DEREK MICKO’S NEXT CONSTRUCTION ARTICLE
By Jay Smith, Executive Editor | jays@modelaircraft.org
SIMILAR TO THE INDIANAPOLIS 500, which takes place southwest of the AMA Headquarters, we had a change with the lead in the voting to choose the next construction project by Derek Micko. The P-39 looked to be the winner throughout most of the voting period, but, in the end, the F4U Corsair took the checkered flag, winning by a mere two votes.
I spoke to Derek and let him know the results, and he is about to start on the design. He plans to offer more than one scheme with his tissue print templates, and we discussed one of them potentially having a racing scheme.
Currently, the goal is to have Derek’s Corsair in the January 2025 issue, which will be available in December 2024. Because of the high level of interest in the P-39, my goal is to cover it in the magazine at a later date.
I’ve also suggested to Derek that he should consider designing his first World War I model. He seems quite interested in the Fokker D.VIII. It is my hope that he will design and build one in 2025 to share with readers.
In the meantime, you can look forward to a construction article on a P-40 in the October Build Issue.
