The ters Finale Premier RC Scale Contests George Jenkins THIRTEEN Yes 1992 Scale Masters Tournament Irving Texas 13th time great event has held featured some new faces some old faces year Irving home Dallas Cowboys Fort Worth/Dallas Holiday Inn served headquarters hotel did two years ago Scale Masters meet also used same runway George F Myer Memorial Park located about two miles northeast motel Irving city park Ernest Harwood did great job Contest Director aided Irving R/C Flyers Association made up some 400 members Dr Miles Poor 1992 president association field new two years ago suffered some weather damage worst right centerline runway As result centerline used purposes rules interpretations centerline determined part runway used plane takeoff HERE COMES THE JUDGE Static judging went faster year since 48 planes entered major change judging craftsmanship four feet center airplane will changed zero feet 1993 will now have start thinking about finishing bottom aircraft well doing great riveting job top Scale Masters have already finishing top bottom years guess cockpit detailing will next item will need add well pilot figure already required Since adherence three-view fit surfaces wheel doors now included close-up look craftsmanship part static scoring maybe time consider amount work has done scratch builder versus kit builder since latter case someone elses efforts actually being judged kit builder has advantage parts have jig built molded perfection before Scale Master begins build April 1993 31 Some have suggested should two categories would Masters class have scratch-built greater part model plus Builder class choose use kit scheme would allow modelers compete against others group having similar requirements respect craftsmanship should inspire others move up old 10-point bonus just could what new category would encouragement scratch-built airplanes will hard anyone identify idea have never started out just three-view drawing have painstakingly built airplane scratch Flight judging much harder year since two pattern judges little experience scale contests joined ranks flight line quite adjustment have lay down AMA rule book Scale Masters way first time suspect Another major change scoring maneuvers location relationship judges scored 0 25 points realism plane doing maneuver also being scored 0 25 points rest score given judge range 0 5 points precision maneuver breakdown points get perfect 10 cause TEXAS some adjustment factor judges first time judges using same criteria never put words broken down completely till Kent Walters chief judge Harris Lee put heads together year think will good scale movement whole J ed Bert Baker year understand felt well enough come out opted come own Get well Bert missed four flight lines rather planned five two planes allowed take off grass latter being factor other competing Scale Masters contestants felt gave distinct advantage Since both same radio frequency flier sky himself first thing morning no other airplanes air him 32 Model Aviation 4Shallesh Patels F-85E included sliding canopy mat opened y RC using micro servo Model scored 98 static points l-Ieres tfle cannon detail 0 armament Patels I-lIgn static Score Award-winning Bob Violett Models kit F-86E Functional airbrakes Patels F-86E helped him earn Best Military High Static Score Awards Charlie Nelsons Waco Cabin biplane missed winning 92 Scale Masters mere 75 point Hes making bigger Don Bauers Missoula Montana modified Pica kit yielded 1/5-scale Cessna 182 used Webra 120 Futaba RC Most Scale Masters pilots talked recommended planes required fly off same surface same flight line order everyone else required fly no matter Scale Masters Championships held cant fly plane off same surface everyone else dont build type aircraftor add wheel tail skid everyone can slam dunk ball its time raise basket make smaller same time exacfly plan next years Scale Masters according rough draft revisions passed out pilot registration long pilots discussion followed Thursday night before start flying Friday morning MECHANICAL ITEMS DONT COUNT THE SAME Give some consideration year years follow more mechanical items full-size plane will have model score maximum static flight realism points No longer mechanical items option score automatic 10 points Now will downgraded Skyraider s wings dont fold up like Diego Lopezs factor will make playing field little level modelers will have start thinking about different models can built that complicated No longer necessary build heavy-metal warbird compete Scale Masters case point models several civilian aircraft placed top 20 year HURRICANES CANT HOLD YOU BACK hurricane couldnt hold back thirteenth-place winner year new contestant Clark Hopkins Florida weathered Hurricane Andrew lost hobby shop completely storm Clark still managed qualify just two weeks before Scale Masters Greg Nameys Keylime Classic Clark flew new A-scale Extra 300 imported Germany Model Aviation Technology painted red white blue color scheme Chilean Aerobatic team Halcones scored 94 static points first Scale Masterswith no modification kit Top Gun AMA Nationals Scale Champion Charles Nelsons Waco Cabin bipe placed second Bruce Tharpes h-scale Skywalker fourth Eighth place went Tom Polapinks scratch-built Albatros Dy-A another Albatros built Proctor kit veteran scale builder/video magnate Dick Hansen placed twelfth firefighter-bomber twin-engine plane called Canadair CL215 built Don Hatch Canada finished tenth Corvin Miller now famous Globe Swift fifteenth place Chuck Fuller seventeenth Super Stearman FIRST PLACE GOES TO BVM JET Terry Nitsch placed first year Bob Violett Models F-86 earned score 1845833 edging out Charles Nelson 75 point preventing winning Triple Crown modeling Charlie scored 97 static points Terrys 96 little bobble air must have done Charlie Charlie highest-scoring member Model Aviation Technology scale team using new six-volt Gel Cell receiver battery plane Gene Barton won Skil portable drill first days High Right Score toss coin since tied Dick Hansen 8625 Charlie Nelson also scored awards banquet Saturday night winning Best Civilian Charlies incredible reproduction Waco will now produced larger h-scale version will fly better can check out detailed three-views Paul Matts Scale Airplane Drawings Volume #1 Sunshine House LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS AT THE SCALE MASTERS Parts hard duplicate scale field landing gear wheels still stumbling block would scale modelers good wood cant turn metal usable set landing gear will hold up under contest conditions work reliably time Gene Bartons landing gear wheels have started appearing over scale circuit year because quality reliability Genes wheels machined out bar stock aircraft aluminum screw together over standard Du-Bro inflatable tire scalelike wheels youre going find Use Genes now-famous landing gear Skyraider has allowed start building previously hesitant because duplicating gear real problem have changed retracting mechanism over electrical actuation pneumatic converting Airtronics sail winch servo replacing old airbottle system Dave Platts lock-past-center design still popular other struts being custom-made fine retract system Robinair Impact Engineering units also seen Scale Masters entries well new company Glennis Robarts C-47 landing gear popular considered strong reliable enough serious Scale Masters contenders lightest weight wheels ones produced Byron Originals modelers have found have drawbacks such drawback plastic hubs second drawback associated wear scuffing foam rubber tires will absorb large amounts water soon original tread skin has worn off agreement among scale April 1993 33 Touchdown Bill McCallies Bert Baker kitted P-47D Bill used Moki 18 power plant 21-pound bird Bill Wilsons yellow Ziroli B-25H fire bomber used two gas Quadra 35cc engines really hummed together nicely innards Scott Fosters Cook-kit F-4 Phantom Scott used two 05 Max 65s fly 25-lb ducted fan model Blue Angels color scheme used negative-dihedral stabilizer Scott Scott Fosters F-4 very Fosters Middlebury Vermont F-4 made frequently seen model Phantoms easy identify air PLACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fliers hubs produced Gene Barton using reliable Du-Bro tires give best combination weight wear Top Gun winner Mel Whitley engineer marine industry worked fast accurately develop complex control systems Sea Fury reliable uses assistance spring gear retraction since both gravity air load working against mechanics As scale aircraft solving landing gear wheel problem should first priorities modelers list considering subject modeled second concern model size since now strong power plants out use heavier planes its perfectly feasible design larger -scale plane just fly better nearly affected windy conditions usually present scale contests POWER FOR THE BIG SCALE AIRCRAFT IN FUTURE SCALE MASTERS Going bigger has several ramifications use larger models engines means larger powerful RC servos must used larger servos draw current flight-pack battery bigger six-volt 1 200-mAh lead-acid gel cell batteries like imported Model Aviation Technology showing up planes year accommodate increased servo load 10 Scale Masters entrants used alternate receiver/servo power source years meet Also please consider statement lawn mowers glow engines grass would nine feet tall fine scale airplanes lost year because bad glow plugs bad onboard glow-lighter ignition systems poor power-to-weight ratio due lower combustion power glow fuel great thing about carburetor gas~ engine set forget No need change carburetors reset needle valves worry about fuel draw tank location Its like being able forget about reliability radio units several years ago moved present-day equipment switch gas power youll never go back glow new gas engine designed models mind given away draw prize Scale Masters banquet new engine 62cc twin manufactured Center Mark uses twin C&H electronic ignition systems Center Mark design incorporates unique lubrication system eliminates typical shakiness noise associated chainsaw conversions according Ray 34 Model Aviation 4The fatal last flight Nick Tusas big Ia-scale Fokker DVII HesJohn Morris Louisville Kentucky used two ST 2500s ding another monster next yearscale scratch-built P-38J forked-tail devil fighter Sc JGHT T Biplane Roy Vaillancourts Stinson 1-5 Sentinel Marine colors passes judges leg Figure 8 maneuver Vaillancourts L-5 has lots cockpit detail radio headphone shoulder-holstered 45 observers 35mm camera Dick Hansen checks fields wind direction arrow before flying Flags wind socks standing straight out Woodall Center Mark Inc engine all-black two reliable Walbro carburetors 900 bellerank already installed easy throttle hookup Retail suggested $460 THE WINNERS STAND OUT Honoring own Scale Masters tradition awards presented Saturday night banquet long drawn-out event filled lots pride honor respect build fly worlds perfect collection models year Charlie Nelson won Best Civilian Best Scratch-Built awards famous Waco Cabin biplane Shallesh Patel won both High Static Best Military BVM F-86 Dick Hansen won Pilots Choice award Proctor Albatros DVa overcome emotion honor literally speechless Contest Directors Choice went another Albatros DVa scratch-built Tom Polapink new Scale Masters competitor Ed Newman has Storch toasted banquets Scale Masters Top Gun finally managed win Best Plan-Built unusual looking Storch Best Built-Up Kit wound up threeway tie between Sigs 1/3-scale Spacewalker built Bruce Tharpe new kit Sig known Spacewalker II built Harold Hester son famous Master scale builder Maxey Hester Jeff Foley A6M Zero Dave Platt kit can build can fly too Bruce placed fifth Jeff sixth Harold 29th out 51 contestants NEW STUFF SEEN AND LIKED photojonrnnlists cbnllenge look something different take pictures something new write about helps bring new perspective hobby both reader writer major problem too often same model has appeared over over again contests photo journalist has already taken pictures examples same plane appear contests new example trite no matter good job modeler has done new planes saw should know about Extra 300 Model Aviation Technology built first-time Scale Master Clark Hopkins though plane has kitted several manufacturers available ARF form nothing could prepare 1A-scale red white blue Chilean Aerobatic Team duplicate Clark scored 94 points static first try Scale Masters flew another Extra 300 done Circus Circus Pink Green White Purple halftime lunch break doing maneuvers book low inverted passes some two feet off deck real crowd pleaser pilots audience alike Clark used Zenoah G-62 engines both models same model scheduled fly Tournament Champions held Las Vegas late October 1992 meet invitational requires plane judged scale static points must able required maneuvers specific area sky known aerobatic box think Extra will show itself well judging aerobatics displayed Clark Scale Masters Another new plane little Albatros DVa built Tom Polapink took time woodgrain sides fuselage great new paint scheme caught eye took time mold own wheels using 0-rings tires Still another new entry twinengine B-25 painted all-yellow after fire bomber stationed out Alberta Canada B-25 built flown Bill Wilson Spokane Washington Bill used two Quadra 35s sounded great rpms beat together air flyby passes Nick Tusas big Fokker DVII always impressive because its sheer size alone Unfortunately Fokker crashed Nick placed 31st after scoring 89 points static Roy Vaillancourt flew newest design Continued page 51 April 1993 35 Mel Witley lost Hawker Sea Fury fourth round engine quit far out field plane stalled Clark Hopkins Extra 300 Chilean aero batic team colors German kit imported Model Aviation Technology Hopkins Extra 300 trails thick white smoke Zenoah G-62s Slimline muffler used B&B smoke fuel Bill Deverna checks craftsmanship Gene Bartons T6 Texan model spans 100 uses 42 Sachs power Tom Polapinks scratch-built 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Oliver turned yet another 105 edging out Anthony Lopez action moving Phil Bussell first place Round Eleven Heat Anthony Lopez sneaked past Fred French 10534 10562 leaving Mike Hammett third 109 Heat Four Oliver made 10524 Boy could just have Rounds Three back zeroes Round Twelve saw Phil Bussell first 40 points Anthony Lopez second 38 points Randy Ritch third 37 points wow guys What would fly against other first heat Round Twelve smoke cleared set new contest fast times Phil Bussell finished first 10488 Randy Ritch second 10490 Anthony Lopez third 10497 What race second heat Richard Oliver slowed down bit 10717 still won over Gary Roberts 10764 racing Quickie 500 Champion ships just great However few midairs folded wing crash Round Two Bob Nickle lost entry also few bumps quality racing spectacular flyoff second third places between Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Anthony won So ended years Championship Race Afterward Calcutta race some top fliers Phil Bussell Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Ken Howell Ken winner Boy missed race really missed good Heres hoping see 93 race e Mastersljenkins Continued page 35 Stinson L5 Sentinel cockpit detailing plane outstanding tight down shoulder-holstered 45 pilot 35mm camera held observer large greenhouse canopy allows good porthole look kind detailing spotlighted camo Marine paint scheme made plane look ready action air detailing High Static Awardwinning model F-86E built Shallesh Patel magnificent installation guns Bob Violett Models kit name emblazoned nose El Diablo graphics panel lines flush riveting lot work place model though made mb-on color transfers AeroLoft Patel installed operating wing slats air brakes along servo-driven opening canopy Going extra mile Shalleshs case won him High Static 98 points out possible 100 Best Military award ducted-fan jet Shallesh used new Nelson-built 91 engine also available Bob Violett Models RULE CHANGES FOR THE 1993 SCALE MASTERS Copies rule changes proposed 1993 handed out rough form will some 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The ters Finale Premier RC Scale Contests George Jenkins THIRTEEN Yes 1992 Scale Masters Tournament Irving Texas 13th time great event has held featured some new faces some old faces year Irving home Dallas Cowboys Fort Worth/Dallas Holiday Inn served headquarters hotel did two years ago Scale Masters meet also used same runway George F Myer Memorial Park located about two miles northeast motel Irving city park Ernest Harwood did great job Contest Director aided Irving R/C Flyers Association made up some 400 members Dr Miles Poor 1992 president association field new two years ago suffered some weather damage worst right centerline runway As result centerline used purposes rules interpretations centerline determined part runway used plane takeoff HERE COMES THE JUDGE Static judging went faster year since 48 planes entered major change judging craftsmanship four feet center airplane will changed zero feet 1993 will now have start thinking about finishing bottom aircraft well doing great riveting job top Scale Masters have already finishing top bottom years guess cockpit detailing will next item will need add well pilot figure already required Since adherence three-view fit surfaces wheel doors now included close-up look craftsmanship part static scoring maybe time consider amount work has done scratch builder versus kit builder since latter case someone elses efforts actually being judged kit builder has advantage parts have jig built molded perfection before Scale Master begins build April 1993 31 Some have suggested should two categories would Masters class have scratch-built greater part model plus Builder class choose use kit scheme would allow modelers compete against others group having similar requirements respect craftsmanship should inspire others move up old 10-point bonus just could what new category would encouragement scratch-built airplanes will hard anyone identify idea have never started out just three-view drawing have painstakingly built airplane scratch Flight judging much harder year since two pattern judges little experience scale contests joined ranks flight line quite adjustment have lay down AMA rule book Scale Masters way first time suspect Another major change scoring maneuvers location relationship judges scored 0 25 points realism plane doing maneuver also being scored 0 25 points rest score given judge range 0 5 points precision maneuver breakdown points get perfect 10 cause TEXAS some adjustment factor judges first time judges using same criteria never put words broken down completely till Kent Walters chief judge Harris Lee put heads together year think will good scale movement whole J ed Bert Baker year understand felt well enough come out opted come own Get well Bert missed four flight lines rather planned five two planes allowed take off grass latter being factor other competing Scale Masters contestants felt gave distinct advantage Since both same radio frequency flier sky himself first thing morning no other airplanes air him 32 Model Aviation 4Shallesh Patels F-85E included sliding canopy mat opened y RC using micro servo Model scored 98 static points l-Ieres tfle cannon detail 0 armament Patels I-lIgn static Score Award-winning Bob Violett Models kit F-86E Functional airbrakes Patels F-86E helped him earn Best Military High Static Score Awards Charlie Nelsons Waco Cabin biplane missed winning 92 Scale Masters mere 75 point Hes making bigger Don Bauers Missoula Montana modified Pica kit yielded 1/5-scale Cessna 182 used Webra 120 Futaba RC Most Scale Masters pilots talked recommended planes required fly off same surface same flight line order everyone else required fly no matter Scale Masters Championships held cant fly plane off same surface everyone else dont build type aircraftor add wheel tail skid everyone can slam dunk ball its time raise basket make smaller same time exacfly plan next years Scale Masters according rough draft revisions passed out pilot registration long pilots discussion followed Thursday night before start flying Friday morning MECHANICAL ITEMS DONT COUNT THE SAME Give some consideration year years follow more mechanical items full-size plane will have model score maximum static flight realism points No longer mechanical items option score automatic 10 points Now will downgraded Skyraider s wings dont fold up like Diego Lopezs factor will make playing field little level modelers will have start thinking about different models can built that complicated No longer necessary build heavy-metal warbird compete Scale Masters case point models several civilian aircraft placed top 20 year HURRICANES CANT HOLD YOU BACK hurricane couldnt hold back thirteenth-place winner year new contestant Clark Hopkins Florida weathered Hurricane Andrew lost hobby shop completely storm Clark still managed qualify just two weeks before Scale Masters Greg Nameys Keylime Classic Clark flew new A-scale Extra 300 imported Germany Model Aviation Technology painted red white blue color scheme Chilean Aerobatic team Halcones scored 94 static points first Scale Masterswith no modification kit Top Gun AMA Nationals Scale Champion Charles Nelsons Waco Cabin bipe placed second Bruce Tharpes h-scale