RADIO CONTROL SCALE r LETTERS YOUVE SENT regarding Docu-Search have complimentary encouragingto say least Its quite gratifying know service indeed useful its doing much good Thanks several helpful items Curtis Tanager received forwarded RC Burnett Dummy omitted Mr Burnetts address July column Thank sending material way turn Mr Burnetts model should well its way now youve received helpful materials through Docu-Search able complete project result please send photo detailed description sharing project rest us sounds good Id happy submit photos model David M Hayes 331 Hickory Avenue Feasterville PA 19053 trying locate F6F Hellcat kit would suit OS 48 four-stroke says has great success using engine Midwest Royal Dynaflite kits anyone knows kit plans simplistic F6F please pass information Mr Hayes Stan Blyskal 60 Limewood Drive Trenton NJ 08690 looking assistance two famous aircraft Lockheed Super G Constellation Curtis Condor requires three-views cross-sections photos anything else may help him draw plans accurately Stan asked let know has access few local warbirds need some photographs WW II aircraft drop Mr Blyskal note needs airplane available may able take pictures Please remember limited Pattern Scale competitor extraordinaire Mike Barbee built Beech T-34 Turbo based Ray Torres plans Model did very well both Toledo Top Gun number subjects available assume letter Stan answered airplane among Try bear mind Stan Blyskal life own almost 200000 may reading pages new MAs RC Scale column will interest know Docu-Search cost-free service help locate plans documentation photos three-views needed properly execute next Scale project Just send post card name address phone number requestIll try include next column progress being made hobby industry truly remarkable Necessity being mother invention products have developed make building hours serve us effectively flying time less prone terrible outside negative forces Whenever product comes along looks like will perform useful service some us best tell about month several unique youre building Altech Marketings Pilatus Turbo Porters Super Stearmans might want replace ABS cowlings Stearmans ABS wheel pants molded fiberglass aftermarket parts Fiberglass Master Route 1 Box 530 Goodview VA 24095 Youll find workmanship good prices fair pleasant speedy service added bonus Fiberglass Master has quality fiberglass accessories hand hundreds popular some not-so-popular models Send buck SASE prices product availability list Its good deal Top quality cowl attachment hardware sets also available Fiberglass Master set hold-downs includes four brazed-nylon locknut mounting plates Phillips-head bolts match eight wood screws attaching mounting plates firewall other suitable mounting surface set shown photo 8-3 2 FMs attachment hardware also available several smaller larger sizes Pulling fuel lines through firewalls other obstructions fuselage engine November1993 69 products seen Fiberglass Master cowls wheel pants Tired stripped split wood-cowl replacement parts Altechs Super hold-down blocks Try Fiberglass Stearman Pilatus Turbo Porter kits Masters high-quality hold-down sets Rich Uravitchs Plan & Plastic sets include Fourmost Products new Fuel Line Pullers let draw lines through firewalls otherplans patterns ABS plastic parts obstacles no trouble damage fuel lineFokker DVII 1Ascale parts shown A WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only iALSA STICKS 34 48 1/161/410 1/16x3/811 1/161/215 3/32x1/412 3/32x3/813 3/321/217 1/81/809 311/81/412 37 1/83/813 451/8x1/218 553/18x3/1612 613/163/818 3/16x1/222 711/41/418 1/43/821 1/4x1/222 1/4x3/434 1/4142 5/16x5/1623 3/8x3/829 3/81/233 3/8x3/444 3/8x154 1/2x1/238 1/2x3/448 1/2x160 5/8x5/852 3/43/475 SALSA SHEETS 34 48 30 1/16x233 3/32240 1/8243 3/16248 1/4256 1/32337 1/20337 1/1633749 3/32x34458 1/835574 3/1636384 1/437598 5/16387115 3/8x390128 1/23114160 3/43170200 1/16x4587648 3/324729756 1/848210966 3/1649612675 1/4411513984 3/84170235144 1/24235273200 MATCHED SHEETS 42 3/32x4109 1/8 x4129 3/164144 1/4 4155 BALSA HOT LINE Cell 1806 745 6394 10 sue 6pm Central Time w SALSA TRIANGLES 34 41425 38w 3630 121235 34 3445 I~55 BaLSA PLANKS34 1190 12157 13219 14283 11/23302 11/24386 22231 23335 24475 33515 34715 TAPE NED SHEETS34 14265 14365 38268 318388 123120 LIGHT 4-0 LB WOOD 36 132378 112078 1/1679 3/3293 1/8114 316132 1/4157 318188 12238 314375 1532 118123 3132149 1/8189 3/18197 1/4237 38357 12482 18 19 24 19 21 31 2604 28 32 45 57 30 39 49 58 73 55 66 82 70 88 LONESTAR EPOXY INSTANTGLUE 9 OZLISt 10991 oz Thick300 5 Mm6691 oz Thin300 15 Mm6692oz Thick550 30 Mm6692oz Thin550 TRAILING EDGE 34 4132 0116111439 3811246 12270 SASS WOOD 3116 3116 311614 3116 318 3116 12 311634 14 14 1438 14314 36316 318 112 318 34 2 12 12 34 must try 4-6 lb balsa 48 26 30 38 46 60 42 48 80 60 70 80 90 100 BUNDLE DEALS 20-1/16336699 20-1/164361035 20-3/32336875 1 5-3/32x436999 15-1 /8x336775 10-1/8436775 15-3/16336940 10-3/16436899 10-1/4336899 10-1/44361090 10-3/8336890 5-3/8x436655 5-1/2336540 5-1/24361110 10-3/32446930 5-1 /8x448525 5-3/1 6448620 5-1/4448680 * NEW * Hundreds new sizes accessories felishing materials Send #10 SASE latest catalog SPRUCE SliCKS 3448 18 1181725 118 147026 118 SIR2232 31163162838 14 1143450 14 3184055 114 1124565 3183184889 3181126077 112 1126686 1/23147587 SPRUCE TRIANGLES 318318 1212 34 34 LnKpLr4a 1/8x8175 1/812380 114x8275 1/4x12580 HARD MAPLE 14318 316 318 318 12 318 34 1234 IS 40 45 50 08 68 BIRCH DOWELS 36 1/812 3/1817 1/419 5/1625 3/832 3 PLY BIRCH 48 1/84x12835 1/3212550 1/18x12550 1/8x12485 5 PLYBIRCH48 3/32x 12725 1/8 o12825 34 3/1612625 1/4 0 e3/8 12750 811/2 12900 GROOVED LG M8UNTS 13 IndIes 3/8x3/411/81 AS 3/8x3/415/3245 1/23/413/16160 LONE STAR MODELS Cont 48 States Handlung Charge pay UPS Add $400 C0D $500 extra PP APO FPO 1623 57th St Lubbock TX 7412 Weaccep/VISA MC Discover personal checks orCOD 6,% lax Texas US currency Mm wood order $1000 A T3 nacelle can often annoying task Fourmost Products 4040 24th Avenue Forest Grove OR 97116 has come aid new Fuel Line Pullers two-piece set flexible-mesh tubing lengths grab fuel lines end pull through other units work principle like old Chinese finger trapwhen compress mesh widens pull it tightens feed fuel lines through effortlessly just slide Fuel Line Pullers through models firewall attach ends ctirburetor overflow lines fuel tank pull mesh Fourmost s Line Pullers will open accommodate size fuel line Vs-inch up 1/2. inch diameter Once lines through simply disconnect pullers youre done have ways performing task using hex wrenches pushrod tubing pieces music wire other kind shop junk new Fourmost product fits hobby fuel line sizes wont damage fuel line way Scale models growing number size reasons Scale modelers have building larger airplanes lately replicating details can added less negative affect models wing loading As models grow size radio compartments can very pleasant need room specialized linkage elaborately appointed models must carry also has down side What about receiver battery retention Sometimes theres just bit too much room inside giants fuselage hold things properly place LDM Industries PO Box 292396 Tampa FL 33687-2396 has wonderful solution problem new Strongbox Its heavy-duty molded-case system can bolted pair mounting rails inside models fuselage Strongbox measures 24 inches deep x 27 inches wide x 41 inches long weighs just 19 ounces consists top bottom foam-lined case halves three additional slices soft foam helps keep crash damage minimum effectively shields valuable receivers battery packs vibration right exit holes provided Strongbox Nothing has cut order allow battery leads servo cables receiver antenna enter exit safety box effective unit keeps inside model looking good outsidewhile affording greater protection receiver battery process Strongboxs price nice Lucien Darla Miller keep other interesting new products coming LDM Need little help paint mixing recommendations formulas authentic military colors Mike Thompson Hobbypoxy would like see get Just send request buck SASE Hobbypoxy Pettit Paint Company 36 Pine Street Rockaway NJ 07866 Ask Hobbypoxy information sheets military scale color formulations Hobbypoxy finishes color chart also available Its informative Painting Pointers sheet product description sheet explains can use Hobbypoxys various paint sealing adhesive products advantage youre presently using another manufacturers epoxy goes brittle winter gooey summer need know much about Hobbypoxys product line Good news good aews Englands Flair Continued page 72 70 Model Aviation OM CUT CONTEST BALSA Sheets Piece ed Close Tolerances AAA Grade Dried ped 100% serious modeler want performance LDM Industries Strongbox can make receiver battery-pack mounting easy cavernous fuselages RC ScaIeIIoy Continued page 70 model kits once again available