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A friend and I went for the first time in 10 years. I really enjoyed myself and got lots of information for model choices for my new DL50, (thanks to anyone here who was patient with me!) I was amazed at my personal "transformation" - I used to think of 1/6" scale a good size - now the 1/4 scales look positively handy! You have to go to 1/3 to be "large"!!
We should all thank BalsaUSA for their model lines, I'd guess that 50-60% of models of all scale were theirs. I talked with the guys in the trailer for a long time and they were very helpful.
The full scale airshow wasn't what I remembered, (I went yearly during the 70s and 80s), but not as bad as I had feared from some of the comments I've heard. On the Saturday the only WWI planes flying were the Spad 7 and N24/27 (both modern replicas with modern engines), the Albatros DVa and the Jenny, (original I think). The pre-war Bleriot, the Caudron GIII, the Hanriot, and the Avro 504 did hops. I was impressed that they continued right through the rain.
Here is a shot of three of the prize winners, the big BalsaUSA DH4, a 1/3 scale Camel, and Ansaldo SVA.
Martin
Edit: I'll try again in a minute - this is the DH4, and electric Morane Saulnier A1 from the BUSA kit, a scale running Gnome engine, (gas and castor) in a DH1 I think.
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