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Painting a Pilot Bust

RC ScaleBy Stan Alexander | onawing4602@att.net The Ziroli Beech 18/C-45 in a military color scheme has a 114-inch wingspan and uses 38cc to 50cc gas engines.IN THE OPINION OF MOST SCALE MODELERS, every Scale model should have a pilot. In some competitions, it is required. The Balsa USA Eindecker EIII that I’m finishing should have one as well. The model is approximately 1/5 scale. Looking around the shop, I didn’t find much that would substitute for a World War I pilot.Aces of Iron Productions, Inc. has sold pilot busts for several years in a variety of sizes for different aircraft. I…

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