2024 Guillows Challenge

[@pauldesousa6688]

These are still lovely little kits. Nice built mate

[@Groove66-bi5hy]

Beautiful! Well done! I enjoyed watching this video while I had my breakfast this morning. An enjoyable way to start the day. Thanks!

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by!

[@EdLeslie-h4w]

As a kid I use to love building these wooden models. I think here in the UK it was called Kiel-Kraft, but it was like building a mini real aircraft...

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

I actually have a Keil Kraft kit on the shelf waiting to be built. I'm looking forward to starting it this winter. Stay tuned!

[@paultanker5606]

G'day to you, thanks for bringing back so many great times with my Dad in the 50/60s we would build one quite often, Kiel - Kraft if I remember rightly, that was 60odd years ago back in the UK. Armadale West Aust.

[@P61widow]

I use to build a lot of these when I was a kid, it was a great hobby, but now days more into the plastic. I would recommend it to anyone though!

[@StonyRC]

In the UK, we used to have a very similar kit range named Keil-Kraft. The Guillows model is a really nice, simple kit and you built it to perfection.

[@alancartwright2244]

Flew very well. Congratulations.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Thanks--I got lucky!

[@lrg3834]

Really good job. That last flight was impressive. Thankfully, you dodged all those trees!

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Once that wind got it, I thought it was a goner! It was dumb luck that it came right back to me! Thanks for watching!

[@issigonis975]

That brings back childhood memories. I remember the FW190 and a Sopwith Camel neither came close to that flying show.

[@petercyr3508]

Built my first Chipmunk from this series in 1973. I have two in the box now. Also built the T-28. Chipmunk looked the best and flew the best.

[@DovaKasden]

Looks like a great flyer !!

[@chuckdeyo291]

Very nicely done. That line of kits was what I started with. That and the Comet Struct-O-Speed. Those were balsa sheet and never looked like the box art. Long before I got my first Peck kit.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Haha-- you're right about the struct-o-speed. I built one recently and it flew like a brick. Thanks for your comment!

[@DLLReid]

Last flight was a white knuckle ride. Great looking build. Best to leave the cg and stab alone once the glide is sorted. That looks like a 5 inch prop. Guillow’s are unusual in that their D5 and D6 props have high pitch. You’ll need a bigger flying field for that ship. Keep em flying!

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Thanks--it was a nail-biter! When the first few flights were not climbing, I added the stab shim. Turns out it probably didn't need it. It just needed more power. Thanks for your observations!

[@bigracer3867]

Thank you for your channel 🎉

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoy it!

[@downwindchecklist6567]

I've been thinking of trying the Typhoon for some time. After my scratch builds I feel a kit would be relaxing. Maybe something Father Christmas might get me if I behave well. Thx for the inspiration!

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

They are relaxing. Best thing I've found to keep my mind active and engaged. I hope you find a kit waiting for you on Christmas morning! Thanks for your comment!

[@SCIGS30]

Great build and flight. I just posted my build and flight on the Facebook page. Like you, I built mine out of the box with no modifications to make her lighter. I did make a removable nose block and actually used the kit tissue. I only had one day to fly her and it was windy but I did make the 20 sec. Hopefully when I get back home I will trim her out and try to get more flights in. She is a good flyer off the building board.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Just checked it out-- really cool!

[@collinmccallum]

one of my favorite KZbinrs!

[@brealistic3542]

I built the Japanese Rufe. Great kit ! Wonderful plane IRL.

[@Keith-rk4td]

I used to love making these models. It was different than plastic models,they actually could fly. I also made the kite kits also. Arthritis has made sure I can't do that anymore 😢

[@potrzebieneuman4702]

1:41interesting that they included the fishplates along with the invasion stripes, a nice touch.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Not being familiar with the term, I had to look up fishplates. You're right, that is an interesting feature of the Typhoon's construction that I was unaware of. Thanks for the comment!

[@TheRocketN00b]

Someone gave me one of these kits, and I don't even know where to begin. I do rockets. But attaching the tissue paper, etc. I don't even know how to get started. Can you point me to a how-to, or maybe a book or forum?

[@edsherrod5216]

Nice job! The porpoising on the last flight made me think that maybe you had too much weight in the rear of the plane? But you really did a great job! Getting that plane to fly 40 seconds is great!

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Thanks! That was a crazy 40 seconds--it took a couple years off my life. It did seem to porpoise more as it ran out of power. It flew better without the shim under the stabilizer.

[@marktaylor8659]

Adding the spinner at the end of your video helps to give it more of a Typhoon look. I've often looked at this kit and wondered what it would take to give it more scale appearance without sacrificing flyability.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

I agree, the spinner adds a lot to help the profile. I've built two other kits from this series and they are also somewhat boxy looking. I think the appearance could be improved if you replaced the one piece fuselage sides with rounded formers and longitudinal stringer construction. Weight-wise, that could be a zero-sum game. Thanks for your comment!

[@gregorydahl]

The box painting made me buy the typhoon .

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Box art always lured me in too! Thanks for your comments!

[@lawrencelewis2592]

I built the Typhoon model about 50 years ago after building many Airfix and Monogram kits. I took it out in the yard and wound up the propellor. A kid came by and held the model while I wound it up. I let it go and it smashed into the side of the garage and that was the end of my flying balsa model career.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Sounds familiar. That's about when I gave up flying balsa models, too. I picked the hobby up again last year and was surprised to find I could actually get one to work! Thanks for watching!

