Table of Contents

Introduction to Plastics. Types of Plastic Materials. Thermoplastics. Basic Forms of Plastics. Working With Plastics. Working Plastics with Hand and Power Tools. Joining Plastics to Themselves and Other Materials. Heat Forming and Vacuum Forming. Rubber Moulds and Components. Composite Materials and Resin Casting. Expanded Polystyrene and Other Foams. Plastic Kits and Styrene. Applications of Plastics. Flying Models. Ships & Boats. Cars and Land Vehicles. Buildings and Layouts. Figures. Model Engineering. Electrical and Electronics. Useful Addresses. Index of Plastics.

About the Author

Alex Weiss has been aeromodelling for half a century and has built more than fifty radio-controlled models of which 28 were original designs and 14 were published in RCM&E or Radio Modeller magazines. As well as monoplanes and a biplane, the list includes an autogyro, canards and deltas. He has also written magazine articles on subjects as diverse as four stroke engines and flutter. The author first went solo in a Chipmunk with his University Air Squadron at Tangmere and his early adult life was spent as an RAF pilot, flying Jet Provosts, Vampires and Hunters, including three years as a qualified flying instructor. Much of his professional experience has been dedicated to the complex subject of teaching people to fly radio controlled models.