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Radio Control: Scale

Author: B. Atkinson


Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/05
Page Numbers: 15, 86

WOULD YOU BELIEVE neglected aspects Scale especially Stand-off Sport Scale color marking have touched subject somewhat previous columns need cover some points again static points awarded accuracy outline 40 points Its fairly easy modify change kits magazine plans resemble airplane rework non-scale models such some biplane kits resemble scale biplanes Usually its finish markings give model scale look Especially war birds Its hard believe airplanes mass produced other nonpainted metal airplanes old friend J-3 Cub probably airplane came out factory same before yellow black stripe fuse side As Henry Ford once said model can have color Ford want long its black So J-3 Cub pre-WW II days Would believe standard Cub 1940 cost $79500 Cubs since have paintedwell name Like Hazel Sigafooses clip-wing J-3 Its white blue restored Cubs colors besides standard yellow black Two airplanes vivid mind red triplane WW Sopwith Camel pilot named Snoopy has kept attention yellow J-3 Cub Incidentally very few red Fokker triplanes mind see triplanes red point Im trying make modeling scale model competition fact trying model partic ular airplane static judges can judge model according informa tion have presented have seen some fine scale models contests received low static points rightfully since either poor inaccurate pre sentationsuch 3-view airplane color markings another Re gardless well known subject may have beensuch yellow-andblack Cub still must have proof what particular case may color good pictures authentic description paint marking present judges Before start build scale model should secure informa tion necessary make up presenta tion especially color markings going build war bird Pro file Publications excellent because cases show several color draw ings particular airplane per sonal markings names etc Aero continued page 86 May1976 15 Above Meautitul scale lokker D-7 constructed John Lockwood seen 4th WW Jam boree Morgan Hill CA last SeptemberBelow model mezzanine floor Naval Avaiation Museum Pensacola FL Dave Plafls Natswinning scale Dauntless Below Realistic Scale Sport Bell Airacobra carried line its builder Dick Allen Sven Corsak photo Right Also seen NCRCC affair fine looking shiny PiUs WACO SREU Sp LENGTH q 3/32 ENGINE 40 60 SCALE 1 5/8 1 FT Built WAco Aircraft Corporation Troy Ohio SRE Model last famous biplane series todays standards outstanding aircraft Graceful rugged fine aircraft carried five people cruised 195 mIles per hour using 650/0 engine horsepower 2IN1 Balsa Tissue Construction Paris printed line qualify balsa wood density selecled sanded micrometer tolerance-Strip Balsa Colored Tissue Scale Decals Wheels Propellers Fillings Contest grade Rubber Loops Light-Strong Detailed Scale Plastic Parts-Clear-easy follow step-by-step drawings inutruclions both models ae line flyers boil according plan RC Sport continued read instructions follow keep glue covered cool place use flying site recently someone asked radio-controlled autogyros ever flown successfully Since full-scale autogyros flew before helicopters sumed RC model autogyros must have flying least long RC model aircraft couldnt recall came batch newsletters DCRC Newsletter edited Glenn Scillian read about Glenns Focke-Ach gelis autogyro follows needed power could getsince flies like pulling drogue chuteand needs lots rudder throw compensate unequal lift two rotors need lots spare rudder blades really weird bird air ground looks like pelican running across field Please let