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Title: Fairey Swordsmen
Post by: darrencuk on August 01, 2011, 09:43:35 am

Hey there I'm looking at building the Fairey Swordsmen as my first scratch build project been offered the original mag with the plans stuck on the front From 1999 are the original plans as good as ones u can buy and how easy is this boat to build thanks

Title: Re: Fairey Swordsmen
Post by: Netleyned on August 01, 2011, 09:48:02 am

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9791.0

All you will ever need

Ned

Title: Re: Fairey Swordsmen
Post by: darrencuk on August 01, 2011, 11:58:42 am

Ok back then when this mag come out was the plans always on the front of the mag?

Title: Re: Fairey Swordsmen
Post by: Colin Bishop on August 01, 2011, 12:59:19 pm

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Ok back then when this mag come out was the plans always on the front of the mag?

A lot of free plans in those days were enclosed in a plastic bag stuck to the fromt of the magazine. These days they tend to be stitched inside as it is cheaper but does reduce the plan size options because of the folding process.

Colin

Title: Re: Fairey Swordsmen
Post by: LarryW on August 01, 2011, 02:40:26 pm

HI , great easy build , great performer theirs a build blog on mayhem  have a twice size one on build board,   LARRY
(http://s1.postimage.org/982weo5g/WEHMOUTHMODEL_BOATS_2731.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/982weo5g/)