RADIO CONTROL SCALE 2003/04

LAST MONTH Model Aviation published my coverage of the 2002
US Scale Masters Championships, held in Mesa, Arizona, in the
fall. There was a good turnout from across the United States and
several AMA foreign-member entries. Having enough room in an
article or a column to cover all the major aspects of the event is
always a challenge to me.

Radio Control Scale - 2009/01

Problems with gasoline enhanced with ethanol
WOW! A NEW year is about to begin. It seems like they arrive more
quickly each year. Have you made some new year’s resolutions for the
hobby? Maybe you’re thinking about obtaining a new model or kit,
attending a competition or event, or just getting some time off and
flying more.

Radio Control Scale - 2009/08

Ohio hosts the Toledo R/C Expo or, as
it’s commonly called, “the Toledo Show.”
What a way for a city to get its name on the
map of many modelers across the country.
Other cities could take a lesson from this.
The show is well organized, with
parking, admittance, and food vendors, and
there are plenty of people to see, static
models to envy, and new products to buy.
Some modeling friends and I have a savings
plan for this event; we toss change and
sometimes small bills into a jar in the shop
beginning at the end of the show, for mad
money we can spend there the following
year.
Scale models play a big part in the show,
as does the static competition. Awards for
the beauty contest range from $2,000 for

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