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Editorial Volume 6 Issue 10
Editorial
This month's editorial takes the form ofa'thoughi ihctia/,as
Robcn Daj ^t;i .^h<:iw ivjv>ko( posed aqucslion withmca few weeks
sign i'xM got mc llunkin^ Here is ivhal he tmd to s;ty..
.
Time for a National Collection?
^Asa refill ofhaving to sort out family alTairs followinga
bcivavcmcnu J have recently become concerned about wlutl will
happen toour model collections when wc are gone.
The stale ofthe model-making art has moved ahead so much in
recent years dial the modcU wc now produce are almost works ofart;
yetil is likely that after oardcadts.thcy maybe diqmcd ofeither on
ihc open marketer to younger actives who may not appreciate the
importanceof ivliat they have acquired.
There are a handful of museums which haw limited collections;
b;it often, these arc tucked away in dusty corners, without any
prominence beinggiven to the collection. Furdiermore>these
collections are sometimes more notable for their size rather then their
quality.And there is little interpretation ofthese models as to what
ihcy represent/I here is n dedicated Toy and Model Museum in
Unctfj;; but this looks ai its exhibits as a part ofsocial history, rather
than as exhibits in theirown right.Tb this museum a Japanese
tinplate robot fruit machine is as important as,say>an exquisite
scratch-built larg:*scalc model locomotive*
We should ghv consideration as to wlvethcr there is a need lose!
ut> a dedicated'National Collection o) Sole Models',which would
^caleAVIATION~\J\odeller
Unemotionalpreserve, display and
interpret models we have made
so dial our craftsmanship may be
properly appreciated by future generations. Such a museum should:
•I.Secure collections by donation, bequest and purchase,
*2.Carry out renovation of models.
•3. become a repository for research into the models and their
subjects.
-4. Display the models to the public in an appropriate environment
and with adequate interpretation ofdie models as exhibits.
litis is a Iong*ie;m project which wouM require the good will of a
very great number of people for it to happen. Securing suitable
premises and adapting them for ihc purposc.and drawing together
sufficient people (most likely, in theearly stage* at least, volunteers)
with the necessary skills to maintain ami research models, *wld be
neither a quickor cheap exercise. But think of this next time you arc at
a model show * in a few years time, would you like to see the models
we haw built being pushed around the carpet?"
Certainly somediing to think on>and one I am sure all the major
manufacturers could play a key part in. Ifyou haw any comments you
would like to make about the points raised above please do so dirccdy
to Robert at j\shgmve\ Didgfcy Lane, lJUlongley>Coventry. CV7 8UQ or
Email: rday£>mudasul)sh.coia
editor
News & Reviews
752... News UpdateThe busi modelling news from anxind ihe
wrld*
756... Previews
Our initial loakat new kils iliacm tworect'iwd for icvira
760... ReviewsJhe KevicwTeam builds a seleciion of the
latest kits,
768... Accessories
Ibis month we U3cea Icok at recent products
frctn NiA»mc£j, ixhvj Oimpany, llase^w^
Seanile^s Suckers, AirwavesC&l t Aero
Miniature*, Dangcrboy HobbiesCAM.
Obieurecoi^waft,!, Ruiman andTI«
Modelers\taponsSlwp Also includes
newsseel kin,
774... DecalsSoi«e ofthe blest sheets front Custom
^AewiwuticalMinialures,Wliiie DogDecals,
Fantasy Wnisho^Orion Modd .Vccisoriej,
.AeroMaster, LeadingEdge Models,livtnes
UrJimitoJiAirways Gmphic4>T*StolT
.
Rtfeardi ltd.Tally Ko! and Cloud Master
Al&i includes v^ws wu**r*.
781... Modelling Products
Hie lakM additions to Eduard's'Express
»\to^sericifaitd a batch of new releases in
the Kadi Magic1*' rai>gc from Mcleor
Pnxluctions.
Regulars
824 THc Bfloksltcil Including news
820 Readers Classified
Advertisements
m Aterfeerslntfe^
828 Ctubs & Societies
829 Events Diary
830 AddfCssUst
AMIVI
Y
AVIATION
Features786... Varsity
Paul )anicki UddesAcwIuU W?2nd scale kit.
792.„ Hun - The ShowmanTim monih Klchard I Ouauana takes a look
at the NJi. F- 100 and Includes a sdection of
colour profdes (including the Skytriazcrs)
and scale plans.
800... Tiger HawkJohnTiggedWil|«s tfarts efl" with an I.D vac-form,
but ends up sa^tch building most of it, when he
builds <nn all-bbck BAt I lawk in l/32nd icale.
810... USN Series -1Stevxn |*Con i kicksotl this new serieswitha
buikl ofIhe Douglas F3D*I Skylancer in l/43th
scale from Ccfleci-Aire
814... French Model!TheCiervaOOwas built in a numberofcountries
and JMCTs l/*18ih seile LeOJO version is buUt bj*
RA franks
818,„ Photo AlbumDerailed photos in and around the Avio Rota
IQcrvaCJfl).
823— Diorama - Pt4Nick J.Wignian continues hisseries dealing
with Ihe tohofe^ul^ect ol dioramas for\uur
St*lt tartto H:dtlJ» irumMMl - C<UUn 8C<W Contents 751
NewsUpdate PJ Productions
Airfix
1/24th
Available in the UK in mid-August was the
revised BAe Hariier>now in GRMk 3 form
(£18003). Even with the revised components,
this kit is £49.99 in the UK,
Pioneer Update
When 1 built the Arba I/4Sih scale Glostcr
&2W39 Pioneer in the August edition (See \W
6 lss 8 Page 642-5), 1 stated that the kit did not
include any decals. This is apparently not the
case>as Arba have informed me that all
examples do include decals,and have supplied
me with a set.
As you can sec theseoffer marking* for the
first prototypeW4MI/G, as well a$W4M6/G
\fy apologies toArba tor this error, and to our
readership for any confusion it may have caused.
Editor
New from
SAM Publications
ModellersDatafile 4
LANCASTER
Available soonReserve your copy now
See page 821
News Update
1/72nd
P| have just confirmed that the next two
resin kits they will produce will be the
Itassault Mirage IOC and the llawker
Hunter F Mk 4. We will bring you more
details once wc have ihcm.
1/4B1H
New resin kits fmm ihis manufacturer
include the Stampe SV4B4
Belgian Air Force*
(*48l<K)l)andSiampc SV4C 'French Navy*
(448IM2), both ofwhich arc E29.95 each.
Italeri
l/Ttad
The August release in this scale was the
F-ltfA/H'NATO Falcon1
(#1204) at t?-99.
1/481h
Released in August in the UK was the
Ml -64D Longbow Apache at £3.9*
Czech Model
Curtiss i
fe1 1 MP-55 Ascender
l/48ttl
The latest kit from this range is the Curtiss
XP-55 Ascender (#4806), It features
limited-run injection moulded plastic with
resin cockpit, wheels etc and is £3 1-95 in
the UK.
Duarte
l/144tt
Another new name to us, this firm hasjott
released a resin kit of the Kmbraer CR|- 145
(*M440l),Thckit features decals and retails
for£l8,00inthcUK.
Academy
VimThe Lockheed T-33 ShootingStar (*218S)
andGmmman F-8F Bearcat {#2136}
previewed last month are now available in
the UK and they are 113.99 each.
KM
^HIEHo^ls
Hie most recent resin kit fmm UK is ihc
Nicuporl NL23 (#7257), and it is 112.91).
Maquette
1/I441h
News is that this firm will be producing a
number of kits in this scale*so far the
IfericvMO Albatross and llushin 11-76 are
the only ones menlioned>bul apparently
there are'others* planned.
1/72nd
Surprisinglythe news is that this
manufacturer is workingon the final stages
ofa new kit of the Mcftmchmiii Me 1 63*
We have no further details on ibis kit, but
will ketfp you informed.Apparently they are
also working on a revised version ofthe
Hoeing U- 171; baaed on the old HUKi kit
Hasegawa
Noted in japan is the planned reissue ofthe
l
Egg Plane1
kits. Love them or loath lliem the
series will include the Space Shuttle
(*ESl I/V600), Hughes 500 (tfESI3/V600)>
SB-71 Blackbird WES15ff600)PZero Fighter
(>fcvVJ/Y600), Phantom II (#EW3flF60M,
F- 16 F-86 (#I:W6rt'600) and
Harrier {#EW8A'60D).
1/20Ql!i
New in Japan during September was the
Hoeing 767-200'Japan Airlines'
(410634^1500), Boeing 747^00United
Airlines' (M0625/VI800) and Airbus A32I
All Nippon Airways1
(MX28/Y12flfl),
New in lapan during September was ihc
YS-I I 'japan Aviation Bureau
(ftlfl626SYl800).
1/72nd
The latest releases in the UK from Hasegawa
include theKH? Peggy with guided bomb
(ff00082/il9t99).HeinkelHe5IA/B
(V00DA3U7.99}, S0C*3 Seagull
(tfOOD84/£7.99)and Mitsubishi Ki-46HI
'Dinah' WCP6/115.99}.
New and reissued items listed for release in
lapan duringSeptember include the M4ATomcat 'VF-I54 Millennium fccciar
(V001 2?i'¥24ti0), Ibraado GR Mk I 'Defeno?
Research Agency* (VOOftWYl800),l>H.
Mosquito HJ MkVI 'Coastal Command'
(*<KI09S/¥2000), MB-29 Fulcrum Polish
Al Cigogncs* (*0DI24i'¥l400)( Nakajima
Ki-fc) Type 4 Fighter I layale*22nd Flight
Regiment* (*0012WYI200|, Hawker
HurricaneMk 1 lR.Clccd' (V001 22tf1200),
Messerschmill Me 2S2(V-I86) 'Heinz Barr'
W00099A'16Cfl), Dassault Mirage BLC
'Xormandie-Niemerf(*0(H23AI200),G.D.
F-16D| (fflock 50) Fighting Falcon
(M012SA'1000) and Aircraft Vtaipons VII
HIS, Special Iktmks & Untim tods'
Items due for release in November will be
the F-15J Eagle'JASW (rtJE I i'Y 140D)>
M5C Eagle<USAFt
(«iF:i3/YI400)andF'
14ATomcat,
PacificFlcet,
«GEI4/¥J600y
i/48n
September releases in the UK include the
P-SIDWissAmerica'l^SO/fl^W.F^I
'VJMVtarfy i«6'(tf>9353/£2J,99},
P-38F/G/H Lightning WjT003/tl8*99)f
Lockheed F.|04)Starfighter(?PTIS/£16W)
and the Aircraft Papons Set D
(*X48-W£10.flO>-
&a>«Jetton v*n*tn* l»i*ri iuUoiii - O-cfltt *E*J&
ftGS NewsUpdate
Due for reissue in Japan during
September is ihe P-JBI'L Lightning'Satan's
Angels' tffl93W/¥3600).
Verlinden
Monogram kils clue (or release within the
Hascgawa range in Japan include the
Northiop F 5E Tiger II (*HMlfrJ:Y260i>)>
)7G Flying Fortress (#HM 1 7(lrt46W),
MwScmbroiU itf I IOC Nachlj^r
(*HM Mm'5300), PBY-5A Catalina
^|]M142ilV64Q0)>
Confirmed for release in October arc the
N I K2-] 'Law Model*#JT74/Y2000) and
HU-5X Corsair (*jT7Sfl2M»), Due in
J>ecember will be Ihc Nakajitm B5N2 Type
97 Bomber (flTftffWW),
Released in Ihe UK during September was
the facte WulfFw 190B-9'Hi-Grade'
(M8120K39.99).
MSty1/72WI
The latest injection moulded kits arc the
YakovlcvYak-7A («201/£4,8D),^I«aIct
Efc-TWUTM (472O3&U0) and
Polikarpov 1-185 (*72MflftWJ.
