THERE ARE MANY Scale competitions across the country to
consider attending this year. Many start the flying season with Top
Gun in Florida in April, while the Gunsmoke Scale Masters Qualifier
is held in Arizona in March.
The Scale National Championships in Muncie, Indiana, in July is
also a great contest to attend. To see a complete listing of Scale
competitions, check the contest calendar on the AMA Web site.
An event that is on my calendar each year is the Mint Julep Scale
Meet, which is held at Rough River Dam State Resort Park in
Kentucky. The facility features a full-scale runway, which is closed for
the event in May.
This contest, as are most others, is a qualifier for the U.S. Scale
Masters Championships, which is held at a different site across the
country each fall. The 2011 Scale Masters site hasn’t been selected as I
am writing this, but I’ll let you know the location as soon I learn what
it is.
The neat thing about the Scale Masters is
that wherever you are in the US, there is
usually a qualifier nearby. Some Europeans
consider a close contest to be a half-hour
away, but we Americans have to think in
terms of an eight- to 10-hour drive. The 2010
Championships was held in Southern Indiana,
so this year’s edition might be on the West
Coast.
Dave Johnson led an onslaught of World
War I models at last year’s contest, with his
Albatros D.Va. His aircraft are well known in
competition circles.
Also included in this column:
• Saab’s Dragon: the J 35
Draken
• New scale design!
U.S. Scale Masters Championships
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Scale Stan Alexander
Chalk comes from the art store packaged
in small containers. You might be
surprised to see what else you find there.
Dave Johnson applies loose chalk to his model, to give it a more authentic weathered
look. Once he is satisfied with the look, it’s off to static judging.
Dave Johnson’s U.S. Scale Masters-winning 1/3-scale Albatros D.Va. in flight.
You might not know that one of the many techniques Dave uses to
weather his models—including the Albatros—is to employ chalk from
the local art store. He brushes it on and rubs it into the surface of the
airplanes.
Around Scale: One of the great things about Scale is that you can
model an aircraft from almost any genre of aviation. There’s WW I,
Golden Age, WW II, civil, transport, service, jets, and a number of
others.
Most jets that are seen at contests are the typical turbine-powered
variety, such as F-16s, T-33s, and F-15s. But Frank Alvarez competed
in last year’s Nationals with a model you seldom see: a Saab J 35
Draken.
Some might mistake the model for an F-106 or an experimental jet
with undercover markings, but the full-scale J 35 was a Cold War-era
100 MODEL AVIATION
04sig4z_00MSTRPG.QXD 2/22/11 11:45 AM Page 100
defense fighter from the Swedish manufacturing giant. The Draken had
a double-delta-wing configuration, or, as some would call it, one delta
wing within another.
The first airframe was flown in 1955, at roughly the time that the
US was flying the F-86 in front-line service. The J 35 had a top speed
of Mach 2 and was fitted with a variety of armaments including a
30mm cannon mounted in the wing.
Frank Alvarez built his 1/5-scale Draken from a kit by Peter
Liebetrau, of Jet-Team Liebetrau in Germany, who has a line of jet kits
available. The model spanned 74 inches and was approximately 8 feet
long. Power was provided by a Simjet turbine engine, and Frank used a
JR 8303 radio system.
The model was finished in an Austrian Air Force color scheme.
Austria was one of the countries to which Saab sold the fighter
during its production, which lasted from 1955 until 1974.
April 2011 101
Part of Jerry Bates’ plans set for the Bellanca 14-19-2
Cruisemaster.
Frank works on his J 35 Draken. This shot gives you an idea of the
size of this highly detailed jet.
Below: Frank Alvarez’s Saab J 35 Draken coming at you low and
fast. The full-scale aircraft is capable of flight exceeding Mach 2.
Landing Products
1222 Harter Ave., Woodland, CA 95776
(530) 661-0399
Overnight delivery is available
and all props are in stock
APC Competition propellers for the intermediate and advanced sport
fl yer as well as the competition community. Advanced designs
using modern computational methods and materials. Over 300
pitch / diameters available ranging from slow-fl yer electric to
High per formance Giant Scale Unlimited Racers.
Visit the APC Prop Website for product availability and
detailed information on product design and features.
Frank added many details to his jet, including landing lights,
cockpit interior, simulated afterburner, drag chute, and, most
recently, to the inside of the landing gear wells. His Draken also
featured brakes and retractable gear.
