/ C- ijiii Scale Bill Boss SCALELIKE tall wheel assemblies can yours youre willing put some time effort making Dave Mullens Seattle WA notes Scale builders might expend great effort detailing model pay enough attention creating scalelike tail wheel strut Perhaps because such small part overall plane might feel wont noticed super job done should make effort have parts Scale models look scale Daves suggestion well make effort tell go about mak ing shock absorbing scalelike tail wheel strut tail wheel assembly such shown accompanying sketch photos requires minimum materials no special tools however making hand does require considerable time effort patience sketch shows basic steps required make assembly using tools hacksaw hammer files tin snips drill bits soldering iron generally found workshops photos show completed assembly mounted 60-engine-size model left shock-absorbing spring exposed right its pro tective boot place Please note sketch scale quite exag gerated meant show pos sible method making assembly mind lets follow steps making strut assembly shown photosbut first lets list mater ials required hard aluminum block 24ST better about 1 x 1 x 1 / 4-in piece Y-in piano wire 4-in piece A-in ID hard brass tubing 2 hard brass tubing 159-in ID just slides over ID tubing couple brass washers small spring will fit over A-in tubing have determined size shape strut based size wheel used draw its outline Continued page 152 Grumman F4F3 Wildcat Don Hoilfelder NicevIlle FL beautiful exam p leaf WW Ii tall-dragger Look detail main Ian gearbut p lace bent music wire f tail wheel Very impressIve Curtiss Guifhawk RD Schneider Marietta GA axempilfies Golden Aga tall-dragger Control lead-out wires almost unnoticedas Its bent-wire tail wheel strut March 1986 71 Scala tailwheels Somehow bent piece music wIre can spoli illusion otherwise-great model Photo shows typical homemade scale taiiwheel wIth Its pro tective leather boot both p lace removed its made like sketch below Bill gives good written descrIptIon column Drawing scale oUoOI1we~VflhI 0erSf eCc1S 4 eDri AOST $00 3pSG MEWgIRD 590 ELECTRIC POWERED yo / REAL 1/C TRAINER GRANDMA CAN FLY 2-3 CHANNEL RADIO 49 Inch SPAN 05 ELECTRIC 049 15 GAS CATALOG $200Nfl $3995 M&*&A*Ad 619 442-4636 6UUi7fffWf69or 619 469-8675 W BOX 2496-MA LA MESA CA 92041 CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 150 local contestants important function determine Nats Champ DM like present Nats format First works well administra tion standpoint second sufficiently difficult qualify Top 20 challenging hard prevent us dont aspire Na tional Championship realizing satisfaction achievement level believe Sportsman-level fli ers can realistically aspire Top 20 pretty decent level accom plishment Lets also leave Jrs Srs compete other work harder helping kids become proficient DC ll classes would help pro mote local participation Control sandbaggers could problem course So have Thanks writers time thoughts en courage have opinions put paper fire off PAMPA through Windy Urtnowski 9 Union Ave Little Ferry NJ 07643 Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 aluminum block shown dotted lines Step 1 Also locate position holes wheel axle A-in piano wire strut support Use No 31 drill hole A-in piano wire will inserted use No 50 drill wheel axle hole holes should made block square good straight holes can drilled Make A-in wire hole about A-in deep axle hole through entire block reason drill sizes will become apparent later holes completed block may cut hacksaw along strut outline shown Step 1 Step 1 complete proceed Step 2 cut away portions strut indicated dotted lines strut should now look like drawing Step 3 point insert piano wire top strut tapping hole hammer wire wont enter hole file last wire very lightly try again enlarge hole strut essential wire forced tapping ham mer strut force-fit will hold two together piece wire will now act handle/holder you proceed tedi WHEN YOU FORGETOUR UNITS REMEMBER Wet Cell & Gelled Cell Batteries Completely automatic operation Connect forget Pays itself eries last two three times longer Two models fit atl size batteries REGULAR MODEL$3995 held let smallPlus $2 S & H electric boat batteriesSpecify 6 12 24V HEAVY DUTY MODEL$4995 sport winch large boat Plus $250 S & H electric power charging batteries Specify 61 2V SASE information Dealer inquiries invited RC System NiCd Batteries chargers need age Cycler Ito prevent memory Tester ito hind bad cellal Ouck Charger 12 4 hoursl Trickle Charger sate level Field Fast Charger both Rn Tx Portable charger input 1 20V 1 2V A Multiple crarger up 3 Ta 5 Rsl Completely Automatic STANDARD MODEL$79O5 Fts48VRsand96VTxpacksPlus$55&H Others avalable write call One-Speed Dremel Tool Full variable-speed operation Retains on-ott switch inside case Model 270 280 only Plus $150 S & H ous task shaping strut hand files Dremel-type grinding tool until have achieved desired scale shape satisfied shape proceed assemble rest unit shown Step 4 Again note no sizes shown length piano wire tubings spring brass/tin mount items will have adjusted size suit model assembly installed Start assembly slipping ID tubing over piano wire put spring place slip first washer slide larger tubing against first washer put top washer place depress assembly slightly put some tension spring finally solder top washer place sure wire also soldered tubing point would appropriate install wheel make install assemblys protective boot As noted above axle hole made No 50 drill proper size threading 2-56 tap Now using 2-56 tap thread axle holes other hole should now drilled 2-56 bolt clearance using No 45 drill Also sure wheels hole proper clearance size chasing axle hole No 45 drill Mounting wheel now simple matter putting 2-56 bolt through strut wheel screwing place wish lock 152 Model Aviation CL Scale/Boss Continued page 71 CaRa Products PO Box 221 Canton SD 57013 605-987-5924 IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT NEW RA SOS$20495 Jew Oee&e 36 CDI 13-beeringl$11496 Reg Onadra 36 910494 wIth Brieghello flywheel$12495 Reg Oeedn 36 Power Aseembly Only46495 QUADRA REPAIR91000 Iples panel JIte Meseer ERCOUPEPIANO 02395 KIT $23989 Jim Morn TOMAHAWKPLANS $2396 KIT $26995 JImMeen6-BALLTRAINERPLANS$2396 KIT$21456 Jim Masse ACROBATPLANS $1996 KIT $23496 New ZENOAH 0-23413996ZENOAN 0-36 $ 9695 SACHODOLMAR31 rea $2450037 reg $39600 FLOATS 461114 esele ewes $2195cemplete kIt 94795 10 WWI WHEELS $3996 P1K SprIng eterter$2495 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN 114 lGedfreyl$3996 113 TAYLORCRAFT 13 CUB None$3995 VOLKSPLANE 113 IChInken Cherliet$3395 COLORED INSTRUMENTS 1161 Ceheleidge SeefE AU9K 44226 SERVOS H306 42w $1396 WwId S16 far lerge models $3696 PROPS tell eleent ZINGER TOP FLITS DYNAThRUST 39% OFF US Osodre FUELTANKS16w 099523w $795 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAFTSB16a23Iw96/91900 24-Noun Service. Add 5250 postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALTIY MODEL PRODUCTS Velley View Dr Box 43 Allegeny NY 14706 FIRST IN THE NATION CN N 0 0e 0 SW CAMANO DRIVE CAMANO ISLAND WA Tom Brightbil Portland OR does again nationally respected multichannel soaring pilot trophied open class Windsong standard class Camano won 2-meter class 1985 Nationals flying Pixy Along Tom 18-year-old Californian Shawn Lenci Pixy won First Place 2meter senior age category 1985 Nationals Shawn placed 2nd open class Windsong 2nd standard class Camano well 1985 Windsongs swept contest circuit across US West Coast Dave Banks won Season Championship 7 state/province NWSS Midwest e Bowman won Minnesota SS Season Championship East Coast Glaab won East Coast SS Season Championship DOD GSON DESIGNS THE CHOICE OF CHAMPIONS Uindsong-199g5 Camano--15g95 Pixy--14995 Plvot--65OO Send 2 stamps catalog $25 VHS video tape bolt place nut An alternative might cut off excess bolt smooth end file peen slightly small ball peen hammer Either method will keep bolt vibrating loose finishing touch assembly addition protective boot boot seen photo made piece leather taken womans thin black leather dress glove Depending upon size assembly might use portion finger after making paper pattern cut boot back palm glove Fasten boot tightly top strut tying sewing place next step would solder assembly brass tin mounting plate Finally mount unit piece ply other suitable material