Czech Omega
1/72nd
The most recent resin kits from Omega
include iHc with radial engine
(M233ftl7.«>. Rogozarski R-100
i«23W£l7,4(l) and ftnran MP-] 1
(W24W42I.W).
The latetf accessor)* set in this scale is for
the Hasegawa I04C (tf I567)>and it 15
1/481
The most recent detail set in this scale is for
the Accurate Miniature B-2M*I57*0 and it
Flightpath
1/«tt
Available once again under the Flightpath
label is the old PI 1 Aeroparts kit of the Fairey
Firefly Mk I (48020).This vac*fonned
plastic* metal Tcsin and etched brass kit is
£79.95. Also available is the Faircy Firefly
Mk 4/5 (MW50),which is also £79.95.
Sharkit
1/72nd
A resin convention of the Northrop X-2IA
{«7215.'£30.00) is DOW available from this
manufacturer.
Tamiya
ifftMConfirmed for release duringSeptember in
Japan arethc\foughl F4U-lDCorcair
1^60752/VHXKl), ]>.l). Mosquito
raMkVHSP Mkll(#W753/VI500)and Ihe
F-51U Mustang Hue for
release in November is the Mcsscrcchmiti
Bf UB&4/7 t*6W35.,VI0D0)and the
December release will be (he Supermarine
Spitfire WcVWltop t$&ffS6PHltiO),
J/4BHi
Due for release in Japan during November is
the Domier Do 335A 'Trainer*
(46*l076/V30IX>)t while in December the
F-84G in'Thunderbirds^arfours
(«1D77A'26IX» is also due.
I/MMDue for release in Japan during September
is the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 52
(*603WT620«,tt WeU as ihe Motor&Light unit for it (A6O310/V1500),
Minicraft
1/14411
The latest additions to the Minicraft range
in this scale include the Boeing 707*Air
Force One' j*H'l57/£10,99) ((^initellation
'Air India'{^l4460/£B.99^ Lockttecd Elcclra
'National1
(M446l/£8.99) and the Boeing
737-300'Aer Ungus' &M62/0.99).
t/ttHi
New arrivals in the Minicraft range include
the M8J Lightning r>l 1625) and the
Grumman XP5P-1 1*1 162&),bolh of which
art£13*99,
RVHP
i/nmNew resin kits in this range arc the Lelov
S-W'Gstttf (*722V£I5.00) and the Aero
A-l 1919 («24Wtl 3.50).
HR Models
1/72nd
The latest resin kit from MR a I lie
Nieupon 23(f7257/il3-«».
Fine Molds
f/TMThe laiesi kit from Fine Molds Is ihc
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu Model 1 1 (jfl-P-
l8ffiM0).
Fujimi
Released in Japan reecnlly was ihc F-16A
Plus'50lh Anniversary' 1*721 10/Y22D0).
Marushin
l/4Bih
Noted in Japan was .1 fcil of the Type*W
iBomber Model 22 (#7361 1/V850O) from litis
manufacturer.
Hit Kit
The latest limilcd-run kil from Hit Kit is the
LVaCV-'BEttZ IV (P72 Wi9.%).
Industry News
AeroMaster
The'will they, worfc the)*?1debate continues on
the rc-cstaWishmcnt ofthe*Warbird Color
: paint range from AeroMaster. During August
we were lo!d that...
"As you arc aware,AeroMaster products
;discontinued their line of Warbird Colors two
I
months ago. The reply of the modelling
I fraternity has been overwhelming in favour of
a quick rvinlreduction into Ihe market For two
months we have been involved with
negotiations with the Tutors Corporation (the
manufacturers ofAeroMaster paints) trying to
Hnd a favourable solution for everyone. Very
happily, loday 1 am able to inform )x>u that an
agreement is imminent.
Several idea* for new and exciting products
weft discussed during these negotiations and
with your support, all these tdeos will shortly
become more products"
However, it would now appear that all of the
above negotiations have come to naught, as
Hannants advise us that the paints will NOT be
reintroduced. Make what you will of it, as we
are all gelling a bit confused*bui it would seem
that the Warbird Color series is unlikely to
make a return.
Cobra Company
Although we have mentioned it elsewhere, here
is the official statement from Cobra relating to
the changes in their marketing policy.
Tiom now on Cobra Company will no* be
sellingour items through shops. All of our sets
will continue to be available through our Web
site and by maMax order. Everyone will be
seeing our regular ads in Scale Aviation
Modelling lntcrnational.<i imagine some
inventory will still be available from
distributors and shops, until they run out, of
course).
This came about because we don*t want to
keep up with the demand to the distributors.
Vfc would rather bring out limited quantities of
our sets and keep some lime to develop new
icems - like our Sea Hawk!" - Sherman
Collings (President,Cobra Company).
Correction
FokkaDH
Ihe articleoo tbeGavia kx thai appearedon page*
HchobsI-WipnaiL Apctogio *Q round fccthaicoc
nNews Update
n753
News WyUpdate LF Models
Tomm
1/72fid
A new name to us*but this firm have released
resin kits of theVickcrs FB5 Gunbus ($7202)i
R;A.fi Be. 1 2a (#72040 ami UFAG CI {
at £12.50 each.
TytvMvtckkk
ftt*5
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Information wanted
If anyone has a current telephone
number or address for any of the
following companies or individuals,
please contact SAM Publications in the
first instance on 08 707 333373.
Michael Green previously trading as
House of Hobbies, 156 Baigorcs Lane,
Romford, Essex RM26EP
• Stuart Tyrer previously trading as
Windmill Models, 150-152 St. fames
Street, Burnley, Lancashire BR1 1 1 NR.
* Justin Gorka previously trading as
Swan Model Engineering Ltd.> or Cloud
Cover Models, Chester House, The
Dingle. Colwyn Bav\CKvyd LL29SHR
MODELWORLD
IPMS WorldCompetition
2000See page 829
for full event details
1/72nd
New lesin kits due from this manufacturer
will include the Mcswrschmill Gf 1 I0B-
1
(«7226),Aeionaulica Loillbanlj. A. It.
W7233) and Kdlet TO-60 (<72S4
1/48th
Due fnr release in (his scale arc the
Messerschinilt Bf 109 V-21 (*480'l) and Fiat
CS6 {Mm).
Readers OfferffiCm Stuart Howe
Scale Aviation Modeller International, iu cooperation with Crtcy
Publishing Limited, are pleased lo be able to offer our readership 3 very
special deal.
This oiler mil allow you to obtain a copy of(
Dc Havilland Mosquito -
An Illustrated History' by Stuart Howe (RRP £12.95), plus Ihe Pilot's
Notes for the Mosquito PR Mk 34 and NTMk 38.
Stuart's title is an excellent reference source on the
Mosquito's service history and
was reviewed in Scale Aviation
Modeller International (See Vol 5
Iss & Page 634)* The Pilot's Notes
series arc reprinted from original
Air Ministry documents*and are
an ideal source of information for
the modeller, t'ach title includes
clear photographs of Ihe cockpit
interior, with main instrument panel
and both sidewalk usually shown.
Special Offer
If you order from this magazine* you will feceive
Havilland Mosquito - An Illustrated History1
by Stuart
Howe <RRP £1195), plus the Pilot's Notes for the Mosquito
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This represents a saving of £7.R5! on the cover prices.
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: 1/72nd
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Scale: U24th
KU No: 18003_
Price £49.99
Panel Lines: Recessed v
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Scale: 1/72nd
Kit No; 112
Price: £7 99
Panel Lines: Recessed -j
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Scale WmKit Ha: 21 &3
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Panel Lines: Recessed %
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Scale: 1:72nd
Kir Mo: 1201
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Scale: 1/72nd
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Scate 1.72nrj
Scale: l:72fld
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Nieuport 23
Scale: ifl«h
Price: £3.95
KH No.: 3075
Pane l Lines: Recessed^
Status: totf TooinQ ^
Type- ijcc:
Paris. HtasTiS b6 CtfUi 1
Decal Options; 2
Manutacturcr; £duardM A.
Sample via: LSA Models
The Kit
The kil comprises 56 plastic para for the
main airframe components. These are well
moulded With little flash. The wings arc
particularly well executed with restrained
rib representation* and very thin trailing
edges. Here are recessed panel lines where
appropriate on the fuselage, A small clear
moulding is provided for the windscreen.
Apart from the decals, the kit Is
identical to the earlier Nieuport 17 kil*
Some of the kit parts arc not used in this
version of the model {leaving a spare
cowling, a spinner and an extremely well
moulded Lewis gun). The Nieuport 17 has
been released in a Trofi Hac' version with a
comprehensive etched brass set. None is
provided in this kit and I am unsure
whether or not a 'Piofi R&tf version of the
Nieuport 23 will be released The Nieuport
1 7 etched set is available separately
however and will be applicable to this kit.
The clear and plastic parti are
separately bagged with the windscreen
being stapled to the box to prevent
damage.
The Instructions
V\c multilingual instructions are presented
on a single folded sheet of paper. The first
sheet contains a brief history of the
aircraft. This is followed by a sheet
containing a parts breakdown diagrams
description of the symbols used in the
construction diagram and a section on
paint references. References are given fur
Tamiya, llumbrol, Uevell, Tcslors and
AeroMaster paints. There are three sheets
of assembly diagrams and two sheets of
painting and marking diagrams.These are
followed by a section advertising other
existing and forthcoming releases-
Construction
Construction starts with the fuselage
interior I thought that the join line on the
inside of the lower fuselage would be
visible behind the pilot's seal. I therefore
covered this area with a thin sheet ofcard.
Note that the front section ofthc fuselage
was made from plywood while the rear was
fabric covered. The fuselage formers were
preshaded with Dark llrown and the front
of the fuselage and the floor was given a
light coal of Dark Earth. The rear of the
fuselage was given a coat ofTamiya Deck
Ian to represent the fabric. The fabric on
both the aircraft featured in this kit was
covered with aluminium dope. I assumed
lhal this would not carry through to the
inside surfaces of the fuselage. I may be
wrong here* The detail on the fuselage
walls and floor was given a coal of thinned
down burnt umber oil paint and then
drybrushed.
Thin steel wire was relied straight
beneath a ruler and added to the fuselage
formers to represent cross bracing* Control
cables from the footbar were also made
from this material The insides of the metal
inspection panels were given a coat of
bulTable aluminium.
The scat does not cany ihe lightening
hole* of the original and these should
either be drilled out or the seat replaced
with an etched item* A cushion was* added
from card and painted to represent black
leather Seat belts also need to be added. I
made these from masking tape carefully
soaked in thin supcrglue to set them in
place and detailed with shapes from an
etched brass set to represent catches and
buckles.
About the only discernible external
dillerencc between the Nieuport 17 and the
Nieuport 23 is that theVickers gun was
moved offcentre to the right. This suggests
changes to the internal structure ofthe
fuselage. There is a support member for the
gun mounted centrally in front of the pilot.
While correct for the Nieuport 17> I am not
sure if it is appropriate for the altered
structure in the Nieuport 23* Check your
references here*
There are no locating pins on ihe
fuselage so care needs to be taken when
aligning the two halves. The lower wing is
lined at this stage* Some fillingwas
required around the front of the fuselage -
but nothing major as may be expected with
a kit of this quality. There was some
framingaround the outside of the sloping
portion of the engine firewall which I
represented with 5 thou card strips.There
is a cross member behind the pilot's set
which I represented wilh a piece of bent
plastic rod. I also added a cushion (or the
pilofs headrest from card.
The cowling needs to have its lower
portion cut away and the modeller is
advised to lest lit the cowling to the
fuselage to ensure that the correct amount
of plastic is removed. There are
strengthening strips on the cowling top
which are represented by engraved lines.
On reflection I should have replaced these
with thin strips of 5 thou card.
The engine is a little on the basic side
and a little detailing with thin rod is called
for here - or replacement wilh an Aerotlub
item. I would also advise replacement of
the heavy looking control horns on the
elevatois and fin with etched items if you
have any available.
