I thought these two new Great Planes products looked rather nice! Trouble is, I can't find any prices yet, but you're bound to be able to afford one or the other!

A neat little centre-marker for accurately marking out the position for hinge slots, scoring a line directly down the centre of a control surface. This one has a couple of nice refinements that set it apart from most of the others - the marker is actually a steel pin that just won't wear out and the pivoting feet nicely conform to the surface, virtually eliminating the gouging effect of a solid pin. The tool is reversible, allowing it to be used on almost any size plane's control surfaces.

And then there's this, their new Cessna 182 Skylane. Combining ARTF building with exceptional quality and fine scale detail Great Planes believe this sets new standards for an ARTF model.

The model is made using wood, fibreglass and TopFlite Monokote covering material. The cowl, tail cone, wingtips and wheel pants are all made of factory-painted fibreglass, making it possible to produce a very nice scale model in something like 15 - 20 hours.

The Skylane has a 63" wingspan and weighs 6 lbs. It is suitable for 2-stroke ·40 - ·51 and 4-stroke ·52 - ·80 engines, 4 - 5 channels, 5 servos.