COLOR-XEROXED DECALS easy make says Dick Drake Thermal Thumbers recent meet showed some fantastic decals made up SCAMPS members color Xerox machine using Mylar selfadhering film available blueprint shops can enlarge reduce art work size perhaps cutting pasting original art work several different sizes can use same markings different size models Panel instruments might good place use technique always need no matter what size model youre building White-line faces blackbackground faces faces color bands illuminated needles should cinch Apply already-doped finished surfaces dusting Testors Dull Cote kill unwanted gloss Thanks Dick S tape Most know what tape flexible backing some sort thats coated adhesive substance got rid backing left thin coating adhesive would still tape Well s tapethats certain Snot tape rolled between fingers feels like something its hence its nickname 3M calls adhesive transfer tape Tuck calls carpet tape Dick Howard retired Lake Havasu Arizona has experimenting 7 Bill Warner builds own models nowhere ruie book does say cant get some help repairing themi Waco SRE gets some rework after pipe-framed Scale head quarters sunshade blew over during judging Lost Hilis Tuck carpet tape finds great for of surfaces wish join already making stripes apply colored tissue stuck sticky stuff case lay adhesive having no backing per se bit white tissue youll use make comes peel-off shiny strip paper stripe out onto sticky stuff Cut Before peeling off need have wish using sharp razor blade 50 Model Aviation Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 Fokker F-20 bulit Dick Howard plan Dave Stott weighs 57 grams flying props no rubber Span 28 inches three props will powered V Left Dick Self ned jumbo P-Si Lost Hills site Ship has freewheeling prop folding blades Right John Borden Blacksheep Squadron Pond profile racer modified Tony Naccarato plan Scene lathe 91 annual Speed meet Domlnguez Hills CA Kathleen McLaughlin gives Tern Aero kit Mister Muiiigan perfect isunch Lost Hiiis modei five years aid stiii files weii did new dont cut through peel-off strip remove attach plane Tuck adhesive opaque will help white tissue strip look great can use color course white over dark tissue people have trouble Keep up good work Dick Pattern Jose Mondejar P used making 8-in siscaform propeiier design Transfer pattern cardboard tem plate cut prop X-ray ceiiuioid Sliced ribs lightness Jack McGillivray Canadas finest modelers writing SAM Speaks up wilds Ontario recommends light wing loadings best way get long slow flights reduce damage impact use scale rib spacing appearance means lightening rib easily accomplished laying down leading trailing edges plan adding rectangular strips lower part rib between notch full-depth thin balsa spar top bottom rib location spar glued lower strips point wing will have its maximum camber Make curved template slice out upper parts ribs Note some modelers prefer laminate two thin balsa strips maximum strength BW fitted leading trailing edges top spar notch / 0 / I/ 0 BUILDING INsrRUcT1ONs I- Aloke prep hub rectangular pace 6rm cardboard 24s100nm/ond trece center line G7d make bushing winding wr 3/8dcrneter raund stk using white glue Nate cardbead gntin 2- Troce cut cordbaad prape//er paitten 14th pencil copy aver s-ray ce/lu/aid sheet Trace reference hnes cut ancaver piece ov Ave Jack adheres tissue both ribs spar enabling tissue shrink lightly distortion warp such wash-out desired Jack recommends cover bottom wing first slip balsa shim under TE tip cover top tissue will hold twist same way get twist envelope have sealed hands bit twist Jacks favorite covering material Ganpi tissue available Japanese art stores about $6 sheet requires no doping available white No other tissue equals lightness Jack says anyone has seen models air wont dispute knows what talking about case interested getting newsletter runs $10 ten issues US subscribers asked send money order instead check Send Don Continued page 168 / 0 3- RN ce/lu/aid pvpeller pattern up side down wdmtharawdstic*rxabal/point pen wnd pqo blade clockwise 4lnsert pw hub place center checking cross teference lines Take pen aut 5 Look red pitch twisting prepe//er Trace &e lregitudict reference lie aver bushilig Th#/ing center pitch will set Jest Me,deioi P Diagram complete instructions building siscaform propeller October 1991 51 Don Sruii McLean Virginia has testing new HiLine Micro-4 electric motor system two Guiliow semiscale shipsa Typhoon Skyraider built Bill Ceresa Don reports both ships fly great Photo Tim Schmitt 8 SISCAFORM PROPiLLER -K San Diego modeler Don Munna jumbo Rub ber Chambermaid took OTS Mile Square June 346 flight Model has 43-in span silked fuselage plywood prop Ss FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease 4 accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds offl Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof temperature control youll Pro st time out Cuts straight taper wings fins stabilizers matically ts tape edge workbench dining table stores its own heavy duty mailing tube lete kit anodized plated components no hardware store trips ructions include cutting first wing making templates utter supplied adapts 50 Power supply required Guaranteed out perform rest FEATHER CUT Simply bestl $13950 S&H THERMAL GENERATORTEKOA THE CENTER OF DESIGN Power Supply3219 CANYON LAKE DRIVE $9450 450 S&HHOLLYWOOD 0068 PHONE/FAX 2134695584 California 93727 AJ s production source Shocer Maz Hog kits various sizes seven different sizes Nos Gas Swat design well Old Timer enthusiasts may interested kit reissuances th~ Hurricane 69 Vangard 66designs once produced Advanced Engineering Company days gone also have listed KSB timer $1750 just few kits accessories offered establishment best buy department 4-inchlong needle valves $2 fit K & B metric size engines 325 75 other engine parts K & B Cox available well Support support Send catalog soon possible Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 51 Hannam 2229 Prescott Hwy 16 Nepean Ontario Canada K2E 6Z8 telephone 613/226-5663 information HiLine Micro-4 have waiting try electric-powered Scale can build light rubber-powered ship heres right stuff right price Designed fly models 50 75 square inches wing weigh between 10 