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Capturing that perfect visual balance for the overall scheme using detail and colour variation. Patience and visualisation are all that’s required. Kevin Powling describes how he replicated the varied all metal finish of his Mick Reeves Spitfire using just one base colour For many years I have had an interest in aviation. This was sparked…

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My completed dual charging case. Danny Fenton looks at charging and temperature management of LiPo batteries. For this coming flying season, if indeed there is one, I will be competing in ‘Flying Only’ with two airframes, a Black Horse 85” Chipmunk and a Seagull 80” Chipmunk. The Black Horse takes a pair of 5S LiPo…

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Danny Fenton looks at charging and temperature management of LiPo batteries. In this second instalment Danny finishes off his LiPo Charging Case and converts a fridge for LiPo storage! STORAGE CHARGE It is recommended that your packs are not kept fully charged for more than a day or so. If they are to be stored…

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Curare XXL by Jean Louis Bossard. Top competition pilot, Keith Jackson sets about keeping us better informed of developments with pattern style model aircraft. This is the second part of Keith’s column from RCM&E March 2021. CURARE XXL Continuing with the classic pattern theme, I recently saw a build thread on Facebook for this extra-large…

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Jennifer Kimball’s BJ Craft Nuance in flight. Top competition pilot, Keith Jackson sets about keeping us better informed of developments with pattern style model aircraft. This is Keith’s column from RCM&E March 2021, which we will be presenting in two parts. Jason Schulman and Jennifer Kimball, with her BJ Craft Nuance. Our heading photos show…

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Markus Frey’s stunning Pilatus Pelican S2. Shaun Garrity offers up a few ideas for adding simple but effective effects to your latest scale creations A modelling pal of mine Ken had a simple philosophy regarding the art of scale detailing model aircraft. His planes always looked realistic, yet he took an uncomplicated approach to achieve…

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Nigel’s own-design, turbine-powered Jetcat PH2. Nigel Cartwright describes his own-design turbine helicopter Not one for off-the-shelf models, I do enjoy building and flying the quirky and unusual. My background is in industrial modelmaking, engineering prototyping and the like, and in recent years I’ve been getting more into 2D and 3D CAD, as well as 3D…

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In a Model Magic double header, Alex Whittaker celebrates two models from ace scale man, Gerhard Reinsch I was told about the death of Gerd Reinsch in early August 2020. Gerhard was loved by many involved with the UK large scale model circuit. His lovely manner and ready sense of humour endeared him to his…

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Antares’ compact size is evident here. The model is restrained by a strong cord slipped around the tail skid during the start-up saga. The pilot is sporting the latest fashion in flying gear. It’s not easy being an icon. Out of lockdown, Tim Hooper heads for the flying field to test fly some recent new…

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Shaun Garrity takes advantage of the lockdown to have a clear out and uses some rediscovered plumbing parts to make some model racks Lock down has actually had a number of benefits in the Garrity household. With all this time spent inside the home, I had finally run out of excuses for all those jobs…

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