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Contents
SAMI Forward 934 EVERY MODEL TELLS A SAMI Spotlight
STORY
Antonov AN2 and Douglas 956 DIY DECALS – SOME NOTES
C-47 Masquerade By Brian Derbyshire
By Alec Smith
958 FIRST LOOK
Kinetic Model Kits 1/48th Sea Harrier
FA.2 and Kittyhawk F-35C Lightning II
922 Asas de Portugal
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An Alpha of Distinction 960 PREVIEWS
THE BIG BUILD Wingman’s upgrade of the Kinetic kit An initial glance at this month’s kits
Black Cats over Korea By Jonathan Davies received for preview
A Panther Party
By Mark Taylor
966 REVIEWS
936
912 NEWS PHOTO ESSAY
Avro Trio Tribute at RAF
The review team look at more new
and recent releases
News and forthcoming products
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our At a Glance look at this month's By Raymond Ball 970 ACCESSORIES
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Sig to WWI Modelling This month’s new releases
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Tamiya’s New-Tool Fighting Falcon
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947 MODELLERS PORTFOLIO

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SAMI Forward The Big Build

Black Cats
over Korea

TECH DATA piloted by Corwin ‘Corky’ Meyer, Grumman’s

A Panther Party By Mark Taylor GRUMMAN Chief Test Pilot.
F9F-3

t
he Grumman Corporation was
formed in 1929 by Leroy Randle
Grumman along with, William
Schwender and Leon Swirbull. The
Corporation took the name
Grumman as he was the largest investor of
the group. The corporation is undoubtedly
best known for the ‘cat’ series of Navy
Fighters beginning in 1937 with the F4F
Wildcat. 1942 added the F6F Hellcat. 1944
saw the first flight of the F7F Tigercat,
which did not see frontline service in WWII,
though it did serve operationally in the
Korean War. The F8F Bearcat first flew in
1945 and like the Tigercat did not see
service in WWII, but did however see action
with the French Armée de l'Airin Indochina.
In 1947 the Navy took delivery of
Grumman’s first jet aircraft the F9F
Panther, which was subsequently
developed in 1951 into the swept wing
version known as the F9F-6 Cougar. The
lineage was completed with the F-14
Tomcat, which first flew in 1970 and was
finally retired from service in 2006.
The design of the F9F Panther began in
1946. It was decided early on that American-
designed turbojets available at the time
would be both underpowered and
unreliable for the take off requirements of a
carrier based fighter. This led to an exchange
between the Grumman Corporation and the
Bureau of Aeronautics that resulted in the
decision to source the British made Rolls
Royce Nene engine for use in the aircraft.
This engine was eventually licence built by
Pratt and Whitney as the J42. As a standby it
was also decided to use the Allison J33
engine in some of the production as it was
comparable in size and was a practical
substitute. The maiden flight of the XF9F-2
took place on the 24th November 1947
Just under a year later the XF9F-3 had its
PANTHER maiden flight on 16th August 1948. The
SCALE: 1/72 KIT prototype aircraft was a very clean sleek
NO: 87250 design without the wingtip auxiliary fuel
TYPE: Injection tanks, however, the engine required more
Moulded Plastic
fuel than could be carried internally for
MANUFACTURER: even the most modest of missions. This led
HobbyBoss
to the fitting of the wing tip tanks, which by
UK IMPORTER:
Creative Models chance led to the aircraft actually having a
www.creativemodels.co.uk better rate of roll.
Production of the aircraft was started with
AFTERMARKET orders for forty-seven F9F-2s powered by the
EDUARD: SS398 P & W J42 (Nene copy) engine and fifty-four
Grumman Panther F9F-3s with the Allison J33 engine. It was
Interior ZOOM soon apparent that the Allison engine was
EDUARD: CX292 not suited to the job due to its not having the
Grumman Panter
Canopy Masks power required to launch a fully loaded
QUICKBOOST:
aircraft off a carrier, even with a catapult
#7291 Grumman assist. This meant that it could only be used
Panter Wheels in the fighter role and made it of limited
application in combat. Due to this
shortcoming all the F9F-3 aircraft were

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retrofitted with the more powerful J42
engine. At this point the F9F-3 ceased to exist
as an aircraft type. The F9F-2 was a capable
aircraft able to fulfil the roles of both fighter
and fighter bomber/interdiction. It had a top
speed of 575mph/877kph at sea level, a
service ceiling of 44,600ft/13,594m and a
range of 1,353 miles/2,177 kilometres with a
fuel load of 923 US gallons/3,491 litres.
Armament consisted of four 20mm
cannon mounted in the nose with 190
rounds of ammunition each. Each wing
carried four pylons for external stores, and
this could consist of two 1,000lb/450kg
bombs mounted on the innermost pylon,
with nothing else carried, or two
500lb/225kg bombs on the inner, with the
outer pylons carrying either six 100lb/45kg
bombs or six 5inch/12.5 cm High Velocity
Air Rockets (HVAR). The innermost pylon
was also a ‘wet’ pylon meaning that an
additional 150 US gallon/568 litre drop
tank could be carried as required. It seems
from all the photographic evidence that
Black Cats over Korea
Kit #87250 is one of a number of boxings
of the F9F
the HVAR rockets were never carried on
the innermost pylon, which may be due to
their proximity to the engine air intakes
and to prevent any rocket exhaust gasses The main sprues offer a nice level of detail
being drawn into them when fired, which
would potentially starve the engine of
oxygen leading to a flame-out failure.
The aircraft had a fairly short but
successful service life. It was flown in both
Navy and Marine Aviation Squadrons. In
Korea the aircraft saw over 78,000 combat The canopy parts along with
missions with both services. The first the unused windows from the
MiG-15 jet kill was by a Panther flown recon version Decal sheet showing the
by Lieutenant Commander W. T. Amen markings for two aircraft of US
the Commanding Officer of Navy Navy Squadron VF-51
Squadron VF-111. This momentous
event - the first jet-to-jet aerial kill - took
place on the 9th November 1950 over
the Yalu River area, which would soon be
given the name of ‘MiG Alley’. An
interesting point to this story is that Amen
was actually flying an aircraft borrowed Eduard’s pre-painted Quickboost’s resin
from sister Squadron VF-112, and while adhesive-backed, etched metal replacement wheels
Amen and his squadron got the kill credit it detail set
was the actual aircraft from VF-112 that was
painted with the kill marking.
The last Panthers in front line service
were with Marine Squadron VMA-314 and
were retired from them in 1957, although
some Navy and Marine Reserve units used
them until 1958. The only foreign user of
the Panther was Argentina, which Kit intake parts B17 and 18 in
purchased twenty-four ex-Navy F9F-2 place and the plastic card
aircraft in 1958 and operated them until blanking sheet to prevent a see-
1969 when they were taken out of service through effect. Note the
due to the lack of spare parts. prominent join (arrowed) that
will need careful filling for a
The HobbyBoss Kit The nose interior weighted smooth looking intake
I have always had a liking for the F9F with ready-mixed wall filler and
Panther, which probably began with seeing white metal parts
the film The Bridges at Toko Ri, which for its
year of production had some excellently
filmed flying sequences and brilliant scale
model work. In fact the special effects won
an Academy Award in 1956. That being
said, I have never got around to building
one until now.
The top opening tray-style box contains Filling the small intake and
three grey plastic sprues with seventy-nine blow-out panel near the tail
parts all individually bagged, and one sprue
of five clear parts (very clear and
commendably thin), which is wrapped in
foam to protect it and individually bagged
also. Other manufacturers could learn a lot
from this. The decal sheet is also bagged
separately. First inspection of the parts
reveals some nice attention to detail along The kit seat with attached
with finely scribed panel lines. The parts metal details - also note the These details are not present
breakdown is very good and some initial dry corrected head rest and cable on Panthers until the F9F-5. The
fitting of the major components shows that (black thread, at this stage) for tape is applied to prevent
they should line up well with almost no ejection activation damage to other fuselage details
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gaps. The decal sheet provides markings for
two US Navy aircraft both of Squadron VF-
51, (more on these individual aircraft later).
The instruction sheet is quite clear and easy
to follow with only a few issues over parts
placement. This and the enclosed colour
sheet showing markings placements shows
numbers for Mr Hobby acrylic paints,
Engine exhaust pipe fitted though to be fair the colour sheet does also
- note how it has been have a limited cross reference with the
shortened and thinned for a Vallejo (standard acrylics), Model Master,
better scale look Tamiya and Humbrol ranges. The model as
presented in the kit could be either a F9F-2
or an F9F-3 as they are both externally
identical if no underwing stores are being
carried. Most photos of early Panthers that
do not show underwing stores are very
likely to be the F9F-2. The markings as
The ejection seat following supplied are usually attributed to F9F-2
painting with the pre-painted aircraft, however, these markings would
harness attached. The black have stayed the same when the aircraft were
thread for the activation cable retrofitted to F9F-3 standard.
has been removed and replaced There are quite a few aftermarket
with stretched sprue accessory sets to go with this kit that will
enhance the cockpit, wheels, and airframe,
and there is even a resin wing fold set. In the
end I settled on Eduard’s pre-painted etched
Completed cockpit tub after cockpit set. From Quickboost came a set of
the seat has been fitted replacement wheels in resin, and these are
far more detailed than the very acceptable
kit parts. Finally I obtained a set of masks for
the cockpit canopy, also from Eduard.
Getting Started
Before beginning to build the cockpit I
decided to put some weight in the nose to
The fuselage halves are joined together prevent the aircraft from being a tail-sitter.
The need for this is not mentioned in the
instructions, though I would expect all but
The main wing and horizontal stabilisers the very beginner to realise that this would
are attached. Note the use of filler to the be necessary. To fix the weight in place I
rear edge of the main wing joint used general purpose wall filler that I
packed into the nose, and then into this I
pushed pieces of unused white metal from
my spares box. While all this was still soft
and pliable I was able to put the fuselage
halves together and make sure everything
closed up properly with no gaps. I was also
able to use the cockpit tub and front wheel
well parts to dictate how far back the
ballast was able to go. When I was happy
with things the halves were opened and
the filler was left to dry.
On with the cockpit. The main parts are
suitably well detailed with moulding on the
side consoles and the instrument panel for
which a decal is supplied. A separate
Canopy masking carried out ejection seat, rudder pedals and joystick
using the Eduard set and complete the parts. As I was using the pre-
Tamiya tape Foam inserts are used to painted etched detail parts this
protect the painted wheel wells necessitated removing the moulded detail
from the instrument panel and side
consoles using a small chisel-edged blade
Post priming, pre-shading was carried out using a and sanding sticks. The ejection seat also
combination of black for the panel lines and needed to have the foot rests removed as
white for the panel centres they were to be replaced with better
detailed metal parts.
The headrest on the seat appears too
small judging from photo references so I
replaced it with some shaped plastic card. I
also added the cable that activates the
ejection seat to the head rest. This was
initially done with black thread; however, I
decided to change this to stretched sprue
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later on. Once all this was done and the bare
metal pieces had been glued in place the
cockpit was ready for priming and painting.
It is also necessary to complete the front
wheel well at this stage so it can be
installed into the fuselage along with the
cockpit. This was built as directed in the
instructions, though the wheel was left off.
The kit instructions suggest the wheel wells
and gear should be painted white, which
from my research appears to be incorrect.
In all of the colour photos of the aircraft in
service that I have looked at they show the
gear and wheel wells to be either blue
matching the airframe (this seems more
prevalent on the gear legs than anywhere
else), or interior green (note not chromate
green) in the wells and interior of the doors.
The only photos of a Panther with white
undercarriage and bays that I have seen is
a single museum preserved aircraft.
The cockpit parts, fuselage interior for
the cockpit, the wheel wells and
undercarriage door interiors were primed
with Halford’s grey and when this was dry
they were airbrushed with Vallejo Model Air
Interior Green 010. They were then given a
Badab Black wash, which was allowed to
settle into any recesses. The parts were then
dry-brushed with codex grey to provide
some highlighted areas. The ejection seat
edges and the floor of the cockpit were also
dry-brushed Bolt Gun Metal to simulate
paint wear. The pre-painted seat harness
was then fixed and shaped to the seat using
superglue and all of the pre-painted etched
panels attached in their relevant locations,
as was the two-part instrument panel. The
bezels of the instrument panel were picked
out with dabs of clear varnish to simulate
the glass faces.
I then began to fix the interior sections
into the right side of the fuselage. The
cockpit and front wheel well were glued
into place first, then I dry-fitted the fuselage
halves together to see that there were no fit
issues to be sorted out. Everything seemed
fine so I continued. It is also necessary to fix
the jet engine tail pipe and the arrestor
hook in place prior to joining the fuselage
halves. Looking at my reference photos it is
clear that the tail pipe as supplied is too
long, so it was trimmed to length and the
exhaust edge was also thinned to a more
scale appearance. It was then glued in place
along with the arrestor hook.
Fuselage and wings
With all the interior parts fixed into the
right side of the fuselage halves it was time
to commence joining both halves together.
This, as usual, I carried out in stages starting
with the join of the nose to the cockpit and
front wheel well. With glue sparingly
applied to both sides of the joint they were
closed up and held in place with a
combination of a small clamp and a plastic
covered metal cable tie. The latter was used
near to the nose as none of my clamps or
pegs would stay in place and constantly
slid off. Once this had been left to dry I
continued along the rest of the fuselage
join in a similar manner until both halves
were suitably closed up. I gave the glue a
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good twenty-four hours to dry before I
began the clean-up of the joints. I have to
say that on my model the fit was good
though some very small gaps were left that
would still require filling. These were filled
with Humbrol model filler and when this
was dry all the joins were cleaned up using
a combination of sanding sticks, fine grit
wet and dry paper and then finished off
with a polishing stick.
It was at this point that I decided I was
not very happy with the kit's representation
of the gunsight, so I decided to borrow one
from an unmade Airfix P-51D Mustang as in
these new kits it is moulded in clear plastic
and is a good representation of the type
that was required. After removing the kit’s
representation and using a craft knife to
carve a suitable mount the modified Airfix
sight was glued in place and painted black
except for the head-up reticule glass.
While I was working on the above stages
I was also in the process of preparing the
main wing for fitting later, which involved
cleaning up all the sprue attachments for
the upper and lower sections. The intake
parts, B17 and 18, were glued in place.
These are open to the back and this
necessitated fixing a blanking plate of
plastic card at the rear of them so that you
cannot look into the wing. The lower join at
the front of these also needed filling and
sanding to provide a smooth intake
surface. As a further point these intake
parts are incorrect in their shape as they
should angle in from the outer part of the
opening toward the fuselage as they direct
the air towards the engine, and do not just
go straight back as in the kit.
The openings in the lower wing for the
ordnance mounts were opened and
cleaned up. Note, if you are using the
rocket mounts do not open the holes to
the rear of the rectangular openings as
these are only needed for the bomb
mounts. I then proceeded to fit the rocket
and inner bomb mounts. Please bear in
mind that the rocket mounts are handed to
take account of the underwing angle. Parts
C8 are for the left wing and C9 for the right.
This is shown incorrectly in the instructions
as they would have you fit them the other
way around. There are no problems with
the attachment of the two bomb racks for
the 500lb bombs.
The lower wing has to be attached to the
fuselage first before the upper wing
sections. This was carried out and allowed
to dry. The reason for this different
procedure is that when the upper wings
are attached they fit over some stub
Black Cats over Korea
The model was
painted Tamiya Sea
Blue lightened with
white and the leading
edges were painted
Vallejo Model Air
Aluminium 062.
Johnson’s Klear was
applied to
provide a
smooth surface for
the decals
mounts on the fuselage and this would not
be possible to do if they were fitted to the
lower wing first. The upper wings were
glued in place and allowed to dry before
addressing the minor gaps that needed
filling. Overall the fit of the wings was very
good with only a small amount of filler
being needed to blend in some of the joins.
Once filled the clean-up was carried out
using small patches of 1000 to 2000 grade
wet and dry abrasive paper. When all the
clean-up was complete any panel lines that
had been lost were rescribed using a
dentist’s metal pick. The rear horizontal
stabilisers were then glued into place.
Painting Commences
The cockpit windscreen was glued into
place, the area behind the pilot’s headrest
was hand painted black and then the rear
canopy was Blu Tacked in the closed
position. The canopy parts were then The decals were applied and sealed with more Klear, then final
masked using the Eduard set and a small detail painting carried out. All that remains is to add the final pieces
amount of Tamiya masking tape. The wheel to complete the aircraft
well openings and the tailpipe were
blocked off using pieces of foam rubber cut
to shape (slightly larger) and then pushed
into place. The model and all the remaining
parts not yet primed or painted were then
also primed Halford’s Grey. I try to keep as
many of these parts as possible on the
sprues whilst priming and painting is
carried out and only remove them at the
last minute and then just touch up the
attachment points.
All painting was carried out using my
Iwata HP-C Plus double-action airbrush.
This is one item I would never be without
now and I wonder why I did not get an
airbrush much earlier in my model making.
I believe that using an airbrush to paint
whatever you are building is the best way Underside shot, showing the dive brake also painted Aluminium
to get as realistic a finish as possible, and and all the wheels, doors and ordnance glued in place
when compared side by side with a hand
painted model the difference is noticeable.
I would say to any juniors or anyone
starting out building models to try and The canopy in place in the
obtain some kind of airbrush even if it is a retracted position allowing the
cheap single-action one working off a cockpit detail to be seen - note
compressed can of air (how I started, by the the rear view mirror
way). Practice mixing the right paint
consistencies and try painting different
patterns and schemes on old models or on
white card until your confidence grows
(again, how I got used to using one).
Given that the final colour scheme was to
be dark blue I wondered what if anything I
could do in the pre-shading stage to try and
break up the monotonous look of a dark
single colour. I decided that instead of using
black-grey to highlight the panel lines that
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I would use pure black. Besides this I also
decided to try and change the panel
shading by applying varying amounts of
white thinly and lightly to their centres. The
model was then sprayed with Tamiya Sea
Blue XF-17 lightened with a few drops of
white. Thin coats were applied to allow the
pre-shading to show through. The outsides
of the undercarriage doors were also
painted at this stage.
Next the model had to be masked to
apply the bare metal leading edges, a
prominent feature on this aircraft. This had
to be the most labour intensive point of the
build and as I did not want any chance of
any overspray going onto the blue I made
a point of masking the whole aircraft apart
from the areas to be painted. I then sprayed
Vallejo Model Air Aluminium 062 onto all
the leading edges. When dry the masking
was removed and I was very happy with the
result. As a further variation I had noticed in
period photos that some Panthers also had
bare metal dive brakes, so I remasked and
also sprayed this area aluminium. When I
was happy that everything was fully dry the
model was given two coats of Johnson’s
Klear to prepare it for the application of the
decals. Once this was dry, however, the
work done to try and give some variation to
the aircraft colour using pre-shading
seemed to disappear.
The items to be attached later were also
being painted whilst the above was being
carried out. The undercarriage legs were
painted Citadel Bolt Gun Metal, given a
wash of Badab Black then dry-brushed with
Vallejo Steel 065. Vallejo Steel was also used
to paint the oleo piston section of the legs.
The wheel hubs were also painted Bolt
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Gun Metal and given the same wash as the
legs and the tyres were painted Vallejo
Model Air Black Grey 056. The two bombs
had their noses sprayed white followed by
yellow, a thin strip of curved cut masking
tape was then applied where the stripe
would be and they were then sprayed
Vallejo Light Grey Green 044, which to my
eye matches the bomb colours better than
the recommended Olive Drab, which seems
far too dark. When the green was dry the
tape was removed leaving the yellow
marking stripe.
The instructions also recommend Olive
Drab for the 5 inch HVAR rockets, which is
completely wrong. In period colour photos
and on Internet reference sites dealing with
aircraft ordnance they are shown as being
light grey with a light green nose and silver
nose cap. To paint them I first sprayed them
Vallejo Model Air US Light Grey 045. I then
masked them and sprayed the nose with
Light Grey Green as used above. The very tip
was then hand painted using Vallejo Steel.
Decals
As stated earlier the decals provided are for
two aircraft from US Navy Squadron VF-51
that was based on the aircraft carrier CV 45
Valley Forge, known to its crew as the
‘Happy Valley’. These aircraft are numbers
106 and 109. My online research shows that
the first US Navy aerial victory was credited
to Lieutenant Junior Grade Leonard H. Plog,
who shot down a Russian built Yak-9 on 3rd
July 1950. Both of the aircraft on the decal
sheet have been attributed to him for this
event. For such a momentous event the
written records of it are far from clear,
judging by my research. On the date in
question a flight of eight Panthers took off
from the Valley Forge at 09:35 on an escort
mission with Corsairs and Skyraiders on a
strike mission at Pyongyang Airfield.
Ensign Brown states that he was flying
aircraft BuNo 123071 (Number 109) that
morning and therefore Lieutenant Plog was
flying aircraft 106. Both were in the same
division, the US Navy’s term for a four-
aircraft section, along with pilots Lieutenant
Commander Bill Sisley and Lieutenant Mike
South. Brown was Sisley’s wingman and
Plog was South’s wingman.
They approached the airfield ahead of
the ground attack aircraft and proceeded to
make a strafing run and were then ordered
to make a second run - much to the disgust
and displeasure of the WWII veterans as this
was rarely done for the obvious reasons of
the defenders being fully aware of what
was then happening. At this point Brown
states how they were surprised that the
airfield was so quiet with regards to aircraft
movement given its size. As they
approached down one of the runways he
saw an aircraft begin to taxi out of one of
the hangers. Plog flying to the rear of Brown
also saw this aircraft and then another
appeared from the hanger and began to
take off.
Now this is where things get confusing. In
some accounts it states that while Brown
was shooting down the first Yak he did not
see the second trying to get onto his tail and
it was this second aircraft that Plog shot
down. Even Plog stated that he saw Brown
shoot down the first Yak before he was able
to shoot down his. It is therefore, quite
possible that the first aerial kill was Brown’s
and not Plog’s. Whatever the series of events
were, both pilots were credited with a kill
and Plog was given the accolade of having
the first Navy kill of the war. It has also to be
noted that no kill markings were painted on
the aircraft. What has so often been
identified as a kill marking was the squadron
insignia that was painted on all aircraft.
After the above research I decided to go
with markings for aircraft number 106. The
decals are very well printed, commendably
thin and in good register. They performed
well coming, away from their backing paper
with ease. Once positioned in their
respective places they reacted well to Micro
Sol softening agent and conformed to any
contours or panel lines. When dry the white
areas were totally opaque and there was no
showing through of the background colour.
A check of all the areas where carrier film
had been present showed no instances of
‘silvering’, and they were sealed in place
with a further application of clear. They
then looked as if they had been painted on,
which of course, is how they should look.
Final Assembly
It was now time to attach all of the loose
items to complete the build of this aircraft.
The main undercarriage legs and all doors
were glued in place first and the wheels were
then attached. All of the underwing
ordnance was then glued in place, followed
by the underwing pitot tube and aerial pole
under the fuselage. The aircraft was then
turned over and set down on its wheels for
the first time. I was relieved that it looked fine
and that I had put enough weight in the
nose to prevent it sitting on its tail. The masks
were removed from the canopy and the clear
areas given a quick polish. The cockpit
canopy was put in place in the open position
and is held in place with a tiny spot of Blu
Tack at the back, where it cannot be seen.
This is the first time I have built a
HobbyBoss kit and I can say now that it
certainly will not be my last. It was a pleasant
experience in all aspects of the build with no
major difficulties to be found. Built straight
out of the box the kit will satisfy most
modellers and is to be highly recommended
to beginners and old hands alike.
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SAMI Forward
News
in October 2014
S
o, any News then?
Anything to lighten
the heart at the end of
another indifferent
summer and give us
reason to look forward to those
long dark winter evenings closing
in and leaving us to our
workbenches in peace, secure
from disturbances, and the ever-
real possibility of next door
having another barbecue and
playing horrible music all evening
for all the world as if everyone
else wanted to hear it?
Plenty, to be honest. See, the
News team had a debate over this
and it was suggested we push for a
nice kit of the Breguet 1050 Alizé.
A Model
New announcements from AModel
offer a number of Russian types in
1/72:
• #72160 Antonov An-24T
• #72257 A-7bis Autogiro
• #72268 Tupolev Tu-134UBL NATO
code 'Crusty B'
• #72287 Kalinin K5
• #72288 Kh-28 and Kh-28E rockets
NATO code 'AS-9 Kyle'
• #72289 Kamov A-7-3A
• #72299 Tupolev Tu-134AK ‘Balkani’
This Month in
Model Aircraft
• The Avro Anson in RAF Service –
A Photo Essay
• Red Banner Fighter Part Two –
Sabre Dancing
• Vogt’s Ugly Baby – the BV 141
• The Lockheed Ventura in
Commonwealth Service Part 4 –
Ventura Mk IIs in action over Italy
part 1 by Tony O’Toole
• Airwars in Focus – A look at the
history of No.74 Squadron
• Enigma Variations – Unusual
Two-seat Spitfires
• A-6E Intruder in 1/48
• Special Ventura – Modelling the
Revell Ventura Mk II in 1575 (SD)
Flight Colours & Markings
912 | October 2014 Scale Aviation Modeller International
News
Nice plane – not overdone,
interesting history - but the guvnor
he says no. He says we all have to
shout and scream for a Buccaneer
for him. That it needs to be in 1/48,
and new tooled, and all-singing and
all-dancing with colour etch and
masks and stuff.
Well he ain’t getting it no-how,
says I… Not never…
Subscribers’ Monthly Prize
Draw – September 2014
Mr Fanthorpe, UK – Winner
Mr El Fouly, France – Winner
Mr Short, UK – Winner
Entry to the monthly prize draw is
FREE to all subscribers
• Pepelyaev’s Korean War MiG
• The P-8A Poseidon in 1/144
• The Sea God Lands – Close-up of
Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon
• Waddington International Air
Show 2014
in association with www.spruebrothers.com
Detailed to partake in the ‘Market Garden
Operation’ Bunny’s grasp of strategy is once
again found wanting
Bunny Fighter Club
Got your Bunny Fighter yet? The
new release from the BFC is now
available as the entry kit for club
membership.
By purchasing and receiving this
product – or the BFC MiG-21 - you
will become a member of Bunny
Fighter Club as soon as you receive
Eduard’s confirmation email. By
adding this kit to purchases on
Eduard’s website you will
automatically receive a 15% discount see Terms for more information.
on all other products in the shopping The latest BFC exclusive item is
cart. Visit the official BFC page and this splendid set of decals for the L-
29 Delfin in 1/48, which gives three
options and includes full stencilling.
Check out the BFC page at
www.eduard.com for full details of
membership and the complete
range of member-only items.
Get on board with the BFC! You
know it makes sense...
Dragon
A significant release from
Dragon/Cyber-Hobby is #5560 a
1/48 Messerschmitt Bf 110E-2 Trop,
latest development in the Wing Tech
Series. This revised kit features all-
new parts for elements such as the
engine nacelles with deep oil cooler housings and tropical air filters. Four
colour options are included –
presumably the extended tail
sections in the profile artwork are
simply carried over from the
previous ‘D’ boxings? Likewise all
images of the nose on the
promotional artwork, which seem to
lack the cockpit heating air intake so
prominent on the ‘E’. No doubt the
kit itself will include this feature.
Who’s been looking?
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Academy
Look out for two 1/32 reissues from
Academy – special WWI Centenary
issues of the Sopwith Camel and the
Nieuport 17.
Airfix
Heads up for some new toolings still
outstanding on Airfix’s Nuremburg
list from last February. The following
have still to appear:
• #04003 1/72 Supermarine Swift FR.5
• #04017 1/72 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV
• #05010 1/72 Dornier Do 17Z
• #05123 1/48 Folland Gnat
Roden
Two new kits from Roden include a
1/144 C-119C Flying Boxcar, and a
second boxing of the 1/72 C-123,
this time as a US Coast Guard HC-
123B.
Fisher Model and Pattern
Now available for the HK Models
Meteor is set No. A3231, a complete
nose, cockpit and tail section to
convert the HK Models Meteor F.4
into the longer, later F Mk 8.
The set includes a superb cockpit
with Martin-Baker ejector seat,
detailed ammunition bay behind
the cockpit, tail section and short
chord intakes. Long chord intakes
can be substituted on request. Clear
• #05124 1:48 Folland Gnat (Red
Arrows)
Meanwhile surreptitious reports of
Airfix personnel measuring the
Shackleton at Coventry, and taking
away drawings, cannot possible be
given any credit.
cast canopy hoods( both the early
and late types) and corrected
windscreen are included, as is a
three-sheet set of decals with
markings for three RAF machines
and one Australian, complete with
radio compass and clear fairing.
Additional decals for RAAF and
Israeli machines are in preparation,
as are a number of other conversions
and upgrades for the HK Kit.
News SAMI Forward
AT A GLANCE
Not the busiest month we have seen, but some real quality, and some
unusual subjects too. All those Moths from A Model in 1/72 will go down
well with the British modellers, while some interesting reissues from
Academy of Accurate Miniatures toolings will no doubt prove popular.
Italeri’s Stirling is here too, so it’s a top month for 1/72 especially.
A Model #72280 1/72 de Havilland D.H.60C Cirrus Moth G-EBLV
A Model #72281 1/72 de Havilland D.H.60 Genet Moth
A Model #72282 1/72 de Havilland D.H.60M Metal Moth
A Model #72283 1/72 de Havilland D.H.60GIII Moth Major
A Model #72284 1/72 de Havilland D.H.60T Moth Trainer
A Model #72285 1/72 de Havilland D.H.60X G-EBXU
A Model #722861/72 de Havilland D.H.60G Gipsy Moth G-AAAH Amy Johnsons 'Jason'
Academy #12249 1/48 Hughes Police 500D
Academy #12285 1/48 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger ‘USS Bunker Hill’
Academy #12303 1/48 North American P-51B 70th Anniversary
Normandy Invasion
Academy #12304 1/48 Lavochkin La-7
Academy #12307 1/48 Lockheed U-2S USAF 5th RS Osan AB
Academy #12308 1/48 Bell UH-1D/H ROK
Academy #12513 1/72 P-47D and FW 190A-8 70th Anniversary
Normandy Invasion
Airfix #01013B 1/72 de Havilland D.H.88 Comet Racer Red
Airfix #03082A 1/72 North-American F-86F Sabre
Airfix #05042 1/72 BAC/EE Lightning F.6
Airfix #07112 1/48 de Havilland Mosquito PR Mk XVI
Airfix #50160 1/48 Spitfire Mk Vb & Bf109E Dogfight Double
AZ Model #7237 1/72 Vultee SNV-1 / BT-13 Valiant
AZ Model #7238 1/72 Vultee BT-13 Valiant IAF
AZ Model #72391/72 Vultee BT-13 Valiant 'Latin America'
Brengun #72012 1/72 Hawker Typhoon Mk Ia
Dragon #4637 1/144 Douglas X-3 Stiletto
Dragon #5030 1/72 Lockheed P-38J 'Droop Snoot'
Eduard 1/48 #1192 1/48 Grumman F-14A Tomcat. Danger Zone
HobbyBoss #80378 1/48 Messerschmitt Me 262B-1a
Italeri #1350 1/72 Short Stirling MK IV
Italeri #1357 1/72 Sepecat Jaguar GR.3 ‘Big Cat’
Kovozavody Prostejov #7206 1/72 Avia S-199 ‘Messer/Sakin’
Kovozavody Prostejov #7210 1/72 Avia S-199 Late CzAF
LF Models #72102 1/72 Macchi MC.201 Italian prototype fighter
Mach 2 #7255 1/72 Convair 440 Decals North Central
Mach 2 #7256 1/72 Convair 440 Decals Eastern with long radar nose
Mach 2 #7299 1/72 Beech 200 Super Kingair
Miniwings #071 1/144 FMA IA-58 Pucara
Pegasus Hobbies #8415 1/48 Messerschmitt Me 262
Plus Model #7010 1/72 Heller EC-121 'Warning Star' with upgrades
Plus Model #70111/72 Heller EC-121 'Warning Star' with extra
upgrades
R.V.Aircraft #720411/72 MiG-21PFM 'Vietnam War'
Revell #04887 1/48 Northrop P-61B Black Widow
Revell #04889 1/32 Bristol Beaufighter Mk 1F
Revell #04890 1/32 Piper PA-18 with Bushwheels
Revell #04895 1/32 McDonnell F-4F Phantom WTD-61 Flight Test
Revell #04897 1/32 Eurocopter EC145 DRF
Revell #04907 1/72 Agusta-Westland 101 Merlin HMA.1
Special Hobby #32050 1/32 Lockheed T-33A T-Bird 'Over Europe'
Special Hobby #72280 1/72 Bell AH-1G Cobra ‘Marines’
Special Hobby #72295 1/72 Lockheed C-60 Lodestar 'Pacific
Transport'
Special Hobby #72307 1/72 Caproni Ca.311
Special Hobby #72309 1/72 Caproni Ca.311M 'Italian Adventure in Russia'
Trumpeter #01638 1/72 Focke-Wulf Fw 200C-9 Condor
Trumpeter #02254 1/32 Douglas A-1J AD-7 Skyraider
Trumpeter #03913 1/144 Dassault Rafale B
Trumpeter #03916 1/144 Sukhoi Su-27UB Flanker C
Welsh Models #PJW84P 1/144 Boeing RC-135W Air Seeker RAF
Welsh Models #SL314R 1/144 Bombardier CRJ-700 Britair
Welsh Models #SL315V 1/144 Boeing 747-200/300
Welsh Models #SL316R 1/144 Bombardier CRJ-700 Lufthansa City
Line
Welsh Models #SL317R 1/144 Bombardier CRJ-900 Northwest Jetlink
Wingnut Wings #32041 1/32 Roland C.IIA late version
Wingnut Wings #32047 1/32 Albatros D.Va OAW
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Hasegawa ICM
Some limited editions due soon The Do 215B-5 Night Fighter should
from this source: be with us by the time you read this.
• #02123 1/72 F-14A Tomcat Miss The B-5 was a limited production
Molly
• #35201 1/72 Russian Weapon Set
• #02125 1/72 Kawasaki T-4 Blue
Impulse Combo version of the 215 employed as a
stopgap night fighter. Fascinating
markings that make for an attractive
• #60506 Egg Plane CV-22B Osprey model, and one step nearer the
US Air Force Do 17Z!
• #07390 1/48 EA-18G Growler VAQ-
130 Zappers
• #02124 1/72 Kawasaki Ki-48-II Lily
• #02115 1/72 Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-
11/13 Combo
• #02131 1/72 F-15J Eagle 60th
Anniversary
• #62008 1/12 Construction
Equipment

We look forward to ‘Flying’ Pickett’s

disappointment when we send him
#62008 and he thinks he’s getting
the Tomcat.
Zoukei-Mura
The Ta 152 H-1 has finally arrived in
1/48. After a total, and accurate
reproduction of the external shape
Kitty Hawk Models and internal structure of the type in
1/32, Zoukei-Mura say they have depiction of the wheel well, and the
A name we are all looking out for at gone even further with the SWS mass of gubbins visible through its
the moment, with some very 1/48 series!! This is a new series open roof.
interesting stuff coming out. Kitty based on a totally new 1/48 concept Appropriately for an SWS kit, the
Hawk have passed us some images design which manages to keep a external appearance of the plane
of the new 1/32 Bronco coming well-balanced proportion using has, of course, been recreated with
together. This is a test shot under accurately-created parts. This some dedication, and the internal
assembly. Looking good indeed! release is particularly welcome as it fuselage structures have also been
is possibly the first kit of the type thoroughly recreated, so it's also
with a complete and accurate possible to build the aircraft in a
skeleton state.

