SEVERAL YEARS AGO Ed Whitten troduced readers magazine Bostonian concept Junior Flight column Bostonian event has grown tre mendously since time As writ ing 30 Bostonian construction ar ticles have appeared model magazines compared six articles Embryo consider Embryo has solid Nats unofficial event years Bostonian just now begin ning its Nats exposure its obvious upstart category has arrived Bostonian began Indoor event Within short period minimum weight seven grams rubber motor selected Later Walt Mooney launched heavier weight Bostonian movement adopted minimum weight 14 grams Generally referred Bostonian West category ideal outdoor flying Flight-without-walls isnt mandatory 14-gram Bostonians flown con tests held small high school gymnasiums Like models weight class ever Gambler designed outdoor flight relative beginner can build Bostonian model competitive 14-gram class models fun build fly offer best both worlds look like full-scale airplanes yet builder isnt chained rigid scale restraints youre planning fly Bostonian com petition scale documentation isnt requir edno searching three-views pho tos Youre free decorate project whatever colors patterns like factors have spurred catego rys popularity rules under 14-gram Bostonian models generally fly contests fol lows 1 Maximum wingspan16 2 Maximum wing chord3 3 Maximum 80 Model Aviation Top picture Stripes sunbursts lettering stars help lift Bostonian above crowd text describes procedure applying finishing touches Above Hand drawn instruments show through holes punched card stock instrument panel Wheel pants very easy make can increase charisma factor maximum points length thrust button furthermost point aft14 4 Maximum propeller diameter6 5 Landing gear must have least two wheels least 3A -in diam eter 6 Fuselage must large enough contain imaginary cargo box 11/2 x 21/2 x 3 in orientation 7 Minimum weight rubber motor14 grams 8 Plane must have windshield clear vision least 1 sq side 9 Biplanes allowed total wing area limited 48 sq 10 official flights must rise off ground suitable place takeoff found rule 10 above will waived Contest Director allow hand-launched flights Some groups abide additional rule stat ing space imaginary cargo box rule 6 above must framed fuselage longerons Without longeron rule some modelers using large cockpit canopy form theoretical box Some builders have constructed planes longest dimension imaginary box vertical position longeron rule intended retain much visual resemblance full-size air planes possible groups award ad ditional appearance points using cha risma factor assigned plane contest judges Flight scores multiplied charisma factor arrive total score Check local club its spe cific interpretation rules dont fly Bostonian ask start Patterned after Citabria Gambler great way get Bostonian movement Its both easy build ter rific flier wheel pants may omitted risk losing charisma points since model would look less like Cita bria Construction Cover plans plastic wrap Build two side frames over plans top other glue dry separate frames Glue crosspieces place following top plan view starting tail post working toward front Make sure sides exact 900 angles building board Drill motor retainer posts A2-OD out side diameter aluminum tube motor peg Cover cowl / sheet balsa top bottom Rough cut A2 sheet slightly oversize soak water laced household ammonia Let balsa soak long enough sink bottom container Strap wet balsa place cowl rubberbands dry trim final size glue place Brush coat sanding sealer once glue dry Its also important apply sealer underneath side keep A2 sheet warping dry Moistening sheet side allows sag between formers dry Ive learned hard way whenever Ive forgotten step Make nose block A-in balsa shown plan Drill A-in hole nose block small Peck-Polymers thrust button allowing two degrees right thrust Downthrust built plan Bend landing gear 020 music wire using pattern shown plan Sandwich top wire between two L-ls Clamp tightly until glue dry Build wheel pants three lamina tions soft %2 balsa shown plan After carving sanding shape apply two coats balsa filler coat prototype wheel pants painted yellow Pac tra enamel spray can Spray very lightlythis type paint can build up weight