• Here's where we take a look at another website of model-flight interest. It might be a commercial site or one belonging to another enthusiast or specialist group. Let me know if you've come across a nice site that you think is worth a look - it could, of course, be your site if you let me know your URL!

GRAUPNER is, of course, a German company so you will initially download their German language homepage. If German is not your mother-tongue, there's a quick link on the home page to their international version which is the one shown in this much-reduced screenshot, which is shown merely to give you an impression of the site.

From the home page, you can then link to the 13 further pages of the site, each one specialising in particular products or services (model cars, boats, several categories of planes, helicopters, r/c equipment, agents, etc.).

I must confess, I have only really thought of Graupner in terms of their range of Heim helicopters and UNI mechanics, so it was interesting to see something of their extensive range of planes of all shapes, sizes and types. Here's a small selection.

A very graceful looking lady, the DISCUS 2 SAILPLANE, 3340 mm wingspan, ready-made wings with hard veneer covering.

Graupner's beautiful BELL 230 BODY KIT. 1525 mm long excluding rotor, semi-scale model. This one can be built with skid-type landing gear or retractable 3-point landing gear. Takes the Graupner UNI-Mechanics designed to fit their range of lovely heli bodies.

This is Graupner's 1/4 scale SUKHOI SU31, with a 1950 mm wingspan and suitable for 26 - 35 size two-stroke or 50 size 4-stroke engines. It has a GRP sandwich type fuselage and balsa planked wings.

BOELKOW JUNIOR, 1000 mm wingspan, 1:75, electric drive, quick-build kit with components.