IPMS Belgium
Just a reminder that the Belgian National Convention is just across the water
and takes place on 4th – 5th October.
Check out www.ipms.be

Trumpeter
First of the Hornets – the F.1 - is set
to appear soon from Trumpeter. Let
us hope the range is long and all-
inclusive! Also soon to come is the
Welsh Models
New releases from Welsh in 1/144
are SL316R, a CRJ701ER in Lufthansa
MiG-21UM. Regional livery, SL317R, a CRJ900 in
The 1/48 Skywarrior is to be Northwest Airlink Livery and finally
issued in a new guise as a TA-3B SL298R a re-modelled CRJ-200 in
bomber-trainer variant, and the T-38
gets another outing as a T-38C. Delta Connection livery. All are
In 1/32 we can expect a Bf 109G-6 available to order now
and an A-6E TRAM Intruder.

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HobbyBoss SEM
Two Widows in a week! Just as the A new name to us is SEM, a
Revell kit gets a reissue HobbyBoss manufacturer offering some new
seem to have a 1/48 kit in line on 1/72 kits of Italian subjects. All kits
their website. Presumably a scaled- are resin and include a reference CD,
down version of the 1/32 kit? Decals dust mask and gloves!
offer one Olive Drab machine and
one black with invasion stripes – a
schene that looks particularly
striking on this type. Nice.
Look out for a whole range of

early F4U Corsairs as well. Lots and Their website is

lots of them! www.semmodel.altervista.org
UK importer is Creative Models at SAMI is pleased to note Mr Chris
www.creativemodels.co.uk Busbridge has kit samples in hand and
we look forward to seeing them here
in print at the earliest opportunity.

HK Models
You are ‘aving a laugh? Just when we
were all marvelling at the prospect

of Zoukei-Mura’s Do 335 in 1/32, HK

Models announce one too. Two 1/32
Revell Pfeils? Goodness. No wonder there
is not enough plastic left for the
Revell’s new-tool 1/72 F4U-1 Corsair Editor’s 1/48 Brick…
is now out, and looking very good.
Another finely tooled ‘pocket
money’ kit to their range.
Thanks to IPMS Deutschland for
sharing the photographs Great Wall
Hobby
New kits announced from Great Wall
include that 1/144 Victor we have all
been waiting for so long:
• L1004 1/144 Handley Page Victor
Mk 1
• L4811 1/48 Mikoyan MiG-29 9-12
‘Fulcrum’ Late Type
• L4817 1/48 McDonnell F-15C
Ace Models
Eagle MSIP II Better known for 1/72 armour, Ace
Models have a small range of
Kinetic UK importer is Creative Models at
www.creativemodels.co.uk
interesting US Navy types on offer.
Kits are 1/72 injected models:
With the SHAR 2 now shipping, • #72301 Martin AM-1 Mauler early
further announcements from Kinetic version
include a 1/48 AMX, Mirage III and • #72302 Martin AM-1 Martin
F-16XL (under the SkunkModels
brand) this year.
S&M Models Mauler late version
• #72304 Grumman Guardian AF-
www.luckymodel.com 2W Hunter
• #72305 Grumman Guardian AF-
2S/3S Killer

