I noticed some interest in 1/2 A scale and I was wondering if most who are participating in the event are using plans or doing scratch builds from 3 views. If you are using plans, where do you all go to get the plans? Thanks, Keith

Hi, Keith!

I have seen many 1/2A Scale models in the magazines over the past 40 plus years.  It was more prevalent in the '50s to early '60s it seems.  Which planes in which magazine?  Sorry, haven't a clue............

But it does appear a few guys are building fro three views especially the "Profile Scale" guys.

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I agree Bill, I will have to start digging out some of those Model Airplane News magazines. The 1/2 A scale seems to appeal to me for some reason, probably due to the simplicity of it. I will start digging through some old plans as well to see what I can find.

HI Keith,

I know that I have a set of plans and the magazine for the XP-55 Ascender profile pusher for 1/2A.  Where it is is a mystery that might take a couple days to find.

Pat King has two 1/24th scale WW I fighters (Sopwith Camel and Fokker DR-1) for 1/2A profile scale.  Very nice laser cut kits.

Bill

Pat King also has plans for the Douglas A-26 seen here, and the F-82 Twin Mustang.  Contact Pat at patdk(at)aol(dot)com.

I have the Ascender plans Bill, thats  what I am leanibng towards right now.  I also found plans for a C-47 that takes 2 049's. 

Keith
I look for model designs that interest me then decide how to build it.  For example the Ansaldo SVA-5.

I found a construction article for one in RC Modeler Feb. 1971.  The article was for a 60 size engine with a 45 inch top wing.  The drawing of the top wing in the magazine measured 9 1/4 inch.  Double that and it gives a 18 1/2 inch WS model.  Just right for a Cox .049 engine.  Why re-engineer a model, just re-size it.
Clancy

HI Keith,

I realized that I also have (somewhere!) plans for a .049 powered PBY Catalina, full fuselage.

Bill

Quote from: Mike Keville on October 02, 2012, 06:40:38 PM
Pat King also has plans for the Douglas A-26 seen here, and the F-82 Twin Mustang.  Contact Pat at patdk(at)aol(dot)com.

That's the Nimrod on the cover of the Squardon book on the A-26.  I was looking at building, but will have to find something else now that the  Nimrod is taken.

The good thing about 1/2A Scale is you don't need model plans.  Just find a three-view and somne picture and build something original.

I have 2 subjects that I blew 3 views up of. I just need some time as I want to crank out a quick model for test flights, not for sure I have enough time this year, but I think I should get things rolling.

The twin-engine Fokker T.V (T-5) was drawn-up from 3-views in an obscure aviation magazine in 1976.  The tri-motor Stinson 'U' was drawn-up from Wylam 3-views in 1989.  Easy to do.  Just a ruler, some pencils and a large sheet of paper.  The Fokker was mainly 1/4" sheet (fuselage, wing & nacelles) with 1/8" sheet tail group.  Nacelles were faced with 1/32" ply.  Cox TD power.  The Stinson spanned 50", had a 1/2" balsa fuselage (WAY too heavy), built-up tail surfaces, sliced-rib wing construction, and three Cox reed-valve .049s.  Ideas for that one were sketched-out aboard a TWA L-1011 enroute from LAX to Boston.  Both models were featured as construction articles in the now-defunct 'Model Builder' magazine.

You can do this!  Alternately, see the Cleveland Models web site and use their plans as a basis for your own drawings.