United States available along other kits Veron Bowman CAP Complete-A-Pac Hobby Supply South 5060 Glade Road Acworth GA 30101 Hobby Supply South Catalog two bucks its money well spent have interest quality British models reasonable prices have built Flairs Legionaire spelling minea 52-inch-span standoff version French Nieuport 17 Building Legionaire kit pleasure start finish powered model early vintage OS 40 four-stroke covered Supershrink Coverite primed painted Coverites 21st Century White Primer aluminum paint Major Decals set French roundel water decals right size end all-silver Legionaire has yet flown its list season Once get past understanding British terminology packing means shimming etc youll find English kits blast build Just prove much like models personal Flair collection also includes 49-inch Baronette Fokker Dr 1 beautiful /5-scale 80-inch Etrich Taube -scale 73-inch standoff Fokker Dr 1 triplane New least Hobby Supply South Catalog flairs SE-Sa 51inch span model famous WW scout plane designed 35-40 two-strokes 40-60 four-strokes CAP kits also available Hobby Supply South include wide array subject matter ranging Phil Kraft s Super-Fli Supermarine Spitfire de Havilland Mosquito bomber Check out catalog youre bound enjoy Columbus Ohios Mike Barbee wears hats accomplished RC Pattern pilot veteran Scale competitor first-class paint man iron-on film finishing man Hes past winner Top Gun Scale Invitationals Mr Top Bunz award Mike sent picture new Beechcraft T-34 Turbo garnered him first place year Toledos Non Military Sport Scale static category Mikes model constructed set Ramon Torres plans features Robart mechanical retracts Bob Violett nose gear Dan Parsons manufactures extremely lightweight 6 ounce per square yard fiberglass cloth Mike used overall big beautiful Beechcraft Deltrons basecoatlclearcoat paint system handled color applicationa photo Georgias Jerry Smith shows results nothing short spectacular Mike recently flew T-34 93 Top Gun Invitational youre planning trip Florida winter try stop Kissimmee pleasant morning afternoon flying Tigers Warbird Air Museum 231 Hoagland Boulevard Kissimmee FL 34741 friendly museum features hands-on displays aircraft armament engines other related equipment can tour museum knowledgeable guides like Just few flying Tigers Museums almost forty enticing aircraft 1943 Boeing B-17 flying Fortress 1944 Lockheed P-38 Lightning 1944 North American P-S lD Mustang visit museum will find experienced crew versatile mechanics sheet metal paint artisans ever assembled place commercial restoration WW II aircraft Work performed American warplanes used US Army Air Corps US Navy US Marine Corps Could real modeler ever resist allure P-38 will interest P-38 fans everywhere know new group P-38 Model Organisation errorthats way spell International being launched its home offices Medelbyvej 54 2610 Rodevre/Copenhagen Denmark organization appeals potential members share invaluable knowledge experience other questionnaire available mail no membership fee required check group out Write Pete Alstrup above address questionnaire additional information may available since February note read RC Scale last month know next build-along project going Rich Uravitchs Fokker DVII Plan & Plastic sets will constructed hand-crafted signed numbered kits Chuck Gills company Aeroplane Works 2134 Gilbride Road Martinsville NJ 08836 Throughout project numerous areas Scale construction discipline documentation reasoning psychology philosophy finishing techniques competition flight maneuver selection will shared Whether particular Scale interests revolve around particular aeroplane necessarily pointthe model will give us singular focal point base varying points view Numerous letters have asked next build-along subject chosen WW aeroplane Since J-3 Cub P-Si have already addressed WW seemed logical follow-up little research conducted find very buildable model 72 Model Aviation PING & HANDLING ups Ground Continental us $495 ups Air & Parcel Post $495 pIus 10% Subtotal Continental US UPS Nest Jay Air $1400 plus $100 per lb Shipment total COD add $395 Foreign Orders Parcel Post Air $495 . 20% Subtotal u S Mail $495 plus 10% Subtotal ITSuU would still leave room few scalelike improvements two subjects answered criterion came up shining Rich Uravitchs Fokker DVII SE-5a Ill admit first choice SE Scout Experimental -5a Chuck Gill didnt have new Scout kit available time DVII won decision hands down As read Aeroplane Works has SE-Sa kits youll ever needjust write call Uravitch Fokker DVII kit /5-scale spans 75 inches Engine recommen dations 90-108 two-strokes 120 fourstrokes up 22 cid gas good reason fair amount time spent conversation Chuck Gill Rich Uravitch before reaching power plant decision model Chuck Gill likes hot dog inclination G-38 nothing less 108 two-stroke talked about engines hand two-strokes gas explained partiality four-strokes especially models early aeroplanes Chuck finally agreed Enya VT 240 V-twin presently residing Ziroli DR-i would excellent choice Unfortunately several compromises would have made order accommodate big Enya twin engine measured cylinder head cylinder head quite bit wider models fuselagethat would necessitate modifying front end aeroplane considerably also having sacrifice good bit visual realism process Another negative cost engine VT 240 offers tremendous value money anyone owns will readily attest still represents rather sizeable investment would feel uncomfortable about asking follow build-along might end up costing sport modeler could justify Remember Fokker precision Scale project pondered VT 240 dilemma days ultimately came conclusion magnificent Enya s size price tag might defeat purpose project called Rich Uravitch compare notes Rich verified Chuck liked hot dog gave impression Chuck Gill owned Volkswagen Beetle would probably capable winning Indy 500 interpretation model airplane hot doggery means being able fly RC model Jupiter back six minutes less After few telephone calls back forth finally concluded strong 12 fourstroke would very creditable job flying Fokker bipe scalelike manner Its important keep mind full-scale DVII capable 116 mph 3280 feet altitudegreat performance 1918 Although up Chucks standards certainly possible emulate good 12 four-stroke expect finished model will weigh about 16-17 pounds Combined 1748 square inches wing area 17 pounds produces acceptable wing loading realistic performance powerful reliable Enya R-120 engines workshop engine choice friends Enyas beautifully machined R-120 produces substantially power rpm standard 120 does very reasonable price difference Documentation next presented real challenge Airplanes have turn otherwise theyre just worth modeling Searching interesting DVII color scheme could modeled requiring extraordinary talents difficult Several single-color subjects found lacked visual impact colorful German front line aeroplanes Several homebuilts available great color schemes airframes altered much original design calling DVII something akin sacrilege Almost color scheme lit up featured infamous lozenge pattern its wings looks great its real nightmare paint Since project intended nothing informative extension Fun Scale felt painting lozenge pattern two wings might bit work would willing commit might have share difficulty too answer compromise make comfortable settlement somewhere between authenticity practicality received four sets Fokker DVII Photo Paaks Bob Bankas Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 found two perfect choices extremely complex lozenge patterned restoration cried out modeled photo angle red white yellow homebuilt airplane offered perfect anyone-can-do-this color scheme Once again keeping mind projects primary purpose inform instruct build confidence modeling abilities chose brightly colored homebuilt SMR s Photo-Paak 1809/10 Stan Alexander will slot next month bringing full report RC Scale events 93 AMA Nationals Other commitments made attending fabulous event impossible year much hoped able present January issue Ill have reasoning behind final DVII subject choice lot So friends enjoy Stans coverage look again January Until then build straight fly safely Ill talk again S AND SERVICE FOR EVERYtHING R/C ERAFI MIDWEST INC 115 EAST MAIN NORTNVILLE IL CHIGAN 48187 3133460085FAX333348475 RF MME ________________923/72 72Mhz 1t923175 75Mhz 1*923153 53Mhz 23/50 50Mhz 1*923/27 27Mhz 150 X 100 X 100 SHOWS ANTENNAS RF OUTPUT FITS ALL DIAMETER ANTENNAS WORKS WITH AM FM OR PCM SIMPLE SNAP-ON MOUNTING REt 2 RSE AU TI Servo reversing module fits between Rx Servo Adjusts/sets neutral reverses servo direction Supplied wires add servo leads $1995 gag 3pj*g SAE fol &flWW& atalog ACE* AIRTRONICS* ARISTO CRAFT CIRRUS EK FUTABA HEATHKIT HITEC* HOBBY SHACK JR* KLINE* KO PROPO* KRAFT* NOVAK PRa LINE