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OFFICAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SCALE SQUADRON OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

AMA CHARTER 1520 – EST 1977 JANUARY 2021

PROUD SUPPORTERS & FOUNDERS OF

THE U.S. SCALE MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS

  

 

 • Commander’s View • Editors Note • Remembered Wings • Tips from The Shop • Meeting Location • Promoting the Hobby • Membership Application • About the Scale Squadron  

2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS  

COMMANDER Sam Wright  

EXECUTIVE OFFICER Pano Coromelas  

PAST COMMANDER Mike Greenshields  

TREASURER Tim Cardin  

SECRETARY Ed Woodson  

BOARD MEMBERS Larry Wolfe Gordon Truax  

WEBMASTER Mike Greenshields  

OCMA REPRESENTATIVE Ed Woodson  

NEWSLETTER EDITOR Pano Coromelas  

P.O. Box 8074 Fountain Valley, California 92728 EMAIL: Commander@ScaleSquadron.com 

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Sam Wright Commander 

Make Model Aviation Great Again 

COMMANDER’S VIEW

My Dear Members,

It is becoming more difficult to write my article each month with no flying events and in many cases our local field closed for fire danger and the more recent fiasco.

I choose to remain positive about our sport and encourage you to also stay on that path. I am sure there is light at the end of the tunnel, and I must admit, this has been a very unusual and disturbing journey.

There is good news with the AMA in short the FCC not requiring our fixed wing aircraft to have transponders. Hopefully that subject is put to rest and stays there so we can enjoy our hobby responsibly as we always have.

I am sure many that have access to the internet or the recent OCMA ZOOM meeting know what is going on at our precious OCMA flying sight. Rather than get into the details I urge you to go to the website and read the explanation

and the drastic changes required to become ADA Compliant which includes removing the trees from the pit area. Again, read the information on the website at www.flyocma.com and this will give you an idea of what has transpired. As if we have not suffered enough from the fires with field closures, one individual is responsible for this action, I will not divulge his name, but you know there are no secrets in our hobby. Truly a sad state of affairs and no date yet as to when the field will open.

In this issue is a great article about an old friend Lloyd Jones. Many of you perhaps do not know Lloyd. But I believe once you read the excellent tribute article, you will begin to recall where you may have seen him at the hobby shows and field. The article was written by the American Aviation Historical Society. https://www.aahs-online.org/

This organization is a remarkable source of aviation history and aircraft information. I believe when you are a true scale modeler whether a builder or just enjoy being around scale models there is never enough information.

I don’t know how many of you are members of NASA, no not the space shuttle, but the National Association of Scale Aeromodelers. https://www.nasascale.org/

I am the new editor for NASA, and a while back NASA sponsored a trophy for our scale event. The main goal of NASA is to promote

scale competition for RC, Control line, and Free Flight.

In order to support the organization with events at the AMA headquarters this summer we host a super raffle. For your convenience I have asked Pano our hero of an editor to include the raffle flyer and the membership form.

As you all recall, you would have a new Commander by now, but with no meetings, nominations or elections, I am still in the seat. If anyone had desires to be the Commander for 2021 please let any of the board members know including myself and we can make any adjustments that make sense for the club.

Looking ahead, I remain hopeful that the OCMA Field will re-open and we may have our June Scale event, although no one has a crystal ball on events and restrictions going forward, I like to take the high road and believe all will resolve by summer.

In the meantime, stay in your scale hobby, build, or repair, it doesn’t matter, but do not let all this pandemic craziness keep you away from what you love and it is easy to become disenchanted with all the lockdowns, restrictions and field closure.

Above all, stay healthy and well. When we are able to fly again, I hope to see you there,

Sam Wright, Commander

sam-w@cox.net

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NASA MEMBERSHIPAPPLICATION

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of SCALE AEROMODELERSABOUT NASANASA is the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) a Special Interest Group (SIG) for the United States. Nasa promotes and encourages scale competition for all types of scale aeromodeling. NASA produces Regional Contest and National Contest along with providing sponsorship to new and existing AMA Sanctioned Club Scale Contest. These are also qualifying events for the NASA Annual National Scale Contest.

AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSNASA is the Official Host for the AMA Scale National Championships (NATS) held at the AMA Headquar-ters in Muncie, Indiana. Events are offered in both R/C and C/L Scale.

THE REPLICA NASA NEWSLETTERThe NASA Newsletter is published 6 times a year for paid membership. The newsletter features new sources of documentation, building tips, contest updates and results along with scale news, FAI infor-mation, 3-Views and other scale aeromodeling information for our membership.

