RADIO CONTROL SCALE MANUFACTURERS NEWS aircraft challenge Pipers J-3 Cub distinction being most-recognized airplane time would have Dakotathe Douglas DC-3 commercial service DC-3 carried passengers cargo corner globe military service DC-3 designated C-47 affectionately known came contact Goony Bird Goonies flew transport duty dropped supplies troops field dropped troops themselvesmost memorably over skies Europe during World War II DC-3 has always popular modeling subject Almost plastic kit die-cast company has issued model form another recently Radio Control world has become enamored DC-3 Top Flite has brought us traditional wood kit Kyosho offers slightly larger airplane Almost Ready Fly version Hirobo offers graceful twin glass-and-sheeted-foam version Electric power During summer pleasure building Hirobos DC-3 very different kind project thought might interested having look model finished airplane spans just less 60 inches kit includes one-piece sheeted wing exceptionally light gel-coated fiberglass fuselage factory cut elevators stab rudder motor mount shells assortment nicely engineered servo pushrod mounting parts engine nacelles molded light ABS plastic cowls wingtips two-piece exhaust stacks hardware package thorough wheels included pushrods propellers spinners pair Speed 400 electric motors Two three evenings just about sport modelers workbench should enough have Dakota ready finishing balsa tail surfaces need have leading edges rounded surfaces should lightly sanded 320-grit paper get ready covering models ABS parts best cut sheets lightly scoring outlines two three passes #11 blade gently breaking parts free Cleanup can done 100-grit ADC Ruff Stuff sandpaper T-bar followed few swipes Mini-Sander ailerons factory-built part wing theyre 95 percent cut away wings bottom surface Finish cuts free ailerons sand angle leading edge ailerons allow downward travel After quick cleanup Mini-Sander gets ready cover looked very carefully paint covering combinations DC-3 Initially thought paint model using 00 silkspan paint base over wood parts keep weight duwn Huwever quickly remembered time doped primed palnted applied clear coat so-called savings would have become severe penalty opted film MonoKote available just about color known mankind including selection military earth tones Top Rite has advertising LustreKoteTM paint quite some time long overdue try said match MonoKote perfectly Paint film available olive gray would justice pseudo-Scale project like DC-3 Dove gray MonoKote applied lower surfaces wing stabilizer elevators followed olive drab MonoKote rudder top side flying surfaces Dakota Electric Ijust used few 1/2-inch-wide strips MonoKote hinge elevator panels stabilizer hinge ailerons wing palnted fuselage vertical fin ABS nacelle parts cowls LustreKotes olive drab dove gray really did match MonoKote flying surfaces perfectly word dont use too often recommend thoroughly cleaning parts remove skin oils mold-release agents strongly advise use LustreKote Primer before applying color coats Both procedures will improve palnts adhesion dramatically paint went smoothly dried reasonable length time kit stickies next followed decidedly nonscale application bogus panel lines smattering ink-dot rivets 100 Model Aviation bos DC-3 Dakota packed quality components Make-em-up-as-you-go nonscale details easy Top Flites including very light gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Scale Warbird Template Panel Line Pen character DC-3 unmistakable Speed 400s power eight-cell car pack MonoKotelLustreKote 87-inch-span Piper PA-22 Tn-Pacer Ikon Nwst equipped flaps Power 91 120 four-stroke placed Top Rites Panel Line Pen Scale Warbird Template pen drew smoothly no tendency ink creep under edge template As safety precaution always run few strips Y4 inch masking tape along underside template keep touching surface model no creep particular project little insurance never hurts used reliable Airtronics Vanguard Six-Channel FM system two 94831 servos rudder elevator pair older 94401 miniservos wing ailerons no-brand preproduction speed control parts bins hooked up old MRC eight-cell car pack see worked Everything worked very well probably easiest quickest power source radio system installation have WEVE PERFECTED THE TWO MOST CRITICAL PARTS IN ANY MODEL AIRPLANE PARTAPART B aerospace industry has relied epoxies over 20 years Now weve developed perfect adhesive planes fly Anchor Bond has lowest viscosity market its lighter offers better penetration other brands because its Mercaptan-free theres no degradation foul odors Unique pump bottles ensure less waste greater accuracy too complete selection CAs fillers reinforcing materials RTV mm 2 Mold Making Silicone es no need use anything else Anchor Bond RNE ii U II U U II LU 6Ri rsd flu Oan rsMAO923328FT hn Line two-part epoxy thats 100% better order call 800 669-5217 77 5 p du An ho June 1999 103 Bob Sheeres 75-inch-span Gee Bee Model E Sportster Mike Smart plans Power