Kits

Parkzone’s output is quite astonishing. Hot on the heels of their revised P-51 comes this new, and much anticipated 43.5″ span ME-109. Due to arrive in September, it’s nice to see that they’ve chosen the ‘G’ version of the famous fighter rather than the more common ‘E’ and the model follows the PZ formula being moulded EPO…

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Long, long ago in a time when wood glue didn’t foam and model aircraft kits were made from small boxes containing sticks of balsa wood, Chris Foss decided to take a step forwards from his popular glider plans range and make the heady move into kit production. This was way back in 1976, and the…

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Pretty thing isn’t she? Overlander’s 30-size electric aerobats aren’t new, they’ve been around for a year now and the 6 models in the range have been very popular. Price has something to do with it, with the exception of Seagull’s slightly smaller Extra and Edge, you’ll be hard pushed to find a comparable 50″ span, lightweight…

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Knowing when they’re on to a good thing and hot on the heels of their successful Sparrowhawk racer introduced last year, Seagull’s new 74” span Mew Gull maintains the company’s high quality tradition being beautifully built and represents a lot of aeroplane for £189.99. 

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It’s surprising how few really good ARTF R/C Spitfires you see around. I’m never quite sure why this is. After all, as patriots I’d have though it would be a rite of passage for all budding British R/C pilots. You know, if you haven’t built and flown a Spit’ then you really ought to consider…

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E-flite’s new Blade mSR builds on the successes of the Blade mCX and boasts a unique rotor head design that provides ‘inherent stability similar to a traditional coaxial helicopter while adding the agility found with single-rotor designs’. DATAFILE Type – ultra-micro helicopter UK distributor – Horizon Hobby UK, 01279 641097, www.horizonhobby.co.uk Main Rotor Diameter -180mm (7.0…

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Judy and Eddie Stocker with business founder David Boddington. Eddy and Judy Stocker, the present owners of DB Sport & Scale have been in touch to remind us that the business is now approaching its 40th birthday. We’ll let Eddie take up the story. “Since Judy and I bought DB Sport & Scale, and through…

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We’re always very pleased to bring new British kits to wider attention here at RCM&E and Modelflying.co.uk so say hello to Sparrowhawk a new kit from a new British manufacturer! Sparrowhawk is a traditional build, four-channel hotliner style electric sport model (can be converted to i.c.) designed for an inexpensive electric set-up such as a Tornado 480BM-2100 brushless motor,…

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The RC Factory Flash is one of those aeroplanes that’s just so very versatile and a better foamie 3D trainer you’ll struggle to find. Flash eh? Great name isn’t it. Now I have to admit that while I love just about anything that flies, there is an exception, a model type of which I’m not…

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In the August issue of RCM&E (on sale 3 July), Alex Whittaker discusses the design flaws and quality issues that flyers encounter when building and flying Almost Ready To Fly (ARTF) models. The woefully insubstantial retractable undercarriage mount pictured here is one such example (the undercarriage was ripped out on the first gentle landing) common…

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