[@billkraemer4710]

Happens to the best of us. Took me several balsa kits to get a decent flyer. Learned a lot along the way.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

@@billkraemer4710 My father was building balsa kits since the 1930s, mostly as control line. His actually flew, unlike mine. I remember he would order plans from the back of a magazine and then buy the wood and carve every bit of it. he used up X-acto knife blades by the truckload.

[@kennypinkerton5818]

The last time i did a guillows was sometime in the 90s. I did the birddog, and then the ME109 as a micro RC plane, that i never flew but i did airbrush it to very realistic levels... I have also built the dr1 triplane... built it way too heavy, and spray painted it red. Then i started my own design if a guillows style x Xf-85 Goblin to use a 1st gen small electric duccted fan... 30-35mm i think... and i never went farther than the finished frame.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Thanks for your comments. I'm still in the stone age. I don't have much experience with electric, but I may give it a try!

[@brealistic3542]

Put a small electric motor on it !😎

[@Bt.60]

Angle of the outer wing panels are wrong

[@bluetopguitar1104]

Beautiful

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Thanks!

[@tonywright8294]

Excellent

[@jamessnider7869]

I built the Typhoon when I was young.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Was it a good flyer?

[@collinmccallum]

beautiful

[@pietroseven8228]

I've all from series but Typhoon is missing :)

[@gregorydahl]

I built 4 of those since 1969 . Chipmonk , mustang , mustang again , bird dog , typhoon in 1999

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Nice. Were they good flyers?

[@timokuusela5794]

I built one about 50 years ago. It sure flies well without the landing gear, I built it with landing gear and it still flew quite well; is it ok by the challenge rules to leave the landing gear off? It sure flies better without it or the spinner. The spinner was a pain to get right...

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

I'm seeing a few builders participating in the challenge leave off the landing gear and the spinner for their flights. I believe that's acceptable, but Doyle Blevin would be the person to confirm that. His KZbin link is in my description above. Thanks for your question!

[@DLLReid]

The central portion of the prop covered by the spinner doesn't provide thrust it simply adds structural integrity. Putting the spinner on should improve flight performance as it cleans up the airflow and reduces parasitic drag. YMMV.

[@billywindsock9597]

Nice build, but it doesn’t look much like a Typhoon. There is a real Typhoon being built in the UK, RB396 will hopefully fly again in the next two years.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

I just checked out the RB396 website. Amazing--I look forward to seeing it completed! Thanks for the tip.

[@richardbradley1598]

Could they not find a more realistic prop?

[@BrianTenBeers]

I like the music

[@TheFatNumpty]

Seems like a lot of dihedral?

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Yes--definitely more than the actual aircraft. Good observation! Many of these kits are designed that way to give them a little more stability in the air. Thanks for the comment.

[@stephengould9385]

what di you paint the tissue with?

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

I wanted to keep it as light as possible, so I didn't use any paint. But, I did seal the tissue with a light coat of Krylon clear satin spray. Thanks for your question!

[@stephengould9385]

@@kitchentablebalsabuilds -Every time I use Krylon clear I end up wriggling the tissue -- May I ask how do you apply it -- your tissue is still very tight.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

​@@stephengould9385 I tighten the paper with a light mist of water before I seal it with Krylon. After the water dries, if an area doesn't become tight enough the first time, I may respray a water mist. If its still not tight, I remove that section of paper and recover it. I found the key to using Krylon sealer is to not saturate the paper. Hope this helps!

[@michaelmcgovern8110]

Nice.

[@kenkingsflyingmachines2382]

I guess I've been asleep and didn't see the challenge. I have a couple of kits from the 500 series assembled and waiting for covering, but that's not the challenge, is it? 😡😞

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

As far as I understand it, this year the challenge is only for the 900 series Typhoon. But, you still have a week to build and fly one! I believe the challenge goes to Oct. 5.

[@EdLeslie-h4w]

Ps. The one I enjoyed most building was the FW 190 & The Saber.

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Were they good flyers?

[@paulhelman2376]

Grillo designs are overweight and over built. The old Comet designs were more suitable to free flight rubber scale.😊

[@twillison8824]

I'm building a vintage 54" comet Taylorcraft. My son found it at a resale shop for 10 bucks. I'm a bit torn on making it RC or not.

[@SCIGS30]

Hey, my brand new kit came with white tissue.

[@SCIGS30]

I used 1/8 rubber, what did you use?

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

@@SCIGS30 I used 1/8 rubber too. All my initial flights were with a single 1/8 loop. The last flight that went ballistic I used a double loop of 1/8 and a shim on the stab just to see what it would do. Kind of a crazy outcome.

[@tonywright8294]

WOW 😮 that’s so interesting !

[@petew473]

For the love of God, lose the back ground music!

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

👍 Don't know what I was thinking. Thanks for putting up with it!

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

Music is fine. ​@@kitchentablebalsabuilds

[@kevelliott]

The music was great!

[@Keith-rk4td]

Somebody don't like Jazz 😂 Shoobie Doobie Cats!😎 Second flight was ausome!!

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

@@Keith-rk4td Jazz is mellow and calming.👍👍👍🎶🎵🎼🎹

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@kitchentablebalsabuilds >>> Great video...👍

[@kitchentablebalsabuilds]

Thanks!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@kitchentablebalsabuilds >>> You're Welcome.