installation model last thing care attachment boot model fits final fuselage covering tail wheel structure just described takes considerable time effort create finished product will enhance model consid erably will certainly look much better piece plain bent piano wire often seen scale models Paint formulas Petit Paint Company has just released Hobbypoxy camouflage col formulas covering US Navy biplane monoplane fighters Thirties same colors also used Navy planes during early years World War II During era Thirties metal surfaces top bottom painted Gloss Light Gray ANA 512 fabric surfaces painted Aluminum use Hobbypoxy Silver top surface wing upper wing biplanes painted Orange Yellow also known Chrome Yellow Early pro duction F4F Wildcats painted color scheme Brewster Buffalos Shortly before World War II overall Matte Light Gray ANA 602 scheme adopted should noted later production models Wildcat Brewster Buffalo painted newer color scheme outbreak war twocolor camouflage scheme introduced Matte Blue-Gray ANA 603 applied upper surfaces undersurfaces re mained Matte Light Gray ANA 602 1942 Wildcats Hellcats early Chance-Vought Corsairs painted manner except lower surfaces folding wing panels Corsairs painted upper-surface color 1943 two-color scheme replaced three colors Sea Blue Intermediate Blue Matte White Please note formu las just-mentioned three-color scheme Orange/Chrome Yellow can found Bob Wischers RC Scale column January March 1985 issues Model Aviation Formulas new colors follow Gloss Light Gray ANA 512nine parts H70 Gray five parts HlO White part H55 Cream Matte Light Gray ANA 602To 50 parts HlO White add 21 parts H70 Gray two parts H66 Dark Red part H49 Cub Yellow Matte Blue-Gray ANA 60310 parts H70 Gray three parts H81 Black matte col ors mix 11 HOS Flat Hardener gloss colors mix 11 H02 Gloss H06 Quick Spray Hardener Scale Model Research SMR provider full-color aircraft FOTO-PAAKS Koku-Fan three-view drawings has just announced addition over 200 subjects listing SMR now has over 800 different FOTO-PAAK subjects 36000 os stock 1000 three-views including almost 500 Koku-Fan drawings good source need scale documentation latest projects SASE $2 Scale Model Research 418 E Oceanfront B Newport Beach CA 92661 will get copy latest 22-page catalog March 1986 153 Nats winner Tom Brightbill & Pixy ODGSON DESIGNS 2904 Send photos items CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th Street New Hyde Park NY 11040 BALSARI TE R/C WONDER JUICE Balsarite makes covenng stick better also moisture-proofs wood adds little extra structural strength plus prevents fuelcreep under seams LI fuelproofs engine compartments ttaches raw dacron wood silk paper tissue CGVERITE 420 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/03
Page Numbers: 71, 152, 153
/ C- ijiii Scale Bill Boss SCALELIKE tall wheel assemblies can yours youre willing put some time effort making Dave Mullens Seattle WA notes Scale builders might expend great effort detailing model pay enough attention creating scalelike tail wheel strut Perhaps because such small part overall plane might feel wont noticed super job done should make effort have parts Scale models look scale Daves suggestion well make effort tell go about mak ing shock absorbing scalelike tail wheel strut tail wheel assembly such shown accompanying sketch photos requires minimum materials no special tools however making hand does require considerable time effort patience sketch shows basic steps required make assembly using tools hacksaw hammer files tin snips drill bits soldering iron generally found workshops photos show completed assembly mounted 60-engine-size model left shock-absorbing spring exposed right its pro tective boot place Please note sketch scale quite exag gerated meant show pos sible method making assembly mind lets follow steps making strut assembly shown photosbut first lets list mater ials required hard aluminum block 24ST better about 1 x 1 x 1 / 4-in piece Y-in piano wire 4-in piece A-in ID hard brass tubing 2 hard brass tubing 159-in ID just slides over ID tubing couple brass washers small spring will fit over A-in tubing have determined size shape strut based