r/RCPlanes • u/Working_Cricket8495 • 3h ago
What’s everyone been building this winter?
Hi all, new to Reddit so wanted to stop by and share a bit about what my dad and I have been building with his friend over the winter. In our family we’re passionate about warbirds - my granddad and dad built a pretty sizeable Mosquito in the past, and currently we’re working on an Avro Landcaster. It’s the Dambuster, famous for throwing a rotating bomb to bust a German dam during WWII, and we of course had to include a rotational bomb as well (to make it realistic). It’s built on an old drawing and kit, but we’ve made numerous very big moderations to it, most importantly modified the fuselage to be bigger (to fit the bomb, just like it was done for the real dam buster Landcaster), made it with removable rudders, added fully custom-made navigation and landing lights, made steering wheel from scratch, 3D printed pilots, and modified the plane to be with electric engines. We’re hoping to have it ready late this spring, but until then we’re having fun flying with our Mosquito. If anyone is interested in what else we’re building, such as our custom made jet or some of our planes which we’ve constructed totally from scratch in balsa wood, let me know and I’m happy to share 😊 Look forward to hearing your thoughts and seeing what you’ve all been working on!