quickly wheels Sleek Streak style plastic half wheels sanded down width shown plans After have painted black slide pants Trap wheels sliding landing gear wire back Apply quick-set ep oxy sparingly short vertical portion wire recessed wheel pants Glue landing gear assembly fuselage station shown plan Cut wing ribs lightweight Cgrain balsa Build wings over plan using A6-sq balsa leading trail ing edges dry prop up wing tip over plans build center section wing should have he dral tip Construct tail surfaces over plan using lightweight /16 balsa stripwood balsa strip used curved outlines horizontal stab requires soaking household ammonia Trace inside out line plans make poster board form Tape wet strips form drying Dont forget add gussets shown plan help avoid wrinkles warps shrinking tissue Covering Remove glue globs will mar finished surface Sand everything smooth rounding fuselage longerons shaping wing leading trailing edges Brush coat thinned clear dope surfaces covered Mix up solution white Elmers glue equal amount water Brush November 1989 81 simple lightweight structure typical Bostonians Its reminiscent old tencent kits Thirties Forties wheel pants constructed laminated balsa Left author seen gently hand-launching Gambler airplane begins climb immediately upon launching Its great little flier quite easy trim Right Young Nathan Peterson examines grandpas Bostonian sinister-looking plane-grabbing trees background Aircraft modeling seeds planted exposing youngsters simple easily understood models such little Bostonian Full-Size Plans Available Page 194 L/16 SD BALSA WING PLAN BALSA GUSSETS 1/16 SQ BALSA LEADING EDGE D_KELEF IFEFFLI_ i_II ILl 1/16 50 BALSA WING SPAR-TOP ONLY BOTTOM CROSS MEMBER LOCATION / SMALL PECK THRUST BUTTON \ 11111ZiEzisz4zz i A1UK I/B BALSA 2 LAMINATIONS / 1/16 50 BALSA TRAILING EDGE F USELAGE /TOP ONLY V32BALSAWING RIB PATTERN SHEET-COWLMAKE 16 TOP A- F-IF-2 SCRAP1/16 BALSAFILL AIR VENT F-4 F-5 1/32 BALSA SHEET-COWL BOTTOM CLEAR PLASTIC 126 LIGHT BALSA RIBS TOP VIEW7F-4 7& 1/16 BALSA SHEET COWL FORMERS STAB PLAN SOAK1/1650 BALSA IN AMMONIAW16 SO FOR SHAPINGBALSA SEE TEXTFRAME GUSSETS 7 7 WINDSHIELD PATTERN-TRIM ENDS AFTER TEST FIT ______1/16 50 BALSA-WING DIHEDRAL 1/2 MIN 7, FILLTUBE MOTOR PEGCLEAR PLASTIC 1/16 SQWINDSHIELD BALSALOCFRAMENOSE BLOCK PATTERN AIR 020 MUSIC WIREVENT LG PATTERN 020 MUSIC WIRE FUSELAGE SIDE VIEW 1/16 BALSA SHEET L- 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 FRONT VIEW LAMINATED BALSA WHEEL PANTS SEE TEXT 020 MW LANDING GEAR WITH BALSA3/4 DIA PAIRINGWHEELS outside surface area covered first piece tissue Lay tissue down over area gently pat down pull out wrinkles Cut off ex cess tissue dry Go next area covered repeat procedure used yellow Japanese tissue Oldtimer Model Supply everything covered mist lit tle water snug up tissue use squeeze-trigger adjustable sprayer pur chased garden supply counter Adjust finest spray possible Spray fine water mist air wait second let larger droplets fall hold part shrunk catches mist falls Dont let tissue reach point looking soaked want moistened just enough sag little Drying can hastened blow dryer its dry brush coat nonshrink dope thinned 50% dope thinner Sig Lite Coat good nonshrink butyrate dope Oldtimer Model Supply stocks good nonshrink nitrate dope Decorating finishing wing sunbursts cut red tissue doped place Lay sunburst place bond brushing some dope thinner acti vate dope underneath After final coat dope red stars applied wing center section using decals avail able Sig lettering cowl accom plished rubbing instant lettering onto selfstick clear Mylar film instant rub-on lettering can found art graphic sup ply counters Mylar office supply MODEL AVIATION THE GAMBLER BOSTONIAN L DESIGNED BY PERRY PETERSON INKED RY JOE DEMARCO stores its called laminating film After has rubbed off onto film trim lettering scissors close edge would decal Remove backing paper carefully press lettering place model Once its applied lettering isnt easy remove dam age model sure position ex actly right first time As decals dont brush dope over lettering fuselage wheel pant stripes pieces self-stick red tape can found stores sell rub-on instant letter ing may want use self stick