WITH WINTER upon us flying shut down minimum country time building Have started new scale bird thinking building war bird may having typical problems have received lot mail concerning difficulties obtain ing suitable color picture reference finishing war birds covered subject some months back hut evidently very common prob lem probably hardest authenticat ing WW-II US Navy aircraft Hangar flying several local scale build ers building Corsair another finishing Hellcat question color arose Blue tough problem cause shades blueevery shot WW-II Navy aircraft seems different shade blue So difficult match good color shot aircraft want harsh sea air Pacific changed shade carrier- land-based aircraft say 1940 1947 Navy changed shade blue flat glossy Also different shades light blue Navy dark blue between shades used air craft same squadron carrier variety blue aircraft During war anything available used repair air craft no clearset answer problem best know pick pictures possible aircraft want model try follow scheme has spread judg ing type aircraft Talking about Corsair about Baa Baa Black Sheep Im sure scale modelers over country glued boob tube Tuesday evenings way October 1968 American Modeler center fold Corsair color three views airfoils bulkheads excellent Air Corps aircraft WW-II generally less about same color can call thatolive drab course some exceptions can remem ber during war years before went Air Corps 1943 going over North American plant Kansas City watching B-25s roll off line after other alike uniform olive-drab paint jobs Only copy ing unusual paint scheme should Air Corps aircraft anything semidull olive drab Aircraft North African campaign desert sand color some cases olive drab Im sure have seen B-24 Strawberry Bitch Air Force Mu seum Dayton unusual color scheme surely exception rather rule Since state art stand-off scale has advanced far modelers paying closer attention details scale subjects competi tion getting much intense Care must taken publications showing shots war birds nowadays because closer examination necessarily aircraft listed case know alleged B-24 belongs Confederate Air Force reality C-87 cargo version B-24 obvious differences Also ME-109s used WW-II So care should used building select ing documentation model continued page 80 18 Model Aviation Above Bill Semonovic Scale Event Director Eastern States RC Champs holds umbrella over George Rose starting engine Nieuport Left Scale judges Eastern States brave rain study Bob Karlssons PT-26 Gee about umbrella poor crate guys skulking around back ground Stand-Off judges keeping required distance Joe Soikes 190 same meet dont represent thing show pictures another quality judging advancing along build ing flying scale stand-off scale should So time needs spent obtaining static material reported 33000 ME-109s constructed 1936 1945 hundreds modifications some very obvi ous such engine arma ment changes show up stand-off model So say again select 3-views pictures care contests attend static scores running very close fine stand-off models being turned out days would have liked static judge 70 stand-off scale models case 1976 Nats subject static fudging have requested modelers mention planning scale contest especially two-day scale contest contest planners should state scale flying will both days also static judging will take place Im sure much confu sion subject especially pattern also flown have experienced problem will scale judged Its especially hard have drive long distance big west-coast Western Front Mor gan Hill contest has come gone indications have seen heard something else being fifth year WW-l AMA Stand-Off Scale contest incorporated some interesting events such WW-l maneuvers WW-I combat Sounds like real fun scale contest need contests Youd better believe loria Poehmel took two weeks build Nosen Gere Sport shes modeler three months third ship Webra Speed 60 theme specialization WW-I WW-II scale stand-off becoming popular throughout country Bud Atkinson 734 North 6th Street Terrace Blue Springs MO 64015 Airborne Restarts/Watson continued page 39 valves controlled servo mounted radio compartment gb-plug battery also mounted switch mounted high side throttle servo control ignition power About two weeks work required build first prototype Saturday July 10 thought ready challenge air instead learned lesson After usual range checks engine tune-ups launched invention didnt waste time got plane right up about 400 feet gb-plug turned advancing throttle last two notches engine killed engaging both compression valves placed plane about 30-degree dive about 200 feet snapped release valves Nothing happened repeated procedure hastily down 100 feet Nothing again landed plane began heavy hearted discussion possible prob ems no real clues since engine silent throughout whole ordeal finally made assumption starting energy needed needed flywheel easy add ap peared could use little nose weight anyway week construction ground tests brought demonstrable progress could now kill engine short intervals ground restart energy flywheel needed good weather Sunday day Everything ready after few preliminaries Falcon took air time went 80 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Price $3495 kit per dollar bar em alL RC Scale/Atkinson continued page 18 GREATEST R/C "BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Ajerraft Model Css lnr US Ete 1& North St Topstield Mass 0t983 887-8541
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/02
