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Control Line: Scale

Author: B. Boss


Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/11
Page Numbers: 125, 127

CONTROL LINE SCALE 11111 THIS MONTHS PHOTOS Included months photos Grumman F8F Bearcat Mel Mondschein Wharton New Jersey After 30 years absence Control Line circles Mel has returned CL Scale activity Mels Bearcat finished color scheme Denver Colorado Air National Guard weighs approximately six pounds powered SuperTigre 60 model has some features worth telling about Bearcat photos shows model engine cowling removed engine its related equipment can seen first important feature shown photo unique system Mel devised get models engine exhaust exit scale location Rather spoil models appearance cutting slot engine cowl muffler Mel made brass manifold fit over engines exhaust used flexible brass plumbing pipe direct exhaust out model scale location flexible brass piping usually chrome-plated used plumbers connect bathroom kitchen-sink faucets hot cold water supplies piping can found plumbing-supply hardware stores ifs quite inexpensive Using regular hard solder connect tubing manifold may work its probably best silver-solder tubes place silver solder will stand up engines exhaust heat better second item long flexible wire thats attached engines needle valve allows needle valve adjusted rear cowling away spinning prop Also note glow-plug battery connections external cowling place quite inconspicuous improvements add up scale-looking cowl usual holes cutouts Grumman F8F Bearcat often considered best single-seat carrier-based piston-engine airplanes developed during WW II era however airplane wasnt provided US Navy until mid-I 945after war over FSF-2 version equipped 2500 hp engine could make controlled climb 10000 feet 92 seconds Grumman made F8F-2N night-fighter version F8F-2P photo-reconnaissance version Ex-US Navy Bearcats used French Arme de lAir Royal Thai Air Force Piper Cub work Augie Buffalano Augie longtime member Garden State Circle Burners club has flying CL Scale 40 years Cub used Sport Scale event has its origins old Berkeley kit model 1/6 scale has wingspan 701/2 inches weighs seven pounds powered SuperTigre 46 Throttle control accomplished through use single-channel servo-driver system method becoming very popular among CL Scale modelers See August 96 column details Augies servo driverlengine cutoff devices Note two-line bellcrank leadouts emerge center fuselage supported wire rig can seen outer end wing struts pilot passenger cover bellcrank installation add overall appearance model Book Review likes reminisce read about classic aircraft WW II Spirits Sky book book Englands Martin Bowman photography Patrick Bunce freelance photographer specialty aviation especially air-to-air work Bowman Bunce cover 23 famous exciting fighters bombers WW II era providing excellent photos information subject Great airplanes such P-s 1 Lancaster bomber B-29 P-40 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Spitfire P-47 Mosquito B-25 among aircraft covered airplanes vital statistics listed including country origin performance armament profile-type side view aircraft also included could used starting point looking something different color scheme book Smithmark Publication hard cover 142 pages long Its ISBN 0-8317-6824-X found copy local Barnes & Noble bookstore can also obtained Zenith Books Box 1 Osceola WI 54020 book costs less $20 Something almost nothing what becoming member National Association Scale Aeromodelers NASA offers MarchlApril 1996 issue Replica NASA newsletter noted updated-and-revised copy Scale Data Source List will sent members next issue might good time members join cost small rewards large Scale Data Source List alone worth price membership $8 US $10 Canada $15 elsewhere will also receive Replica several times year its filled information Scale modeling around country NASA member perhaps should give try As November1996 125 Mel Mondscheins six-pound 60-powered Grumman F8F Bearcat Mel has returned CL Scale modeling