Control Line Racing John Ballard 10102 Kimblewlck Dr Louisville KY 40223 FAST-FILL maintenance mounting have several inquiries concerning improp er seal KK Kustom Kraftmanship black rubber quick-fill fuel tank fitting universally used almost Control Line Racing competitors cases condition prod uct being received such sharp X-Acto blade should used corners slot quick-fill allow easy access tube filler bulb unusual have fil ler bulb tube /t6 1A wide slot enlarged quite conceivable look closely can just see out line access hatch wing surface two screws holding place covers cavity control line connectors attach lead-outs Bal lard likes system better running lines buttons mounted belicrank fuselage Hell tell column rrI . I: - ti -LIlI jAfYm ~fli 4This Van Uden brothers FAI Team Racer placed second recent CL World Champs Ballard will send Xerox copy full-size send him SASE quick-fill will pulled inside out fuel bulb removed trick several pit men use rotate bulb goes removed quick-fill thus minimizing frictional force rubber slot addition competitors solder ball bearing tip end fuel filler allows rounded point fuel fil ler makes rapid entrance quick-fill much easier have asked several occasions best method attaching quick-fill brass neck tank have seen sorts contraptions plastic tie-downs regu lar copper wire have found seems quite satisfactory use small automotive fuel line hose-clamp should use small spring-tension clamp type tightened screwdriver fuel line clamps keep pressure quick-fill cut rubber thus avoiding improper seal hole wall quick-fill Tank cleaning occasions have competitors ask properly clean new fuel tank after fabrication before installation aircraft again after several seasons use competition After fabricating tank take rear cover off thoroughly wash interior tank use plastic TufI-type scrubber steel wool remove soldering flux resid ual acid tank help detergent rinse clear water further wash tank methanol attach rear cover tank least minimizes Continued page 162 March 1988 63 See much fun L fly Fast Rat Larry Dziak Jr L Howard Shahan fight out heat 87 Nats can tell photo things easy fly Fogg-Shahan teams plane R off ground less 4 after being released Start flag U U [DL 1EftMH14y achieve nearly concours appearance little no buffing Up point have used strictly dope suitable material adhering shrinking silkspan Sig nitrate butyrate Aero Gloss acceptable used Sig nitrate clear essential now switch butyrate nitrate fuel-proof tempt apply nitrate over butyrate will lift finish Whichever choose point use brand filler paint ensure compatibility Carefully follow manufactur ers directions Ideally paint point should sprayed essential good quality automotive touchup gun will produce better finish spray cans inexpensive hobby shop minicompressor simple siphontype spray gun although satisfactory results AUThENTIC NASA Flight Suits Pictures Jewelry Pens $300 decal fact sheet mission patch print catalog StarBase Exchange PO Box 580423 Houston TX 77258-0423 Patches Decats Jackets ~IK Hats obtainable well good quality air brush valuable applying trim colors will put out large enough quantity paint cover large areas efficiently Apply several light coats filler material rath er two heavy ones Sand scrupulously between coat remove much heavy filler possible sanding paper surface has uniform matte finish ready color coats Clean surface completely Sig Airplane Cleaner avoid touching ship much possible now Anything oily such fin gerprints will area paint apt something funnylike stick wear thin rub ber gloves handling point Spray thin coat silver tallic pigment covers color differences may show through base coat also makes flaws very noticeable Fill obvious flaws spackling compound reprepare area up silver stage Sand entire airframe lightly spray coats color wetsanding between coats #400 paper until uni form coverage obtained Dont overdo search glossy finish comes fi nal clear coats Thin paint just point flows out evenly orange-peeling millions tiny bumps paint rather flat surface get fisheycs tiny round craters paint doesnt adhere surface wasnt adequately cleaned oily residue such fingerprints Youll have refinish area after coat dries Now apply trim colors Use frisket paper available good art supply stores Scotch 3-M brand Fine Line green-colored tape available widths 1/16 up masking Draw trim scheme full-size thin poster board cut out patterns can placed plane traced around soft pencil will assure symmetry trim Neither frisket paper nor 3-M tape needs sealed clear prior spray ing color Spray enough color achieve uniform coverage dry remove masking lightly uniformly sand entire ship matte finish #600 paper used wet lit tle detergent added water keep paper clogging Use lots fresh paper used lightly rather trying make dull paper cut pressing harder Rinse airplane thoroughly clean again Sig Airplane Cleaner Now can add black lines fancy script desire black lines use Rapidograph drafting pen filled Kohinoor Universal ink designed drawing films QUAY BARBER MODELS 41M SHOESTRINGSize SEMI-KIT $11995 KIT515495 Falak SEMIKIT $1199 tPOxY/GLAss/aA\.