Around the Patch
Thayer Syme shares insights on building a Scale model of the French Caudron C.450 for the NEAT Fair, promoting group projects and practical building tips.
Around the Patch
Thayer Syme introduces his new column "Around the Patch," sharing his passion for traditional modeling and inspiration from aviation's Golden Age.
Around the Patch 2015/05
No, I am not talking about the excellent home machinist show in York, Pennsylvania. I’m talking about the more generic meaning of the term, that mid- to late-winter funk that comes from spending too much time cooped up in the house.
Around the Patch 2015/03
A successful first flight with a new model is one of the great pleasures in aeromodeling. From the moment a photo or drawing captures the imagination, the mind inevitably springs to some version of a warm spring day with a light breeze down the runway and its wheels tickling the grass as that airplane floats off into the blue for the first time.
AROUND THE PATCH - 2015/01
Before I begin, I miscaptioned a photo in my November 2014 column. On page 100, Vance Gilbert’s model is actually his D.H.95 Flamingo entered in FAC Rubber Scale. Vance averaged 48 seconds per flight for a seventh-place finish.
