{"id":1977,"date":"2014-10-24T17:54:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T17:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=1977"},"modified":"2014-10-24T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T19:00:00","slug":"give-your-model-some-fashion-sense-with-wheel-pants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2014\/10\/24\/give-your-model-some-fashion-sense-with-wheel-pants\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Your Model Some Fashion Sense with Wheel Pants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Popular Mechanics<\/em> offered some fashion advice for model airplane enthusiasts in their June 1931 issue &#8211; dress your model up with\u00a0 wheel pants!\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=teQDAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PA1023&amp;pg=PA1027&amp;output=embed&quot; width=500 height=500&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\">Read more in the <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em> issue on Google Books.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1978\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=teQDAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PA1023&amp;pg=PA1027#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1978 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/PopularMechanicsJune31p1027.jpg\" alt=\"Hand drawn diagram of a model with wheel pants and the supplies &amp; plans necessary.\" width=\"326\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/PopularMechanicsJune31p1027.jpg 326w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/PopularMechanicsJune31p1027-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simple wheel pants can be easily made following the instructions drawn in the June 1931 issue of <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1980\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/NMAM1985-29-01pants.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1980\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/NMAM1985-29-01pants.jpg\" alt=\"Square wheel pants in green and white cover the wheel on The Eclipse CL Stunt model.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/NMAM1985-29-01pants.jpg 640w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/NMAM1985-29-01pants-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fancy square wheel pants dress up Robert Gialdini&#8217;s Control Line Stunt model, The Eclipse, part of the National Model Aviation Museum&#8217;s collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1981\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/NMAM1985-29-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1981 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/NMAM1985-29-01.jpg\" alt=\"The Eclipse features tripod landing gear, each with a wheel pant in green and white.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/NMAM1985-29-01.jpg 640w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/NMAM1985-29-01-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doesn&#8217;t Robert Gialdini&#8217;s The Eclipse look stunning in these green and white wheel pants?\u00a0 National Model Aviation Museum Permanent Collection, Donated by Robert Gialdini, 1985.29.01.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Visit the museum&#8217;s website for more information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.modelaircraft.org\/museum\/museum.aspx\">National Model Aviation Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular Mechanics offered some fashion advice for model airplane enthusiasts in their June 1931 issue &#8211; dress your model up with\u00a0 wheel pants!\u00a0\u00a0 Read more in the Popular Mechanics issue on Google Books. 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