-RIveSE KIT$1549 CONSTRUCTION WITH DRAWINGS AND DATA FOR FORMULA 120 PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF SCALE FULL OR SEMIKITS Cosmic @8 10 lbs wmight Wind 790 sq wing area SEMI-KIT $1099 60 2 stroke 12 4 stroke KIT $14492 skit prices plus shipping scredit cards welcome Ohio residents add 6 S 216 7776172 27108 Butternut RidgeNorth Otmated Ohio 44070 Dry-transfer letters designs available better art stores literally hundreds dif ferent styles sizes can really add pizzazz ship technique known prereleasing will reduce pressure needed transfer letters ship waxy colored backing paper place rub letter stylus until see start release thin plastic-like paper letters come Once stage reached light pressure patience re quired attach figure airplane risking denting soft balsa surface Finally spray final clear gloss coats Spray first coats very lightly avoid lifting transfer letters black lines Once set can spray heavy wet coats using dope generally full quart clear will used plus thinner required thin spraying consistency epoxy generally very light tack coat followed immediately heavy wet gloss coat will sufficient used epoxy done See ya field used dope youll want buff wax finish final gloss Again lightly uni formly sand matte finish using #600 paper wet attack ship DuPont white pol ishing compound until satisfactory sheen achieved Jimmy Casale says secret fan tastic finishes final polishing paste silver polish works final gloss either dope epoxy can brought out good paste wax dope good idea wait couple weeks assure paint completely dried Thems basics fabulous finishes will get going right way no substitute experience So get out shop build CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 63 amount flux acid contained tank adding fill tubes pressure feed lines etc As cleaning used tank mounted Rac ing aircraft found excellent method some years ago pour about half tube BBs tank add soap water shake tank back forth rolling action BBs does excellent job cleaning residual oil varnish other contamination older tank BBs can dumped out tank thoroughly washed methanol before reuse Team Racing Since acquisition some Rus 162 Model Aviation 47 Planes Prints Frames Mats To NOSTALG-Air PO Box 8510 Michigan City Indiana 46360 Till lgd4IK uiI 7r Fokker D-VII VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora IL 60505 312-3571883 THE DIFFERENT FOAM MODEL Lowest Cost Modeling COUCAR Send $100 P&H latest fine-grain sheet foam developments foam samples FREE foam sources Hard Shell finishes now available Dozens easy build foam airplane plans Peanuts R/C FOAM SCALE MODELS Box 662MA St Croix Falls WI 54024 Sian Team Racer plans have received numerous requests copies United States over world now have ac quired set plans World Finalist second-place finisher aircraft flown Dutch team Van Uden brothers partic ular plans drawn 10mm squares scaling up will no problem Unfortunate ly wording Swedish can easily translated English specific point noticed was 2mm reflex built airfoil section elevator area understand several teams have building reflex pi lot does have fly Up elevator received set plans Conrad Cloete South Africa would like set please send self-addressed stamped envelope will happy forward copy Internally connected flying wires have quiries concerning easy method installing internal wires either Rat Scale Racers Some competitors run wires completely through wing fuselage mount buttons attached bellcrank recent years have found method somewhat cumber some because employs hatch wing meets fuselage resulting area can easily contaminated fuel cause inter nal deterioration models structure Instead Ive opted procedure attach ing lead-outs bellcrank installing buttons ends lead-outs carefully constructing rectangular installation area near tip wing inboard approximate ly two inches tip tedious task stallation minimized hatch can easily constructed screwed down contain both wires Generally put spacer between wires prevent possibility tons touching catching other during rapid elevator movement such tripping fuel shut off during racing conditions am enclosing photo internal line con nection hatch has two small 2-56 screws hold hatch cover position prevents exhaust residue refueling liquid penetrat ing soaking wood cases line storage reel can wound up attached rubberband piece foam rubber tip wing between rounds racing wires can removed event over month have enclosed some 1987 Nats photos including showing Fogg-Shahan team launching Rat Racer As always comments questions welcomed CL Speed/Hempel Continued page 64 number asymmetrical Jet models barely outweighed standard upright type Allen DeVeuves winning model uptight weighed 22 oz engine secret combination make Jet model go fast Keep weight bare minimum Record Ratio Speed event saw follow ing results registered performance listed mph/% record 1 Charlie Davis Jet 20563/9657 2 Bill Nusz Jet19926/93 58 3 Dimmie Perkins Jet19794/9296 