30 grams minus motor system new addition HiLine team comes motor Ni-Cd batteries props parts make chargerall special introductory price $1795 plus $200 postage catalog offerings send $100 HiLine Ltd PO Box 1283 Bethesda MD 20827 Repairing crash damage Dave Stott cofounder modern Flying Aces movement answer question What dislike about modeling replied unhesitatingly Repairing Most us agree strongly resembles work play After fun building model already dont need imposition have known let models lie around years before fix em truism about crash damage usually bad looks important thing develop positive attitude toward wreck Cut away covering nearest undamaged longeron rib bulkhead other point solid attachment saving art work can soaked off thinner otherwise saved use again Survey internal damage glue what can back together Sometimes easier just cut away damaged part glue something solid its place trimming down size knife sanding block dries recommend Testors Green Tube Cement Wood Models fast-drying repairs use cyanoacrylate glue 1 % cases nothing else will work hard soak joint apart thinner reposition several times use instant glue youre leaving plane line up broken leading trailing edges making portable balsa shelves pin up under wings come off pin em down flat bench dry Add doublers break long Butt joints arent strong damage wing check balance plane see repairs have made weight lopsided add weight opposite wing needed compensate Always double-glue letting first coat soak pores wood before adding second coat join little glue skin outside joint fillet corner usually good idea Adding occasional brace angle will keep break occurring similar crash might hurt Keep eyeballing repair area make sure drying straight Try holding long straight balsa yardsticks under both wings stab halves see parallel Adding removable external brace can soaked off thinner later plane structure has added works well times damage severe Known quality kits OLD TIMER RUBBER 34 INCH WING SPAN MOLDED CANOPY DIE-CUT WOOD PROP BLANK new member Peck-Polymers family flying models Send complete catalog S3t Dietrich CONVERTABLE HARD TO FIND ACCESSORIES FOR RUBBER POWERED MODELS DakDaIuem*e PO BOX 710399-MA SANTEE CA 92072 J q qq~ TEL 619 8-1818 FAX 619 8-1833 168 Model Aviation em 250 fues Recogniced ____ CSA Certif ledAndesoe File No5 File No.aiPner P26226[R2Pt$4PtOdeCfSI,C Only certified checks money orders accepted Minimum order $1400 fo thee packages 4 Pometyoles $400 per package $200 shipping end handlingl CT esidents add sales ten Pices subject change notice DEALER frJoufRf ES INVITED further information dea er yr can send SASh Business Card SERMOS RIC SNAP CONNECTORSF Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Statnford CT 06905 1203 322-6294 saved some tissue colored dope whatever covered originally marked clearly model belongs matching colors should difficult Red blue tissue tends fade models may require setting repair tissue out sun few days until perfect match Always cover structure outlines Attaching piece repair tissue some tissue hanging out air seldom successful Try cut patches about 6 larger space will cover will remain unobtrusive possible Tiny splits may fixed brushing dope laying piece smooth Saran Wrap can peeled off lot dry resulting surface can blended working brush some thinned dope around edges late great Loren Williams often used trick good advantage Damage balsa block structures like wheel pants cowlings can often repaired lightweight painters patch material water-soluble white variety sands easily adds very little weight Cottage Wings List As mentioned last column just isnt room plug great small businesses newsletters suppliers etc Free-Flight scale modelers need survive have put together annotated list should great usefulness especially newcomers hobby us live far decent hobby shop feel like orphans attempt help locate useful stufffrom diesel fuel plans Flying Aces Club Send dollar cover printing large SASE address beginning column youd like copy Until next time keep stuffin turns Happy landings Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 76 prototype racer flown 1937 gets interesting consider current TV ads 50thanniversary Jeeps Now 37 plus 50 does equal 91 does So did racing immortal Art Chester arrive name four years before Willys Motor company original manufacturer military vehicle sounds like something Trivial Pursuit doesnt answer neither Art Chester nor Willys company invented name As recall Jeep little talking animal cartoon strip called Alley Oop long before name picked up others Next trivia question did Well-Adjusted b Two Places Once new Sullivan Split Elevator Joint #558 its snap Thats because quick-release locking sleeves snap securely allowing range off-axis motion Yet theyre much easier unhook adjust individually otherball joints kit has double ball threads onto control rod elevator half connected double ball ball joints easy adjustments elevator control horns can located anywhere elevator complete kit includes double ball jam nut two socket/sleeve assemblies Soifyoureworkingona p roject needs getting off ground Thok Sullivan PRODUCTS youll find ideas very easy adjust P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground name bazooka come military used shoulder-launched antitank missile know However name came large ludicrous-looking kazoo-like musical instrument played among others country/western comedian named Bob Burns Bulletproof Ace Float Fly transmitters checked scanners part Friday night registration party Interestingly several relatively new 1991 transmitters found spattering well off frequencies occurs receiver may well bulletproof that virtue useless flier next using shotgun Im comfortable flying anyone doesnt have Gold sticker current year transmitter Are slightly different tack Have flown anyone 10 MHz close bit uneasy first time someone didnt know fired up RC 13 right next RC 12 After got thinking about relaxed After have March 91 Gold sticker Silver Seven am using Ace 91 receivers other guy couldnt have purchased system RC 13 its being Gold worry great its going waiting half morning frequency open up Thank guys AMA Continued page 171 October 1991 169
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/10
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 168, 169