Saito 120 Stits Scale Covering Messerschmitt Bf 110 Juha Koivunen Vaasa Finland Enya 40s powered model crashed high-speed pass ever madeless three hours lot pushrods Once motors control system operating attached models ABS cowls nacelle parts Hirobos DC-3 Dakota outstanding kit ideal airplane experienced modelers challenging project intermediates Quality propellers pair composite spinners beautifully machined backplates hardware included parts eliminate dilemma deciding what motor/prop/battery setup may may deliver ample flying power happened use no-name electronic speed control simple on-off switch thrown servo throttle channel will adequately handle DC-3s motor operation completed model light proverbial feather two Speed-400 motors really pull forward basic power eight-cell car pack way what Hirobo recommends information about Hirobos DC3 write Altech Marketing 80 Newfield Dr Edison NJ 08837 Ikon Nwst offering its first tricycle-gear airplane kit 87-inch Piper PA-22 Tri Pacer model will very nicely 91 120 four-stroke equivalent twostroke all-wood kit includes fiberglass cowl airfoil struts factory-bent landing gear hand-cut balsa plywood parts large hardware package also included Tn-Pacer s wing panels incorporate flaps ailerons attach sliding over brass tubes bolted down Wing attach access through cabin doors information about PA-22 Tri-Pacer write Ron Nwst 38 06 Chase Rd Post Falls ID 83854 Modelers Projects Bob Sheere Garden Grove CA built lovely Gee Bee Model E Sportster set Mike Smart plans England available US through Bob Holman Plans model has 75-inch wing powered Saito 120 fourstroke Bobs airplane finished Stits Scale Covering System Bob crafted molds plugs ownan ambitious project thats filled challenge reward accessory cowl antidrag ring engine shroud wheel pants Stans Fiber Tech Bob believes plan based enlargement Henry Haffkes acclaimed 1/5 scale model manufactured Coverite during 1980s model features roughly 300 tiny screws assorted fasteners some purchased local hardware store optical supply house recently received photo Combat buddy Gus Morfis although subject photo /12-scale Combat model Gus thought might enjoy seeing Juha Koivunens Messerschmitt Bf 110 Juha lives Vaasa Fialand did very convincing job 110an airplane thats rarely seen model form Information sketchy understand Juhas Messerschmitt spanned six feet powered pair Enya 40-SS twostroke engines Sadly Gus tells model wiped out during high-speed low pass Docu-Search coffers light fact theyre empty Can modeler stuck details Got problem documents photos three-views unusual airplane Id love help find information need Just drop postcard let know what youre looking Ill submit request publication 140000 modelers will have request available Model Aviation Docu-Search has helped large number modelers some fairly difficult subjects Perhaps can help yours too Please note several commercial documentation services available try first use Docu-Search strike out dont Mustangs Cubs B-25s other easily documented subjects have real problem hands Docu-Search may best shot Till next time build straight fly safely Model Aviation s G-202 New Tech no Ioy Composite Construction Airbrush-Desinn Tproven NEW 1999 EXTRA 330S 1 Span 1 2 Span 9.
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/06
Page Numbers: 100, 103, 104
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/06
Page Numbers: 100, 103, 104
RADIO CONTROL SCALE MANUFACTURERS NEWS aircraft challenge Pipers J-3 Cub distinction being most-recognized airplane time would have Dakotathe Douglas DC-3 commercial service DC-3 carried passengers cargo corner globe military service DC-3 designated C-47 affectionately known came contact Goony Bird Goonies flew transport duty dropped supplies troops field dropped troops themselvesmost memorably over skies Europe during World War II DC-3 has always popular modeling subject Almost plastic kit die-cast company has issued model form another recently Radio Control world has become enamored DC-3 Top Flite has brought us traditional wood kit Kyosho offers slightly larger airplane Almost Ready Fly version Hirobo offers graceful twin glass-and-sheeted-foam version Electric power During summer pleasure building Hirobos DC-3 very different kind project thought might interested having look model finished airplane spans just less 60 inches kit includes one-piece sheeted wing exceptionally light gel-coated fiberglass fuselage factory cut elevators stab rudder motor mount shells assortment nicely engineered servo pushrod mounting parts engine nacelles molded light ABS plastic cowls wingtips two-piece exhaust stacks hardware package thorough wheels included pushrods propellers spinners pair Speed 400 electric motors Two three evenings just about sport modelers workbench should enough have Dakota ready finishing balsa tail surfaces need have leading edges rounded surfaces should lightly sanded 320-grit paper get ready covering models ABS parts best cut sheets lightly scoring