Vintage Issues of American Modeler
& American Aircraft Modeler

A little at a time, I have been collecting vintage issues of American Aircraft Modeler. As of May 2010, I finally procured the last few editions to complete the set, covering January 1968 through March 1975 (87 issues). Yeah, they're pretty much worthless to people who were not modelers in the era, but it is a nice trip back in time for us older guys.

If you need an article from one of these issues, send me an e-mail and I'll scan it and send it to you.

If you want to wax nostalgic over some of the old advertisements, check out these that I have selected.


Month YearMonth YearMonth Year
JanuaryAirplanes and Rockets - January 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968MayAirplanes and Rockets - May 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970OctoberAirplanes and Rockets - October 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972
FebruaryAirplanes and Rockets - February 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968JuneAirplanes and Rockets - June 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970NovemberAirplanes and Rockets - November 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972
MarchAirplanes and Rockets - March 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968JulyAirplanes and Rockets - July 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970DecemberAirplanes and Rockets - December 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972
AprilAirplanes and Rockets - April 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968AugustAirplanes and Rockets - August 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970JanuaryAirplanes and Rockets - January 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
MayAirplanes and Rockets - May 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968SeptemberAirplanes and Rockets - September 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970FebruaryAirplanes and Rockets - February 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
JuneAirplanes and Rockets - June 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968OctoberAirplanes and Rockets - October 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970MarchAirplanes and Rockets - March 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
JulyAirplanes and Rockets - July 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968NovemberAirplanes and Rockets - November 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970AprilAirplanes and Rockets - April 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
AugustAirplanes and Rockets - August 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968DecemberAirplanes and Rockets - December 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970MayAirplanes and Rockets - January 1975 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
SeptemberAirplanes and Rockets - September 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968JanuaryAirplanes and Rockets - January 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971JuneAirplanes and Rockets - June 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
OctoberAirplanes and Rockets - October 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968FebruaryAirplanes and Rockets - February 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971JulyAirplanes and Rockets - July 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
NovemberAirplanes and Rockets - November 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968MarchAirplanes and Rockets - March 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971AugustAirplanes and Rockets - August 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
DecemberAirplanes and Rockets - December 1968 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1968AprilAirplanes and Rockets - April 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971SeptemberAirplanes and Rockets - September 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
JanuaryAirplanes and Rockets - January 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969MayAirplanes and Rockets - May 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971OctoberAirplanes and Rockets - October 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
FebruaryAirplanes and Rockets - February 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969JuneAirplanes and Rockets - June 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971NovemberAirplanes and Rockets - November 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
MarchAirplanes and Rockets - March 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969JulyAirplanes and Rockets - July 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971DecemberAirplanes and Rockets - December 1973 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1973
AprilAirplanes and Rockets - April 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969AugustAirplanes and Rockets - August 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971JanuaryAirplanes and Rockets - January 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
MayAirplanes and Rockets - May 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969SeptemberAirplanes and Rockets - September 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971FebruaryAirplanes and Rockets - February 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
JuneAirplanes and Rockets - June 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969OctoberAirplanes and Rockets - October 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971MarchAirplanes and Rockets - March 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
JulyAirplanes and Rockets - July 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969NovemberAirplanes and Rockets - November 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971AprilAirplanes and Rockets - April 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
AugustAirplanes and Rockets - August 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969DecemberAirplanes and Rockets - December 1971 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1971MayAirplanes and Rockets - May 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
SeptemberAirplanes and Rockets - September 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969JanuaryAirplanes and Rockets - January 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972JuneAirplanes and Rockets - June 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
OctoberAirplanes and Rockets - October 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969FebruaryAirplanes and Rockets - February 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972JulyAirplanes and Rockets - July 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
NovemberAirplanes and Rockets - November 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969MarchAirplanes and Rockets - March 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972AugustAirplanes and Rockets - August 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
DecemberAirplanes and Rockets - December 1969 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969AprilAirplanes and Rockets - April 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972SeptemberAirplanes and Rockets - September 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
AnnualAirplanes and Rockets - 1969 Annual Edition American Aircraft Modeler Cover1969MayAirplanes and Rockets - May 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972OctoberAirplanes and Rockets - October 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
JanuaryAirplanes and Rockets - January 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970JuneAirplanes and Rockets - June 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972NovemberAirplanes and Rockets - November 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
FebruaryAirplanes and Rockets - February 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970JulyAirplanes and Rockets - July 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972DecemberAirplanes and Rockets - December 1974 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1974
MarchAirplanes and Rockets - March 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970AugustAirplanes and Rockets - August 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972JanuaryAirplanes and Rockets - July 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1975
AprilAirplanes and Rockets - April 1970 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1970SeptemberAirplanes and Rockets - September 1972 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1972FebruaryAirplanes and Rockets - February 1975 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1975
      March (final)Airplanes and Rockets - March 1975 American Aircraft Modeler Cover1975
American ModelerAmerican ModelerModel Airplanes News
Month YearMonth YearMonth Year
January1957March1959May 1958
February1957JuneAirplanes and Rockets - June 1959 American Modeler Cover1959July 1958
March1957July1959December 1959
April1957November1959   
MayAirplanes and Rockets - May 1957 American Modeler Cover1957December 1959MarchAirplanes and Rockets - March 1965 Model Airplane News Cover1965
JuneAirplanes and Rockets - June 1957 American Modeler Cover1957Annual EditionAirplanes and Rockets - 1961 Annual Edition American Modeler Cover1961FebruaryAirplanes and Rockets - February 1967 Model Airplane News Cover1967
JulyAirplanes and Rockets - July 1957 American Modeler Cover1957February1961   
August1957April1961   
September Airplanes and Rockets - September 1957 American Modeler Cover1957August1961   
OctoberAirplanes and Rockets - October 1957 American Modeler Cover 1957December1961   
NovemberAirplanes and Rockets - November 1957 American Modeler Cover1957      
December1957      
         
OctoberAirplanes and Rockets - October 1958 American Modeler Cover1958      
      Flying Models
      JulyAirplanes and Rockets - July 1958 Flying Models Cover1958
      MayAirplanes and Rockets - May 1958 Flying Models Cover1958

* Many thanks to Matthew H. for donating 15 editions. He discovered a box full of old American Aircraft Modeler magazine n a trailer that he bought, and took the initiative to contact me to offer to donate them (see his video documentary on fiberglass trailers). There are now only 5 missing editions!

Here are the covers of the editions of American Modeler, American Aircraft Modeler, and Model Airplanes News that I have available for scanning.








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