COLOR-XEROXED DECALS easy make says Dick Drake Thermal Thumbers recent meet showed some fantastic decals made up SCAMPS members color Xerox machine using Mylar selfadhering film available blueprint shops can enlarge reduce art work size perhaps cutting pasting original art work several different sizes can use same markings different size models Panel instruments might good place use technique always need no matter what size model youre building White-line faces blackbackground faces faces color bands illuminated needles should cinch Apply already-doped finished surfaces dusting Testors Dull Cote kill unwanted gloss Thanks Dick S tape Most know what tape flexible backing some sort thats coated adhesive substance got rid backing left thin coating adhesive would still tape Well s tapethats certain Snot tape rolled between fingers feels like something its hence its nickname 3M calls adhesive transfer tape Tuck calls carpet tape Dick Howard retired Lake Havasu Arizona has experimenting 7 Bill Warner builds own models nowhere ruie book does say cant get some help repairing themi Waco SRE gets some rework after pipe-framed Scale head quarters sunshade blew over during judging Lost Hilis Tuck carpet tape finds great for of surfaces wish join already making stripes apply colored tissue stuck sticky stuff case lay adhesive having no backing per se bit white tissue youll use make comes peel-off shiny strip paper stripe out onto sticky stuff Cut Before peeling off need have wish using sharp razor blade 50 Model Aviation Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 Fokker F-20 bulit Dick Howard plan Dave Stott weighs 57 grams flying props no rubber Span 28 inches three props will powered V Left Dick Self ned jumbo P-Si Lost Hills site Ship has freewheeling prop folding blades Right John Borden Blacksheep Squadron Pond profile racer modified Tony Naccarato plan Scene lathe 91 annual Speed meet Domlnguez Hills CA Kathleen McLaughlin gives Tern Aero kit Mister Muiiigan perfect isunch Lost Hiiis modei five years aid stiii files weii did new dont cut through peel-off strip remove attach plane Tuck adhesive opaque will help white tissue strip look great can use color course white over dark tissue people have trouble Keep up good work Dick Pattern Jose Mondejar P used making 8-in siscaform propeiier design Transfer pattern cardboard tem plate cut prop X-ray ceiiuioid Sliced ribs lightness Jack McGillivray Canadas finest modelers writing SAM Speaks up wilds Ontario recommends light wing loadings best way get long slow flights reduce damage impact use scale rib spacing appearance means lightening rib easily accomplished laying down leading trailing edges plan adding rectangular strips lower part rib between notch full-depth thin balsa spar top bottom rib location spar glued lower strips point wing will have its maximum camber Make curved template slice out upper parts ribs Note some modelers prefer laminate two thin balsa strips maximum strength BW fitted leading trailing edges top spar notch / 0 / I/ 0 BUILDING INsrRUcT1ONs I- Aloke prep hub rectangular pace 6rm cardboard 24s100nm/ond trece center line G7d make bushing winding wr 3/8dcrneter raund stk using white glue Nate cardbead gntin 2- Troce cut cordbaad prape//er paitten 14th pencil copy aver s-ray ce/lu/aid sheet Trace reference hnes cut ancaver piece ov Ave Jack adheres tissue both ribs spar enabling tissue shrink lightly distortion warp such wash-out desired Jack recommends cover bottom wing first slip balsa shim under TE tip cover top tissue will hold twist same way get twist envelope have sealed hands bit twist Jacks favorite covering material Ganpi tissue available Japanese art stores about $6 sheet requires no doping available white No other tissue equals lightness Jack says anyone has seen models air wont dispute knows what talking about case interested getting newsletter runs $10 ten issues US subscribers asked send money order instead check Send Don Continued page 168 / 0 3- RN ce/lu/aid pvpeller pattern up side down wdmtharawdstic*rxabal/point pen wnd pqo blade clockwise 4lnsert pw hub place center checking cross teference lines Take pen aut 5 Look red pitch twisting prepe//er Trace &e lregitudict reference lie aver bushilig Th#/ing center pitch will set Jest Me,deioi P Diagram complete instructions building siscaform propeller October 1991 51 Don Sruii McLean Virginia has testing new HiLine Micro-4 electric motor system two Guiliow semiscale shipsa Typhoon Skyraider built Bill Ceresa Don reports both ships fly great Photo Tim Schmitt 8 SISCAFORM PROPiLLER -K San Diego modeler Don Munna jumbo Rub ber Chambermaid took OTS Mile Square June 346 flight Model has 43-in span silked fuselage plywood prop Ss FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease 4 accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds offl Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof temperature control youll Pro st time out Cuts straight taper wings fins stabilizers matically ts tape edge workbench dining table stores its own heavy duty mailing tube lete kit anodized plated components no hardware store trips ructions include cutting first wing making templates utter supplied adapts 50 Power supply required Guaranteed out perform rest FEATHER CUT Simply bestl $13950 S&H THERMAL GENERATORTEKOA THE CENTER OF DESIGN Power Supply3219 CANYON LAKE DRIVE $9450 450 S&HHOLLYWOOD 0068 PHONE/FAX 2134695584 California 93727 AJ s production source Shocer Maz Hog kits various sizes seven different sizes Nos Gas Swat design well Old Timer enthusiasts may interested kit reissuances th~ Hurricane 69 Vangard 66designs once produced Advanced Engineering Company days gone also have listed KSB timer $1750 just few kits accessories offered establishment best buy department 4-inchlong needle valves $2 fit K & B metric size engines 325 75 other engine parts K & B Cox available well Support support Send catalog soon possible Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 51 Hannam 2229 Prescott Hwy 16 Nepean Ontario Canada K2E 6Z8 telephone 613/226-5663 information HiLine Micro-4 have waiting try electric-powered Scale can build light rubber-powered ship heres right stuff right price Designed fly models 50 75 square