Control Line: Scale
HAVE YOU EVER wondered why scale modelers are far and few between? In this article I'm going to try to analyze that question and see what are some of the reasons behind it. This is just a guideline to the person who wants to know what is ahead of him in building scale. There are different stages of modeling, from the beginner to the highly competitive model builder. So what you put into it in terms of time, work and money is up to the individual builder. Every event in modeling requires a special quality that will enable that person to excel in that area. Probably one of the biggest requirements of a scale builder is a strong dedication to the completion of the project.
Control Line: Scale
MAYBE YOU HEARD about the proposed rule changes that are being brought forward in the area of Stand-Off Scale. These rule change proposals could severely limit entries in this event. One proposal would not allow semi-scale stunt ships to enter because their design and intent was for another event and not specifically for Stand-Off Scale. A similar proposal would downgrade a model that has coupled flaps and elevators as in CL Stunt. Originally, the Stand-Off Scale event was intended to get more participants into scale with the hopes that they would go on to build true scale models. In Stand-Off Scale you don't have the great amounts of time and tedious work of doing all the super detailing that often goes in a true scale model.
Control Line: Scale
UNLESS YOU ARE lucky enough to live in the South for the winter, you have put away your flying equipment and started your winter building project. Minnesota winters give me a lot of time to do some serious building. So with this in mind, I'd like to review some thoughts and techniques of building, finishing and detailing your scale model. One of the major factors in a good scale model is wing loading. The weight versus the square inches. You want to keep the weight as light as possible per square inch. This is especially true in a small model that would have less wing area.
Control Line: Scale
WELL, THE FLYING season is starting here for most of us. That means dusting off the old Scale models or worrying about test flying that model you have spent all winter building. I hope the ideas in this column will help you to get off to a better and more enthusiastic start. You may wonder how the Scale models that fly in competition get all the different options to operate at the proper time when they are flying and sometimes under very adverse conditions. The methods illustrated here may give you a better understanding or at least offer some suggestions on operating the multiple control systems.
Control Line: Scale
TWO WEEKS before the CL Scale World Championships were held in Sweden I called up the U.S. Team members that were going to be representing us, to see how things were progressing for them. (By the time you read this, the Championships will have been held; see Competition News for results.) In one of my past articles I mentioned that the team members for 1976 were: Mike Gretz, myself, and Ralph Burnstine. Well, as you know, we were chosen for the team at last year's Nats and many things have taken place since then, so I'd better give you a bit of an up-date.
