guillows lancer

[r wheatley]

has anyone here ever built this kit ? i was considering buying one. any info on the buid and flying would be appreciated ,

thanks, Ronnie

[stx44]

I recently did the Javelin, which is essentially the same kit. I found the multi dihedral frustrating as I had to wait for the glue to dry, but other than that it was an easy and fun build.

The thing flies fantastically!!!! And its surprisingly tough (I had a motor explode, and only had to replace a couple of tissue panels and a former). I did leave off the wheels, and so had to balance it- Im told that if you built it with the wheels, no clay should be needed to balance.

When I build it again (and I definitely will when I kill this one) I would add some extra cross strips or formers to reinforce the fuselage section under the wing- built stock it tends to bow slightly with the elastic holding the wings on. Not a major problem, but looks wrong and freaks me out!

[davidchoate]

I AM ALSO GETTING INTOFREELIGHT, AND I'M BUILDING THE JAVELIN NOW.

[r wheatley]

thanks for the replys,I am ordering the lancer
Ronnie

[goose]

I did a build last spring. The details are here: http://balsamodels.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2569

Mike

[davidchoate]

vERY EASY BUILD SO FAR; i MAY BE DONE TODAY, OH, i GOT MY SCALE, EDGE WEIGHS 150g with battery, and all ready to fly!

[goose]

Yes, the standard kit comes with White and gray tissue. I went online and ordered the red and yellow for my build so I would not have to mess with painting.

Mike