RCD* ROYAL TOWER [lOBBIES WORLD ENGINES ETC. * FACTORY TRAINED AND 4UTHORIZED* RCMA #21 November 1993 73 •8xW 1OxlO 1Ox15 60 secunusruU q logos Iettenng 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RADIO CONTROL SCALE r LETTERS YOUVE SENT regarding Docu-Search have complimentary encouragingto say least Its quite gratifying know service indeed useful its doing much good Thanks several helpful items Curtis Tanager received forwarded RC Burnett Dummy omitted Mr Burnetts address July column Thank sending material way turn Mr Burnetts model should well its way now youve received helpful materials through Docu-Search able complete project result please send photo detailed description sharing project rest us sounds good Id happy submit photos model David M Hayes 331 Hickory Avenue Feasterville PA 19053 trying locate F6F Hellcat kit would suit OS 48 four-stroke says has great success using engine Midwest Royal Dynaflite kits anyone knows kit plans simplistic F6F please pass information Mr Hayes Stan Blyskal 60 Limewood Drive Trenton NJ 08690 looking assistance two famous aircraft Lockheed Super G Constellation Curtis Condor requires three-views cross-sections photos anything else may help him draw plans accurately Stan asked let know has access few local warbirds need some photographs WW II aircraft drop Mr Blyskal note needs airplane available may able take pictures Please remember limited Pattern Scale competitor extraordinaire Mike Barbee built Beech T-34 Turbo based Ray Torres plans Model did very well both Toledo Top Gun number subjects available assume letter Stan answered airplane among Try bear mind Stan Blyskal life own almost 200000 may reading pages new MAs RC Scale column will interest know Docu-Search cost-free service help locate plans documentation photos three-views needed properly execute next Scale project Just send post card name address phone number requestIll try include next column progress being made hobby industry truly remarkable Necessity being mother invention products have developed make building hours serve us effectively flying time less prone terrible outside negative forces Whenever product comes along looks like will perform useful service some us best tell about month several unique youre building Altech Marketings Pilatus Turbo Porters Super Stearmans might want replace ABS cowlings Stearmans ABS wheel pants molded fiberglass aftermarket parts Fiberglass Master Route 1 Box 530 Goodview VA 24095 Youll find workmanship good prices fair pleasant speedy service added bonus Fiberglass Master has quality fiberglass accessories hand hundreds popular some not-so-popular models Send buck SASE prices product availability list Its good deal Top quality cowl attachment hardware sets also available Fiberglass Master set hold-downs includes four brazed-nylon locknut mounting plates Phillips-head bolts match eight wood screws attaching mounting plates firewall other suitable mounting surface set shown photo 8-3 2 FMs attachment hardware also available several smaller larger sizes Pulling fuel lines through firewalls other obstructions fuselage engine November1993 69 products seen Fiberglass Master cowls wheel pants Tired stripped split wood-cowl replacement parts Altechs Super hold-down blocks Try Fiberglass Stearman Pilatus Turbo Porter kits Masters high-quality hold-down sets Rich Uravitchs Plan & Plastic sets include Fourmost Products new Fuel Line Pullers let draw lines through firewalls otherplans patterns ABS plastic parts obstacles no trouble damage fuel lineFokker DVII 1Ascale parts shown A WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only iALSA STICKS 34 48 1/161/410 1/16x3/811 1/161/215 3/32x1/412 3/32x3/813 3/321/217 1/81/809 311/81/412 37 1/83/813 451/8x1/218 553/18x3/1612 613/163/818 3/16x1/222 711/41/418 1/43/821 1/4x1/222 1/4x3/434 1/4142 5/16x5/1623 3/8x3/829 3/81/233 3/8x3/444 3/8x154 1/2x1/238 1/2x3/448 1/2x160 5/8x5/852 3/43/475 SALSA SHEETS 34 48 30 1/16x233 3/32240 1/8243 3/16248 1/4256 1/32337 1/20337 1/1633749 3/32x34458 1/835574 3/1636384 1/437598 5/16387115 3/8x390128 1/23114160 3/43170200 1/16x4587648 3/324729756 1/848210966 3/1649612675 1/4411513984 3/84170235144 1/24235273200 MATCHED SHEETS 42 3/32x4109 1/8 x4129 3/164144 1/4 4155 BALSA HOT LINE Cell 1806 745 6394 10 sue 6pm Central Time w SALSA TRIANGLES 34 41425 38w 3630 121235 34 3445 I~55 BaLSA PLANKS34 1190 12157 13219 14283 11/23302 11/24386 22231 23335 24475 33515 34715 TAPE NED SHEETS34 14265 14365 38268 318388 123120 LIGHT 4-0 LB WOOD 36 132378 112078 1/1679 3/3293 1/8114 316132 1/4157 318188 12238 314375 1532 118123 3132149 1/8189 3/18197 1/4237 38357 12482 18 19 24 19 21 31 2604 28 32 45 57 30 39 49 58 73 55 66 82 70 88 LONESTAR EPOXY INSTANTGLUE 9 OZLISt 10991 oz Thick300 5 Mm6691 oz Thin300 15 Mm6692oz Thick550 30 Mm6692oz Thin550 TRAILING EDGE 34 4132 0116111439 3811246 12270 SASS WOOD 3116 3116 311614 3116 318 3116 12 311634 14 14 1438 14314 36316 318 112 318 34 2 12 12 34 must try 4-6 lb balsa 48 26 30 38 46 60 42 48 80 60 70 80 90 100 BUNDLE DEALS 20-1/16336699 20-1/164361035 20-3/32336875 1 5-3/32x436999 15-1 /8x336775 10-1/8436775 15-3/16336940 10-3/16436899 10-1/4336899 10-1/44361090 10-3/8336890 5-3/8x436655 5-1/2336540 5-1/24361110 10-3/32446930 5-1 /8x448525 5-3/1 6448620 5-1/4448680 * NEW * Hundreds new sizes accessories felishing materials Send #10 SASE latest catalog SPRUCE SliCKS 3448 18 1181725 118 147026 118 SIR2232 31163162838 14 1143450 14 3184055 114 1124565 3183184889 3181126077 112 1126686 1/23147587 SPRUCE TRIANGLES 318318 1212 34 34 LnKpLr4a 1/8x8175 1/812380 114x8275 1/4x12580 HARD MAPLE 14318 316 318 318 12 318 34 1234 IS 40 45 50 08 68 BIRCH DOWELS 36 1/812 3/1817 1/419 5/1625 3/832 3 PLY BIRCH 48 1/84x12835 1/3212550 1/18x12550 1/8x12485 5 PLYBIRCH48 3/32x 12725 1/8 o12825 34 3/1612625 1/4 0 e3/8 12750 811/2 12900 GROOVED LG M8UNTS 13 IndIes 3/8x3/411/81 AS 3/8x3/415/3245 1/23/413/16160 LONE STAR MODELS Cont 48 States Handlung Charge pay UPS Add $400 C0D $500 extra PP APO FPO 1623 57th St Lubbock TX 7412 Weaccep/VISA MC Discover personal checks orCOD 6,% lax Texas US currency Mm wood order $1000 A T3 nacelle can often annoying task Fourmost Products 4040 24th Avenue Forest Grove OR 97116 has come aid new Fuel Line Pullers two-piece set flexible-mesh tubing lengths grab fuel lines end pull through other units work principle like old Chinese finger trapwhen compress mesh widens pull it tightens feed fuel lines through effortlessly just slide Fuel Line Pullers through models firewall attach ends ctirburetor overflow lines fuel tank pull mesh Fourmost s Line Pullers will open accommodate size fuel line Vs-inch up 1/2. inch diameter Once lines through simply disconnect pullers youre done have ways performing task using hex wrenches pushrod tubing pieces music wire other kind shop junk new Fourmost product fits hobby fuel line sizes wont damage fuel line way Scale models growing number size reasons Scale modelers have building larger airplanes lately replicating details can added less negative affect models wing loading As models grow size radio compartments can very pleasant need room specialized linkage elaborately appointed models must carry also has down side What about receiver battery retention Sometimes theres just bit too much room inside giants fuselage hold things properly place LDM Industries PO Box 292396 Tampa FL 33687-2396 has wonderful solution problem new Strongbox Its heavy-duty molded-case system can bolted pair mounting rails inside models fuselage Strongbox measures 24 inches deep x 27 inches wide x 41 inches long weighs just 19 ounces consists top bottom foam-lined case halves three additional slices soft foam helps keep crash damage minimum effectively shields valuable receivers battery packs vibration right exit holes provided Strongbox Nothing has cut order allow battery leads servo cables receiver antenna enter exit safety box effective unit keeps inside model looking good outsidewhile affording greater protection receiver battery process Strongboxs price nice Lucien Darla Miller keep other interesting new products coming LDM Need little help paint mixing recommendations formulas authentic military colors Mike Thompson Hobbypoxy would like see get Just send request buck SASE Hobbypoxy Pettit Paint Company 36 Pine Street Rockaway NJ 07866 Ask Hobbypoxy information sheets military scale color formulations Hobbypoxy finishes color chart also available Its informative Painting Pointers sheet product description sheet explains can use Hobbypoxys various paint sealing adhesive products advantage youre presently using another manufacturers epoxy goes brittle winter gooey summer need know much about Hobbypoxys product line Good news good aews Englands Flair Continued page 72 70 Model Aviation OM CUT CONTEST BALSA Sheets Piece ed Close Tolerances AAA