after 30-year absence Mels Bearcat features custom exhaust system exits scale location Text details rest Mels innovations Augie Buffalanos Taylor Cub has its origins old Berkeley kit single-channel servo driver controls throttle said beginning youll getting something almost nothing Send check payable NASA NASA Secretary/Treasurer Bert Dugan 11090 Phyllis Drive Clio MI 48420 Workshop Choosing Right Stuff title item Carl Holzwarth Prop Wash newsletter Garden State Circle Burners Carl noted todays modem adhesives choosing right glue job can literally make break current modeling project wide variety adhesives market ranging old standby Ambroid modern instant glues everything between type has its own recommended use adhesives hold things together substitute good craftsmanship Builders still need cut shape fit clamp carefully good glue bond starts properly fitted joint Youll want parts fit snugly tight have forced together Too much pressure joints can induce unwanted warping structure being assembled Remember thin film glue will bind wood wood bond thats often stronger wood itself thick over-application glue has try stick itselfsomething designed glue doesnt make better joint idea use glues properly Fast-drying instant glues good field repairs slower-curing adhesives put better use shop youre building masterpiece get best results follow manufacturers directions pay attention manufacturers health safety warnings products should safe used correctly individual modeler must take responsibility putting precautions action Always work safe place adequate ventilation especially youre using instant glues epoxies Eye protection should worn appropriate Remember its better safe sony Please send ideas notice upcoming CL Scale events contest reports especially photos CL Scale activity address top column h-MP JET 061 Plain Bearing Glow 5000 5500 6000 Ball Bearing Glow 650070007500 Ball Bearing Diesel 650070007500 Au engines inciude silencer Add $500 P&H per Order Viss & M/C OK 76ed &4e e&cti a Carison Engine Imports- 814 E Marconi AVe Phoenix Az USA 85022- Ph/Fax 602-863-1684 U VACUUM BAGGING SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER LAMINATES 007 014 022 & 030 Thick NeROHACELL Light Rigid Foam 1 2and 3mm GLASS CLOTH 58 ozfsq yd 75 15 20 30 & 4 oz CARBON OR KEVLAR MAT 2 4 5 oz/sq yd CARBON FIBER NO FRAY TAPE CARBON FIBER RIBBON KEVLAR FABRIC TAPE KEVLAR FABRIC 17 ozIsq yd E-Z LAM Epoxy Laminating Resin Send SASE complete listing products AERD5PACE Composite Products 42 ttesittlet SonLeendro tA94571 503522022 FAX 50352202 Source Lightweight Materials~ 1063 Lorain Ohio 44055 MICRtJ Phone 216 282-8354 Ei~er jrcraft P 30 [osquit9J Big Flying Scale Kits Over Two Foot Span * Piper Cub$1895 * Stinson 125$1895 * Piper PA-16$1895 * Jodel$189s Semi-Scale Kits c02 Rubber Power 22 Span * Taylorcraft 195 * Stinson Voyager $1195 * PC-a Porter 195 Contest-Sport Kits * Hornet Embryo $1195 * Hornet P-3D 795 Fits P-30 & Pee Wee Rules Outdoor Peanut Scale Kits 13 Spsn *Cub$995 * Stineon 125$995 * Vagabond$995 * Farman$995 * Jodel$995 * Fike$1095 1/2 R/O Gas Electric Kits Fits Astro 035 Taylorcraft3995 Stinson 1253995 HARD TO FIND ITEMS Brown 002 Motors Accessories Over 20 Sizes Rubber Strip Japanese Tissue Super Fine Balsa Sheets & Strips Add 10% Shipping $400 Minimum Shipping CATALOG $200 COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL SOLID CONTROL LINES THREE BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HARDWARE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5 & 7 LOOP 1/4 GUM BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HI TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4365 VISA IMC WELCOME NO COD MINIMuM ORflFR $1000 PLUS Also Available Roto Finish Stiletto Color Tile P-Si Sky Harbor R/C Fine Woods 1-800-279-2871 November 1996 127 T Uit & REED ENtINES 010S 020S 049S 051S 074S & 09S ALL CUSTOM AND STOCK PARTS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY SWRA LEGAL Engine 60-1 2u ni /2 Decals available Call LEGAL RJ P-51 Engine 60-120 511/2 Oecals available Call info pack

Author: B. Boss


Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/11
Page Numbers: 125, 127

CONTROL LINE SCALE 11111 THIS MONTHS PHOTOS Included months photos Grumman F8F Bearcat Mel Mondschein Wharton New Jersey After 30 years absence Control Line circles Mel has returned CL Scale activity Mels Bearcat finished color scheme Denver Colorado Air National Guard weighs approximately six pounds powered SuperTigre 60 model has some features worth telling about Bearcat photos shows model engine cowling removed engine its related equipment can seen first important feature shown photo unique system Mel devised get models engine exhaust exit scale location Rather spoil models appearance cutting slot engine cowl muffler Mel made brass manifold fit over engines exhaust used flexible brass plumbing pipe direct exhaust out model scale location flexible brass piping usually chrome-plated used plumbers connect bathroom kitchen-sink faucets hot cold water supplies piping can found plumbing-supply hardware stores ifs quite inexpensive Using regular hard solder connect tubing manifold may work its probably best silver-solder tubes place silver solder will stand up engines exhaust heat better second item long flexible wire thats attached engines needle valve allows needle valve adjusted rear cowling away spinning prop Also note glow-plug battery connections external cowling place quite inconspicuous improvements add up scale-looking cowl usual holes cutouts Grumman F8F Bearcat often considered best single-seat carrier-based piston-engine airplanes developed during WW II era however airplane wasnt provided US Navy until mid-I 945after war over FSF-2 version equipped 2500 hp engine could make controlled climb 10000 feet 92 seconds Grumman made F8F-2N night-fighter version F8F-2P photo-reconnaissance version Ex-US Navy Bearcats used French Arme de lAir Royal Thai Air Force Piper Cub work Augie Buffalano Augie longtime member Garden State Circle Burners club has flying CL Scale 40 years Cub used Sport Scale event has its origins old Berkeley kit model 1/6 scale has wingspan 701/2 inches weighs seven pounds powered SuperTigre 46 Throttle control accomplished through use single-channel servo-driver system method becoming very popular among CL Scale modelers See August 96 column details Augies servo driverlengine cutoff devices Note two-line bellcrank leadouts emerge center fuselage supported wire rig can seen outer end wing struts pilot passenger cover bellcrank installation add overall appearance model Book Review likes reminisce read about classic aircraft WW II Spirits Sky book book Englands Martin Bowman photography Patrick Bunce freelance photographer specialty aviation especially air-to-air work Bowman Bunce cover 23 famous exciting fighters bombers WW II era providing excellent photos information subject Great airplanes such P-s 1 Lancaster bomber B-29 P-40 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Spitfire P-47 Mosquito B-25 among aircraft covered airplanes vital statistics listed including country origin performance armament profile-type side view aircraft also included could used starting point looking something different color scheme book Smithmark Publication hard cover 142 pages long Its ISBN 0-8317-6824-X found copy local Barnes & Noble bookstore can also obtained Zenith Books Box 1 Osceola WI 54020 book costs less $20 Something almost nothing what becoming member National Association Scale Aeromodelers NASA offers MarchlApril 1996 issue Replica NASA newsletter noted updated-and-revised copy Scale Data Source List will sent members next issue might good time members join cost small rewards large Scale Data Source List alone worth price membership $8 US $10 Canada $15 elsewhere will also receive Replica several times year its filled information Scale modeling around country NASA member perhaps should give try As November1996 125 Mel Mondscheins six-pound 60-powered Grumman F8F Bearcat Mel has returned CL Scale modeling after 30-year absence Mels Bearcat features custom exhaust system