Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner SHOULD I going start months column story about American model plane kit manufacturer nabbed stealing logs Petrified Forest decided bad taste Besides uses balsa anymore Some worlds leading model builders using more plastic foam ships will plead guilty imitating occasion floats Sikorski S-39 shaped styrofoam andthen sheeted 42m balsa using Goldbergs Blue Goo cement came out really sturdy gets damaged will still float have experimented blue insulating foam can get builders supply stores works fine tops bottoms noses have rounded funny shapes has careful though since dope cellulose cement will eat up Make sample blocks experiment thing handy white glue can used stick tissue foam coat dope can used later Bobby Haight has known build foam pour acetone fuselage eat out foam leaving balsa shell intact reminds lost-wax casting method metals Beaded styrofoam much fun work little beads often detach themselves Besides too soft mushy fine-pored blue stuff best sands carves well will admit cant get thoroughly excited anything made out plastic inasmuch use balsa tissue much integral part FF Scale times its use can make certain parts modeling easier Hi-Yo Silver Mark Fineman recently pre sented nifty way silver finishes pages illustrious Max-Fax newsletter Originated Dave Stott Bob Thompson scheme great really metallic tissue job Heres goes Get some clear lacquer lacquer thinner local paint hard ware store mix couple ounces 50/50 ratio same thing some clear nitrate dope dope thinner Finally mix two concoctions ratio about 70% lacquer solution 30% thinned dope Lacquer shrinks less could used straight thin tail surfaces Brush two coats goo onto white Japanese tissue-covered model Now silver Buy some aluminum pow der artists supply store Pick up artists Czecfl modelerAnsonln AlTeryvacu-ormed nis poiysryrene Spitfire MK IXL Fiuucier-powered ship has done overBO sec indoors Photo Lubomir Koutny Phyllis Warner R holds hubby Bills Sikorsky S-39 FF Gas ship aloft Its overpowered DC Dart 035 diesel flies well Built Junior Birdmen plan Two one-twentieth-scale rubber-powered planes Lzecn moaclers Peter Mikuleseks Soviet ANT-63 L garnered fourth place recentcontest near Brno Czechoslovakia David Merta R tookthlrd Junloratthe same meetwith thisOrumman Wildcat Asyou can see Czechs have very high standard quality Scale Photos Lubomir Koutny 76 Model Aviation last meet renowned Lubomir Koutny person amphibian Peanut MDR-6 won Czech-Soviet Cup flight over 50 seconds indoors Koutny atomizer device two metal tubes right angles other goes mouth other end material going spray Mark strongly advises its better use too little aluminum powder too much dips small amount powder out its container tip old plastic propeller uses what would cover half little finger nail one-ounce mixing bottle half full lacquer dope mixture mentioned second ago rest bottle filled dope thinner shaken up point ready spray new atomizer will get very shiny lightweight semi transparent silver finish will look great after Gee Bee certainly honeyof airplane powered bya P&WWasp engine Once again Canadas Dick Allen boggles imaginations another spoofs dries want opaque finish spray another coat scale model pilot like ll like pilotless model Filling gaping holes tops fuselages cabins wee creations challenge Now difference between challenge plain old pain butt very fine line indeed Paper profile pilots have us long time quick easy way job greatly improve realism model Some builders have known populate airliners friends profiles cut photos Just flop negative over print reverse copy other side Cement paper heads balsa core business. almost Now have mount Plenny Bates Cedar Rapids IA makes Continued page 173 Nyle Nagle LLas Vegas NV tests PAW 15 diesel-powered foam Curtiss Helidiver El Dorado dry lake flew well needs power Bill says biggest Scale foamie hes ever heard Bob Haight photo Dick Baxters Gloster Gannet indoor ship R saunters Paul Revere Jr High Los Angeles words Butch Hadland its .one best-flying biplanes ever Bill Warners simple three-point-mount L small electric motors light gives easy adjustment Make paper first test fit before hacking itoutof aluminum sheet Motorfrom Stompertoy carR usesthe cars51 reduction gearstoturn six-inch propwith ease Ferrell Papic runs two 100 mAh Ni-Cd cells motors magnets have shimmed 010 reduce air gap armature December 1986 77 Ferrell Papic parlayed Radio Shack three dollar motor Leisure gears simulated rotary engine plans install Sommer monoplane soon Magnetically holds balsa constructed ICATOR MKI Pat model pasts place gluelng No TNI Edge Cant damaged split wood 1mm -NEWour Shaper Sender Ing pIns Great Tool Made Greater. Youcanowbulldwithspeedslmpllcl- uw&eemssemsd FOUR DUPLICATOR 3111 ty accuracy Makes other methods PACKAGES AVAILABLE edgEs setsp obsolete WIll last forever used erly Boxed convenIent storageMEE esiIs veu te fjggi g MID can mounted work bench a" tWi U IL UJ SE ASSEt PIuS 2W X 1W sldibeek UtSPW bud SEuA IL6796 add $100 pplag Talk modelor has 2 DUPLICATOR MKI STANDARD containS 2W X 3 ailcldheclc sAdPeper 7ISP paisms flat sheet woik $1296 add $200 shIppIng S DUPLICATOR MKI LEADING EDGE PACIAGU contaIns 2W X 6 roll stlcIulteclt esuseper 161W leading edge patterns gauge esledIng petlem $2496 add saca shIppIng 4 DUPLICATOR MID DELUXE containe 2 OuplIcatois 2W X 5 ml sg*sdiawtsppr pattern gauge 14-B0 patterns comets 16-lW patterns leadIng edges 151500 patterns lot flat aIwet edges 3 HInge poInt patterns sendIng ed 5iteG hInge edges 64566 sAab awbg ELDON J LIND CO $7995 1 Caravelle Lake Havasu City Az 66403 602 453 7970 Add $5 shippIngAt dealer order direct MIC & Visa accepted Send seIt-edrkeesed stamped envelops catalog iii products MAGIC MAGNET BUILDER JLNOW WflH REDUcED pnacu OUR1 NET 1 16X 48 steel plate 1/4 grId lines allows buildIng accurately plans Can buIld up 1/4 scale 30-Extremely strong commercial magnets allowing large amount assembl Ing before glusing 60 etic poles adds strength magnets 10 rIghts accurately holds constructed fuselage sides asaemblin together 10- Bolts nuts assembling magnets uprights MagIc Magnet Builder also used architects model railroad boat builders dollhouse furniture builders etc Obviously should Nostalgia Gas fans have questions to trim-out Ramrod Bill must certainly bz fella contact thats 4004 E Kemper Rd Cincinnati OH 45241 serious note Dennis Phillips Chap paqua NY sent safety-related follow-up previous reporting Bill Davis propthrowing accident Dennis admitted being hit eye glass-reinforced epoxy propeller blade thrown Rossi 15 states though glass-reinforced props probably safest also quite notch-sensitive attributes incident providing enough clearance prop cutout open ings prop spinner cutout edges spinner cut blade hub just enough cause blade let go Dennis cautions should always pro vide least enough clearance spinners prop-blade cutout able see daylight areas proximity prop shank states spinner should good tight against its back plate doesnt vibrate back forth radially around prop shaft keep banging sides prop thereby eventually notching blade shank Unless prop properly inspected after run shank should considered suspect next run Dennis now prefers folders such presently being marketed Tom Kerr prop shanks metal considering loads folder blades remains skeptical takes extra precautions remain out danger areas running engines As injury regards himself very lucky flying blade apparently hit him flat against eye got small piece fiberglass no permanent damagebut fear God remains retains eye patch wall over workbench reminder Remember folks participate