Grade Dried ped 100% serious modeler want performance LDM Industries Strongbox can make receiver battery-pack mounting easy cavernous fuselages RC ScaIeIIoy Continued page 70 model kits once again available United States available along other kits Veron Bowman CAP Complete-A-Pac Hobby Supply South 5060 Glade Road Acworth GA 30101 Hobby Supply South Catalog two bucks its money well spent have interest quality British models reasonable prices have built Flairs Legionaire spelling minea 52-inch-span standoff version French Nieuport 17 Building Legionaire kit pleasure start finish powered model early vintage OS 40 four-stroke covered Supershrink Coverite primed painted Coverites 21st Century White Primer aluminum paint Major Decals set French roundel water decals right size end all-silver Legionaire has yet flown its list season Once get past understanding British terminology packing means shimming etc youll find English kits blast build Just prove much like models personal Flair collection also includes 49-inch Baronette Fokker Dr 1 beautiful /5-scale 80-inch Etrich Taube -scale 73-inch standoff Fokker Dr 1 triplane New least Hobby Supply South Catalog flairs SE-Sa 51inch span model famous WW scout plane designed 35-40 two-strokes 40-60 four-strokes CAP kits also available Hobby Supply South include wide array subject matter ranging Phil Kraft s Super-Fli Supermarine Spitfire de Havilland Mosquito bomber Check out catalog youre bound enjoy Columbus Ohios Mike Barbee wears hats accomplished RC Pattern pilot veteran Scale competitor first-class paint man iron-on film finishing man Hes past winner Top Gun Scale Invitationals Mr Top Bunz award Mike sent picture new Beechcraft T-34 Turbo garnered him first place year Toledos Non Military Sport Scale static category Mikes model constructed set Ramon Torres plans features Robart mechanical retracts Bob Violett nose gear Dan Parsons manufactures extremely lightweight 6 ounce per square yard fiberglass cloth Mike used overall big beautiful Beechcraft Deltrons basecoatlclearcoat paint system handled color applicationa photo Georgias Jerry Smith shows results nothing short spectacular Mike recently flew T-34 93 Top Gun Invitational youre planning trip Florida winter try stop Kissimmee pleasant morning afternoon flying Tigers Warbird Air Museum 231 Hoagland Boulevard Kissimmee FL 34741 friendly museum features hands-on displays aircraft armament engines other related equipment can tour museum knowledgeable guides like Just few flying Tigers Museums almost forty enticing aircraft 1943 Boeing B-17 flying Fortress 1944 Lockheed P-38 Lightning 1944 North American P-S lD Mustang visit museum will find experienced crew versatile mechanics sheet metal paint artisans ever assembled place commercial restoration WW II aircraft Work performed American warplanes used US Army Air Corps US Navy US Marine Corps Could real modeler ever resist allure P-38 will interest P-38 fans everywhere know new group P-38 Model Organisation errorthats way spell International being launched its home offices Medelbyvej 54 2610 Rodevre/Copenhagen Denmark organization appeals potential members share invaluable knowledge experience other questionnaire available mail no membership fee required check group out Write Pete Alstrup above address questionnaire additional information may available since February note read RC Scale last month know next build-along project going Rich Uravitchs Fokker DVII Plan & Plastic sets will constructed hand-crafted signed numbered kits Chuck Gills company Aeroplane Works 2134 Gilbride Road Martinsville NJ 08836 Throughout project numerous areas Scale construction discipline documentation reasoning psychology philosophy finishing techniques competition flight maneuver selection will shared Whether particular Scale interests revolve around particular aeroplane necessarily pointthe model will give us singular focal point base varying points view Numerous letters have asked next build-along subject chosen WW aeroplane Since J-3 Cub P-Si have already addressed WW seemed logical follow-up little research conducted find very buildable model 72 Model Aviation PING & HANDLING ups Ground Continental us $495 ups Air & Parcel Post $495 pIus 10% Subtotal Continental US UPS Nest Jay Air $1400 plus $100 per lb Shipment total COD add $395 Foreign Orders Parcel Post Air $495 . 20% Subtotal u S Mail $495 plus 10% Subtotal ITSuU would still leave room few scalelike improvements two subjects answered criterion came up shining Rich Uravitchs Fokker DVII SE-5a Ill admit first choice SE Scout Experimental -5a Chuck Gill didnt have new Scout kit available time DVII won decision hands down As read Aeroplane Works has SE-Sa kits youll ever needjust write call Uravitch Fokker DVII kit /5-scale spans 75 inches Engine recommen dations 90-108 two-strokes 120 fourstrokes up 22 cid gas good reason fair amount time spent conversation Chuck Gill Rich Uravitch before reaching power plant decision model Chuck Gill likes hot dog inclination G-38 nothing less 108 two-stroke talked about engines hand two-strokes gas explained partiality four-strokes especially models early aeroplanes Chuck finally agreed Enya VT 240 V-twin presently residing Ziroli DR-i would excellent choice Unfortunately several compromises would have made order accommodate big Enya twin engine measured cylinder head cylinder head quite bit wider models fuselagethat would necessitate modifying front end aeroplane considerably also having sacrifice good bit visual realism process Another negative cost engine VT 240 offers tremendous value money anyone owns will readily attest still represents rather sizeable investment would feel uncomfortable about asking follow build-along might end up costing sport modeler could justify Remember Fokker precision Scale project pondered VT 240 dilemma days ultimately came conclusion magnificent Enya s size price tag might defeat purpose project called Rich Uravitch compare notes Rich verified Chuck liked hot dog gave impression Chuck Gill owned Volkswagen Beetle would probably capable winning Indy 500 interpretation model airplane hot doggery means being able fly RC model Jupiter back six minutes less After few telephone calls back forth finally concluded strong 12 fourstroke would very creditable job flying Fokker bipe scalelike manner Its important keep mind full-scale DVII capable 116 mph 3280 feet altitudegreat performance 1918 Although up Chucks standards certainly possible emulate good 12 four-stroke expect finished model will weigh about 16-17 pounds Combined 1748 square inches wing area 17 pounds produces acceptable wing loading realistic performance powerful reliable Enya R-120 engines workshop engine choice friends Enyas beautifully machined R-120 produces substantially power rpm standard 120 does very reasonable price difference Documentation next presented real challenge Airplanes have turn otherwise theyre just worth modeling Searching interesting DVII color scheme could modeled requiring extraordinary talents difficult Several single-color subjects found lacked visual impact colorful German front line aeroplanes Several homebuilts available great color schemes airframes altered much original design calling DVII something akin sacrilege Almost color scheme lit up featured infamous lozenge pattern its wings looks great its real nightmare paint Since project intended nothing informative extension Fun Scale felt painting lozenge pattern two wings might bit work would willing commit might have share difficulty too answer compromise make comfortable settlement somewhere between authenticity practicality received four sets Fokker DVII Photo Paaks Bob Bankas Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 found two perfect choices extremely complex lozenge patterned restoration cried out modeled photo angle red white yellow homebuilt airplane offered perfect anyone-can-do-this color scheme Once again keeping mind projects primary purpose inform instruct build confidence modeling abilities chose brightly colored homebuilt SMR s Photo-Paak 1809/10 Stan Alexander will slot next month bringing full report RC Scale events 93 AMA Nationals Other commitments made attending fabulous event impossible year much hoped able present January issue Ill have reasoning behind final DVII subject choice lot So friends enjoy Stans coverage look again January Until then build straight fly safely Ill talk again S AND SERVICE FOR EVERYtHING R/C ERAFI MIDWEST INC 115 EAST MAIN NORTNVILLE IL CHIGAN 48187 3133460085FAX333348475 RF MME ________________923/72 72Mhz 1t923175 75Mhz 1*923153 53Mhz 23/50 50Mhz 1*923/27 27Mhz 150 X 100 X 100 SHOWS ANTENNAS RF OUTPUT FITS ALL DIAMETER ANTENNAS WORKS WITH AM FM OR PCM SIMPLE SNAP-ON MOUNTING REt 2 RSE AU TI Servo reversing module fits between Rx Servo Adjusts/sets neutral reverses servo direction Supplied wires add servo leads $1995 gag 3pj*g SAE fol &flWW& atalog ACE* AIRTRONICS* ARISTO CRAFT CIRRUS EK FUTABA HEATHKIT HITEC* HOBBY SHACK JR* KLINE* KO PROPO* KRAFT* NOVAK PRa LINE RCD* ROYAL TOWER [lOBBIES WORLD ENGINES ETC. * FACTORY TRAINED AND 4UTHORIZED* RCMA #21 November 1993 73 •8xW 1OxlO 1Ox15 60 secunusruU q logos Iettenng avajiable no assembly! 131 RAVENWOCO Rn VERSAILLES KY 40383
