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November 2006 FULL-SIZE FREE PLANS Plus building and flying notes for Peter Rakes 42 span electric-powered sport-scale WW1 FE8 SCALE AT THE NATS Photo-reports on all the scale action at the 2006 BMFA National Championships, R/C and F/F R/C SCALE TECHNIQUE Part 17 of Gordon Whiteheads seminal series: Scale flying performance SCALE WALK-ROUND Focus on Jeremy Collins 3/10ths scale German LF-1 Zaunkoenig early STOL monoplane SCALE AROUND THE WORLD Scale masterpieces from Oz and WW1 German compass details KIT REVIEW Graupner 81.5 span ARTF Klemm 35 Special R/C SCALE ELECTRICS Bargain outrunner motors and outstanding readers models SCALE SOARING Chris Williams tests the Classic 139 variometer REGULARS Scale aeromodelling websites Latest books, videos and DVDs for scale enthusiasts |
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October 2006 INTERNATIONAL CONTEST REPORT 2006 R/C and Control-line Scale World Champs coverage by Phillip Kent FULL-SIZE PLANS Mike Hawkins 38 span Dornier D.1 for .40 to .60 cu. in. engines. Part 2 (conclusion) MASTER MODELS Colin Bostwicks outstanding 76 span Junkers 87 D1 (Tropical Stuka) in close-up detail R/C SCALE TECHNIQUE Gordon Whiteheads Sport Scale Masterclass, Part 16c:- Detailed model decoration R/C SCALE ACTION Large Model Association Cosford 2006 show report SCALE AROUND THE WORLD Exciting scale subjects from Oz, plus wing fittings for early warbirds R/C SCALE ELECTRICS The secrets behind readers successful electric models EXPERT ADVICE Peter Miller reveals how to get your model plan designs into print REGULARS Scale modelling websites to visit Reviews of the latest books for scale modellers |
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September 2006 MAIN THEME The Bristol Bulldog, including profile of an impressive half-scale model, Bulldog Sketchpage, Bristol Bulldog IIA 1:40 three-view drawings, and James Goulding Bristol Bulldog Flying Colours artwork AIR SHOW ACTION Warbirds all the way! Big six-page photo-report on Duxfords Flying Legends display FULL-SIZE PLAN 38.1/2 span sport scale Dornier D.1 biplane for .40 to .60 cu. in. engines, Part 1 SCALE AROUND THE WORLD Unorthodox flying machines, plus model repairs and timber selection SCALE ON DISPLAY R/C action from the Scottish Model Air Show R/C ELECTRICS Successful conclusion to the Ponnier project SCALE SOARING The joys of aerotowing and a host of exciting new models TECHNIQUE Gordon Whiteheads Sport Scale Masterclass, Part 16b: Painting and decorating REGULARS R/C scale websites Latest books and videos reviewed EXTRA! EXTRA! Big FREE pin-up poster No. 3: Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair |
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August 2006 FULL-SIZE PLAN 42 span B.A.T FK-24 Baboon for electric power:- Part 2, completing construction and flying SCALE ACTION Clubman Scale contest fun in Yorkshire Screaming turbines at Florida Scale Jets 2006 ON TEST Air Loisirs 59 span ARTF CAP 10B R/C SCALE ELECTRICS News, tips, gossip and practical advice R/C SCALE TECHNIQUE Part 16a of Gordon Whiteheads classic Sport Scale Masterclass:- Covering and finishing AVIATION TREASURE! A visit to RAF Stafford, home of the RAF Museums Reserve Collection INTERNATIONAL R/C SCALE Further action, colour and super-scale detail at Floridas Top Gun 06 FREE-FLIGHT SCALE New Howard Credington Memorial Trophy event report SCALE AROUND THE WORLD Advice on super-detailing the MAP Plans Service 1/4 scale Bristol F2B Fighter REGULARS Scale modelling websites Reviews of the latest books and videos EXTRA! EXTRA! Big FREE Pin-up Poster No. 2:- Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
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July 2006 FULL-SIZE FREE PLANS And construction details for 42 span, three-channel, electric-powered B.A.T. FK-24 Baboon biplane R/C SCALE ACTION Photo-report on Large Model spectacular at Winterton, north Lincolnshire SCALE AROUND THE WORLD Australian 1/4 scale Fokker Eindeckers in close-up plus early full-size and model control systems explained Florida Top Gun 2006: Tight focus on four outstanding scale models (1/4 scale Tiger Moth, 1:6.5 scale Nakajima Jill, 1/5th scale P-47N and 1/6th scale Dornier Do 335) PLANS FEATURE Phillip Kents 1/4 scale Taylorcraft BC12: full construction article and plan ordering details, plus 1:40 scale BC12-D three-views MASTER MODELS Colin Hammonds 12ft span Douglas C-47 Skytrain in close-up SCALE TECHNIQUE Gordon Whiteheads seminal Sport Scale Masterclass series: Part 15b, scale detailing SCALE SOARING Powered model gliders with Chris Williams REGULARS Scale aeromodelling websites Latest books for scale enthusiasts reviewed EXTRA, EXTRA! Full colour collectors poster No. 1: Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
