Free Flight Sport/Scale Bill Warner WEATHERING models can become obsession have seen modelers go great lengths make brand new model make look made major campaigns both European Pacific Theatres WW II few dozen missions Korea minimum upkeep ground crew can overdone easily Weve seen photos subject aircraft really horrible ex haust smudges along sides fuselage Mr Mulligan prime exam ple Still streaks repro duced faithfully model look ridiculous secret weathering understatement model quite enough weathering going look 10 times better done guy just got new airbrush birthday went ape Iron Mike Midkiff down Humble TX sends along few hints via Flying Aces newsletter Models spray-painted finishes take weathering techniques better col ored-tissue models says Mike mili tary aircraft being easiest subjects Ar tificial weathering points consider panel lines paint chipped primarily due movement handling points air flow paths hinge lines fading places exposed sun salt-water spray exhaust stains burns gunsmoke scuffs scrapes planes walked upon chipped paint around rivets due removal airflow oil fuel stains spatter taped-over seams tape has shredded llfted trick look large number photos pay close attention patterns wear around cowling leading edge wing cockpit wing walks ailerons flaps etc Notice Dick Howard sent photo Douglas O-46A Jumbo Rubber ship L Big 37 plane spectacular filer claims loses models Arizona thermals weekly basisgives excuse make new ones iron Mike Mldkiff took photo R Curtiss Soc rubberpower modei show off its scale weathered finish trick doing use just enough 62 Model Aviation Poilkarpov P0-2 ambulance piane Englands Dave Deadman tiles weil Teico CO-2 22-in-span model weighs 175 oz complete pilot stretcher patient Fernando Ramos pleased Comet Blackburn Shark ROW Jumbo Rubber ship Note airbrush shading siots ailerons taii control surfaces Photo Phyllis Warner pnuiu ui raul uurinrrn twun-u--powerea uornier DO 1UL L inaicates tnat tnis model should bern great f 11cr Note symbnuiriui-section tail parts judicious use sheeting strength scalloped bulkheads positions wing spars Dried grass stems make up about half construction Ulises Alvarez SE5 Peanut R Although uses native Uragusyan plants ought check out own neighborhood possible supplies Remember stuff will free Photo U Alvarez color subtly changes between wing aileron Notice leading edge worn See exhaust fans Out fades Mikes approach model ideal way weather first model Grab old standby flying days about over try Save new beauty until youve developed touch Start doing normal paint job col scheme insignia plane brand new Draw various lines keeping mind represent shadows due butt-up overlap sheets forms line represents typical stab/elevator separation really shadow fades represent convex surface leading edge elevator Fabric covering will some times show highlights shadows represent fabric over structure struc ture will cause highlight shadow next can reproduced grey line black line next gives impression 3-D fabric sag Next use airbrush lightly dust some grey leading edges wing stab fin Dust aileronsjust hint no want represent fading wear Paint chipping along panel lines can represented using toothpick point dipped light grey paint applied like fountain pen small amounts intersections panel lines Chipping will occur around engine coolBits ing flaps access panels canopy frames panel edges receive severe slip stream Duplicate engine exhaust oil splatter gunsmoke dark grey paint airbrush Direct spray Continued page 156 r5JoIL blades die cutter Thinking about building project has oodles duplicate sheet-balsa parts like NC-4 220 ribs make own die-cutter Make form slightly undersize tach pieces razor blades CyA glue Wear eye protection breaking blades Ni7( t& 0WT711 9 Dick Alien spotted formation flying over Vancouver BC last week appeared heading direction Reno NV Anyone up North lost Gee Bee lately August1984 63 Poly-Cons plastic containers various sizes colors just super such uses paint mixing carrying small parts such pins thrust bearings etc Bill has tell about em column NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS FUSELAGE FIXTURE FOURMOST FUSELAGE FIXTURE designed AutomaticiIy align fuselage structures built strings measaring eyeballing Simply slide four centering brackets track until align mith firewall tail joint two hulkhasds Clamp fuselagetogether lightly rubberbands structure will straight track aaswitOOasmaap 9 las l5a Price 2995 Miter Master Miter Mast, tool designed enable crafts man make perfect joints wood accurately sanding pm-set angles sqoaring fence allows forprecise 90 angles end retracts below surface Any angle can set triangular