Skywalker fourth Eighth place went Tom Polapinks scratch-built Albatros Dy-A another Albatros built Proctor kit veteran scale builder/video magnate Dick Hansen placed twelfth firefighter-bomber twin-engine plane called Canadair CL215 built Don Hatch Canada finished tenth Corvin Miller now famous Globe Swift fifteenth place Chuck Fuller seventeenth Super Stearman FIRST PLACE GOES TO BVM JET Terry Nitsch placed first year Bob Violett Models F-86 earned score 1845833 edging out Charles Nelson 75 point preventing winning Triple Crown modeling Charlie scored 97 static points Terrys 96 little bobble air must have done Charlie Charlie highest-scoring member Model Aviation Technology scale team using new six-volt Gel Cell receiver battery plane Gene Barton won Skil portable drill first days High Right Score toss coin since tied Dick Hansen 8625 Charlie Nelson also scored awards banquet Saturday night winning Best Civilian Charlies incredible reproduction Waco will now produced larger h-scale version will fly better can check out detailed three-views Paul Matts Scale Airplane Drawings Volume #1 Sunshine House LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS AT THE SCALE MASTERS Parts hard duplicate scale field landing gear wheels still stumbling block would scale modelers good wood cant turn metal usable set landing gear will hold up under contest conditions work reliably time Gene Bartons landing gear wheels have started appearing over scale circuit year because quality reliability Genes wheels machined out bar stock aircraft aluminum screw together over standard Du-Bro inflatable tire scalelike wheels youre going find Use Genes now-famous landing gear Skyraider has allowed start building previously hesitant because duplicating gear real problem have changed retracting mechanism over electrical actuation pneumatic converting Airtronics sail winch servo replacing old airbottle system Dave Platts lock-past-center design still popular other struts being custom-made fine retract system Robinair Impact Engineering units also seen Scale Masters entries well new company Glennis Robarts C-47 landing gear popular considered strong reliable enough serious Scale Masters contenders lightest weight wheels ones produced Byron Originals modelers have found have drawbacks such drawback plastic hubs second drawback associated wear scuffing foam rubber tires will absorb large amounts water soon original tread skin has worn off agreement among scale April 1993 33 Touchdown Bill McCallies Bert Baker kitted P-47D Bill used Moki 18 power plant 21-pound bird Bill Wilsons yellow Ziroli B-25H fire bomber used two gas Quadra 35cc engines really hummed together nicely innards Scott Fosters Cook-kit F-4 Phantom Scott used two 05 Max 65s fly 25-lb ducted fan model Blue Angels color scheme used negative-dihedral stabilizer Scott Scott Fosters F-4 very Fosters Middlebury Vermont F-4 made frequently seen model Phantoms easy identify air PLACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fliers hubs produced Gene Barton using reliable Du-Bro tires give best combination weight wear Top Gun winner Mel Whitley engineer marine industry worked fast accurately develop complex control systems Sea Fury reliable uses assistance spring gear retraction since both gravity air load working against mechanics As scale aircraft solving landing gear wheel problem should first priorities modelers list considering subject modeled second concern model size since now strong power plants out use heavier planes its perfectly feasible design larger -scale plane just fly better nearly affected windy conditions usually present scale contests POWER FOR THE BIG SCALE AIRCRAFT IN FUTURE SCALE MASTERS Going bigger has several ramifications use larger models engines means larger powerful RC servos must used larger servos draw current flight-pack battery bigger six-volt 1 200-mAh lead-acid gel cell batteries like imported Model Aviation Technology showing up planes year accommodate increased servo load 10 Scale Masters entrants used alternate receiver/servo power source years meet Also please consider statement lawn mowers glow engines grass would nine feet tall fine scale airplanes lost year because bad glow plugs bad onboard glow-lighter ignition systems poor power-to-weight ratio due lower combustion power glow fuel great thing about carburetor gas~ engine set forget No need change carburetors reset needle valves worry about fuel draw tank location Its like being able forget about reliability radio units several years ago moved present-day equipment switch gas power youll never go back glow new gas engine designed models mind given away draw prize Scale Masters banquet new engine 62cc twin manufactured Center Mark uses twin C&H electronic ignition systems Center Mark design incorporates unique lubrication system eliminates typical shakiness noise associated chainsaw conversions according Ray 34 Model Aviation 4The fatal last flight Nick Tusas big Ia-scale Fokker DVII HesJohn Morris Louisville Kentucky used two ST 2500s ding another monster next yearscale scratch-built P-38J forked-tail devil fighter Sc JGHT T Biplane Roy Vaillancourts Stinson 1-5 Sentinel Marine colors passes judges leg Figure 8 maneuver Vaillancourts L-5 has lots cockpit detail radio headphone shoulder-holstered 45 observers 35mm camera Dick Hansen checks fields wind direction arrow before flying Flags wind socks standing straight out Woodall Center Mark Inc engine all-black two reliable Walbro carburetors 900 bellerank already installed easy throttle hookup Retail suggested $460 THE WINNERS STAND OUT Honoring own Scale Masters tradition awards presented Saturday night banquet long drawn-out event filled lots pride honor respect build fly worlds perfect collection models year Charlie Nelson won Best Civilian Best Scratch-Built awards famous Waco Cabin biplane Shallesh Patel won both High Static Best Military BVM F-86 Dick Hansen won Pilots Choice award Proctor Albatros DVa overcome emotion honor literally speechless Contest Directors Choice went another Albatros DVa scratch-built Tom Polapink new Scale Masters competitor Ed Newman has Storch toasted banquets Scale Masters Top Gun finally managed win Best Plan-Built unusual looking Storch Best Built-Up Kit wound up threeway tie between Sigs 1/3-scale Spacewalker built Bruce Tharpe new kit Sig known Spacewalker II built Harold Hester son famous Master scale builder Maxey Hester Jeff Foley A6M Zero Dave Platt kit can build can fly too Bruce placed fifth Jeff sixth Harold 29th out 51 contestants NEW STUFF SEEN AND LIKED photojonrnnlists cbnllenge look something different take pictures something new write about helps bring new perspective hobby both reader writer major problem too often same model has appeared over over again contests photo journalist has already taken pictures examples same plane appear contests new example trite no matter good job modeler has done new planes saw should know about Extra 300 Model Aviation Technology built first-time Scale Master Clark Hopkins though plane has kitted several manufacturers available ARF form nothing could prepare 1A-scale red white blue Chilean Aerobatic Team duplicate Clark scored 94 points static first try Scale Masters flew another Extra 300 done Circus Circus Pink Green White Purple halftime lunch break doing maneuvers book low inverted passes some two feet off deck real crowd pleaser pilots audience alike Clark used Zenoah G-62 engines both models same model scheduled fly Tournament Champions held Las Vegas late October 1992 meet invitational requires plane judged scale static points must able required maneuvers specific area sky known aerobatic box think Extra will show itself well judging aerobatics displayed Clark Scale Masters Another new plane little Albatros DVa built Tom Polapink took time woodgrain sides fuselage great new paint scheme caught eye took time mold own wheels using 0-rings tires Still another new entry twinengine B-25 painted all-yellow after fire bomber stationed out Alberta Canada B-25 built flown Bill Wilson Spokane Washington Bill used two Quadra 35s sounded great rpms beat together air flyby passes Nick Tusas big Fokker DVII always impressive because its sheer size alone Unfortunately Fokker crashed Nick placed 31st after scoring 89 points static Roy Vaillancourt flew newest design Continued page 51 April 1993 35 Mel Witley lost Hawker Sea Fury fourth round engine quit far out field plane stalled Clark Hopkins Extra 300 Chilean aero batic team colors German kit imported Model Aviation Technology Hopkins Extra 300 trails thick white smoke Zenoah G-62s Slimline muffler used B&B smoke fuel Bill Deverna checks craftsmanship Gene Bartons T6 Texan model spans 100 uses 42 Sachs power Tom Polapinks scratch-built AlbatrosThis motto applies modelersand DVa placed eighth first-ever Scalescale builders agree holds true Masters championshipenter competition often enough New products take maintenance building new heights Custom Cradles Feature Custom molded gray tubing--no ugly fittings Special neoprene foam--impervious fuel arid oil Lo Boy Standard Large X-Large Tall Boy Standard Large X-Large -S ~Idd Legs Tall Boy have h ng Call free brochure Dealer inquires welcome NEW Radio Rack use bIded position Call today order 1-800-C RADLE-0 272-3530 Folds easy storage Custom design built last Ready use--no building Easily adjusted Lo Boy Custom Cradles Lo Boy Standard--i 0 tall 22 long 3 5 wide fuselage $2190 Lo Boy Large--i 4 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $2590 Lo Boy X-Large--i 6 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage $2890 Tall Boy Custom Cradles Tall Boy Standard--32 tall 22 long 3to 5 wide fuselage $3490 Tall Boy Large--28 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $3690 Tall Boy X-Large--26 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage 3890 Accessories Legzi 8 tall 18 wide hardware included fits moat boses----$2990 Radio Rack--it folds compact protects radio home held 90 prices Include shipping handling Send check money order today shIp UPS daily 3177 East Fad Lowell Road #1 Tucson Aflzona 65716 first days racing Anthony Lopez first position Phil Bussell second Randy Ritch third Richard Oliver holding onto fast time 10556 Saturday evening awards banquet Holiday Inn Awards given top lOin National Points standings 1992 Youll find list elsewhere layout report last item listed pilot race number Sunday mornings racing supposed begin 900 am plan fly five rounds little fog racing delayed about 30 minutes bad Round Eight Heat Ken Howell won 106 beating Anthony Lopez 107 Finishing third Gary Roberts 109 great way start off day Heat Four Phil Bussell clip Fred French 106 107 fifth heat Richard Oliver beat Randy Ritch another very consistent 1 05s Randys 106 Round Nine Richard Oliver did Fred French 105 106 Round Ten Oliver turned yet another 105 edging out Anthony Lopez action moving Phil Bussell first place Round Eleven Heat Anthony Lopez sneaked past Fred French 10534 10562 leaving Mike Hammett third 109 Heat Four Oliver made 10524 Boy could just have Rounds Three back zeroes Round Twelve saw Phil Bussell first 40 points Anthony Lopez second 38 points Randy Ritch third 37 points wow guys What would fly against other first heat Round Twelve smoke cleared set new contest fast times Phil Bussell finished first 10488 Randy Ritch second 10490 Anthony Lopez third 10497 What race second heat Richard Oliver slowed down bit 10717 still won over Gary Roberts 10764 racing Quickie 500 Champion ships just great However few midairs folded wing crash Round Two Bob Nickle lost entry also few bumps quality racing spectacular flyoff second third places between Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Anthony won So ended years Championship Race Afterward Calcutta race some top fliers Phil Bussell Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Ken Howell Ken winner Boy missed race really missed good Heres hoping see 93 race e Mastersljenkins Continued page 35 Stinson L5 Sentinel cockpit detailing plane outstanding tight down shoulder-holstered 45 pilot 35mm camera held observer large greenhouse canopy allows good porthole look kind detailing spotlighted camo Marine paint scheme made plane look ready action air detailing High Static Awardwinning model F-86E built Shallesh Patel magnificent installation guns Bob Violett Models kit name emblazoned nose El Diablo graphics panel lines flush riveting lot work place model though made mb-on color transfers AeroLoft Patel installed operating wing slats air brakes along servo-driven opening canopy Going extra mile Shalleshs case won him High Static 98 points out possible 100 Best Military award ducted-fan jet Shallesh used new Nelson-built 91 engine also available Bob Violett Models RULE CHANGES FOR THE 1993 SCALE MASTERS Copies rule changes proposed 1993 handed out rough form will some mental adjustments made some careful selections aircraft model based new rules WORLDS BIGGEST SCALE PLANS & SOCEeElIrATIDN SERVICE lASGEE AIRCRAFT PROTOS PLANS ENLARGING 130 SCALE PLANS 120 PAGE CATALOG 5500USA & CANAGAoS puo $1000 AIR OVERSEAS SCALE PLAIS ASS PHOTO SERVICE 3209 MADISON AVE OREENSNDRONC 27403 191912925239 SCHOOLYARD MODEL AVIATORS 410-Hoe-ages scratch-build easily will custueCut parts plan costs alsa & ply Costs piog Write/call 59gM SET Premium Grade 3/4oz 38W byrd mm $2 50 yd Lower Prices 30 yds & up Weights Available Z Other TinLins 1W 17 Andrews Drive Daleville AL 38322 205 598-2287 400 1000 OST April 1993 51 WINGMAN SUPER CUSTOM Custom Cut Foam Wings Low *3 POf Sq Ft DOUBLE TAPER Setup Fees Low 815 per Orderi iHESend $1 Complete catalog lude $5 per order shipping/handling C__bW.W seu flU ~Ufl5OI em 566-3110 Superb Precision CNC Cutting major change affects mechanical options now included expected requirement model receive highest maximum static flight score using such things retractable landing gear flaps wing slats air brakes prototypical manner zero-distance rule crafts manship judging now cuts down zero flaws finish aircraft including weathering Now can just get judges agree photographs taken todays cameras 1000 times better what available photos painted planes being modeled taken Everyone will just have rely people have made job establish acceptable standard color chips go including fading dealing illusion fantasy now sound engine makes important well will see bigger bigger airplanes using gasoline-fueled engines will develop sound low-rpm piston engine using gas can make high-rpm glow engine just will able cut might have suggestions about new Scale Masters rules can mail comments ideas Kent Walters Scale Masters Harris Lee 4968 Lamia Way Oceanside CA 92056 THE SCALE MASTERS HISTORICAL LOOK Help wanted year founder Scale Masters Harris Lee asks someone step forward help take over reins position tradition has started may continued hope someone two someones will jump perpetuate excellence has initiated matter old times sake past locations Scale Masters did attend 1980 Fountain Valley California 1981 Louisville Kentucky 1982 Fountain Valley California 1983 Fountain Valley California 1984 Kansas City Missouri 1985 Phoenix Arizona 1986 Fountain Valley California 1987 Las Vegas Nevada 1988 Fort Knox Kentucky 1989 St Louis Missouri 1990 Irving Texas 1991 Las Vegas Nevada will next year Well rumor mill mentioned both East Coast upper Midwest 1993 location knows Probably Hams Lee himself THE SPONSORS THAT MAKE IT ALL POSSIBLE can bet Zaps Hershel Worth sales manager Pacer Technology will always 52 Model Aviation J ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 JService&RepairsForMostRadioControlSystems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzers Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 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The ters Finale Premier RC Scale Contests George Jenkins THIRTEEN Yes 1992 Scale Masters Tournament Irving Texas 13th time great event has held featured some new faces some old faces year Irving home Dallas Cowboys Fort Worth/Dallas Holiday Inn served headquarters hotel did two years ago Scale Masters meet also used same runway George F Myer Memorial Park located about two miles northeast motel Irving city park Ernest Harwood did great job Contest Director aided Irving R/C Flyers Association made up some 400 members Dr Miles Poor 1992 president association field new two years ago suffered some weather damage worst right centerline runway As result centerline used purposes rules interpretations centerline determined part runway used plane takeoff HERE COMES THE JUDGE Static judging went faster year since 48 planes entered major change judging craftsmanship four feet center airplane will changed zero feet 1993 will now have start thinking about finishing bottom aircraft well doing great riveting job top Scale Masters have already finishing top bottom years guess cockpit detailing will next item will need add well pilot figure already required Since adherence three-view fit surfaces wheel doors now included close-up look craftsmanship part static scoring maybe time consider amount work has done scratch builder versus kit builder since latter case someone elses efforts actually being judged kit builder has advantage parts have jig built molded perfection before Scale Master begins build April 1993 31 Some have suggested should two categories would Masters class have scratch-built greater part model plus Builder class choose use kit scheme would allow modelers compete against others group having similar requirements respect craftsmanship should inspire others move up old 10-point bonus just could what new category would encouragement scratch-built airplanes will hard anyone identify idea have never started out just three-view drawing have painstakingly built airplane scratch Flight judging much harder year since two pattern judges little experience scale contests joined ranks flight line quite adjustment have lay down AMA rule book Scale Masters way first time suspect Another major change scoring maneuvers location relationship judges scored 0 25 points realism plane doing maneuver also being scored 0 25 points rest score given judge range 0 5 points precision maneuver breakdown points get perfect 10 cause TEXAS some adjustment factor judges first time judges using same criteria never put words broken down completely till Kent Walters chief judge Harris Lee put heads together year think will good scale movement whole J ed Bert Baker year understand felt well enough come out opted come own Get well Bert missed four flight lines rather planned five two planes allowed take off grass latter being factor other competing Scale Masters contestants felt gave distinct advantage Since both same radio frequency flier sky himself first thing morning no other airplanes air him 32 Model Aviation 4Shallesh Patels F-85E included sliding canopy mat opened y RC using micro servo Model scored 98 static points l-Ieres tfle cannon detail 0 armament Patels I-lIgn static Score Award-winning Bob Violett Models kit F-86E Functional airbrakes Patels F-86E helped him earn Best Military High Static Score Awards Charlie Nelsons Waco Cabin biplane missed winning 92 Scale Masters mere 75 point Hes making bigger Don Bauers Missoula Montana modified Pica kit yielded 1/5-scale Cessna 182 used Webra 120 Futaba RC Most Scale Masters pilots talked recommended planes required fly off same surface same flight line order everyone else required fly no matter Scale Masters Championships held cant fly plane off same surface everyone else dont build type aircraftor add wheel tail skid everyone can slam dunk ball its time raise basket make smaller same time exacfly plan next years Scale Masters according rough draft revisions passed out pilot registration long pilots discussion followed Thursday night before start flying Friday morning MECHANICAL ITEMS DONT COUNT THE SAME Give some consideration year years follow more mechanical items full-size plane will have model score maximum static flight realism points No longer mechanical items option score automatic 10 points Now will downgraded Skyraider s wings dont fold up like Diego Lopezs factor will make playing field little level modelers will have start thinking about different models can built that complicated No longer necessary build heavy-metal warbird compete Scale Masters case point models several civilian aircraft placed top 20 year HURRICANES CANT HOLD YOU BACK hurricane couldnt hold back thirteenth-place winner year new contestant Clark Hopkins Florida weathered Hurricane Andrew lost hobby shop completely storm Clark still managed qualify just two weeks before Scale Masters Greg Nameys Keylime Classic Clark flew new A-scale Extra 300 imported Germany Model Aviation Technology painted red white blue color scheme Chilean Aerobatic team Halcones scored 94 static points first Scale Masterswith no modification kit Top Gun AMA Nationals Scale Champion Charles Nelsons Waco Cabin bipe placed second Bruce Tharpes h-scale Skywalker fourth Eighth place went Tom Polapinks scratch-built Albatros Dy-A another Albatros built Proctor kit veteran scale builder/video magnate Dick Hansen placed twelfth firefighter-bomber twin-engine plane called Canadair CL215 built Don Hatch Canada finished tenth Corvin Miller now famous Globe