RivetBangers.com

Been AWOL for a while so maybe this has been noticed, but I see that Great Planes has come out with an ARF RV-4. PK? This would make you a "legitimate" rivetbanger!

That thing is sweet! There's a great review and video of it here-

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=634239

And a link to purchase the kit for $75 here-

http://www.rtmodels.com/RV-4.htm

I don't think that one is the Great Planes version though...here's that one...

http://www.greatplanes.com/airplanes/gpma1357.html

While my 6A was in the paint shop, I started doodling with designing a model of it that would be powered with a Saito 300 twin 4 stroke that I have. Designing it around that engine, I came up with something that would be a tad over 1/4 scale.

Should make a sweet model. A bit cheaper than building another full sized RV too!!! At least for the time being......

I just got my first Tower Hobbies catalog in maybe 20 years and was surprised to see as many RV4 kits as they have I almost bought the smaller Great Planes RV a couple years ago instead of a third Sig Kobra, but I can put the Kobra in my car in one piece, and since the RV4 is a TD, it won't fit like the Kobra does Like Painless, I have always wanted to build an RV around an engine, but in my case I thought an "O-3.20" would be a good choice:

http://www.osengines.com/engines/osmg1320.html

1:1_Scale wrote:... I thought an "O-3.20" would be a good choice

Holy c--p, that thing is a beast!

Now if they'd just put an electronic ignition on that.

You *can* get electronic ignition for them. Really cool stuff. These mult-cylinder 4 stroke model engines sound like the real thing when they go by.