Short Finals

Originally written for 'Radio Modeller' magazine by Roland Graunchet

Much of the content of these columns is relevant to the time that they were written. Despite this, an amazing percentage is still - possibly even more - relevant to today. The original RG wrote 37 columns before being replaced by another author. In fact, No.37 wasn't published.

No.1 - April '86 - Two strokes for yes, four strokes for no - 4 Cycles around the block - A carrier of tales - Assault and battery - Tailwind.
No.2 - May '86 - Turn left? - Don't get the wind up! - A modellers weak - Yo-Ho-Heave-Oh - Odd ode No.1.
No.3 - June '86 - Justifiable complaints? - The shows the thing - Intentionally unintentional - And now for something completely different.
No.4 - July '86 - Some Mothers 'Ave 'Em - April in Paris - And now for something completely different - Odd ode number 2.
No.5 - August '86 - DB or not DB - Multiple redundancy? - I am not programmed to respond in that area - Quote of the month.
No.6 - September '86 - We get letters - Gee baby, ain't I good to you? - This is a recorded message - Quote of the month.
No.7 - October '86 - Who's short sighted - Dreadful pun department - Off the peg - Odd ode No. 3.
No.8 - November '86 - It goes against the grain - National apathy - Lemme out - And now for something completely different.
No. 9 - December '86 - Keeping things in proportion - Whither vintage? - Overwhelming presents.
No.10 - January '87 - Oh! The cussedness of inanimate objects! - Built to last - Illusions of grandeur.
No.11 - February '87 - Some Mothers 'Ave 'Em - A superior Fokker.
No.12 - March '87 - There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight - Ply me with reinforcement - What opposition? - Seconds out!
No.13 - April '87 - Any Physics Related Idea Lies Fundamentally Outside Our Logic - Clothing Bill? - Do it! - And finally...
No.14 - May '87 - Old wine in new bottles - And speaking of SAM 35... - We get letters - at last! - Jerry built. - Horse drawn Zeppelin.
No.15 - June '87 - 'E forced me to do it by pressin' money in me 'and!
No.16 - July '87 - Oh! Rats! - E & OE - Do it again! - You silly twisted boy you - Rob Wilton monologue - A funny thing happened to me on the way to the psychiatrist.
No.17 - August '87 - Pedantry department - Chicken or Egg? - Negative lightness - Who's twofaced? - You silly twisted boy you!
No.18 - September '87 - You lucky people! - If you thought that was crazy... - Third order oojimmy what? - Turning a deaf eye to all that... - Deaf birds - Erratum.
No.19 - October '87 - Goodbye Ben - Stop me if you've heard this one... - Safe flying is no accident?
No.20 - November '87 - National what Championships? - A letter from our reader - I am not programmed to respond in that area - Further to item one above...
No.21 - December '87 - National dislexia? - The Official 'official story' - Talking about vintage columnists... - Feedback - More about superior Fokkers - Last months quiz.
No.22 - January '88 - Feedback - The frequency of safety - Fun is fun - While we're making enemies.
No.23 - February '88 - 'Some Mothers 'Ave 'Em' Almost Goes Modern - Far be it from me... - And now by popular request... -Rumours department.
No.24 - March '88 - Finger on the pulse - Safe failures? - These things are centre tryers - The Rotary meets on Monday night - For what we are about to recieve...
No.25 - April '88 - From up there - And I thought I was paranoid... - A principal resting in limbo - That subject which we have agreed not to mention for a while...
No.26 - May '88 - When the Sierra Hotel India Tango hits the Foxtrot Alpha November - They're coming out of the woodwork - This one is not going to be easy... - The show must go on (sob) - Silver threads amongst the gold.
No.27 - June '88 - Modus upperhandy - Let's invent the wheel - Now where have I heard that before? - Crystal gazing department.
No.28 - July '88 - Fame at last! - Line drawing department - I expect you are all wondering why I sent for you... - New words for your dictionary.
No.29 - August '88 - Telling it like it is - Not so single - Per ardua asbestos - Triangulations - Here we go again - Quote of the month.
No.30 - September '88 - Oh dear! Reality's on the blink again! - And now, by popular request...
No.31 - October '88 - Confusion 1 - Confusion 2 - Stupidity - Initiative.
No.32 - November '88 - Nostalgia isn't what it used to be - Ho, to the fair county of Lincolnshire - Campaign for real English department - Program me - Only genii need apply - Quote of the month.
No.33 - December '88 - Blow me - The aliens are among us - Is there anybody out there? - Going for a spin.
No.34 - January '89 - Let them eat cake - Telling it like it is - er,was - If this is the tenth month, it must be January.
No.35 - February '89 - Comes the revolution... - How adjacent? - Think about it - Quote of the month.
No.36 - March '89 - As I was saying... - Graphics are here - Who reads it anyway? - I wish I had said that.
No.37 - April '89 - When all else fails... - Episode three... - The sincerest form of flattery - Push me - pull you - Can anyone explain... - Quote of the month.

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