4 Gene Hempel Jet19101/8970 5 Mike Greb Formula 40 14688/8877 6 Steve Per kins Jet17727/8325 ratio uses fliers fastest official flight class contest divided AMA National Record class means flier YALE HOBBY MFGU COin INC YALE REPLACEMENT MAIN SHAFTS YALE FLYBARS GMP Kalt Schiuter Miniature Aircraft helicopters YALE CANOPIES form Plastic White Gelcoat Finish Fiberglass Replacements GMP Kalt Schluter Miniature Aircraft helicopters HEAT SHRINK COVERING Main Tail blades Available black white red blue yellow Veleweight Kit Two Pound Yaleweight Kit Mixing Arms Cobra/Competitor Training Gear -28 Size Helicopter Training Gear -40160 size Helicopter Reinforcement Brackets Quilted Blade Covers YALE ACCESSORIES Allen Driver -3 mm Allen Driver -25 mm Allen Driver -2 mm Allen Driver 15 mm Flybar Weights Starter Extension Quilted Blade Covers Blade Stays available helicopters guaranteed ROUND OFF does return $250 return shipment break tip please send $500 tip replacement return shipment 6 TRU-SPIN Co PREWEIGHTED MAIN BLADES tAOl* QOFeatures Yaleweight installed 8O~holders attached white heatshrink 1 included Modeler must cover balance o CUSTOM-BUILT BLADES Features Weighted heat shrink color covering choice balanced reidy bolt Heat Shrink colors white black red blue yellow Allow week delivery time Orders must prepaid paid credit card * Standard Tru-Spin Main Tail blades come white heat shrink covering Add $300 slot blades Yaleweight * Tru-Spin Rotor Blades superior quality lower prices Replacement blades available GMP Schluter Kalt Miniature Aircraft helicopters * Our blades come money-back guarantes replacement item against manufacturing defects Send Price List INSTANT SHIPMENT HOT LINE 305 466-8883 Shipping/COD charges extra MasterCard VISA accepted No COD orders shipped outside USA Custom-built blades special orders must prepaid paid credit card certified check classes has good chance win participation Sport 21 Speed disappointing three entries 1 Gene Hempel Garland TX10944 mph 2 Mike Greb Sulphur Springs TX9800 mph 3 Eric Tomachick Fort Worth TX5805 mph appears Sport Jet prominent Texas area Sport 21 Other parts country have participation 21 Speed Sport Jet number modelers backing off competition Speed events having fun doing Sport flying bit num ber Speed modelers years contest just came Out watch tell stories missed 1987 meet should make plans attend 1988 1/zA Speed Charles Legg Council Bluffs IA Dealer inquiries Invited Yale product distributors Ace RIC Inc Graat Planes Model Dist. Horizon Model Distributors ABC Imports sole UK Distributor ~OBY MANUFACTURING CO INC 3886 Selvitz Rd Ft Pierce Florida 34881 466-8883 mailed drawing beautiful 1/ZA Speed mod el model placed first 1987 Na tionals held Lincoln NE top speed 13086 mph will note model European-style FM Speed model shrunk down material model basswood throughout except stab %2-in hard balsa -in aluminum plate used place full metal Speed pan adhesive used join plate bass wood JB Weld Epoxy plate also serves mount monoline-type control umt wing permanently mounted plate eliminates need detach control line servicing model fuel tank shock-mounted rubber grommets via thread ed studs mounted wood fuselage formers allows tank position adjustable Continued page 164 March 1988 163
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/03
Page Numbers: 63, 162, 163
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/03
Page Numbers: 63, 162, 163
Control Line Racing John Ballard 10102 Kimblewlck Dr Louisville KY 40223 FAST-FILL maintenance mounting have several inquiries concerning improp er seal KK Kustom Kraftmanship black rubber quick-fill fuel tank fitting universally used almost Control Line Racing competitors cases condition prod uct being received such sharp X-Acto blade should used corners slot quick-fill allow easy access tube filler bulb unusual have fil ler bulb tube /t6 1A wide slot enlarged quite conceivable look closely can just see out line access hatch wing surface two screws holding place covers cavity control line connectors attach lead-outs Bal lard likes system better running lines buttons mounted belicrank fuselage Hell tell column rrI . I: - ti -LIlI jAfYm ~fli 4This Van Uden brothers FAI Team Racer placed second recent CL World Champs Ballard will send Xerox copy full-size send him SASE quick-fill will pulled inside out fuel bulb removed trick several pit men use rotate bulb goes removed quick-fill thus minimizing frictional force rubber slot addition competitors solder ball bearing tip end fuel filler allows rounded point fuel fil ler makes rapid entrance quick-fill much easier have asked several occasions best method attaching quick-fill brass neck tank have seen sorts contraptions plastic tie-downs regu lar copper wire have found seems quite satisfactory use small automotive fuel line hose-clamp should use small spring-tension clamp type tightened screwdriver fuel line clamps keep pressure quick-fill cut rubber thus avoiding improper seal hole wall quick-fill Tank cleaning occasions have