Stupid question about kits

[Will_Kumley]

What's the difference between the basic fuselage and the quickbuild fuselage?

My guess is the basic is just a bunch pipes that need to be cut and welded but that doesn't seem right for some reason.
I believe the quickbuild is a fully completed fuselage.

[Chewie]

Generally the basic kits have the main structure welded but unpainted. Quick builds have all the welding done.
I think. The factory website has pretty good descriptions of each kit and options...I would start there.

[Jhankins]

My QB fuselage came fully welded, primed, and painted. I cannot speak to the basic fuselage

[Mark Goldberg]

If you have questions about the kits we offer, best to contact me directly instead of inquiring here on the forum. My email is N95MF@hotmail.com.

I am down at the kit factory working this week. So at times slower than usual responding to inquiries. Mark

[bkyser]

Why not answer such questions publicly on the forum where everyone can have the benefit of your answer instead of answering the same question via email over and over?

[Bcone1381]

Mark Invites you to call/email him. I'm guessing you will be blessed if you overcome any barrier that prevents. When I bought my kit, I had no idea that Mark would become a friend and guide who knows me by first name, recognize me in a public space and reach out for a chat. Its a blessing to be able to call the factory owner and not go through a phone menu. 80% of the time Mark answers. The other 20% he returns my call asap. Marks salesmanship style is low pressure and very helpful. He is with us before and after the sale.

[kestrel]

One of the things that bugs me about "comments" is that I can't give them a thumbs up and other things that can be done with replies. So, this is a thumbs up to Bcone1381 s comment about Marks support!

[jaredyates]

mswain can tell you about his experience with a basic fuselage. I can't remember what it had and didn't have as far as the landing gear and wing attachments, but I don't think it had any tabs, stringer attachments, and that sort of thing. My takeaway from Mark's offerings is that there's a linear relationship between the price that he gives and the work that he saves. If you get the impression the basic fuselage is n-dollars cheaper than the QB fuselage, I think you'll find it has n-more work that needs to be done. If you were planning a build that was far of from "the usual" such that the factory tabs and stringers weren't going to help anyway, perhaps it would be worth it, but otherwise, I doubt you're saving much by not going with the QB fuselage.

[rodsmith]

My experience scratch building a fuselage was that fabricating and accurately locating wing and landing gear fittings, stringer standoffs and a bewildering number of tabs was more time than cutting, fitting, welding the basic fuselage frame.

[JimParker256]

Just to add that the factory welds are "works of art" in my view. Simply amazing quality! The factory team is REALLY good at what they do!