tape sold RC model suppliers because will withstand fuselage handling better Cut windows lightweight ace tate used material purchased Micro-X company its thin lightweight excellent quality Clean fingermarks before gluing place R/C-56 glue sparingly applied Glue windshield back bottom sides lower part overhangs top cowl Once glue dry ap plied thin strip black self-stick tape windshield bottom Flying pitted against models same weight class Gambler poten tial winner almost Bostonian contest utilize airplanes full potential though make sure flying surfaces straight true properly glued Check alignment wing leading edge must exactly square fuselage sides under wing Measure make sure wing tips equal distance tips horizontal tail Sight 0 234S6 II I back make certain tail sur faces true wing can benefit 6 washout flying indoors ever leave inboard wing flat build washout outboard help keep turns flat Balance plane point shown plan Establish glide first using tail surfaces adjustment Use thrust adjust powered por tion flight ease building relatively relaxed requirements 14-gram Bosto nians have earned popularity Gambler makes good first foray category Once model built prop erly flight trimmed Ill wager youll ever hooked Bostonians 82 Model Aviation Grabbing altitude another great flight Looking photos like could make dif ficult overcome urge start building
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 80, 81, 82
SEVERAL YEARS AGO Ed Whitten troduced readers magazine Bostonian concept Junior Flight column Bostonian event has grown tre mendously since time As writ ing 30 Bostonian construction ar ticles have appeared model magazines compared six articles Embryo consider Embryo has solid Nats unofficial event years Bostonian just now begin ning its Nats exposure its obvious upstart category has arrived Bostonian began Indoor event Within short period minimum weight seven grams rubber motor selected Later Walt Mooney launched heavier weight Bostonian movement adopted minimum weight 14 grams Generally referred Bostonian West category ideal outdoor flying Flight-without-walls isnt mandatory 14-gram Bostonians flown con tests held small high school gymnasiums Like models weight class ever Gambler designed outdoor flight relative beginner can build Bostonian model competitive 14-gram class models fun build fly offer best both worlds look like full-scale airplanes yet builder isnt chained rigid scale restraints youre planning fly Bostonian com petition scale documentation isnt requir edno searching three-views pho tos Youre free decorate project whatever colors patterns like factors have spurred catego rys popularity rules under 14-gram Bostonian models generally fly contests fol lows 1 Maximum wingspan16 2 Maximum wing chord3 3 Maximum 80 Model Aviation Top picture Stripes sunbursts lettering stars help lift Bostonian above crowd text describes procedure applying finishing touches Above Hand drawn instruments show through holes punched card stock instrument panel Wheel pants very easy make can increase charisma factor maximum points length thrust button furthermost point aft14 4 Maximum propeller diameter6 5 Landing gear must have least two wheels least 3A -in diam eter 6 Fuselage must large enough contain imaginary cargo box 11/2 x 21/2 x 3 in orientation 7 Minimum weight rubber motor14 grams 8 Plane must have windshield clear vision least 1 sq side 9 Biplanes allowed total wing area limited 48 sq 10 official flights must rise off ground suitable place takeoff found rule 10 above will waived Contest Director allow hand-launched flights Some groups abide additional rule stat ing space imaginary cargo box rule 6 above must framed fuselage longerons Without longeron rule some modelers using large cockpit canopy form theoretical box Some builders have constructed planes longest dimension imaginary box vertical position longeron rule intended retain much visual resemblance full-size air planes possible groups award ad ditional appearance points using cha risma factor assigned plane contest judges Flight scores multiplied charisma factor arrive total score Check local club its spe cific interpretation rules dont fly Bostonian ask start Patterned after Citabria Gambler great