Greg

Hello Mike, Thank you for your post and the information. Unfortunately I have not had the pleasure of flying the aircraft yet as I am still recovering from the surgery I had last February. It sound like I can't go wrong when I try my first flight. I look forward to whenever that day will be. In the meantime I'm still building the kits I have so I'm keep busy! 😁 Thanks again. Best regards, Greg

Hello Chris, Thanks for the link. I will take a look at what they have to offer. Regards, Greg

Hello Andy, Thank you for your comments. I have now made my mind up. Dumas kits it will be! Regards, Greg

Hello Engine Doctor, Thank you. I am starting to get the idea that I should consider any I buy in the future are Dumas kits.

Hello Robin, Thank you for your review of the aircraft. I think, to honest, I prefer the Dumas models over the Guillows. Regards, Greg

Hello David, Thank you. I have had a look through the Dumas range and like what the have to offer. Regards, Greg

Hello leccyflyer, Thanks for the your post and thank you for the information. Concerning Keil Kraft I have their kit Ajax which I have just started to build. It is a nice kit. Regards, Greg

Hello, I have been looking at free flight model kits made by Dumas and Guillows. As I am not familiar with these companies please could members give their opinions on the quality of the kits they manufacturer? Thanks. Greg.

Hello John, Thank you. Slight change in the subject, do you or anyone know what BMJR Model free flight kits are like? Greg

Thank you that is very helpful. I have saved the link to the site. Greg

Hello John, Thank you. very helpful. I think that if I do decide to add rubber power to my growing collection I will get the kit first. The other bits can come later. I have had a look online for the likes of winders etc but I must not be using the correct search words as I have only found a hand winder available for sale. If you know of a retailer who sells the extras please let me know. Greg

Thank you to all that contributed to this post. I am really grateful for the information given. I am truly amazed at the interest in rubber powered flying. I though that it may have some interest by flyers and was tucked away is some obscure corner of the hobby very rarely seeing the light of day. I was wrong. If I do decide to add this branch of flying to my repertoire what other items would I need? I see in the videos flyers using tripods and winders are they important or just look good out in the field? 😁 Paul. I also like static models. At the moment I mostly build period wooden ship kits. But aircraft kits are also fascinating. The static kit I would like to get is a British Fire Engine from any era. That's not important. I have seen the likes of Airfix's Dennis fire appliance which was made some years ago and now is classed as vintage but it seems that manufacturers only want to produce models from the US and Germany. It would be nice to see some plastic kits made of British engines on the market. Greg

Hello Robin, Thank you for the great information. I didn't know that there was so much to do with free flight flying. I thought that it would be mainly RC flying that most people would be interested in. Greg

Hello Rich, Thank you for your response. Unfortunately I'm not able to do any building at the moment following the surgery I had on my right hand just over a week ago. So I am keeping myself busy looking at my future options in the hobby. I hope to start building again in about a month but if all goes well it could be sooner. Concerning the glider, prior to the surgery my building of the Amethyst III was going well. I have completed the main build. I now have to fit the electrics and cover the aircraft. So by the time I have done that they nicer weather should be here ready for the maiden flight. Greg

Hello John, Thank you for the information and the encouragement with regards to rubber powered flight. You say if I do decide to build one of these models I might like to fit a dethermalizer. As a beginner to model flying I am not familiar with all the terminology of flying and available gizmos yet so please could you let me know what a dethermalizer is? Greg