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1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/16/2004 9:17:32 PM   
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Thought this might help those who are lookin' for that new project. The 1/2a stuff really came into it's own back in the 70's, in many ways it was better back then than now, even with the new lightweight radios. Here is a list of Planes and plans , along with the Mags that they were in...

[Magazines with 1/2a Model Plans]

RC MODELER June 1974, Hot Dawg ....

RC Modeler Oct 1974, Biz Bee 1/2a Sport....

RC MODELER November 1979, Skidkid: 1/2A pattern...

RC MODELER April 1973, [3] 1/2a Warbirds....

RC MODELER September 1987, Talon: 1/2A low wing....

MODEL AVIATION June 1976, Quicksilver:1/2A Pylon .....

RC MODELER January 1970,Showmaster 1/2A backyard Flier...

RC Modeler July 1978, Whing Ding II: 1/2a Ultralight ....

RC MODELER July 1980, Quick Trick: 1/2A Pylon Racer ...

RC MODELER January 1976, Q-Tee, Buzz Bomb, TD Special..

RC Modeler January 1972, Super Chip: 1/2A pylon racer .....

R/C Modeler June 1973, Honker: 1/2A Fun Flier.....

FLYING MODELS May 1979, New Angle: R/C 1/2A Pattern ....

RC MODELER May 1971,Upstart 1/2A Owen Kampen...

RC MODELER August 1971,Bonzo, & Thunderbird (2) 1/2a's...

FLYING MODELS February 1980, Waco 10: RC scale 1/2A ....

RC MODELER March 1980 , Pelta: Delta wind 1/2A ....

MODEL AVIATION October 1979, The Hare: R/C 1/2A pylon racer ....

RC Modeler January 1978, A 1/2a Autogyro, & Little Mediator....

RC Modeler October 1976, Cheetah: 1/2A Pattern....

RC Modeler October 1977, Hornet 1/2A pylon ...

M.A.N. January 1976, Pacer, & Eyelash; TWO 1/2A Patterns....

Model Builder October 1976, The Trident: R/C Canard 1/2A....

RC Modeler Dec 1980, Sonic Booms 1/2A Sport..

MODEL AVIATION April 1979, Astron: R/C X wing cover plane ..

MODEL AVIATION June 1984, Willit: Rc flying Wing 1/2A...

MODEL AVIATION May 1984 ,Lazy Duck: Rc Canard 1/2A....

Model Builder May 1975, Sea Fury: 1/2a Pylon..

Model Builder July 1975, Little Bomb: 1/2A Pylon Racer....

RC MODELER March 1983 , Undertaker: 1/2A Pylon .....

RC MODELER July 1983, Bluebottle: 1/2A sport Bipe....

MODEL AVIATION March 1982, SuperCat: RC 1/2A model....

MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS February 1977, Cam Racer 1/2A Pylon...

MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS Sept 1977, The Yellow Jacket 1/2A Pylon..

Perhaps some others can add to this to help complete a good 1/2a catalog. Hope someone can use the info..
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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/16/2004 9:25:25 PM   
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Remby,

Anytime I get close to finishing a project I start thinking about what I want to build next. So I, for one appreciate you going to all the trouble to look up and type out all those names!

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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/16/2004 9:32:08 PM   
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Yes, always more to do. I see one I left in there not a 1/2a , but would be cool to make one in 1/2a size, (The MODEL AVIATION April 1979, Astron: R/C X wing ). I think it was for a 20 sized engine. But, the rest should be 1/2a.
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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/16/2004 9:51:06 PM   
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REMBY - Great idea! When I get home I will try and add what I know from Flying Models, Model Builder, and MAN.

Good source for R/C aircraft mags is *bay seller Banjoflier - always has tons of good mags for only $4-5 each. He does an excellent job of listing what is in each magazine. Also, good seller for 1/2A plans on *bay is Startpoint and Skystone01.

Brian

- I always keep an eye out for the following 1/2 Designers: Ken Willard, Don Srull, Hurst Bowers, Herb Clukey, Dave Robelen, etc.

Good stuff.... Maybe after we are all done we can make copies of old plans for each other? I am sure we each have a little of everything

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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/16/2004 11:05:24 PM   
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Great post Remby!

Do you mind if I put a copy of the list on the "1/2A all the way" web site?
http://groups.msn.com/12Aalltheway

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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/17/2004 12:21:18 AM   
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Here are some additional sets, all out of RCM -- name, plan # and pub. date.