inches wing weigh between 10 30 grams minus motor system new addition HiLine team comes motor Ni-Cd batteries props parts make chargerall special introductory price $1795 plus $200 postage catalog offerings send $100 HiLine Ltd PO Box 1283 Bethesda MD 20827 Repairing crash damage Dave Stott cofounder modern Flying Aces movement answer question What dislike about modeling replied unhesitatingly Repairing Most us agree strongly resembles work play After fun building model already dont need imposition have known let models lie around years before fix em truism about crash damage usually bad looks important thing develop positive attitude toward wreck Cut away covering nearest undamaged longeron rib bulkhead other point solid attachment saving art work can soaked off thinner otherwise saved use again Survey internal damage glue what can back together Sometimes easier just cut away damaged part glue something solid its place trimming down size knife sanding block dries recommend Testors Green Tube Cement Wood Models fast-drying repairs use cyanoacrylate glue 1 % cases nothing else will work hard soak joint apart thinner reposition several times use instant glue youre leaving plane line up broken leading trailing edges making portable balsa shelves pin up under wings come off pin em down flat bench dry Add doublers break long Butt joints arent strong damage wing check balance plane see repairs have made weight lopsided add weight opposite wing needed compensate Always double-glue letting first coat soak pores wood before adding second coat join little glue skin outside joint fillet corner usually good idea Adding occasional brace angle will keep break occurring similar crash might hurt Keep eyeballing repair area make sure drying straight Try holding long straight balsa yardsticks under both wings stab halves see parallel Adding removable external brace can soaked off thinner later plane structure has added works well times damage severe Known quality kits OLD TIMER RUBBER 34 INCH WING SPAN MOLDED CANOPY DIE-CUT WOOD PROP BLANK new member Peck-Polymers family flying models Send complete catalog S3t Dietrich CONVERTABLE HARD TO FIND ACCESSORIES FOR RUBBER POWERED MODELS DakDaIuem*e PO BOX 710399-MA SANTEE CA 92072 J q qq~ TEL 619 8-1818 FAX 619 8-1833 168 Model Aviation em 250 fues Recogniced ____ CSA Certif ledAndesoe File No5 File No.aiPner P26226[R2Pt$4PtOdeCfSI,C Only certified checks money orders accepted Minimum order $1400 fo thee packages 4 Pometyoles $400 per package $200 shipping end handlingl CT esidents add sales ten Pices subject change notice DEALER frJoufRf ES INVITED further information dea er yr can send SASh Business Card SERMOS RIC SNAP CONNECTORSF Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Statnford CT 06905 1203 322-6294 saved some tissue colored dope whatever covered originally marked clearly model belongs matching colors should difficult Red blue tissue tends fade models may require setting repair tissue out sun few days until perfect match Always cover structure outlines Attaching piece repair tissue some tissue hanging out air seldom successful Try cut patches about 6 larger space will cover will remain unobtrusive possible Tiny splits may fixed brushing dope laying piece smooth Saran Wrap can peeled off lot dry resulting surface can blended working brush some thinned dope around edges late great Loren Williams often used trick good advantage Damage balsa block structures like wheel pants cowlings can often repaired lightweight painters patch material water-soluble white variety sands easily adds very little weight Cottage Wings List As mentioned last column just isnt room plug great small businesses newsletters suppliers etc Free-Flight scale modelers need survive have put together annotated list should great usefulness especially newcomers hobby us live far decent hobby shop feel like orphans attempt help locate useful stufffrom diesel fuel plans Flying Aces Club Send dollar cover printing large SASE address beginning column youd like copy Until next time keep stuffin turns Happy landings Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 76 prototype racer flown 1937 gets interesting consider current TV ads 50thanniversary Jeeps Now 37 plus 50 does equal 91 does So did racing immortal Art Chester arrive name four years before Willys Motor company original manufacturer military vehicle sounds like something Trivial Pursuit doesnt answer neither Art Chester nor Willys company invented name As recall Jeep little talking animal cartoon strip called Alley Oop long before name picked up others Next trivia question did Well-Adjusted b Two Places Once new Sullivan Split Elevator Joint #558 its snap Thats because quick-release locking sleeves snap securely allowing range off-axis motion Yet theyre much easier unhook adjust individually otherball joints kit has double ball threads onto control rod elevator half connected double ball ball joints easy adjustments elevator control horns can located anywhere elevator complete kit includes double ball jam nut two socket/sleeve assemblies Soifyoureworkingona p roject needs getting off ground Thok Sullivan PRODUCTS youll find ideas very easy adjust P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground name bazooka come military used shoulder-launched antitank missile know However name came large ludicrous-looking kazoo-like musical instrument played among others country/western comedian named Bob Burns Bulletproof Ace Float Fly transmitters checked scanners part Friday night registration party Interestingly several relatively new 1991 transmitters found spattering well off frequencies occurs receiver may well bulletproof that virtue useless flier next using shotgun Im comfortable flying anyone doesnt have Gold sticker current year transmitter Are slightly different tack Have flown anyone 10 MHz close bit uneasy first time someone didnt know fired up RC 13 right next RC 12 After got thinking about relaxed After have March 91 Gold sticker Silver Seven am using Ace 91 receivers other guy couldnt have purchased system RC 13 its being Gold worry great its going waiting half morning frequency open up Thank guys AMA Continued page 171 October 1991 169
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/10
