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Buu
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Hi everybody I'm new to the forum, but I've been in the aeromodelling scene a few years, but now it's time to get into the scales planes :) a friend lent me is Proctor plans for the Albatros DVA and I'm starting to building it, I draw and the parts in CAD and then cut all the the parts in CNC, but I have a lot of questions and doubt about build it, I hope that you guys can help me a little bit 
Does anyone have the building manual of the Albatros? I have some doubts that probably with the manual will be answered.
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J_Whitney
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Hi Buu - welcome to RCSB. Hope you will post your progress on the Albi, beautiful planes.
You might give Joe at Proctor Enterprises a call to see if he will sell you the manual.
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welcome to the site! The best money you will spend to become a member of RCSB...
If this is your first scratch build you will find this plane a daunting task to get to completion. I would recommend something a little less complex. Balsa USA has quite a few biplanes that are much more builder friendly to start with.
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Quote: Sparky welcome to the site! The best money you will spend to become a member of RCSB...
If this is your first scratch build you will find this plane a daunting task to get to completion. I would recommend something a little less complex. Balsa USA has quite a few biplanes that are much more builder friendly to start with.
Sparky
IIRC - BUSA also has an Albatros?
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Welcome to the build community, your ideas and mastery will be greatly appreciated. You will love this site. It will make you a better builder!
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Buu,
Like everyone else, welcome to the site. Good to have a fresh set of eyes and good mind/s.
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Ole Bear
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 I Am new to the hobby , any tips on tools needed for building. And covering. Leave a reply I have 2 1/7th scale planes now a cub and a t_28. Want to build 1/6 or bigger warbird.
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Xacto knives (at least 2 since one is always missing  ), zona saw, sandpaper and sanding block - lots of sandpaper in various grits. 300-400 is generally all you really need. Pins, depending on your building surface. Various files as needed.
For covering - straight edge razor blades (stainless steel if you can find them, they seem to be sharper and last a bit longer). Good scissors of course. Gloves for holding and pulling the covering while using a heat gun.
Various screwdrivers and allen keys. Don't stint on the sandpaper, and 2 or 3 sanding blocks - the extruded aluminum ones work well, and the rolls of sticky backed sandpaper.
Did I mention sandpaper?
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