Plan Build Models
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Evans Volksplane
Peter's plan and article (below) were first published in 1983 and the plan has been updated and re-published in the new August 2013 issue of RCM&E alongside Nigel Hawes' electrification project article. The Volksplane must be just about the simplest possible aircraft, especially from the scale modeller’s point of view. This model of the Evans…
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Panther Autogyro
RCM&E's March 2013 issue free plan is Richard Harris' superb Panther autogyro – a model many will have seen flying at Greenacres and the Winterton autogyro fly-ins. Those who have will appreciate what a striking machine this is and, once airborne, it's easily within the flying abilities of an intermediate pilot. The plan and…
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Tucano
Nigel Hawes' 45" span Tucano has been voted for as the subject for the 2013 Mass Build. The plan and canopy can be purchased from the RCM&E Plans Service at a special 'Mass Build price' for both plan and canopy. The plan and build article was published in the May and June 2003 issues of…
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Temptress
This plan article was first published in 2006. Accordingly builders may wish to fit a brushless power system. The plan is available at the RCM&E plans service. With the dark nights only just beginning to recede and with the less than clement weather, many of us will be agonisingly short of stick time. But there…
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Hindsight
This article was first published in April 2000. Although a brushed motor power set is described, builders would be advised to look at a modern brusheless electric power system for their model. The Hindsight plan is available from the RCM&E Plans Service. Hindsight is the second version of this model that I’ve built, the first being…
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The Corby Starlet Plan errors
Oh dear! You may have noticed that the Sept and Oct 2012 issue free plans had some errors. The Sept plan was printed some 25% too small appearing as a 40” span instead of 52”. The correct size October issue re-print missed the stabiliser and some ribs. Designer Ton Van Munsteren has kindly provided a downloadable…
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The X-List plans
If you've been searching for old and elusive plans then you'll be pleased to learn that RCM&E's plan service at Sarik Hobbies has the X-List range of old, rare or unusual designs. The X-List comprises some 2500 plans many of which were published in MAP and Argus magazines (including RCM&E, Radio Modeller and Aeromodeller) over several…
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P-51D Mustang
This P-51 plan was first published in 2005. The plan is available at the RCM&E Plans Service. A couple of years ago Steve and I were flying different models of P-51 Mustangs; both were very adequate in light lift but were rather semi-scale in outline. Both were eventually sold on, and within a very short…
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Basic 3D
First published in 2006, Basic 3D is Mike Keay’s popular, easy-build, aerobatic trainer and 3D aerobat specifically designed to take a budding pilot from basic through to advanced aerobatics. It can be built with a 52” or 58” span according to preference and, although designed for a .40 – .53 two-stroke engine, an electric conversion…
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Blackburn Monoplane
This plan was first published in 2002 and is available from the RCM&E plans service. PART.1 To my eyes, Edwardian design has always combined elegance and practicality. Take the Blackburn 1912 monoplane, for instance. For all that its name suggests Northern qualities of dependability and industriousness, its refined and stylish lines evoke memories of a…