However, the landing gear details Frank added caused the gear
to stick during competition and kept the sleek J 35 out of the hunt
for first place in Expert Class.
New Products: It seems that we don’t see as many plans sets being
produced as we used to. Some designers have retired and others
have consolidated their businesses.
Jerry Bates has been drawing and building models for many
years. Almost all of his plans sets are available as wood kits or with
most of the parts, which many call “short kits.”
He has a new set of plans for a model that I’ve never seen: the
Bellanca 14-19-2 Cruisemaster. It is a four-place, low-wing
monoplane with typical Bellanca construction: wooden wings with
a steel-tube-frame fuselage covered with fabric.
Jerry’s design is 1/4 scale, with a wingspan of 102 inches and a
length of 69 inches. The weight should come out near 16-18
pounds.
The Cruisemaster is designed for a Zenoah or similar 26cc
engine, and a 16-ounce fuel tank is shown on the plans. A good O.S.
or Saito twin engine should also work well.
Aluminum wing tubes allow the wing panels to slide easily onto
the fuselage. The starboard luggage door is used to access the
rudder and elevator servos; that’s a great way to hide the inner
workings of the airplane while allowing the modeler to add a
complete cockpit interior.
04sig4z_00MSTRPG.QXD 2/22/11 11:46 AM Page 101
102 MODEL AVIATION
The kit offers many goodies to add to
your Bellanca. A full instrument-panel
layout is included, as are outlines of a 1/4-
scale pilot and passenger for realism.
Navigation lights are shown in detail, so
you can add a light system for scale effect.
For flight options, the model has both
retracts and flaps. Those are good features
for a light single-place aircraft to have for
competition.
The fuselage is built over the plans using
typical stick construction, with doublers in
strategic positions of stress on the airframe.
The plans list Du-Bro hardware, which is
helpful to the first-time Scale builder.
Almost all of the nuts and bolts are shown
and listed.
Jerry sells a great set of plans for an
airplane that is seldom modeled, which adds
to the “ooh and ahh” factor when you show
up at the field with it. Bob Holman Plans
sells wood kits for most of Jerry’s plans. By
the time this issue comes out, I’m sure that
Bob will have kits available for the
Bellanca.
Bookshelf: North American Rockwell T-2
Buckeye by Steve Ginter is part of the Naval
Fighters series (Number Fifteen). Published
in 1987, this book has 62 pages. It is
available from Amazon.com and other
sources.
North American has a long history of
building to requirement trainer aircraft for
different aviation branches around the
world. All of the T-6 and SNJ variants, as
well as the T-28 Trojan trainers, are
legendary. They also make great Scale
models, no matter how large or small.
The first T-2 rolled off the assembly
line on December 27, 1957. It has gone
through many changes during the years,
including conversion from a single-engine
to a twin-engine jet when everyone
figured out that it was lacking in power.
Used by several air forces, including
Greece’s and Venezuela’s, the midwing
American Navy trainer proved to be
tough, reliable, and stable. It was used in
the US to qualify Navy pilots on carriers.
This book features color photos, blackand-
white pictures, and scale drawings
featuring cross-sections of the airframe.
Also included are several color schemes
and some side views.
Many detail photos and drawings are
included, which is a great help to
modelers. Although this book was
published more than 20 years ago, it is
still a good value if you’re looking for a
unique jet to model.
I rate North American Rockwell T-2
Buckeye as follows.
Photos (general) 10
Period photos 10
Detail photos 10
Color three-views 5 (black-andwhite)
Color side views 5 (black-andwhite)
History 10
Exploded views 10
Paint/color documentation 0
Specifications 10
Artwork 10
BMJR Model Products
• Original Design by: Jerry Stoloff, 1944
• 46" wingspan, 307 sq" wing area
• For 1/2A or Electric Texaco
• Original design by JASCO, 1952
• 32" wingspan, 170 sq” wing area
• For 1/2A Early Nostalgia
Box 1210 • Sharpes, FL 32959-1210
321-537-1159 • www.BMJRModels.com
$9200
+ postage
Send $2.00 for 2011 22 page catalog or go to www.bmjrmodels.com
STREAK SWAMI
$3600
+ postage
Call Toll Free:
888-829-4060
7414 Burton Drive, Liberty Twp, OH 45044
All Aero-Pac’s are $15.95 + $5.50 s&h for the fi rst, $1.50 each additional.