Swift fifteenth place Chuck Fuller seventeenth Super Stearman FIRST PLACE GOES TO BVM JET Terry Nitsch placed first year Bob Violett Models F-86 earned score 1845833 edging out Charles Nelson 75 point preventing winning Triple Crown modeling Charlie scored 97 static points Terrys 96 little bobble air must have done Charlie Charlie highest-scoring member Model Aviation Technology scale team using new six-volt Gel Cell receiver battery plane Gene Barton won Skil portable drill first days High Right Score toss coin since tied Dick Hansen 8625 Charlie Nelson also scored awards banquet Saturday night winning Best Civilian Charlies incredible reproduction Waco will now produced larger h-scale version will fly better can check out detailed three-views Paul Matts Scale Airplane Drawings Volume #1 Sunshine House LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS AT THE SCALE MASTERS Parts hard duplicate scale field landing gear wheels still stumbling block would scale modelers good wood cant turn metal usable set landing gear will hold up under contest conditions work reliably time Gene Bartons landing gear wheels have started appearing over scale circuit year because quality reliability Genes wheels machined out bar stock aircraft aluminum screw together over standard Du-Bro inflatable tire scalelike wheels youre going find Use Genes now-famous landing gear Skyraider has allowed start building previously hesitant because duplicating gear real problem have changed retracting mechanism over electrical actuation pneumatic converting Airtronics sail winch servo replacing old airbottle system Dave Platts lock-past-center design still popular other struts being custom-made fine retract system Robinair Impact Engineering units also seen Scale Masters entries well new company Glennis Robarts C-47 landing gear popular considered strong reliable enough serious Scale Masters contenders lightest weight wheels ones produced Byron Originals modelers have found have drawbacks such drawback plastic hubs second drawback associated wear scuffing foam rubber tires will absorb large amounts water soon original tread skin has worn off agreement among scale April 1993 33 Touchdown Bill McCallies Bert Baker kitted P-47D Bill used Moki 18 power plant 21-pound bird Bill Wilsons yellow Ziroli B-25H fire bomber used two gas Quadra 35cc engines really hummed together nicely innards Scott Fosters Cook-kit F-4 Phantom Scott used two 05 Max 65s fly 25-lb ducted fan model Blue Angels color scheme used negative-dihedral stabilizer Scott Scott Fosters F-4 very Fosters Middlebury Vermont F-4 made frequently seen model Phantoms easy identify air PLACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fliers hubs produced Gene Barton using reliable Du-Bro tires give best combination weight wear Top Gun winner Mel Whitley engineer marine industry worked fast accurately develop complex control systems Sea Fury reliable uses assistance spring gear retraction since both gravity air load working against mechanics As scale aircraft solving landing gear wheel problem should first priorities modelers list considering subject modeled second concern model size since now strong power plants out use heavier planes its perfectly feasible design larger -scale plane just fly better nearly affected windy conditions usually present scale contests POWER FOR THE BIG SCALE AIRCRAFT IN FUTURE SCALE MASTERS Going bigger has several ramifications use larger models engines means larger powerful RC servos must used larger servos draw current flight-pack battery bigger six-volt 1 200-mAh lead-acid gel cell batteries like imported Model Aviation Technology showing up planes year accommodate increased servo load 10 Scale Masters entrants used alternate receiver/servo power source years meet Also please consider statement lawn mowers glow engines grass would nine feet tall fine scale airplanes lost year because bad glow plugs bad onboard glow-lighter ignition systems poor power-to-weight ratio due lower combustion power glow fuel great thing about carburetor gas~ engine set forget No need change carburetors reset needle valves worry about fuel draw tank location Its like being able forget about reliability radio units several years ago moved present-day equipment switch gas power youll never go back glow new gas engine designed models mind given away draw prize Scale Masters banquet new engine 62cc twin manufactured Center Mark uses twin C&H electronic ignition systems Center Mark design incorporates unique lubrication system eliminates typical shakiness noise associated chainsaw conversions according Ray 34 Model Aviation 4The fatal last flight Nick Tusas big Ia-scale Fokker DVII HesJohn Morris Louisville Kentucky used two ST 2500s ding another monster next yearscale scratch-built P-38J forked-tail devil fighter Sc JGHT T Biplane Roy Vaillancourts Stinson 1-5 Sentinel Marine colors passes judges leg Figure 8 maneuver Vaillancourts L-5 has lots cockpit detail radio headphone shoulder-holstered 45 observers 35mm camera Dick Hansen checks fields wind direction arrow before flying Flags wind socks standing straight out Woodall Center Mark Inc engine all-black two reliable Walbro carburetors 900 bellerank already installed easy throttle hookup Retail suggested $460 THE WINNERS STAND OUT Honoring own Scale Masters tradition awards presented Saturday night banquet long drawn-out event filled lots pride honor respect build fly worlds perfect collection models year Charlie Nelson won Best Civilian Best Scratch-Built awards famous Waco Cabin biplane Shallesh Patel won both High Static Best Military BVM F-86 Dick Hansen won Pilots Choice award Proctor Albatros DVa overcome emotion honor literally speechless Contest Directors Choice went another Albatros DVa scratch-built Tom Polapink new Scale Masters competitor Ed Newman has Storch toasted banquets Scale Masters Top Gun finally managed win Best Plan-Built unusual looking Storch Best Built-Up Kit wound up threeway tie between Sigs 1/3-scale Spacewalker built Bruce Tharpe new kit Sig known Spacewalker II built Harold Hester son famous Master scale builder Maxey Hester Jeff Foley A6M Zero Dave Platt kit can build can fly too Bruce placed fifth Jeff sixth Harold 29th out 51 contestants NEW STUFF SEEN AND LIKED photojonrnnlists cbnllenge look something different take pictures something new write about helps bring new perspective hobby both reader writer major problem too often same model has appeared over over again contests photo journalist has already taken pictures examples same plane appear contests new example trite no matter good job modeler has done new planes saw should know about Extra 300 Model Aviation Technology built first-time Scale Master Clark Hopkins though plane has kitted several manufacturers available ARF form nothing could prepare 1A-scale red white blue Chilean Aerobatic Team duplicate Clark scored 94 points static first try Scale Masters flew another Extra 300 done Circus Circus Pink Green White Purple halftime lunch break doing maneuvers book low inverted passes some two feet off deck real crowd pleaser pilots audience alike Clark used Zenoah G-62 engines both models same model scheduled fly Tournament Champions held Las Vegas late October 1992 meet invitational requires plane judged scale static points must able required maneuvers specific area sky known aerobatic box think Extra will show itself well judging aerobatics displayed Clark Scale Masters Another new plane little Albatros DVa built Tom Polapink took time woodgrain sides fuselage great new paint scheme caught eye took time mold own wheels using 0-rings tires Still another new entry twinengine B-25 painted all-yellow after fire bomber stationed out Alberta Canada B-25 built flown Bill Wilson Spokane Washington Bill used two Quadra 35s sounded great rpms beat together air flyby passes Nick Tusas big Fokker DVII always impressive because its sheer size alone Unfortunately Fokker crashed Nick placed 31st after scoring 89 points static Roy Vaillancourt flew newest design Continued page 51 April 1993 35 Mel Witley lost Hawker Sea Fury fourth round engine quit far out field plane stalled Clark Hopkins Extra 300 Chilean aero batic team colors German kit imported Model Aviation Technology Hopkins Extra 300 trails thick white smoke Zenoah G-62s Slimline muffler used B&B smoke fuel Bill Deverna checks craftsmanship Gene Bartons T6 Texan model spans 100 uses 42 Sachs power Tom Polapinks scratch-built AlbatrosThis motto applies modelersand DVa placed eighth first-ever Scalescale builders agree holds true Masters championshipenter competition often enough New products take maintenance building new heights Custom Cradles Feature Custom molded gray tubing--no ugly fittings Special neoprene foam--impervious fuel arid oil Lo Boy Standard Large X-Large Tall Boy Standard Large X-Large -S ~Idd Legs Tall Boy have h ng Call free brochure Dealer inquires welcome NEW Radio Rack use bIded position Call today order 1-800-C RADLE-0 272-3530 Folds easy storage Custom design built last Ready use--no building Easily adjusted Lo Boy Custom Cradles Lo Boy Standard--i 0 tall 22 long 3 5 wide fuselage $2190 Lo Boy Large--i 4 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $2590 Lo Boy X-Large--i 6 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage $2890 Tall Boy Custom Cradles Tall Boy Standard--32 tall 22 long 3to 5 wide fuselage $3490 Tall Boy Large--28 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $3690 Tall Boy X-Large--26 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage 3890 Accessories Legzi 8 tall 18 wide hardware included fits moat boses----$2990 Radio Rack--it folds compact protects radio home held 90 prices Include shipping handling Send check money order today shIp UPS daily 3177 East Fad Lowell Road #1 Tucson Aflzona 65716 first days racing Anthony Lopez first position Phil Bussell second Randy Ritch third Richard Oliver holding onto fast time 10556 Saturday evening awards banquet Holiday Inn Awards given top lOin National Points standings 1992 Youll find list elsewhere layout report last item listed pilot race number Sunday mornings racing supposed begin 900 am plan fly five rounds little fog racing delayed about 30 minutes bad Round Eight Heat Ken Howell won 106 beating Anthony Lopez 107 Finishing third Gary Roberts 109 great way start off day Heat Four Phil Bussell clip Fred French 106 107 fifth heat Richard Oliver beat Randy Ritch another very consistent 1 05s Randys 106 Round Nine Richard Oliver did Fred French 105 106 Round Ten Oliver turned yet another 105 edging out Anthony Lopez action moving Phil Bussell first place Round Eleven Heat Anthony Lopez sneaked past Fred French 10534 10562 leaving Mike Hammett third 109 Heat Four Oliver made 10524 Boy could just have Rounds Three back zeroes Round Twelve saw Phil Bussell first 40 points Anthony Lopez second 38 points Randy Ritch third 37 points wow guys What would fly against other first heat Round Twelve smoke cleared set new contest fast times Phil Bussell finished first 10488 Randy Ritch second 10490 Anthony Lopez third 10497 What race second heat Richard Oliver slowed down bit 10717 still won over Gary Roberts 10764 racing Quickie 500 Champion ships just great However few midairs folded wing crash Round Two Bob Nickle lost entry also few bumps quality racing spectacular flyoff second third places between Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Anthony won So ended years Championship Race Afterward Calcutta race some top fliers Phil Bussell Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Ken Howell Ken winner Boy missed race really missed good Heres hoping see 93 race e Mastersljenkins Continued page 35 Stinson L5 Sentinel cockpit detailing plane outstanding tight down shoulder-holstered 45 pilot 35mm camera held observer large greenhouse canopy allows good porthole look kind detailing spotlighted camo Marine paint scheme made plane look ready action air detailing High Static Awardwinning model F-86E built Shallesh Patel magnificent installation guns Bob Violett Models kit name emblazoned nose El Diablo graphics panel lines flush riveting lot work place model though made mb-on color transfers AeroLoft Patel installed operating wing slats air brakes along servo-driven opening canopy Going extra mile Shalleshs case won him High Static 98 points out possible 100 Best Military award ducted-fan jet Shallesh used new Nelson-built 91 engine also available Bob Violett Models RULE CHANGES FOR THE 1993 SCALE MASTERS Copies rule changes proposed 1993 handed out rough form will some mental adjustments made some careful selections aircraft model based new rules WORLDS BIGGEST SCALE PLANS & SOCEeElIrATIDN SERVICE lASGEE AIRCRAFT PROTOS PLANS ENLARGING 130 SCALE PLANS 120 PAGE CATALOG 5500USA & CANAGAoS puo $1000 AIR OVERSEAS SCALE PLAIS ASS PHOTO SERVICE 3209 MADISON AVE OREENSNDRONC 27403 191912925239 SCHOOLYARD MODEL AVIATORS 410-Hoe-ages scratch-build easily will custueCut parts plan costs alsa & ply Costs piog Write/call 59gM SET Premium Grade 3/4oz 38W byrd mm $2 50 yd Lower Prices 30 yds & up Weights Available Z Other TinLins 1W 17 Andrews Drive Daleville AL 38322 205 598-2287 400 1000 OST April 1993 51 WINGMAN SUPER CUSTOM Custom Cut Foam Wings Low *3 POf Sq Ft DOUBLE TAPER Setup Fees Low 815 per Orderi iHESend $1 Complete catalog lude $5 per order shipping/handling C__bW.W seu flU ~Ufl5OI em 566-3110 Superb Precision CNC Cutting major change affects mechanical options now included expected requirement model receive highest maximum static flight score using such things retractable landing gear flaps wing slats air brakes prototypical manner zero-distance rule crafts manship judging now cuts down zero flaws finish aircraft including weathering Now can just get judges agree photographs taken todays cameras 1000 times better what available photos painted planes being modeled taken Everyone will just have rely people have made job establish acceptable standard color chips go including fading dealing illusion fantasy now sound engine makes important well will see bigger bigger airplanes using gasoline-fueled engines will develop sound low-rpm piston engine using gas can make high-rpm glow engine just will able cut might have suggestions about new Scale Masters rules can mail comments ideas Kent Walters Scale Masters Harris Lee 4968 Lamia Way Oceanside CA 92056 THE SCALE MASTERS HISTORICAL LOOK Help wanted year founder Scale Masters Harris Lee asks someone step forward help take over reins position tradition has started may continued hope someone two someones will jump perpetuate excellence has initiated matter old times sake past locations Scale Masters did attend 1980 Fountain Valley California 1981 Louisville Kentucky 1982 Fountain Valley California 1983 Fountain Valley California 1984 Kansas City Missouri 1985 Phoenix Arizona 1986 Fountain Valley California 1987 Las Vegas Nevada 1988 Fort Knox Kentucky 1989 St Louis Missouri 1990 Irving Texas 1991 Las Vegas Nevada will next year Well rumor mill mentioned both East Coast upper Midwest 1993 location knows Probably Hams Lee himself THE SPONSORS THAT MAKE IT ALL POSSIBLE can bet Zaps Hershel Worth sales manager Pacer Technology will always 52 Model Aviation J ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 JService&RepairsForMostRadioControlSystems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzers Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance Extra UPS ail VISA MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ DOSS STEEDS 92 P-51D MUSTANG mawr m oc&u PROM WcSO MIMI i0O0 PTOIPSINI3 PLANS sSO00 PP PPOXY CLASS SS0 fry INCLUDOS ISISCLAGS PLANCANOM II4NU WING SIRS 547106 0 PP BOB HOLMAN PLANS POBOX 741 SAN BERNARDINO CA 92402 909 885 3959 FAX 909 889 9307 VISA AND MASTER CARD OK PBe Flag waver! per pI & MORE Seed iS major decals NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER RVt. SASI WNUMtAUUW MA 01020 413-525-4110 FAX 4l3-525-770~ support Scale Masters though Pacer driving force behind two premier scale meets Scale Masters Top Gun want forget thank other sponsors make meet such great success providing free goodies fliers generously gave contributions such items radios ldts discount coupons engines gift certificates hardware listed program Scale Masters Pacer Technology Sport Flyers Association Futaba Radio Airtronics Inc Horizon Proctor Yellow Aircraft Balsa USA Great Planes Distributors Hobby Shack Model Aviation Technology Roys Hobby Shop Bob Violett Models Ace RIC Aerospace Composite Products B&P Associates Coverite Cox Fiberglass Specialties Fox Hobby Lobby Hobbypoxy Bob Holman Plans Landing Products Lanier R/C Lone Star Models Midwest RAM S&R Batteries Scale Model Research Scale Plans & Photo Sig True-Turn US Aircore WE Technical Services Windsor Propellers R/C Modeler Magazine Innovative Model Products McDaniel Carl Goldberg Models Robinaire LG Scale Masters Irving RIC Flyers Association participants thank sponsors ask modelers support buying products next time need something local hobby shop t Cover Continued page 5 sleek Beech will fueled tied down night pilot will relax savor rewards good airmanship Staggerwing recreated model F-17D powered 330-horsepower Jacobs engine Model 17 existed several variations differing mainly engine installed F-17 typical series variation produced between 1938 1942 being built during 1939 An expensive state-of-the-art private business airplane its day Beech 17 now highly prized antique actively sought collectors restorers current status NC 18786 known artist model form Staggerwing has always offered great appeal its complexity has kept becoming common sight flying fields skilled touch required reproduce design accurate flying model modelers have acquired requisite mastery skills patience Beech 17 promises reward honest flight characteristics superb appearance true classic Continued poge 74 * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $275 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $275 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 Pk/2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc pa 5ox3786 CenterLne Mchgan4SOl5 Add $250 pp ng M ch gan es dents add 4% sa es tax o1 usC Largest Inventories Miniature Bearings Remote Control Models Cars ks Engines s es copters E 3 Complete Product Unes Premium Ultra-Seal ftictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Econo-Power bearings precisionengineered strength durability High Speed high heat engine bearings E Huge Inventory Standard US Metric Bearings E Low Prices Fast Delivery E Toll-Free Number tot Easy Ordering Dealer Programs Available Ask Boca Bearings local hobby shop Call 407 998-0004 Toll-f ree USA 800 332-3256 Toll-free Canada 800 553-3256 Fax Order 1407 998-0119 send $300 catalog Name Address CityState ____ Zip Seid Boca Bearing Dept C e 2004 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Ratos FL 33420 WILLIAMS ACCESSORIES BROTHERS ________________ 4 PILOTS STANDARD TSMAN VINTAGE TH CONTOUR BALLOON EN AGE 4 ENGINES PRATT & WHITNEY HT HONE PARTS T1 & WHITNEY HONE WRIGHT E GUNSJ LCWIS SPANDAU BELLUM LSASE FOR FREE ILLUSTRATED ORDER FORM 4LLzJS PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 April 1993 53 eBRASS HARDWARE LID WiLL STORE 2 TRANSMrn-ERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 16 x 1 P/u Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling 10 NORTHWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/04
Page Numbers: 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 51, 52, 53