hobby have fun some obvious dangers Newsletter spotlight shouldnt attempt wind up session pointing tradi tional fickle finger Free Flight unsuspecting editor some contributing news letter time spotlight beam directed Oklahomas one-man band Bill Baker Norman OK marvelous Okie Free Flight Flyer OFFF singular effort masterful pamphlet chock full newsy items latest info available get what always amazes Bill can gather much informa tion can fill eight issues per year being relatively isolated geographic sense heavy concentrations Free Flight activity think call what does keeping ear ground rate real-life MD/Psychiatrist has knack also tossing dose entertaining philosophy life issue down-to-earth alone worth $5/year subscription rag Although relatively young newsletters go hats off bestand getting better advice would get OFFF mailing list soon possible certainly fine contribution cause effective com munications See said nice things about Bill Goodnight Bill Hutchins wherever See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd An derson IN 46011 FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 77 little curlicue 010 music wire cements between halves profile leaving protruding stem mount either top cabin rear underneath springy stem keeps people getting battered knocked off errant rubber motors allowing merely snap aside back place dont want pilot plane check Sunday funnies cartoon character put Ed Toners electric Peanut experiments men tioned last column took place around 1980 involved motor gear 51 battery Ni-Cd Mattel Chopcycle stalled Huntington monoplane Walt Mooneys plans supplied five-inch prop would fly about minute weighed about 30 grams would attain height about 30 ft finally gave out due . green deposit something around brush/commu tator area Eds problem similar small motors has also flown Hannan Stringless Won der Mabuchi 1 3A motor present projects include choosing whether stuff new motor unit gleaned $28 MRC Bellanca kit Dayton-Wright Racer Pea nut something sensible like Lacey Fike Ed presently finishing nine-inch-fuselage Aeronca Indoor Model Supply uses Swiss servo motor micro-receiver Gone forever nightmare heli- flier dreads stepping 3 foot tenna ripping off front prized chopper just ifs ready fly Base loaded short WHIPANTENNA gives~ hidden performance Less 7 long can mounted project front helicopter inside canopy virtually invisible w GORPAM MOOEL PRODUCTS 23961 CRAFTSMAN RD CALABASAS CA 91302 818 992-0195 218 VERNON ROAD GREENVILLE PA 16125 412 588-1321 December 1986 173 Whip Antenna Gives Hidden Performance SHIPPING & HANDLING USA AZ RESIDENTS ADD $400 TAX JoGsErBoosTERTM PACE AGE CHARGING HAS ARRIVED Convenient solar charging will solve battery charging problems flying sight boosting batteries between flights SAFE 100 MA CHARGE RATE AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF AT FULL CHARGE HIGH EFFICIENCY UNDER CLOUDY CONDITIONS 4 CHARGES BOTH RX AND TX SIMULTANEOUSLY i FOR ALL POPULAR RADIO SYSTEMS USING 48 AND 96 VOLTS SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO Bell Rock Industries Sedona Arizona 86336 HANDY PLUG-IN CHARGING CORD # ADJUSTABLE ANGLE BRACKET i BUILT FOR EVERYDAY USE . RUGGED TWEIGHT EASY CARRY HANDLE FULL WARRANTY DEALERS INVITED 6486 Hwy 179 Suite 108 602 284-1808 powered three Ni-Cds turning 3-in prop Regarding green stuff commutator have tearing apart tiny motor can get hands lately find have similar problems Some come factory grease area have no brushes merely using spring-brass rubbers instead some have such small wire wound arma tures will barely turn over power applied have found some parts interchangeable Art Overn suggested Radio Shack motors find Stomper toy car motor much improved replacing rear end motor uses brushes instead brass leaves Jerryco 601 Linden Place Evanston IL 62204 neat surplus mail-order house sug gested reader name have misplaced am eternally grateful stocks little Mabuchi motors Stock No 4374 six two bucks have interchangeable assem bly fits Mabuchi unit Stomper type four-wheel-drive toy cars catch deal Jerryco charges three bucks postage handling has minimum order $10 However send catalog guarantee youll find 10 clams worth stuff just have have gear trains make winders WW II British helmets wear flying field Need inspiration John Grega Classic Era Modelpians 355 Grand Blvd Bedford OH 44146 will send Sample plan illustrated plans list send him dollar wont sorry doI guarantee kit fancier Dave Diels Engineering PO Box 101 Woodville OH 43469 has just supplemented plan line Boeing F4B/P-12C rubber kit having 15-in span Its dandy hes working kit No 2 Lavochkin LA-S FN/LA-7 124 scale Carlo Godel Velivoli 5726 Case Ave No Hollywood CA 91601 has drawn up eight aircraft three-views various Fikes should complete collection Send SASE complete list interesting three-views Italian accent flyer Rev W 0 Anderson RD 4 Box 4349 Mercer PA 16137 will send threepage rubber Weedhopper JC-24C plans Id say price bit high its too hard build capable QOS flights Its cutie-pie anyway Scale alive well Czechoslovakia Lubomir Koutny sends along results very impressive photos Scale ships us will never get see person Czech/Soviet Cup contest Nove Mesto Hall Slovakia saw 50 Peanuts topped Koutnys Monnet Sonerai doing 101 seconds son Peter won Junior 80 seconds Kalinin K-5 Other meets Indoors Prague Boleradice Hradec Kralove well-attended wide variety subjects flown including seaplanes vying Special Elbe Cup won HE-i 14 doing over 50 seconds outdoor Scale season e-scale rub ber ships started 28 high-quality models fighting wind Medlanky including Stran iks fine McDonnell XP-67 Kunert Vyso cans MC-202s Mertas Wildcat Sinoniks Arsenal VG-39c1 being representative variety hats off group terrific Scale modelers Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 Models History/Hannan Continued page 81 experienced difficulties found him self fabricating elaborate jigs fixtures required hours work made three attempts before finally com pleting workable assembly Applying tissue covering also proved formid able challenge eventually task completed model assembled rubber motor installed winding thing tricky First tests made models base taped drawing board Watching helix rotate rewarding looked like old-fashioned barber pole did displace air downward spite power increases other changes model would ascend Just fun Dick entered da Vinci Peanut Scale contest fared well static judging could manage official flight Its best slow descent 6-ft hand-launch about 25 sec As Johnny Clemens somewhat uncharitably remarked Inverted would make gcod well-digger project waste time Dick considers itto interesting modeling experiences firmly believe says proper Continued page 176 AirplaneMarine K&B FUELSK&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&8 FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Mlcrs-BaIIosss FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN KaB SUPER FOXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER FOXY PAINT SB MIXING CUPS 174Model Aviation $7995 $450 FREE FLIGHT SUPPLIES FAI Rubber Japanese Tissue Rubber Lube Nitrate Dope Front End Bearings Assemblies Crocket Hooks DT Fuse KSB Timers Cox Engines & Parts Kits Blue Ridge Peck Midway Micro-x others PO Box 5996 Lake Worth FL 33461 CATALOG 5100 CONTIOLIII TEND PROFILECOMBA RA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE UNIILOI&ITIID3D Custom iig lush Ingredients detailed hrochura5OC stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8346 Delhi Road charleston Hgts. sc 29418 803-563-7169
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/12
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 173, 174
Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner SHOULD I going start months column story about American model plane kit manufacturer nabbed stealing logs Petrified Forest decided bad taste Besides uses balsa anymore Some worlds leading model builders using more plastic foam ships will plead guilty imitating occasion floats Sikorski S-39 shaped styrofoam andthen sheeted 42m balsa using Goldbergs Blue Goo cement came out really sturdy gets damaged will still float have experimented blue insulating foam can get builders supply stores works fine tops bottoms noses have rounded funny shapes has careful though since dope cellulose cement will eat up Make sample blocks experiment thing handy white glue can used stick tissue foam coat dope can used later Bobby Haight has known build foam pour acetone fuselage eat out foam leaving balsa shell intact reminds lost-wax casting method metals Beaded styrofoam much fun work little beads often detach themselves Besides too soft mushy fine-pored blue stuff best sands carves well will admit cant get thoroughly excited anything made out plastic inasmuch use balsa tissue much integral part FF Scale times its use can make certain parts modeling easier Hi-Yo Silver Mark Fineman recently pre sented nifty way silver finishes pages illustrious Max-Fax newsletter Originated Dave Stott Bob Thompson scheme great really metallic tissue job Heres goes Get some clear lacquer lacquer thinner local paint hard ware store mix couple ounces 50/50 ratio same thing some clear nitrate dope dope thinner Finally mix two concoctions ratio about 70% lacquer solution 30% thinned dope Lacquer shrinks less could used straight thin tail surfaces Brush two coats goo onto white Japanese tissue-covered model Now silver Buy some aluminum pow der artists supply store Pick up artists Czecfl modelerAnsonln AlTeryvacu-ormed nis poiysryrene Spitfire MK IXL Fiuucier-powered ship has done overBO sec indoors Photo Lubomir Koutny Phyllis Warner R holds hubby Bills Sikorsky S-39 FF Gas ship aloft Its overpowered DC Dart 035 diesel flies well Built Junior Birdmen plan Two one-twentieth-scale rubber-powered planes Lzecn moaclers Peter Mikuleseks Soviet ANT-63 L garnered fourth place recentcontest near Brno Czechoslovakia David Merta R tookthlrd Junloratthe same meetwith thisOrumman Wildcat Asyou can see Czechs have very high standard quality Scale Photos Lubomir Koutny 76 Model Aviation last meet renowned Lubomir Koutny person amphibian Peanut MDR-6 won Czech-Soviet Cup flight over 50 seconds indoors Koutny atomizer device two metal tubes right angles other goes mouth other end material going spray Mark strongly advises its better use too little aluminum powder too much dips small amount powder out its container tip old plastic propeller uses what would cover half little finger nail one-ounce mixing bottle half full lacquer dope mixture mentioned second ago rest bottle filled dope thinner shaken up point ready spray new atomizer will get very shiny lightweight semi transparent silver finish will look great after Gee Bee certainly honeyof airplane powered bya P&WWasp engine Once again Canadas Dick Allen boggles imaginations another spoofs dries want opaque finish spray another coat scale model pilot like ll like pilotless model Filling gaping holes tops fuselages cabins wee creations challenge Now difference between challenge plain old pain butt very fine line indeed Paper profile pilots have us long time quick easy way job greatly improve realism model Some builders have known populate airliners friends profiles cut photos Just flop negative over print reverse copy other side Cement paper heads balsa core business. almost Now have mount Plenny Bates Cedar Rapids IA makes Continued page 173 Nyle Nagle LLas Vegas NV tests PAW 15 diesel-powered foam Curtiss Helidiver El Dorado dry lake flew well needs power Bill says biggest Scale foamie hes ever heard Bob Haight photo Dick Baxters Gloster Gannet indoor ship R saunters Paul Revere Jr High Los Angeles words Butch Hadland its .one best-flying biplanes ever Bill Warners simple three-point-mount L small electric motors light gives easy adjustment Make paper first test fit before hacking itoutof aluminum sheet Motorfrom Stompertoy carR usesthe cars51 reduction gearstoturn six-inch propwith ease Ferrell Papic runs two 100 mAh Ni-Cd cells motors magnets have shimmed 010 reduce air gap armature December 1986 77 Ferrell Papic parlayed Radio Shack three dollar motor Leisure gears simulated rotary engine plans install Sommer monoplane soon Magnetically holds balsa constructed ICATOR MKI Pat model pasts place gluelng No TNI Edge Cant damaged split wood 1mm -NEWour Shaper Sender Ing pIns Great Tool Made Greater. Youcanowbulldwithspeedslmpllcl- uw&eemssemsd FOUR DUPLICATOR 3111 ty accuracy Makes other methods PACKAGES AVAILABLE edgEs setsp obsolete WIll last forever used erly Boxed convenIent storageMEE esiIs veu te fjggi g MID can mounted work bench a" tWi U IL UJ SE ASSEt PIuS 2W X 1W sldibeek UtSPW bud SEuA IL6796 add $100 pplag Talk modelor has 2 DUPLICATOR MKI STANDARD containS 2W X 3 ailcldheclc sAdPeper 7ISP paisms flat sheet woik $1296 add $200 shIppIng S DUPLICATOR MKI LEADING EDGE PACIAGU contaIns 2W X 6 roll stlcIulteclt esuseper 161W leading edge patterns gauge esledIng petlem $2496 add saca shIppIng 4 DUPLICATOR MID DELUXE containe 2 OuplIcatois 2W X 5 ml sg*sdiawtsppr pattern gauge 14-B0 patterns comets 16-lW patterns leadIng edges 151500 patterns lot flat aIwet edges 3 HInge poInt patterns sendIng ed 5iteG hInge edges 64566 sAab awbg ELDON J LIND CO $7995 1 Caravelle Lake Havasu City Az 66403 602 453 7970 Add $5 shippIngAt dealer order direct MIC & Visa accepted Send seIt-edrkeesed stamped envelops catalog iii products MAGIC MAGNET BUILDER JLNOW WflH REDUcED pnacu OUR1 NET 1 16X 48 steel plate 1/4 grId lines allows buildIng accurately plans Can buIld up 1/4 scale 30-Extremely strong commercial magnets allowing large amount assembl Ing before glusing 60 etic poles adds strength magnets 10 rIghts accurately holds constructed fuselage sides asaemblin together 10- Bolts nuts assembling magnets uprights MagIc Magnet Builder also used architects model railroad boat builders dollhouse furniture builders etc Obviously should Nostalgia Gas fans have questions to trim-out Ramrod Bill must certainly bz fella contact thats 4004 E Kemper Rd Cincinnati OH 45241 serious note Dennis Phillips Chap paqua NY sent safety-related follow-up previous reporting Bill Davis propthrowing accident Dennis admitted being hit eye glass-reinforced epoxy propeller blade thrown Rossi 15 states though glass-reinforced props probably safest also quite notch-sensitive attributes incident providing enough clearance prop cutout open ings prop spinner cutout edges spinner cut blade hub just enough cause blade let go Dennis cautions should always pro vide least enough clearance spinners prop-blade cutout able see daylight areas proximity prop shank states spinner should good tight against its back plate doesnt vibrate back forth radially around prop shaft keep banging sides prop thereby eventually notching blade shank Unless prop properly inspected after run shank should considered suspect next run Dennis now prefers folders such presently being marketed Tom Kerr prop shanks metal considering loads folder blades remains skeptical takes extra precautions remain out danger areas running engines As injury regards himself very lucky flying blade apparently hit him flat against eye got small piece fiberglass no permanent damagebut fear God remains retains eye patch wall over workbench reminder