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Scale V Sport

  • 21-12-2004 12:17am
    #1
    Billy Pilgrim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    It seems to me that there are two distinct camps in the model flying world; those who fly scale models, and are more concerned with the appearance and accuraccy of the model than with the performance, and the sports fliers, for whom the opposite is true. The former are happy to potter around in an old Eindecker powered by a .30 motor, providing the details are accurate, while the latter care little for scale accuracy so long as the model performs well.
    I have also discovered two additional truths;
    1. Never the twain shall meet. You're either one or the other, and
    2. Judging by the material in most UK and US model flying magazines we in Ireland are far less interested in the scale end of the hobby than the sports end.
    I wonder why this is so, (if indeed it is so)?

    P.S. Happy Christmas to all.


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  • #2
    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    Billy Pilgrim wrote:
    It seems to me that there are two distinct camps in the model flying world; those who fly scale models....and the sports fliers...
    I don't think the heli folks will like you leaving them out Billy ... ;)
    Billy Pilgrim wrote:
    ... Never the twain shall meet. You're either one or the other ...
    The Spitfire guys won't like that dig either ... :)
    Billy Pilgrim wrote:
    ...Judging by the material in most UK and US model flying magazines we in Ireland are far less interested in the scale end of the hobby than the sports end. I wonder why this is so, (if indeed it is so)?...
    I think that is because it takes time and building skill to make a decent scale model, the younger fliers have the time, but the skill comes later...then they have kids & wives & things, but no time .... (me for example :D ) but the older modellers have all it takes (time, skill, knowledge of all the prototypes), and just look at the scale works of art they bring out to the flying field ... an inspiration to us all.
    Happy Christmas Billy :cool:


  • #3
    Fobia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭Fobia


    Personally as some of you might have guessed I'd be a sport flyer...

    I just don't find scale models interesting, I find the fullsize real one's cool but wouldn't get any sort of a thrill from flying a slow model that can't perform anything fun ;)

    I don't agree with the only being one or the other idea though - I know of alot of people who enjoy building and flying both scale and sport... I think 100% of young flyers fly sport but as they get older they might decide they want to fly scale instead.

    I dunno,
    Merry Christmas :)


  • #4
    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    This poses the question, does it have to be slow, just because it's scale.

    There is more than WWI to model if you are a scale flier. The WWII period offers lively scale models for glowfuel modellers with scale Spitfires, Mustangs, Me 109s and the like. As well as the slower (but also scale) Cubs and Cessnas.

    I have a small Mustang, and several small fast sport models (delta etc) I would fall into both camps.

    However, I prefer to look towards the second 50 years of aviation for my models. There are Extra 300s, Cap21s and especially JETS.

    One thing is sure, you have to be out of the habit of crashing it, before faster scale gets interesting.


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