Corsair,17.5 Rubber Power

Reader Reviews
I've built Guilliow's kits of this type before, but this is my first time building a Dumas kit. I was looking for a smaller Corsair kit than Guillow's makes, so I bought this kit. Overall, if you're exprienced building balsa kits, then this one shouldn't give you much trouble. The one big issue I found was that the balsa provided by Dumas is softer than the Guilliow's balsa, and it tends to spring more. As a result, I had warping problems with the rudder and elevator after papering the tail surfaces, which will disturb its flight characteristics. Next time, I will likely subsitute the Guillow's 1/16th inch strips for the provided wood in the tail surfaces. Note, the reason I rated the durability low, is that it's very easy to break the wood pieces or tear holes in the paper. (This applies to all stick and paper models, and not just this one. It's simply the nature of the materials.) This is definitely for older kids, and I would highly recommend that parents help them with building the kit, as it involves razor blades in the assembly.