Blog / HomeBooks by Bob BenjaminAbout BobWelcomeBuilding Model AirplanesContact Bob"The images you see above are some of the model airplanes I have built and flown over the years. All of them were built from kits or from my own plans and all of them fly under radio control using electric power." ~ BobRecent Blog EntriesGoing All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F  (Part 14)Sep 11, 2015 | "stick-and-tissue" models, Building model airplanes, Building Planes from Kits, Building the B-17-F, dope and tissue covering, Electric RC Scale, Electric scale model airplane, Scale models, silk and dope | 0 commentsI finished the last work session on the B-17 fuselage by sharing my decision on the best way to go about sheeting/skinning the framework. Just so you know, what we’re doing does not qualify as “planking”…that’s a somewhat different process based on using lots of narrow strips to build up a broad surface. Perhaps […]Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F  (Part 13)Aug 08, 2015 | "stick-and-tissue" models, Building model airplanes, Building Planes from Kits, Building the B-17-F, dope and tissue covering, Electric RC Scale, Electric scale model airplane, Scale models, silk and dope | 0 commentsNow that I have a fully framed -up fuselage assembled to the stage that I can actually set it in place against the wing, the logical next step might be to get to work “finishing” it by starting the process of balsa sheet planking/skinning. But… and you saw this coming, didn’t you… there are […]Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F  (Part 12)Jul 13, 2015 | "stick-and-tissue" models, Building model airplanes, Building Planes from Kits, Building the B-17-F, dope and tissue covering, Electric RC Scale, Electric scale model airplane, Scale models, silk and dope | 1 commentDo you like it when all the separated parts of a project finally begin to come together? I certainly do, and…for me anyway… that’s what starting work on the fuselage of a new model airplane  is all about. As you’ve already figured out, I nearly always build the flying surfaces (wing and tail […]Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F  (Part 11)Jun 05, 2015 | "stick-and-tissue" models, Building model airplanes, Building Planes from Kits, Building the B-17-F, dope and tissue covering, Electric RC Scale, Electric scale model airplane, Scale models, silk and dope | 0 commentsWe finished our last building session with the basic structure of the wing, as well as the engine nacelles aft of the cowls, all built. All that was left to complete the outline was the flaps and ailerons, and I’m going to build those now. Quite a few installments back I discussed adding “scale” […]Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F  (Part 10)May 01, 2015 | "stick-and-tissue" models, Building model airplanes, Building Planes from Kits, Building the B-17-F, dope and tissue covering, Electric RC Scale, Electric scale model airplane, Scale models, silk and dope | 1 commentI finished off the last s