outlines two three passes #11 blade gently breaking parts free Cleanup can done 100-grit ADC Ruff Stuff sandpaper T-bar followed few swipes Mini-Sander ailerons factory-built part wing theyre 95 percent cut away wings bottom surface Finish cuts free ailerons sand angle leading edge ailerons allow downward travel After quick cleanup Mini-Sander gets ready cover looked very carefully paint covering combinations DC-3 Initially thought paint model using 00 silkspan paint base over wood parts keep weight duwn Huwever quickly remembered time doped primed palnted applied clear coat so-called savings would have become severe penalty opted film MonoKote available just about color known mankind including selection military earth tones Top Rite has advertising LustreKoteTM paint quite some time long overdue try said match MonoKote perfectly Paint film available olive gray would justice pseudo-Scale project like DC-3 Dove gray MonoKote applied lower surfaces wing stabilizer elevators followed olive drab MonoKote rudder top side flying surfaces Dakota Electric Ijust used few 1/2-inch-wide strips MonoKote hinge elevator panels stabilizer hinge ailerons wing palnted fuselage vertical fin ABS nacelle parts cowls LustreKotes olive drab dove gray really did match MonoKote flying surfaces perfectly word dont use too often recommend thoroughly cleaning parts remove skin oils mold-release agents strongly advise use LustreKote Primer before applying color coats Both procedures will improve palnts adhesion dramatically paint went smoothly dried reasonable length time kit stickies next followed decidedly nonscale application bogus panel lines smattering ink-dot rivets 100 Model Aviation bos DC-3 Dakota packed quality components Make-em-up-as-you-go nonscale details easy Top Flites including very light gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Scale Warbird Template Panel Line Pen character DC-3 unmistakable Speed 400s power eight-cell car pack MonoKotelLustreKote 87-inch-span Piper PA-22 Tn-Pacer Ikon Nwst equipped flaps Power 91 120 four-stroke placed Top Rites Panel Line Pen Scale Warbird Template pen drew smoothly no tendency ink creep under edge template As safety precaution always run few strips Y4 inch masking tape along underside template keep touching surface model no creep particular project little insurance never hurts used reliable Airtronics Vanguard Six-Channel FM system two 94831 servos rudder elevator pair older 94401 miniservos wing ailerons no-brand preproduction speed control parts bins hooked up old MRC eight-cell car pack see worked Everything worked very well probably easiest quickest power source radio system installation have WEVE PERFECTED THE TWO MOST CRITICAL PARTS IN ANY MODEL AIRPLANE PARTAPART B aerospace industry has relied epoxies over 20 years Now weve developed perfect adhesive planes fly Anchor Bond has lowest viscosity market its lighter offers better penetration other brands because its Mercaptan-free theres no degradation foul odors Unique pump bottles ensure less waste greater accuracy too complete selection CAs fillers reinforcing materials RTV mm 2 Mold Making Silicone es no need use anything else Anchor Bond RNE ii U II U U II LU 6Ri rsd flu Oan rsMAO923328FT hn Line two-part epoxy thats 100% better order call 800 669-5217 77 5 p du An ho June 1999 103 Bob Sheeres 75-inch-span Gee Bee Model E Sportster Mike Smart plans Power Saito 120 Stits Scale Covering Messerschmitt Bf 110 Juha Koivunen Vaasa Finland Enya 40s powered model crashed high-speed pass ever madeless three hours lot pushrods Once motors control system operating attached models ABS cowls nacelle parts Hirobos DC-3 Dakota outstanding kit ideal airplane experienced modelers challenging project intermediates Quality propellers pair composite spinners beautifully machined backplates hardware included parts eliminate dilemma deciding what motor/prop/battery setup may may deliver ample flying power happened use no-name electronic speed control simple on-off switch thrown servo throttle channel will adequately handle DC-3s motor operation completed model light proverbial feather two Speed-400 motors really pull forward basic power eight-cell car pack way what Hirobo recommends information about Hirobos DC3 write Altech Marketing 80 Newfield Dr Edison NJ 08837 Ikon Nwst offering its first tricycle-gear airplane kit 87-inch Piper PA-22 Tri Pacer model will very nicely 91 120 four-stroke equivalent twostroke all-wood kit includes fiberglass cowl airfoil struts factory-bent landing gear hand-cut balsa plywood parts large hardware package also included Tn-Pacer s wing panels incorporate flaps ailerons attach sliding over brass tubes bolted down Wing attach access through cabin doors information about PA-22 Tri-Pacer write Ron Nwst 38 06 Chase Rd Post Falls ID 83854 Modelers Projects Bob Sheere Garden Grove CA built lovely Gee Bee Model E Sportster set Mike Smart plans England available US through Bob Holman Plans model has 