For USA customers try this pre-filled shopping cart at Aloft. This gives you the majority of the adhesives, carbon, lead and electrics in one order.
Everything you need to build an RS1000
Wondering if you already have most of the parts? This page lists every material, electronic component and recommended supplier needed to build the Racing Sparrow RS1000. We've organised everything by region and designed the boat around common hobby materials, making it straightforward and affordable to source the parts.
Most builders already own some of the required tools and equipment, making the overall build cost lower than expected.
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General Supplies
- Masking Tape alofthobbies.com
- (CA Glue) Superglue 20g alofthobbies.com
Hull
- Filament PLA+ 2 Rolls 3dfuel.com
- Split pins (25mm x 3.5) x 5 nautos-usa.com
- Brass Tube 5/32" OD (4mm) alofthobbies.com
Electrics
- Sail Servo - Hi Torque savoxusa.com, alofthobbies.com
- Rudder Servo alofthobbies.com
- Radio Transmitter radiomasterrc.com
- Radio Receiver radiomasterrc.com
- Power Switch alofthobbies.com
- Battery Pack 6V - 5AA inline amazon.com
Keel/Rudder
- Carbon Rod Round 3mm - 420mm length alofthobbies.com, aliexpress.com
- Carbon Rod Round 4mm - 175mm length alofthobbies.com
- Carbon Square Rod 5mm (360mm x 5) aliexpress.com
- Lead Shot, 1900g alofthobbies.com, amazon.com
- Epoxy Resin 150ml alofthobbies.com
- Methylated Spirits amazon.com, amazon.com
- Tiller Arm Bolt – M2 x 12mm Bolt & Nut alofthobbies.com
Rigging & Sails
- Carbon Mast 10mm 1000mm length x 2 alofthobbies.com
- Carbon Boom 6mm x 4mm-inner - 1000mm length alofthobbies.com, aliexpress.com
- Sail Material kitesandfunthings.com
- Spinnaker Repair Tape - half roll nautos-usa.com
- Braid Line - 1 meter jannsnetcraft.com
- Stay Wire jannsnetcraft.com
- Wire Crimps jannsnetcraft.com
- Fishing Clips & Swivels jannsnetcraft.com
Notes
Batteries
The battery compartment is designed to fit a 5×AA inline 6V battery pack. The additional cell provides extra voltage, giving the servos more power and improved performance under load.
Servos
The servos listed on this page are recommended options, but many alternatives will work just as well. Both positions use standard-size servos.
The sail arm servo should ideally be more powerful than the rudder servo, as it needs to handle higher loads when sheeting in the sail. Savox servos are a strong, reliable choice, but more affordable alternatives can also be used depending on your budget.