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 168, 169
COLOR-XEROXED DECALS easy make says Dick Drake Thermal Thumbers recent meet showed some fantastic decals made up SCAMPS members color Xerox machine using Mylar selfadhering film available blueprint shops can enlarge reduce art work size perhaps cutting pasting original art work several different sizes can use same markings different size models Panel instruments might good place use technique always need no matter what size model youre building White-line faces blackbackground faces faces color bands illuminated needles should cinch Apply already-doped finished surfaces dusting Testors Dull Cote kill unwanted gloss Thanks Dick S tape Most know what tape flexible backing some sort thats coated adhesive substance got rid backing left thin coating adhesive would still tape Well s tapethats certain Snot tape rolled between fingers feels like something its hence its nickname 3M calls adhesive transfer tape Tuck calls carpet tape Dick Howard retired Lake Havasu Arizona has experimenting 7 Bill Warner builds own models nowhere ruie book does say cant get some help repairing themi Waco SRE gets some rework after pipe-framed Scale head quarters sunshade blew over during judging Lost Hilis Tuck carpet tape finds great for of surfaces wish join already making stripes apply colored tissue stuck sticky stuff case lay adhesive having no backing per se bit white tissue youll use make comes peel-off shiny strip paper stripe out onto sticky stuff Cut Before peeling off need have wish using sharp razor blade 50 Model Aviation Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 Fokker F-20 bulit Dick Howard plan Dave Stott weighs 57 grams flying props no rubber Span 28 inches three props will powered V Left Dick Self ned jumbo P-Si Lost Hills site Ship has freewheeling prop folding blades Right John Borden Blacksheep Squadron Pond profile racer modified Tony Naccarato plan Scene lathe 91 annual Speed meet Domlnguez Hills CA Kathleen McLaughlin gives Tern Aero kit Mister Muiiigan perfect isunch Lost Hiiis modei five years aid stiii files weii did new dont cut through peel-off strip remove attach plane Tuck adhesive opaque will help white tissue strip look great can use color course white over dark tissue people have trouble Keep up good work Dick Pattern Jose Mondejar P used making 8-in siscaform propeiier design Transfer pattern cardboard tem plate cut prop X-ray ceiiuioid Sliced ribs lightness Jack McGillivray Canadas finest modelers writing SAM Speaks up wilds Ontario recommends light wing loadings best way get long slow flights reduce damage impact use scale rib spacing appearance means lightening rib easily accomplished laying down leading trailing edges plan adding rectangular strips lower part rib between notch full-depth thin balsa spar top bottom rib location spar glued lower strips point wing will have its maximum camber Make curved template slice out upper parts ribs Note some modelers prefer laminate two thin balsa strips maximum strength BW fitted leading trailing edges top spar notch / 0 / I/ 0 BUILDING INsrRUcT1ONs I- Aloke prep hub rectangular pace 6rm cardboard 24s100nm/ond trece center line G7d make bushing winding wr 3/8dcrneter raund stk using white glue Nate cardbead gntin 2- Troce cut cordbaad prape//er paitten 14th pencil copy aver s-ray ce/lu/aid sheet Trace reference hnes cut ancaver piece ov Ave Jack adheres tissue both ribs spar enabling tissue shrink lightly distortion warp such wash-out desired Jack recommends cover bottom wing first slip balsa shim under TE tip cover top tissue will hold twist same way get twist envelope have sealed hands bit twist Jacks favorite covering material Ganpi tissue available Japanese art stores about $6 sheet requires no doping available white No other tissue equals lightness Jack says anyone has seen models air wont dispute knows what talking about case interested getting newsletter runs $10 ten issues US subscribers asked send money order instead check Send Don Continued page 168 / 0 3- RN ce/lu/aid pvpeller pattern up side down wdmtharawdstic*rxabal/point pen wnd pqo blade clockwise 4lnsert pw hub place center checking cross teference lines Take pen aut 5 Look red pitch twisting prepe//er Trace &e lregitudict reference lie aver bushilig Th#/ing center pitch will set Jest Me,deioi P Diagram complete instructions building siscaform propeller October 1991 51 Don Sruii McLean Virginia has testing new HiLine Micro-4 electric motor system two Guiliow semiscale shipsa Typhoon Skyraider built Bill Ceresa Don reports both ships fly great Photo Tim Schmitt 8 SISCAFORM PROPiLLER -K San Diego modeler Don Munna jumbo Rub ber Chambermaid took OTS Mile Square June 346 flight Model has 43-in span silked fuselage plywood prop Ss FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease 4 accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds offl Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof temperature control youll Pro st time out Cuts straight taper wings fins stabilizers matically ts tape edge workbench dining table stores its own heavy duty mailing tube lete kit anodized plated components no hardware store trips ructions include cutting first wing making templates utter supplied adapts 50 Power supply required Guaranteed out perform rest FEATHER CUT Simply bestl $13950 S&H THERMAL GENERATORTEKOA THE CENTER OF DESIGN Power Supply3219 CANYON LAKE DRIVE $9450 450 S&HHOLLYWOOD 0068 PHONE/FAX 2134695584 California 93727 AJ s production source Shocer Maz Hog kits various sizes seven different sizes Nos Gas Swat design well Old Timer enthusiasts may interested kit reissuances th~ Hurricane 69 Vangard 66designs once produced Advanced Engineering Company days gone also have listed KSB timer $1750 just few kits accessories offered establishment best buy department 4-inchlong needle valves $2 fit K & B metric size engines 325 75 other engine parts K & B Cox available well Support support Send catalog soon possible Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 51 Hannam 2229 Prescott Hwy 16 Nepean Ontario Canada K2E 6Z8 telephone 613/226-5663 information HiLine Micro-4 have waiting try electric-powered Scale can build light rubber-powered ship heres right stuff right price Designed fly models 50 75 square inches wing weigh between 10 30 grams minus motor system new addition HiLine team comes motor Ni-Cd batteries props parts make chargerall special introductory price $1795 plus $200 postage catalog offerings send $100 HiLine Ltd PO Box 1283 Bethesda MD 20827 Repairing crash damage Dave Stott cofounder modern Flying Aces movement answer question What dislike about modeling replied unhesitatingly Repairing Most us agree strongly resembles work play After fun building model already dont need imposition have known let models lie around years before fix em truism about crash damage usually bad looks important thing develop positive attitude toward wreck Cut away covering nearest undamaged longeron rib bulkhead other point solid attachment saving art work can soaked off thinner otherwise saved use again Survey internal damage glue what can back together Sometimes easier just cut away damaged part glue something solid its place trimming down size knife sanding block dries recommend Testors Green Tube Cement Wood Models fast-drying repairs use cyanoacrylate glue 1 % cases nothing else will work hard soak joint apart thinner reposition several times use instant glue youre leaving plane line up broken leading trailing edges making portable balsa shelves pin up under wings come off pin em down flat bench dry Add doublers break long Butt joints arent strong damage wing check balance plane see repairs have made weight lopsided add weight opposite wing needed compensate Always double-glue letting first coat soak pores wood before adding second coat join little glue skin outside joint fillet corner usually good idea Adding occasional brace angle will keep break occurring similar crash might hurt Keep eyeballing repair area make sure drying straight Try holding long straight balsa yardsticks under both wings stab halves see parallel Adding removable external brace can soaked off thinner later plane structure has added works well times damage severe Known quality kits OLD TIMER RUBBER 34 INCH WING SPAN MOLDED CANOPY DIE-CUT WOOD PROP BLANK new member Peck-Polymers family flying models Send complete catalog S3t Dietrich CONVERTABLE HARD TO FIND ACCESSORIES FOR RUBBER POWERED MODELS DakDaIuem*e PO BOX 710399-MA SANTEE CA 92072 J q qq~ TEL 619 8-1818 FAX 619 8-1833 168 Model Aviation em 250 fues Recogniced ____ CSA Certif ledAndesoe File No5 File No.aiPner P26226[R2Pt$4PtOdeCfSI,C Only certified checks money orders accepted Minimum order $1400 fo thee packages 4 Pometyoles $400 per package $200 shipping end handlingl CT esidents add sales ten Pices subject change notice DEALER frJoufRf ES INVITED further information dea er yr can send SASh Business Card SERMOS RIC SNAP CONNECTORSF Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Statnford CT 06905 1203 322-6294 saved some tissue colored dope whatever covered originally marked clearly model belongs matching colors should difficult Red blue tissue tends fade models may require setting repair tissue out sun few days until perfect match Always cover structure outlines Attaching piece repair tissue some tissue hanging out air seldom successful Try cut patches about 6 larger space will cover will remain unobtrusive possible Tiny splits may fixed brushing dope laying piece smooth Saran Wrap can peeled off lot dry resulting surface can blended working brush some thinned dope around edges late great Loren Williams often used trick good advantage Damage balsa block structures like wheel pants cowlings can often repaired lightweight painters patch material water-soluble white variety sands easily adds very little weight Cottage Wings List As mentioned last column just isnt room plug great small businesses newsletters suppliers etc Free-Flight scale modelers need survive have put together annotated list should great usefulness especially newcomers hobby us live far decent hobby shop feel like orphans attempt help locate useful stufffrom diesel fuel plans Flying Aces Club Send dollar cover printing large SASE address beginning column youd like copy Until next time keep stuffin turns Happy landings Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 76 prototype racer flown 1937 gets interesting consider current TV ads 50thanniversary Jeeps Now 37 plus 50 does equal 91 does So did racing immortal Art Chester arrive name four years before Willys Motor company original manufacturer military vehicle sounds like something Trivial Pursuit doesnt answer neither Art Chester nor Willys company invented name As recall Jeep little talking animal cartoon strip called Alley Oop long before name picked up others Next trivia question did Well-Adjusted b Two Places Once new Sullivan Split Elevator Joint #558 its snap Thats because quick-release locking sleeves snap securely allowing range off-axis motion Yet theyre much easier unhook adjust individually otherball joints kit has double ball threads onto control rod elevator half connected double ball ball joints easy adjustments elevator control horns can located anywhere elevator complete kit includes double ball jam nut two socket/sleeve assemblies Soifyoureworkingona p roject needs getting off ground Thok Sullivan PRODUCTS youll find ideas very easy adjust P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground name bazooka come military used shoulder-launched antitank missile know However name came large ludicrous-looking kazoo-like musical instrument played among others country/western comedian named Bob Burns Bulletproof Ace Float Fly transmitters checked scanners part Friday night registration party Interestingly several relatively new 1991 transmitters found spattering well off frequencies occurs receiver may well bulletproof that virtue useless flier next using shotgun Im comfortable flying anyone doesnt have Gold sticker current year transmitter Are slightly different tack Have flown anyone 10 MHz close bit uneasy first time someone didnt know fired up RC 13 right next RC 12 After got thinking about relaxed After have March 91 Gold sticker Silver Seven am using Ace 91 receivers other guy couldnt have purchased system RC 13 its being Gold worry great its going waiting half morning frequency open up Thank guys AMA Continued page 171 October 1991 169
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/10