competitors ask properly clean new fuel tank after fabrication before installation aircraft again after several seasons use competition After fabricating tank take rear cover off thoroughly wash interior tank use plastic TufI-type scrubber steel wool remove soldering flux resid ual acid tank help detergent rinse clear water further wash tank methanol attach rear cover tank least minimizes Continued page 162 March 1988 63 See much fun L fly Fast Rat Larry Dziak Jr L Howard Shahan fight out heat 87 Nats can tell photo things easy fly Fogg-Shahan teams plane R off ground less 4 after being released Start flag U U [DL 1EftMH14y achieve nearly concours appearance little no buffing Up point have used strictly dope suitable material adhering shrinking silkspan Sig nitrate butyrate Aero Gloss acceptable used Sig nitrate clear essential now switch butyrate nitrate fuel-proof tempt apply nitrate over butyrate will lift finish Whichever choose point use brand filler paint ensure compatibility Carefully follow manufactur ers directions Ideally paint point should sprayed essential good quality automotive touchup gun will produce better finish spray cans inexpensive hobby shop minicompressor simple siphontype spray gun although satisfactory results AUThENTIC NASA Flight Suits Pictures Jewelry Pens $300 decal fact sheet mission patch print catalog StarBase Exchange PO Box 580423 Houston TX 77258-0423 Patches Decats Jackets ~IK Hats obtainable well good quality air brush valuable applying trim colors will put out large enough quantity paint cover large areas efficiently Apply several light coats filler material rath er two heavy ones Sand scrupulously between coat remove much heavy filler possible sanding paper surface has uniform matte finish ready color coats Clean surface completely Sig Airplane Cleaner avoid touching ship much possible now Anything oily such fin gerprints will area paint apt something funnylike stick wear thin rub ber gloves handling point Spray thin coat silver tallic pigment covers color differences may show through base coat also makes flaws very noticeable Fill obvious flaws spackling compound reprepare area up silver stage Sand entire airframe lightly spray coats color wetsanding between coats #400 paper until uni form coverage obtained Dont overdo search glossy finish comes fi nal clear coats Thin paint just point flows out evenly orange-peeling millions tiny bumps paint rather flat surface get fisheycs tiny round craters paint doesnt adhere surface wasnt adequately cleaned oily residue such fingerprints Youll have refinish area after coat dries Now apply trim colors Use frisket paper available good art supply stores Scotch 3-M brand Fine Line green-colored tape available widths 1/16 up masking Draw trim scheme full-size thin poster board cut out patterns can placed plane traced around soft pencil will assure symmetry trim Neither frisket paper nor 3-M tape needs sealed clear prior spray ing color Spray enough color achieve uniform coverage dry remove masking lightly uniformly sand entire ship matte finish #600 paper used wet lit tle detergent added water keep paper clogging Use lots fresh paper used lightly rather trying make dull paper cut pressing harder Rinse airplane thoroughly clean again Sig Airplane Cleaner Now can add black lines fancy script desire black lines use Rapidograph drafting pen filled Kohinoor Universal ink designed drawing films QUAY BARBER MODELS 41M SHOESTRINGSize SEMI-KIT $11995 KIT515495 Falak SEMIKIT $1199 tPOxY/GLAss/aA\.-RIveSE KIT$1549 CONSTRUCTION WITH DRAWINGS AND DATA FOR FORMULA 120 PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF SCALE FULL OR SEMIKITS Cosmic @8 10 lbs wmight Wind 790 sq wing area SEMI-KIT $1099 60 2 stroke 12 4 stroke KIT $14492 skit prices plus shipping scredit cards welcome Ohio residents add 6 S 216 7776172 27108 Butternut RidgeNorth Otmated Ohio 44070 Dry-transfer letters designs available better art stores literally hundreds dif ferent styles sizes can really add pizzazz ship technique known prereleasing will reduce pressure needed transfer letters ship waxy colored backing paper place rub letter stylus until see start release thin plastic-like paper letters come Once stage reached light pressure patience re quired attach figure airplane risking denting soft balsa surface Finally spray final clear gloss coats Spray first coats very lightly avoid lifting transfer letters black lines Once set can spray heavy wet coats using dope generally full quart clear will used plus thinner required thin spraying consistency epoxy generally very light tack coat followed immediately heavy wet gloss coat will sufficient used epoxy done See ya field used dope youll want buff wax finish final gloss Again lightly uni formly sand matte finish using #600 paper wet attack ship DuPont white pol ishing compound until satisfactory sheen achieved Jimmy Casale says secret fan tastic finishes final polishing paste silver polish works final gloss either dope epoxy can brought out good paste wax dope good