A 1/144 Short Shetland flying boat

in resin is due from this source

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Czech Out
Our monthly look at News from the Czech Republic
MPM
As part of the Great War Centenary
MPM have released two versions of
their long awaited 1/32 Bristol M.1C.
The first kit reflects the RFC’s frontline
use of the Bristol M.1C in ‘Wartime
Colours’ (#32057) with the kit
containing three sprues of plastic
parts. The sprue with the largest
parts was prepared using short-run
technology while the smaller part
sprue was 3D designed and is
injected from the metal mould to a
high standard. Decals included offer
markings for three camouflaged
machines that flew during the Great
War. Two of them served in
Mesopotamia and Macedonia, while
the third flew over the Western Front.
The second kit covers the type’s
use as a training aircraft as the Bristol
M.1C ‘Checkers & Stripes’ (#32060).
This contains the same plastic parts
as the previous kit but offers different
decals, this time for three trainers.
What they lack in combat fame they
catch up with in attractive markings.
You can choose from checkers or
stripes, but if this is still not your cup
of coffee you can pick a machine
with a fancy dragon art painting.
MPM will be releasing a 1/48
Walrus Mk I kit in three limited-
edition versions based on a
modified version of the kit that they
produced for Classic Airframes. The
mould for the fuselage has been
completely remade. All three
versions will contain three sprues
with grey plastic parts, injected clear
parts, highly detailed resin and
photo-etched parts.
The first kit is the Walrus Mk I ‘Early
Warriors’ (#48161), which offers two
early-war period camouflaged
machines. While the HMS Albatross-
based machine patrolled over the
Atlantic Ocean during the hunt for
the German blockade runners, the
HMS Glasgow aircraft participated in
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the Norwegian Campaign in 1940.
The cruiser itself participated in the
evacuation of the Norwegian Royal
family, the government and the gold
treasure.
The second kit is the Walrus Mk I
‘Battleships Eyes’ (#48162). The
British Navy successfully fought
against the Italian Navy in several
naval battles in 1940. Two of the
participating ships were the
battleship HMS Warspite and the
light cruiser HMS Sheffield. Aerial
spotting and reconnaissance
provided by Walruses were one of
the deciding factors that brought
the victory to the British fleet. The
decals in this kit offer markings for
Walruses stationed aboard both.
Last but not least is the Walrus Mk
I ‘Air Sea Rescue’ (#48163), offering
two Walrus Mk Is used by RAF (ASR)
No.293 Squadron for rescue of
downed pilots at sea.
The third release of the 1/72 AH-
1G Cobra kit covers the use of the
attack helicopter by both the US
Marines and US Navy (#72280). Parts
are included for the flight data
sensor and a resin turret mock up
required for one of the US Navy
aircraft. The decals included offer
markings for two US Marines and
two Navy aircraft.
A welcome reissue is the 1/72
Curtiss P-40F/L Warhawk, this time
in limited-edition ‘Checkertails’
markings (#72298). The P-40 did not
compete with Mustang or
Thunderbolt performances but it is
undoubtedly one of the most
famous World War 2 Allied fighters.
It was produced in many versions
from 1941 until 1945 but only two of
these versions were powered by
R&R Merlin engines. These were the
P-40F and P-40L. Aircraft of these
versions flew combat missions over
Africa, Italy and in the Pacific
Theatre. One of the famous units to
start its career with P-40Fs was the
325th FG Checkertails.
in association with
By Colin ‘Flying’ Pickett
Under the Azur label comes the
1/72 Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio ‘Italian
& Spanish’ (A106). This kit's decals
offer two markings for Spanish
Francoist Air Force machines and
two for Regia Aeronautica machines.
The next boxing of this kit covers
the type in ‘Foreign Service’,
depicting captured machines in use
by their ‘new owners’ (#72313).
A final surprise for this month is the
1/72 HA-1112 M-1L Buchon with
markings to depict Spanish use of the
type in a box titled ‘Ejército del
Aire’ (#72308) which will include
pylons and missiles. The ‘Movie Star’
Decarli
A company who have been a bit
quiet for a while, Decarli are to
produce a 1/72 kit of the Yakovlev
Yak-18T 'Arctic Yak' (#7210) a model
of which is well overdue. The Yak-18
was originally introduced as a
training aircraft for Aeroflot pilots,
although why a four- to five-seat
trainer needs to be fully aerobatic is
beyond me? The kit will be formed
Valom
Valom continue to expand their
range covering the geodesic
trailblazer, the Vickers Wellesley Mk I,
with a box that covers the type’s use
in the ‘African Campaign’ (#72090).
This kit is a must-have to put next to
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box of the 1/72 HA-1112 M-1L
Buchon (#72311) Offers stars of the
film Battle of Britain. The Buchons
were properly prepared, with new
ends fitted to the wings, mock
weapons and struts in order to
impersonate the unavailable Bf
109E. One of the curiosities of the film
is that large formations of Hurricanes
were also required. For this occasion,
the Buchons changed their allegiance
and were repainted to make
‘Hurrischmitties’ to help form Polish
RAF Squadrons. The MPM kit comes
with alternate wings and fuselage
parts to make life easier for modellers.
of resin parts and contains markings
for CCCP-44315, a private aircraft
used in the arctic.
that Vickers Wellington.
Extending the range of Fouga
CM.170R Magisters is the visually
intoxicating kit covering aircraft
from Austria and Brazil (#72091).
These schemes are simply among
the brightest ever to be applied to
this butterfly-tailed trainer.
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Kovozavody Prostejov
KP’s promised pair of Avia S.199’s in
1/72 are about to hit the hobby
shop shelves any moment now.
Based on the sprue pictures
available these look to be a cracking
pair of kits and your scribe, for one,
can’t wait to get his hands on them.
Miniwing
1/144 modellers of French fare will
be overjoyed to learn that Miniwing
are to produce a Fouga Magister, the
Eduard
An Eduard Limited Edition which is
available now is the ‘Danger Zone’
boxing of the HobbyBoss F-14A in
1/48. This comes with photo-etch
and masks, along with Brassin items
including the seats, wheels and
exhausts, and is rounded out by an
impressive decal sheet printed by
Cartograf and designed by Furball
Aero Design.
The next special edition kit will be
the ‘Prvni Doma’ release, which
translates as ‘First Ones Home’. This
contains plastic covering the
Lavochkin La-5FN (ex-Zvezda) and
the La-7 (ex-Gavia), both in 1/48. It is
dedicated to these aircraft in the
service of the Czechoslovakian Air
Force during the Second World War
and immediately after. Besides the
plastic, there is the obligatory
photo-etched brass and masks, and
an extensive decal sheet. It also
includes a publication on this theme
penned by Jiri Vrany. The
significance of the September 17th
release date will be clear to Czechs
and Slovaks, as it was on this day in
1944 that the 1st Czechoslovak
Fighter Squadron within the Soviet
Air Force landed at Zolna in Slovakia
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nimble trainer that has seen
numerous kits in other scales
recently. The promised FMA Pucara
is now available too.
in rebel-held territory surrounded
by German forces. It was the only
higher air force element to operate
for several weeks behind enemy
lines in an organized manner.
October will see the release of a
similar Limited Edition package
titled ‘Silver Arrows’, dedicated to
the MiG-21PF, PFM and R in
Czechoslovak, Czech and Slovak
service. This kit will be interesting
not only by virtue of its contents,
that will see the first release of items
specific to the MiG-21PF, but also
through the inclusion of a detailed
publication written by Mr. Martin
Janousek, which has eighty-eight
pages of text backed up by
previously unseen photographs
with substantial descriptions and
pilot accounts covering the use of
the second generation MiG-21 from
the sixties through to the nineties.
The decal sheet is printed by
Cartograf and contains markings for
thirty-two aircraft. There will only be
1,500 boxings produced.
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MARK 1 Models
The latest 1/144 releases from Mark
1 are based around the excellent
former Attack tooling of the MiG-19,
with two boxings being available in
a strictly limited run.
The first is of the Mikoyan MiG-
19S Farmer C in Czechoslovakian
service (#14433)
The MiG-19 was the first Soviet
supersonic fighter developed in the
early 1950s. Its definitive clear-
weather variant, the MiG-19S, meant
a true leap forward in comparison to
any other jet fighter of the time. It
was a single-seat, all-metal This injection-moulded kit
monoplane powered by two Mikulin contains twenty-six parts, one clear
RD-9B turbojets and designed for part (the cockpit canopy) and four
interception, close air support and resin parts.
limited fighter-bomber roles. The other boxing is the Shenyang J-
The MiG-19S was supplied only to 6C/F-6C Farmer C (China, Egypt,
three WarPac countries, Bulgaria, Pakistan, Cambodia) (#14418). Besides
East Germany and Czechoslovakia, the Chinese Air Force, Pakistan was the
with the latter country also building biggest foreign user of the Chinese J-
this type under licence as the S-105 6C models (export designation was
(the 'S' stood for fighter). A total of the F-6C), receiving 120 aircraft. Other
104 machines were built by the Aero operators of these aeroplanes were
Vodochody plant in the period Albania, Bangladesh, Congo, Egypt,
between 1957-61, while another
thirteen machines for the
Iraq, Cambodia (Kampuchea), North
Korea and Somalia.
Czechoslovak Air Force were It’s worth noting that 4 +
delivered from the USSR. Publications produce an excellent
The Czechoslovak MiG-19Ss reference book on the Mikoyan MiG-
served with Czech Air Force units for 19/Mikoyan MiG-19S Farmer, which
more than a decade, being finally is ideal to use in combination with
withdrawn in the early 1970s. these kits too.
AZ Model
AZ’s obsession with Supermarine’s
finest continues, this time with the
release of a Russian IX UTI two-seat
trainer (7208) in 1/72. This kit is in
their silver range so is a strictly
limited-edition kit with decals for
four aircraft. Also well on the way is
a North American Mustang, not the
usual ‘D’ model but the oft forsaken
‘B’, which, looking at the sprue
arrangement, should also be
followed by a ‘C’.
RS Models
The latest addition to RS Models'
range is a 1/72 kit of the Bloch
MB.152 (#92161). The MB.152
proved the definitive production
model with nearly 500 produced.
This version was powered by a
Gnome-Rhone 14N-25/-49 series air-
cooled radial piston engine The combination supplied the
outputting at 1,100 horsepower, aircraft with a top speed of 316
depending on fitting. This was miles per hour with a range of 370
coupled to a three-bladed miles and service ceiling of 32,800
variable/fixed propeller assembly. feet.
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SAMI Feature 1/72
Quick-Build
Viper
Tamiya’s New-Tool Fighting Falcon
By Rick Greenwood
TECH DATA
F-16 CJ
FIGHTING
FALCON
SCALE: 1/72
KIT NO: 60786
TYPE: Injection
Moulded Plastic
MANUFACTURER:
Tamiya
T
amiya rule the roost as far as
the later blocks of the F-16C
go, and have an impressive
line-up in 1/32 as well as the
more manageable 1/48. It
seems fitting that in the Falcon’s 40th
Tamiya provide year they have decided to give the 1/72
an attractive decal modeller the opportunity to add a
sheet Tamiya example to their collection.
Tamiya again chose to release an F-16C
block 50 CJ first, as in the other larger
scales.
Breakdown of the parts is in my opinion
slightly over engineered, but to be
expected as Tamiya no doubt want to get
all the mileage they can from the tooling to
make different versions. Indeed there is
evidence of further options in the pipeline
as the forward cockpit section is separate
indicating an impending two-seater. The
tail and base of the fin are also broken
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down in a way to cater for the differing
types of Para-break/ECM housing found on
the earlier A model European jets and C
model versions for the likes of Turkey and
Greece, to name a few. However, all these
mean more work for the modeller in
disguising the drop-in panels and ensuring
the joins are as flush as possible.
In the larger scales this may work OK, and
indeed when I have built both the 1/32 and
1/48 jets the join at the front end is in
keeping with the panel detail, but in 1/72
you are never going to match the fine
engraved detail of the manufacturer and for
me at least, it just does not work.
The first thing that is immediately
apparent on looking at the plastic parts is
the more or less total lack of major weapons
fit and drop tanks. Tamiya don't include the
HTS pod or the AGM-88 Harm missiles, the
trade mark of the Block 50 CJ jet. None of
the drop tanks often seen on the F-16 are
catered for either. What they do include are
good examples of the AIM-120C and the
AIM-9 Sidewinder in both Mike and X-ray
versions, but the latter is marked not for
use. Surprisingly, though, there are some
pylons included on the sprues, again
marked not for use, and the markings for
the tanks, HTS pod and a Sniper pod etc are
contained on the decal sheet.
The Build
First step and in agreement with the
instructions sees the mating of the two
fuselage sections. Take your time here and
ensure everything lines up to perfection, or
you will have a major headache later when
installing the wings. Fit was perfect but as
stated above the join was never going to
match the finesse of the surrounding panel
detail; don't try and fill this either as it is a
panel line on the real airframe and trying to
replace the fine rivet detail afterwards
would be difficult in this small scale.
Next I jumped to section four and added
the drop-in panel that takes account of the
differing panel shapes found in this area
depending on the version of the real thing.
Again fit is as near perfect as you're going
to get but yet again the same applies as
before with the front section.
Returning this time to section three, the
wings were added and again the fit is
impeccable, with very realistic trailing edge
thickness evident.
Before starting elsewhere in the build
sequence a decision has to be made on the
fit of either part A-11or A12. This is yet
another add-in panel, this time depicting
the nose section in front of the canopy with
or without the IFF ‘Bird Slicer’ aerials. This
also is a good indication if the subject
modelled has undergone the CCIP as the
addition of the IFF aerials was included in
the program, so if you're planning to turn to
aftermarket decals be sure to check what fit
the aircraft you're modelling requires. Some
slight trimming and sanding was required
here to get a good fit, checking with the
canopy in position also helps its alignment.
At this point the vertical tail was
assembled and again the fit was good with
only a slight gap evident. At this point the
whole upper surface was now complete and
looking like a sort of F-16 pancake. All the
drop-in panels and seams were made good
and the upper surface given a thin coat of
Alclad grey filler primer; all-in-all a good
result was obtained for this highly visible
part of the kit, with no filler used as yet.
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The kit-supplied cockpit tub is very good
and features raised details for the knobs
and switches on the side consoles, The two
parts C1 and C2 depicting the pilot's
controls are provided and are a nice touch
to the finished cockpit. Instrument panel
wise it's not up to the same level of detail
as the tub, but adequate, featuring two
screens and a few softly moulded switches.
The seat is a basic representation of the
ACES II found in the F-16, with no detail on
the side of the seat frame.
Seatbelts are provided in decal form and
these were duly added along with some
small stencil data provided on the decals
sheet.
I learnt a neat trick in painting small-scale
cockpits that works well with raised detail.
It is important that enamel paint is used for
the undercoat and an acrylic for the top
coat for this to work effectively. The whole
cockpit tub was first painted in Humbrol
140 and allowed at least twenty-four hours
drying time. The tub part of the cockpit was
then masked and the side consoles sprayed
with an acrylic satin black.
Leaving the black to dry a little so that it
felt dry to the touch I took a cotton bud,
moist but not wet with acrylic thinner, and
gently rubbed the black away over the
raised areas of the switches.
Once happy with the result detail
painting of the individual red and yellow
coloured knobs was carried out with a fine
detail paintbrush, and when done the
completed tub was glued to its location in
the lower fuselage section.
When I first attempted a Tamiya F-16 kit
I found it awkward to manage the
assembly of the intake and main wheel bay
as prescribed by Tamiya. By making the
sections in a different order and with little
modification it is possible to add them to
the model later; damage to the main gear
can then be averted during the rest of
construction.
First of all I cut off the tabs that the wings
sit into on each side as the wings are already
in place. If these are left in place it will be
impossible to add the main gear bay and
join the two fuselage sections together.
Bulkheads parts B1 and B2 were added
next as per stage one of the instruction
sequence and the whole assembly painted
Tamiya gloss white. I cut the locating tab
Quick-Build Viper
Duplicated Sprues - note
Main Parts Sprue pylons at the bottom of the
picture
The whole forward fuselage is
separate, hinting at a two-seater
off part A18 allowing it to be added later, ‘Large Mouth’ intake parts
which means the main gear can be contained on their own sprue
assembled after the painting and decaling
has been done.
Turning to the intake assembly, the nose
gear parts were test-fitted and I confirmed
that they don't need to be assembled as
suggested in section 8 of the instructions, The gun vent part was fitted,
but are best left until nearer the end of The two fuselage sections kicking off the construction
construction. The remaining parts of the were mated together first process
intake were built up and painted white at
this point.
Once the white was dry the completed
main wheel bay and intake assembly were
added to the lower fuselage section and
part A19 added. I then joined the fuselage
sections together using Revell Contacta
glue. Tamiya tape was employed to hold
everything in alignment while the glue The port wing is offered to the
cured overnight. The fit was as expected airframe
good, with some slight gaps noted around The fit is perfect but the join
the front leading edge extensions. won’t match the surrounding
To me the nose is the worst area in all detail
three scales of Tamiya F-16s. If you take into
account the section already added in front
of the canopy earlier on, there are now
another two side parts to add and the nose
cone is then split down the middle The lower fin base again made
horizontally, making the parts count in this The fin was added to complete separate for other options
area five in all. I experienced the same the sub-assembly
struggle as I had in the larger scales and
resorted to slight bending and sanding
both parts A13 and A14 to get an
acceptable fit.
The nose cone was then added and the
seams tidied up and made respectable.
This area was the only place that any sort
of filler was used on the whole model.
I removed the angle of attack probes on
the side of the radome as they don't look Completed upper surface - the
too convincing for the scale, being a little fin was a push fit and removed The kit-supplied cockpit tub is
thick, later very good
Tamiya call out a paint scheme of FS
36375 for the underside of the aircraft and
FS 36270 for the nose and tail. FS 36118
then makes up the darker colour on the
upper surface. All F-16 combat aircraft in
service with the US Air Force left the factory
in this three-tone scheme but as the aircraft
went to local level repaint starting in the
1990s they began to appear in a two-tone
scheme of FS 36118 over FS36270. A clue to
this will be that the airframe will carry a
‘Paint Barn’ logo indicating a repaint on the The completed cockpit added The wing tabs were removed
starboard section of the airframe between to the lower fuselage first
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The main gear well was built
up as per the instructions
Intake parts prior to painting
The construction sequence
was checked to see if the nose
gear could be added later
Close-up of the installed
cockpit and the work required on
the ECS vent
The doughnut ring added to
the rear end
All ready for paint
Tools of the trade. Daco Red was used in the application of the decals
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1/72
Tamiya gloss white was used
for all the gear and intake parts
Main gear well added to the
lower fuselage section
Mask the intake lip as shown -
it is easier than when installed
The nose panels were
addressed and made respectable
Completed jet can
Painted and gloss coat added
ready for decals
the trailing edge of the wing and leading
edge of the stabiliser. Tamiya do include a
similar logo as part of the stencil data. I
checked my own reference photos and
found that I had images of one of the decal
options included with the kit. This made
decision of which colours the airframe wore
at the time conclusive, as I had taken the
pictures the same year as the date Tamiya
give for the airframe, in this case 2011.
I settled on the aircraft seen at the Royal
International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in 2011 from
the 52nd Fighter Wing USAFE.
Tamiya supply a well printed decal sheet
in the kit with markings for three USAF
machines. All are in grey colour schemes.
These are as follows:
• 5th Air Force Commander's aircraft from
Misawa Air base Japan 2010
• 52nd Fighter Wing Commander's
aircraft, Spangdahlem Air Base Germany
2011
• 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter
Wing, Buckley Air Base USA 2001
Stencil data is provided and the decals
appear to be well printed and in register. I
added the decals to the airframe in a
methodical manner, marking off items on
the placement guide as I went. As with any
other modern jet the stencil data is
numerous and time consuming to apply,
but doesn't look right without it. The decals
proved to be a little stubborn and needed
The completed underside
after the smaller details
were added
Completed
underside
the help of the strong stuff. Daco Red was
used with no adverse reaction noted but
the heart still skips a beat when those
decals curl and wrinkle. Left alone however
they soon flatten out and snuggle down to
the detail for the required painted-on look.
With the end of the build in sight, my
thoughts turned to adding the parts that
could have been damaged if added earlier
in the build process. Prior to assembly all
the undercarriage parts were located on
the sprues and given a coat of Tamiya gloss
white. Slight weathering with pastel chalk
was used to make the detail stand out
better, as the freshly painted white parts
looked too monotone. Tamiya offer a very
clear sequence again in stage six of how to
add the different parts making up the
landing gear, which was followed to the
letter, and the result captures the look of
the real parts. In contrast the nose gear is a
simple stage to complete.
Other small parts were added at this point
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such as the pitot tube on the nose and to the
lower starboard nose section as well. The rear
stabilisers were glued in place checking their
alignment before the glue cured.
With the airframe assembly complete
the whole model was given a few light mist
coats of Xtracrylix satin varnish. A very
dilute mix of Tamiya smoke was sprayed
along the panel lines denoting the wing
trailing edge flaps to make them stand out
a little, the main gear wheels were painted
with Gunze tyre black and brushed with a
brown pastel chalk to show the brake dust.
The clear parts were next on the agenda.
The bug bear of all modern jet modellers
is also present in this kit, the mould line
down the centre of the canopy, however it
is really fine and hard to see. I elected to
leave it as it is more or less invisible and the
work required to remove it simply not
worth the time.
The canopy sections were masked and
the camouflage colours sprayed over black
to represent the internal frame colour from
the inside. Care was taken to get the
F-16 Walkaround
Images taken at Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT)
in 2011 of an aircraft from the 52nd Fighter USAFE
Photos by The Author
demarcation lines in the required place to
match the fuselage sides.
To complete the model the navigation/
positioning lights were added to the intake
trunk and painted the required colours, red
for port, green for starboard. The F-16 also
has navigation and positioning lamps
located on the wing tips and these too
were painted the required colour both on
the upper and lower surfaces.
Conclusion
Without doubt the kit demonstrates
superb detail on the surface of its plastic
parts and a near perfect fit during
construction. The Tamiya Falcon I'm sure
will now set the benchmark for the type in
this scale.
For those looking to take a project
further the basic kit is well detailed while
the more casual builder who just wants an
F-16 will, I'm sure, be equally pleased with
the kit but perhaps feel left wanting by the
lack of dangly bits under the wings, but
with the event of more and more resin
Quick-Build Viper
Completed main gear bay just needing the wheels
The canopy is clear and
distortion free but the mould Painted, decals added and
line is present down the centre awaiting fitment to the model
weapons offering outstanding detail who
can blame the big T for not providing them
in plastic?
To me, however, the kit looks incomplete
without these parts and it ruins the final
appearance of the model as it just looks
naked. Considering the UK price it is one of
the more expensive F-16 kits out there so
based on this I would recommend this kit
for the die-hard F-16 fan who is prepared to
source pylons, weapons, tanks and pods
from either the aftermarket or another
kit.
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Asas de Portugal
AN ALPHA OF DISTINCTION
Wingman’s upgrade of the Kinetic kit
TECH DATA
W
ingman Models is a new
SCALE: 1/48 collaboration between
KIT NO: 48006 AirDOC Publishing from
TYPE: Injection Germany and IsraDecals
Moulded Plastic from Israel. This kit is
MANUFACTURER: based on the Kinetic mouldings, but with a
Wingman Models
host of extras brought together in one box.
Extras include a full resin cockpit, resin
wheels and gunpod, a small etch sheet for
extra detail and a brass pitot with tiny brass
AoA (Angle of Attack) indicators. In this
particular boxing there are decals for some
special markings Alpha Jets as well as
markings for the Asas de Portugalaerobatic
team. The team markings and one of the
special schemes are provided as pre-cut
paint masks with additional decals, which
on initial inspection looks quite daunting. I
chose to build the Asas de Portugal scheme
as it fits in with a major interest in aerobatic
display teams. That said, in the early days
when the team was re-forming, they did fly
the camouflaged version and I have seen a
picture of the duo as they were then, flying
the 50th anniversary scheme.
The team themselves have been a bit of
an on/off affair having been deactivated in
1992 after the air force reorganised and their
original mount, the Cessna T-37, was retired.
They re-formed for a year in 1997 on the
Alpha Jet and were again re-formed using
the Alpha Jet in 2005.
I’m not renowned for following the exact
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instruction sequence as shown, but as with
most models, construction starts with the
cockpit and first of all, adding some of the
fine etch to the resin seats. The seats are
designated as front and rear and whilst there
is little to distinguish between them, they are
helpfully identified on the pour stubs. Once
these were removed, I marked them with a
pen on the back. The location of the rear wall
of the cockpit is a little vague and has no
defined mounting point, so I tried a dry run
and found a few fit issues. These are easily
solved with some rubbing down of the
outside of the cockpit tub and reducing the
thickness of some of the locating ribs in the
fuselage. I also had to fettle the front end to
get it to close up properly. The rear wall is
best mounted once the cockpit has been
fitted into the fuselage half.
Comparing the kit-supplied cockpit with
the Wingman resin version, there is a huge
difference. Whilst the kit version is perfectly
adequate for a build, the resin simply blows it
away in comparison with the wealth of fine
detail. It’s also important to note that the kit
supplies Martin Baker seats whereas the
Portuguese Alpha Jets have a Stencel SIII seat,
as supplied by Wingman. No colour scheme
is given in the instructions, but Wingman have
produced a PDF file available for free
download with photographs of the actual
aircraft cockpit. This can be found at
http://www.wingmanmodels.com and click
on the link for either the Luftwaffe or
Portuguese kit itself. There is a link on that
page to the PDF and it is extremely useful.
Well done to Wingman for producing this.
I sprayed the cockpit parts with white
primer and set those aside. Once the primer
had dried, I sprayed it with Humbrol 196
Light Grey (RAL 7035 Lichtgrau) and the
seats with Humbrol 47 Light Blue (RAL 5012
Lichtblau), as per the instructions on the
Wingman Models website. The resin is
packed full of detail and once painted up,
the cockpit has a nice look to it, capturing
the clean, almost sterile aesthetics of the
original. I added the instrument panels and
then turned my attention to the intakes.
As with an increasing number of kits
nowadays, this one provides ducting all the
way through to the compressor blades, so it’s
good to get a clean look inside. From pictures
on the internet, I sprayed the intakes white
inside. There is a seam line that can be seen,
unfortunately, but given the complexity of
moulding a duct, that’s not surprising. I
sprayed the compressor face with Mr Hobby
Stainless Steel and toned it right down using
Games Workshops Black Wash. It’s worth
taking a little time to smooth the mating
faces of the duct halves as this helps reduce
the visible joint. You might also want to paint
the inside lip of the intake at this point as it
gets rather fiddly once the two halves are
together. Once complete they slot into the
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fuselage halves very neatly and the fuselage
panels that cover the intakes are then
attached. These need some work to get
them to sit flush with the rest of the fuselage.
Even with this, I ended up with a small step
at the front edge of the intake which I faired
in using Squadron White Putty, Mr Surfacer
and some careful sanding.
Whilst the filler was drying, I set about
adding the extra panel inserts down the side
of the fuselage halves. These are small panels
which appear to vary subtly between
different operators. One thing of note was
that parts C56 and C69 are transposed on
the instructions. They look the same but one
is longer than the other. The airbrakes can
also be fitted at this point and you have the
option of open or closed. If fitting them
closed as I did, you don’t need to add parts
C14 and C15 as these are the internal works
and only used if the airbrakes are displayed
open. Should you choose the open option,
the parts supplied are very well done and
replicate the real thing very well. The
airbrakes and some of the panels are a bit of
a gappy fit and needed some attention to
blend them in. There are two inserts on the
engine bulges (part C29 for each side) and
these should be mounted as scoops rather
than exhausts. Likewise, on the top of the
starboard side, the little add-in there should
be mounted as a scoop. The instructions are
not overly clear and this was checked via
photographs on the internet.
With regard to stores, the kit does not
provide a smoke tank for the team aircraft.
However, as with many teams, the Asas de
Portugal appear to have converted a
centreline gun pod into a tank and as
Wingman have provided a very nice resin
gun pod, this would serve as the basis for a
small conversion. Interestingly, pictures on
the web show that the gun barrel has been
replaced with a light which appears to be
under a clear fairing, although in one case,
that appeared to be missing.
With everything now ready to go
together, there was a little more fettling of
the cockpit tub to ensure an even fit and
then a dry run with the small build-up from
Section 2 in the instructions. This piece
forms the top of the main gear bay and is,
according to the instructions, supposed to
slot into place once the fuselage halves are
together. I would suggest this is rather
optimistic and after sanding its edges for a
better fit, realised I would have to slot it into
place whilst joining the fuselage halves. The
resin cockpit sides are indicated to be added
quite early on, although this leaves some
room for error in location. I chose in the end
to locate the cockpit tub in the fuselage,
unglued, but held securely on its mounting
points. Then, with elastic bands holding the
fuselage together, I fitted the cockpit
sidewalls, there being some light work with
a file along the bottom edges to get them
to fit. Once they fitted I was able to remove
them, drop in a spot of superglue and then
feed the sidewalls back in. With all four in
place and located nicely relative to the
cockpit tub, I then ran some solvent into the
fuselage join, clamping it all up to let it set.
Once this was all dry, I set about inserting
the rear bulkhead for the rear cockpit. There
Asas de Portugal
was a bit of careful filing and carving before
it would slot in neatly, but this meant I could
get it aligned better than if I had risked
attaching it at the start. I also attached the
rear instrument coaming now, which
ensured I could locate it better. It was a little
tight, but again some careful scraping with
a scalpel eased the situation. I did a dry run
of the canopies and found that they would
foul the top of the seat. I ended up removing Wingman’s resin additions to A small etched frets adds
most of the block at the bottom of the seats. the base Kinetic kit cockpit and canopy details
A little sanding to reduce the seam line
on the fuselage showed I would need some
filler to hide the seam lines. In fairness, given
the softness of some of the mouldings, I was
expecting to use more but was pleasantly
surprised that I only needed a little. When
that was more or less dry, I attached the
nose cone. It had a slight springiness in the
plastic and I found a soft clamp was Resin ejection seats painted The fit of some of the panels in
necessary to ensure a flush fit. I also attached and finished the rear fuselage area will take a
the tailcone, making sure to use the correct bit of care and tidying up
one for the variant I was building. That said,
there appear to be two variants used by the
Portuguese and the team aircraft appear to
use aircraft with both types of tailcone.
I then attached the lower section of the
fuselage having first sprayed the wheel bay
area silver. Once that was in place, I was able Beware of gaps under the
to tidy up all the remaining seam lines actuators where the locating
around the fuselage, such as they were. I holes are too wide The undercarriage is designed
preferred not to attach the canopies at this to be fitted before the lower
point, as even with masking on, there was fuselage section is attached
still too much scope for them to get
damaged and for dust to get inside the
cockpit from any sanding. The underside
section of the fuselage has a small step,
which required either some careful building
up with filler or in my case, some gentle Canopy parts generally fit well
filing and sanding with a small loss of panel
detail.
The fin is supplied as two parts to cover
different variants. This involves the right side Fitting the pre-cut masks
inserting into the left side and the parts supplied in the kit
went together well enough with only a
small gap to show the join. Attaching the fin
to the fuselage was an exercise in patience
and regular dry fitting and adjustment. On
its own, the fit is very tight and firm, Main gear doors can be fitted
however, it leaves a step on the leading closed, as this is often seen on
edge and a gap at the bottom. I spent some standing aircraft, but needed
time with a scalpel, file and sanding pad care to fit accurately Brass AoA probes are included
tweaking the fit to a more acceptable
standard. In doing so, however, the fit
became slightly looser and care was needed
to get the fin vertical when finally gluing it
in place.
The wing halves went together very well,
with no filler required along the leading
edge. Indeed, it only required a light touch
with a sanding pad to remove any seam
lines. I also set about filling the pylon
mounting holes in the lower wing halves - A little bleed is inevitable, but was cleaned up with cocktail sticks
make sure you don’t fill the small holes used and careful retouching
to locate the flap actuators...
Once the wings had set, I added the flaps,
which can be displayed as extended or
closed. I chose to have them closed as it
would make painting easier and in fairness,
most of my reference pictures showed the
aircraft on the ground with closed flaps. Care
when joining the wing halves together will
reap its own rewards here in reducing the
amount of work needed to get the flaps The advantage of using the masks supplied is that they ensure a
fitting properly. There was another symmetrical application of the stripes
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discrepancy on the instructions with the part
numbers for the flap actuators. For closed
flaps, part C40, the larger part, goes inboard
and part C44 goes outboard. The locating
holes are slightly larger than the width of the
actuator, so it may be worth considering filling
the holes and redrilling if you wish.
Attaching the wings to the fuselage was
another challenge. There are two small
locating lugs on the wings, which slot into
the wing root. The lugs, unfortunately, are
about half the size of the slot so there is a lot
of play in the joint. You may wish to consider
padding the joint with slivers of plastic to
make it a firmer connection. Attaching the
wings, I concentrated on getting the top
sides as smooth as possible as the undersides
are rather well hidden and the resulting small
gap is not very obvious. I was able to insert a
little superglue into the gap to reinforce the
joint before leaving it all to set up, having
made sure each side had the same level of
anhedral.
Once they had set I then masked off the
upper wing and applied a small amount of
filler to fill the small remaining gap. I also
used Mr Surfacer to hide the shallow sink
marks on the top of the wings. These weren’t
overly obvious unless a light was shined
across them, but knowing they were there, I
felt the need to fill them.
Next I attached the tailplanes, trying to
ensure they each had the same amount of
anhedral. The tailplanes needed a bit of work
to get them to join properly and even then,
I’m not entirely happy I got it right. There is a
small gap between the fuselage and flying
surfaces that I couldn’t hide. The mount
point seems quite flimsy as well and once
they were in place and stuck with solvent, I
teased some superglue into the joint as well
just to reinforce it.
Stepping slightly out of sequence, I then
attached the exhaust sections. Again, they
needed a little work with a file and scalpel to
make sure they slotted in properly. The small
surface behind the actual exhaust pipe has
an ugly fuselage seam across it. I hid this with
Squadron White Putty, carefully wet sanded
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with a roll of wet and dry once it had set. It’s
quite well hidden, so I wasn’t too worried
about it. The other joints were rubbed down
and filled as normal.
Still on the underside, I realised I hadn’t
opened up the square hole for the arrestor
hook. However, by holding the model up to
the light, I was able to see the small slightly
lighter area of plastic where it should be. This
was opened with a scalpel blade and made
to fit the lug on the arrestor hook. The hook
itself had a small sink mark at the ‘non hook’
end and this was filled with a wipe of putty.
The hook end sits in a small recess in another
small panel which is supplied as a separate
insert. The fit on that part was challenging
and more putty was needed to smooth it in.
Whilst that was all drying off, I turned my
attention to the undercarriage. Each main
undercarriage leg comes as three parts with
a clear extra piece for landing lights.
Assembling the legs is relatively
straightforward, however the diagram
showing how the two main parts join is
wrong. The diagram shows part B13, the
pivoted axle bearing part, joining C17, the
main leg, halfway along the length of B13. In
fact, B13 should join at the very end. Oddly,
this error is only shown for one leg. The other
is shown correctly. If you follow the
instructions and get it wrong, the build takes
on a new perspective as you attempt to
recover and rebuild. I used a good dollop of
superglue to reinforce the joint and make it,
hopefully, more resilient and capable of
supporting the final model. The nose gear
leg was much more straightforward,
although I confess to reinforcing the joint
with superglue again, just to make sure.
Note as well that the instructions would have
you mount the landing lights in the wrong
place as well. The lights should be at the
bottom of the leg, not half way up as shown
in the diagrams.
It was here I found that fitting the main
gear was no longer possible as shown in the
instructions. There are two pins which locate
the main gear in the top and bottom of the
gear bay and the main undercarriage legs
are intended to be fitted before attaching
the lower fuselage section. I found a solution
in simply removing one of the lugs. The
joints were later strengthened using
superglue. I fitted the undercarriage legs at
this point as I intended to model the aircraft
with the gear doors closed rather than open
as shown in the instructions. There are plenty
of pictures showing this on the Internet and
not only does this make for a cleaner looking
model, in my opinion, but it also helps hide
the gaps in the wheel bays. That said, the
doors are clearly intended to be displayed
open and getting them to fit cleanly in the
closed position took a little work and some
filler.
The nose gear went in well enough
although the fit of the doors again wasn’t
great and it took some care to get them
matching the profile of the fuselage. It is also
correct that the nosewheel is not centred
but off to one side.
With the gear legs and doors now installed
and painted, I turned my attention to the
cockpit area again. First was the etched brass
HUD frame along with the 3 clear parts that
make up the HUD assembly. Whilst the
projector lens fitted nicely, I found that
neither of the flat screen parts fitted, both
being a bit too narrow. That could be a
moulding issue, or I may not have folded the
etch tight enough. The parts are so fine it’s
difficult to tell. I cut some clear replacements
from a sheet of thin clear plastic which, in
retrospect, are probably more in scale
anyway. They were all secured with Johnson's
Klear, which also helped give the parts a nice
shine. Whilst the Klear was out, I also dipped
all the canopy parts. They are superbly clear
anyway, but the dipping always seems to just
add an edge as well as helping protect them
to some degree.
The etched mirrors and handles for the
cockpit were given a brush with a fibreglass
brush to key the surface and brushed with
Games Workshop Black acrylic paint, the
mirror surfaces getting a coat of high shine
silver. I started attaching the mirrors to the
canopies with white glue and found the
mating surfaces were barely sufficient to
allow a decent join. In fact despite what I
thought was careful handling, one pinged
off, never to be found. As a result, and
knowing I was building it with the canopies
closed, I left off the remainder of the canopy
etch. It was really incredibly fiddly.
The seats were superglued into the
cockpit and it is important to make sure the
bottom of the seat is filed to the correct
angle to ensure the seat sits correctly. A
surprisingly fiddly task resulting in my
breaking and having to replace from scratch
one of the ejector seat firing handles. Once
the seats were in and after giving the fumes
plenty of time to clear, the canopy sections
were attached, again with Gator Glue. I used
some light clamps to hold the canopies in
place as the fit was not quite perfect and on
completion I found one had slipped slightly.
Barely noticeable but enough to require
some Gator Glue to fill a tiny gap. There was
also a large gap at the rear of the rear
canopy, which needed filling.
The pre-cut canopy masking was then
applied and I found the majority fitted well,
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albeit with some fiddling to get them just
right. The front canopy mask was supplied as
five parts and fitted very well, although for
some reason the rear canopy mask was a
single piece, which I struggled to make
conform over the compound curves.
After this was all done, the front of the
windshield section was faired in to the
fuselage with some filler and the gap at the
rear of the rear canopy was filled with a
wedge of Plasticard and sanded and filled to
shape. There were a few more fine aerials
and lumps in brass and resin to attach. There
are two small wedge shaped bumps on the
nose which are supplied as resin. Reference
pictures show that not all the aircraft have
these, at least, not when the picture was
taken, so if it becomes too fiddly, you at least
have a reason to leave them off. Similarly, the
cone shaped aerial and the other ‘slab and
cylinder’ type aerial under the nose do not
always appear to have been fitted, so check
your references. Two holes on the spine of
the aircraft were filled with chunks of
Plasticard and superglue to allow a fine brass
aerial to be attached as well as a beacon.
Also not shown in the instructions are the
attachment of the wingtip navigation lights
and the clear ‘emergency break glass’ panels
just below the cockpit. I would suggest very
strongly that some time is taken checking
over the model before starting painting, to
ensure all the final additions are made.
Again, referring to pictures will reap plenty
of benefits in determining exactly what goes
where.
Painting & Decalling
The majority of the scheme is completed by
painting and Wingman have provided a
large sheet of pre-cut masking tape. They
advise spraying white and then applying the
masking to achieve the colour scheme. My
first paint application was to apply black over
the canopy framing to provide an inside
colour before spraying Games Workshop
White Primer all over the airframe. This has
the advantage of drying quite quickly and
covers well.
The masks are slightly larger than the area
to be protected, which gives a bit of ‘wiggle
room’. They are also quite thin and
surprisingly robust, although as I discovered
with the upper starboard wing mask, you
should take care to avoid ripping them. The
whole process of applying the masking is
incredibly time consuming. I lifted and
reapplied the masks several times in some
cases. That said, this didn’t appear to affect
their adhesion which was excellent, although
the more you do it, the more the paper curls
and the harder it gets. Of particular note are
the underside masks, where you have a
number of compound curves to deal with as
well as raised auxiliary air intakes. Adding to
that complexity, the undersides of the main
wings have the highly prominent flap
actuators, which cause another major
obstacle. The actuators prevent the tape from
fitting unless you cut slots. Even then the
small piece that sticks out and meets the
inboard actuator is too long and needs
cutting to match reference pictures. There
was another numbering issue on the masks
where pieces 9 and 10 are shown correctly on
the underside view, but are transposed on
the side views.
It was doing these areas that made me
want to evolve another pair of hands and
even then, I’m not sure that would have
been enough. Once the tape was down and
as well placed as I could make it, I used a
cocktail stick to press it down into the panel
lines to avoid any seepage when spraying.
Note as well that the tip of the nose is
painted red on the topside so be sure to
mask that accordingly.
Paint colours are given as FS numbers for
the team and camouflaged aircraft and RAL
numbers for the ‘Blue Bird’ scheme. Vallejo
was the only range I could find that supplied
the exact colours for mine. The red is given
as FS31350 which equates to 70.947 in the
Model Colour range and in the Model Air
range, 71.124 provides the green, FS34092.
Once the paint had had plenty of time to
dry, all the masking, except the canopy
masks, was removed. It was here that I found
my masking hadn’t been as tight as I thought
and some work was needed to scratch away
and retouch little areas where the red had
bled under the masking. With that done,
final touches of colour were added on
various aerials and the exhausts were given
a coat of metallic Burnt Metal. Finally the
whole model was given a gloss coat prior to
decalling.
The decals themselves are supplied by
Cartograph and are very well printed. They
do respond well to Mr Mark Setter and Softer
and once the second solution has been
applied, leave them well alone as they
become very soft and extremely susceptible
to damage.
Location of the decals is reasonably well
indicated on the instructions, although good
reference photographs from the web are a
great aid as well. Note that whilst numbers are
provided to allow you to model any one of the
team aircraft, you will need to research what
the actual serials are. I went with the one
shown in the instructions.
The ‘PORTUGAL’ logo that appears along
the underside of the nose is an interesting fit.
According to reference pictures, it is
intersected by the cone-shaped aerial if
fitted, however, in different places. Whilst
most have the word split evenly into ‘PORT’
Asas de Portugal
and ‘UGAL’, one aircraft, the one I was doing,
has the break between the ‘POR’ and ‘TUGAL’.
It was only at this point that I discovered
mine wasn’t quite right and I had to cut the
decal and adjust the letter spacing to make
it fit. The hardest decal I found was the
chequerboard pattern on the nose. With all
the aerials and probes in place, this became
a fight with a large and floppy decal and
resulted in some tearing. I also found that
unless you can get the black painted section
over the canopy and down to the nose just
right, you will end up with a gap between
the checks and the black paint.
After the decals were applied and had
dried, I sprayed Alclad semi-matt varnish over
the whole model to seal everything. Some of
the retouching of the chequerboard pattern
was easy, but I needed to cut a long thin strip
of masking tape to enable me to fill in the gap
between the black painted section and the
decals.
Final touches involved adding the wheels
and a small antenna under the nose which is
not shown on the instructions but is present
in photographs. One other last touch-up is
on the intakes. The black rim to the intakes
should extend and meet the stripy decal. It
is much easier to do this at the end with a
fine brush and a steady hand rather than at
the earlier painting stage.
Conclusion
Wingman have produced some excellent
extras in the kit and provided some very nice
markings which lift it nicely, although errors
in the instruction sheet and some fit issues
caused me a headache at times. With all that,
it’s an infrequently modelled subject,
especially in Portuguese marking, so kudos
to Wingman for their efforts. The scheme I
chose was probably the hardest of all and
had I gone for one of the camouflaged
machines instead, the finishing would have
been a whole lot easier. In retrospect as well,
all of the lumps and bumps under the nose
section would have been far better left until
the very end and then fitted around the
decals. If you fancy something a little
different and you’re up for the challenge, go
carefully, check your references and take
your time and you should be able to produce
a very nice model.
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SAMI Feature
IPMS GREAT WAR SIG
Guide to WWI
Aircraft Modelling
Part 2 – Wings
This Airfix Pup
shows a typical
sagging wing effect
which is unrealistic
926 | October 2014 Scale Aviation Modeller International
By Dave Hooper
I
t’s fair to say that the process of
fitting an upper wing and
subsequent rigging is the part
that puts most modellers off
building biplanes, and it is
therefore fitting that we cover this in
depth.
Some notes on Wings
The majority of wings from the Great War
period basically consisted of a wooden
frame covered in fabric. There are
exceptions to this, the most notable being
Junkers all-metal aircraft and a handful of
Austro-Hungarian designs by Lloyd, which
were covered in wood veneer, the Lloyd C.V
being the most well-known example.
One of the most common misconceptions
is that fabric on early aircraft sagged between
ribs, an idea that has been embraced by
Lloyd aircraft used wings skinned with wood veneer – It is believed that the grain of the wood
on such wings ran chordwise
model kit manufacturers and the effect can
often be seen primarily on older WWI model
kits. One of the worst examples of this effect
can be seen on the Airfix Spad VII, which has
wings with an almost corrugated
appearance. In reality fabric was kept taught
across the wings with the chordwise ribs
being highlighted by rib tapes. There are
many methods of rectifying fabric sagging,
some of which will only work well on certain
kits while other methods can be employed
on any problematic wing. The simplest but
least effective method is simply to reduce the
height of the raised ribs using sandpaper. In
most cases this method will have a
detrimental effect on the wing’s appearance
as it tends to remove any rib definition that
the original part had, resulting in a wave
effect, but I have found instances where this
method does result in an improvement.
A more satisfactory method is to sand the
surface of the wing completely flat, so that it
completely removes the offending trenches.
There are then various methods that can be
employed to replace the rib detail.
Probably the easiest method is to use a
pair of scalpel blades sandwiching a
suitably sized spacer to score parallel lines
representing rib tapes in to the surface of
the wing. The size of the spacer can be
adjusted depending on what scale you’re
working with, or for smaller scales a single
blade could be used. Dymo-tape provides
a suitable edge to work to on cambered
surfaces.
Alternatively the blank wing could be
skinned with scored Plasticard. Skinning is
a process whereby a thin sheet of scored
Plasticard is glued to a wing core to create
the impression of rib detail. I would
recommend using 5 thou Plasticard for this
process as at this thickness the plastic is less
inclined to stretch. The first step is to score
lines into a sheet of Plasticard at suitable
intervals to represent ribbing using a blunt
object such as a spent fine BIC disposable
pen. Place the Plasticard on a semi-resilient
firm surface when scoring, such as the
backing cardboard to an A4 pad or a cereal
box, to get the right level of impression.
Score enough lines to span the length of a
complete wing and allow enough area to
cover all required wing surfaces. Cut the
shape of the wing out of the scored
Plasticard allowing extra chord to allow for
any camber the wing has and ensuring that
the scored side will be the underside of
your ‘skin’. The Plasticard skin is then glued
to the blank wing core. I would tend to
recommend superglue for this process as it
avoids the risk of melting the thin Plasticard
or warping of the plastic over time. CA also
hardens to improve the rigidity of your
wing. On larger wing surfaces thin double-
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When fitting the top wing a useful method is to fit the minimum number of struts initially
and then spring fit the remaining struts
sided sticky tape can be employed to fix
the main area of skin in place. Thin
superglue can then be applied to the
edges. Once everything is dry the edges
will need cleaning up using filler and the
leading edges suitably rounded and
feathered in to the core.
Another alternative is to apply strips of a
suitable material across the wing core to
represent rib tapes. On smaller wings this
could be strips of decal paper while larger
scales could employ thin tape or strips of 5
thou Plasticard. When using tape or
Plasticard the applied rib tapes are likely to
appear to be too thick after initial
application. To create a better scale
thickness, spray the wing in a heavy coat of
grey primer. Using a light grade of
sandpaper carefully sand down to the rib
tape material or in the case of Plasticard
continue sanding the rib tapes. Repeat this
process until the rib tapes appear
marginally raised above the base core of
the wing. Plasticard rib tapes are best
applied to the core using Liquid Poly.
Jigs
Jigs can be employed to ensure correct
alignment and angle of incidence of either
the lower wing or both wings. Jigs can be
made from any suitable material although
breakfast cereal boxes can be particularly
useful for this purpose. There are some
purpose-built products available including
a fairly complex metal jig produced by
Aeroclub. Very occasionally kit
manufacturers will include jigs within their
kits, for instance the Airfix Pup has two
small plastic parts designed to aid the
fitting and alignment of the upper wing,
while Blue Max, Gaspatch, and Skybirds 86
have all included paper / cardboard jig
patterns as part of the kit packaging.
Lego bricks and plates can also be used
to build a jig to align the fuselage and
horizontal tail, as well as the lower wings
and eventually the upper wings. These can
be stacked in various configurations to give
you the correct size needed in any scale.
Fitting the Lower Wing
On many WWI kits you will find that the
lower wing will need to be securely fixed
and aligned. Many kits have nothing more
Guide to WWI Aircraft Modelling
As can be seen on this Snipe The first stage to improving a
replica there is no sagging sagging wing is to sand away the
between the ribs pronounced ribs
This Merit Avro 504 has had
rib detail scribed into the plastic
Rib detail can be replaced by (photo by Alan Pask)
skinning the wing with
embossed Plasticard
This homemade tool is made from a
Plasticard handle with scalpel blades glued
to each side of the Plasticard and wrapped
in masking tape
than a slight groove in the fuselage in which
to fit the lower wings and if possible it is
advisable to reinforce this joint by fitting Skinning the wing gives this type of effect
pins made from brass or metal rod (guitar
strings are also useful for this purpose) into
the root edge of the wing and drilling
corresponding holes in to the fuselage. The
angle of incidence can be set by comparing
the model when viewed from the front to
scale plans, however it is also advisable to
check against the upper kit wing if the
design of the model is such that the angle
of incidence of both wings is parallel.
Struts
Strut size can often be a problem, especially
on short-run kits. It is also recommended
that resin struts are always replaced as the
material is very susceptible to warping over
time. Replacing struts is not as easy as it This scratchbuilt wing for a Dornier RS.III uses rib detail made from
once was as both Contrail and Strutz, the strips of Plasticard
two most commonly used materials for
strut replacement, are no longer available.
Albion Alloys, apparently, produce a special
vice attachment designed for creating
struts by fitting a metal rod into suitably
sized metal tubing and literally crushing the
tubing flat around the rod, thereby creating
the aerofoil shape of the strut. Alternatively
replacement struts can be carved from
various materials including cocktail sticks,
basswood, Plasticard, stretched sprue and
bamboo. It is suggested that wood is
thoroughly coated with thin CA in a well
ventilated area before shaping.
Struts that are very slightly too small can
be lengthened by fitting wire (guitar
strings are again useful for this purpose).
Simply remove the location lugs and drill a
tiny hole into the base of each end in which
to fit the wire. Once the wire has been Hugh Beyts has used wire to create riblets in his Sopwith
glued into the holes, cut to fit. There is Salamander (Hugh Beyts)
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SAMI Feature
Alan Pask has created rib
tapes using foil (Alan Pask)
Aeroclub has produced an adjustable biplane jig (Paul Thompson)
Dave Calhoun uses a Lego jig on his Caudron (Dave Calhoun)
Angle of incidence is checked against the plans
Strutz and Contrail were
useful strut replacements but
sadly are no longer available
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Hugh Beyts' Grigorovich uses
a typical card jig (Hugh Beyts)
Struts can be lengthened by
adding brass rod to each end of
the strut
The finished Snipe wing looks like this (Hugh Beyts)
Brass rod is useful for reinforcing wing joints
currently a huge gap in the market for a
simple product that could be employed for
strut replacement…
Fitting the Upper Wing
This is often the most problematic part of
the build. There are many methods that can
be employed to mate the upper wing
successfully to the lower wing including
the use of Jigs (as described above).
The more struts (or number of bays) that
your model has, the more difficult the task will
be and as such single-bay models with a
simple V or N arrangement can be put
together as kit instructions usually suggest, in
that all of the struts are attached to the
fuselage and the upper wing is dropped onto
them. Generally the smaller the number of
locations that need cementing, the easier the
task and so for instance a single-bay aircraft
with V-shaped interplane struts will be easier
to put together if the V struts are initially fitted
to the upper wing resulting in fewer
attachment points when the top wing is fitted.
Lumps of Blu Tack can be employed
between the wings during dry and final fitting
to aid alignment of the wings and provide
support, although it is recommended that the
wing surfaces are protected with masking
tape in the areas that this is being employed.
A simple method of mating the upper
and lower wings which I use regularly
requires the initial fitting of only a few
supporting struts, usually the cabane
(central) struts. The top wing is then
cemented to these struts ensuring
alignment from all views is satisfactory.
Once dry the remaining struts can be ‘spring
fitted’ into their location holes between the
two wings. This method is especially useful
if you do not trust the strut length of the
original kit parts. By ensuring that the
cabane struts are the correct height before
initially fitting the upper wing the remaining
interplane struts can each be tested by dry-
fitting and if necessary adjusted before
‘spring fitting’. While it is more common to
fit the cabane struts first, the process could
be reversed so that the outer bay interplane
struts are initially fitted and all other struts
including the cabane struts are ‘spring fitted’.
It’s really about what will work best for the
design of the aircraft you are building.
If you are making your own struts another
simple alternative method is to carve a long
rod at the upper end of each of your struts and
fit all struts to the airframe and lower wings.
Drill corresponding holes into the upper wing
so that they go right through the wing and are
of a diameter large enough to accept the long
rod at the tip of the strut but tight enough to
allow adjustment. Drop the top wing on to all
of the struts without cementing and adjust the
alignment to suit. Apply a drop a thin CA to
each of the attachment points and after
allowing the glue to dry remove the excess
strut rod and clean up the upper wing.
As with all of the other tips in these
articles there is no right or wrong method
of fitting the upper wing, it’s just a case of
finding a method that suits you.
GWSIG (Hints, Tips and Suggestions
compiled by Dave Hooper with the help of
GWSIG members; in particular thanks to
Steve Cox, Paul Thompson, Hugh Beyts,
Alan Pask and Nigel Rayner)
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(Great War SIG) visit our website at
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Due to the Editor having his greasy face in a bag of
chips when he should have been proofing, a couple
of sentences were clipped from last month’s Great
War SIG WWI Guide.
Fortunately not too much was blanked out by
the text box at the top of page 830. The incomplete
sections read as follows:
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printed fabric, decals are really the only option for a
realistic finish. A good example of this effect can be
found on the Aviattic internal lozenge decal sheets.
(Bottom of Column 1 p. 830 – Top of Column 2 p.830)
Most aircraft built in large numbers were built under
sub-contract by more than one manufacturer and
therefore the likelihood of variations in the way
metal and wooden materials were treated between
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SAMI Feature 1/72
Analogue
Wings of Desire
Y
ou know how it is. One
minute you’re sitting
there quietly; the
next, in Mr Gordon’s
latest book of Soviet
planes for Big Boys, you’ve seen a plane
you never knew existed. Before you
know it, Mr Hannant’s elves are running
around, packing up your order and
raiding your bank account. Then, you
have a bright idea for linking in another
build; you find a kit you doubted would
ever exist; next thing, a nice man
somewhere in France says to you ‘pay,
pal’ and has sent an email to another
nice man in Japan, who immediately
starts mixing resin. I’ll never be rich…
I exaggerate a little for effect. The book
was Soviet X-Planes. The plane, or planes,
rather, were the adaptations of the MiG-21,
on which to try out wing shapes for the Tu-
144 supersonic airliner. They were the
MiG-21I/1 (first flown April 18th, 1968) and
MiG-21I/2 (first flown in late 1969). Both
had wings of ogival planform, with the
root chord extending almost the whole
length of the fuselage. The I/2 was fitted
with a large, curved LERX. The ‘I’ signifies
‘Imitator’, and they were otherwise called
930 | October 2014 Scale Aviation Modeller International
By Tony Grand
‘Analog’. The other plane which
immediately came to mind was the
BAC.221, again an existing aircraft (in this
case the Fairey FD.2) modified to try out a
commercial wing shape, that for Concorde.
It flew for the first time on May 1st, 1964,
manufacturer’s trials following till its
delivery to RAE for its substantive work on
May 20th, 1966. It was modified further
after its initial flights by the fin area being
increased and a ‘bubble’ canopy with
better visibility than the FD.2 item being
fitted.
When I searched for a kit of the MiG,
what popped up was the recently reissued
Sharkit item, but I balked at the price of £46.
Then into my ken swam the new Modelsvit
kits of both MiG models, at £18 each. It had
to be done. I then sought a BAC.221 kit
(having contemplated converting the Frog
FD.2: but that would be certifiable
behaviour.) and found the Akatombo Works
offering. I ordered this through Special East,
in France, whose proprietor, Michel Blanc, I
have found to be friendly, helpful and
efficient. Guess what the price was? Yep, the
same as the Sharkit MiG. (I pay you way too
much – Editor)
TECH DATA The MiG Kits
MIG-21I/1 A little more knowledge would no doubt
SCALE: 1/72 tell me what the base kit is for these,
KIT NO: 72003 assuming they’re not originals. They are in
TYPE: Injection
appearance typical, short-run styrene kits.
Moulded Plastic The shape, dimensions and detail are
MANUFACTURER: accurate, according to the plans and photos
Modelsvit I have seen. I found most of the information
on the web, as the section in Gordon’s book
MIG-21I/2 is short. His plan views of the planes have a
SCALE: 1/72 mislabelling, indicating -/1 is -/2 and vice-
KIT NO: 72004
versa. MiG 21/I/2 survives, standing next to
a Tu-144 at the Russian Federation Air Force
TYPE: Injection
Moulded Plastic Museum at Monino, Russia. The instruction
MANUFACTURER: sheets, which differ only in minor ways (as
Modelsvit the planes differ very little) are on the whole
clear, and there are separate sheets for
BAC.221 colour schemes and decal placement.
SCALE: 1/72
TYPE: Resin
The BAC.221 Kit
You get some nice surprises when you open
MANUFACTURER:
Akatombo the box. Not only are very detailed 1/72 scale
plans provided, ‘derived’, I suspect, from
Barrie Hygate’s in British Experimental Aircraft,
but also a sheet of fourteen nicely
reproduced colour photos of the BAC.221 in
the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton,
showing it tucked in next to its ‘parent’ the
Concorde. The photos are a great help in
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painting and adding detail not supplied in
the kit. The assembly instructions are a little
sparse, shall we say, but adequate. A list of
references, both print and web is supplied.
If you add to that the very accurate shape
and detailing of the kit, then I felt my money
was well spent. The way the resin parts have
been moulded makes the assemblage look
like a can of worms, but one separate part is
a resin plug of the canopy to plunge
mould/vacform a replacement canopy
should you mess it up. Nice!
Building the MiGs
I shall, for obvious reasons describe only
the build of the -/1, with reference as
appropriate to the-/2. I must say it was very
straightforward, perhaps having
something to do with my following the
instruction sheet reasonably closely, for
once. Both builds were done more or less
out of the box. You start -/1 by slicing off
two housings only present on the -/2: one
on the dorsal fuselage, the other on the
starboard side. Following that, it’s a
question of building up all the stuff that
needs to go inside the fuselage halves
before closing them up. I only departed
from the instructions at this stage by
substituting, in both -/1 and -/2, True
Details KM1 seats for the kit item. I had
these in stock for some projected build,
which has clearly dropped off the to-do list.
I really needn’t have bothered, as the nice
detail on the TD seats is not that clear
through the closed canopies. Actually, the
detail in the cockpit on consoles, sidewalls
and instrument panel as it comes in the kit
is very adequate.
To go with the kits, I obtained one
example of an NH Detail etched set, but
having used this on the -/2, I don’t think it
added much, given the restricted view into
the cockpit. The cockpits were painted with
Xtracolor X629 Interior Soviet Blue/Green.
The build proceeded easily with most
parts fitting well. The wing fit, however, in
both kits, is slightly odd. The wings have to
be fitted with 2 degrees anhedral, a fact I
discovered on the web, after noticing this
droop in photos. No problem there but
when the wings are fitted, whilst there is no
gap on the upper surface of the wings
between the inner edge of the wings and
the fuselage, there is on the undersurface.
Counterintuitive. So, there’s that gap to
fill and those round the airbrakes on the
ventral surface. They are designed to be
displayed open, but I rarely have them so
on my builds, as few planes sit like this, so
far as I can see, but the fit is compromised.
A point about the wings. Those on -/1
extend almost to the lip of the intake and
a tiny section is moulded onto the fuselage
at that point. This has to be removed for -
/2, as the wings do not extend that far. One
other oddity, and I don’t think it’s me, is that
the instrument shroud is too large to allow
the canopy to fit. I therefore discarded it on
both planes, filled the space behind the
instrument panel with a piece of scrap
styrene, then fitted a shroud bent up from
thin aluminium.
I was building both planes in parallel and
was soon at the priming stage. Once I’d
Analogue Dialogue
done the necessary filling, little on the
upper surface but relatively more on the
lower, I primed both with Tamiya Fine
Surface Grey Primer from a rattle can,
having masked the canopies with Tamiya
tape. The basic colour was applied to each
plane: Humbrol 64 Light Grey, from a spray
can; and Humbrol 56 Aluminium, likewise.
The kit call-outs are in Humbrol notation, A do-it-yourself canopy
which I found very handy. At this point, I Akatombo’s kit is simple but mould is provided for the
got myself into a mess. I masked off -/1 in well-engineered BAC.221
order to spray the fuselage spine white (it
is a very boring colour scheme!) and that
went well. What I omitted to do was mask
the fin to do likewise. OK: mask the fin off
appropriately and use a brush. Not too
bad…But I hadn’t taken account of the fin
markings being a one-piece decal, nicely
shaped but not quite the shape I’d painted
up. So, don’t look too closely at the fin and
see the daubey way I’ve made good. Modelsvit provide some nice
With the main painting done, I fitted the detail on the cockpit sides and
undercarriage. Follow the instruction Prepping the MiG kits starts by consoles
drawings and it’s fine. One thing that isn’t removing the housings for the -/1
pointed out, however, is that you have to
introduce a bend in the lower quarter of the
main doors (a line is scribed in the plastic)
otherwise the plane stands on the doors
rather than the wheels. Once you look closely
at photos of the real plane, it’s obvious.
The decals are thin but strong and I had
little trouble with them, including the long,
thin, blue stripes on -/1. One of the fin Wings now in place on the MiG The revised instrument
decals on that plane rolled up on me but I showing the distinctive planform shroud in place
managed to nudge it into place. The decals
for -/2 give you the choice of the plane as
it is at Monino or as it was during testing. I BAC.221
chose the latter as it means having those This is one of those kits where you think
large tracking markings on the side. you’re going to have trouble, just because
Finally, I fitted the long nose probes. The it’s niche, short-run resin and a quite
kit items look quite adequate, until you try to complicated shape. In fact, whilst I wouldn’t
clean them up, having freed them from the say it was a piece of cake, given a few resin
sprue. They have several moulding points and short-run kits under your belt, it’s not
along their length and ended up looking like too bad. Largely because there are relatively
lengths of tree trunk. Plan B involved few parts – twenty-four in fact. Mr
removing the probe as such from the fairing Akatombo has done a very fine job of
that sits on the nose, drilling into the fairing working out how to produce the main
and fitting a length of brass wire into that. I assembly in a few parts as possible. The
must say here that the kits have faint outlines wings and upper fuselage are one piece,
scribed into the plastic to show where to fit the lower fuselage and intakes another. I
that probe, intakes etc. Very useful. superglued these together, squeezing them
There’s short-run and short-run and these in my rubber-jawed bench vice to ensure a
kits are well up the scale. I enjoyed building tight fit. A really nice touch is that all the
them and apart from the instrument mini intakes are already moulded in. You
fairings, any difficulties were of my making. just need to drill out the openings.
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Remedial work done on gaps
on the underside
never, ever expected to see. You’re
provided with a one-piece instrument
panel and shroud, which fits well and as a
bonus, allows the canopy to fit. (I cut the
canopy out early on, so as to check that.) I
painted the cockpit black, which may be
Modelsvit’s MiG after its first correct, and instead of using the quite nice
visit to the paintshop kit instrument decal modified a spare
Eduard F-104 panel to fit. More or less
invisible in either case! Having already
fitted the nose, I realised that the cockpit
didn’t have a proper representation of a
rear bulkhead to fit the seat on and you
What man is without vice…? could see through into the nosewheel bay.
Problem solved with some thin styrene.
The kit has a nicely shaped seat and I could
Superglue filling on the have gone with that but in my stash I found
underside of the BAC.221 an Aeroclub white metal seat, which I think
is the appropriate Martin Baker job and
Canopy on and ready which had belts moulded in, so I used that.
for painting Given the vagaries of moulding resin -
possible shrinkage/expansion - the fit was
very good. For example, the chines on both
main fuselage and nose line up very well,
and any discrepancies were dealt with using
superglue followed by filler or with a file and
abrasives. The ‘worst’ was probably the fit of
the fin, where its base on the rear fuselage
needed some fettling. Also, whilst the fin has
Reverse thrust a substantial and helpful tongue on its base,
petals, I think the slot on the ‘base’ is very shallow. I
decided to go for a firm fit and increased the
depth of the slot. Sorry to keep on about
this, but the build was much easier, and
therefore quicker than I’d envisaged. Most
time, I suspect, was spent on making good.
Having fitted the canopy, pre-Kleared as
always, I masked it off and rattle-canned
The next main part to fit is the one-piece Tamiya primer. The Akatombo instructions
nose/cockpit assembly. There was a slight omit to mention that the BAC.221 is blue,
distortion to one side, so that the nose- whilst giving all other colours. Barrie Hygate
wheel bay has not quite parallel sides but says ‘pale gloss blue overall’. Barry Jones says
hey, I can live with that. Rule 1, trumping ‘dark blue’. IPMS Stockholm says a ‘pretty blue
most others for me: there is a kit here that I colour’, bless. On one forum I found a
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preference for Humbrol French Blue 14,
turning to Oxford Blue by the end of the
thread (although some posters reckoned
some photos showed the fuselage colour
darker than the roundel blue!). I reckoned
French Blue compares well to the plane as it
appears on photos from Yeovilton and it
comes in a spray can. Sorted. Two coats made
a good job of it, then I masked off to apply the
black anti-glare panel on the nose. The chines
forward of the intakes are Insignia Red and I
used Xtradecal stripes to apply this, making
it adhere with Klear as I went along. There are
small silver-painted areas inside the intakes
and that was OK with a small brush.
At this point I added the undercarriage
and a replacement nose-probe, the integral
kit item having gone the way of all flesh at an
amazingly late stage. The kit undercarriage
looks pretty iffy till you clean it up, but then
it’s fine for 1/72. The prototype’s main gear
was from a Lightning, with thinner wheels,
and the nose leg was based closely on that of
the Gannet. I took care to add it the right way
up. I think I’ve fitted the u/c doors at the right
angles; they’re such complex shapes, I can’t
be sure. The replacement probe is brass wire
faired in with superglue.
The decals went on nicely, being thin
and strong. As I think you will have
gathered, I enjoyed building this kit.
Overall conclusion
Wing planforms are still tried out on
experimental aircraft but not, I suspect of
planes which are near the construction stage.
I am aware of only one instance of the
building of a small-scale wing to try out the
planform at that stage being successful. That
was with the Avro 707 series, for the Vulcan.
The timing was right for the wing testing to
be useful. This was not so with the planes in
my build. The MiGs ran a year too late to help
the design of the Tu-144 and Concorde was
well under construction by the start of the
BAC.221’s relevant flight test programme. Of
the three planes in the build, -/1 has not
survived, as it crashed in 1970, during ‘low
level unauthorised aerobatics’. A sad end.
References
• Soviet X-Planes: Yefim Gordon and Bill
Gunston, Midland Publishing 2000
• British Experimental Jet Aircraft: Barrie
Hygate, Argus Books 1990
• British Experimental Turbojet Aircraft:
Barry Jones, Crowood Press 2003
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Antonov AN2 and Douglas
C-47 Masquerade
By Alec Smith
T
here are times when military
aircraft periodically don different
markings to masquerade as
something else, be it for the
benefit of operational security,
display purposes, or most commonly for the
benefit of motion picture and film makers.
These screen appearances range from the
featured machine portraying itself, via type
representation all the way through to
pretending to be a totally different aircraft
whatsoever.
Here I have modelled two aircraft from
different Air Forces that fit into the latter
two categories.
First off is the immediately recognisable
Douglas C-47 Skytrain AKA DC-3 Dakota. This
is an aircraft that really cannot pretend to be
anything else; it can only be a Dakota family
aircraft. What it can do, and has been called
upon more than once so to do, is to recreate
the various roles it performs. These have
been (And often still are) commemorative
events and stories played out at air shows
and more and upon the ‘silver screen’.
One of the most famous of these is the
movie ‘A Bridge Too Far’. The ‘story’ of
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Operation Market Garden; the capture and
liberation of Arnhem in Holland and the
bridges and towns leading up to the city.
The movie is generally based upon the well-
researched book on the event by Cornelius
Ryan with the Dakotas used coming from a
number of sources. Some airframes were
purchased by the production company, and
others for the main paradropping were
‘loaned’ by the Danish (three aircraft) and
Finnish (four aircraft) Air Forces.
Fortunately I was able to recreate one of
the Finnish aircraft quite easily, as after
visiting Finland, I returned with a guide
book from the Central Finland Aviation
Museum Tikkakoski, which described the
museums exhibits, along with pictures of
said aircraft in service. The Dakota section
includes a picture taken from the cockpit
during the filming of the movie, and clearly
shows DO-4 and DO-10 in their ‘make-up’. It
is clear that they were painted up in Olive
Drab over Neutral Grey, and had ‘Invasion
Stripes’ painted (Or applied as graphics)
upon the wing and fuselage underside.
What is also evident from the picture; is
that they flew in their Finnish roundels and
serials. My guess would be a convenient
compromise, as the roundels would be fine
for passing screen views for British ones,
and it meant they were able to fly under
their own rules etc.
The model I used was mostly the original
Italeri kit, but boxed by Revell with Finnish civil
and military decals. I did use items such as the
undercarriage and intakes from an Esci kit as
these are stronger and better shaped
respectively. The kit decals supplied the
roundels, with the serial coming from a Gal
Decal sheet, with stripes from various sources.
The second model is also a very well
known machine in its normal guise; that of
an Antonov AN 2. Here however it is
pretending to be something else for its five
minutes of fame, that of a WW2 Luftwaffe
Henschel 168. This was for the movie ‘The
Dirty Dozen, The Deadly Mission’. For this bit
of acting a Yugoslav Air Force machine had
its fuselage roundels and rudder flashes
replaced by slightly inaccurate renditions of
German crosses and Swastikas. The
roundels on the wings appear to have just
been covered over. Interestingly though the
serial number and abbreviated code
numbers were all left in place.
The base kit I used was that of an Italeri
boxing of the Bilek tooling. This is a model
that in my opinion is generally ok and
eventually builds up fairly well. Because it
originates from Bilek, it does not have all of
the location aids that would be expected
with a usual Italeri kit. This is not normally
that big a deal, apart from the fact that the
two worst areas were the wing struts and
main undercarriage, made all the worse by
very vague instructions. Ho Hum!
As mentioned the only changes to the
markings were the coverage of some of the
YuAF markings with spurious crosses. The
completion of the model was made a great
deal easier with the Balkan Decals AN-2
sheet, which included the very aircraft,
albeit in normal service. This greatly helped
with providing the camouflage pattern and
much more importantly the required
numbers which are all in quite distinctive
fonts. The crosses were from a couple of
spare kit sheets.
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Avro Trio Tribute at
RAF Waddington
By Raymond Ball
Arriving the previous day Avro Vulcan XH558 first
touched down at RAF Waddington fifty-four years
earlier in 1960
Prints available
from www.design-
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The Avro Trio at RAF Waddington on 21st August 2014. Canadian Avro Lancaster KB726 (Vera), Avro Vulcan XH558 and BBMF Avro Lancaster PA474 (Thumper)
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his year is the 70th
Anniversary of D-Day, in
support of which Bomber
Command struck at targets in
Northern France, particularly
communication centres, troop conc-
entrations and rail junctions, to hamper
the enemy’s ability to counter the invasion
forces. On 12th June 1944, Avro Lancasters
of 419 (Moose) Squadron Royal Canadian
Air Force attacked a target at Cambrai,
triggering an event that would be
commemorated seventy years later with
the unique appearance of two Lancasters
flying over the country and joining with
the sole remaining airworthy Vulcan in a
tribute to Avro at RAF Waddington.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s
(BBMF) Avro Lancaster PA474 was delivered
to the RAF in mid-1945, to form part of the
‘Tiger Force' for operations against Japan.
However, the war ended and PA474 was
assigned to 82 Squadron for Photo
Reconnaissance operations in Africa. After
a period as a test and trials aircraft, PA474
was restored to full flying status and with
the re-installation of the gun turrets, joined
the BBMF in November 1973. The aircraft
currently depicts Thumper Mk III (Actually
DV385), which served with 617 Squadron
after the Dams raid and the latter part of
WWII. As a tribute to 617 Squadron, PA474
sports their code letters KC-A on the
fuselage sides and has artwork of the Walt
Disney character on the port side of the
nose. This aircraft was flown by Bob Knights
and his crew.
It came as a very welcome surprise when
the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
announced that they would to bring their
prized Avro Lancaster to the United
Kingdom in August 2014 for a two month
tour and join the BBMF Lancaster in several
events and displays.
The Canadian Lancaster departed from
Hamilton, Ontario on 4th August 2014 and
after an Atlantic crossing that involved en-
route stops at Goose Bay, Greenland, and
Iceland, finally arrived at RAF Coningsby on
Friday 8th August to a welcoming reception
from visiting crowds. It was unique to see two
Lancasters parked together, but the sight and
sound of two in the air was soon to come.
The Canadian Warplane Heritage
Museum's Lancaster Mk. X was Canadian-
built at the Victory Aircraft factory, Malton in
July 1945 and was later converted to RCAF
10MR (Maritime Reconnaissance) config-
uration. It served as a maritime patrol aircraft,
with No. 405 Squadron, Greenwood, Nova
Scotia and with No. 107 Rescue Unit, Torbay,
Newfoundland before being retired in 1963.
It was acquired from the Royal Canadian
Legion in Goderich, Ontario, where it had
been on outside display and after an eleven
year restoration period, flew again on 24th
September 1988. In RCAF service it had the
serial number FM213 and is on the Canadian
Civil Register as C-GVRA.
The Lancaster is dedicated to the
memory of P/O Andrew Mynarski and is
referred to as the ‘Mynarski Memorial
Lancaster’. It is painted in the colours and
markings of his aircraft, serial KB726 with
code letters VR-A, (Vera) which flew with
419 (Moose) Squadron RCAF.
Andrew Mynarski was awarded the Victoria
Cross on 13th June 1944, after his Lancaster
was shot down in flames by a German night
fighter. As the bomber fell, he attempted to
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RAF Waddington