I fitted the struts to the lower wing and
fuselage before painting to get as strong a
joint as possible, test fitting the top wing at
this stage. It is necessary to refine both Ihe
locating holes in Ihe wings and the tops of
the struts to get a neat fit. I also fitted the
Vickeis gun before the top wing was fitted.
This item is very well moulded indeed but
would benefit from the addition ofa
cocking handle. There is a locating hole for
an overwing Lewis gun in the top wing*
This needs to be filled*
The top wing was lilted after painting
and the application of transfers. This is
usually the make or break point with this
type of kit and I'm glad to say there were
no problems here* Take care though as the
wing struts have to be attached in the area
covered by the undcrwing roundels* It
would be easy to damage the markings
during this part of the assembly. I applied a
tiny drop of superglue to the hole in the
wing rather than to the end of the strut to
avoid smearing it around when the top
wing was fitted and this seems to have
worked*
Rigging was done ivith rolled steel wire
attached with white glue* Things are easier
ifyou leave off the propeller until the
rigging is completed*
Accuracy
All dimensions seem to match up with
published references. Also the kit parts
match up very well with the plans in the
VVindsock publication on the Nieuport 17 -
also appropriate for the Nieuport 23.
Colour Options
Itoo colour options arc provided. One is for
a Russian machine, the other for a French
machine* Both are in overall aluminium
dope and both carry extensive persona!
markings on Ihe fuselage. The fuselage of
the Hrcncli machine carries what looks like
graflili applied by someone who would
really rather have been doing something
else. I therefore opted for the Russian
scheme* I have a query here in ;ha: some
of Ihe reference books that 1 have say that
the Russian machine depicted is a
Nieupoit 17 rather than a Nieuport 23* I
have an old l/72nd scale :ransfer sheet by
Blue Rider which provides Ihe same
markings - again referring to a Nieuport
17 - this lime depicted with an uvcrwing
Lewis gun* I'm afraid that I do not
currently have enough information to say
one way or iltc other and I am prepared to
believe that Bduard are perfectly well
informed on the matter.
I undereoated the airframe wilh
Halford's Grey Primer. The fabric covered
areas were given an airbrushed coat of
llumbrol |non'buffable) Aluminium (No
27001) . Some photos of aluminium doped
machines suggest a slightly different
colours resulted when the dope was
applied to fabric and plywood areas. To
represent this on the fuselage front and
top* this paint was mixed wilh a small
amount of Malt White enamel. The whole
airframe was given an airbrushed coal of
Johnson's Klear before the decals were
applied. The cowling was treated wilh
Humhrol [buffab!e| Aluminium (No
27002) . The interplane struts are in wood -
nole lhal the metallic paint has to be
sealed with Johnson's Klear before you
paint over it*
Decals
The decals are very well printed and are in
perfect register. As always wi:h ;he decals
in Eduard kits>great care must be taken
wilh their application. They are extremely
thin and adhere very strongly on contact
with the model. They are almost
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impossible to move once in place*
You have to get the positioning right
first time I found ii easiest to paint
the rudder in filoss white before
applying the rather sinister looking
skull and crossbonc* marking,i>ut
still found it difficult to gel an even
appearance to the white outline. Do
notattaeh the rudder to the
airframe before the decals are
applied. I chose to paint the black
and while markings on the wheels
rather than use she decals. No
selling solutions were necessary
here and I would not recommend
their use on Mich thin decals.
Decal Ratings 9H0.
Conclusions &Recommendations
Tiiis is an excellent kit-The outlines
are accurate. The quality of tlie parts
is second to none. Lvcn the box art
is impressive. There are no problems
with its construction and I would
recommend this kit to all modeller*)
just take care with the deeds. Being
very good value for money and easy
to build, I think that this would be
an ideal starting point for those new
to building biplanes. Eduard kits
just keep getting better and belter
and I eageily await iheir
foitlicoming releases.
My thanks to tMuurd MA for the
opportunity to build and review this
kit.
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Messerschmitt Me P.llll.
Scali;:V72ixlp'rtcei'greA
Panel Lines: RaisiM v
Status Haw Itoing v
Type: inteffi^^ Ptostto
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— _The Kit
This kit is one for the Luftwaffe 1M6
fans as it represents a projected
tailless jet fighter design from
Messerschmitt.The kit comprises
oniy fifteen plastic pans*plus a
canopy* and produces a surprisingly
small aircraft. All the parts arecleanly
moulded in light grey plastic,
Instructions
Tlie instructions are one double-sided
sheet with a brief historical outline,
ihrae plan views with the colour
details and two exploded diagrams
for construction.
Construction
fr>ji4tiuction wasyery
straightforward as befits a ki: of
fifteen parts.The upper fuselage and
winjp. oiv all one tlem, as arc the
lower fuselage and wing surfaces. The
cockpit is basic, being a seat*control
stick and rudder pedals. The nose
needs to be filled with lead to stop tail
sitting. The kit shows two openings
for tlie 3Dmm cannon, but the
instructions and Putnam's both state
this design was to have lour cannon*
so I opened up two extra holes* I also
added a pilot figure, which 1 had
moulded out ofwhile metal, before
fitting the upper and lower fuselage
together the inside ofthe air intakes
were fashioned from plasticard;
before this jvm could see straight
through the nosesection. The
undercarriage was easily assembled
and the only detailing herews the
thinning ofthe undercarriagedoors
to a more realistic thickness. Finally I
made the loop aerial from brass strip
and fitted it to the upper fuselage-
Accuracy
The finished item measured 124mm
longwith a span of 127mm, which
scales up to 5.95m by 6.10m or I9fl
fun hy 20ft, Putnam's German Aircraft
ofWW2 quotes tlie actual
dimensions as 6.5Pm by 9J6m,or
21tUin by 30ft. However* the
instruction sheet quotes a length of
29ft 3in and span 30ft so the model
doesn't match any ofthe given
dimensions.
Colour Options
Only one coloui option is shown,
which is RLM ?6 Utehblau
undersides with a grey,brown and
green camouflaged tipper. Alter a
light coat of llalford's Grey (acrylic)
Primer I spayed the model with KIM
76 acrylic the upper surfaces were
then sprayed with KLM 32 to form
the dappled pattern owr the fuselage
and tail 't he wings were then masked
and hand painted to lorm the RLM
& I brown and KLM $2 pattern.
Finally the nose was painted with the
white and red ring* and the details
weie highlighted and given some
gunge.
Decals
Onlyone decal option is given which
consists ofjust the national insignia,
but you will need to find a suitable
swastika for the tail The decals ace
wry delicate, but handled wcll.and
settled down with some DecoDlx.
There was minimal silvering ofthe
carrier after a light coat of matt
varnish.
Decal Rating = 8/10.
Conclusion &Recommendation
The Is a very straightforward kit
which t recommend to all for its ease
of construction,with reservations
over the accuracy ofwhat was only a
design study! I finished mine as a
basic aircraft but for the diehard
E uftwaffe 1946 fan the addition of
squadron codes and markings will
produce an individual model.
My thanks to I'M Models for the
review sample*
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Fiat CR.42 'Falco
Scale: 1/72nfl
Price £TBA
Kit Ho,: PMK 72-01
PanDi Lines: Recessed v
Slalut: KewTotfing V
Type- Limited-rui iniccliorfMoulded Plastic*
Resin. Etched Brass & Vac-Iofmed CBar
Parts: Plastic io] Resin 18, Etched 15.
Clear 2, Acetate 4
Uecal Opiicns:
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Manufacturer WsuifKil
Otrlaln ipi the UK vra A#ac ut
The Kit
This b sua^ly the most famous ami
aesthetically pleasing ofthe early wjj Itegia
AeronautkafiglUeraiJCnift^Mislakit's model
is a mixed media rendition ofan aircraft dm!
Hag probably (Ik ultimate in ihcevolution of
thebiplane.
Asingle sprue contains the majorityof
the.structural parts, moulded crisply in a light
grey plastic.The remaining parte are cither in
resin,orsupplied as pari ofan etched brass
fret."R*o vac-formed canopiesarc included,
together with a tinyacetate sheet for the
instruments.Thewhole impressionUoneoi
Sheerquality,with the resin engine in
particular being well moulded.
Instructions
Bi-Ungual iaMruclionsaregiven*which
indudea helpful depiction of all the pans, as
well as maiing it clear from ihe outset that,
despite tlie prolific number ofpans, lite
modeller is expected toscratch build some of
the details.Thankfully,most oftheseappear to
be simple Shapes,easily constructed out ofrod
and sprue.
Construction
U*s difficult to sec whyanyone would want to
add anytilingto what is supplied orsuggested
for thecockpit area."Hie pans in the kit an:
first class,although the sbce ofsome of them
means a rather high attrition rale to the
carpet! I assembled theexcellent (six pail)
instrument panel dutifully,and added the
acetate backing,although with a rather
doomed feelingthat none of it would be
visibleon the tlnished aircraft (I was right!).
The modeller is expected to add sidewdl
detail and pedata Onccomnicm I would make
here is that the etched fret identifiereach piece
by number, but*rather curiously,the
instructions do not.With the resin pieces and
sciatchbuill detail not always identified as
such,patience is necessary io unravd what
gpes whcnMuid which material it is moulded
in. Niggles like this aside,thecockpit isa
supert> rendition ofthe real thing,although
pethaps best viewed with fibre optics on the
finished article.The lower wing and fuselage is
a one piece moulding*with the two-part
fuselage uppers cemented over this. The resin
engine isattached to the front, and leally looks
convincingv/hengiven a little drybrushing.
As with most biplanes IVe built,(he modd
succeedsor tailson the upper wing and strut
assembly,and here 1 have to say lliai.whilst
the pans themselves are excellent, therearc no
locating recessesor marks forthe (inevitably)
slightlyoverscalestruts.A ks ofcareful
sanding and lashings ofpatience were
requited hcre,as well as close attention to the
instructionsand references. Havinghuilt the
Itevell-Maichbox example, I think their
method ofassembly ofthis area is superior
{the struts are supplied as foursets of'W's)*
Ilowcveraiatislactory result was eventually
achieved and the resin undercarriage added.
Once again*care is required toachieve die
correct angle-, I still don't thmk IV got ic quite
rightMisterkiialso provide parts toenable
you to assemble the undercarriage without the
fairings,which was apparently quite common
in units operating from unprepared strips.
After ihe undercarriage, Ihe various small
details wereadded*together with any bunded
ordnance. Both bombs and experimental
smokegenerators arc supplied in resin in the
kit. I had original^1 intended to Gl the former,
but they are ray fragile mouldings and one of
them sliattertd intoseveral million pieces
when I was removing it from iis block* Still,
die unusual smoke generators matea gaod
second choice, particularly since I located a
piciure ofthese attached to the actual aircraft.
Accuracy
I was lucky enough to beable to borrow1 a
copy oftheexcellent All Mtalia hookon lids
aircruft*and would recommend it strongly to
anyojie with Regia Aeronaulica leanings.
Placing ihe variouskit partsapiinst the
I/72nd scale plans provided in this
publication* it isapparent ihai Ihe kit is
superbly accurate in outlineand span: my
onlyconcern is llw fuselage contour in fconl of
the canopy, which I think may be slighlly too
curved. I only mention this as a very minor
quibble, which I could be wrongaboutThe kit
certainly captures thc*42'* lines very well
Dimension-wise*the kits scaled up 9.6m
upper span and 3.2m length compares ray
favourably with the real thing's9.7m and
8.26m respectively.
Colour Options
TheCR.42 appeared in a large number of
colourful schemes,and Mistcrkit feature an
aircraft in die four colour CIA schemeof
bmwn'green mottle over sand, with light grey
lower surfaces.Misierkit refer to their own
brand paim throughout lite instructions, but I
used paints from theAeromaster range.
Although there areostensibly two options,
they both dcpicl die same aircraft ofBS*
Squadrieiia.Thc first option ms when the
aircraft was based in franc? duringdie
closing months ofthe Battle ofBritain*the
second depicts it after its subsequent transfer
to Libya. Both schemesare essentially
identical.
