Control Scale Bob & Dolly Wischer Excellent example realistically-formed fillet Steve Saugers Lockheed Orion text GOOD NEWS Profile Publications being reprinted After absence six years again becoming available Zenith Aviation Books North Branch MN55056 Price $250 First released No 3 Focke Wulf FW 1 90A No7 P-47D Thunderbolt No8 P 51 D Mustang No 19 B-24J Liberator No 20 F-86A Sabre No 24 Hurricane Mk 2C No 29 Junkers Ju 88A No 30 F-100 Super Sabre 300 volume series process being reprinted originally center-folds photos text publi cations considered sufficiently authentic used color documentation Scale static scoring contests AMA FAI rules mention Profile specifically purpose sixyear drought should soon over Scale modelers Ten years ago saw look-alike models copied reliable color information source Profiles became scarce modelers forced search elsewhere color data greater variety ensued Some Profiles included alternate color scheme choices tendency copy attrac tive Non-contestants will find Profiles convenient source photos color schemes historical data Sport Scale contest-types will interested color documentation included because 30% static score based upon proof finish color markings 40% awarded accuracy outline also well covered Profiles Scale enthusiasts having particular interest history number variants prototypes will find Profile Publications invaluable Kitchener-Waterloo again Flying Dutch men Club Kitchener Ontario hosts annual All-Scale Rally has grown size publicity Last years 208 registered planes seemed 38 Model Aviation Rarely-seeh riner neusnin ou engine powers Jack Swifts scratchbuilt Precision Scale Zlin 526A5 Kitchener-Waterloo All-Scale Rally 8-ft-span deHavilland Buffalo weighs 15 lb yet has STOL capa bility its twin Supertigre 2gs T-tail hip-high Its product Steve Gray member Flying Dutchmen Club Kitchener two Miles Hawks Kitchener Larry Pierce finished hardware store polyurethane Model weighs 22 lb 1/4-scale Boeing F4B-2 model seen Waukesha WI Scale Rally belongs Norb Grobarchik Finish acrylic lacquer plasticizer added over FabriKote Lots wing area 20 lb weight gives realistic flights Quadra Davis parasol Ted Sutherland has Merco 61 twin glow plugs Webra 91 power Doug Moores 1/4-scale Bucker Jungmeister between dummy cylinders Landing gear strut has shock cord wrappings Scratch-built model spans 65 weighs 125 lb Coverite finish limit manageability Blessed excellent weather 1981 count lower 165 comfortable number two-day event Six seven airborne planes time unusual trend toward large models very notice able 1980 accounted 25% total registration 1981 total rose 52% true indication over Scale percentage ratio fact Giant Scale modelers among active As group take opportunity gather fly together particularly areas numerous such Northeast An indication activity imbalance amount flying done rally large models air time certainly 52% have accustomed seeing smaller Precision Scale models best examples perfection past two years -scale 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behold RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 39 seems have shrunk influx Giants Bob Dunns newest 1/5-scale Curtiss A-3 Falcon made numerous flights did Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter meet year two -scale Curtiss Hawk P-6E models two -scale Miles Hawks Jack Swift Canadian team member last two Scale World Championships will also represent Canada 1982 displayed few Precision Scale class models rally scratch-built Zlin 526A5 7-ft span rare Fisher Redshift 60 engine Jack growing number modelers using homemade retract mechanisms creations provide scale-like operation reasonably slow retraction time well strength rigidity required 10-lb airplane Kitchener-Waterloo All-Scale Rally held F lying Dutchmens club field Kiwanis Park alarge mowed area triangle three paved runways Club members operate frequency control system also monitor take-offs landings avoid interference meet size would shambles constant care attractive features adjacent campground few yards flying field always well filled Saturday night 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built up 1/64-in plywood base covered balsa blocks sheets wing fuselage joined make two paper patterns area covered fillet wing another fuselage side After patterns have fitted cut-and-try method shapes duplicated 1/64-in plywood fillet part wing separation taking place between fillet fuse lage plywood permanently cemented wing fuselage portion tack-glued several spots fuselage sides can removed later Small soft balsa blocks fitted place grain running chord-wise beginning leading edge block should shaped covers plywood its edges After blocks place balsa carved sanded concave fillet shape ply edges should visible Masking tape can used wing fuselage prevent unwanted gouging Fillets made method far best looking because exposed plywood edges give shape definite outline prototype ply edges can also sanded thin desired tack-glued spots fuselage cut through razor blade reassembled fuselage will fit snugly permanently-shaped plywood saddle reverse fillet will fit wing closely similar alternate method use styrene foam place balsa blocks over plywood After shaping foam can given hard surface epoxy glass cloth lightest construction use balsa formers short sections soft sheet balsa place blocks start blocks leading edge change sheet fillet becomes wider helps preform balsa sheet soaking water household ammonia wrapping around bottle other cylinder until dry Balsa retains cy lindrical shape almost no spring-back quicker method cyanoacrylate cements will work wet balsa drying can take place model However should kept mind will some shrinkage balsa dries leaving few gaps filled later Small fillets can built up directly model polyester resin glass cloth Protest balsa Saran Wrap finished fillet can lifted off piece after hardening Several layers may needed give fillet some rigidity can sanded edge trimmed exact shape An advantage method model can finished fillets added final assembly after finishing separately system often used builders full-size custom 106 Model Aviation HEAD LOCK 4w 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Control Scale Bob & Dolly Wischer Excellent example realistically-formed fillet Steve Saugers Lockheed Orion text GOOD NEWS Profile Publications being reprinted After absence six years again becoming available Zenith Aviation Books North Branch MN55056 Price $250 First released No 3 Focke Wulf FW 1 90A No7 P-47D Thunderbolt No8 P 51 D Mustang No 19 B-24J Liberator No 20 F-86A Sabre No 24 Hurricane Mk 2C No 29 Junkers Ju 88A No 30 F-100 Super Sabre 300 volume series process being reprinted originally center-folds photos text publi cations considered sufficiently authentic used color documentation Scale static scoring contests AMA FAI rules mention Profile specifically purpose sixyear drought should soon over Scale modelers Ten years ago saw look-alike models copied reliable color information source Profiles became scarce modelers forced search elsewhere color data greater variety ensued Some Profiles included alternate color scheme choices tendency copy attrac tive Non-contestants will find Profiles convenient source photos color schemes historical data Sport Scale contest-types will interested color documentation included because 30% static score based upon proof finish color markings 40% awarded accuracy outline also well covered Profiles Scale enthusiasts having particular interest history number variants prototypes will find Profile Publications invaluable Kitchener-Waterloo again Flying Dutch men Club Kitchener Ontario hosts annual All-Scale Rally has grown size publicity Last years 208 registered planes seemed 38 Model Aviation Rarely-seeh riner neusnin ou engine powers Jack Swifts scratchbuilt Precision Scale Zlin 526A5 Kitchener-Waterloo All-Scale Rally 8-ft-span deHavilland Buffalo weighs 15 lb yet has STOL capa bility its twin Supertigre 2gs T-tail hip-high Its product Steve Gray member Flying Dutchmen Club Kitchener two Miles Hawks Kitchener Larry Pierce finished hardware store polyurethane Model weighs 22 lb 1/4-scale Boeing F4B-2 model seen Waukesha WI Scale Rally belongs Norb Grobarchik Finish acrylic lacquer plasticizer added over FabriKote Lots wing area 20 lb weight gives realistic flights Quadra Davis parasol Ted Sutherland has Merco 61 twin glow plugs Webra 91 power Doug Moores 1/4-scale Bucker Jungmeister between dummy cylinders Landing gear strut has shock cord wrappings Scratch-built model spans 65 weighs 125 lb Coverite finish limit manageability Blessed excellent weather 1981 count lower 165 comfortable number two-day event Six seven airborne planes time unusual trend toward large models very notice able 1980 accounted 25% total registration 1981 total rose 52% true indication over Scale percentage ratio fact Giant Scale modelers among active As group take opportunity gather fly together particularly areas numerous such Northeast An indication activity imbalance amount flying done rally large models air time certainly 52% have accustomed seeing smaller Precision Scale models best examples perfection past two years -scale Piper 1-3 Cub Bob Nelitz con sidered best show Kitchener-Waterloo Recently rebuilt after mishap stands out real Cub slightly reduced size Bobs leather jacketed dummy pilot now occupies Cubs rear seat rather front 1980 Too complaints says Bob instrument panel placard reads Solo Rear Seat Actually Cub can flown solo either seat provided pilot aware slight undesirable ground handling Quadra-powered Cub towed banner proclaiming Piper 1-3 Plans Available plans sold before banner lifted off ground wrote us Bobs address Bob Nelitz RR #4 Creemore Ontario LOM-l GO Canada Steve Gray host Flying Dutchmen Club flew 15-lb. 8-ft span deHavilland Buffalo two Supertigre 29 engines seems lot airplane such low power Most remarkable its STOL performance close simulation prototype using 9-in diameter 3-blade nylon propellers muffled engines quiet sound airoperated landing gear during retraction could distinctly heard across field Steve group has successful flights 16-ft span Spruce Goose using eight Spruce Goose using eight 05 25 engines Stars Club Olean NY always well represented rally large planes taking up sizeable portion static display area Continued page lOS THE WORLDS FINEST UNIT IS BACKED BY THE WORLDS FINEST SERVICE MICHIGAN RAFT MIDWEST Pete WOertl 7420 Secen Mb 8014 NorIncrI 14148 07 P0000 1313] 437 6980 MINNESOTA Mages 0010107r1e0 Isarrres 0 Murgeor 0809 Johnson Ace 50 BlOorrrrgsOO MN 55437 MISSOURI Barnharr Radro CoOlOI 107410 tarnoartl P0 8021 101 0 5mme4e 4 10100 M064701 Phone 8101 603 4709 MONTANA Wenmal Eleclron 3S SIeve MaIqo 6 14 19 Boo 001 Auense Heena MT 5900 Phone 14061 442 2389 NEBRASKA PaslsRC 603000 Paul EOmuoall 4823 Rs44le0 Omaha NO 68134 Phone 14021 572 8407 NEVADA AcOoror Servoer Poles trraOKenOl 5281W Crargmoh[ raOVegas NV89103 P0000 17021873 3 09 NEW MEXICO Marl oR C lFnaunOeOW Manoewol 1175 Crlg.llolROaO 800400 Palms NM 87088 ALABAMAFLORIDA SnoIheast Rado Control Inc Conlro Engneerrng Butch JnnnttonllOenlOn 81001 III leduttlal ParR RoadP0 80 2609 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behold RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 39 seems have shrunk influx Giants Bob Dunns newest 1/5-scale Curtiss A-3 Falcon made numerous flights did Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter meet year two -scale Curtiss Hawk P-6E models two -scale Miles Hawks Jack Swift Canadian team member last two Scale World Championships will also represent Canada 1982 displayed few Precision Scale class models rally scratch-built Zlin 526A5 7-ft span rare Fisher Redshift 60 engine Jack growing number modelers using homemade retract mechanisms creations provide scale-like operation reasonably slow retraction time well strength rigidity required 10-lb airplane Kitchener-Waterloo All-Scale Rally held F lying Dutchmens club field Kiwanis Park alarge mowed area triangle three paved runways Club members operate frequency control system also monitor take-offs landings avoid interference meet size would shambles constant care attractive features adjacent campground few yards flying field always well filled Saturday night bonfire campground popular Forming fillets method producing fillet dependent upon size very small fillets vinyl spackling compound hardware paint store simple easy apply using artists paint mixing spatula small rounded-tip knife compound applied quite heavily shaped roughly wet Because balsa absorbs some its moisture may shrink age requires second layer application sands very easily smooth surface needing minimum pressure sandpaper avoid removing adjacent balsa small- medium-size fillets Sig Epoxolite good choice best shaping before begins harden because easily worked afterward shaping can WIRE IRE WHEELS WHEELS EO & REALISTIC Custom built seamless machined rims Deirin bearings two sizes 8 Nieuport & triplane . $3495 5 Proctor rnodefs$3596 Send 6O complete literature price list kits ac cessories January 1982 105 get-acquainted place swap stories cornon-the-cob feast under full moon MODEL PRODUCTS CORP BOX 314 Pompton Plains NJ07444 MODEL IflAJTER TORO model 1*0w IkI STWITdi2 2 B 4I2- 10 1206B 0 DoCo #OaCa Model inciter 5olt-On model Cradle HOLD ALL mODEL FOfl BoiIdIng -OIflig-flepajig-Co,rngpp,r,g 7 Adjus$2bIe LENGTh 2 WIDTH TILTS mOdH nIiCSII Md IIOI2$2IgIIy UMOIIIIEd AI2,iTfl done rounded object finger using water soften surface easy working Water also smooths surface almost no sanding needed after hardening expected sanding will required best outline fillets edges masking tape protect adjacent balsa surfaces sand paper hardened Epoxolite sanded down mask edge mask removed later leaves sharply defined edge fillet desired edge thicker simulate metal fillets heavier material use two layers tape Tape can also used spackling compound fillets edges material too soft fragile may crumble thickness greater few thou sandths inch K&B Sig polyester finishing resin micro-balloons added thickening can used small- medium-size fillets same manner previously described Larger fillets such between wing fuselage can bit troublesome particu larly part separation joint fillet can built up 1/64-in plywood base covered balsa blocks sheets wing fuselage joined make two paper patterns area covered fillet wing another fuselage side After patterns have fitted cut-and-try method shapes duplicated 1/64-in plywood fillet part wing separation taking place between fillet fuse lage plywood permanently cemented wing fuselage portion tack-glued several spots fuselage sides can removed later Small soft balsa blocks fitted place grain running chord-wise beginning leading edge block should shaped covers plywood its edges After blocks place balsa carved sanded concave fillet shape ply edges should visible Masking tape can used wing fuselage prevent unwanted gouging Fillets made method far best looking because exposed plywood edges give shape definite outline prototype ply edges can also sanded thin desired tack-glued spots fuselage cut through razor blade reassembled fuselage will fit snugly permanently-shaped plywood saddle reverse fillet will fit wing closely similar alternate method use styrene foam place balsa blocks over plywood After shaping foam can given hard surface epoxy glass cloth lightest construction use balsa formers short sections soft sheet balsa place blocks start blocks leading edge change sheet fillet becomes wider helps preform balsa sheet soaking water household ammonia wrapping around bottle other cylinder until dry Balsa retains cy lindrical shape almost no spring-back quicker method cyanoacrylate cements will work wet balsa drying can take place model However should kept mind will some shrinkage balsa dries leaving few gaps filled later Small fillets can built up directly model polyester resin glass cloth Protest balsa Saran Wrap finished fillet can lifted off piece after hardening Several layers may needed give fillet some rigidity can sanded edge trimmed exact shape An advantage method model can finished fillets added final assembly after finishing separately system often used builders full-size custom 106 Model Aviation HEAD LOCK 4w STANDARrI fl FOR GLOW PLUG CONNECTORS CHECK THESE FEATURES 17ush twist its locked 2 Push twist its off 3WltI n*t come f under heavy engin vibration 4Wiit nor adabie oflre direct add SOrt SI o$2tsdUS short out S Positive spring contact 30 inch lewd wire Still $295 at your favorite hobby dealer aircraft fillet shape required Bob Dolly Wiseher Rt 1 S-22lLapham Peak Roa4 Delafleld WI 53018 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 43 designed mountain climbers hikers registers 12000 feet increments 100 feet Jim modified glass face include another hand follows altimeters pointer second pointer records altitude Jim still has few bugs work out assure accuracy modification altimeter itself reliable tested lightplane its readings matched aircrafts up 7000 ft limit test Whats nice about unit fits anything Two-Meter ship favorite 16footer youre gadgeteer might want modify Available Edmund Scientific Barrington NJ American Science Center 5700 Northwest Highway Chicago IL 60656 F3B hardware couple gadgets photos month should make life lot easier youve involved F3 B havent involved could because hardware takes run F3B contest sighting devices Speed Distance Tasks have resembled everything ruptured oil derrick 120 scale Eiffel Tower done macrame Well couple ingeneous gents have come rescue simple hoop device see comes Steve Work Albuquerque clan Square off hardwood block wood Drill 3/32-in hole parallel four sides Take 36-in length 3/32 music wire burr up two ends forming hoop plug two ends wood block Lay assembly flat surface make sure plane formed hoop parallel sides block Epoxy burred ends wire wood block After assembly set epoxy spirit level replacement obtainable hardware stores top wood block 90 degrees plane hoop Mount camera tripod make another unit just like have almost instant setup Bases B USA team usedtwoofthesedevicesthis past summer make life simpler also 200-meter length cable laid out official winch line length cable marked 150-meter mark two bases erected point Winches 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Control Scale Bob & Dolly Wischer Excellent example realistically-formed fillet Steve Saugers Lockheed Orion text GOOD NEWS Profile Publications being reprinted After absence six years again becoming available Zenith Aviation Books North Branch MN55056 Price $250 First released No 3 Focke Wulf FW 1 90A No7 P-47D Thunderbolt No8 P 51 D Mustang No 19 B-24J Liberator No 20 F-86A Sabre No 24 Hurricane Mk 2C No 29 Junkers Ju 88A No 30 F-100 Super Sabre 300 volume series process being reprinted originally center-folds photos text publi cations considered sufficiently authentic used color documentation Scale static scoring contests AMA FAI rules mention Profile specifically purpose sixyear drought should soon over Scale modelers Ten years ago saw look-alike models copied reliable color information source Profiles became scarce modelers forced search elsewhere color data greater variety ensued Some Profiles included alternate color scheme choices tendency copy attrac tive Non-contestants will find Profiles convenient source photos color schemes historical data Sport Scale contest-types will interested color documentation included because 30% static score based upon proof finish color markings 40% awarded accuracy outline also well covered Profiles Scale enthusiasts having particular interest history number variants prototypes will find Profile Publications invaluable Kitchener-Waterloo again Flying Dutch men Club Kitchener Ontario hosts annual All-Scale Rally has grown size publicity Last years 208 registered planes seemed 38 Model Aviation Rarely-seeh riner neusnin ou engine powers Jack Swifts scratchbuilt Precision Scale Zlin 526A5 Kitchener-Waterloo All-Scale Rally 8-ft-span deHavilland Buffalo weighs 15 lb yet has STOL capa bility its twin Supertigre 2gs T-tail hip-high Its product Steve Gray member Flying Dutchmen Club Kitchener two Miles Hawks Kitchener Larry Pierce finished hardware store polyurethane Model weighs 22 lb 1/4-scale Boeing F4B-2 model seen Waukesha WI Scale Rally belongs Norb Grobarchik Finish acrylic lacquer plasticizer added over FabriKote Lots wing area 20 lb weight gives realistic flights Quadra Davis parasol Ted Sutherland has Merco 61 twin glow plugs Webra 91 power Doug Moores 1/4-scale Bucker Jungmeister between dummy cylinders Landing gear strut has shock cord wrappings Scratch-built model spans 65 weighs 125 lb Coverite finish limit manageability Blessed excellent weather 1981 count lower 165 comfortable number two-day event Six seven airborne planes time unusual trend toward large models very notice able 1980 accounted 25% total registration 1981 total rose 52% true indication over Scale percentage ratio fact Giant Scale modelers among active As group take opportunity gather fly together particularly areas numerous such Northeast An indication activity imbalance amount flying done rally large models air time certainly 52% have accustomed seeing smaller Precision Scale models best examples perfection past two years -scale 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behold RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 39 seems have shrunk influx Giants Bob Dunns newest 1/5-scale Curtiss A-3 Falcon made numerous flights did Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter meet year two -scale Curtiss Hawk P-6E models two -scale Miles Hawks Jack Swift Canadian team member last two Scale World Championships will also represent Canada 1982 displayed few Precision Scale class models rally scratch-built Zlin 526A5 7-ft span rare Fisher Redshift 60 engine Jack growing number modelers using homemade retract mechanisms creations provide scale-like operation reasonably slow retraction time well strength rigidity required 10-lb airplane Kitchener-Waterloo All-Scale Rally held F lying Dutchmens club field Kiwanis Park alarge mowed area triangle three paved runways Club members operate frequency control system also monitor take-offs landings avoid interference meet size would shambles constant care attractive features adjacent campground few yards flying field always well filled Saturday night bonfire campground popular Forming fillets method producing fillet dependent upon size very small fillets vinyl spackling compound hardware paint store simple easy apply using artists paint mixing spatula small rounded-tip knife compound applied quite heavily shaped roughly wet Because balsa absorbs some its moisture may shrink age requires second layer application sands very easily smooth surface needing minimum pressure sandpaper avoid removing adjacent balsa small- medium-size fillets Sig Epoxolite good choice best shaping before begins harden because easily worked afterward shaping can WIRE IRE WHEELS WHEELS EO & REALISTIC Custom built seamless machined rims Deirin bearings two sizes 8 Nieuport & triplane . $3495 5 Proctor rnodefs$3596 Send 6O complete literature price list kits ac cessories January 1982 105 get-acquainted place swap stories cornon-the-cob feast under full moon MODEL PRODUCTS CORP BOX 314 Pompton Plains NJ07444 MODEL IflAJTER TORO model 1*0w IkI STWITdi2 2 B 4I2- 10 1206B 0 DoCo #OaCa Model inciter 5olt-On model Cradle HOLD ALL mODEL FOfl BoiIdIng -OIflig-flepajig-Co,rngpp,r,g 7 Adjus$2bIe LENGTh 2 WIDTH TILTS mOdH nIiCSII Md IIOI2$2IgIIy UMOIIIIEd AI2,iTfl done rounded object finger using water soften surface easy working Water also smooths surface almost no sanding needed after hardening expected sanding will required best outline fillets edges masking tape protect adjacent balsa surfaces sand paper hardened Epoxolite sanded down mask edge mask removed later leaves sharply defined edge fillet desired edge thicker simulate metal fillets heavier material use two layers tape Tape can also used spackling compound fillets edges material too soft fragile may crumble thickness greater few thou sandths inch K&B Sig polyester finishing resin micro-balloons added thickening can used small- medium-size fillets same manner previously described Larger fillets such between wing fuselage can bit troublesome particu larly part separation joint fillet can built up 1/64-in plywood base covered balsa blocks sheets wing fuselage joined make two paper patterns area covered fillet wing another fuselage side After patterns have fitted cut-and-try method shapes duplicated 1/64-in plywood fillet part wing separation taking place between fillet fuse lage plywood permanently cemented wing fuselage portion tack-glued several spots fuselage sides can removed later Small soft balsa blocks fitted place grain running chord-wise beginning leading edge block should shaped covers plywood its edges After blocks place balsa carved sanded concave fillet shape ply edges should visible Masking tape can used wing fuselage prevent unwanted gouging Fillets made method far best looking because exposed plywood edges give shape definite outline prototype ply edges can also sanded thin desired tack-glued spots fuselage cut through razor blade reassembled fuselage will fit snugly permanently-shaped plywood saddle reverse fillet will fit wing closely similar alternate method use styrene foam place balsa blocks over plywood After shaping foam can given hard surface epoxy glass cloth lightest construction use balsa formers short sections soft sheet balsa place blocks start blocks leading edge change sheet fillet becomes wider helps preform balsa sheet soaking water household ammonia wrapping around bottle other cylinder until dry Balsa retains cy lindrical shape almost no spring-back quicker method cyanoacrylate cements will work wet balsa drying can take place model However should kept mind will some shrinkage balsa dries leaving few gaps filled later Small fillets can built up directly model polyester resin glass cloth Protest balsa Saran Wrap finished fillet can lifted off piece after hardening Several layers may needed give fillet some rigidity can sanded edge trimmed exact shape An advantage method model can finished fillets added final assembly after finishing separately system often used builders full-size custom 106 Model Aviation HEAD LOCK 4w STANDARrI fl FOR GLOW PLUG CONNECTORS CHECK THESE FEATURES 17ush twist its locked 2 Push twist its off 3WltI n*t come f under heavy engin vibration 4Wiit nor adabie oflre direct add SOrt SI o$2tsdUS short out S Positive spring contact 30 inch lewd wire Still $295 at your favorite hobby dealer aircraft fillet shape required Bob Dolly Wiseher Rt 1 S-22lLapham Peak Roa4 Delafleld WI 53018 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 43 designed mountain climbers hikers registers 12000 feet increments 100 feet Jim modified glass face include another hand follows altimeters pointer second pointer records altitude Jim still has few bugs work out assure accuracy modification altimeter itself reliable tested lightplane its readings matched aircrafts up 7000 ft limit test Whats nice about unit fits anything Two-Meter ship favorite 16footer youre gadgeteer might want modify Available Edmund Scientific Barrington NJ American Science Center 5700 Northwest Highway Chicago IL 60656 F3B hardware couple gadgets photos month should make life lot easier youve involved F3 B havent involved could because hardware takes run F3B contest sighting devices Speed Distance Tasks have resembled everything ruptured oil derrick 120 scale Eiffel Tower done macrame Well couple ingeneous gents have come rescue simple hoop device see comes Steve Work Albuquerque clan Square off hardwood block wood Drill 3/32-in hole parallel four sides Take 36-in length 3/32 music wire burr up two ends forming hoop plug two ends wood block Lay assembly flat surface make sure plane formed hoop parallel sides block Epoxy burred ends wire wood block After assembly set epoxy spirit level replacement obtainable hardware stores top wood block 90 degrees plane hoop Mount camera tripod make another unit just like have almost instant setup Bases B USA team usedtwoofthesedevicesthis past summer make life simpler also 200-meter length cable laid out official winch line length cable marked 150-meter mark two bases erected point Winches -and course always set up ready first flier before model ready fly sighting apparatus other photo comes Jack Abbot South African team unit elaborate added feature First plexiglass perspex plate used sighting device mounted 90-degree bracket Next bracket leg mounted plexiglass attached ID tube exactly 90-degree angle added feature Once two tripods set 150 meters apart leveling isnt required sighting through tube Base seeing through tube Base B two bases B parallel something guess gosh method before might get crowded having devices Base B flagging four planes during distance task contest club cant afford two device small enough tote around could supplied several clubs contest Discriminate Scale Fliers Demand Dave Platt Im perfectionist. kits prove reputation finest models RC scale has founded upon careful attention detail period over twenty years fact Im particular about kits theyre available personally make kit sign hold myself responsible reproductions genuine Dave Platt kit guarantee true outline combined force arrangement flies properly THE ULTIMAT legendary beauty efficiency Spitfire 5/5 scale Accurate last subtle curve Magnificient indeed Just sitting simply awe inspiriog flight Powered 90 120 glo engine Maximizer ultimate Spitfire will provide intense experience sophisticated R/C modelerSpan 88Length 76Weight 15-20 lbs kh1 Bucker Jungineister Os regular direct drive engines 60 90 65 span 1/4 scale ace aerobatic biplane timel Still fits car $129 4 New 1/4 Scale Pilof Supplied unpainted comes struction booklet $30 Also avail able 1/5 scale $25 VIe*i0eascIjmitt Grand bold flies great staying easily transportablel 1/5 scale 79 span over 1000 sq ins 90 engines $119 Retracting tanding Gear Patented Ylock system 1/4 55 scale models fr $179 Coining new 1/4 scale model Quadra other chain saw engines 1/5 scale iuii figare WWII Fighter Pilot HOW TO ORDERDireci manufacturer no markup Write call accept check money order Master Charge Visa cards pay UPS anywhere USA Florida esidents add 4% sales tax Yes accept foreign orders pay freight information model send self addressed envelope nave Dlatt ivuodels inc 6940 NW 15th Street Plantation Florida 33313 Phone 305 587-4861 wol oyioiod ih ow orho cooyoor Littlest Miracle Workshop PROFESSIONAL TOOL $210 SUITABLE FOR ALL HOBBIES AND CRAFTS Makers of. Mini-Glue Tips Stray-Tray Tee Bar Mini-Saw Ruff-Stuff & Jewel Strioes IT ALL AT HIA APPLIED DESIGN CORP 138 Penn Street El Segundo CA 90245 BOOTH DAD 16 January 1982 107 1
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/01
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 105, 106, 107
Control Scale Bob & Dolly Wischer Excellent example realistically-formed fillet Steve Saugers Lockheed Orion text GOOD NEWS Profile Publications being reprinted After absence six years again becoming available Zenith Aviation Books North Branch MN55056 Price $250 First released No 3 Focke Wulf FW 1 90A No7 P-47D Thunderbolt No8 P 51 D Mustang No 19 B-24J Liberator No 20 F-86A Sabre No 24 Hurricane Mk 2C No 29 Junkers Ju 88A No 30 F-100 Super Sabre 300 volume series process being reprinted originally center-folds photos text publi cations considered sufficiently authentic used color documentation Scale static scoring contests AMA FAI rules mention Profile specifically purpose sixyear drought should soon over Scale modelers Ten years ago saw look-alike models copied reliable color information source Profiles became scarce modelers forced search elsewhere color data greater variety ensued Some Profiles included alternate color scheme choices tendency copy attrac tive Non-contestants will find Profiles convenient source photos color schemes historical data Sport Scale contest-types will interested color documentation included because 30% static score based upon proof finish color markings 40% awarded accuracy outline also well covered Profiles Scale enthusiasts having particular interest history number variants prototypes will find Profile Publications invaluable Kitchener-Waterloo again Flying Dutch men Club Kitchener Ontario hosts annual All-Scale Rally has grown size publicity Last years 208 registered planes seemed 38 Model Aviation Rarely-seeh riner neusnin ou engine powers Jack Swifts scratchbuilt Precision Scale Zlin 526A5 Kitchener-Waterloo All-Scale Rally 8-ft-span deHavilland Buffalo weighs 15 lb yet has STOL capa bility its twin Supertigre 2gs T-tail hip-high Its product Steve Gray member Flying Dutchmen Club Kitchener two Miles Hawks Kitchener Larry Pierce finished hardware store polyurethane Model weighs 22 lb 1/4-scale Boeing F4B-2 model seen Waukesha WI Scale Rally belongs Norb Grobarchik Finish acrylic lacquer plasticizer added over FabriKote Lots wing area 20 lb weight gives realistic flights Quadra Davis parasol Ted Sutherland has Merco 61 twin glow plugs Webra 91 power Doug Moores 1/4-scale Bucker Jungmeister between dummy cylinders Landing gear strut has shock cord wrappings Scratch-built model spans 65 weighs 125 lb Coverite finish limit manageability Blessed excellent weather 1981 count lower 165 comfortable number two-day event Six seven airborne planes time unusual trend toward large models very notice able 1980 accounted 25% total registration 1981 total rose 52% true indication over Scale percentage ratio fact Giant Scale modelers among active As group take opportunity gather fly together particularly areas numerous such Northeast An indication activity imbalance amount flying done rally large models air time certainly 52% have accustomed seeing smaller Precision Scale models best examples perfection past two years -scale Piper 1-3 Cub Bob Nelitz con sidered best show Kitchener-Waterloo Recently rebuilt after mishap stands out real Cub slightly reduced size Bobs leather jacketed dummy pilot now occupies Cubs rear seat rather front 1980 Too complaints says Bob instrument panel placard reads Solo Rear Seat Actually Cub can flown solo either seat provided pilot aware slight undesirable ground handling Quadra-powered Cub towed banner proclaiming Piper 1-3 Plans Available plans sold before banner lifted off ground wrote us Bobs address Bob Nelitz RR #4 Creemore Ontario LOM-l GO Canada Steve Gray host Flying Dutchmen Club flew 15-lb. 8-ft span deHavilland Buffalo two Supertigre 29 engines seems lot airplane such low power Most remarkable its STOL performance close simulation prototype using 9-in diameter 3-blade nylon propellers muffled engines quiet sound airoperated landing gear during retraction could distinctly heard across field Steve group has successful flights 16-ft span Spruce Goose using eight Spruce Goose using eight 05 25 engines Stars Club Olean NY always well represented rally large planes taking up sizeable portion static display area Continued page lOS THE WORLDS FINEST UNIT IS BACKED BY THE WORLDS FINEST SERVICE MICHIGAN RAFT MIDWEST Pete WOertl 7420 Secen Mb 8014 NorIncrI 14148 07 P0000 1313] 437 6980 MINNESOTA Mages 0010107r1e0 Isarrres 0 Murgeor 0809 Johnson Ace 50 BlOorrrrgsOO MN 55437 MISSOURI Barnharr Radro CoOlOI 107410 tarnoartl P0 8021 101 0 5mme4e 4 10100 M064701 Phone 8101 603 4709 MONTANA Wenmal Eleclron 3S SIeve MaIqo 6 14 19 Boo 001 Auense Heena MT 5900 Phone 14061 442 2389 NEBRASKA PaslsRC 603000 Paul EOmuoall 4823 Rs44le0 Omaha NO 68134 Phone 14021 572 8407 NEVADA AcOoror Servoer Poles trraOKenOl 5281W Crargmoh[ raOVegas NV89103 P0000 17021873 3 09 NEW MEXICO Marl oR C lFnaunOeOW Manoewol 1175 Crlg.llolROaO 800400 Palms NM 87088 ALABAMAFLORIDA SnoIheast Rado Control Inc Conlro Engneerrng Butch JnnnttonllOenlOn 81001 III leduttlal ParR RoadP0 80 2609 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behold RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 39 seems have shrunk influx Giants Bob Dunns newest 1/5-scale Curtiss A-3 Falcon made numerous flights did Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter meet year two -scale Curtiss Hawk P-6E models two -scale Miles Hawks Jack Swift Canadian team member last two Scale World Championships will also represent Canada 1982 displayed few Precision Scale class models rally scratch-built Zlin 526A5 7-ft span rare Fisher Redshift 60 engine Jack growing number modelers using homemade retract mechanisms creations provide scale-like operation reasonably slow retraction time well strength rigidity required 10-lb airplane Kitchener-Waterloo All-Scale Rally held F lying Dutchmens club field Kiwanis Park alarge mowed area triangle three paved runways Club members operate frequency control system also monitor take-offs landings avoid interference meet size would shambles constant care attractive features adjacent campground few yards flying field always well filled Saturday night bonfire campground popular Forming fillets method producing fillet dependent upon size very small fillets vinyl spackling compound hardware paint store simple easy apply using artists paint mixing spatula small rounded-tip knife compound applied quite heavily shaped roughly wet Because balsa absorbs some its moisture may shrink age requires second layer application sands very easily smooth surface needing minimum pressure sandpaper avoid removing adjacent balsa small- medium-size fillets Sig Epoxolite good choice best shaping before begins harden because easily worked afterward shaping can WIRE IRE WHEELS WHEELS EO & REALISTIC Custom built seamless machined rims Deirin bearings two sizes 8 Nieuport & triplane . $3495 5 Proctor rnodefs$3596 Send 6O complete literature price list kits ac cessories January 1982 105 get-acquainted place swap stories cornon-the-cob feast under full moon MODEL PRODUCTS CORP BOX 314 Pompton Plains NJ07444 MODEL IflAJTER TORO model 1*0w IkI STWITdi2 2 B 4I2- 10 1206B 0 DoCo #OaCa Model inciter 5olt-On model Cradle HOLD ALL mODEL FOfl BoiIdIng -OIflig-flepajig-Co,rngpp,r,g 7 Adjus$2bIe LENGTh 2 WIDTH TILTS mOdH nIiCSII Md IIOI2$2IgIIy UMOIIIIEd AI2,iTfl done rounded object finger using water soften surface easy working Water also smooths surface almost no sanding needed after hardening expected sanding will required best outline fillets edges masking tape protect adjacent balsa surfaces sand paper hardened Epoxolite sanded down mask edge mask removed later leaves sharply defined edge fillet desired edge thicker simulate metal fillets heavier material use two layers tape Tape can also used spackling compound fillets edges material too soft fragile may crumble thickness greater few thou sandths inch K&B Sig polyester finishing resin micro-balloons added thickening can used small- medium-size fillets same manner previously described Larger fillets such between wing fuselage can bit troublesome particu larly part separation joint fillet can built up 1/64-in plywood base covered balsa blocks sheets wing fuselage joined make two paper patterns area covered fillet wing another fuselage side After patterns have fitted cut-and-try method shapes duplicated 1/64-in plywood fillet part wing separation taking place between fillet fuse lage plywood permanently cemented wing fuselage portion tack-glued several spots fuselage sides can removed later Small soft balsa blocks fitted place grain running chord-wise beginning leading edge block should shaped covers plywood its edges After blocks place balsa carved sanded concave fillet shape ply edges should visible Masking tape can used wing fuselage prevent unwanted gouging Fillets made method far best looking because exposed plywood edges give shape definite outline prototype ply edges can also sanded thin desired tack-glued spots fuselage cut through razor blade reassembled fuselage will fit snugly permanently-shaped plywood saddle reverse fillet will fit wing closely similar alternate method use styrene foam place balsa blocks over plywood After shaping foam can given hard surface epoxy glass cloth lightest construction use balsa formers short sections soft sheet balsa place blocks start blocks leading edge change sheet fillet becomes wider helps preform balsa sheet soaking water household ammonia wrapping around bottle other cylinder until dry Balsa retains cy lindrical shape almost no spring-back quicker method cyanoacrylate cements will work wet balsa drying can take place model However should kept mind will some shrinkage balsa dries leaving few gaps filled later Small fillets can built up directly model polyester resin glass cloth Protest balsa Saran Wrap finished fillet can lifted off piece after hardening Several layers may needed give fillet some rigidity can sanded edge trimmed exact shape An advantage method model can finished fillets added final assembly after finishing separately system often used builders full-size custom 106 Model Aviation HEAD LOCK 4w STANDARrI fl FOR GLOW PLUG CONNECTORS CHECK THESE FEATURES 17ush twist its locked 2 Push twist its off 3WltI n*t come f under heavy engin vibration 4Wiit nor adabie oflre direct add SOrt SI o$2tsdUS short out S Positive spring contact 30 inch lewd wire Still $295 at your favorite hobby dealer aircraft fillet shape required Bob Dolly Wiseher Rt 1 S-22lLapham Peak Roa4 Delafleld WI 53018 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 43 designed mountain climbers hikers registers 12000 feet increments 100 feet Jim modified glass face include another hand follows altimeters pointer second pointer records altitude Jim still has few bugs work out assure accuracy modification altimeter itself reliable tested lightplane its readings matched aircrafts up 7000 ft limit test Whats nice about unit fits anything Two-Meter ship favorite 16footer youre gadgeteer might want modify Available Edmund Scientific Barrington NJ American Science Center 5700 Northwest Highway Chicago IL 60656 F3B hardware couple gadgets photos month should make life lot easier youve involved F3 B havent involved could because hardware takes run F3B contest sighting devices Speed Distance Tasks have resembled everything ruptured oil derrick 120 scale Eiffel Tower done macrame Well couple ingeneous gents have come rescue simple hoop device see comes Steve Work Albuquerque clan Square off hardwood block wood Drill 3/32-in hole parallel four sides Take 36-in length 3/32 music wire burr up two ends forming hoop plug two ends wood block Lay assembly flat surface make sure plane formed hoop parallel sides block Epoxy burred ends wire wood block After assembly set epoxy spirit level replacement obtainable hardware stores top wood block 90 degrees plane hoop Mount camera tripod make another unit just like have almost instant setup Bases B USA team usedtwoofthesedevicesthis past summer make life simpler also 200-meter length cable laid out official winch line length cable marked 150-meter mark two bases erected point Winches -and course always set up ready first flier before model ready fly sighting apparatus other photo comes Jack Abbot South African team unit elaborate added feature First plexiglass perspex plate used sighting device mounted 90-degree bracket Next bracket leg mounted plexiglass attached ID tube exactly 90-degree angle added feature Once two tripods set 150 meters apart leveling isnt required sighting through tube Base seeing through tube Base B two bases B parallel something guess gosh method before might get crowded having devices Base B flagging four planes during distance task contest club cant afford two device small enough tote around could supplied several clubs contest Discriminate Scale Fliers Demand Dave Platt Im perfectionist. kits prove reputation finest models RC scale has founded upon careful attention detail period over twenty years fact Im particular about kits theyre available personally make kit sign hold myself responsible reproductions genuine Dave Platt kit guarantee true outline combined force arrangement flies properly THE ULTIMAT legendary beauty efficiency Spitfire 5/5 scale Accurate last subtle curve Magnificient indeed Just sitting simply awe inspiriog flight Powered 90 120 glo engine Maximizer ultimate Spitfire will provide intense experience sophisticated R/C modelerSpan 88Length 76Weight 15-20 lbs kh1 Bucker Jungineister Os regular direct drive engines 60 90 65 span 1/4 scale ace aerobatic biplane timel Still fits car $129 4 New 1/4 Scale Pilof Supplied unpainted comes struction booklet $30 Also avail able 1/5 scale $25 VIe*i0eascIjmitt Grand bold flies great staying easily transportablel 1/5 scale 79 span over 1000 sq ins 90 engines $119 Retracting tanding Gear Patented Ylock system 1/4 55 scale models fr $179 Coining new 1/4 scale model Quadra other chain saw engines 1/5 scale iuii figare WWII Fighter Pilot HOW TO ORDERDireci manufacturer no markup Write call accept check money order Master Charge Visa cards pay UPS anywhere USA Florida esidents add 4% sales tax Yes accept foreign orders pay freight information model send self addressed envelope nave Dlatt ivuodels inc 6940 NW 15th Street Plantation Florida 33313 Phone 305 587-4861 wol oyioiod ih ow orho cooyoor Littlest Miracle Workshop PROFESSIONAL TOOL $210 SUITABLE FOR ALL HOBBIES AND CRAFTS Makers of. Mini-Glue Tips Stray-Tray Tee Bar Mini-Saw Ruff-Stuff & Jewel Strioes IT ALL AT HIA APPLIED DESIGN CORP 138 Penn Street El Segundo CA 90245 BOOTH DAD 16 January 1982 107 1
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/01
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 105, 106, 107
Control Scale Bob & Dolly Wischer Excellent example realistically-formed fillet Steve Saugers Lockheed Orion text GOOD NEWS Profile Publications being reprinted After absence six years again becoming available Zenith Aviation Books North Branch MN55056 Price $250 First released No 3 Focke Wulf FW 1 90A No7 P-47D Thunderbolt No8 P 51 D Mustang No 19 B-24J Liberator No 20 F-86A Sabre No 24 Hurricane Mk 2C No 29 Junkers Ju 88A No 30 F-100 Super Sabre 300 volume series process being reprinted originally center-folds photos text publi cations considered sufficiently authentic used color documentation Scale static scoring contests AMA FAI rules mention Profile specifically purpose sixyear drought should soon over Scale modelers Ten years ago saw look-alike models copied reliable color information source Profiles became scarce modelers forced search elsewhere color data greater variety ensued Some Profiles included alternate color scheme choices tendency copy attrac tive Non-contestants will find Profiles convenient source photos color schemes historical data Sport Scale contest-types will interested color documentation included because 30% static score based upon proof finish color markings 40% awarded accuracy outline also well covered Profiles Scale enthusiasts having particular interest history number variants prototypes will find Profile Publications invaluable Kitchener-Waterloo again Flying Dutch men Club Kitchener Ontario hosts annual All-Scale Rally has grown size publicity Last years 208 registered planes seemed 38 Model Aviation Rarely-seeh riner neusnin ou engine powers Jack Swifts scratchbuilt Precision Scale Zlin 526A5 Kitchener-Waterloo All-Scale Rally 8-ft-span deHavilland Buffalo weighs 15 lb yet has STOL capa bility its twin Supertigre 2gs T-tail hip-high Its product Steve Gray member Flying Dutchmen Club Kitchener two Miles Hawks Kitchener Larry Pierce finished hardware store polyurethane Model weighs 22 lb 1/4-scale Boeing F4B-2 model seen Waukesha WI Scale Rally belongs Norb Grobarchik Finish acrylic lacquer plasticizer added over FabriKote Lots wing area 20 lb weight gives realistic flights Quadra Davis parasol Ted Sutherland has Merco 61 twin glow plugs Webra 91 power Doug Moores 1/4-scale Bucker Jungmeister between dummy cylinders Landing gear strut has shock cord wrappings Scratch-built model spans 65 weighs 125 lb Coverite finish limit manageability Blessed excellent weather 1981 count lower 165 comfortable number two-day event Six seven airborne planes time unusual trend toward large models very notice able 1980 accounted 25% total registration 1981 total rose 52% true indication over Scale percentage ratio fact Giant Scale modelers among active As group take opportunity gather fly together particularly areas numerous such Northeast An indication activity imbalance amount flying done rally large models air time certainly 52% have accustomed seeing smaller Precision Scale models best examples perfection past two years -scale Piper 1-3 Cub Bob Nelitz con sidered best show Kitchener-Waterloo Recently rebuilt after mishap stands out real Cub slightly reduced size Bobs leather jacketed dummy pilot now occupies Cubs rear seat rather front 1980 Too complaints says Bob instrument panel placard reads Solo Rear Seat Actually Cub can flown solo either seat provided pilot aware slight undesirable ground handling Quadra-powered Cub towed banner proclaiming Piper 1-3 Plans Available plans sold before banner lifted off ground wrote us Bobs address Bob Nelitz RR #4 Creemore Ontario LOM-l GO Canada Steve Gray host Flying Dutchmen Club flew 15-lb. 8-ft span deHavilland Buffalo two Supertigre 29 engines seems lot airplane such low power Most remarkable its STOL performance close simulation prototype using 9-in diameter 3-blade nylon propellers muffled engines quiet sound airoperated landing gear during retraction could distinctly heard across field Steve group has successful flights 16-ft span Spruce Goose using eight Spruce Goose using eight 05 25 engines Stars Club Olean NY always well represented rally large planes taking up sizeable portion static display area Continued page lOS THE WORLDS FINEST UNIT IS BACKED BY THE WORLDS FINEST SERVICE MICHIGAN RAFT MIDWEST Pete WOertl 7420 Secen Mb 8014 NorIncrI 14148 07 P0000 1313] 437 6980 MINNESOTA Mages 0010107r1e0 Isarrres 0 Murgeor 0809 Johnson Ace 50 BlOorrrrgsOO MN 55437 MISSOURI Barnharr Radro CoOlOI 107410 tarnoartl P0 8021 101 0 5mme4e 4 10100 M064701 Phone 8101 603 4709 MONTANA Wenmal Eleclron 3S SIeve MaIqo 6 14 19 Boo 001 Auense Heena MT 5900 Phone 14061 442 2389 NEBRASKA PaslsRC 603000 Paul EOmuoall 4823 Rs44le0 Omaha NO 68134 Phone 14021 572 8407 NEVADA AcOoror Servoer Poles trraOKenOl 5281W Crargmoh[ raOVegas NV89103 P0000 17021873 3 09 NEW MEXICO Marl oR C lFnaunOeOW Manoewol 1175 Crlg.llolROaO 800400 Palms NM 87088 ALABAMAFLORIDA SnoIheast Rado Control Inc Conlro Engneerrng Butch JnnnttonllOenlOn 81001 III leduttlal ParR RoadP0 80 2609 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behold RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 39 seems have shrunk influx Giants Bob Dunns newest 1/5-scale Curtiss A-3 Falcon made numerous flights did Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter meet year two -scale Curtiss Hawk P-6E models two -scale Miles Hawks Jack Swift Canadian team member last two Scale World Championships will also represent Canada 1982 displayed few Precision Scale class models rally scratch-built Zlin 526A5 7-ft span rare Fisher Redshift 60 engine Jack growing number modelers using homemade retract mechanisms creations provide scale-like operation reasonably slow retraction time well strength rigidity required 10-lb airplane Kitchener-Waterloo All-Scale Rally held F lying Dutchmens club field Kiwanis Park alarge mowed area triangle three paved runways Club members operate frequency control system also monitor take-offs landings avoid interference meet size would shambles constant care attractive features adjacent campground few yards flying field always well filled Saturday night bonfire campground popular Forming fillets method producing fillet dependent upon size very small fillets vinyl spackling compound hardware paint store simple easy apply using artists paint mixing spatula small rounded-tip knife compound applied quite heavily shaped roughly wet Because balsa absorbs some its moisture may shrink age requires second layer application sands very easily smooth surface needing minimum pressure sandpaper avoid removing adjacent balsa small- medium-size fillets Sig Epoxolite good choice best shaping before begins harden because easily worked afterward shaping can WIRE IRE WHEELS WHEELS EO & REALISTIC Custom built seamless machined rims Deirin bearings two sizes 8 Nieuport & triplane . $3495 5 Proctor rnodefs$3596 Send 6O complete literature price list kits ac cessories January 1982 105 get-acquainted place swap stories cornon-the-cob feast under full moon MODEL PRODUCTS CORP BOX 314 Pompton Plains NJ07444 MODEL IflAJTER TORO model 1*0w IkI STWITdi2 2 B 4I2- 10 1206B 0 DoCo #OaCa Model inciter 5olt-On model Cradle HOLD ALL mODEL FOfl BoiIdIng -OIflig-flepajig-Co,rngpp,r,g 7 Adjus$2bIe LENGTh 2 WIDTH TILTS mOdH nIiCSII Md IIOI2$2IgIIy UMOIIIIEd AI2,iTfl done rounded object finger using water soften surface easy working Water also smooths surface almost no sanding needed after hardening expected sanding will required best outline fillets edges masking tape protect adjacent balsa surfaces sand paper hardened Epoxolite sanded down mask edge mask removed later leaves sharply defined edge fillet desired edge thicker simulate metal fillets heavier material use two layers tape Tape can also used spackling compound fillets edges material too soft fragile may crumble thickness greater few thou sandths inch K&B Sig polyester finishing resin micro-balloons added thickening can used small- medium-size fillets same manner previously described Larger fillets such between wing fuselage can bit troublesome particu larly part separation joint fillet can built up 1/64-in plywood base covered balsa blocks sheets wing fuselage joined make two paper patterns area covered fillet wing another fuselage side After patterns have fitted cut-and-try method shapes duplicated 1/64-in plywood fillet part wing separation taking place between fillet fuse lage plywood permanently cemented wing fuselage portion tack-glued several spots fuselage sides can removed later Small soft balsa blocks fitted place grain running chord-wise beginning leading edge block should shaped covers plywood its edges After blocks place balsa carved sanded concave fillet shape ply edges should visible Masking tape can used wing fuselage prevent unwanted gouging Fillets made method far best looking because exposed plywood edges give shape definite outline prototype ply edges can also sanded thin desired tack-glued spots fuselage cut through razor blade reassembled fuselage will fit snugly permanently-shaped plywood saddle reverse fillet will fit wing closely similar alternate method use styrene foam place balsa blocks over plywood After shaping foam can given hard surface epoxy glass cloth lightest construction use balsa formers short sections soft sheet balsa place blocks start blocks leading edge change sheet fillet becomes wider helps preform balsa sheet soaking water household ammonia wrapping around bottle other cylinder until dry Balsa retains cy lindrical shape almost no spring-back quicker method cyanoacrylate cements will work wet balsa drying can take place model However should kept mind will some shrinkage balsa dries leaving few gaps filled later Small fillets can built up directly model polyester resin glass cloth Protest balsa Saran Wrap finished fillet can lifted off piece after hardening Several layers may needed give fillet some rigidity can sanded edge trimmed exact shape An advantage method model can finished fillets added final assembly after finishing separately system often used builders full-size custom 106 Model Aviation HEAD LOCK 4w 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photos month should make life lot easier youve involved F3 B havent involved could because hardware takes run F3B contest sighting devices Speed Distance Tasks have resembled everything ruptured oil derrick 120 scale Eiffel Tower done macrame Well couple ingeneous gents have come rescue simple hoop device see comes Steve Work Albuquerque clan Square off hardwood block wood Drill 3/32-in hole parallel four sides Take 36-in length 3/32 music wire burr up two ends forming hoop plug two ends wood block Lay assembly flat surface make sure plane formed hoop parallel sides block Epoxy burred ends wire wood block After assembly set epoxy spirit level replacement obtainable hardware stores top wood block 90 degrees plane hoop Mount camera tripod make another unit just like have almost instant setup Bases B USA team usedtwoofthesedevicesthis past summer make life simpler also 200-meter length cable laid out official winch line length cable marked 150-meter mark two bases erected point Winches 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