know about other RC 41 1 PRODUCTS DIVISION OF VISTA LABS 7023-D Canoga Ave 6Zf Canoga Park Ca 91303 KIT P1 BUILDS SE SA 5 COOKER 0-f KIT P3 BUILDS WACO SRE & INTERSTATE CADET KIT P2 BUILDS MONOCOUPE & CITABRIA ASK YOUROR WRITE IIISTRIROOORTO OS KIT FS 34 RUBBER MOTOR WINDER MUST FOR RUBBER POWER MODELERS295 Molded tough nirgin Nylon floe retto windee Ins mout long flight competitton endosnce Conpeel efticteni Steoling Whodee juet peetect nodtn using op Itt. loops 0 otande uhhe nOtO 395 Autogyro activity black- andwhite pictures would great too address 12 Connie Dr Shalimar Fla 32579 RC Scale/Atkinson continued page 15 series books excellent have WW II aircraft illustrated color drawings magazines day good material such Air Prog ress Wing Flying So unless have mind very rare bird little digging should find information need large terest things bygone years now es pecially WW-II era much being writ ten about little digging presentation WW II some interesting color schemes copy especially German air craft African campaign instance saw unusual camouflage patterns ELECTRIC FLIGHT SYSTEM Featuring HYTORK 48 MOTOR & PLANETARY GEAR UNIT Complete flying Weight 21/2 ozWiII power Models 2500 50 wingspan Weighing up 10 oz Send 25 Catalog showing com plete line Electric Flight Equipment Accessories VI-lOl System $1950 Hytork 48 Prop Instruction Book $900 Fast Chargers $1450 $2950 See Model Dealer order Direct add 10% Postage Handling Calif Residents also add 6% Sales Tax send Check orMO No CODs Hobby Dealers send Information both German Italian air arms Regia Aeronautica has less neglected somewhat compared Allied German aircraft Owing somewhat fact Italy war much shorter time active different sectors war never really produced large number aircraft well known aircraft unusual colorful camou flaging squadron markings let tering personal names other mark ings camouflage patterns changed between wars did markings kills sortie markings Luftwaffe time Battle Britain elaborate system lettering markings Russian front saw little way color markings German aircraft mainly because ofthe fear ofthe pilot being shot Russians German ace prominent flier captured So mark ings kills deleted Russian aircraft rarely decorated used standard olive drab red star exception African campaign US aircraft rather plain compared German British aircraft majority Air Corps aircraft painted old standard olive drab Navy aircraft stand ard times blue off-white under bellies have seen pictured 8th Air Force B-17s B-24s England crews personal markings general practice Im sure can recall highly decorated P-40s P-Sis etc thousands US aircraft produced WW II small percen tage other standard olive drab national insignia small inventory number fin rudder Japanese aircraft less same more-or-less standard cam ouflage pattern fuselage markings Again some exceptions Japa nese rarely showed kill markings individ ual pilots Japanese did honor ace pilots aircrews modeling favorite war birds its advantage pick ex ceptional ones wild paint jobs markings naturally impressive eye-catching cases publicized stands reason yellow-nosed ME-109 squadron markings elaborate cam ouflage scheme will attract attention modeling public judges say plain old-drab standard P-39 will So lets doll up next scale bird Received notice Eric Clapp San Jose Ca 2nd annual World War II Scramble held May 1516 Hill County Air Museum Morgan Hill Ca Events will AMA scale sport scale Bom Rule sport scale No Bom Rule Contact Eric Clapp 6116 Castello Dr San Jose Ca 95120 Phone 408-9972298 address 734 N 6th Street Ter race Blue Springs Mo 64015 86 Model Aviation EACH KIT MAKES 2 MODELS Peanut Scale

