Here is a simple way to install pinned hinges without glue jamming the hinge knuckle. You’ll need Vaseline and a shallow metal container. Put your covering...
Take a piece of square stock, and glue a strong magnet to the end of the stock; use an iron washer to provide gripping power. Place...
Setting up the gear doors on the P-51 for the first time isn’t that difficult assuming you are given some ground rules. I’ve been building for...
Getting your new model in the air is easy if you follow a few simple steps. – Double-check the model’s center of gravity again one more...
Gene Mitchell built two of these 62-inch-span models at the same time and says that it’s a great build and a fun flier that “dazzles the...
Do you have an engine that you want to disassemble but you can’t get the socket head cap screws to break loose? (They must have been...
John McMakin says that he mostly followed designer Ivan Pettigrew’s plans when he built this 74-inch-span electric model, but he added some diagonals in the fuselage...
Many full-size, fabric-covered rudders and elevators are made of lightweight, formed-aluminum ribs and have small, formed-sheet-metal leading edges. What’s needed for our scale models is a...
A great way to add hanging storage space under shelves and workbenches is to recycle old bulk CD containers. Remove the paper label, screw the twist-lock...
If you need to start a nut in a deeply recessed place, stick the nut to your fingertip with contact cement. Tighten the screw from the...
The English Avro Type D was the first biplane plane designed by A.V. Roe. It had a triangular fuselage made of ash, divided in halves and...
Builder Gene Mitchell says, “Everything this plane does is so smooth, from loops to rolls!” His 90-inch-span model is powered by a 40cc gas engine. The...