Top Gun '91

Not camcorder camera idle Bob Fiorenzes FA-la takes skies Top Gun inaugural 1989 Top Gun twin ducted-fan model Yellow Aircraft kit always draws crowd landing gear has perfect scale detail years prestigious by-invitation-only Scale meet big news civilian aircraft broke fan jets stranglehold top 10and Mel Whitleys realistically detailed great-flying Hawker Sea Fury took Top Gun EGeorge Jenkins THE PALM BEACH Polo Country Club West Palm Beach Florida showcase location arranged Frank Tiano Palm Beach Arrow Club years Top Gun Invitational held May 2-5 1991 Herschel Worthy Pacer Technology known its Zap family CyA glues Lewis DeFancesco Jr Model Airplane News main sponsors prestigious annual Scale competition site inunensea polo field large four football fields put together palm trees north end field looked pretty menacing good reason Only plane managed hit final approach results disastrous grandstand filled during both days competition viewing great upper seats panoramic view Top Gun pits flight linesa perfect vantage point photos close-up shots could come down fence year pit areas opened flight demonstrations during noon break both days increasing chances getting good close-up shots tents next stadium could found variety terrific foods well shops manufacturers booths addition Pacer Technology Model Airplane News raft other sponsors donated kits accessories sponsorship helps promote industry necessary success event large alphabetical order Ace RIC Aeroloft Airtronics Bob Violett Models Cox Hobbies Dave Platt Models Eagle Editions Frank Tiano Enterprises Futaba Glenn Torrence Models Hangar Hobbico House Balsa Impact Engineering Innovative Design JTec MGA Pilots RIC Report R/C Kits Robart Mfg Royal Products Tanzer Plans Len Manufacturers terrific showcase waresana pienty OT TOIK5 eager DC snown Right such great vantage pIt5 four flight lines Dave Platt Bill Williams no trouble keeping audience informed amused throughout two-day meet 26 Model Aviation fuel cans fuel pumps donated Orange Blossom Hobbies Byron Originals donated fuel McDaniel RIC donated Ny-Starters used needy contestants big news year First place went ducted-fan jet Mel Whitleys Hawker Sea fury heavy metal World War II replica took lead after first round never looked back Mel Lynn Haven Florida Panhandle designed built flew winning plane third Sea Fury hes made 26-lb 80/2-in-wingspan model has flaps electric retracts wing retracts use Airtronicss powerful sail winch servos normal eight-second transit time judges opinion makes perfect retract speed nice touch performance realism Mels OS 300 backfired through exhaust pipes Fury whistled roared like full-scale engine Mel used Futaba equipment modified transmitter switches appropriately located scale operations Actually Mel won scant 175 points over first runner-up Terry Nitsch moved up eighth place last years contest F-86F Violet kit featured drop tanks over 20000 rivets Adding average Mels three best flight scores static score 9058 gave points total 18137 compared Nitschs total 17962 Right behind Nitsch third place Ron Gilman own F-86 same vaulted him first place 1990 contest Unfortunately Gilmans plane totaled during demonstration flights after meet ended Sunday Bob Fiorenze 1989 Top Gun also made top 10 flying big FA-18 Fiorenze finished ninth static score 8736 Diego Lopez came fourth another WW II fighter workhorse Skyraider built Rick Lewis Accuscale kit finished 6ff scale gear wheels genius Gene Bartons machine shop Gene Barton also machined realistic looking P-5 1 wheels Charley Chamberss Big Beautiful Doll picture wheels screw-together hubs can seen Scalemasters article February 1991 issue Model Aviation neat thing about lightweight allaluminum hubs theyre used standard Du-Bro tires Its simple Just deflate tires mount axle collar screw hubs together reinflate tires Charley Chambers did warn however some tires have weak places inflate alikesomething prepared decide use idea Charleys Big Beautiful Doll 81-inspan P-5 iD built Dave Platt kit using Moki power won 1990 Scalemasters championship 1991 Top Gun oaly came respectable fifth also received Best Markings High Flight awards latter highest flight score 93 points out possible 100 civilian aircraft entering Top Gun unprecedented numbers placing well World War II heavy metal fan jets losing headlock top 10 Charley Nelsons Waco bipe finished sixth top 10 Wacos landing October 1991 27 Lell 1nauncey uance ana mike uoiaoway enerea mis vougnm u-i bipe Ifl Team Scale Though Su-1 common enough its day first replica author has seen features six-cylinder engine made six 200 Right Scratch-built Richard Crapp England De Haviliand DH-89 Rapide pilots choice Best Biplane 148-in-span 35-lb ship uses two