• Each Aero-Pac is devoted to a single airframe.
• The documentation comes on a cd-rom and is
viewable in any modern Mac/Win web browser.
• Includes 8-point walk-around, exterior & interior
details, enhanced close-ups, and a 3-view!
• All wording (n-numbers, nomenclature, etc.) are
shot close-up and head-on for easier duplication.
See samples of all of our Aero-Pacs
online at airbornemedia.com
Scale Documentation
for the Digital Age.
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
SCAN THIS WITH YOUR
SMARTPHONE FOR MORE!
Of a possible 100 points, I give this
volume 80. It’s excellent if you’re interested
in this jet type.
Passing: Scale modeling lost a true
champion in 2010, with the death of LeRoy
Weber in December. He was active for
many years in the Scale-competition arena
and selflessly promoted FAI Scale, both
nationally and internationally.
I can’t remember a time when LeRoy
missed a World Championships, and he
attended many US Team Selections. For
more information about his life and
modeling experiences, check out the AMA
Web site.
You’ll be missed, LeRoy. MA
Sources:
U.S. Scale Masters Championships
www.usscalemasters.org
AMA
(765) 287-1256
www.modelaircraft.org
Jet-Team Liebetrau
49-6333-775-872
[email protected]
Jerry Bates Plans
(251) 478-6720
www.jbplans.com
Bob Holman Plans
(909) 885-3959
www.bhplans.com
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
National Association of Scale Aeromodelers
www.nasascale.org
04sig4z_00MSTRPG.QXD 2/22/11 11:47 AM Page 102
Edition: Model Aviation - 2011/04
Page Numbers: 100,101,102
Edition: Model Aviation - 2011/04
Page Numbers: 100,101,102
THERE ARE MANY Scale competitions across the country to
consider attending this year. Many start the flying season with Top
Gun in Florida in April, while the Gunsmoke Scale Masters Qualifier
is held in Arizona in March.
The Scale National Championships in Muncie, Indiana, in July is
also a great contest to attend. To see a complete listing of Scale
competitions, check the contest calendar on the AMA Web site.
An event that is on my calendar each year is the Mint Julep Scale
Meet, which is held at Rough River Dam State Resort Park in
Kentucky. The facility features a full-scale runway, which is closed for
the event in May.
This contest, as are most others, is a qualifier for the U.S. Scale
Masters Championships, which is held at a different site across the
country each fall. The 2011 Scale Masters site hasn’t been selected as I
am writing this, but I’ll let you know the location as soon I learn what
it is.
The neat thing about the Scale Masters is
that wherever you are in the US, there is
usually a qualifier nearby. Some Europeans
consider a close contest to be a half-hour
away, but we Americans have to think in
terms of an eight- to 10-hour drive. The 2010
Championships was held in Southern Indiana,
so this year’s edition might be on the West
Coast.
Dave Johnson led an onslaught of World
War I models at last year’s contest, with his
Albatros D.Va. His aircraft are well known in
competition circles.
Also included in this column:
• Saab’s Dragon: the J 35
Draken
• New scale design!
U.S. Scale Masters Championships
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Scale Stan Alexander
Chalk comes from the art store packaged
in small containers. You might be
surprised to see what else you find there.
Dave Johnson applies loose chalk to his model, to give it a more authentic weathered
look. Once he is satisfied with the look, it’s off to static judging.
Dave Johnson’s U.S. Scale Masters-winning 1/3-scale Albatros D.Va. in flight.
You might not know that one of the many techniques Dave uses to
weather his models—including the Albatros—is to employ chalk from
the local art store. He brushes it on and rubs it into the surface of the
airplanes.
Around Scale: One of the great things about Scale is that you can
model an aircraft from almost any genre of aviation. There’s WW I,
Golden Age, WW II, civil, transport, service, jets, and a number of
others.
Most jets that are seen at contests are the typical turbine-powered
variety, such as F-16s, T-33s, and F-15s. But Frank Alvarez competed
in last year’s Nationals with a model you seldom see: a Saab J 35
Draken.
Some might mistake the model for an F-106 or an experimental jet
with undercover markings, but the full-scale J 35 was a Cold War-era
100 MODEL AVIATION
04sig4z_00MSTRPG.QXD 2/22/11 11:45 AM Page 100
defense fighter from the Swedish manufacturing giant. The Draken had
a double-delta-wing configuration, or, as some would call it, one delta
wing within another.
