Recently, I found out that home repair stores like Home Depot stock in their hardware section Rare-Earth magnets ideal for use as engine cowling attachment devices. They come in all sorts of sizes and types and for my ongoing workshop build-along for the Sopwith Camel, I used 1/4 inch and .47 inch diameter x 1/8 […]

New from Legend Hobby, there is now a beautiful all-blue version of this giant scale, 86-inch span A-1 Skyraider. Now available for pre-order. The newest version of the giant scale warbird comes in solid Blue, no graphics applied, and includes separate decal sheet allowing you to customize your big blue Skyraider to your liking. Deluxe […]

This seven year building project, an awesome giant scale WW2 German bomber flies like the real thing. Actually, one of three RC models built at the same RCclub, this 1/4-scale Junkers Ju 188 was built and is owned by Franz Obenauf. The Ju 188 has an 18 foot span, weighs 187 pounds and is powered […]

One of the more unique features found on giant scale RC airplanes, and on warbirds in particular, are the inset hinges that use long, thin pivot wires to secure the control surfaces in plane. For my current project, an 85 inch span Douglas Skyraider, this type of hinging is used with the rudder, here are some pix […]

Did you know that the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is almost 83 years old? First flown on October 14, 1938, the XP-40 was flown in Buffalo, NY. The Warhawk is one of our favorite warbirds, what about you? Do you have an RC model of the P-40? Let us know!

Watch out Red Baron!!! That’s right, Model Airplane News has redrawn the classic plans for Al Signorino’s 1969 RC Snoopy’s Doghouse and we’ve cleaned them up with CAD. The old original plans were falling apart and so it was time for an upgrade! If you are a Snoopy fan, watch out for the new 50th […]