Kits

No wonder Bobcats are so popular, that’s one mean looking machine! Whilst trawling around the shed and checking over some models for the coming season, I stumbled on my YT Twister which had given sterling service for a good four seasons now. Looking over the airframe I decided it was time to retire the model…

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Sometimes Graupner don’t shout loudly enough about models that perhaps deserve shouting about and this Elektro Junior S electric glider, launched with little fanfare last year, is possibly a case in point. The Elapor foam model didn’t seem to be very widely available until earlier this year and so in the process may have passed…

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Parkzone’s latest addition to their warbird range is the F4U Corsair supplies of which have just arrived in the UK. Available in two versions; either Plug and Play with the servos fitted ready to accept a receiver and flight pack, or RTF complete with a Spektrum 2.4Ghx DX5e radio fully installed, an 11.1volt 1800Mah 3…

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I’ve just returned from the flying field after what has been a delightful flying experience. You know when something is right, when it flies right, is well mannered and stress-free. A model that has been designed for electric flight doesn’t need to be built to withstand the same vibration levels as for i.c. Not that…

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Trading from premises in deepest, darkest Kent, Weston UK have been supplying to an ever-hungry R/C market for many years. As well as offering the traditional model shop services of off-the-shelf kits, engines, R/C equipment and accessories, Weston have also developed a manufacturing side to their business. This includes highly tuned two- and four-stroke engines…

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The release of SebArt’s 2008 model line-up has now started with the Angel 30E being perhaps the most keenly awaited. A smaller and more affordable version of the existing Angel 50, the ’30 is a 50″ span aerobat designed for the same Hacker brushless motor that powers their Katana 30. The Katana 30 was one…

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The Ultrafly Spear EDF 69 is a new sleek high performance electric ducted fan aircraft designed for experienced pilots due to a potential 120mph top speed. The fuselage/fin/nacelle is supplied one piece, fully moulded from GRP with a generous battery bay to allow the use of larger battery packs. The wings are a traditional built-up…

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A new British model, the Fusion is a 52″ span fun fly aeroplane specifically designed by Gavin Barden for sport club flying or competition fun fly events. It’s a traditional kit that builds into a strong, light and very manoeuverable aeroplane. The kit looks great and alongside the laser-cut balsa and ply you’ll find all…

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Well, GWS40 stricly speaking as once again GWS use a number to denote a kit rather than the aircraft or manufacturers name; We all know this is a Curtis P-40 of course. This model has been advertised worldwide and distributed to the U.S. but has only recently been available in the U.K. via distributor J.Perkins.…

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Just released by Multiplex, this new 55″ span three-channel model is an out-and-out beginners machine. Beautifully made from the companies now customary Elapor foam and supplied with a full hardware pack, decals etc, the Easy Cub is designed for a Himax 2816-1220 brushless outrunner, 30-amp ESCs and a 2S 2100mAh Li-Po battery. Two standard micro…

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