The first airframe was flown in 1955, at roughly the time that the
US was flying the F-86 in front-line service. The J 35 had a top speed
of Mach 2 and was fitted with a variety of armaments including a
30mm cannon mounted in the wing.
Frank Alvarez built his 1/5-scale Draken from a kit by Peter
Liebetrau, of Jet-Team Liebetrau in Germany, who has a line of jet kits
available. The model spanned 74 inches and was approximately 8 feet
long. Power was provided by a Simjet turbine engine, and Frank used a
JR 8303 radio system.
The model was finished in an Austrian Air Force color scheme.
Austria was one of the countries to which Saab sold the fighter
during its production, which lasted from 1955 until 1974.
April 2011 101
Part of Jerry Bates’ plans set for the Bellanca 14-19-2
Cruisemaster.
Frank works on his J 35 Draken. This shot gives you an idea of the
size of this highly detailed jet.
Below: Frank Alvarez’s Saab J 35 Draken coming at you low and
fast. The full-scale aircraft is capable of flight exceeding Mach 2.
Landing Products
1222 Harter Ave., Woodland, CA 95776
(530) 661-0399
Overnight delivery is available
and all props are in stock
APC Competition propellers for the intermediate and advanced sport
fl yer as well as the competition community. Advanced designs
using modern computational methods and materials. Over 300
pitch / diameters available ranging from slow-fl yer electric to
High per formance Giant Scale Unlimited Racers.
Visit the APC Prop Website for product availability and
detailed information on product design and features.
Frank added many details to his jet, including landing lights,
cockpit interior, simulated afterburner, drag chute, and, most
recently, to the inside of the landing gear wells. His Draken also
featured brakes and retractable gear.
However, the landing gear details Frank added caused the gear
to stick during competition and kept the sleek J 35 out of the hunt
for first place in Expert Class.
New Products: It seems that we don’t see as many plans sets being
produced as we used to. Some designers have retired and others
have consolidated their businesses.
Jerry Bates has been drawing and building models for many
years. Almost all of his plans sets are available as wood kits or with
most of the parts, which many call “short kits.”
He has a new set of plans for a model that I’ve never seen: the
Bellanca 14-19-2 Cruisemaster. It is a four-place, low-wing
monoplane with typical Bellanca construction: wooden wings with
a steel-tube-frame fuselage covered with fabric.
Jerry’s design is 1/4 scale, with a wingspan of 102 inches and a
length of 69 inches. The weight should come out near 16-18
pounds.
The Cruisemaster is designed for a Zenoah or similar 26cc
engine, and a 16-ounce fuel tank is shown on the plans. A good O.S.
or Saito twin engine should also work well.
Aluminum wing tubes allow the wing panels to slide easily onto
the fuselage. The starboard luggage door is used to access the
rudder and elevator servos; that’s a great way to hide the inner
workings of the airplane while allowing the modeler to add a
complete cockpit interior.
04sig4z_00MSTRPG.QXD 2/22/11 11:46 AM Page 101
102 MODEL AVIATION
The kit offers many goodies to add to
your Bellanca. A full instrument-panel
layout is included, as are outlines of a 1/4-
scale pilot and passenger for realism.
Navigation lights are shown in detail, so
you can add a light system for scale effect.
For flight options, the model has both
retracts and flaps. Those are good features
for a light single-place aircraft to have for
competition.
The fuselage is built over the plans using
typical stick construction, with doublers in
strategic positions of stress on the airframe.
The plans list Du-Bro hardware, which is
helpful to the first-time Scale builder.
Almost all of the nuts and bolts are shown
and listed.
Jerry sells a great set of plans for an
airplane that is seldom modeled, which adds
to the “ooh and ahh” factor when you show
up at the field with it. Bob Holman Plans
sells wood kits for most of Jerry’s plans. By
the time this issue comes out, I’m sure that
Bob will have kits available for the
Bellanca.
Bookshelf: North American Rockwell T-2
Buckeye by Steve Ginter is part of the Naval
Fighters series (Number Fifteen). Published
in 1987, this book has 62 pages. It is
available from Amazon.com and other
sources.