NASA WEBSITEThe NASA website is a great source for scale aeromodelers for building tips, documentation, contest information, and more. Vist the website to join or fill and mail the form below: www.nasascale.org

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Wow! Wonderful news letter. Thank you for including me in your mailing list. 

Jerry 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDITORS NOTE:

Hey Gang

No submissions for Show and Tell or What Members Are Building this month. Now that the holidays are over, I am hoping for some free time and getting out to the field to do some flying. I still have some DIY for the house, but I also need some airtime. Eager to watch the zoom call on the 4th for the OCMA updates. Hopefully you guys renewed your membership for OCMA and for the Squadron I miss being out there with my friends. We will see each other out there soon.

Pano Coromelas, Editor

REMEMBERED WINGS

Lloyd Scott Jones 1931‐2020 

Lloyd Scott Jones was born in spring 1931 in Los Angeles California. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, aircraft models and many awards for writing and IPMS shows on September 27, 2020, at age 89. Growing up across the street from Lockheed, this was a man who lived and breathed airplanes his entire life with unparalleled passion. Lloyd married his first love, Peggy in 1957. They had two sons, Scott and Mark. He was an accomplished photographer. From the early 1950s through 1963 he was the owner of Clint’s Camera; a family owned hobby shop in Van Nuys. Often he would fabricate planes using research from magazines and display them there. Being accurate, and in some cases classified, it prompted visits from the military investigative branches. He never gave up his legal ground when asked to turn them over. In 1961 he was commissioned to build a collection of 50 airplanes to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation; all scratch-built mostly from wood in diminutive 1/240 scale. This collection was donated to the Smithsonian. In 1961-62 he wrote and illustrated the book U.S. Bombers B-1 to B-70. Next, he wrote and illustrated U.S. Fighters P-1B to YF-17 and then the Naval Fighter Book. He even wrote a novel in 1987. The Black Rainbow; a story based on stealth and alien technology. He had an interest in extraterrestrial craft and worked closely with John Andrews at Testors developing stealth aircraft and alien spacecraft kits. From 1963 through 1973 Lloyd was a Research Analyst at Revell. The title belies the true scope of his work and influence with Revell and the modeling community. He continued to freelance for Revell through 2011 creating box art models and decal artwork. Some of his many achievements at Revell revolve around his attention to accuracy. He was dissatisfied with the practice of “box scale”. Since 1/72 was already an established scale from military aircraft I.D. models he made it into the standard. For large scale aircraft, he pressed for 1/32 and came up with the first subjects. Always on the cutting edge of new aircraft, he figured out the scale and proportions of the classified SR-71 in 1968 using the grid of Edward’s AFB concrete slabs (without breaking any laws) to create the first kit of the iconic plane.

He was instrumental in the space themed models, too, by using sheet styrene rings for the Saturn V Rocket he saved thousands in tooling. He was first to incorporate the Federal Standard colors into the instructions and decals. This inadvertently caused a run on the books from the government. Even though he was “the aircraft guy,” he was a car guy, too, and knew as much about automobiles, both historically and functionally. He was particularly pleased to be immortalized by Jim Keeler who came up with the famous fictional racing team on the Revell ‘55 Chevy. In 1973 he went to Microscale, the decal printing company. In 1976, and with his wife, he founded Mail Call Models; a mail-order hobby shop specializing in not only aircraft, but cottage industry kits and supplies. It was run by Peggy with occasional part-time help from son Mark. (In the 1980s it became Model Car Masterpieces and catered to automotive builders.) During that same time Lloyd started Scale-Master Decals. Revell was an early client and others followed, including aftermarket companies. He created the decal art and instructions that were used in thousands of production kits of all genres. If you build models, odds are you’ve used Scale-Master Decals. When the technology became available, he began pioneering Digital Art for decals. He was a highly supportive and lifetime member of IPMS U.S.A. from its infancy, and a tireless advocate of IPMS and kit manufacturers working together. He and his son were responsible for many of the annual convention decals. But Lloyd was a builder first, and certainly one of the best. He won Best of Show at the 1969 Nationals with his scratch-built Flying Wing. A longtime contributor to AAHS, he earned the 2013 Best Aviation Artist with a digital rendering of a YB-35 Flying Wing. Lloyd also earned two Aviation Space Writers Association Book of the Year Awards for his fighter books. (At the time he was only the second person to have earned two of these prestigious awards.) He also worked with E.R. Buddy Johnson doing his brand of drawings producing over a thousand of them for books spanning 2008 through 2015.

With so many great-looking scale model ARFs to choose from today, one of the neatest ways you can make your particular Pitts Special or P-51 Mustang stand apart from the rest is to install a great-looking instrument panel for your pilot figure to look at. (You did install a scale pilot figure, didn’t you?) There’s something special about a model with added cockpit details, and everyone always takes a peek inside.

