Rubber-Powered 28” Caudron C.714 - Model Airplane - Start to Finish

Series of photos and videos showing the building process of the 28" rubber-powered Caudron C.714 free-flight model. Built by Tom Hallman in 2017.
Trim session #1 in Pine Forge: • Rubber-Powered Caudron...
Trim Session #2 at Wawa: • Rubber-Powered Caudron...
"Anatomy of a Trim Session #3": • Rubber-Powered Caudron...
Geneseo FAC Nats Journals from 2016 & 2018: www.maxfliart.com
For more info on free-flight rubber-powered models, check these websites:
www.easybuiltmo...
www.volareprodu...
www.flyingacesc...
outerzone.co.u...
National Free Flight Society - freeflight.org/
Mike Stuart's Flying Scale Models - www.ffscale.co.uk/
www.freeflight...
Flying Aces Club merchandise: www.cafepress....
Center of Gravity merchandise: www.cafepress....

[@rowanadventures]

Watching a model like this coming in for a landing on a long flat glide is something that never gets old. We're all in our youth once again, if only briefly. Well done.

[@royalanania3306]

I used to build them in Akron as a young boy, the Guillows kits ,but that was a lifetime ago. Now I am retired and in Venezuela and we have nothing.It would be a very healthy mental exercise to depart all this reality,and build them again. Thanks for sharing.

[@Rushmore222]

What a pleasure to watch. You could even see the pilot when he was up there on his mission.

[@bobgreen3116]

I am absolutely mesmerised highest video. The build, the music, and the flight. Well done. You are a true Master. I'm 69 years old and have never been able to get my rubber models to fly for more than like a minute. But they still flew 😊 WWII scale planes are my favs.

[@jasonb1776]

I'm not moved to comment very often on anything on KZbin, but your model is simply beautiful! There is so much attention to detail. I love the way you showed you how created the, canopy, the camouflague scheme and even the pilot. Everything so lovingly made...and then on top of everything...she flew beautifully!

[@maxfliart]

Thx for the feedback. Very kind of you. Cheers!

[@jaybarua7095]

Ok, done watching all your build videos. Now...off I go to watch them again. Thanks.

[@gfcagnossfieldcommunityass1822]

I've always been fascinated by the artifacts of the creative process, like the sketchbooks of artists, architectural models, etc.. Your artifacts are so appealing and instructive. Thanks for sharing your experience with us in such an accessible and compelling way.

[@maxfliart]

Likewise, thx...I too love the process and the problem solving that accompanies each build. I also love that we can take $2-3 worth of balsa, and turn it into an object than can fly inside a thermal. Cheap thrills perhaps, but for me it's about as good as it gets.

[@gfcagnossfieldcommunityass1822]

It's always nice to find that "sweet spot" in our lives!

[@royalanania3306]

It's a beautiful airplane,it would be a delight to see you entire collection,they are very close to the original counterparts,and you build them with great passion. Again very well done.

[@eriglebrundelabouexiere472]

Not only are you a true artist, but there's so much poetry in your videos. Thank you Sir.

[@thhall459]

Thank you, sir, for sharing your master-builder work. Bless you and your family.

[@yassermasood3423]

These models are work of science and art both. Specially the gun pods on the wings are killers, in the trim sessions I thought it was balsa and tissue construction. Wow. Amazing job Tom. Thanks for shearing.

[@maxfliart]

Thx for the kind words, Yasser, glad u enjoyed it!

[@imjustaskinnyguyc969]

Thanks for the awesome videos! We want to see your collection of rubber powered planes!!!

[@conradboykoii1170]

Your models bring back memories of my youth! The smell of wood glue, and Aerogloss Dope thinned 50/50 with thinner to keep the model as light as possible. Color tissue paper, and mom yelling at me for stealing her pins!

[@thecorbies]

Perfect, and a real credit to your building skills, attention to detail and patience. Regards Mark in the UK

[@maxfliart]

Many thx!