Landing first, BBMF Lancaster PA474 in the wartime markings of

617 Squadron Lancaster KC-A Thumper Mk III

free the tail gunner trapped in the rear turret

of the blazing and out of control aircraft. The
tail gunner miraculously survived the crash
and lived to tell the story, but sadly Andrew
Mynarski died from severe burns.
Lincolnshire is well known for being The Vulcan to the Sky Trust aircraft,
‘Bomber County’ and for some time there XH558, was the first Avro Vulcan B Mk 2 to
has been a move to build a memorial to the be delivered to the RAF, when it joined 230
25,611 Bomber Command Aircrew as listed OCU at RAF Waddington on 1st May 1960.
in the Rolls of Honour held in Lincoln It was about to fly from there again fifty-
Cathedral, from the UK, The Commonwealth four years later.
and the rest of the world, most of whom XH558 was also the last Vulcan to leave
were based on one of Lincolnshire’s twenty- RAF service, flying on from 1986 to 1993 as
seven Bomber Command Stations and who the single RAF Display Vulcan, after a career
lost their lives in World War 2. The aim is to of thirty-three years. Its final flight was on
construct a memorial on Canwick Hill above 23rd March 1993 to Bruntingthorpe A welcome visitor from Canada, Lancaster KB726 in the markings
Lincoln and opposite the Cathedral. Created Aerodrome in Leicestershire, having been of wartime 419 (Moose) Squadron, Lancaster VR-A ‘Vera’
out of two wing shards, The Memorial Spire sold off by the Ministry of Defence to C
will be 31.09m tall, the length of a Lancaster’s Walton Ltd, a family firm who maintained the from its base at Sheffield/ Doncaster Robin
wingspan. This spire will be encircled by a aircraft, with the thought that one day it Hood Airport, the former RAF Finningley. At
series of curved walls carrying the names of might be returned to flying condition. XH558 10.00am on the 21st August, the two black
those listed in the Rolls of Honour held in roared into the air again on Thursday 18th dots on the horizon emerged to the
Lincoln Cathedral. October 2007, and made its public debut at amazing sight and eventual sound of two
An official ‘Turf Cutting’ ceremony on the the RAF Waddington Air Show in July 2008. Lancasters, in trail formation heading
Memorial site was planned for Thursday 21st For the tribute day, Vulcan XH558 arrived towards Waddington. The eight Merlin
August and the opportunity was taken for at Waddington the day before, flying down engines growled as they performed a
RAF Waddington to stage a tribute flypast
over the ceremony involving not only the
two Lancasters, but also Avro Vulcan XH558 KB726 Vera on the taxiway to the display area. The crew have put
from the Vulcan to the Sky Trust. This was out Canadian and British flags from the cockpit to mark the
another unique occasion that would bring special occasion
two generations of Avro aircraft together. A
tribute to the company and to Roy
Chadwick, designer of both aircraft.
RAF Waddington was also chosen as the
launch station for the Avro Vulcan into RAF
service, when in May 1957 the first Vulcans
arrived to form 230 Operational Conversion
Unit. The first OTU Graduates were posted
to the 83 Squadron, the first operational
Vulcan Squadron, also to be located at RAF
Waddington.

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Right side view of Vera showing engine and nose detail, including
the special Victoria Cross Artwork

Close-up of special Victoria Cross marking

to commemorate the Award to Pilot Officer
Andrew Mynarski. The markings are on both
sides of the nose

The Canadian flypast, before they returned and performed

Lancaster was built
by Victory Aircraft
in Canada and most
of their aircraft
were fitted with the
Martin 250CE 23A,
mid upper turret,
with two 0.5 inch
machine guns
Two Lancasters and the Vulcan forming up for their commemoration flypast. They did not fly in formation over
RAF Waddington so this is them over Lincoln on their journey
a break for landing. Thumper of the BBMF
landed first, followed by Vera and they then
did a slow taxi to their display area. On
engine shut down, loud cheers and
applause erupted from the visiting crowds.
The aircraft were positioned on the ground
with Vulcan XH558 being towed into a
position between the two Lancasters.
Externally, there are a few differences
between Vera and Thumper, the most obvious
being the mid-upper turret, which on the
Canadian built Lancaster is the Martin 250CE
23A, with two 0.5 inch machine guns, and is
XH558 blasting away on departure and giving a good view of the top side camouflage pattern
positioned further up the fuselage, nearer the
wings. The BBMF Lancaster has the more
standard FN.50 turret with 0.303 inch guns.
The BBMF Lancaster also has the Avro Lincoln
style fins, with the cutaway underside.
Internally, the BBMF Lancaster has
retained its full bomber interior and crew
positions, whereas the Canadian aircraft has
been stripped and seating added to
accommodate paying passengers.
A few hours later, it was time for all three
aircraft to depart for the ceremonial flypast
and tribute flights over RAF Coningsby and
RAF Marham. Two Lancaster start-ups
followed by the Vulcan start, gave us the roar
of eight Merlins and four Olympus and they
taxied and took off in turn to form up into
their unique formation. A Vulcan leading two
Lancasters. It was an occasion to remember.
Model makers are not being left out of
this historical Lancaster tour as specialist
Decal Firm 'Kits World' are preparing a decal
sheet commemorating both flying
Lancasters and Just Jane, which hopefully,
is also being restored to flying condition.
My thanks to Flt Lt Odille Carpe and
Lindsey Askin of RAF Waddington, and to
Yvonne Masters of the BBMF for their help
and support with this article.

Thumper and Vera start up and taxi ready for departure for the commemoration flypast. Again the sound of eight Merlins to savour

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DUSTY
Italeri ‘s 1/72 Lockheed Martin
F-104G Starfighter By Dick Clark

O
riginally an Esci kit first missing, the squadron emblem for the tail Netherlands Air Force version, but in an all-
released in 1980, this fin, in Model Decal set 43. A bit irritating, over grey scheme. The scheme illustrated in
tooling has been updated having to buy an entire set for just two the Dutch Decals set looks the same as the
and reboxed by a variety decals, but without them the whole project kit Luftwaffe version - a splinter-type
of manufacturers over was a non-starter. pattern. However, photographs of the
the years. This version was released by actual aircraft on the Dutch Decals leaflet
Italeri in 2011, with new parts and Construction look more soft-edged. On-line research
decals. For such an old tooling, this kit is This will be a very short chapter! As this is suggest the same; a soft-edged version of
remarkably easy to assemble and shows an old kit, which has been reviewed many the same pattern.
little of its age in terms of flash or worn times in the past, I have not detailed the The Italeri instructions suggest basic
moulds. construction in any great depth. Suffice to colours (Dark Grey/Dark Green etc) or,
This kit was purchased with the intention say, this is quite a simple kit to build, with thankfully, FS numbers. However, I decided
from the outset to use it as a basis for the parts that fit well despite the model’s that, rather than try to source these colours,
Dutch Decals ‘Graffiti’ set. I also enhanced vintage. Detailing is neat without being which may or may not be correct, or indeed
the cockpit with Aires’ resin (with etch seat- overdone, and panel lines are engraved to spend too much time trying to research
belts) M.B. GQ 7A ejection seat, a great finely and crisply. The Aires seat is a great the exact colours, I would go for what
improvement over the kit item, and added improvement over the kit item but note looked right according to the photographs.
Master Models’ turned brass pitot tube as a that this version does not feature the So that is the basis for my colour choice and
TECH DATA finishing touch. The Dutch Decal set was overhead pull-handles. The rest of the yah boo if you think it’s wrong. So, after a
SCALE: 1/72 bought not realising it is intended to cockpit is quite simple, with instrument priming coat of my usual Hycote grey auto
KIT NO: 1296 accompany an earlier set depicting the panels and side consoles represented with primer, the job commenced.
TYPE: Injection same airframe in its usual service finish, so decals - perfect for this scale, in my view. The upper nose section was sprayed
Moulded Plastic it only contains the ‘Graffiti’ decals, the There are other variant-specific Humbrol Olive Drab 155 for the anti-glare
MANUFACTURER: fuselage and tail codes and a couple of modifications that need to be made, mostly panel. This was masked off and the rest of
Italeri
other markings peculiar to this version. I involving nothing more taxing than drilling the nose sprayed with Tamiya AS-16 Light
tracked down the one marking I was a few holes and/or fitting different aerials, Grey. The underside of the aircraft was
ALSO USED: none of which were relevant for this build. sprayed Tamiya AS-26 Light Ghost Grey. With
AIRES: #7146 Martin The only slightly tricky part was ensuring the this all masked off, the upper surfaces were
Baker GQ 7A Ejection
Seat
horizontal tail surfaces went on square. No sprayed Humbrol Sea Grey 27. The grey areas
MASTER MODELS:
filler was harmed in the making of this were masked off using thin rolls of Blu Tack
#72-027 F-104 model. I built up the basic airframe including to denote the soft edges, then the main
Starfighter Pitot Tube the nose-wheel doors and wing pylons, colours finished with Tamiya AS-3 Luftwaffe
MODEL DECAL: leaving just the undercarriage, tanks, pitot Grey-Green. All masking was then removed
Set #43 and jet pipe to be fitted after painting. and the shock cones picked out in matt black
DUTCH DECAL: by brush, because I’d forgotten to spray
F-104G Starfighter
‘Graffiti’ Painting them! The whole model was then given a
The kit has an option for a Royal couple of coats of Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear.

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Decaling
First thing with the decals is to produce the
airframe in its stock service markings. I did
refer to the photographs I found, which
appear to show some variation from the
standard markings. I was also forced to use
the kit stencils, which appear to vary from
the prototype, so this begins to become a
representation rather than a strictly
accurate copy. Also, the photographs show
(or appear to show) some variation from
the Dutch Decal instructions. For instance,
I can see no clear evidence of the stencilling
atop the wing-tip tanks, so I’ve left this off
until I see evidence to contradict this. Note
also that this version only has roundels
above the port and below the starboard
wings, not above and below both as per the
kit instructions.
Once the basic decals were set the model
was given another coat of gloss clear, and
some light weathering and panel-lining
applied. Now I started on the ‘Graffiti’
decals. The upper wing markings went fine,
soaking away from the backing in seconds.
They are very thin and settle down really
well, although I did apply a wash of Micro
Sol to each decal to really get that painted-
on look.
The decals are very thin and need to be
placed as accurately as possible when
sliding the backing paper from under them.
The only problem I encountered was not
realising that decals 9 and 12, the ‘3000HRS’
Clark’s Field SAMI Columns
on either wing-tip tank, are transposed on
Dutch Decals' instruction sheet.
After allowing the decals to dry
thoroughly overnight, the model was
finished with a coat of Tamiya TS-80 Flat
Clear.
Final details
For the most part, the addition of the final
parts is as straightforward as the rest of
construction. My only provisos would be
that one needs to ensure that the main
undercarriage legs fit at ninety degrees to
the fuselage (I blame fixing them last thing
at night) and the rear main undercarriage
doors fit too far open. Ideally, the strut they
sit on should be shortened about 1mm to
allow them to sit lower. To set the forward
main doors at the correct, slightly ajar,
position I placed a stub of sprue
underneath them.
Last part to fit was the Master Models
pitot. I am adding these fine parts to most
of my models now as they are such superb
products, much finer than the plastic
originals. If only my skills in painting the red
stripes around them matched the finesse of
the parts themselves!
Conclusion
There are many variations to choose from
for Starfighters, both in terms of kits and
colour schemes. This is undoubtedly one of
the more esoteric options! The kit is an easy
build for all modellers, and while the
scheme requires a practised hand it doesn’t
present too many challenges, and it sure
does provide something completely
different!
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Edited by
Paul Bradley
Please note that I have a new e-mail address especially for this column
– please contact me at classicplasticsami@gmail.com if you have
articles to submit, bouquets or brickbats, suggestions or comments.
LES’S WIMPY
The Waiting Game
I
The History Lesson.....
still have no news from ‘down under’
in Canberra on the subject of Les’s
war records. But they did warn me it
would be at least three months
before they were able to retrieve these
items from the depths of their vaults. And
extensive these vaults are believed to be
as it is generally acknowledged that the
Australian archives are some of the best
in the world, a bit like their cricket!
So what do I believe Les’s WW2 history to
be? Well I know he served with the RAAF and
I am convinced he was seconded to the RAF
in the Middle East where he was an aircraft
fitter on Wellingtons with the rank of corporal.
I also know that he later served in the UK in
1944 with 455 Sqn equipped with
Beaufighters. It would be fantastic if I could
confirm all this and especially if he did fly
operationally, which the photograph I have of
him in full flying gear may suggest. What we
will need is some hard evidence to prove this.
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In association with
Andy made some repairs to
the nose after an
unfortunate flight…
By ‘Antique’ Andy Hazell
As for the kit bashing.....
Following last month’s disaster of the
catastrophic forced landing on the kitchen
floor, the Wellington’s nose was now in
several pieces. I thought long and hard
about how to resolve this depressing
situation. In the end I just glued the scraps
together with thin superglue. By good
fortune the joints were clean with no jagged
edges, but the cracks in the paint were very
evident against the white of the kit plastic.
Repainting the whole project was not really
practicable as the decals had already been
applied. The solution was actually quite as
simple as it was ingenious. I just mixed the
colours with Johnson's Klear and applied the
solution with a thin brush; the colour match
was perfect. Only if examined carefully in
bright light are the joints visible. Even the
British Museum would be proud of this piece
of conservation work!
Well, right until the point I sprayed the
airframe with a coat of matt varnish, the
The reworked
turrets
The tail turret in
place
decals wrinkled and shrivelled more than the
surface of the M6 at Sandbach. What to do?
I just threw in the towel and went to bed. In
The Frog/ the cold light of day the following morning
Modelcraft on viewing the devastation of the night
landing gear is before, the decals had shrunk back perfectly
quite crude like nothing untoward had occurred. There
must be some science behind this which I
can’t explain, all I know is I will apply an
additional coat of Johnson’s Klear in future,
before a coat of matt varnish; my nerves are
not up to that one again!
With successful completion of the
airframe it was time to turn attention to the
undercarriage and gun turrets. Looking at
the accompanying pictures it was obvious
the kit parts were just never going to be a
realistic option. This is where the aftermarket
industry came to the rescue. I have relied
greatly on Scale Aircraft Conversions (SAC)
The SAC metal undercarriage kits to upgrade
gear looks previous projects, especially in larger-scale
much, much
better
projects where kit items supplied in plastic
are simple just not strong enough, and once
again SAC came up trumps.
Although designed for the Trumpeter kit,
the SAC Wellington upgrade undercarriage
was easily adapted to fit the Modelcraft
Wimpy and with the addition of the Aires
resin wheels the landing gear was complete.
The gun turrets were going to be a much
harder proposition. The spares box was
raided and produced a number of turret
options from Halifaxes, Lancasters and
Wellingtons. With some careful sawing,
The SAC landing mixing and matching of parts, two perfectly
gear in place acceptable turrets were created. The basic
turret interiors were scratchbuilt, and
bizarrely the kit gun barrels proved adequate
so the Quickboost aftermarket items will be
saved for a later project.
So all that remains is to fit the turrets and
undercarriage and the project is complete.
Well not quite - this build has been as much
about the historical research as it has been
about the plastic. It would be really nice to
tie up all those loose ends with hard
evidence and complete not just the
Wellington but also the gaps in the family
history, we will just have to wait and see...
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BLACKBURN
BUCCANEERS
By Paul Bradley
A
reader recently wrote to me
telling me that he liked classic
kit histories of single types. So,
in honour of ‘International Talk
Like A Pirate Day’, which as I am sure you
are aware is September 19th, I thought I’d
take a look at classic Buccaneer kits.
We concern ourselves with four kits – three
in 1/72 by Airfix, Frog and Matchbox, and one
in 1/100 by Tamiya. The first to be released
was the Airfix kit, way back in 1960 when the
aircraft was still in development, and this is
reflected by the small intakes, short canopy
and early nose shape representative of the
pre-production NA.39 rather than a
production Buccaneer. Detail is crude, and
working features include a hinging nose,
folding wings, opening airbrake, lowering
tailhook and rotating bomb bay door! A
crude ‘special shape’ (nuclear freefall bomb)
is included and is the only store. Airfix USA
released this kit in the late sixties with
arguably the strangest artwork ever seen on
a model kit – the artist must have been in a
drug-fuelled haze when he created Airfix USA
boxart, as most of them are “far out, man!”
Back in the staid offices of Haldane Place,
London, the kit itself was reworked and
released as a Buccaneer S.1 in the mid-late
seventies, but no improvements were made
aside from a change of markings. The kit was
finally given a comprehensive makeover in
1989, returning as an S.2B with lengthened
canopy, the larger S.2 air intakes, a bulged
bomb bay door and tailplane bullets
representative of a service S.2B. The wheel
wells were also boxed in. However, for some
reason the nose was not changed, and was
still representative of a prototype. Luckily,
aftermarket resin replacements were
created, including one from Airkit. A full tree
of stores is provided, including slipper tanks
and Martel missiles. Decals, including full
stencilling, were included for two RAF a/c.
Frog’s very reasonable effort dates from
1972 and is treated fully later in this article.
The Matchbox S.2 was released in 1975 and
is a fair representation, with good profile
and lines, though lacking much detail and is
covered in deep trenches. Initial boxings
featured markings for two RAF machines;
the 1992 boxing included Desert Storm
markings. External shapes and outlines are
very good, but time will need to be spent
getting rid of the external ‘detail’ and adding
new detail inside and out – a statement that
just about sums up all three of the 1/72 kits!
Tamiya also released a Buccaneer as part
of their 1/100 range, back in 1971. This is
actually quite a neat little kit, with good lines
and accuracy, though a bit lacking in
internal detail – the cockpit area is boxed in
and there are two very basic ejection seats -
A Matchbox Bucc ‘in flight’
Airfix USA
NA.39 boxart –
groovy, man
Airfix 1989 S.2B
artwork – the
revamped kit
The parts of the original Airfix NA.39,
circa 1960. The previous owner had
started detail painting…
Tamiya’s 1/100
kit box
Remainder of 1989’s release
but having very fine raised panel lines on the
exterior. Martels and bombs are included for
stores, and markings are provided for both
RAF and South African aircraft. Overall, a nice
effort - if you like the scale.
Of course, if you have mucho spendy in
your wallet, the CMK resin/multi-media kit
is what you want to buy and it is a lovely
treat. For those with smaller budgets, any of
the three 1/72 kits mentioned can be made
into a decent replica with some work. Hope
springs eternal that Airfix’s policy of
replacing old moulds from their back
catalogue will extend to this type but, until
then, pull up a sea chest, tack your stuffed
parrot to your shoulder and take the wind
gauge on one of these venerables. I did just
that with the Frog kit a few years ago.
Classic Plastic
The fuselage parts of the 1960 NA.39
(white) and 1989 revamp (grey)
Frog 1/72
Blackburn
Buccaneer
By Paul Bradley
T
he Frog 1/72 Buccaneer was
first issued in 1972. Despite
changing times, where interior
details were becoming more
widespread and less generic in the early
seventies, this kit has very little interior
detail, and exterior detail is confined to
some fine raised panel lines. The engine
intakes and exhausts and wheel wells are
not boxed in and the model is completely
see-through! Four Martel missiles are the
only stores provided and two decal
options, for the Royal Air Force and South
African Air Force, are included.
Moulded in mid-grey plastic, there are
forty-eight parts. The fuselage is split
horizontally, allowing the shapely engine
pods and fuselage to be moulded
accurately. The wings are split at the wing
fold, oddly though, no provision is made to
have the wings folded! However, both the
nose and airbrakes are separate, allowing
these to be positioned if desired. Accuracy
is generally very good to allow an early
1970s era Buccaneer to be recreated.
Departing from the norm, I started with
the airbrakes. The kit’s fins were thinned,
then using plastic card and the Airwaves
photo-etch set, I boxed in the two halves of
the brake assembly. These were set aside for
mounting at the end of airframe assembly, as
the various jacks and plates holding the main
structures in place would be quite fragile.
Next up was to box in the main wheel wells.
There is nothing in the kit, the area is
completely see-through. On the real thing, the
jetpipes run across the top of the
undercarriage bays, giving a curved interior to
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The Frog Buccaneer’s parts
Tamiya’s 1/100 parts
the roofs of the bays. Boxing in this area
proved to be rather awkward given all the
curves of the fuselage, but was accomplished
using plastic card for the various bulkheads
and tubing from scalpel blade containers for
the jetpipes, which in retrospect was perhaps
slightly too large in diameter. Nevertheless, the
addition of various pipes and cable runs using
fine wire and solder added convincing detail.
Up front, I lengthened the cockpit
floor/nosewheel bay roof part at both the
front and back, and then boxed in the wheel
well, adding more pipework using fine solder.
The front undercarriage is moulded in one
piece and is poorly detailed – I opted to use
a replacement in white metal from Aeroclub
– while only slightly better detailed, it did add
a bit of extra weight to the front end to help
prevent tail-sitting.
In the cockpits, the Frog kit provides
nothing other than a pair of armchairs, so
everything has to be scratchbuilt. I started
with some Aeroclub resin seats and various
bits from the Airwaves PE set, including the
IPs and side consoles for both front and rear
cockpits, added to scratchbuilt tubs.
It’s funny what you can learn by
modelling; did you know that the seats in a
Bucc are offset slightly so that the
backseater can get a better view? Or that
the Bucc did not have a conventional stick
- the pilot had a small hand controller
protruding from the base of his instrument
panel? Or that the clear protective screen
between the crew is curved facing the
observer, but squared off at its base? The
last was solved by using a Bf 109
windscreen, suitably sanded down –
necessity being the mother of invention.
Before closing up the fuselage halves, I
added aluminium tubing exhausts and 10
thou plastic card intake linings, glued into
an oval shape and slotted into the inside of
the intake lips . The Airwaves PE set has
good representations of the compressor
fans for the rear of the intakes and of the
rear end of the engines to add at the front
of the exhaust tubing. I added a plastic card
laminate extension to the top of the fin as
it was 2mm too short, according to the
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In association with
usually-reliable Arthur Bentley, and added
the small intake at the base of the fin with a
piece of suitably-shaped plastic tubing. All
the raised panel line detail was sanded off
and major panel lines were rescribed. The
fuselage halves fit fairly well, with some filler
Some needed all along the join; this is typical of
aftermarket for the laterally-split fuselages.
Bucc, from The nose cone was glued together,
Airwaves, Aeroclub, trapping a substantial fishing weight inside
Airkit and Heritage to ensure the model was not a tail-sitter.
Once glued to the fuselage and faired in,
some reshaping was done to give the
characteristic Buccaneer nose contours. The
mount for the refuelling probe was
removed, as it was far too prominent.
The Frog The wings are split at the fold, but there is
airbrakes with no option to fold, and I didn't wish to
Airwaves PE fret scratchbuild that aspect with this kit. Fit was
OK, but more filler needed. Again, major panel
lines were rescribed, replacing the raised detail
lost in getting the wings together.
I uncovered a photo of the a/c I intended to
finish the model as, and it showed it carrying a
Frog’s nose gear buddy refuelling pod. By happy happenstance,
with Aeroclub I had received an old C-Scale white-metal
white-metal detail set for the Matchbox Bucc, and decided
replacement to depict an asymmetrical loadout, with the
buddy pack under the starboard wing and a
slipper tank under the port. No other stores
would have been carried, but the pylons would
have been in place and these are also provided
in the C-Scale set.
Once the major airframe assembly was
complete, I added two coats of primer, sanded
A fishing weight after drying, following which two coats of
fits neatly into the white were sprayed on the undersurfaces.
nose Then I added two coats of Extra Dark Sea Grey
for the uppers and, once thoroughly dry, some
weathering with a slightly darker Extra Dark
Sea Grey in patches and very dark grey along
the rescribed panel lines.
Once the main paintwork was finished
Frog’s canopy and the airframe Futured, it was time to add
compared to the some decals. I had in my spares box an old
Aeroclub vacform Modeldecal sheet, #57, which, amongst
replacement others, featured a nice Royal Navy S.2 XN977
‘230’ of 801 Sqn, aboard HMS Victorious, in
1966. I love the classic grey over white
colour scheme of that period, so this was a
natural option for me to choose.
Despite their age, the Modeldecals set
Frog’s recliners behaved impeccably. Incidentally, the
replaced by roundels were from a forty-year-old ABT
Aeroclub resin seats sheet that Mike Grant sent me - they were
the only ones I had that were the correct
size and that had pure white instead of ivory
white… and what's more, they worked
Modeldecal
sheet 57
Before and after
airbrake halves
Fairing in the The nose and
nose cone – some wings needed
reshaping is also some filler
required
Work on the undersides – decals and
weathering are in progress
perfectly – cheers, Mike! Once dry, another
coat of Future was followed by Xtracrylix
Satin Varnish as the final coat to tone down
the glossiness.
The air brakes were interesting. Each
consists of three parts and took some
juggling around to get them properly in
place with various pistons and rods. I
couldn't find any clear photos of exactly
how the airbrakes on a Buccaneer are
worked - even the usually reliable Aeroguide
wasn't a lot of help - so I went with some
‘creative gizmology.’ Looks effective enough,
though don't ask me to explain how it
works.......
The kit’s canopy is thick and features
crude framing. A better alternative is the
vacform from Aeroclub. While it is a bit wide
for this kit – perhaps it was created for the
Airfix kit - I squished it in a bit and secured
it, carefully, with superglue. It needed a bit
of fairing in around the windscreen, but
looks fine once in place.
Next up, I added the pylons and stores.
The slipper tank doesn't look quite right; it
is perhaps a little too nose down, and a bit
too long for the Frog kit - it would interfere
with the inboard flaps – but fixing that
wouldn’t have been an easy job, so I left it as
is. Some small details were added to finish
up and my upgrade of the basic Frog kit was
complete.
The Frog kit is rather nice considering
when it was first produced. Rather lacking
in detail of course, but then that's half the
fun with these older kits!
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 XN923

