April 2014 Â No.173
6 CONTACT
Just for openers
8 sparky MUSTANG
Alex Whittaker takes a walk around Brian Woods new electric Scale Nats Contender
14 TECHNO SCALE
Web sites to browse
FULL-SIZE FREE PLANS
16 ANTIONETTE monoplane PART 1
A 72†electric powered model designed by Peter Rake with the prototype model built and described by Barry Maas
20 STITS PLAYBOY
Build this classic and cute little homebuilt aircraft from the 1950s era. Peter Miller designed this 47.5†(1207mm) span R/C model for .20 -.30 size two stroke engines or .30-.40 four strokes
26 SUBJECTS FOR SCALE
spitfire Mk.22 & 24 The final Spitfire variant
30 SPITFIRE IN DETAIL
Close-up surface detail is what makes a model special
34 SPITFIRE SCALE DRAWING
1:60 finelone three views of the Spitfire Mk.22 & 24
36 SPITFIRE FLYING COLOURS
Colour schemes worn by Spitfire Mks. 22 & 24 by Richard Carruana
42 WIRE IN THE WIND PART 2
Detailed advice from Gary Sunderland for replicating bracing and rigging for the old biplanes
52 GLASS CLOTH
Andy Ward passes on what he learned from his first attempt at glass cloth surface finishing a scale model
56 BARKSTON WARBIRDS
Alex Whittaker takes his cameras to RAF Barkston Heath in deepest December
62 QUIET ZONE
Jonathan Rider explains his techniques for producing a range of dummy rotary, radial and inline engines