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/11
Page Numbers: 69, 70, 72, 73
RADIO CONTROL SCALE r LETTERS YOUVE SENT regarding Docu-Search have complimentary encouragingto say least Its quite gratifying know service indeed useful its doing much good Thanks several helpful items Curtis Tanager received forwarded RC Burnett Dummy omitted Mr Burnetts address July column Thank sending material way turn Mr Burnetts model should well its way now youve received helpful materials through Docu-Search able complete project result please send photo detailed description sharing project rest us sounds good Id happy submit photos model David M Hayes 331 Hickory Avenue Feasterville PA 19053 trying locate F6F Hellcat kit would suit OS 48 four-stroke says has great success using engine Midwest Royal Dynaflite kits anyone knows kit plans simplistic F6F please pass information Mr Hayes Stan Blyskal 60 Limewood Drive Trenton NJ 08690 looking assistance two famous aircraft Lockheed Super G Constellation Curtis Condor requires three-views cross-sections photos anything else may help him draw plans accurately Stan asked let know has access few local warbirds need some photographs WW II aircraft drop Mr Blyskal note needs airplane available may able take pictures Please remember limited Pattern Scale competitor extraordinaire Mike Barbee built Beech T-34 Turbo based Ray Torres plans Model did very well both Toledo Top Gun number subjects available assume letter Stan answered airplane among Try bear mind Stan Blyskal life own almost 200000 may reading pages new MAs RC Scale column will interest know Docu-Search cost-free service help locate plans documentation photos three-views needed properly execute next Scale project Just send post card name address phone number requestIll try include next column progress being made hobby industry truly remarkable Necessity being mother invention products have developed make building hours serve us effectively flying time less prone terrible outside negative forces Whenever product comes along looks like will perform useful service some us best tell about month several unique youre building Altech Marketings Pilatus Turbo Porters Super Stearmans might want replace ABS cowlings Stearmans ABS wheel pants molded fiberglass aftermarket parts Fiberglass Master Route 1 Box 530 Goodview VA 24095 Youll find workmanship good prices fair pleasant speedy service added bonus Fiberglass Master has quality fiberglass accessories hand hundreds popular some not-so-popular models Send buck SASE prices product availability list Its good deal Top quality cowl attachment hardware sets also available Fiberglass Master set hold-downs includes four brazed-nylon locknut mounting plates Phillips-head bolts match eight wood screws attaching mounting plates firewall other suitable mounting surface set shown photo 8-3 2 FMs attachment hardware also available several smaller larger sizes Pulling fuel lines through firewalls other obstructions fuselage engine November1993 69 products seen Fiberglass Master cowls wheel pants Tired stripped split wood-cowl replacement parts Altechs Super hold-down blocks Try Fiberglass Stearman Pilatus Turbo Porter kits Masters high-quality hold-down sets Rich Uravitchs Plan & Plastic sets include Fourmost Products new Fuel Line Pullers let draw lines through firewalls otherplans patterns ABS plastic parts obstacles no trouble damage fuel lineFokker DVII 1Ascale parts shown A WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only iALSA STICKS 34 48 1/161/410 1/16x3/811 1/161/215 3/32x1/412 3/32x3/813 3/321/217 1/81/809 311/81/412 37 1/83/813 451/8x1/218 553/18x3/1612 613/163/818 3/16x1/222 711/41/418 1/43/821 1/4x1/222 1/4x3/434 1/4142 5/16x5/1623 3/8x3/829 3/81/233 3/8x3/444 3/8x154 1/2x1/238 1/2x3/448 1/2x160 5/8x5/852 3/43/475 SALSA SHEETS 34 48 30 1/16x233 3/32240 1/8243 3/16248 1/4256 1/32337 1/20337 1/1633749 3/32x34458 1/835574 3/1636384 1/437598 5/16387115 3/8x390128 1/23114160 3/43170200 1/16x4587648 3/324729756 1/848210966 3/1649612675 1/4411513984 3/84170235144 1/24235273200 MATCHED SHEETS 42 3/32x4109 1/8 x4129 3/164144 1/4 4155 BALSA HOT LINE Cell 1806 745 6394 10 sue 6pm Central Time w SALSA TRIANGLES 34 41425 38w 3630 121235 34 3445 I~55 BaLSA PLANKS34 1190 12157 13219 14283 11/23302 11/24386 22231 23335 24475 33515 34715 TAPE NED SHEETS34 14265 14365 38268 318388 123120 LIGHT 4-0 LB WOOD 36 132378 112078 1/1679 3/3293 1/8114 316132 1/4157 318188 12238 314375 1532 118123 3132149 1/8189 3/18197 1/4237 38357 12482 18 19 24 19 21 31 2604 28 32 45 57 30 39 49 58 73 55 66 82 70 88 LONESTAR EPOXY INSTANTGLUE 9 OZLISt 10991 oz Thick300 5 Mm6691 oz Thin300 15 Mm6692oz Thick550 30 Mm6692oz Thin550 TRAILING EDGE 34 4132 0116111439 3811246 12270 SASS WOOD 3116 3116 311614 3116 318 3116 12 311634 14 14 1438 14314 36316 318 112 318 34 2 12 12 34 must try 4-6 lb balsa 48 26 30 38 46 60 42 48 80 60 70 80 90 100 BUNDLE DEALS 20-1/16336699 20-1/164361035 20-3/32336875 1 5-3/32x436999 15-1 /8x336775 10-1/8436775 15-3/16336940 10-3/16436899 10-1/4336899 10-1/44361090 10-3/8336890 5-3/8x436655 5-1/2336540 5-1/24361110 10-3/32446930 5-1 /8x448525 5-3/1 6448620 5-1/4448680 * NEW * Hundreds new sizes accessories felishing materials Send #10 SASE latest catalog SPRUCE SliCKS 3448 18 1181725 118 147026 118 SIR2232 31163162838 14 1143450 14 3184055 114 1124565 3183184889 3181126077 112 1126686 1/23147587 SPRUCE TRIANGLES 318318 1212 34 34 LnKpLr4a 1/8x8175 1/812380 114x8275 1/4x12580 HARD MAPLE 14318 316 318 318 12 318 34 1234 IS 40 45 50 08 68 BIRCH DOWELS 36 1/812 3/1817 1/419 5/1625 3/832 3 PLY BIRCH 48 1/84x12835 1/3212550 1/18x12550 1/8x12485 5 PLYBIRCH48 3/32x 12725 1/8 o12825 34 3/1612625 1/4 0 e3/8 12750 811/2 12900 GROOVED LG M8UNTS 13 IndIes 3/8x3/411/81 AS 3/8x3/415/3245 1/23/413/16160 LONE STAR MODELS Cont 48 States Handlung Charge pay UPS Add $400 C0D $500 extra PP APO FPO 1623 57th St Lubbock TX 7412 Weaccep/VISA MC Discover personal checks orCOD 6,% lax Texas US currency Mm wood order $1000 A T3 nacelle can often annoying task Fourmost Products 4040 24th Avenue Forest Grove OR 97116 has come aid new Fuel Line Pullers two-piece set flexible-mesh tubing lengths grab fuel lines end pull through other units work principle like old Chinese finger trapwhen compress mesh widens pull it tightens feed fuel lines through effortlessly just slide Fuel Line Pullers through models firewall attach ends ctirburetor overflow lines fuel tank pull mesh Fourmost s Line Pullers will open accommodate size fuel line Vs-inch up 1/2. inch diameter Once lines through simply disconnect pullers youre done have ways performing task using hex wrenches pushrod tubing pieces music wire other kind shop junk new Fourmost product fits hobby fuel line sizes wont damage fuel line way Scale models growing number size reasons Scale modelers have building larger airplanes lately replicating details can added less negative affect models wing loading As models grow size radio compartments can very pleasant need room specialized linkage elaborately appointed models must carry also has down side What about receiver battery retention Sometimes theres just bit too much room inside giants fuselage hold things properly place LDM Industries PO Box 292396 Tampa FL 33687-2396 has wonderful solution problem new Strongbox Its heavy-duty molded-case system can bolted pair mounting rails inside models fuselage Strongbox measures 24 inches deep x 27 inches wide x 41 inches long weighs just 19 ounces consists top bottom foam-lined case halves three additional slices soft foam helps keep crash damage minimum effectively shields valuable receivers battery packs vibration right exit holes provided Strongbox Nothing has cut order allow battery leads servo cables receiver antenna enter exit safety box effective unit keeps inside model looking good outsidewhile affording greater protection receiver battery process Strongboxs price nice Lucien Darla Miller keep other interesting new products coming LDM Need little help paint mixing recommendations formulas authentic military colors Mike Thompson Hobbypoxy would like see get Just send request buck SASE Hobbypoxy Pettit Paint Company 36 Pine Street Rockaway NJ 07866 Ask Hobbypoxy information sheets military scale color formulations Hobbypoxy finishes color chart also available Its informative Painting Pointers sheet product description sheet explains can use Hobbypoxys various paint