SIG Radio Control "Kwik-Bilt" Kits
Discontinued kits shown in RED
NOTE: Clicking on most pics will bring them up, much enlarged, in another window.
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KBRC-1
Super Chipmunk
Designed by: Mike Stott
Wingspan - 64"
Area - 660 Sq.In.
Weight 6.75 lbs.
Radio - 4-channel
Engine - .45-.61
KBRC-2
P-51 Mustang
(Tangerine)
Designed by: Mike Stott
Wingspan - 64"
Area - 700 Sq.In.
Weight 7 lbs.
Radio - 4-5 channel
Engine - .45-.60
KBRC-3
Minnow
(quarter-midget racer)
Designed by: Mike Stott
Wingspan - 39"
Length - 32"
Area - 310 Sq.In.
Weight 3-3.25 lbs.
Radio - 4 channel
Engine - .40-.60
KBRC-4
Cessna 150
1978
Designed by: Hank Pohlmann
Wingspan - 65"
Area - 645 Sq.In.
Weight 7.5 lbs.
Radio - 4-5 channel
Engine - .45-.61
Note: The original KBRC-4 Instruction booklet (which is too large to include on this website) is no longer available in .pdf form directly through the SIG website. However, I have the .pdf copy of the booklet stored in dropbox.com and you can download a copy directly by clicking on the link below:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkj2vkimxg4jhic/sigkbrc4-cessna150.pdf?dl=0
Once there, on the upper right side of the page should be 3 dots, arranged vertically. Click on the dots and choose "download". Should you have any problems at all, e-mail me and I can send the link directly.
Below is a very nice K-B Cessna-150 found hanging in a bar. SuperTiger.40 engine, minor hangar rash, missing struts, but otherwise airworthy.
NICE find!
KBRC-5
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
1978
Designed by: Hank Pohlmann
Wingspan - 65"
Area - 645 Sq.In.
Weight 7.5 lbs.
Radio - 4-5 channel
Engine - .45-.60
Page from the SIG Catalog #43.
Sent by Steve Pohlmann
Note: The original KBRC-5 Instruction booklet and the "Pgs 14-15" file (separate "correction" file) (which are too large to include on this website) are no longer available in .pdf form directly through the SIG website. However, I have the copy of the booklet and pgs 14-15, along with a copy of the original Field & Track magazine article, stored in dropbox.com and you can download a copy directly by clicking on the links below:
Cessna-172 Field & Bench Review: https://www.dropbox.com/s/iwur0ijda5u3plm/sigkbrc5-Cessna%20172%20Field%20%26%20Bench%20Review%20-%20download.pdf?dl=0
Cessna-172 Instruction Manual:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/254evwajezu5spb/sigkbrc5-cessnas172-skyhawk%20-%20download.pdf?dl=0
Cessna-172 Pages 14-15 correction:
Once there, on the upper right side of the page should be 3 dots, arranged vertically. Click on the dots and choose "download". Should you have any problems at all, e-mail me and I can send the link directly.
KBRC-6
P-51 Mustang
(Paul 1)
1981
Designed by: Hank Pohlmann
Wingspan - 64"
Area - 648 Sq.In.
Length - 48"
Weight 8-9 lbs.
Radio - 4-6 channel
Engine - .45-.60
This kit won Scale Kit of The Year in 1987 by Model Builder Magazine.
Note: The original KBRC-6 Instruction booklet (which is too large to include on this website) is no longer available in .pdf form directly through the SIG website. However, I have it in 3 .pdf files, stored in dropbox.com and you can download copies directly by clicking on the links below:
SIGKBRC6 Instruction Manual Pt-1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u11f4t560limb0q/sigkbrc6-kwikp51mustangp1.pdf?dl=0
SIGKBRC6 Instruction Manual Pt-2
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ngbohfh0nfk2eu/sigkbrc6-kwikp51mustangp2.pdf?dl=0
SIGKBRC6 Instruction Manual Pt-3
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eo3cp4b95p11xpw/sigkbrc6-kwikp51mustangp3.pdf?dl=0
Once there, on the upper right side of the page should be 3 dots, arranged vertically. Click on the dots and choose "download". Should you have any problems at all, e-mail me and I can send the link directly.
Link to engine run-up on Paul-1, 2019.
Did you know?
(from e-mail by Steve Pohlmann) Paul-1 at Reno in 1979, being towed from the pits to the line for a race.
Steve Pohlmann (left) and Bud Judy (right). Paul Poberezny (EAA President) climbing into the cockpit.
Bud Judy was the 1972 US Aerobatic Champion in the Intermediate category.
Steve was supposed to crew with his dad on the Miss America, but when he got to Reno, his dad asked if he would mind helping out a friend. Turned out to be Paul (Poberezny). Bud was his only crew, and Miss America had more than enough, so he helped out. You never know how big a P-51 is until you wash and wax one with only 2 guys.
E-mail from Steve Pohlmann, 15Aug2018
I’ve attached a copy of the 1979 race results. As you can see, “Paul I” qualified outside the fastest 21 cut-off line. “Paul I” was a completely stock P-51 compared to many of the highly modified planes. The photo I sent you was taken by Dad. You can see both Bud and myself looking the same direction. If I remember things correctly, we were told to get “Paul I” out to the line, which is what we were doing. Then, I think, some official was waving us down – the moment Dad took the picture and we ended up going back to the ramp and never did get to actually race.
This was the year that Steve Hinton crashed “Red Baron”. Dad and I were watching from the “Miss A” pits, just a few spots away from “Red Baron”. It was such a foregone conclusion that he was going to win, that ABC’s Wide World of Sports had already set up next to their pits before the actual race. Dad and I made a friendly “wager” and I actually picked John Crocker and “Sumthin’ Else”. Adding to the results footnote, we could see coolant streaming from “Red Baron” starting about lap three. It was one of those historical moments where thousands of people were totally silent, many of us fearing the worse. Fortunately, he survived to race another day.
KBRC-7
AT-6 Texan
Designed by: Hank Pohlmann
There could have been another plane in the Kwik-Bilt series, the AT-6 Texan.
Hank Pohlmann built a prototype AT-6 for the Kwik-Bilt series, based on Charlie Beck's "Honest Entry" who he crewed for at Reno. Steve Pohlmann crewed for the same plane in 1989.
Alas, the plane looked great but performance was lacking, and the project was shelved.