Author: B. Atkinson


Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/05
Page Numbers: 15, 86

WOULD YOU BELIEVE neglected aspects Scale especially Stand-off Sport Scale color marking have touched subject somewhat previous columns need cover some points again static points awarded accuracy outline 40 points Its fairly easy modify change kits magazine plans resemble airplane rework non-scale models such some biplane kits resemble scale biplanes Usually its finish markings give model scale look Especially war birds Its hard believe airplanes mass produced other nonpainted metal airplanes old friend J-3 Cub probably airplane came out factory same before yellow black stripe fuse side As Henry Ford once said model can have color Ford want long its black So J-3 Cub pre-WW II days Would believe standard Cub 1940 cost $79500 Cubs since have paintedwell name Like Hazel Sigafooses clip-wing J-3 Its white blue restored Cubs colors besides standard yellow black Two airplanes vivid mind red triplane WW Sopwith Camel pilot named Snoopy has kept attention yellow J-3 Cub Incidentally very few red Fokker triplanes mind see triplanes red point Im trying make modeling scale model competition fact trying model partic ular airplane static judges can judge model according informa tion have presented have seen some fine scale models contests received low static points rightfully since either poor inaccurate pre sentationsuch 3-view airplane color markings another Re gardless well known subject may have beensuch yellow-andblack Cub still must have proof what particular case may color good pictures authentic description paint marking present judges Before start build scale model should secure informa tion necessary make up presenta tion especially color markings going build war bird Pro file Publications excellent because cases show several color draw ings particular airplane per sonal markings names etc Aero continued page 86 May1976 15 Above Meautitul scale lokker D-7 constructed John Lockwood seen 4th WW Jam boree Morgan Hill CA last SeptemberBelow model mezzanine floor Naval Avaiation Museum Pensacola FL Dave Plafls Natswinning scale Dauntless Below Realistic Scale Sport Bell Airacobra carried line its builder Dick Allen Sven Corsak photo Right Also seen NCRCC affair fine looking shiny PiUs WACO SREU Sp LENGTH q 3/32 ENGINE 40 60 SCALE 1 5/8 1 FT Built WAco Aircraft Corporation Troy Ohio SRE Model last famous biplane series todays standards outstanding aircraft Graceful rugged fine aircraft carried five people cruised 195 mIles per hour using 650/0 engine horsepower 2IN1 Balsa Tissue Construction Paris printed line qualify balsa wood density selecled sanded micrometer tolerance-Strip Balsa Colored Tissue Scale Decals Wheels Propellers Fillings Contest grade Rubber Loops Light-Strong Detailed Scale Plastic Parts-Clear-easy follow step-by-step drawings inutruclions both models ae line flyers boil according plan RC Sport continued read instructions follow keep glue covered cool place use flying site recently someone asked radio-controlled autogyros ever flown successfully Since full-scale autogyros flew before helicopters sumed RC model autogyros must have flying least long RC model aircraft couldnt recall came batch newsletters DCRC Newsletter edited Glenn Scillian read about Glenns Focke-Ach gelis autogyro follows needed power could getsince flies like pulling drogue chuteand needs lots rudder throw compensate unequal lift two rotors need lots spare rudder blades really weird bird air ground looks like pelican running across field Please let know about other RC 41 1 PRODUCTS DIVISION OF VISTA LABS 7023-D Canoga Ave 6Zf Canoga Park Ca 91303 KIT P1 BUILDS SE SA 5 COOKER 0-f KIT P3 BUILDS WACO SRE & INTERSTATE CADET KIT P2 BUILDS MONOCOUPE & CITABRIA ASK YOUROR WRITE IIISTRIROOORTO OS KIT FS 34 RUBBER MOTOR WINDER MUST FOR RUBBER POWER MODELERS295 Molded tough nirgin Nylon floe retto windee Ins mout long flight competitton endosnce Conpeel efticteni Steoling Whodee juet peetect nodtn using op Itt. loops 0 otande uhhe nOtO 395 Autogyro activity black- andwhite pictures would great too address 12 Connie Dr Shalimar Fla 32579 RC Scale/Atkinson continued page 15 series books excellent have WW II aircraft illustrated color drawings magazines day good material such Air Prog ress Wing Flying So unless have mind very rare bird little digging should find information need large terest things bygone years now es pecially WW-II era much being writ ten about little digging presentation WW II some interesting color schemes copy especially German air craft African campaign instance saw unusual camouflage patterns ELECTRIC FLIGHT SYSTEM Featuring HYTORK 48 MOTOR & PLANETARY GEAR UNIT Complete flying Weight 21/2 ozWiII power Models 2500 50 wingspan Weighing up 10 oz Send 25 Catalog showing com plete line Electric Flight Equipment Accessories VI-lOl System $1950 Hytork 48 Prop Instruction Book $900 Fast Chargers $1450 $2950 See Model Dealer order Direct add 10% Postage Handling Calif Residents also add 6% Sales Tax send Check orMO No CODs Hobby Dealers send Information both German Italian air arms Regia Aeronautica has less neglected somewhat compared Allied German aircraft Owing somewhat fact Italy war much shorter time active different sectors war never really produced large number aircraft well known aircraft unusual colorful camou flaging squadron markings let tering personal names other mark ings camouflage patterns changed between wars did markings kills sortie markings Luftwaffe time Battle Britain elaborate system lettering markings Russian front saw little way color markings German aircraft mainly because ofthe fear ofthe pilot being shot Russians German ace prominent flier captured So mark ings kills deleted Russian aircraft rarely decorated used standard olive drab red star exception African campaign US aircraft rather plain compared German British aircraft majority Air Corps aircraft painted old standard olive drab Navy aircraft stand ard times blue off-white under bellies have seen pictured 8th Air Force B-17s B-24s England crews personal markings general practice Im sure can recall highly decorated P-40s P-Sis etc thousands US aircraft produced WW II small percen tage other standard olive drab national insignia small inventory number fin rudder Japanese aircraft less same more-or-less standard cam ouflage pattern fuselage markings Again some exceptions Japa nese rarely showed kill markings individ ual pilots Japanese did honor ace pilots aircrews modeling favorite war birds its advantage pick ex ceptional ones wild paint jobs markings naturally impressive eye-catching cases publicized stands reason yellow-nosed ME-109 squadron markings elaborate cam ouflage scheme will attract attention modeling public judges say plain old-drab standard P-39 will So lets doll up next scale bird Received notice Eric Clapp San Jose Ca 2nd annual World War II Scramble held May 1516 Hill County Air Museum Morgan Hill Ca Events will AMA scale sport scale Bom Rule sport scale No Bom Rule Contact Eric Clapp 6116 Castello Dr San Jose Ca 95120 Phone 408-9972298 address 734 N 6th Street Ter race Blue Springs Mo 64015 86 Model Aviation EACH KIT MAKES 2 MODELS Peanut Scale

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