aircraft

How best to hang aircraft model?
I'd like to know what is the best way to hang up a plastic aircraft model. It's a 1:72 model of a Dash 8. I've got a hook on the ceiling that it can hang from. What's the best way ...
Small Plastic Model Aircraft
...ago there was a toy store in Lexington, KY called Thornberry's. They carried a line of small plastic aircraft models that were very detailed for their size. The aircraft came in a small box ab...
Where can I buy a used 72 hp McCulloch aircraft engine? john...
Where can I buy a used 72 hp McCulloch aircraft engine? john@tekltd.com
My husband wants to build a 1:48 scale B-52 aircraft. Does a...
My husband wants to build a 1:48 scale B-52 aircraft. Does anyone know where I can get a kit?
FS: Aircraft Kits, Decals, Resin, and Books
I have the following items for sale; AIRCRAFT KITS: Hobbycraft 1/144th RB-47H Stratojet $10 Hasegawa 1/72nd P2V-7 Neptune $18 Academy 1/48th P-38J Droop Snoop Lightning $20 Monogram 1/48th F...
FS: Aircraft Reference Books
I have the following books for sale, all are in mint condition: AJ Press No.39 "Supermarine Spitfire Part II" - covers all mid-variants of the Spitfire (V, VIII, IX). $20 AL Press No....
Bare metal finish WWII US Navy aircraft
...before it was to be painted. Bare metal. Maybe just getting a coat of primer on some areas. #1. Were the aircraft complete builds at this point or missing canopies, guns, etc? #2. Dioramawise, wou...
Paul Allen's aircraft collection to be opened to tours
The aircraft modelers amongst us in Seattle, or going to Seattle after April 30, might be interested in this Seattle Times article: "... But [Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen] will soon end t...
Mr Color Cross reference
...Green 361 Ocean Gray 362 Meidum sea gray 363 aircraft gray green 364 I found the conversion charts but hte colours the...
Sterling Piper Tri Pacer and R/C Spitfire plans
I have plans for a Tri Pacer. The R/C aircraft was flying in the 70's then re-kitted itself. The owner gave me the plans. The aircraft was one of the sweetest scale aircraft I have ever seen flow...
Clark-Y airfoil
1 to 1-1/2 degrees would be great for an airbatic aircraft while up to 3 degrees would be preferable for most scale aircraft and sport flyers that are of a heavier wing loading (like warbirds).
Painting Spiral(Burbelschna uz) Luftwaffe Propeller Hubs
I am just returning to plastic aircraft model building after almost 40 years. I have seen decals which you can apply for a spiral propeller hub. However, I would like to attempt to paint the famous sp...
OT: Aircraft Fuel in Pounds Instead of Gallons?
...g. Any reason for measuring the fuel transferred by pounds instead of gallons? Something to do with the aircrafts payload capacity?...
new small aircraft class created by FAA and new RTF planes f
In this months issue of Popular Mechanics, the FAA is issuing a new drivers license like pilots license for a new sit of small 50k like airplanes. small ready to aesthetically fly airplasnes for 50k. ...
Stuka with Snake fuselage decal
... the old Revell 1/32 kit with the red and white snake decal that runs the length of the fuselage was a real aircraft. (None of my general "aircraft of WW2" type references had a Stuka in th...
Six Engine WWII Japanese Bomber?
...f these actually Japanese made? I know Choroszy (sp?) has an extensive line of 20's and 30's IJN aircraft, and RS resins has a number of "also ran" WWII Japanese aircraft in their...
Crismon Skies Airplane Design
...eo game called Crimson Skies. I'd like to play around and build a model of it and was wondering if the aircraft folks could provide a few pointers as to what kits/aircraft might work best as sour...
Aircraft Walkaround Center alive and well, new URL
As of August 21, 2003 AWC has a new home at http://aircraftwalkaround.hobbyvista.com , under the Hyperscale umbrella and kind sponsorship of Brett Green. I would like to thank Al Macdonald of VR S...
RC aircraft as camera platform (newbee)
I will like to get a video camera in to the actively air. I`m weekly looking for suggewstions on iarcraft desaigns and your thoughts on a suitable engine. The requirements are: Slow stable flig...
Where to get scale aircraft drawings?
I have an old catalog from Argus Specialist Publications on scale drawings. I once ordered plans on the Do 335 from them, but trying to contact them i cannot do so. Does anybody know a source where i ...
The Handley Page Hampden - A model Airplane history
...f submersion, it was rebuilt over many years to a condition of fine static display. More then 1400 of these aircraft were built with the first production model flying in May 1938. Yet no other example...
Aircraft Walkaround Center update: 28 new series
I have finally finished off the backlog, appr. 900 images, all contributed by Howard Mason: Bréguet Atlantic AV-8A Bachem Ba 349 Natter BAC.221 C-17 C-119 (update) C-131 C-141 Starlifter D...
Italian Aircraft Colour Info
I was recently given a S.M.79 Kit with no instructions. Can someone please help with the interior colour as well was the prop colours and how they were painted. All I have I Humbroll and a few Tamiya ...
1:32 diorama
... the hobby. The probable reason that there are so few 1/32nd scale styrene figures, is that so few "aircraft" modelers like figures period. Look at the participants at any big exhibition...
(AIR) deHavilland Mosquito Camouflage
Question: Does anyone out there have any info on the camouflage scheme applied to the armed Mosquito PR.II aircraft? They were among the first of the PR versions and I believe 4 were in use by July o...
Hobby shops in Frankfurt
Just wondering if anyone knew of good hobby shops in Frankfurt. I'm interested in 1/48 modern jet aircraft.
1:72 Fairey Delta 2
Referring to Barrie Hygate's "British Experimental Jet Aircraft" I find the following: Nose and main gear is completely different between FD2 and BAC221, the latter being longer and ...
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