guide aning adjacent side complement angle will formed making invaluable truss construction new cyanoacrylate adhesives require uccorately fitted joints achieve full strength Miter Master will enableyou make easily FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 FF ScalelWarner Continued page 63 toward rear dont overdo Double check photos see peculiar discolorations chip ping have missed fin ished spray light coat clear over everything prevent smudging doing heavier variety model FF Gas might go far actually spray aluminum under coat WW II model worry away certain areas finish youve sprayed over aluminum using cotton swab has just resem blance thinner Continue until aluminum shows through Grass modeling has around long time Bamboo giant grass splitting down small strips has done since modeling invented Ulises Alvarez down Montevideo Uruguay has making models years Espartillo stem local variety grass produces fairly stiff tube dried makes leading edges trail ing edges tip outlines longerons struts landing gear legs about everything else can stuff saving balsa wing ribs prop interplane struts Peanuts fly about well balsabuilt ones too JF Frugoli Marseilles France recently sent some bonne paille de Provence local grass uses good effect fattening up landing gear struts making axles tallskid parts lot varies size stiffness well strength weight just happened notice rather large patch weeds model insinuated itself Mile Square flying site southern California Price $950 Assembled hosed 503 357-2732 reality huge model-materials farm just awaiting harvest am looking forward trying out fantastic assort ment tubular dried grass stems future models sizes range about 020 up about eighth inch might want see whats growing area put some away dry out before rains get rot sets careful bring variety bugs lady house may raise objections adventure lowtech aeromodeling Poly-Cons convicted parrots rather small polyethelene containers some rather nice features modelers available very low cost plastics supply stores see Yellow Pages hardwares supermar kets sort like containers 35mm film comes except come variety sizes have lids attached wont lose serve well mixing small amounts paint dope nothing sticks dried paint cracks off easily almost leakproof seal perfectly Before carry rubber lube dope thinner etc tool box Poly-Cons turn em upside down newspaper couple hours have found great carrying small bot tles liquids sort back-up case leak Small parts like nose bear ings pins washers like stay put big advantage no twistoff top get stuck come col ors transluscent opaque darker ones being good storing ready-lubed rubber motors identify contents little Japanese paint pens carry art stores bit thinner paper towel cleans right off change its function cant find area Plastic Mart 2101 Pico Blvd Santa Monica CA 90405 stocks say will take mail orders like weird grotesque absurd allow recommend getting touch Dave Aronstein SO Pasture Ln Poughkeepsie NY 12603 latest line plans dollar plus 20 postage includes 9-in span SR-7 1 Blackbird pusher prop 9-in-long Waterman Aerobile 15-in span Moynet Jupiter push-pull number other models Indoor fliers ranging 5tA-in-span Pottier P-l00 some ultralights fly quite well large SASE Dave will bring free list Let lightl said Will Auen Mid-Hudson Modelmasters em barked production own op tical fibers stretching heated sprue stuff thats left over after make little plastic modelin little tree form clear variety sprue will con duct light around corners entire model might lit single small bulb Picture next Scale job running lights interior lights etc lit up next club meeting attend Will uses candle flame some practice can really stretch out Some guys have making whip antenna masts way years As material comes round sec tion will cone-shaped ends holding Just cut off some point up taper far wish get right-sized light end Plastic can polished first sand ing out saw marks 600-grit wetor-dry abrasive paper using toothpaste old-fashioned variety polishig compound Well gang check rubber nicks Trexlers tacks stop drinking spar varnish Uncle Vanya died horrible end beautiful finish. Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 FF DurationlMeuser Continued page 65 type propeller used SMAE Rules CO-2 events 1 The maximum capacity car bon dioxide CO-2 tank piping system shall less 325 cubic cen timetres 01983 in3 Note Brown Humbrol Shark Telco standard single-cylinder tanks motors meet requirements rules 2 Outdoor contests competitor allowed six flights maximum score two minutes best five six will count toward final score 156 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/08
