Focal Point
AMA member projectsAMA members are some of the most talented and passionate model builders you’ll find anywhere!
In each issue of Model Aviation, we publish a collection of photos and short stories featuring our members’ projects.
We love receiving and sharing these stories, and lately we’ve received so many great submissions that we’re running out of room! For the next few months, we’ll include even more “Focal Point” submissions in the digital edition of Model Aviation.
Model Aviation print-only subscribers can enjoy seeing more member projects in the gallery below!
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P-51D Mustang
Built from Nick Ziroli plans, all hand cut parts. A six year construction project. Model features a scale cockpit. Extremely detailed airframe, fuselage covered in Flite Metal with full rivet detail and weathering. Tribute to WWII ace Richard Hewitt, 82 Fighter Squadron commander.
The airplane weighs about 48 pounds with a 98 inch wingspan.
my scratch built cessna 170
Built from guillows rubber power plans enlarged to one fifth scale wingspan 90 in. Weight 11 lbs. Power is an OS 65 ax. Covering chrome and red ultracote. Maiden flight on 30 July 17 was a dream. And have loged four hours and twenty eight mins. To date.have had some deadstick landings that were caused by pilot error witch resulted in minor damage. Again totally pilot error. Improper mixture adjustments and throttle trim. But now all bugs worked out and she is a great scale flyer.
80" Douglas DC-6B
Here is My plans built Douglas Mainliner, constucted and modified from enlarged 60" Pat Tritle plans. The DC-6 B has a fully planked fuselage,with balsa sheeted flying surfaces. My 80" Douglas DC-6B is equipt with flaps and electric retracts with guidance provided by a SPECTRUM DX8G-2 radio system. The 4 motor Leopard LC 2835 1038 KV ,Master Airscrew 3 blade 9x7 proped UNITED airliner was started on November 14,2019 and just recently completed and has not yet to be flown.A complete build thread appears at www.rcbuilder.com in the Airliners and transports electric forums.
Embraer Brasilia 120 EMP
This is my Brasilia 120 I built from a short kit. It's powered by two OS 65 Niro Engines.
The Me109G project
Always wanted to build the iconic Me109, after years of looking at kits and plans and not finding the scale details and accuracy I decided to search for documentation and factory plans.
After 3 years of work the result is the most accurate 1/5 scale Me109 kit available today, even has working slats!
The prototype flew with O.S.1.60 later converted to gasoline DLE.35. SOme builders have built it for electric power.
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