Kits

The combination of Hangar 9 (a company with a strong reputation for quality) and the Sopwith Camel (an aircraft whose geometry doesn’t instil confidence into the traditional modeller) should make for an interesting combination. My model flying wife Janet, now with some years of experience, looked knowingly at this Camel’s short nose and made tut-tut…

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There are 4 members of the Pulse family, two for electric power and two for i.c. You don’t need me to tell you that as far as ARTF models are concerned, the variation in build and covering quality is still pretty wide. The old saying that you get what you pay for is, in most…

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The Saratoga is highly pre-fabricated and features bolt-on tail feathers The Toledo Special has instant appeal and should do well. We like the classic retro’ looks of these new i.c. models just announced by Hangar 9 and due in the UK in June from Horizon Hobby UK.  Designed for electric or i.c. power, the Saratoga…

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The T-28 is suitably different don’t you think? I took receipt of the kit and made a preliminary forage into the box to confirm that all the bits were present. The model, a North American T-28A Trojan, wasn’t an aircraft I was familiar with but it certainly looked neat and very chunky in appearance. HISTORY…

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Based on the full size McDonnell Douglas MD520N helicopter, E-flite’s new Blade CX3 comes as a complete ready-to-fly package with everything needed including the RTF helicopter, battery, charger and transmitter. The semi-scale helicopter uses E-flite’s 3-in-1 control unit featuring a combination of main rotor mixing, main motor electronic speed control and a heading-lock gyro, all…

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Pretty isn’t she? Personally I have always liked the look of the Me109. It’s certainly a purposeful and aggressive looking machine, almost a counterpoint to the beauty and grace of its arch enemy, the Spitfire. Indeed this Ripmax 48″ span rendition of the famous Messerschmitt captures a lot of the character of the full size.…

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Distributed by Als Hobbies, the new Ultimate AMR features the revolutionary FiberFusion® construction making it, so they tell us, the lightest electric built up biplane produced to date in this size at 38oz ready to fly. Despite this though, it is rigid enough to withstand the most extreme high energy aerobatics. FiberFusion® is an engineered…

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Jamara’s new 85” span Stinson is refreshingly different and has presence in spades. The full size Reliant dates to 1933 and was used by the military and civilian operators, 1327 were built.

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While perhaps not as new as some recent models (the Diamante has been in the UK for a few months now) this model’s traditional appearance and flying remit should appeal to those seeking an electric powered model for F3A style pattern flying. The model is an ARTF with a one-piece wing and requires just a…

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Supplies of this model, first exhibited at Nuremburg in 2007, are now arriving in the UK. We’ve had the opportunity of examining the kit close at hand and we’re very impressed with the quality here. It’s a big model of course and although extensive pre-fabrication is in evidence, there’s still plenty for the builder to…

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