way get Bostonian movement Its both easy build ter rific flier wheel pants may omitted risk losing charisma points since model would look less like Cita bria Construction Cover plans plastic wrap Build two side frames over plans top other glue dry separate frames Glue crosspieces place following top plan view starting tail post working toward front Make sure sides exact 900 angles building board Drill motor retainer posts A2-OD out side diameter aluminum tube motor peg Cover cowl / sheet balsa top bottom Rough cut A2 sheet slightly oversize soak water laced household ammonia Let balsa soak long enough sink bottom container Strap wet balsa place cowl rubberbands dry trim final size glue place Brush coat sanding sealer once glue dry Its also important apply sealer underneath side keep A2 sheet warping dry Moistening sheet side allows sag between formers dry Ive learned hard way whenever Ive forgotten step Make nose block A-in balsa shown plan Drill A-in hole nose block small Peck-Polymers thrust button allowing two degrees right thrust Downthrust built plan Bend landing gear 020 music wire using pattern shown plan Sandwich top wire between two L-ls Clamp tightly until glue dry Build wheel pants three lamina tions soft %2 balsa shown plan After carving sanding shape apply two coats balsa filler coat prototype wheel pants painted yellow Pac tra enamel spray can Spray very lightlythis type paint can build up weight quickly wheels Sleek Streak style plastic half wheels sanded down width shown plans After have painted black slide pants Trap wheels sliding landing gear wire back Apply quick-set ep oxy sparingly short vertical portion wire recessed wheel pants Glue landing gear assembly fuselage station shown plan Cut wing ribs lightweight Cgrain balsa Build wings over plan using A6-sq balsa leading trail ing edges dry prop up wing tip over plans build center section wing should have he dral tip Construct tail surfaces over plan using lightweight /16 balsa stripwood balsa strip used curved outlines horizontal stab requires soaking household ammonia Trace inside out line plans make poster board form Tape wet strips form drying Dont forget add gussets shown plan help avoid wrinkles warps shrinking tissue Covering Remove glue globs will mar finished surface Sand everything smooth rounding fuselage longerons shaping wing leading trailing edges Brush coat thinned clear dope surfaces covered Mix up solution white Elmers glue equal amount water Brush November 1989 81 simple lightweight structure typical Bostonians Its reminiscent old tencent kits Thirties Forties wheel pants constructed laminated balsa Left author seen gently hand-launching Gambler airplane begins climb immediately upon launching Its great little flier quite easy trim Right Young Nathan Peterson examines grandpas Bostonian sinister-looking plane-grabbing trees background Aircraft modeling seeds planted exposing youngsters simple easily understood models such little Bostonian Full-Size Plans Available Page 194 L/16 SD BALSA WING PLAN BALSA GUSSETS 1/16 SQ BALSA LEADING EDGE D_KELEF IFEFFLI_ i_II ILl 1/16 50 BALSA WING SPAR-TOP ONLY BOTTOM CROSS MEMBER LOCATION / SMALL PECK THRUST BUTTON \ 11111ZiEzisz4zz i A1UK I/B BALSA 2 LAMINATIONS / 1/16 50 BALSA TRAILING EDGE F USELAGE /TOP ONLY V32BALSAWING RIB PATTERN SHEET-COWLMAKE 16 TOP A- F-IF-2 SCRAP1/16 BALSAFILL AIR VENT F-4 F-5 1/32 BALSA SHEET-COWL BOTTOM CLEAR PLASTIC 126 LIGHT BALSA RIBS TOP VIEW7F-4 7& 1/16 BALSA SHEET COWL FORMERS STAB PLAN SOAK1/1650 BALSA IN AMMONIAW16 SO FOR SHAPINGBALSA SEE TEXTFRAME GUSSETS 7 7 WINDSHIELD PATTERN-TRIM ENDS AFTER TEST FIT ______1/16 50 BALSA-WING DIHEDRAL 1/2 MIN 7, FILLTUBE MOTOR PEGCLEAR PLASTIC 1/16 SQWINDSHIELD BALSALOCFRAMENOSE BLOCK PATTERN AIR 020 MUSIC WIREVENT LG PATTERN 020 MUSIC WIRE FUSELAGE SIDE VIEW 1/16 BALSA SHEET L- 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 FRONT VIEW LAMINATED BALSA WHEEL PANTS SEE TEXT 020 MW LANDING GEAR WITH BALSA3/4 DIA PAIRINGWHEELS outside surface area covered first piece tissue Lay tissue down over area gently pat down pull out wrinkles Cut off ex cess tissue dry Go next area covered repeat procedure used yellow Japanese tissue Oldtimer Model Supply everything