Radio Control Slope Soaring - 2010/04

Overview of fiberglass-fuselage short kit construction
TAKING STOCK during the first week of
the new year, I found that I have four kits I’d
like to get built this winter. They are a Marty
Hill Curtiss P-40 Warhawk moldie that spans
48 inches, a Jack Cooper Lockheed P-80
Shooting Star foamie that spans 60 inches, an
Erik Eaton Duster One Design Racer that
spans 60 inches, and a Ray Hayes Olympic III
thermal sailplane, built from traditional balsa
and plywood, that spans 132 inches.

Airbrushing Your Model’s Finish 2008/04

SOMETIMES ONLY a painted finish can
produce the results we want for a model
airplane. The main reason to finish a Scale
model with paint rather than iron-on
covering is that with a larger number of
paint colors available, more accurate color
matching greatly enhances the scale
appearance. Additional reasons are to
achieve the matte finish that is desirable on
military models and to produce a “feather
edge” for camouflage colors—not too sharp
and not too fuzzy.

Radio Control Slope Soaring - 2007/08

Travel invigorates the soul. Travelers get to see what is on the
other side of the mountain, to meet new people, and to take a break
from their day-to-day routines. Slope Soaring travelers have a
chance to sample new topography and different winds, and they may
have a chance to advance their flying skill by learning from local
fliers they meet on the trip.

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