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Old 22-11-2004   #1 (permalink)
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I'm not taking it easy tonight!

I have been looking at the SAMS www site. In particular, this page:

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Are there any books here that are outstanding in their ability to convey really useful modelling tips to someone who may not be a complete beginner in ff, but is might as well be in the kind of high quality building and finishing techniques I have in mind to be able to achieve (in time)?

For example, hinges on control surfaces. I have never made such things. I vaguely remember bits of card glued to trailing edges and then bent in the rough of direction that might give lift/turn a circle or whatever!

Advice welcome.

Tim
 
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Old 22-11-2004   #2 (permalink)
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Of the ones shown Doug McHards` is at least British, slightly dated but very good by a master modeller. The American ones should be a bit more up-to-date but hard going with references to items not always available this side of the pond plus peculiar terms and spelling. Worth a browse before making a choice. The "hinge" things are trim-tabs same as full size practise to induce or correct a turn. Hinges proper are on the control surfaces for R/C and can be as simple as a thin flexible plastic material or sewn thread.
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