Radio Control Bud Atkinson THERE SEEMS something about war bird stirs imagination true regardless what insignia carries 1918 1961 war birds built specified purposeto oppose adversary hope fully out-fly out-bomb out-guess oppo nent Rhinebeck Confederate Air Force other air shows around world dem onstrate love curiosity about fighting air machine point am aiming first-hand inspection detail color markings past birds WW II buffs have missed great opportunity life time havent seen Confederate Air Force fly able inspect touch wonderful birds Im sure inspired scale modeler has seen WW WW II airplane marched home build favorite war bird Im sure case manufacturers Scale Stand-off Scale because have such fine selection subjects problems both WWI WWII aircraft semiflat camouflage paint jobs Much has written subject finishes still camouflaging problem Several years ago presented problem did research subject came up product called Cam-o-sheen added Gazelle Modifications chose Schluter Gazelle chose good helicopter machine end product Schluters helicopter evaluation machine simple set up normally flies first attempt after little time machine comes apparent its present configuration its maneuverability limited some re spects can disastrous have done extensive testing developing mods heli copter can now tell can made quick aerobatic wish Fuselage disastrous things happen helicopter have lacquer enamel dope nitrate butyrate different amounts will give flat dull finish damaging fuel-proof quality material may added clear dope protect flatting detailing decals Just recently KCRC scale friend Fred Hulen has used K & B epoxy paint Nam T-28yes T-28 used Vietnam camouflaged results great So will work K&B epoxy Im sure about other epoxy paint degree flat Walt Schoonard main rotor cut tail boom off tail first hard landing can really destroy machine terribly demoralizing situation get happened several friends After trying longer output shafts shorter blades lots other things too finally discovered what happening found blades could bent down tail cone no matter hard tried clamped Gazelle bench lifted tail cone bent blades down sudden could see what happening fuselage collapsing right under dummy engine nacelle allowing tail come up naturally depends amount Com-o sheen experiment before applying model two sources Cam-o-sheen Ace Radio Control Higgensville Mo KRD Products Kens R/C10915 W 59th Terr Shawnee Kan 66203 can guarantee will obtain scale-like camouflage finish Dont overdo amount flat Most full-scale cam ouflage paint jobs dead flat rather semi-gloss think too fine scale models over flat realistic have badly weathered become dead flat get chance visit Air Force museum Day ton take good look fine examples war birds have display have yet find anything else will give desired sheen want try Cam-o-sheen next camouflage paint job let know like dont intend complete review scale kits column will give run down new Scale Stand-off Scale kits affiliated products such kit Sigs new Stand-off bi plane Steen Skybolt Its fully acrobatic kit shows both scale dual ailerons well non-scale strip aileron would like just sport plane believe Skybolt best proportioned biplanes date good Stand-off copy full-size Skybolt designed RC modeler shows its appearance RC model mind well full-size man-carrying hicontinued page 80 Impossible tell real thing ex citing Jet Ranger Aubrey Radfords head high yo-yo 360-degree circle blades coming downdisaster simple remedy instantly worked out gluing IX ical balsa post top bottom tail cone just aft tail cone beginning cutting Out tail rotor shaftthe tail cone now cannot moved have made tail first landings since have such problems Constant Blade Speed Tail Rotor Mix have never liked percentage throttle col lective type setup machine collec tive pitch Also dont like correct torque effect adding subtracting tail rotor com mands first step solve problem develop servo cam see picture would give essentially full throttle half stick out giving enough collective make ma chine squirm ground After making servo cams fenalic board 3/32 thick care recall finally got what after zero-throttle stick position halfthrottle stick position carb needs opened full required bending throttle arm closer barrel center have faster response shorter distance travel other words half servo travel need get full throttle throttle pushrod properly located servo cam balance servo travel across servo doesnt affect throttle Now opposite side cam must