idea wait couple weeks assure paint completely dried Thems basics fabulous finishes will get going right way no substitute experience So get out shop build CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 63 amount flux acid contained tank adding fill tubes pressure feed lines etc As cleaning used tank mounted Rac ing aircraft found excellent method some years ago pour about half tube BBs tank add soap water shake tank back forth rolling action BBs does excellent job cleaning residual oil varnish other contamination older tank BBs can dumped out tank thoroughly washed methanol before reuse Team Racing Since acquisition some Rus 162 Model Aviation 47 Planes Prints Frames Mats To NOSTALG-Air PO Box 8510 Michigan City Indiana 46360 Till lgd4IK uiI 7r Fokker D-VII VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora IL 60505 312-3571883 THE DIFFERENT FOAM MODEL Lowest Cost Modeling COUCAR Send $100 P&H latest fine-grain sheet foam developments foam samples FREE foam sources Hard Shell finishes now available Dozens easy build foam airplane plans Peanuts R/C FOAM SCALE MODELS Box 662MA St Croix Falls WI 54024 Sian Team Racer plans have received numerous requests copies United States over world now have ac quired set plans World Finalist second-place finisher aircraft flown Dutch team Van Uden brothers partic ular plans drawn 10mm squares scaling up will no problem Unfortunate ly wording Swedish can easily translated English specific point noticed was 2mm reflex built airfoil section elevator area understand several teams have building reflex pi lot does have fly Up elevator received set plans Conrad Cloete South Africa would like set please send self-addressed stamped envelope will happy forward copy Internally connected flying wires have quiries concerning easy method installing internal wires either Rat Scale Racers Some competitors run wires completely through wing fuselage mount buttons attached bellcrank recent years have found method somewhat cumber some because employs hatch wing meets fuselage resulting area can easily contaminated fuel cause inter nal deterioration models structure Instead Ive opted procedure attach ing lead-outs bellcrank installing buttons ends lead-outs carefully constructing rectangular installation area near tip wing inboard approximate ly two inches tip tedious task stallation minimized hatch can easily constructed screwed down contain both wires Generally put spacer between wires prevent possibility tons touching catching other during rapid elevator movement such tripping fuel shut off during racing conditions am enclosing photo internal line con nection hatch has two small 2-56 screws hold hatch cover position prevents exhaust residue refueling liquid penetrat ing soaking wood cases line storage reel can wound up attached rubberband piece foam rubber tip wing between rounds racing wires can removed event over month have enclosed some 1987 Nats photos including showing Fogg-Shahan team launching Rat Racer As always comments questions welcomed CL Speed/Hempel Continued page 64 number asymmetrical Jet models barely outweighed standard upright type Allen DeVeuves winning model uptight weighed 22 oz engine secret combination make Jet model go fast Keep weight bare minimum Record Ratio Speed event saw follow ing results registered performance listed mph/% record 1 Charlie Davis Jet 20563/9657 2 Bill Nusz Jet19926/93 58 3 Dimmie Perkins Jet19794/9296 4 Gene Hempel Jet19101/8970 5 Mike Greb Formula 40 14688/8877 6 Steve Per kins Jet17727/8325 ratio uses fliers fastest official flight class contest divided AMA National Record class means flier YALE HOBBY MFGU COin INC YALE REPLACEMENT MAIN SHAFTS YALE FLYBARS GMP Kalt Schiuter Miniature Aircraft helicopters YALE CANOPIES form Plastic White Gelcoat Finish Fiberglass Replacements GMP Kalt Schluter Miniature Aircraft helicopters HEAT SHRINK COVERING Main Tail blades Available black white red blue yellow Veleweight Kit Two Pound Yaleweight Kit Mixing Arms Cobra/Competitor Training Gear -28 Size Helicopter Training Gear -40160 size Helicopter Reinforcement Brackets Quilted Blade Covers YALE ACCESSORIES Allen Driver -3 mm Allen Driver -25 mm Allen Driver -2 mm Allen Driver 15 mm Flybar Weights Starter Extension Quilted Blade Covers Blade Stays available helicopters guaranteed ROUND OFF does return $250 return shipment break tip please send $500 tip replacement return shipment 6 TRU-SPIN Co PREWEIGHTED MAIN BLADES tAOl* QOFeatures Yaleweight installed 8O~holders attached white heatshrink 1 included Modeler must cover balance o CUSTOM-BUILT BLADES Features Weighted heat shrink color covering choice balanced reidy bolt Heat Shrink colors white black red blue yellow Allow week delivery time Orders must prepaid paid credit card * Standard Tru-Spin Main Tail blades come white heat shrink covering Add $300 slot blades Yaleweight * Tru-Spin Rotor Blades superior quality lower prices Replacement blades available GMP Schluter Kalt Miniature Aircraft helicopters * Our blades come