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…Part 20Aug 23, 2016 | "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 commentsIt’s time for more detail work…all the “little stuff” that brings out the “scale” in scale aeromodelling.  Like other small/fine details that represent actual structure (as opposed to markings which exist only on the surface) all these things need to be completed before I can move on to the final stages of putting a […]Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17…Part 19Jul 26, 2016 | "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’m going to pick up right where we left off the last time we got to work on the B-17. You may remember that I explained why I felt that those really lightweight plastic cowls needed some stiffening so they’d stand up well over time as the airplane gets flown. I poured some reinforcing […]Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17…Part 18Jul 20, 2016 | "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 commentsAs it turned out I decided to finish-sand those overlap-joint-buildups later, as part of another big sanding task that’s coming up soon. Instead, we are starting off this time with some of the final details of the flap and aileron installations. There’s going to be plenty of finish sanding coming up right after that. […]Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F  (Part 17)Jul 18, 2016 | "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 commentsIt has been a while since we did any work on the B-17. Several months ago I hinted that there might be some changes in the works, and left it at that. In fact I have been busier than you want to know with some heavy-duty family responsibilities.  FLY RC editor Matt Maziarz agreed […]RESTORING A CLASSIC (MODEL) AIRPLANE   Part 4Jul 17, 2016 | Building model airplanes, Building Planes from Kits, Electric RC Scale, Electric scale model airplane, Restoring a classic model airplane, Restoring the PT-19, Scale models, silk and dope | 1 commentJULY 17, 2016… A NOTE TO ALL MY READERS:  As you