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Flying Scale Models Magazine August 2012 Back Issue

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65 Reviews   •  English   •   Hobbies & Crafts (Radio Control Modelling)
4 CONTACT
News from the Scale scene
8 FAIREY FIREFLY MKI
Chris Peers and the Secretive ‘Spartacus’ designed
and yet another scale materpiece. Alex Whittaker
reveals all.
16 ALBATROS D.Va PART 2
Peter Rake and Darrin Covington conclude the
construction of Peter’s 1/6th scale electric powered
prototype model.
22 ALBATROS TYPE HISTORY
Who can argue that this was not the most elegant
shape among WW1 fighter aircraft?
28 BEAUFIGHTER TYPE HISTORY
When Bristol Aircraft Co. chief designer L.G.Frise
proposed development of the Beaufort into a heavy
fighter, he surely did not expect the result to be quite
so successful
32 BEAUFIGHTER FLYING COLOURS
Warpaint for the might ‘Beau’
34 BEAUFIGHTER SCALE DRAWING
1:70 scale fin-line three-views
36 BEAUFIGHTER MODEL PART 1
Build Andy Ward’s 85” span replica for .75-.80 cu.in
engines. Full Plans Service construction feature with
cut parts offer.
46 TECHNO SCALE
More web sites worth a look
48 LMA ROUGHAM 2012
Alex Whittaker braves showers and icy blats to cover
the popular Suffolk large model show.
54 BOXKITE PROJECT PART 3
Gary Sunderland continues the saga of his
dawn-of-aviation aeroplane study with the building
of his Bristol Boxkite model
60 THE QUIET ZONE
Peter Rake reviews some outstanding electric
powered scale models from USA.
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August 2012 4 CONTACT News from the Scale scene 8 FAIREY FIREFLY MKI Chris Peers and the Secretive ‘Spartacus’ designed and yet another scale materpiece. Alex Whittaker reveals all. 16 ALBATROS D.Va PART 2 Peter Rake and Darrin Covington conclude the construction of Peter’s 1/6th scale electric powered prototype model. 22 ALBATROS TYPE HISTORY Who can argue that this was not the most elegant shape among WW1 fighter aircraft? 28 BEAUFIGHTER TYPE HISTORY When Bristol Aircraft Co. chief designer L.G.Frise proposed development of the Beaufort into a heavy fighter, he surely did not expect the result to be quite so successful 32 BEAUFIGHTER FLYING COLOURS Warpaint for the might ‘Beau’ 34 BEAUFIGHTER SCALE DRAWING 1:70 scale fin-line three-views 36 BEAUFIGHTER MODEL PART 1 Build Andy Ward’s 85” span replica for .75-.80 cu.in engines. Full Plans Service construction feature with cut parts offer. 46 TECHNO SCALE More web sites worth a look 48 LMA ROUGHAM 2012 Alex Whittaker braves showers and icy blats to cover the popular Suffolk large model show. 54 BOXKITE PROJECT PART 3 Gary Sunderland continues the saga of his dawn-of-aviation aeroplane study with the building of his Bristol Boxkite model 60 THE QUIET ZONE Peter Rake reviews some outstanding electric powered scale models from USA.


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Flying Scale Models  |  August 2012  


4 CONTACT
News from the Scale scene
8 FAIREY FIREFLY MKI
Chris Peers and the Secretive ‘Spartacus’ designed
and yet another scale materpiece. Alex Whittaker
reveals all.
16 ALBATROS D.Va PART 2
Peter Rake and Darrin Covington conclude the
construction of Peter’s 1/6th scale electric powered
prototype model.
22 ALBATROS TYPE HISTORY
Who can argue that this was not the most elegant
shape among WW1 fighter aircraft?
28 BEAUFIGHTER TYPE HISTORY
When Bristol Aircraft Co. chief designer L.G.Frise
proposed development of the Beaufort into a heavy
fighter, he surely did not expect the result to be quite
so successful
32 BEAUFIGHTER FLYING COLOURS
Warpaint for the might ‘Beau’
34 BEAUFIGHTER SCALE DRAWING
1:70 scale fin-line three-views
36 BEAUFIGHTER MODEL PART 1
Build Andy Ward’s 85” span replica for .75-.80 cu.in
engines. Full Plans Service construction feature with
cut parts offer.
46 TECHNO SCALE
More web sites worth a look
48 LMA ROUGHAM 2012
Alex Whittaker braves showers and icy blats to cover
the popular Suffolk large model show.
54 BOXKITE PROJECT PART 3
Gary Sunderland continues the saga of his
dawn-of-aviation aeroplane study with the building
of his Bristol Boxkite model
60 THE QUIET ZONE
Peter Rake reviews some outstanding electric
powered scale models from USA.
read more read less
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