money-back guarantes replacement item against manufacturing defects Send Price List INSTANT SHIPMENT HOT LINE 305 466-8883 Shipping/COD charges extra MasterCard VISA accepted No COD orders shipped outside USA Custom-built blades special orders must prepaid paid credit card certified check classes has good chance win participation Sport 21 Speed disappointing three entries 1 Gene Hempel Garland TX10944 mph 2 Mike Greb Sulphur Springs TX9800 mph 3 Eric Tomachick Fort Worth TX5805 mph appears Sport Jet prominent Texas area Sport 21 Other parts country have participation 21 Speed Sport Jet number modelers backing off competition Speed events having fun doing Sport flying bit num ber Speed modelers years contest just came Out watch tell stories missed 1987 meet should make plans attend 1988 1/zA Speed Charles Legg Council Bluffs IA Dealer inquiries Invited Yale product distributors Ace RIC Inc Graat Planes Model Dist. Horizon Model Distributors ABC Imports sole UK Distributor ~OBY MANUFACTURING CO INC 3886 Selvitz Rd Ft Pierce Florida 34881 466-8883 mailed drawing beautiful 1/ZA Speed mod el model placed first 1987 Na tionals held Lincoln NE top speed 13086 mph will note model European-style FM Speed model shrunk down material model basswood throughout except stab %2-in hard balsa -in aluminum plate used place full metal Speed pan adhesive used join plate bass wood JB Weld Epoxy plate also serves mount monoline-type control umt wing permanently mounted plate eliminates need detach control line servicing model fuel tank shock-mounted rubber grommets via thread ed studs mounted wood fuselage formers allows tank position adjustable Continued page 164 March 1988 163
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/03
Page Numbers: 63, 162, 163
Control Line Racing John Ballard 10102 Kimblewlck Dr Louisville KY 40223 FAST-FILL maintenance mounting have several inquiries concerning improp er seal KK Kustom Kraftmanship black rubber quick-fill fuel tank fitting universally used almost Control Line Racing competitors cases condition prod uct being received such sharp X-Acto blade should used corners slot quick-fill allow easy access tube filler bulb unusual have fil ler bulb tube /t6 1A wide slot enlarged quite conceivable look closely can just see out line access hatch wing surface two screws holding place covers cavity control line connectors attach lead-outs Bal lard likes system better running lines buttons mounted belicrank fuselage Hell tell column rrI . I: - ti -LIlI jAfYm ~fli 4This Van Uden brothers FAI Team Racer placed second recent CL World Champs Ballard will send Xerox copy full-size send him SASE quick-fill will pulled inside out fuel bulb removed trick several pit men use rotate bulb goes removed quick-fill thus minimizing frictional force rubber slot addition competitors solder ball bearing tip end fuel filler allows rounded point fuel fil ler makes rapid entrance quick-fill much easier have asked several occasions best method attaching quick-fill brass neck tank have seen sorts contraptions plastic tie-downs regu lar copper wire have found seems quite satisfactory use small automotive fuel line hose-clamp should use small spring-tension clamp type tightened screwdriver fuel line clamps keep pressure quick-fill cut rubber thus avoiding improper seal hole wall quick-fill Tank cleaning occasions have competitors ask properly clean new fuel tank after fabrication before installation aircraft again after several seasons use competition After fabricating tank take rear cover off thoroughly wash interior tank use plastic TufI-type scrubber steel wool remove soldering flux resid ual acid tank help detergent rinse clear water further wash tank methanol attach rear cover tank least minimizes Continued page 162 March 1988 63 See much fun L fly Fast Rat Larry Dziak Jr L Howard Shahan fight out heat 87 Nats can tell photo things easy fly Fogg-Shahan teams plane R off ground less 4 after being released Start flag U U [DL 1EftMH14y achieve nearly concours appearance little no buffing Up point have used strictly dope suitable material adhering shrinking silkspan Sig nitrate butyrate Aero Gloss acceptable used Sig nitrate clear essential now switch butyrate nitrate fuel-proof tempt apply nitrate over butyrate will lift finish Whichever choose point use brand filler paint ensure compatibility Carefully follow manufactur ers directions Ideally paint point should sprayed essential good quality automotive touchup gun will produce better finish spray cans inexpensive hobby shop minicompressor simple siphontype spray gun although satisfactory results AUThENTIC NASA Flight Suits Pictures Jewelry Pens $300 decal fact sheet mission patch print catalog StarBase Exchange PO Box 580423 Houston TX 77258-0423 Patches Decats Jackets ~IK Hats obtainable well good quality air brush valuable applying trim colors will put out large enough quantity paint cover large areas efficiently Apply several light coats filler material rath er two heavy ones Sand scrupulously between coat