Durahon Indoor World Champ months threeview features model Bud Romak won Indoor World Champs Cardington England Buds best-two-flight total 78m 58s almost 7 minutes bet ter Polands second placer Ciapala Bud took five allowed six flights best flight scrubbed minute knocked off third-best flight Bud claimed scored minute high judges sisted still would have won over minute Bud says same model de sign have building past year straight-forward build fly building model must careful keep boom stab light wire-brace stab places too great load boom causes too much deflection wrong times such during turbulent flying conditions motorstick construction espe cially important wood must 4- 5-lb C-grain stock highest quality dont know about other fliers fly competition wind model maximum turns really puts load motorstick use slight amount left-thrust up-thrust use slack film think important aspect Indoor modeling getting right combination prop rubber What else say Its just basic model seems fly well Well guess Nats Winners Anyone can win Un limited Rubber Coupe dHiver Rub ber Speed Nats must have something going him thought might like hear about some Jim Lewis fly ing machinery Jims winning Coupe model own Sidewinder having rather large 180 sq wing used 8 strands -in Pirelli model climbs straight up model uses aluminum motor tube molded helical-pitch prop blade Bob Meuser Right Bud Romak 1976 Indoor World Cham pion launches Grand Gram see plan below practice flight flew nearly 40 minutes Champs Bud winds maximum turns used both left- up-thrust 3 / 4 t 57 1~ i F 34 n 9 7u 18% CB blanks both obtained Blue Ridge Models P0 Box 9188 Asheville NC 28805 highest quality Blue Ridge products says Jim Thats what Ive telling guys Jim won Unlimited Rubber event Mulvihill trophy spent month before Nats build ing 300-sq-in model basically John Gards Supreme American Air craft Modeler October 1972 flew first six flights losing sixth seventh eighth flights used model won Mulvihill 1974 George Perrymans Little Dad dy NEES Models Year 1975 makes three times model has won Mulvihill Rubber-power Speed won Jims own Quail design has won event twice previously Mod Av May 1976 page 40 Jim hit 55 mph thats average standing start over 200-ft course using 10 strands Pirelli Jim took second HLG using Flash tips backwards took second place Rubber Helicopter W4kts I2ul4er 010 OZ oob 020 036 o48 1 tZublOOtl2350tfl6 t2ibs Stick boom skaft 032 5q 025 5q 015 511t oo8 skt 015 cui -Th 244jtd 14 --__ ___ large Ceiling Walker type model George Perryman Jim points out next last event two entrees Jim has pretty busy recently another new model six week old son Masking Trick remember some ten years ago seeing Howard Timlins lavishly decorated rubber-power models learn ing done masking spray painting over white tissue Using conventional masking procedures structure would crushed death just applying masking tape ever got masking tape successfully would probably pull tissue off tape removed trick allow very narrow strip masking tape contact tissue cover ing Im sure technique exactly matches Howards hut must close recently opportunity try two rather light Peanut Scale models covered lightly doped pre-war Japanese super fine tissue severe test worked goes 44 Model Aviation 0 U Ucjrand qram Eud Rmak 1976 Indoor World Cktamp Volkspiane Peanut Scale Meuser spraypainted using technique described text still weighed 5-1/2 grams An eye-pleaser 1 Make master tracing drafting velum outline region painted 2 Place second sheet drafting ye lum over master Apply -inch mask ing tape over outlines 3 Place master over sheet taped Step 2 Cut through master mask ing tape second sheet tracing velum using Xacto knife razor blade 4 Remove master Turn taped sheet tape-side-down carefully cut through tracing paper along line about 1/16 edge Avoid cut ting through masking tape happens masking tape can repaired model cement 5 Peel away strip tracing paper along edge leaving exposed strip masking tape 6 Apply model Carefully burnish edge masking tape make ad tissue 7 Spray clear dope along masked edges prevent colored dope paint seeping under tape 8 Spray colored dope paint remove mask admire procedure can modified pro duce both left-hand right-hand mask simultaneously tissue can either white colored should water-shrunk clear doped before mask applied Whether color coat dope enamel matter choice have used model railroading enamels successfully heavily pig mented very light coat weighs next nothing required problem colors bit icky An alternative works add universal tinting colors available paint stores wide variety bright saturated colors either clear dope clear model railroad enamel save weight use lots pigment lots thinner thin evenly sprayed coats matte finish results thats great glossy finish shows up poor workmanship insist glossy finish clear gloss coat can applied over pigmented coats bound add weight Remem ber enamel can applied over dope no problem have mighty sneaky successfully apply dope over enamel cheapest spray gun can buy quite adequate Apply thin coats let coat dry thoroughly fore applying next complete two-tone paint job Peck-kit Ganagobie added 06 gramsabout 10%to weight Rules Change Proposals Good grief have noticed number proposals listed Competition Newsletter section August October November De cember issues Forty-five Free Flight pro posals alone plus 11 General proposals 21 Scale proposals directly affect free flight latter half apply specifi cally Peanut Scale survey once conducted showed guys turn thumbs-up thumbsdown proposalsthe Contest Board membersreceive very little input Left New Half-A mount S & S features screw adjustment thrustline neat idea troops guide voting seems strange would think model ers would interested rules govern manner spend important part lives spare time addresses listed nearly issue jot note CNs listing proposals presented numerical order propos als numbered more-or-less order received similar pro posals proposals affecting same aspects rules may widely sepa rated NFFS Digest has presented listing rules affecting Free Flight commentary fashion better permits comparison member have already received copy member shame drop SSAE Ill send copy Tarry time awastin continued page 86 February 1977 45 Above This shot Marnie Meuser meant prove George Perryman isnt guy around has granddaughter can glue stick stick B Meuser photo Large posters side-view drawings free-flight models past available Paul Plecan see text Perfect hanging workshop den office wall MORE powerYELLOW m edPROPELL.. Bade G~ e\ee5Taco e 2 bY~OBlade thSIZeSeach 53544 6364354 86854 96106i 3 Blade Tractoc 5354 636-4504 3 Blade Pusiw 63504 CL Combat continued generally short goodies trade international meetings Most other contestants bring bags full badges other souvenirs own coun try trade MACA stickers gone first day traded off Bell Helmet beannie anyone going international meet Id suggest stocking up goodies trade off printing should know will California Nationals year chances rain either two proposed sites would practically zero little wind inland site Riverside gentle sea breeze Oxnard coast Far better conditions combat swamp Lake Charles wet wild Dayton Since no World Championship year might able draw some top FAI fliers abroad USA could gain valuable experience running FAI class competition better prepare us event get nod fullblown World Champs future latest trend both Fast Slow Combat has larger wings sim ple foam designs Dan Rutherford claims maximum 16 pieces 480 sq Humongous design no precision fits just drop bits jig pour epoxy over themwell ex actly imprecise new breed model features single half-inch rib center no center sheeting everything else fits mono-boom solves problem having beef up area under booms normal Neme sis type planes center section takes engine bellcrank leverage stresses Covering huge monsters becomes expensive adds almost two ounces case Humongous Disposable throwaway models being built dont really need fuel proofing since wont last long enough get fuel-soaked some pilots tried sparying coat urethane center section exhaust might get No other covering fuel proofing needed block 5 3 5 4 304 6364354 747678504 648688654 949697q8 04106854 114116118i RC 124 125126$150 GRISH Os ST JOHN ND ANA 48373 sanded foam wings proved smooth enough Another innovation seen latest contest reusable center sec tion plan make very strong center can reused times just cutting spars foam away plugging new parts thus saving yourself time takes construct new engine pod bellcrank setup etc Howard Rush suggested molding center section out carbon fiber some such material could done commercially modeler would buy make center section epoxy two spars pos sibly use contact cement hold foam place add old mono-boom ready fly changed airfoil shapes Wilkens type model amounted reusing center plugging new foam blanks different airfoil shapes took less hour didnt have remove motor Repairs revisions such could easily done right flying field side benefit foam AMA Combat string leader opponents plane usually cuts right through foam locks spars thus insuring kill wood leading edge might have slipped over FAI Combat want happen should reinforce lead ing edge string slips digs Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 FF Duration/Meuser continued page 45 Pearl Lives few years back Dick Mathis sold free-flight end kit production business American Balsa Corporation ABC went belly-up re cently wondered what happened kit line turns out FF Power kitsMini-Pearl Midi-Pearl Pearl Ex press Mother Pearlare now being produced Gene Simpsons Kitco orga nization 4327 McDermed Dr Houston TX 77035 two smaller Pearls Mini Midi can supplied immediately might short delay larger ones hobby shop cant supply write direct Kitco Kitco line also includes smallish easily built hand-launch Glider designed Nats champ Mark Valerius some pro file-scale 020-powered models sporting completely different pinch-off engine timer wish could say about Gulfcoaster sailplane suitable FF RC HLG kits formerly made ABC Bo-Weevil Flash Polly etc now being made Matt Gail Gewain hear Well tell about later Modd Boxes hate admit model boxes have built shipping carrying smallish models much time money have wasted doing Save yourself trouble check out local Salvation Army Goodwill Indus tries store whatever equivalent area used suitcases Ones ade quate serve model boxes go buck two Overnighters great Peanuts two-suiters gaggle HLGs suitable shipping models quite adequate carrying Indoor models such storage boxes sold Sears Wards perhaps other depart ment stores areas key feature removable lid stiff folded edges flap-lids ordinary cartons often bad news models inside Similar separate-lid boxes may often purchased florists buy gal couple dozen long-stem roses get free Check local Bekins Mayflower agent too price might seem like rip off compared alternatives dirt cheap Engine Mount new engine mount Cox 049-051 engines features screw adjustments downthrust sidethrust seems lot neater fiddling wood shims mount neatly machined necessary holes drilled tapped screws included proper Al len wrench complete instructions hobby shop out stock order direct S S Hobby Products 525 S Cloverdale Blvd Cloverdale CA 95425 Price $835 first class postpaid Mounts 15 140 engines will available soon Publications Paul Plecan Box 1810A Garden Grove CA 92642 might prove handy source some aero publications have looking Write 4-page brochure Included stock books Paul Matt seriesthose already out printcontaining excellent scale docu mentation drawings series Racing Planes Air Races Reed Kinert Aero series vols 1 through 26 Me-109 through F-16 Collinwood books cluding Lightplane Since 1909 Monocoupes Men Frank Zaics inim itable Model Aeronautics Yearbooks other publications new Model 86 Model Aviation Please send complete catalog Enclosed $100 refunded NAME Add 550 1st class mailADDRESS Si 00 handling other IT Builder Index Digest indexes issues Model Builder magazine Vol 1 No 1 through December 1975 issue Also listed Paper Profile Pilots handy Peanut Scale Last least Pauls pair posters showing side-view drawings famous FF Gas models past plus brief descriptions models builders Theyre perfect shop den office wall pair measuring 24 X 36 sells $3 postpaid folded no longer available rolled budget minded dont have space display larger charts pair 146 harts can purchased $150 postpaid Pauls drawings illustrations model designs have various magazines since earlier Ill admit can remem ber Until recently Art Director Model Builder Magazine Platitude Month Well might platitude now written 1910 pretty hot stuff Never turn up competition model just finished practically untested have flown morning competition using old rubber Theory Practice M6del Aero planing V E Johnson wonder means OK use new rubber Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St. Oak land CA 94619 RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 19 Brass Lead Tungsten Carbon Steel Platinum * Mercury *not recommended ballast 302 4096 690 280 770 490 models fuselages rectangular square cross-section incredible strength can added mini mum weight penalty very little work Wrap entire fuselage 1/64 plywood yes 1/64 Heres recom mended procedure First finish entire fuselage going Monokote Sand four sides sure leave corners sharp no radii Next cut piece 1/64 ply wood slightly larger side covered can start side top bottom suggested gin side has no pushrod exits dowel cut-outs etc Apply coat contact cement plywood respective fuselage side Let dry give second coat Follow manufacturers directions checking dryness second coat dry carefully position plywood respect fuselage making contact position satisfied touch plywood fuselage rub firmly over entire side Excess sheeting can trimmed away using regular scissors Trim about 3/16 fuselage sides using Stanley utility knife heavy duty X-acto knife trim away remaining excess using adjacent uncovered balsa sides guide knife blade sure cut direction plywood grain runs away fuselage Repeat above pro cedures opposite side fuse lage After two sides have covered carefully trimmed dress down two un covered sides sanding block also dressing edges plywood sides process preparing remaining sides care fully cut out holes notches plywood before applying glue glued plywood positioned extremely careful aligning cut-outs notches Once fourth side applied fuse lage takes added dimension Correction December issue stated coverage 1976 LSF Tournament correctly 15 top fliers California Actually Randy VerMulm Stanwood Wash placed 7th over-all 50 points out first place February 1977 87 STATE
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/02
