Old Model Airplane

Magazines
If you're like me, you enjoy paging through model
airplane magazines and plans, sometimes to find a project to
build, to research a particular aircraft, or to just spend some
pleasant time away from the daily grind.
If you like to build models, the magazines of today don't
offer much since they are primarily expensive catalogs of ready-
to-fly models. There's nothing wrong with RTF or ARF models
but they don't offer much to interest model BUILDERS.
That's NOT the way it was in the past, when you had to
build a model before you could fly it. If you're an old-timer, as I
am, you have fond memories of Air Trails, Flying Models,
Model Airplane News, Aeromodeller and many of the several
other magazines available "way back when".
If you're a relative newcomer to modeling and want to
learn how to build them, those old magazines can provide a
wealth of useful information, plans and how-to-do-it articles.
There are several problems with those old magazines.
They are sometimes hard to find, often in bad condition, and in
many cases they are so fragile that they can fall apart just by
turning the pages. This is because they were often printed on
pulp paper, also known as newsprint. Newsprint is inexpensive,
but has residual chemicals that cause it to deteriorate when
exposed to the air and particularly to sunlight. Your wife or
"significant other" might also ask "When are you going to get rid
of all those smelly old magazines?"
I admit to being a bit of a "nut case" but have been
collecting these magazine for over 50 years and now I am trying
to digitize them to preserve them for other modelers. They are AEROMODELLER DECEMBER 1952
now available as digital PDF files. See the details on the next USED WITH PERMISSION
page.
Keep 'em Flying - Roland Friestad
 MODEL BUILDER - This magazine ran from the first issue of Septem-
Now Furnished on ber~October 1971 through the final issue dated October, 1996 -
D001001 - The complete run - 295 issues - $75
USB Drives
FLYING MODELS - The first issue of this magazine to use the name
Magazines are scanned at the same or at higher resolution than was was published in June of 1947 and it is still in publication. We have the
used in their original publication and all pages can be printed out if desired. following collections currently available ---
It is easy to page through each issue and, unlike the old paper D000013 - June 1947 through December 1963 - 123 issues - $50
originals, they won't be damaged by handling.
Prices shown include postage worldwide. USB drives are burned
to order and posted weekly. RC MICRO FLIGHT & RC MICRO WORLD - The complete run of
RC Micro Flight, 1999 through 2004 and all issues of RC Micro World,
2005 through 2012 are available - D001016 - $30
AIR TRAILS - This magazine went under several names. The final issue
was published in March of 1975. There are 435 monthly issues included
in the complete set and priced as follows --- Currently being digitized are complete runs of RC MODELER
and AEROMODELLER. These should be available in 2014.
D001010 - January 1937 through December 1943 - 84 issues - $50
The digitizing of several other magazines will follow including
D001011 - January 1944 through December 1950 - 84 issues - $50 MODEL CRAFTSMAN, FLYING ACES, POPULAR AVIATION,
MODEL AIRCRAFT (British) and others. This is a long term project.
D001012 - January 1951 through December 1961 - 132 issues - $50 Many thousands of hours and dollars are represented in these collections.

D001013 - January 1962 through December 1971 - 96 issues - $50 All prices include postage worldwide

D001014 - January 1972 through March 1975 - 39 issues - $25 Send payment using Paypal to
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AIR TRAILS ANNUALS - Or check or money order to
D001009 - 1938 through 1969 - All 25 issues - $30 Cardinal Engineering
D001015 - Complete set including the annuals - $200 1640 N Kellogg Street
Galesburg, Illinois 61401
MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS - The first issue of this magazine was USA
published in July of 1929 and it is still in publication. We have the Makes a Great Gift for Modelers
following collections currently available ---
Circle your interests and give this
D001002 - July 1929 through December 1942 - 161 issues - $50 sheet to someone who has a hard time
finding you a gift
D001004 - January 1943 through December 1952 - 120 issues - $50 October 29, 2013 - Prices & Specifications subject to change without notice