Regardless of your model’s color, adding some visual surface detail helps your plane gain depth and realism. Here’s how I added a touch of detail to the all-blue scheme of a giant-scale Top Flite F4U Corsair ARF with some basic techniques and supplies. The technique for applying panel lines with a pen has been around […]

We all know that lights on RC planes look cool. But they of course also have a practical application as they help with visibility and orientation. Check out this creative video from the workshop of SteffenRC as he installs an LED light and even creates a lens cover. It’s a fun and easy upgrade for […]

With Top Gun a part of history we decided to take a look back and occasionally feature some of our favorite “Road to Top Gun” featured aircraft, this one from 2018. Our latest Road to Top Gun post highlights John Welcome, who will be competing in Pro-AM Prop class, with his P-47 Thunderbolt “Bell of […]

Along with being an outstanding show maneuver, knife-edge flight will help take your flying to a new level of satisfaction and accomplishment. While opinions vary about the best techniques for learning how to perform a knife-edge maneuver, you’ll quickly discover, after trying out a few, that certain methods are more effective than others. The crawl-walk-run […]

Check out this beautiful Vought F4U Corsair with a wingspan of 7 feet, 10 inches. It weighs in at 35 pounds and is powered by a four stroke radial UMS 5-125cc gas engine. The video starts out with a walk-around and ends with a crash. The damage doesn’t look too bad but what do you […]

Check out this video where Jeff Peterson tells us all about his impressive and one-of-a-kind nitro ducted-fan F-15. This amazing RC plane is fast, loud and surprisingly easy to fly. We haven’t seen a nitro ducted-fan jet in awhile, always good to see this power system at the field!