Issue 145
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Scale model news
LINDY’S MILES MOHAWK
An outstanding scratch-built scale model of a very special one-off aircraft from the ‘Golden Age’ of aviation
FREE FULL SIZE PLAN FEATURE
16 DFW C.V
An electric powered, 1/12 scale model of the German WW1 reconnaissance designed by Peter Rake, with the prototype model build and described by Charles Sherman
DFW C.V SCALE DRAWING
1:60 fine-line three views
DFW C.V TYPE HISTORY
A notable German aerial workhorse of the Great War period
JINRAI ZERO
Simon Delaney reviews Dave Tilbury’s masterful rendition of the Yellow Aircraft 1/5th scale Mitsubishi A6M Zero
SUBJECTS FOR SCALE
MITSUBISHI A6M ZERO
The most widely known and most successful Japanese combat aicraft of all time. Its layout and large wing make it an attractive subject for Scale
COMPER CLA 7 SWIFT
Here’s a nice easy-build ‘large’1/3rd full-size model that’s actually not too large at 84” (2134mm). Suits 1.5-1.8 cu. in. engines. Give it a go!
COMPER SWIFT IN DETAIL
Surface detail is what makes a scale model convincing. This close-up collection will help.
COMPER CLA 7 SWIFT SCALE DRAWING
1:30 three-views
WARBIRDERS ARE GO! @ BARKSTON 2011
Another stonking great success for the UK ‘fly-what-yer-brung’ Warbirders
THE QUIET ZONE
THIS MONTH: A profile scale Nieuport 11. Something to get you going for the Indoor Flying season
TECHNO SCALE
Mike Evatt walks the web again for more TechnoScale Topics