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Covering everything from basic principles to making your first flying model, through to advanced scale construction models, this volume is fully illustrated with over 200 scaled plans and drawings.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
From beginner to master with one book,
By Paul "kiwiinholland" (Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aircraft Workshop: Learn to Make Models That Fly (Paperback)
The title accurately reflects the content - "learn to BUILD models that fly". If you have never built a flying model aircraft in your life and you aspire to build large, accurate, scale RC models (or anything of a lesser degree) - this is an EXCELLENT book well worth the investment. If you are an intermediate modeller wishing to enhance your abilities then you will also get a lot out of this book.
The layout of this book is unlike most. It does not try to teach you theoretically with chapters on all the basics. Neither does it try to teach you everything there is to know - for example it does not go into foam wing construction or vacuum moulding. Having said that - it offers a wealth of alternative techniques that will achieve equally exquisite results with a lot less equipment, cost or complexity. This book is laid out as a practical tutorial/ study guide. It starts with a simple chuck-glider, progresses through a range of elegant models of increasing complexity and finishes with a 1/5th scale Mk XIV Spitfire which looks awesome. All the models have conventional built-up constuctions. If you began at the beginning and worked your way to the end you will have built some wonderful models and become a true master craftsman in the process. The text is clearly laid out providing practical guidance. Adjacent to that are some anticipated questions and answers. The graphics are entirely black & white photos or line drawings and plans - the clarity is excellent and supports the text brilliantly. Where necessary there is some theory - for example, enough about aerodynamics to help one to understand how to trim the model and to understand the effect of controls. The book contains comprehensive plans for each of the models which the modeller is free to enlarge and build from. I congratulate Kelvin Shacklock on creating this book - it is excellent value for money and I recommend it to any budding modeller who wants to learn.
52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good...this is what I want.,
By mdfauzi@hotmail.com (Kuala Lumpur) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aircraft Workshop: Learn to Make Models That Fly (Paperback)
i had made few books order through online but never give me this satisfaction feeling. To all beginners, this is a great book about R/C modelling. To all experienced modellers,..this is another one for your little workshop library. It teach us from the basic of everything we want to know,..from free-flight knowlegde that lead the understanding principle of physics (with fun), gradually up to seven more models to the level of building and flying WWII birds such as Hawker Sea Fury and Supermarine Spitfire. Many templates and plans to photocopy, well drawn Illustration, good quality paper, a lot pics and good printing finished.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Aircraft Workshop: Learn to Make Models That Fly (Paperback)
Having had a look through it seems like a well-written book and a good concept. He takes you from building a flat "chuckie" glider, through models of various levels of complexity, to a full-blown Spitfire with flaps, retracts, etc. Were you to follow through with the guidance I'm sure you'd become well versed in many of the techniques required to build RC models.
However, I don't want to own most of the models that he takes you through. I have a RTF trainer, so why would I build a Piper Cub? The main problem is the microlight-style aircraft that makes up a good chunk of the book. I want to learn how to build scale models of various aircraft (Hurricane, Mosquito, Vulcan, A320) and don't want to spend time building stuff in which I'm not interested. I'm also not interested in spending time creating and scaling plans, then transferring them onto balsa. There are plenty of plans out there and there are companies who will turn those plans into laser-cut parts for me. I realise that you could continue that argument and say that there are RTF kits of many models out there as well, but I do want to build the aircraft, I just don't want to design them! Oh, and I plan to use electric rather than IC power, something that Kelvin doesn't really cater for. You can't please everybody (and clearly not me). It is a good book and I will try to adapt his building advice to the plans I'm buying. However, with limited time available it would probably take me years to get through all the models in this book.
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