Remember folks participate hobby have fun some obvious dangers Newsletter spotlight shouldnt attempt wind up session pointing tradi tional fickle finger Free Flight unsuspecting editor some contributing news letter time spotlight beam directed Oklahomas one-man band Bill Baker Norman OK marvelous Okie Free Flight Flyer OFFF singular effort masterful pamphlet chock full newsy items latest info available get what always amazes Bill can gather much informa tion can fill eight issues per year being relatively isolated geographic sense heavy concentrations Free Flight activity think call what does keeping ear ground rate real-life MD/Psychiatrist has knack also tossing dose entertaining philosophy life issue down-to-earth alone worth $5/year subscription rag Although relatively young newsletters go hats off bestand getting better advice would get OFFF mailing list soon possible certainly fine contribution cause effective com munications See said nice things about Bill Goodnight Bill Hutchins wherever See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd An derson IN 46011 FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 77 little curlicue 010 music wire cements between halves profile leaving protruding stem mount either top cabin rear underneath springy stem keeps people getting battered knocked off errant rubber motors allowing merely snap aside back place dont want pilot plane check Sunday funnies cartoon character put Ed Toners electric Peanut experiments men tioned last column took place around 1980 involved motor gear 51 battery Ni-Cd Mattel Chopcycle stalled Huntington monoplane Walt Mooneys plans supplied five-inch prop would fly about minute weighed about 30 grams would attain height about 30 ft finally gave out due . green deposit something around brush/commu tator area Eds problem similar small motors has also flown Hannan Stringless Won der Mabuchi 1 3A motor present projects include choosing whether stuff new motor unit gleaned $28 MRC Bellanca kit Dayton-Wright Racer Pea nut something sensible like Lacey Fike Ed presently finishing nine-inch-fuselage Aeronca Indoor Model Supply uses Swiss servo motor micro-receiver Gone forever nightmare heli- flier dreads stepping 3 foot tenna ripping off front prized chopper just ifs ready fly Base loaded short WHIPANTENNA gives~ hidden performance Less 7 long can mounted project front helicopter inside canopy virtually invisible w GORPAM MOOEL PRODUCTS 23961 CRAFTSMAN RD CALABASAS CA 91302 818 992-0195 218 VERNON ROAD GREENVILLE PA 16125 412 588-1321 December 1986 173 Whip Antenna Gives Hidden Performance SHIPPING & HANDLING USA AZ RESIDENTS ADD $400 TAX JoGsErBoosTERTM PACE AGE CHARGING HAS ARRIVED Convenient solar charging will solve battery charging problems flying sight boosting batteries between flights SAFE 100 MA CHARGE RATE AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF AT FULL CHARGE HIGH EFFICIENCY UNDER CLOUDY CONDITIONS 4 CHARGES BOTH RX AND TX SIMULTANEOUSLY i FOR ALL POPULAR RADIO SYSTEMS USING 48 AND 96 VOLTS SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO Bell Rock Industries Sedona Arizona 86336 HANDY PLUG-IN CHARGING CORD # ADJUSTABLE ANGLE BRACKET i BUILT FOR EVERYDAY USE . RUGGED TWEIGHT EASY CARRY HANDLE FULL WARRANTY DEALERS INVITED 6486 Hwy 179 Suite 108 602 284-1808 powered three Ni-Cds turning 3-in prop Regarding green stuff commutator have tearing apart tiny motor can get hands lately find have similar problems Some come factory grease area have no brushes merely using spring-brass rubbers instead some have such small wire wound arma tures will barely turn over power applied have found some parts interchangeable Art Overn suggested Radio Shack motors find Stomper toy car motor much improved replacing rear end motor uses brushes instead brass leaves Jerryco 601 Linden Place Evanston IL 62204 neat surplus mail-order house sug gested reader name have misplaced am eternally grateful stocks little Mabuchi motors Stock No 4374 six two bucks have interchangeable assem bly fits Mabuchi unit Stomper type four-wheel-drive toy cars catch deal Jerryco charges three bucks postage handling has minimum order $10 However send catalog guarantee youll find 10 clams worth stuff just have have gear trains make winders WW II British helmets wear flying field Need inspiration John Grega Classic Era Modelpians 355 Grand Blvd Bedford OH 44146 will send Sample plan illustrated plans list send him dollar wont sorry doI guarantee kit fancier Dave Diels Engineering PO Box 101 Woodville OH 43469 has just supplemented plan line Boeing F4B/P-12C rubber kit having 15-in span Its dandy hes working kit No 2 Lavochkin LA-S FN/LA-7 124 scale Carlo Godel Velivoli 5726 Case Ave No Hollywood CA 91601 has drawn up eight aircraft three-views various Fikes should complete collection Send SASE complete list interesting three-views Italian accent flyer Rev W 0 Anderson RD 4 Box 4349 Mercer PA 16137 will send threepage rubber Weedhopper JC-24C plans Id say price bit high its too hard build capable QOS flights Its cutie-pie anyway Scale alive well Czechoslovakia Lubomir Koutny sends along results very impressive photos Scale ships us will never get see person Czech/Soviet Cup contest Nove Mesto Hall Slovakia saw 50 Peanuts topped Koutnys Monnet Sonerai doing 101 seconds son Peter won Junior 80 seconds Kalinin K-5 Other meets Indoors Prague Boleradice Hradec Kralove well-attended wide variety subjects flown including seaplanes vying Special Elbe Cup won HE-i 14 doing over 50 seconds outdoor Scale season e-scale rub ber ships started 28 high-quality models fighting wind Medlanky including Stran iks fine McDonnell XP-67 Kunert Vyso cans MC-202s Mertas Wildcat Sinoniks Arsenal VG-39c1 being representative variety hats off group terrific Scale modelers Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 Models History/Hannan Continued page 81 experienced difficulties found him self fabricating elaborate jigs fixtures required hours work made three attempts before finally com pleting workable assembly Applying tissue covering also proved formid able challenge eventually task completed model assembled rubber motor installed winding thing tricky First tests made models base taped drawing board Watching helix rotate rewarding looked like old-fashioned barber pole did displace air downward spite power increases other changes model would ascend Just fun Dick entered da Vinci Peanut Scale contest fared well static judging could manage official flight Its best slow descent 6-ft hand-launch about 25 sec As Johnny Clemens somewhat uncharitably remarked Inverted would make gcod well-digger project waste time Dick considers itto interesting modeling experiences firmly believe says proper Continued page 176 AirplaneMarine K&B FUELSK&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&8 FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Mlcrs-BaIIosss FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN KaB SUPER FOXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER FOXY PAINT SB MIXING CUPS 174Model Aviation $7995 $450 FREE FLIGHT SUPPLIES FAI Rubber Japanese Tissue Rubber Lube Nitrate Dope Front End Bearings Assemblies Crocket Hooks DT Fuse KSB Timers Cox Engines & Parts Kits Blue Ridge Peck Midway Micro-x others PO Box 5996 Lake Worth FL 33461 CATALOG 5100 CONTIOLIII TEND PROFILECOMBA RA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE UNIILOI&ITIID3D Custom iig lush Ingredients detailed hrochura5OC stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8346 Delhi Road charleston Hgts. sc 29418 803-563-7169
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/12