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June 2006 MAIN THEME Full-size free plan and construction feature for 33 span electric Isaacs Fury Isaacs Fury Type History 1:60 scale three-view drawings for Isaacs Fury Mks 1 and 2 SCALE AROUND THE WORLD Photo-report from Toledo 2006 featuring some of Americas latest scale projects ARTFs in Australia and advice from Down Under on scale control systems for early warbirds SCALE JETS Super-detailing for gas turbine fliers SCALE ACTION Photo-report and results from the 2006 BMFA Indoor Free-flight Scale National Championships R/C SCALE ELECTRICS Update on latest projects progress from FSM readers SCALE TECHNIQUE Gordon Whiteheads seminal Sport Scale Masterclass series Part 15: Adding scale details REGULARS Scale modelling websites Latest Books, DVDs and videos for scale enthusiasts |
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May 2006 MAIN THEME - Peter Iliffes amazing, museum-quality F/F Siemens-Schuckert DIII Siemens-Schuckert DIII and DIV 1:40 scale three-view drawings Siemens-Schuckert DIII and DIV Type History Two-page Siemens-Schuckert Flying Colours with 9 choices of schemes LARGE MODELS Photo-report on latest models at LMA Haigh Hall Symposium PLAN FEATURE 82 span Nieuport Type VI H in 1/6th scale plan ordering details and full construction article SCALE AROUND THE WORLD USAF Colonel Bobs Ryan How retired USAF Col. Robert E. Thacker realised a 70 year-old scale modelling dream SCALE ELECTRICS Spoked wheels and readers models SPORT SCALE MASTERCLASS Part 14, Ducted-Fan jets with Gordon Whitehead SCALE SOARING Advice on aerotowing REGULARS Scale model websites Latest books reviewed Classified Scale events calendar |
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April 2006 MAIN THEME Bristol Scout Type C plan feature, plus full building and flying instructions 1:40 scale Bristol Scouts C and D scale drawings Four pages of Bristol Scout Flying Colours and Markings Bristol Scout A to D Type History SCALE INDOORS - Action from BMFA Birmingham competition SCALE AROUND THE WORLD Gary Sunderland on scale struts and fittings Ron Moulton visits the Canadian Aviation Museum (Part 2) R/C SCALE ELECTRICS Outstanding model WW1 warbirds dissected TECHNIQUE Gordon Whiteheads essential Sport Scale Masterclass part 13: The propeller Plus building the 36 span Grόner Tiger Moth for static display, with tips on detailing and scale lettering REGULARS Scale aeromodelling websites Latest books for scale enthusiasts reviewed Classified scale events calendar |
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March 2006 FULL-SIZE PLANS And construction notes for 36 span electric-powered Bristol Fighter PLUS 1:40 scale Brisfit three-views and super Bristol Fighter colour scheme and markings plates MASTER MODELS Big 108 span Howard Wright Monoplane photo-feature R/C SCALE ACTION Dawn Patrol event at Wright-Patterson Air Force base, Dayton, Ohio R/C ELECTRICS Peter Rake dissects outstanding models by FSM readers CONSTRUCTION Building a Hawker Hunter for electric ducted-fan TECHNIQUE Scale rigging for biplanes explained SPORT SCALE MASTERCLASS Part 12: All about engines for scale SCALE SOARING Jigs for building fuselages and thoughts on fail-safes MUSEUM WALK-AROUND Ron Moulton visits the Canadian Aviation Museum, Rockliffe, Ottawa REGULARS Scale modelling websites of interest New books for scale enthusiasts |
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August 2005 Full-size plans - 34.1/2 span Buhl Air sedan for Cox .020 F/F power or lightweight R/C electric FSM plan feature - 50 span 1/6th scale Corben Super Ace for .26 to .30 cu. in. four-stroke or .20 to .25 cu. in. two-stroke engines - 1:40 scale Corben Super Ace three-views Gordon Whiteheads Sport Scale Masterclass - Part 9a: Practical design for wing and tail structures Scale technique - Phillip Kent shows how to make louvres from lithoplate Scale around the world - Photo-report from Dr. Mike Hawkins on full-size Sun n Fun fly-in at Lakeland, Florida - Scale Down Under - Gary Sunderland with advice on covering techniques and Druine Turbulent three-views R/C Scale action - At the LMA Northern Rally and Scottish Model Airshow Contest R/C Scale - A photo-report from BMFAs Church Fenton competiton Scale history - Modelling nostalgia with Ron Moulton at the Frog, Penguin and Jetex Exhibition at Solent Sky Museum Regulars - Latest scale products - New books for scale modellers - Scale modelling websites |