Page Numbers: 44, 45, 86, 87
Durahon Indoor World Champ months threeview features model Bud Romak won Indoor World Champs Cardington England Buds best-two-flight total 78m 58s almost 7 minutes bet ter Polands second placer Ciapala Bud took five allowed six flights best flight scrubbed minute knocked off third-best flight Bud claimed scored minute high judges sisted still would have won over minute Bud says same model de sign have building past year straight-forward build fly building model must careful keep boom stab light wire-brace stab places too great load boom causes too much deflection wrong times such during turbulent flying conditions motorstick construction espe cially important wood must 4- 5-lb C-grain stock highest quality dont know about other fliers fly competition wind model maximum turns really puts load motorstick use slight amount left-thrust up-thrust use slack film think important aspect Indoor modeling getting right combination prop rubber What else say Its just basic model seems fly well Well guess Nats Winners Anyone can win Un limited Rubber Coupe dHiver Rub ber Speed Nats must have something going him thought might like hear about some Jim Lewis fly ing machinery Jims winning Coupe model own Sidewinder having rather large 180 sq wing used 8 strands -in Pirelli model climbs straight up model uses aluminum motor tube molded helical-pitch prop blade Bob Meuser Right Bud Romak 1976 Indoor World Cham pion launches Grand Gram see plan below practice flight flew nearly 40 minutes Champs Bud winds maximum turns used both left- up-thrust 3 / 4 t 57 1~ i F 34 n 9 7u 18% CB blanks both obtained Blue Ridge Models P0 Box 9188 Asheville NC 28805 highest quality Blue Ridge products says Jim Thats what Ive telling guys Jim won Unlimited Rubber event Mulvihill trophy spent month before Nats build ing 300-sq-in model basically John Gards Supreme American Air craft Modeler October 1972 flew first six flights losing sixth seventh eighth flights used model won Mulvihill 1974 George Perrymans Little Dad dy NEES Models Year 1975 makes three times model has won Mulvihill Rubber-power Speed won Jims own Quail design has won event twice previously Mod Av May 1976 page 40 Jim hit 55 mph thats average standing start over 200-ft course using 10 strands Pirelli Jim took second HLG using Flash tips backwards took second place Rubber Helicopter W4kts I2ul4er 010 OZ oob 020 036 o48 1 tZublOOtl2350tfl6 t2ibs Stick boom skaft 032 5q 025 5q 015 511t oo8 skt 015 cui -Th 244jtd 14 --__ ___ large Ceiling Walker type model George Perryman Jim points out next last event two entrees Jim has pretty busy recently another new model six week old son Masking Trick remember some ten years ago seeing Howard Timlins lavishly decorated rubber-power models learn ing done masking spray painting over white tissue Using conventional masking procedures structure would crushed death just applying masking tape ever got masking tape successfully would probably pull tissue off tape removed trick allow very narrow strip masking tape contact tissue cover ing Im sure technique exactly matches Howards hut must close recently opportunity try two rather light Peanut Scale models covered lightly doped pre-war Japanese super fine tissue severe test worked goes 44 Model Aviation 0 U Ucjrand qram Eud Rmak 1976 Indoor World Cktamp Volkspiane Peanut Scale Meuser spraypainted using technique described text still weighed 5-1/2 grams An eye-pleaser 1 Make master tracing drafting velum outline region painted 2 Place second sheet drafting ye lum over master Apply -inch mask ing tape over outlines 3 Place master over sheet taped Step 2 Cut through master mask ing tape second sheet tracing velum using Xacto knife razor blade 4 Remove master Turn taped sheet tape-side-down carefully cut through tracing paper along line about 1/16 edge Avoid cut ting through masking tape happens masking tape can repaired model cement 5 Peel away strip tracing paper along edge leaving exposed strip masking tape 6 Apply model Carefully burnish edge masking tape make ad tissue 7 Spray clear dope along masked edges prevent colored dope paint seeping under tape 8 Spray colored dope paint remove mask admire procedure can modified pro duce both left-hand right-hand mask simultaneously tissue can either white colored should water-shrunk clear doped before mask applied Whether color coat dope enamel matter choice have used model railroading enamels successfully heavily pig mented very light coat weighs next nothing required problem colors bit icky An alternative works add universal tinting colors available paint stores wide variety bright saturated colors either clear dope clear model railroad enamel save weight use lots pigment lots thinner thin evenly sprayed coats matte finish results thats great glossy finish shows up poor workmanship insist glossy finish clear gloss coat can applied over pigmented coats bound add weight Remem ber enamel can applied over dope no problem have mighty sneaky successfully apply dope over enamel cheapest spray gun can buy quite adequate Apply thin coats let coat dry thoroughly fore applying next complete two-tone paint job Peck-kit Ganagobie added 06 gramsabout 10%to weight Rules Change Proposals Good grief have noticed number proposals listed Competition Newsletter section August October November De cember issues Forty-five Free Flight pro posals alone plus 11 General proposals 21 Scale proposals directly affect free flight latter half apply specifi cally Peanut Scale survey once conducted showed guys turn thumbs-up thumbsdown proposalsthe Contest Board membersreceive very little input Left New Half-A mount S & S features screw adjustment thrustline neat idea troops guide voting seems strange would think model ers would interested rules govern manner spend important part lives spare time addresses listed nearly issue jot note CNs listing proposals presented numerical order propos als numbered more-or-less order received similar pro posals proposals affecting same aspects rules may widely sepa rated NFFS Digest has presented listing rules affecting Free Flight commentary fashion better permits comparison member have already received copy member shame drop SSAE Ill send copy Tarry time awastin continued page 86 February 1977 45 Above This shot Marnie Meuser meant prove George Perryman isnt guy around has granddaughter can glue stick stick B Meuser photo Large posters side-view drawings free-flight models past available Paul Plecan see text Perfect hanging workshop den office wall MORE powerYELLOW m edPROPELL.. Bade G~ e\ee5Taco e 2 bY~OBlade thSIZeSeach 53544 6364354 86854 96106i 3 Blade Tractoc 5354 636-4504 3 Blade Pusiw 63504 CL Combat continued generally short goodies trade international meetings Most other contestants bring bags full badges other souvenirs own coun try trade MACA stickers gone first day traded off Bell Helmet beannie anyone going international meet Id suggest stocking up goodies trade off printing should know will California Nationals year chances rain either two proposed sites would practically zero little wind inland site Riverside gentle sea breeze Oxnard coast Far better conditions combat swamp Lake Charles wet wild Dayton Since no World Championship year might able draw some top FAI fliers abroad USA could gain valuable experience running FAI class competition