remove much heavy filler possible sanding paper surface has uniform matte finish ready color coats Clean surface completely Sig Airplane Cleaner avoid touching ship much possible now Anything oily such fin gerprints will area paint apt something funnylike stick wear thin rub ber gloves handling point Spray thin coat silver tallic pigment covers color differences may show through base coat also makes flaws very noticeable Fill obvious flaws spackling compound reprepare area up silver stage Sand entire airframe lightly spray coats color wetsanding between coats #400 paper until uni form coverage obtained Dont overdo search glossy finish comes fi nal clear coats Thin paint just point flows out evenly orange-peeling millions tiny bumps paint rather flat surface get fisheycs tiny round craters paint doesnt adhere surface wasnt adequately cleaned oily residue such fingerprints Youll have refinish area after coat dries Now apply trim colors Use frisket paper available good art supply stores Scotch 3-M brand Fine Line green-colored tape available widths 1/16 up masking Draw trim scheme full-size thin poster board cut out patterns can placed plane traced around soft pencil will assure symmetry trim Neither frisket paper nor 3-M tape needs sealed clear prior spray ing color Spray enough color achieve uniform coverage dry remove masking lightly uniformly sand entire ship matte finish #600 paper used wet lit tle detergent added water keep paper clogging Use lots fresh paper used lightly rather trying make dull paper cut pressing harder Rinse airplane thoroughly clean again Sig Airplane Cleaner Now can add black lines fancy script desire black lines use Rapidograph drafting pen filled Kohinoor Universal ink designed drawing films QUAY BARBER MODELS 41M SHOESTRINGSize SEMI-KIT $11995 KIT515495 Falak SEMIKIT $1199 tPOxY/GLAss/aA\.-RIveSE KIT$1549 CONSTRUCTION WITH DRAWINGS AND DATA FOR FORMULA 120 PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF SCALE FULL OR SEMIKITS Cosmic @8 10 lbs wmight Wind 790 sq wing area SEMI-KIT $1099 60 2 stroke 12 4 stroke KIT $14492 skit prices plus shipping scredit cards welcome Ohio residents add 6 S 216 7776172 27108 Butternut RidgeNorth Otmated Ohio 44070 Dry-transfer letters designs available better art stores literally hundreds dif ferent styles sizes can really add pizzazz ship technique known prereleasing will reduce pressure needed transfer letters ship waxy colored backing paper place rub letter stylus until see start release thin plastic-like paper letters come Once stage reached light pressure patience re quired attach figure airplane risking denting soft balsa surface Finally spray final clear gloss coats Spray first coats very lightly avoid lifting transfer letters black lines Once set can spray heavy wet coats using dope generally full quart clear will used plus thinner required thin spraying consistency epoxy generally very light tack coat followed immediately heavy wet gloss coat will sufficient used epoxy done See ya field used dope youll want buff wax finish final gloss Again lightly uni formly sand matte finish using #600 paper wet attack ship DuPont white pol ishing compound until satisfactory sheen achieved Jimmy Casale says secret fan tastic finishes final polishing paste silver polish works final gloss either dope epoxy can brought out good paste wax dope good idea wait couple weeks assure paint completely dried Thems basics fabulous finishes will get going right way no substitute experience So get out shop build CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 63 amount flux acid contained tank adding fill tubes pressure feed lines etc As cleaning used tank mounted Rac ing aircraft found excellent method some years ago pour about half tube BBs tank add soap water shake tank back forth rolling action BBs does excellent job cleaning residual oil varnish other contamination older tank BBs can dumped out tank thoroughly washed methanol before reuse Team Racing Since acquisition some Rus 162 Model Aviation 47 Planes Prints Frames Mats To NOSTALG-Air PO Box 8510 Michigan City Indiana 46360 Till lgd4IK uiI 7r Fokker D-VII VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora IL 60505 312-3571883 THE DIFFERENT FOAM MODEL Lowest Cost Modeling COUCAR Send $100 P&H latest fine-grain sheet foam developments foam samples FREE foam sources Hard Shell finishes now available Dozens easy build foam airplane plans Peanuts R/C FOAM SCALE MODELS Box 662MA St Croix Falls WI 54024 Sian Team Racer plans have received numerous requests copies United States over world now have ac quired set plans World Finalist second-place finisher aircraft flown Dutch team Van Uden brothers partic ular plans drawn 10mm squares scaling up will no problem Unfortunate ly wording Swedish can easily translated English specific point noticed was 2mm reflex built airfoil section elevator area understand several teams have building reflex pi lot does have fly Up elevator received set plans Conrad Cloete South Africa would like set please send