Assigned to A&AEE in July 1962 for trials having spent two months with 700Z flight. Exclusively used for trials until struck off charge on
17th May, 1974. Currently on display at Gatwick Aviation Museum and ground running. Scheme upon retirement was over-all White with
Red radome and Blue tail (possibly Roundel Blue)

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XW543 12 Squadron

Supplied to 15 Sqn at RAF Laarbuch, Germany in May 1972 the aircraft served with a number of squadrons. Following the Gulf War XW543
was repainted for the last time in all-over Medium Sea Grey in August 1990 with low visibility markings; two years later in May 1992 it was
scrapped

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894 12 Squadron

Wearing a scheme to commemorate the 75th anniversary of 12 Sqn, XX894 had a Green flash that was painted over the standard all-over
Medium Sea Grey

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894 809 NAS

Having never actually served with the Royal Navy, during the final few weeks of Buccaneer service with the RAF, XX894 was painted to
represent 020/R of 809 NAS in February 1994 with an over-all scheme of Extra Dark Sea Grey. Kept as a ground runner at Bruntingthorpe it
retains this final scheme Colour artwork by Chris Sandham-Bailey/Inkworm www.inkworm.co.uk

Blackburn Buccaneer S.B2 XW531 15 Squadron

Entered service in December 1970 with 15 Squadron, RAF Honington. Wearing the early scheme of Dark Sea Grey/Dark Green camouflage
with Light Aircraft Grey undersides. Early RAF Buccaneers wore a gloss scheme and also had Red, White & Blue roundels. XW531 crashed off
the coast of Norway on 29th October 1976
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XW544 16 Squadron

Entered service with 15 Sqn, RAFG Laarbruch, West Germany in June 1972, transferred to 16 Sqn in 1979. Following retirement in May 1985
it ended up at Bruntingthorpe as a ground runner. Standard RAF wrap around scheme of Dark Sea Grey and Dark Green

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XN976 208 Squadron

XN976 was the first S.2 received by the Royal Navy and initially was sent to Boscombe Down for trials, and following transfer to the RAF it
was upgraded to S.2B standard. In May 1991 it received a special 7th Anniversary scheme of all-over Gloss Black with the markings applied
over these. The aircraft crashed on 9th July 1992

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XV352 208 Squadron

Whilst taking part in Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB in August 1977 XV352 had a temporary scheme of Dark Earth and Light Stone applied
over most areas except the nose and tail. The scheme was removed shortly after returning to RAF Honington

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XV160 208 Squadron

Having initially served with the Royal Navy XV160 was transferred to the RAF in 1970. In November of 1977, whilst on exercise in Norway, a
temporary White scheme was applied over the Dark Green. The underside remained Light Aircraft Grey. XV160 Crashed in September 1982,
whilst off the coast of Sardinia Colour artwork by Chris Sandham-Bailey/Inkworm www.inkworm.co.uk

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XV863 ‘S’ Operation Granby

Delivered to the Royal Navy in August 1968 XV863 saw active service during the Gulf War in Operation Granby where it remained for just
over a month in the Pave Spike laser designation role. It wore the nose art Sea Witch Debbie and six mission symbols on the starboard side.
A temporary scheme of Desert Pink was applied and this quickly weathered. XV863 is currently on display at Weston Airport, Dublin
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1/72 Scale Plans

Blackburn Buccaneer
Scale Drawings by
Chris Sandham-Bailey/Inkworm
www.inkworm.co.uk

S.2B Top

Alternative Wing Tip

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1/72 Scale Plans

Blackburn Buccaneer

S.2B Bottom
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S.1 Side

S.2B Front

S.2B Side

S.2B Side
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1/144 Scale Plans

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B Side

S.2B Front

S.2B Side

S.2B Bottom

S.2B Top
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2A XT273 237 OCU

Constructed as an S.2 XT273 was converted to an S.2A whilst still with the Royal Navy, in June 1975 it was transferred to 237 OCU where this
scheme was applied, at this stage the underside was still Light Aircraft Grey but it wore the later style roundels.

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 XN975 A&AEE

Originally ordered as a S.1, XN975 was the second production S.2, it did not undertake any active service but was involved in trials until it
crashed near Bruggen, Germany, whilst avoiding a helicopter on 14th June 1978. Standard early navy scheme with Deep Orange high
visibility markings on the tail and nose

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XW987 A&AEE

Commissioned specifically for the RAE, XW987 was originally painted in a high visibility scheme before being repainted in the Raspberry
Ripple scheme of Signal Red, White and Oxford Blue (all gloss) in May 1982. Retired in February 1995 it was sold to Thunder City, South
Africa

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XW988 A&AEE

Also destined for the RAE from the outset, XW988 received a high visibility Yellow, Extra Dark Green and White scheme. When the initial
drawing for the scheme was supplied someone had written the serial across the underside just for reference, however it was applied the
full length of the bomb bay and was retained. Eventually sold to Thunder City Colour artwork by Chris Sandham-Bailey/Inkworm www.inkworm.co.uk

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XN976 Royal Navy Test Squadron (C Squadron)

Later in life XN976 was to wear the special 75th Anniversary scheme but the first role was to undergo trials and in July 1975 was based at
USNAS Pensacola, Florida and regularly flew from the USS Lexington. Radome was left unpainted, undersides were White and upper
surfaces were Extra Dark Sea Grey. The demarcation line on the forward fuselage was higher than standard Navy schemes
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Modellers Portfolio Blackburn Buccaneer

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 XT269 700B Flight NAS

XT269 entered service in April 1965 and was shortly after allocated to 700B Flight, at RNAS Lossiemouth. Initially wearing the code 723 it
was recoded 236 in July 1965 and remained so until the flight was disbanded on 30th September 1965. Whilst with 809 NAS the aircraft
rolled off the Deck of HMS Ark Royal in February 1972 and was not recovered. Gloss White and Extra Dark Sea Grey scheme

Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 XN965 736 NAS

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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 XV156 800 NAS

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Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 XN964 801 NAS

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Extra Dark Sea Grey during the mid 1960s. Following retirement XN964 was acquired by Newark Air Museum where it is currently on display Colour artwork by Chris Sandham-Bailey/Inkworm www.inkworm.co.uk

Blackburn Buccaneer S.50 421 24 Squadron SAAF

Operated by 24 Squadron, AFB Waterkloof from 1965 to 1991, the SAAF Buccaneers wore Dark Sea Grey and PRU Blue undersides. 421 was
retained as Gate Guardian for AFB Waterkloof
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SAMI Spotlight How-To
D-I-Y
Decals for
beginners
A compilation of advice from
many sources, summarised
By Brian Derbyshire
S
ometimes you really
want to model a
particular subject, but
can’t find suitable
decals; that means
either hand-painting, or high(ish)
technology - a PC, printer, and
maybe image software.
First steps
Let’s start at the easy end, with black-on-
clear serial numbers and codes. For these
you can often get by with Word (or MAC
equivalent): plain old clear decal film, as
produced by Aeroclub etc: and a
photocopier.
First create your serial. Your choice of
fonts may be huge, but finding the right
style of numbers and letters within any one
is usually impossible. (I printed off a
complete set of my computer’s installed
fonts for reference: Font name (in said font),
A-Z, a-z, 1-0. It helps a lot!) ‘Amarillo’ and
‘rafstd.ttf’ are worth importing. Change
font, size, and character spacing, letter by
letter if necessary, to get the right look.
Print out what you need, plus some spares
– Murphy is always on the prowl...
Now cut out your printed text, and
insert a matching piece of decal paper.
Tape it up at the back, all round, and insert
into the photocopier feed tray. Make sure
it’s the right way up, and the right way
round, and set to only one copy, and 1/1
scale, and anything else you can think of.
Press ‘print’ and hope. I have never yet
clogged up a photocopier doing this,
though your newsagent may need
reassurance on this point!
Ordinary decal film may be no good for
inkjet printers, but it’s ok with
photocopiers. Spray the results with clear
gloss varnish (Klear for preference) before
application, and if there’s a solid area of
black apply several coats – the heat of the
cooked ink makes the decal film brittle. If
you make two copies, and overpaint the
first, then overlay the second, you can do
very neat black-outlined artwork this way.
More Detailed Items
For more advanced work you need a
combination of computer, printer, and
assorted software; maybe a scanner too.
Quality of finished product is dependent
on a fine enough printer setting: I reckon
300 dpi is an absolute minimum. Artwork
can be generated by scanning and
manipulating (or tracing) an external
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original, or from scratch. Either
‘illustration/art’ or ‘technical/CAD’
programmes can be used. Printmaster Gold
is recommended, though I have TurboCad.
I can’t really help you here: you need to
learn to drive your own product, as they’re
all different. Many programmes are not
interested in anything other than holiday
photos and in order to get your size right it
sometimes helps to specify customised
margins.
Once you find settings that work, make
careful notes of all of them. Don’t lose the
notes! (As I did).
Decal Film
1. Plain old clear film, as produced by
Aeroclub etc., is OK for overpainting but
no good for inkjet printers. The ink just
sits there, and neither time nor hair-
dryers will make it dry satisfactorily.
2. Specialist INKJET film catches the tiny
ink dots as they come without letting
them spread (as they do on plain paper)
and then lets them bond (which they
don’t on ordinary decal film).
Recommended brands are ‘Expert’s
Choice’ and ‘Crafty Computer Paper’ –
both available in clear and white. Thin
film, adequate strength, takes ink well,
gentle-touch dry in an hour, doesn’t
mind being hurried with a hair dryer.
3. Specialist LASER film, optimised for laser
printers. No experience reported, but
available from Bare-Metal Foil Co.
(www.Bare-Metal.com – the makers of
‘Expert’s Choice’).
4. LAZERTRAN film. This is also for inkjets,
and is intended to be dual-purpose in
that it is a white film, but goes clear
when overpainted with PU or similar
white-spirit clear varnish: more than
one coat may be needed. Areas to be
coloured or to stay white can be
‘masked’ beforehand with Klear or
similar acrylic varnish. (Which brings us
back to hand-painting).
Here’s Ian Crawford: “... Lazertran ... works
brilliantly. If you leave it to dry for thirty
minutes after printing, the inkjet inks
become waterproof and will not run.
(Unlike Expert’s Choice etc – BD) However,
computer inks are translucent, as they are
designed to be used on a white
background. Over a dark background, the
colours become almost invisible if you
have rendered the decal film clear. The
paper is not unduly expensive.2
I find the white to be rather translucent,
and the film itself rather thick, so I find this
of limited use; also, for the same printer
setting, it tends to fuzz more than ‘EC.’
Printer Settings
An inkjet printer fires tiny blobs of ink, and
on plain paper they soak in (and spread)
instantly. On film, they don’t do either, and
take a little time to dry, so ‘normal’ settings
tend to give puddles of ink and a blurred
image. Therefore the printer needs to be
set to Dead Slow and Not Too Much Ink.
Explore your printer settings; e.g. an HP
690C has the choice of ‘plain paper’ ‘photo
paper’ ‘premium photo paper’ and
‘transparency film’ plus ‘best’ ‘normal’ and
‘draft.’ Quite a maze! Only experiment will
show what works best for your kit. (I tell my
current Canon printer it has ‘Pro’ quality
paper, so it will let me set ‘Extra Fine’
custom printing.) Also, an ink-saver
programme, set to 25% saving or so, can
improve quality when there is a large area
of dark colour to be printed.
Printing
To minimise wastage, don’t feed the whole
decal film sheet through the printer. Set up
to print the artwork near the top of an A4
(portrait) or A5 (landscape) sheet, and
draft-print it there on plain (even scrap!)
paper. Cut it out, with a small overlap, and
inset a matching piece of decal film in the
hole with sticky tape behind. Then reset
the printer to optimum and feed it through
again.
Drying and Sealing
Even when used on Inkjet film, water-
based ink will not stand application to a
model unless sealed – the ink runs if it gets
wet. Red is particularly vulnerable, and if
unprotected will fuzz over time even if it
looks OK when the model is newly finished.
You need a spirit-based varnish to protect it
– if Klear is used it’s instant smear time –
and it must be sprayed, as brushing causes
its own kind of damage. No doubt there
are alternatives, but I use Halford’s aerosol
gloss lacquer. It’s not too expensive, its
spray is very fine, it doesn’t mobilise the ink
(provided you shoot from a good twelve
inches range), and it dries tough and
flexible.
So – I print off my decal and leave to dry
for a few minutes. Then I tickle it with a
hairdryer, set to slow and medium hot.
After a few more minutes, I take it outside
(to prevent domestic incidents) and with
my back to the wind mist a few coats of
Halford’s over it, leaving a minute or two
between coats. Finally I give it a brushed
coat of Micro Gloss. After all that, it’s safely
waterproof and will stand brushing with
Klear as used in standard decal procedure.
What About White?
Unless you have a very special printer, there
is no white ink: to an inkjet printer, ‘white’ =
‘none.’ Also, printer ink is translucent, and a
white substrate is needed to generate any
colour at all, except black. So white decal
film is obviously essential: and for things
like insignia, fancy codes, and nose art, the
problem isn’t actually the white but the
background colour.
Most CAD and Paintshop-type
programmes let you devise your own
custom colours, and it’s worth setting up a
little library of those that crop up often. The
colours are defined by three coordinates;
keep a note of these so you can recreate
the colours when you upgrade or crash.
Note that you can set up approximately on
plain glossy paper - e.g. the margins of old
magazines! - but the final colour matching
needs to be done using the printer
settings, film, lacquer spray, paint, and
varnish that will go on the model; and this
can be a frustrating and repetitive business.
Once done, though, you’re laughing – until
that particular tin of paint runs out.
Application
Suppose you have, for example, a light grey
RAAF serial on a homemade Foliage Green
background, or some such, printed on
white film. Cut (not too closely) around
your lettering. Cutting-out (which you have
to do at some time) lets water get at the
edge of the item during application, and
can leave a whitish outline, so leave
enough room for touching-up. Otherwise,
the usual tricks, like applying over a gloss
finish, warming with a hair-dryer, and
overspraying with varnish, apply to your
homemades just like commercials. Give it a
go –you may be pleasantly surprised at
what you can do.
PS – Interiors, seat belts, instrument
panels etc. can be similarly printed onto
peel-and-stick labels – very useful for older
kits, especially if (like me) you think such
things are a chore.
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SAMI Spotlight First Look
First Look
Super SHAR
Kinetic Model Kits 1/48th Sea Harrier FA.2 (#48041)
By Rick Greenwood. Available from www.luckymodel.com
R
ecent releases from the likes of
Kitty Hawk and Revell have
provided models of those long
awaited types in service with the
Royal Air force such as Jaguar and Tornado,
bringing welcome up-to-date modern
toolings of these iconic aircraft to the
hobbyist. Still there are gaps, and one of these
surely must be a new family of Harriers in 1/48
for both RAF and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.
Kinetic have stepped up to the mark and
have just released the Sea Harrier FA.2 in 1/48.
Have the dreams of many a modeller come
true or is it another case of nice try but not
quite, as can often seem the case these days?
The rather large sturdy box is adorned
with inspiring digital artwork featuring a
Harrier in flight resplendent in decommission
markings of 800 Squadron Fleet Air Arm
2004. After lifting the lid you are greeted with
no less than eight sprues containing a
medium grey coloured plastic. Parts count is
not excessive for the size and subject. The
box lid claims 270+ and I will accept their
statement, not wanting to count every single
component!
Detail of the main parts is good with
restrained rivets and engraved panels where
needed. There are some interesting mould
designs for the likes of the one-part engine
nozzles and outrigger wheels, otherwise
Fuselage parts feature consistent engraved detail
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Box Art
One-part upper wing
breakdown of the parts is logical for the
subject, and not over-engineered with no
separate drop-in panels etc, as is often the
case with some newly-tooled kits of late. The
elevators are notable with their scale
thickness clearly evident.
Flight controls can be deployed in the
lowered or raised position and a separate
rudder and positional speed brake are also
provided. Intake detail features the highly
visible engine compressor at the rear of the
intake.
The question any Harrier modeller wants
to know is “Are the blow-in doors separate in
the intakes?” The answer is a resounding yes,
adding to the overall look of an aircraft on
the ground.
Overall detail is good with a nice six-part
ejection seat and raised cockpit detailing for
the instrument panel and consoles. Landing
gear bay detail too is adequate and the
wheels are the usual Kinetic style of separate
hubs trapped between the two tire sections.
Finishing off the airframe detail parts are
small etched parts for the fences found on
the leading edge of each wing.
Kinetic offer some paint call-outs during
assembly and are cross referenced to most
major brands inside the front cover of the
instruction booklet. A quick dry fit of the
parts shows a good positive fit of the
1/48 One-part outrigger wheels are
SCALE well detailed and strong
Ejector seat side frame features excellent
detail
fuselage, and the one-part upper wing will
avoid any nasty seams (I hope).
The clear parts are provided on a single
sprue and the canopy detonation cord is
moulded into the main canopy section. The
Close-up of parts on canopy is well moulded and free from
sprue distortion. Ordnance and things for under
the wings are provided with two duplicate
‘G' sprues containing the parts for a number
of drop tanks and air-to-air stuff the Harrier
could deploy.
The highlight for me on reaching the
bottom of the box was the very impressive
One-part engine decal sheet - one thing you’re not going to
nozzle removing need are aftermarket decals for this one, with
complicated seam full stencil data provided for both the
removal airframe and weapons
Included in the markings is the attractive
box top airframe and the blue 25th
Anniversary scheme.
But don't worry if these don't tickle your
fancy; if like me you're not a great fan of
special schemes then there are the more
Crystal clear canopy normal grey coloured jets catered for as well.
with moulded MDC So a quick list of what's there:
detail 1. ZD613 in decommission markings of
800 Sqn, March 2004
2. ZH809 25th Anniversary of Harrier flight
899 Sqn, October 2004
3. A number of aircraft from 800 NAS
4. A number of aircraft from 801 NAS
5. A number of aircraft from 899 NAS
Required information
for decal placement The regular squadron aircraft feature
different markings corresponding to
different time frames and are all clearly
labelled in the decal placement guide.
Plenty of options, then, to satisfy all but the
super detailer, and a kit that should result in a
nice out-of-the-box representation of the
aircraft. Rumours are already in circulation
Decal sheet surrounding a whole family of Harriers from
provided in the kit Kinetic, and the modeller can be fairly
negating the use of optimistic on viewing the contents of this kit.
aftermarket items
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Kittyhawk F-35C Lightning II
TECH DATA
I
will not go in to the history of the F-35
KITTYHAWK because most modellers around the
F-35C world will be aware of the its long and
LIGHTNING II complicated development and the
SCALE : 1/48 fact that many nations, including the UK, are
KIT NO: 80132 pinning their hopes on this type as their
TYPE: Injection future combat aircraft.
Moulded Plastic This is the third boxing of the F-35 that
MANUFACTURER: Kittyhawk have released and covers the US
Kitty Hawk Models Navy’s F-35C. This version is designed for
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conventional take off and landing using
catapults and arrestor hook and is equipped
with a larger wing than the other variants, as
well as wing folds. As I write this the first
squadron of the US Navy is working up on
the type and I am sure over the next few
years many familiar squadron badges will
dress its tailfins.
On opening the large box you will find it
packed to the top with grey plastic sprues,
featuring nicely restrained panel lines mixed
with slightly raised details for the RAM
panels that cover the aircraft’s surface which
will be a big aid to painting. This kit is packed
with detail and options like folding wings,
First Look
1/48
SCALE
open bomb bays and extendable refuelling
probe not forgetting the canopy, which
opens like the original MiG-21 with the hinge
at the front.
The cockpit, bomb bays and undercarriage
bays have a good level of detail out of the box
and a light wash will really pick this out.
The kit includes full intake trunks and
engine. There are an awful lot of parts to get
into that two-piece fuselage and that’s just
the plastic because you also get a nice sheet
of etched brass that supplies details for the
canopy frames and the locking mechanism as
well as the engine exhausts and afterburner
ring.
Also present is a good selection of
weaponry to hang in the bomb bays or
rather less stealthily on the pylons under the
wings, including GBU-12/31/31B/38 as well
as sidewinder and AMRAAM and finally a
Recon pod.
Markings are supplied for four options
and the comprehensive decal sheet also
includes stencils:
• F-35C, CF-01 Prototype. This option
supplies the aircraft as first seen in
public in various shade of turquoise and
grey plus dark blue tails.
• F-35C, CF-01. The same aircraft as
number one with full grey colours yellow
SAMI Spotlight
lightning bolts added the previous plain
blue fins. Finally we have lots of badges
including the flags from all the nations
planning to operate all versions of the F-
35.
• F-35, CF-03. The third prototype in a Plain
Jane grey scheme.
• F-35, NO-1, 101, VF-101 Grim Reapers,
The squadron commanders bird shows
off its full colour show scheme befitting
the owner of the first USN F-35 squadron.
Conclusion
I was very impressed by this kit and I am
sure it will be a feature on many shelves as
more USN squadrons receive the type. And
in due course I fancy doing a Royal Navy
‘What If’ as many think this version is the
one our new carriers should have rather
than the more complicated and limited F-
35B.
The detail supplied by Kittyhawk looks
first rate and apparently this kit has been
tinkered with to ensure as straightforward
build as possible from a kit packed with so
many parts.
For a more detailed look inside the box
visit the SAMi portal of our website to see
our quick look video.
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SAMI Spotlight Previews

Previews
BAe Hawk T1A
AH-1G Cobra Over the USA AH-1G Spanish and IDF
Red Arrows 50th and Europe Cobras
Anniversary TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 72278
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 72274
TECHNICAL DATA PRICE: £13.40 US$28.00 PRICE: £13.40 US$28.00
SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 2747 DECAL OPTIONS: 5 DECAL OPTIONS: 4
PRICE: £29.99 US$29.99 PANEL LINES: Recessed PANEL LINES: Recessed
DECAL OPTIONS: 1 STATUS: New Tooling STATUS: New Tooling
PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue Typically moulded in red plastic, the kit TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
represents the usual confusion of PARTS: Plastic 144, Clear, 16 PARTS: Plastic 144, Clear, 16
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
marketing-versus-common-sense where
PARTS: Plastic 99, Clear 7 MANUFACTURER: Special Hobby MANUFACTURER: Special Hobby
models of the Arrows are concerned. On
MANUFACTURER: Italeri the one hand it is a fine kit, nicely moulded, UK IMPORTER: Hannants UK IMPORTER: Hannants
UK IMPORTER: The Hobby Company with an attractive and relevant scheme. On US IMPORTER: Squadron US IMPORTER: Squadron
US IMPORTER: MRC
the other hand it is moulded in the AVAILABLE FROM : www.cmkkits.com AVAILABLE FROM : www.cmkkits.com
impossible-to-paint red plastic that can only
appeal to someone with neither the budget
This reboxing offers the 2014 50th display nor the skills even to open the box. Nice kit
scheme, and includes serials for all aircraft. – but get some grey primer on it fast…

P-61A/B Black TECHNICAL DATA

SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 04887
Widow PRICE: £26.99 US$44.95
DECAL OPTIONS: 2
PANEL LINES: Raised STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic AH-1G Cobra Marines
PARTS: Plastic 119, Clear 10 Agusta-Bell AB 205 TECHNICAL DATA
MANUFACTURER: Revell Gmbh & Co.KG Carabinieri SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 72280
UK IMPORTER: Revell UK TECHNICAL DATA PRICE: £13.40 US$28.00
US IMPORTER: Revell-Monogram SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 2739 DECAL OPTIONS: 4
PRICE: £22.50 US$44.00 PANEL LINES: Recessed
DECAL OPTIONS: 3 STATUS: New Tooling

Seafire Mk III ‘D-Day Fleet Eyes’
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 48128
PRICE: £20.70 US$40.00
DECAL OPTIONS: 2
PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 85, Clear 9, Etched 25
MANUFACTURER: Special Hobby
UK IMPORTER: Hannants
US IMPORTER: Squadron
AVAILABLE FROM : www.cmkkits.com
PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 144, Clear, 16
PARTS: Plastic 108, Clear 14 MANUFACTURER: Special Hobby
MANUFACTURER: Italeri UK IMPORTER: Hannants
UK IMPORTER: The Hobby Company US IMPORTER: Squadron
US IMPORTER: MRC AVAILABLE FROM : www.cmkkits.com
This timely D-Day-themed reissue also
includes adhesive vinyl fishplates and frame
for the radio hatch

F-4F Phantom
D.H.100 Vampire FB.52 ‘In FMA IA-58A/D Pucara ‘Still
II WTD 61 Northern Skies’ Flying’
Flight Test TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 72281
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 72288
TECHNICAL DATA PRICE: £12.40 US$26.00 PRICE: £18.60 US$37.00