better prepare us event get nod fullblown World Champs future latest trend both Fast Slow Combat has larger wings sim ple foam designs Dan Rutherford claims maximum 16 pieces 480 sq Humongous design no precision fits just drop bits jig pour epoxy over themwell ex actly imprecise new breed model features single half-inch rib center no center sheeting everything else fits mono-boom solves problem having beef up area under booms normal Neme sis type planes center section takes engine bellcrank leverage stresses Covering huge monsters becomes expensive adds almost two ounces case Humongous Disposable throwaway models being built dont really need fuel proofing since wont last long enough get fuel-soaked some pilots tried sparying coat urethane center section exhaust might get No other covering fuel proofing needed block 5 3 5 4 304 6364354 747678504 648688654 949697q8 04106854 114116118i RC 124 125126$150 GRISH Os ST JOHN ND ANA 48373 sanded foam wings proved smooth enough Another innovation seen latest contest reusable center sec tion plan make very strong center can reused times just cutting spars foam away plugging new parts thus saving yourself time takes construct new engine pod bellcrank setup etc Howard Rush suggested molding center section out carbon fiber some such material could done commercially modeler would buy make center section epoxy two spars pos sibly use contact cement hold foam place add old mono-boom ready fly changed airfoil shapes Wilkens type model amounted reusing center plugging new foam blanks different airfoil shapes took less hour didnt have remove motor Repairs revisions such could easily done right flying field side benefit foam AMA Combat string leader opponents plane usually cuts right through foam locks spars thus insuring kill wood leading edge might have slipped over FAI Combat want happen should reinforce lead ing edge string slips digs Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 FF Duration/Meuser continued page 45 Pearl Lives few years back Dick Mathis sold free-flight end kit production business American Balsa Corporation ABC went belly-up re cently wondered what happened kit line turns out FF Power kitsMini-Pearl Midi-Pearl Pearl Ex press Mother Pearlare now being produced Gene Simpsons Kitco orga nization 4327 McDermed Dr Houston TX 77035 two smaller Pearls Mini Midi can supplied immediately might short delay larger ones hobby shop cant supply write direct Kitco Kitco line also includes smallish easily built hand-launch Glider designed Nats champ Mark Valerius some pro file-scale 020-powered models sporting completely different pinch-off engine timer wish could say about Gulfcoaster sailplane suitable FF RC HLG kits formerly made ABC Bo-Weevil Flash Polly etc now being made Matt Gail Gewain hear Well tell about later Modd Boxes hate admit model boxes have built shipping carrying smallish models much time money have wasted doing Save yourself trouble check out local Salvation Army Goodwill Indus tries store whatever equivalent area used suitcases Ones ade quate serve model boxes go buck two Overnighters great Peanuts two-suiters gaggle HLGs suitable shipping models quite adequate carrying Indoor models such storage boxes sold Sears Wards perhaps other depart ment stores areas key feature removable lid stiff folded edges flap-lids ordinary cartons often bad news models inside Similar separate-lid boxes may often purchased florists buy gal couple dozen long-stem roses get free Check local Bekins Mayflower agent too price might seem like rip off compared alternatives dirt cheap Engine Mount new engine mount Cox 049-051 engines features screw adjustments downthrust sidethrust seems lot neater fiddling wood shims mount neatly machined necessary holes drilled tapped screws included proper Al len wrench complete instructions hobby shop out stock order direct S S Hobby Products 525 S Cloverdale Blvd Cloverdale CA 95425 Price $835 first class postpaid Mounts 15 140 engines will available soon Publications Paul Plecan Box 1810A Garden Grove CA 92642 might prove handy source some aero publications have looking Write 4-page brochure Included stock books Paul Matt seriesthose already out printcontaining excellent scale docu mentation drawings series Racing Planes Air Races Reed Kinert Aero series vols 1 through 26 Me-109 through F-16 Collinwood books cluding Lightplane Since 1909 Monocoupes Men Frank Zaics inim itable Model Aeronautics Yearbooks other publications new Model 86 Model Aviation Please send complete catalog Enclosed $100 refunded NAME Add 550 1st class mailADDRESS Si 00 handling other IT Builder Index Digest indexes issues Model Builder magazine Vol 1 No 1 through December 1975 issue Also listed Paper Profile Pilots handy Peanut Scale Last least Pauls pair posters showing side-view drawings famous FF Gas models past plus brief descriptions models builders Theyre perfect shop den office wall pair measuring 24 X 36 sells $3 postpaid folded no longer available rolled budget minded dont have space display larger charts pair 146 harts can purchased $150 postpaid Pauls drawings illustrations model designs have various magazines since earlier Ill admit can remem ber Until recently Art Director Model Builder Magazine Platitude Month Well might platitude now written 1910 pretty hot stuff Never turn up competition model just finished practically untested have flown morning competition using old rubber Theory Practice M6del Aero planing V E Johnson wonder means OK use new rubber Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St. Oak land CA 94619 RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 19 Brass Lead Tungsten Carbon Steel Platinum * Mercury *not recommended ballast 302 4096 690 280 770 490 models fuselages rectangular square cross-section incredible strength can added mini mum weight penalty very little work Wrap entire fuselage 1/64 plywood yes 1/64 Heres recom mended procedure First finish entire fuselage going Monokote Sand four sides sure leave corners sharp no radii Next cut piece 1/64 ply wood slightly larger side covered can start side top bottom suggested gin side has no pushrod exits dowel cut-outs etc Apply coat contact cement plywood respective fuselage side Let dry give second coat Follow manufacturers directions checking dryness second coat dry carefully position plywood respect fuselage making contact position satisfied touch plywood fuselage rub firmly over entire side Excess sheeting can trimmed away using regular scissors Trim about 3/16 fuselage sides using Stanley utility knife heavy duty X-acto knife trim away remaining excess using adjacent uncovered balsa sides guide knife blade sure cut direction plywood grain runs away fuselage Repeat above pro cedures opposite side fuse lage After two sides have covered carefully trimmed dress down two un covered sides sanding block also dressing edges plywood sides process preparing remaining sides care fully cut out holes notches plywood before applying glue glued plywood positioned extremely careful aligning cut-outs notches Once fourth side applied fuse lage takes added dimension Correction December issue stated coverage 1976 LSF Tournament correctly 15 top fliers California Actually Randy VerMulm Stanwood Wash placed 7th over-all 50 points out first place February 1977 87 STATE
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/02