Decals
Ihe linydecal sheet is printed by Skymodels
for Mistcrkit,and is superixTne marking
adhere well,areopaqueover the camouflage
scheme,ami show a claritywhkh is
exceptional. The uni: badges and letteringare
particularlylaudable, OvendUhc decals
cannot be faulted. Decal rating 10**1(1.
Condusion andRecommendation
The CR.42 hasbeen neglected in thisscale*
mih tlie oidy easily available example being
the rather elderly Rcwllftbtchbux kit*soa lot
of Regia Aeronaulica far.* will be delighted
with this release(a sisterkit will allow the
construction ofUiftwafif/Night Fighter
examples). It Ills together very well, is
exceptionally detailed for a 1:72nd kit and has
obviously been someone's labouroflove. My
only criticisms are what you might expect; as a
mixed media biplane, irs not tor the noviceor
the faint hearted, and some parts of the
construction would have been ass&cd by
betlcr inwrucuoiis. £JS is also not cheap for
what is a rather small aircraft Despite Uiis, I
was very pleased with the oukome,and can
therefore recommend this kit very highly.
My thanks to Mistcrkit for the review
sample*MrAndy McRaeforsome of tltc
reference material and Val Tilston for
photography.
Scale: V72ix)
Price: Ca,9o"
Kit Ho.:WW
Status New Tooltno \
Plastic Colour 'A' hi to
cciton Mi>Jtcoa PlastyType:
Parts: Pfeastic 7B, ClearMDecal OpOMS: 4
Manufacturer: Bewi AGD3iM&Lrtor:R?itft ^tniry K Smith (Europe) Ltd.
l/72nd
Price: £7,99 IGtNo.:C07
Panel Unas: fea-sscd ^
MawltioftigV
ititijctto MatiWed Plastic
83 Pta^ic (Parse 6wn], M CimAlso Includes Plastic Mesh
Decal Options: 3 (US Arm/, French Navy *
German Amty)
Manufacturer itaJen Sp*
UK Importer: Trie Hobby Company Ltd
H-21C Shawnee 'Flying Banana' & Boeing-
Vertol H-21C 'Heeresflieger/Luftwaffe'
The Kits
These kits followa number of treads
established by these two manufacturers in
recent years, firstly ihcy are essentially the
iame moulds, with a few very minor
differences, packaged in their separate box
styles - hence the reason tor reviewingthem
togellier.SccondliMlicycontinue io produce
kits ofhistorical helicopters, as wll as the very
latest ones.Thinly, Rcvell* com intic their
theme ofdeputingmachines operated by the
Getman militaryand civilian operators*Tlie
'Shawnee**or'Flying fcanaitf,U the tandem
rotor successor to the Piasedu H*2$;HUFand
forerunner ofdwUmol Sea Knight and
BoeingChinook. Both kits are crisply
moulded on one dearand twocoloured
sprues - tlie lliileri ones arc daikgf«fl ajtd tl>e
Revell ones are ivhite - with only die tiniest
hint of Hash on a couple ofparts and two
small sink marks just behind the Imnt rotor
unverTheie is raised and engr^ed deoil as
m\l as linecn^raml panel linesand lite dear
pans are flawless.'! here is aUo a small piece
of*mesW supplied to pmvidc tw\» large grdls
on either*idc ofthe tail.
Instructions
The instruction sheets are in both companies
standard formats,beginningwith Ihe^rue
plani> Tlie drawing* used arcalmost identical
but ihcircon^ructmwges axeslightly
difteimt and Rcvell use ten more than Itiifcri!
Theseexploded-view driwinjp give dear
assembly directions«md contain the neces*ary
deuulpimtinBimbrmation.cleady labelled
The colour references for the Italeri kit give
Modd Idasicr andei|uivakTitUA Federal
Standard number^while Rcvell theirwnpauit ra»^e and a rcicrence to the German
*RAL' number,common lu all the options in
their kit.1
Construction
In both kits,construction toUowsa logical
pattern and the Til of pfitis isgeneral^ good,
Thecockpit and cabin aredctaCed with the
bulkheadsand all thescats, which go icgcllrct
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with no trouble at all, but be warned * if Ihe
rear cabin bulkhead lean* forwards slightly,
The floor section wiD sit too far forward. Just
a millimetre out and you'll Have trouble
getting The cockpit glazing to fit on the
front. The canopy is also a very precise fit.
but it can take a bit of fiddling to get it to
match live fuselage all round There arc two
areas of particularly nice interior detail
included in both kits. The first is a section
ofrotor drive i'naft,which runs up through
the tail and is visible through a win>mesh
grill - a small piece ofmesh h provided
which is cue to size from u template in the
instructions and fixed inside the fuselage,
which is very effective,The second is the
front ofthe engine,which is clearly vUible
through the air intake holes near the end of
the tail.The iusclagc halves are a good
snatch all theWW round, but a little filler is
needed along the top and bottom of the
fuselage {not the tail) iust to completely
disguise thejoin. Both kit* indudca choice
of vertical sailplanes; which one you use
depend* on the version being built -
although the Uevell kil only uses one of
them. The Italeri version also offers a choice
of undercarriage, but because all the
German-operated machines use the same
type, this act is omitted from the Revel) kil.
The iwj rotor heads are finely detailed and
go together wit Its important to attach the
right blades to the right 'head*to ensurethai
A) they match each other fordirection,and to)
thev rotate the right way mund on the finished
model - the heads are not interchangeable.
Accuracy
Thesekits wry well capture the linesof the
second ol The Piatcclci helicopters to be
nicknamed the'Rying Banana*.The
dimensions are excellent toa when scaled
down from the real thing,accordingto lho&
published in Iflandfords'ltelkopws and other
flnngKotorcraft since l907\Thc rotor
diameter of 1 3A 1m, the 16m fuselagelength
and the overall height of47m all scak down
exactly to 215cm and 66cm
respectivelyon the finished model.
Colour Options
fit lialeri kit oilers three very different colour
schemes < a 1950 US* Army machine from
Vietnam with a three kwiecamouflage
pattern, a 1M6 French Navy example in all
over blue which served in Algeria and a
(krnnanArmyniEER'lmaehmeftom 1959.
ModelMaster and federal Standard paint
references aregiven for all three schemes. Ilie
Revdl example,on theother hand, lias four
optional aircraft provided by the decal sheet,
but they all share the same basic colour - all
olivedrabgiven as RAt tt>H in the
instructions.'three ofthem are Army (HEKR)
machines and one is a hiftwafic'SAR' aircraft;
live onlyoac which has thebenefit oftwo Day-
Gin orangebands around lltf fuselage to break
up thetfrab'appearance.
Derate
Bo:h kits indude fullstencillingas well as the
national insignia, titles,codes and serial
numbers on their decal sheet. The dcpdi of
colour, registration and clarity ofprinting in
both cases is excellent - the liny lettering on
many ofthe stencils is actually readable! In
both cases,the decab detach fmm the backing
sheets after a short soak,but they both also
softer fromSilvering*when they dryout on the
model, especially where there arc hugespaces
between the lines ofstencil or large
number/letter
Dccal Rating = 8/10.
Conclusion & Recommendation
Not necessarily beginners* kits,but fairly
simple tobuilda4
good4ookin^wll-lini5hcd
mudd straighi from the box without any
specialskills or tools. Lots of nice detail
touches make an impressive replicaof the real
thing. I highly recommend these kits.
My thanks to Italeri (The Hobby Company
Ltd) and Rtwll AG (UK Branch) for the
review samples.
Panavia Tornado ECR 'Tigermeet 1998'
Scale: VWih
Price: £2.85
Status. fei&stKsv
Type: Injection Molded Plastic
Part*.R3;5il_c_46 iGrey), 1 Clear
Decal Qplians: '.
MaHufitclurcr. RsveltS*
Smith (Europe) Ufl -
The Kit
Moulded in grey plastic, this is a reissue of
ihe older Itcvcll* kil rather than the recent
Dragon kit. The panel lines are a little deep
for I/M4lh scale
Instructions
As usual iliese are printed in a small booklet
formal.The asscmhty diagrams are easy
enough to sec, but again the decal placement
and colour guide is too small,especially for
such a complicated decal scheme,
Construction
The only difficult part is lining up the
(badly shaped} nose cone.Vou will need to
sand thejoin to shapc.bcing careful not to
change the profile of the forward fuselage in
the process. The ovenmcd VHF aerials need
considerable dunning,although I would
advise you to bin them and replace them
with something a little more'in scale*. Ifyou
install the refuelling pmhc don t do it until
after the decaU arc in place. I didn't need
any fillerat all oh this kit and a quick swipe
with wet aad dry took care ofthe seams.
Accuracy
It is undeniably a Tornado, not the best in
l/M4th scak and it seems to have a mixture
ol versions incorporated without truly being
one or ihe other. As meniioned above, the
nose is wrong, far too short and fat>but its
correction would not take loo much work-
Span is 9.5cm (wings fully extended), while
the real aircraft is I3.9lm (9.65cm scale)
Length is ll.7em, real aircraft 16.72m
(1 1.61cm scale). So overall it is slightly out
ofscalc>bcing too long with not enough
spantbut within acceptable limits for a
small scale kil.
Colour Options
Only one aircraft is offered*although this
comes in two overall schemes. Both ofthese
are grey overall, and paints are identified by
Revell* references. This does lead to a lot of
mixing,so alternative'authentic1
colours
may be a quicker option* All other
camouflage marking* are taken care ofby
the decals
Cecals
Whatam I say, a beautiful scheme, for an
aircraft of No. 32 Squadron, Lcchfeld. The
decals are on a thin carrier,glossy and
adhere really well. It is just a shame that the
instructions are so small as to make it hard
for accurate placement. No adverse reaction
lo Micro Sol or Set were noted.
Uccal Rating =10/10.
Conclusion &Recommendations
An easy build. If you are after accuracy
there are better kits available of the
Tornado>but buy one for the Scheme alone,
it is worth it.
My thanks to Revell*, Binney & Smith
{feurope) ltd lor rhc review sample.
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Vickers 66 Vimy Commerdal (Vernon Mk I)
Price: £15.95
Ortgfci: Frog (UK)
Kit Ka : MQ-7222
Lines: Recessed \
Status RBtssoa *
Plastic Colour Gl&y & White
Type: lyctiQjTMouicfed Plasw
Paris: restlc (to, Clears
Petal Options: 3
Manufacturer MauiMUK Dis1iffloMr"pQCKct&QiiCl Ltd
Scale: i/72nd
The Kit
The modern well pfiniod box opens la reveal
a true' Wast from the past\ Just like the
original Vimy the Hying surfacesof Ihis
model haw had several reincarnations. I
made the original TransatlanticVimy in
Prog's TYail Blazers rangeabout forty years
ago.Then came the bomber version and now
courtesy of Maqueuc you get the complete
bomber kit with new injection mouldings for
live commercial fuselage and nose g£3f
together with a new decal sheet.
Given their age the wings,wilplancs.
engines arid landinggear arc not bad. What
there are signs ofmould agc/crosion 0:1 Ik
underside of the wings tliis proved to be
easily correctable* Distortion of five ofthe
eight outer wingstruts is frankly
unacceptable.Hie minimal new parts are one
stage up from the old' Contrail*vac-form
conversion in a more user friendly, robust
injection medium. They induce the new
fuselage halves and the nose gear.
Instructions
One iheel of A4 wiih an exploded diagramon
one sklc and the painting and decal plans on
the other U all you get. Fortunately there is
plenty ofreference material available since
anyone who wants to build an accurate kit
will need it.
Construction
The new fuselage halves have no internal
finings provided. It made sense therefore to
used plastic card to create two main
bulkheads fore and aft of the passenger
compartment, put in a deck and construct a
cockpit. There is one other consideration.
