Category: Building Techniques
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WEEKENDERS, JULY ’21: THE WOOD STUFF
My splicing gear. Alex Whittaker looks at some simple sheet balsa wood working techniques. Perversely, although the flying field is […]
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MAKE IT SCALE, JULY ’21: AUSTER AUTOCRAT
Danny Fenton concludes his build of a DB Sport & Scale semi scale kit. I used a hinging technique that […]
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MAKE IT SCALE, JUNE ’21: AUSTER AUTOCRAT
DB Sport & Scale Auster, purchased from a fellow modeller from an advert in RCM&E. Danny Fenton describes his build […]
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REPLACING A SERVO PLUG
Each time you assemble your favourite ARTF it’s a good idea to check for wear and tear on the servo […]
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FIBRE OPTIC RX LIGHT
Cull some fibres from an illuminated toy and glue both ends into some cut off tubing to make your Optic […]
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DEPRON SCALE
Joe’s first attempt at building a traditional scale model using Depron was this Chipunk based on the Dennis Bryant plan. […]
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Woodn’t you like to know?
Back in the old days, many plans had a materials list included on the drawing – and it’s been suggested […]
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Model resurrection
My beloved, ageing 72” span Harvard, built more than fifteen years ago from a Flair kit, hit the ground like […]
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Using a wattmeter
Anyone researching electric flight for the first time can’t help but notice the advice to buy a wattmeter which appears […]
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3D printers for beginners
3D printing may seem like a fairly recent innovation, however it’s been around for longer than you might perhaps imagine. The […]