SCALE: 1/32 KIT NO: 04895 DECAL OPTIONS: 4 DECAL OPTIONS: 4

PRICE: £36.99 US$69.95 PANEL LINES: Recessed PANEL LINES: Recessed

DECAL OPTIONS: 1 STATUS: New Tooling STATUS: Reissue

PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue

TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 273, Clear 10
MANUFACTURER: Revell Gmbh & Co.KG
This kit includes the biggest decal sheet I TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
have ever seen – an A3 set offering all the PARTS: Plastic 58, Clear 5 PARTS: Plastic 73, Clear 1, Resin 12, Etched 82
checkered markings that can be applied
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Boston Mk III ‘Over D-Day
Beaches’
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 72287
PRICE: £22.80 US$46.00
DECAL OPTIONS: 4
PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 113, Clear 9, Resin 4
MANUFACTURER: Special Hobby
UK IMPORTER: Hannants
US IMPORTER: Squadron
AVAILABLE FROM : www.cmkkits.com
FMA IA-58
P-51 Mustang IV
T-33A ‘T-Bird over Europe’
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/32 KIT NO: 32050
PRICE: £45.60 US$88.00
DECAL OPTIONS: 5
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 90, Clear 7, Resin 23, Etched 23
MANUFACTURER: Special Hobby
UK IMPORTER: Hannants
US IMPORTER: Squadron
AVAILABLE FROM : www.cmkkits.com
Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/144 KIT NO: 071
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 2745
PRICE: £29.99 US$49.00
DECAL OPTIONS: 4
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: Reissue
A very attractive reboxing of the Hasegawa
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
kit presenting the Mustang in what many
PARTS: Plastic 88, Clear 9 regard as its most attractive schemes. The
MANUFACTURER: Italeri late war RAF markings are exquisite on this
type, and there are plenty of options if the
UK IMPORTER: The Hobby Company
kit sheet does not cater to your tastes.
US IMPORTER: MRC Some of those bare-metal Mk IVs are very
handsome looking machines indeed.
C-450 Coléoptère
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 261
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PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: New Tooling TYPE: Resin
PARTS: Resin 32, Resin Clear 1, Vacform
Clear 1
MANUFACTURER: Miniwings
UK IMPORTER: Hannants
US IMPORTER: UMM-USA
PRICE: £26.99 US$44.95
DECAL OPTIONS: 2
PANEL LINES: Raised STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 103, Clear 7
MANUFACTURER: Revell Gmbh & Co.KG
UK IMPORTER: Revell UK
US IMPORTER: Revell-Monogram
DECAL OPTIONS: 1
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: New Tooling TYPE: Resin
PARTS: Resin 25, Vacform Clear 4, Metal 4
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TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 1365
PRICE: £9.99 US$20.50
DECAL OPTIONS: 4
PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 49, Clear 9
MANUFACTURER: Italeri
UK IMPORTER: The Hobby Company
US IMPORTER: MRC
T-38 Talon ‘NASA’
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 10002
PRICE: £15.11 US$24.99 DECAL OPTIONS: 2
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: Revised Tooling
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 98, Clear 5, Resin 2
MANUFACTURER: Wolfpack Design
AVAILABLE FROM: www.luckymodel.com
Stirling Mk IV Glider Tug
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 1350
PRICE: £39.99 US$TBC
DECAL OPTIONS: 4
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: New Tooling
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 220, Clear 23, Etched 43
MANUFACTURER: Italeri
UK IMPORTER: The Hobby Company
US IMPORTER: MRC
Very long overdue new tooling of this
essential aircraft, and the fact that it comes
out first as a glider tug is a nice touch, as this
configuration hitherto required some effort
Jaguar GR.3
Big Cat Special
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 1357
PRICE: £15.99 US$30.50
DECAL OPTIONS: 1
PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 90, Clear 3
MANUFACTURER: Italeri
UK IMPORTER: The Hobby Company
US IMPORTER: MRC
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Italeri’s Spitfire is a good easy builder’s kit,
and with the addition of the beautiful decal
sheet provided here makes for a nice
package focussed upon French pilots in the
RAF. Markings offer:
• Raphael Lombert 329 Sqn
• Denys Boudard 340 Sqn
• Pierre Clostermann 602 Sqn
• Unknown 341 Sqn
T-38 Talon ‘ROKAF’
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 10003
PRICE: £15.11 US$24.99 DECAL OPTIONS: 5
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: Revised Tooling
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 98, Clear 5, Resin 2
MANUFACTURER: Wolfpack Design
AVAILABLE FROM: www.luckymodel.com
to convert – although latterly Valiant Wings’
neat set for the Airfix kit has been useful.
So now we have a nicely detailed modern
kit of the type, and it looks very good in the
box, apart from the same extremely heavy
surface detail that appeared on the
Sunderland. This is unfortunate as it lets
down what is otherwise a spectacular and
long-awaited new kit.
This has been the best 1/72 Jaguar kit for
the entire century so far, and looks likely to
remain so. It’s a beauty. Only one decal
option included here – but a very special
one! Build a fleet of these things! It’s
mighty.
IAR-37
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 72290
PRICE: £15.50 US$30.00
DECAL OPTIONS: 3
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: New Tooling
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 34, Clear 8, Resin 29, Etched 27
MANUFACTURER: Special Hobby
UK IMPORTER: Hannants
US IMPORTER: Squadron
AVAILABLE FROM : www.cmkkits.com
DFW C.V (mid)
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/32 KIT NO: 32040
PRICE: US$99.00 DECAL OPTIONS: 5
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: New Tooling
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 320, Etched 12
MANUFACTURER: Wingnut Wings
The absolute wonder that is Wingnut Wings
has announced another new model, this
time the rather unsung stalwart of German
WWI reconnaissance the DFW C.V (mid
production). Like the Hannover Cl.I, I
mentioned that there had been no
previous inklings of this kit at all and it is
the same with this one and again it really
does make me wonder what else Wingnut
Wings have up their sleeves….
The kit comes in the now standard high
quality box and includes fifteen sprues of
grey plastic, one clear, a small fret of etch
brass details, a very complete decal sheet
and to top it off the instruction booklet.
C-60 Lodestar ‘Pacific
Transport’
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 72295
PRICE: £22.80 US$46.00
DECAL OPTIONS: 5
PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 108, Clear 23, Resin 12,
Etched 16
MANUFACTURER: Special Hobby
UK IMPORTER: Hannants
US IMPORTER: Squadron
AVAILABLE FROM : www.cmkkits.com
IAR-38
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 72293
PRICE: £15.50 US$30.00
DECAL OPTIONS: 3
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: New Tooling
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 34, Clear 8, Resin 29, Etched 27
MANUFACTURER: Special Hobby
UK IMPORTER: Hannants
US IMPORTER: Squadron
AVAILABLE FROM : www.cmkkits.com
These booklets never cease to amaze me
with their quality, and they are references in
their own right. Included in this kit are the
three generic sprues of WWI German
accessories which include trestles, cameras,
flare pistols and a teddy bear mascot,
amongst other things.
The decals are by Cartograph and
feature the most exquisite detail on even
the smallest dial or logo.
So all in all another winner from WnW. It
is really good to see this aircraft being
kitted as it formed the backbone of the air
service but has been greatly overshadowed
by the more glamorous and famous
fighters and those who flew them.
Tim Upson-Smith
EH-101 Merlin HMA.1
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: 04907
PRICE: £17.99 US$23.95
DECAL OPTIONS: 3
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 145, Clear 6
MANUFACTURER: Revell Gmbh & Co.KG
UK IMPORTER: Revell UK
US IMPORTER: Revell-Monogram
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TECHNICAL DATA
Panavia Tornado IDS
SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 03987
PRICE: £22.99 US$32.95
DECAL OPTIONS: 1
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: New Tooling
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 249, Clear 22
MANUFACTURER: Revell Gmbh & Co.KG
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Perhaps because it is a type that has been
well-kitted in the past, Revell’s new Tornado
seems to have crept in under the radar, and
this is a shame because it has all the
appearance of a stunning kit, and one of
those affordable easy builds that keeps the
modeller in the game. Some kits come back
again and again and give you a good result
every time, and with the amount of options
and aftermarket available for the type this
particular tooling is bound to run and run.
The kit is marvellously engineered, with a
great deal of detail and some excellent
features – optional open slats and flaps are
really welcome, and I particularly like the
injected parts for the internal canopy
framing, with full length sills and injected
rear view mirrors – these are on the
transparent sprue, and make a nice change
from the flat etched items we have been
accustomed to in the past. Full intake
Fw 190A-6/7/8 Nightfighter
TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 8177
PRICE: £26.99 US$49.95
DECAL OPTIONS: 4
PANEL LINES: Recessed
STATUS: Revised Issue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 217, Clear 11, Etched 107
MANUFACTURER: Eduard
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TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/144 KIT NO: 4431
PRICE: £9.99 US$19.95
DECAL OPTIONS: 3
PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
PARTS: Plastic 27, Clear 1, Etched 15 x 2
MANUFACTURER: Eduard
AVAILABLE FROM:
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MiG-21R
Weekend
ducting is included as well, and to be honest
there seem to be very few omissions!
Edition
The kit includes a basic stores loadout,
TECHNICAL DATA
but there are empty pylons under the
fuselage that either the spares box or the SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 84123
aftermarket will have to fill. This, of course, PRICE: £20.99 US$39.95
is a Luftwaffe machine, so we may not be DECAL OPTIONS: 2
as well served at present for those A move away from the traditional Weekend
PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue
important little items. It would be nice to boxing – this kit includes fabric seat
see Wingman go the whole hog with a TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic harness. Quite apart from that the parts
reboxing of this kit, but it is early days, so PARTS: Plastic 411, Clear 25 count is astonishing – better save it for a
long bank holiday weekend…
no doubt we can look forward to plenty of MANUFACTURER: Eduard
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My only gripe with this kit are the decals,
which although beautifully designed and
printed depict a rather scrappy special
scheme that is not awfully inspiring – given Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib
the many spectacular efforts we have seen
on Luftwaffe Tornadoes. Of course this is a TECHNICAL DATA
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DECAL OPTIONS: 4
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A beautiful kit at an impressive price, PANEL LINES: Recessed
and an open box of fascinating options STATUS: New Tooling
that we will be keeping an eye on. Eduard TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
already have multiple sets announced for
PARTS: Plastic 497, Clear 12
this kit, Xtradecal have sheets out for early This arrived late in production and didn’t
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TECHNICAL DATA
SCALE: 1/48 KIT NO: 8221
PRICE: £17.99 US$34.95
DECAL OPTIONS: 5
PANEL LINES: Recessed STATUS: Reissue
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
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PARTS: Plastic 102, Clear 17, Etched 68
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MANUFACTURER: Eduard
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TECH DATA
KIT NO: 81708 SCALE: 1/48
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
MANUFACTURER: HobbyBoss
UK IMPORTER: Creative Models
This is a highly detailed and complex kit of a
warplane with a fine history. It is not an easy
or a fast build but is definitely one to savour.
The A-6A was the first production version
of the aircraft, which served in the Vietnam
era and for many years beyond. A number of
A-6As were later upgraded, generally to A-6E
standard. The A-6E is the subject of another
HobbyBoss kit issue.
Looking into the large box, the first
impression is of a very well laid out kit with
many sprues, providing the modeller with a
detailed machine with plenty of choice of
ordnance to hang under the wings. I liked the
attention to detail here. The kit transparencies
are separately wrapped in protective bubble
wrap to avoid scratches, and stored safely at
the box end. A finely printed decal sheet
offers two choices of markings.
This kit provides options to droop flaps
and slats, rig airbrakes open or closed, to have
the wings spread or folded, and canopy open
or closed. Additionally the radome can be left
open to show internal detail, crew access
steps can be folded down and even an APU
can be set open above one wing root. The
scope for super detailing here is immense.
Because this is the A-6A model, the airbrakes
include both fuselage side and wingtip ‘crow’
type split brakes. Fuselage mounted airbrakes
were disabled in service and deleted entirely
from later production models.
On area which requires care is that some
sprue gates are moulded across part joins, so
careful cutting and clean-up before assembly
is important, to avoid a poor fit or loss of
detail.
Mikro Mir 1/144 Yakolev
Yak UT-1 By Bruce Leyland Jones
TECH DATA
SCALE: 1/144 KIT NO: 14402
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
MANUFACTURER: Micro Mir
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By John Bisset
The kit is sufficiently detailed and broken
down into sub-assemblies that at first it is
hard to be certain of the exact location of
items at the front of the aircraft. A deal of
dry-fitting was essential, especially for the
cockpit tub and the front bulkhead. I found it
helpful to fit the front cockpit bulkhead on
which the radar assemblies later mount
temporarily, to act as an early reference. At
quite an early stage, the cheek-mounted air
intakes are fitted, closely around the nose
gear bay. A misrigging at this point will affect
the whole of the rest of the build so care is
needed. Assembling and installing the nose
gear wheel bay takes care. I had to readjust
mine to ensure it fitted correctly into the
rather busy front end of the Intruder.
Moving on to the cockpit area, there is a
lot of detail here which careful assembly and
highlighting with dry brushing shows to
advantage. Additional detail sets are already
available from specialist suppliers, though I
felt them to be unnecessary. I left off the
instrument panel and ejector seats until late
in assembly to reduce damage while
building. Generally parts fit in this kit is
excellent. I found the ejector seats rather too
snug a sit into the cockpit tub, needing a
little paring down. The instrument panel also
required some trimming, which may have
been due to my not being careful enough in
assembly line-up. Both the ejector seats and
the instrument panel have a lot of detail,
In the Big World of 1/72, it took more than
half a century before the manufacturers
had worked through their need for Spitfires
and Messerschmitts and finally managed to
produce a Yak UT-1. Even so, this was from
the more specialist company, Pavla. Not so
with scaling down, where we now have
this diminutive little trainer before we’ve
even got a half-decent F-4. Intended as a
primary trainer, it was a tad tricky to fly, so
became an interim trainer, between the UT-
2 and the I-16 fighter. This kit is the second
1/144 product from Ukrainian company
Mikro Mir, (their first being a submarine).
A common dilemma modellers face is
which I enjoyed highlighting. That also
encouraged me to finish the model with
canopy open. Test fitting suggested I would
have difficulty getting a properly sealed
canopy anyway so this made a virtue of
necessity. Again I think the issue was careless
early work by me, despite realising how
critical this was.
The complex and hefty undercarriage
assemblies are excellent, however the
diagrams provided in the instructions are not
entirely clear. It would have been useful to
have drawings of the orientation of the
undercarriage from several different angles. I
especially liked the provision of metal centres
for the undercarriage leg assemblies. For
what is a relatively heavy model, this is a
good idea.
I had expected to need a lot of nose
weight to ensure the aircraft stood on its
wheels. The cockpit tub, nose gear wheels, air
intakes and radar nose detail occupy much
of the useful space up front, and I built up an
internal partition to help contain the lead
shot I used. In fact only around 40 grams of
weight was required. This was fixed in place
using white glue. Conveniently, a set of
panels on the lower side of the fuselage is
not added until the end of the build, so it is
possible to cut a hole in the forward fuselage
to make adding weight and glue easy.
The wings are in four parts, with outer and
inner sections for each side. The wing flaps
and slats are provided with alternate
actuating arms to allow them to be
displayed extended or retracted. I decided
not to extend the APU since I had not built
up an internal bay for it. Apart from that I
which, of the options available, to build.
Fortunately, Mikro Mir have seen fit to solve
this issue for us and have supplied all of the
bits necessary to create each of the three
main versions of this aircraft, including
various photo-etch pieces and even a set of
floats. Whilst the plastic may not be the
bestest ever, it is certainly good enough for
the task in hand and any misalignment of
parts was quickly rectified with a quick
swipe of a file. As you’d expect, I soon had a
bevy of baby beauties in front of me, all
ready for their individual PE bits and bobs.
The basic UT-1 version, with spatted
undercarriage, has bracing struts and a
pitot. Decals are provided for three different
examples of this aircraft.
The military, ground attack version, the UT-
1b, has a simplified undercarriage and some
minor scratchbuilding with stretched sprue,
or fine plastic rod, is needed. This model also
has a PE gunsight and a pair of teeny tiny PE
bombs on bomb racks, for under the wings.
I’ll confess at this point to becoming a little
confused over the placement of the supplied
PE guns, but a quick search on the Internet
confirmed to me that the aforementioned do
sit atop the wings.
The final version is of the UT-1
Floatplane and the supplied floats are
suitably embellished by PE struts.
could not resist having everything hanging
out. There is a reasonably well detailed set of
end details for the wing fold area, though the
mechanism itself appears to have been
slightly simplified. With care it is possible to
arrange for the wings to be left so they can
be folded or extended for display, though
even for maintenance it is presumably not
possible in practice to have flaps and slats
extended while the wings are folded. It
looked good to me like that, though.
The completed outer wing sections are
heavy, and the small plastic dowel that takes
the load when the wings are extended tends
to distort slightly even though it is a close fit,
so the wings tend to develop a small droop
even when glued. A small length of perspex
rod is an unobtrusive solution.
An extensive array of stores is provided for
this model, though I felt I’d like to leave this
airframe fairly clean, fitting only three drop
tanks. One which did intrigue me was the
addition of detail on the pylons themselves,
which on the real thing can be opened up. I
have seen pictures of a model super-detailed
in this way. Perhaps that will be a post-build
modification to work on.
The decals are well defined, thin, and
need careful handling to avoid tearing. I was
slightly surprised that a very thin yellow line
required on the fin in my selected scheme
was not provided as a decal, having to be
painted on. Wing walkway areas also need to
be hand painted.
Overall this kit is highly recommended. It
has excellent potential for super detailing but
also rewards careful building out of the box.
Believe me when I say that not a lot of
paint was used, but by the end of an hour, I
had three very different models, all ready
for the finishing touches.
A small sheet of clear acetate is
provided, with tiny windscreens drawn on.
Cutting these out, folding them a little and
then sticking them in place was the most
fiddly part of the whole process and I
ended up scratching a few windscreens of
my own. The Carpet Monster ate well that
day.
Of the three versions to build, the decals
for the basic UT-1 proved the most tricky to
apply, in that they didn’t really want to
conform to the curved surfaces and they
had a tendency to leave gaps in their
coverage. Fortunately, Humbrol H60 was a
good match so any exposed areas of white
were soon hidden.
To summarise, I would certainly
recommend this kit to all, but especially to
those who enjoy the ‘sensible’ scale of
1/144. For less than a tenner, you get three
distinctive little models of an important
Soviet subject and a type pretty much
ignored by the larger scales. The modelling
is simple enough, with just a few touches
to add some extra interest, and they take
up less room on your shelves than, say, a
1/72 Sopwith Pup. Marvellous!
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Spartan 7W Executive / UC-71
By Andy McCabe
TECH DATA
KIT NO: 720100
SCALE: 1/72
TYPE: Resin
MANUFACTURER: Dekno
The Spartan 7W was a small executive light aircraft
manufactured in the United States by the Spartan
Aircraft Company between 1936 and 1940, a total of 34
being built. The 7W was powered by a single 400 hp (298
kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp SB radial engine, and could
carry up to four passengers plus the pilot. The UC-71
variant was impressed by the USAAF in 1942 for use as
transports for staff and station hacks. Sixteen were used
by the USAAF in this role.
The Dekno kit of the Spartan 7W consists of twenty-
eight resin and eight clear resin parts, one decal sheet
and one assembly, painting and instruction sheet.
The main resin parts are nicely cast with equally good
detail. The eight clear resin parts are not very clear and
the two windscreen parts were still very soft and pliable.
The decal sheet is well printed with good colour
registration and density. The double-sided A4 instruction
sheet contains assembly instructions on one side and
then painting and decaling instructions on the other;
these instructions are clear and concise, but only
rudimentary paint colours are given and are not from
any specific paint manufacturer.
The kit is nicely presented in a hinge-top box with
colour artwork of both versions on the lid. The resin
sprues are all individually heat sealed into their own little
pockets.
The build begins by spraying the interior, and no
colour references are provided because, as stated on the
instruction sheet, the interior colours could vary greatly
from one plane to another as the aircraft were made to
order.
I could not find any references for the interior of the
aircraft that were used by the USAAF so I sprayed the
interior with White Ensign Dull Dark Green. The seats
were painted to represent leather and the instrument
panel and control column matt black. The interior was
then assembled. The pilot, co-pilot and passenger seats
all fit into slots in the cabin floor so there is no doubt as
to where they go. This assembly then slots neatly into
position in one of the fuselage halves. The instrument
panel and control column were now fitted and the two
fuselage halves were joined together.
The single-part wing was now dry fitted to the
fuselage, and this showed that a bit of resin required to
be removed from the front and rear inner edges in order
to get a nice tight fit. The rudder and tailplanes were
fitted and faired in with filler.
The engine consists of two parts, a solid block that fits
to the fuselage and then the piston ring. These were
glued into position and then painted with Tamiya X-10
04929 P
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P L A ST I C M O D E L K I T SE S
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Gunmetal. This was
then given a wash of
black and highlighted
by dry brushing with
aluminium paint.
I now started to fit
the cabin windows. As
stated these are made
untless
from not very clear 04934 SBD-5 Da
resin parts, and the 04928 P-51B Mustang
cabin window openings required carefully trimming to
open them out to allow the clear resin parts to fit into
position. They were glued into place using Gator Glue.
The cockpit windows required careful handling to get
them to fit the openings without damaging them. All of
the windows were then masked ready for spraying.
The cabin door was left off for fitting later on and the
gap filled with a spare bit of sponge. The model was now
given a coat of white primer, any surface blemishes were
dealt with and another coat of primer applied.
As I had decided to model the USAAF UC-71 I sprayed
1 Corsair
the underside of the model with Gunze H-53 Neutral 04930 F4U-
Grey, while the upper surfaces were sprayed with Gunze
H-304 Olive Drab. No problems were encountered
during decal application.
There are two options supplied with the kit:
• Spartan 7W Executive TEXACO, NC17668, Polished
Aluminium all over with red engine cowl band and
fuselage cheat lines
• Spartan UC-71 in US Army Service, Neutral Grey under
surfaces with Olive Drab upper surfaces
The masking was now removed from the windows
and to my relief the cockpit windows stayed in place. The Also Available:
04931 F6F-3 Hellcat
undercarriage was painted with Matt Aluminium then
assembled and fitted to the fuselage, the prop spinner 04932 P-40E Warhawk
04933 F4F-4 Wildcat
was painted red and the props in Matt Aluminium and
then fitted to the engine, and the model was complete. 04935 P-39Q Airacobra
This is a very nice model of the Spartan 7W. The parts
are very well cast with excellent detail to them. I would
have liked the clear resin parts to be a little bit clearer, Available from your local
but other than this there are no flaws with the kit and it
turned out to be an enjoyable build of a distinctive
Toy and Model retailer
executive aircraft.
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SAMI Spotlight Reviews
Westland Wessex
HAS.1/31A By Colin ‘Flying’ Pickett
TECH DATA
SCALE: 1/144 KIT NO: 14403
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
MANUFACTURER: Mark I Models
The world of 1/144 helicopters has long
been missing something in the way of
quality Fleet Air Arm subjects. Whilst the
Wessex has been available as a ‘free’ resin
additional kit with the Anigrand Nimrod,
the Mark I kit is a brand new injection
moulded model of the type, and will be
produced in a series of versions. The kit
arrives in one of Mark I’s trademark ‘Ugly
Yellow Boxes’ (their words, not mine)
depicting all four decal options on the back
and a fetching picture of the subject on the
front. The kit itself is formed from two
sprues of medium grey plastic as is
common for limited-run fare, along with a
clear sprue for the canopy. The parts are
crisply moulded with fine surface detail.
The rotor blades even have a suitable level
of detail on them along with the
characteristic droop they have when at rest.
Needless to say my copy of the 4+
Publications Westland Wessex reference
book was by my side throughout the build.
Starting with the interior, I painted the
main cabin black before installing the
windows, then, after closing up the
fuselage halves and adding the fuselage
base section (this is separate so the various
versions can be accommodated), I painted
the cockpit dark grey, picking out the seats
in dark green, and other details in black and
light grey. After adding the control columns
I decided the cockpit looked a bit bare,
being quite visible through the
transparency, so I added some harnesses
from painted Tamiya masking tape.
After cleaning up the fuselage join with
some fine grit sanding boards I rescribed
the lines I’d managed to remove and
installed the canopy transparency. The
windows in the cockpit were masked with
small bits of Tamiya tape, whilst the
windows in the main cabin were masked
with masking fluid. The cockpit side
windows were left off and the openings
filled with small bits of foam rubber.
Painting
The four very colourful decal options are as
follows:
A) Wessex HAS.1 White WM840/300-R,
No.815 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy,
HMS Ark Royal
B) Wessex HAS.1 White XM841/510-PO, No.
771 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy,
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RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey), Dorset
1973
C) Wessex HAS.1, A&AEE Boscombe Down
1973
D) Wessex HAS.31A No.723 Sqn, Royal
Australian Navy, HMAS Albatross (Nowra)
1963
First off I started with a coat of gloss red
on the requisite sections before masking
off and painting with Xtracolor RAF Blue-
Grey. The rotor blades were coated black
before the dark green areas were painted,
and finally the tips were masked and
painted yellow. The tail rotor was painted
silver with white tips, the red coming from
Xtradecal’s red stripes sheet. The main
rotors and fuselage were given a coat of
Klear floor polish, before the decals, which
are perfect in colour and register, were
added and given a sealing coat of gloss
varnish. I then set about carefully adding a
wash to the panel lines.
The small size of any kit in this scale
made final construction a challenge, but
that’s what the hobby is about to me, so I
donned a pair of magnifying glasses and
started carefully cutting the undercarriage
frames from the sprues with a fine razor
saw and fitting them in place using
superglue. The pylons were next before the
torpedoes and wheels were added. I drilled
a small hole in the centre of the rotor hubs
and the location they were to be fixed to
and glued a short length of thin piano wire
to fix them in place. The cockpit side
windows were added in the open position
on one side and closed on the other. In all I
would say the final part of construction
took the longest purely because the parts
are so delicate, but that comes with the
scale.
This was a simply wonderful building
experience. I’d not built a 1/144 kit before,
but found it a great challenge. The finished
item looks every millimetre a Wessex. This is
the sort of kit that gives you back every
moment you put in and I’ll be working my
way through the rest of the Wessex series
that Mark I produce as these are simply
plastic jewels. A must-have for any small-
scale modeller, or indeed those running
out of shelf space.
PZL P.11c ‘First Shots’
By Colin ‘Flying’ Pickett
TECH DATA
SCALE: 1/72 KIT NO: A112
TYPE: Injection Moulded Plastic
MANUFACTURER: Azur
This kit commemorates the bravery of the
Polish airmen when faced with the
numerical and technical supremacy of the
Luftwaffe, and as such includes markings
for four Polish aircraft (there is a further
with light blue-grey (I chose RLM 76 as it
edition that covers the type's use in was the closest match in my paint
Romania). The Azur kit arrives in an end-
collection) The lower portion of the PZL
opening box and is formed of softish grey was masked off before the top half was
plastic typical of limited-run kits, with
painted with olive-brown. A wash of dark
additional resin and etch parts to deal with green on the upper surfaces brought out
the fine detail, and finally a clear plastic part
the surface detail a bit further, whilst the
to provide the windscreen. The plastic parts undersides received a coat of brown wash
are wonderfully crisp with delicate surface
before it was cleaned back to reveal the
detail representing the corrugated surface surface finish underneath.
of the wing and tail perfectly (no, I didn’t
The decals were applied over a coat of
count each individual corrugation). gloss varnish and went on flawlessly, even
I started my build by carrying out a
settling into the corrugations with no
series of test fits and adjustments to the silvering at all, so a second coat of varnish
cockpit parts as the floor and rear bulkhead
sealed things in before a coat of matt took
need reducing in size as pointed out in the the shine down a notch. I then masked off
instructions. Once I’d achieved a fit I was
the cooling ring on the cowling and
happy with I then started painting the painted it a copper colour before giving it a
cockpit parts. The instrument panel comes
coat of Tamiya X-19 to take the shine off a
as an etched part which when added to little.
the cockpit and carefully adorned with
It’s worth checking the aerial layout on
paint brings the area to life. This is also the airframe you choose as the one I picked
joined by etched harnesses. As this is a
simply didn’t have a radio fitted so none
limited-run kit it’s worth taking the time to were required at all.
test and adjust each part to fit.
I fitted small metal pegs into the tips of
The kit comes with decals for four the undercarriage legs before sticking
examples used during the Polish resistance:
them in place to give them some rigidity,
A) PZL P.11c, White 4, pilot 2nd Lt. Jan likewise the bracing wire between the
Dzwonek, 161st Flight, 6th Air
undercarriage legs was made of piano wire
Regiment, Lwow, 1939, with Turkey to give it a bit of strength. There are a
artwork
whole host of etch hinges and trim tabs to
B) PZL P.11c, White 10, pilot 2nd Lt be added, so I left these until last as I knew
Hieronlm Dudwal, 111th Flight of the
I’d knock them off. These are joined by
Interceptor Brigade, September 1939 various handles and a gunsight as well.
C) PZL P.11c, White 5/N-45, 111th Flight, 1st
The kit itself was a great deal more
Air Regiment, Warsaw, 1939 challenging than a modern kit should be,
D) PZL P.11c, White 8, 115, pilot 1st Vaclaw
though care, test fitting and attention
Krol, 121st Flight, 2nd Air Regiment, during the build dealt with the issues and it
Krakow Airbase, September 1939
builds into a tidy and well detailed
I went with Option C as I’d just representation of the type if you are
completed reading a book on 303
prepared to invest the time. I’d suggest this
Squadron RAF so felt pretty inspired. Whilst kit is for the more experienced modeller,
the instructions may be monochrome it’s
especially if you happen to have a passion
possible to download a colour four-view for aircraft of the era or Polish aircraft. It
drawing of your chosen decal option from
certainly makes for a fitting memorial to
CMK’s website, which is quite handy. the bravery of the pilots of the Polish Air
The cockpit opening was plugged with
Force.
a chunk of foam rubber before the
underside of the aircraft was airbrushed
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SAMI Spotlight Accessories

Accessories
Airscale
If you have or may at some point
purchase Airfix’s 1/24 Hawker
Typhoon then you will also need to
purchase this new set from Airscale.
The kit supplies separate decals for
the instrument panel but they are
nowhere near as good as those on
Airscale’s sheet, which not only
supplies individual dials but for
someone who wants to keep it
simple and easier to fit a full panel
decal is also supplied.
Where this sheet really stands out
is that it also supplies all of the
thirty-six individual placards that are
found all around the cockpit, which
in this scale is really noticeable.
To ensure you place all these
parts in the correct position you
need comprehensive instructions
and Airscale make this incredibly
simple by dividing the cockpit into
five sections and then using
photographs of the relevant
sections overlaid with numbered
keys, which match those printed
next to the images on the decal
sheet.
1/24
AS24 TIFF Instrument Dials and Placards
Price £10.95
Conclusion
Every person who purchases a
Typhoon should seriously consider
purchasing this set, as the difference
it makes in one of the most
prominent areas of this large model
will make its absence very
noticeable.
The manufacturer is now stocked
by a number of hobby shops but
you can also buy direct easily from
their website at www.airscale.co.uk
Aviattic
1/32 German refuelling cart and
Engineer figure sets
The WWI modelling scene is
currently very vibrant and we have
seen many new companies making
their mark in this area recently.
Some of these companies are run by
modellers who have been obsessed
with WWI modelling long before
Wingnut Wings came along, and
one such company is Aviattic. Who
else would think of creating an
Aircraft refuelling cart (of which I
have only ever seen one
photograph) and a set of figures to
complement it?
The cart itself is a beautifully cast
resin kit comprising ten parts and a
rubber hose. The level of detail is
extremely good and the cart
matches the reference photo very
closely. The rubber hose is tubular,
so a piece of 0.7mm wire can be
threaded through allowing the hose
to be shaped easily.
The figures represent the cart
operator, as depicted in my
photograph operating the handle
on the cart, and an engineer posed
to direct the fuel hose. The figures
are well moulded and nicely
sculpted. The figure proportions are
very pleasing to the eye and as a
bonus you are provided with
alternative heads for the engineer
with the fuel hose.
The sets, which are available
separately from www.aviattic.co.uk,
make a superb addition to almost
any German WWI aircraft in 1/32 and
are highly recommended.
Dave Hooper

Eduard Brassin
Brassin offers some scaled down
weapons this month, with
Sidewinders and US bombs
appearing in 1/72. Key additions to
the range in this batch are the
Tornado wheels, and the Revell kit
gets pretty much everything this
month in terms of aftermarket care.

1/32
632040 Bf 109G-10 wheels for Revell kit
632041 Meteor F.4 Wheels for HK Models kit
1/48
648150 Fw 190 wheels late for Eduard kit
648156 AIM-9D Sidewinder
648159 Tornado IDS wheels for Revell kit

1/32
672037 AIM-9M/L Sidewinder Conclusion
672038 US 250lb Bombs
Brassin offers great detail and value,
672039 US 500lb bombs
672040 F-16CJ Block 50 wheels for Tamiya and is generally pretty
kit straightforward in application. The
resin weapons and wheels in
particular add a real bonus edge to
your models.
Check out the full range at
www.eduard.com Creative Models
are currently carrying the full range
in the UK, as are Hannants and LSA,
while a wide range of mail order
houses stock Eduard in the US.

