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6 CONTACT Just for openers 10 SPITFIRE of the silver screen Alex Whittaker reviews Richard Scarborough’s Mk.IX from the Mick Reeves kit 14 FOKKER Dr.1 Triplane (Part 2) Continuing the construction of the 1/6 scale, electric powered model designed by Peter Rake and built by Darrin Covington 18 FOKKER DR.1 TYPE HISTORY Forever linked to Germany’s most famous WW1 fighter pilot, Fokker’s Triplane was a classic 24 SCALE SOARING Last Tango of the 2013 scale sailplane aerotowing season 28 SUBJECTS FOR SCALE Hawker nimrod Not just a navalised Hawker Fury, the Nimrod offers scale modellers sleak biplane elegance coupled with the colourful decor of pre-WW2 carrier based fighter units 34 NIMROD SCALE DRAWING 1:60 fine-line three-views 36 NIMROD IN DETAIL Close-up photo-study 40 PZL 104 WILGA C Gary Protheroe’s 84” (2134mm) span creation for .90 -1.20 size four-stroke engines 46 WILGA TYPE HISTORY & SCALE DRAWING The PZL Wilga has been a useful little aerial workhorse for more that 50 years and has found a particular niche for aerotow work. Fine line three-views for PZL 104 and radial engine Wilga 35 52 TECHNO SCALE More scale related web site worth a look on line 54 SURVIVING free flight SCALE Part 8 - Getting airbourne... the competition winning model has to take off from the ground - not as easy as you might think! 56 BMFA indoor scale at SHAWBURY Alex Whittaker reviews the models flown catches the action 62 THE QUIET ZONE Jonathon Rider reveals more of the techniques used to make his super-scale Sopwith Camel - this month he centres on the cockpit coaming