DB Mathews UL1i7 o SAMENESS Throughout long history model airplane building flying has tendency modelers construct look-alikes used result design doing well competition everyone jumping its bandwagon Lately seems what see flying fields cookie-cutter examples what available kit form Plan-built models becoming more rare self-designs almost unheard Some modelers avoid sameness trend changing appearance kit designs hat goes off kit-bashing illustrated article called Just Imagine June 1993 Model Aviation enriching aspects modeling creation something well out rut likely reason contemporary builders hesitation mystique difficulty surrounding planbuilt modelsan unrealistic presumption required skills beyond average builders people have desire different thought Id take look ways build models dont look like everyone elses comfortable kits building plans will add enjoyable fulfilling aspect hobby Semantics English written spoken Great Britain Australia rest world necessarily same English used US English taught throughout world unable adjust quickly enough propensity changing words phrases meanings making idioms popular usage Words meanings can change much rendered nonsensical foreign listener have no ideas correcting problem except sensitive idiom issue communicating wonder printed literature shouldnt put some sort mark words used outside traditional meaning illustrate 19th century Christmas carol Deck Halls has line Don now gay apparel Somehow doesnt quite seem carry same meaning did its writing hundreds other examples Its little wonder exchange students travelers US know English well second language totally baffled language spoken US frequently used modeling term causing much consternation confusion writers modelers scratch built term used mean developing model design blank paper up contemporary usage no longer does Editors note Scale modelers may disagree often asserted true scratch-built models start blank piece paper Actually common usage often changes definition words hence scratch-built has changed what used referred plan-built kit-bashing Ive experienced several instances letterJuly1998 47 Stan Koehn Wichita KS self-designed Dragonfly e Flies well Armin Lindow Wichita KS kit-built Sig Astro-Hog insignia blue MonoKate model has matching RustOleumTM #7723 royal blue paint writers modelers flying fields have confused use scratch-built its usage has caused us wonder Exactly what mean would importance sake improved communication perhaps term scratch-built should discarded descriptions models source should changed self designed plan-built kit-built would certainly improvement over current confusion Experimental Aircraft Associations EAA journal Sport Aviation captions its photos articles using terms adds factory-built applies acronym group models seen more frequently ARF Almost Ready-to Fly RTF Ready-to-Fly etc Ive never seen term scratch-built publication Speaking plan-building several letters reveal some confusion about sources plans build models letter related situation someone unsuccessfully attempted develop 1941 Buzzard Bombshell three-views thats much effort drawings easily obtainable Ive mentioned several plans suppliers throughout years perhaps review order magazines publish designs construction-article form have full-size drawings sale Although sometimes its bit difficult tell publications have catalogs can select plans Several will take phone orders use credit card Full-size drawings also available some subjects published nowdefunct magazines Bill Northrop 2019 Doral Court Henderson NV 89014 can supply designs published Model Builder also has plans never published modernized versions designs earlier publications Gleason Enterprises 705 10th Ave SW Austin MN 55912 has huge listing plans designs old Air Trails American Modeler RC Sportsman magazines old Free Flight FF Control Line CL Radio Control RC kit designs sorts domestic foreign published kitted models 1920s1970s try John Pond Old Time Plans Service 252 N 4th St San Jose CA 95 1093310 thousands subjects worth considerationso catalog divided categories ie Scale FF CL early RC word caution As instance John Pond unlike others mentioned some suppliers plans include pattems shaped parts developing wing ribs fuselage formers out league call 408 292-3392 before ordering make sure plan want has patterns Fellow Model Aviation columnist Bill Baker frequently mentions sources Old Timer Rubber Scale power FF plans Look through back issues MA information save magazines dont Ill limit comments area suppliers know have superb quality drawings Jim OReilly 4760 N Battin Ave Wichita KS 67220 has developed group plans primarily Old-Timer contemporary FF designs some out-of-therut subjects classics have reduced enlarged CAD Computer-Aided Drafting plans well done suitable framing response several readers seeking someone commercially available skills translate drawings sale quality recommend Jim Another plans supplier well-known source high-quality plans British RC Scale projects imports several thousands plans types models published Aeromodeller other British magazines Contact Bob Holman Plans Box 741 San Bernardino CA 92402 plans catalog interested receiving British magazines such Aviation Modeler RC Models & Electronics Aeromodeller etc contact Wise Owl Worldwide Publications 4214W 238th St Suite C Torrance CA 90505 Last group plans well-known sources such Nick Ziroli Wendell Hostetler Don Smith others plans frequently advertised often built well-thought-of few plans suppliers expect first buyer also build first prototype should avoided unacceptable Almost anyone can sit down drawing board draw plans responsibility building test-flying must rest designer buyer Ask around look through magazines examples built suppliers plans arent something may wrong Feel free return plans up standard Next time Ill take quick look suppliers precut parts fiberglass accessories landing gear canopies graphics plan-built projects Actually Im contradicting myself model built plans parts purchased premade plan-built kit Trivia people know Phil Kraft designed original Das Ugly Stik did know published 1966 construction article full-size plans available amazing article run magazine published Ace R/C called Grid Leaks editor Bill Winter odel Aviation g Phil Kraft George Walker Phils original Ugly Stik published 1966 Story text Norm Tessiers Azusa CA plan-built Panther II December 1979 MA plan #283 powered 05 35 FP delighted way flies
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/07
Page Numbers: 47, 48
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/07
Page Numbers: 47, 48
DB Mathews UL1i7 o SAMENESS Throughout long history model airplane building flying has tendency modelers construct look-alikes used result design doing well competition everyone jumping its bandwagon Lately seems what see flying fields cookie-cutter examples what available kit form Plan-built models becoming more rare self-designs almost unheard Some modelers avoid sameness trend changing appearance kit designs hat goes off kit-bashing illustrated article called Just Imagine June 1993 Model Aviation enriching aspects modeling creation something well out rut likely reason contemporary builders hesitation mystique difficulty surrounding planbuilt modelsan unrealistic presumption required skills beyond average builders people have desire different thought Id take look ways build models dont look like everyone elses comfortable kits building plans will add enjoyable fulfilling aspect hobby Semantics English written spoken Great Britain Australia rest world necessarily same English used US English taught throughout world unable adjust quickly enough propensity changing words phrases meanings making idioms popular usage Words meanings can change much rendered nonsensical foreign listener have no ideas correcting problem except sensitive idiom issue communicating wonder printed literature shouldnt put some sort mark words used outside traditional meaning illustrate 19th century Christmas carol Deck Halls has line Don now gay apparel Somehow doesnt quite seem carry same meaning did its writing hundreds other examples Its little wonder exchange students travelers US know English well second language totally baffled language spoken US frequently used modeling term causing much consternation confusion writers modelers scratch built term used mean developing model design blank paper up contemporary usage no longer does Editors note Scale modelers may disagree often asserted true scratch-built models start blank piece paper Actually common usage often changes definition words hence scratch-built has changed what used referred plan-built kit-bashing Ive experienced several instances letterJuly1998 47 Stan Koehn Wichita KS self-designed Dragonfly e Flies well Armin Lindow Wichita KS kit-built Sig Astro-Hog insignia blue MonoKate model has matching RustOleumTM #7723 royal blue paint writers modelers flying fields have confused use scratch-built its usage has caused us wonder Exactly what mean would importance sake improved communication perhaps term scratch-built should discarded descriptions models source should changed self designed plan-built kit-built would certainly improvement over current confusion Experimental Aircraft Associations EAA journal Sport Aviation captions its photos articles using terms adds factory-built applies acronym group models seen more frequently ARF Almost Ready-to Fly RTF Ready-to-Fly etc Ive never seen term scratch-built publication Speaking plan-building several letters reveal some confusion about sources plans build models letter related situation someone unsuccessfully attempted develop 1941 Buzzard Bombshell three-views thats much effort drawings easily obtainable Ive mentioned several plans suppliers throughout years perhaps review order magazines publish designs construction-article form have full-size drawings sale Although sometimes its bit difficult tell publications have catalogs can select plans Several will take phone orders use credit card Full-size drawings also available some subjects published nowdefunct magazines Bill Northrop 2019 Doral Court Henderson NV 89014 can supply designs published Model Builder also has plans never published modernized versions designs earlier publications Gleason Enterprises 705 10th Ave SW Austin MN 55912 has huge listing plans designs old Air Trails American Modeler RC Sportsman magazines old Free Flight FF Control Line CL Radio Control RC kit designs sorts domestic foreign published kitted models 1920s1970s try John Pond Old Time Plans Service 252 N 4th St San Jose CA 95 1093310 thousands subjects worth considerationso catalog divided categories ie Scale FF CL early RC word caution As instance John Pond unlike others mentioned some suppliers plans include pattems shaped parts developing wing ribs fuselage formers out league call 408 292-3392 before ordering make sure plan want has patterns Fellow Model Aviation columnist Bill Baker frequently mentions sources Old Timer Rubber Scale power FF plans Look through back issues MA information save magazines dont Ill limit comments area suppliers know have superb quality drawings Jim OReilly 4760 N Battin Ave Wichita KS 67220 has developed group plans primarily Old-Timer contemporary FF designs some out-of-therut subjects classics have reduced enlarged CAD Computer-Aided Drafting plans well done suitable framing response several readers seeking someone commercially available skills translate drawings sale quality recommend Jim Another plans supplier well-known source high-quality plans British RC Scale projects imports several thousands plans types models published Aeromodeller other British magazines Contact Bob Holman Plans Box 741 San Bernardino CA 92402 plans catalog interested receiving British magazines such Aviation Modeler RC Models & Electronics Aeromodeller etc contact Wise Owl Worldwide Publications 4214W 238th St Suite C Torrance CA 90505 Last group plans well-known sources such Nick Ziroli Wendell Hostetler Don Smith others plans frequently advertised often built well-thought-of few plans suppliers expect first buyer also build first prototype should avoided unacceptable Almost anyone can sit down drawing board draw plans responsibility building test-flying must rest designer buyer Ask around look through magazines examples built suppliers plans arent something may wrong Feel free return plans up standard Next time Ill take quick look suppliers precut parts fiberglass accessories landing gear canopies graphics plan-built projects Actually Im contradicting myself model built plans parts purchased premade plan-built kit Trivia people know Phil Kraft designed original Das Ugly Stik did know published 1966 construction article full-size plans available amazing article run magazine published Ace R/C called Grid Leaks editor Bill Winter odel Aviation g Phil Kraft George Walker Phils original Ugly Stik published 1966 Story text Norm Tessiers Azusa CA plan-built Panther II December 1979 MA plan #283 powered 05 35 FP delighted way flies
