Pitts Special S-1C “Little Stinker”: Betty Skelton flew the full-scale version (now in the National Air and Space Museum) to victory in the 1949 and 1950 International Feminine Aerobatic Championship.  Herb scratch-built this scale version from plans he found online and writes, “It’s beautiful flyer once it’s in the air, but the short-coupling of the [...]

F6F Hellcar: Built from Ziroli plans, this 96-inch-span, 36-pound warbird is powered by a GT80 twin gas engine. Its many scale details include Robart retracts, a sliding canopy, working tailhook, working landing lights, and a functional drop tank. Lawrence Harville – Hurst, TX

Burma Banshee P-40: After building this Top-Flite P-40 kit, Justin covered the plane with fiberglass and sprayed it with Tamiya paint.  He writers, “I based the nose art on the scheme used by the Burma Banshees, a squadron of P-40s in the 80th Fighter Group of the 10th Army Air Force stationed in Burma from [...]

PBM Martin Mariner: This was a six-month, built-from-scratch project from plans by Keith Sparks.  The fuselage and wings are foam construction and are covered with fiberglass.  The plane is powered by two 4-stroke Magnum .52 engines and weighs approximately 20 pounds.  Roger writes, “This is my second scratch-build, and I have been able to learn [...]

T-28 Trojan: Jeff writes, “Sometimes the fun in our hobby is seeing how we can transition a simple ARF into something more interesting.”  He stripped his ParkZone T-28 completely down, filled all the dents and scratches and added Testor’s spray paint and new decals.  Then it was time to make struts for some HobbyZone floats. [...]

Custom Privateer: What’s Lew doing in the pool with his model? Check it for leaks, of course! Lew first started building this beauty in 1955, using the Berkley Kit based on Don McGovern’s design.  He completed it in 1975 and added 4-channel control along with an Enya 60 glow engine.  Unfortunately, the plane landed in [...]