FINE LINE OF RUBBER POWERED AND R/C AIRCRAFT MODELS
Model Aircraft
Flying scale models suitable for rubber power, r/c, or display.
Awesome Accessories and model airplane rubber powered free flight and r/c m
Suitable for your rubber power, display, or or RC needs
Build your own stand! Made entirely of laminated card pieces. Will work with any model having a small hole in the bottom as a receptacle. From 1/72 up to 1/16.
Keep your models above the fray and looking good. Fully adjustable. Can hold models right side up, upside down to remove the wings, or even sideways - and can also serve as a nice display stand.
A Paper Air Force Innovation! Working propellers for rubber power or electric flight that have replaceable blades for cheap. Get it working, never need another prop! Semi scale good looks too.
Coming Soon! Build your own spinner. Need a custom spinner in a particular size or shape, not offered in plastic? Find your solution here! Working spinners suitable for RC or rubber power.
Need a custom size of something we offer? Drop us a line! Peel n stick satin decals that must be cut out with scissors.
Great (paper) planes
A different way to build.
Yes, they are paper airplanes! Which technically, could be considered a kind of wood. Or rather, scale models made using the medium of paper and cardstock, which resembles using sheet metal panels in miniature. We found that spray painting the paper turns it into a kind of water-resistant composite, (or adding epoxy in the larger planes ) that is both resilient and light weight, as well as beautiful. And low cost. And easily reproducible! Even resizable. Glue soaked card can stiffen up like wood, and It's easy and quick to press panel lines into paper skins (cues are on the pieces), as well as rivets, access panels, and other details. Many of the panel lines are created as a simple result of the build, many of those are either true to scale, or close enough to look it. And some times the imperfections of the paper mimic the old sheet metal look in ways that nothing else we know of can. Seeing a well built Paper Air Force model from a few feet away really makes you want to get in and take a closer look!
included in every kit
Every kit comes with part sheets, peel-n-stick satin decals with 4 different schemes to build, a decal reference sheet, a buildable working prop (deadstick and cruzer lines only) , and 3 packed full books of instructions. At Paper Air Force, you get two volumes of picture book instructions and one book written - usually only needed if you get stuck and want additional clarity. Must be due to some model once built and couldn't be certain to glue or not to glue! Might make things look complicated, but the concept is really very simple once grasped: just wrap the skins around the "bulks" (formers) and create sections. Stick the sections together and your airplane is "magically" formed! Then add a few braces on the inside. The wing and stabs need no additional covering, and you don't need to build on plans. In fact, the wing is the plan! Build right on it, and close it up. See our contruction page for more pics of the process. What's not included is anything that can't be made of paper - such as rubber, prop shafts, music wire, etc, though the "Cruzer" and "Deadstick" lines do include a buildable working propeller.
Low cost
While P.A.F. kits are not die or laser cut, it's easy enough to cut out the pieces with scissors and it keeps the cost very low! Plus, it allows you to reproduce another kit for yourself accurately, making the cost even lower. Some time watching videos and cutting parts makes it go quick, or sometimes cut the next pieces while waiting a minute for others to dry. And, if you are weary of stinky toxic glues that are overpriced, go bad before you get a chance to use them, or stick your fingers together, these kits can built using mostly, or entirely, cheap, washable non toxic white glues that never go bad! Designs include sliding canopies, removeable tops, detachable wings (all sizes), removeable retractable gear for display, (templates for paper wheels are included but not rubber or foam gear) - all made of paper or card!
Help Our Cause
Like what we're doing and want to help us to do more, but don't really feel like buying or building a kit? We definitely accept donations and appreciate any amount! Also, Paper Air Force can always use help with testimonials, forum builds, or videos of building or flying our kits for the website. Thank you!
