Kits
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L-39 Albatros
Graham Ashby (RCM&E former editor) has reviewed a number of scale models from the Freewing range in the past and when chatting to him he’s been genuinely passionate about his collection of foam warbirds. He convinced me that with care they can be kept pristine, being structurally sound enough to absorb a degree of knocking…
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Hangar 9’s P-47 20cc
There are ARTF kits and there are ARTF kits. Some require little work and fall together without too much effort or added expense, others are more of a ‘project’, requiring time and patience to complete, along with a few extra purchases. This falls into the latter camp and while that’s not to criticise Hangar 9’s…
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Seagull DHC-1 Chipmunk
The Chipmunk, I’ve always assumed, is very much a British aircraft, indeed the image of a Chipmunk was as British to me as the thought of a Spitfire doing a victory roll over the Kentish countryside in the summer of 1940. So, I was surprised to find that, in fact, the Chipmunk was both designed…
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Auntie Ju
My first acquaintance with this model was way back in 1982 as a keen 12-year-old during the first of many visits to Woodvale. Much like every weekend I’ve spent there since, it was a fantastic experience – the trade presence in the massive hangars seemed huge to the eyes of this pre-teen, with goodies seemingly…
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RCM&E reviews
This list is designed to help readers locate reviews in their back issues or the digital archive. It is in manufacturer alphabetical order and goes back to include Jan 2007, all Special issues and any reviews published here on the site. This index is updated every month as RCM&E is published. Used in conjunction with the digital archive, it…
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Seagull MXS-R
Seagull’s MXS-R, released a couple of years ago and still available and an attractive aerobat being a cut above the .40 – .60 size sportster on which the firm initially earned its reputation. The model is based on the full-size machine used by Red Bull pilots, the ‘R’ suffix denoting the racing version of the…
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Acro Wot Mk.2 Foam-E
Chris Foss has achieved near legendary status in the UK as a designer of airframes that fly brilliantly. Countless pilots have cut their teeth on the entry-level Wot 4, before moving on to the gorgeously aerobatic Acro-Wot. A few years ago Ripmax announced that the Foss designs, up until then only available as builders’ kits,…
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Edge 540 V3 30cc
The petrol powered market has been growing rapidly in popularity for the last few years and, these days, almost every kit manufacturer has something to offer for such a powerplant, notably at the 30cc level. Black Horse already has several, this Edge 540 being the latest and one of several V3s the company produce. It’s…
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Take a peek inside Seagull’s ARTF factory
If you've always wondered where your ARTF models were born and how they were created then you'll be pleased to hear that Seagull have uploaded plenty of pics from their Ho Chi Minh production facility in Vietnam. With a curious mix of old and new machinery on display, the labour-intensive nature of ARTF model production…
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Capiche 140
Known throughout the modelling world for the manufacture of performance tuned two- and four-stroke engines, ARTF kits of the highest quality and its own brand Pro-Synth model fuel, Weston UK is a name that conjures images of power, speed and bling. Sporting models such as the Hype, Cougar and Magnum, the entire ARTF range can…
