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Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 4:31 am
by kittyfritters
Our product is a line of laser cut, balsa wood, flying model airplane kits. The represent some aircraft that are not frequently modeled today and meant for intermediate to advanced model builders.

They come in four varieties, No-Cal profile models, 1:16 scale full bodied models, No-Cal Multi and Non-Scale. Five No-Cal models, one No-Cal Multi model, and one Non-Scale model, the Bostillation, are available now with planned releases in all categories during the coming year. Keep an eye on us for new kit releases.

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Reach us at http://hjlmodels.com/

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:46 pm
by kittyfritters
The Wright Amount of Wrong, biplane Embryo, is now available on my website. Biplane Embryo? Yes, why not? It meets all the rules and has surprising performance. Try one!

Here is a video of it flying. https://youtu.be/24Zxn94idmM

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:02 pm
by kittyfritters
The kit for the Plain Plane is now available on my web site, http://www.hjlmodels.com

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 7:30 pm
by kittyfritters
All the pre-printed skins and tissue marking in my kits are now shrinkable. They are printed with ink that is waterproof and rubbing alcohol proof.

All the markings on the parts of my prototype Double Trouble were pre-printed on the tissue and after being applied the tissue was misted with rubbing alcohol to shrink.

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 4:27 am
by kittyfritters
The Double Trouble and Satellite kits are now available from my website.

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Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:20 am
by kittyfritters
My Wright Amount of Wrong kit has had a slight redesign. It can now be built as either a biplane or a susquiplane. Both are FAC legal.

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Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:21 pm
by kittyfritters
As you saw in another post, I had to restrict my Howard Littman Model Aircraft operations due to a family medical emergency at the end of October. This situation has been resolved, thankfully, and I am getting back into full production and the development of some new kits. One of the things that I had many requests for is the Vichy French skin for the P-36/Hawk 75 NoCal kit. I had drawn this up some time back but did not put it into production because it had some negative connotations. However, I keep getting requests for it because it is quite colorful so it is now available for this kit.

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(Yes, the skin has been corrected since the picture was posted.)

Keep 'Em Flying!

KF

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:21 pm
by kittyfritters
I will be at the Round Valley Dome Indoor Contest in Eagar, Arizona on April 16-18. 2021. Kits will be available.

Howard

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:13 am
by kittyfritters
Well, I was at the Round Valley Dome Indoor Contest. I met some people that I only knew from the Internet, sold some kits, and did some flying.

I still didn't get to see what the Giant NoCal Beaufighter can do. I took it to Round Valley but forgot the stooge! Dave Gee and I thought about finding a two person method of winding it but it suffered from a problem that many of our other models did, warps from altitude and humidity. When we unpacked our models we found that many of them had warped going from 830 feet above sea level and 50% humidity to 7080 feet above sea level and 7% humidity. We were more concerned with straightening out the models we were competing with than sorting out the Beaufighter. More on that later.

Round Valley Dome is a very interesting venue. It is a flattened dome over a sports stadium, 95 feet high in the center and 400 feet across. The altitude requires that you use about twice as much rubber as near sea level to get a good climb (unless you are flying the F.A.I film covered stuff) and the glide is not as good but there were some spectacular flights in the space.

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KF

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 12:50 am
by kittyfritters
Here is what the P-36/Hawk 75 looks like with the Vichy skin on it.

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