Flying Scale Models  |  January 2014
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
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Flying Scale Models January 2014.