covered mist lit tle water snug up tissue use squeeze-trigger adjustable sprayer pur chased garden supply counter Adjust finest spray possible Spray fine water mist air wait second let larger droplets fall hold part shrunk catches mist falls Dont let tissue reach point looking soaked want moistened just enough sag little Drying can hastened blow dryer its dry brush coat nonshrink dope thinned 50% dope thinner Sig Lite Coat good nonshrink butyrate dope Oldtimer Model Supply stocks good nonshrink nitrate dope Decorating finishing wing sunbursts cut red tissue doped place Lay sunburst place bond brushing some dope thinner acti vate dope underneath After final coat dope red stars applied wing center section using decals avail able Sig lettering cowl accom plished rubbing instant lettering onto selfstick clear Mylar film instant rub-on lettering can found art graphic sup ply counters Mylar office supply MODEL AVIATION THE GAMBLER BOSTONIAN L DESIGNED BY PERRY PETERSON INKED RY JOE DEMARCO stores its called laminating film After has rubbed off onto film trim lettering scissors close edge would decal Remove backing paper carefully press lettering place model Once its applied lettering isnt easy remove dam age model sure position ex actly right first time As decals dont brush dope over lettering fuselage wheel pant stripes pieces self-stick red tape can found stores sell rub-on instant letter ing may want use self stick tape sold RC model suppliers because will withstand fuselage handling better Cut windows lightweight ace tate used material purchased Micro-X company its thin lightweight excellent quality Clean fingermarks before gluing place R/C-56 glue sparingly applied Glue windshield back bottom sides lower part overhangs top cowl Once glue dry ap plied thin strip black self-stick tape windshield bottom Flying pitted against models same weight class Gambler poten tial winner almost Bostonian contest utilize airplanes full potential though make sure flying surfaces straight true properly glued Check alignment wing leading edge must exactly square fuselage sides under wing Measure make sure wing tips equal distance tips horizontal tail Sight 0 234S6 II I back make certain tail sur faces true wing can benefit 6 washout flying indoors ever leave inboard wing flat build washout outboard help keep turns flat Balance plane point shown plan Establish glide first using tail surfaces adjustment Use thrust adjust powered por tion flight ease building relatively relaxed requirements 14-gram Bosto nians have earned popularity Gambler makes good first foray category Once model built prop erly flight trimmed Ill wager youll ever hooked Bostonians 82 Model Aviation Grabbing altitude another great flight Looking photos like could make dif ficult overcome urge start building
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 80, 81, 82
SEVERAL YEARS AGO Ed Whitten troduced readers magazine Bostonian concept Junior Flight column Bostonian event has grown tre mendously since time As writ ing 30 Bostonian construction ar ticles have appeared model magazines compared six articles Embryo consider Embryo has solid Nats unofficial event years Bostonian just now begin ning its Nats exposure its obvious upstart category has arrived Bostonian began Indoor event Within short period minimum weight seven grams rubber motor selected Later Walt Mooney launched heavier weight Bostonian movement adopted minimum weight 14 grams Generally referred Bostonian West category ideal outdoor flying Flight-without-walls isnt mandatory 14-gram Bostonians flown con tests held small high school gymnasiums Like models weight class ever Gambler designed outdoor flight relative beginner can build Bostonian model competitive 14-gram class models fun build fly offer best both worlds look like full-scale airplanes yet builder isnt chained rigid scale restraints youre planning fly Bostonian com petition scale documentation isnt requir edno searching three-views pho tos Youre free decorate project whatever colors patterns like factors have spurred catego rys popularity rules under 14-gram Bostonian models generally fly contests fol lows 1 Maximum wingspan16 2 Maximum wing chord3 3 Maximum 80 Model Aviation Top