built this kit back in the seventies as my first stick and tissue airplane. I built a lot since then, but I remember that one. I didn't have much money back then so I had to buy the cheapest one I could, and it was the FW-190. I recently went to Guillow's website to see if they still sold it, and was absolutely gobsmacked when I saw the price on it. They want $50 for that kit now! Wow! So much for a nostalgic rebuild.
I didnt even knew these kits could fly so well and long. Good job on the paint job
That is just sweet, Mike. I've built that thing about 6 times and it never flew like that. Imagine what you could do with some contest balsa!! Thanks for posting. -Dan
I built that one in about ‘75. I had no skills but it flew quite well in spite being crooked and covered in blobs of glue!
Wow. That’s amazing. Great build and excellent flight for day 1. All of my Guillows builds were static display as they came out too heavy. I’m intrigued about printing and covering method. Recommend making a video showing how you do this covering with pre-printed covering material. The plane looks great and it’s so light. Even the Pilot details. My problem is the weight gain during the painting and finishing process. Keep up the great work.
This video randomly popped up in my recommended, and I'm extremely fortunate for that! Completely different from the plastic revell models I've built since I was a toddler. Shame I didn't hear of Guillow's earlier, but seeing how these kits are still in production since the 1950's, they must be good to have survived natural selection! I'm converting mine to RC. Could you please release the pdf document of the skins? I would love to use it on my build, as I don't have any paints.
Excellent job
I made a few Guillows kits when I was younger, but I could never get any of them to fly worth a damn.
I built one of these in the 70's. Great model.
Just gorgeous! The most beautifully flown rubber-powered model I've ever seen. Congratulations! Would be interested to see what you can do with a Guillows' Albatros D-Va biplane.
Man amazing job on the model!
Wow, beautiful model! You did a great job! Looks like you have a wonderful flyer on your hands! Wonderful to watch, thanks for sharing!
Beautiful, and a nice realistic colour scheme too, it reminds me of the days before radio control when aeromodellers really had to know their stuff to trim models to fly hands-off..:)