Top Flite T-34 Mentor with full cockpit detail. To do a really good job of outfitting the front office, do a little research first to find out which types of instruments are appropriate for your model. Piper Cubs with wooden props would not have manifold-pressure gauges, and an F-86 Sabre Jet wouldn’t have a magneto switch. Some instruments have their bezels inset and flush with the panel, while others have the entire instrument face and the mounting

flanges installed on the outside of the panel. You get the idea. Decide how much detail you want to add. Sometimes, all you’ll have room for is an instrument panel and a pilot bust. But if you have sufficient space, you can extend it to a half- or full-depth cockpit. This way, you can add side panels, a pilot seat, a control stick and rudder pedals. The amount of detail is up to you. Here are five great ways to add the magical details that will bring any model to life. 1: WOOD INSTRUMENT PANELS

A homemade wooden panel for a 1/4-scale Pietenpol Air Camper. For vintage, open-cockpit airplanes, make your panel out of thin plywood layers. Cut the main back panel out of lite-ply or aircraft plywood, add a front faceplate with the instrument holes cut in it, add some photos of the instruments, and sandwich the entire assembly together with a thin sheet of acetate over the instruments to represent the glass plates. Stain and varnish the wood; then add some small screws to complete the look.

TIPS FROM THE SHOP

DRESS UP YOUR COCKPIT

2: PHOTO READY

For an enclosed cockpit, bringing life to the model is as easy as installing a scale pilot bust. There are dozens available so pick one that’s appropriate for your aircraft. And for something for him to look at, add a simple photograph of an instrument panel. Take a photo of a commercial panel, or go on the Web and download an image of one. Print out the panel in the size you need on glossy, photo-quality paper. Cut the panel to shape, and glue it into place with some spray adhesive!

3: READY-MADE INSTRUMENT PANELS

Ready made instrument panels are available from many sources and they add greatly to the realism of any scale, or sport scale model, kit built or ARF. The easiest way to outfit a cockpit is to use commercially available panels and just stick them into place. Some manufacturers offer custom-made panels for specific airplanes, but others make generic ones. You can trim them to size and make them fit a variety of different models. Separate scale instrument dial faces

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are also available from companies such as iflytailies.com. 4: COCKPIT INTERIORS

SE5a panels from Arizona Model Aircrafters’ kit.

Top Flite T-34 Mentor cockpit interior kit With enough room available, you can build an entire “stage” to support the instrument panel. Some kits are available, but you can also make the parts out of bits and pieces from the workshop. Cut out pieces of heavy paper or plastic to form templates for the sides, rear bulkhead and cockpit floor. Tape them together to form the final layout and to see how everything will fit. You may have to trim some existing bulkheads to allow the templates to fit. Use the templates to develop

the separate side panels, and work on each panel individually until it is complete. You can add knobs, switches and levers made of pinheads and strips of wire or thin aluminum. Paint each of the completed sections, and then add them to the inside of your cockpit area. If you are using a full-length pilot figure, make the seat and seat belts to hold him in place. 5: FINE DETAILS

Above: Sopwith Camel interior kit from Arizona Model Aircrafters.

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Above: Super Cub cabin detail parts from E-flight.

The little things add much to the realism of any cockpit. Designed to fit the Super Cub 25e, this kit will have your Super Cub looking competition ready. Hiding the RC gear is a fringe benefit and besides, adding instrument panels and cockpit details is just plane fun. Give it a try, and see what a difference it makes!

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As we continue to monitor the rapidly evolving situation around the coronavirus (COVID-19), our first thought is for the safety and well-being of our members impacted by these difficult circumstances. In these unprecedented times, it is important that we come together to support all those impacted.

 

MONTHLY MEETING NIGHT

JANUARY

MEETING

 

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SCALE SQUADRON AT OCMA

Tuesdays seem to be the unofficial Scale Squadron day at 

the field with 3‐6 of us meeting up with our airplanes and 

box lunches. 

Tim Cardin is at the field a number of times a week and 

weekends. He does see a handful of Scale Squadron 

Members, so I know some of us are active 

GO FLY!

 

 

 

WAITING TO SEE WHAT EVENTS ARE GOING TO

BE RESCHEDULED.

I WILL KEEP EVERYONE POSTED.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

MORE EVENTS TO VISIT OR PARTICIPATE IN COMING UP!

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AMA Charter 1520 

Membership in the Scale Squadron is open to all AMA members who are interested in safe, formal, and informal flying, including the research, building and flying of Scale R/C Miniature Aircraft. Membership Annual Dues are $30.00 covering January 1 through December 31. Membership begins after verification of your current Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) Membership Card and receipt of Scale Squadron membership dues. Membership in the Scale Squadron includes a monthly newsletter and Squadron name tag. Meetings are the second Monday of each month at 7:00pm.