North American has a long history of
building to requirement trainer aircraft for
different aviation branches around the
world. All of the T-6 and SNJ variants, as
well as the T-28 Trojan trainers, are
legendary. They also make great Scale
models, no matter how large or small.
The first T-2 rolled off the assembly
line on December 27, 1957. It has gone
through many changes during the years,
including conversion from a single-engine
to a twin-engine jet when everyone
figured out that it was lacking in power.
Used by several air forces, including
Greece’s and Venezuela’s, the midwing
American Navy trainer proved to be
tough, reliable, and stable. It was used in
the US to qualify Navy pilots on carriers.
This book features color photos, blackand-
white pictures, and scale drawings
featuring cross-sections of the airframe.
Also included are several color schemes
and some side views.
Many detail photos and drawings are
included, which is a great help to
modelers. Although this book was
published more than 20 years ago, it is
still a good value if you’re looking for a
unique jet to model.
I rate North American Rockwell T-2
Buckeye as follows.
Photos (general) 10
Period photos 10
Detail photos 10
Color three-views 5 (black-andwhite)
Color side views 5 (black-andwhite)
History 10
Exploded views 10
Paint/color documentation 0
Specifications 10
Artwork 10
BMJR Model Products
• Original Design by: Jerry Stoloff, 1944
• 46" wingspan, 307 sq" wing area
• For 1/2A or Electric Texaco
• Original design by JASCO, 1952
• 32" wingspan, 170 sq” wing area
• For 1/2A Early Nostalgia
Box 1210 • Sharpes, FL 32959-1210
321-537-1159 • www.BMJRModels.com
$9200
+ postage
Send $2.00 for 2011 22 page catalog or go to www.bmjrmodels.com
STREAK SWAMI
$3600
+ postage
Call Toll Free:
888-829-4060
7414 Burton Drive, Liberty Twp, OH 45044
All Aero-Pac’s are $15.95 + $5.50 s&h for the fi rst, $1.50 each additional.
• Each Aero-Pac is devoted to a single airframe.
• The documentation comes on a cd-rom and is
viewable in any modern Mac/Win web browser.
• Includes 8-point walk-around, exterior & interior
details, enhanced close-ups, and a 3-view!
• All wording (n-numbers, nomenclature, etc.) are
shot close-up and head-on for easier duplication.
See samples of all of our Aero-Pacs
online at airbornemedia.com
Scale Documentation
for the Digital Age.
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
SCAN THIS WITH YOUR
SMARTPHONE FOR MORE!
Of a possible 100 points, I give this
volume 80. It’s excellent if you’re interested
in this jet type.
Passing: Scale modeling lost a true
champion in 2010, with the death of LeRoy
Weber in December. He was active for
many years in the Scale-competition arena
and selflessly promoted FAI Scale, both
nationally and internationally.
I can’t remember a time when LeRoy
missed a World Championships, and he
attended many US Team Selections. For
more information about his life and
modeling experiences, check out the AMA
Web site.
You’ll be missed, LeRoy. MA
Sources:
U.S. Scale Masters Championships
www.usscalemasters.org
AMA
(765) 287-1256
www.modelaircraft.org
Jet-Team Liebetrau
49-6333-775-872
[email protected]
Jerry Bates Plans
(251) 478-6720
www.jbplans.com
Bob Holman Plans
(909) 885-3959
www.bhplans.com
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
National Association of Scale Aeromodelers
www.nasascale.org
04sig4z_00MSTRPG.QXD 2/22/11 11:47 AM Page 102
Edition: Model Aviation - 2011/04
Page Numbers: 100,101,102
THERE ARE MANY Scale competitions across the country to
consider attending this year. Many start the flying season with Top
Gun in Florida in April, while the Gunsmoke Scale Masters Qualifier
is held in Arizona in March.
The Scale National Championships in Muncie, Indiana, in July is
also a great contest to attend. To see a complete listing of Scale
competitions, check the contest calendar on the AMA Web site.
An event that is on my calendar each year is the Mint Julep Scale
Meet, which is held at Rough River Dam State Resort Park in
Kentucky. The facility features a full-scale runway, which is closed for
the event in May.
This contest, as are most others, is a qualifier for the U.S. Scale
Masters Championships, which is held at a different site across the
country each fall. The 2011 Scale Masters site hasn’t been selected as I
am writing this, but I’ll let you know the location as soon I learn what
it is.