1/2A SST #654, 8/76 Lynn S,SST and I have flown these
Centerfire, #458, 4/71
Cassutt, #469, 5/71
Little Mulligan, #486, 3/72
Fournier RF-4D, #487, 4/72 powered glider
All Star Bipe, #499, 7/72
Javalaero, #527, 5/73 powered glider
JU-88, #540, 10/73
Whizard, #547, 1/74 several on the forum have built these
Supermarine Sparrow, #576, 11/74
Haf-A-Dussin, #588, 2/75 highwing WW I lookalike
Tiger Moth, #592, 3/75
Joy Stick, #594, 4/75
Quickie 200, #603, 6/75 pylon
Half A Chaos, #607A, 7/75
Half A Stick, 607B, 7/75 -- I have these plans - stretched Stick with conventional gear
Skyrider, #611, 8/75 powered glider
Scooter MK .049, #622, 12/75 AJC had this one on the forum
Rollin Foam, #632, 3/76
Shrike Commander, #640, 5/76 twin
P-51D Mustang, #645, 6/76
Cannonshot, 16", #646, 6/76 Ken Willard
Miss Cosmic Wind, 31" pylon, #647, 7/76
Cassutt, 30.5" pylon, #657, 9/76
Peppe LaPeuw, 23" bipe, #663, 10/76
Fireball, 40" C/L lookalike, #666, 11/76
Simitar, 50" powered glider, #669, 12/76
Son of Quaker, 38.5" Old Timer, #670, 12/76
Quickie 100, 24" pylon, #674, 2/77
Twin Scooter, 40" Push-Pull Scooter, #681, 4/77
Half & Half, 34" pylon, #687, 5/77
F4U Corsair, 34.5", #690, 6/77
Schoolyard Special, 35", #693, 7/77
Rearwin Speedster, 38", #710, 12/77
Little Mediator, 36" pylon, #713, 1/78
S-Tee, 36" shoulder wing followup to Q-Tee, #723, 4/78
BackYard Canard, 22", #730, 6/78
RCM Trainer, 37", #735, 8/78
Micro Vagabond, 18", #742, 10/78
1/2A Basic Trainer, 38.5", #748, 12/78
Shockwave, 34.5" pusher, #750, 1/79
1/2A Foam Learjet, 55", #760, 4/79
Sunday Seaplane, 37.5", #763, 5/79 Ken Willard
Prairie Canary, 36" parasol, #774, 9/79
Variese, 37" Burt Rutan design, #784, 12/79 Would be a real looker
Tu Bee, 29" twin .020, #799, 5/80
Forplay, 40" float plane, #812, 9/80
Sonic Booms, 35" twin boom, #820, 12/80
Fokker D XXI, 36", #829, 3/81
Honker Rocket, 36" jedelsky wing with streamlined fuse, #832, 4/81
Marooney, 41" Mooney lookalike, #835, 5/81
Quickie, 27.5" bipe, #840, 7/81 Slick looking, but probably a more difficult build
Shoestring, 37" pylon, #866, 5/82
Small Change, 48" for .15, #873, 9/82 Would be a good scaledown
Simple Citabria, 35" Fred Reese design, #926, 11/84 Citabria is AirBatic spelled backwards!!
Simple Cub, 35", #946, 8/85
Sweet-P, 43" pylon, #968, 6/86
Bumble Vee, 37" v-tail, #978, 10/86
Sniper, 37.5", #984, 1/87 I have these plans -- scheduled for winter
Simple Duster, 35", #986, 2/87
SuperMarine Spiteful, 36", #987, 3/87
Fox 107, 46.5" Old Timer, #1004, 11/87
Sonerai, 29.5" pylon, #1079, 11/90
Skeeter, 32" speed, #1097, 7/91
Razor, 20" speed, #1128, 10/92
Pocket Rocket, 28" Fred Reese, #1130, 11/92 Several have built this
TinkerBell, 23" bipe, #1140, 3/93
Balsa Bug, 38" cabin, #1152, 9/93
Simple Cap, 35", #1156, 11/93
Das Splat, 32.5, #1178, 10/94 Winter project, but will modify airfoil
Wild Weasel, 24", #1223, 9/96
Squert, 36" speed, #1243, 12/97
Sky-Mite, 36" cabin, #1262, 12/98
P-51, 31", #1288, 10/00
4-F, 36" low wing, #1312, 6/02

Apologies for any errors that may have slipped in. Some of the later designs were electrics that can be converted.

the "other" andrew

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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/17/2004 1:56:10 AM   
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Well it seems like I'm complainin a lot these days but this is something that I thought of today. I think the days of finding 1/2a plans in MAN are about over. It seems that all they are interested in for the 1/2a "size" are electrics. Now, electric isn't all a bad thing as I have a moderate interest in electrics myself. Let's face it, there are some advantages: clean, quiet, yada yada yada. But when a magazine publishes nearly nothing but electrics that kind- of twists my knickers! I would like to see a little higher ratio of glows to electrics. Am I preaching to the choir?

Incidently, there is a nice speed 400 plan by Ziroli (full size, pull out) in the Dec. issue of MAN. Looks like a great 1/2a conversion!

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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/17/2004 2:48:36 AM   
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[I think the days of finding 1/2a plans in MAN are about over.]

I canceled my subscription to MAN back when they quit being "The World's Best Model Airplane Publication" to become "Just Another RC Mag."

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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/17/2004 4:26:29 AM   
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I cancelled my subscriptions to MAN and RCM last year for the same reason.

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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/17/2004 5:00:33 AM   
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Andrew, That is quite a list from RCM. I had no idea there were that many.
I'm in the building mode right now for # 693 "Schoolyard Special"

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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/17/2004 5:08:32 AM   
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BIPEFLYER,
Not at all, happy to see others adding as well. Hope to see lots more added into the list.!
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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/17/2004 5:21:09 AM   
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ANDREW,
I agree with LYNN, thats quite the list you added. I will try to find some of those and the mags they are in, thanks!
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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/18/2004 5:04:35 AM   
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Today RCM a M.A.N looks like a Toy'R'us catalog.
Very disapontment.

I love Nitro

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RE: 1/2a Models in Magazines - 10/18/2004 5:09:56 PM   
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Without even looking much I found three major articles in Decembe's MAN that are about electrics. The free plan (which is actually really nice) is electric, there is an electric conversion of the Great Planes Little Tony and the Construction article is another electric (a B-26 I think). I am so tired of seeing electric conversions I could just about puke and although I love the idea of a free plan (especially a Ziroli plan) why couldn't have been a glow powered plane. Just seems like MAN is nothing but a thi