The ters Finale Premier RC Scale Contests George Jenkins THIRTEEN Yes 1992 Scale Masters Tournament Irving Texas 13th time great event has held featured some new faces some old faces year Irving home Dallas Cowboys Fort Worth/Dallas Holiday Inn served headquarters hotel did two years ago Scale Masters meet also used same runway George F Myer Memorial Park located about two miles northeast motel Irving city park Ernest Harwood did great job Contest Director aided Irving R/C Flyers Association made up some 400 members Dr Miles Poor 1992 president association field new two years ago suffered some weather damage worst right centerline runway As result centerline used purposes rules interpretations centerline determined part runway used plane takeoff HERE COMES THE JUDGE Static judging went faster year since 48 planes entered major change judging craftsmanship four feet center airplane will changed zero feet 1993 will now have start thinking about finishing bottom aircraft well doing great riveting job top Scale Masters have already finishing top bottom years guess cockpit detailing will next item will need add well pilot figure already required Since adherence three-view fit surfaces wheel doors now included close-up look craftsmanship part static scoring maybe time consider amount work has done scratch builder versus kit builder since latter case someone elses efforts actually being judged kit builder has advantage parts have jig built molded perfection before Scale Master begins build April 1993 31 Some have suggested should two categories would Masters class have scratch-built greater part model plus Builder class choose use kit scheme would allow modelers compete against others group having similar requirements respect craftsmanship should inspire others move up old 10-point bonus just could what new category would encouragement scratch-built airplanes will hard anyone identify idea have never started out just three-view drawing have painstakingly built airplane scratch Flight judging much harder year since two pattern judges little experience scale contests joined ranks flight line quite adjustment have lay down AMA rule book Scale Masters way first time suspect Another major change scoring maneuvers location relationship judges scored 0 25 points realism plane doing maneuver also being scored 0 25 points rest score given judge range 0 5 points precision maneuver breakdown points get perfect 10 cause TEXAS some adjustment factor judges first time judges using same criteria never put words broken down completely till Kent Walters chief judge Harris Lee put heads together year think will good scale movement whole J ed Bert Baker year understand felt well enough come out opted come own Get well Bert missed four flight lines rather planned five two planes allowed take off grass latter being factor other competing Scale Masters contestants felt gave distinct advantage Since both same radio frequency flier sky himself first thing morning no other airplanes air him 32 Model Aviation 4Shallesh Patels F-85E included sliding canopy mat opened y RC using micro servo Model scored 98 static points l-Ieres tfle cannon detail 0 armament Patels I-lIgn static Score Award-winning Bob Violett Models kit F-86E Functional airbrakes Patels F-86E helped him earn Best Military High Static Score Awards Charlie Nelsons Waco Cabin biplane missed winning 92 Scale Masters mere 75 point Hes making bigger Don Bauers Missoula Montana modified Pica kit yielded 1/5-scale Cessna 182 used Webra 120 Futaba RC Most Scale Masters pilots talked recommended planes required fly off same surface same flight line order everyone else required fly no matter Scale Masters Championships held cant fly plane off same surface everyone else dont build type aircraftor add wheel tail skid everyone can slam dunk ball its time raise basket make smaller same time exacfly plan next years Scale Masters according rough draft revisions passed out pilot registration long pilots discussion followed Thursday night before start flying Friday morning MECHANICAL ITEMS DONT COUNT THE SAME Give some consideration year years follow more mechanical items full-size plane will have model score maximum static flight realism points No longer mechanical items option score automatic 10 points Now will downgraded Skyraider s wings dont fold up like Diego Lopezs factor will make playing field little level modelers will have start thinking about different models can built that complicated No longer necessary build heavy-metal warbird compete Scale Masters case point models several civilian aircraft placed top 20 year HURRICANES CANT HOLD YOU BACK hurricane couldnt hold back thirteenth-place winner year new contestant Clark Hopkins Florida weathered Hurricane Andrew lost hobby shop completely storm Clark still managed qualify just two weeks before Scale Masters Greg Nameys Keylime Classic Clark flew new A-scale Extra 300 imported Germany Model Aviation Technology painted red white blue color scheme Chilean Aerobatic team Halcones scored 94 static points first Scale Masterswith no modification kit Top Gun AMA Nationals Scale Champion Charles Nelsons Waco Cabin bipe placed second Bruce Tharpes h-scale Skywalker fourth Eighth place went Tom Polapinks scratch-built Albatros Dy-A another Albatros built Proctor kit veteran scale builder/video magnate Dick Hansen placed twelfth firefighter-bomber twin-engine plane called Canadair CL215 built Don Hatch Canada finished tenth Corvin Miller now famous Globe Swift fifteenth place Chuck Fuller seventeenth Super Stearman FIRST PLACE GOES TO BVM JET Terry Nitsch placed first year Bob Violett Models F-86 earned score 1845833 edging out Charles Nelson 75 point preventing winning Triple Crown modeling Charlie scored 97 static points Terrys 96 little bobble air must have done Charlie Charlie highest-scoring member Model Aviation Technology scale team using new six-volt Gel Cell receiver battery plane Gene Barton won Skil portable drill first days High Right Score toss coin since tied Dick Hansen 8625 Charlie Nelson also scored awards banquet Saturday night winning Best Civilian Charlies incredible reproduction Waco will now produced larger h-scale version will fly better can check out detailed three-views Paul Matts Scale Airplane Drawings Volume #1 Sunshine House LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS AT THE SCALE MASTERS Parts hard duplicate scale field landing gear wheels still stumbling block would scale modelers good wood cant turn metal usable set landing gear will hold up under contest conditions work reliably time Gene Bartons landing gear wheels have started appearing over scale circuit year because quality reliability Genes wheels machined out bar stock aircraft aluminum screw together over standard Du-Bro inflatable tire scalelike wheels youre going find Use Genes now-famous landing gear Skyraider has allowed start building previously hesitant because duplicating gear real problem have changed retracting mechanism over electrical actuation pneumatic converting Airtronics sail winch servo replacing old airbottle system Dave Platts lock-past-center design still popular other struts being custom-made fine retract system Robinair Impact Engineering units also seen Scale Masters entries well new company Glennis Robarts C-47 landing gear popular considered strong reliable enough serious Scale Masters contenders lightest weight wheels ones produced Byron Originals modelers have found have drawbacks such drawback plastic hubs second drawback associated wear scuffing foam rubber tires will absorb large amounts water soon original tread skin has worn off agreement among scale April 1993 33 Touchdown Bill McCallies Bert Baker kitted P-47D Bill used Moki 18 power plant 21-pound bird Bill Wilsons yellow Ziroli B-25H fire bomber used two gas Quadra 35cc engines really hummed together nicely innards Scott Fosters Cook-kit F-4 Phantom Scott used two 05 Max 65s fly 25-lb ducted fan model Blue Angels color scheme used negative-dihedral stabilizer Scott Scott Fosters F-4 very Fosters Middlebury Vermont F-4 made frequently seen model Phantoms easy identify air PLACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fliers hubs produced Gene Barton using reliable Du-Bro tires give best combination weight wear Top Gun winner Mel Whitley engineer marine industry worked fast accurately develop complex control systems Sea Fury reliable uses assistance spring gear retraction since both gravity air load working against mechanics As scale aircraft solving landing gear wheel problem should first priorities modelers list considering subject modeled second concern model size since now strong power plants out use heavier planes its perfectly feasible design larger -scale plane just fly better nearly affected windy conditions usually present scale contests POWER FOR THE BIG SCALE AIRCRAFT IN FUTURE SCALE MASTERS Going bigger has several ramifications use larger models engines means larger powerful RC servos must used larger servos draw current flight-pack battery bigger six-volt 1 200-mAh lead-acid gel cell batteries like imported Model Aviation Technology showing up planes year accommodate increased servo load 10 Scale Masters entrants used alternate receiver/servo power source years meet Also please consider statement lawn mowers glow engines grass would nine feet tall fine scale airplanes lost year because bad glow plugs bad onboard glow-lighter ignition systems poor power-to-weight ratio due lower combustion power glow fuel great thing about carburetor gas~ engine set forget No need change carburetors reset needle valves worry about fuel draw tank location Its like being able forget about reliability radio units several years ago moved present-day equipment switch gas power youll never go back glow new gas engine designed models mind given away draw prize Scale Masters banquet new engine 62cc twin manufactured Center Mark uses twin C&H electronic ignition systems Center Mark design incorporates unique lubrication system eliminates typical shakiness noise associated chainsaw conversions according Ray 34 Model Aviation 4The fatal last flight Nick Tusas big Ia-scale Fokker DVII HesJohn Morris Louisville Kentucky used two ST 2500s ding another monster next yearscale scratch-built P-38J forked-tail devil fighter Sc JGHT T Biplane Roy Vaillancourts Stinson 1-5 Sentinel Marine colors passes judges leg Figure 8 maneuver Vaillancourts L-5 has lots cockpit detail radio headphone shoulder-holstered 45 observers 35mm camera Dick Hansen checks fields wind direction arrow before flying Flags wind socks standing straight out Woodall Center Mark Inc engine all-black two reliable Walbro carburetors 900 bellerank already installed easy throttle hookup Retail suggested $460 THE WINNERS STAND OUT Honoring own Scale Masters tradition awards presented Saturday night banquet long drawn-out event filled lots pride honor respect build fly worlds perfect collection models year Charlie Nelson won Best Civilian Best Scratch-Built awards famous Waco Cabin biplane Shallesh Patel won both High Static Best Military BVM F-86 Dick Hansen won Pilots Choice award Proctor Albatros DVa overcome emotion honor literally speechless Contest Directors Choice went another Albatros DVa scratch-built Tom Polapink new Scale Masters competitor Ed Newman has Storch toasted banquets Scale Masters Top Gun finally managed win Best Plan-Built unusual looking Storch Best Built-Up Kit wound up threeway tie between Sigs 1/3-scale Spacewalker built Bruce Tharpe new kit Sig known Spacewalker II built Harold Hester son famous Master scale builder Maxey Hester Jeff Foley A6M Zero Dave Platt kit can build can fly too Bruce placed fifth Jeff sixth Harold 29th out 51 contestants NEW STUFF SEEN AND LIKED photojonrnnlists cbnllenge look something different take pictures something new write about helps bring new perspective hobby both reader writer major problem too often same model has appeared over over again contests photo journalist has already taken pictures examples same plane appear contests new example trite no matter good job modeler has done new planes saw should know about Extra 300 Model Aviation Technology built first-time Scale Master Clark Hopkins though plane has kitted several manufacturers available ARF form nothing could prepare 1A-scale red white blue Chilean Aerobatic Team duplicate Clark scored 94 points static first try Scale Masters flew another Extra 300 done Circus Circus Pink Green White Purple halftime lunch break doing maneuvers book low inverted passes some two feet off deck real crowd pleaser pilots audience alike Clark used Zenoah G-62 engines both models same model scheduled fly Tournament Champions held Las Vegas late October 1992 meet invitational requires plane judged scale static points must able required maneuvers specific area sky known aerobatic box think Extra will show itself well judging aerobatics displayed Clark Scale Masters Another new plane little Albatros DVa built Tom Polapink took time woodgrain sides fuselage great new paint scheme caught eye took time mold own wheels using 0-rings tires Still another new entry twinengine B-25 painted all-yellow after fire bomber stationed out Alberta Canada B-25 built flown Bill Wilson Spokane Washington Bill used two Quadra 35s sounded great rpms beat together air flyby passes Nick Tusas big Fokker DVII always impressive because its sheer size alone Unfortunately Fokker crashed Nick placed 31st after scoring 89 points static Roy Vaillancourt flew newest design Continued page 51 April 1993 35 Mel Witley lost Hawker Sea Fury fourth round engine quit far out field plane stalled Clark Hopkins Extra 300 Chilean aero batic team colors German kit imported Model Aviation Technology Hopkins Extra 300 trails thick white smoke Zenoah G-62s Slimline muffler used B&B smoke fuel Bill Deverna checks craftsmanship Gene Bartons T6 Texan model spans 100 uses 42 Sachs power Tom Polapinks scratch-built AlbatrosThis motto applies modelersand DVa placed eighth first-ever Scalescale builders agree holds true Masters championshipenter competition often enough New products take maintenance building new heights Custom Cradles Feature Custom molded gray tubing--no ugly fittings Special neoprene foam--impervious fuel arid oil Lo Boy Standard Large X-Large Tall Boy Standard Large X-Large -S ~Idd Legs Tall Boy have h ng Call free brochure Dealer inquires welcome NEW Radio Rack use bIded position Call today order 1-800-C RADLE-0 272-3530 Folds easy storage Custom design built last Ready use--no building Easily adjusted Lo Boy Custom Cradles Lo Boy Standard--i 0 tall 22 long 3 5 wide fuselage $2190 Lo Boy Large--i 4 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $2590 Lo Boy X-Large--i 6 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage $2890 Tall Boy Custom Cradles Tall Boy Standard--32 tall 22 long 3to 5 wide fuselage $3490 Tall Boy Large--28 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $3690 Tall Boy X-Large--26 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage 3890 Accessories Legzi 8 tall 18 wide hardware included fits moat boses----$2990 Radio Rack--it folds compact protects radio home held 90 prices Include shipping handling Send check money order today shIp UPS daily 3177 East Fad Lowell Road #1 Tucson Aflzona 65716 first days racing Anthony Lopez first position Phil Bussell second Randy Ritch third Richard Oliver holding onto fast time 10556 Saturday evening awards banquet Holiday Inn Awards given top lOin National Points standings 1992 Youll find list elsewhere layout report last item listed pilot race number Sunday mornings racing supposed begin 900 am plan fly five rounds little fog racing delayed about 30 minutes bad Round Eight Heat Ken Howell won 106 beating Anthony Lopez 107 Finishing third Gary Roberts 109 great way start off day Heat Four Phil Bussell clip Fred French 106 107 fifth heat Richard Oliver beat Randy Ritch another very consistent 1 05s Randys 106 Round Nine Richard Oliver did Fred French 105 106 Round Ten Oliver turned yet another 105 edging out Anthony Lopez action moving Phil Bussell first place Round Eleven Heat Anthony Lopez sneaked past Fred French 10534 10562 leaving Mike Hammett third 109 Heat Four Oliver made 10524 Boy could just have Rounds Three back zeroes Round Twelve saw Phil Bussell first 40 points Anthony Lopez second 38 points Randy Ritch third 37 points wow guys What would fly against other first heat Round Twelve smoke cleared set new contest fast times Phil Bussell finished first 10488 Randy Ritch second 10490 Anthony Lopez third 10497 What race second heat Richard Oliver slowed down bit 10717 still won over Gary Roberts 10764 racing Quickie 500 Champion ships just great However few midairs folded wing crash Round Two Bob Nickle lost entry also few bumps quality racing spectacular flyoff second third places between Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Anthony won So ended years Championship Race Afterward Calcutta race some top fliers Phil Bussell Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Ken Howell Ken winner Boy missed race really missed good Heres hoping see 93 race e Mastersljenkins Continued page 35 Stinson L5 Sentinel cockpit detailing plane outstanding tight down shoulder-holstered 45 pilot 35mm camera held observer large greenhouse canopy allows good porthole look kind detailing spotlighted camo Marine paint scheme made plane look ready action air detailing High Static Awardwinning model F-86E built Shallesh Patel magnificent installation guns Bob Violett Models kit name emblazoned nose El Diablo graphics panel lines flush riveting lot work place model though made mb-on color transfers AeroLoft Patel installed operating wing slats air brakes along servo-driven opening canopy Going extra mile Shalleshs case won him High Static 98 points out possible 100 Best Military award ducted-fan jet Shallesh used new Nelson-built 91 engine also available Bob Violett Models RULE CHANGES FOR THE 1993 SCALE MASTERS Copies rule changes proposed 1993 handed out rough form will some mental adjustments made some careful selections aircraft model based new rules WORLDS BIGGEST SCALE PLANS & SOCEeElIrATIDN SERVICE lASGEE AIRCRAFT PROTOS PLANS ENLARGING 130 SCALE PLANS 120 PAGE CATALOG 5500USA & CANAGAoS puo $1000 AIR OVERSEAS SCALE PLAIS ASS PHOTO SERVICE 3209 MADISON AVE OREENSNDRONC 27403 191912925239 SCHOOLYARD MODEL AVIATORS 410-Hoe-ages scratch-build easily will custueCut parts plan costs alsa & ply Costs piog Write/call 59gM SET Premium Grade 3/4oz 38W byrd mm $2 50 yd Lower Prices 30 yds & up Weights Available Z Other TinLins 1W 17 Andrews Drive Daleville AL 38322 205 598-2287 400 1000 OST April 1993 51 WINGMAN SUPER CUSTOM Custom Cut Foam Wings Low *3 POf Sq Ft DOUBLE TAPER Setup Fees Low 815 per Orderi iHESend $1 Complete catalog lude $5 per order shipping/handling C__bW.W seu flU ~Ufl5OI em 566-3110 Superb Precision CNC Cutting major change affects mechanical options now included expected requirement model receive highest maximum static flight score using such things retractable landing gear flaps wing slats air brakes prototypical manner zero-distance rule crafts manship judging now cuts down zero flaws finish aircraft including weathering Now can just get judges agree photographs taken todays cameras 1000 times better what available photos painted planes being modeled taken Everyone will just have rely people have made job establish acceptable standard color chips go including fading dealing illusion fantasy now sound engine makes important well will see bigger bigger airplanes using gasoline-fueled engines will develop sound low-rpm piston engine using gas can make high-rpm glow engine just will able cut might have suggestions about new Scale Masters rules can mail comments ideas Kent Walters Scale Masters Harris Lee 4968 Lamia Way Oceanside CA 92056 THE SCALE MASTERS HISTORICAL LOOK Help wanted year founder Scale Masters Harris Lee asks someone step forward help take over reins position tradition has started may continued hope someone two someones will jump perpetuate excellence has initiated matter old times sake past locations Scale Masters did attend 1980 Fountain Valley California 1981 Louisville Kentucky 1982 Fountain Valley California 1983 Fountain Valley California 1984 Kansas City Missouri 1985 Phoenix Arizona 1986 Fountain Valley California 1987 Las Vegas Nevada 1988 Fort Knox Kentucky 1989 St Louis Missouri 1990 Irving Texas 1991 Las Vegas Nevada will next year Well rumor mill mentioned both East Coast upper Midwest 1993 location knows Probably Hams Lee himself THE SPONSORS THAT MAKE IT ALL POSSIBLE can bet Zaps Hershel Worth sales manager Pacer Technology will always 52 Model Aviation J ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 JService&RepairsForMostRadioControlSystems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzers Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance Extra UPS ail VISA MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ DOSS STEEDS 92 P-51D MUSTANG mawr m oc&u PROM WcSO MIMI i0O0 PTOIPSINI3 PLANS sSO00 PP PPOXY CLASS SS0 fry INCLUDOS ISISCLAGS PLANCANOM II4NU WING SIRS 547106 0 PP BOB HOLMAN PLANS POBOX 741 SAN BERNARDINO CA 92402 909 885 3959 FAX 909 889 9307 VISA AND MASTER CARD OK PBe Flag waver! per pI & MORE Seed iS major decals NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER RVt. SASI WNUMtAUUW MA 01020 413-525-4110 FAX 4l3-525-770~ support Scale Masters though Pacer driving force behind two premier scale meets Scale Masters Top Gun want forget thank other sponsors make meet such great success providing free goodies fliers generously gave contributions such items radios ldts discount coupons engines gift certificates hardware listed program Scale Masters Pacer Technology Sport Flyers Association Futaba Radio Airtronics Inc Horizon Proctor Yellow Aircraft Balsa USA Great Planes Distributors Hobby Shack Model Aviation Technology Roys Hobby Shop Bob Violett Models Ace RIC Aerospace Composite Products B&P Associates Coverite Cox Fiberglass Specialties Fox Hobby Lobby Hobbypoxy Bob Holman Plans Landing Products Lanier R/C Lone Star Models Midwest RAM S&R Batteries Scale Model Research Scale Plans & Photo Sig True-Turn US Aircore WE Technical Services Windsor Propellers R/C Modeler Magazine Innovative Model Products McDaniel Carl Goldberg Models Robinaire LG Scale Masters Irving RIC Flyers Association participants thank sponsors ask modelers support buying products next time need something local hobby shop t Cover Continued page 5 sleek Beech will fueled tied down night pilot will relax savor rewards good airmanship Staggerwing recreated model F-17D powered 330-horsepower Jacobs engine Model 17 existed several variations differing mainly engine installed F-17 typical series variation produced between 1938 1942 being built during 1939 An expensive state-of-the-art private business airplane its day Beech 17 now highly prized antique actively sought collectors restorers current status NC 18786 known artist model form Staggerwing has always offered great appeal its complexity has kept becoming common sight flying fields skilled touch required reproduce design accurate flying model modelers have acquired requisite mastery skills patience Beech 17 promises reward honest flight characteristics superb appearance true classic Continued poge 74 * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $275 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $275 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 Pk/2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc pa 5ox3786 CenterLne Mchgan4SOl5 Add $250 pp ng M ch gan es dents add 4% sa es tax o1 usC Largest Inventories Miniature Bearings Remote Control Models Cars ks Engines s es copters E 3 Complete Product Unes Premium Ultra-Seal ftictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Econo-Power bearings precisionengineered strength durability High Speed high heat engine bearings E Huge Inventory Standard US Metric Bearings E Low Prices Fast Delivery E Toll-Free Number tot Easy Ordering Dealer Programs Available Ask Boca Bearings local hobby shop Call 407 998-0004 Toll-f ree USA 800 332-3256 Toll-free Canada 800 553-3256 Fax Order 1407 998-0119 send $300 catalog Name Address CityState ____ Zip Seid Boca Bearing Dept C e 2004 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Ratos FL 33420 WILLIAMS ACCESSORIES BROTHERS ________________ 4 PILOTS STANDARD TSMAN VINTAGE TH CONTOUR BALLOON EN AGE 4 ENGINES PRATT & WHITNEY HT HONE PARTS T1 & WHITNEY HONE WRIGHT E GUNSJ LCWIS SPANDAU BELLUM LSASE FOR FREE ILLUSTRATED ORDER FORM 4LLzJS PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 April 1993 53 eBRASS HARDWARE LID WiLL STORE 2 TRANSMrn-ERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 16 x 1 P/u Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling 10 NORTHWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/04