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Scale Aircraft Conversions
This month SAC have gone all new
age - no they have not got out the
Joss sticks, instead they have
concentrated their efforts on new
subjects. In fact so new that we have
not seen a couple of them in the UK
as I write this. As usual preparation is
simple, just a few minutes work with
a jewellers' file to remove any trace
of flash from the edge of the
castings and then attach with
superglue or epoxy.
1/32
I.A.R-81c Landing Gear
Replaces 32006 and now includes tail
wheel
Product No: 32087
Designed for: Azur
Price: $18.95
Eduard
The barometer that is Eduard’s
marketing division is pointing
directly at Revell’s Tornado, and this
month we are pleased to note the
arrival of four etched sets and the
all-important masks winking into
being. This is a pretty fast
turnaround, and there are some
other key kits out still waiting. A
boarding ladder is in the offing too,
due next month, and adding up to a
truly spectacular result.
In 1/72 the Italeri Sunderland Mk
III gets the same treatment as the
Mk I received, including the
maintenance platforms that fold out
from the wing and make for such a
striking model when in place.
Scaling up, the chief beneficiary is
the Trumpeter A-1H, a handsome
machine and a deserving kit, while
the A-6 gets the goods in both 1/32
and 1/48 for Trumpeter and
HobbyBoss kits respectively
1/32
32353 A-6A exterior for Trumpeter kit
32356 A-1H exterior for Trumpeter kit
32357 A-1H engine for Trumpeter kit
32359 A-6A undercarriage for Trumpeter kit
32812 A-1H interior for Trumpeter kit
33133 A-1H interior ZOOM for Trumpeter
kit
JX167 T-2 Buckeye Masks for Special Hobby
kit
JX170 A-1H Masks for Trumpeter kit
1/48
Blohm Voss BV 141 Landing Gear
Product No: 48267
Designed for: HobbyBoss
Price: $16.95
BAC Jet ProvestT.5/167 Strikemaster
Landing Gear
Product No: 48268
Designed for: Fly Price: $13.95
Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar Landing Gear
This set has had the nose gear modified so
it is the correct length
Product No: 48269
Designed for: Kitty Hawk
Price: $16.95
1/72
Hawker Hurricane Mk I Landing Gear
This set includes two sets of landing gear
Product No: 72093
Designed for: Airfix
Price: $13.95
1/48
8177-LEPT1 Fw 190A Nightfighter for
Eduard kit
48807 A-6A exterior for HobbyBoss kit
48809 F-101A/C exterior for Kitty Hawk kit
48812 Tornado IDS exterior for Revell kit
49681 F-101A/C interior for Kitty Hawk kit
49683 A-6A interior for HobbyBoss kit
49686 Tornado IDS interior for Revell kit
49687 Tornado IDS undercarriage for Revell
kit
49688 Tornado IDS seatbelts for Revell kit
EX428 Tornado IDS Masks for Revell kit
EX432 F-101A/C Masks for Kitty Hawk kit
EX433 Jaguar T.2/T.4 Masks for Kitty Hawk
kit
FE681 F-101A/C interior ZOOM for Kitty
Hawk kit
FE683 A-6A interior ZOOM for HobbyBoss
kit
FE686 Tornado IDS interior ZOOM for
Revell kit
Accessories SAMI Spotlight
Bristol Blenheim
Landing Gear
Product No: 72094
Designed for: Airfix
(New mould 2014)
Price: $17.95
Conclusion
I honestly do not know how SAC
manage to release their sets so soon
after the kits. I think a time machine
must be involved or a direct line in
to all major plastic kits
manufacturers' HQs.
1/72
72583 Sunderland Mk III bomb racks for
Italeri kit
72584 Sunderland Mk III surface panels for
Italeri kit
72585 Sunderland Mk III exterior for Italeri
kit
72586 Sunderland Mk III maintenance
platforms for Italeri kit
73022 Seatbelts Luftwaffe fighters (Super
Fabric)
73023 Seatbelts USAAF (Super Fabric)
73025 Seatbelts RAF early (Super Fabric)
73503 F-35A for Academy kit
73509 Su-27SM Flanker B for Zvezda kit
73510 Sunderland Mk III interior for Italeri
kit
As always these items will be
available to purchase in the UK from
Hannants and
www.oxonianplasticfantastic.co.uk
The manufacturers also have their
own website at
www.scaleaircraftconversions.com
CX395 Su-35 Masks for Zvezda kit
CX396 Sunderland Mk III Masks for Italeri
kit
SS509 Su-27SM Flanker B interior ZOOM
for Zvezda kit
SS510 Sunderland Mk III interior ZOOM for
Italeri kit
Conclusion
Clearly Eduard have not been taking
a summer holiday! A huge raft of
releases covering the usual wide
range of subjects and scales. Good
to see the fabric seatbelts are
catching on too, with more sets
arriving every month. Oh, and by
the way – if you have not started
that Do 215 yet then hang on. The
etch and masks are out next month!
Check out the full range at
www.eduard.com Creative Models
are currently carrying the full range
in the UK, as are Hannants and LSA,
while a wide range of mail order
houses stock Eduard in the US.
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SAMI Spotlight Accessories
Jeremy King
The Bristol Siddeley, later Rolls
Royce, Pegasus is an engine that is
world famous as the engine of all
variants of the Harrier jump jet
produced to date. Now master
modeller and scratch builder Jeremy
King has produced a nice
representation of the Pegasus made
up from seven parts in white resin
for your 1/72 or 1/48 Harrier.
Each pack contains the central
body of the engine with the
accessory pack moulded separately.
To the basic body you add the four
movable nozzles and the large
CMK
At the US nationals we managed to
get to the CMK booth just before
end of the show and apparently
they had done well as they could
only supply a selection of their new
releases for our ‘What’s New’ section.
All of the latest sets received from
CMK are in 1/72 and are a mix of
their standard Yellow range and the
green Quick and Easy range.
All of the sets come with a small
instruction sheet, which shows you
what goes where as well as giving
you some guidance on colours.
1/72
CMK Yellow Range
Reccelight Pod
Part No: 7301
The Reccelight pod is produced by Rafael
of France and can be carried by a wide
range of types including F-16, F-18, AMX
and Gripen. The main parts are supplied in
resin with etched brass supplying a
selection of ‘Remove Before Flight’ flags and
pins. A small decal sheet supplies all the
individual stencils and warning markings.
GBU-12 Paveway II LGB X 4
Part No: 7305
Each bomb is supplied as a body with a
separate seeker head and the same RBF
etched brass, as the previous set is included
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engine fan, which sits at the front of
the engine body.
1/72
Rolls Royce/ Bristol Pegasus Engine
1/48
Rolls Royce/ Bristol Pegasus Engine
Conclusion
These engines are well cast and will
make a nice addition to a Harrier
maintenance diorama or as a stand-
alone if you scratchbuild a support
frame.
If you are interested in these sets
contact the manufacturer direct at
mail@jeremykingfx.com
here while a small decal sheet again
supplies all the stencils.
Luftwaffe 600 Litre Fuel Tanks (Long
Cigar Type)
Part No: 7308
This set supplies a pair of long-range fuel
tanks as carried by Ju 88 and He 111
Medium Bombers.
CMK Quick and Easy Green
range
Supermarine Spitfire Mk 21 Exhausts
Part No: Q72 198
Designed for: Special Hobby
Scalewarship Models
With the new Airfix 1/24 Typhoon
flying off the shelves it was time for
some enterprising manufacturer to
look at producing diorama
accessories for 1/24 fighters.
Strangely a company that is
normally associated with producing
scale warship details would not have
been on my betting slip as the
company to step up to the mark, but
Scalewarship Models have come up
with an item seen a lot in WW2
photographs - an Accumulator
trolley. This contained a set of
powerful batteries and was
connected to the aircraft to aid in
starting the engine.
This is a multi-medium kit in the
true sense of the word with body,
wheels and details supplied in resin
and the framework and brackets in
etched brass. You also get a whole
Curtiss P-40E Exhausts
Part No: Q72 200
Designed for:
Academy/Airfix/Hasegawa/HobbyBoss
Messerschmitt Bf 109G6
Part No: Q72 205
Designed for: Airfix
Hawker Typhoon Exhausts
Part No: Q72 208
Designed for: Airfix
Vampire T.11 Ejection Seats
Part No: Q72 203
Designed for: Airfix
selection of brass and plastic rods of
different profiles to make items like
axles and handles.
The instructions are clear and
concise using a mix of photographs,
text and coloured diagrams, which
show where everything goes, and
the only thing you will need to
supply is any stencilling or serial
numbers, which in the scale will not
be hard to source from any 1/72
decals you may have in the spares
box.
1/24
RAF/RN Accumulator Trolley
Parts Brass 11 Resin 10 Plus assorted Rods
and Wire
Conclusion
A folding tool will be a big asset in
the construction of this model but it
will be a prefect accessory for any
diorama of a RAF airfield. A quick
look a Scale Warship’s website shows
that this not the only aircraft subject
they have covered, and due soon is
a Mantis aircraft moving platform in
all major scales - perfect for an F-35
diorama. To see the full range visit
their website at
www.scalewarship.com
Conclusion
As always CMK sets are beautifully
cast and the first two sets in
particular are very good value as
you get far more Remove Before
Flight flags than are needed by the
bombs and recce pod alone.
The full range can be seen at
www.cmkkits.com
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Fusion Models
At the US Nationals we had our
annual catch-up with Fusion Models,
who supplied us with their four
latest sets all aimed at the front end
of second WW2 fighters. Each set
supplies corrected spinners and
propeller blades for ICM’s LaGG-3
and Dragon and Eduard’s Fw 190/Ta
152 series.
Each set is beautifully cast while
on the back of the header card a
number of thumbnail photos show
you how to assemble the parts. A
nice touch is that the Focke-Wulf set
includes a jig to insure correct
alignment of the spinner and
propeller parts
1/48
48-011 Lagg-3 Spinner and Propeller
Designed for: ICM
This set includes alternative machine gun
or cannon armament
48-012 Ta 152H Propeller, Spinner and
Radiator
Designed for: Dragon/ Trimaster/Italeri
48-012 Ta 152H Swept Tip Propeller,
Spinner and Radiator
Designed for: Dragon/ Trimaster/Italeri
48-013 Fw 190D-11 Propeller and
Spinner
Designed for: Eduard
Conclusion
It is a shame that we do not see new
sets from Fusion more often as they
are always high quality and their
range features some unique
conversions as well as useful sets
like the ones featured this month.
The full range can be viewed
online at their website
www.dp9.com/fusion
Accessories SAMI Spotlight
Noy’s Miniatures
The latest from Noy’s miniatures is
specifically designed for heavy
bombers so is only available in 1/72
and 1/144. This base is designed to
represent a hard standing on Tinian,
the home base of the B-29 offensive
on Japan, and represents an area of
asphalt surrounded by the typical
crushed coral sand of this area.
The large 1/72 base measures
593mm by 400mm while the smaller
1/144 base measures 320mm by
400mm, but though this base is
smaller in size it actually depicts a
larger area so you have more space
around your model.
Antarki
Resin
The Matra JL-100 is one of those odd
ideas that aviation throws up
combining a 250l drop tank with a
Matra rocket pod containing 19 SNEB
rocket at the front. The most well
known type to carry this weapon
were the EE Lightnings of the Saudi
Air Force, which carried the pod over
the wings rather than underneath,
and it was also used by the Mirages
of the South African Air Force.
Each set is made up from three
separate parts, which are cleanly cast
with no pin marks, and with so few
parts assembly should be simple.
1/144
1440118 WWII US Pacific Heavy Bomber
Dispersal
1/72
72020 WWII US Pacific Heavy Bomber
Dispersal
Conclusion
To order contact Noy via email at
noypines@netvision.net.il and he
will be able to confirm total cost
including postage to your country.
Payment is made via PayPal.
Alternatively this range is now
available from both branches of
Hannants.
1/48
ATK-48R003 Matra JL-100 Combined
Rocket Fuel Tank
1/72
ATK-72R003 Matra JL-100 Combined
Rocket Fuel Tank
Conclusion
A simple set but when ordering be
aware that each pack contains only
one JL-100 so you will need two
packs to arm your model.
For more information about this
set from Antarki visit their Facebook
Page. You can also order directly by
emailing
antarkimodels@gmail.com as
currently I am not aware of a UK
Stockist.
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AK Interactive
More new products from AK this
month, including a potentially
controversial paint colour in their
latest boxed set.
Luftwaffe colours expert Michael
Ullmann has produced more ground-
breaking research that points to a
dark blue shade used by the Luftwaffe
in WW2. His notes lead to the
conclusion that there may have been
a number of ‘Dunkelblau’ Luftwaffe
aircraft in the Mediterranean theatre.
AK have included this shade in their
‘Luftwaffe Camouflages 2’ set.
Products received have been
various:
AK 2020 Luftwaffe Camouflages 2
Comprises eight 17ml jars of acrylic paint in
the shades RLM 72, 73, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82
and the new dark blue RLM 83
AK264 Clear Colours Vol 1
Includes red, green and orange in a new
formula that is much more user friendly
than existing clear paints, and applies more
evenly. They can be diluted and thinned
with AK’s Nitro Thinner.
AK712 Acrylic Thinner
Water based thinner especially designed for
use with AK-Interactive acrylics. Also
compatible for use with other brands such
as Vallejo, Tamiya or Lifecolor paints. Not
just the typical alcohol and water based
thinner, this specially formulated product is
ideal for creating the perfect paint
consistency for brush and airbrush.
AK 268 Nitro Thinner
Thanks to its strong formula the new Nitro
Thinner can be used both to dilute acrylic
paints and to clean your brushes and any
SBS Models
At the US Nationals we caught up
yet again with the globe trotting
Hungarian manufacturer SBS who
have supplied us with their latest
two sets of resin wheels in 1/72 for
the Curtiss P-40 and Hawker
Hurricane.
1/72
Hawker Hurricane 4-Spoke Wheels
Part No 72013
Designed for Airfix
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other painting tools. It is recommended as
thinner for AK’s new clear colours
Conclusion
These products all give the
impression of immense dedication
and experience. Made for modellers
by modellers, and with some
amazing innovations. As for the
‘Dunkelblau’ it is always difficult to
accept new ideas, but bear in mind
that barely a decade ago no one was
painting brown camouflage on early
war panzers either. Herr Ullmann’s
contention that RLM 83 is, in fact,
blue, and that what we had hitherto
assumed to be a whole new shade
of green is simply a variation on RLM
81 is a splendid can of worms, and
we look forward to seeing this
notion developed further.
Check out AK’s website at
www.ak-interactive.com
Curtiss P-40B (Block Tread) Wheels
Part No 72016
Designed for Airfix
Conclusion
The number of aircraft sets have
slowed slightly as SBS have been
working on their military range with
some truly outstanding sets for the
T72 and the Hungarian Toldi tank.
Take a look the website
www.sbsmodel.com to see the full
range. UK stockist is Hannants.
Revell
Revell have issued a roll of yellow
kabuki masking tape with a
generous 20mm width, something
that will make masking larger
windows much easier. Similar in
adhesive qualities and flexibility to
the well-known Tamiya stuff, this is
in a low-budget format that will be
more readily available here as well.
39696 20mm Masking Tape (10 metres)
My preferred method of masking is to
apply tape to a canopy and burnish it into Conclusion
the frame with a cocktail stick. A fine hard
Excellent and essential product.
pencil is then used to draw the outline of
the pane, and when removed the tape can Widely available from most model
be cut. Obviously wider tape allows larger shops. Check out the website at
single pieces to be cut, and with ten metres www.revell.de to see what other
of the stuff on a roll it looks like that BV 141 products they have besides fine
might make it onto the workbench before plastic Tornadoes in many scales!
Uncle Eduard makes some masks…
Yahu Models
A new company from Poland has
supplied us with sample of their
launch product, a range of 1/72 and
1/48 instrument panels in etched
brass that are not only pre-finished
but also have a glass effect in the dials.
At the moment the range is
concentrating mainly on 1/72 but is
increasing with a few 1/48 sets and I
hope they continue to expand into
1/32 as well
1/72
YMA7210
Designed for: Spitfire Mk IX/XVI
YMA7211
Designed for: D.H.82 Tiger Moth (black)
YMA7217
Designed for: Caudron 714 Cyklone
YMA7223
Designed for: Beaufighter Mk VI Conclusion
These sets are easy to use and really
YMA7225
Designed for: Junkers Ju 88C-6 make an improvement when
compared to decals or hand painted
1/48 dials. They are also very
YMA4802 competitively priced with the most
Designed for: Me 109E expensive being under £3.00, and
some are priced under £2.00.
In the UK these sets are being
stocked by www.storymodels.com
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Accessories SAMI Spotlight

MPM Production Lifecolor

Received along with the latest kits
from Special Hobby were a couple
of accessory sets branded by MPM.
These are essentially Eduard-
produced etched details that are
designed specifically for two of the
key new releases in 1/72.
1/72
K 72027 D.H.100 Vampire FB Mk 5
For Special Hobby kit SH72281
K 72028 AH-1G Cobra
For Special Hobby kits
SH72076/274/278/280 and 286
Conclusion
Nice concise detail sets that will add
plenty to these superb kits. Colour
panels and seatbelts are included, as
well as RBF tags for the Cobra
Check out the website at
www.cmkkits.com for more details
and additional products.
Two weathering sets for diorama
enthusiasts have been received from
UK importer The Airbrush Company.
These involve both powders and fixer
fluids and look like an interesting 3D
option with a number of uses.
You can create realistic moss,
lichen and algae effects with
powder and coloured fixer sets,
SPG06 (Moss & Lichen) and SPG07
(Algae). The colours of both sets can
be mixed to obtain new tones.
Apply fixer fluid with a brush to
the areas onto which you wish to
stick the coloured powder. The
powder can be fixed by mixing them
with fixer or may be applied onto
fresh fixer fluid in situ. Repeated
applications allow you to build up
larger volumes of vegetation. The
Fixer Fluid can be diluted with water.
Each set includes four assorted
powders and two fixers.
Available from
www.airbrushes.com

Zoukei Mura
In its few short years Zoukei Mura
have gained a major reputation as
one of the big boys in 1/32 and 1/48
aircraft, which will only be enhanced
by the announcement of more basic
kits lacking all the internals found
on the SWS range.
But what has almost gone unnoticed
is the range of accessories that they
have been issuing in 1/32 to support
their aircraft releases, and if you
thought the aircraft were good you
have not seen anything like the figure
sets we received at the US Nationals.
The animation and lifelike
appearance of this range just has to
be seen to be believed. Each one is a
mini diorama in its own right and
though designed to be displayed
with specific aircraft many can be
used in other settings, or even on
their own they are that good.
1/32
The Americans (Blue Top) P-51
SWSO4-FO5 Battlefield Artist
1 Figure (4 Parts)
Probably one of my personal favourite
figures this set supplies an artist in officer’s
uniform with a paintbrush in hand looking
up at his latest artwork.
SWSO4-F04 Oil Tank Exchange Set
2 Figures (6 parts each)
This set supplies two figures in the process
of removing the oil tank from the forward
bulkhead in the engine compartment of a map is supplied in full colour on the
Mustang. One is standing on the ground instruction sheet and appears to show one
with his hands raised ready to take the tank of the Japanese home islands.
from the figure standing on the wing, who SWS05-F04 Band of Wing Men
is just about to remove the tank. Four Figures (11 Parts)
The Germans (Yellow top) He 219A-0 This set supplies four pilots sharing a toast
and Kettenkrad with mugs before departing on a mission.
SWS06-F02 Barrel Cleaning Set
2 figures (8 Parts Each) plus groundwork Conclusion
This set supplies two figures in the middle
of pulling a rag through a gun barrel. This is
I cannot wait for an opportunity to
the only set this month that comes with a put these to use in a diorama, and of
small base to mount them on, which course not only ZM aircraft will
includes some tools on the floor. You are benefit from their presence.
also supplied with a small bucket and an
A visit to the manufacturer's
open box with separate lid containing the website www.zoukeimura.co.jp will
cleaning materials. This set will really look
good once painted and would be a perfect
reveal a whole host of aftermarkets
mini diorama in its own right. sets being released, including more
SWPSO1-F1 Kettenkrad Driver plus Pilot
resin figures and a number of very
and Mechanic nice diorama bases that we will look
3 Figures (3 parts each) at next month.
This set is designed to be used with ZM's
own Kettenkrad and features a driver who
has parked his Kettenkrad and is watching
a mechanic assisting a pilot to put on his
parachute prior to a mission.
The Japanese (Red Top) Raiden
The next two sets are both based on period
photographs
SWS05-F04 Briefing Set
Four Figures (Four parts each)
This set supplies four pilots sitting cross-
legged on the floor while discussing a map
held between them before a mission. The