Enya 120s Left Leave Bob Underwood come up something different repeat Russian Stormovik author flew 20 years ago both Bob lived Midwest Bob AMA Technical Director talented Scaie modeler whod copy bumblebee could scale up set plans wait everyone dare him make fly Right Hurricanes aiways favorite Top Gun meets David Toyer brought 120-In-span version England Its first competition Unfortunately landing gear failed early meet Left took muitiple passes up down field veteran tan-jet pilot Dennis crooks tinaiiy got Mark Frankeis Lear 35 air baiky right fan probiem two won Engineering Excellence award efforts Right Head-on view Richard Crappo De Havil land DH-89 Rapide Model flashed extra-bright landing iight Up close its difficult fit quarter-scale plane inside camera lens lights great interior detail helped earn highest static score 9243 Expert class Nelsons flight scores consistently between 80 85 points Gene Bartons Skyraider now-familiar gray color scheme racked up total 17726 points seventh place Barton used Webra Bully engine swinging 18 x 8 prop Flying prototypical tail-high attitude Skyraider has kind sound fury make real crowd pilotpleaser Bob Violett never counted out year finished eighth place total score 17701 Bobs daughter Patti builder/partner Paul Schuessler placed third Team Scale events piloting F-86F just like dads Its great see gal much talent moving up team event good way Bob Fiorenzes big twin ducted-fan FA-18 jet Yellow Aircraft kit impressive time flies landing gear works just like the prototype making soft landings Bob dealer Yellow Aircraft visit hobby shop Winter Springs Florida will tell knows stock store competition modelers Corvin Millers fully aerobatic Globe Swift another civilian airplane has popular years took 10th place pilots choice Best Civilian aircraft Miller famous F8U Corsair first attempt civilian field chose subject because full-scale original Swift Venice Florida just 30 minutes hometown Sarasota found paint scheme lines irresistible Several models crashed During practice flight Friday Hal Parentis Ryan Fireball strained through palm tree after wide turn final caused severe case aileron flutter Others included Jeff Foleys A6M3-32 Zero Scott Fosters beautiful P-47D Fosters case failure left flap servo full Down just screwed airplane ground Shailesh Patel dramatic crash Since its easier get good flight shots during practice contest itself asked Shailesh make low close pass camera No sooner dropped nose applied full power Bully engine wings flew up down aileron began fluttering violently plane made large barrel roll right crashed exhibitors parking lot P-47 total loss thankful no damage person property French team rolled out big shipping crate containing Byron F-20 replace its first choice Scale event crashed two weeks earlier crew four including pilot Andre Nougier builder Roland Inguimberty worked day long getting Byron jet ready seems completely disassembled plane removing equipment engine works before shipping 28 Model Aviation Left One look knew High Static honors wouid go Starting Proctor kit buiider Kim Foster created true museumquality repiicsthere simply nothing Jenny doesnt have Piiot Geoff Combs topped off modeis 9285 static scorn fIrst place Team Scaie Right Mci Whitisys immaculate Hawker Sea Fury took first piace Expert Scale become Top Gun 91 Left Wayne Seiwert won Critics Choice Nakajima Frank Ki44 white fieid around traditionsi Japanese rising sun indicated piane home defense Right Another Japanese piane Jeff Foleys cupped-wing version A6M3-32 Zero Dave Piatt kit third-placer iast years meet crashed tIme around Jeff probably started pianning next years modei way home Len Dennis DeWeese used 2500 Moki 79 in-span 18-lb Messerschmitt 109G Dave Platt kit Right Nick Ziroli Sr Bili Steffes won Best Miiitary award D18 Twin Beech bulit prototype fromwhat eiseNick Ziroll plans An outstanding flier Pilot Geoff Combs builder Kim Foster team event winners earning total 17856 points immaculate 14 Jenny Proctor kit engine detailing Pilot Nick Ziroli Sr builder Bill Steffes flew Zirolis newly designed Beech 18 twin-engine model total 17461 points second place 1 14-in-span 35-lb model uses Quadra SOs Its all-white paint scheme bright orange strip makes easy see air As noted above third place went Patti Violett withwhat else Violet F-86F brought 17454 points Among impressive Giant Scale entries 40-lb scratch-built Mosquito 122-in-span wingthats 10 ft 2 folks shipped England entered Team Scale event Richard Rawle Peter Guiver Now available kit form titan very maneuverable despite its size did appear bit underpowered Another English ship monster-scale proportions David Toyers 120-in Hurricane Toyer scored 8043 static 50 points flight