locate collective pushrod very little collective realized half-throttle stick greater degree available last half stick continued page 68 28 Model Aviation Scale Ryan Sts have good proportions RC single-place version Meril Davidson Helicopters RC Scale continued page 28 plane opening kit found parts well marked above fit exceptionally well has nice decals later will choice several paint jobs decals choose kit seems very complete Im sure Stand-off scale biplane bug will appre ciate fine kit Steen Skybolt very good array Stand-off Scale kits Toledo show Too mention should showing up publications soon already fine line scale birds market scale flyers should have no trouble finding something new build talking about realism have heard Scale Stand-off Scale buffs making mention well particular scale model looked except no pilot really sad see fine Scale bird taxiing along no MOVING ICOMPLETETHIS CARD AND ATTACH MAILING LABEL IFROM RECENT 0 CHANGE OF ADDRESS pilot gunner what have because after trying simulate miniature par ticular P-51 P-40 ME 109 whatever static judging think pilot gunner passenger should come under category general appearance points should re duced least attempt made sim ulate pilot Im sure cockpit just painted over completed thejudges would down-grade model should absent pilot picture month rather common sight around scale contest circuit Sig STA Ryan big difference Ryan Meril Davidson Shawnee Kan Meril superb scale builder spent almost two years building Ryan have seen lot STA Ryans believe Merils about perfect picture could justice fine model complete detail cockpit have see believe bolt rivet place knob switch -I 0 NEW SUBSCRIPTION Non-AMA subscription rates $1200 12 months Canada United States posses sions elsewhere $1400 Membership AMA includes subscription see separate applica tion issue NAME ADDRESS CITY/STATE71 P____________________ LMODEL AVIATION 806 FIFTEENTH ST NW. WASHINGTON DC 20006J very realistic has immaculate paint job Meril old hand building scale has constructed fine scale RC models fine job 15- 16-year-old Tn-Pacer Remember kit go back long way single-channel days Meril redid kit beautiful Stand-off Scale model day comes Meril can fly well builds look out scale contestants OK lets see some guys Out send pictures info scale planes address 734 N 6th St Terrace Blue Springs Mo 64015 ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control Inc 11 Andrews Aircraft Model Company 31 Cleveland Model & Supply Co75 Concept Models68 Coverite Emerson Electric1 Grish Brothers71 Hobby Hideaway67 Jefs Friends67 es Company69 JT Finley Co Distributors68 K&W Enterprises72 Peck-Polymers78 Satellite City77 Sig Mfg Company 17 Space Age Fuels 79 Sterling Models Inc 73 Sullivan Products Inc75 Superscale72 TIC raft77 VI Products76 Williams Brothers76 World EnginesBack Cover 20/20 Graphics79 80 Model Aviation CdCC/Z- C 0 -mm FULL-SIZE PLANS CsI -2 109Bill Fuoris Quarter Midget$300 Developed House Balsa Shoestring has modifications Cs b faster times No110 TheZipper$175 0 o rN latest word CL Scale Racers John Kilsdonk job must racing fans No111 Max-A-Million$375 o ~If fleet free flights problem heres good Classes A/B 5 0.c0 FAI No 112 Sneat$275 tbC0—0For sport RC glider fan simple job can flown ne C _-No 113 Cessna 150 Aerobat$275 up Half-A CLjobs 09-powered semi-profile easyto build fly No 100Hinnants F-5$450No 104Wiley Post BiplaneS225 ultimate maneuverability andsmooth-Petite durable scale design foreither rubber ness 60 Pattern iob has allor tail wagger Ipulse rudderi atNo 101Short Seamew$300No 105Harold Ruarks Sportsman$450 0 40-powered Class carrier modelgoodThis dream RC cabiniob prototype lends itself innovationspretty smooth lines 40 poweredfull-house 0 NNo 102French Wench$225No 106vought Kingfisher$450 Free Flight Classes 1/2A an049 orA semi-scale fully stuntableControl Line 051afullytesteddesignmodel Les King IFor 25 35enginesl C0No 103Kloud King$400No 107Aeronca K6200 15-19 RC Old-Timer Free Flightbased24 wingspan rubber Indoor Scaleiob 00upon 1938 record breaker FFold-time lightplane Irs done 90seconds ONo100 Electric One$375 Couldnt done Dick Serpolus Astro 25 RC job performs pattern LET US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING move please let us know advancesix weeks re quired change address Attach current MA mailing label space check appropriate box below mail Subscription Dept. 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Radio Control Bud Atkinson THERE SEEMS something about war bird stirs imagination true regardless what insignia carries 1918 1961 war birds built specified purposeto oppose adversary hope fully out-fly out-bomb out-guess oppo nent Rhinebeck Confederate Air Force other air shows around world dem onstrate love curiosity about fighting air machine point am aiming first-hand inspection detail color markings past birds WW II buffs have missed great opportunity life time havent seen Confederate Air Force fly able inspect touch wonderful birds Im sure inspired scale modeler has seen WW WW II airplane marched home build favorite war bird Im sure case manufacturers Scale Stand-off Scale because have such fine selection subjects problems both WWI WWII aircraft semiflat camouflage paint jobs Much has written subject finishes still camouflaging problem Several years ago presented problem did research subject came up product called Cam-o-sheen added Gazelle Modifications chose Schluter Gazelle chose good helicopter machine end product Schluters helicopter evaluation machine simple set up normally flies first attempt after little time machine comes apparent its present configuration its maneuverability limited some re spects can disastrous have done extensive testing developing mods heli copter can now tell can made quick aerobatic wish Fuselage disastrous things happen helicopter have lacquer enamel dope nitrate butyrate different amounts will give flat dull finish damaging fuel-proof quality material may added clear dope protect flatting detailing decals Just recently KCRC scale friend Fred Hulen has used K & B epoxy paint Nam T-28yes T-28 used Vietnam camouflaged results great So will work K&B epoxy Im sure about other epoxy paint degree flat Walt Schoonard main rotor cut tail boom off tail first hard landing can really destroy machine terribly demoralizing situation get happened several friends After trying longer output shafts shorter blades lots other things too finally discovered what happening found blades could bent down tail cone no matter hard tried clamped Gazelle bench lifted tail cone bent blades down sudden could see what happening fuselage collapsing right under dummy engine nacelle allowing tail come up naturally depends amount Com-o sheen experiment before applying model two sources Cam-o-sheen Ace Radio Control Higgensville Mo KRD Products Kens R/C10915 W 59th Terr Shawnee Kan 66203 can guarantee will obtain scale-like camouflage finish Dont overdo amount flat Most full-scale cam ouflage paint jobs dead flat rather semi-gloss think too fine scale models over flat realistic have badly weathered become dead flat get chance visit Air Force museum Day ton take good look fine examples war birds have display have yet find anything else will give desired sheen want try Cam-o-sheen next camouflage paint job let know like dont intend complete review scale kits column will give run down new Scale Stand-off Scale kits affiliated products such kit Sigs new Stand-off bi plane Steen Skybolt Its fully acrobatic kit shows both scale dual ailerons well non-scale strip aileron would like just sport plane believe Skybolt best proportioned biplanes date good Stand-off copy full-size Skybolt designed RC modeler shows its appearance RC model mind well full-size man-carrying hicontinued page 80 Impossible tell real thing ex citing Jet Ranger Aubrey Radfords head high yo-yo 360-degree circle blades coming downdisaster simple remedy instantly worked out gluing IX ical balsa post top bottom tail cone just aft tail cone beginning cutting Out tail rotor shaftthe tail cone now cannot moved have made tail first landings since have such problems Constant Blade Speed Tail Rotor Mix have never liked percentage throttle col lective type setup machine collec tive pitch Also dont like correct torque effect adding subtracting tail rotor com mands first step solve problem develop servo cam see picture would give essentially full throttle half stick out giving enough collective make ma chine squirm ground After making servo cams fenalic board 3/32 thick care recall finally got what after zero-throttle stick position halfthrottle stick position carb needs opened full required bending throttle arm closer barrel center have faster response shorter distance travel other words half servo travel need get full throttle throttle pushrod properly located servo cam balance servo travel across servo doesnt affect throttle Now opposite side cam must locate collective pushrod very little collective realized half-throttle stick greater degree available last half stick continued page 68 28 Model Aviation Scale Ryan Sts have good proportions RC single-place version Meril Davidson Helicopters RC Scale continued page 28 plane opening kit found parts well marked above fit exceptionally well has nice decals later will choice several paint jobs decals choose kit seems very complete Im sure Stand-off scale biplane bug will appre ciate fine kit Steen Skybolt very good array Stand-off Scale kits Toledo show Too mention should showing up publications soon already fine line scale birds market scale flyers should have no trouble finding something new build talking about realism have heard Scale Stand-off Scale buffs making mention well particular scale model looked except no pilot really sad see fine Scale bird taxiing along no MOVING ICOMPLETETHIS CARD AND ATTACH MAILING LABEL IFROM RECENT 0 CHANGE OF ADDRESS pilot gunner what have because after trying simulate miniature par ticular P-51 P-40 ME 109 whatever static judging think pilot gunner passenger should come under category general appearance points should re duced least attempt made sim ulate pilot Im sure cockpit just painted over completed thejudges would down-grade model should absent pilot picture month rather common sight around scale contest circuit Sig STA Ryan big difference Ryan Meril Davidson Shawnee Kan Meril superb scale builder spent almost two years building Ryan have seen lot STA Ryans believe Merils about perfect picture could justice fine model complete detail cockpit have see believe bolt rivet place knob switch -I 0 NEW SUBSCRIPTION Non-AMA subscription rates $1200 12 months Canada United States posses sions elsewhere $1400 Membership AMA includes subscription see separate applica tion issue NAME ADDRESS CITY/STATE71 P____________________ LMODEL AVIATION 806 FIFTEENTH ST NW. WASHINGTON DC 20006J very realistic has immaculate paint job Meril old hand building scale has constructed fine scale RC models fine job 15- 16-year-old Tn-Pacer Remember kit go back long way single-channel days Meril redid kit beautiful Stand-off Scale model day comes Meril can fly well builds look out scale contestants OK lets see some guys Out send pictures info scale planes address 734 N 6th St Terrace Blue Springs Mo 64015 ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control Inc 11 Andrews Aircraft Model Company 31 Cleveland Model & Supply Co75 Concept Models68 Coverite Emerson Electric1 Grish Brothers71 Hobby Hideaway67 Jefs Friends67 es Company69 JT Finley Co Distributors68 K&W Enterprises72 Peck-Polymers78 Satellite City77 Sig Mfg Company 17 Space Age Fuels 79 Sterling Models Inc 73 Sullivan Products Inc75 Superscale72 TIC raft77 VI Products76 Williams Brothers76 World EnginesBack Cover 20/20 Graphics79 80 Model Aviation CdCC/Z- C 0 -mm FULL-SIZE PLANS CsI -2 109Bill Fuoris Quarter Midget$300 Developed House Balsa Shoestring has modifications Cs b faster times No110 TheZipper$175 0 o rN latest word CL Scale Racers John Kilsdonk job must racing fans No111 Max-A-Million$375 o ~If fleet free flights problem heres good Classes A/B 5 0.c0 FAI No 112 Sneat$275 tbC0—0For sport RC glider fan simple job can flown ne C _-No 113 Cessna 150 Aerobat$275 up Half-A CLjobs 09-powered semi-profile easyto build fly No 100Hinnants F-5$450No 104Wiley Post BiplaneS225 ultimate maneuverability andsmooth-Petite durable scale design foreither rubber ness 60 Pattern iob has allor tail wagger Ipulse rudderi atNo 101Short Seamew$300No 105Harold Ruarks Sportsman$450 0 40-powered Class carrier modelgoodThis dream RC cabiniob prototype lends itself innovationspretty smooth lines 40 poweredfull-house 0 NNo 102French Wench$225No 106vought Kingfisher$450 Free Flight Classes 1/2A an049 orA semi-scale fully stuntableControl Line 051afullytesteddesignmodel Les King IFor 25 35enginesl C0No 103Kloud King$400No 107Aeronca K6200 15-19 RC Old-Timer Free Flightbased24 wingspan rubber Indoor Scaleiob 00upon 1938 record breaker FFold-time lightplane Irs done 90seconds ONo100 Electric One$375 Couldnt done Dick Serpolus Astro 25 RC job performs pattern LET US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING move please let us know advancesix weeks re quired change address Attach current MA mailing label space check appropriate box below mail Subscription Dept. Model Aviation 806 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC 20005 Check appropriate boxenclose payment