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 156
Free Flight Sport/Scale Bill Warner WEATHERING models can become obsession have seen modelers go great lengths make brand new model make look made major campaigns both European Pacific Theatres WW II few dozen missions Korea minimum upkeep ground crew can overdone easily Weve seen photos subject aircraft really horrible ex haust smudges along sides fuselage Mr Mulligan prime exam ple Still streaks repro duced faithfully model look ridiculous secret weathering understatement model quite enough weathering going look 10 times better done guy just got new airbrush birthday went ape Iron Mike Midkiff down Humble TX sends along few hints via Flying Aces newsletter Models spray-painted finishes take weathering techniques better col ored-tissue models says Mike mili tary aircraft being easiest subjects Ar tificial weathering points consider panel lines paint chipped primarily due movement handling points air flow paths hinge lines fading places exposed sun salt-water spray exhaust stains burns gunsmoke scuffs scrapes planes walked upon chipped paint around rivets due removal airflow oil fuel stains spatter taped-over seams tape has shredded llfted trick look large number photos pay close attention patterns wear around cowling leading edge wing cockpit wing walks ailerons flaps etc Notice Dick Howard sent photo Douglas O-46A Jumbo Rubber ship L Big 37 plane spectacular filer claims loses models Arizona thermals weekly basisgives excuse make new ones iron Mike Mldkiff took photo R Curtiss Soc rubberpower modei show off its scale weathered finish trick doing use just enough 62 Model Aviation Poilkarpov P0-2 ambulance piane Englands Dave Deadman tiles weil Teico CO-2 22-in-span model weighs 175 oz complete pilot stretcher patient Fernando Ramos pleased Comet Blackburn Shark ROW Jumbo Rubber ship Note airbrush shading siots ailerons taii control surfaces Photo Phyllis Warner pnuiu ui raul uurinrrn twun-u--powerea uornier DO 1UL L inaicates tnat tnis model should bern great f 11cr Note symbnuiriui-section tail parts judicious use sheeting strength scalloped bulkheads positions wing spars Dried grass stems make up about half construction Ulises Alvarez SE5 Peanut R Although uses native Uragusyan plants ought check out own neighborhood possible supplies Remember stuff will free Photo U Alvarez color subtly changes between wing aileron Notice leading edge worn See exhaust fans Out fades Mikes approach model ideal way weather first model Grab old standby flying days about over try Save new beauty until youve developed touch Start doing normal paint job col scheme insignia plane brand new Draw various lines keeping mind represent shadows due butt-up overlap sheets forms line represents typical stab/elevator separation really shadow fades represent convex surface leading edge elevator Fabric covering will some times show highlights shadows represent fabric over structure struc ture will cause highlight shadow next can reproduced grey line black line next gives impression 3-D fabric sag Next use airbrush lightly dust some grey leading edges wing stab fin Dust aileronsjust hint no want represent fading wear Paint chipping along panel lines can represented using toothpick point dipped light grey paint applied like fountain pen small amounts intersections panel lines Chipping will occur around engine coolBits ing flaps access panels canopy frames panel edges receive severe slip stream Duplicate engine exhaust oil splatter gunsmoke dark grey paint airbrush Direct spray Continued page 156 r5JoIL blades die cutter Thinking about building project has oodles duplicate sheet-balsa parts like NC-4 220 ribs make own die-cutter Make form slightly undersize tach pieces razor blades CyA glue Wear eye protection breaking blades Ni7( t& 0WT711 9 Dick Alien spotted formation flying over Vancouver BC last week appeared heading direction Reno NV Anyone up North lost Gee Bee lately August1984 63 Poly-Cons plastic containers various sizes colors just super such uses paint mixing carrying small parts such pins thrust bearings etc Bill has tell about em column NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS FUSELAGE FIXTURE FOURMOST FUSELAGE FIXTURE designed AutomaticiIy align fuselage structures built strings measaring eyeballing Simply slide four centering brackets track until align mith firewall tail joint two hulkhasds Clamp fuselagetogether lightly rubberbands structure will straight track aaswitOOasmaap 9 las l5a Price 2995 Miter Master Miter Mast, tool designed enable crafts man make perfect joints wood accurately sanding pm-set angles sqoaring fence allows forprecise 90 angles end retracts below