Sharkface RC plane kit from the Vintage Model Company

A while ago we found the Vintage Model Company, a balsa aircraft manufacturer in the UK, on YouTube. A shout-out to James for joining the company and promoting their work!

We were looking for a small, simple to build kit that can use spare electronics we had. During our search we stumbled upon the Sharkface (also named Sharkfish), a 22" (560 mm) wing span motor plane originally designed in 1965 for Single Channel Radio Control. The design has been updated for use of modern electronics and application of latest kit production methods such as laser cutting.

Robbe FLF 1618 Part 1 - Unboxing

One type of vehicle that was still missing from our RC fleet was a truck. Tamiya has very nice models; we liked the Globe Liner a lot, but the Mercedes delivery truck would have made more sense for us.

One day we were looking at the offers on eBay and found an old kit from the German manufacturer Robbe. A week later the auction ended and we had the pleasure to win it. Another two weeks went by until we could hold our latest wheeled toy in our hands: