Build Your Own RC Flight Box

Its difficult think its easily c fit equipment JOl P011011 learning fly Id arrive field carrying flight box built scraps chipboard Id also have cardboard box full fuel paper towels other odds ends back pickup instructor would pull out beautifully made varnished flight box Everything seemed right place easily hand motley assortment flightline paraphernalia looked tacky comparison After few jokes about What grade chipboard buy build flight box like resolved design build flight box own good reason may asking yourself would want build own RC flight box can buy precut kit 20 bucks Its true factory-built boxes marketprecut prepainted predesigned accommodate needs average flier may need build own flight box satisfies needs need something like work wood some reasons might want build own Personal Satisfaction Building RC flight box great project have average-to-good woodworking skills access table saw radial saw flight box rewarding way spend few evenings producing something will use cant guarantee youll save lot money over precut plywood box will guarantee youll get money back satisfaction Besides personal reward gazing lovingly finished creation may win admiration family members finished flight box wife began dropping hints about household furniture items could build moral Build flight box nowyou may have time later Knowing Yourself Flightline Style everyone uses starter power panel electric fuel pump flightline use less average factory-built flight box holds may candidate building own version may lightweight true flightline sprinter arrive flying field can gas Ni-Cd glow starter hardwood chicken stick couple hand toolslittle shoebox full model air minutes after hop out hatchback As land glance flier arrived Chevy Suburban loaded equipment heavyweight friend looks life different tint sunglasses fact may have brought several pairs glasses field just case Some would-be weightlifters come field rolling field boxes battery carts fueling stations capable supporting minor air force have tools spare parts model own probably ones youre flying well dont have certain part can probably make lathe milling machine back truck youre friend need flying-field spare-part stores great friends have Somewhere between two extremes majority RC fliers common equipment average flier uses field includes fuel pump battery power panel electric starter assortment spare parts tools cleanup gear sounds like flight box shown article may just what need understanding personality what equipment use field can modify existing flight box design flight box own make sure meets needs Heck looking needs might decide dont really need bring milling machine field after youre leaning toward taking designer leap start some field-box soul-searching Begin making list everything use flightline use list Ive provided guide Make sure add items still need buy borrow return hope get next birthday Christmas Plan future well present Ive included two lists common flight-box items Table 1 will affect overall design box checked off ones use measured listing depth width height made sketch item helps remind item will fit flight box Larger tools accessories Table 2 such small parts box tachometer can affect design drawers box measure items well list Ive included exhaustive plan use home checklist before go flying field may want subdivide list different airplane-and engine combinations fly way 68 Model Aviation might istom ized youre less likely leave special four-stroke wrenches back home workbench might also want list spare parts Theres nothing worse traveling 20 miles flying field burning out glow plug breaking prop after flight being grounded lack spare Building Flight Box Now know what need field can begin building flight box carry everything flight box constructed almost entirely /2-inch birch 3A6inch birch luan plywood cabinet shop excellent source small amounts birch plywood luck can scrounge what need scrap bin free small fee box can made fir plywood will require grain filling look good can also substitute 3/~ inch plywood /2-inch plywood /8-inch plywood 3/16-inch plywood Smaller sizes lighter difficult work Yellow aliphatic resin glue used construction items use differ significantly size shown adjust dimensions box accordingly main area might affect top tray second transmitter carried tilt-out tray front box left-handed might consider reversing front back panels flight box will put power panel left side fuel storage right design drawn right-handed person airplane positioned right box allowing hold airplane left hand electric starter right hand transmitter November 1996 69 ITEM Transmitter first airplane Transmitter second airplane Expanded Scale Voltmeter Fuel one-gallon jug Fuel one-gallon can Pump hand Pump electric Power panel face plate Power panel cutout Battery 12-volt gel cell Battery 12-volt wet cell Electric starter 40 size Paper towels Cleaner spray bottle WIDTH 7 7 4 DEPTH 21/2 21/2 3 66 4 6 41/2 4/2 131/2 31/251/4 2/4 4 2 57/s 3 5 3 31/2 5 5 21/2 41/2 Photos Author Graphic Design Heather Erdahi placed tilt-out tray allowing easily reach throttle adjustments after starting engine left-handed person will find reversed design userfriendly Before begin chopping wood give some thought woodworking skill level parts prototype flight box exception drawer parts precut before assembly procedure fine accurate measuring cutting leaves little room error safer procedure cut parts need especially true cutting out back front match assembled internal structure Measure twice cut once piece old-butgood advice said lets begin construction Cut out 1/2-inch bottom battery-box end pieces two uprights After cutting 9 x 20-inch bottom blank glue nail 1/2 x t/2inch pine strip end will prevent plywood endgrain splitting Mark location uprights bottom drill 3A2-inch guide holes #8 x 2-inch wood screws hold uprights place Cut drill uprights identical some tricks might help crucial part flight box Cut two 9 x 15-inch rectangular blanks uprights Mark angles center handle blank Stack top other drive finishing nail through center mark handle Drive another finishing nail through both approximately three inches bottom Make sure nail does come Out back side second piece youll scratch table saw top Cut both angles Put C clamp upper portion stack remove upper finishing nail Drill hole handle still attached mark location dados both edges Remove nail clamp cut 3A6inch-wide 1/2-inch-wide dados depth Always test depth width dado scrap should now 70 Model Aviation E 1 Flight Box General Eq ment Items 0 TABLE 2 Flight Box Tools Accessories Chicken stick Glow-plug clip wires Ni-Cd starter After-run oil Screwdriver straight-bit Screwdriver Phillipshead Pliers needle-nose Pliers slip-joint ITEM Tachometer Small parts box Wrench adjustable Wrench plug wrench Wrench Allen set Wrench engine Drivers Allen Hobby knife Hobby knife blades Propellers spares Glue CyA Glue CyA DEPTH 2 3 W IDTH 71 7 accelerator Small parts box Shim stock Rubber bands Spare glow plugs Buddy-box cord AMA card AMA insurance card Club card Pen Paper HEIGHT 2 1 have two identical uprights /2-inch battery-box end pieces cut 9 x 12-inch piece can ripped same time bottom ripped After cutting blank rip 1/2 x 9-inch reinforcing piece well shorter top piece blank will insure matching grain end box Leave top piece battery-box end blank long hold off cutting top angle until after front back box cut will enable get dead-on match between angle sides Glue 11/2 x 9-inch piece upper battery-box end piece piece 1/2 x /2-inch pine bottom piece Drill holes -inch blind nuts install Glue nail completed batterybox end bottom Cut out two 9 x 11 /2-inch drawer supports Trial-fit uprights Glue uprights bottom attach #8 x 2-inch wood screws Glue drawer supports place Check uprights make sure right angles base drying cut out 12 x 21 x 3/16-inch luan plywood blanks used front back box prettier expensive substitution luan plywood 1/s-inch birch plywood sides gang-cut drilled using same technique used /2-inch uprights Two things worth remembering Luan plywood usually has side better otherthe less-attractive side will have grain showing Use grainy November 1996 71 HEIGHT 3 13 11/2 12 10 11/2 N/A 3 6 8 11 11 IN BOX x x x x x x x x x x IN BOX x x side inside boxit will save lot filling sanding later second crucial thing remember cut drawer openings out front piece Before taking stacked parts apart sure drill cut ventilation slots battery box right end slot fuel-can hold-down strap left end ways make slots used drill end holes finished up portable saber saw can also cut using router scroll saw attached front back using glue 5/s-inch wire brads Countersink fill after glue dries Once front back have attached cap exposed open-grain tops uprights birch veneer used kind thats packaged rolls attached wood glue battery box now ready finish Cut 93/g x 7-inch blank power panel Cut angle top edge trial-fit cut angle bottom edge Now power panel blank cut finish cutting angle top batterybox end piece Glue 1/2 x -inch pine scrap 3/i s-inch plywood front back 1/2-inch uprights will give some real wood sink screws later Cut hole power panel using Glue -inch scrap underside power panel blank panels attachment screws used #4 x -inch wood screws attach power panel blank blank box Use -inch screws blind nuts hold end pieces together two drawers made identical fashion Cut drawer-face pieces out same 3/is-inch luan plywood used front box bottom sides drawer also cut out material Before cutting Davis Diesel Heads Over 100 models 049 36 co Wadis kqest piaducer Medel Diesel Fuels LESS HISSLE MORE FUN Dieselize Davis Diesel Its Awesome Up 50% Power Same Easy Starting No Glow Plugs Runs llvice Long Scale Sound 4 EU' November 1996 73 ION OWEN ~ENYA POYAL Truufuus Yawl 25 40 Lu IN 40 60 60 90 9Otoa 120 DAVIS P0 Box 141 Dept MA ord CT 06460 877MODIL PRODUCTS complete information pocket send $400 credit applied first order Flying Instr I400 S Indiana St PO Box 564 .Hobart IN 46342 800348-3497 PRODUCTS CU INCmidwmike@pla-netnet inner pieces drawers measure openings fitting drawers modify dimensions needed front back drawer cut /2-inch plywood Dado front back sides accept 3/16-inch bottom 3A2inch dado sides must done very carefully half thickness sides front back fit between sides Glue nail sides front using -inch flat-head nails Before attaching back glue bottoms place glue nail back sides Test fit completed inner drawers slots making sure travel freely Once satisfied movement attach 34s-inch luan plywood face pieces glue clamps completed drawer dry drill holes 1-inch round wooden handles last major items build tiltout tray transmitter tool racks top tray framing tilt-out transmitter tray back 8 x 103/4-inch blank 3/is-inch luan plywood cut drilled shape shown 2 x 10-inch tray cut out /2-inch plywood glued nailed tray back small strip -inch pine mahogany scrap glued front edge tray bungee cord hold transmitter place /2-inch dowel cut fit /2inch dado between uprights right end dowel fits dado behind 3As-inch plywood front left side held place aluminum tray keeper Cut 1/2 x /4-inch pine strips fill rest dado hold back dowel place Mount x 31/2-inch pine tool rests front end pine strips Holes drilled hold screwdrivers Allen di-ivers wrenches internal framing top tray built out -inch plywood scrap /2 x -inch-thick pine capstrips top tray holds transmitter voltmeter starter tools tool racks cyanoacrylate glue after-run oil electric-starter hangers right end box useful option well worth making Purchase some /s x -inch aluminum bar stock hardware store Lay out shape hanger Compare shape shape both ends electric starter ended up making hangers smaller other Cut two lengths aluminum bar stock pieces approximately 8 inches long Drill -inch holes end piece Make form out 2 x 4-inch scrap drill -inch hole end form Put straight piece aluminum stock form slip -inch dowel hole clamp end vise used mallet form aluminum around form Grind ends round youre finished Finishing Flight Box Finishing can done number ways demand proper surface preparation Remove curse exposed edges giving hairline bevel sandpaper holes imperfections filled Durhams Water Putty sure choose filler stainable sandable sanded 220 320 grit paper raising grain damp sponge before final sanding Before applying finish go over surface vacuum tack cloth Watco Danish Oil Finish three coats clear semigloss Minwax polyurethane choices final finish combination has held up well 10% nitro fuel Other finishing alternatives include stain spar varnish enamel clear resin Whatever finish choose make test sample see will hold up under fuel youre using Youve put too much work flight box ruin now wrong finish nylon pack strap holds fuel can spray bottle thats left to instail battery power panel fill up compartments youve built head out flying fieldwith airplane hand new flight box other Putnam 2358 N W Birkendene Portland OR 97229 J & C HOBBIES Order Line 1-800-3094314 Info Line 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HS-75 BB Retract 90 ozlin3995 HS-725 BB Sail winch 161 oz/in4895 HS-805 BB Mega 224 oz/in4895 CALL FOR SUPER SAITO PRICES ! 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Its difficult think its easily c fit equipment JOl P011011 learning fly Id arrive field carrying flight box built scraps chipboard Id also have cardboard box full fuel paper towels other odds ends back pickup instructor would pull out beautifully made varnished flight box Everything seemed right place easily hand motley assortment flightline paraphernalia looked tacky comparison After few jokes about What grade chipboard buy build flight box like resolved design build flight box own good reason may asking yourself would want build own RC flight box can buy precut kit 20 bucks Its true factory-built boxes marketprecut prepainted predesigned accommodate needs average flier may need build own flight box satisfies needs need something like work wood some reasons might want build own Personal Satisfaction Building RC flight box great project have average-to-good woodworking skills access table saw radial saw flight box rewarding way spend few evenings producing something will use cant guarantee youll save lot money over precut plywood box will guarantee youll get money back satisfaction Besides personal reward gazing lovingly finished creation may win admiration family members finished flight box wife began dropping hints about household furniture items could build moral Build flight box nowyou may have time later Knowing Yourself Flightline Style everyone uses starter power panel electric fuel pump flightline use less average factory-built flight box holds may candidate building own version may lightweight true flightline sprinter arrive flying field can gas Ni-Cd glow starter hardwood chicken stick couple hand toolslittle shoebox full model air minutes after hop out hatchback As land glance flier arrived Chevy Suburban loaded equipment heavyweight friend looks life different tint sunglasses fact may have brought several pairs glasses field just case Some would-be weightlifters come field rolling field boxes battery carts fueling stations capable supporting minor air force have tools spare parts model own probably ones youre flying well dont have certain part can probably make lathe milling machine back truck youre friend need flying-field spare-part stores great friends have Somewhere between two extremes majority RC fliers common equipment average flier uses field includes fuel pump battery power panel electric starter assortment spare parts tools cleanup gear sounds like flight box shown article may just what need understanding personality what equipment use field can modify existing flight box design flight box own make sure meets needs Heck looking needs might decide dont really need bring milling machine field after youre leaning toward taking designer leap start some field-box soul-searching Begin making list everything use flightline use list Ive provided guide Make sure add items still need buy borrow return hope get next birthday Christmas Plan future well present Ive included two lists common flight-box items Table 1 will affect overall design box checked off ones use measured listing depth width height made sketch item helps remind item will fit flight box Larger tools accessories Table 2 such small parts box tachometer can affect design drawers box measure items well list Ive included exhaustive plan use home checklist before go flying field may want subdivide list different airplane-and engine combinations fly way 68 Model Aviation might istom ized youre less likely leave special four-stroke wrenches back home workbench might also want list spare parts Theres nothing worse traveling 20 miles flying field burning out glow plug breaking prop after flight being grounded lack spare Building Flight Box Now know what need field can begin building flight box carry everything flight box constructed almost entirely /2-inch birch 3A6inch birch luan plywood cabinet shop excellent source small amounts birch plywood luck can scrounge what need scrap bin free small fee box can made fir plywood will require grain filling look good can also substitute 3/~ inch plywood /2-inch plywood /8-inch plywood 3/16-inch plywood Smaller sizes lighter difficult work Yellow aliphatic resin glue used construction items use differ significantly size shown adjust dimensions box accordingly main area might affect top tray second transmitter carried tilt-out tray front box left-handed might consider reversing front back panels flight box will put power panel left side fuel storage right design drawn right-handed person airplane positioned right box allowing hold airplane left hand electric starter right hand transmitter November 1996 69 ITEM Transmitter first airplane Transmitter second airplane Expanded Scale Voltmeter Fuel one-gallon jug Fuel one-gallon can Pump hand Pump electric Power panel face plate Power panel cutout Battery 12-volt gel cell Battery 12-volt wet cell Electric starter 40 size Paper towels Cleaner spray bottle WIDTH 7 7 4 DEPTH 21/2 21/2 3 66 4 6 41/2 4/2 131/2 31/251/4 2/4 4 2 57/s 3 5 3 31/2 5 5 21/2 41/2 Photos Author Graphic Design Heather Erdahi placed tilt-out tray allowing easily reach throttle adjustments after starting engine left-handed person will find reversed design userfriendly Before begin chopping wood give some thought woodworking skill level parts prototype flight box exception drawer parts precut before assembly procedure fine accurate measuring cutting leaves little room error safer procedure cut parts need especially true cutting out back front match assembled internal structure Measure twice cut once piece old-butgood advice said lets begin construction Cut out 1/2-inch bottom battery-box end pieces two uprights After cutting 9 x 20-inch bottom blank glue nail 1/2 x t/2inch pine strip end will prevent plywood endgrain splitting Mark location uprights bottom drill 3A2-inch guide holes #8 x 2-inch wood screws hold uprights place Cut drill uprights identical some tricks might help crucial part flight box Cut two 9 x 15-inch rectangular blanks uprights Mark angles center handle blank Stack top other drive finishing nail through center mark handle Drive another finishing nail through both approximately three inches bottom Make sure nail does come Out back side second piece youll scratch table saw top Cut both angles Put C clamp upper portion stack remove upper finishing nail Drill hole handle still attached mark location dados both edges Remove nail clamp cut 3A6inch-wide 1/2-inch-wide dados depth Always test depth width dado scrap should now 70 Model Aviation E 1 Flight Box General Eq ment Items 0 TABLE 2 Flight Box Tools Accessories Chicken stick Glow-plug clip wires Ni-Cd starter After-run oil Screwdriver straight-bit Screwdriver Phillipshead Pliers needle-nose Pliers slip-joint ITEM Tachometer Small parts box Wrench adjustable Wrench plug wrench Wrench Allen set Wrench engine Drivers Allen Hobby knife Hobby knife blades Propellers spares Glue CyA Glue CyA DEPTH 2 3 W IDTH 71 7 accelerator Small parts box Shim stock Rubber bands Spare glow plugs Buddy-box cord AMA card AMA insurance card Club card Pen Paper HEIGHT 2 1 have two identical uprights /2-inch battery-box end pieces cut 9 x 12-inch piece can ripped same time bottom ripped After cutting blank rip 1/2 x 9-inch reinforcing piece well shorter top piece blank will insure matching grain end box Leave top piece battery-box end blank long hold off cutting top angle until after front back box cut will enable get dead-on match between angle sides Glue 11/2 x 9-inch piece upper battery-box end piece piece 1/2 x /2-inch pine bottom piece Drill holes -inch blind nuts install Glue nail completed batterybox end bottom Cut out two 9 x 11 /2-inch drawer supports Trial-fit uprights Glue uprights bottom attach #8 x 2-inch wood screws Glue drawer supports place Check uprights make sure right angles base drying cut out 12 x 21 x 3/16-inch luan plywood blanks used front back box prettier expensive substitution luan plywood 1/s-inch birch plywood sides gang-cut drilled using same technique used /2-inch uprights Two things worth remembering Luan plywood usually has side better otherthe less-attractive side will have grain showing Use grainy November 1996 71 HEIGHT 3 13 11/2 12 10 11/2 N/A 3 6 8 11 11 IN BOX x x x x x x x x x x IN BOX x x side inside boxit will save lot filling sanding later second crucial thing remember cut drawer openings out front piece Before taking stacked parts apart sure drill cut ventilation slots battery box right end slot fuel-can hold-down strap left end ways make slots used drill end holes finished up portable saber saw can also cut using router scroll saw attached front back using glue 5/s-inch wire brads Countersink fill after glue dries Once front back have attached cap exposed open-grain tops uprights birch veneer used kind thats packaged rolls attached wood glue battery box now ready finish Cut 93/g x 7-inch blank power panel Cut angle top edge trial-fit cut angle bottom edge Now power panel blank cut finish cutting angle top batterybox end piece Glue 1/2 x -inch pine scrap 3/i s-inch plywood front back 1/2-inch uprights will give some real wood sink screws later Cut hole power panel using Glue -inch scrap underside power panel blank panels attachment screws used #4 x -inch wood screws attach power panel blank blank box Use -inch screws blind nuts hold end pieces together two drawers made identical fashion Cut drawer-face pieces out same 3/is-inch luan plywood used front box bottom sides drawer also cut out material Before cutting Davis Diesel Heads Over 100 models 049 36 co Wadis kqest piaducer Medel Diesel Fuels LESS HISSLE MORE FUN Dieselize Davis Diesel Its Awesome Up 50% Power Same Easy Starting No Glow Plugs Runs llvice Long Scale Sound 4 EU' November 1996 73 ION OWEN ~ENYA POYAL Truufuus Yawl 25 40 Lu IN 40 60 60 90 9Otoa 120 DAVIS P0 Box 141 Dept MA ord CT 06460 877MODIL PRODUCTS complete information pocket send $400 credit applied first order Flying Instr I400 S Indiana St PO Box 564 .Hobart IN 46342 800348-3497 PRODUCTS CU INCmidwmike@pla-netnet inner pieces drawers measure openings fitting drawers modify dimensions needed front back drawer cut /2-inch plywood Dado front back sides accept 3/16-inch bottom 3A2inch dado sides must done very carefully half thickness sides front back fit between sides Glue nail sides front using -inch flat-head nails Before attaching back glue bottoms place glue nail back sides Test fit completed inner drawers slots making sure travel freely Once satisfied movement attach 34s-inch luan plywood face pieces glue clamps completed drawer dry drill holes 1-inch round wooden handles last major items build tiltout tray transmitter tool racks top tray framing tilt-out transmitter tray back 8 x 103/4-inch blank 3/is-inch luan plywood cut drilled shape shown 2 x 10-inch tray cut out /2-inch plywood glued nailed tray back small strip -inch pine mahogany scrap glued front edge tray bungee cord hold transmitter place /2-inch dowel cut fit /2inch dado between uprights right end dowel fits dado behind 3As-inch plywood front left side held place aluminum tray keeper Cut 1/2 x /4-inch pine strips fill rest dado hold back dowel place Mount x 31/2-inch pine tool rests front end pine strips Holes drilled hold screwdrivers Allen di-ivers wrenches internal framing top tray built out -inch plywood scrap /2 x -inch-thick pine capstrips top tray holds transmitter voltmeter starter tools tool racks cyanoacrylate glue after-run oil electric-starter hangers right end box useful option well worth making Purchase some /s x -inch aluminum bar stock hardware store Lay out shape hanger Compare shape shape both ends electric starter ended up making hangers smaller other Cut two lengths aluminum bar stock pieces approximately 8 inches long Drill -inch holes end piece Make form out 2 x 4-inch scrap drill -inch hole end form Put straight piece aluminum stock form slip -inch dowel hole clamp end vise used mallet form aluminum around form Grind ends round youre finished Finishing Flight Box Finishing can done number ways demand proper surface preparation Remove curse exposed edges giving hairline bevel sandpaper holes imperfections filled Durhams Water Putty sure choose filler stainable sandable sanded 220 320 grit paper raising grain damp sponge before final sanding Before applying finish go over surface vacuum tack cloth Watco Danish Oil Finish three coats clear semigloss Minwax polyurethane choices final finish combination has held up well 10% nitro fuel Other finishing alternatives include stain spar varnish enamel clear resin Whatever finish choose make test sample see will hold up under fuel youre using Youve put too much work flight box ruin now wrong finish nylon pack strap holds fuel can spray bottle thats left to instail battery power panel fill up compartments youve built head out flying fieldwith airplane hand new flight box other Putnam 2358 N W Birkendene Portland OR 97229 J & C HOBBIES Order Line 1-800-3094314 Info Line 412-796-9344 24hr Fax Order line 412-798-9857 Everyday Low Low Hitec Prices HAVE IT YOUR WAY! will customize Hitec Radio Up grade servos no servos iTx Focus 4 FM w14 HS-30013295 Focus 6 FM w/4 HS30015995 Flash 5 FM w/4 HS-42219995 Prism 7XF FM w14 HS-42224195 Prism7XS FM w/Spec w14 HS-42232995 Prism 7X FM w/Spectra Tx only22095 Spectra Module Prism 710995 Choice 4 crystals w/Spectra2895 RDC Supreme Rx w/crystal6295 535 Micro Rx w/crystai6795 HS-60 Super Micro 16 oz/in3895 HS-80 Sub Micro 31 oz/in2695 HS-80 MG Sub Micro w/metal gears3895 HS-101 Mini 24 oz/in2195 HS-101 MG Mini w/Metal gears3295 HS-205 BB Super mini 43 oz/in2795 HS-205 MG Super mini w/metal gear3895 HS-300 Super Sport 42 oz/in1195 HS-422 Pro-servo 43 oz/in1395 HS-425 BB Prow/dual ball bearings1995 HS-525 BB Hi Speed 47 oz/in3595 HS-545 BB Hi Torque 62 oz/in3595 HS-605 BB Hi Torque 77 oz/in3595 HS-605 MG Ultra Torque4695 HS-615 MG Super Torque lO7oz/in4695 HS700 BB Giant Scale 133 oz2995 HS705 MG Super Giant 161 oz/in4295 HS-75 BB Retract 90 ozlin3995 HS-725 BB Sail winch 161 oz/in4895 HS-805 BB Mega 224 oz/in4895 CALL FOR SUPER SAITO PRICES ! Extra Discounts Combos Shipping & Handling . $500 Continental USA FREE Gift orders over $200 Call Unadvertised Specials Most Orders Shipped 24 hrs Total Satisfaction Guaranteed Join long list regular customers Come visit new store located just 15 minutes East Pittsburgh J&CHobbies100A Street Penn Hills PA 15236 HoursM-F9to7Sat9toS Visa / Mastercard / Discover Accepted Prices Subject Change Without Notice November 1996 75 STANDARDSPORTSMAN PILOTS YOU CAN AFFORD FROM $225 TO $845 RACING WITH GOGGLES STANDARD WITH GOGGLES MILITARY WITH HELMET AND VISOR SPORTSMAN WITH AMBER SUN GLASSES FROM 1/12 TO 1/4 SCALE INJECTION MOLDED IN FLESH COLOR FOR LIFE LIKE DETAIL SEND SASE FOR FREE ILLUSTRATED ORDER FORM WILLIAMS BROS INC PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069