surface Any angle can set triangular guide aning adjacent side complement angle will formed making invaluable truss construction new cyanoacrylate adhesives require uccorately fitted joints achieve full strength Miter Master will enableyou make easily FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 FF ScalelWarner Continued page 63 toward rear dont overdo Double check photos see peculiar discolorations chip ping have missed fin ished spray light coat clear over everything prevent smudging doing heavier variety model FF Gas might go far actually spray aluminum under coat WW II model worry away certain areas finish youve sprayed over aluminum using cotton swab has just resem blance thinner Continue until aluminum shows through Grass modeling has around long time Bamboo giant grass splitting down small strips has done since modeling invented Ulises Alvarez down Montevideo Uruguay has making models years Espartillo stem local variety grass produces fairly stiff tube dried makes leading edges trail ing edges tip outlines longerons struts landing gear legs about everything else can stuff saving balsa wing ribs prop interplane struts Peanuts fly about well balsabuilt ones too JF Frugoli Marseilles France recently sent some bonne paille de Provence local grass uses good effect fattening up landing gear struts making axles tallskid parts lot varies size stiffness well strength weight just happened notice rather large patch weeds model insinuated itself Mile Square flying site southern California Price $950 Assembled hosed 503 357-2732 reality huge model-materials farm just awaiting harvest am looking forward trying out fantastic assort ment tubular dried grass stems future models sizes range about 020 up about eighth inch might want see whats growing area put some away dry out before rains get rot sets careful bring variety bugs lady house may raise objections adventure lowtech aeromodeling Poly-Cons convicted parrots rather small polyethelene containers some rather nice features modelers available very low cost plastics supply stores see Yellow Pages hardwares supermar kets sort like containers 35mm film comes except come variety sizes have lids attached wont lose serve well mixing small amounts paint dope nothing sticks dried paint cracks off easily almost leakproof seal perfectly Before carry rubber lube dope thinner etc tool box Poly-Cons turn em upside down newspaper couple hours have found great carrying small bot tles liquids sort back-up case leak Small parts like nose bear ings pins washers like stay put big advantage no twistoff top get stuck come col ors transluscent opaque darker ones being good storing ready-lubed rubber motors identify contents little Japanese paint pens carry art stores bit thinner paper towel cleans right off change its function cant find area Plastic Mart 2101 Pico Blvd Santa Monica CA 90405 stocks say will take mail orders like weird grotesque absurd allow recommend getting touch Dave Aronstein SO Pasture Ln Poughkeepsie NY 12603 latest line plans dollar plus 20 postage includes 9-in span SR-7 1 Blackbird pusher prop 9-in-long Waterman Aerobile 15-in span Moynet Jupiter push-pull number other models Indoor fliers ranging 5tA-in-span Pottier P-l00 some ultralights fly quite well large SASE Dave will bring free list Let lightl said Will Auen Mid-Hudson Modelmasters em barked production own op tical fibers stretching heated sprue stuff thats left over after make little plastic modelin little tree form clear variety sprue will con duct light around corners entire model might lit single small bulb Picture next Scale job running lights interior lights etc lit up next club meeting attend Will uses candle flame some practice can really stretch out Some guys have making whip antenna masts way years As material comes round sec tion will cone-shaped ends holding Just cut off some point up taper far wish get right-sized light end Plastic can polished first sand ing out saw marks 600-grit wetor-dry abrasive paper using toothpaste old-fashioned variety polishig compound Well gang check rubber nicks Trexlers tacks stop drinking spar varnish Uncle Vanya died horrible end beautiful finish. Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 FF DurationlMeuser Continued page 65 type propeller used SMAE Rules CO-2 events 1 The maximum capacity car bon dioxide CO-2 tank piping system shall less 325 cubic cen timetres 01983 in3 Note Brown Humbrol Shark Telco standard single-cylinder tanks motors meet requirements rules 2 Outdoor contests competitor allowed six flights maximum score two minutes best five six will count toward final score 156 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/08
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 156
Free Flight Sport/Scale Bill Warner WEATHERING models can become obsession have seen modelers go great lengths make brand new model make look made major campaigns both European Pacific Theatres WW II few dozen missions Korea minimum upkeep ground crew can overdone easily Weve seen photos subject aircraft really horrible ex haust smudges along sides fuselage Mr Mulligan prime exam ple Still streaks repro duced faithfully model look ridiculous secret weathering understatement model quite enough weathering going look 10 times better done guy just got new airbrush birthday went ape Iron Mike Midkiff down Humble TX sends along few hints via Flying Aces newsletter Models spray-painted finishes take weathering techniques better col ored-tissue models says Mike mili tary aircraft being easiest subjects Ar tificial weathering points consider panel lines paint chipped primarily due movement handling points air flow paths hinge lines fading places exposed sun salt-water spray exhaust stains burns gunsmoke scuffs scrapes planes walked upon chipped paint around rivets due removal airflow oil fuel stains spatter taped-over seams tape has shredded llfted trick look large number photos pay close attention patterns wear around cowling leading edge wing cockpit wing walks ailerons flaps etc Notice Dick Howard sent photo Douglas O-46A Jumbo Rubber ship L Big 37 plane spectacular filer claims loses models Arizona thermals weekly basisgives excuse make new ones iron Mike Mldkiff took photo R Curtiss Soc rubberpower modei show off its scale weathered finish trick doing use just enough 62 Model Aviation Poilkarpov P0-2 ambulance piane Englands Dave Deadman tiles weil Teico CO-2 22-in-span model weighs 175 oz complete pilot stretcher patient Fernando Ramos pleased Comet Blackburn Shark ROW Jumbo Rubber ship Note airbrush shading siots ailerons taii control surfaces Photo Phyllis Warner pnuiu ui raul uurinrrn twun-u--powerea uornier DO 1UL L inaicates tnat tnis model should bern great f 11cr Note symbnuiriui-section tail parts judicious use sheeting strength scalloped bulkheads positions wing spars Dried grass stems make up about half construction Ulises Alvarez SE5 Peanut R Although uses native Uragusyan plants ought check out own neighborhood possible supplies Remember stuff will free Photo U Alvarez color subtly changes between wing aileron Notice leading edge worn See exhaust fans Out fades Mikes approach model ideal way weather first model Grab old standby flying days about over try Save new beauty until youve developed touch Start doing normal paint job col scheme insignia plane brand new Draw various lines keeping mind represent shadows due butt-up overlap sheets forms line represents typical stab/elevator separation really shadow fades represent convex surface leading edge elevator Fabric covering will some times show highlights shadows represent fabric over structure struc ture will cause highlight shadow next can reproduced grey line black line next gives impression 3-D fabric sag Next use airbrush lightly dust some grey leading edges wing stab fin Dust aileronsjust hint no want represent fading wear Paint chipping along panel lines can represented using toothpick point dipped light grey paint applied like fountain pen small amounts intersections panel lines Chipping will occur around engine coolBits ing flaps access panels canopy frames panel edges receive severe slip stream Duplicate engine exhaust oil splatter gunsmoke dark grey paint airbrush Direct spray Continued page 156 r5JoIL blades die cutter Thinking about building project has oodles duplicate sheet-balsa parts like NC-4 220 ribs make own die-cutter Make form slightly undersize tach pieces razor blades CyA glue Wear eye protection breaking blades Ni7( t& 0WT711 9 Dick Alien spotted formation flying over Vancouver BC last week appeared heading direction Reno NV Anyone up North lost Gee Bee lately August1984 63 Poly-Cons plastic containers various sizes colors just super such uses paint mixing carrying small parts such pins thrust bearings etc Bill has tell about em column NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS FUSELAGE FIXTURE FOURMOST FUSELAGE FIXTURE designed AutomaticiIy align fuselage structures built strings measaring eyeballing Simply slide four centering brackets track until align mith firewall tail joint two hulkhasds Clamp fuselagetogether lightly rubberbands structure will straight track aaswitOOasmaap 9 las l5a Price 2995 Miter Master Miter Mast, tool designed enable crafts man make perfect joints wood accurately sanding pm-set angles sqoaring fence allows forprecise 90 angles end retracts below surface Any angle can set triangular guide aning adjacent side complement angle will formed making invaluable truss construction new cyanoacrylate adhesives require uccorately fitted joints achieve full strength Miter Master will enableyou make easily FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 FF ScalelWarner Continued page 63 toward rear dont overdo Double check photos see peculiar discolorations chip ping have missed fin ished spray light coat clear over everything prevent smudging doing heavier variety model FF Gas might go far actually spray aluminum under coat WW II model worry away certain areas finish youve sprayed over aluminum using cotton swab has just resem blance thinner Continue until aluminum shows through Grass modeling has around long time Bamboo giant grass splitting down small strips has done since modeling invented Ulises Alvarez down Montevideo Uruguay has making models years Espartillo stem local variety grass produces fairly stiff tube dried makes leading edges trail ing edges tip outlines longerons struts landing gear legs about everything else can stuff saving balsa wing ribs prop interplane struts Peanuts fly about well balsabuilt ones too JF Frugoli Marseilles France recently sent some bonne paille de Provence local grass uses good effect fattening up landing gear struts making axles tallskid parts lot varies size stiffness well strength weight just happened notice rather large patch weeds model insinuated itself Mile Square flying site southern California Price $950 Assembled hosed 503 357-2732 reality huge model-materials farm just awaiting harvest am looking forward trying out fantastic assort ment tubular dried grass stems future models sizes range about 020 up about eighth inch might want see whats growing area put some away dry out before rains get rot sets careful bring variety bugs lady house may raise objections adventure lowtech aeromodeling Poly-Cons convicted parrots rather small polyethelene containers some rather nice features modelers available very low cost plastics supply stores see Yellow Pages hardwares supermar kets sort like containers 35mm film comes except come variety sizes have lids attached wont lose serve well mixing small amounts paint dope nothing sticks dried paint cracks off easily almost leakproof seal perfectly Before carry rubber lube dope thinner etc tool box Poly-Cons turn em upside down newspaper couple hours have found great carrying small bot tles liquids sort back-up case leak Small parts like nose bear ings pins washers like stay put big advantage no twistoff top get stuck come col ors transluscent opaque darker ones being good storing ready-lubed rubber motors identify contents little Japanese paint pens carry art stores bit thinner paper towel cleans right off change its function cant find area Plastic Mart 2101 Pico Blvd Santa Monica CA 90405 stocks say will take mail orders like weird grotesque absurd allow recommend getting touch Dave Aronstein SO Pasture Ln Poughkeepsie NY 12603 latest line plans dollar plus 20 postage includes 9-in span SR-7 1 Blackbird pusher prop 9-in-long Waterman Aerobile 15-in span Moynet Jupiter push-pull number other models Indoor fliers ranging 5tA-in-span Pottier P-l00 some ultralights fly quite well large SASE Dave will bring free list Let lightl said Will Auen Mid-Hudson Modelmasters em barked production own op tical fibers stretching heated sprue stuff thats left over after make little plastic modelin little tree form clear variety sprue will con duct light around corners entire model might lit single small bulb Picture next Scale job running lights interior lights etc lit up next club meeting attend Will uses candle flame some practice can really stretch out Some guys have making whip antenna masts way years As material comes round sec tion will cone-shaped ends holding Just cut off some point up taper far wish get right-sized light end Plastic can polished first sand ing out saw marks 600-grit wetor-dry abrasive paper using toothpaste old-fashioned variety polishig compound Well gang check rubber nicks Trexlers tacks stop drinking spar varnish Uncle Vanya died horrible end beautiful finish. Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 FF DurationlMeuser Continued page 65 type propeller used SMAE Rules CO-2 events 1 The maximum capacity car bon dioxide CO-2 tank piping system shall less 325 cubic cen timetres 01983 in3 Note Brown Humbrol Shark Telco standard single-cylinder tanks motors meet requirements rules 2 Outdoor contests competitor allowed six flights maximum score two minutes best five six will count toward final score 156 Model Aviation