FF Sport - 2013/03
Rainy-day building sessions. Fortunately, few of us who enjoy FF stick-and-tissue modeling have that problem. We love rainy afternoons.
FREE FLIGHT SPORT - 2005/05
TIPS FOR STRIPPERS: Stripping wood may seem quite simple, but
there are some basic techniques you need to know. Your first attempts
should be in the privacy of your shop—not at your model club’s demo
in a mall.
There are three reasons to make your own strip wood. First, you
can select the balsa for the proper weight and strength of wood for
your application. Second, it is less expensive to strip your own wood.
Third, you can cut sizes that are unavailable in the hobby shop.
Free Flight Sport-2011/09
THE MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109 has been
one of my favorite airplanes since, well,
forever. I think a part of it has to do with the
plethora of cool paint schemes available
from the airplane’s service in Europe, Africa,
and Russia
Free Flight Sport - 2008/05
BILL SCHMIDT’S 19-inch-span Apache
was enlarged slightly from the 18-inch
Comet plans. Four strands of 1/8-inch rubber
turn a 7-inch Peck-Polymers propeller.
Free Flight Sport - 2010/05
MIKE ISERMANN’S LATEST mount for the Flying Aces
Club (FAC) Greve races is the Brown Racer. It spans 18 inches,
weighs 21.5 grams, and sports a 7-inch carved propeller. Those
are the numbers you like to see for a good-performing model.
I always liked the looks of the Brown Racer but shied away
from it because it was most commonly shown with fixed
landing gear—a definite handicap for duration. However, I
found out that the Brown Racer did compete one year with
retractable landing gear