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Decals
Decales Global Decals
Another diverse range of colour
schemes from airlines around the
world including a very attractive
Airbus A320 painted in the colours
of the NFL team NY Jets. Other types
covered this month are a Boeing 727
of Mexicana, Boeing 737-200 of PAL
Air and finally an Airbus A330 of The
Philippines national carrier.
Each sheet is well printed but one
thing to be aware of is that each has
continuous carrier film so will need
to be trimmed closely to the image
before application.
1/144
DG 14102 Boeing 727-200, XA-MER,
Mexicana
DG14291 Airbus A320, N746JB, NY Jets /
Jet Blue
DG14420 Boeing 737-200,CC -CZK, PAL-
Principal Airlines
DG14755, Airbus A-340-313, RP-C3434,
Philippines Airlines
Conclusion
An interesting selection of schemes
and I quite liked the idea of applying
Iliad Decals
The two latest sheets from Iliad
continues to show this manufacturer's
ability to pick interesting schemes,
especially when they go for subjects
that you think are done to death like
the Spitfire and Hurricane.
In 1/48 the Spitfire sheet offers
aircraft operating in India and covers
both high back and bubbletop
versions including examples with
both normal and SEA RAF roundels,
and post-war Indian roundels
including the short lived Chakra
spinning wheel marking used just
after independence.
In 1/72 we have six markings for
early Hurricanes in the immediate
pre-war era, as well as a very
interesting example used by Hawker
as a test bed in civilian markings.
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that NY Jets scheme to the new
Zvezda kit if the editor had not
already nabbed it from the office.
To order these decals visit
www.joydecals.com
1/72
IL72013: Pre-War Hurricane
Hawker Hurricane I, L1934, 3 Sqn, July 1939
Hawker Hurricane I, L1588, 73 Sqn, 1938
Hawker Hurricane I, L1643, 85 Sqn, 1938/9
Hawker Hurricane I, L1975, 17 Sqn, 1939
Hawker Hurricane I, L1990, 56 Sqn, 1939
Hawker Hurricane I, G-AFKX, Hawker
Aircraft Company
1/48
IL 48028: Spitfires Over India
Supermarine Spitfire LF.VIII, MT703, 607 Sqn,
Imphal, India, May 1944
Supermarine Spitfire LF.VIII, JG560, AFTU,
Amarda Road, India, Apr-Nov 1944
Supermarine Spitfire LF.VIIIc, MD371, 3
Group Communications Flight, 1946
Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV, NH786, SFTS,
RIAF, Ambala, India
Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIVe, NH861, 8Sqn,
RIAF, 1947
Supermarine Spitfire XVIII, HS636, AFS, Ambala.
Mike Grant Decals
Readers will be no stranger to the
astonishing things Mike Grant can
do to pieces of plastic, so it is a great
pleasure to receive a new decal
sheet for review that seems to offer
precisely those exquisite oddballs
that are a hallmark of his modelling.
The sheet covers postwar Mustangs
in a selection of attractive schemes,
including a couple of foreign
operators with exotic markings.
The instructions are full colour,
printed on fine quality heavy duty
stock, and the decals themselves
look flawless.
1/72
#72101 F-51D Postwar Ponies
F-51D 44-84578, Indiana ANG
F-51D 44-73495, Indiana ANG
P-51D P-14369, CAF
F-51D, Corps d’Aviation d’Haiti Ca. 1963
Conclusion
A nice interesting mix of subjects
aimed at the new-tool 1/72 Airfix kit.
Quality is superb and the overall
package a very good buy at
US$10.00. Available from the
manufacturer’s website at
www.mikegrantdecals.com
Conclusion at the website at
Another pair of sheets that really www.iliad-design.com In the UK
hits the spot for both choice of the full range can be purchased
subjects and markings, and as usual from Hannants.
leaves me waiting to see what they
will come up with next. Have a look
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Lifelike Decals
Just in from Japan are the latest
instalments of their series of Fokker
D.VII sheets for which you will need
Eduard and Wingnut kits in 1/48 and
1/32. To say that Fokkers in WW1 are
colourful is a bit of an
understatement. Schemes range
from white with black stripes and
yellow trim to blue fuselages with
red or yellow trims to which you add
Speed Hunter Graphics
At the IPMS USA Nationals I came
across a company with an impressive
range of decals for modern jet fans -
Speed Hunter Graphics. The three
sheets I received for review are
typical of the range, coming with
large A4 instruction sheets. This large
size means that you can clearly see
where everything goes and make
out the details of the camouflage
schemes, something my old eyes are
grateful for.
The choice of subjects is very
interesting as on each of the three
sheets there is at least one scheme
that really stands out for me, like the
splinter scheme Aggressor Eagle, a
white and day-glo F-16, or the grey
F-4G Wild Weasel.
the manufacturer's lozenge
camouflage, then on top of that you
add some attractive personal
markings from geometric shapes to
coats of arms and of course the
female form.
As is usual for Lifelike the
instructions are supplied printed in
colour on thin card and offer a short
history of each type and a full
description of each colour scheme.
1/48
48-043 Fokker D.VII Part 4
1. Fokker built D.VIIF Jasta Boelcke
2. OAW-built D.VIII Vzflgmstr F.Mayer MFJ III
3. Fokker-built D.VIIF Vzfw W.Gabriel, Jasta 11
4. OAW-built D.VII Ltn H.Korner Jasta 19
48-044 Fokker D.VII Part 5
1. OAW-built D.VII Ltn R. Windisch, Jasta 66
2. OAW-built D.VII Vzfw K. Gerster, Jasta 62
3. Fokker-built D.VIIF Ltn H. Drekmann, Jasta 4
4. Fokker-built D.VIIF Ltn J. Feltjens, Jasta 15
1/32
32-018 Fokker D.VII Part 3
Exactly the same as listed above for 1/48
scale 48-043 Fokker D.VII Part 4
The large A4 sheets are crammed
with images with even the smallest
stencil being perfectly reproduced.
1/48
SHG48-003 Elegant Eagles, Part 1
1. F-15C MSIP II 83-0017 1st Fighter Wing,
Langley AFB, Virginia July 2004
2. F-15C MSIP II 84-0012 422nd Test &
Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, Nellis AFB,
Nevada January 2007
3. F-15C MSIP II 84-0014 144th Fighter
Wing, California ANG, Fresno IAP, CA
November 2013
4. F-15C MSIP II 85-0114 44th Fighter
Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan
June 2013
5. F-15C MSIP II 85-0125 104th Fighter
Wing, Massachusetts ANG, Barnes
Municipal Airport, MA October 2012
6. F-15C MSIP II 78-0494 65th Aggressor
Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV May 2013
SHG48-005 Test Vipers
1. 83-1163 Block 25 40th Flight Test
Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL, February 2008
2. 86-0371 Block 30 445th Flight Test
32-019 Fokker D.VII Part 4
Exactly the same as listed above for 1/48
scale 48-044 Fokker D.VII Part 5
Conclusion
Once again an interesting and
varied selection of schemes with
something for everyone with an
interest in German fighters of WWI,
and I would love to see a whole
table of models constructed using
Lifelike’s colourful decals.
Items can be purchased in the UK
from both branches of Hannants.
Squadron, Edwards AFB, California,
February 2010
3. 8787-0391 Block 40 445th Flight Test
Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA, February 2010
4. 85-1560 & 86-0371 Block 30s 445th Flight
Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, California,
February 2014
5. 96-0005 Block 50 85th Test & Evaluation
Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL, February 2012
6. 98-0004 Block 50 85th Test & Evaluation
Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL, February 2014
7. 90-0799 Block 40 85th Test & Evaluation
Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL, February 2012
8. 91-0391 Block 50 148th Fighter Wing,
Minnesota ANG, Kandahar Air Field,
Afghanistan September 2012
1/32
SHG32-005 Sead Specialists Phantom
Hunter/Killers
1. F-4E 72-0141 21st TFS 35th Tactical
Fighter Wing, George AFB, California,
December 1990
2. F-4E 74-1050 21st TFS 35th Tactical
Fighter Wing, George AFB, California, June
1991
3. F-4E 71-1073 3rd TFS 3rd Tactical Fighter
Wing, Clark AB, Philippines, May 1991
4. F-4G 69-7218 90th TFS 3rd Tactical
Fighter Wing, Clark AB, Philippines, June
1988
Decals SAMI Spotlight
Errata
After our review sample was
received the manufacturer supplied
the following information:
On our latest sheets we have found
the following mistakes:
• *Windisch's stag should be white,
not light grey
• *Gabriel's band should be orange,
not yellow
• *Gabriel's military number is a bit
small.
We are now going to make ‘correction
sheets’ for these mistakes, which will
be available in about a month
(around the end of September 2014).
Sheets purchased after this date will
have the correction sheet included but
if a customer finds it missing please
contact us directly at
lifelike@eos.ocn.ne.jp and they will
be sent free of charge.’
This shows a real dedication to
getting things right and should be
applauded.
5. F-4G 69-0291 90th TFS 3rd Tactical
Fighter Wing Clark AB, Philippines,
December 1990
6. F-4G 69-7235 4485th Test Squadron
USAF Tactical Air Warfare Centre, Det. 5
George AFB, California, May 1991
7. F-4G 69-7561 561st TFS 37th Tactical
Fighter Wing, George AFB, California,
August 1986
8. F-4G 69-7558 480th TFS 52nd Tactical
Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany,
August 1987
9. F-4G 69-7263 561st TFS 35th Tactical
Fighter Wing, George AFB, California, June
1991
Conclusion
I cannot recommend these sheets
highly enough and my only
disappointment was that to use the
1/32 sheet I would need to search
out some expensive aftermarket
resin conversions. That was until just
around the corner from SHG’s stand
was Revell with a test shot of a new
F-4G kit that uses their old F-4E as a
base and adds all the Wild Weasel
modifications.
If you are interested in modern US
Jets visit the SHG website
www.speedhuntergraphics.com
where you can see details of their
full range of 1/72/1/48 and 1/32
decals.
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Antarki Decals
At the US Nationals a new
manufacturer from Peru came to see
us with a sample of his latest decal
sheet covering the MiG-29 in service
around the world. The sheet
supplies markings from Peru, Russia,
Belarus, Ukraine and Tunisia and will
be perfect for anyone with the new
Great Wall kit as well as the older
Academy kit on their ‘to do’ pile.
The instruction sheet supplies full
four-view markings and colour notes
in Humbrol, Vallejo and Testors plus
Federal Standard numbers so you
can cross reference to your favourite
paint supplier. The decals are well
printed and the complicated unit
badges are perfectly printed, while
the 200 plus stencils will take a little
time to apply.
1/48
ATK-48001 Mig-29 (9-13)
MiG-29S, 045, Grupo Aereo No.6, Fuerza
Aerea del Peru (FAP). 1997
MiG-29S, 055, Grupo Aereo No.6, Fuerza
Aerea del Peru (FAP). 1998
MiG-29SM, Bort 05, 61 IAP, Belarus AF, 2006
MiG-29BM, Bort 07, Russian AF, MAKS-2005
MiG-29S, FC-93, 3rd ADW, Algerian AF, 1999
MiG-29S, Bort 35, 642 IAP, Ukrainian AF
MiG-29S, 034, Grupo Aereo No.6, Fuerza
Aerea del Peru (FAP)
MiG-29S, 038, Grupo Aereo No.6, Fuerza
Aerea del Peru (FAP)
MiG-29S, 041, Grupo Aereo No.6, Fuerza
Aerea del Peru (FAP)
Yellow Wings
Yellow Wings had a whole selection
of new sets for sale in Hampton at
the US Nationals and we will cover
them all over the next issues. This
month we have two sheets for the
yellow wings period including SNJ-
3s in 1/48 and a large mix of types in
1/72.
After covering most of the pre-
war Navy subjects periodically,
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10. MiG-29S, 043, Grupo Aereo No.6, Fuerza
Aerea del Peru (FAP)
Conclusion
A very impressive debut sheet and if
you are a fan of the MiG-29 one that
you should seek out as it supplies
some very interesting camouflage
schemes from nations rarely covered
by other manufacturers, as well as
some more familiar.
For more information about this
sheet from Antarki Decals, visit their
Facebook Page. You can also order
directly by emailing
antarkimodels@gmail.com as I am
not currently aware of a UK Stockist.
Yellow Wings get side-tracked into
the USAAC and this month they
have some nice markings for the
Seversky P-35, from colourful pre-
war schemes to drab camouflage
applied at the outbreak of hostilities.
1/72
YW72-038 ‘Special’ Multi-Aircraft Series
SBD-2, F3F-2, P-40, SB2U-2
1. SB2U Vindicator VS-72 USS Wasp CV 7
1941
2. P-40B 55th Pursuit Sq. 1940 Hamilton
Field, CA
3. SBD-2/3 Dauntless SBD-2 2106 Midway
Madness USS Lexington (Jan-Feb) 1941
4. F3F-2 USN VF-6 USS Enterprise 1937-1938
1/48
YW48-080 USMC SNJ-2 1942 VMO-251
MAW-1
1. AT-6/SNJ US Marines First Marine Aircraft
Wing SNJ-3 Gunnery Trainer, Quantico, VA
Early 1942
2. AT-6/SNJ US Marines SNJ-3 Instrument
Trainer NAS San Diego VMD-254
Photographic Unit, April 15, 1942
YW48-051 Seversky P-35, 1937-41 17th
& 94th Pursuit Squadron 24th & 1st
Pursuit Group
1. Seversky P-35, 17th Pursuit Squadron, 1st
Pursuit Group, Selfridge Field, 1937
Wolfpack Decals
For many years Wolfpack
concentrated their decal sheets on
1/72 but at the US Nationals they had
a number of sheets in the larger scales
that seemed to be selling very well.
The sample they supplied us with
is aimed at Tamiya’s F-15E Beagle
and the F-15SG, a variant of the E
that includes a number of
modifications for its use with the
Singapore Air Force though the
example in this sheet is a training
bird flying from Mountain Home
AFB, Idaho, so carries the Singapore
national insignia but with the USAF
MO tail code.
The instructions only have
minimal colour side profiles but
2. Seversky P-35, 94th Pursuit Squadron, 1st
Pursuit Group, Selfridge Field, 1937
3. Seversky P-35, 24th Pursuit Group,
Philippines, November 1941
Conclusion
As always these sheets do full justice
to one of the most colourful periods
of aviation and I particularly like the
mix of subjects in 1/72, which make
this great value for money.
For British modellers the full
Yellow Wings range is now available
from Hannants. For other countries
they make up for this with some of
the most comprehensive text I have
seen in an instruction booklet,
which covers six sheets of closely
typed A4 that not only supply
details of the aircraft you are
modelling but comprehensive
descriptions of the colours applied
to the weaponry and a full listing of
all the aftermarket items you can
get, including some only available
via an auction site.
1/32
WD32-002 Gunfightin’ Eagles
1. F-15E 12th AF Flagship 391th FS, 366th
FW, Mountain Home AFB, 2007.
2. F-15E 391st FS Bold Tigers, OEF 2001.
3. F-15SG 428th FS, 366th FW, Mountain
Home AFB, 2009.
Conclusion
I have always liked Wolfpack’s
choice of subjects but personally
have never been a follower of 1/72
due to my ageing eyesight. I am
now looking forward to seeing what
they will produce next.
Sheets can be ordered from the
manufacturer's website at
www.millcreekconsultants.com
you can visit the website at
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Furball Aero-Design
At the IPMS Nationals In Virginia I
caught up with Furball Aero-Design,
a company we have not featured
since their first sheet was released in
2012. Since then they have steadily
been producing high quality decal
sheets and gaining a big reputation
for anyone interested in US subjects.
This month their focus is mainly
on Phantoms operated by the USAF
in Vietnam. Now the first sheet may
come as a surprise to many as most
would automatically think of aircraft
in the classic three-tone SEA
camouflage, but in the early days
many USAF F-4C Phantoms carried
the same grey and white scheme as
their Navy brothers. Though sadly
the colourful unit markings carried
by the Navy are absent, you do get
Werner Wings
Last year we had Part 1 of Werner
Wings' project to cover the aircraft
flown by the special operations unit
of the US Army’s 160th SOAR ‘Night
Stalkers’ and this sheet starts where
the previous one left off with
Operation Gothic Serpent in Somalia
and brings the story up to date. As
before we have a mix of MH-6, MH-
60 and MH-47 helicopters mostly in
a sinister black, though there are
some very attractive experimental
grey schemes. Of course most kits
will need some modification to
represent these SF birds but Werner
Wings does tell you what
aftermarket is available. As before
the decal sheets are crammed with
images while the instructions are
clear and concise with nice snippets
about the aircraft features
1/35
WWD35-05 Night Stalkers Part 2 –
Gothic Serpent To Present
1. MH-6J 81-23648 Operation Gothic
Serpent
2. A/MH-6M 81-23634 Operation Iraqi
Freedom, Varmint 44
Decals SAMI Spotlight
some impressive scoreboards and
an interesting selection of artwork
carried on the fuel tanks. But if you
like SEA schemes the second sheet
has a selection of no less than
thirteen for aircraft based at Cam
Ranh airbase. Finally we have one of
those useful sheets to have in your
spares box that supplies seventy-
five accurately coloured and
proportioned national markings
that are intended for 1/48 but can
also be used on larger 1/72 subjects.
The instructions are in full colour
and clearly show the placement of
the markings, while Cartograph
prints the decals so high quality is
F-4C 64-0726 557th TFS 12th TFW Cam FD48-035 Stars and Bars Modern US
assured. Ranh Bay AB 1968 National Insignia in 1/48
F-4C 64-0704 559th TFS 12th TFW Cam This set includes:
1/48 Ranh Bay AB 1968 (14) 10” insignia
FD48-031 12th TFW Phantoms Cam F-4C 63-7604 557th TFS 12th TFW Cam (25) 15” insignia
Ranh Airbase Ranh Bay AB 1968 (14) 20” insignia
F-4C 63-7688 557th TFS 12th TFW Cam F-4C 63-7534 557th TFS 12th TFW Cam (10) 25” insignia
Ranh Bay AB 1968 Ranh Bay AB 1968 (8) 30” insignia
F-4C 64-0770 391st TFS 12th TFW Cam FD48-033 Grey Phantoms Early (8) 35” insignia
Ranh Bay AB 1968 schemed USAF F-4Cs in Vietnam (8) 40” insignia
F-4C 63-7432 558th TFS 12th TFW Cam F-4C 64-0693 45th TFS 2nd Air Division (8) 45” insignia
Ranh Bay AB 1968 Ubon Royal Thai AB 1965
F-4C 63-7675 557th TFS 12th TFW Cam F-4C 64-0679 45th TFS 2nd Air Division Conclusion
Ranh Bay AB 1968 Ubon Royal Thai AB 1965 In my review of Furball’s first sheet I
F-4C 64-0725 557th TFS 12th TFW Cam F-4C 64-0676 12th Tactical Fighter Wing said that I was expecting good
Ranh Bay AB 1968 Cam Ranh AB, RVN 1966
F-4C 63-7708 559th TFS 12th TFW Cam things from this manufacturer and
F-4C 63-7569 12th Tactical Fighter Wing
Ranh Bay AB 1968 Cam Ranh AB, RVN 1966
they certainly seem to have lived up
F-4C 64-0804 559th TFS 12th TFW Cam F-4C 63-7664 497th TFS 8th TFW Ubon to the promise of that first sheet.
Ranh Bay AB 1968 Royal Thai AB 1965 Next month we will have a look at
F-4C 64-0741 391st TFS 12th TFW Cam F-4C 63-7664 433rd TFS 8th TFW Ubon some of the new US Navy sheets,
Ranh Bay AB 1968 Royal Thai AB 1965 but if you cannot wait visit
F-4C 64-0726 557th TFS 12th TFW Cam
Ranh Bay AB 1968 www.furballaero-design.com
3. A/MH-6M 25381
4. A/MH-6M 25377
5. MH-60A 83-23882 Operation Gothic
Serpent, Super 62 CW3 Mike Goffena, CPT
James Yacone
6. MH-60A 83-23887 Operation Gothic
Serpent, Super 65
7. MH-60L Unknown Serial Operation
Gothic Serpent, Super 67
8. MH-60L 83-23853 Operation Gothic
Serpent
9. MH-60L 90-26276 Operation Gothic Serpent
10. MH-60L 91-26265
11. MH-60K 91-26388
12. MH-60K 91-26377
13. MH-60K 91-26375
14. MH-47D 85-24367
15. MH-47D 89-00146 Operation Red
Wings, Turbine 33 1/72 the last thirty-three years. Between
16. YMH-47E 88-0267 WWD72-04 Night Stalkers Part 2 - this and the preceding sheet you
17. MH-47E 92-00472 Gothic Serpent to Present can produce an interesting
18. MH-47E 92-00475 Operation Anaconda, Exactly the same as listed above for 1/35 collection of aircraft though quite
Razor 01. WWD35-05
where I will be able to fit an MH-47
19. MH-47G 03-03730
20. MH-47G 05-03756
Chinook I have not figured out yet.
Conclusion For the latest information visit the
1/48 As with the previous sheet this Werner Wings Facebook page, and
WWD48 Night Stalkers Part 2 – Gothic project is the work of Mason the website at
Serpent to Present Doupnik with Werner Wings' www.wernerwings.com shows the
Exactly the same as listed above for 1/35 backing, and is a superb tribute to full range of resin and decal sheets.
WWD35-05
the ninety-two men who died while
serving with the 160th SOAR over
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Linden Hill Decals
Linden Hill supplied us with a
selection of their recent releases at
the US Nationals and return to
familiar ground with two sheets for
the MiG-23, and as well as the
expected Russian markings you also
get a selection of colourful markings
from former allies in the Warsaw
pact.
Once again Linden Hill have used
their usual style of instructions, a
mix of colour profiles and small
thumbnail photos, to illustrate the
colour schemes and also the
amount of weathering seen on
aircraft that live most of their lives
outside. These photos are supported
by informative text, which includes
details on the individual airframes as
well as general information on each
type.
Xtradecal
Two extremes feature in this month’s
new releases from Xtradecal. We
start with two sheets aimed at the
new Airfix Tiger Moths in 1/72. The
first supplies some very attractive
civil schemes from around the world
from 1935 into the 21st century. The
second sheet covers overseas
operators with a similar globe-
trotting selection from Brazil to Iran
and many countries in-between. For
the Tornado we have two 1/48
sheets covering early days of the
Tornado in the RAF grey and green
camouflage complete with a nice
selection of RAF squadron markings,
many of which no longer exist.
1/72
X72-204 De Havilland Tiger Moth Pt2
Civil Schemes
1. De Havilland Tiger Moth, ZK-BFH
Croydon Aircraft Works, Manderfield Airfield
New Zealand 2006, Yellow/Silver
2. De Havilland Tiger Moth, G-APMX K.B.
Palmer, Popham, Hants 1980, Yellow/Silver
3. De Havilland Tiger Moth, G-ANEZ Isle of
Wight Gliding Club 1969, Red/Silver
4. De Havilland Tiger Moth, G-ANEN
Berkshire 2009, Red/Silver
5. De Havilland Tiger Moth, G-ADVZ
Scottish Aviation 12ERFTS, Prestwick 1935,
Orange/Silver
6. De Havilland Tiger Moth, G-ADOF
Airwork/11ERFTS Perth, Scotland 1936,
White/Silver
7. De Havilland Tiger Moth, G-AELB
Liverpool Aero Club 1939, Yellow/Silver
8. De Havilland Tiger Moth, G-ADJJ Magister
Flying Group, Woodley 1939, Blue/Silver
9. De Havilland Tiger Moth, G-ANOD
Ipswich 1954, Overall Black
X72-204 De Havilland Tiger Moth Pt3
Overseas Operators
1. De Havilland Tiger Moth, S-11
Flyveskolen Kongelige Danske Flyveva
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LHD48-037 Soviet MiG-23 MLD Combat
Veterans
1. MiG-23MLD ‘Red 48’
2. MiG-23MLD ‘Red 26’
3. MiG-23MLD ‘Outline 55’
4. MiG-23MLD ‘White 32’
5. MiG-23MLD ‘White 57’
6. MiG-23MLD ‘White 64’
LHD48-028 Brothers in Arms 1: Warsaw
Pact MiG-23M & MF
1. MiG-23M ‘Blue 02’ Soviet Union
2. MiG-23M ‘Blue 92’ Soviet Union
3. MiG-23MF ‘Red 870’ Bulgaria
4. MiG-23MF ‘3922’ Shark Mouth, Czech Air
Force
5. MiG-23MF ‘ Red 592’ East Germany
6. MiG-23MF ‘Red 04’ Hungary
7. MiG-23MF ‘Red 08’ Hungary two versions Conclusion sheets are a must-have. These sets can
8. MiG-23MF ‘Red 222’ Romania
As always the selection of colour be purchased online with the rest of the
9. MiG-23MF ‘White 222’ Romania
10. MiG-23 MF ‘Red 117’ Poland schemes is first class and for anyone Linden Hill range from their website at
11. MiG-23 MF ‘Red 121’ Poland interested in Russian jets Linden Hill www.lindenhillimports.com
bnet, Denmark 1930, overall Silver
2. De Havilland Tiger Moth 2-1-2 Forca
1/48
Aerea Brasileira, Brazil 1935, overall Silver X48-135 Panavia tornado GR.1/1A Pt 1
3. De Havilland Tiger Moth DE745/Dorothy 1. Panavia Tornado GR.1A, ZA373/H 2 Sqn,
353rd Fighter Gp USAAF Goxhill, N.Lincs RAF Marham 1990
1943, Dk.Earth/Dk.Green/Yellow 2. Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZD714/BE 14 Sqn,
4. De Havilland Tiger Moth, T-2 Belgisch RAFG Bruggen 1985
Militaire Vliegwezen, Belgium 1950, overall 3. Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZA448/EB 15 Sqn,
Silver RAFG Laarbruch 1984
5. De Havilland Tiger Moth, 002/V 4. Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZA470/FL 16 Sqn,
Koninklijke Marine, Netherlands 1950s, RAFG Laarbruch 1984
overall Yellow 5. Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZA600/CM 17 Sqn,
6. De Havilland Tiger Moth, DE-832/9 RAFG Bruggen 1985
French Pilots School, Armée de l'air, France 6. Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZA411 AJ-S 617
1948, Dk.Earth/Dk.Green/Yellow Sqn, RAF Marham 1989.
7. De Havilland Tiger Moth, 152 Imperial X48-135 Panavia Tornado GR.1/1A Pt 2
Iranian AF 1938-39, overall Silver 1. Panavia Tornado GR.1A, ZD890/AE 9 Sqn,
8. De Havilland Tiger Moth, 107 Forca Aerea RAF Bruggen 1990
Portuguese 1937-40, Dark Blue/Yellow 2. Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZA575/FF 12 Sqn,
9. De Havilland Tiger Moth, 53 SK.11 RAF Lossiemouth 1994
Flygvapnet 1932, Red/Yellow 3. Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZG707/B 12 Sqn,
10. De Havilland Tiger Moth, No 5 Escadrille RAF Honington 1990
2/595 Vichy French AF, Indochina 1941,
vast sum of £5.99 on a couple of
4. Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZA613/04 27 Sqn,
overall Silver with Yellow/Red nose RAF Marham 1983 Tiger Moths so I can use some of
11. De Havilland Tiger Moth, Poland 1939, 5. Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZD749/DA 31 Sqn, those attractive civil schemes.
overall Green RAFG Bruggen 1985. All these sheets can be purchased
12. De Havilland Tiger Moth, 133, Norway, from both branches of Hannants in
1930, overall Green Conclusion the UK. See www.hannants.co.uk
13. De Havilland Tiger Moth, 30.107,
Gruppe 30, Spain, Mid 1930s
As always Xtradecal have picked an for the complete range.
14. De Havilland Tiger Moth, PG712, interesting selection of schemes and
Netherlands 1946 I am seriously tempted to outlay the
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How to Fold a
Sea Hawk
By Colin Pickett
H
awker’s Sea Hawk dates to
a time when the adage ‘if it
looks right it will fly right’
was the guiding principle
and the Seahawk is
certainly a pretty aeroplane, even if it
does live in the shadow of its more
famous sibling, the Hunter.
As is common with most shipborne
aircraft, the Sea Hawk possesses a wing fold
mechanism to allow far greater numbers of
the aircraft to be stowed on ship than
would otherwise be possible, giving it an
appearance when in use not dissimilar to a
seabird on the nest. This was a feature I
wanted to portray in my Sea Hawk model
and I have Wolfpack to thank for saving me
hours of scratch building by introducing
such a conversion (#WP72056) to their
range for the 1/72 HobbyBoss Hawker Sea
Hawk FGA.6 (#87251).
While the kit has some nicely moulded
detail I opted to use Eduard’s Etch set for the
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TECH DATA The intakes feature some prominent
HAWKER SEA vertical splitters and whilst these are part of
HAWK FGA.6 the kit they are very thick so were reduced to
SCALE: 1/72 a more correct size before being painted
KIT NO: 87251 white. In truth they protrude too far forward
TYPE: Injection in the intakes and I feel I may have to add
Moulded Plastic some intake FOD guards from plastic card and
MANUFACTURER: wire painted red to remedy this issue fully.
HobbyBoss The Wolfpack conversion contains four
UK IMPORTER: resin parts, comprising two complete outer
Creative Models
wing sections and two inserts of the inner
kit (#73399)as it includes a pre-painted wing to make up the fold mechanism. The
instrument panel along with consoles, which parts come on small moulding blocks
were well out of reach of my painting skills. It which are simple to remove, and very little
also includes detailing for the undercarriage clean-up was required before they were
and bays as well as the arrestor hook so is a ready for use. Air bubbles, the bane of many
very comprehensive package indeed. A resin parts, simply didn’t exist on the
rummage through my spares box came up examples I had.
with an unused resin replacement seat from The instructions with the set couldn’t be
a CMR kit, which received the etch ejection clearer, with annotated photographs
handle and harnesses. This required a small showing where to cut the kit's plastic wing
amount of adjustment to make it fit but was sections away. I first marked out the wings
worth the effort. with a fine black marker to be certain I cut
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in the right place before making the larger
cuts with a very fine razor saw. Then I
proceeded to cut away the remainder of the
areas until I had a sharp edge to the wing.
The internal surface of the remaining wings
needs to be reduced until the resin insert
fits snugly in place, so a session of shaving
and test fitting was undertaken until I had
the fit I needed. The inserts were then fixed
in place with some good quality superglue.
With the cockpit, wheel wells and wing
fold in place I added as much lead shot to the
nose area as possible to avoid ending up
with a dreaded tail sitter, before closing up
the fuselage halves. The kit has elongated
ellipses moulded into the fuselage underside
to depict the openings for the four guns, so
I set about opening these up using a fine drill
bit to make pilot holes before opening them
further with the correct sized drill for a more
authentic look, as otherwise the Sea Hawk
looks quite tame. I suspect the references for
the kit may be based on the preserved
example used by the Royal Navy Heritage
Flight which has the gun ports faired over.
I have to admit to having some concerns
over the colours on the kit decal sheet as
they looked a little on the bright side of
things to me, so elected to use an option
from Xtradecal’s Hawker Sea Hawk Sheet
(#X72136). I choose XE385/109-R of 800
Naval Air Squadron whilst based on HMS
Ark Royal in 1957. The sheet has a ‘lucky’
thirteen options on it so something for the
palate of most modellers.
The underside of the Sea Hawk received
a coat of lightened Sky airbrushed over it.
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Extra Dark Sea Grey FS36118 1723 Gunship Gray 4752 Gunship Gray F505264 Extra Dark Sea Grey
Sky FS34504 (~) 2049 RAF Sky Type "S" 4840 RAF Sky Type "S" F505254 Sky (Type S)
Roundel Blue FS15056 1111 Gloss Dark Blue 4660 Dark Blue F414221 CSX Blue
Roundel Red FS31136 (~) 1705 FS31136 Insignia Red 4714 FS31136 Insignia Red F414128 Caboose Red
Aluminum FS17178 1781 Aluminum 4677 Aluminum F414299 Aluminum
Black (flat) FS37038 1749 FS37038 Black 4768 FS37038 Black F505350 NATO Tricolor Black
NOTES: (~) = approximate
Testors® Paints — Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 Ask your hobby shop for Testor® products — or visit www.testors.com
right angle compared to photographs.
It is rare to see a Sea Hawk on the ground
with its wings spread unless it’s ready for
flight, so if you want to depict one as it
would be seen every day during its service
life then the Wolfpack conversion is a must.
Likewise if you are short of display space
Whilst not 100% correct I felt that toning then folded wings are the future for you. It’s
the colour down gave a better scale a simple conversion that’s relatively easy to
appearance to contrast with the Extra Dark undertake, the base kit is on the whole very
Sea Grey on the top surfaces. good with just a few niggles, but some of
A coat of gloss varnish provided the those are down to personal taste and with
smooth shiny surface that I find helps to work the HobbyBoss kit looks very tidy
bed down decals without any silvering. The indeed. I’ll be adding some more Sea Hawks
Xtradecals insignia worked perfectly, with to my collection, partly due to the glorious
good depth of colour and minimal carrier options on the Xtradecal sheet and partly
film leaving an almost painted-on finish. In due to the attractive styling of the aircraft,
particular the gold in the squadron crest which must surely be the prettiest ever to
looks quite the part. I added a further coat fly from a carrier?
of gloss to seal the decals in place.
The undercarriage drops into place
securely and provides the squat stance of
the Sea Hawk perfectly. The pitot tube was
made up from brass tubing and fuse wire
and slotted into a pre-drilled hole in the
wingtip. Finally I worked my way round all
of the cartridge ejection parts and other
openings with black paint to give them
some depth.
I decided to leave the aircraft quite clean
except for black washing a few of the major
panel lines, as most of the period pictures I
checked show the aircraft being kept in tip
top condition.
Last but not least it was time to fit those
wings. These have a small tab on them,
which slots into one of the openings on the
top of the fuselage/wing junction and are
used to superglue the wing in place. I will,
perhaps, strengthen the join later with a
peg of piano wire but I am happy with it for
now. If you plan to move your completed
model then it’s a must. I spent quite a while
making sure the wings were poised at the
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ICM’s First Dornier…but by no means the last…
By Gary Hatcher
I
will make no secret of the fact that
I loved this kit. From beginning to
end it was a joy to build, with
every dry fit a pleasure, and every
finished sub-assembly clicking
into place with possibly the best fit I have
encountered on a kit of this size ever.
Introductions over, then, it is of course no
stranger to this column, as I have been
Painted and ongoing for some months – the chief delay
decaled and being the need to make some kind of effort
awaiting further with the cockpit interior in the face of a lack
detailing to the of aftermarket accessories. I am pleased to
cockpit note this week that Eduard have announced
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sets for this kit, with an interior, and
undercarriage upgrade and a particularly
nice looking bomb bay all in the pipeline.
The upside of this is that henceforth we can
all build even better Dorniers. The downside
is that now I will have to build another as I
want an open bomb bay more than
anything and I don’t know if I can wait for the
Do 17Z to come along. That there is a mask
set as well is even better news, but comes
too late for Yours Truly who did the deed
himself – another lengthy task that he put off
as long as possible…
The Do 215 will be regarded by many as
an odd choice to tool first of all, as the Dornier
17Z was far more widely used, and is a far
more significant type in Luftwaffe service.
Doubtless the existence of the out of
production Classic Airframes kit will have
influenced the decision, but the Do 17Z
cannot be far behind, as the Do 215 is by and
large the same except for the engines. Initially
intended as an export version of the Do 17Z,
the radials were exchanged for DB 601Ba
engines and the entire production ended up
with Luftwaffe units as a light bomber and
reconnaissance machine, and it's in this latter
role that the type is most celebrated. Little
more than 100 were produced, the bulk of
them B-4s, with twenty converted to
nightfighters, and designated B-5, the
subject of the soon-to-be-released second
boxing of this set of parts.
The story so far, then, has been a happy
one, with the kit built up beautifully, and
painting and decalling proceeding
according to plan with the transparencies
left off the model. The superb fit of the
canopy and various clear parts enabled this,
which was a major relief as the amount of
machine guns sticking out of the front end
would have made for a very difficult
masking job had they been fitted earlier.
I used Lifecolor paints throughout the
build as usual, opting for their RLM 65 on
the undersurfaces and the predictable
splinter of 70/71 on the top. The interior
was RLM 02, which was a nuisance as it is far
less sympathetic than RLM 66, obliging a
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Cables made from stretched sprue. These

Dry-fitting the painted canopy made it clear that the fit was good
and the clarity excellent
are glued in flat ‘bundles’ with liquid poly.
Tiny strips of white masking tape are folded
round them to act as cable clips. These are
sealed with a dab of Klear before the whole
thing is painted. I usually make up six inches Guns made up for the crew compartment.
or so of this as a prelude to detailing any Bit of a guess on the colours for the spent
multi-engined aircraft cockpit cartridge drums, but they look OK in situ

The only transparency fitted prior to painting and decaling was the An untidy clump of wires in the nose end. This is based solely on my imagination, but looks
lower front section. The rest went on after painting and fitted right through the glazing
beautifully

chap to do a bit of extra work on the insides.
I thought I had done enough, but the clarity
of the canopy proved merciless, so I was
obliged to do a fair amount of keyhole
surgery to improve it after decaling had
been completed.
On the subject of decals I have to say I
approached these with some trepidation
after reading on an Internet forum that they
had underperformed. Mine didn’t. All the
kit decals – including stencilling – settled
beautifully onto the gloss-coated surfaces
with not a trace of silvering. Of the four
options on offer I chose the plainest –
chiefly as it is a Battle of Britain era machine,
and as such would sit very nicely alongside
my Bf 110s. The next one will undoubtedly
be a yellow-banded option from further
East – but probably not the one with the
spotty undersides.
The next task was to mask up the many,
many windows, and with Eduard’s set not
yet available this was to prove a time-
consuming affair. Luckily the kit includes a
spare canopy for the nightfighter version,
which is almost identical, so I was able to cut
most of the masks in situ on this and transfer
them to the real thing without damage.
Where I had no spare I burnished them onto
the kit parts with a cocktail stick and drew
in the outlines with a very sharp pencil, beam-mounted guns at the rear of the
removing them and cutting them out on a canopy, but I understand Battle of Britain
ceramic tile. This is an effective way to get machines tended to carry as much
accurate masks without carving up your armament as possible. The real problem
only transparency. They are occasionally a though is how to mount them all, as there
little ‘short’ but it is easier to fill in over them is very little space, and even less for the
with snippets of tape than to buy another unfortunate gunner if you fix the rear seat
kit just to get the clear sprue… in the position indicated in the instructions.
Before fixing the clear parts in place there In the end I opted to move the seat back The forward MG
were still two outstanding jobs that needed some 4mm or so. Then I inserted the two was mounted above
tackling. The first was the inevitable tangle of beam guns and craftily glued them to each the instrument
wires and gubbins hanging out of the back other to prevent them falling out. This done panel
of the instrument panel, which is apparent in
most pictures of Luftwaffe bombers. This was
never going to be more than broadly
representative, but given the cramped space,
poor visibility and the natural distortion of
the clear parts it did not seem too much to
attempt. Certainly something had to be there
so I glued short lengths of Evergreen tube
onto the back of the panel and proceeded to
wire the whole thing up in as convincing a
fashion as possible. The end result looks a
plausible mess, and all you can see on the
finished model is a tangle of shapes and
shadows, which is what I was aiming for in
the first place
The other major task was attaching the
MGs, of which there seem to be six at the
front end. I did consider leaving out the two

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and Eduard etch
have busied up the
interior. Still looks
sparse – but RLM 02
is unforgiving in
this respect. Give
me a nice black hole
any day!
Brake lines were
added to the main
gear, as were the
bracing struts to the
mudguards
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My compromise with the rear MGs. The two beam guns were glued
together as I did not want to risk any strong adhesive on the clear
part. Note the added detail to the canopy roof. Again speculative, but
it just gives a vague impression through the side windows of
something being there…
I used PVA glue to build up a gasket around
the barrels and in the end, once this was
painted and the canopy in place, you cannot
see the cheats. The other gun positions
received similar treatment, and sights were
added later after the canopy was attached
and the paintwork touched up.
Fitting the canopy itself was painless. I had
not soaked it in clear, anticipating few
problems, so I used Deluxe ‘Glue ‘n’ Glaze’,
which made a fine job of holding it all in place.
I left the front part off till the very end, as
it is a perfect fit and this would allow me an
opportunity of clearing off any stray debris
from the inside of the canopy should such
appear following the rest of the build.
There was little else to do once these
details had been attended to. Props,
undercarriage and aerials and the job was
done. Aerial wires were added using Uschi
rigging thread, which I love to bits. This was
the final touch and once done I sat back
and contemplated the finished model.
It is sublime. While my bodged scratch-
detailing is unlikely to be correct, the effect clear the effect is sublime. am never going to achieve this with existing
seen through the glazing is just what I was It is this combination of solid purposeful kits, so it looks like further Dornier twins will
looking for. Even more satisfying is the real airframe and fragile greenhouse that has led be on the cards here, and the Junkers will
see-through effect of the front end – you me to spend so many hours trying to get a have to wait for another day.
can look in from any angle and see out perfect result on the Ju 88. Now, however, Maybe ICM might like to make one ?
through the side, the nose, the top or the looking at ICM’s Dornier, it is apparent that I
lower gun position, and the glazing is so
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Ju 87D/G Vol.II
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Part two of the monograph on the
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A Bit of Life
and Death
By Geoff Cooper-Smith
How’s that for visible accountability?

I
t has come to our attention
that the model shows held
at the Fleet Air Arm
Museum in February and
October are under the
threat of permanent cancellation
and that the upcoming show on
the 25th October could be the last.
Indeed based on discussions with
others at various shows over the
past years it is evident that this is
probably the best show the 580
haven’t been too, although it is oft
talked about how we might by
making a weekend of it and also
visit the tank museum at Bovington.
Unfortunately this has never come
to pass and looks like it never will,
unless positive action is taken. Too
this end Chris Meddings, proprietor
of Inside the Armour, has started a
petition to Graham Meadows,
Museum Director, to retain the
model shows; unfortunately the
actual web address of the petition is
3-lines long so cannot really be
published here but you can find it
by searching once on the
www.change.org web page. I urge
you to join the petition as these
shows are an established and key
part of the modelling enthusiasts'
calendar, and would represent a
considerable loss. It is indeed
somewhat strange to learn of such a
proposal when the show scene
seems to be in renaissance and this
is one of, if not the, largest and well
attended shows in the South West. 580 Modellers with the Phoenix owner Paul Stock and your columnist looking
Talking of large shows in the very gormless as he was telling everyone to continue smiling and wait for the
South West, August saw our annual flashing LED to stop!
pilgrimage to the IPMS Avon show,

in its second year at a new venue as 25th show so we hope to see

the Plastic Model and Wargaming
Show. This year was at least the
equal, in terms of displays and
traders, of the previous year and so
not much new can be said but there
was a highlight, courtesy of the local
Air Cadets. This took the form of a
rather well crafted Mosquito
bomber, adapted to drop a dart
upon command and sent on its
bombing run via a line and pulley.
Needless to say there were several
enemy targets, and the risk of
collateral damage in the form of a
POW camp, but it was great fun for
both young and old and popular
A very large (and lightly weathered!) P-61 took Class 3 honours at Avon throughout the day. Next year is the
something suitably celebratory from
this thriving collective of organised
and ambitious modellers!
Model Shops
How many of you are lucky enough,
like me, to have no less than four
model shops within twelve miles?
580 Modellers are always
expounding that bargains are to be
had at model shows but this does
not stop them frequenting model
shops too and doing what we can to
keep them alive because it can be
six weeks, or more, between shows
and ‘cold turkey’ can easily get a
hold in that time! Since I moved to

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No, not the Palace chippy (anymore) but the new Phoenix Models in Manchester
This ‘pulled apart’ Meteor F.3 only
took 2nd in Class 2, 1st place being
taken by the Zlin Chelak, which won at
Cosford earlier this year
One of the two main halls in the process of being set up
the Northwest of Greater
Manchester there has always been
the model shop, HPL Models of
Tyldesley, literally just ten minutes
walk away at the other end of town.
There has also been the Model &
Hobby Centre, ‘my side’ of Bolton,
and although it is dedicated mainly
to radio controlled contraptions has
a useful plastic modelling section
and consequently produced
required items at times. Next up is
the recently opened MJR Models &
Hobbies at Daisy Hill in
Westhoughton and although I have
cycled past it several times have not
yet had occasion to venture within.
Then there was the Manchester
Class 1 winner at Avon, a beautifully
crafted Eduard 144th scale Ju 52/3m
Model Centre which became
‘Modelzoned’ and was subsequently
lost when the administrators were
called in. This has left central
Manchester without a model shop
for over two years, but now an ex-
Modelzone employee has decided
to take the plunge and opened a
model shop next to his former place
of employment. Consequently
several 580 Modellers paid him a
visit in August with the objective of
making a few purchases in support
but naturally ended up with more
than anticipated. Yours truly
purchased the new 1/72 Revell F4U-
1a Corsair, the arrival of which
seems to have taken everyone by
580 Modellers
UK Model Show Calendar
Compiled by Geoff Cooper-Smith of 580 Modellers
Shows in October and early November 2014
Sunday 28th September
IPMS Brampton
presents the St Ives Model Show at Burgess
Civic Hall, Westwood Road, St Ives,
Cambridgeshire, PE27 6WU. Doors open at
10am and the show closes at 4pm. Admission
is £1.50 adult, 50p concessions. There is free
parking, disabled access, a ‘make and take’,
charity tombola and refreshments. For further
details contact Alec Smith at
bramptonshow@hotmail.co.uk.
Saturday 04th October
Abingdon IPMS
present the Abingdon Show at Larkmead
School, Farringdon Road, Abingdon,
Oxfordshire, OX14 1BB. Doors open at 10am
and the show closes at 4pm. Admission prices
are yet to be confirmed. There is free parking,
a competition and refreshments. Further
details can be obtained from
simonfisher2008@btinternet.com.
Saturday 04th October
North Surrey Military Modelling
Group
present their Annual Show and Open
Competition at the Thomas Wall Centre, 52
Benhill Avenue, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4DP.
Doors open at 10am and the show closes at
4pm. There is a competition and
refreshments. Unfortunately no further
details are available. Further details can be
obtained from nsmmg@hotmail.co.uk.
Saturday 04th and Sunday 05th October
IPMS Belgium
presents Plastic & Steel 2014 at the
Bellekouter Centre, Bellestraat 99, 1790
Affligem. Admission is 4Euro per day with
IPMS members (requiring a valid membership
card) and children under 12 free. Doors open
at 10 am with the show closing at 6pm (5pm
Sunday). There is a competition (including a
special category for egg planes) as well as
radio controlled and railway displays. See
www.ipms.be for further details.
Sunday 05th October
The South Wales branch of MAFVA
is holding an open meeting at St John’s
Church Hall, Rachel Close, Danescourt, Cardiff,
South Wales, CF5 2SH. Doors open at 2.30pm
and close at 5pm. There is free parking
available. Further details can be obtained
from paul.gandy@btinternet.com.
Saturday 11th October
The Tank Museum
presents Tank Mod 2014 at the Tank Museum,
Bovington, Wool, Dorset, BH20 6JG. The
museum opens at 10am and closes at 5pm.
Normal museum entrance fees apply and
include entry to the event. Further details can
be obtained by calling the Tank Museum on
01929 405096 or visiting tankmuseum.org.
Sunday 12th October
Lincoln Model Club and various
affiliates
present Expo 2014 at The Grandstand,
Southwell Racecourse, Rolleston, Nr Newark,
Nottinghamshire, NG25 0TS. The show opens
at 10am and the doors close at 4pm.
Admission is free. There is an open
competition, raffle, hot and cold refreshments
as well as a bar, lounge area and free parking.
See www.lincolnmodelclub.co.uk for further
details.
If you would like your event listing then please contact Geoff Cooper-Smith on 07841
417680 or at 580Modellers@gmail.com. Full details of all coming shows and photo
reports on those attended can be obtained by visiting www.580Modellers.co.uk.
surprise, and the 1/72d Airfix
Lightning once it was realised a dark
green scheme is an option (so why is
everyone I’ve seen completed in
natural metal?). Others spent far
more! The owner, Paul Stock,
appears to have a sound plan and is
gradually building up his stock of
the various manufacturers as well as
taking orders for imminent arrivals.
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Saturday 18th October 2014
IPMS Glasgow
presents Glasgow Model Fest 2014 at
Bellahouston Leisure Centre, 31 Bellahouston
Drive, Glasgow, G52 1HH. The show opens at
10am and the doors close at 4pm. No further
details are available. Further details can be
obtained by contacting Bruce Smith on 0141
563 2098.
Saturday 25th October
Bognor Regis Military Modelling
and Wargaming Society
present their annual Military Modelling and
Wargaming Show at West Meads Community
Centre, The Precinct, Aldwick, Bognor Regis,
West Sussex, PO21 5SB. No further details are
available. Further details can be obtained by
contacting Nick Sanford at
nick_sandford@hotmail.com.
Saturday 25th October
IPMS Nederland
presents Euro Scale Modelling 2014 at
Nieuwegeins Business Centre, Blokhoeve
13438 LC Nieuwegein (nr Utrecht). Doors
open at 10am and the show closes at 5pm.
Admission is 6Euro with IPMS members free
on production of a valid membership card.
See www.ipms.nl/euroscalemodelling.html
for further details.
Saturday 25th October
The Fleet Air Arm Museum
presents their Autumn Model Show at the
Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton,
Somerset, BA22 8HW. Doors open at 10am
and the event closes at 5.30pm. Normal
museum entrance fees apply. Features Airfix
‘make and take’, radio controlled models and
flying display by the BFMA (weather
permitting). See www.fleetairarm.com for
further details.
Saturday 25th October
Gravesham Military Modelling
Society
present a Club Open Day at North West Kent
College, Lower Higham Road, Chalk,
Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JJ. Doors open at
10am and the show closes at 4pm. Entry is £1.
There is an open competition, raffle and
refreshments will be available. See
www.gmms.org.uk for further details.
Sunday 26th October
Letchworth Scale Model Club
presents Showcase 2014 at The Broadway
Hotel, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 3NZ.
Doors open at 10am and the show closes at
4pm. Admission is adults £2, seniors/under
15s £1. There will be demonstrations, war
gaming and a raffle. Plenty of on-site parking
and the venue is only 2 minutes walk from
Letchworth railway station. See
letchworthsmc.yolasite.com for further
details.
Saturday 08th and Sunday 09th
November
IPMS(UK)
presents Scale ModelWorld 2014, easily the
biggest and best model show in the whole
world, at The International Centre, Telford,
Shropshire, TF3 4JH. Doors open at 10am and
the show closes at 6pm (4pm Sunday).
Admission per day is adults £10, concessions
£7, children under 16 and IPMS members free.
Everything you could wish for and more. Car
parking, disabled access, refreshments, bar,
competition, demonstrations, presentations
and some full-scale exhibits.
So we wish Paul good luck with his
appropriately named Phoenix
Models; if you’re in the vicinity of
Deansgate, Manchester please do
‘pop in’ and say hello and hopefully
you’ll find something to buy.
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Scottish SIG
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he following request has
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• The Big Build – Classic Fencer
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I am thinking about starting a IPMS
UK Scottish aviation SIG and are
looking for members to join. We have
four people already interested
including myself. The focus of the
group is to cover civil and military
aircraft that have been based in
Scotland or took part in overseas
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Please contact me by email if you
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Regards
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Opinion here is that there is always
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Graeme at the address above.
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