Page Numbers: 44, 45, 86, 87
Durahon Indoor World Champ months threeview features model Bud Romak won Indoor World Champs Cardington England Buds best-two-flight total 78m 58s almost 7 minutes bet ter Polands second placer Ciapala Bud took five allowed six flights best flight scrubbed minute knocked off third-best flight Bud claimed scored minute high judges sisted still would have won over minute Bud says same model de sign have building past year straight-forward build fly building model must careful keep boom stab light wire-brace stab places too great load boom causes too much deflection wrong times such during turbulent flying conditions motorstick construction espe cially important wood must 4- 5-lb C-grain stock highest quality dont know about other fliers fly competition wind model maximum turns really puts load motorstick use slight amount left-thrust up-thrust use slack film think important aspect Indoor modeling getting right combination prop rubber What else say Its just basic model seems fly well Well guess Nats Winners Anyone can win Un limited Rubber Coupe dHiver Rub ber Speed Nats must have something going him thought might like hear about some Jim Lewis fly ing machinery Jims winning Coupe model own Sidewinder having rather large 180 sq wing used 8 strands -in Pirelli model climbs straight up model uses aluminum motor tube molded helical-pitch prop blade Bob Meuser Right Bud Romak 1976 Indoor World Cham pion launches Grand Gram see plan below practice flight flew nearly 40 minutes Champs Bud winds maximum turns used both left- up-thrust 3 / 4 t 57 1~ i F 34 n 9 7u 18% CB blanks both obtained Blue Ridge Models P0 Box 9188 Asheville NC 28805 highest quality Blue Ridge products says Jim Thats what Ive telling guys Jim won Unlimited Rubber event Mulvihill trophy spent month before Nats build ing 300-sq-in model basically John Gards Supreme American Air craft Modeler October 1972 flew first six flights losing sixth seventh eighth flights used model won Mulvihill 1974 George Perrymans Little Dad dy NEES Models Year 1975 makes three times model has won Mulvihill Rubber-power Speed won Jims own Quail design has won event twice previously Mod Av May 1976 page 40 Jim hit 55 mph thats average standing start over 200-ft course using 10 strands Pirelli Jim took second HLG using Flash tips backwards took second place Rubber Helicopter W4kts I2ul4er 010 OZ oob 020 036 o48 1 tZublOOtl2350tfl6 t2ibs Stick boom skaft 032 5q 025 5q 015 511t oo8 skt 015 cui -Th 244jtd 14 --__ ___ large Ceiling Walker type model George Perryman Jim points out next last event two entrees Jim has pretty busy recently another new model six week old son Masking Trick remember some ten years ago seeing Howard Timlins lavishly decorated rubber-power models learn ing done masking spray painting over white tissue Using conventional masking procedures structure would crushed death just applying masking tape ever got masking tape successfully would probably pull tissue off tape removed trick allow very narrow strip masking tape contact tissue cover ing Im sure technique exactly matches Howards hut must close recently opportunity try two rather light Peanut Scale models covered lightly doped pre-war Japanese super fine tissue severe test worked goes 44 Model Aviation 0 U Ucjrand qram Eud Rmak 1976 Indoor World Cktamp Volkspiane Peanut Scale Meuser spraypainted using technique described text still weighed 5-1/2 grams An eye-pleaser 1 Make master tracing drafting velum outline region painted 2 Place second sheet drafting ye lum over master Apply -inch mask ing tape over outlines 3 Place master over sheet taped Step 2 Cut through master mask ing tape second sheet tracing velum using Xacto knife razor blade 4 Remove master Turn taped sheet tape-side-down carefully cut through tracing paper along line about 1/16 edge Avoid cut ting through masking tape happens masking tape can repaired model cement 5 Peel away strip tracing paper along edge leaving exposed strip masking tape 6 Apply model Carefully burnish edge masking tape make ad tissue 7 Spray clear dope along masked edges prevent colored dope paint seeping under tape 8 Spray colored dope paint remove mask admire procedure can modified pro duce both left-hand right-hand mask simultaneously tissue can either white colored should water-shrunk clear doped before mask applied Whether color coat dope enamel matter choice have used model railroading enamels successfully heavily pig mented very light coat weighs next nothing required problem colors bit icky An alternative works add universal tinting colors available paint stores wide variety bright saturated colors either clear dope clear model railroad enamel save weight use lots pigment lots thinner thin evenly sprayed coats matte finish results thats great glossy finish shows up poor workmanship insist glossy finish clear gloss coat can applied over pigmented coats bound add weight Remem ber enamel can applied over dope no problem have mighty sneaky successfully apply dope over enamel cheapest spray gun can buy quite adequate Apply thin coats let coat dry thoroughly fore applying next complete two-tone paint job Peck-kit Ganagobie added 06 gramsabout 10%to weight Rules Change Proposals Good grief have noticed number proposals listed Competition Newsletter section August October November De cember issues Forty-five Free Flight pro posals alone plus 11 General proposals 21 Scale proposals directly affect free flight latter half apply specifi cally Peanut Scale survey once conducted showed guys turn thumbs-up thumbsdown proposalsthe Contest Board membersreceive very little input Left New Half-A mount S & S features screw adjustment thrustline neat idea troops guide voting seems strange would think model ers would interested rules govern manner spend important part lives spare time addresses listed nearly issue jot note CNs listing proposals presented numerical order propos als numbered more-or-less order received similar pro posals proposals affecting same aspects rules may widely sepa rated NFFS Digest has presented listing rules affecting Free Flight commentary fashion better permits comparison member have already received copy member shame drop SSAE Ill send copy Tarry time awastin continued page 86 February 1977 45 Above This shot Marnie Meuser meant prove George Perryman isnt guy around has granddaughter can glue stick stick B Meuser photo Large posters side-view drawings free-flight models past available Paul Plecan see text Perfect hanging workshop den office wall MORE powerYELLOW m edPROPELL.. Bade G~ e\ee5Taco e 2 bY~OBlade thSIZeSeach 53544 6364354 86854 96106i 3 Blade Tractoc 5354 636-4504 3 Blade Pusiw 63504 CL Combat continued generally short goodies trade international meetings Most other contestants bring bags full badges other souvenirs own coun try trade MACA stickers gone first day traded off Bell Helmet beannie anyone going international meet Id suggest stocking up goodies trade off printing should know will California Nationals year chances rain either two proposed sites would practically zero little wind inland site Riverside gentle sea breeze Oxnard coast Far better conditions combat swamp Lake Charles wet wild Dayton Since no World Championship year might able draw some top FAI fliers abroad USA could gain valuable experience running FAI