Table of Contents

Designing your first 'chuckie'. Glider with control surfaces. Piper J-3 Cub building exercise. Joining a club. Building a Micro T - a 'progressive' trainer. Choosing a radio. Radio control and first flight. Adding and managing the engine. Adding wheels. Adding a camera. Looking at and modelling full-size aircraft. Building a sports-scale plane. Building a 1/4 scale DH71. Sport kit to Schneider racer. Building a 60" Hawker Sea Fury. Researching and building a 1/5 scale Spitfire F.XIVE. Where to from here? Summary of Contents.

About the Author

Kelvin Shacklock began modelling aircraft at primary school and has retained an interest ever since. He is a member of the New Zealand Model Aeronautical Association and has served as President of the Christchurch Radio Flyers. A self-employed designer and computer graphics artist, he has worked in advertising, publishing and industrial design. He was the stylist for the Hamilton Marine Jet Boat Thunderball, featured in the James Bond movie of the same name.