Quick Build vs Standard kits

l & d lewis · Post by **l & d lewis** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:29 pm

Hi gang,

Would this be the appropriate place to ask for opinions reference quick build vs standard kits? Are they worth the money, and has the new matched hole kits made a difference? I can buy a lot of cool tools, and airplane stuff with the difference....tnx....Larry

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:49 pm

Yes, yes, yes and I need a new air drill and a 2x rivet gun while you have your credit card out!

CJ

RV6junkie · Post by **RV6junkie** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:40 pm

The standard kit is very easy to build. You could save a lot of money by using this excellent kit.

However, the quick build kits are constructed much better than the average builder can do on his/her own. Not only that, they will chop a lot of time and aggravation off the project.

All things being equal (money), it comes down to this: Do you want to build your airplane, or do you want to fly it. No one can answer that question for you.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:57 pm

On a serious note, I don't consider myself a sheet metal expert by any stretch of the imagination. I am a tinkerer and detail oriented. I am exceedingly impressed with the quality and completeness of my kit thus far. I dare say that I would recommend it to anyone.

I plan on going slow build all the way. I just ordered my wings and depending on how they go, I may or may not order the QB fuse.

I hope this helps.

CJ

Reheat · Post by **Reheat** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:41 am

Larry,
I have a QB. While I enjoy a lot of the building process, I want to finish this bird and get to flying it as soon as I can. The QB saved me a tremendous amount of work and my wings and fuselage are straight, whereas as a first time RV builder maybe they would not have been as well done. You still get to build the empennage, and then there is this big leapfrog and -viola- the next thing you know your wings are done!

One thing to consider is priming. The QB comes with a wash primer, and a lot of builders want to have a more durable primer thruout which would not be possible with the QB.

Good luck!
Cheers

l & d lewis · Post by **l & d lewis** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:49 pm

Thanks for the opinions, I've never owned anything I haven't taken apart and put back together. I'm kind of leaning toward the standard kit, but the wife would rather I went for the QB? She let me buy my current plane hoping the building bug would go away, no such luck!!!!!!!...tnx..Larry

g_e_young · Post by **g_e_young** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:02 am

If you can afford it, get a QB. I built a -6 the old fashioned way and wouldn't do it again. This is going to sounds nuts, but frankly building the plane's structure is pretty simple but very time consuming. I'm building an 8a QB this time so I can focus all my effort on the detail work that make the planes beautiful and faster.

Last time I did this, I was so worn out by the time I got to doing the engine, wiring, paint and fairings that I just wanted to get the damn thing done and in the air.

Fyi, you're paying 8 - 10 bucks an hour for extremely well build aircraft parts with the QB. If you make more than $25 an hour, don't give it a second thought; just get the QB.

g-