Page Numbers: 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 51, 52, 53
The ters Finale Premier RC Scale Contests George Jenkins THIRTEEN Yes 1992 Scale Masters Tournament Irving Texas 13th time great event has held featured some new faces some old faces year Irving home Dallas Cowboys Fort Worth/Dallas Holiday Inn served headquarters hotel did two years ago Scale Masters meet also used same runway George F Myer Memorial Park located about two miles northeast motel Irving city park Ernest Harwood did great job Contest Director aided Irving R/C Flyers Association made up some 400 members Dr Miles Poor 1992 president association field new two years ago suffered some weather damage worst right centerline runway As result centerline used purposes rules interpretations centerline determined part runway used plane takeoff HERE COMES THE JUDGE Static judging went faster year since 48 planes entered major change judging craftsmanship four feet center airplane will changed zero feet 1993 will now have start thinking about finishing bottom aircraft well doing great riveting job top Scale Masters have already finishing top bottom years guess cockpit detailing will next item will need add well pilot figure already required Since adherence three-view fit surfaces wheel doors now included close-up look craftsmanship part static scoring maybe time consider amount work has done scratch builder versus kit builder since latter case someone elses efforts actually being judged kit builder has advantage parts have jig built molded perfection before Scale Master begins build April 1993 31 Some have suggested should two categories would Masters class have scratch-built greater part model plus Builder class choose use kit scheme would allow modelers compete against others group having similar requirements respect craftsmanship should inspire others move up old 10-point bonus just could what new category would encouragement scratch-built airplanes will hard anyone identify idea have never started out just three-view drawing have painstakingly built airplane scratch Flight judging much harder year since two pattern judges little experience scale contests joined ranks flight line quite adjustment have lay down AMA rule book Scale Masters way first time suspect Another major change scoring maneuvers location relationship judges scored 0 25 points realism plane doing maneuver also being scored 0 25 points rest score given judge range 0 5 points precision maneuver breakdown points get perfect 10 cause TEXAS some adjustment factor judges first time judges using same criteria never put words broken down completely till Kent Walters chief judge Harris Lee put heads together year think will good scale movement whole J ed Bert Baker year understand felt well enough come out opted come own Get well Bert missed four flight lines rather planned five two planes allowed take off grass latter being factor other competing Scale Masters contestants felt gave distinct advantage Since both same radio frequency flier sky himself first thing morning no other airplanes air him 32 Model Aviation 4Shallesh Patels F-85E included sliding canopy mat opened y RC using micro servo Model scored 98 static points l-Ieres tfle cannon detail 0 armament Patels I-lIgn static Score Award-winning Bob Violett Models kit F-86E Functional airbrakes Patels F-86E helped him earn Best Military High Static Score Awards Charlie Nelsons Waco Cabin biplane missed winning 92 Scale Masters mere 75 point Hes making bigger Don Bauers Missoula Montana modified Pica kit yielded 1/5-scale Cessna 182 used Webra 120 Futaba RC Most Scale Masters pilots talked recommended planes required fly off same surface same flight line order everyone else required fly no matter Scale Masters Championships held cant fly plane off same surface everyone else dont build type aircraftor add wheel tail skid everyone can slam dunk ball its time raise basket make smaller same time exacfly plan next years Scale Masters according rough draft revisions passed out pilot registration long pilots discussion followed Thursday night before start flying Friday morning MECHANICAL ITEMS DONT COUNT THE SAME Give some consideration year years follow more mechanical items full-size plane will have model score maximum static flight realism points No longer mechanical items option score automatic 10 points Now will downgraded Skyraider s wings dont fold up like Diego Lopezs factor will make playing field little level modelers will have start thinking about different models can built that complicated No longer necessary build heavy-metal warbird compete Scale Masters case point models several civilian aircraft placed top 20 year HURRICANES CANT HOLD YOU BACK hurricane couldnt hold back thirteenth-place winner year new contestant Clark Hopkins Florida weathered Hurricane Andrew lost hobby shop completely storm Clark still managed qualify just two weeks before Scale Masters Greg Nameys Keylime Classic Clark flew new A-scale Extra 300 imported Germany Model Aviation Technology painted red white blue color scheme Chilean Aerobatic team Halcones scored 94 static points first Scale Masterswith no modification kit Top Gun AMA Nationals Scale Champion Charles Nelsons Waco Cabin bipe placed second Bruce Tharpes h-scale Skywalker fourth Eighth place went Tom Polapinks scratch-built Albatros Dy-A another Albatros built Proctor kit veteran scale builder/video magnate Dick Hansen placed twelfth firefighter-bomber twin-engine plane called Canadair CL215 built Don Hatch Canada finished tenth Corvin Miller now famous Globe Swift fifteenth place Chuck Fuller seventeenth Super Stearman FIRST PLACE GOES TO BVM JET Terry Nitsch placed first year Bob Violett Models F-86 earned score 1845833 edging out Charles Nelson 75 point preventing winning Triple Crown modeling Charlie scored 97 static points Terrys 96 little bobble air must have done Charlie Charlie highest-scoring member Model Aviation Technology scale team using new six-volt Gel Cell receiver battery plane Gene Barton won Skil portable drill first days High Right Score toss coin since tied Dick Hansen 8625 Charlie Nelson also scored awards banquet Saturday night winning Best Civilian Charlies incredible reproduction Waco will now produced larger h-scale version will fly better can check out detailed three-views Paul Matts Scale Airplane Drawings Volume #1 Sunshine House LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS AT THE SCALE MASTERS Parts hard duplicate scale field landing gear wheels still stumbling block would scale modelers good wood cant turn metal usable set landing gear will hold up under contest conditions work reliably time Gene Bartons landing gear wheels have started appearing over scale circuit year because quality reliability Genes wheels machined out bar stock aircraft aluminum screw together over standard Du-Bro inflatable tire scalelike wheels youre going find Use Genes now-famous landing gear Skyraider has allowed start building previously hesitant because duplicating gear real problem have changed retracting mechanism over electrical actuation pneumatic converting Airtronics sail winch servo replacing old airbottle system Dave Platts lock-past-center design still popular other struts being custom-made fine retract system Robinair Impact Engineering units also seen Scale Masters entries well new company Glennis Robarts C-47 landing gear popular considered strong reliable enough serious Scale Masters contenders lightest weight wheels ones produced Byron Originals modelers have found have drawbacks such drawback plastic hubs second drawback associated wear scuffing foam rubber tires will absorb large amounts water soon original tread skin has worn off agreement among scale April 1993 33 Touchdown Bill McCallies Bert Baker kitted P-47D Bill used Moki 18 power plant 21-pound bird Bill Wilsons yellow Ziroli B-25H fire bomber used two gas Quadra 35cc engines really hummed together nicely innards Scott Fosters Cook-kit F-4 Phantom Scott used two 05 Max 65s fly 25-lb ducted fan model Blue Angels color scheme used negative-dihedral stabilizer Scott Scott Fosters F-4 very Fosters Middlebury Vermont F-4 made frequently seen model Phantoms easy identify air PLACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fliers hubs produced Gene Barton using reliable Du-Bro tires give best combination weight wear Top Gun winner Mel Whitley engineer marine industry worked fast accurately develop complex control systems Sea Fury reliable uses assistance spring gear retraction since both gravity air load working against mechanics As scale aircraft solving landing gear wheel problem should first priorities modelers list considering subject modeled second concern model size since now strong power plants out use heavier planes its perfectly feasible design larger -scale plane just fly better nearly affected windy conditions usually present scale contests POWER FOR THE BIG SCALE AIRCRAFT IN FUTURE SCALE MASTERS Going bigger has several ramifications use larger models engines means larger powerful RC servos must used larger servos draw current flight-pack battery bigger six-volt 1 200-mAh lead-acid gel cell batteries like imported Model Aviation Technology showing up planes year accommodate increased servo load 10 Scale Masters entrants used alternate receiver/servo power source years meet Also please consider statement lawn mowers glow engines grass would nine feet tall fine scale airplanes lost year because bad glow plugs bad onboard glow-lighter ignition systems poor power-to-weight ratio due lower combustion power glow fuel great thing about carburetor gas~ engine set forget No need change carburetors reset needle valves worry about fuel draw tank location Its like being able forget about reliability radio units several years ago moved present-day equipment switch gas power youll never go back glow new gas engine designed models mind given away draw prize Scale Masters banquet new engine 62cc twin manufactured Center Mark uses twin C&H electronic ignition systems Center Mark design incorporates unique lubrication system eliminates typical shakiness noise associated chainsaw conversions according Ray 34 Model Aviation 4The fatal last flight Nick Tusas big Ia-scale Fokker DVII HesJohn Morris Louisville Kentucky used two ST 2500s ding another monster next yearscale scratch-built P-38J forked-tail devil fighter Sc JGHT T Biplane Roy Vaillancourts Stinson 1-5 Sentinel Marine colors passes judges leg Figure 8 maneuver Vaillancourts L-5 has lots cockpit detail radio headphone shoulder-holstered 45 observers 35mm camera Dick Hansen checks fields wind direction arrow before flying Flags wind socks standing straight out Woodall Center Mark Inc engine all-black two reliable Walbro carburetors 900 bellerank already installed easy throttle hookup Retail suggested $460 THE WINNERS STAND OUT Honoring own Scale Masters tradition awards presented Saturday night banquet long drawn-out event filled lots pride honor respect build fly worlds perfect collection models year Charlie Nelson won Best Civilian Best Scratch-Built awards famous Waco Cabin biplane Shallesh Patel won both High Static Best Military BVM F-86 Dick Hansen won Pilots Choice award Proctor Albatros DVa overcome emotion honor literally speechless Contest Directors Choice went another Albatros DVa scratch-built Tom Polapink new Scale Masters competitor Ed Newman has Storch toasted banquets Scale Masters Top Gun finally managed win Best Plan-Built unusual looking Storch Best Built-Up Kit wound up threeway tie between Sigs 1/3-scale Spacewalker built Bruce Tharpe new kit Sig known Spacewalker II built Harold Hester son famous Master scale builder Maxey Hester Jeff Foley A6M Zero Dave Platt kit can build can fly too Bruce placed fifth Jeff sixth Harold 29th out 51 contestants NEW STUFF SEEN AND LIKED photojonrnnlists cbnllenge look something different take pictures something new write about helps bring new perspective hobby both reader writer major problem too often same model has appeared over over again contests photo journalist has already taken pictures examples same plane appear contests new example trite no matter good job modeler has done new planes saw should know about Extra 300 Model Aviation Technology built first-time Scale Master Clark Hopkins though plane has kitted several manufacturers available ARF form nothing could prepare 1A-scale red white blue Chilean Aerobatic Team duplicate Clark scored 94 points static first try Scale Masters flew another Extra 300 done Circus Circus Pink Green White Purple halftime lunch break doing maneuvers book low inverted passes some two feet off deck real crowd pleaser pilots audience alike Clark used Zenoah G-62 engines both models same model scheduled fly Tournament Champions held Las Vegas late October 1992 meet invitational requires plane judged scale static points must able required maneuvers specific area sky known aerobatic box think Extra will show itself well judging aerobatics displayed Clark Scale Masters Another new plane little Albatros DVa built Tom Polapink took time woodgrain sides fuselage great new paint scheme caught eye took time mold own wheels using 0-rings tires Still another new entry twinengine B-25 painted all-yellow after fire bomber stationed out Alberta Canada B-25 built flown Bill Wilson Spokane Washington Bill used two Quadra 35s sounded great rpms beat together air flyby passes Nick Tusas big Fokker DVII always impressive because its sheer size alone Unfortunately Fokker crashed Nick placed 31st after scoring 89 points static Roy Vaillancourt flew newest design Continued page 51 April 1993 35 Mel Witley lost Hawker Sea Fury fourth round engine quit far out field plane stalled Clark Hopkins Extra 300 Chilean aero batic team colors German kit imported Model Aviation Technology Hopkins Extra 300 trails thick white smoke Zenoah G-62s Slimline muffler used B&B smoke fuel Bill Deverna checks craftsmanship Gene Bartons T6 Texan model spans 100 uses 42 Sachs power Tom Polapinks scratch-built AlbatrosThis motto applies modelersand DVa placed eighth first-ever Scalescale builders agree holds true Masters championshipenter competition often enough New products take maintenance building new heights Custom Cradles Feature Custom molded gray tubing--no ugly fittings Special neoprene foam--impervious fuel arid oil Lo Boy Standard Large X-Large Tall Boy Standard Large X-Large -S ~Idd Legs Tall Boy have h ng Call free brochure Dealer inquires welcome NEW Radio Rack use bIded position Call today order 1-800-C RADLE-0 272-3530 Folds easy storage Custom design built last Ready use--no building Easily adjusted Lo Boy Custom Cradles Lo Boy Standard--i 0 tall 22 long 3 5 wide fuselage $2190 Lo Boy Large--i 4 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $2590 Lo Boy X-Large--i 6 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage $2890 Tall Boy Custom Cradles Tall Boy Standard--32 tall 22 long 3to 5 wide fuselage $3490 Tall Boy Large--28 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $3690 Tall Boy X-Large--26 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage 3890 Accessories Legzi 8 tall 18 wide hardware included fits moat boses----$2990 Radio Rack--it folds compact protects radio home held 90 prices Include shipping handling Send check money order today shIp UPS daily 3177 East Fad Lowell Road #1 Tucson Aflzona 65716 first days racing Anthony Lopez first position Phil Bussell second Randy Ritch third Richard Oliver holding onto fast time 10556 Saturday evening awards banquet Holiday Inn Awards given top lOin National Points standings 1992 Youll find list elsewhere layout report last item listed pilot race number Sunday mornings racing supposed begin 900 am plan fly five rounds little fog racing delayed about 30 minutes bad Round Eight Heat Ken Howell won 106 beating Anthony Lopez 107 Finishing third Gary Roberts 109 great way start off day Heat Four Phil Bussell clip Fred French 106 107 fifth heat Richard Oliver beat Randy Ritch another very consistent 1 05s Randys 106 Round Nine Richard Oliver did Fred French 105 106 Round Ten Oliver turned yet another 105 edging out Anthony Lopez action moving Phil Bussell first place Round Eleven Heat Anthony Lopez sneaked past Fred French 10534 10562 leaving Mike Hammett third 109 Heat Four Oliver made 10524 Boy could just have Rounds Three back zeroes Round Twelve saw Phil Bussell first 40 points Anthony Lopez second 38 points Randy Ritch third 37 points wow guys What would fly against other first heat Round Twelve smoke cleared set new contest fast times Phil Bussell finished first 10488 Randy Ritch second 10490 Anthony Lopez third 10497 What race second heat Richard Oliver slowed down bit 10717 still won over Gary Roberts 10764 racing Quickie 500 Champion ships just great However few midairs folded wing crash Round Two Bob Nickle lost entry also few bumps quality racing spectacular flyoff second third places between Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Anthony won So ended years Championship Race Afterward Calcutta race some top fliers Phil Bussell Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Ken Howell Ken winner Boy missed race really missed good Heres hoping see 93 race e Mastersljenkins Continued page 35 Stinson L5 Sentinel cockpit detailing plane outstanding tight down shoulder-holstered 45 pilot 35mm camera held observer large greenhouse canopy allows good porthole look kind detailing spotlighted camo Marine paint scheme made plane look ready action air detailing High Static Awardwinning model F-86E built Shallesh Patel magnificent installation guns Bob Violett Models kit name emblazoned nose El Diablo graphics panel lines flush riveting lot work place model though made mb-on color transfers AeroLoft Patel installed operating wing slats air brakes along servo-driven opening canopy Going extra mile Shalleshs case won him High Static 98 points out possible 100 Best Military award ducted-fan jet Shallesh used new Nelson-built 91 engine also available Bob Violett Models RULE CHANGES FOR THE 1993 SCALE MASTERS Copies rule changes proposed 1993 handed out rough form will some 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The ters Finale Premier RC Scale Contests George Jenkins THIRTEEN Yes 1992 Scale Masters Tournament Irving Texas 13th time great event has held featured some new faces some old faces year Irving home Dallas Cowboys Fort Worth/Dallas Holiday Inn served headquarters hotel did two years ago Scale Masters meet also used same runway George F Myer Memorial Park located about two miles northeast motel Irving city park Ernest Harwood did great job Contest Director aided Irving R/C Flyers Association made up some 400 members Dr Miles Poor 1992 president association field new two years ago suffered some weather damage worst right centerline runway As result centerline used purposes rules interpretations centerline determined part runway used plane takeoff HERE COMES THE JUDGE Static judging went faster year since 48 planes entered major change judging craftsmanship four feet center airplane will changed zero feet 1993 will now have start thinking about finishing bottom aircraft well doing great riveting job top Scale Masters have already finishing top bottom years guess cockpit detailing will next item will need add well pilot figure already required Since adherence three-view fit surfaces wheel