segment before landing damage forced him out competition North Carolinas David Hays kept crowd interested crop-dusted field concoction powder grits Rockwell Thrush Chuck Fuller equally entertaining demonstration sponsored Byron Originals showed stability manufacturers new kit Russian aerobatic Sukhoi through series low-level inverted passes smoke Richard Crapp flew England received Best Biplane award scratch-built quarter-scale DH-89 Rapide prestigious Critics Choice award went Wayne Seiwerts unusual rendition Japanese plane Nakajima Frank Ki-84 Because balky right fan Mark Frankels twin ducted-fan Lear 35 difficult time getting airborne partner veteran fan-jet pilot Dennis Crooks managed get airplane up flying after several runs Frankel Crooks won Engineering Excellence award efforts Bill Steffess D18 Twin Beech its simple paint scheme judged Best Military plane Judging Top Gun year judges got together discuss models individually After pointing out what observed right wrong about plane regard craftsmanship color markings accuracy outline judges sat down score three areas system allows judges point out things others might have missed allows judge superior knowledge particular aircraft share information peers No attempts influence detected Evaluating high-caliber models way thats both timely fair demands judges energy jury member inclined hed have no time try sell aircraft over October 1991 29 Left Jim Maury Maroney Hanford California entered great-looking P51 D Dave Platt kit Jim used chrome duct tape Byron struts whecis Spring Air retracts impact Engineering cyiinders Maury Maroney waa Team Scale pilot Right Skyraider lineup right left Gene Bartons gray seventh place Rick Lewiss blue 20th place Diego Lopezs camouflage Rick Lewis-designed kit made Accuscale RC Model Products Gene Bartons scale landing gear wheels lend distinction Left Front three-quarters view Wayne Seiwerts Nakajima Frank Ki-84 giving better look excellent workmanship nicely done markings Right Meticulous work Scott Foster quarter-scale P-47D Bert Baker kit Left Patti Vloieu aaugnier OT Tan-let entrepreneur Bob Vioiett finished third Team Scale F-86F built partner Paul Schuesaler bad first woman Top Gun Naturally model VioJet kit Right Britishers Richard Rawie Peter Guiver picked just right habitat big Mosquito finished ninth Team Scale 40-lb 122-in-span goilath Mike Kuicryk Texas picked unusual British warbird model World War II Vickers supermarine Attacker married new jet fuselage proven Spiff ire wing Andre Nougier flew F-20 prototype built Team Scale partner Roland Inguimberty Byron Originals kit another judges congratulated tough job well done scoresheets Top Gun meets include comments section contestants find useful After models have judged builders can check out areas weak adjust modify models appropriately make winners Call construction criticism chief judges ruling pictures full-size plane could take priority over three-view drawings standard against judge entries Advice Scale builders great three-views available some accurate others Try make sure ones use correct three-views Corvin Miller used Swift showed rudder incorrect angle tail day no full-size Swift has found factory-built rudder shown available three-views plane second case point three-view P-5 1 D purchased Jim Pepino contest drawing Bob Banka Scale Model Research Costa Mesa California different photos P-s iD Miss America paint scheme used Reno Air Races photos show clipped-wing version full wing rib spacingabout three feethas removed 45 angled tip replacing regular tip What happened suspect original design specified full-size wing later modified gain speed Its important build model three-view youre planning use presentation isnt possible youd better off eliminating threeview altogether using picture full-size prototype questions needs answer before beginning next Scale project might just winner thatll land invitation 1992 Top Gun youve never attended big-league Scale event put Top Gun top list things 92 Youll see best best have chance meet talk premier Scale modelers over world Its also good excuse take much-needed winter vacation sunny Arizona next years scheduled venue As plans stand now contest will back Florida 93 youre buy Top Gun hat come back brag flying buddies about lucky have attended Bring video camera too II 30 Model Aviation Leff its nice see camouflage paint scheme P-40 David Voglunds P-40E has 05 Max 120 Futaba radio drop tank tank used two allowed mechanical options Right unexpected camouflage turned up Garland Hamiltons F-86 Sabre Jet L uiier Tiew mis nyrun urigmnsis liii UI 1115 u rific vertical performance smoke added realism famous raspberry paint scheme Sacha Imar MU johnsons Seversky P-35A all-chrome airplane meet

