Kits
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Hacker EPP range
The Hacker range of models is now distributed by Area 51 in the UK and available direct or via model shops. Mostly EPP foam, the range includes five 840mm span Reno racers such as this Bearcat, 550mm span mini racers, 840mm span warbirds, 1m and 1.2m aerobats, a 1.2m Cub, chuck gliders, flyings wings…
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Hangar 9’s Christen Eagle
Hangar 9’s Christen Eagle has been on shop shelves for a few months now. As you'd expect, it's built using laser-cut balsa and ply supplemented by a glass-fibre cowl and wheel spats along with full hardware including a spinner. A lot of prefabrication is evident from the factory fitted pilot and canopy through to…
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Hangar 9 P-40
Hangar 9’s new P-40 has just arrived in the UK and represents the under-modelled early version adopting the scheme used by George Welch, one of the few airmen who managed to engage the Japanese during the Pearl Harbour attack. The model joins the fledging 50-size range christened by last year's Corsair and suits a…
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WOT4e Mk.2
I recently retired my Saturday afternoon hack, a Black Horse Twister. Reflecting on the ease of use of the Twister’s stable mate, an electric SebArt Sukhoi 30e, I decided to go electric for the Twister’s replacement and, after much cogitating, settled on the very compact and well-built 1200mm span wooden version of the WOT4. I…
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ARTF Acro Wots
Following their success with the WOT 4 ARTF, WOT4 Foam-E, WOT4-E, and WOT4 XL, it's no great surprise to see Ripmax promising a new Acro Wot Mk.2 Foam-E and a balsa Acro Wot Mk.2 for 2012. Unveiled in Nuremburg earlier this month, the new machines follow the trend set by the WOT4s, so the 49"…
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AT-6 Harvard
This review was first published in 2002, the kit has limited availability. There can’t be many people who haven’t heard of the Harvard. Conceived in the 1930s, it was used extensively during W.W.II as an advanced trainer to prepare pilots for combat aircraft, and was considered ideal for the role because its flying characteristics required…
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ME108a Taifun
This review was first published in 2003, the kit has since been re-issued in an all-silver scheme and currently enjoys limited availability. Graupner’s semi-scale Taifun follows the recent trend towards a slightly more up-market ARTF, with high build quality and additional features such as flaps and retracts. Actually, I’ll let you into a secret: I’ve…
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New SebArt models
SebArt's long anticipated 2011 releases have just arrived in the form of this 50-size PC-21 (above) and a Macchi MC-72 representing the type that held the world speed record in the 1930s. Each available in one of three beautiful colour schemes, the models have been designed around Hacker A50-14S outrunners although both can use i.c. power…
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Galaxy Magician
Let’s face it, the sums of building from kits versus ARTF simply do not add up! Why on earth would you buy a traditional kit for roughly the same price as you can a modern ARTF, then spend hours building it and then even more time and money covering it? And at the end of…
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Horizon’s new AS3X system
We'll review this, the new AS3X Beast in January's RCM&E Unveiled in October, Horizon's new AS3X was the subject of a build-up video campaign over the previous weeks so flyers have been curious to know what it's all about. Well, it's all about a new control system developed to improve the performance of ultra…