75-inch wing powered Saito 120 fourstroke Bobs airplane finished Stits Scale Covering System Bob crafted molds plugs ownan ambitious project thats filled challenge reward accessory cowl antidrag ring engine shroud wheel pants Stans Fiber Tech Bob believes plan based enlargement Henry Haffkes acclaimed 1/5 scale model manufactured Coverite during 1980s model features roughly 300 tiny screws assorted fasteners some purchased local hardware store optical supply house recently received photo Combat buddy Gus Morfis although subject photo /12-scale Combat model Gus thought might enjoy seeing Juha Koivunens Messerschmitt Bf 110 Juha lives Vaasa Fialand did very convincing job 110an airplane thats rarely seen model form Information sketchy understand Juhas Messerschmitt spanned six feet powered pair Enya 40-SS twostroke engines Sadly Gus tells model wiped out during high-speed low pass Docu-Search coffers light fact theyre empty Can modeler stuck details Got problem documents photos three-views unusual airplane Id love help find information need Just drop postcard let know what youre looking Ill submit request publication 140000 modelers will have request available Model Aviation Docu-Search has helped large number modelers some fairly difficult subjects Perhaps can help yours too Please note several commercial documentation services available try first use Docu-Search strike out dont Mustangs Cubs B-25s other easily documented subjects have real problem hands Docu-Search may best shot Till next time build straight fly safely Model Aviation s G-202 New Tech no Ioy Composite Construction Airbrush-Desinn Tproven NEW 1999 EXTRA 330S 1 Span 1 2 Span 9.
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/06
Page Numbers: 100, 103, 104
RADIO CONTROL SCALE MANUFACTURERS NEWS aircraft challenge Pipers J-3 Cub distinction being most-recognized airplane time would have Dakotathe Douglas DC-3 commercial service DC-3 carried passengers cargo corner globe military service DC-3 designated C-47 affectionately known came contact Goony Bird Goonies flew transport duty dropped supplies troops field dropped troops themselvesmost memorably over skies Europe during World War II DC-3 has always popular modeling subject Almost plastic kit die-cast company has issued model form another recently Radio Control world has become enamored DC-3 Top Flite has brought us traditional wood kit Kyosho offers slightly larger airplane Almost Ready Fly version Hirobo offers graceful twin glass-and-sheeted-foam version Electric power During summer pleasure building Hirobos DC-3 very different kind project thought might interested having look model finished airplane spans just less 60 inches kit includes one-piece sheeted wing exceptionally light gel-coated fiberglass fuselage factory cut elevators stab rudder motor mount shells assortment nicely engineered servo pushrod mounting parts engine nacelles molded light ABS plastic cowls wingtips two-piece exhaust stacks hardware package thorough wheels included pushrods propellers spinners pair Speed 400 electric motors Two three evenings just about sport modelers workbench should enough have Dakota ready finishing balsa tail surfaces need have leading edges rounded surfaces should lightly sanded 320-grit paper get ready covering models ABS parts best cut sheets lightly scoring outlines two three passes #11 blade gently breaking parts free Cleanup can done 100-grit ADC Ruff Stuff sandpaper T-bar followed few swipes Mini-Sander ailerons factory-built part wing theyre 95 percent cut away wings bottom surface Finish cuts free ailerons sand angle leading edge ailerons allow downward travel After quick cleanup Mini-Sander gets ready cover looked very carefully paint covering combinations DC-3 Initially thought paint model using 00 silkspan paint base over wood parts keep weight duwn Huwever quickly remembered time doped primed palnted applied clear coat so-called savings would have become severe penalty opted film MonoKote available just about color known mankind including selection military earth tones Top Rite has advertising LustreKoteTM paint quite some time long overdue try said match MonoKote perfectly Paint film available olive gray would justice pseudo-Scale project like DC-3 Dove gray MonoKote applied lower surfaces wing stabilizer elevators followed olive drab MonoKote rudder top side flying surfaces Dakota Electric Ijust used few 1/2-inch-wide strips MonoKote hinge elevator panels stabilizer hinge ailerons wing palnted fuselage vertical fin ABS nacelle parts cowls LustreKotes olive drab dove gray really did match MonoKote flying surfaces perfectly word dont use too often recommend thoroughly cleaning parts remove skin oils mold-release agents strongly advise use LustreKote Primer before applying color coats Both procedures will improve palnts adhesion dramatically paint went smoothly dried reasonable length time kit stickies next followed decidedly nonscale application bogus panel lines smattering ink-dot