What's on your model bookshelf?

I've got many shelves with many books but unfortunately none about modeling. Most are car books, books about engines and some technical aircraft books:

Twenty some odd years ago, I traded a nice AR turntable with a guy I worked with.. for these 5 books from the RCM Anthology series. I would HIGHLY recommend any of them if you happen to see them for sale somewhere. My favorite is the one in the upper left... entitled "For What It's Worth" (Vol.5) A collection of handy hints for the R/C enthusiast drawn from the "For What It's Worth" feature, plus selected "How To" reprints from the magazine compiled by subject categories.

It is from this book that I built many useful modeling tools; including the RCM fuselage and wing jigs.

AR, Acoustic Research. I used to have a pair of AR4s on a Stromberg Carlson tube amp... sorry, that's not all I took away from your post, just what rose to the surface.
Rusty

RknRusty wrote:AR, Acoustic Research. I used to have a pair of AR4s on a Stromberg Carlson tube amp... sorry, that's not all I took away from your post, just what rose to the surface.
Rusty

I remember the "Stereo-60",(I think it was called).
What a beast!
Bob
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What's a model bookshelf?   

Maybe I should have one? I do have nearly every copy of MAN from 1947 thru the 90's

Roddie
A guy came into the LHS awhile back when I was there loitering, and gave them a jig set up just like that. He told them to give it to someone who needed it. After he left they asked me if I wanted it. And of course I said YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! It has never been used, still in the shipping boxes.

roddie wrote:Twenty some odd years ago, I traded a nice AR turntable with a guy I worked with.. for these 5 books from the RCM Anthology series. I would HIGHLY recommend any of them if you happen to see them for sale somewhere. My favorite is the one in the upper left... entitled "For What It's Worth" (Vol.5) A collection of handy hints for the R/C enthusiast drawn from the "For What It's Worth" feature, plus selected "How To" reprints from the magazine compiled by subject categories.

It is from this book that I built many useful modeling tools; including the RCM fuselage and wing jigs.

I used to turn to the For What It's Worth pages first thing when I got an issue of RCM.  But, what I'm religiously seeking on eBay these days is a copy of the RCM plans anthologies.  I REALLY want to get my hands on those copies.  With the current owner of the RCM plans having abandoned them, I want to at least have a record and small images of the decades of great planes that are about to be lost to history.

The Pilgrim Mark

CORRECTION! The RCM wing and fuse jigs were built from plans from the "Flight Training Course" Vol.1 book, because both the RCM Basic and Advanced Trainers in this book are built using these jigs/fixtures.



Here's a better photo of the fuse-jigs I built. The large one will hold a fuse up to 48" long, the small one 24". I added graph-paper to the bases for checking alignment and a layer of wax paper for glue clean-up. The clamps have soft foam rubber strips on their bearing surfaces.

Like Ron, I've got a BUNCH of magazines, along with books stuck away here and there.

These are my favorites, and are usually close-by for rereading over coffee in the morning.









The most dog-eared booklet I have is my autographed Old Buzzard's Soaring Book.  My last Ex actually called Mr. Thornburg and bought the book from him over the phone.  

Misspelled my name a bit...which somehow made it even cooler to me.

CL planes... what else

Not exactly a model airplane book...but it made me buy and build a Sterling Corsair, if that counts !

Kim
That's a really cool copy of the Old Buzzards Soaring book (signed), Sweet!  I'm looking for a copy at a reasonable price.  Do you have the other edition of the AMA plans book?

That's Awesome Kim! I'll have to show mine when I get home

Admin wrote:

Its not on my bookshelf but its on the local Half Price Book's bookshelf. Is anyone interested in 1940-1960s issues of Flying magazine? They were asking about $3 an issue though.

I'd be interested in the ones from the 40's

Oops... almost forgot to share my book I have.

One of my favorite possessions, I am honored that I was able to meet these men and women, who signed my books. These books sure have a lot of miles going to airshows and displays, back when I did living history. I asked many to sign the back of the book, if they could not find their plane within.

Very Cool Travis! Especially Robert Morgans signature.

That deserves a greenie!

duke.johnson wrote:Kim
That's a really cool copy of the Old Buzzards Soaring book (signed), Sweet!  I'm looking for a copy at a reasonable price.  Do you have the other edition of the AMA plans book?

Yeah..it was a BIG surprise, and a treasure. My heroes in model aviation seem to run in "Daves": Dave Thornburg, Dave Robelen, Dave Platt.

Nope...these are pretty much the whole of my collection and all were given to me except the Old Buzzard Book.

Cribbs74 wrote:Very Cool Travis! Especially Robert Morgans signature.

That deserves a greenie!

Ditto from Me Travis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the best books you can get your hands on is Walt Musciano's "Building and flying Model Airplanes", I read it and then built the trainer from the book. It started my interest in CL. If you like CL this is the book to have on your shelf.


Jim Hayes
AMA 988835

jhaye wrote:One of the best books you can get your hands on is Walt Musciano's "Building and flying Model Airplanes", I read it and then built the trainer from the book. It started my interest in CL. If you like CL this is the book to have on your shelf.


Jim Hayes
AMA 988835

I'd like to have that book Jim. Do you know if it's still being published? I have Harry Higley's "Flying Around" which explains the fundamentals of control line principals.. and I have a few other books in his series. "Harry's Handbook" for miniature engines has a chapter on Cox engines, which is very helpful for the beginner to understand their principles of operation and proper maintenance.

I built from an airplane model book in the sixth grade. Great inspiration for many control line planes. I built several, and some were just pictures of completed planes. Nearly all were for the 1/2 A engines. I could check it out from the school library, keep it for a couple of weeks, and have a new airplane. Fun stuff! I would like to see that one again. It featured a solid balse profile trainer-in NAVY colors and markings-flew the heck out of that one.

About 30 years ago, I bought some new books :"HEY KID, DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A MODEL AIRPLANE?" That one was more directed toward rubber power, and indoor models. I built some of those, too. The LACY M-10 was one of them. Made 58 seconds on it's first flight out! A little trimming, and I managed a minute and 6 or 11 seconds. Good for me- that was my first attempt with REAL INDOOR models!

Now to rage... ARFs are not teaching the skills to people who wish to learn all about modelling.There is SO much more to it than opening a box, plugging stuff together, and attempting to fly!