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October 2004 Construction plans for 84" span Dornier Do 27 for Laser 120 power or equivalent - Dornier Do 27 1:50 scale three-view drawings Full-size plans for sport-scale electric-powered Waco SRE Master Models - Martin Fardell's Martin T4M-1 profiled Subjects for Scale - The Ryan PT-22, comprising - Type Hystory - Full-page colour plate of Ryan PT-22 colours and markings - 1:40 scale three-view PT-21 and PT-22 drawings - Aircraft documentation (48 detail close-up 'walk-around' photos of full-size PT-22) Sport-scale Seminar (construction tips - dummy radial engines) Regulars - Scale Down Under (biplane wing incidence) - Websites for scale modellers World Scale Championships, report from Deblin, Poland |
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July 2004 Main theme - The Morane Saulnier Type 'L', comprising - Construction plans for 72" span Morane Saulnier Type 'L' for geared electric power and four-channel R/C - Plus 1:40 scale three-views of Type 'L' prototype and RNAS modified version - Type 'L' Hystory with photos from Imrie Collection Master Models - Dave Platt's 1/6th scale 72" span Vought OS2U Kingfisher Regulars - Scale soaring (plans on the computer and aerotow releases) - Scale Down Under (early wing sections) - Electric R/C Scale (simple spinner construction) - Websites for scale modellers - Latest scale books Sopwith Bee update (mods to the plan from Oct. '03 FSM) Indoor Foam Scale, part 4 (Peter Smart's techniques) Scale around the world (Air Pageant Down Under) Indoor Scale par Excellence (Peter Iliffe's 1/18th scale Albatros D.III profiled) |
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June 2004 Main theme - Fairchild R24 Ranger, comprising - Construction plans for Phillip Kent's 88.9" span 1:4.9 scale 24R Ranger for 100 to 120 four-stroke power - Fairchild Argus and Ranger Type Hystory - 1:40 scale Ranger three-view drawings - In Detail (36 detail 'walk-around' close-up photos of full-size 24R Full-size plans for 1/10th scale 45" span Speed 400 electric-powered Nicholas Beazley NB-8G Scale at Toledo 2004 photo-report from USA Scale Indoor National Championships report and full results Regulars - Websites for scale modellers - Scale Down Under (stress concentrations in model structures) - Electric R/C Scale (the AerodromeRC kit range) - Latest scale books Indoor Foam Scale, part 3 (scale finishes) |
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May 2004 Main theme - The Yak 3 and Yak 9, comprising - Construction plans for 50" span Yak 3 WW2 fighter for .50-size four-strokes - 1:40 scale Yak 3 three-view drawings, plus further multi-view scale drawings of Yak 9 and variants - Type Hystory of Yak 3 and Yak 9 - Two full-page colour plates of Yak 9 flying colours and markings - In Detail (close-up 'walk-around' full-size Yak 3 photos) Full-size plans for 57" span Auster J-5 Adventurer for .20-size engines and four-channel R/C Regulars - Scale Down Under (scale fuselage design) - Electric R/C Scale - Scale soaring (cockpit canopy construction and scaling-up three-views) - Websites for scale modellers Indoor Foam Scale, part 2 (the technique explained) |
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February 2004 Fokker D. VII Special, comprising - 1/4 and 1/5th scale Fokker D.VII construction plans - Fokker D.Vii Type Hystory with photos from Imrie Collection - 1:40 multi-view scale drawings, including lozenge camouflage scheme - Fokker Warpaint by Alex Imrie, plus two full-page colour plates of D.VII schemes and markings - D.VII In Detail (34 detail 'walk-around' photos of full-size) - Full-size plans for 39.5' span 400 electric-powered D.VII for R/C - Fokker Pilot (extract from Ernst Udet's biography) Detailed kit review - Flair Products 1:4.5 scale Yak 55 aerobat Subjects for Scale - Yak 55 hystory and 1:40 scale multi-view drawings Regulars - Websites for scale modellers - R/C Scale electrics (Phoenix MFS electric fly-in) - Peter Miller's series on flying control systems and how to replicate them, part 1 (Primary controls) |
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December 2002 - Blackburn Dart, close-up of a Master Model - Halberstadt D.V, 1/4 scale Masterplan feature: ... Type History described ... 1:40 scale drawings ... Flying Colours - White Monoplane, Free, Full-size plan: ... 40.5" span, 400 electric powered homebuilt - F/F Scale Masterclass part 2 - Interscale 2002, European indoor scale |
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October 2002 - Handley Page Victor: ... gas-turbine powered, 17.4 feet span monster! - De Havilland Venom plan feature: ... Free, Full-size plan of electric twin boom fighter ... Venom Pilot remembers - BMFA Nationals, R/C and F/F scale - North American P-51 and A-36 Apache feature: ... Type History described and Flying Colours ... 1:50 scale drawings and Close-up Detail photos - AerodromeRC.com's Bristol Scout kit review - World R/C Scale Champs, Close-up Detail photos |
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