Building The Vintage Model Company Osprey Glider

The Vintage Model Company’s Osprey is a high wing, cabin sports glider model designed for fun flying. This is not a scale model based on a real (or what modellers call "prototype") aircraft, but is designed purely as a flying model. Sports models come in many guises and are often flown in competitions that are purely about flying duration, with many different sets of rules and regulations governing their size and shape. Often these models bear no resemblance to a real aircraft at all, with thin tubular fuselages, no undercarriage and very long thin wings.
A cabin sports model means one which has a cockpit where a notional pilot could sit, with fewer compromises to the size and shape for duration. Therefore it sits between a scale model and a pure duration model, both in the way it looks and the way it performs.
These types of models are much easier to build and fly than their scale model counterparts and therefore form an ideal starting point for a new modeller.
This model took me around 56 hours over 7 days to complete.

[@zolatanaffa87]

beautiful example of construction in the 60s style, when polystyrene wings covered with wood veneer (first system of construction of the wing surfaces after ribs and spars that I know) did not exist yet Congratulations on the perfection of realization

[@larzhillbot1443]

would love to see it flying

[@robbrennanrc]

So would I lol, but I never seem to be able to get out when there is little to no wind and on the one occasion I did try the wing was gusting in the park it was blowing the planes all over the place. From my little test glides in my living room it looks like this kit is very tail heavy so have put quite a bit of lead in the nose. One day hopefully I will get a few flights in.

[@larzhillbot1443]

i have launched a few small free flight gliders with a home made mini high start. i used 1/16 rubber about 20 feet worth followed by very thin line like carpet thread and a small paper clip for the tow ring . works very well.

[@davidduganne5939]

I don't poke pins thru parts

[@tonywright8294]

They never show you them flying !

[@michaelyates5976]

I am in the process of constructing this Osprey. The parts I needed to see for clarification were speeded up way too fast and lost the value.

[@ronaldsmith3953]

Thanks for a great build video! I have this ordered and this will be a great reference when building.

[@robbrennanrc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oemfod1000]

Rob, this is very nice to see. This is oldschool kit building. Not many out there can still do this. Very nice build. To bad these kits are hard to find in Denmark. :-(

[@MarkBryanRC]

What a fantastic build video Rob - I was mesmerised watching this one! The vid really shows what is involved when building a model glider - it sure is a labour of love, but seeing the finished aircraft makes all those hours worthwhile - the real satisfaction will come when we see it fly - here's hoping for some good sunny, windless days and a debut flight video :-)

[@Georgeolddrones]

Excellent video thanks guys 👍

[@robbrennanrc]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@Ouch.]

For God's sake buy some CA

[@jonbuchanan3214]

what is that little yellow tool? i always use a scrap piece of balsa..

[@robbrennanrc]

Hi Jon. It is a mixing tool that came with some epoxy resin I bought several years ago. Thanks for watching.

[@mariorodolfobartolucci9126]

where could you get the plans?

[@robbrennanrc]

Hi. The kit is made and sold by The Vintage Model Company www.vintagemodelcompany.com. So you would need to contact them to see if they would sell just the plans. Hope this helps.

[@mariorodolfobartolucci9126]

@@robbrennanrc thanks Rob ! Bests regards

[@richardbrowne1217]

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