doors now included close-up look craftsmanship part static scoring maybe time consider amount work has done scratch builder versus kit builder since latter case someone elses efforts actually being judged kit builder has advantage parts have jig built molded perfection before Scale Master begins build April 1993 31 Some have suggested should two categories would Masters class have scratch-built greater part model plus Builder class choose use kit scheme would allow modelers compete against others group having similar requirements respect craftsmanship should inspire others move up old 10-point bonus just could what new category would encouragement scratch-built airplanes will hard anyone identify idea have never started out just three-view drawing have painstakingly built airplane scratch Flight judging much harder year since two pattern judges little experience scale contests joined ranks flight line quite adjustment have lay down AMA rule book Scale Masters way first time suspect Another major change scoring maneuvers location relationship judges scored 0 25 points realism plane doing maneuver also being scored 0 25 points rest score given judge range 0 5 points precision maneuver breakdown points get perfect 10 cause TEXAS some adjustment factor judges first time judges using same criteria never put words broken down completely till Kent Walters chief judge Harris Lee put heads together year think will good scale movement whole J ed Bert Baker year understand felt well enough come out opted come own Get well Bert missed four flight lines rather planned five two planes allowed take off grass latter being factor other competing Scale Masters contestants felt gave distinct advantage Since both same radio frequency flier sky himself first thing morning no other airplanes air him 32 Model Aviation 4Shallesh Patels F-85E included sliding canopy mat opened y RC using micro servo Model scored 98 static points l-Ieres tfle cannon detail 0 armament Patels I-lIgn static Score Award-winning Bob Violett Models kit F-86E Functional airbrakes Patels F-86E helped him earn Best Military High Static Score Awards Charlie Nelsons Waco Cabin biplane missed winning 92 Scale Masters mere 75 point Hes making bigger Don Bauers Missoula Montana modified Pica kit yielded 1/5-scale Cessna 182 used Webra 120 Futaba RC Most Scale Masters pilots talked recommended planes required fly off same surface same flight line order everyone else required fly no matter Scale Masters Championships held cant fly plane off same surface everyone else dont build type aircraftor add wheel tail skid everyone can slam dunk ball its time raise basket make smaller same time exacfly plan next years Scale Masters according rough draft revisions passed out pilot registration long pilots discussion followed Thursday night before start flying Friday morning MECHANICAL ITEMS DONT COUNT THE SAME Give some consideration year years follow more mechanical items full-size plane will have model score maximum static flight realism points No longer mechanical items option score automatic 10 points Now will downgraded Skyraider s wings dont fold up like Diego Lopezs factor will make playing field little level modelers will have start thinking about different models can built that complicated No longer necessary build heavy-metal warbird compete Scale Masters case point models several civilian aircraft placed top 20 year HURRICANES CANT HOLD YOU BACK hurricane couldnt hold back thirteenth-place winner year new contestant Clark Hopkins Florida weathered Hurricane Andrew lost hobby shop completely storm Clark still managed qualify just two weeks before Scale Masters Greg Nameys Keylime Classic Clark flew new A-scale Extra 300 imported Germany Model Aviation Technology painted red white blue color scheme Chilean Aerobatic team Halcones scored 94 static points first Scale Masterswith no modification kit Top Gun AMA Nationals Scale Champion Charles Nelsons Waco Cabin bipe placed second Bruce Tharpes h-scale Skywalker fourth Eighth place went Tom Polapinks scratch-built Albatros Dy-A another Albatros built Proctor kit veteran scale builder/video magnate Dick Hansen placed twelfth firefighter-bomber twin-engine plane called Canadair CL215 built Don Hatch Canada finished tenth Corvin Miller now famous Globe Swift fifteenth place Chuck Fuller seventeenth Super Stearman FIRST PLACE GOES TO BVM JET Terry Nitsch placed first year Bob Violett Models F-86 earned score 1845833 edging out Charles Nelson 75 point preventing winning Triple Crown modeling Charlie scored 97 static points Terrys 96 little bobble air must have done Charlie Charlie highest-scoring member Model Aviation Technology scale team using new six-volt Gel Cell receiver battery plane Gene Barton won Skil portable drill first days High Right Score toss coin since tied Dick Hansen 8625 Charlie Nelson also scored awards banquet Saturday night winning Best Civilian Charlies incredible reproduction Waco will now produced larger h-scale version will fly better can check out detailed three-views Paul Matts Scale Airplane Drawings Volume #1 Sunshine House LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS AT THE SCALE MASTERS Parts hard duplicate scale field landing gear wheels still stumbling block would scale modelers good wood cant turn metal usable set landing gear will hold up under contest conditions work reliably time Gene Bartons landing gear wheels have started appearing over scale circuit year because quality reliability Genes wheels machined out bar stock aircraft aluminum screw together over standard Du-Bro inflatable tire scalelike wheels youre going find Use Genes now-famous landing gear Skyraider has allowed start building previously hesitant because duplicating gear real problem have changed retracting mechanism over electrical actuation pneumatic converting Airtronics sail winch servo replacing old airbottle system Dave Platts lock-past-center design still popular other struts being custom-made fine retract system Robinair Impact Engineering units also seen Scale Masters entries well new company Glennis Robarts C-47 landing gear popular considered strong reliable enough serious Scale Masters contenders lightest weight wheels ones produced Byron Originals modelers have found have drawbacks such drawback plastic hubs second drawback associated wear scuffing foam rubber tires will absorb large amounts water soon original tread skin has worn off agreement among scale April 1993 33 Touchdown Bill McCallies Bert Baker kitted P-47D Bill used Moki 18 power plant 21-pound bird Bill Wilsons yellow Ziroli B-25H fire bomber used two gas Quadra 35cc engines really hummed together nicely innards Scott Fosters Cook-kit F-4 Phantom Scott used two 05 Max 65s fly 25-lb ducted fan model Blue Angels color scheme used negative-dihedral stabilizer Scott Scott Fosters F-4 very Fosters Middlebury Vermont F-4 made frequently seen model Phantoms easy identify air PLACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fliers hubs produced Gene Barton using reliable Du-Bro tires give best combination weight wear Top Gun winner Mel Whitley engineer marine industry worked fast accurately develop complex control systems Sea Fury reliable uses assistance spring gear retraction since both gravity air load working against mechanics As scale aircraft solving landing gear wheel problem should first priorities modelers list considering subject modeled second concern model size since now strong power plants out use heavier planes its perfectly feasible design larger -scale plane just fly better nearly affected windy conditions usually present scale contests POWER FOR THE BIG SCALE AIRCRAFT IN FUTURE SCALE MASTERS Going bigger has several ramifications use larger models engines means larger powerful RC servos must used larger servos draw current flight-pack battery bigger six-volt 1 200-mAh lead-acid gel cell batteries like imported Model Aviation Technology showing up planes year accommodate increased servo load 10 Scale Masters entrants used alternate receiver/servo power source years meet Also please consider statement lawn mowers glow engines grass would nine feet tall fine scale airplanes lost year because bad glow plugs bad onboard glow-lighter ignition systems poor power-to-weight ratio due lower combustion power glow fuel great thing about carburetor gas~ engine set forget No need change carburetors reset needle valves worry about fuel draw tank location Its like being able forget about reliability radio units several years ago moved present-day equipment switch gas power youll never go back glow new gas engine designed models mind given away draw prize Scale Masters banquet new engine 62cc twin manufactured Center Mark uses twin C&H electronic ignition systems Center Mark design incorporates unique lubrication system eliminates typical shakiness noise associated chainsaw conversions according Ray 34 Model Aviation 4The fatal last flight Nick Tusas big Ia-scale Fokker DVII HesJohn Morris Louisville Kentucky used two ST 2500s ding another monster next yearscale scratch-built P-38J forked-tail devil fighter Sc JGHT T Biplane Roy Vaillancourts Stinson 1-5 Sentinel Marine colors passes judges leg Figure 8 maneuver Vaillancourts L-5 has lots cockpit detail radio headphone shoulder-holstered 45 observers 35mm camera Dick Hansen checks fields wind direction arrow before flying Flags wind socks standing straight out Woodall Center Mark Inc engine all-black two reliable Walbro carburetors 900 bellerank already installed easy throttle hookup Retail suggested $460 THE WINNERS STAND OUT Honoring own Scale Masters tradition awards presented Saturday night banquet long drawn-out event filled lots pride honor respect build fly worlds perfect collection models year Charlie Nelson won Best Civilian Best Scratch-Built awards famous Waco Cabin biplane Shallesh Patel won both High Static Best Military BVM F-86 Dick Hansen won Pilots Choice award Proctor Albatros DVa overcome emotion honor literally speechless Contest Directors Choice went another Albatros DVa scratch-built Tom Polapink new Scale Masters competitor Ed Newman has Storch toasted banquets Scale Masters Top Gun finally managed win Best Plan-Built unusual looking Storch Best Built-Up Kit wound up threeway tie between Sigs 1/3-scale Spacewalker built Bruce Tharpe new kit Sig known Spacewalker II built Harold Hester son famous Master scale builder Maxey Hester Jeff Foley A6M Zero Dave Platt kit can build can fly too Bruce placed fifth Jeff sixth Harold 29th out 51 contestants NEW STUFF SEEN AND LIKED photojonrnnlists cbnllenge look something different take pictures something new write about helps bring new perspective hobby both reader writer major problem too often same model has appeared over over again contests photo journalist has already taken pictures examples same plane appear contests new example trite no matter good job modeler has done new planes saw should know about Extra 300 Model Aviation Technology built first-time Scale Master Clark Hopkins though plane has kitted several manufacturers available ARF form nothing could prepare 1A-scale red white blue Chilean Aerobatic Team duplicate Clark scored 94 points static first try Scale Masters flew another Extra 300 done Circus Circus Pink Green White Purple halftime lunch break doing maneuvers book low inverted passes some two feet off deck real crowd pleaser pilots audience alike Clark used Zenoah G-62 engines both models same model scheduled fly Tournament Champions held Las Vegas late October 1992 meet invitational requires plane judged scale static points must able required maneuvers specific area sky known aerobatic box think Extra will show itself well judging aerobatics displayed Clark Scale Masters Another new plane little Albatros DVa built Tom Polapink took time woodgrain sides fuselage great new paint scheme caught eye took time mold own wheels using 0-rings tires Still another new entry twinengine B-25 painted all-yellow after fire bomber stationed out Alberta Canada B-25 built flown Bill Wilson Spokane Washington Bill used two Quadra 35s sounded great rpms beat together air flyby passes Nick Tusas big Fokker DVII always impressive because its sheer size alone Unfortunately Fokker crashed Nick placed 31st after scoring 89 points static Roy Vaillancourt flew newest design Continued page 51 April 1993 35 Mel Witley lost Hawker Sea Fury fourth round engine quit far out field plane stalled Clark Hopkins Extra 300 Chilean aero batic team colors German kit imported Model Aviation Technology Hopkins Extra 300 trails thick white smoke Zenoah G-62s Slimline muffler used B&B smoke fuel Bill Deverna checks craftsmanship Gene Bartons T6 Texan model spans 100 uses 42 Sachs power Tom Polapinks scratch-built AlbatrosThis motto applies modelersand DVa placed eighth first-ever Scalescale builders agree holds true Masters championshipenter competition often enough New products take maintenance building new heights Custom Cradles Feature Custom molded gray tubing--no ugly fittings Special neoprene foam--impervious fuel arid oil Lo Boy Standard Large X-Large Tall Boy Standard Large X-Large -S ~Idd Legs Tall Boy have h ng Call free brochure Dealer inquires welcome NEW Radio Rack use bIded position Call today order 1-800-C RADLE-0 272-3530 Folds easy storage Custom design built last Ready use--no building Easily adjusted Lo Boy Custom Cradles Lo Boy Standard--i 0 tall 22 long 3 5 wide fuselage $2190 Lo Boy Large--i 4 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $2590 Lo Boy X-Large--i 6 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage $2890 Tall Boy Custom Cradles Tall Boy Standard--32 tall 22 long 3to 5 wide fuselage $3490 Tall Boy Large--28 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $3690 Tall Boy X-Large--26 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage 3890 Accessories Legzi 8 tall 18 wide hardware included fits moat boses----$2990 Radio Rack--it folds compact protects radio home held 90 prices Include shipping handling Send check money order today shIp UPS daily 3177 East Fad Lowell Road #1 Tucson Aflzona 65716 first days racing Anthony Lopez first position Phil Bussell second Randy Ritch third Richard Oliver holding onto fast time 10556 Saturday evening awards banquet Holiday Inn Awards given top lOin National Points standings 1992 Youll find list elsewhere layout report last item listed pilot race number Sunday mornings racing supposed begin 900 am plan fly five rounds little fog racing delayed about 30 minutes bad Round Eight Heat Ken Howell won 106 beating Anthony Lopez 107 Finishing third Gary Roberts 109 great way start off day Heat Four Phil Bussell clip Fred French 106 107 fifth heat Richard Oliver beat Randy Ritch another very consistent 1 05s Randys 106 Round Nine Richard Oliver did Fred French 105 106 Round Ten Oliver turned yet another 105 edging out Anthony Lopez action moving Phil Bussell first place Round Eleven Heat Anthony Lopez sneaked past Fred French 10534 10562 leaving Mike Hammett third 109 Heat Four Oliver made 10524 Boy could just have Rounds Three back zeroes Round Twelve saw Phil Bussell first 40 points Anthony Lopez second 38 points Randy Ritch third 37 points wow guys What would fly against other first heat Round Twelve smoke cleared set new contest fast times Phil Bussell finished first 10488 Randy Ritch second 10490 Anthony Lopez third 10497 What race second heat Richard Oliver slowed down bit 10717 still won over Gary Roberts 10764 racing Quickie 500 Champion ships just great However few midairs folded wing crash Round Two Bob Nickle lost entry also few bumps quality racing spectacular flyoff second third places between Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Anthony won So ended years Championship Race Afterward Calcutta race some top fliers Phil Bussell Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Ken Howell Ken winner Boy missed race really missed good Heres hoping see 93 race e Mastersljenkins Continued page 35 Stinson L5 Sentinel cockpit detailing plane outstanding tight down shoulder-holstered 45 pilot 35mm camera held observer large greenhouse canopy allows good porthole look kind detailing spotlighted camo Marine paint scheme made plane look ready action air detailing High Static Awardwinning model F-86E built Shallesh Patel magnificent installation guns Bob Violett Models kit name emblazoned nose El Diablo graphics panel lines flush riveting lot work place model though made mb-on color transfers AeroLoft Patel installed operating wing slats air brakes along servo-driven opening canopy Going extra mile Shalleshs case won him High Static 98 points out possible 100 Best Military award ducted-fan jet Shallesh used new Nelson-built 91 engine also available Bob Violett Models RULE CHANGES FOR THE 1993 SCALE MASTERS Copies rule changes proposed 1993 handed out rough form will some mental adjustments made some careful selections aircraft model based new rules WORLDS BIGGEST SCALE PLANS & SOCEeElIrATIDN SERVICE lASGEE AIRCRAFT PROTOS PLANS ENLARGING 130 SCALE PLANS 120 PAGE CATALOG 5500USA & CANAGAoS puo $1000 AIR OVERSEAS SCALE PLAIS ASS PHOTO SERVICE 3209 MADISON AVE OREENSNDRONC 27403 191912925239 SCHOOLYARD MODEL AVIATORS 410-Hoe-ages scratch-build easily will custueCut parts plan costs alsa & ply Costs piog Write/call 59gM SET Premium Grade 3/4oz 38W byrd mm $2 50 yd Lower Prices 30 yds & up Weights Available Z Other TinLins 1W 17 Andrews Drive Daleville AL 38322 205 598-2287 400 1000 OST April 1993 51 WINGMAN SUPER CUSTOM Custom Cut Foam Wings Low *3 POf Sq Ft DOUBLE TAPER Setup Fees Low 815 per Orderi iHESend $1 Complete catalog lude $5 per order shipping/handling C__bW.W seu flU ~Ufl5OI em 566-3110 Superb Precision CNC Cutting major change affects mechanical options now included expected requirement model receive highest maximum static flight score using such things retractable landing gear flaps wing slats air brakes prototypical manner zero-distance rule crafts manship judging now cuts down zero flaws finish aircraft including weathering Now can just get judges agree photographs taken todays cameras 1000 times better what available photos painted planes being modeled taken Everyone will just have rely people have made job establish acceptable standard color chips go including fading dealing illusion fantasy now sound engine makes important well will see bigger bigger airplanes using gasoline-fueled engines will develop sound low-rpm piston engine using gas can make high-rpm glow engine just will able cut might have suggestions about new Scale Masters rules can mail comments ideas Kent Walters Scale Masters Harris Lee 4968 Lamia Way Oceanside CA 92056 THE SCALE MASTERS HISTORICAL LOOK Help wanted year founder Scale Masters Harris Lee asks someone step forward help take over reins position tradition has started may continued hope someone two someones will jump perpetuate excellence has initiated matter old times sake past locations Scale Masters did attend 1980 Fountain Valley California 1981 Louisville Kentucky 1982 Fountain Valley California 1983 Fountain Valley California 1984 Kansas City Missouri 1985 Phoenix Arizona 1986 Fountain Valley California 1987 Las Vegas Nevada 1988 Fort Knox Kentucky 1989 St Louis Missouri 1990 Irving Texas 1991 Las Vegas Nevada will next year Well rumor mill mentioned both East Coast upper Midwest 1993 location knows Probably Hams Lee himself THE SPONSORS THAT MAKE IT ALL POSSIBLE can bet Zaps Hershel Worth sales manager Pacer Technology will always 52 Model Aviation J ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 JService&RepairsForMostRadioControlSystems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzers Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance Extra UPS ail VISA MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ DOSS STEEDS 92 P-51D MUSTANG mawr m oc&u PROM WcSO MIMI i0O0 PTOIPSINI3 PLANS sSO00 PP PPOXY CLASS SS0 fry INCLUDOS ISISCLAGS PLANCANOM II4NU WING SIRS 547106 0 PP BOB HOLMAN PLANS POBOX 741 SAN BERNARDINO CA 92402 909 885 3959 FAX 909 889 9307 VISA AND MASTER CARD OK PBe Flag waver! per pI & MORE Seed iS major decals NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER RVt. SASI WNUMtAUUW MA 01020 413-525-4110 FAX 4l3-525-770~ support Scale Masters though Pacer driving force behind two premier scale meets Scale Masters Top Gun want forget thank other sponsors make meet such great success providing free goodies fliers generously gave contributions such items radios ldts discount coupons engines gift certificates hardware listed program Scale Masters Pacer Technology Sport Flyers Association Futaba Radio Airtronics Inc Horizon Proctor Yellow Aircraft Balsa USA Great Planes Distributors Hobby Shack Model Aviation Technology Roys Hobby Shop Bob Violett Models Ace RIC Aerospace Composite Products B&P Associates Coverite Cox Fiberglass Specialties Fox Hobby Lobby Hobbypoxy Bob Holman Plans Landing Products Lanier R/C Lone Star Models Midwest RAM S&R Batteries Scale Model Research Scale Plans & Photo Sig True-Turn US Aircore WE Technical Services Windsor Propellers R/C Modeler Magazine Innovative Model Products McDaniel Carl Goldberg Models Robinaire LG Scale Masters Irving RIC Flyers Association participants thank sponsors ask modelers support buying products next time need something local hobby shop t Cover Continued page 5 sleek Beech will fueled tied down night pilot will relax savor rewards good airmanship Staggerwing recreated model F-17D powered 330-horsepower Jacobs engine Model 17 existed several variations differing mainly engine installed F-17 typical series variation produced between 1938 1942 being built during 1939 An expensive state-of-the-art private business airplane its day Beech 17 now highly prized antique actively sought collectors restorers current status NC 18786 known artist model form Staggerwing has always offered great appeal its complexity has kept becoming common sight flying fields skilled touch required reproduce design accurate flying model modelers have acquired requisite mastery skills patience Beech 17 promises reward honest flight characteristics superb appearance true classic Continued poge 74 * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $275 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $275 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 Pk/2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc pa 5ox3786 CenterLne Mchgan4SOl5 Add $250 pp ng M ch gan es dents add 4% sa es tax o1 usC Largest Inventories Miniature Bearings Remote Control Models Cars ks Engines s es copters E 3 Complete Product Unes Premium Ultra-Seal ftictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Econo-Power bearings precisionengineered strength durability High Speed high heat engine bearings E Huge Inventory Standard US Metric Bearings E Low Prices Fast Delivery E Toll-Free Number tot Easy Ordering Dealer Programs Available Ask Boca Bearings local hobby shop Call 407 998-0004 Toll-f ree USA 800 332-3256 Toll-free Canada 800 553-3256 Fax Order 1407 998-0119 send $300 catalog Name Address CityState ____ Zip Seid Boca Bearing Dept C e 2004 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Ratos FL 33420 WILLIAMS ACCESSORIES BROTHERS ________________ 4 PILOTS STANDARD TSMAN VINTAGE TH CONTOUR BALLOON EN AGE 4 ENGINES PRATT & WHITNEY HT HONE PARTS T1 & WHITNEY HONE WRIGHT E GUNSJ LCWIS SPANDAU BELLUM LSASE FOR FREE ILLUSTRATED ORDER FORM 4LLzJS PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 April 1993 53 eBRASS HARDWARE LID WiLL STORE 2 TRANSMrn-ERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 16 x 1 P/u Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling 10 NORTHWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/04
