Radio Control: Scale
I'VE BEEN CATCHING up with your Scale-mail little by little. If you've finally heard from me, thank you for your patience. If it takes me a while to answer your letter, please be confident that it will be answered eventually. In the interim, accept my appreciation of your patience. Manufacturer's News: What's new in the world? How about this: A wonderful organization is in its infancy, and will surely grow into one of the most valuable protectors of antique aeroplanes and related aeroplane treasures. What's more, I don't expect that this growth will take too long. The fledgling organization is called "The First Warplanes," and it is dedicated to the preservation and re-creation of the WW I aviation era.
Radio Control: Scale
THIS YEAR'S Mid-Atlantic Radio Control (MARC) show was the affair's tenth annual celebration. It was once again held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Maryland on June 5-6, and as always, it was a smashing success. My schedule allowed me to visit the show for the first time, and what I saw made me wish I had been able to see it sooner. Industry support of the MARC show was evident. Instead of only one or two nearby cottage industry exhibitors, the show's aisles were filled with every level of exhibitor from cottage entrepreneurs to major players.
Radio Control: Scale
OUR FOKKER D. VII build-along is on pause for this month while I finish an Ikon Stinson SR-8 for a friend in South Jersey. I'll show you a photo or two in the next issue. Those following the Fokker project have probably already cut the rib addition modifications I indicated in a previous column. Those who have had some difficulty constructing wing panels with the new undercamber additions added to the noses of the ribs should try positioning the plans so that the spar is at the very edge of the workbench, letting the rib noses overhang the bench. (What problem?) We'll get back on track with the D. VII next month.
Model Aircraft Covering the Easy Method
SOONER OR LATER, every aeromodeler must face the task of covering a model airplane. Many of us find covering difficult, but it doesn't have to be difficult at all. Once you understand the basics, model covering can be quite pleasurable. In fact, it can be one of the most artistically creative steps toward getting your newest model airborne. Most modelers think that the secret to beautiful covering is the quality of shrink, but I'm going to teach you how to stretch before you shrink. Think about it. . . Science 101 says that heat makes most things expand, not shrink. Sure, a heat-shrink covering will draw tight when 200ºF or better is applied to its
Radio Control: Scale
SINCE THIS ISSUE'S DEADLINE was a week ahead of the Radio Control Hobby Trade Association show in Chicago (RCHTA), the coverage will be in the next issue. On the brighter side, there is no shortage of good-time items to show you right now. Manufacturers' News: The first item is a most interesting and long-awaited do-right product for one of aeromodeling's most troublesome tasks: Have you found a solution for the problem of mounting clear plastic windows on the side of a Scale model? Do you really think that edging the window with 1/4-inch striping tape hides the mess? Do you iron clear MonoKote over the window area? This works pretty well on Goldberg Cubs and the like, but it could hardly be called the definitive Scale procedure. Well, Jim Denaro of JDM Products (543 Bedford Street, Concord MA 01742) seems to have come up with a winner:
