The truly creative among the Scale modelling movement are constantly searching for new subjects to replicate in miniature that will take them beyond the staple 'norms' of Spitfires, Mustangs and Me 109s - or - if you are a WW1 era buff, the SE5a, Sopwith Camel or Fokker D.VII. So we commend to all the creative types out there this month's 'Subjects for Scale7 presentation, the Boeing P-26 'Peashooter'. This was USA's first ever monoplane fighter to enter service and has a real 'presence' about it that is really worthy of consideration. We've not seen a flying model of the P-26 since the first ever World R/C Scale Champs, held at Cranfield, UK, in 1972 when one of the German Team (it was actually West Germany back then) entered one. Will anyone give it a go? The conundrum of the German WW1 'Lozenge' camouflage pattern has been raked over for decades and much careful and detail investigation has been undertaken by dedicated experts. In recent years fabric covering material has been made available for scale modellers but the range of scales in which the fabric can be supplied has been limited to 1/4 and 1/3rd scales.
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