The neat thing about the Scale Masters is
that wherever you are in the US, there is
usually a qualifier nearby. Some Europeans
consider a close contest to be a half-hour
away, but we Americans have to think in
terms of an eight- to 10-hour drive. The 2010
Championships was held in Southern Indiana,
so this year’s edition might be on the West
Coast.
Dave Johnson led an onslaught of World
War I models at last year’s contest, with his
Albatros D.Va. His aircraft are well known in
competition circles.
Also included in this column:
• Saab’s Dragon: the J 35
Draken
• New scale design!
U.S. Scale Masters Championships
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Scale Stan Alexander
Chalk comes from the art store packaged
in small containers. You might be
surprised to see what else you find there.
Dave Johnson applies loose chalk to his model, to give it a more authentic weathered
look. Once he is satisfied with the look, it’s off to static judging.
Dave Johnson’s U.S. Scale Masters-winning 1/3-scale Albatros D.Va. in flight.
You might not know that one of the many techniques Dave uses to
weather his models—including the Albatros—is to employ chalk from
the local art store. He brushes it on and rubs it into the surface of the
airplanes.
Around Scale: One of the great things about Scale is that you can
model an aircraft from almost any genre of aviation. There’s WW I,
Golden Age, WW II, civil, transport, service, jets, and a number of
others.
Most jets that are seen at contests are the typical turbine-powered
variety, such as F-16s, T-33s, and F-15s. But Frank Alvarez competed
in last year’s Nationals with a model you seldom see: a Saab J 35
Draken.
Some might mistake the model for an F-106 or an experimental jet
with undercover markings, but the full-scale J 35 was a Cold War-era
100 MODEL AVIATION
04sig4z_00MSTRPG.QXD 2/22/11 11:45 AM Page 100
defense fighter from the Swedish manufacturing giant. The Draken had
a double-delta-wing configuration, or, as some would call it, one delta
wing within another.
The first airframe was flown in 1955, at roughly the time that the
US was flying the F-86 in front-line service. The J 35 had a top speed
of Mach 2 and was fitted with a variety of armaments including a
30mm cannon mounted in the wing.
Frank Alvarez built his 1/5-scale Draken from a kit by Peter
Liebetrau, of Jet-Team Liebetrau in Germany, who has a line of jet kits
available. The model spanned 74 inches and was approximately 8 feet
long. Power was provided by a Simjet turbine engine, and Frank used a
JR 8303 radio system.
The model was finished in an Austrian Air Force color scheme.
Austria was one of the countries to which Saab sold the fighter
during its production, which lasted from 1955 until 1974.
April 2011 101
Part of Jerry Bates’ plans set for the Bellanca 14-19-2
Cruisemaster.
Frank works on his J 35 Draken. This shot gives you an idea of the
size of this highly detailed jet.
Below: Frank Alvarez’s Saab J 35 Draken coming at you low and
fast. The full-scale aircraft is capable of flight exceeding Mach 2.
Landing Products
1222 Harter Ave., Woodland, CA 95776
(530) 661-0399
Overnight delivery is available
and all props are in stock
APC Competition propellers for the intermediate and advanced sport
fl yer as well as the competition community. Advanced designs
using modern computational methods and materials. Over 300
pitch / diameters available ranging from slow-fl yer electric to
High per formance Giant Scale Unlimited Racers.
Visit the APC Prop Website for product availability and
detailed information on product design and features.
Frank added many details to his jet, including landing lights,
cockpit interior, simulated afterburner, drag chute, and, most
recently, to the inside of the landing gear wells. His Draken also
featured brakes and retractable gear.
However, the landing gear details Frank added caused the gear
to stick during competition and kept the sleek J 35 out of the hunt
for first place in Expert Class.
New Products: It seems that we don’t see as many plans sets being
produced as we used to. Some designers have retired and others
have consolidated their businesses.
Jerry Bates has been drawing and building models for many
years. Almost all of his plans sets are available as wood kits or with
most of the parts, which many call “short kits.”
He has a new set of plans for a model that I’ve never seen: the
Bellanca 14-19-2 Cruisemaster. It is a four-place, low-wing
monoplane with typical Bellanca construction: wooden wings with
a steel-tube-frame fuselage covered with fabric.
Jerry’s design is 1/4 scale, with a wingspan of 102 inches and a
length of 69 inches. The weight should come out near 16-18
pounds.