[@felipezuniga1682]

I love yours step by step build videos, amazing work, congratulations from Chile

[@thesleuthinvestor2251]

A true work of art.

[@Wingzofelzorro]

You are one hell of a model builder. Even I am inspired by your work.Keep it up.

[@delauneyfrancois7411]

Beau travail raffiné; Résultat magnifique et vol canvaincant . FELICITATIONS !!!

[@KetilDuna]

Thank you for this video. That was a beautiful voyage, moving and inspiring.

[@TheMendipman]

Magnificent Tom - I salute you. Truly a work of art and craftsmanship. Noel

[@maxfliart]

Thx Noel, she's one of my favorites!

[@philipbrailey]

Nice. Thanks for posting.

[@billsomrak]

I'm always amazed and impressed at your incredible building skills and attention to even the smallest detail. Your skills take you out of he realm of 'modeler' to 'craftsman' .. easily producing Smithsonian Quality replications .. which, in the end, fly beautifully. WELL DONE!

[@maxfliart]

Thx Bill. Really enjoyed the trim sessions with this ship. Learned a lot through the process, both in trimming but also throughout the entire build.

[@maestrimq]

Labor of love..beautiful build, perfect. Great skills..Congrats!

[@sanpol4399]

So glad you made the video showing the building process ! We know it is a lot of work to get the images and edit, but now we have another master piece :-) Your channel is the best on stick and tissue planes available on KZbin .

[@maxfliart]

Many thx!

[@rogermarsh9632]

Your artistry is achingly beautiful; a symphony of balsa and tissue.

[@carlosburdiles9485]

Todo muy hermoso.El mundo del Aeromodelismo es un regalo de Dios,gracias muchas gracias.

[@ratride1]

Not a easy build in my opinion. Thanks for the timeline of this project. How many projects do you work on at any one time?

[@maxfliart]

Thx. This ship was indeed a challenge. Typically I build one model at a time, start to finish. I prefer to focus on what's before me, and carry through to completion.

[@rocketplane]

Thanks for the great lesson. Just got back from flying boost-gliders at the rocketry nats, will definitely take some tips from your build vids!

[@flymrc77]

Simply magnificent!

[@72Alexf]

Fantastic!! You are really good! 😀👍

[@bjornjohansson4911]

All my humility for the allover skills. The closeups of the woodworking shows top class workmanship. Even more amazing is the tissue handling. I am grateful for this show though I am only familiar to the old school tissuing by dope, thinner and acetone fastening. Then water vapour, and lots of more dope. Your method, by pre paint tissue, and glue stick fastening seems very clever (including the handling tecniques, of course), but the results may be wonderful like this. As I can recognise, that the spray paint is acrylic. Would not the tissues become warped, or do they get immune to that due to the pre-paints? As I can see, the covering can be smooth without water stretching. (still, if the skill is present). I get to learn using glue stick, at least. Old school is good, but your methods makes so lovely results. Somthing to struggle for. Many thanks, for all good shows. It tickles me, and likely lots more to enjoy making small aircrafts to be born. Please excuse some bad english.

[@gillesgenete9598]

I've allways liked the profile of the Caudron 714. It was an attempt by the French industry to transform a light racer into a light fighter, at a time when French Army had scarce and obsolete resources to cope with German fighter just before WW2. After start of war, when Poland was suddenly defeated, some Polish aviators came to France to continue the fight. They were allocated this light poorly equipped aircraft, but they were very brave. I admire the way you build from scratch , and how light but accurate you build your models. Do you know how many hours you spent on this one ?

[@maxfliart]

Thx for the background info on the 714. I always felt it looked like a Golden Age racer, so I thought it'd be quite good as a WW2 flyer with rubber power. I'm still tweaking the motor cross section, but she seems to be stable enough now to handle the slight shift in rubber weight and CG. Its hard to say how many hours, as I put in a couple / few here and there as time allows. Perhaps 150-160 for this one? Spraying my own tissue from scratch took a lot more time than I had expected, but it was worth it. Though I have decided to stay away from camou schemes for awhile... A simple orange and black ship would make me happy.

