Going to build my first balsa plane kit! What should I know?

[Starfox2005]

Hey guys I was just gifted a sterling models Ringmaster control line airplane kit and aside from needing to find a suitable engine what should I know about how to build this thing? Like how to go about it and what type of glue do you use? Can't wait to start building!

 

[WickedFog]

Regular wood glue is what I use on balsa. Looks like that will be fun!

 

[Doom!]

I would go with wood glue also.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Looks fun.

 

[freedomflyer]

You could use wood glue, it's really strong and I'm sure it would work great. Having built balsa kits and done a great deal of scratch building, I think my choice would be to use super glue. There's a company called Bob Smith Industries that sells a line of adhesives with different viscosities. Their super glues come in Thick, Medium, and Thin. The thin being like water. They also carry a super glue accelerator called instant you can get your pieces in place glue them, then spray with the accelerator and within seconds move onto your next piece. Speeds up the building process a lot. Good luck.