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A realistic finish comes with the correct mix of smooth paint, accurate colors, and decals that look like they're part of the paint job. What truly makes a model look real is when it looks used. Squeaky-clean has its merits, but the model that's sure to generate attention and comment is the one that looks like it might smell of hot glycol or burnt kerosene. Learn how to weather your airplane like a pro.

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Well, There Go Thousands Of Dollars Mac Hodges, somewhat of a legend in the RC world, has suffered a great loss last year. His famous B-29 Superfortress ran into engine trouble upon take-off, sending it wayward and into the ground. Hodges, an aviation hobbyist, has been entertaining people with his

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Design to Fly: Balsa Gliders: Use basic materials like pencils, paper, scissors, ruler, etc. (and maybe some high-tech tools!) to design and test your own balsa glider. Use the files provided to cut a glider body on a laser cutter, plotter or even a blade. Now, experiment with w…

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This Is Beyond Incredible. This is one of those videos that might make your jaw drop. You'll probably share our opinion when you see it, as this is one of the biggest RCs we've seen to date. Also, it's a B-52 which makes this even better. Whether or not you're into the RC hobby world, this shoul

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an orange model airplane being suspended from a string by a hook on a wooden table

What's cooler than model planes suspended in the air like they're really flying? Nothing! Whether you're trying to recreate an intense aerial battle, or you just want to display them, it's really not too difficult to hang your model planes...

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A scale model is a three-dimensional representation of a physical object. The model scale is most often expressed as a simple fraction: 1/24 scale means the model is 1/24 the size of the full-size subject. In other words, in 1/24 scale you would need 24 Chevy models parked bumper to bumper to equal the length of one Chevrolet. Like any fraction with 1 for a numerator, the greater the denominator the smaller the object.

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There are parts of an aircraft model where you can get away with mistakes. The canopy is never one of them. Spots of glue or squiggly framework on clear parts can spoil a model more surely than anything. But if you’ve ever loused one up, you are in excellent company. That’s why you read so many articles and tips about it. Here are three of the most common — and reliable — ways of masking a canopy for painting.

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San Francisco-based designer Luca Iaconi-Stewart built 1:60 scale Boeing 777 airplane made out of paper manilla folders. Inspired by his high school architecture class and his love of planes, Luca Iaconi-Stewart started constructing his complicated jetliner in 2008 when he was just a junior in high school.

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