Not camcorder camera idle Bob Fiorenzes FA-la takes skies Top Gun inaugural 1989 Top Gun twin ducted-fan model Yellow Aircraft kit always draws crowd landing gear has perfect scale detail years prestigious by-invitation-only Scale meet big news civilian aircraft broke fan jets stranglehold top 10and Mel Whitleys realistically detailed great-flying Hawker Sea Fury took Top Gun EGeorge Jenkins THE PALM BEACH Polo Country Club West Palm Beach Florida showcase location arranged Frank Tiano Palm Beach Arrow Club years Top Gun Invitational held May 2-5 1991 Herschel Worthy Pacer Technology known its Zap family CyA glues Lewis DeFancesco Jr Model Airplane News main sponsors prestigious annual Scale competition site inunensea polo field large four football fields put together palm trees north end field looked pretty menacing good reason Only plane managed hit final approach results disastrous grandstand filled during both days competition viewing great upper seats panoramic view Top Gun pits flight linesa perfect vantage point photos close-up shots could come down fence year pit areas opened flight demonstrations during noon break both days increasing chances getting good close-up shots tents next stadium could found variety terrific foods well shops manufacturers booths addition Pacer Technology Model Airplane News raft other sponsors donated kits accessories sponsorship helps promote industry necessary success event large alphabetical order Ace RIC Aeroloft Airtronics Bob Violett Models Cox Hobbies Dave Platt Models Eagle Editions Frank Tiano Enterprises Futaba Glenn Torrence Models Hangar Hobbico House Balsa Impact Engineering Innovative Design JTec MGA Pilots RIC Report R/C Kits Robart Mfg Royal Products Tanzer Plans Len Manufacturers terrific showcase waresana pienty OT TOIK5 eager DC snown Right such great vantage pIt5 four flight lines Dave Platt Bill Williams no trouble keeping audience informed amused throughout two-day meet 26 Model Aviation fuel cans fuel pumps donated Orange Blossom Hobbies Byron Originals donated fuel McDaniel RIC donated Ny-Starters used needy contestants big news year First place went ducted-fan jet Mel Whitleys Hawker Sea fury heavy metal World War II replica took lead after first round never looked back Mel Lynn Haven Florida Panhandle designed built flew winning plane third Sea Fury hes made 26-lb 80/2-in-wingspan model has flaps electric retracts wing retracts use Airtronicss powerful sail winch servos normal eight-second transit time judges opinion makes perfect retract speed nice touch performance realism Mels OS 300 backfired through exhaust pipes Fury whistled roared like full-scale engine Mel used Futaba equipment modified transmitter switches appropriately located scale operations Actually Mel won scant 175 points over first runner-up Terry Nitsch moved up eighth place last years contest F-86F Violet kit featured drop tanks over 20000 rivets Adding average Mels three best flight scores static score 9058 gave points total 18137 compared Nitschs total 17962 Right behind Nitsch third place Ron Gilman own F-86 same vaulted him first place 1990 contest Unfortunately Gilmans plane totaled during demonstration flights after meet ended Sunday Bob Fiorenze 1989 Top Gun also made top 10 flying big FA-18 Fiorenze finished ninth static score 8736 Diego Lopez came fourth another WW II fighter workhorse Skyraider built Rick Lewis Accuscale kit finished 6ff scale gear wheels genius Gene Bartons machine shop Gene Barton also machined realistic looking P-5 1 wheels Charley Chamberss Big Beautiful Doll picture wheels screw-together hubs can seen Scalemasters article February 1991 issue Model Aviation neat thing about lightweight allaluminum hubs theyre used standard Du-Bro tires Its simple Just deflate tires mount axle collar screw hubs together reinflate tires Charley Chambers did warn however some tires have weak places inflate alikesomething prepared decide use idea Charleys Big Beautiful Doll 81-inspan P-5 iD built Dave Platt kit using Moki power won 1990 Scalemasters championship 1991 Top Gun oaly came respectable fifth also received Best Markings High Flight awards latter highest flight score 93 points out possible 100 civilian aircraft entering Top Gun unprecedented numbers placing well World War II heavy metal fan jets losing headlock top 10 Charley Nelsons Waco bipe finished sixth top 10 Wacos landing October 1991 27 Lell 1nauncey uance ana mike uoiaoway enerea mis vougnm u-i bipe Ifl Team Scale Though Su-1 common enough its day first replica author has seen features six-cylinder engine made six 200 Right Scratch-built Richard Crapp England De Haviliand DH-89 Rapide pilots choice Best Biplane 148-in-span 35-lb ship uses two Enya 120s