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Some photos of the M-17 [main pic, 007-011]. Best regards,
Petr Panek : Messerchmitt M 17 : 27/01/2022

Hi, a pair of Titino pictures [main pic, 003] in the original color layout. You could add them ;-)
Francesco Sala : Titino : 27/01/2022

Here are some pictures of the Cool Boy [main pic, 003-005], built 35 years ago, did a lot of jumps, but hangs around in the hangar for over 30 years now. Cheers, Matzito
Matthias Moeller : Cool Boy : 27/01/2022

It's a Bob Holman's plans service. See: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2354262
Pit : Grumman Avenger TBF : 27/01/2022

Aha. Got it. Have added a note and a link now, thanks.
SteveWMD : Midget Rocket : 27/01/2022

This is intended to be the "scale model" of the biggest engined model Rocket from Peerless.
Pit : Midget Rocket : 27/01/2022

Got it. Done. Many thanks.
SteveWMD : Hussard : 27/01/2022

This one was a kit, and as such, the ribs and formers are not shown in the plan. The link to the Radiomodelisme magazine is for an product ad on page 33; its not that there was a construction article on it. So maybe it would be more...
RC Yeager : Hussard : 27/01/2022

Doesn't look like an Uncle Willie's plan to me. He usually did a more professional job, sometimes cleaning up kit plan mistakes.
Doug Smith : Grumman Avenger TBF : 26/01/2022

Russ, this was a kit and the ribs were die-cut (2nd paragraph) and so were not needed to be shown on the plan. This is typical of most kits.
The rib profile is shown on the fuselage side view. That and the reduce feature on...
Bill H : Osprey : 25/01/2022

It was a kit so they were not needed on the plans.
You could use the one from the fuselage side view for most ribs then shrink it on a copier to get the tip. Then use the sandwich method to create the other ribs.
M Hodgson : Osprey : 25/01/2022

Where are the rib templates?
Russ Hauser : Osprey : 25/01/2022

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27/01/2022 : PlanID=13588 : Acro Sport from RCME : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

26/01/2022 : PlanID=13434 : Yokosuka D4Y Judy by Bob Taylor from Scale R/C Modeler : Added article, thanks to Doug Wood.

26/01/2022 : PlanID=6996 : Rapier by PE Norman from American Modeler : Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, thanks to Circlip. This fills in the missing band on sheet #1.

25/01/2022 : PlanID=3693 : Voodoo by Riley Wooten from Model Airplane News : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

25/01/2022 : PlanID=6273 : Gloster Gladiator by Stan Cole from Aeromodeller : Added article, thanks to hjsaxe.

24/01/2022 : PlanID=6273 : Gloster Gladiator by Stan Cole from Aeromodeller : Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, thanks to hjsaxe. This has been redrawn from scratch in vector format.

24/01/2022 : PlanID=3857 : Curtiss Osprey from Model Airplane News : Added article thanks to hjsaxe, found on the http://www.theplanpage.com/ site.

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23/01/2022 : PlanID=13577 : Akrobat from RCME : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

21/01/2022 : PlanID=13508 : Mirage IIIC from Modele Magazine : Added 2 more scans to this plan file, thanks to Olivier. Essentially these are different drawings of the same design, with slight variations. Sheet 3 shows a version that has internally mounted Jetex motor and uses an augmenter tube.

21/01/2022 : PlanID=13575 : Seagull from Model Airplane News : Added article, thanks to Pit.

19/01/2022 : PlanID=7984 : Sundancer by Robert Dellacamera from RCMplans : Added ribs file, thanks to JohnHess.

14/01/2022 : PlanID=4515 : Supreme 60 from Graupner : Added kit review (in French) from MRA, June 1990, thanks to Pit.

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Midget Rocket - 15in Rubber F/F
Acro Sport - 40in Scale IC R/C
Fliegendes Kreuz - 37in IC R/C
Grumman Avenger TBF - 82in Scale IC R/C
Bleriot Canard No 25 - 15in Scale Rubber F/F
Eastbourne Monoplane - 23in Scale Rubber F/F
Focke Wulf FW 190 - 33in Scale IC C/L
Feuerwanze - 37in IC R/C
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt - 35in Scale IC...
Mini Titino - 31in IC R/C
Donald - 44in IC R/C
Skiptown Cadet - 18in Rubber F/F
Akrobat - 62in Scale IC R/C
Flapper - 44in IC F/F
Seagull - 36in Glider F/F
Cool Boy Glider R/C
Pylon Duster - 43in IC R/C
Pacific High Wing - 15in Rubber F/F
Kellett KD-1A Autogyro - 40in Scale IC C/L
Curtiss Seahawk - 32in Scale IC C/L
Zeke - 27in Scale IC C/L
73.40 - 8in IC C/L
Smousen 67 - 37in IC C/L
Thunderjet Glider - 10in Scale Glider F/F
Rainbow Arrow - 59in Glider R/C
Weeks Solution S1-WS - Miles Reed - 70in Scale...
Inspectoer - 43in Electric R/C
Betty - 79in IC R/C
Hughes Record Racer - 25in Scale IC C/L
Avro Delta - 27in Scale IC F/F C/L R/C
Macchi MB 308 - 18in Scale IC C/L
Albatros III - 34in Scale IC R/C
Buccaneer Jr - 25in Rubber CO2 F/F
Albatros - 31in IC R/C
Westland Welkin - 16in Scale Rubber F/F
Smokey - 15in Jetex F/F
Ryan STA - 35in Scale IC R/C
Sport Nipper - 48in Scale IC R/C
Spirit of St Louis - 34in Scale Rubber F/F
Monocoupe - 64in Scale IC R/C
Nite Hawk - 18in Rubber F/F
Hawker Hunter Mk 58 - 56in Scale IC R/C
Travel Air 2000 - 34in Scale IC C/L
QB 40T Centurion - 60in IC R/C
P-47N Thunderbolt - 30in Scale IC C/L
Nomad - 20in Glider F/F
Ellipse 3 - 30in IC R/C
Berliner Joyce Pursuit - 60in Scale IC F/F
Senior Radar Master - 118in IC R/C
Radar Master - 86in IC R/C

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