The Cruisemaster is designed for a Zenoah or similar 26cc
engine, and a 16-ounce fuel tank is shown on the plans. A good O.S.
or Saito twin engine should also work well.
Aluminum wing tubes allow the wing panels to slide easily onto
the fuselage. The starboard luggage door is used to access the
rudder and elevator servos; that’s a great way to hide the inner
workings of the airplane while allowing the modeler to add a
complete cockpit interior.
04sig4z_00MSTRPG.QXD 2/22/11 11:46 AM Page 101
102 MODEL AVIATION
The kit offers many goodies to add to
your Bellanca. A full instrument-panel
layout is included, as are outlines of a 1/4-
scale pilot and passenger for realism.
Navigation lights are shown in detail, so
you can add a light system for scale effect.
For flight options, the model has both
retracts and flaps. Those are good features
for a light single-place aircraft to have for
competition.
The fuselage is built over the plans using
typical stick construction, with doublers in
strategic positions of stress on the airframe.
The plans list Du-Bro hardware, which is
helpful to the first-time Scale builder.
Almost all of the nuts and bolts are shown
and listed.
Jerry sells a great set of plans for an
airplane that is seldom modeled, which adds
to the “ooh and ahh” factor when you show
up at the field with it. Bob Holman Plans
sells wood kits for most of Jerry’s plans. By
the time this issue comes out, I’m sure that
Bob will have kits available for the
Bellanca.
Bookshelf: North American Rockwell T-2
Buckeye by Steve Ginter is part of the Naval
Fighters series (Number Fifteen). Published
in 1987, this book has 62 pages. It is
available from Amazon.com and other
sources.
North American has a long history of
building to requirement trainer aircraft for
different aviation branches around the
world. All of the T-6 and SNJ variants, as
well as the T-28 Trojan trainers, are
legendary. They also make great Scale
models, no matter how large or small.
The first T-2 rolled off the assembly
line on December 27, 1957. It has gone
through many changes during the years,
including conversion from a single-engine
to a twin-engine jet when everyone
figured out that it was lacking in power.
Used by several air forces, including
Greece’s and Venezuela’s, the midwing
American Navy trainer proved to be
tough, reliable, and stable. It was used in
the US to qualify Navy pilots on carriers.
This book features color photos, blackand-
white pictures, and scale drawings
featuring cross-sections of the airframe.
Also included are several color schemes
and some side views.
Many detail photos and drawings are
included, which is a great help to
modelers. Although this book was
published more than 20 years ago, it is
still a good value if you’re looking for a
unique jet to model.
I rate North American Rockwell T-2
Buckeye as follows.
Photos (general) 10
Period photos 10
Detail photos 10
Color three-views 5 (black-andwhite)
Color side views 5 (black-andwhite)
History 10
Exploded views 10
Paint/color documentation 0
Specifications 10
Artwork 10
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• Each Aero-Pac is devoted to a single airframe.
• The documentation comes on a cd-rom and is
viewable in any modern Mac/Win web browser.
• Includes 8-point walk-around, exterior & interior
details, enhanced close-ups, and a 3-view!
• All wording (n-numbers, nomenclature, etc.) are
shot close-up and head-on for easier duplication.
See samples of all of our Aero-Pacs
online at airbornemedia.com
Scale Documentation
for the Digital Age.
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SCAN THIS WITH YOUR
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Of a possible 100 points, I give this
volume 80. It’s excellent if you’re interested
in this jet type.
Passing: Scale modeling lost a true
champion in 2010, with the death of LeRoy
Weber in December. He was active for
many years in the Scale-competition arena
and selflessly promoted FAI Scale, both
nationally and internationally.
I can’t remember a time when LeRoy
missed a World Championships, and he
attended many US Team Selections. For
more information about his life and
modeling experiences, check out the AMA
Web site.
You’ll be missed, LeRoy. MA
Sources:
U.S. Scale Masters Championships
www.usscalemasters.org
AMA
(765) 287-1256
www.modelaircraft.org
Jet-Team Liebetrau
49-6333-775-872
[email protected]
Jerry Bates Plans
(251) 478-6720
www.jbplans.com
Bob Holman Plans
(909) 885-3959
www.bhplans.com
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
National Association of Scale Aeromodelers
www.nasascale.org
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