Radio Control Scale-2011/09
FOR MANY YEARS, the model airplane
industry has flooded us with ARFs and we
have greedily bought them. This has been
great for many, especially when they are scale
ARFs. But when is a scale ARF not a scale
model
Radio Control Scale - 2008/05
I HAD INTENDED to start this column with
an update of contests you might like to attend
this spring. But that will have to wait.
RC Scale-2012/04
How to Get Started
in Scale Competition
Review: Great Planes Mr. Mulligan EP ARF-2012/04
A legendary racer electrified
Radio Control Scale - 2010/05
ADDING THE Piper PA-11’s distinctive cowling makes a large difference in this model and
the typical J-3 Cub. The full-scale aircraft had several subtle differences, but the enclosed
engine was one of the major distinctions.
Use spackle on your balsa cowling to fill in holes or “flesh out” the curves where you want
them. I applied a thin layer of spackle around the cowling sides, to make the curves more in line
with the full-scale PA-11. I also added filler balsa to the sides, to bow out the backsides, per full
scale, for cooling exits.
