Radio Control Giants - 2006/10
The author covers his Balsa USA Fokker D.VII wings with SR-Tex
Radio Control Giants - 2007/06
I ATTENDED the annual Westchester
Radio AeroModelers (WRAM) hobby trade
show, held at the Westchester County Center
in White Plains, New York. The show
features exhibits by approximately 150
manufacturers and organizations. It is the
largest of its type on the East Coast and one
of the largest held in the country. This event
has been held continually since 1968.
Radio Control Giants - 2009/04
Pete's Pilots from the UK
IT’S NICE TO have
another source for
quality pilot figures.
Pete’s Pilots of the
United Kingdom is
offering a 1/3-scale
Vintage/WWII bust
on its eBay store.
The figure weighs
only 3.5 ounces, is
6.5 inches wide, and
is 7 inches tall. Depth
front to back is 4.375
inches, and the
character comes with
detachable oxygen
mask.
Radio Control Giants - 2011/06
WELCOME BACK! In the February 2011
column I wrote about the importance of using
threadlockers—especially in high-vibration
environments such as our gas-powered
models. Mick Van Kampen, who is a member
of the Watervliet Highflyers in Watervliet,
Michigan, sent the following in response:
RADIO CONTROL GIANTS - 2005/03
IT IS NO secret that the hobby/sport of aeromodeling is dominated by
males. Furthermore, even fewer females are involved with Giant Scale.
Why? Could the answer involve nature or nurture?
I believe that it all starts at birth. Generally, boys are encouraged to
associate with toy airplanes, army men, action figures, and other socalled
masculine stuff, at a young age. Girls receive dolls, tea sets, and
costume jewelry—things that are labeled feminine. I guess somewhere
in history—before my time—people considered model airplanes
“masculine” and that message stuck.
