| Matching Magnatillas. The near one is by Neil Longman, for electric power. The other is by Christopher Morris for i.c. and won the Junior category of the competition |  |
| Matching Magnatillas. The near one is by Neil Longman, for electric power. The other is by Christopher Morris for i.c. and won the Junior category of the competition | |
With just one club night after the Summer break in which to present entries for the 2001/2002 Construction & Finish competition, we really didn't know what to expect. The tables were put out, and the models started arriving. More tables were erected, and still the models kept on coming! When there was no room for any more, Jim Ruffell walked in, clutching a plastic bag, and asked whether there was anything in the rules which said that the entry had to be an aeroplane. Amidst various mutterings that this was a model flying club not a boating or car racing association, Jim reached into the bag and produced a beautiful shiny model jet engine! Jim reported on this project back in September last year and the motor is now running sweetly, just awaiting completion of a suitable airframe.
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A pair of Pups. The near one is Clive Spencer's electric version. The other is Ken Spokes' winning entry |
With barely enough space left to get around the room, Lionel and John had their work cut out to judge the various entries. Andy Tubb managed to squeeze himself far enough into the corners to get some shots of the crowded tables from which you might suspect that there has been some research on model cloning going on recently! Interestingly, both pairs of twins are from long established Flair kits and, as far as I know, the models were chosen independently and were built over very different time periods (about five years in Ken's case, I believe!). It seems that it was just coincidence that they were all ready for this particular evening.
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Equally interesting and very different, were Andy Tubb's two EDF entries, the Fantrainer and the very ambitious Horten flying wing. These, like my Chorus Gull, are plan-built and it is good to see that, in spite of the rising tide of ARTF models, there is still plenty of building going on in the club.
At the AGM the results were announced. The Chorus Gull was beaten into third place by the brace of Pups, Ken taking top honours with Clive second. You can read more about the two Pups, elsewhere in this issue.
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Christopher's Magnatilla took the
Junior prize - his second win in a row - and Jim's efforts with
the turbine were recognised by a special award for Technical Achievement.
The 2002/2003 competition is now open, so this is the time
to consider what are you going to do to make this year's
competition even better?!