Warbirds over Texas
Rich Richardson likes WWI era airplanes and the Sopwith Pup is one of his favorites. This veteran ship (at left) is the 1
⁄4
scale version from a Balsa USA kit.
It is powered by a Zenoah 23 and covered with Solartex. Cockpit details help bring it to life in the air and on the ground. Jack Haynes’ Giant Scale Spad XIII (above) was built from his own drawings and was majestic in flight. Powered by a DA-150, the plane is a 45% scale rendition of the full-size airplane. Not yet complete in terms of details, the plane was nonetheless one of the spectators’ and pilots’ favorites.
Rich Richardson’s SR Batteries Eindecker (at left) flies another sortie looking for unwary Allied pilots. The nicely detailed model won last year’s best WWI trophy. The plane spans 100 inches and is Zenoah powered. Modelers queue up to enter the taxi-way (above) from either side. Planes waiting their signal to start are left to right, Bill Holland’s Nieuport 17, Finnis Hopson’s Blue Angel’s SNJ, and Rich Richardson’s Eindecker. Terry Farmer, in the orange vest directs traffic in and out.
AMA Associate VP, Bill Holland, prepares his Balsa USA 1⁄3 scale Nieuport 17 for flight. Bill hand-painted the silver base color of the plane and the rare Maurice Boyau serpent motif on the fuselage sides. The model is powered by a
20
DA-85 engine and uses Futaba gear. Cockpit details (inset) of Bill Holland’s Nieuport 17. Note the hand stitching around the leather cockpit coaming. Bill’s Nieuport was full of details such as this.
NOVEMBER 2012
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