There were differences in passenger cabin
window layout between different
Commercials built. Putnam^'Vickers
AireraH since 1908* (page 96) dearly shows
starboard side windows of the same
proportions as the port side over the wing in
a (lying shot ofG-AESI. Maquettc has two
picture windows on the starboard side alt of
the wing.This is correct for a Commercial
supplied to the Russians in 1921 ( Lion
powered), but not for C-AESI.
I chose tocopy thestarboard side layout of
standard RAFVcrnons>by using plastieard to
fill the window spaces provided and cut out
five windows opposite thoseon the port side.
T*ial fitting the lower wings showed thai
the stubs needed to bedtamfered to clear the
fiisdage toensure that correct wingalignmeni
be achieved. It is important tocheck that the
Iowa wing Stubs bull toother squardyand
give the same overall span for the lower wing
as lor ibe upper in order to avoid problems
later, 'there is not much holding ihe lower
wing set in p&silionand to reinforce this join,
you can drill and peg the tabs forconventional
wing assemblyafter the fuselaip has been
dosed up. Alternativdy you could set one wing
in one fuselage halfin the correct position by
reference to plana. When dry,glue a pieceof
scrap plastic to live topofthe lab with enough
overliang toengigc thetab from the other
wing*when ift installed after the other
fuselage half has been fixed and allowed to
dry. this lakes slightly longer,but avoids ihe
need for careful and accuratedrilling.
Willi the tower wings firmly in place and
all filling and sanding finished it was time to
paini all the flying surfaces (Ifalfordfe silver
againD.Thc lower wings and tailplane weffi
then masked and Tamiya acrylics used to
paint the fuselage.
lite decalswapplied next and after
careful scrutinyof my references I used the
kit instructions for placement and made three
easy to correct errors/fhekit diagramsshow
the lower wing registryions startingoutboard
ai Ihe firsi major rib from the tip wkrcas il«r
second looks more accurate; it is likdy dial
the upper wingregistration just inns onto the
ailerons so that the letters start inboard of ihe
aileron control horns and wires rather than
mimic dw lower wingplacing,and finally Ihe
name'City of London' isn't all in one line bul
applied to the nose as:-
City of London
In addition the fusdage logo sltould read's
Insloneft Co Ltd'
and additional
blackWshould
becut from blank
decal for the
uppersurfaces
of the
horizontal
tailplane.
Mum told methat there would bedays like this!
Erection ofthetop wing is
facilitated hf assembly and fixingof
the engine nacelles and sinits and
attaching Ihcm to the lower wing first.
The upper wing centresection can then be
mounted and Wo vertical stopscut from
plastic card mounted to a base used lo ensure
dial the trailingedges ofupper and lower
mainplancs align square. *1 he plai »s sltow the
cabanestruts fixingsomewherebelow die
windows on the fuselage side,presumably to
avoid havingto provide new* struts orgive the
buildci the information locut thestruts
provided. Thesestrutsshould fit imo sockets
cut into ihe roofofthe fuselage in linewith
tlie wing struts.TTie Iransversc brace from ihe
nacelle to the fuselage also fixes to die fuselage
in front ofthe front pair ofcabane sinus.
fine new main wing struts had to be
fabricated from'Com rail Strut*before the
outer wing panels could be fitted,due to
malformation resultingfrom the age ofthe
moulds.Thisassembly is otherwisestraight
forward with no ival need to recourse to a jig.
Filling the tail leathers proved to be the
next hurdlc/lhc stub lower horizontal tail
surfaces (parts 40-4J) need to be located such
thai die lower elevatorcan dear the underside
of ihe fuselage beaver tail in one continuous
span as provided/the painting diagrams
slww the fuselage endingin a point with ll#
lower elevator split and this is wrong The
easiest way around litis was to fix the twx> fins
(parts 45) on the lower horizontal stabiliser
stubs,glue them to the lower elevator (49)
and then fix the upper lx>rizo:aal stabiliser
(47-18) in place.Once theseelements ofthe
biplane tail have set Iiard theycm be offered
up to die rear fuselage and thestubs fded lo
fit the fuselage. It is also necessary lo fdc the
undersideof the beaver tail lo give a sharper
upsweep so that the lower elevator has room
toswing upward.
Once you are happy with the fit (die beaver
tail should projectjust over die elevator
trailingedjp) glue it in place and then
shorten die four fuselage to upper horizontal
stabiliser struts (pans46) by trial and error,
The rest waseasy!
Colour Options
Decals for C-AF-SJ as illustrated and imj all-
silver RAF Vfcmons'Yimy AirAmbulances
arc provided. Howver it should be possible to
produce any of the 44 Commercials,five Vimy
Ambulances or 55 JMFtanons built
given accurate references and access
tothe aftcrmarkel for sudi items
as Lion and odier engines
etc. etc.,
faithful reproduction ofthe uriginaL
Decals
'thedecal film is continuous and each item
must be cut before commencement.The
quality is quite acceptable and they arc
amenable to MicroSol products- 1 relied on
the paint's natural sheen and found the decals
lo be a triflegrubby'whe;i applied and
difficult to relocate once positioned.
Application over a gpod gloss varnish maybe
lire answer here. It is essential to seal the
decals undera varnish coai. Once dry they
flake with minimal handling I would have
rated the decals at 6? 10 >but for the craw
and amnions,
Decal Rating = 5/10.
Conclusion andRecommendation
The gpod news is that iVlaquellccontinues to
release olderk:U with imaginative updates.
The vickers Commercial was one ofthe first
real airliners with -M buik (4(t going 10China*
where most probably rotted in llteir delivery
crates).G-AESI^ewovcr
Accuracy
The drawback to thestraight substitution of
Vimy wings to theCommercial is that the
Vimy has a span of67 feet 2 inches whereas
theCommercial spanned 68 led and Ihe
mode) spans an equivalent 66fcel 75 indies
or 2*5%short. Length should by 42 feet S
inches ( Vernon 43 feet 3 inches! and isjust
over 40 leel.dwrt again by 7 to 10%,which is
rather a lot,
Proportion looks O.K. kbut fin mindful
that my plans arc some yeais old and may
have been drawn from the modd.Albatross
Productions*VimyWindsodtDatafile,which I
was unable to consult before completingthis
review, may be regarded as an essential
reference for those concerned widi maximum
a&uracy As the construction notes above
demonstrate there are a significant number of
detail areas where litis kit lalls short of
iosjxio
itarrying
thousands of passengers without
misliap in five years,setting a trend for
Vickers airliners*which lasted over fifty
years* irs a sad indictment on our sense of
national pride that die only odter kit ofthe
Commercial was Conlrail's vac-form
modification issued yearsag:i and now
virtually unobtainable.
The bad news is the price, the inaccuracies
and the mould wear, Given the recent strength
of the pound and the technical mastery
Russian producers havedemonstrated in
injection moulding* this escapee from the
Mummyfc lomb retails at thesort oflevel
1
would expect to pay fora completely new
offering produced to the highest slandatds of
liddily,
t enjoyed building Ihe ki;,up to a point,
but its age*price and niggling inaccuraciesare
all ajpinst it- Buy it onlywith youreyes wide
open to the effort you will need to put into it
to achieved sound result.
My thanks to PockcUxind for die review
sample.
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Beriev Be-2 (KOR-1)
Scale: U72ntJ
Price: fTBA
Kit Ho.: 7225
I Panel Una*; Recessed V
sTalusi Hew Tooling n.. . ; .
Producllfji: . iinittKl \L\y'tiu
Type' Liiniiflb-fun Injection MojW
Ptastic:
Parts: 4 > Pla&fc (Orey^, 2 Clear
Cecal Options: 2
Manufacturer: A-Motkl* UKrancUK Importer KccMcnc Lid
The Kit
My sample arrived just in a plastic bag
but as Ihe light fiicy plastic pari* arc of
(he heavy variety favoured by most
Eastern feitopfiftti matiufaettws.they
were none the wise (or wear The
fortyone pan? arc well moulded and
>!\i robust nature* Hie surface detail is
good but the panel line detail is a little
heavy.There is little Hash to speak of
but the edges of some parts arc a iilLlc
rough. In contra*! the transiencies
arc nice and thin and very dear* The
cockpit is furnished with a scat, floor
with moulded rudder pedals,
instrument panel and control column*
As the cockpit is open, some modellers
will want to add some extra detail to
this area. There is a selection of
undercarriage parts supplied for cither
wheels or skis.
The Instructions
The singleM sheet is written in
Russian but had low ofdiagrams
which negate the need for the written
WtonLTkra exploded diagrams guide
we modeller through the construclion
process without any problems and a
iounh diagram shows the wing
dihedral*or lack of iuand the rigging
details. On Ihe flip sice arc a part-
finder chart and details of the three
colour options offered*
Construction
The larger pans suffer with heavy
gates that attach them to the sprue and
need denning up first* The cockpit
needs some additional detail to really
finish it off. To the floor 1 added some
side panels with throttle controls etc,
and these filled the gap nicely between
the strange but well -detailed seat and
the fuselage side detailing that is
supplied. The instrument panel is a
slab of curved plastic and needed
drilling out and so on to stimulate
some dials and indicators. The
gunners position is devoid of ar.y
detail but not having any knowledge
o: the Bc-2:
s interior, I improvised by
adding a couple ofammo hoxes for the
stubby machine gun and a Ibldaway
scai. The space between the two crew
positions seemed too'empty' so a
further box was added to fill the gap.
The whole cockpit was finished in
medium brown and the instrument
panel in dark grey* Dry brushing with
a lighter shade brought out the detail
and the lever and dials etc. were
touched up with suitable colours to
complete the cockpit, Filler was
required along thejunction of fuselage
halves and Ihose tn the wings and tail
plane* and Supergluc blob** were added
around the strut ends, as the fit lo the
fuselage and wings was poor-The
model was rigged, after painting* with
invisible mending thread* supcrghicd
through holes drilled in the wings and
filled and filed once dry* then touched
up with the base colours before
'weathering3
was begun, I'd chosen the
ski option and the notes indicated that
the skis were held inio'position*by
ropes attached to the end of the ski
fuselage. These were added using short
lengths of stripped multi-core wire,
the type found in old battery powered
radios anil toys,
Accuracy
I cannot comment on this as I have no
data for the full size machine, but my
I/72nd scale model measures lWmmin length (including the propeller hub)
and 153mm in spaa The overall lines
however arc very pleasing To my
ageing eyes and to me ift a little
cracker!
Colour Options
Three different schcmcs*all Ruftrian>
arc suggested Of the two wheeled
variants one had dark green upper
surfaces with light blue underside*
and the second has the addition u(
black camouflage over the green
surfaces, lioth aircraft depicted are
dated 1 941.The third option is the
later winter variant (1*11-42) with
white upper surfaces and skis
attached. The latter was my choice and
Humbrol 65 (Pale Nine} was used for
the underside while Humbrol 34 was
liberally coated onto the top surfaces
using a small piece of loam, (This
overcomes the problem of applying
this seemingly translucent paint. I
have the same trouble with ilumbiors
yellows asvrcli).
Decals
A small decal sheet but adequate*
containing six red stars and Russian
style numerals 1 through 4* again in
red. The register was ok and the decals
bedded into the heavily detailed panel
lines wiih no problem.
Decal Hating = 8/10,
Construction andRecommendation
With some detailing, this offering from
A-model builds into a rather attractive
and unusual liltle biplane* I enjoyed
making it and while it does present a
little bit of a challenge* I feel that most
levels of modelling skilKsave for
absolute beginners, will have no
problem with this one* Thoroughly
recommended* ifonly for the fact that
the end result is so cule!
My thanks to A-model lor supplying
the review sample.