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 168, 169
COLOR-XEROXED DECALS easy make says Dick Drake Thermal Thumbers recent meet showed some fantastic decals made up SCAMPS members color Xerox machine using Mylar selfadhering film available blueprint shops can enlarge reduce art work size perhaps cutting pasting original art work several different sizes can use same markings different size models Panel instruments might good place use technique always need no matter what size model youre building White-line faces blackbackground faces faces color bands illuminated needles should cinch Apply already-doped finished surfaces dusting Testors Dull Cote kill unwanted gloss Thanks Dick S tape Most know what tape flexible backing some sort thats coated adhesive substance got rid backing left thin coating adhesive would still tape Well s tapethats certain Snot tape rolled between fingers feels like something its hence its nickname 3M calls adhesive transfer tape Tuck calls carpet tape Dick Howard retired Lake Havasu Arizona has experimenting 7 Bill Warner builds own models nowhere ruie book does say cant get some help repairing themi Waco SRE gets some rework after pipe-framed Scale head quarters sunshade blew over during judging Lost Hilis Tuck carpet tape finds great for of surfaces wish join already making stripes apply colored tissue stuck sticky stuff case lay adhesive having no backing per se bit white tissue youll use make comes peel-off shiny strip paper stripe out onto sticky stuff Cut Before peeling off need have wish using sharp razor blade 50 Model Aviation Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 Fokker F-20 bulit Dick Howard plan Dave Stott weighs 57 grams flying props no rubber Span 28 inches three props will powered V Left Dick Self ned jumbo P-Si Lost Hills site Ship has freewheeling prop folding blades Right John Borden Blacksheep Squadron Pond profile racer modified Tony Naccarato plan Scene lathe 91 annual Speed meet Domlnguez Hills CA Kathleen McLaughlin gives Tern Aero kit Mister Muiiigan perfect isunch Lost Hiiis modei five years aid stiii files weii did new dont cut through peel-off strip remove attach plane Tuck adhesive opaque will help white tissue strip look great can use color course white over dark tissue people have trouble Keep up good work Dick Pattern Jose Mondejar P used making 8-in siscaform propeiier design Transfer pattern cardboard tem plate cut prop X-ray ceiiuioid Sliced ribs lightness Jack McGillivray Canadas finest modelers writing SAM Speaks up wilds Ontario recommends light wing loadings best way get long slow flights reduce damage impact use scale rib spacing appearance means lightening rib easily accomplished laying down leading trailing edges plan adding rectangular strips lower part rib between notch full-depth thin balsa spar top bottom rib location spar glued lower strips point wing will have its maximum camber Make curved template slice out upper parts ribs Note some modelers prefer laminate two thin balsa strips maximum strength BW fitted leading trailing edges top spar notch / 0 / I/ 0 BUILDING INsrRUcT1ONs I- Aloke prep hub rectangular pace 6rm cardboard 24s100nm/ond trece center line G7d make bushing winding wr 3/8dcrneter raund stk using white glue Nate cardbead gntin 2- Troce cut cordbaad prape//er paitten 14th pencil copy aver s-ray ce/lu/aid sheet Trace reference hnes cut ancaver piece ov Ave Jack adheres tissue both ribs spar enabling tissue shrink lightly distortion warp such wash-out desired Jack recommends cover bottom wing first slip balsa shim under TE tip cover top tissue will hold twist same way get twist envelope have sealed hands bit twist Jacks favorite covering material Ganpi tissue available Japanese art stores about $6 sheet requires no doping available white No other tissue equals lightness Jack says anyone has seen models air wont dispute knows what talking about case interested getting newsletter runs $10 ten issues US subscribers asked send money order instead check Send Don Continued page 168 / 0 3- RN ce/lu/aid pvpeller pattern up side down wdmtharawdstic*rxabal/point pen wnd pqo blade clockwise 4lnsert pw hub place center checking cross teference lines Take pen aut 5 Look red pitch twisting prepe//er Trace &e lregitudict reference lie aver bushilig Th#/ing center pitch will set Jest Me,deioi P Diagram complete instructions building siscaform propeller October 1991 51 Don Sruii McLean Virginia has testing new HiLine Micro-4 electric motor system two Guiliow semiscale shipsa Typhoon Skyraider built Bill Ceresa Don reports both ships fly great Photo Tim Schmitt 8 SISCAFORM PROPiLLER -K San Diego modeler Don Munna jumbo Rub ber Chambermaid took OTS Mile Square June 346 flight Model has 43-in span silked fuselage plywood prop Ss FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease 4 accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds offl Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof temperature control youll Pro st time out Cuts straight taper wings fins stabilizers matically ts tape edge workbench dining table stores its own heavy duty mailing tube lete kit anodized plated components no hardware store trips ructions include cutting first wing making templates utter supplied adapts 50 Power supply required Guaranteed out perform rest FEATHER CUT Simply bestl $13950 S&H THERMAL GENERATORTEKOA THE CENTER OF DESIGN Power Supply3219 CANYON LAKE DRIVE $9450 450 S&HHOLLYWOOD 0068 PHONE/FAX 2134695584 California 93727 AJ s production source Shocer Maz Hog kits various sizes seven different sizes Nos Gas Swat design well Old Timer enthusiasts may interested kit reissuances th~ Hurricane 69 Vangard 66designs once produced Advanced Engineering Company days gone also have listed KSB timer $1750 just few kits accessories offered establishment best buy department 4-inchlong needle valves $2 fit K & B metric size engines 325 75 other engine parts K & B Cox available well Support support Send catalog soon possible Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 51 Hannam 2229 Prescott Hwy 16 Nepean Ontario Canada K2E 6Z8 telephone 613/226-5663 information HiLine Micro-4 have waiting try electric-powered Scale can build light rubber-powered ship