exits scale location Text details rest Mels innovations Augie Buffalanos Taylor Cub has its origins old Berkeley kit single-channel servo driver controls throttle said beginning youll getting something almost nothing Send check payable NASA NASA Secretary/Treasurer Bert Dugan 11090 Phyllis Drive Clio MI 48420 Workshop Choosing Right Stuff title item Carl Holzwarth Prop Wash newsletter Garden State Circle Burners Carl noted todays modem adhesives choosing right glue job can literally make break current modeling project wide variety adhesives market ranging old standby Ambroid modern instant glues everything between type has its own recommended use adhesives hold things together substitute good craftsmanship Builders still need cut shape fit clamp carefully good glue bond starts properly fitted joint Youll want parts fit snugly tight have forced together Too much pressure joints can induce unwanted warping structure being assembled Remember thin film glue will bind wood wood bond thats often stronger wood itself thick over-application glue has try stick itselfsomething designed glue doesnt make better joint idea use glues properly Fast-drying instant glues good field repairs slower-curing adhesives put better use shop youre building masterpiece get best results follow manufacturers directions pay attention manufacturers health safety warnings products should safe used correctly individual modeler must take responsibility putting precautions action Always work safe place adequate ventilation especially youre using instant glues epoxies Eye protection should worn appropriate Remember its better safe sony Please send ideas notice upcoming CL Scale events contest reports especially photos CL Scale activity address top column h-MP JET 061 Plain Bearing Glow 5000 5500 6000 Ball Bearing Glow 650070007500 Ball Bearing Diesel 650070007500 Au engines inciude silencer Add $500 P&H per Order Viss & M/C OK 76ed &4e e&cti a Carison Engine Imports- 814 E Marconi AVe Phoenix Az USA 85022- Ph/Fax 602-863-1684 U VACUUM BAGGING SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER LAMINATES 007 014 022 & 030 Thick NeROHACELL Light Rigid Foam 1 2and 3mm GLASS CLOTH 58 ozfsq yd 75 15 20 30 & 4 oz CARBON OR KEVLAR MAT 2 4 5 oz/sq yd CARBON FIBER NO FRAY TAPE CARBON FIBER RIBBON KEVLAR FABRIC TAPE KEVLAR FABRIC 17 ozIsq yd E-Z LAM Epoxy Laminating Resin Send SASE complete listing products AERD5PACE Composite Products 42 ttesittlet SonLeendro tA94571 503522022 FAX 50352202 Source Lightweight Materials~ 1063 Lorain Ohio 44055 MICRtJ Phone 216 282-8354 Ei~er jrcraft P 30 [osquit9J Big Flying Scale Kits Over Two Foot Span * Piper Cub$1895 * Stinson 125$1895 * Piper PA-16$1895 * Jodel$189s Semi-Scale Kits c02 Rubber Power 22 Span * Taylorcraft 195 * Stinson Voyager $1195 * PC-a Porter 195 Contest-Sport Kits * Hornet Embryo $1195 * Hornet P-3D 795 Fits P-30 & Pee Wee Rules Outdoor Peanut Scale Kits 13 Spsn *Cub$995 * Stineon 125$995 * Vagabond$995 * Farman$995 * Jodel$995 * Fike$1095 1/2 R/O Gas Electric Kits Fits Astro 035 Taylorcraft3995 Stinson 1253995 HARD TO FIND ITEMS Brown 002 Motors Accessories Over 20 Sizes Rubber Strip Japanese Tissue Super Fine Balsa Sheets & Strips Add 10% Shipping $400 Minimum Shipping CATALOG $200 COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL SOLID CONTROL LINES THREE BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HARDWARE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5 & 7 LOOP 1/4 GUM BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HI TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4365 VISA IMC WELCOME NO COD MINIMuM ORflFR $1000 PLUS Also Available Roto Finish Stiletto Color Tile P-Si Sky Harbor R/C Fine Woods 1-800-279-2871 November 1996 127 T Uit & REED ENtINES 010S 020S 049S 051S 074S & 09S ALL CUSTOM AND STOCK PARTS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY SWRA LEGAL Engine 60-1 2u ni /2 Decals available Call LEGAL RJ P-51 Engine 60-120 511/2 Oecals available Call info pack

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