Left Leave Bob Underwood come up something different repeat Russian Stormovik author flew 20 years ago both Bob lived Midwest Bob AMA Technical Director talented Scaie modeler whod copy bumblebee could scale up set plans wait everyone dare him make fly Right Hurricanes aiways favorite Top Gun meets David Toyer brought 120-In-span version England Its first competition Unfortunately landing gear failed early meet Left took muitiple passes up down field veteran tan-jet pilot Dennis crooks tinaiiy got Mark Frankeis Lear 35 air baiky right fan probiem two won Engineering Excellence award efforts Right Head-on view Richard Crappo De Havil land DH-89 Rapide Model flashed extra-bright landing iight Up close its difficult fit quarter-scale plane inside camera lens lights great interior detail helped earn highest static score 9243 Expert class Nelsons flight scores consistently between 80 85 points Gene Bartons Skyraider now-familiar gray color scheme racked up total 17726 points seventh place Barton used Webra Bully engine swinging 18 x 8 prop Flying prototypical tail-high attitude Skyraider has kind sound fury make real crowd pilotpleaser Bob Violett never counted out year finished eighth place total score 17701 Bobs daughter Patti builder/partner Paul Schuessler placed third Team Scale events piloting F-86F just like dads Its great see gal much talent moving up team event good way Bob Fiorenzes big twin ducted-fan FA-18 jet Yellow Aircraft kit impressive time flies landing gear works just like the prototype making soft landings Bob dealer Yellow Aircraft visit hobby shop Winter Springs Florida will tell knows stock store competition modelers Corvin Millers fully aerobatic Globe Swift another civilian airplane has popular years took 10th place pilots choice Best Civilian aircraft Miller famous F8U Corsair first attempt civilian field chose subject because full-scale original Swift Venice Florida just 30 minutes hometown Sarasota found paint scheme lines irresistible Several models crashed During practice flight Friday Hal Parentis Ryan Fireball strained through palm tree after wide turn final caused severe case aileron flutter Others included Jeff Foleys A6M3-32 Zero Scott Fosters beautiful P-47D Fosters case failure left flap servo full Down just screwed airplane ground Shailesh Patel dramatic crash Since its easier get good flight shots during practice contest itself asked Shailesh make low close pass camera No sooner dropped nose applied full power Bully engine wings flew up down aileron began fluttering violently plane made large barrel roll right crashed exhibitors parking lot P-47 total loss thankful no damage person property French team rolled out big shipping crate containing Byron F-20 replace its first choice Scale event crashed two weeks earlier crew four including pilot Andre Nougier builder Roland Inguimberty worked day long getting Byron jet ready seems completely disassembled plane removing equipment engine works before shipping 28 Model Aviation Left One look knew High Static honors wouid go Starting Proctor kit buiider Kim Foster created true museumquality repiicsthere simply nothing Jenny doesnt have Piiot Geoff Combs topped off modeis 9285 static scorn fIrst place Team Scaie Right Mci Whitisys immaculate Hawker Sea Fury took first piace Expert Scale become Top Gun 91 Left Wayne Seiwert won Critics Choice Nakajima Frank Ki44 white fieid around traditionsi Japanese rising sun indicated piane home defense Right Another Japanese piane Jeff Foleys cupped-wing version A6M3-32 Zero Dave Piatt kit third-placer iast years meet crashed tIme around Jeff probably started pianning next years modei way home Len Dennis DeWeese used 2500 Moki 79 in-span 18-lb Messerschmitt 109G Dave Platt kit Right Nick Ziroli Sr Bili Steffes won Best Miiitary award D18 Twin Beech bulit prototype fromwhat eiseNick Ziroll plans An outstanding flier Pilot Geoff Combs builder Kim Foster team event winners earning total 17856 points immaculate 14 Jenny Proctor kit engine detailing Pilot Nick Ziroli Sr builder Bill Steffes flew Zirolis newly designed Beech 18 twin-engine model total 17461 points second place 1 14-in-span 35-lb model uses Quadra SOs Its all-white paint scheme bright orange strip makes easy see air As noted above third place went Patti Violett withwhat else Violet F-86F brought 17454 points Among impressive Giant Scale entries 40-lb scratch-built Mosquito 122-in-span wingthats 10 ft 2 folks shipped England entered Team Scale event Richard Rawle Peter Guiver Now available kit form titan very maneuverable despite its size did appear bit underpowered Another English ship monster-scale proportions David Toyers 120-in Hurricane Toyer scored 8043 static 50 points flight segment