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

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Airplanes, Boats,
Helicopters, Rockets

Modeling in Erie, PA

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Kirt Blattenberger with E-flight Taylorcraft on Snow Skis - Airplanes and Rockets

Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) | Int'l RC Helicopter Association (IRCHA)
League of Silent Flight (LSF) | National Association of Rocketry (NAR) | National Free Flight Society (NFFS) | Society of Antique Modelers (SAM)

Vintage Issues of American Aircraft Modeler

A little at a time, I have been collecting vintage issues of Air Trails, American Modeler, and American Aircraft Modeler. As of May 2010, I finally procured the last few editions to complete the set of AAM, covering January 1968 through March 1975 (87 issues). Yeah, they're pretty much worthless to people who were not modelers in the era, but it is a nice trip back in time for us older guys.

I now am working on a collection of Air Trails and American Modeler magazines, which were the precursor to American Aircraft Modeler. The two lists are now on separate pages.

If you need an article from one of these issues, send me an e-mail and I'll scan it and send it to you.

If you want to wax nostalgic over some of the old advertisements, check out these that I have selected.

Month	Year	Month	Year	Month	Year
January TOC (first edition)	1968	May TOC	1970	October TOC	1972
February TOC	1968	June TOC	1970	November TOC	1972
March TOC	1968	July TOC	1970	December TOC	1972
April TOC	1968	August TOC	1970	January TOC	1973
May TOC	1968	September TOC	1970	February TOC	1973
June TOC	1968	October TOC	1970	March TOC	1973
July TOC	1968	November TOC	1970	April TOC	1973
August TOC	1968	December TOC	1970	May TOC	1973
September TOC	1968	January TOC	1971	June TOC	1973
October TOC	1968	February TOC	1971	July TOC	1973
November TOC	1968	March TOC	1971	August TOC	1973
December TOC	1968	April TOC	1971	September TOC	1973
January TOC	1969	May TOC	1971	October TOC	1973
February TOC	1969	June TOC	1971	November TOC	1973
March TOC	1969	July TOC	1971	December TOC	1973
April TOC	1969	August TOC	1971	January TOC	1974
May TOC	1969	September TOC	1971	February TOC	1974
June TOC	1969	October TOC	1971	March TOC	1974
July TOC	1969	November TOC	1971	April TOC	1974
August TOC	1969	December TOC	1971	May TOC	1974
September TOC	1969	January TOC	1972	June TOC	1974
October TOC	1969	February TOC	1972	July TOC	1974
November TOC	1969	March TOC	1972	August TOC	1974
December TOC	1969	April TOC	1972	September TOC	1974
Annual TOC	1969	May TOC	1972	October TOC	1974
January TOC	1970	June TOC	1972	November TOC	1974
February TOC	1970	July TOC	1972	December TOC	1974
March TOC	1970	August TOC	1972	January TOC	1975
April TOC	1970	September TOC	1972	February TOC	1975
				March TOC (final edition)	1975

* Many thanks to Matthew H. for donating 15 editions. He discovered a box full of old American Aircraft Modeler magazine n a trailer that he bought, and took the initiative to contact me to offer to donate them (see his video documentary on fiberglass trailers). There are now only 5 missing editions!

Here are the covers of the editions of American Modeler, American Aircraft Modeler, and Model Airplanes News that I have available for scanning.