This is my latest COVID-19 project and its turned into a real saga. Once upon a time a few years ago I had a very pretty Phoenix MXS in red, ...
Friday is for Flying?
Great autumn weather makes for a good morning’s flying at Tharwa …
Ivor Stowe – A Great Aero Modeller
Hi Guys, I received an eMail from Allan Laycock which is worth a read, see below and watch the video by clicking on the link at the end.
In ...
Every lockdown has a silver lining….part II
The 3D printing has been going very well. Have now nearly finished two more planes since my last post.
One is called the Graywing from Eclipson ...
2 for the price of one – newsletters from around and about …

Two more newsletters courtesy of Allan, from the US we have SAM #348 which has some interesting howto articles as well as some vintage engines ...
Another lockdown project …

I originally flew this Sbach (just before the coronavirus lockdown) with an NGH 17cc petrol engine but on the 2nd flight the engine broke ...
Australian Model News No. 63, April 2020

… and from Allan we have the latest issue of Australian Model News #63 for April 2020. Thanks Allan for keeping us up to date.
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Sticks and Tissue No. 160

From Allan for all the builders, particularly those who like vintage models and engines, comes the latest issue of Sticks and Tissue (160).
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A New Eddie or Otto?

Ken’s “Eddie” is reborn. His original was held together mostly by the plastic film covering he had used all over as many ...
The Australian Thermaleer Issue #2

Another of Allan’s many newsletters, this time The Australian Thermaler covers SAM chapters in Qld, WA, SA, Vic and NSW. As Allan says ...
Sticks and Tissue No. 159

Allan has sent in the latest issue of Sticks and Tissue and commented that it has “… lots of stuff about mylar and tissue covering”. ...