Page Numbers: 18, 80
WITH WINTER upon us flying shut down minimum country time building Have started new scale bird thinking building war bird may having typical problems have received lot mail concerning difficulties obtain ing suitable color picture reference finishing war birds covered subject some months back hut evidently very common prob lem probably hardest authenticat ing WW-II US Navy aircraft Hangar flying several local scale build ers building Corsair another finishing Hellcat question color arose Blue tough problem cause shades blueevery shot WW-II Navy aircraft seems different shade blue So difficult match good color shot aircraft want harsh sea air Pacific changed shade carrier- land-based aircraft say 1940 1947 Navy changed shade blue flat glossy Also different shades light blue Navy dark blue between shades used air craft same squadron carrier variety blue aircraft During war anything available used repair air craft no clearset answer problem best know pick pictures possible aircraft want model try follow scheme has spread judg ing type aircraft Talking about Corsair about Baa Baa Black Sheep Im sure scale modelers over country glued boob tube Tuesday evenings way October 1968 American Modeler center fold Corsair color three views airfoils bulkheads excellent Air Corps aircraft WW-II generally less about same color can call thatolive drab course some exceptions can remem ber during war years before went Air Corps 1943 going over North American plant Kansas City watching B-25s roll off line after other alike uniform olive-drab paint jobs Only copy ing unusual paint scheme should Air Corps aircraft anything semidull olive drab Aircraft North African campaign desert sand color some cases olive drab Im sure have seen B-24 Strawberry Bitch Air Force Mu seum Dayton unusual color scheme surely exception rather rule Since state art stand-off scale has advanced far modelers paying closer attention details scale subjects competi tion getting much intense Care must taken publications showing shots war birds nowadays because closer examination necessarily aircraft listed case know alleged B-24 belongs Confederate Air Force reality C-87 cargo version B-24 obvious differences Also ME-109s used WW-II So care should used building select ing documentation model continued page 80 18 Model Aviation Above Bill Semonovic Scale Event Director Eastern States RC Champs holds umbrella over George Rose starting engine Nieuport Left Scale judges Eastern States brave rain study Bob Karlssons PT-26 Gee about umbrella poor crate guys skulking around back ground Stand-Off judges keeping required distance Joe Soikes 190 same meet dont represent thing show pictures another quality judging advancing along build ing flying scale stand-off scale should So time needs spent obtaining static material reported 33000 ME-109s constructed 1936 1945 hundreds modifications some very obvi ous such engine arma ment changes show up stand-off model So say again select 3-views pictures care contests attend static scores running very close fine stand-off models being turned out days would have liked static judge 70 stand-off scale models case 1976 Nats subject static fudging have requested modelers mention planning scale contest especially two-day scale contest contest planners should state scale flying will both days also static judging will take place Im sure much confu sion subject especially pattern also flown have experienced problem will scale judged Its especially hard have drive long distance big west-coast Western Front Mor gan Hill contest has come gone indications have seen heard something else being fifth year WW-l AMA Stand-Off Scale contest incorporated some interesting events such WW-l maneuvers WW-I combat Sounds like real fun scale contest need contests Youd better believe loria Poehmel took two weeks build Nosen Gere Sport shes modeler three months third ship Webra Speed 60 theme specialization WW-I WW-II scale stand-off becoming popular throughout country Bud Atkinson 734 North 6th Street Terrace Blue Springs MO 64015 Airborne Restarts/Watson continued page 39 valves controlled servo mounted radio compartment gb-plug battery also mounted switch mounted high side throttle servo control ignition power About two weeks work required build first prototype Saturday July 10 thought ready challenge air instead learned lesson After usual range checks engine tune-ups launched invention didnt waste time got plane right up about 400 feet gb-plug turned advancing throttle last two notches engine killed engaging both compression valves placed plane about 30-degree dive about 200 feet snapped release valves Nothing happened repeated procedure hastily down 100 feet Nothing again landed plane began heavy hearted discussion possible prob ems no real clues since engine silent throughout whole ordeal finally made assumption starting energy needed needed flywheel easy add ap peared could use little nose weight anyway week construction ground tests brought demonstrable progress could now kill engine short intervals ground restart energy flywheel needed good weather Sunday day Everything ready after few preliminaries Falcon took air time went 80 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Price $3495 kit per dollar bar em alL RC Scale/Atkinson continued page 18 GREATEST R/C "BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Ajerraft Model Css lnr US Ete 1& North St Topstield Mass 0t983 887-8541