Page Numbers: 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 51, 52, 53
The ters Finale Premier RC Scale Contests George Jenkins THIRTEEN Yes 1992 Scale Masters Tournament Irving Texas 13th time great event has held featured some new faces some old faces year Irving home Dallas Cowboys Fort Worth/Dallas Holiday Inn served headquarters hotel did two years ago Scale Masters meet also used same runway George F Myer Memorial Park located about two miles northeast motel Irving city park Ernest Harwood did great job Contest Director aided Irving R/C Flyers Association made up some 400 members Dr Miles Poor 1992 president association field new two years ago suffered some weather damage worst right centerline runway As result centerline used purposes rules interpretations centerline determined part runway used plane takeoff HERE COMES THE JUDGE Static judging went faster year since 48 planes entered major change judging craftsmanship four feet center airplane will changed zero feet 1993 will now have start thinking about finishing bottom aircraft well doing great riveting job top Scale Masters have already finishing top bottom years guess cockpit detailing will next item will need add well pilot figure already required Since adherence three-view fit surfaces wheel doors now included close-up look craftsmanship part static scoring maybe time consider amount work has done scratch builder versus kit builder since latter case someone elses efforts actually being judged kit builder has advantage parts have jig built molded perfection before Scale Master begins build April 1993 31 Some have suggested should two categories would Masters class have scratch-built greater part model plus Builder class choose use kit scheme would allow modelers compete against others group having similar requirements respect craftsmanship should inspire others move up old 10-point bonus just could what new category would encouragement scratch-built airplanes will hard anyone identify idea have never started out just three-view drawing have painstakingly built airplane scratch Flight judging much harder year since two pattern judges little experience scale contests joined ranks flight line quite adjustment have lay down AMA rule book Scale Masters way first time suspect Another major change scoring maneuvers location relationship judges scored 0 25 points realism plane doing maneuver also being scored 0 25 points rest score given judge range 0 5 points precision maneuver breakdown points get perfect 10 cause TEXAS some adjustment factor judges first time judges using same criteria never put words broken down completely till Kent Walters chief judge Harris Lee put heads together year think will good scale movement whole J ed Bert Baker year understand felt well enough come out opted come own Get well Bert missed four flight lines rather planned five two planes allowed take off grass latter being factor other competing Scale Masters contestants felt gave distinct advantage Since both same radio frequency flier sky himself first thing morning no other airplanes air him 32 Model Aviation 4Shallesh Patels F-85E included sliding canopy mat opened y RC using micro servo Model scored 98 static points l-Ieres tfle cannon detail 0 armament Patels I-lIgn static Score Award-winning Bob Violett Models kit F-86E Functional airbrakes Patels F-86E helped him earn Best Military High Static Score Awards Charlie Nelsons Waco Cabin biplane missed winning 92 Scale Masters mere 75 point Hes making bigger Don Bauers Missoula Montana modified Pica kit yielded 1/5-scale Cessna 182 used Webra 120 Futaba RC Most Scale Masters pilots talked recommended planes required fly off same surface same flight line order everyone else required fly no matter Scale Masters Championships held cant fly plane off same surface everyone else dont build type aircraftor add wheel tail skid everyone can slam dunk ball its time raise basket make smaller same time exacfly plan next years Scale Masters according rough draft revisions passed out pilot registration long pilots discussion followed Thursday night before start flying Friday morning MECHANICAL ITEMS DONT COUNT THE SAME Give some consideration year years follow more mechanical items full-size plane will have model score maximum static flight realism points No longer mechanical items option score automatic 10 points Now will downgraded Skyraider s wings dont fold up like Diego Lopezs factor will make playing field little level modelers will have start thinking about different models can built that complicated No longer necessary build heavy-metal warbird compete Scale Masters case point models several civilian aircraft placed top 20 year HURRICANES CANT HOLD YOU BACK hurricane couldnt hold back thirteenth-place winner year new contestant Clark Hopkins Florida weathered Hurricane Andrew lost hobby shop completely storm Clark still managed qualify just two weeks before Scale Masters Greg Nameys Keylime Classic Clark flew new A-scale Extra 300 imported Germany Model Aviation Technology painted red white blue color scheme Chilean Aerobatic team Halcones scored 94 static points first Scale Masterswith no modification kit Top Gun AMA Nationals Scale Champion Charles Nelsons Waco Cabin bipe placed second Bruce Tharpes h-scale Skywalker fourth Eighth place went Tom Polapinks scratch-built Albatros Dy-A another Albatros built Proctor kit veteran scale builder/video magnate Dick Hansen placed twelfth firefighter-bomber twin-engine plane called Canadair CL215 built Don Hatch Canada finished tenth Corvin Miller now famous Globe Swift fifteenth place Chuck Fuller seventeenth Super Stearman FIRST PLACE GOES TO BVM JET Terry Nitsch placed first year Bob Violett Models F-86 earned score 1845833 edging out Charles Nelson 75 point preventing winning Triple Crown modeling Charlie scored 97 static points Terrys 96 little bobble air must have done Charlie Charlie highest-scoring member Model Aviation Technology scale team using new six-volt Gel Cell receiver battery plane Gene Barton won Skil portable drill first days High Right Score toss coin since tied Dick Hansen 8625 Charlie Nelson also scored awards banquet Saturday night winning Best Civilian Charlies incredible reproduction Waco will now produced larger h-scale version will fly better can check out detailed three-views Paul Matts Scale Airplane Drawings Volume #1 Sunshine House LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS AT THE SCALE MASTERS Parts hard duplicate scale field landing gear wheels still stumbling block would scale modelers good wood cant turn metal usable set landing gear will hold up under contest conditions work reliably time Gene Bartons landing gear wheels have started appearing over scale circuit year because quality reliability Genes wheels machined out bar stock aircraft aluminum screw together over standard Du-Bro inflatable tire scalelike wheels youre going find Use Genes now-famous landing gear Skyraider has allowed start building previously hesitant because duplicating gear real problem have changed retracting mechanism over electrical actuation pneumatic converting Airtronics sail winch servo replacing old airbottle system Dave Platts lock-past-center design still popular other struts being custom-made fine retract system Robinair Impact Engineering units also seen Scale Masters entries well new company Glennis Robarts C-47 landing gear popular considered strong reliable enough serious Scale Masters contenders lightest weight wheels ones produced Byron Originals modelers have found have drawbacks such drawback plastic hubs second drawback associated wear scuffing foam rubber tires will absorb large amounts water soon original tread skin has worn off agreement among scale April 1993 33 Touchdown Bill McCallies Bert Baker kitted P-47D Bill used Moki 18 power plant 21-pound bird Bill Wilsons yellow Ziroli B-25H fire bomber used two gas Quadra 35cc engines really hummed together nicely innards Scott Fosters Cook-kit F-4 Phantom Scott used two 05 Max 65s fly 25-lb ducted fan model Blue Angels color scheme used negative-dihedral stabilizer Scott Scott Fosters F-4 very Fosters Middlebury Vermont F-4 made frequently seen model Phantoms easy identify air PLACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fliers hubs produced Gene Barton using reliable Du-Bro tires give best combination weight wear Top Gun winner Mel Whitley engineer marine industry worked fast accurately develop complex control systems Sea Fury reliable uses assistance spring gear retraction since both gravity air load working against mechanics As scale aircraft solving landing gear wheel problem should first priorities modelers list considering subject modeled second concern model size since now strong power plants out use heavier planes its perfectly feasible design larger -scale plane just fly better nearly affected windy conditions usually present scale contests POWER FOR THE BIG SCALE AIRCRAFT IN FUTURE SCALE MASTERS Going bigger has several ramifications use larger models engines means larger powerful RC servos must used larger servos draw current flight-pack battery bigger six-volt 1 200-mAh lead-acid gel cell batteries like imported Model Aviation Technology showing up planes year accommodate increased servo load 10 Scale Masters entrants used alternate receiver/servo power source years meet Also please consider statement lawn mowers glow engines grass would nine feet tall fine scale airplanes lost year because bad glow plugs bad onboard glow-lighter ignition systems poor power-to-weight ratio due lower combustion power glow fuel great thing about carburetor gas~ engine set forget No need change carburetors reset needle valves worry about fuel draw tank location Its like being able forget about reliability radio units several years ago moved present-day equipment switch gas power youll never go back glow new gas engine designed models mind given away draw prize Scale Masters banquet new engine 62cc twin manufactured Center Mark uses twin C&H electronic ignition systems Center Mark design incorporates unique lubrication system eliminates typical shakiness noise associated chainsaw conversions according Ray 34 Model Aviation 4The fatal last flight Nick Tusas big Ia-scale Fokker DVII HesJohn Morris Louisville Kentucky used two ST 2500s ding another monster next yearscale scratch-built P-38J forked-tail devil fighter Sc JGHT T Biplane Roy Vaillancourts Stinson 1-5 Sentinel Marine colors passes judges leg Figure 8 maneuver Vaillancourts L-5 has lots cockpit detail radio headphone shoulder-holstered 45 observers 35mm camera Dick Hansen checks fields wind direction arrow before flying Flags wind socks standing straight out Woodall Center Mark Inc engine all-black two reliable Walbro carburetors 900 bellerank already installed easy throttle hookup Retail suggested $460 THE WINNERS STAND OUT Honoring own Scale Masters tradition awards presented Saturday night banquet long drawn-out event filled lots pride honor respect build fly worlds perfect collection models year Charlie Nelson won Best Civilian Best Scratch-Built awards famous Waco Cabin biplane Shallesh Patel won both High Static Best Military BVM F-86 Dick Hansen won Pilots Choice award Proctor Albatros DVa overcome emotion honor literally speechless Contest Directors Choice went another Albatros DVa scratch-built Tom Polapink new Scale Masters competitor Ed Newman has Storch toasted banquets Scale Masters Top Gun finally managed win Best Plan-Built unusual looking Storch Best Built-Up Kit wound up threeway tie between Sigs 1/3-scale Spacewalker built Bruce Tharpe new kit Sig known Spacewalker II built Harold Hester son famous Master scale builder Maxey Hester Jeff Foley A6M Zero Dave Platt kit can build can fly too Bruce placed fifth Jeff sixth Harold 29th out 51 contestants NEW STUFF SEEN AND LIKED photojonrnnlists cbnllenge look something different take pictures something new write about helps bring new perspective hobby both reader writer major problem too often same model has appeared over over again contests photo journalist has already taken pictures examples same plane appear contests new example trite no matter good job modeler has done new planes saw should know about Extra 300 Model Aviation Technology built first-time Scale Master Clark Hopkins though plane has kitted several manufacturers available ARF form nothing could prepare 1A-scale red white blue Chilean Aerobatic Team duplicate Clark scored 94 points static first try Scale Masters flew another Extra 300 done Circus Circus Pink Green White Purple halftime lunch break doing maneuvers book low inverted passes some two feet off deck real crowd pleaser pilots audience alike Clark used Zenoah G-62 engines both models same model scheduled fly Tournament Champions held Las Vegas late October 1992 meet invitational requires plane judged scale static points must able required maneuvers specific area sky known aerobatic box think Extra will show itself well judging aerobatics displayed Clark Scale Masters Another new plane little Albatros DVa built Tom Polapink took time woodgrain sides fuselage great new paint scheme caught eye took time mold own wheels using 0-rings tires Still another new entry twinengine B-25 painted all-yellow after fire bomber stationed out Alberta Canada B-25 built flown Bill Wilson Spokane Washington Bill used two Quadra 35s sounded great rpms beat together air flyby passes Nick Tusas big Fokker DVII always impressive because its sheer size alone Unfortunately Fokker crashed Nick placed 31st after scoring 89 points static Roy Vaillancourt flew newest design Continued page 51 April 1993 35 Mel Witley lost Hawker Sea Fury fourth round engine quit far out field plane stalled Clark Hopkins Extra 300 Chilean aero batic team colors German kit imported Model Aviation Technology Hopkins Extra 300 trails thick white smoke Zenoah G-62s Slimline muffler used B&B smoke fuel Bill Deverna checks craftsmanship Gene Bartons T6 Texan model spans 100 uses 42 Sachs power Tom Polapinks scratch-built AlbatrosThis motto applies modelersand DVa placed eighth first-ever Scalescale builders agree holds true Masters championshipenter competition often enough New products take maintenance building new heights Custom Cradles Feature Custom molded gray tubing--no ugly fittings Special neoprene foam--impervious fuel arid oil Lo Boy Standard Large X-Large Tall Boy Standard Large X-Large -S ~Idd Legs Tall Boy have h ng Call free brochure Dealer inquires welcome NEW Radio Rack use bIded position Call today order 1-800-C RADLE-0 272-3530 Folds easy storage Custom design built last Ready use--no building Easily adjusted Lo Boy Custom Cradles Lo Boy Standard--i 0 tall 22 long 3 5 wide fuselage $2190 Lo Boy Large--i 4 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $2590 Lo Boy X-Large--i 6 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage $2890 Tall Boy Custom Cradles Tall Boy Standard--32 tall 22 long 3to 5 wide fuselage $3490 Tall Boy Large--28 tall 26 long 5 8 wide fuselage $3690 Tall Boy X-Large--26 tall 28 long 8 12 wide fuselage 3890 Accessories Legzi 8 tall 18 wide hardware included fits moat boses----$2990 Radio Rack--it folds compact protects radio home held 90 prices Include shipping handling Send check money order today shIp UPS daily 3177 East Fad Lowell Road #1 Tucson Aflzona 65716 first days racing Anthony Lopez first position Phil Bussell second Randy Ritch third Richard Oliver holding onto fast time 10556 Saturday evening awards banquet Holiday Inn Awards given top lOin National Points standings 1992 Youll find list elsewhere layout report last item listed pilot race number Sunday mornings racing supposed begin 900 am plan fly five rounds little fog racing delayed about 30 minutes bad Round Eight Heat Ken Howell won 106 beating Anthony Lopez 107 Finishing third Gary Roberts 109 great way start off day Heat Four Phil Bussell clip Fred French 106 107 fifth heat Richard Oliver beat Randy Ritch another very consistent 1 05s Randys 106 Round Nine Richard Oliver did Fred French 105 106 Round Ten Oliver turned yet another 105 edging out Anthony Lopez action moving Phil Bussell first place Round Eleven Heat Anthony Lopez sneaked past Fred French 10534 10562 leaving Mike Hammett third 109 Heat Four Oliver made 10524 Boy could just have Rounds Three back zeroes Round Twelve saw Phil Bussell first 40 points Anthony Lopez second 38 points Randy Ritch third 37 points wow guys What would fly against other first heat Round Twelve smoke cleared set new contest fast times Phil Bussell finished first 10488 Randy Ritch second 10490 Anthony Lopez third 10497 What race second heat Richard Oliver slowed down bit 10717 still won over Gary Roberts 10764 racing Quickie 500 Champion ships just great However few midairs folded wing crash Round Two Bob Nickle lost entry also few bumps quality racing spectacular flyoff second third places between Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Anthony won So ended years Championship Race Afterward Calcutta race some top fliers Phil Bussell Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Ken Howell Ken winner Boy missed race really missed good Heres hoping see 93 race e Mastersljenkins Continued page 35 Stinson L5 Sentinel cockpit detailing plane outstanding tight down shoulder-holstered 45 pilot 35mm camera held observer large greenhouse canopy allows good porthole look kind detailing spotlighted camo Marine paint scheme made plane look ready action air detailing High Static Awardwinning model F-86E built Shallesh Patel magnificent installation guns Bob Violett Models kit name emblazoned nose El Diablo graphics panel lines flush riveting lot work place model though made mb-on color transfers AeroLoft Patel installed operating wing slats air brakes along servo-driven opening canopy Going extra mile Shalleshs case won him High Static 98 points out possible 100 Best Military award ducted-fan jet Shallesh used new Nelson-built 91 engine also available Bob Violett Models RULE CHANGES FOR THE 1993 SCALE MASTERS Copies rule changes proposed 1993 handed out rough form will some mental adjustments made some careful selections aircraft model based new rules WORLDS BIGGEST SCALE PLANS & SOCEeElIrATIDN SERVICE lASGEE AIRCRAFT PROTOS PLANS ENLARGING 130 SCALE PLANS 120 PAGE CATALOG 5500USA & CANAGAoS puo $1000 AIR OVERSEAS SCALE PLAIS ASS PHOTO SERVICE 3209 MADISON AVE OREENSNDRONC 27403 191912925239 SCHOOLYARD MODEL AVIATORS 410-Hoe-ages scratch-build easily will custueCut parts plan costs alsa & ply Costs piog Write/call 59gM SET Premium Grade 3/4oz 38W byrd mm $2 50 yd Lower Prices 30 yds & up Weights Available Z Other TinLins 1W 17 Andrews Drive Daleville AL 38322 205 598-2287 400 1000 OST April 1993 51 WINGMAN SUPER CUSTOM Custom Cut Foam Wings Low *3 POf Sq Ft DOUBLE TAPER Setup Fees Low 815 per Orderi