sealing adhesive products advantage youre presently using another manufacturers epoxy goes brittle winter gooey summer need know much about Hobbypoxys product line Good news good aews Englands Flair Continued page 72 70 Model Aviation OM CUT CONTEST BALSA Sheets Piece ed Close Tolerances AAA Grade Dried ped 100% serious modeler want performance LDM Industries Strongbox can make receiver battery-pack mounting easy cavernous fuselages RC ScaIeIIoy Continued page 70 model kits once again available United States available along other kits Veron Bowman CAP Complete-A-Pac Hobby Supply South 5060 Glade Road Acworth GA 30101 Hobby Supply South Catalog two bucks its money well spent have interest quality British models reasonable prices have built Flairs Legionaire spelling minea 52-inch-span standoff version French Nieuport 17 Building Legionaire kit pleasure start finish powered model early vintage OS 40 four-stroke covered Supershrink Coverite primed painted Coverites 21st Century White Primer aluminum paint Major Decals set French roundel water decals right size end all-silver Legionaire has yet flown its list season Once get past understanding British terminology packing means shimming etc youll find English kits blast build Just prove much like models personal Flair collection also includes 49-inch Baronette Fokker Dr 1 beautiful /5-scale 80-inch Etrich Taube -scale 73-inch standoff Fokker Dr 1 triplane New least Hobby Supply South Catalog flairs SE-Sa 51inch span model famous WW scout plane designed 35-40 two-strokes 40-60 four-strokes CAP kits also available Hobby Supply South include wide array subject matter ranging Phil Kraft s Super-Fli Supermarine Spitfire de Havilland Mosquito bomber Check out catalog youre bound enjoy Columbus Ohios Mike Barbee wears hats accomplished RC Pattern pilot veteran Scale competitor first-class paint man iron-on film finishing man Hes past winner Top Gun Scale Invitationals Mr Top Bunz award Mike sent picture new Beechcraft T-34 Turbo garnered him first place year Toledos Non Military Sport Scale static category Mikes model constructed set Ramon Torres plans features Robart mechanical retracts Bob Violett nose gear Dan Parsons manufactures extremely lightweight 6 ounce per square yard fiberglass cloth Mike used overall big beautiful Beechcraft Deltrons basecoatlclearcoat paint system handled color applicationa photo Georgias Jerry Smith shows results nothing short spectacular Mike recently flew T-34 93 Top Gun Invitational youre planning trip Florida winter try stop Kissimmee pleasant morning afternoon flying Tigers Warbird Air Museum 231 Hoagland Boulevard Kissimmee FL 34741 friendly museum features hands-on displays aircraft armament engines other related equipment can tour museum knowledgeable guides like Just few flying Tigers Museums almost forty enticing aircraft 1943 Boeing B-17 flying Fortress 1944 Lockheed P-38 Lightning 1944 North American P-S lD Mustang visit museum will find experienced crew versatile mechanics sheet metal paint artisans ever assembled place commercial restoration WW II aircraft Work performed American warplanes used US Army Air Corps US Navy US Marine Corps Could real modeler ever resist allure P-38 will interest P-38 fans everywhere know new group P-38 Model Organisation errorthats way spell International being launched its home offices Medelbyvej 54 2610 Rodevre/Copenhagen Denmark organization appeals potential members share invaluable knowledge experience other questionnaire available mail no membership fee required check group out Write Pete Alstrup above address questionnaire additional information may available since February note read RC Scale last month know next build-along project going Rich Uravitchs Fokker DVII Plan & Plastic sets will constructed hand-crafted signed numbered kits Chuck Gills company Aeroplane Works 2134 Gilbride Road Martinsville NJ 08836 Throughout project numerous areas Scale construction discipline documentation reasoning psychology philosophy finishing techniques competition flight maneuver selection will shared Whether particular Scale interests revolve around particular aeroplane necessarily pointthe model will give us singular focal point base varying points view Numerous letters have asked next build-along subject chosen WW aeroplane Since J-3 Cub P-Si have already addressed WW seemed logical follow-up little research conducted find very buildable model 72 Model Aviation PING & HANDLING ups Ground Continental us $495 ups Air & Parcel Post $495 pIus 10% Subtotal Continental US UPS Nest Jay Air $1400 plus $100 per lb Shipment total COD add $395 Foreign Orders Parcel Post Air $495 . 20% Subtotal u S Mail $495 plus 10% Subtotal ITSuU would still leave room few scalelike improvements two subjects answered criterion came up shining Rich Uravitchs Fokker DVII SE-5a Ill admit first choice SE Scout Experimental -5a Chuck Gill didnt have new Scout kit available time DVII won decision hands down As read Aeroplane Works has SE-Sa kits youll ever needjust write call Uravitch Fokker DVII kit /5-scale spans 75 inches Engine recommen dations 90-108 two-strokes 120 fourstrokes up 22 cid gas good reason fair amount time spent conversation Chuck Gill Rich Uravitch before reaching power plant decision model Chuck Gill likes hot dog inclination G-38 nothing less 108 two-stroke talked about engines hand two-strokes gas explained partiality four-strokes especially models early aeroplanes Chuck finally agreed Enya VT 240 V-twin presently residing Ziroli DR-i would excellent choice Unfortunately several compromises would have made order accommodate big Enya twin engine measured cylinder head cylinder head quite bit wider models fuselagethat would necessitate modifying front end aeroplane considerably also having sacrifice good bit visual realism process Another negative cost engine VT 240 offers tremendous value money anyone owns will readily attest still represents rather sizeable investment would feel uncomfortable about asking follow build-along might end up costing sport modeler could justify Remember Fokker precision Scale project pondered VT 240 dilemma days ultimately came conclusion magnificent Enya s size price tag might defeat purpose project called Rich Uravitch compare notes Rich verified Chuck liked hot dog gave impression Chuck Gill owned Volkswagen Beetle would probably capable winning Indy 500 interpretation model airplane hot doggery means being able fly RC model Jupiter back six minutes less After few telephone calls back forth finally concluded strong 12 fourstroke would very creditable job flying Fokker bipe scalelike manner Its important keep mind full-scale DVII capable 116 mph 3280 feet altitudegreat performance 1918 Although up Chucks standards certainly possible emulate good 12 four-stroke expect finished model will weigh about 16-17 pounds Combined 1748 square inches wing area 17 pounds produces acceptable wing loading realistic performance powerful reliable Enya R-120 engines workshop engine choice friends Enyas beautifully machined R-120 produces substantially power rpm standard 120 does very reasonable price difference Documentation next presented real challenge Airplanes have turn otherwise theyre just worth modeling Searching interesting DVII color scheme could modeled requiring extraordinary talents difficult Several single-color subjects found lacked visual impact colorful German front line aeroplanes Several homebuilts available great color schemes airframes altered much original design calling DVII something akin sacrilege Almost color scheme lit up featured infamous lozenge pattern its wings looks great its real nightmare paint Since project intended nothing informative extension Fun Scale felt painting lozenge pattern two wings might bit work would willing commit might have share difficulty too answer compromise make comfortable settlement somewhere between authenticity practicality received four sets Fokker DVII Photo Paaks Bob Bankas Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 found two perfect choices extremely complex lozenge patterned restoration cried out modeled photo angle red white yellow homebuilt airplane offered perfect anyone-can-do-this color scheme Once again keeping mind projects primary purpose inform instruct build confidence modeling abilities chose brightly colored homebuilt SMR s Photo-Paak 1809/10 Stan Alexander will slot next month bringing full report RC Scale events 93 AMA Nationals Other commitments made attending fabulous event impossible year much hoped able present January issue Ill have reasoning behind final DVII subject choice lot So friends enjoy Stans coverage look again January Until then build straight fly safely Ill talk again S AND SERVICE FOR EVERYtHING R/C ERAFI MIDWEST INC 115 EAST MAIN NORTNVILLE IL CHIGAN 48187 3133460085FAX333348475 RF MME ________________923/72 72Mhz 1t923175 75Mhz 1*923153 53Mhz 23/50 50Mhz 1*923/27 27Mhz 150 X 100 X 100 SHOWS ANTENNAS RF OUTPUT FITS ALL DIAMETER ANTENNAS WORKS WITH AM FM OR PCM SIMPLE SNAP-ON MOUNTING REt 2 RSE AU TI Servo reversing module fits between Rx Servo Adjusts/sets neutral reverses servo direction Supplied wires add servo leads $1995 gag 3pj*g SAE fol &flWW& atalog ACE* AIRTRONICS* ARISTO CRAFT CIRRUS EK FUTABA HEATHKIT HITEC* HOBBY SHACK JR* KLINE* KO PROPO* KRAFT* NOVAK PRa LINE RCD* ROYAL TOWER [lOBBIES WORLD ENGINES ETC. * FACTORY TRAINED AND 4UTHORIZED* RCMA #21 November 1993 73 •8xW 1OxlO 1Ox15 60 secunusruU q logos Iettenng avajiable no assembly! 131 RAVENWOCO Rn VERSAILLES KY 40383