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 173, 174
Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner SHOULD I going start months column story about American model plane kit manufacturer nabbed stealing logs Petrified Forest decided bad taste Besides uses balsa anymore Some worlds leading model builders using more plastic foam ships will plead guilty imitating occasion floats Sikorski S-39 shaped styrofoam andthen sheeted 42m balsa using Goldbergs Blue Goo cement came out really sturdy gets damaged will still float have experimented blue insulating foam can get builders supply stores works fine tops bottoms noses have rounded funny shapes has careful though since dope cellulose cement will eat up Make sample blocks experiment thing handy white glue can used stick tissue foam coat dope can used later Bobby Haight has known build foam pour acetone fuselage eat out foam leaving balsa shell intact reminds lost-wax casting method metals Beaded styrofoam much fun work little beads often detach themselves Besides too soft mushy fine-pored blue stuff best sands carves well will admit cant get thoroughly excited anything made out plastic inasmuch use balsa tissue much integral part FF Scale times its use can make certain parts modeling easier Hi-Yo Silver Mark Fineman recently pre sented nifty way silver finishes pages illustrious Max-Fax newsletter Originated Dave Stott Bob Thompson scheme great really metallic tissue job Heres goes Get some clear lacquer lacquer thinner local paint hard ware store mix couple ounces 50/50 ratio same thing some clear nitrate dope dope thinner Finally mix two concoctions ratio about 70% lacquer solution 30% thinned dope Lacquer shrinks less could used straight thin tail surfaces Brush two coats goo onto white Japanese tissue-covered model Now silver Buy some aluminum pow der artists supply store Pick up artists Czecfl modelerAnsonln AlTeryvacu-ormed nis poiysryrene Spitfire MK IXL Fiuucier-powered ship has done overBO sec indoors Photo Lubomir Koutny Phyllis Warner R holds hubby Bills Sikorsky S-39 FF Gas ship aloft Its overpowered DC Dart 035 diesel flies well Built Junior Birdmen plan Two one-twentieth-scale rubber-powered planes Lzecn moaclers Peter Mikuleseks Soviet ANT-63 L garnered fourth place recentcontest near Brno Czechoslovakia David Merta R tookthlrd Junloratthe same meetwith thisOrumman Wildcat Asyou can see Czechs have very high standard quality Scale Photos Lubomir Koutny 76 Model Aviation last meet renowned Lubomir Koutny person amphibian Peanut MDR-6 won Czech-Soviet Cup flight over 50 seconds indoors Koutny atomizer device two metal tubes right angles other goes mouth other end material going spray Mark strongly advises its better use too little aluminum powder too much dips small amount powder out its container tip old plastic propeller uses what would cover half little finger nail one-ounce mixing bottle half full lacquer dope mixture mentioned second ago rest bottle filled dope thinner shaken up point ready spray new atomizer will get very shiny lightweight semi transparent silver finish will look great after Gee Bee certainly honeyof airplane powered bya P&WWasp engine Once again Canadas Dick Allen boggles imaginations another spoofs dries want opaque finish spray another coat scale model pilot like ll like pilotless model Filling gaping holes tops fuselages cabins wee creations challenge Now difference between challenge plain old pain butt very fine line indeed Paper profile pilots have us long time quick easy way job greatly improve realism model Some builders have known populate airliners friends profiles cut photos Just flop negative over print reverse copy other side Cement paper heads balsa core business. almost Now have mount Plenny Bates Cedar Rapids IA makes Continued page 173 Nyle Nagle LLas Vegas NV tests PAW 15 diesel-powered foam Curtiss Helidiver El Dorado dry lake flew well needs power Bill says biggest Scale foamie hes ever heard Bob Haight photo Dick Baxters Gloster Gannet indoor ship R saunters Paul Revere Jr High Los Angeles words Butch Hadland its .one best-flying biplanes ever Bill Warners simple three-point-mount L small electric motors light gives easy adjustment Make paper first test fit before hacking itoutof aluminum sheet Motorfrom Stompertoy carR usesthe cars51 reduction gearstoturn six-inch propwith ease Ferrell Papic runs two 100 mAh Ni-Cd cells motors magnets have shimmed 010 reduce air gap armature December 1986 77 Ferrell Papic parlayed Radio Shack three dollar motor Leisure gears simulated rotary engine plans install Sommer monoplane soon Magnetically holds balsa constructed ICATOR MKI Pat model pasts place gluelng No TNI Edge Cant damaged split wood 1mm -NEWour Shaper Sender Ing pIns Great Tool Made Greater. Youcanowbulldwithspeedslmpllcl- uw&eemssemsd FOUR DUPLICATOR 3111 ty accuracy Makes other methods PACKAGES AVAILABLE edgEs setsp obsolete WIll last forever used erly Boxed convenIent storageMEE esiIs veu te fjggi g MID can mounted work bench a" tWi U IL UJ SE ASSEt PIuS 2W X 1W sldibeek UtSPW bud SEuA IL6796 add $100 pplag Talk modelor has 2 DUPLICATOR MKI STANDARD containS 2W X 3 ailcldheclc sAdPeper 7ISP paisms flat sheet woik $1296 add $200 shIppIng S DUPLICATOR MKI LEADING EDGE PACIAGU contaIns 2W X 6 roll stlcIulteclt esuseper 161W leading edge patterns gauge esledIng petlem $2496 add saca shIppIng 4 DUPLICATOR MID DELUXE containe 2 OuplIcatois 2W X 5 ml sg*sdiawtsppr pattern gauge 14-B0 patterns comets 16-lW patterns leadIng edges 151500 patterns lot flat aIwet edges 3 HInge poInt patterns sendIng ed 5iteG hInge edges 64566 sAab awbg ELDON J LIND CO $7995 1 Caravelle Lake Havasu City Az 66403 602 453 7970 Add $5 shippIngAt dealer order direct MIC & Visa accepted Send seIt-edrkeesed stamped envelops catalog iii products MAGIC MAGNET BUILDER JLNOW WflH REDUcED pnacu OUR1 NET 1 16X 48 steel plate 1/4 grId lines allows buildIng accurately plans Can buIld up 1/4 scale 30-Extremely strong commercial magnets allowing large amount assembl Ing before glusing 60 etic poles adds strength magnets 10 rIghts accurately holds constructed fuselage sides asaemblin together 10- Bolts nuts assembling magnets uprights MagIc Magnet Builder also used architects model railroad boat builders dollhouse furniture builders etc Obviously should Nostalgia Gas fans have questions to trim-out Ramrod Bill must certainly bz fella contact thats 4004 E Kemper Rd Cincinnati OH 45241 serious note Dennis Phillips Chap paqua NY sent safety-related follow-up previous reporting Bill Davis propthrowing accident Dennis admitted being hit eye glass-reinforced epoxy propeller blade thrown Rossi 15 states though glass-reinforced props probably safest also quite notch-sensitive attributes incident providing enough clearance prop cutout open ings prop spinner cutout edges spinner cut blade hub just enough cause blade let go Dennis cautions should always pro vide least enough clearance spinners prop-blade cutout able see daylight areas proximity prop shank states spinner should good tight against its back plate doesnt vibrate back forth radially around prop shaft keep banging sides prop thereby eventually notching blade shank Unless prop properly inspected after run shank should considered suspect next run Dennis now prefers folders such presently being marketed Tom Kerr prop shanks metal considering loads folder blades remains skeptical takes extra precautions remain out danger areas running engines As injury regards himself very lucky flying blade apparently hit him flat against eye got small piece fiberglass no permanent damagebut fear God remains retains eye