West Sussex, BN15 8TA
Tel No: 01903 76549G, Fax: 01903 753643
Ittk fer-.tTio fciiiiiu >n ki - Gaol**
n765
F4U-1D Corsair
Scale: t/4Btli
Kit Ho: 2147
Price: E1S99
Panel Lines: FteCBSSM ^
Status: Naw Toolings1
Type; injocfron Moulded Pla stic
Parte: Wastic 12S tBray)- Cto 2
Decal Options: 2
Manufacturer: Academy RasEc Mood Co. Lid
UK OisLribulor Toyway
The Kit
The box art on this kii is superb, showing
two Corsairs taxiing out on a south sea
island airstrip* and would help draw
attention lo this kit amongst more drab
offerings on the model shop shelf. On
opening the box L found some familiar
plastic, as this is not a new kit but a
reboxing of the Hobbycraft model. The kit
is moulded in grey plastic with engraved
panel lines. As you would expect the
decais and the clear parts are in their own
bag lo prevent scratching. There are a
number of optional parts for dropped
flaps, open or closed cowling gills and
weapon loads.
Construction
The cockpit is well detailed with a number
Of parte to be attached to the moulded
sidcwall detail; the seat and joystick are now
attached to the floor? This is a small error as
on the early marks there was no floor,just a
set ofboards for the pilot's feet and lots of
tubing and wires* however once the fuselage
is together the error is barley noticeable. If
this does bother you however True Details
have made a resin correction set for this kit
which supplies a corrected cockpit interior
The tailwhcd is now assembled and
there is a choice ofeither a short or long
lailwheel; this is a weak area as there is only
a butt join where your choice of wheel
attaches to the tailwhcd legso supergluc is
a good idea on this join. The fuselage halves
are now assembled and only a small amount
oi typewriter correction fluid is needed to
dean up the seam/Hie same is not true of
the separate turtle deck behind the cockpit*
which is a poor fit and needs filler and some
careful sanding to gel a good lit*
Assembly of the engine is
straightforward but once yon attach it into
the cowling it protrudes too far forwards.
It appears that the craokcasc is too long
and it is very noticeable once you fit the
propeller, I would suggest some gentle
sanding ofpart DH the rear crankcasc,
which would probably solve the problem*
but unfortunately it was loo late for the
review kit.
The wing is now assembled and this was
the worst fitting pan ofthe kit, the separate
oil coolers and gun bays all needing filler*
and the separate flaps did not fit that well,
and they were also missing the promiaeni
spanner between the flaps which I added
from plasticard. The tailplancs are now
added but the purist will need to fill the
engraved curies on oneofthem and re-
apply on the reverse side. At the same time
it is a good idea to drill out the landingand
navigation lights under the wings as these
are also represented as engraved circles. It
will then be possible to paint the recess
silver and tint it with Tamiya clear colours
where appropriate. The undercarriage is
now added and this makes up into a fine
replica complete with weighted wheels*
The kit supplies a choice ofundcrwing
stores in the form oftwo different styles of
drop tanks, two 500 lb bomhs and eight
rockets.\bu also get a choice oftwo different
siaes of propeller After painting, ihe clear
canopy was added; this did not fit well in
the open position so is best left closed. The
last touches were Ihe aerial masts, which
were rigged with lycra knitting in clastic
pue to an accident with my superglue
while attaching the aerial wires I had to
replace die kit canopy with one from the
Squadron Signal range for the
photographs.^
Accuracy
The model scales up well to the dimensions
in thcTorsair In Action book but there is
an error in the engine, Some rescribingof
panel lines also seems in order and the
undercarriage appears to be a bit toll when
compared to photographs*
Colour Options
Yx*u are supplied with two well-known
schemes; the first is that of Major G
Boyington in the three-lone scheme of
while, intermediate Blue and Dark Blue.
This aircraft was heavily weathered anil is
shown on the box art. The secood option is
for an aircraft llown by VF-W from UJLS
Bunkcf Hill on the raid to Tokyo in 1945.
This aircraft is in overall Glossy Sea Blue
with a yellow nose band.
Cecals
a* you can see from the photo t broke the
reviewers' rule and used AcroMaslcri sheet
48-254 (terrier Based Corsairt Part 2), This
was not because there was anything wrong
with the supplied sheet but havingbuilt six
Tamiya Corsairs I had already got bolh
alternative schemes in my collection* 1 did
test the kits decals on an old mode! and
found they had a good depth ofcolour and
reacted well to setting solutions,
Decal Rating= 9:10,
Conclusion
If Tamiya did not have their Corsairs I
would have rated this the besl on the
market, tt is still good value and as long as
you put some effort into the cleaning up and
filling a nice model results. It would have
been nice to have* had a more adventurous
choice ofmarkings as both options have
been seen before in other kits and in
aftermarket sets, I would still recommend
this kit to all hut the newest modeller or Ihe
perfectionist who will be prepared to pay
twice as much for the (apanesc rival.
My thanks to Toyway for the review
sample.
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Red Roo Models
V4ttl Scata
CAC Avon Sabre Conversion (Academy' or
Hasepawa) {Aus$27.95}lttlec|
Fotocut
1/48B) Scale
FM7 Galail Parts (Haseoawa) {$TRA) (el)|
Cobra Company1/144th Scale
44004 - Boeing 377 Startocrinser DetaJ Set
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44005 KC-97L Conversion & Dolatf Set
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44006 - Engines and Propellers (Mmrafl)
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1/72nd Scafe
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(Uinicratt) {$29 95} |r)
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PJ Productions
1/72nd Scale
721 1 10 - Two German Pilots. Sitting (WWII)
{CTBA} Wl/46lh Scale
481H2 - French Pilot WWU {£TBA} |r)
NOTE:
Items shown In parenthesis ( ) indicate the
manufacturer ol Ihe intended suitabltfdonor Wt,
vftfle those in { } are the know price and lho$e
in1
1 indicate the medium used as Itsted below
Key
ac Acetate
br = Brass
dec = Decais
eb - Etched Brass (or Steel)
gl Glass
I = injKbon Moulded Plastic
ma = Die-cut Mask
p = Plastic (Soft)
s m Resin
vf = Vac-tonrod Plastic (or Clear)
wm m White Metal (or Pewler)
Neomegal/72nd Scale
Subject Kamov Ka-62 cockpit
Scale. i:72no Product Ho.: WK
Type: Accessory Designed lor: Itaten Ml
Parts Besin 13 Price: ClO.flO
Includes: Cockpil tub (wilh rear bulkhead telt
and right stfewaiis, contra columns, K-37
ejecton seals (x?) (nstrument panel and
overhead learopy) console
Conclusion
As with all products in ihc NeoTnega range,
this biM one is beautifully cast with ihc
finest detail you Will sce/tlic K-37 ejection
seats have moulded seat harness and will
benefit from careful paintingand dry
brushing.
Our lhanks to Parade Figures Tor the
review sample.
Cobra CompanyDuringour recent visit to ihc USA (or the
IMPS(USA) National Convention, the
following new items were passed to us by
Cobra Company*
l/48th Scale
Subject: H05D Weapon - Vietnam miScale: 1f4fltil
Product Wo.: 48019
Type: Accessory
II
Penned lor: MoiOQrarr. I
Parts: Resh 2A
Price: £21%
Includes: ItyQ 30Mlb M11B Demotion bixnUS.
too weapons pylons wdi sway traces and a
centreline fuel lank suitaDle lor a* 'Rolling
Thunder* bombng campaqn Thuds.
panels, control yctos and optical sichts. cfw
seats, main and rose wheels.radar warning
sensixs, starboard sde cannon bay with
separate cover-
and a tiller [plug) to reprotila the
nose. Tha sat also includes two lenglhs ol
ptesBc rod tomU ihe cannun barrels.
Subject: Pasaan OamfaalWwons Set #1 m&Scale: V4K1
Product »o.: 45021
Type: Accessory
QpsiBncJIorMonoiirainkit
Price: $13,95
includes Four each of 5W57KrV weapons
pylons, BBV20A BOrrm rocket pods and 9W1M'SHumV (AT-6) auklcd aaMartt missies.
499)9 tf-mD V»«a<i Ssf - Vietnam 1967}
4&92QMM* ftotff GansApJ
Subject Mil-24 Mind f Genshp
Scale; 1/^13Ui
Piedttct No :48020
48021 (ftissiaQ CorcM WWJWWS Sef #J *
Subject fciss&nCmMWa»ars Set #2 -MIV24
Scale: iW«h
TVpe: Conversion
Designed lor: Mcncqram Kit
Parts: Resin 34 Price: $24.95
Includes: from and rca' cockpit Ms instrument
Product Ho.. 48022
Type Accessor
Designed for: MorapTam Ml
Parts: Resin 38 Price Sift 95
Includes: Four eatt of trie BD2-S7KrV weapons
pylons and 9M114 'ShtumV (AT-6) anMaffl
missiles, plusWo each ol Utt XMGU-2
niine-laylng and clu&usr boma pocs and
9-A 669(GU*;> uniwrsal gun ped whh tripe
minHWns.
Suli|ecl: RjsganCnmhatU pons Settf3-M l-2^
Senile: T/*i8ir
Jai?? lAtfSif OotfUt MtaPPffi 5ftf -«*M
m^s»ao Cai^f Htt?(Wi» Sef *3 -
Product »o,.481)23
Type: Accessory
Parts- V^sin Price: t!8.9!>
Includes. Four each of BDZ-!>47KrV weapons
pylons aid 9M1 <4 Shturni1
{AT-ftj antl-teik
missies, plus Wo eacn of 9-A^669(GWi 30im
gcenade aunclrf in unMWsal ccnlainers
UPK-23-250 amm twin cai non pods.
Conclusion
All ofthese sew arc atftmcfrivril detailed
and the casting cftlft be faulted. If you aw a
Itussian helicopter fen you will want to add
these sets to >xw r collectionand ewi it" you
an; not>:heir quality ^ *u?h That they may
woJ still temp; you!
Our thanks to &>i>ra Company for the
review samples. Please note that lhi$ i^ngc
U now only available directly from <:ohra on
their wehsitc (wivw,cobracompany.com).
The Modeler's Weapons Shopl/32nd
Scale: 1/32nd Pioduct Ho.:\VS-26
Type: Accessory
Designed lor:Tan>yatts
Paris: Rgsln 4
Prica: S16.S5
Includes: One of the real shortcommQs ol inn
Tamlya F15 was tl^D Inclusion of ixily one 610
Gallon tarft to tie Installed on the centreline, as
mostM53 cany one under each wing (plus
one on the centreline when on a terry fight).
This tittle pack from Ttte Modeler s Weapons
Shop overcomes Uns with the supply ot ftvo new
resin tanks. These are cast without any panel
linos or dcta*. Wtt the dump ppe a separate
part (one ot nttieh I pfomptty tostl)>
Conclusion
Not the moM inspiringof producwfand the
finish of the pan* seems a little devoid of
anything in the way of detail. That said> it is
a lot cheaper Ihan'robbin^ them from other
kits, when you o&nsidcr the <c$i of those
donor kits.
Our thanks to Ta& Modeled Weapons
Shop for tlie review samples. Note; there is
no UK stockist of this iaji£C at present.
76fi AcccsioHes
prt«i: *ttm -iW Jitl it \:m ;rt:it*|nwJ Vl! lit Hon gp^ffWnWtflltbW
Hasegawal/48th Scale
Subject: Arcratt 'Afcapons: D US Smart Bombs
& Target Pods
Scale: 1/48th m
Product »fl.:X4ft-B
Type: Accessory
Designed lor: Moioatam tt
Parts: morion MwlfclPJ2 (Sre-fl. 8
(Clear)
Price: ETBA
Includes: GBltfO Patway II, GBLM2 Paveway
II, GBIM67 Pmway II Pavcway it,
AGfd-123 Skipper Triple Ejector Rack, AGM 84E
Shu GBJ-31 Jorrt Dfrterce Mask MiirffioN,
AK-APM5 TACfS pod, AH*AA(M3 naugalftral
pod. AN-MfrH tensccn^ ped and F-15E ftlrg
r//ois lor ti» Aiwuuna, ak-aaq-k, pus an
F-l6pytonskrttcAN-AACH4, Ttesetafco
ircltdcs (Ittrriteall Oca) sheets lor Ute
stencil cn a number of these items as well as tfie
ytfaw oards ap;il»3 arojnd many cf tte GBUs-
Conclusion
It is good to have the lMSth scale Weapons
sets expanding like those offered in l/72nd>
and this latest set offers a good selection of
equipment that will be suitable for the
F-I5S and P 16s in your collection.
