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Since the formation of the Power Scale Soaring Association in 1986, a quarterly PSSA magazine was published, providing our members with an up to the minute review of PSS events, developments and achievements from around the world.

The magazine regularly featured articles detailing new and pioneering models, designed and built by our PSSA members.  Construction methods and the use of novel materials were also a regular feature.

The magazine publication has now given way to the Internet and PSSAOnline.  However the series of legacy articles has been stored here as a comprehensive and valuable resource for building methods, useful tips and designer's techniques from the mid eighties onwards.

Of course new articles are often written and submitted by our members via E-mail and are regularly included on this page.

 

Examples of past PSSA magazine issues

The list of titles below are just some of the many articles from past issues of the PSSA magazine.  We considered these to be useful to the modellers new to PSS, or those designing a model from scratch for the first time.  

PSS Model Design and Building Articles

(Click on the Title to view each article in full)

Mag Issue Date Title/Author
1 Jul '86 'Design Trends' by Alan Hulme
2 Oct '86 'Design Trends' by Robin Andrew
4 May '87 'Models Under The Microscope - DH Canada Dash 8' by John Hill
4 May '87 'Models Under The Microscope - M.Y.A. 4 Bison' by Simon Cocker
6 Dec '87 'All Moving Tailplanes' by Andy Conway
8 Aug '88 'The B-52 Story' by Simon Cocker
9 Nov '88 'Gudy 870 - A High Strength Adhesive for bonding Wood to Foam' by David Thomas
14 Feb '90 'Foam and Glass Fibre Fuselage Construction (Lost Foam)' by Paul Janssens
17 Nov '90 'School Work put to a Practical Use - The Shorts Tucano' by Phil Cooke
23 May '92 'BAe Hawk with added working Flaps' by Cliff Gottfried
46 Sum '98 'EPP Foam Designs' by Dave Sanders
52 Spr '00 'Organic Construction' by Stewart Redfern
55 Spr '01 'Embraer EMB312 Tucano' by Steve Griffiths and Mike Briggs
56 Sum '01 'P-51B Conversion' by Steve Griffiths
56 Sum '01 'The Fairey Barracuda' by Steve Griffiths
56-58 2001/2002 'Canopies? - I Sneer at Canopies!' by Steve Griffiths
57 Aut '01 'The Jet Fighter as a Marginal PSS Subject' by Andy Blackburn

In magazine Issue 40, a regular series of articles began which have successfully continued to date. 

"Designer Techniques", written by a wide range of modellers, explains in detail the research and work that goes into the design and build of their latest PSS model!

Designer Techniques - "How did they do that!?"

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Mag Issue Date Series No Title/Author
40 Dec '96 1 Gloster Javelin T Mk3 by Martin Whitelaw
40 Dec '96 2 Messerschmitt Me-262 by Neil McHardy
41 Spr '97 3 Lockheed P-38 Lightning by Mick Chadwick
41 Spr '97 4 Sukhoi Su-25 'Frogfoot' by Steve Griffiths
42 Sum '97 5 Rockwell T-2 Buckeye by Nigel Hawes
42 Sum '97 6 Douglas Skyraider by Paul Janssens
43 Aug '97 7 Messerschmitt Me-109F by Jim Ellis
43 Aug '97 8 Blackburn Firebrand by Martin Hursthouse
44 Win '97 9 Boeing B-47 Stratojet by Ron Collins
44 Win '97 10 WW2 Fighters by Alan Hulme
45 Spr '98 11 Airbus A320-200 by Jack Edwards
45 Spr '98 12 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon by Andy Conway
46 Sum '98 13 Focke-Wulf  Fw190A-8 by Martin Hursthouse
47 Aut '98 14 North American F-4B Fury by Terry Lidstone
47 Aut '98 15 ZLIN 526A Akrobat by Jack Edwards
49 Spr '99 16 Saunders Roe SR-45 Princess Flying Boat by George Dexter
50 Sum '99 17 DH 108 Swallow by Peter Walkinshaw
50 Sum '99 18 Fieseler Fi 156 'Storch' by Martin Hursthouse
53 Sum '00 19 Hawker Tempest Mk V by Gareth Logan
54 Dec '00 20 A Cardboard Hawker Hurricane by Ian Smith
55 Spr '01 21 Avro 707A by Stewart Redfern
57 Aut '01 22 Boulton Paul P111A by Andy Conway
website Jan '09 23 English Electric Canberra T.4 by Terry Lidstone
website Aug '09 24 De-Havilland DH.88 Comet Racer by Anders Lindström
website Sep '09 25 PSDS - Power Scale Dynamic Soaring by Simon Cocker

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Last updated 29th September 2009