patch wall over workbench reminder Remember folks participate hobby have fun some obvious dangers Newsletter spotlight shouldnt attempt wind up session pointing tradi tional fickle finger Free Flight unsuspecting editor some contributing news letter time spotlight beam directed Oklahomas one-man band Bill Baker Norman OK marvelous Okie Free Flight Flyer OFFF singular effort masterful pamphlet chock full newsy items latest info available get what always amazes Bill can gather much informa tion can fill eight issues per year being relatively isolated geographic sense heavy concentrations Free Flight activity think call what does keeping ear ground rate real-life MD/Psychiatrist has knack also tossing dose entertaining philosophy life issue down-to-earth alone worth $5/year subscription rag Although relatively young newsletters go hats off bestand getting better advice would get OFFF mailing list soon possible certainly fine contribution cause effective com munications See said nice things about Bill Goodnight Bill Hutchins wherever See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd An derson IN 46011 FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 77 little curlicue 010 music wire cements between halves profile leaving protruding stem mount either top cabin rear underneath springy stem keeps people getting battered knocked off errant rubber motors allowing merely snap aside back place dont want pilot plane check Sunday funnies cartoon character put Ed Toners electric Peanut experiments men tioned last column took place around 1980 involved motor gear 51 battery Ni-Cd Mattel Chopcycle stalled Huntington monoplane Walt Mooneys plans supplied five-inch prop would fly about minute weighed about 30 grams would attain height about 30 ft finally gave out due . green deposit something around brush/commu tator area Eds problem similar small motors has also flown Hannan Stringless Won der Mabuchi 1 3A motor present projects include choosing whether stuff new motor unit gleaned $28 MRC Bellanca kit Dayton-Wright Racer Pea nut something sensible like Lacey Fike Ed presently finishing nine-inch-fuselage Aeronca Indoor Model Supply uses Swiss servo motor micro-receiver Gone forever nightmare heli- flier dreads stepping 3 foot tenna ripping off front prized chopper just ifs ready fly Base loaded short WHIPANTENNA gives~ hidden performance Less 7 long can mounted project front helicopter inside canopy virtually invisible w GORPAM MOOEL PRODUCTS 23961 CRAFTSMAN RD CALABASAS CA 91302 818 992-0195 218 VERNON ROAD GREENVILLE PA 16125 412 588-1321 December 1986 173 Whip Antenna Gives Hidden Performance SHIPPING & HANDLING USA AZ RESIDENTS ADD $400 TAX JoGsErBoosTERTM PACE AGE CHARGING HAS ARRIVED Convenient solar charging will solve battery charging problems flying sight boosting batteries between flights SAFE 100 MA CHARGE RATE AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF AT FULL CHARGE HIGH EFFICIENCY UNDER CLOUDY CONDITIONS 4 CHARGES BOTH RX AND TX SIMULTANEOUSLY i FOR ALL POPULAR RADIO SYSTEMS USING 48 AND 96 VOLTS SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO Bell Rock Industries Sedona Arizona 86336 HANDY PLUG-IN CHARGING CORD # ADJUSTABLE ANGLE BRACKET i BUILT FOR EVERYDAY USE . RUGGED TWEIGHT EASY CARRY HANDLE FULL WARRANTY DEALERS INVITED 6486 Hwy 179 Suite 108 602 284-1808 powered three Ni-Cds turning 3-in prop Regarding green stuff commutator have tearing apart tiny motor can get hands lately find have similar problems Some come factory grease area have no brushes merely using spring-brass rubbers instead some have such small wire wound arma tures will barely turn over power applied have found some parts interchangeable Art Overn suggested Radio Shack motors find Stomper toy car motor much improved replacing rear end motor uses brushes instead brass leaves Jerryco 601 Linden Place Evanston IL 62204 neat surplus mail-order house sug gested reader name have misplaced am eternally grateful stocks little Mabuchi motors Stock No 4374 six two bucks have interchangeable assem bly fits Mabuchi unit Stomper type four-wheel-drive toy cars catch deal Jerryco charges three bucks postage handling has minimum order $10 However send catalog guarantee youll find 10 clams worth stuff just have have gear trains make winders WW II British helmets wear flying field Need inspiration John Grega Classic Era Modelpians 355 Grand Blvd Bedford OH 44146 will send Sample plan illustrated plans list send him dollar wont sorry doI guarantee kit fancier Dave Diels Engineering PO Box 101 Woodville OH 43469 has just supplemented plan line Boeing F4B/P-12C rubber kit having 15-in span Its dandy hes working kit No 2 Lavochkin LA-S FN/LA-7 124 scale Carlo Godel Velivoli 5726 Case Ave No Hollywood CA 91601 has drawn up eight aircraft three-views various Fikes should complete collection Send SASE complete list interesting three-views Italian accent flyer Rev W 0 Anderson RD 4 Box 4349 Mercer PA 16137 will send threepage rubber Weedhopper JC-24C plans Id say price bit high its too hard build capable QOS flights Its cutie-pie anyway Scale alive well Czechoslovakia Lubomir Koutny sends along results very impressive photos Scale ships us will never get see person Czech/Soviet Cup contest Nove Mesto Hall Slovakia saw 50 Peanuts topped Koutnys Monnet Sonerai doing 101 seconds son Peter won Junior 80 seconds Kalinin K-5 Other meets Indoors Prague Boleradice Hradec Kralove well-attended wide variety subjects flown including seaplanes vying Special Elbe Cup won HE-i 14 doing over 50 seconds outdoor Scale season e-scale rub ber ships started 28 high-quality models fighting wind Medlanky including Stran iks fine McDonnell XP-67 Kunert Vyso cans MC-202s Mertas Wildcat Sinoniks Arsenal VG-39c1 being representative variety hats off group terrific Scale modelers Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 Models History/Hannan Continued page 81 experienced difficulties found him self fabricating elaborate jigs fixtures required hours work made three attempts before finally com pleting workable assembly Applying tissue covering also proved formid able challenge eventually task completed model assembled rubber motor installed winding thing tricky First tests made models base taped drawing board Watching helix rotate rewarding looked like old-fashioned barber pole did displace air downward spite power increases other changes model would ascend Just fun Dick entered da Vinci Peanut Scale contest fared well static judging could manage official flight Its best slow descent 6-ft hand-launch about 25 sec As Johnny Clemens somewhat uncharitably remarked Inverted would make gcod well-digger project waste time Dick considers itto interesting modeling experiences firmly believe says proper Continued page 176 AirplaneMarine K&B FUELSK&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&8 FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Mlcrs-BaIIosss FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN KaB SUPER FOXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER FOXY PAINT SB MIXING CUPS 174Model Aviation $7995 $450 FREE FLIGHT SUPPLIES FAI Rubber Japanese Tissue Rubber Lube Nitrate Dope Front End Bearings Assemblies Crocket Hooks DT Fuse KSB Timers Cox Engines & Parts Kits Blue Ridge Peck Midway Micro-x others PO Box 5996 Lake Worth FL 33461 CATALOG 5100 CONTIOLIII TEND PROFILECOMBA RA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE UNIILOI&ITIID3D Custom iig lush Ingredients detailed hrochura5OC stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8346 Delhi Road charleston Hgts. sc 29418 803-563-7169
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/12
