Latest plans, updates, comments

 

Updates

Skybolt (oz7537): Added kit review from RCM&E June 1992. thanks to RFJ.
11/12/2024

Puma (oz15552): Added kit instructions, thanks to MarkRobinson.
09/12/2024

Cobra (oz11636): Added kit instructions, also a review from FMT, thanks to Frank Deecke.
09/12/2024

Das Mini Stik (oz6144): Added dxf CAD parts zipfile [v2], thanks to MarkTescari.
08/12/2024

Pronto (oz1740): Added vectorPDF plan (and parts sheets), thanks to HJvanTol.
07/12/2024

Dynos (oz14177): Added kit instructions, thanks to MarkRobinson.
07/12/2024

Fairchild 24 (oz15704): Added article, thanks to JeffGreen.
06/12/2024

06/12/2024: General News: Have added a new Viewpoint article: Doculam Covering thanks to Barry Scollay. This is a really good introduction to using this kind of film on balsa models, and Barry does excellent modelling work, also takes great pics. Highly recommended.

Mustang (oz14915): Added kit review from RCM&E August 1992, thanks to RFJ.
05/12/2024

Blue Angel 20 (oz5919): Added parts scan, thanks to Min Min Man.
05/12/2024

Lanzo Racer (oz15695): Added scan of traced ribs, thanks to TomRyan.
05/12/2024

Tipsy S2 (oz15499): Added supplement Scale Type Docs file, thanks to Siegfried. This includes two 3-view prints, spec details, etc.
02/12/2024

Spirit (oz13188): Added kit review from RCM&E April 1991, thanks to RFJ.
29/11/2024

Essence (oz13319): Added kit review from RCM&E September 1997, thanks to RFJ.
29/11/2024

Free Spirit (oz15685): Added (second) article thanks to RFJ. This is from FM, April 1981.
28/11/2024

M-23 (oz15686): Added instructions zipfile, thanks to Pit. This is just 2 jpg files at very low res, showing the original instructions, in Italian.
27/11/2024

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Comments

As a child of the 70's the heading photo is very reminiscent of the best of times, when just having a successful flight with a model plane would bring joy for the whole week.
John : JAM Trainer (oz12543) : 11/12/2024

Thank you all for your kind words. Barry’s flown the model again, this time in slightly calmer conditions and with windows fitted. He confirms that it’s still a sweet handling little model, that it loops and spins nicely and that it can...
Pete Theobald : Avro 641 Commodore (oz15712) : 11/12/2024

Photo of my MPX Alpha in flight [pic 006].
Bernard Munoz : Alpha H (oz8874) : 11/12/2024

A few years back I came across this stick model of a Corsair [main pic, 003, 004] at an estate sale. Had to have it. I was able to find plans for it, and then you have since posted a somewhat better version. Anyway, I replaced the missing...
dfritzke : Vought Corsair F4U-1 (oz11559) : 11/12/2024

In complete concurrence with Miguel - an absolutely lovely model.
Jan Novick : Avro 641 Commodore (oz15712) : 10/12/2024

Fun, simple and playful. So you can also transform yourself into a "real" circular flight. By chance I found a video of a whip power that is worth a look. It's a shame that its quality is average. The Wright Brothers' device treated as...
Olivier : Whipper Snappers (oz15711) : 10/12/2024

@Henry If you open the SVG file (Inkscape) you will see the Fusalage parts, there is also a Lightburn File for use with laser if you have light burn.
Email me on ahill at mad 4x4 dot net if you need any further help
Andy Hill : Extra 300 (oz3606) : 10/12/2024

Hi Steve, Hi Mary, These are huge fun for little effort [main pic, 005-008]. To fly aerobatics it is necessary to 'lead' the model when whipping. I have built them in various sizes and also added a bellcrank.
A couple of tips : use...
Chris Pinn : Whipper Snappers (oz15711) : 10/12/2024

What a lovely, lovely model. "Two wings and a round engine", the beauty criteria established by Queen Nefertiti. This is not a 'British Waco', there's nothing of the brute menace of a Waco, here :)
Scale info is not what it was...
Miguel : Avro 641 Commodore (oz15712) : 10/12/2024

Nice work!
Jeremy : Avro 641 Commodore (oz15712) : 10/12/2024

Very good job. Do you have dxf files?
Haydar : Grumman Albatross SA-16B (oz13927) : 09/12/2024

I always knew it as Gonsoulin’s Rebel
TomRyan : Ryans Rebel (oz15689) : 09/12/2024

Please find attached images of a complete Puma kit, box and instructions [pics 006, 007], which was sold through Peter Fisher's company Performance Kits. Best wishes,
Mark Robinson : Puma (oz15552) : 09/12/2024

Is Doculam nitro fuel or even diesel fuel proof without adding any additional finish?
David Lentz : Viewpoint 27 : 09/12/2024

I've not come across Beacon Hobby before. Can anyone put a date to this one?
SteveWMD : Fokker DVII (oz15710) : 09/12/2024

Another Fokker D.VII??? Do we really need another Fokker D.VII? Yes we do 8-D
Thanks Fritz, may your scanner never go dusty :-]
Miguel : Fokker DVII (oz15710) : 09/12/2024

Got it. Tagged as vector now, thanks.
SteveWMD : Ryans Rebel (oz15689) : 09/12/2024

This file is vector PDF, so can be imported as vector file to CAD program.
lovefool : Ryans Rebel (oz15689) : 09/12/2024

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