picture Stripes sunbursts lettering stars help lift Bostonian above crowd text describes procedure applying finishing touches Above Hand drawn instruments show through holes punched card stock instrument panel Wheel pants very easy make can increase charisma factor maximum points length thrust button furthermost point aft14 4 Maximum propeller diameter6 5 Landing gear must have least two wheels least 3A -in diam eter 6 Fuselage must large enough contain imaginary cargo box 11/2 x 21/2 x 3 in orientation 7 Minimum weight rubber motor14 grams 8 Plane must have windshield clear vision least 1 sq side 9 Biplanes allowed total wing area limited 48 sq 10 official flights must rise off ground suitable place takeoff found rule 10 above will waived Contest Director allow hand-launched flights Some groups abide additional rule stat ing space imaginary cargo box rule 6 above must framed fuselage longerons Without longeron rule some modelers using large cockpit canopy form theoretical box Some builders have constructed planes longest dimension imaginary box vertical position longeron rule intended retain much visual resemblance full-size air planes possible groups award ad ditional appearance points using cha risma factor assigned plane contest judges Flight scores multiplied charisma factor arrive total score Check local club its spe cific interpretation rules dont fly Bostonian ask start Patterned after Citabria Gambler great way get Bostonian movement Its both easy build ter rific flier wheel pants may omitted risk losing charisma points since model would look less like Cita bria Construction Cover plans plastic wrap Build two side frames over plans top other glue dry separate frames Glue crosspieces place following top plan view starting tail post working toward front Make sure sides exact 900 angles building board Drill motor retainer posts A2-OD out side diameter aluminum tube motor peg Cover cowl / sheet balsa top bottom Rough cut A2 sheet slightly oversize soak water laced household ammonia Let balsa soak long enough sink bottom container Strap wet balsa place cowl rubberbands dry trim final size glue place Brush coat sanding sealer once glue dry Its also important apply sealer underneath side keep A2 sheet warping dry Moistening sheet side allows sag between formers dry Ive learned hard way whenever Ive forgotten step Make nose block A-in balsa shown plan Drill A-in hole nose block small Peck-Polymers thrust button allowing two degrees right thrust Downthrust built plan Bend landing gear 020 music wire using pattern shown plan Sandwich top wire between two L-ls Clamp tightly until glue dry Build wheel pants three lamina tions soft %2 balsa shown plan After carving sanding shape apply two coats balsa filler coat prototype wheel pants painted yellow Pac tra enamel spray can Spray very lightlythis type paint can build up weight quickly wheels Sleek Streak style plastic half wheels sanded down width shown plans After have painted black slide pants Trap wheels sliding landing gear wire back Apply quick-set ep oxy sparingly short vertical portion wire recessed wheel pants Glue landing gear assembly fuselage station shown plan Cut wing ribs lightweight Cgrain balsa Build wings over plan using A6-sq balsa leading trail ing edges dry prop up wing tip over plans build center section wing should have he dral tip Construct tail surfaces over plan using lightweight /16 balsa stripwood balsa strip used curved outlines horizontal stab requires soaking household ammonia Trace inside out line plans make poster board form Tape wet strips form drying Dont forget add gussets shown plan help avoid wrinkles warps shrinking tissue Covering Remove glue globs will mar finished surface Sand everything smooth rounding fuselage longerons shaping wing leading trailing edges Brush coat thinned clear dope surfaces covered Mix up solution white Elmers glue equal amount water Brush November 1989 81 simple lightweight structure typical Bostonians Its reminiscent old tencent kits Thirties Forties wheel pants constructed laminated balsa Left author seen gently hand-launching Gambler airplane begins climb immediately upon launching Its great little flier quite easy trim Right Young Nathan Peterson