[@Holliethedog]

Superb!

[@340gt]

Ótimo construtor, um dos melhores. Parabéns!!

[@TonhaoMastersBR]

Gustavot concordo, ele manda muito bem!!

[@maxfliart]

Obrigado! Este modelo levou muitos vôos para finalmente voar bem, mas a luta valeu a pena!

[@hyoklee3297]

I have been watching your videos for the past year or so, and I am very impressed by your covering technique. Do you have a tutorial on how you do it? I am particularly interested in how you use pre-printed tissue to cover.

[@jimr3633]

Can you do a video or add a link to describe how you do the painting decals and covering? I can do the balsa no prob, but I can't get a nice clean and light covering job like you. You do the best co ering job I have ever seen!

[@arielmatozzo2744]

Just amazing

[@szymonolechhnowicz2594]

Amazing job! Greetings from Poland! We already have that plane in flight museum in Cracow! IT is incomplete I Hope You willa see that plane one day completle restored!

[@thebalsaboy]

Great, I have the fuselage to a 31” Caudron c460 almost finished, I seen your work with an airbrush, I also own an airbrush and I was worn seeing how you were able to paint the tissue, I have tried before with painters tape but it weakens it when I pull it off and often tears, so how did you do it?

[@markfannin3975]

Can you share where you purchased the .005 PETG plastic? I can't find it anywhere. Thank you for another excellent build video - I learn so much from these....

[@maxfliart]

Thx for the kind words. The plastic is available from Easy Built Models. 4th row down via this link. easybuiltmodels.com/parts.htm

[@adamlinson6038]

Amazing work, I have always built plastic models and have been wanting to get more into the free flight world. I have been watching your videos, and you are a true craftsman. For this build or any of your other s do you use hinge sheets for your vertical and horizontal stabs? Again thanks for inspiring a new comer!

[@maxfliart]

Thx for the feedback & kind words. The hinges are as simple as can be. I just take a soda can and cut 1/2 squares, then use an Xacto blade to slot the balsa, and slide them in. Float some CA onto the hinge after it's in place, and that's it. Use 2 or 3 per stab fin as needed.

[@adamlinson6038]

@@maxfliartAwesome idea, thanks.

[@krafty2019]

Are you Tom Hallman ? If yes I think you should send your plans to outerzone, and I am really impressed by the precision (Sorry for the english i'm french)

[@lolathedog3108]

wow.

[@wojciechkoska3515]

Excellent. On which plans is it based? Thank you.

[@maxfliart]

Thx, it was scratch built from my own plan, which unfortunately I don't have as a completed plan.

[@marcossousa1131]

Simplesmente lindo !!!

[@eyesquish485]

What type of paper do you use for the circular insignia? or is it tissue? Thank you.

[@maxfliart]

Yes, it's white tissue that has been airbrushed red & blue. It's attached with glue stick & alcohol.

[@maxfliart]

A few have asked about my dethermalizers. Here's an article I wrote last year for the NFFS. Details the various ways of installing a DT. Hope to make a separate YT post with the photos in slide show format. hallmanstudio.com/DT.pdf

[@FranksModelAviationWorkshop]

Just curious. What grade and weight of balsa do you use in your builds. They look very light.

[@maxfliart]

Most of the balsa falls between 5 & 7lb. Some a tad lighter or heavier where needed. If u stay within those specs, and don't overbuild, ur model will easily come in with a relatively low wing loading.

[@FranksModelAviationWorkshop]

@@maxfliart great advice. Thanks! Your tutorials are awesome by the way. 👍

[@maxfliart]

@@FranksModelAviationWorkshop Thx for the kind words, Frank. Glad u enjoy them.

