Scale-Spori MENTIONED last installment further use masks appliques look up dictionary would dis cussed time around Sprayed-on finishes need mask some type obtain color separation line Masks lettering registration numbers company logos etc can drawn plain paper several times until satisfied results Several attempts making mask some difficult design can mean desire right growing rest modeling ability remember times have done over havent yet touched model masks must have adhesive back ing applied make stick sur face model have stance two choices 1 cut out mask apply adhesive use 3M mild Sprayment 2 apply rubber cement tape first cut out mask Note very nice letter Rich PowRalph D Kuenz ers editor San Francisco Vultures newsletter informs what have calling rubber cement tape prop erly known office supply stores Ad hesive Transfer Tape #465 Thanks Rich type mask just mentioned used tight work sharp lines de sired However some typical British camouflage patterns often sprayed free-hand use official mask ing mats Thus painted aircraft did have fine line denoting separation colors obtain effect use pieces newspaper cut appropriate pattern apply light patches adhesive center moisten water using atomizer Windex spray bottle Wet newspaper will read ily conform shape model across wing/fuselage joints other curved areas large patches newspaper adhesive center will adhere surface along edges thus giving slightly fuzzy look realistic effect Good reference material showing various camouflage color schemes Camouflage Markings James Goulding Robert Jones published Doubleday lighter color camouflage al ways applied first base dark er color defining finished color separa tion lines After has done lines prominent metal panels join scale rib locations fabric cov ered portions can given gentle em phasis light color pencil use Prisma-color light cold grey #968 Below highlight lines vertical surfaces can smudge hint deeper hue cotton swab dipped pencil-lead dust cases wing metal fabric control surfaces fabric portion can set slightly different hue method Go very easy shading dont want look garish subtle lines should stand out themselves unnoticed should add overall appearance model Rivets can dotted fine tip marking pen sure its permanent type will smear handling As general rule use hard finish paper masks require cutting out difficult characters As always use new blade cut smooth surface over piece cardboard save blade Now lets discuss appliques Rather mask patch lays covering material Certain intricate designs such squadron insignia contain several colors small areas could possibly masked out sprayed design can drawn vellum plain paper Japanese tissue continued page 93 Left Dennis Norman packs turns Caproni CA 5 trimotor Italian bomber Tough project Photograph Russ Brown Below 1 Beautiful Peanut Howard Pete built Bob Masters Construction belowl ultra light Bob designer Micro-A 40 Model Aviation bit lower time inverted wingovers wiggle up down 455 axis finally dog-leg axis Fig 2 five points maneuver model changes its ioop direction points loop may continued round position behind opposition five opportunities occur ring two seconds throughout match will long before following opponent Remember speed side flying level model much slower its smaller streamlined cousin enough prevent making get-away level flight So instead trying imitate jet anyone can predict therefore intercept must fly model wasp buzzing round jar honey make almost impossible opponent zero accurate ly fly level 1/10 second otherwise some whizz kid will convince himself sitting duck turnspeed probably equal pos sibly better opponent turn radius smaller model capable staying behind others day up put worst thing can lose sight target close following reduces chance happening enormously Watch opponents model copy everything does does matter very close behind him first can cut corners close gap after first couple turns try cuts back streamer Remem ber cannot line up until quit following quit have worry much about line tangles opponent expert flier will prob ably lead Close following again helps sort out line tangle does occur because easier remember flew mutual cooperation can fly out way flew theory anyway forget kill ahead points model sprayed-on color doped finish prefer have brownline run off original vellum manner keep original copies course same Thus draw ing insignia little off scale some dimensions will least uniform brownline first backed adhesive transfer tape colored felt-tip pen Except white use latex white-out After colors successfully done cut out patch peel off tape backing have applique model has colored Japanese tissue finish applique can made using Japanese tissue keep feel model constant would keeping see-through look lightly constructed model Searching good documentation particular aircraft may well lead finding building another interesting model have built decorated model liked built again improve ments flying dr changes struc ture decorated another color scheme second time have same basic airplane completely different model WHEN FIRST started column stated rules would discussed Well shanie having known 4 OlWELL T4ATh ONL MNE INCI4ES ON ThE TALE MAP rule book error rubber scale scoring Rule 507 remember pro posal total score being lower two scale judging flight points seeing book assumed pro posal passed intent proposing using lower score eliminate ghost ships scale competition However just doesnt work way flying conditions bad flight scores will low model wont fly well because spectator damage com plexity choice subject builder re ceives no reward scale con struction effort believe because scale events events reward builder workmanship scale fidelity flying ability three areas should equally considered determining winners fore have submitted rules change pro posal limiting maximum flight points same fifty 50 given workmanship scale fidelity should make opinions proposal known district scale contest board member Ralph D Kuenz 14645 Stahelin De troit Mich 48223 January 1977 93 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Price $3495 kit per doUar bar em GREATEST R/C SSBASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Modri co Inc 155 Rte 1& North St Topafield Mass 01983 8878541 Support AMA FF Scale/Kuenz continued page 40 Delicate looking Castalbert IV Peanut Old Timer built Stan Fink Walt Mooney plans Photo Carol Cogswell
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
Page Numbers: 40, 93
Scale-Spori MENTIONED last installment further use masks appliques look up dictionary would dis cussed time around Sprayed-on finishes need mask some type obtain color separation line Masks lettering registration numbers company logos etc can drawn plain paper several times until satisfied results Several attempts making mask some difficult design can mean desire right growing rest modeling ability remember times have done over havent yet touched model masks must have adhesive back ing applied make stick sur face model have stance two choices 1 cut out mask apply adhesive use 3M mild Sprayment 2 apply rubber cement tape first cut out mask Note very nice letter Rich PowRalph D Kuenz ers editor San Francisco Vultures newsletter informs what have calling rubber cement tape prop erly known office supply stores Ad hesive Transfer Tape #465 Thanks Rich type mask just mentioned used tight work sharp lines de sired However some typical British camouflage patterns often sprayed free-hand use official mask ing mats Thus painted aircraft did have fine line denoting separation colors obtain effect use pieces newspaper cut appropriate pattern apply light patches adhesive center moisten water using atomizer Windex spray bottle Wet newspaper will read ily conform shape model across wing/fuselage joints other curved areas large patches newspaper adhesive center will adhere surface along edges thus giving slightly fuzzy look realistic effect Good reference material showing various camouflage color schemes Camouflage Markings James Goulding Robert Jones published Doubleday lighter color camouflage al ways applied first base dark er color defining finished color separa tion lines After has done lines prominent metal panels join scale rib locations fabric cov ered portions can given gentle em phasis light color pencil use Prisma-color light cold grey #968 Below highlight lines vertical surfaces can smudge hint deeper hue cotton swab dipped pencil-lead dust cases wing metal fabric control surfaces fabric portion can set slightly different hue method Go very easy shading dont want look garish subtle lines should stand out themselves unnoticed should add overall appearance model Rivets can dotted fine tip marking pen sure its permanent type will smear handling As general rule use hard finish paper masks require cutting out difficult characters As always use new blade cut smooth surface over piece cardboard save blade Now lets discuss appliques Rather mask patch lays covering material Certain intricate designs such squadron insignia contain several colors small areas could possibly masked out sprayed design can drawn vellum plain paper Japanese tissue continued page 93 Left Dennis Norman packs turns Caproni CA 5 trimotor Italian bomber Tough project Photograph Russ Brown Below 1 Beautiful Peanut Howard Pete built Bob Masters Construction belowl ultra light Bob designer Micro-A 40 Model Aviation bit lower time inverted wingovers wiggle up down 455 axis finally dog-leg axis Fig 2 five points maneuver model changes its ioop direction points loop may continued round position behind opposition five opportunities occur ring two seconds throughout match will long before following opponent Remember speed side flying level model much slower its smaller streamlined cousin enough prevent making get-away level flight So instead trying imitate jet anyone can predict therefore intercept must fly model wasp buzzing round jar honey make almost impossible opponent zero accurate ly fly level 1/10 second otherwise some whizz kid will convince himself sitting duck turnspeed probably equal pos sibly better opponent turn radius smaller model capable staying behind others day up put worst thing can lose sight target close following reduces chance happening enormously Watch opponents model copy everything does does matter very close behind him first can cut corners close gap after first couple turns try cuts back streamer Remem ber cannot line up until quit following quit have worry much about line tangles opponent expert flier will prob ably lead Close following again helps sort out line tangle does occur because easier remember flew mutual cooperation can fly out way flew theory anyway forget kill ahead points model sprayed-on color doped finish prefer have brownline run off original vellum manner keep original copies course same Thus draw ing insignia little off scale some dimensions will least uniform brownline first backed adhesive transfer tape colored felt-tip pen Except white use latex white-out After colors successfully done cut out patch peel off tape backing have applique model has colored Japanese tissue finish applique can made using Japanese tissue keep feel model constant would keeping see-through look lightly constructed model Searching good documentation particular aircraft may well lead finding building another interesting model have built decorated model liked built again improve ments flying dr changes struc ture decorated another color scheme second time have same basic airplane completely different model WHEN FIRST started column stated rules would discussed Well shanie having known 4 OlWELL T4ATh ONL MNE INCI4ES ON ThE TALE MAP rule book error rubber scale scoring Rule 507 remember pro posal total score being lower two scale judging flight points seeing book assumed pro posal passed intent proposing using lower score eliminate ghost ships scale competition However just doesnt work way flying conditions bad flight scores will low model wont fly well because spectator damage com plexity choice subject builder re ceives no reward scale con struction effort believe because scale events events reward builder workmanship scale fidelity flying ability three areas should equally considered determining winners fore have submitted rules change pro posal limiting maximum flight points same fifty 50 given workmanship scale fidelity should make opinions proposal known district scale contest board member Ralph D Kuenz 14645 Stahelin De troit Mich 48223 January 1977 93 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Price $3495 kit per doUar bar em GREATEST R/C SSBASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Modri co Inc 155 Rte 1& North St Topafield Mass 01983 8878541 Support AMA FF Scale/Kuenz continued page 40 Delicate looking Castalbert IV Peanut Old Timer built Stan Fink Walt Mooney plans Photo Carol Cogswell