ORIGINAL: tsmith9000
Percison is out at ram sent them an email inquiring a price on laser kit. I don't mind cutting the kit myself from plans. stupid question: what is MAN? is there a website? June isssue of what magazine? I really like the looks of eagle VII and would prefere to build that. I guess I could also scan my rcm mag and enlarge the plans myself.
Not being nasty, but the editor in me is yelling loudly!
ram is WRAM, which is a huge trade show this weekend, I think it is Westchester, New York (but don't hold me to that...).
MAN is Model Airplane News Magazine, which I think is an Airage (?) Publication.
RCM is Radio Control(ed) Modeler....now out of business, though you can still pirchase their plans.
FM is Flying Models Magazine, a Carston's Publication.
MA is Model Aviation....the AMA magazine you get monthly.
The June issue of MAN, FM and MA should be in your hands/on newstands/ in bookstores about the first week of May.
Yup you could blow up the plans, but 1) the quality really stinks (having done just that as a source for a major bashing job).
2) what little you save (if any at all, having just blown up four pages of cad drawings to full size...OUCH!) does NOT encourage the various magazines to purchase plans from designers/builders, which:
3) leaves us with even less to choose from, unless you want to draw your own, or purchase an arf.
Having seen Giancarlo's designs and drawings, I wish mine were as good!
Given the above, and knowing how good his stuff is, I'd wait until the begining of May for the publication, and sit on the plans department at MAN to get you a set the day they are released. Sometimes that is even before the issue hiits the streets.
Greg