“If they are a replica of the first or one of


the first airplanes a person had, when they are on the handle with that airplane on the lines, they are the same age as when they first flew the airplane. My kits are to build and fly, to have fun with.” Pat’s kits involve sizes from .010 cubic


inch to .75 cubic inch. He gives you some thirty-four items to peruse from and those choices include semi-scale to a great number of sport types. Contact Pat King at 5133 W Jason Drive, Monee, Illinois 60449 for cur- rent prices and shipping costs. He can also be reached via e-mail at: PATDK@aol.com.


Tom Niebuhr has outstanding graphics available to the modeling public. His Sea Vixen (above) is a wonderful example of the decals that Tom can manufacture for you. Check out the details in the column. This Ringmaster Sportster(below), along with other Ringmastervarients, are available through the efforts of Pat King. More information on the availability of this and many other models can be gleaned from the column.


Blue Sky Models Graphics Consummate modeler and control line supporter Tom Niebuhr sent me a package of his full line of graphics to decorate your model or replicate a full scale airplane. Once you have chosen the graphics you then can decide to have them applied as a water slide decal, painting them with a vinyl mask or as a vinyl stick-on. One of his printed posts includes the small lettering that would be on the side of a naval type carrier-based, full-scale plane to indicate the aircraft carrier to which the real prop or jet-powered airplane is assigned. I once wanted to do a Lew McFarland Shark 45 and paint it in the Cougar colors as seen at the museum outside Tucson. The small let- tering is very hard to accomplish, and Tom’s graphics would have helped me with the project. Tom also provides laser cut kits, laser rib


sets, custom building, classic plans, custom drawings, laser short kits, the Bluegrass Fuselage Jig, and much more. Tom also has a new model coming out for publication, the Hobo. Tom also published a very fanciful 1930s styled Top Hat Stunter (CD363) in FLYING MODELS a few years ago. Both are nice additions to the list of models you might want to build. The Hobo is for an up and coming flyer,


while the Top Hat is for the contest driven competitor. The Hobo is also a great sport fly- er. Contact Tom at Blue Sky Models, 7173 FM 1377 Blue Ridge, TX 75424 or reach him by phone at 469-487-1256 or e-mail at blueskymodels@mypbmail.com. You can also visit his website at www.blueskymodels.net.


Yak-9 kit by Wings on Strings “Allen, just thought you might like to see


what my next kit release is going to be. The Yak-9 model was printed in a summer issue of a 1971 Aero Modeller. There have been lots of profile versions floating around for years, but to my knowledge the H.C. Quek full fuselage design was the only built-up fuselage version ever published. It was first scratchbuilt and flown in 1967 which will make the model Classic Legal and Nostalgia 30 legal also. “John Miller will be doing the CAD work


and Eric Rule at RSM Distribution will be doing the laser cutting work. ... I am hoping for a release date in late Summer or early Fall. It will sell for between $150 and $200. The advance orders for the kit have been tremendous so far.” That’s the information I received from


Mike Jennings, of Knoxville, TN, built this nice rendition of an upcoming Yak-9 kit. Wings on Strings is selling kits of H.C. Quek’s Yak 9 as published in a summer issue of a 1971 Aero Modeller. See text for details.


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Mike Griffin. Contact Mike at mikegriffin 1947@cox.net. His website is www.wingson strings.com and local snail mail address is: Mike Griffin, 4431 Karen Avenue, Jefferson, LA 70121. Or even better, call this Mayfield, KY native at 504-250-6166.


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