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[ruralwideweb]

Hello everyone:
I am James, a new member, fulfilling a new year resolution to help in community projects. Our youth need new things to do and we chose model building.

I have offered to teach a Balsa Wood Model class for a 8-15 age group. I would like to do rubber kits for my first try. Probably easy to moderate kits with plans and parts that the youth can paint themselves and maybe fly in the end.

Any good suggestions?
Thanks for any assistance.

[BillParker]

James:

You are to be congratulated for involving the younguns in our hobby!

Just my opinion, but I think the kids will be most interested in Warbirds.

These are the least expensive of the kits available, and at this link:

http://www.acsupplyco.com/aerospace/guillows/500series.htm

You'll find them at the best price I've seen anywhere.

Guillow's 500 Series Planes, all with 16.5" wing span:

501 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
502 Focke-Wulf FW-190
503 Grumman F6F Hellcat
504 Supermarine Spitfire
505 Messerschmitt BF-109
506 Hawker Hurricane
507 Nakajima A6m2-N Rufe
508 Junkers JU-87B Stuka
509 Grumman TBF Avenger

Once they've gotten even a little bit good at construction, they can graduate to the 400 series kits.

Again, you da MAN!

bp

[reginaldian]

I have been gathering some old COMET models. There are seven different builds such as the Aeronca K Curtiss Robin, Sparky, Stinson, Curtis Jenny, Cessna, Piper Cub. If you would be interested in paying postage from Toronto Canada to destination, I would donate these to your cause. Please contact me through my private e.mail shown on membership page.

[cdwheatley]

My suggestion would be the Guillow's series 600 and 700 Build-By-Numbers kits; they seem to be designed exactly for situations such as yours.

[scigs30]

If they are want WWII builds you can try the 900 series. My brother is a teacher and his class built these and they flew ok. They are easy to build and look neat. The 500 series are tougher to build and take a lot of work to get to fly.

[JulioAF]

I also suggest the Build-By-Numbers kits. In fact, I started balsa modelling with one of these and I learned a lot.

Good modelling!!!

[ruralwideweb]

Thanks to all for such great tips and suggestions. I will report to all about my first class adventure, hope I "break a leg".

James