Written by Gary Ritchie
As featured on page 39 in the September 2012 issue of Model Aviation.
As featured in the Model Aviation tablet app.
It’s no exaggeration to say that building Scale model aircraft is an art form. In fact, one could say that building any type of scale model is an art form. But with model aircraft there is that other dimension -flying it. At this point the art form morphs into a white-knuckle, heart pumping, high testosterone adventure.
I began my adventure a couple of years ago scouring through www.airliners.net looking for a photo of a pretty Tiger Moth…