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Aeromodelling

I've always had an interest in aircraft ever since I was knee high to a grasshopper. When I was about 8 or 9 my dad and I started building "free flight" model planes.

So a few years ago when I moved to Chineham (with work) I visited an old mate of mine Paul, who had built a plane, and so he got me back into the hobby and several thousands of pounds later (thanks Fish!) here I am.
In the past I have also dabbled in radio controlled boats, cars and even motor bikes.

Flying radio controlled aerobatic aircraft may sound boring to some of you but it's creative, gets you in the fresh air, it's very skilful (I bet you have trouble patting your head and stroking your stomach. Well imagine the co-ordination that is needed to control 4 different things all at the same time!)

As well as building and flying these model aircraft, I have done 2 web sites for model flying clubs. The first one I created was for the The Basingstoke Model Aero Club (BMAC) This is now maintained by Neil McCoy. The second and most recent is for the Aldershot Model Club (AMC) I have also passed this across to one of their members as I am no longer a member of AMC.

If you would like a web site created, I am currently taking orders, please send me an email with a rough outline of your requirements, and contact details.

I also created a website for my friend Mark Webster to had a model aircraft building service. Unfortunately it's no longer running, but you can still check out the site, MAWcraft.

Anyway here are a few pictures of some of the models I have built starting with the oldest.

Click on a picture for more info and larger pictures

Sky Surfer
Sky Surfer

Piper Cub
Piper Cub

PBY Catalina
Catalina

Extra Slim
Extra Slim

Tipsy Nipper
Tipsey Nipper

Electric Aerojet
Electric Aerojet

Ultimate
Ultimate

P51D Mustang
P51D Mustang

Extra 300s
Extra 300s

Sukhoi 29
Sukhoi 29

Cougar 2000
Cougar 2000

Twinjet
Multiplex TwinJet

Alliance
Alliance

Grumman Bearcat
Grumman Bearcat

Edge 540T
Edge 540T

Albatross
Grumman HU18 Albatross

Zen 50
Zen 50

ZN Majestic
ZN Line Majestic

Harvard
Harvard

Weston Hype 3D
Weston Hype 3D

Raven
Global Raven

Zen 90
World Models Zen 90

Robbe P51D
Robbie P51D North American Mustang

Robbe ME109
Robbie ME109

Extra 330S
Glens Models Extra 330S

P-47
Hangar 9   p-47 Thunderbolt

TwinStar II
Multiplex Twinstar II

F-15
Green Air Design F-15

FunJet
Multiplex FunJet

CMP Spitfire
CMP Spitfire

Multiplex MicroJet

Review to follow shortly

Multiplex PicoJet

Review to follow shortly

Hopefully sometime in the near future I will start on a scratch built Dornier Do18 Flying Boat. In the meantime I have collected some pictures and drawings of the Do-18. If you have any other ones or more information or plans etc I would be very grateful for a copy. Please click here to email me the info

After success with larger and larger electric planes, I have now decided to only fly electric from now on as it's so much better, less mess, smaller flight box, no starting problems, no tuning problems, more reliable and now with the advent of high power brushless outrunner motors and Lithium Polymer batteries they now have the same power and duration as IC powered models

I will be selling all of my old IC engines and some of my planes and I have converted my ZN Majestic and Flair Harvard from IC to Electric.

There are/have been more but they either didn't last long enough for me to take a "picky" or I haven't got round to getting the camera out yet. Watch this space!

And may all your landing's equal your take off's

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This part of my website is dedicated to my mate..
Duncan Masson