Basic tips and techniques
By Mark Snowden msnowden@hotmail.com
Photos courtesy of Mark Snowden
Scale model airplanes are greatly improved with scale pilot figures. Many excellent companies can provide a civilian or military pilot for your RC model. Beyond realistic options, many offer cartoon characters ranging from skeletons to Snoopy.
No matter what you choose, we all want a lightweight pilot that looks great! Vacuum-formed pilots made from plasticine sheets are fading in favor of models made of resins and hard plastics. The days are gone when Williams Brothers had a virtual…