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 173, 174
Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner SHOULD I going start months column story about American model plane kit manufacturer nabbed stealing logs Petrified Forest decided bad taste Besides uses balsa anymore Some worlds leading model builders using more plastic foam ships will plead guilty imitating occasion floats Sikorski S-39 shaped styrofoam andthen sheeted 42m balsa using Goldbergs Blue Goo cement came out really sturdy gets damaged will still float have experimented blue insulating foam can get builders supply stores works fine tops bottoms noses have rounded funny shapes has careful though since dope cellulose cement will eat up Make sample blocks experiment thing handy white glue can used stick tissue foam coat dope can used later Bobby Haight has known build foam pour acetone fuselage eat out foam leaving balsa shell intact reminds lost-wax casting method metals Beaded styrofoam much fun work little beads often detach themselves Besides too soft mushy fine-pored blue stuff best sands carves well will admit cant get thoroughly excited anything made out plastic inasmuch use balsa tissue much integral part FF Scale times its use can make certain parts modeling easier Hi-Yo Silver Mark Fineman recently pre sented nifty way silver finishes pages illustrious Max-Fax newsletter Originated Dave Stott Bob Thompson scheme great really metallic tissue job Heres goes Get some clear lacquer lacquer thinner local paint hard ware store mix couple ounces 50/50 ratio same thing some clear nitrate dope dope thinner Finally mix two concoctions ratio about 70% lacquer solution 30% thinned dope Lacquer shrinks less could used straight thin tail surfaces Brush two coats goo onto white Japanese tissue-covered model Now silver Buy some aluminum pow der artists supply store Pick up artists Czecfl modelerAnsonln AlTeryvacu-ormed nis poiysryrene Spitfire MK IXL Fiuucier-powered ship has done overBO sec indoors Photo Lubomir Koutny Phyllis Warner R holds hubby Bills Sikorsky S-39 FF Gas ship aloft Its overpowered DC Dart 035 diesel flies well Built Junior Birdmen plan Two one-twentieth-scale rubber-powered planes Lzecn moaclers Peter Mikuleseks Soviet ANT-63 L garnered fourth place recentcontest near Brno Czechoslovakia David Merta R tookthlrd Junloratthe same meetwith thisOrumman Wildcat Asyou can see Czechs have very high standard quality Scale Photos Lubomir Koutny 76 Model Aviation last meet renowned Lubomir Koutny person amphibian Peanut MDR-6 won Czech-Soviet Cup flight over 50 seconds indoors Koutny atomizer device two metal tubes right angles other goes mouth other end material going spray Mark strongly advises its better use too little aluminum powder too much dips small amount powder out its container tip old plastic propeller uses what would cover half little finger nail one-ounce mixing bottle half full lacquer dope mixture mentioned second ago rest bottle filled dope thinner shaken up point ready spray new atomizer will get very shiny lightweight semi transparent silver finish will look great after Gee Bee certainly honeyof airplane powered bya P&WWasp engine Once again Canadas Dick Allen boggles imaginations another spoofs dries want opaque finish spray another coat scale model pilot like ll like pilotless model Filling gaping holes tops fuselages cabins wee creations challenge Now difference between challenge plain old pain butt very fine line indeed Paper profile pilots have us long time quick easy way job greatly improve realism model Some builders have known populate airliners friends profiles cut photos Just flop negative over print reverse copy other side Cement paper heads balsa core business. almost Now have mount Plenny Bates Cedar Rapids IA makes Continued page 173 Nyle Nagle LLas Vegas NV tests PAW 15 diesel-powered foam Curtiss Helidiver El Dorado dry lake flew well needs power Bill says biggest Scale foamie hes ever heard Bob Haight photo Dick Baxters Gloster Gannet indoor ship R saunters Paul Revere Jr High Los Angeles words Butch Hadland its .one best-flying biplanes ever Bill Warners simple three-point-mount L small electric motors light gives easy adjustment Make paper first test fit before hacking itoutof aluminum sheet Motorfrom Stompertoy carR usesthe cars51 reduction gearstoturn six-inch propwith ease Ferrell Papic runs two 100 mAh Ni-Cd cells motors magnets have shimmed 010 reduce air gap armature December 1986 77 Ferrell Papic parlayed Radio Shack three dollar motor Leisure gears simulated rotary engine plans install Sommer monoplane soon Magnetically holds balsa constructed ICATOR MKI Pat model pasts place gluelng No TNI Edge Cant damaged split wood 1mm -NEWour Shaper Sender Ing pIns Great Tool Made Greater. Youcanowbulldwithspeedslmpllcl- uw&eemssemsd FOUR DUPLICATOR 3111 ty accuracy Makes other methods PACKAGES AVAILABLE edgEs setsp obsolete WIll last forever used erly Boxed convenIent storageMEE esiIs veu te fjggi g MID can mounted work bench a" tWi U IL UJ SE ASSEt PIuS 2W X 1W sldibeek UtSPW bud SEuA IL6796 add $100 pplag Talk modelor has 2 DUPLICATOR MKI STANDARD containS 2W X 3 ailcldheclc sAdPeper 7ISP paisms flat sheet woik $1296 add $200 shIppIng S DUPLICATOR MKI LEADING EDGE PACIAGU contaIns 2W X 6 roll stlcIulteclt esuseper 161W leading edge patterns gauge esledIng petlem $2496 add saca shIppIng 4 DUPLICATOR MID DELUXE containe 2 OuplIcatois 2W X 5 ml sg*sdiawtsppr pattern gauge 14-B0 patterns comets 16-lW patterns leadIng edges 151500 patterns lot flat aIwet edges 3 HInge poInt patterns sendIng ed 5iteG hInge edges 64566 sAab awbg ELDON J LIND CO $7995 1 Caravelle Lake Havasu City Az 66403 602 453 7970 Add $5 shippIngAt dealer order direct MIC & Visa accepted Send seIt-edrkeesed stamped envelops catalog iii products MAGIC MAGNET BUILDER JLNOW WflH REDUcED pnacu OUR1 NET 1 16X 48 steel plate 1/4 grId lines allows buildIng accurately plans Can buIld up 1/4 scale 30-Extremely strong commercial magnets allowing large amount assembl Ing before glusing 60 etic poles adds strength magnets 10 rIghts accurately holds constructed fuselage sides asaemblin together 10- Bolts nuts assembling magnets uprights MagIc Magnet Builder also used architects model railroad boat builders dollhouse furniture builders etc Obviously should Nostalgia Gas fans have questions to trim-out Ramrod Bill must certainly bz fella contact thats 4004 E Kemper Rd Cincinnati OH 45241 serious note Dennis Phillips Chap paqua NY sent safety-related follow-up previous reporting Bill Davis propthrowing accident Dennis admitted being hit eye glass-reinforced epoxy propeller blade thrown Rossi 15 states though glass-reinforced props probably safest also quite notch-sensitive attributes incident providing enough clearance prop cutout open ings prop spinner cutout edges spinner cut blade hub just enough cause blade let go Dennis cautions should always pro vide least enough clearance spinners prop-blade cutout able see daylight areas proximity prop shank states spinner should good tight against its back plate doesnt vibrate back forth radially around prop shaft keep banging sides prop thereby eventually notching blade shank Unless prop properly inspected after run shank should considered suspect next run Dennis now prefers folders such presently being marketed Tom Kerr prop shanks metal considering loads folder blades remains skeptical takes extra precautions remain out danger areas running engines As injury regards himself very lucky flying blade apparently hit him flat against eye got small piece fiberglass no permanent damagebut