size wheel used draw its outline Continued page 152 Grumman F4F3 Wildcat Don Hoilfelder NicevIlle FL beautiful exam p leaf WW Ii tall-dragger Look detail main Ian gearbut p lace bent music wire f tail wheel Very impressIve Curtiss Guifhawk RD Schneider Marietta GA axempilfies Golden Aga tall-dragger Control lead-out wires almost unnoticedas Its bent-wire tail wheel strut March 1986 71 Scala tailwheels Somehow bent piece music wIre can spoli illusion otherwise-great model Photo shows typical homemade scale taiiwheel wIth Its pro tective leather boot both p lace removed its made like sketch below Bill gives good written descrIptIon column Drawing scale oUoOI1we~VflhI 0erSf eCc1S 4 eDri AOST $00 3pSG MEWgIRD 590 ELECTRIC POWERED yo / REAL 1/C TRAINER GRANDMA CAN FLY 2-3 CHANNEL RADIO 49 Inch SPAN 05 ELECTRIC 049 15 GAS CATALOG $200Nfl $3995 M&*&A*Ad 619 442-4636 6UUi7fffWf69or 619 469-8675 W BOX 2496-MA LA MESA CA 92041 CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 150 local contestants important function determine Nats Champ DM like present Nats format First works well administra tion standpoint second sufficiently difficult qualify Top 20 challenging hard prevent us dont aspire Na tional Championship realizing satisfaction achievement level believe Sportsman-level fli ers can realistically aspire Top 20 pretty decent level accom plishment Lets also leave Jrs Srs compete other work harder helping kids become proficient DC ll classes would help pro mote local participation Control sandbaggers could problem course So have Thanks writers time thoughts en courage have opinions put paper fire off PAMPA through Windy Urtnowski 9 Union Ave Little Ferry NJ 07643 Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 aluminum block shown dotted lines Step 1 Also locate position holes wheel axle A-in piano wire strut support Use No 31 drill hole A-in piano wire will inserted use No 50 drill wheel axle hole holes should made block square good straight holes can drilled Make A-in wire hole about A-in deep axle hole through entire block reason drill sizes will become apparent later holes completed block may cut hacksaw along strut outline shown Step 1 Step 1 complete proceed Step 2 cut away portions strut indicated dotted lines strut should now look like drawing Step 3 point insert piano wire top strut tapping hole hammer wire wont enter hole file last wire very lightly try again enlarge hole strut essential wire forced tapping ham mer strut force-fit will hold two together piece wire will now act handle/holder you proceed tedi WHEN YOU FORGETOUR UNITS REMEMBER Wet Cell & Gelled Cell Batteries Completely automatic operation Connect forget Pays itself eries last two three times longer Two models fit atl size batteries REGULAR MODEL$3995 held let smallPlus $2 S & H electric boat batteriesSpecify 6 12 24V HEAVY DUTY MODEL$4995 sport winch large boat Plus $250 S & H electric power charging batteries Specify 61 2V SASE information Dealer inquiries invited RC System NiCd Batteries chargers need age Cycler Ito prevent memory Tester ito hind bad cellal Ouck Charger 12 4 hoursl Trickle Charger sate level Field Fast Charger both Rn Tx Portable charger input 1 20V 1 2V A Multiple crarger up 3 Ta 5 Rsl Completely Automatic STANDARD MODEL$79O5 Fts48VRsand96VTxpacksPlus$55&H Others avalable write call One-Speed Dremel Tool Full variable-speed operation Retains on-ott switch inside case Model 270 280 only Plus $150 S & H ous task shaping strut hand files Dremel-type grinding tool until have achieved desired scale shape satisfied shape proceed assemble rest unit shown Step 4 Again note no sizes shown length piano wire tubings spring brass/tin mount items will have adjusted size suit model assembly installed Start assembly slipping ID tubing over piano wire put spring place slip first washer slide larger tubing against first washer put top washer place depress assembly slightly put some tension spring finally solder top washer place sure wire also soldered tubing point would appropriate install wheel make install assemblys protective boot As noted above axle hole made No 50 drill proper size threading 2-56 tap Now using 2-56 tap thread