class competition better prepare us event get nod fullblown World Champs future latest trend both Fast Slow Combat has larger wings sim ple foam designs Dan Rutherford claims maximum 16 pieces 480 sq Humongous design no precision fits just drop bits jig pour epoxy over themwell ex actly imprecise new breed model features single half-inch rib center no center sheeting everything else fits mono-boom solves problem having beef up area under booms normal Neme sis type planes center section takes engine bellcrank leverage stresses Covering huge monsters becomes expensive adds almost two ounces case Humongous Disposable throwaway models being built dont really need fuel proofing since wont last long enough get fuel-soaked some pilots tried sparying coat urethane center section exhaust might get No other covering fuel proofing needed block 5 3 5 4 304 6364354 747678504 648688654 949697q8 04106854 114116118i RC 124 125126$150 GRISH Os ST JOHN ND ANA 48373 sanded foam wings proved smooth enough Another innovation seen latest contest reusable center sec tion plan make very strong center can reused times just cutting spars foam away plugging new parts thus saving yourself time takes construct new engine pod bellcrank setup etc Howard Rush suggested molding center section out carbon fiber some such material could done commercially modeler would buy make center section epoxy two spars pos sibly use contact cement hold foam place add old mono-boom ready fly changed airfoil shapes Wilkens type model amounted reusing center plugging new foam blanks different airfoil shapes took less hour didnt have remove motor Repairs revisions such could easily done right flying field side benefit foam AMA Combat string leader opponents plane usually cuts right through foam locks spars thus insuring kill wood leading edge might have slipped over FAI Combat want happen should reinforce lead ing edge string slips digs Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 FF Duration/Meuser continued page 45 Pearl Lives few years back Dick Mathis sold free-flight end kit production business American Balsa Corporation ABC went belly-up re cently wondered what happened kit line turns out FF Power kitsMini-Pearl Midi-Pearl Pearl Ex press Mother Pearlare now being produced Gene Simpsons Kitco orga nization 4327 McDermed Dr Houston TX 77035 two smaller Pearls Mini Midi can supplied immediately might short delay larger ones hobby shop cant supply write direct Kitco Kitco line also includes smallish easily built hand-launch Glider designed Nats champ Mark Valerius some pro file-scale 020-powered models sporting completely different pinch-off engine timer wish could say about Gulfcoaster sailplane suitable FF RC HLG kits formerly made ABC Bo-Weevil Flash Polly etc now being made Matt Gail Gewain hear Well tell about later Modd Boxes hate admit model boxes have built shipping carrying smallish models much time money have wasted doing Save yourself trouble check out local Salvation Army Goodwill Indus tries store whatever equivalent area used suitcases Ones ade quate serve model boxes go buck two Overnighters great Peanuts two-suiters gaggle HLGs suitable shipping models quite adequate carrying Indoor models such storage boxes sold Sears Wards perhaps other depart ment stores areas key feature removable lid stiff folded edges flap-lids ordinary cartons often bad news models inside Similar separate-lid boxes may often purchased florists buy gal couple dozen long-stem roses get free Check local Bekins Mayflower agent too price might seem like rip off compared alternatives dirt cheap Engine Mount new engine mount Cox 049-051 engines features screw adjustments downthrust sidethrust seems lot neater fiddling wood shims mount neatly machined necessary holes drilled tapped screws included proper Al len wrench complete instructions hobby shop out stock order direct S S Hobby Products 525 S Cloverdale Blvd Cloverdale CA 95425 Price $835 first class postpaid Mounts 15 140 engines will available soon Publications Paul Plecan Box 1810A Garden Grove CA 92642 might prove handy source some aero publications have looking Write 4-page brochure Included stock books Paul Matt seriesthose already out printcontaining excellent scale docu mentation drawings series Racing Planes Air Races Reed Kinert Aero series vols 1 through 26 Me-109 through F-16 Collinwood books cluding Lightplane Since 1909 Monocoupes Men Frank Zaics inim itable Model Aeronautics Yearbooks other publications new Model 86 Model Aviation Please send complete catalog Enclosed $100 refunded NAME Add 550 1st class mailADDRESS Si 00 handling other IT Builder Index Digest indexes issues Model Builder magazine Vol 1 No 1 through December 1975 issue Also listed Paper Profile Pilots handy Peanut Scale Last least Pauls pair posters showing side-view drawings famous FF Gas models past plus brief descriptions models builders Theyre perfect shop den office wall pair measuring 24 X 36 sells $3 postpaid folded no longer available rolled budget minded dont have space display larger charts pair 146 harts can purchased $150 postpaid Pauls drawings illustrations model designs have various magazines since earlier Ill admit can remem ber Until recently Art Director Model Builder Magazine Platitude Month Well might platitude now written 1910 pretty hot stuff Never turn up competition model just finished practically untested have flown morning competition using old rubber Theory Practice M6del Aero planing V E Johnson wonder means OK use new rubber Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St. Oak land CA 94619 RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 19 Brass Lead Tungsten Carbon Steel Platinum * Mercury *not recommended ballast 302 4096 690 280 770 490 models fuselages rectangular square cross-section incredible strength can added mini mum weight penalty very little work Wrap entire fuselage 1/64 plywood yes 1/64 Heres recom mended procedure First finish entire fuselage going Monokote Sand four sides sure leave corners sharp no radii Next cut piece 1/64 ply wood slightly larger side covered can start side top bottom suggested gin side has no pushrod exits dowel cut-outs etc Apply coat contact cement plywood respective fuselage side Let dry give second coat Follow manufacturers directions checking dryness second coat dry carefully position plywood respect fuselage making contact position satisfied touch plywood fuselage rub firmly over entire side Excess sheeting can trimmed away using regular scissors Trim about 3/16 fuselage sides using Stanley utility knife heavy duty X-acto knife trim away remaining excess using adjacent uncovered balsa sides guide knife blade sure cut direction plywood grain runs away fuselage Repeat above pro cedures opposite side fuse lage After two sides have covered carefully trimmed dress down two un covered sides sanding block also dressing edges plywood sides process preparing remaining sides care fully cut out holes notches plywood before applying glue glued plywood positioned extremely careful aligning cut-outs notches Once fourth side applied fuse lage takes added dimension Correction December issue stated coverage 1976 LSF Tournament correctly 15 top fliers California Actually Randy VerMulm Stanwood Wash placed 7th over-all 50 points out first place February 1977 87 STATE
