Kenny's Old Time Model Airplane Magazine:
October 2003
Editorial
Hey Gang, long time no see! Hope that everyone has had a nice summer, 'cause like it or not, Old Man Winter is on his way.
This month my buddy Steve from Merry Ol' England helped out again with the story and rubber models. Thank you so much Steve for your time and enthusiasm! Though the theme was at once directed towards the First World War, I've added enough off-topic choices to make this month's theme entirely befuddled.
That being said, we have some spectacular models to choose from.
Scroll down to see:
my vote for the most beautiful Gas FF model ever designed,
the perfect beginner's solid model by the greatest model designer of all time,
and a most unusual yet beautiful model by the the other greatest model designer of all time!
Confused as it is, we're sure that you will enjoy Volume 4, Number 4 of
Kenny's Old Time Model Airplane Magazine!
The Story
You start looking more closely at these magazines and you're likely to find out more than you wanted to know. The most usual history of the writers of these articles seem to be child-modeler, military aviation service, then concluding with retirement from some rocket scientist job at NASA.
This month's fiction writer Don Keyhoe seems to have strayed from this path. Skipping NASA altogether Keyhoe seems to have gone to space in a flying saucer! After writing for Flying Aces Keyhoe went on to write serious dissertations on Flying Saucers and the interplanetary travel habits of non-terrestrials. This guy was the real deal, and very highly regarded by those in the know. I have absolutely no idea what to think of all of this... brings maybe too much perspective :-)
Published in the December, 1937 issue of Flying Aces, kick back, pour yourself a drink and enjoy Philip Strange in
Skeleton From The Sky to print and read
Skeleton From The Sky to read off the web
The Rubber Powered Model Airplane Plans
Our Scale model this month is once again from the drafting table of the great Henry Struck. The eleventh Trail Blazers of the Air, the Handley-Page Bomber was the largest in the series. This is a tricky one, in that it is a multi-engine biplane, but what the heck, challenge yourself. Possibly better suited as a static stick and tissue or even as a solid, this beautiful and important aircraft would look as good on the shelf as in the air.
From the pages of the August 1938 issue of Flying Aces, enjoy
Henry Struck's Handley-Page Bomber
Our Sport model this month is a design by Felix Gutman. Though I was certain that we had presented a Gutman model here before, I guess not! Better late than never :-) Named The Outdoor Endurance Job, one might think that it's just another boring old slab sided, stable flying, reliable in the wind, easy building rubber ship. Well hey, maybe it is all that and more! Add some jazzy tissue markings and this could very well be that unassuming model you've noticed Old Fred squinting up into the sky at, with a calm happy look on his face, over and over again...
From the pages of the July 1938 issue of Flying Aces, enjoy
Gutman's Outdoor Endurance Job
Thermals.
The Solid Model Airplane Plan
This is the month I've been waiting for! Finally I get to publish an Earl Stahl model! Clearly one of my inspirations for putting up this magazine was the work of Garry Hunter at the Plan Page.
Garry's original mission was to spread the word (and drawings) of Earl to the masses. To the great advantage of all of us, now anyone with a printer and the web may build all of Earl's flying models. Well now you can try your hand at one of his Solids! Drawn in his familiar style, the Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-1 Kingfisher is a very nice size and subject for a model. Just stepped up to the top of my list!
With absolute pleasure, we'd like to present the King, Earl Stahl! From the February, 1943 issue of Air Trails go ahead and build his version of the Kingfisher
Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-1 Kingfisher
p.s. This model was published during Air Trails over sized (ie LIFE magazine) format. I have shrunk the drawing to print on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper. You may enlarge it on a photocopier to bring it back to its original size. When finished your model should be 9 5/16" long with a wingspan of 11 3/8"
The Gas Model Airplane Plan
Who knew that next issue would be so long in the waiting? With most sincere apologies to any of you who have started building only to be left in the lurch, I'd like to present the conclusion to this aeronautic cliff hanger.
The lead photo is a modern interpretation of this old classic. Though changed slightly, and now electrically powered, George Gurney's Mystery Man is a beautiful rendition of this timeless classic.
The thrilling conclusion is here! From the pages of the July 1939 issue of Air Trails, enjoy
Elbert Weathers' Mystery Man part 2
The Advertisement
I love the ads! There is not one model presented in this advertisement that I wouldn't just love to have. From the 50" rubber powered Taylor Cub, to the 10" solid Boeing Navy Fighter, to a model of the mutinous sailing ship HMS Bounty. Megow, like the others, had it all, including vehicles, trains, etc... every subject a young man could ask for. Here is a quick overview of the 1936 line from the back cover of Flying Aces.
1936 Megow's Model Airplane Shop
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