Ben Lanterman

ON THE FRONT page of the US Scale
Masters Association’s Web site—
www.scalemasters.org—is a statement of
purpose. It reads:
“The US Scale Masters Association is
committed to the development and growth of
scale aircraft modeling, by bringing people
together to have fun while focusing on scale
realism, competition, and sportsmanship for
the enjoyment of all.”
What is not mentioned is that these are
not your grandfather’s .19-powered, handlaunched
Scale models! These magnificent
aircraft are big, fire-breathing, capable-ofsubmach-
number-speed, not-for-the-faint-ofheart
airplanes, which, by anyone’s
definition, are great-flying machines. The
2004 US Scale Masters Championships, held
September 23-26, 2004, seemed to illustrate
that in all aspects.