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/02
Page Numbers: 44, 45, 86, 87
Durahon Indoor World Champ months threeview features model Bud Romak won Indoor World Champs Cardington England Buds best-two-flight total 78m 58s almost 7 minutes bet ter Polands second placer Ciapala Bud took five allowed six flights best flight scrubbed minute knocked off third-best flight Bud claimed scored minute high judges sisted still would have won over minute Bud says same model de sign have building past year straight-forward build fly building model must careful keep boom stab light wire-brace stab places too great load boom causes too much deflection wrong times such during turbulent flying conditions motorstick construction espe cially important wood must 4- 5-lb C-grain stock highest quality dont know about other fliers fly competition wind model maximum turns really puts load motorstick use slight amount left-thrust up-thrust use slack film think important aspect Indoor modeling getting right combination prop rubber What else say Its just basic model seems fly well Well guess Nats Winners Anyone can win Un limited Rubber Coupe dHiver Rub ber Speed Nats must have something going him thought might like hear about some Jim Lewis fly ing machinery Jims winning Coupe model own Sidewinder having rather large 180 sq wing used 8 strands -in Pirelli model climbs straight up model uses aluminum motor tube molded helical-pitch prop blade Bob Meuser Right Bud Romak 1976 Indoor World Cham pion launches Grand Gram see plan below practice flight flew nearly 40 minutes Champs Bud winds maximum turns used both left- up-thrust 3 / 4 t 57 1~ i F 34 n 9 7u 18% CB blanks both obtained Blue Ridge Models P0 Box 9188 Asheville NC 28805 highest quality Blue Ridge products says Jim Thats what Ive telling guys Jim won Unlimited Rubber event Mulvihill trophy spent month before Nats build ing 300-sq-in model basically John Gards Supreme American Air craft Modeler October 1972 flew first six flights losing sixth seventh eighth flights used model won Mulvihill 1974 George Perrymans Little Dad dy NEES Models Year 1975 makes three times model has won Mulvihill Rubber-power Speed won Jims own Quail design has won event twice previously Mod Av May 1976 page 40 Jim hit 55 mph thats average standing start over 200-ft course using 10 strands Pirelli Jim took second HLG using Flash tips backwards took second place Rubber Helicopter W4kts I2ul4er 010 OZ oob 020 036 o48 1 tZublOOtl2350tfl6 t2ibs Stick boom skaft 032 5q 025 5q 015 511t oo8 skt 015 cui -Th 244jtd 14 --__ ___ large Ceiling Walker type model George Perryman Jim points out next last event two entrees Jim has pretty busy recently another new model six week old son Masking Trick remember some ten years ago seeing Howard Timlins lavishly decorated rubber-power models learn ing done masking spray painting over white tissue Using conventional masking procedures structure would crushed death just applying masking tape ever got masking tape successfully would probably pull tissue off tape removed trick allow very narrow strip masking tape contact tissue cover ing Im sure technique exactly matches Howards hut must close recently opportunity try two rather light Peanut Scale models covered lightly doped pre-war Japanese super fine tissue severe test worked goes 44 Model Aviation 0 U Ucjrand qram Eud Rmak 1976 Indoor World Cktamp Volkspiane Peanut Scale Meuser spraypainted using technique described text still weighed 5-1/2 grams An eye-pleaser 1 Make master tracing drafting velum outline region painted 2 Place second sheet drafting ye lum over master Apply -inch mask ing tape over outlines 3 Place master over sheet taped Step 2 Cut through master mask ing tape second sheet tracing velum using Xacto knife razor blade 4 Remove master Turn taped sheet tape-side-down carefully cut through tracing paper along line about 1/16 edge Avoid cut ting through masking tape happens masking tape can repaired model cement 5 Peel away strip tracing paper along edge leaving exposed strip masking tape 6 Apply model Carefully burnish edge masking tape make ad tissue 7 Spray clear dope along masked edges prevent colored dope paint seeping under tape 8 Spray colored dope paint remove mask admire procedure can modified pro duce both left-hand right-hand mask simultaneously tissue can either white colored should water-shrunk clear doped before mask applied Whether color coat dope enamel matter choice have used model railroading enamels successfully heavily pig mented very light coat weighs next nothing required problem colors bit icky An alternative works add universal tinting colors available paint stores wide variety bright saturated colors either clear dope clear model railroad enamel save weight use lots pigment lots thinner thin evenly sprayed coats matte finish results thats great glossy finish shows up poor workmanship insist glossy finish clear gloss coat can applied over pigmented coats bound add weight Remem ber enamel can applied over dope no problem have mighty sneaky successfully apply dope over enamel cheapest spray gun can buy quite adequate Apply thin coats let coat dry thoroughly fore applying next complete two-tone paint job Peck-kit Ganagobie added 06 gramsabout 10%to weight Rules Change Proposals Good grief have noticed number proposals listed Competition Newsletter section August October November De cember issues Forty-five Free Flight pro posals alone plus 11 General proposals 21 Scale proposals directly affect free flight latter half apply specifi cally Peanut Scale survey once conducted showed guys turn thumbs-up thumbsdown proposalsthe Contest Board membersreceive very little input Left New Half-A mount S & S features screw adjustment thrustline neat idea troops guide voting seems strange would think model ers would interested rules govern manner spend important part lives spare time addresses listed nearly issue jot note CNs listing proposals presented numerical order propos als numbered more-or-less order received similar pro posals proposals affecting same aspects rules may widely sepa rated NFFS Digest has presented listing rules affecting Free Flight commentary fashion better permits comparison member have already received copy member shame drop SSAE Ill send copy Tarry time awastin continued page 86 February 1977 45 Above This shot Marnie Meuser meant prove George Perryman isnt guy around has granddaughter can glue stick stick B Meuser photo Large posters side-view drawings free-flight models past available Paul Plecan see text Perfect hanging workshop den office wall MORE powerYELLOW m edPROPELL.. Bade G~ e\ee5Taco e 2 bY~OBlade thSIZeSeach 53544 6364354 86854 96106i 3 Blade Tractoc 5354 636-4504 3 Blade Pusiw 63504 CL Combat continued generally short goodies trade international meetings Most other contestants bring bags full badges other souvenirs own coun try trade MACA stickers gone first day traded off Bell Helmet beannie anyone going international meet Id suggest stocking up goodies trade off printing should know will California Nationals year chances rain either two proposed sites would practically zero little wind inland site Riverside gentle sea breeze Oxnard coast Far better conditions combat swamp Lake Charles wet wild Dayton Since no World Championship year might able draw some top FAI fliers abroad USA could gain valuable