Our thanks to Amcrang Lid for the
review sample.
Seamless SuckersA selection of ihc latest products from this
American firm wx passed to t&duringthc
recent IPMS(USA) National Convention.
l/72nd Scale
Sub|ed:M Pliartom lrtf<f$
Scale: K?IhfI Producl Ho.: S&-21
Type: Accessory Designed lor: Hasegawa tit
Pails; ^sn 4 Price: S 3 03
Includes: A per el rcp*£ccmerc Intake trunks aid
eiuira compressor blades for toe Hasegawa kit.
Some surgery Is required 01 ooth Ite Hasoijawa
'4t parts and the re1* resin components, but ths
s clearly shown cn the hstnjcbons Included in
SS-t7 fftA*tB tfom& taSteS)
Sublet.M5Eajb Intakes
Scale: 1:49th Product Ho : SS-20
TVpe: Accesswy
tor Maroaram WJ
Parte: Resin? Price: S10-03
Includes: This set tflers fust tup replacement
Intake bulks and it is desired (or ITe Revets Wl
$S-2t {F-4 PbmtoM taWctt/
l/48th Scale
Subject: FA-18 Hornet Ircates
Scale: Wfti
Product Ho.: SS^17
Type:Aj:cti£Oft
Designed tor: Haseaafta at
ton 4 Price: 312.00
Inchtias: ttai rvxt: folate tnjaks comply ft*
sapam Htfffl coropMSGrftiiH tfratOT drect
rcpa&wrtefonflese £feas ol:ie Has&jawatil
ss-29iF-r5f««waAaaj
Conclusion
As llw company name suggest these latest
products eliminate theVatii that U inherent
with a multi-part injection moulded intake
trunk.All ofthe above products arc well cast
and will only need a little sanding to Til
perfectly in their intended kit*
Our ihanta to Seamless Suckers for the
review samples.We arc currently unawareof
any UK stockist ofth is range-
AirwavesScale: l/72rtd
Sut»|ectTBecscnser Wing Foil*
Scale; 1/7?ml Product No/ AC7^2f5
Type Accessory
Designee* taAkRe Ml
Parti: toned Brass 1?
Prirp WJ»Ifluudes The rite nnd hlnq? associated with the
;>lrxi low o* »he Rwaneer Some cutting wit tie
reouircti in *hr HI parts, out tivs Is wel
NltreirAlerl InW «t*P instructions.
l/48th Scale
SubjceiM Phantom WingWScale: tflttlh Product No+: Afria-099
Type Accessory
Designed lor: Hasegawa kit
Parts Etclwd Brass 4
Price: (3 <|fl
includes' Hie two ribs arel tlva hinges lor toe
outer wnff pnn^s ol Ilia F-4
Sublcd fltic^neerW'sigFolil
Scale l«8lh Product No AWyOIfype Accesscfy
Designed for A;rlhHt
Parts: EtchccDra$s I?
Wlce: W WIncludes
r*itF is 3 ^nal^hup versloa ot the
|/7?nri scalp sol ffiviewod previously* Howver,
ti litis lar«f scale the Nit already comes wto the
wno le!d( so no cutting at the kit corcpanonts
required.
Sublecl: F-M£ S'atled Wng DropSttt
Scale: IMSto Product Ho.:
Type: Accessory
Dc^tonert lor; larofra MP?rt* . Resin 8t Etched Brass 20
Price: 2TBA
Includes: ARmvos eSher have Ihts wrong, or
know a lot mora than anyone else, a$ to dale
Tamiya have not released the F-36 tn l«»n
scalel I presume therefore thai th« tot is eithar
lor ih^ Hasegawa l« or the Academy one.
Anyway, you ost an entirely nw sot ol wing
leading edges in resin, with septate slats, plus
^ forward fuselage plug and centre section
replacement panel The etched tret offers ail the
guttle tfifc forthe leading edge slats.
Conclusion
Tlicsc arc all extremely good products from
Airvwtfc The etched sets ore effective, yet
simple,and the more involved set is well
executed, albeit let down hy the confusion
over the intended kit in which it is to be
installed.
Our thanks to BJ> Models lor the review
samples,
Dangerboy HobbiesFollowingM (wm their nxvnl WFwing fold
get, this American firm have now released
*m>thcr„md ;> sampV of it tw been passed
diro-ih' tn us T<k PMvW
!/4Mh Scale
tato (jittfc Placet No+:
TVpe: Accessory
nestgreiHw Acoj^MMMuresMh
Parte Ri^n ft Price:
Includes flut*pwrei pnncls4
imtr stubs and 31 the
sssre^eddow relalino to the whj Wo
mprliansm The interior ol earf» ^neranfl flito
psntl ts Mfyd«*W ft* nhr f»ir Wo sur^ry nil
h? r«|u(nvl 3t if vrfm ttifr am 41 is dl ftie parts
indifdstl fn INs arc drccl retfacerwitr tor tha
kit*xmpoiionts.|
Conclusion
TMi'iel makes folding thewings on the
»\ccnnue Miniamics kit a very simple task
indeed,and the qualityofthemm component
in rtmscf arc to the highest quality.
Our thank* to Dangerboy Hobbies tor the
revietvsampk.
nAccev*orie4 769
C&H Aero MiniaturesThe1 latest Iwo conversion sets from (his
American manufacturer were passed ro us
during our recent visit to the USA,
l/48th Scale
Su&lecl: Republic MQ5BScale: IMStti
Product No.: UiK
T^pe t Conversion
(or: V-ancgram MParts- Resin 5 Price; $TBA
Includes: A completely new nose, plus Ihc nose
mounted pilot lube, a replacement instrument
panel and coamiig and two air data servers tor
either side ol the iuselage. Quite a bit ot cutting
will be required on the Monogram kH, but it is all
well illustrated in ths sets instructors. TTie
manulacturers do recommend that you research
the specific machine you are goiro lo mate, as
many M059s had the externa) changes seen
on the M05D. so double chert!
Subject: HA. MOD?1M8Q
Product No.: HfK
Type: Conversion
Designed lor: Monogram Ml
Parts: Resin 11, Vac-feared Clear 1
Also Includes: Decafs
Price: CTBA
Includes: This conversion offers a completely
DM fuselage, Wffcti is spit HORIZOHVLLY iwo
new ejecton seats, plus a comrol cofcinm,
instrument panel and coaming tor the rear seat
7lt$CMM4 <tf Jfo? W- JflV convBrVsfl
arc also included. The conversion is tinishec oft
with a new vac*Iormed canopy (only one is
suppled). A Kgh qualily dac£ shaet ottering
markings tor a 27lh TFW, 522nd TPS example
and an MDCf I'sty Fac' that operated during
the Vemam War is also included.
Conclusion
CMl seem to producing all tliose
conversions that wc have been waiting for
tor ycars,and they arc to be congratulated
tor them.These latest two are certainly well
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worth adding to any 50$jet collection and
we can highly recommend them to all.
Our thanks toCM 1 Aero Miniatures for
llierevkv samples*
Obscureco Aircraft
litis is a new firm from America*who
passed us samples oftheir first products
during the recent IPMS(USA) National
Convention.
l/72nd Scale
Subject: F9F*2tt*'4/S Election Seats
Designed lor:
Hasegawa or
Matchbox kfls
Parts R*sitt 2Ejection S&tts)
Price: STBA
includes: Two delicately cast elect ot seats for
the F9F complete wrth ail seal harnesses etc
moulded oiu
Subject A-6IJ Wed 1 1ron llaio* intruder
Soflte 1/72nd
Product No.: 03S72G02
Type: Conversion
Designed for Ri|lmi ktt
Parts Resin 3 Price: STBA
Includes: This se( oilers a replacement radora
(holkiw-castV and a new negator's side
console and control column. Those ol you
Waffling to add suitaole ordnance can obtain
these from Hasaaawa's Weapon Set W
ill0&$?8O3 Utf ftwwf fM USA Ce&w)
toifcti: Jet Pfflmst T Mfc 6/SA Cockpit
Scale: 1ff2nd
Product Ho.: OBS72003
Type: Detail Set
Designed lor:Akfftk)t_
Paris: Resin 11 Price:JTBA
Includes: Cwfcpt fbior, nght and left sidewalls.
instrument pane), inslrumcnt panel coaming,
rear cockpit bulkhead anc shelf, two control
columns and two enaction seals (with rrouldccr
seas harrass etc).
OBS7S092 fl-tiSWW f TrnHMTMaOef)
l/48th Scale
Sublfld: FfiKstf iktat CmoM Gwil%
Scale: IMBIh
Product Ho.: OBS4B00-
TVpe: Accessory
Designed for: Haser-awa Ml
Parts Resin 1
OBStmi (FSttfSHim Cwactorf Co*\Sw)
Price: $TBA
includes: mis set otto's a single-piece
replacement cowlinga correct that offered n
trie Hase&fova kit
Subject: F3F*2 Bearcat Couched Cowlirg
Scale |/48lh
Product Ho. OBS46q02
Type: Jtocesscry
Designed for:
Hcftbycraft kit
Paris: Resn 1
Price: 11BA
tacltHles: this set
otters a singlc*picce
replacement cowling to
correct Piat offered in
the Hobbycrafl kit.
Conclusion
These are some excellent new products tram
this firm, and they must be comtratulalcd
on doinga cockpit update fur the Airfixfet
Provost kit.
Our thanks to Obscureco Aircraft for the
review samples. UK moddlen* can obtain
oxumplw from ED Models.
Custom Aeronautical Miniaturesl/32nd Scale
Sub|ecl: Grumman F-1JD Toinnat
Scale: i;32nd
Product NQ.:R32-037
Type Accessory
for: Tamya te:
Resin 20
Price: S3fl,flS
Includes: Revised parets9Uw side ol the r^r
li;selagHt tail warning radar; RIO's enchnit tub
(note; the new pilot's cockpit lud noted in the
instructions is not mcktfed). new insrmment
panel coamings, forward senscr ar-d nose wheal
doers, as well as HUD Irames, new ertiausi
3ii;os-atTd-3l5cliSt state.
Conclusion
This is a very impressive updaic, but yon
will &tiH need the 't^uiic^ B-14A cockpil
update set to complete it.All of the resin
components are to the highest quality and
this conversion can be recommended to all
experienced modellers.
Our thanks to Brockhursi Hobbies for the
review sample.
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J. RutmanThis month sees a nice batch of new
accessories and conversion sets in W32nd
scale from this manufacturer*samples of
which have been passed directly to us for
review
l/32nd Scale
Subject: inkers Ju 8Tfr2
Scale: V32nd
Product No :WK
TVpg: Conversion
Designed for Reveil % kit
Paris. Rosin 5? hEtcned 16. MMal 1 , Vac-tormcd
Clear 3
Price S45.W
Includes: lite larsest pais ol 1N$ conwvon
arc a ccrrpletely row nose secton, plus lha
wheel spats and 37mm carnca TTic set also
induces a naw ;:osfcpt inlcrlci: Wtfi sWewals,
radtt ejiuiprocni, iasOTiraat panel and seat.