heres right stuff right price Designed fly models 50 75 square inches wing weigh between 10 30 grams minus motor system new addition HiLine team comes motor Ni-Cd batteries props parts make chargerall special introductory price $1795 plus $200 postage catalog offerings send $100 HiLine Ltd PO Box 1283 Bethesda MD 20827 Repairing crash damage Dave Stott cofounder modern Flying Aces movement answer question What dislike about modeling replied unhesitatingly Repairing Most us agree strongly resembles work play After fun building model already dont need imposition have known let models lie around years before fix em truism about crash damage usually bad looks important thing develop positive attitude toward wreck Cut away covering nearest undamaged longeron rib bulkhead other point solid attachment saving art work can soaked off thinner otherwise saved use again Survey internal damage glue what can back together Sometimes easier just cut away damaged part glue something solid its place trimming down size knife sanding block dries recommend Testors Green Tube Cement Wood Models fast-drying repairs use cyanoacrylate glue 1 % cases nothing else will work hard soak joint apart thinner reposition several times use instant glue youre leaving plane line up broken leading trailing edges making portable balsa shelves pin up under wings come off pin em down flat bench dry Add doublers break long Butt joints arent strong damage wing check balance plane see repairs have made weight lopsided add weight opposite wing needed compensate Always double-glue letting first coat soak pores wood before adding second coat join little glue skin outside joint fillet corner usually good idea Adding occasional brace angle will keep break occurring similar crash might hurt Keep eyeballing repair area make sure drying straight Try holding long straight balsa yardsticks under both wings stab halves see parallel Adding removable external brace can soaked off thinner later plane structure has added works well times damage severe Known quality kits OLD TIMER RUBBER 34 INCH WING SPAN MOLDED CANOPY DIE-CUT WOOD PROP BLANK new member Peck-Polymers family flying models Send complete catalog S3t Dietrich CONVERTABLE HARD TO FIND ACCESSORIES FOR RUBBER POWERED MODELS DakDaIuem*e PO BOX 710399-MA SANTEE CA 92072 J q qq~ TEL 619 8-1818 FAX 619 8-1833 168 Model Aviation em 250 fues Recogniced ____ CSA Certif ledAndesoe File No5 File No.aiPner P26226[R2Pt$4PtOdeCfSI,C Only certified checks money orders accepted Minimum order $1400 fo thee packages 4 Pometyoles $400 per package $200 shipping end handlingl CT esidents add sales ten Pices subject change notice DEALER frJoufRf ES INVITED further information dea er yr can send SASh Business Card SERMOS RIC SNAP CONNECTORSF Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Statnford CT 06905 1203 322-6294 saved some tissue colored dope whatever covered originally marked clearly model belongs matching colors should difficult Red blue tissue tends fade models may require setting repair tissue out sun few days until perfect match Always cover structure outlines Attaching piece repair tissue some tissue hanging out air seldom successful Try cut patches about 6 larger space will cover will remain unobtrusive possible Tiny splits may fixed brushing dope laying piece smooth Saran Wrap can peeled off lot dry resulting surface can blended working brush some thinned dope around edges late great Loren Williams often used trick good advantage Damage balsa block structures like wheel pants cowlings can often repaired lightweight painters patch material water-soluble white variety sands easily adds very little weight Cottage Wings List As mentioned last column just isnt room plug great small businesses newsletters suppliers etc Free-Flight scale modelers need survive have put together annotated list should great usefulness especially newcomers hobby us live far decent hobby shop feel like orphans attempt help locate useful stufffrom diesel fuel plans Flying Aces Club Send dollar cover printing large SASE address beginning column youd like copy Until next time keep stuffin turns Happy landings Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 76 prototype racer flown 1937 gets interesting consider current TV ads 50thanniversary Jeeps Now 37 plus 50 does equal 91 does So did racing immortal Art Chester arrive name four years before Willys Motor company original manufacturer military vehicle sounds like something Trivial Pursuit doesnt answer neither Art Chester nor Willys company invented name As recall Jeep little talking animal cartoon strip called Alley Oop long before name picked up others Next trivia question did Well-Adjusted b Two Places Once new Sullivan Split Elevator Joint #558 its snap Thats because quick-release locking sleeves snap securely allowing range off-axis motion Yet theyre much easier unhook adjust individually otherball joints kit has double ball threads onto control rod elevator half connected double ball ball joints easy adjustments elevator control horns can located anywhere elevator complete kit includes double ball jam nut two socket/sleeve assemblies Soifyoureworkingona p roject needs getting off ground Thok Sullivan PRODUCTS youll find ideas very easy adjust P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground name bazooka come military used shoulder-launched antitank missile know However name came large ludicrous-looking kazoo-like musical instrument played among others country/western comedian named Bob Burns Bulletproof Ace Float Fly transmitters checked scanners part Friday night registration party Interestingly several relatively new 1991 transmitters found spattering well off frequencies occurs receiver may well bulletproof that virtue useless flier next using shotgun Im comfortable flying anyone doesnt have Gold sticker current year transmitter Are slightly different tack Have flown anyone 10 MHz close bit uneasy first time someone didnt know fired up RC 13 right next RC 12 After got thinking about relaxed After have March 91 Gold sticker Silver Seven am using Ace 91 receivers other guy couldnt have purchased system RC 13 its being Gold worry great its going waiting half morning frequency open up Thank guys AMA Continued page 171 October 1991 169