SCALE SQUADRON OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Many people from all walks of life find it fascinating to produce a miniature working replica of a full-size object be it a doll house, sailing ship or operating steam locomotive. In our case it is our passion for Flying Machines that motivates the Scale Squadron. Our members have diversified interests in all facets of aviation history, from the first aircraft to fly at Kitty Hawk to the modern-day jet. Advancements in technology have provided us with ready-to fly kits, on-board cameras, in-flight telemetry, multi-cylinder engines as well as high powered miniature jet turbines that burn real jet fuel. Today as scale modelers we pursue nearly every possible aviation subject with the confidence that not only will our project be successful, but

that it may outperform that of its scale counterpart. Squadron members delight in the pursuit of authenticity for scale projects. This requires research and documentation of specific aircraft and their variants. Many of the flying replicas thus created are of “Museum Quality” and our members take to the skies with these flying miniatures regularly and successfully. On the other hand, not every member makes a scale masterpiece. That’s OK too! Whatever pleases you is what counts. Whether you are kit-bashing, volunteering at charity aviation events, or making molds from scratch for Scale Masters or AMA National Championship competition scale aircraft, Scale Squadron is a club that embraces all facets of scale aviation R/C modeling and the related community.

Scale Squadron Club Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month at the Green Valley Adult Clubhouse, 17215 Los Jardines West (just north of Slater) in Fountain Valley, CA. The meetings start at 7PM and last about 2 hours. Our meetings throughout the year include the usual club business as well as Member Show & Tell, Modeling How-To's, Aviation and Industry Presentations, and good ol' time social gathering to help enlighten and encourage our membership to push the boundaries in the art of Miniature Aircraft Replication. Like-minded visitors are always welcome. All members and visitors alike are encouraged to bring their latest scale models and projects! 

Advancing and Promoting the Hobby of Remotely Controlled Scale Miniature Aircraft 

 

ABOUT THE SCALE SQUADRON  

SCALE SQUADRON OF

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Officially AMA Chartered on

April 7th, 1977

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

Scale  Modeling  is  the  accurate recreation  of  aircraft  in  aviation, from the early biplanes to the latest jets  of  the  21st  century.  Whether it’s  built  from  scratch,  a  kit  or  an ARF,  scale  modeling  strives  to recreate the airplane as historically accurate as possible. Paint schemes, rivets,  windshield  glass,  and  even pilots are faithfully  painted  and  built  to exacting  specifications.  The  end result  is  a  flying  recreation  of  the original full‐size airplane.  

Our members all have one common goal  ‐  to  share  their  knowledge  of aviation, aviation history, and scale modeling.  

Our monthly meetings are open to everyone,  and  often  feature  “how to” seminars on building and flying model aircraft.  Each year the Scale Squadron hosts and  participates  in  numerous events,  with  the  overall  goal  of bringing  together  modeling 

enthusiasts from all over the world. Events  our  members  historically and perpetually attend are:  Top Gun  U.S. Scale Masters  Warbirds Over the Rockies  Arizona Electric Festival  Best in The West Jet Rally  One Eighth Air Force Fly‐in  Battle of the Builders  

The Scale Squadron also hosts their own  annual  event  known  as  The Scale  Squadron  Warbirds  and Classics.  This  year  will  be  the  9th year running of the Squadron event.  

The  Scale  Squadron  dates  back  to the  early  7O’s.  Harris  Lee,  Bert Baker  and  Bob  Olson  were  the original  founders  of  the  Scale Squadron  and  members  of  the Orange  Coast  RIC  Club.  Their interest  in  scale modeling  brought them  together  regularly  at  Lee’s home. The word soon got out, and their  numbers  quickly  grew.  Scale modeling  became  the  hottest  new interest within the R/C community. 

The first official scale modeling club was  formed  in  1973  with  events held at Mile Square Park.  

Scale modeling was in its infancy yet immensely  popular  as  attested  to by the large participation at each of their  events.  Harris  Lee  devised  a plan for sanctioning a series of local qualifiers  around  the  country  and then  having  a  fly‐off  to  determine the national  champion. Out of  this idea  the  U.S.  Scale  Masters  was started and is the premier scale competition  in  the  country  today. Pat  Potaga,  of  Scale  R/C.  Modeler Magazine,  helped  to  put  this program  on  the  map.  His  articles and front‐page color photos helped fuel the fire of scale modeling. The modeling  world  owes  these visionaries a debt of gratitude. Thank you  Bert  Baker,  Bob  Olson,  Jerry Ortega with special thanks to Harris Lee.