axle holes other hole should now drilled 2-56 bolt clearance using No 45 drill Also sure wheels hole proper clearance size chasing axle hole No 45 drill Mounting wheel now simple matter putting 2-56 bolt through strut wheel screwing place wish lock 152 Model Aviation CL Scale/Boss Continued page 71 CaRa Products PO Box 221 Canton SD 57013 605-987-5924 IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT NEW RA SOS$20495 Jew Oee&e 36 CDI 13-beeringl$11496 Reg Onadra 36 910494 wIth Brieghello flywheel$12495 Reg Oeedn 36 Power Aseembly Only46495 QUADRA REPAIR91000 Iples panel JIte Meseer ERCOUPEPIANO 02395 KIT $23989 Jim Morn TOMAHAWKPLANS $2396 KIT $26995 JImMeen6-BALLTRAINERPLANS$2396 KIT$21456 Jim Masse ACROBATPLANS $1996 KIT $23496 New ZENOAH 0-23413996ZENOAN 0-36 $ 9695 SACHODOLMAR31 rea $2450037 reg $39600 FLOATS 461114 esele ewes $2195cemplete kIt 94795 10 WWI WHEELS $3996 P1K SprIng eterter$2495 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN 114 lGedfreyl$3996 113 TAYLORCRAFT 13 CUB None$3995 VOLKSPLANE 113 IChInken Cherliet$3395 COLORED INSTRUMENTS 1161 Ceheleidge SeefE AU9K 44226 SERVOS H306 42w $1396 WwId S16 far lerge models $3696 PROPS tell eleent ZINGER TOP FLITS DYNAThRUST 39% OFF US Osodre FUELTANKS16w 099523w $795 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAFTSB16a23Iw96/91900 24-Noun Service. Add 5250 postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALTIY MODEL PRODUCTS Velley View Dr Box 43 Allegeny NY 14706 FIRST IN THE NATION CN N 0 0e 0 SW CAMANO DRIVE CAMANO ISLAND WA Tom Brightbil Portland OR does again nationally respected multichannel soaring pilot trophied open class Windsong standard class Camano won 2-meter class 1985 Nationals flying Pixy Along Tom 18-year-old Californian Shawn Lenci Pixy won First Place 2meter senior age category 1985 Nationals Shawn placed 2nd open class Windsong 2nd standard class Camano well 1985 Windsongs swept contest circuit across US West Coast Dave Banks won Season Championship 7 state/province NWSS Midwest e Bowman won Minnesota SS Season Championship East Coast Glaab won East Coast SS Season Championship DOD GSON DESIGNS THE CHOICE OF CHAMPIONS Uindsong-199g5 Camano--15g95 Pixy--14995 Plvot--65OO Send 2 stamps catalog $25 VHS video tape bolt place nut An alternative might cut off excess bolt smooth end file peen slightly small ball peen hammer Either method will keep bolt vibrating loose finishing touch assembly addition protective boot boot seen photo made piece leather taken womans thin black leather dress glove Depending upon size assembly might use portion finger after making paper pattern cut boot back palm glove Fasten boot tightly top strut tying sewing place next step would solder assembly brass tin mounting plate Finally mount unit piece ply other suitable material installation model last thing care attachment boot model fits final fuselage covering tail wheel structure just described takes considerable time effort create finished product will enhance model consid erably will certainly look much better piece plain bent piano wire often seen scale models Paint formulas Petit Paint Company has just released Hobbypoxy camouflage col formulas covering US Navy biplane monoplane fighters Thirties same colors also used Navy planes during early years World War II During era Thirties metal surfaces top bottom painted Gloss Light Gray ANA 512 fabric surfaces painted Aluminum use Hobbypoxy Silver top surface wing upper wing biplanes painted Orange Yellow also known Chrome Yellow Early pro duction F4F Wildcats painted color scheme Brewster Buffalos Shortly before World War II overall Matte Light Gray ANA 602 scheme adopted should noted later production models Wildcat Brewster Buffalo painted newer color scheme outbreak war twocolor camouflage scheme introduced Matte Blue-Gray ANA 603 applied upper surfaces undersurfaces re mained Matte Light Gray ANA 602 1942 Wildcats Hellcats early Chance-Vought Corsairs painted manner except lower surfaces folding wing panels Corsairs painted upper-surface color 1943 two-color scheme replaced three colors Sea Blue Intermediate Blue Matte White Please note formu las just-mentioned three-color scheme Orange/Chrome Yellow can found Bob Wischers RC Scale column January March 1985 issues Model Aviation Formulas new colors follow Gloss Light Gray ANA 512nine parts H70 Gray five parts HlO White part H55 Cream Matte Light Gray ANA 602To 50 parts HlO White add 21 parts H70 Gray two parts H66 Dark Red part H49 Cub Yellow Matte Blue-Gray ANA 60310 parts H70 Gray three parts H81 Black matte col ors mix 11 HOS Flat Hardener gloss colors mix 11 H02 Gloss H06 Quick Spray Hardener Scale Model Research SMR provider full-color aircraft FOTO-PAAKS Koku-Fan three-view drawings has just announced addition over 200 subjects listing SMR now has over 800 different FOTO-PAAK subjects 36000 os stock 1000 three-views including almost 500 Koku-Fan drawings good source need scale documentation latest projects SASE $2 Scale Model Research 418 E Oceanfront B Newport Beach CA 92661 will get copy latest 22-page catalog March 1986 153 Nats winner Tom Brightbill & Pixy ODGSON DESIGNS 2904 Send photos items CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th Street New Hyde Park NY 11040 BALSARI TE R/C WONDER JUICE Balsarite makes covenng stick better also moisture-proofs wood adds little extra structural strength plus prevents fuelcreep under seams LI fuelproofs engine compartments ttaches raw dacron wood silk paper tissue CGVERITE 420 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/03
Page Numbers: 71, 152, 153
/ C- ijiii Scale Bill Boss SCALELIKE tall wheel assemblies can yours youre willing put some time effort making Dave Mullens Seattle WA notes Scale builders might expend great effort detailing model pay enough attention creating scalelike tail wheel strut Perhaps because such small part overall plane might feel wont noticed super job done should make effort have parts Scale models look scale Daves suggestion well make effort tell go about mak ing shock absorbing scalelike tail wheel strut tail wheel assembly such shown accompanying sketch photos requires minimum materials no special tools however making hand does require considerable time effort patience sketch shows basic steps required make assembly using tools hacksaw hammer files tin snips drill bits soldering iron generally found workshops photos show completed assembly mounted 60-engine-size model left shock-absorbing spring exposed right its pro tective boot place Please note sketch scale quite exag gerated meant show pos sible method making assembly mind lets follow steps making strut assembly shown photosbut first lets list mater ials required hard aluminum block 24ST better about 1 x 1 x 1 / 4-in piece Y-in piano wire 4-in piece A-in ID hard brass tubing 2 hard brass tubing 159-in ID just slides over ID tubing couple brass washers small spring will fit over A-in tubing have determined size shape strut based size wheel used draw its outline Continued page 152 Grumman F4F3 Wildcat Don Hoilfelder NicevIlle FL beautiful exam p leaf WW Ii tall-dragger Look detail main Ian gearbut p lace bent music wire f tail wheel Very impressIve Curtiss Guifhawk RD Schneider Marietta GA axempilfies Golden Aga tall-dragger Control lead-out wires almost unnoticedas Its bent-wire tail wheel strut March 1986 71 Scala tailwheels Somehow bent piece music wIre can spoli illusion otherwise-great model Photo shows typical homemade scale taiiwheel wIth Its pro tective leather boot both p lace removed its made like sketch below Bill gives good written descrIptIon column Drawing scale oUoOI1we~VflhI 0erSf eCc1S 4 eDri AOST $00 3pSG MEWgIRD 590 ELECTRIC POWERED yo / REAL 1/C TRAINER GRANDMA CAN FLY 2-3 CHANNEL RADIO 49 Inch SPAN 05 ELECTRIC 049 15 GAS CATALOG $200Nfl $3995 M&*&A*Ad 619 442-4636 6UUi7fffWf69or 619 469-8675 W BOX 2496-MA LA MESA CA 92041 CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 150 local contestants important function determine Nats Champ DM like present Nats format First works well administra tion standpoint second sufficiently difficult qualify Top 20 challenging hard prevent us dont aspire Na tional Championship realizing satisfaction achievement level believe Sportsman-level fli ers can realistically aspire Top 20 pretty decent level accom plishment Lets also leave