April 2015 No.185
4 CONTACT
Just for starters
6 COUNTERWISE
New products report
FULL SIZE FREE PLAN FEATURE
8 MOSKA MB-Bis
An easy-to-build 45†(1143mm) wingspan 1:7th scale
electric powered scale model of an early
WW1 Russian fighter
14 ELVINGTON 2014 flashback
LMA Elvington combines full-size and scale aviation in a great
family day out says Alex Whittaker
20 SHORT s.17 scylla
Alex Whittaker takes a close look at a majestic
BMFA Scale Nats competitor
26 BE 2 & BE 2a
Gary Sunderland presents his 1:5th scale 84.1†(2136mm)
wingspan model of the Royal Flying Corp’s first true warplane –
taken to France in August 1914
34 BE 2 SCALE DRAWING
1:40 scale fine three-views
36 BE 2 COLOURS
The colours they flew in
40 DIY DESIGN PART 2
Go a step beyond kits and ARTFs with Ken Sheppard as he
reveals his practical approach to scale model design
44 piper PA20 PACER
Horizon Hobby’s E-Flite 51†(1295mm) wingspan bundle of
weekend club-field flying fun
48 D.I.Y. VACUUM form machine
Make scale model surface detail humps and bumps and other
features that complete the effect of total realism, using this
home-built machine
52 one man’s MORANE PART 3
John Marriage concludes his description of this 1:3rd scale beauty
with notes on dummy engine and rigging
60 TECHNO SCALE
Scale resource web sites take a look on-line
62 QUITE ZONE
Peter Rake shows how to slice foam into super-thin sheets for
indoor profile scale R/C models