experience running FAI class competition better prepare us event get nod fullblown World Champs future latest trend both Fast Slow Combat has larger wings sim ple foam designs Dan Rutherford claims maximum 16 pieces 480 sq Humongous design no precision fits just drop bits jig pour epoxy over themwell ex actly imprecise new breed model features single half-inch rib center no center sheeting everything else fits mono-boom solves problem having beef up area under booms normal Neme sis type planes center section takes engine bellcrank leverage stresses Covering huge monsters becomes expensive adds almost two ounces case Humongous Disposable throwaway models being built dont really need fuel proofing since wont last long enough get fuel-soaked some pilots tried sparying coat urethane center section exhaust might get No other covering fuel proofing needed block 5 3 5 4 304 6364354 747678504 648688654 949697q8 04106854 114116118i RC 124 125126$150 GRISH Os ST JOHN ND ANA 48373 sanded foam wings proved smooth enough Another innovation seen latest contest reusable center sec tion plan make very strong center can reused times just cutting spars foam away plugging new parts thus saving yourself time takes construct new engine pod bellcrank setup etc Howard Rush suggested molding center section out carbon fiber some such material could done commercially modeler would buy make center section epoxy two spars pos sibly use contact cement hold foam place add old mono-boom ready fly changed airfoil shapes Wilkens type model amounted reusing center plugging new foam blanks different airfoil shapes took less hour didnt have remove motor Repairs revisions such could easily done right flying field side benefit foam AMA Combat string leader opponents plane usually cuts right through foam locks spars thus insuring kill wood leading edge might have slipped over FAI Combat want happen should reinforce lead ing edge string slips digs Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 FF Duration/Meuser continued page 45 Pearl Lives few years back Dick Mathis sold free-flight end kit production business American Balsa Corporation ABC went belly-up re cently wondered what happened kit line turns out FF Power kitsMini-Pearl Midi-Pearl Pearl Ex press Mother Pearlare now being produced Gene Simpsons Kitco orga nization 4327 McDermed Dr Houston TX 77035 two smaller Pearls Mini Midi can supplied immediately might short delay larger ones hobby shop cant supply write direct Kitco Kitco line also includes smallish easily built hand-launch Glider designed Nats champ Mark Valerius some pro file-scale 020-powered models sporting completely different pinch-off engine timer wish could say about Gulfcoaster sailplane suitable FF RC HLG kits formerly made ABC Bo-Weevil Flash Polly etc now being made Matt Gail Gewain hear Well tell about later Modd Boxes hate admit model boxes have built shipping carrying smallish models much time money have wasted doing Save yourself trouble check out local Salvation Army Goodwill Indus tries store whatever equivalent area used suitcases Ones ade quate serve model boxes go buck two Overnighters great Peanuts two-suiters gaggle HLGs suitable shipping models quite adequate carrying Indoor models such storage boxes sold Sears Wards perhaps other depart ment stores areas key feature removable lid stiff folded edges flap-lids ordinary cartons often bad news models inside Similar separate-lid boxes may often purchased florists buy gal couple dozen long-stem roses get free Check local Bekins Mayflower agent too price might seem like rip off compared alternatives dirt cheap Engine Mount new engine mount Cox 049-051 engines features screw adjustments downthrust sidethrust seems lot neater fiddling wood shims mount neatly machined necessary holes drilled tapped screws included proper Al len wrench complete instructions hobby shop out stock order direct S S Hobby Products 525 S Cloverdale Blvd Cloverdale CA 95425 Price $835 first class postpaid Mounts 15 140 engines will available soon Publications Paul Plecan Box 1810A Garden Grove CA 92642 might prove handy source some aero publications have looking Write 4-page brochure Included stock books Paul Matt seriesthose already out printcontaining excellent scale docu mentation drawings series Racing Planes Air Races Reed Kinert Aero series vols 1 through 26 Me-109 through F-16 Collinwood books cluding Lightplane Since 1909 Monocoupes Men Frank Zaics inim itable Model Aeronautics Yearbooks other publications new Model 86 Model Aviation Please send complete catalog Enclosed $100 refunded NAME Add 550 1st class mailADDRESS Si 00 handling other IT Builder Index Digest indexes issues Model Builder magazine Vol 1 No 1 through December 1975 issue Also listed Paper Profile Pilots handy Peanut Scale Last least Pauls pair posters showing side-view drawings famous FF Gas models past plus brief descriptions models builders Theyre perfect shop den office wall pair measuring 24 X 36 sells $3 postpaid folded no longer available rolled budget minded dont have space display larger charts pair 146 harts can purchased $150 postpaid Pauls drawings illustrations model designs have various magazines since earlier Ill admit can remem ber Until recently Art Director Model Builder Magazine Platitude Month Well might platitude now written 1910 pretty hot stuff Never turn up competition model just finished practically untested have flown morning competition using old rubber Theory Practice M6del Aero planing V E Johnson wonder means OK use new rubber Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St. Oak land CA 94619 RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 19 Brass Lead Tungsten Carbon Steel Platinum * Mercury *not recommended ballast 302 4096 690 280 770 490 models fuselages rectangular square cross-section incredible strength can added mini mum weight penalty very little work Wrap entire fuselage 1/64 plywood yes 1/64 Heres recom mended procedure First finish entire fuselage going Monokote Sand four sides sure leave corners sharp no radii Next cut piece 1/64 ply wood slightly larger side covered can start side top bottom suggested gin side has no pushrod exits dowel cut-outs etc Apply coat contact cement plywood respective fuselage side Let dry give second coat Follow manufacturers directions checking dryness second coat dry carefully position plywood respect fuselage making contact position satisfied touch plywood fuselage rub firmly over entire side Excess sheeting can trimmed away using regular scissors Trim about 3/16 fuselage sides using Stanley utility knife heavy duty X-acto knife trim away remaining excess using adjacent uncovered balsa sides guide knife blade sure cut direction plywood grain runs away fuselage Repeat above pro cedures opposite side fuse lage After two sides have covered carefully trimmed dress down two un covered sides sanding block also dressing edges plywood sides process preparing remaining sides care fully cut out holes notches plywood before applying glue glued plywood positioned extremely careful aligning cut-outs notches Once fourth side applied fuse lage takes added dimension Correction December issue stated coverage 1976 LSF Tournament correctly 15 top fliers California Actually Randy VerMulm Stanwood Wash placed 7th over-all 50 points out first place February 1977 87 STATE