[@qiangqiangpan2362]

Spray paint on paper, what type of paint do you use? Thank you very much.

[@maxfliart]

I use Americana "Gloss" Enamels. They're an inexpensive water based acrylic enamel that is light and covers well. But any acrylic enamel would work.

[@Yosemite-George-61]

Great work ! What's the best glue to glue the canopy to the frame?

[@maxfliart]

I use a flexible water based glue called Sobo. Similar to the old RC56, which I'm not sure is still available.

[@HUEEY]

You should of made it out of baguettes like they did in ww2.

[@johnjriggsarchery2457]

You've inspired me to return to stick and tissue.

[@maxfliart]

Good to hear. Welcome back!

[@davidniescior4784]

How do you mask the tissue for painting markings?

[@maxfliart]

At the 3:00 mark, it shows how I used regular paper with the shape cut out, laid it over the tissue, then airbrushed through it. The tissue was first taped to a flat piece of light board (foam core). It's much easier to do the markings on the tissue before the model is covered.

[@davidniescior4784]

maxfliart it looked like something other than regular old paper for the roundels and Polish checkerboard. Thanks for answering! Huge inspiration to make my builds lighter and more precise

[@maxfliart]

Ah yes, sorry...that's Scotch (3M) tape #811 in the blue box. Very low tack but does a beautiful job with tissue. You need to overlap it when making larger panels of it, as it only comes in 1/2", 3/4" and 1" widths. You then need to make little cross pieces of masking tape over the seams to prevent it from lifting off of itself. The masking tape, 1/8" x 1/4" pieces, keeps it all together. You can see the masking tape quickly at the 4:00 mark.

[@davidniescior4784]

maxfliart gonna have to order some of that! Thanks!

[@lavidadetina2963]

Your hands are magical, i think you take a stone an make it fly.

[@maxfliart]

Haha..thanks. Trust me, along the way, I have flown a few bricks...until I finally understood the beauty and magic of low wingloading and the keen selection of balsa in the 4 - 7lb range.

[@rostislavpolednik2027]

PERFECT ALL. Perfect construction, build and flying. Nice! Ronny from balsamodels.eu

[@tonymonroy64]

Your builds are so much fun to watch!!!. I wonder what got you into building stick and tissue models planes . For me it was the comet models l would have my mom buy for me at Kmart back in the 1970s. All your models are works of art. Thanks for the hours you spent just editing this video. You are inspiration to me.

[@maxfliart]

Thx for the kind words, Tony...I'm glad u enjoy the films! Pop used to buy me the Thermic gliders by Jetco, which flew quite well but in my anxious 5 yr old hands, didn't last too long....which of course, led to buying more and more...

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

What can I add that hasn't been said, superb and truly inspiring ... oh and completely relaxing to watch!

[@maxfliart]

Thx Cliff, glad u enjoyed it.

[@maxfliart]

I'm floored by all of the comments and kind words in reaction to the showing of what I love and cherish about rubber-powered models and free-flight. The passion comes from my late dad, who introduced me to simple balsa gliders in the 1950s. His love of models in the 1930s spilled over to me in a big way. His attention to craftmanship rooted heavily, so it's to his standard that try my best to uphold, not only in modeling but also in other aspects of life and art. Thx again!

[@GorchkovRr]

СПАСИБО КРАСИВО !

[@doveboyz857]

These models should be preserved for future generations as true art. Perhaps at the Smithsonian or other museum of similar regard. You are a master Sir. I believe your Dad sees and loves what you do. My father, also started me on my journey with model aviation. Bless you and your family, and thank you so much for these videos!

