SO YOU WANNA FLY SCALE?

I’ve heard that some of you guys want to build scale—as in “real” scale, not dumping some prepainted contents out of the latest ARF box. You’re looking for something you can truly call your own—something that’s different from what everybody else has and not held together by wide pieces of pretty Scotch tape. Here are some of the things I’ve learned, (after making so many freaking mistakes), to make your experience building your first scale model more enjoyable.

Scale RC modeling encompasses many preferences, and these can be broken down into two major categories—and then two more. The first is whether you are building your scale model for competition or just for self-satisfaction. The second is whether you prefer a military or civilian airplane. Currently, there are areas where both of these types may fly together, whether in a get-together event or in competition. Regardless of that, perhaps the most important thing is for you to pick a subject airplane that you truly like. It is easier to do a good job producing a model that you are interested in than one you think is just so-so. In other words, if you’ve got the hots for a