International Postal Flying Contest - Guillow's 100th Anniversary

In honor of the 100th Anniversary of Guillows, the FAC will hold a year-long Guillows postal contest! Tom Hallman has graciously offered to "host" this event, which is open to the world-wide community of FF rubber flyers who can’t make the trek to Geneseo, NY for the 2026 Nats. We’d like to see the many flyers from various states, countries & continents join in on the Guillows free-flight fun. NOTE WELL: this postal contest is intended ONLY for those of you who CAN'T attend the 2026 FAC Nats in Geneseo. If you are planning to attend that event, this postal contest is not for you!

The event will have two scale model categories:

1. Guillows Modern Era. You must build to the plan, use the kit wood and the plastic parts, as outlined in the rules for the "Guillows Fever" event being held at Geneseo. See the rules posted in this issue, FACNL 346, and on the FAC website. https://flyingacesclub.com/wp/the-lat...

2. Guillows Golden Age, will be for any scale model built using one of the numerous "Golden Age" Guillows plans or kits, which began in the 1930s and continued up through the 50s. Some of you collectors may already have plans, or kits even for these. There are a bunch of plans posted at www.outerzone.co.uk. Just do a search for "Guillows".

You do NOT have to build from a kit for these models--although there are many collectable vintage kits floating around out there, we expect you'll want to preserve the kit and build from scratch. There's little if any plastic on these early designs. Build to the plan, and use the good wood! The usual FAC allowances apply - you can modify the noseblock to make it more functional, move the rear rubber peg up, increase the stab size moderately, etc.

Build as many models as you would like! Fly as often as you can! Builder of the model rules apply.
To enter the contest, simply take a photo of your model and include it with your best flight score.

**Rubber-powered free-flight only, please**

Update your best flight score whenever merited!
Email your times to Tom Hallman at maxfliart@hallmanstudio.com

Scores will be posted in future issues of the FAC News. The contest begins now and ends on December 31, 2026. Top flyers in each category will receive a kanone, along with the admiration of the entire FAC Community! We use the honor system for postal events, so build, fly & have tons of fun!!

Download the postal contest rules: https://www.2002.hallmanstudio.com/gu...

Shop at https://www.guillow.com and numerous hobby links around the world for modern era Guillows scale model kits. Also check eBay and other marketplaces for modern & vintage kits.

Film by Tom Hallman. Music via ArtList.io.

*** 10 steps to trimming a rubber model, by John Koptonak: http://www.flyingacesclub.com/PFFT/Tr...

Also, these tutorials from Easy Built Models: https://easybuiltmodels.com/tips.htm#...

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Geneseo FAC Nats Journals from 2016 & 2018: http://www.maxfliart.com

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http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/
https://volare-products.myshopify.com
http://www.flyingacesclub.com
National Free Flight Society - https://freeflight.org/
Mike Stuart's Flying Scale Models - http://www.ffscale.co.uk/
https://www.freeflightsupplies.co.uk

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