Guillow's Spirit of St.Louis • RC Maiden Flight

[@cal-native]

That was an amazing historical take on Lindy's flight. In many aspects the special effects were on a par with the film. I especially loved the sequences coming into Le Bourget - almost got a little emotional when you depicted the wheels contacting the runway🥹. Also loved the 3D tracking line across the map. Really special experience 👍❤️

[@punkworkschannel]

Thank you! The thing about this model is that there really is only one flight and one version of the airplane that matters. It turned out to be a lot more work than I thought, including waiting for the weather to be right (overcast) for the actual flying scenes, and learning new software for the animated map sequence. I think I gained a new appreciation for Lindberghs' epic accomplishment while making this video. Really appreciate you comment, thanks again!

[@OldMtnGeezer]

Very enjoyable video! Thoughtful, creatively historical, just the right amount of whimsy, well done! And the blood, sweat & tears that went into that build itself paid off handsomely. 👍👍👍

[@punkworkschannel]

Thank you! Yes, this was a fun and challenging video to make. I appreciate your kind comment!

[@chuckmaresca3050]

Thank you. Super, Well Done and Excellent Tribute to Ryan Aircraft co. & Lindbergh. Oh the Aircraft Build , Video and attention to detail is just outstanding.!

[@punkworkschannel]

Thanks so much! Had a lot of fun building this kit. Making the video, I learned a few things I didn't know about Lindberghs' historic flight.

[@williamrobinson7435]

Lovely plane, and another great film! Really good this. Thanks for posting! ⭐👍

[@punkworkschannel]

Thanks for watching!

[@JulioSilva-wp4bj]

Great job, love your work. Very well done old chap 😁 Good sense of humor.

[@punkworkschannel]

This was a fun video to make. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesphillips4836]

Awesome build and video. Just what I needed with my morning coffee before heading off to work. You put a smile on my face. Thanks

[@punkworkschannel]

Good to hear! Thanks for the comment!

[@darrellsellers1853]

Love the map and the close up shots! 😊 well done! The only thing missing is Jimmy Stewart. 😊

[@punkworkschannel]

Which way to Ireland!

[@darrellsellers1853]

@@punkworkschannel now you've done it. You need to do a Curtiss Robin video for Corrigan. LOL. Keep up the great work

[@punkworkschannel]

@@darrellsellers1853 Maybe when the weather gives us a little sunshine.

[@jwfromsg9100]

Nice Model, and I like your film 👍

[@punkworkschannel]

Thanks! I had fun making this video.

[@velcroman11]

So very exciting. 👏👏👏👏

[@punkworkschannel]

Thanks!

[@whhsfordian]

Cool video!!

[@punkworkschannel]

Thanks! Had fun making that one, glad you liked it!

[@funscalemodels9782]

Congratulations on the flight and fun video! What’s next on your building board? Perhaps a P-63 or Macchi 202 would be fun 😉

[@punkworkschannel]

Those sound like interesting projects! Thanks again FSM!

[@ssnydess6787]

How fun! Thank you!

[@punkworkschannel]

Thanks! Had fun making that one!

[@RealSamuelMach]

She flies!!!

[@punkworkschannel]

She does! Thanks for watching!

[@halmakenreuther8843]

You are very talented building models and creating movies but at the end of the footage you could add only a short clip how the plane actually takes off, flies and lands in real 😁

[@punkworkschannel]

I thought about doing that but really not much more to see. I'm flying from a tall grass field so I hand launch and just "land" in the tall grass. Thanks for your interest and watching!

[@marcotravaglia3706]

Congratulations on the beautiful model construction. The video is also beautiful. I also converted some Guillows models to rc and to make them fly discreetly I had to change the incidence of the wings and dihedral. Have you changed incidence on your Spirit?

[@punkworkschannel]

No, I tried to keep it as scale as possible, It does make it very tricky to fly. Thanks for watching!

[@richard1472]

You are a man of many talents. But Guillow's? There are so many better choices out there. Right now, I'm binging on Dumas kits. Highly recommended.

[@punkworkschannel]

Yes, they are great kits as well. Really comes down to what I find at the hobby shop! Thanks for your interest!

[@lilgreencanoe2936]

I can’t wait to build this!! I just ordered a kit from eBay. I actually had built the model as a kid many years ago but Im building an RC model this time 😃 What battery did you use?

[@punkworkschannel]

The battery is 800mAh 25C 11.1V 3S1P.

[@lilgreencanoe2936]

@@punkworkschannel thanks!

[@collinmccallum]

:)

[@punkworkschannel]

Thanks

[@stephengould9385]

Does any one who flies rubber power airplanes in the Charlotte NC area?

[@punkworkschannel]

Can't help you with that one, I'm a bit north of that Charlotte NC.

[@michaelnorris4629]

Did it have inherent stability?

[@michaelnorris4629]

sorry, you answered that question.

[@punkworkschannel]

More like inherent instability. I tried to keep the build as scale as I could and with the small tail surfaces and large straight wing this model kind of flops around. Both thumbs on the controls at all times. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelnorris4629]

Just as a footnote. When I was about 12 our family went to the Smithsonian . Bacteria then all of it was in the castle and hung the Spirit of St Louis. It was the first thing I saw and was gobsmacked. Good on ya.@@punkworkschannel

[@bobmillerick300]

Flying on 2S ???

[@punkworkschannel]

I think the battery was 11.1V 3S1P 800mAh 25C. Somehow it had enough charge to make it to Paris!

[@bobmillerick300]

No doubt, one hell of LIPO. Cant find those at HobbyKing.@@punkworkschannel

[@Tadrjbs]

The model man, don't need the history. Didn't see model flying?

[@punkworkschannel]

Thanks for watching!