Recommend me a plane!
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My sister suggested that, for my nephew's 3rd birthday, he would like a model aeroplane to hang from his bedroom ceiling. She's probably expecting a ready made plane however I thought it would be a good idea if I build the plane myself!
I haven't made a model plane in about 30 years so I'm looking for something not overly complicated. With regards the model itself I was thinking something from the '30's (the plane at the beginning of Temple of Doom kind of thing)
Any hints and tips greatly appreciated!
I haven't made a model plane in about 30 years so I'm looking for something not overly complicated. With regards the model itself I was thinking something from the '30's (the plane at the beginning of Temple of Doom kind of thing)
Any hints and tips greatly appreciated!
[quote=BringbacktheP&P]
My sister suggested that, for my nephew's 3rd birthday, he would like a model aeroplane to hang from his bedroom ceiling. She's probably expecting a ready made plane however I thought it would be a good idea if I build the plane myself!
I haven't made a model plane in about 30 years so I'm looking for something not overly complicated. With regards the model itself I was thinking something from the '30's (the plane at the beginning of Temple of Doom kind of thing)
Any hints and tips greatly appreciated!
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Here you go:
http://www.airspotters.com/fly-on-a-wire-toy-plane...
You screw a pivot to the cieling and the plane flies around on a wire in a circle under its own power. I've, err, that is my 2.5 year old son's got a Mustang, and it's strong enough that he can play with it without braking it.
I've put most of my recent scale model aircraft on string in his bedroom cieling, but he's too young to apprecitate them. At least with something that looks and 'flies' like a real aircraft he has something to watch rather than look at.
My sister suggested that, for my nephew's 3rd birthday, he would like a model aeroplane to hang from his bedroom ceiling. She's probably expecting a ready made plane however I thought it would be a good idea if I build the plane myself!
I haven't made a model plane in about 30 years so I'm looking for something not overly complicated. With regards the model itself I was thinking something from the '30's (the plane at the beginning of Temple of Doom kind of thing)
Any hints and tips greatly appreciated!
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Here you go:
http://www.airspotters.com/fly-on-a-wire-toy-plane...
You screw a pivot to the cieling and the plane flies around on a wire in a circle under its own power. I've, err, that is my 2.5 year old son's got a Mustang, and it's strong enough that he can play with it without braking it.
I've put most of my recent scale model aircraft on string in his bedroom cieling, but he's too young to apprecitate them. At least with something that looks and 'flies' like a real aircraft he has something to watch rather than look at.
Edited by dr_gn on Sunday 11th April 22:13
Edited by dr_gn on Sunday 11th April 22:15
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I went for this in the end. Should be a challenge!
I went for this in the end. Should be a challenge!
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