iHESend $1 Complete catalog lude $5 per order shipping/handling C__bW.W seu flU ~Ufl5OI em 566-3110 Superb Precision CNC Cutting major change affects mechanical options now included expected requirement model receive highest maximum static flight score using such things retractable landing gear flaps wing slats air brakes prototypical manner zero-distance rule crafts manship judging now cuts down zero flaws finish aircraft including weathering Now can just get judges agree photographs taken todays cameras 1000 times better what available photos painted planes being modeled taken Everyone will just have rely people have made job establish acceptable standard color chips go including fading dealing illusion fantasy now sound engine makes important well will see bigger bigger airplanes using gasoline-fueled engines will develop sound low-rpm piston engine using gas can make high-rpm glow engine just will able cut might have suggestions about new Scale Masters rules can mail comments ideas Kent Walters Scale Masters Harris Lee 4968 Lamia Way Oceanside CA 92056 THE SCALE MASTERS HISTORICAL LOOK Help wanted year founder Scale Masters Harris Lee asks someone step forward help take over reins position tradition has started may continued hope someone two someones will jump perpetuate excellence has initiated matter old times sake past locations Scale Masters did attend 1980 Fountain Valley California 1981 Louisville Kentucky 1982 Fountain Valley California 1983 Fountain Valley California 1984 Kansas City Missouri 1985 Phoenix Arizona 1986 Fountain Valley California 1987 Las Vegas Nevada 1988 Fort Knox Kentucky 1989 St Louis Missouri 1990 Irving Texas 1991 Las Vegas Nevada will next year Well rumor mill mentioned both East Coast upper Midwest 1993 location knows Probably Hams Lee himself THE SPONSORS THAT MAKE IT ALL POSSIBLE can bet Zaps Hershel Worth sales manager Pacer Technology will always 52 Model Aviation J ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 JService&RepairsForMostRadioControlSystems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzers Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance Extra UPS ail VISA MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ DOSS STEEDS 92 P-51D MUSTANG mawr m oc&u PROM WcSO MIMI i0O0 PTOIPSINI3 PLANS sSO00 PP PPOXY CLASS SS0 fry INCLUDOS ISISCLAGS PLANCANOM II4NU WING SIRS 547106 0 PP BOB HOLMAN PLANS POBOX 741 SAN BERNARDINO CA 92402 909 885 3959 FAX 909 889 9307 VISA AND MASTER CARD OK PBe Flag waver! per pI & MORE Seed iS major decals NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER RVt. SASI WNUMtAUUW MA 01020 413-525-4110 FAX 4l3-525-770~ support Scale Masters though Pacer driving force behind two premier scale meets Scale Masters Top Gun want forget thank other sponsors make meet such great success providing free goodies fliers generously gave contributions such items radios ldts discount coupons engines gift certificates hardware listed program Scale Masters Pacer Technology Sport Flyers Association Futaba Radio Airtronics Inc Horizon Proctor Yellow Aircraft Balsa USA Great Planes Distributors Hobby Shack Model Aviation Technology Roys Hobby Shop Bob Violett Models Ace RIC Aerospace Composite Products B&P Associates Coverite Cox Fiberglass Specialties Fox Hobby Lobby Hobbypoxy Bob Holman Plans Landing Products Lanier R/C Lone Star Models Midwest RAM S&R Batteries Scale Model Research Scale Plans & Photo Sig True-Turn US Aircore WE Technical Services Windsor Propellers R/C Modeler Magazine Innovative Model Products McDaniel Carl Goldberg Models Robinaire LG Scale Masters Irving RIC Flyers Association participants thank sponsors ask modelers support buying products next time need something local hobby shop t Cover Continued page 5 sleek Beech will fueled tied down night pilot will relax savor rewards good airmanship Staggerwing recreated model F-17D powered 330-horsepower Jacobs engine Model 17 existed several variations differing mainly engine installed F-17 typical series variation produced between 1938 1942 being built during 1939 An expensive state-of-the-art private business airplane its day Beech 17 now highly prized antique actively sought collectors restorers current status NC 18786 known artist model form Staggerwing has always offered great appeal its complexity has kept becoming common sight flying fields skilled touch required reproduce design accurate flying model modelers have acquired requisite mastery skills patience Beech 17 promises reward honest flight characteristics superb appearance true classic Continued poge 74 * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $275 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $275 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 Pk/2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc pa 5ox3786 CenterLne Mchgan4SOl5 Add $250 pp ng M ch gan es dents add 4% sa es tax o1 usC Largest Inventories Miniature Bearings Remote Control Models Cars ks Engines s es copters E 3 Complete Product Unes Premium Ultra-Seal ftictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Econo-Power bearings precisionengineered strength durability High Speed high heat engine bearings E Huge Inventory Standard US Metric Bearings E Low Prices Fast Delivery E Toll-Free Number tot Easy Ordering Dealer Programs Available Ask Boca Bearings local hobby shop Call 407 998-0004 Toll-f ree USA 800 332-3256 Toll-free Canada 800 553-3256 Fax Order 1407 998-0119 send $300 catalog Name Address CityState ____ Zip Seid Boca Bearing Dept C e 2004 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Ratos FL 33420 WILLIAMS ACCESSORIES BROTHERS ________________ 4 PILOTS STANDARD TSMAN VINTAGE TH CONTOUR BALLOON EN AGE 4 ENGINES PRATT & WHITNEY HT HONE PARTS T1 & WHITNEY HONE WRIGHT E GUNSJ LCWIS SPANDAU BELLUM LSASE FOR FREE ILLUSTRATED ORDER FORM 4LLzJS PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 April 1993 53 eBRASS HARDWARE LID WiLL STORE 2 TRANSMrn-ERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 16 x 1 P/u Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling 10 NORTHWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/04
Page Numbers: 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 51, 52, 53
The ters Finale Premier RC Scale Contests George Jenkins THIRTEEN Yes 1992 Scale Masters Tournament Irving Texas 13th time great event has held featured some new faces some old faces year Irving home Dallas Cowboys Fort Worth/Dallas Holiday Inn served headquarters hotel did two years ago Scale Masters meet also used same runway George F Myer Memorial Park located about two miles northeast motel Irving city park Ernest Harwood did great job Contest Director aided Irving R/C Flyers Association made up some 400 members Dr Miles Poor 1992 president association field new two years ago suffered some weather damage worst right centerline runway As result centerline used purposes rules interpretations centerline determined part runway used plane takeoff HERE COMES THE JUDGE Static judging went faster year since 48 planes entered major change judging craftsmanship four feet center airplane will changed zero feet 1993 will now have start thinking about finishing bottom aircraft well doing great riveting job top Scale Masters have already finishing top bottom years guess cockpit detailing will next item will need add well pilot figure already required Since adherence three-view fit surfaces wheel doors now included close-up look craftsmanship part static scoring maybe time consider amount work has done scratch builder versus kit builder since latter case someone elses efforts actually being judged kit builder has advantage parts have jig built molded perfection before Scale Master begins build April 1993 31 Some have suggested should two categories would Masters class have scratch-built greater part model plus Builder class choose use kit scheme would allow modelers compete against others group having similar requirements respect craftsmanship should inspire others move up old 10-point bonus just could what new category would encouragement scratch-built airplanes will hard anyone identify idea have never started out just three-view drawing have painstakingly built airplane scratch Flight judging much harder year since two pattern judges little experience scale contests joined ranks flight line quite adjustment have lay down AMA rule book Scale Masters way first time suspect Another major change scoring maneuvers location relationship judges scored 0 25 points realism plane doing maneuver also being scored 0 25 points rest score given judge range 0 5 points precision maneuver breakdown points get perfect 10 cause TEXAS some adjustment factor judges first time judges using same criteria never put words broken down completely till Kent Walters chief judge Harris Lee put heads together year think will good scale movement whole J ed Bert Baker year understand felt well enough come out opted come own Get well Bert missed four flight lines rather planned five two planes allowed take off grass latter being factor other competing Scale Masters contestants felt gave distinct advantage Since both same radio frequency flier sky himself first thing morning no other airplanes air him 32 Model Aviation 4Shallesh Patels F-85E included sliding canopy mat opened y RC using micro servo Model scored 98 static points l-Ieres tfle cannon detail 0 armament Patels I-lIgn static Score Award-winning Bob Violett Models kit F-86E Functional airbrakes Patels F-86E helped him earn Best Military High Static Score Awards Charlie Nelsons Waco Cabin biplane missed winning 92 Scale Masters mere 75 point Hes making bigger Don Bauers Missoula Montana modified Pica kit yielded 1/5-scale Cessna 182 used Webra 120 Futaba RC Most Scale Masters pilots talked recommended planes required fly off same surface same flight line order everyone else required fly no matter Scale Masters Championships held cant fly plane off same surface everyone else dont build type aircraftor add wheel tail skid everyone can slam dunk ball its time raise basket make smaller same time exacfly plan next years Scale Masters according rough draft revisions passed out pilot registration long pilots discussion followed Thursday night before start flying Friday morning MECHANICAL ITEMS DONT COUNT THE SAME Give some consideration year years follow more mechanical items full-size plane will have model score maximum static flight realism points No longer mechanical items option score automatic 10 points Now will downgraded Skyraider s wings dont fold up like Diego Lopezs factor will make playing field little level modelers will have start thinking about different models can built that complicated No longer necessary build heavy-metal warbird compete Scale Masters case point models several civilian aircraft placed top 20 year HURRICANES CANT HOLD YOU BACK hurricane couldnt hold back thirteenth-place winner year new contestant Clark Hopkins Florida weathered Hurricane Andrew lost hobby shop completely storm Clark still managed qualify just two weeks before Scale Masters Greg Nameys Keylime Classic Clark flew new A-scale Extra 300 imported Germany Model Aviation Technology painted red white blue color scheme Chilean Aerobatic team Halcones scored 94 static points first Scale Masterswith no modification kit Top Gun AMA Nationals Scale Champion Charles Nelsons Waco Cabin bipe placed second Bruce Tharpes h-scale Skywalker fourth Eighth place went Tom Polapinks scratch-built Albatros Dy-A another Albatros built Proctor kit veteran scale builder/video magnate Dick Hansen placed twelfth firefighter-bomber twin-engine plane called Canadair CL215 built Don Hatch Canada finished tenth Corvin Miller now famous Globe Swift fifteenth place Chuck Fuller seventeenth Super Stearman FIRST PLACE GOES TO BVM JET Terry Nitsch placed first year Bob Violett Models F-86 earned score 1845833 edging out Charles Nelson 75 point preventing winning Triple Crown modeling Charlie scored 97 static points Terrys 96 little bobble air must have done Charlie Charlie highest-scoring member Model Aviation Technology scale team using new six-volt Gel Cell receiver battery plane Gene Barton won Skil portable drill first days High Right Score toss coin since tied Dick Hansen 8625 Charlie Nelson also scored awards banquet Saturday night winning Best Civilian Charlies incredible reproduction Waco will now produced larger h-scale version will fly better can check out detailed three-views Paul Matts Scale Airplane Drawings Volume #1 Sunshine House LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS AT THE SCALE MASTERS Parts hard duplicate scale field landing gear wheels still stumbling block would scale modelers good wood cant turn metal usable set landing gear will hold up under contest conditions work reliably time Gene Bartons landing gear wheels have started appearing over scale circuit year because quality reliability Genes wheels machined out bar stock aircraft aluminum screw together over standard Du-Bro inflatable tire scalelike wheels youre going find Use Genes now-famous landing gear Skyraider has allowed start building previously hesitant because duplicating gear real problem have changed retracting mechanism over electrical actuation pneumatic converting Airtronics sail winch servo replacing old airbottle system Dave Platts lock-past-center design still popular other struts being custom-made fine retract system Robinair Impact Engineering units also seen Scale Masters entries well new company Glennis Robarts C-47 landing gear popular considered strong reliable enough serious Scale Masters contenders lightest weight wheels ones produced Byron Originals modelers have found have drawbacks such drawback plastic hubs second drawback associated wear scuffing foam rubber tires will absorb large amounts water soon original tread skin has worn off agreement among scale April 1993 33 Touchdown Bill McCallies Bert Baker kitted P-47D Bill used Moki 18 power plant 21-pound bird Bill Wilsons yellow Ziroli B-25H fire bomber used two gas Quadra 35cc engines really hummed together nicely innards Scott Fosters Cook-kit F-4 Phantom Scott used two 05 Max 65s fly 25-lb ducted fan model Blue Angels color scheme used negative-dihedral stabilizer Scott Scott Fosters F-4 very Fosters Middlebury Vermont F-4 made frequently seen model Phantoms easy identify air PLACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fliers hubs produced Gene Barton using reliable Du-Bro tires give best combination weight wear Top Gun winner Mel Whitley engineer marine industry worked fast accurately develop complex control systems Sea Fury reliable uses assistance spring gear retraction since both gravity air load working against mechanics As scale aircraft solving landing gear wheel problem should first priorities modelers list considering subject modeled second concern model size since now strong power plants out use heavier planes its perfectly feasible design larger -scale plane just fly better nearly affected windy conditions usually present scale contests POWER FOR THE BIG SCALE AIRCRAFT IN FUTURE SCALE MASTERS Going bigger has several ramifications use larger models engines means larger powerful RC servos must used larger servos draw current flight-pack battery bigger six-volt 1 200-mAh lead-acid gel cell batteries like imported Model Aviation Technology showing up planes year accommodate increased servo load 10 Scale Masters entrants used alternate receiver/servo power source years meet Also please consider statement lawn mowers glow engines grass would nine feet tall fine scale airplanes lost year because bad glow plugs bad onboard glow-lighter ignition systems poor power-to-weight ratio due lower combustion power glow fuel great thing about carburetor gas~ engine set forget No need change carburetors reset needle valves worry about fuel draw tank location Its like being able forget about reliability radio units several years ago moved present-day equipment switch gas power youll never go back glow new gas engine designed models mind given away draw prize Scale Masters banquet new engine 62cc twin manufactured Center Mark uses twin C&H electronic ignition systems Center Mark design incorporates unique lubrication system eliminates typical shakiness noise associated chainsaw conversions according Ray 34 Model Aviation 4The fatal last flight Nick Tusas big Ia-scale Fokker DVII HesJohn Morris Louisville Kentucky used two ST 2500s ding another monster next yearscale scratch-built P-38J forked-tail devil fighter Sc JGHT T Biplane Roy Vaillancourts Stinson 1-5 Sentinel Marine colors passes judges leg Figure 8 maneuver Vaillancourts L-5 has lots cockpit detail radio headphone shoulder-holstered 45 observers 35mm camera Dick Hansen checks fields wind direction arrow before flying Flags wind socks standing straight out Woodall Center Mark Inc engine all-black two reliable Walbro carburetors 900 bellerank already installed easy throttle hookup Retail suggested $460 THE WINNERS STAND OUT Honoring own Scale Masters tradition awards presented Saturday night banquet long drawn-out event filled lots pride honor respect build fly worlds perfect collection models year Charlie Nelson won Best Civilian Best Scratch-Built awards famous Waco Cabin biplane Shallesh Patel won both High Static Best Military BVM F-86 Dick Hansen won Pilots Choice award Proctor Albatros DVa overcome emotion honor literally speechless Contest Directors Choice went another Albatros DVa scratch-built Tom Polapink new Scale Masters competitor Ed Newman has Storch toasted banquets Scale Masters Top Gun finally managed win Best Plan-Built unusual looking Storch Best Built-Up Kit wound up threeway tie between Sigs 1/3-scale Spacewalker built Bruce Tharpe new kit Sig known Spacewalker II built Harold Hester son famous Master scale builder Maxey Hester Jeff Foley A6M Zero Dave Platt kit can build can fly too Bruce placed fifth Jeff sixth Harold 29th out 51 contestants NEW STUFF SEEN AND LIKED photojonrnnlists cbnllenge look something different take pictures something new write about helps bring new perspective hobby both reader writer major problem too often same model has appeared over over again contests photo journalist has already taken pictures examples same plane appear contests new example trite no matter good job modeler has done new planes saw should know about Extra 300 Model Aviation Technology built first-time Scale Master Clark Hopkins though plane has kitted several manufacturers available ARF form nothing could prepare 1A-scale red white blue Chilean Aerobatic Team duplicate Clark scored 94 points static first try Scale Masters flew another Extra 300 done Circus Circus Pink Green White Purple halftime lunch break doing maneuvers book low inverted passes some two feet off deck real crowd pleaser pilots audience alike Clark used Zenoah G-62 engines both models same model scheduled fly Tournament Champions held Las Vegas late October 1992 meet invitational requires plane judged scale static points must able required maneuvers specific area sky known aerobatic box think Extra will show itself well judging aerobatics displayed Clark Scale Masters Another new plane little Albatros DVa built Tom Polapink took time woodgrain sides fuselage great new paint scheme caught eye took time mold own wheels using 0-rings tires Still another new entry twinengine B-25 painted all-yellow after fire bomber stationed out Alberta Canada B-25 built flown Bill Wilson Spokane Washington Bill used two Quadra 35s sounded great rpms beat together air flyby passes Nick Tusas big Fokker DVII always impressive because its sheer size alone Unfortunately Fokker crashed Nick placed 31st after scoring 89 points static Roy Vaillancourt flew newest design Continued page 51 April 1993 35 Mel Witley lost Hawker Sea Fury fourth round engine quit far out field plane stalled Clark Hopkins Extra 300 Chilean aero batic team colors German kit imported Model Aviation Technology Hopkins Extra 300 trails thick white smoke Zenoah G-62s Slimline muffler used B&B smoke fuel Bill Deverna checks craftsmanship Gene Bartons T6 Texan model spans 100 uses 42 Sachs power Tom Polapinks scratch-built 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Oliver turned yet another 105 edging out Anthony Lopez action moving Phil Bussell first place Round Eleven Heat Anthony Lopez sneaked past Fred French 10534 10562 leaving Mike Hammett third 109 Heat Four Oliver made 10524 Boy could just have Rounds Three back zeroes Round Twelve saw Phil Bussell first 40 points Anthony Lopez second 38 points Randy Ritch third 37 points wow guys What would fly against other first heat Round Twelve smoke cleared set new contest fast times Phil Bussell finished first 10488 Randy Ritch second 10490 Anthony Lopez third 10497 What race second heat Richard Oliver slowed down bit 10717 still won over Gary Roberts 10764 racing Quickie 500 Champion ships just great However few midairs folded wing crash Round Two Bob Nickle lost entry also few bumps quality racing spectacular flyoff second third places between Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Anthony won So ended years Championship Race Afterward Calcutta race some top fliers Phil Bussell Anthony Lopez Randy Ritch Ken 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