Plan Build Models

Jeff Barringer builds an electric powered Concorde from the Tony Nijhuis plan. Having built the Tony Nijhuis Mosquito and Gnat recently, and being well-pleased with the results, I decided that I’d like to have a go at his Concorde. Powered by no fewer than four 50mm Electric Ducted Fans (EDFs) the model has a wingspan…

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Shaun Garrity converts Gordon Whitehead’s 24-inch model of the French WW1 single seat sesquiplane fighter, nicknamed the Bébé, to electric power and modern lightweight R/C The Bébé is my favourite of all WW1 aircraft. Designed by Gustave Delage, this single seat sesquiplane fighter was one of the reasons the Fokker Scourge ended. The Fokker Eindecker…

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Our only colour image of Excellence is this one from the front cover of Radio Modeller. Shaun Garrity returns to the 1980s with the low-wing classic design from David Boddington The high wing Whisper and low wing Excellence were designed by Dave Boddington in the mid 1980s for the new breed of small four-stroke engines…

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Shaun Garrity updates a plan for a small pusher, jet style model that doubles up as a stiff-wind slope soarer What has a Jaguar XJ6 (with the roof cut off), a steel pole and Octopussy got to do with this month’s free plan? Back in 1967 Jim Bede and his chief designer Paul Griffin sharpened…

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Dave Batchelor finishes and flies his 98″ Vulcan V-bomber built from the Tony Nijhuis plan. Running fuel lines and wiring in the fuselage was going to be very untidy as only the holes in the ribs and bulkheads could be used to run them through. Good visibility inside is afforded by the large air intakes…

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Dave Batchelor describes his modifications whilst building a 98″ Vulcan V-bomber to the Tony Nijhuis plan. Following the demise of my MB339 back in 2016, I was left with (thankfully) a spare Jetcat P100 turbine looking for a home. I could not afford an ARTF model to put it in at the time so the…

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