rivets 100 Model Aviation bos DC-3 Dakota packed quality components Make-em-up-as-you-go nonscale details easy Top Flites including very light gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Scale Warbird Template Panel Line Pen character DC-3 unmistakable Speed 400s power eight-cell car pack MonoKotelLustreKote 87-inch-span Piper PA-22 Tn-Pacer Ikon Nwst equipped flaps Power 91 120 four-stroke placed Top Rites Panel Line Pen Scale Warbird Template pen drew smoothly no tendency ink creep under edge template As safety precaution always run few strips Y4 inch masking tape along underside template keep touching surface model no creep particular project little insurance never hurts used reliable Airtronics Vanguard Six-Channel FM system two 94831 servos rudder elevator pair older 94401 miniservos wing ailerons no-brand preproduction speed control parts bins hooked up old MRC eight-cell car pack see worked Everything worked very well probably easiest quickest power source radio system installation have WEVE PERFECTED THE TWO MOST CRITICAL PARTS IN ANY MODEL AIRPLANE PARTAPART B aerospace industry has relied epoxies over 20 years Now weve developed perfect adhesive planes fly Anchor Bond has lowest viscosity market its lighter offers better penetration other brands because its Mercaptan-free theres no degradation foul odors Unique pump bottles ensure less waste greater accuracy too complete selection CAs fillers reinforcing materials RTV mm 2 Mold Making Silicone es no need use anything else Anchor Bond RNE ii U II U U II LU 6Ri rsd flu Oan rsMAO923328FT hn Line two-part epoxy thats 100% better order call 800 669-5217 77 5 p du An ho June 1999 103 Bob Sheeres 75-inch-span Gee Bee Model E Sportster Mike Smart plans Power Saito 120 Stits Scale Covering Messerschmitt Bf 110 Juha Koivunen Vaasa Finland Enya 40s powered model crashed high-speed pass ever madeless three hours lot pushrods Once motors control system operating attached models ABS cowls nacelle parts Hirobos DC-3 Dakota outstanding kit ideal airplane experienced modelers challenging project intermediates Quality propellers pair composite spinners beautifully machined backplates hardware included parts eliminate dilemma deciding what motor/prop/battery setup may may deliver ample flying power happened use no-name electronic speed control simple on-off switch thrown servo throttle channel will adequately handle DC-3s motor operation completed model light proverbial feather two Speed-400 motors really pull forward basic power eight-cell car pack way what Hirobo recommends information about Hirobos DC3 write Altech Marketing 80 Newfield Dr Edison NJ 08837 Ikon Nwst offering its first tricycle-gear airplane kit 87-inch Piper PA-22 Tri Pacer model will very nicely 91 120 four-stroke equivalent twostroke all-wood kit includes fiberglass cowl airfoil struts factory-bent landing gear hand-cut balsa plywood parts large hardware package also included Tn-Pacer s wing panels incorporate flaps ailerons attach sliding over brass tubes bolted down Wing attach access through cabin doors information about PA-22 Tri-Pacer write Ron Nwst 38 06 Chase Rd Post Falls ID 83854 Modelers Projects Bob Sheere Garden Grove CA built lovely Gee Bee Model E Sportster set Mike Smart plans England available US through Bob Holman Plans model has 75-inch wing powered Saito 120 fourstroke Bobs airplane finished Stits Scale Covering System Bob crafted molds plugs ownan ambitious project thats filled challenge reward accessory cowl antidrag ring engine shroud wheel pants Stans Fiber Tech Bob believes plan based enlargement Henry Haffkes acclaimed 1/5 scale model manufactured Coverite during 1980s model features roughly 300 tiny screws assorted fasteners some purchased local hardware store optical supply house recently received photo Combat buddy Gus Morfis although subject photo /12-scale Combat model Gus thought might enjoy seeing Juha Koivunens Messerschmitt Bf 110 Juha lives Vaasa Fialand did very convincing job 110an airplane thats rarely seen model form Information sketchy understand Juhas Messerschmitt spanned six feet powered pair Enya 40-SS twostroke engines Sadly Gus tells model wiped out during high-speed low pass Docu-Search coffers light fact theyre empty Can modeler stuck details Got problem documents photos three-views unusual airplane Id love help find information need Just drop postcard let know what youre looking Ill submit request publication 140000 modelers will have request available Model Aviation Docu-Search has helped large number modelers some fairly difficult subjects Perhaps can help yours too Please note several commercial documentation services available try first use Docu-Search strike out dont Mustangs Cubs B-25s other easily documented subjects have real problem hands Docu-Search may best shot Till next time build straight fly safely Model Aviation s G-202 New Tech no Ioy Composite Construction Airbrush-Desinn Tproven NEW 1999 EXTRA 330S 1 Span 1 2 Span 9.
