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THAT WAS SCALE 2008...THAT WAS!
Alex Whittaker presents his photo review of the year, with some pithy observations on the UK scale scene
LINDY’S MOHAWK
Charles Lindberg’s one-of-a-kind Miles M.12 Mohawk is the latest addition to the RAF Museum, Hendon
KENT ON CONSTRUCTION PART 3
This month, Phil reviews his technique for constructing tailplanes, fins and rudders
CURT1SS KITTYHAWK & P-40 WARHAWK
Never the equal of other Allied fighters of WW2, like the Mustang, Spitfire, Thunderbolt or Lightning, the Kittyhawk/Warhawk served its users long and well. It’s layout and plan form have much to offer scale modellers of WW2 warbirds.
KITTYHAWK SCALE DRAWING
1:60 scale fine line three-views
KITYHAWK IN DETAIL
Curtiss P-40N in close-up
VULCAN TO THE SKY!
In the UK, the newly restored Vulcan-to-the-Sky Trust’s full-size Avro Vulcan VH558 looks likely to be grounded again soon, due to funding shortfall. In USA Sam Snyder has created an impressive Top Gun quality turbine-powered model. Simon Delaney tells the story
THE QUIET ZONE
Indoor R/C experiences with micro-radio systems and colour scheme printing onto tissue are this month’s discussion points
NIN-AK UNDER THE SKIN!
At last we have the space to show the work that went into Peter McDermott’s sensational 1/4-scale DH 9A! Even so, there are so many revealing pictures that
MACCHI MC 202 FOLGORE
The elegant WVVII monoplane fighter that broke the Italian tradition of biplanes and radial engines
ALBATROS D.ll
PART 2: The concluding part of the Albatros DII plan feature by Peter Rake and Pat Lynch. With the basic construction finished, it’s time to move on to the details and the all-important flight report
TECHNO SCALE
Mike Evatt enters the digital highway for more Techno Scale topics

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