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The respected Czech electric flight manufacturer RCM-Pelikan has introduced its own range of Li-Po batteries. The new RAY ‘airplane’ range of Li-Po packs are rated at 25C and available in all the popular capacity sizes. The packs are fitted with E-Tec/Enerland type balance connectors, and distributor Puffin Models can supply suitable balancers and balance plug…

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Welcome back to another quick retrospective jaunt through the RCM&E archives as we have at look at modelflying in 1961 as seen through the eyes of the magazine. After a nicely balanced start the year before, the magazine went through early 1961 very much focused on electronics with article after article covering subjects such as…

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Welcome to this our first retrospective look at R/C flying as reflected in the pages of RCM&E. To kick things off we go back to 1960, the year RCM&E first appeared. Competitors at the British Nationals featured on the cover of the magazine a few months after the first issue (May 1960). The photo report…

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JST-XH – This is the most popular balancer plug type and found on Li-Pos from the Far East. This article first appeared in the August 2007 issue of RCM&E. Things have moved on a little since the article appeared and balancer plug converter leads are now available from most electric flight specialists and some distributors…

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Many thanks go to Tony Nijhuis for these downloadable decal sheets which will help those readers who wish to decorate their models like those above. Simply click below and then save the file to print off on the adhesive backed media of your choice. Mig-25 Decals Lightning Decals

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Matt Watts was the first name drawn to win the model you see here so he’ll be getting the Lightning, well done Matt and thanks to everyone who entered. If you’d like to see Tony flying his Mig-25 and Lightning then check out our video page for the flying footage. Click here to go there…

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Our full report from Nuremburg is in our April 2008 issue (on sale now) but just to whet you appetite here’s our second supplementary photo report from the vast trade show in Germany. Nuremburg is where the industry meets to showcase new releases for the forthcoming 12 months, every major player is there so sit…

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Our full report from Nuremburg will feature in our April 2008 issue (on sale March 14) but just to whet you appetite here’s our first supplementary photo report from the vast trade show in Germany. Nuremburg is where the industry meets to showcase new releases for the forthcoming 12 months, every major player is there…

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We’re going to bring an end to the free replacement offer following publication of the undersized Typhoon plan in last years winter special issue. We’ll no longer post out free plans from the end of January although readers will still receive a free plan when purchasing wood packs or mouldings. We’ve posted several thousand free…

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If you're old enough to have been browsing the shelves of WH Smith back in May 1964, you might remember seeing RCM&E. The cover was an acid-yellow that month (how could you forget?) with a grainy black-and-white shot of Vic Smeed's Ohm 8 biplane trainer, a coverline inviting readers to build a relay-less servo from…

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