examines grandpas Bostonian sinister-looking plane-grabbing trees background Aircraft modeling seeds planted exposing youngsters simple easily understood models such little Bostonian Full-Size Plans Available Page 194 L/16 SD BALSA WING PLAN BALSA GUSSETS 1/16 SQ BALSA LEADING EDGE D_KELEF IFEFFLI_ i_II ILl 1/16 50 BALSA WING SPAR-TOP ONLY BOTTOM CROSS MEMBER LOCATION / SMALL PECK THRUST BUTTON \ 11111ZiEzisz4zz i A1UK I/B BALSA 2 LAMINATIONS / 1/16 50 BALSA TRAILING EDGE F USELAGE /TOP ONLY V32BALSAWING RIB PATTERN SHEET-COWLMAKE 16 TOP A- F-IF-2 SCRAP1/16 BALSAFILL AIR VENT F-4 F-5 1/32 BALSA SHEET-COWL BOTTOM CLEAR PLASTIC 126 LIGHT BALSA RIBS TOP VIEW7F-4 7& 1/16 BALSA SHEET COWL FORMERS STAB PLAN SOAK1/1650 BALSA IN AMMONIAW16 SO FOR SHAPINGBALSA SEE TEXTFRAME GUSSETS 7 7 WINDSHIELD PATTERN-TRIM ENDS AFTER TEST FIT ______1/16 50 BALSA-WING DIHEDRAL 1/2 MIN 7, FILLTUBE MOTOR PEGCLEAR PLASTIC 1/16 SQWINDSHIELD BALSALOCFRAMENOSE BLOCK PATTERN AIR 020 MUSIC WIREVENT LG PATTERN 020 MUSIC WIRE FUSELAGE SIDE VIEW 1/16 BALSA SHEET L- 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 FRONT VIEW LAMINATED BALSA WHEEL PANTS SEE TEXT 020 MW LANDING GEAR WITH BALSA3/4 DIA PAIRINGWHEELS outside surface area covered first piece tissue Lay tissue down over area gently pat down pull out wrinkles Cut off ex cess tissue dry Go next area covered repeat procedure used yellow Japanese tissue Oldtimer Model Supply everything covered mist lit tle water snug up tissue use squeeze-trigger adjustable sprayer pur chased garden supply counter Adjust finest spray possible Spray fine water mist air wait second let larger droplets fall hold part shrunk catches mist falls Dont let tissue reach point looking soaked want moistened just enough sag little Drying can hastened blow dryer its dry brush coat nonshrink dope thinned 50% dope thinner Sig Lite Coat good nonshrink butyrate dope Oldtimer Model Supply stocks good nonshrink nitrate dope Decorating finishing wing sunbursts cut red tissue doped place Lay sunburst place bond brushing some dope thinner acti vate dope underneath After final coat dope red stars applied wing center section using decals avail able Sig lettering cowl accom plished rubbing instant lettering onto selfstick clear Mylar film instant rub-on lettering can found art graphic sup ply counters Mylar office supply MODEL AVIATION THE GAMBLER BOSTONIAN L DESIGNED BY PERRY PETERSON INKED RY JOE DEMARCO stores its called laminating film After has rubbed off onto film trim lettering scissors close edge would decal Remove backing paper carefully press lettering place model Once its applied lettering isnt easy remove dam age model sure position ex actly right first time As decals dont brush dope over lettering fuselage wheel pant stripes pieces self-stick red tape can found stores sell rub-on instant letter ing may want use self stick tape sold RC model suppliers because will withstand fuselage handling better Cut windows lightweight ace tate used material purchased Micro-X company its thin lightweight excellent quality Clean fingermarks before gluing place R/C-56 glue sparingly applied Glue windshield back bottom sides lower part overhangs top cowl Once glue dry ap plied thin strip black self-stick tape windshield bottom Flying pitted against models same weight class Gambler poten tial winner almost Bostonian contest utilize airplanes full potential though make sure flying surfaces straight true properly glued Check alignment wing leading edge must exactly square fuselage sides under wing Measure make sure wing tips equal distance tips horizontal tail Sight 0 234S6 II I back make certain tail sur faces true wing can benefit 6 washout flying indoors ever leave inboard wing flat build washout outboard help keep turns flat Balance plane point shown plan Establish glide first using tail surfaces adjustment Use thrust adjust powered por tion flight ease building relatively relaxed requirements 14-gram Bosto nians have earned popularity Gambler makes good first foray category Once model built prop erly flight trimmed Ill wager youll ever hooked Bostonians 82 Model Aviation Grabbing altitude another great flight Looking photos like could make dif ficult overcome urge start building