Kits

Living room R/C! That’s quite a boast carried on the Mini Aviator box. This new model from J.Perkins has just arrived to challenge the dominance of the PalmZ and others across the indoor micro-flyer category and it features some enhancements not previously seen on models such as this. With wings made from depron and a…

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DualSky, better known to date for their electric flight products such as Li-Po batteries and speed controllers are now producing this new electric model, the Extra 260 EP ARF. The model was designed in partnership with DualSky China and DualSky USA and has a 54″ (1371mm) span with large control surfaces for extreme 3D flight.…

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Building the Black Horse Chipmunk does require some modelling experience. That’s not to say there’s anything difficult here, just that some things require the ability to work beyond the scope of the manual. Engine fitment I chose to fit a four-stroke (Saito 1.00), although the instructions only extend to the fitting of a 60 two-stroke.…

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“Nearly ready” is what UK distributor MacGregor Industries has told us. The latest estimate is that this specially developed 3D helicopter will be ready for shipping by mid December although they do suggest adding a few weeks to this, so expect it to reach the MacGregor warehouse by January or February. JR are still making…

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This new Cub from Hangar 9 is big, no I mean really BIG. The box is big, the fuselage cavernous, the wings massive…you get the picture. We’ve only seen the model in the box and hope to have a full review in the magazine in the not too distant future (we’re going to have a…

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We put the new member of the Twister family on our front cover this month and whilst the review should be along soon, we thought readers would appreciate a little look at the model. It’s a twin twin-rotor machine in the Chinook mould and clearly modelled on the RAF version of the same. It’s certainly…

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Custom moulded packaging mean transit dents should be a thing of the past So what do you think then? A bit of Gnat, Alpha Jet, Jaguar, a Hawk perhaps? The Twister seems to have borrowed a design trait from just about every jet that’s flown in the last fifty years! Never mind though, it still…

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CML Distribution have released details of two new electric powered designs from Alfa Model that should be in the shops soon. The long nose Dora variant of the FW-190D will be popular but the new EDF A4 is also an unusual and attractive addition to the range. Both models feature scale detailing and can be…

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We saw these models at Nuremburg in February and they’ve been (particularly the P-38) eagerly awaited ever since. For the first time Horizon Hobby UK have included details in a press release so they should be on the shelves soon. The Lightning is particularly impressive and is pre-painted and 95% pre-built. It features detailed panel…

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This Extra is highly attractive, all this one needs is a spinner! CML Distribution have advised us that they have two new large ARTF aerobatic kits just in from Cermark. Cermark 28% Edge 540 £249.99 Cermark 25% Extra-260 £219.99 Both models seem to share similar design and production characteristics. They’re almost-ready-to-fly of course and incorporate…

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