On-line Balsa ordering

[digigarb]

Hi! Great to see a Japanese section on RcGroups!
But need to study 'kanji'!!!! :(
I have been living in sunny Kagoshima for some 14 years and have been enjoying flying and building the last few years after a long absence from this great hobby. (Electrics really got me back into it).
Anyway, have searched the net in Japan for ordering balsa on-line but have not found anywhere I can order. I love building and the closest hobby shop is a 30 minute drive so I want to order balsa.
Does anyone know of a site?
Thanks and 'yoroshiku'
Graeme Dodge
PS A link to a photo of my beautiful flying site! (Notice Mt Sakurajima in the background.) There is also a video of a Stevens Aero Cap 40e too.
http://homepage.mac.com/lisadodge/Family/Menu20.html

[ssatoru]

Nice Stevens Aero Cap 40! I did not know any flying in Japan. Did you import the kit? I have small G300 kit waiting to be built...

I can think of this ROSA web shop. They are specialized in air plane building materials.
http://rosa.web.infoseek.co.jp/

In many case, you can find various balsa at 'Home center' DIY shops nearby. Try wood section of those shop.

Satoru

#I have a mail friend Kawanabe-san in Kagoshima. He is building lots of electric planes.
http://www5.synapse.ne.jp/tkawa/index.htm

[digigarb]

Hi Satoru! Thanks for the reply. The wood on ROSA website looks very nice and BIG sheets but is a bit too expensive for what I need it for.
The Cap I imported but only the wing, cowl, canopy. The fuse I build from scratch. This way I could save about 80 dollars on importing the whole kit.
My other stuff I get from your friends at Aircraft World. ;)

Kawanabe-san has built some nice planes! I wonder where he flies? I usually fly by myself as the clubs around here seem to mostly fly IC planes etc. Do you think he would mind if I sent him an e-mail?

I see you around on RCGroups quite a bit and you contribute a lot! Must be time consuming writing so much in English. Thanks

Graeme

[ssatoru]

Hi Graeme,

Thank you for your kind word. I am hoping I can give it back what I got here.

Let me look around more for shop that sells balsa. Yes, please try to contact Kawanabe-san. (I do not think he understand English.) I will ask you might be contacting.

Satoru

[digigarb]

Satoru, I found this place http://www.lemon.co.jp/newmokei/mokei_g1.html and ordered some balsa. They seem reasonable. Thanks for looking around for me.
I will ask my wife to type an e-mail to Kawanabe-san (she's Japanese). I can speak Japanese , just haven't studied kanji! Have to one day........

Graeme

[registry]

Are there any RC fields or Hobby Shops near Kokubu or Kagoshima? I go there sometimes and would be fun to check out some of the local places.