[@qiangqiangpan2362]

您是我所见到的最最最最棒的模型制作者！！！非常感谢分享， 从您的视频中我学习了好多技巧。 再次请教，克服螺旋桨的反向扭矩的最好办法是不是把机翼的上反角大些呢？

[@maxfliart]

@@qiangqiangpan2362 谢谢你的客气话。 抵消扭矩的最佳方法是在驱动轴上增加右推力和向下推力。 二面角和方向舵的调整可能会有所帮助，但作为起点，我将重点介绍推力。

[@kardRatzinger]

As I was watching the video, something felt wrong. After a minute - it struck me: the Polish checkerboards have a wrong orientation! I couldn't believe you'd make an error like that, so I checked photos of real-life C.714s, and a lot of them actually had the reversed checkerboards. Amazing.

[@abbush2921]

What skill , craftmanship , this is just unbelievable , you sir are an artist !

[@rogerauclair1670]

Absolutely beautiful model and in this age of technology it’s very refreshing to see silent rubber powered models in flight. With a slightly offset rudder, the plane will fly in large circles, ensuring that it shouldn’t get lost.

[@garywilliams1596]

I recently built a smaller Cessna plane and it turned out good until I flew it and it ate dirt and smashed, do you have a video out on how to tweek and balance so they fly like yours?

[@maxfliart]

Yes. Search my channel for "Anatomy of a Trim Session" or "trim session". You'll find numerous films where I work through the trim process. Some of the sessions are quite long. Good luck.

[@crashrr2993]

Thanks for sharing more tips in yet another fabulous build. (I often wondered why you applied masking tape to your wooden cockpit mould - now I know.) Modelling, craftsmanship, or art..? I‘d say all three. PS - my father was a brilliant man who played a small part in world history, regrettably (from a child’s point of view), he couldn’t wire a plug, let alone illuminate the finer points of aircraft construction.😂 For that, my brothers and I are, also, increasingly indebted to your father.

[@maxfliart]

Thx...I figured the blue tape might be confusing, so I thought I'd 'splain a bit... Yes indeed, cheers to our pops! I feel his presence all the time.

[@normanbott]

Thanks so much for doing the build video, I learned a lot. Your craftsmanship and attention to detail are amazing. I watched all your trim flight trials and tribulations, so its good to see it finally behave as you want it to. Looking forward to the next one !

[@johnmajane3731]

How did you get that squared out hole in the nose? The workmanship is beautiful.

[@maxfliart]

Thx. I sometimes drill an 1/8" hole in the corners and use a jig saw, but most of the time I push a large pin all the way thru at the corners, then connect them by slicing with an Xacto blade. Usually needs to be cleaned up with a sanding stick. Then I cut and sand a block to match the hole, snuggly...but sometimes I simply use the piece I just cut out, then add thin sheets on two of the sides to fill the gap.

[@johnmajane3731]

@@maxfliart thanks for the response, you models are works of art. Something for me to strive for. I like the cut out you have it looks secure and not prone to popping out.

[@darrylleggaviationart2927]

Superb build! beautiful aircraft...well done!!!

[@cloudstreets1396]

Here’s a tip for making your canopies crystal clear. Form some .005” white styrene over your mold first. Trim it even with the bottom of your mold. Use some tape around the bottom of the mold, outside the molding area to hold the styrene on. Sand the styrene with fine sand paper until there is no gloss left on it. Now form your clear canopy using PETG as you normally would. The resulting canopy is as clear as if you used a polished aluminum mold.

[@dragondaze]

Absolutely Beautiful! Tremendous skills and perfect flight.

[@e-rj8984]

Beautiful 🌹🌹🌹

[@Christian-rp9eq]

i'm a rc-plane pilot but this is something magical what you can't find at any rc-plane. hm...probably i should built a freeflight model fir the next 😊

[@SomeGuyInSandy]

Where do you find the excellent pins?

[@williamrobinson7435]

Wonderful as ever! The detail is exquisite. 👍

[@qiangqiangpan2362]

What kind of wood did you use to carve the nose part? Thank you

[@franciscoguzman1743]

Erselente trabajo

[@ramonmedina1974]

No words!! Awesome!!!!!

[@rossoporco3176]

Wow! How beautiful is your framework done on the Caudron C.714. Caudron is one of my most favorite aircraft manufacturer. I would like to how does the rubber power last so long. Are you using any kind of gear system to reduce rotation?

[@thebalsaboy]

I have seen his videos, I have not seen him using this method, but I believe it’s either an appearance only on camera, a lightweight prop, or rubber that’s not that thick.

[@gsves]

Отличная работа

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Awesome build my friend! Nice work!

[@justinlareau2227]

You sir are an artist. I myself am a RC airplane pilot but what led me to it was building a few Guillows rubber flight kits. I love building rc planes planes from kits but I always modify to make the plane more scale in all the ways I can. I have plans to do a plan built plane and maybe one day a complete scratch built. I currently have too many projects I'm in the middle of to complete before I start any new ones. I just wanted to express my appreciation of your craftsmanship and the amount of scale appearance you get into your planes. I know with weight being a contributing factor usually to add scale items, I am impressed at the detail and quality you get into your planes and they still fly great. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@monkfry]

Been waiting for you to do a build post. My planes are decent enough but I’d reeeeaaallly like to see a dt walk through video. Every time you throw a flight up, it motivates me to push the lipo RCs aside on the bench and get back to the balsa builds. #1 channel out of All Categories!!

[@jameshickman5299]

A stunning demonstration of modeling technique. Enough detail to convince, without creating clutter.

[@johnroberts3723]

Thanks again, I thought I was a clever modeller until I saw your work. You certainly have a talent and an insight way beyond most modellers.

[@jfan4reva]

When you've built balsa models, the first two minutes are like visiting an old friend. Thanks for the video.

[@-vajradatta-8359]

This is where mere engineering lapses into art. Bravo and thanks for another great video of your work.

[@fishties]

You are an artist. The flight of this sculpture is poetry. Thank you.

[@jameswilliams1636]

Beautiful build and beautiful flight, you’re a master indeed.

[@micregil]

How can I get plans for this model, or is a kit available with the same wingspan?

[@Channel-os4uk]

Always inspiring to witness a master of his craft at work.

[@byronugalde3158]

All a masterpiece, My admiration and respect to you.

[@robertbrunston5406]

Looks very authentic! Thank you.

[@smusiness165]

1 mm balsa wood or 2 mm?

[@maxfliart]

.032, .062, and .094. Or...slightly thicker sheets of the 1mm & 2mm, as sold here in the US.

[@micregil]

Another beauty, you amaze me.

[@jonathannunez2702]

Tom, I have a question about the DT mechanism! I understand the pivots with the aluminum tubes, but I’m hung up trying to work out how to hold the stab down or pop it up? I’m trying to adapt the same (very elegant might I say!) system to the project I’m working on. Thanks, and beautiful inspiring video as always!

[@maxfliart]

Thanks for the kind words. Here's the article I wrote last year for the NFFS Symposium. It should answer all of your questions, as it details numerous ways of popping the stab. hallmanstudio.com/DT.pdf

[@jonathannunez2702]

maxfliart aha, perfect. Thank you sir!

[@davidmiller5832]

Does the tissue still shrink after you pre-paint it?

[@maxfliart]

Yes, there's always plenty of shrink left.

[@2LV2]

Sublime

[@StephenFarthing]

This is indeed remarkable work! Do you have any advice for someone just starting out on this hobby?

[@maxfliart]

Thx, glad u enjoy the films. I'd suggest going to the websites above and start with a simple model, something boxy and easy to build so that you get a sense of flying with rubber power. Then work you way up to the more complex scale models. Good luck.

[@StephenFarthing]

maxfliart Thanks for the advice. I’ve picked up a Hacker kit (made in the Czech Republic) for a DHC-2 Beaver. It has a 26 inch wingspan. I live in England so some American kits are not available here. I’ll let you know how it goes.