Kits

One of the year's most keenly awaited releases is just going on sale in the form of this very pretty Supermarine Seafire. It has been designed in the UK in co-operation with the Fleet Air Arm Museum and distributed to all model shops by J.Perkins through its E-Scale brand. The model is a full ARTF kit with a laser-cut…

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I tend to be a little erratic where 'First look' previews are concerned, sometimes ignoring 'run of the mill' releases yet this new park-fly Tiger Moth deserves a mention. It's from Art-Tech (Century UK), spans 22", all-up weighs 8oz and is a PNP model supplied with a battery, pre-fitted servos, ESC, motor and prop so…

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I must own up to a bias. I am already on record in our sister magazine Silent Flight as having said that the Middle Phase is one of my favourite aircraft for the R/C soaring beginner. I have to tell you now that neither the building nor the flying of this review has disappointed me,…

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Speed, that’s one of the most noticeable things about this model, and I don’t just mean in the air. This truly is an ARTF. It took me just one evening to build – the longest part of this was waiting for the epoxy (included in the kit) to dry. So what’s in the box? Surprisingly…

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This review was first published in 2005 and the kit is still available. Introduced to the world seven years ago in 1998, the TwinStar quickly became one of the most popular electric model aircraft of all time – and for good reason. It was relatively easy to build, could fly with standard radio gear, and the…

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This review was first published in 2006, the kit is still available and remains very popular. The global explosion in the ARTF market means there’s a wide choice of ‘nearly ready to go’ airframes available – gliders, trainers, aerobatic pattern ships – we’re truly spoiled for choice! There’s good news for modellers with a particular…

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This review was first published in 2006, the kit is still available. Way back in the early sixties a 60” span aerobatic sports model appeared on the scene that was designed by a chap called Phil Kraft, who was later to become Aerobatic World Champion and manufacturer of his own multi-channel radio gear. The model…

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  This review was first published in 2006, the kit is still available. Quite a few of my clubmates have recently been flying Piper Cub models of various sizes and from numerous manufacturers. They have, however, been mostly ARTFs with one notable exception – built, I believe, from a Sig kit at 1/4-scale (105” span).…

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  This review was first published in 2006, the kit is still available. When asked if I fancied penning a review of the revised World Models ARTF Super Chipmunk I was, to begin with, not that excited at the prospect. All I really knew about the Chipmunk was that it had been an RAF training…

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  It's on! The Webbit builders are busily ..er….building and charting their progress in their build blogs. Some blogs reveal particular aspects of the process while others chart the complete sequence from kit box to flying model. If you're new to traditional building then take advantage of this, the perfect opportunity to see how it's all done. The blogs…

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