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Flying Scale Models Magazine April 20 Back Issue

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65 Reviews   •  English   •   Hobbies & Crafts (Radio Control Modelling)
4 CONTACT
Just for starters
6 SPORT SCALE MASTERCLASS PART 9
Gordon Whitehead delves further into fuselage construction
and glass fibre component moulding
10 GLOSTER GLADIATOR
1/7th scale 54.5" (1383 mm) wingspan classic fighter biplane
for .46-.60 size motors and four function R/C designed by
BRIAN BRASSEY
16 GLADIATOR TYPE HISTORY
Developed as an afterthought when others had failed, the last
of the R.A.F’s biplane fighters filled a performance gap prior to
the introduction of their first monoplane fighters that were a
long time coming
20 GLADIATOR SCALE DRAWING
1:60 scale three-view drawing
22 GLADIATOR FLYING COLOURS
Colour schemes in times of peace and war
26 GLADIATOR IN DETAIL
Close-up study of the Shuttleworth Collection’s composite
restoration example still airworthy and a regular air show
performer
32 indoor gladiator
Pull-out plans for a 1:30 scale jewel of a Peanut size free flight
scale fun flier in blue foam by TREVOR FAULKNER.
42 SCALE SOARING
Amatter of balance; back to purity from electric-assist and is
there a wing-loading ‘Sweet Spot?
46 RESIN MOULDED EXHAUST STUBBS
AND SURFACE DETAIL
Andy Ward describes an ultra-simple method of producing
moulded resin parts for scale models
48 full size free plan
isaac’s fury
33” (838mm) span electric powered model of a celebrated
homebuild fullsize Hawker Fury replica
52 Isaac’s fury
Story of the full size
56 Fury Scale drawing
1:40 scale detailed three-view
65 thE wright and the wrong of it!
Some thoughts for any scale modeller looking to replicate the
wing-warp control as would be ‘true-scale’ on a very early
aviation era scale model,
read more read less
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April 20 4 CONTACT Just for starters 6 SPORT SCALE MASTERCLASS PART 9 Gordon Whitehead delves further into fuselage construction and glass fibre component moulding 10 GLOSTER GLADIATOR 1/7th scale 54.5" (1383 mm) wingspan classic fighter biplane for .46-.60 size motors and four function R/C designed by BRIAN BRASSEY 16 GLADIATOR TYPE HISTORY Developed as an afterthought when others had failed, the last of the R.A.F’s biplane fighters filled a performance gap prior to the introduction of their first monoplane fighters that were a long time coming 20 GLADIATOR SCALE DRAWING 1:60 scale three-view drawing 22 GLADIATOR FLYING COLOURS Colour schemes in times of peace and war 26 GLADIATOR IN DETAIL Close-up study of the Shuttleworth Collection’s composite restoration example still airworthy and a regular air show performer 32 indoor gladiator Pull-out plans for a 1:30 scale jewel of a Peanut size free flight scale fun flier in blue foam by TREVOR FAULKNER. 42 SCALE SOARING Amatter of balance; back to purity from electric-assist and is there a wing-loading ‘Sweet Spot? 46 RESIN MOULDED EXHAUST STUBBS AND SURFACE DETAIL Andy Ward describes an ultra-simple method of producing moulded resin parts for scale models 48 full size free plan isaac’s fury 33” (838mm) span electric powered model of a celebrated homebuild fullsize Hawker Fury replica 52 Isaac’s fury Story of the full size 56 Fury Scale drawing 1:40 scale detailed three-view 65 thE wright and the wrong of it! Some thoughts for any scale modeller looking to replicate the wing-warp control as would be ‘true-scale’ on a very early aviation era scale model,


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4 CONTACT
Just for starters
6 SPORT SCALE MASTERCLASS PART 9
Gordon Whitehead delves further into fuselage construction
and glass fibre component moulding
10 GLOSTER GLADIATOR
1/7th scale 54.5" (1383 mm) wingspan classic fighter biplane
for .46-.60 size motors and four function R/C designed by
BRIAN BRASSEY
16 GLADIATOR TYPE HISTORY
Developed as an afterthought when others had failed, the last
of the R.A.F’s biplane fighters filled a performance gap prior to
the introduction of their first monoplane fighters that were a
long time coming
20 GLADIATOR SCALE DRAWING
1:60 scale three-view drawing
22 GLADIATOR FLYING COLOURS
Colour schemes in times of peace and war
26 GLADIATOR IN DETAIL
Close-up study of the Shuttleworth Collection’s composite
restoration example still airworthy and a regular air show
performer
32 indoor gladiator
Pull-out plans for a 1:30 scale jewel of a Peanut size free flight
scale fun flier in blue foam by TREVOR FAULKNER.
42 SCALE SOARING
Amatter of balance; back to purity from electric-assist and is
there a wing-loading ‘Sweet Spot?
46 RESIN MOULDED EXHAUST STUBBS
AND SURFACE DETAIL
Andy Ward describes an ultra-simple method of producing
moulded resin parts for scale models
48 full size free plan
isaac’s fury
33” (838mm) span electric powered model of a celebrated
homebuild fullsize Hawker Fury replica
52 Isaac’s fury
Story of the full size
56 Fury Scale drawing
1:40 scale detailed three-view
65 thE wright and the wrong of it!
Some thoughts for any scale modeller looking to replicate the
wing-warp control as would be ‘true-scale’ on a very early
aviation era scale model,
read more read less
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