self-addressed stamped envelope will happy forward copy Internally connected flying wires have quiries concerning easy method installing internal wires either Rat Scale Racers Some competitors run wires completely through wing fuselage mount buttons attached bellcrank recent years have found method somewhat cumber some because employs hatch wing meets fuselage resulting area can easily contaminated fuel cause inter nal deterioration models structure Instead Ive opted procedure attach ing lead-outs bellcrank installing buttons ends lead-outs carefully constructing rectangular installation area near tip wing inboard approximate ly two inches tip tedious task stallation minimized hatch can easily constructed screwed down contain both wires Generally put spacer between wires prevent possibility tons touching catching other during rapid elevator movement such tripping fuel shut off during racing conditions am enclosing photo internal line con nection hatch has two small 2-56 screws hold hatch cover position prevents exhaust residue refueling liquid penetrat ing soaking wood cases line storage reel can wound up attached rubberband piece foam rubber tip wing between rounds racing wires can removed event over month have enclosed some 1987 Nats photos including showing Fogg-Shahan team launching Rat Racer As always comments questions welcomed CL Speed/Hempel Continued page 64 number asymmetrical Jet models barely outweighed standard upright type Allen DeVeuves winning model uptight weighed 22 oz engine secret combination make Jet model go fast Keep weight bare minimum Record Ratio Speed event saw follow ing results registered performance listed mph/% record 1 Charlie Davis Jet 20563/9657 2 Bill Nusz Jet19926/93 58 3 Dimmie Perkins Jet19794/9296 4 Gene Hempel Jet19101/8970 5 Mike Greb Formula 40 14688/8877 6 Steve Per kins Jet17727/8325 ratio uses fliers fastest official flight class contest divided AMA National Record class means flier YALE HOBBY MFGU COin INC YALE REPLACEMENT MAIN SHAFTS YALE FLYBARS GMP Kalt Schiuter Miniature Aircraft helicopters YALE CANOPIES form Plastic White Gelcoat Finish Fiberglass Replacements GMP Kalt Schluter Miniature Aircraft helicopters HEAT SHRINK COVERING Main Tail blades Available black white red blue yellow Veleweight Kit Two Pound Yaleweight Kit Mixing Arms Cobra/Competitor Training Gear -28 Size Helicopter Training Gear -40160 size Helicopter Reinforcement Brackets Quilted Blade Covers YALE ACCESSORIES Allen Driver -3 mm Allen Driver -25 mm Allen Driver -2 mm Allen Driver 15 mm Flybar Weights Starter Extension Quilted Blade Covers Blade Stays available helicopters guaranteed ROUND OFF does return $250 return shipment break tip please send $500 tip replacement return shipment 6 TRU-SPIN Co PREWEIGHTED MAIN BLADES tAOl* QOFeatures Yaleweight installed 8O~holders attached white heatshrink 1 included Modeler must cover balance o CUSTOM-BUILT BLADES Features Weighted heat shrink color covering choice balanced reidy bolt Heat Shrink colors white black red blue yellow Allow week delivery time Orders must prepaid paid credit card * Standard Tru-Spin Main Tail blades come white heat shrink covering Add $300 slot blades Yaleweight * Tru-Spin Rotor Blades superior quality lower prices Replacement blades available GMP Schluter Kalt Miniature Aircraft helicopters * Our blades come money-back guarantes replacement item against manufacturing defects Send Price List INSTANT SHIPMENT HOT LINE 305 466-8883 Shipping/COD charges extra MasterCard VISA accepted No COD orders shipped outside USA Custom-built blades special orders must prepaid paid credit card certified check classes has good chance win participation Sport 21 Speed disappointing three entries 1 Gene Hempel Garland TX10944 mph 2 Mike Greb Sulphur Springs TX9800 mph 3 Eric Tomachick Fort Worth TX5805 mph appears Sport Jet prominent Texas area Sport 21 Other parts country have participation 21 Speed Sport Jet number modelers backing off competition Speed events having fun doing Sport flying bit num ber Speed modelers years contest just came Out watch tell stories missed 1987 meet should make plans attend 1988 1/zA Speed Charles Legg Council Bluffs IA Dealer inquiries Invited Yale product distributors Ace RIC Inc Graat Planes Model Dist. Horizon Model Distributors ABC Imports sole UK Distributor ~OBY MANUFACTURING CO INC 3886 Selvitz Rd Ft Pierce Florida 34881 466-8883 mailed drawing beautiful 1/ZA Speed mod el model placed first 1987 Na tionals held Lincoln NE top speed 13086 mph will note model European-style FM Speed model shrunk down material model basswood throughout except stab %2-in hard balsa -in aluminum plate used place full metal Speed pan adhesive used join plate bass wood JB Weld Epoxy plate also serves mount monoline-type control umt wing permanently mounted plate eliminates need detach control line servicing model fuel tank shock-mounted rubber grommets via thread ed studs mounted wood fuselage formers allows tank position adjustable Continued page 164 March 1988 163
