Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / June 2004

There are none that have all of that.  I think the best one out there for
honest writing is RC Report.  RCM is nothing more than a Tower ad, IMHO.  I
haven't seen a Model Airplane News in quite a while but they were looking
more like an ad magazine as well.  You might want to look for a Scale RC
Modeler.

--
Paul McIntosh
http://www.rc-bearings.com

I thnk RC Report is the closest you will find.  Model Airplane News looks
just like FlyRC to me.  Most of the reviews in FlyRC are so short.  I guess,
they have to be short to stay within the short attention span of most of the
readers.  I want more, in depth articles.

IMHO RC Report comes the closest for a domestic publication. R/C Model World
out of the UK (Traplet Publications http://www.rcmodelworld.com/)  is one
fine magazine - much more technical detail.

Red S.

I like Flying Models.

1) It has a couple of reviews in each issue, but they are much more in
  depth than anything I see in Fly RC, Model Airplane News or
  Backyard Flyer.  The July issue has the Sig Jenny and the Multiplex
  Sonic Liner.

2) Recent (last five issues) scale plans include Steve Wittman's
  Buster, Stabiloplan IV, Polikarpov I-16, Spitfire and Learjet 23.
  That group includes rubber FF, electric RC and EDF.  There were
  other non-scale plans including those using glow or gas, CL and RC.

3) I haven't seen any other magazine (except the AMA one) that covers
  as many bases as Flying Models.  There are regular columns for Old
  Timer, small models, C/L Combat and Stunt, electrics, FF, R/C
  Pattern, and ducted fan/turbines.  The only thing they don't do
  regularly are helicopters and sailplanes (although the previous
  issue has an article on last year's Midwest Slope Challenge).

4) The current issue has four plans based construction articles in
  addition to the building information in the regular columns.

If you find one such, tell the group here!

At present, I don't subscribe to any RC mags.

-- Mike Norton

   You have to understand that the company gives the mag the product
to review inwhich the company advertise there product in the
mag..........its the mags "bread and butter" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$  
Then you buy the product with the great
review.....$$$$$$$$$$$$$.....out of your pocket.        ;-)
Now everyone is a happy camper.....You,Mag,and Company

GOOD LUCK lol..........try Flying Scale Models: has plans and
homebrew perspectives

p.s. whats wrong with "sticks".......I love my GWS SS       :-)

    Mike

Thanks for the pointers guys.
I did check out the webpages for rcreports,rcmodelworld
and flyingmodels, and am working on making up my mind.
sincerely
b thomas

Such mags are far and few between, in the US.

My FlyRC "subscription" ended with the supposed complimentary copy.

Better by far are several of the Brit mags, namely RC Model World,
Flying Scale Models, RC Scale International, and Radio Control Models
and Electronics.

See the Traplet and Nexus web sites at http://www.traplethouse.com/
and http://www.modelflying.co.uk/pages/index.cgi .

Insofar as reviews is concerned, RC Report beats all the US rags hands
down.  The Pizza Eater demands honest evaluations, and he gets 'em.

Pretty sure RC Report invented "Cheers" and "Jeers".

Been there, done that, the T-shirt still fits, and I hope Gordon
forgets I owe him an article on the 9Z 'cuz I _still_ don't have the
thing fingered out !