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/11
Page Numbers: 69, 70, 72, 73
RADIO CONTROL SCALE r LETTERS YOUVE SENT regarding Docu-Search have complimentary encouragingto say least Its quite gratifying know service indeed useful its doing much good Thanks several helpful items Curtis Tanager received forwarded RC Burnett Dummy omitted Mr Burnetts address July column Thank sending material way turn Mr Burnetts model should well its way now youve received helpful materials through Docu-Search able complete project result please send photo detailed description sharing project rest us sounds good Id happy submit photos model David M Hayes 331 Hickory Avenue Feasterville PA 19053 trying locate F6F Hellcat kit would suit OS 48 four-stroke says has great success using engine Midwest Royal Dynaflite kits anyone knows kit plans simplistic F6F please pass information Mr Hayes Stan Blyskal 60 Limewood Drive Trenton NJ 08690 looking assistance two famous aircraft Lockheed Super G Constellation Curtis Condor requires three-views cross-sections photos anything else may help him draw plans accurately Stan asked let know has access few local warbirds need some photographs WW II aircraft drop Mr Blyskal note needs airplane available may able take pictures Please remember limited Pattern Scale competitor extraordinaire Mike Barbee built Beech T-34 Turbo based Ray Torres plans Model did very well both Toledo Top Gun number subjects available assume letter Stan answered airplane among Try bear mind Stan Blyskal life own almost 200000 may reading pages new MAs RC Scale column will interest know Docu-Search cost-free service help locate plans documentation photos three-views needed properly execute next Scale project Just send post card name address phone number requestIll try include next column progress being made hobby industry truly remarkable Necessity being mother invention products have developed make building hours serve us effectively flying time less prone terrible outside negative forces Whenever product comes along looks like will perform useful service some us best tell about month several unique youre building Altech Marketings Pilatus Turbo Porters Super Stearmans might want replace ABS cowlings Stearmans ABS wheel pants molded fiberglass aftermarket parts Fiberglass Master Route 1 Box 530 Goodview VA 24095 Youll find workmanship good prices fair pleasant speedy service added bonus Fiberglass Master has quality fiberglass accessories hand hundreds popular some not-so-popular models Send buck SASE prices product availability list Its good deal Top quality cowl attachment hardware sets also available Fiberglass Master set hold-downs includes four brazed-nylon locknut mounting plates Phillips-head bolts match eight wood screws attaching mounting plates firewall other suitable mounting surface set shown photo 8-3 2 FMs attachment hardware also available several smaller larger sizes Pulling fuel lines through firewalls other obstructions fuselage engine November1993 69 products seen Fiberglass Master cowls wheel pants Tired stripped split wood-cowl replacement parts Altechs Super hold-down blocks Try Fiberglass Stearman Pilatus Turbo Porter kits Masters high-quality hold-down sets Rich Uravitchs Plan & Plastic sets include Fourmost Products new Fuel Line Pullers let draw lines through firewalls otherplans patterns ABS plastic parts obstacles no trouble damage fuel lineFokker DVII 1Ascale parts shown A WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only iALSA STICKS 34 48 1/161/410 1/16x3/811 1/161/215 3/32x1/412 3/32x3/813 3/321/217 1/81/809 311/81/412 37 1/83/813 451/8x1/218 553/18x3/1612 613/163/818 3/16x1/222 711/41/418 1/43/821 1/4x1/222 1/4x3/434 1/4142 5/16x5/1623 3/8x3/829 3/81/233 3/8x3/444 3/8x154 1/2x1/238 1/2x3/448 1/2x160 5/8x5/852 3/43/475 SALSA SHEETS 34 48 30 1/16x233 3/32240 1/8243 3/16248 1/4256 1/32337 1/20337 1/1633749 3/32x34458 1/835574 3/1636384 1/437598 5/16387115 3/8x390128 1/23114160 3/43170200 1/16x4587648 3/324729756 1/848210966 3/1649612675 1/4411513984 3/84170235144 1/24235273200 MATCHED SHEETS 42 3/32x4109 1/8 x4129 3/164144 1/4 4155 BALSA HOT LINE Cell 1806 745 6394 10 sue 6pm Central Time w SALSA TRIANGLES 34 41425 38w 3630 121235 34 3445 I~55 BaLSA PLANKS34 1190 12157 13219 14283 11/23302 11/24386 22231 23335 24475 33515 34715 TAPE NED SHEETS34 14265 14365 38268 318388 123120 LIGHT 4-0 LB WOOD 36 132378 112078 1/1679 3/3293 1/8114 316132 1/4157 318188 12238 314375 1532 118123 3132149 1/8189 3/18197 1/4237 38357 12482 18 19 24 19 21 31 2604 28 32 45 57 30 39 49 58 73 55 66 82 70 88 LONESTAR EPOXY INSTANTGLUE 9 OZLISt 10991 oz Thick300 5 Mm6691 oz Thin300 15 Mm6692oz Thick550 30 Mm6692oz Thin550 TRAILING EDGE 34 4132 0116111439 3811246 12270 SASS WOOD 3116 3116 311614 3116 318 3116 12 311634 14 14 1438 14314 36316 318 112 318 34 2 12 12 34 must try 4-6 lb balsa 48 26 30 38 46 60 42 48 80 60 70 80 90 100 BUNDLE DEALS 20-1/16336699 20-1/164361035 20-3/32336875 1 5-3/32x436999 15-1 /8x336775 10-1/8436775 15-3/16336940 10-3/16436899 10-1/4336899 10-1/44361090 10-3/8336890 5-3/8x436655 5-1/2336540 5-1/24361110 10-3/32446930 5-1 /8x448525 5-3/1 6448620 5-1/4448680 * NEW * Hundreds new sizes accessories felishing materials Send #10 SASE latest catalog SPRUCE SliCKS 3448 18 1181725 118 147026 118 SIR2232 31163162838 14 1143450 14 3184055 114 1124565 3183184889 3181126077 112 1126686 1/23147587 SPRUCE TRIANGLES 318318 1212 34 34 LnKpLr4a 1/8x8175 1/812380 114x8275 1/4x12580 HARD MAPLE 14318 316 318 318 12 318 34 1234 IS 40 45 50 08 68 BIRCH DOWELS 36 1/812 3/1817 1/419 5/1625 3/832 3 PLY BIRCH 48 1/84x12835 1/3212550 1/18x12550 1/8x12485 5 PLYBIRCH48 3/32x 12725 1/8 o12825 34 3/1612625 1/4 0 e3/8 12750 811/2 12900 GROOVED LG M8UNTS 13 IndIes 3/8x3/411/81 AS 3/8x3/415/3245 1/23/413/16160 LONE STAR MODELS Cont 48 States Handlung Charge pay UPS Add $400 C0D $500 extra PP APO FPO 1623 57th St Lubbock TX 7412 Weaccep/VISA MC Discover personal checks orCOD 6,% lax Texas US currency Mm wood order $1000 A T3 nacelle can often annoying task Fourmost Products 4040 24th Avenue Forest Grove OR 97116 has come aid new Fuel Line Pullers two-piece set flexible-mesh tubing lengths grab fuel lines end pull through other units work principle like old Chinese finger trapwhen compress mesh widens pull it tightens feed fuel lines through effortlessly just slide Fuel Line Pullers through models firewall attach ends ctirburetor overflow lines fuel tank pull mesh Fourmost s Line Pullers will open accommodate size fuel line Vs-inch up 1/2. inch diameter Once lines through simply disconnect pullers youre done have ways performing task using hex wrenches pushrod tubing pieces music wire other kind shop junk new Fourmost product fits hobby fuel line sizes wont damage fuel line way Scale models growing number size reasons Scale modelers have building larger airplanes lately replicating details can added less negative affect models wing loading As models grow size radio compartments can very pleasant need room specialized linkage elaborately appointed models must carry also has down side What about receiver battery retention Sometimes theres just bit too much room inside giants fuselage hold things properly place LDM Industries PO Box 292396 Tampa FL 33687-2396 has wonderful solution problem new Strongbox Its heavy-duty molded-case system can bolted pair mounting rails inside models fuselage Strongbox measures 24 inches deep x 27 inches wide x 41 inches long weighs just 19 ounces consists top bottom foam-lined case halves three additional slices soft foam helps keep crash damage minimum effectively shields valuable receivers battery packs vibration right exit holes provided Strongbox Nothing has cut order allow battery leads servo cables receiver antenna enter exit safety box effective unit keeps inside model looking good outsidewhile affording greater protection receiver battery process Strongboxs price nice Lucien Darla Miller keep other interesting new products coming LDM Need little help paint mixing recommendations formulas authentic military colors Mike Thompson Hobbypoxy would like see get Just send request buck SASE Hobbypoxy Pettit Paint Company 36 Pine Street Rockaway NJ 07866 Ask Hobbypoxy information sheets military scale color formulations Hobbypoxy finishes color chart also available Its informative Painting Pointers sheet product description sheet explains can use Hobbypoxys various paint sealing adhesive products advantage youre presently using another manufacturers epoxy goes brittle winter gooey summer need know much about Hobbypoxys product line Good news good aews Englands Flair Continued page 72 70 Model Aviation OM CUT CONTEST BALSA Sheets Piece ed Close Tolerances AAA Grade Dried ped 100% serious modeler want performance LDM Industries Strongbox can make receiver battery-pack mounting easy cavernous fuselages RC ScaIeIIoy Continued page 70 model kits once again available United States available along other kits Veron Bowman CAP Complete-A-Pac Hobby Supply South 5060 Glade Road Acworth GA 30101 Hobby Supply South Catalog two bucks its money well spent have interest quality British models reasonable prices have built Flairs Legionaire spelling minea 52-inch-span standoff version French Nieuport 17 Building Legionaire kit pleasure start finish powered model early vintage OS 40 four-stroke covered Supershrink Coverite primed painted Coverites 21st Century White Primer aluminum paint Major Decals set French roundel water decals right size end all-silver Legionaire has yet flown its list season Once get past understanding British terminology packing means shimming etc youll find English kits blast build Just prove much like models personal Flair collection also includes 49-inch Baronette Fokker Dr 1 beautiful /5-scale 80-inch Etrich Taube -scale 73-inch standoff Fokker Dr 1 triplane New least Hobby Supply South Catalog flairs SE-Sa 51inch span model famous WW scout plane designed 35-40 two-strokes 40-60 four-strokes CAP kits also available Hobby Supply South include wide array subject matter ranging Phil Kraft s Super-Fli Supermarine Spitfire de Havilland Mosquito bomber Check out catalog youre bound enjoy Columbus Ohios Mike Barbee wears hats accomplished RC Pattern pilot veteran Scale competitor first-class paint man iron-on film finishing man Hes past winner Top Gun Scale Invitationals Mr Top Bunz award Mike sent picture new Beechcraft T-34 Turbo garnered him first place year Toledos Non Military Sport Scale static category Mikes model constructed set Ramon Torres plans features Robart mechanical retracts Bob Violett nose gear Dan Parsons manufactures extremely lightweight 6 ounce per square yard fiberglass cloth Mike used overall big beautiful Beechcraft Deltrons basecoatlclearcoat paint system handled color applicationa photo Georgias Jerry Smith shows results nothing short spectacular Mike recently flew T-34 93 Top Gun Invitational youre planning trip Florida winter try stop Kissimmee pleasant morning afternoon flying Tigers Warbird Air Museum 231 Hoagland Boulevard Kissimmee FL 34741 friendly museum features hands-on displays aircraft armament engines other related equipment can tour museum knowledgeable guides like Just few flying Tigers Museums almost forty enticing aircraft 1943 Boeing B-17 flying Fortress 1944 Lockheed P-38 Lightning 1944 North American P-S lD Mustang visit museum will find experienced crew versatile mechanics sheet metal paint artisans ever assembled place commercial restoration WW II aircraft Work performed American warplanes used US Army Air Corps US Navy US Marine Corps Could real modeler ever resist allure P-38 will interest P-38 fans everywhere know new group P-38 Model Organisation errorthats way spell International being launched its home offices Medelbyvej 54 2610 Rodevre/Copenhagen Denmark organization appeals potential members share invaluable knowledge experience other questionnaire available mail no membership fee required check group out Write Pete Alstrup above address questionnaire additional information may available since February note read RC Scale last month know next build-along project going Rich Uravitchs Fokker DVII Plan & Plastic sets will constructed hand-crafted signed numbered kits Chuck Gills company Aeroplane Works 2134 Gilbride Road Martinsville NJ 08836 Throughout project numerous areas Scale construction discipline documentation reasoning psychology philosophy finishing techniques competition flight maneuver selection will shared Whether particular Scale interests revolve around particular aeroplane necessarily pointthe model will give us singular focal point base varying points view Numerous letters have asked next build-along subject chosen WW aeroplane Since J-3 Cub P-Si have already addressed WW seemed logical follow-up little research conducted find very buildable model 72 Model Aviation PING & HANDLING ups Ground Continental us $495 ups Air & Parcel Post $495 pIus 10% Subtotal Continental US UPS Nest Jay Air $1400 plus $100 per lb Shipment total COD add $395 Foreign Orders Parcel Post Air $495 . 20% Subtotal u S Mail $495 plus 10% Subtotal ITSuU would still leave room few scalelike improvements two subjects answered criterion came up shining Rich Uravitchs Fokker DVII SE-5a Ill admit first choice SE Scout Experimental -5a Chuck Gill didnt have new Scout kit available time DVII won decision hands down As read Aeroplane Works has SE-Sa kits youll ever needjust write call Uravitch Fokker DVII kit /5-scale spans 75 inches Engine recommen dations 90-108 two-strokes 120 fourstrokes up 22 cid gas good reason fair amount time spent conversation Chuck Gill Rich Uravitch before reaching power plant decision model Chuck Gill likes hot dog inclination G-38 nothing less 108 two-stroke talked about engines hand two-strokes gas explained partiality four-strokes especially models early aeroplanes Chuck finally agreed Enya VT 240 V-twin presently residing Ziroli DR-i would excellent choice Unfortunately several compromises would have made order accommodate big Enya twin engine measured cylinder head cylinder head quite bit wider models fuselagethat would necessitate modifying front end aeroplane considerably also having sacrifice good bit visual realism process Another negative cost engine VT 240 offers tremendous value money anyone owns will readily attest still represents rather sizeable investment would feel uncomfortable about asking follow build-along might end up costing sport modeler could justify Remember Fokker precision Scale project pondered VT 240 dilemma days ultimately came conclusion magnificent Enya s size price tag might defeat purpose project called Rich Uravitch compare notes Rich verified Chuck liked hot dog gave impression Chuck Gill owned Volkswagen Beetle would probably capable winning Indy 500 interpretation model airplane hot doggery means being able fly RC model Jupiter back six minutes less After few telephone calls back forth finally concluded strong 12 fourstroke would very creditable job flying Fokker bipe scalelike manner Its important keep mind full-scale DVII capable 116 mph 3280 feet altitudegreat performance 1918 Although up Chucks standards certainly possible emulate good 12 four-stroke expect finished model will weigh about 16-17 pounds Combined 1748 square inches wing area 17 pounds produces acceptable wing loading realistic performance powerful reliable Enya R-120 engines workshop engine choice friends Enyas beautifully machined R-120 produces substantially power rpm standard 120 does very reasonable price difference Documentation next presented real challenge Airplanes have turn otherwise theyre just worth modeling Searching interesting DVII color scheme could modeled requiring extraordinary talents difficult Several single-color subjects found lacked visual impact colorful German front line aeroplanes Several homebuilts available great color schemes airframes altered much original design calling DVII something akin sacrilege Almost color scheme lit up featured infamous lozenge pattern its wings looks great its real nightmare paint Since project intended nothing informative extension Fun Scale felt painting lozenge pattern two wings might bit work would willing commit might have share difficulty too answer compromise make comfortable settlement somewhere between authenticity practicality received four sets Fokker DVII Photo Paaks Bob Bankas Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 found two perfect choices extremely complex lozenge patterned restoration cried out modeled photo angle red white yellow homebuilt airplane offered perfect anyone-can-do-this color scheme Once again keeping mind projects primary purpose inform instruct build confidence modeling abilities chose brightly colored homebuilt SMR s Photo-Paak 1809/10 Stan Alexander will slot next month bringing full report RC Scale events 93 AMA Nationals Other commitments made attending 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