Welcome! This site
was created to chronicle my lifelong model aviation hobby, and to provide some valuable resources for visitors.
- Kirt Blattenberger
AMA 92498

My Models:
Airplanes, Boats,
Helicopters, Rockets
Airplanes and Rockets
Modeling in Erie, PA
 
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Kirt Blattenberger with E-flight Taylorcraft on Snow Skis - Airplanes and Rockets
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Model Aviation Comic Strips of Yore
January 1968 through March 1975 American Aircraft Modeler

Airplanes and Rockets - August 1974American Modeler CoverAirplanes and Rockets - October 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover
Aircraft modeling has undergone significant changes over the decades - both in technology and preferences. Magazines like American Aircraft Modeler, and American Modeler before that, were the best venues for capturing snapshots of the status quo of the day.

I have been scanning and posting excerpts from my collection of AAM and AM, concentrating on model building articles and old advertisements. Whether you are here to wax nostalgic, or are just interested in learning history, hopefully you will find what you are seeking. As time permits, I will be glad to scan articles for you. All copyrights (if any) are hereby acknowledged.

Appearances of model aviation related comic strips continued in American Aircraft Modeler after its conversion from American Modeler. "Ace," "Boomer McBragg," and some untitled comics. Some subjects are dated, but many are as familiar today as back 40 yeas ago. Where available, I scanned the comics and replicated them here so that everyone can enjoy the long-ago work of a great artist. More will be added as they become available. Here are comics from American Modeler.

Boomer McBragg, drawn by Bob Godden, was a comic strip that made appearances in the early 1970s editions of American Aircraft Modeler. The last time comics were included in AMA's magazine was sometime in the late 1990s, when Edward L. Henry's "Microhenries" was a monthly feature. For the electronics-illiterate, the Henry is the unit of inductance, and the microhenry is one millionth of a Henry. Conveniently, the letter "L" (Edward's middle initial) is the abbreviation for the Henry.


Airplanes and Rockets - "Ace" Comic from August 1974 American Aircraft Modeler
"Ace" - August 1974 American Aircraft Modeler (page 71), by David Illsley


Airplanes and Rockets - "Boomer McBragg" Comic from October 1972 American Aircraft Modeler

"Boomer McBragg" - October 1972 American Aircraft Modeler (page 113), by Bob Godden
(posted 11/6/2010)