CONTACT - News from the Scale scene
LMA COSFORD 2008 - Dodgy weather didnt dent Alex Whittaker's enthusiasm for this key date on the UK scale calendar
WESTLAND WYVERN S4 - The dominating feature of the Wyvern is that enormous contra-rotating, turbo-prop driven airscrew. But Dave Wigley cracked it in spectacular
VELIE MONOCOUPE - Phil Kents goes electric with this conveniently sized |46.5"(1181mm) span sport-sealer that suits the popular 400-size brushless motor range
THE QUIET ZONE - More inspiring electric scale subjects, this time the work of Norwegian reader Thomas Nielsen
ENGINES PART 6 - The Bristol Jupiter nine-cylinder radial engine
NINE-ACK! - Alex Whittaker encounters Peter McDermott's stunningly authentic DH9A and runs out of superlatives
SCALE SOARING - Blessed with devilishly good weather, Thames Valley Soaring Association's spring two-dayer attracted a host of big new models
SCOTTISH AVIATION BULLDOG - Looking for a realistic, sport-scale weekender? Then try this 61.5" (1562mm) span ARTF replica of this popular basic trainer, for up to .61-size engines, from VMAR
SUBTLE DELIGHTS - THE HOWARD CREDGINGTON MEMORIAL TROPHY 2008 - Alex Whittaker enjoys the scale action at this magnificently named Free Flight Scale competition
TECHNO SCALE - Mike Evatt enters cyber-space for more Techno Scale topics
SHELFLIFE - Sit down for a good read!
ON THE COVER - For most scale modellers, the Westland Wyvern is a full size subject to aviod for an obvious reason! That huge, contra rotating snout of the full size is a real challenge, even if the contra rotat- ing feature is side-stepped! But Dave Wigley managed that realism, without resorting to a contra-prop mechanism, as described in this month's 'Walk Around' feature.
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