September 2016 RCM&E issue contents preview!

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ON THE COVER

Designed and built by Richard Rawle and flown with Steve Holland, this, one of a pair of 30% Stearmans, has been

a show favourite for several years now thanks especially to their animated R/C daredevils. The girls (who have their own website and Facebook page) entertained the large crowd at this year's excellent Cosford large model show and there's a full round-up starting on page 24


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SLEEKER
A great way of converting those spare bits of balsa, this easy-build, compact sportster from 1968 adapts well to contemporary refinements

SUPER MARAUDER
Peter Miller is back with a superb, easy- flying aerobatic sportster. We guarantee that just one glance at that lovely
retro styling will have you clearing the building board!


COLUMNS

MAKE IT SCALE

Danny Fenton looks through the Piper Aztec's windows before carving a prop for the Chipmunk

WIZARD OF OZ

Brian Winch on what makes an O.S. engine tick

RETRO RAMBLINGS

Scourge of the kit collector, Shaun Garrity is back with tales to tell and the rarest Veron kit of all

WEEKENDERS

Whittaker lusts after an early R/C scalie, vinyl wraps, a new Funfighter and gains five pounds!


REGULARS

SWITCH ON

Nats news, a Phantom menace and lots more…

COUNTERPOINT

Some say it's the finest compilation of new products since last month

ALL WRITE

Your shout…

GOING PLACES

Events both near and far

MARKETPLACE

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NEXT ISSUE

…but that would spoil the surprise!


FEATURES

PILOTS’ PICTORIAL

Highlighting your projects

HAWK 100

Two years in the making, Paul Smith describes how his stunning BAe Hawk took to the skies

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COSFORD 2016

All the action from the Large Model Association's showcase weekend

TEEN SPIRIT

Meet the current Junior World F3K Champion…

MOUNTAIN HIGH

Paul Bartlett loads the van with gliders then heads off down to the Alps for a new soaring experience

LIQUID SUNSHINE

Dylan Reynolds returns to Greenacres for the main event

SLOPE OF THE MONTH

A slope with the best lift in the world?

THE KNOWLEDGE

Engine starting for beginners

SPIN DOCTOR

Julian Beckett makes a welcome return to RCM&E and examines a high-end DLG

OPENTX PT.6

Concluding his OpenTX tutorials, Martin Phillips rounds-up the telemetry functions

MODEL MAGIC

John Greenfield's monster 1/2-scale Klemm L.25

PARTING SHOT

A new formation muscles in on the Dawn Patrol's Cosford display slot


REVIEWS

WEASEL TREK

Is Dream-flight's new slope glider their best yet?

T-28

E-flite throw caution to the wind with an impressively large Trojan

LOC8TOR

A device that could well pay for itself

DX8 G2

Spektrum's new mid-range radio offering 


It's an issue you won't want to miss so be sure to pop along to your newsagent or model shop and pick up your copy for just £4.99. Better still, why not save yourself some money over the long run, grab a gift and get your copy before anyone else by subscribing? Don't forget the Subscriber Extras too!

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