fear God remains retains eye patch wall over workbench reminder Remember folks participate hobby have fun some obvious dangers Newsletter spotlight shouldnt attempt wind up session pointing tradi tional fickle finger Free Flight unsuspecting editor some contributing news letter time spotlight beam directed Oklahomas one-man band Bill Baker Norman OK marvelous Okie Free Flight Flyer OFFF singular effort masterful pamphlet chock full newsy items latest info available get what always amazes Bill can gather much informa tion can fill eight issues per year being relatively isolated geographic sense heavy concentrations Free Flight activity think call what does keeping ear ground rate real-life MD/Psychiatrist has knack also tossing dose entertaining philosophy life issue down-to-earth alone worth $5/year subscription rag Although relatively young newsletters go hats off bestand getting better advice would get OFFF mailing list soon possible certainly fine contribution cause effective com munications See said nice things about Bill Goodnight Bill Hutchins wherever See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd An derson IN 46011 FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 77 little curlicue 010 music wire cements between halves profile leaving protruding stem mount either top cabin rear underneath springy stem keeps people getting battered knocked off errant rubber motors allowing merely snap aside back place dont want pilot plane check Sunday funnies cartoon character put Ed Toners electric Peanut experiments men tioned last column took place around 1980 involved motor gear 51 battery Ni-Cd Mattel Chopcycle stalled Huntington monoplane Walt Mooneys plans supplied five-inch prop would fly about minute weighed about 30 grams would attain height about 30 ft finally gave out due . green deposit something around brush/commu tator area Eds problem similar small motors has also flown Hannan Stringless Won der Mabuchi 1 3A motor present projects include choosing whether stuff new motor unit gleaned $28 MRC Bellanca kit Dayton-Wright Racer Pea nut something sensible like Lacey Fike Ed presently finishing nine-inch-fuselage Aeronca Indoor Model Supply uses Swiss servo motor micro-receiver Gone forever nightmare heli- flier dreads stepping 3 foot tenna ripping off front prized chopper just ifs ready fly Base loaded short WHIPANTENNA gives~ hidden performance Less 7 long can mounted project front helicopter inside canopy virtually invisible w GORPAM MOOEL PRODUCTS 23961 CRAFTSMAN RD CALABASAS CA 91302 818 992-0195 218 VERNON ROAD GREENVILLE PA 16125 412 588-1321 December 1986 173 Whip Antenna Gives Hidden Performance SHIPPING & HANDLING USA AZ RESIDENTS ADD $400 TAX JoGsErBoosTERTM PACE AGE CHARGING HAS ARRIVED Convenient solar charging will solve battery charging problems flying sight boosting batteries between flights SAFE 100 MA CHARGE RATE AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF AT FULL CHARGE HIGH EFFICIENCY UNDER CLOUDY CONDITIONS 4 CHARGES BOTH RX AND TX SIMULTANEOUSLY i FOR ALL POPULAR RADIO SYSTEMS USING 48 AND 96 VOLTS SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO Bell Rock Industries Sedona Arizona 86336 HANDY PLUG-IN CHARGING CORD # ADJUSTABLE ANGLE BRACKET i BUILT FOR EVERYDAY USE . RUGGED TWEIGHT EASY CARRY HANDLE FULL WARRANTY DEALERS INVITED 6486 Hwy 179 Suite 108 602 284-1808 powered three Ni-Cds turning 3-in prop Regarding green stuff commutator have tearing apart tiny motor can get hands lately find have similar problems Some come factory grease area have no brushes merely using spring-brass rubbers instead some have such small wire wound arma tures will barely turn over power applied have found some parts interchangeable Art Overn suggested Radio Shack motors find Stomper toy car motor much improved replacing rear end motor uses brushes instead brass leaves Jerryco 601 Linden Place Evanston IL 62204 neat surplus mail-order house sug gested reader name have misplaced am eternally grateful stocks little Mabuchi motors Stock No 4374 six two bucks have interchangeable assem bly fits Mabuchi unit Stomper type four-wheel-drive toy cars catch deal Jerryco charges three bucks postage handling has minimum order $10 However send catalog guarantee youll find 10 clams worth stuff just have have gear trains make winders WW II British helmets wear flying field Need inspiration John Grega Classic Era Modelpians 355 Grand Blvd Bedford OH 44146 will send Sample plan illustrated plans list send him dollar wont sorry doI guarantee kit fancier Dave Diels Engineering PO Box 101 Woodville OH 43469 has just supplemented plan line Boeing F4B/P-12C rubber kit having 15-in span Its dandy hes working kit No 2 Lavochkin LA-S FN/LA-7 124 scale Carlo Godel Velivoli 5726 Case Ave No Hollywood CA 91601 has drawn up eight aircraft three-views various Fikes should complete collection Send SASE complete list interesting three-views Italian accent flyer Rev W 0 Anderson RD 4 Box 4349 Mercer PA 16137 will send threepage rubber Weedhopper JC-24C plans Id say price bit high its too hard build capable QOS flights Its cutie-pie anyway Scale alive well Czechoslovakia Lubomir Koutny sends along results very impressive photos Scale ships us will never get see person Czech/Soviet Cup contest Nove Mesto Hall Slovakia saw 50 Peanuts topped Koutnys Monnet Sonerai doing 101 seconds son Peter won Junior 80 seconds Kalinin K-5 Other meets Indoors Prague Boleradice Hradec Kralove well-attended wide variety subjects flown including seaplanes vying Special Elbe Cup won HE-i 14 doing over 50 seconds outdoor Scale season e-scale rub ber ships started 28 high-quality models fighting wind Medlanky including Stran iks fine McDonnell XP-67 Kunert Vyso cans MC-202s Mertas Wildcat Sinoniks Arsenal VG-39c1 being representative variety hats off group terrific Scale modelers Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 Models History/Hannan Continued page 81 experienced difficulties found him self fabricating elaborate jigs fixtures required hours work made three attempts before finally com pleting workable assembly Applying tissue covering also proved formid able challenge eventually task completed model assembled rubber motor installed winding thing tricky First tests made models base taped drawing board Watching helix rotate rewarding looked like old-fashioned barber pole did displace air downward spite power increases other changes model would ascend Just fun Dick entered da Vinci Peanut Scale contest fared well static judging could manage official flight Its best slow descent 6-ft hand-launch about 25 sec As Johnny Clemens somewhat uncharitably remarked Inverted would make gcod well-digger project waste time Dick considers itto interesting modeling experiences firmly believe says proper Continued page 176 AirplaneMarine K&B FUELSK&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&8 FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Mlcrs-BaIIosss FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN KaB SUPER FOXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER FOXY PAINT SB MIXING CUPS 174Model Aviation $7995 $450 FREE FLIGHT SUPPLIES FAI Rubber Japanese Tissue Rubber Lube Nitrate Dope Front End Bearings Assemblies Crocket Hooks DT Fuse KSB Timers Cox Engines & Parts Kits Blue Ridge Peck Midway Micro-x others PO Box 5996 Lake Worth FL 33461 CATALOG 5100 CONTIOLIII TEND PROFILECOMBA RA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE UNIILOI&ITIID3D Custom iig lush Ingredients detailed hrochura5OC stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8346 Delhi Road charleston Hgts. sc 29418 803-563-7169