before landing damage forced him out competition North Carolinas David Hays kept crowd interested crop-dusted field concoction powder grits Rockwell Thrush Chuck Fuller equally entertaining demonstration sponsored Byron Originals showed stability manufacturers new kit Russian aerobatic Sukhoi through series low-level inverted passes smoke Richard Crapp flew England received Best Biplane award scratch-built quarter-scale DH-89 Rapide prestigious Critics Choice award went Wayne Seiwerts unusual rendition Japanese plane Nakajima Frank Ki-84 Because balky right fan Mark Frankels twin ducted-fan Lear 35 difficult time getting airborne partner veteran fan-jet pilot Dennis Crooks managed get airplane up flying after several runs Frankel Crooks won Engineering Excellence award efforts Bill Steffess D18 Twin Beech its simple paint scheme judged Best Military plane Judging Top Gun year judges got together discuss models individually After pointing out what observed right wrong about plane regard craftsmanship color markings accuracy outline judges sat down score three areas system allows judges point out things others might have missed allows judge superior knowledge particular aircraft share information peers No attempts influence detected Evaluating high-caliber models way thats both timely fair demands judges energy jury member inclined hed have no time try sell aircraft over October 1991 29 Left Jim Maury Maroney Hanford California entered great-looking P51 D Dave Platt kit Jim used chrome duct tape Byron struts whecis Spring Air retracts impact Engineering cyiinders Maury Maroney waa Team Scale pilot Right Skyraider lineup right left Gene Bartons gray seventh place Rick Lewiss blue 20th place Diego Lopezs camouflage Rick Lewis-designed kit made Accuscale RC Model Products Gene Bartons scale landing gear wheels lend distinction Left Front three-quarters view Wayne Seiwerts Nakajima Frank Ki-84 giving better look excellent workmanship nicely done markings Right Meticulous work Scott Foster quarter-scale P-47D Bert Baker kit Left Patti Vloieu aaugnier OT Tan-let entrepreneur Bob Vioiett finished third Team Scale F-86F built partner Paul Schuesaler bad first woman Top Gun Naturally model VioJet kit Right Britishers Richard Rawie Peter Guiver picked just right habitat big Mosquito finished ninth Team Scale 40-lb 122-in-span goilath Mike Kuicryk Texas picked unusual British warbird model World War II Vickers supermarine Attacker married new jet fuselage proven Spiff ire wing Andre Nougier flew F-20 prototype built Team Scale partner Roland Inguimberty Byron Originals kit another judges congratulated tough job well done scoresheets Top Gun meets include comments section contestants find useful After models have judged builders can check out areas weak adjust modify models appropriately make winners Call construction criticism chief judges ruling pictures full-size plane could take priority over three-view drawings standard against judge entries Advice Scale builders great three-views available some accurate others Try make sure ones use correct three-views Corvin Miller used Swift showed rudder incorrect angle tail day no full-size Swift has found factory-built rudder shown available three-views plane second case point three-view P-5 1 D purchased Jim Pepino contest drawing Bob Banka Scale Model Research Costa Mesa California different photos P-s iD Miss America paint scheme used Reno Air Races photos show clipped-wing version full wing rib spacingabout three feethas removed 45 angled tip replacing regular tip What happened suspect original design specified full-size wing later modified gain speed Its important build model three-view youre planning use presentation isnt possible youd better off eliminating threeview altogether using picture full-size prototype questions needs answer before beginning next Scale project might just winner thatll land invitation 1992 Top Gun youve never attended big-league Scale event put Top Gun top list things 92 Youll see best best have chance meet talk premier Scale modelers over world Its also good excuse take much-needed winter vacation sunny Arizona next years scheduled venue As plans stand now contest will back Florida 93 youre buy Top Gun hat come back brag flying buddies about lucky have attended Bring video camera too II 30 Model Aviation Leff its nice see camouflage paint scheme P-40 David Voglunds P-40E has 05 Max 120 Futaba radio drop tank tank used two allowed mechanical options Right unexpected camouflage turned up Garland Hamiltons F-86 Sabre Jet L uiier Tiew mis nyrun urigmnsis liii UI 1115 u rific vertical performance smoke added realism famous raspberry paint scheme Sacha Imar MU johnsons Seversky P-35A all-chrome airplane meet