Jrs Srs compete other work harder helping kids become proficient DC ll classes would help pro mote local participation Control sandbaggers could problem course So have Thanks writers time thoughts en courage have opinions put paper fire off PAMPA through Windy Urtnowski 9 Union Ave Little Ferry NJ 07643 Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 aluminum block shown dotted lines Step 1 Also locate position holes wheel axle A-in piano wire strut support Use No 31 drill hole A-in piano wire will inserted use No 50 drill wheel axle hole holes should made block square good straight holes can drilled Make A-in wire hole about A-in deep axle hole through entire block reason drill sizes will become apparent later holes completed block may cut hacksaw along strut outline shown Step 1 Step 1 complete proceed Step 2 cut away portions strut indicated dotted lines strut should now look like drawing Step 3 point insert piano wire top strut tapping hole hammer wire wont enter hole file last wire very lightly try again enlarge hole strut essential wire forced tapping ham mer strut force-fit will hold two together piece wire will now act handle/holder you proceed tedi WHEN YOU FORGETOUR UNITS REMEMBER Wet Cell & Gelled Cell Batteries Completely automatic operation Connect forget Pays itself eries last two three times longer Two models fit atl size batteries REGULAR MODEL$3995 held let smallPlus $2 S & H electric boat batteriesSpecify 6 12 24V HEAVY DUTY MODEL$4995 sport winch large boat Plus $250 S & H electric power charging batteries Specify 61 2V SASE information Dealer inquiries invited RC System NiCd Batteries chargers need age Cycler Ito prevent memory Tester ito hind bad cellal Ouck Charger 12 4 hoursl Trickle Charger sate level Field Fast Charger both Rn Tx Portable charger input 1 20V 1 2V A Multiple crarger up 3 Ta 5 Rsl Completely Automatic STANDARD MODEL$79O5 Fts48VRsand96VTxpacksPlus$55&H Others avalable write call One-Speed Dremel Tool Full variable-speed operation Retains on-ott switch inside case Model 270 280 only Plus $150 S & H ous task shaping strut hand files Dremel-type grinding tool until have achieved desired scale shape satisfied shape proceed assemble rest unit shown Step 4 Again note no sizes shown length piano wire tubings spring brass/tin mount items will have adjusted size suit model assembly installed Start assembly slipping ID tubing over piano wire put spring place slip first washer slide larger tubing against first washer put top washer place depress assembly slightly put some tension spring finally solder top washer place sure wire also soldered tubing point would appropriate install wheel make install assemblys protective boot As noted above axle hole made No 50 drill proper size threading 2-56 tap Now using 2-56 tap thread axle holes other hole should now drilled 2-56 bolt clearance using No 45 drill Also sure wheels hole proper clearance size chasing axle hole No 45 drill Mounting wheel now simple matter putting 2-56 bolt through strut wheel screwing place wish lock 152 Model Aviation CL Scale/Boss Continued page 71 CaRa Products PO Box 221 Canton SD 57013 605-987-5924 IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT NEW RA SOS$20495 Jew Oee&e 36 CDI 13-beeringl$11496 Reg Onadra 36 910494 wIth Brieghello flywheel$12495 Reg Oeedn 36 Power Aseembly Only46495 QUADRA REPAIR91000 Iples panel JIte Meseer ERCOUPEPIANO 02395 KIT $23989 Jim Morn TOMAHAWKPLANS $2396 KIT $26995 JImMeen6-BALLTRAINERPLANS$2396 KIT$21456 Jim Masse ACROBATPLANS $1996 KIT $23496 New ZENOAH 0-23413996ZENOAN 0-36 $ 9695 SACHODOLMAR31 rea $2450037 reg $39600 FLOATS 461114 esele ewes $2195cemplete kIt 94795 10 WWI WHEELS $3996 P1K SprIng eterter$2495 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN 114 lGedfreyl$3996 113 TAYLORCRAFT 13 CUB None$3995 VOLKSPLANE 113 IChInken Cherliet$3395 COLORED INSTRUMENTS 1161 Ceheleidge SeefE AU9K 44226 SERVOS H306 42w $1396 WwId S16 far lerge models $3696 PROPS tell eleent ZINGER TOP FLITS DYNAThRUST 39% OFF US Osodre FUELTANKS16w 099523w $795 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAFTSB16a23Iw96/91900 24-Noun Service. Add 5250 postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALTIY MODEL PRODUCTS Velley View Dr Box 43 Allegeny NY 14706 FIRST IN THE NATION CN N 0 0e 0 SW CAMANO DRIVE CAMANO ISLAND WA Tom Brightbil Portland OR does again nationally respected multichannel soaring pilot trophied open class Windsong standard class Camano won 2-meter class 1985 Nationals flying Pixy Along Tom 18-year-old Californian Shawn Lenci Pixy won First Place 2meter senior age category 1985 Nationals Shawn placed 2nd open class Windsong 2nd standard class Camano well 1985 Windsongs swept contest circuit across US West Coast Dave Banks won Season Championship 7 state/province NWSS Midwest e Bowman won Minnesota SS Season Championship East Coast Glaab won East Coast SS Season Championship DOD GSON DESIGNS THE CHOICE OF CHAMPIONS Uindsong-199g5 Camano--15g95 Pixy--14995 Plvot--65OO Send 2 stamps catalog $25 VHS video tape bolt place nut An alternative might cut off excess bolt smooth end file peen slightly small ball peen hammer Either method will keep bolt vibrating loose finishing touch assembly addition protective boot boot seen photo made piece leather taken womans thin black leather dress glove Depending upon size assembly might use portion finger after making paper pattern cut boot back palm glove Fasten boot tightly top strut tying sewing place next step would solder assembly brass tin mounting plate Finally mount unit piece ply other suitable material installation model last thing care attachment boot model fits final fuselage covering tail wheel structure just described takes considerable time effort create finished product will enhance model consid erably will certainly look much better piece plain bent piano wire often seen scale models Paint formulas Petit Paint Company has just released Hobbypoxy camouflage col formulas covering US Navy biplane monoplane fighters Thirties same colors also used Navy planes during early years World War II During era Thirties metal surfaces top bottom painted Gloss Light Gray ANA 512 fabric surfaces painted Aluminum use Hobbypoxy Silver top surface wing upper wing biplanes painted Orange Yellow also known Chrome Yellow Early pro duction F4F Wildcats painted color scheme Brewster Buffalos Shortly before World War II overall Matte Light Gray ANA 602 scheme adopted should noted later production models Wildcat Brewster Buffalo painted newer color scheme outbreak war twocolor camouflage scheme introduced Matte Blue-Gray ANA 603 applied upper surfaces undersurfaces re mained Matte Light Gray ANA 602 1942 Wildcats Hellcats early Chance-Vought Corsairs painted manner except lower surfaces folding wing panels Corsairs painted upper-surface color 1943 two-color scheme replaced three colors Sea Blue Intermediate Blue Matte White Please note formu las just-mentioned three-color scheme Orange/Chrome Yellow can found Bob Wischers RC Scale column January March 1985 issues Model Aviation Formulas new colors follow Gloss Light Gray ANA 512nine parts H70 Gray five parts HlO White part H55 Cream Matte Light Gray ANA 602To 50 parts HlO White add 21 parts H70 Gray two parts H66 Dark Red part H49 Cub Yellow Matte Blue-Gray ANA 60310 parts H70 Gray three parts H81 Black matte col ors mix 11 HOS Flat Hardener gloss colors mix 11 H02 Gloss H06 Quick Spray Hardener Scale Model Research SMR provider full-color aircraft FOTO-PAAKS Koku-Fan three-view drawings has just announced addition over 200 subjects listing SMR now has over 800 different FOTO-PAAK subjects 36000 os stock 1000 three-views including almost 500 Koku-Fan drawings good source need scale documentation latest projects SASE $2 Scale Model Research 418 E Oceanfront B Newport Beach CA 92661 will get copy latest 22-page catalog March 1986 153 Nats winner Tom Brightbill & Pixy ODGSON DESIGNS 2904 Send photos items CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th Street New Hyde Park NY 11040 BALSARI TE R/C WONDER JUICE Balsarite makes covenng stick better also moisture-proofs wood adds little extra structural strength plus prevents fuelcreep under seams LI fuelproofs engine compartments ttaches raw dacron wood silk paper tissue CGVERITE 420 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044