Oiter external component include a new
propele' and wing Iqs. The metal component Is
a new laihvheel yoke, anc Ihc etchec parts offer
ai Ih? bucktes etc lor tie seat harness*
Subject P-47 Cockpil Set 'OutOMop'
Scale 1/32rd
PfO<lJCt Ho.:
TVpa: Actasstyy
Designed far Ravelin kit
Paris Resin 9, Etclred 64
Price: S2£ 30
Includes: IMs set ol%s a new cockpil tlcor,
rear bulkhaad, seal frame, seat, sidewalks,
irslfirroit panel coaming, control eglurm and
upper dashing panel, all in resin. "fte remainder
cwvffiecfe afto stoHvy
gf ihe set is atoned aid composes a new
instrument panel, rudcer wdaJs, sfelewall delafs,
scat bttttttt aid various airframe de:ails. Ibis
set Is also avateble tor the VMotbzcV version,
at the same price, so please specify which ore
you warn wjjgflordering
Suhject: M7 Collected Cowing
Seals: V32nd
Product No.: W'K
type: facessery
Oeslflpfrf lor: FtaWtWt
Paris; Rc$n3
Price: tKOOincludes: A replacement (enrreded} cowling lor
the ReveM£ kit, pXis lha rear bulkhead and tte
oil cooler spline* plates. The gii$ are suppled on
a sheet ol i:re -cut plastic card*
Subject: P-47 l>3tsa) HIB1
Scale 1/J2rd
Product Na.:*K
lype: Asnesso'?
Designed for R&vell& kit
Pails: Resin i
Price; $2 .03
Includes: llio M7*$ dttsal Met, offered as an
'add-on' corrpoflent.
Subject P-»17 Main Wheels
Scale: M2rd
Product No..
TVPft : Accessor1
Designed for. Rsvell®' kit
Paris: Resin 6
Pric*: S&JM
includes Two replacement •Walflhtod' main
wheals ccfnplcle Wth elUier soo'M or p'an
hubs as separate coirpenenls,
Subject: P-^l? Corrected Gun Ports
a: \-32mt
Product No,: HrK
Type: Accessary
Designed for: ItevehS
kit
Paris: tosii 2
Price: $250Cft*ffic*'stf GunIncludes: Ftw nun
oorts In the ReveMo kit
am parallel with Ihe
teacing ctfge the Wng vnen in fact aT P-17
guas were paraiei with 11* ground, resultflp In
an ugward stoprig set or pan ports Those idle
inserts oceicorne tte probem qeita elfect**qry.
Subject: P-4; WieelWull
Scale: 1;32nd
Prcducl NetWK
: Accessory
tor: FwnS I
Ruin 6. VWiroMaiaia
Price:
Includes: Oeiailect wnoel wdl inserts, alcng v-itn
the undercarriage compression Inks, the tail
wheel and caivtfs ewer around the tail
Wheel leg, an in resin. The white metal pafts a<e
the main oleos and taiMtoel yoke.
Subjccl:Mc Z62V^ »WI_
Scale: i;32nd
PfOduct Hq.:_WK
Type: Accessory
Designed (or: Revel® cr Ifasepawa l*s_
Paris: Rasin 3
Price. 316.00
Includes: Ihe cemrc sact>an ol Ihe lusclags, i
visib^ thrcogh ilie tficcl well, along with the
outei sections within each ulna
Subject :h#190AWh«|Wi
_ 1/32wl
ProductHO..»'K
TVpe: Accessory
Designed fur Hasojawa Kit
Paris: Resin 5
Price: Si 7 35
Includes A eompfclely raw insert to give detail
to the interior of lha wheel welts in the
Hasepawa kit;
Subject: Fvi Wheel Opertng Corrects
Scale. V32ne
Product No : ItfK
Type: Accessory
Iter:
Parts: Resin 1
Price: S^QO
Includes: A
fw J9QAWtMi
ft)$i^g Ccmctw
re^acement secticn to
correct tne errcr in ths lower fuselage between
me wheel wells on the Hascgawa f
w
I90A kit
Subject: Ju 070 and Eady O Siren and Siren
Propeller
Scale V32nfl
Product Ho.: WKType: Accessory
Designed lonfleWt* kH
Parts tebGPrice S8.00
Includes: A set of nxd^secfions for the
undercarriage spats on me Revels kii, phis ihe
wind-di .vfjii siren and ils associated fairings
Suhiect: Ju 8/ Main Undercarriage Legs w/o
Scale: t/S2M
Product No.. WKType: Accessc^y
Designed lor ltevell»
PaHs:M«^2
Price: S5 CO
IticTuLlcs rtorne:at
ucderc^Tlage ^s, as
often seen once the
JuBTUMtottoW tot;*
loftti spats were removed on me Ju 67
Conclusion
Bach of these tttt will certainly add a lot
tn the intended kit*, as all of them arc
getting a biflong in the tooth*. The resin
casting is very good, as is the level of
detail etc. The only down side is the total
lack of instructions, which although not a
problem for things like the undercarriage
sclSv could beared handicap to those
doing the Ju 87G-2 conversion. That said,
they arc all recommended to the
experienced amongst you,
Our thanks to J. Rutman for the review
samples. UK modellers will have to obtain
examples directly from the manufacture^
as the production process makes it
unlikely thai (hey will ever be readily
available in the UK.
nAccessories 771
• Red Roo Modelsl/72nd Scale
RRO720& - Brewster Buffalo MX I, town by Stf
MN. 'Mac* Read. N3. 45$ Sgo (RAAFJ
RRD720? - Brewster Bullato Modal 339-23. Ilowi
Oy Fit Sff JdwB&H No. 2S Sqn (RMF)l/4Wi Sc3eRRWS02 - Mustang MK IV, fton by Son Lflr PM.
Nash
RRO4S004 - P-51D Mustang. flwm by Fg Off Uil
Hor$mant Mo. 82 SqnpMF)Prt»: Aus58SO eacft
• Aztec
1/48U) Scale48-01 1 - L£n Eagtes IV Mayan Gads' One F-510,
WIM5&P-47D)48-012 - lath Eagles III
4
One F-5Eff=. MWG &A-37B)
• Eagle Cals1 4si !t Scale
EC*22 h7JG4(Sturm) F\v IMS (to FW 190 AT)
ICm I» 320 tDtfch) Sqwtal (4x
B-2S)
V32nd Scale
EC#23-32 - Dcras of the Galtad Crcus (4x
hv 1930)
EC#2442-\?il0w10 (4xF\v 1900*13)
Price: S9.DQ (IrtBth}, S10.00 (1/32MJJ
• Experts-Choice
1/72nd ScalD
72^15 -M6A(?i6)72-22 US Blue BOfd&fK) ftatonaJ 'nsljnta
1943-1W772-23 US Fill Cotor HaBcnal Insigna Irom 1M772*24 • USm Bofderad National hsgnia 1&33
72-25 - US HaBcntf bsigrta 1918-1943
72-27 - WEffi Ar National Gufrtf (x4)
1/4flh Scale
48-24 - F-10MB, chase plane IcrM test
progracTYTG
48-25 - M01B UttrfQD./M8th FS48«-M01BVW*O. 136th FB48-27 • MOIfiWGdOO, 4451h RS48-28 -A-7D(X4)48-36 - F-tE lasl of the AUG &jnh^ncf$'
48^5 MO&VB Delta Dart last FlfM'
4&55 - MOOD Super Saire (6x F-100)
ftfce:S850
• Galdecal1-7 2nd Scale
72.003 * Flnrtsh Air Foica Part 3
72X04 - Ritrtsh Alf Force Part 4
Prfce: £5.50
• Max Decals1/144th Scale
MwHQ2 - Aer LfKius A321 . 320 & BAG 1-11
Mw4403 - to Limits ClassCs (LI049Constcia&on
t DC-3 & Fckker F.27 frteiCsftp)
UUOW - taLnais Boeing 707-34BC (1966 &1976)
Wee: E650~i
tote: All o1 ths items listed have recenOy been
released and are fiere Iot our reacers'
inlormatloa Full reviews ol each may appear in a
future edition.
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Custom Aeronautical Miniatures
This month sees five new sheets, all of
which have been passed directly to us by
Brockhurst Hobbies.
l/72nd Scale
72-004 McDD F-4J Phantom
M , McDD F-4J, BuNo. 1
Freelancers USS Ranger, 1978.
•2. McDD F-4£ ftiNo. i 57270, VF- 1 14
Aardvajks, USS KJtty HaA, 1974,
fit Z
».
pill I
m 1
72-GQ-l KcQOMJHttllhm
+ ;;marinesmarines -v
;; MARINES MARINES
m 1 Z 2 Z Z Z —
::navy navy:
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^-;:navy navy
72-011 McOD F-4 Phafilam Hl-Ws Marinu
& Navy Oats
ThU sheet offers lour complete sets of
national insignia and stencils in the
hi-visibility Mylc.
72-013 McDD F 1 J Plianlom
•I. McDD F-1U. liuXo. 1S30W,VF-51
Sctvaming Ett^etb USS Coral Sea, 1972,
•2. McDD 1MB, BuVo. N/K, VF- 1 1
1
Sundowners USS tora) Srat 1975,
72-014 McDD F-4J Phantom
•l.McDDMI,UuNalS7299,VM03
Sluggers, USS Saratov 1971.
•2, McDD F-4J. BuNo. 15730S,VM 1 1ted
Rippen>>USSKorrcstaUW61
72-018 McDD F-4J Phantom
-UMcDDF-4B,BuNal51007,VKhV32l
Hctli Angels, NAS Andrew*, 1975,
-2- McDD P 4B,ByNo*ISH7l,VMFA-3l2
Date
GO to
3DDS ™ n(X7
JDOD
rTE S E 5 r *
Chcckciboards, KCAS Beaufort, 1972,
Conclusion
Cacli of iliese Jheets {with the exception of
72-01 1 ofcourcc) oilerswo complete set*
of stencils and national insignia*so that
both options can be built,
Our thanks to Brockhurct Hobbies for the
review sample*. UK muddtm caJi obtain
examples via Iknnants, while all other
enquiries worldwide should be made
directly to Rrockfcurst Hobbies.
3
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B Bm"SB
IQ07
^« 1471 \ 1471 ^T: MARINES MARINES :
; * MARINES MARINES 1 S
Fantasy
Printshopl/48th Scale
FP826 SH-30 Sea Kimj
•USH-3D Sea King>Bu/No, 15271
1
( HS-4,
USS Horned966Apollo R«o*wy\
This simple sheet offers all the markings
applied to this machine during the Apollo
recovery flight in 1966. Thc&e are all simple
black characters, that go over the light Gull
Grey and white scheme.
Conclusion
This particular option has been available in
|kite in the past, but ha* not been around for
many years now. The release of this sheet
will be welcomed by many who want to add
this historic machine to their collection*
ThU sheet is 12.95.
Our thanks to fantasy 1'rinLdiop for the
iwicw sample.
Leading Edge Models
fPBSB - SM-30 Sea K\W1
1%$Apm fkcw&Y*
l/72nd ScaLes
7^22 * CF-1B Hwnel
*],CP-18 Hornet, Canadian Armed Forces
2IKWAnniver4arystheme>Xa4IO(Coug3r)
Sqn,CFB 0>ld Lake.
This sheet is also available in IMBth scale as
4832.
Conclusion
Leading Edfp
now fail to
come up with
colourful
Canadian
subjects, and
this latest
sheet is no
exception,
The quality of
the printing
Hi m
pom sa
of the complicated mo:if on the tail has to
be seen to be folly appreciated, it is
flttuuung!
Our :hanb to leading Edge Models for the
review sample. UK modellers can ohtain
examples from ilannar.ls*
774 Oecats Mill A'irtor Hi'Utttt Irnrvri:n»l *-CUC^f?H>T ho i&ojff«j^ <hj«n; in: in;* I U* with heW.
White Dog Decals
72f0«-Ce»WOiV«if*fB-«
l/72nd Scale
7Zt001 -
Consolidated 8-24
-1.B-24II80-CO,
44-40791*
'Playmate', S67tJi
Bomber SquadiOii
(BS),494lli Bomber
Gruur. !BG).
2.B-24M-20-C0,
44-4221 VQucenof
the Strip', 529lh BS,
.tSOlli RG.
721002 -
Consolidated B-Z4
|,B-24I-W0-COi
44-40434,Tkli Pled Flapper', 528lh BS,
380th BG.
2. B-MM-5-CO, 44-41 875,'Ncl Result,'.
528th BS, JKiiih BG
721003 - PB4Y-2s
•1. PU4Y-2. BuNo. 5949),"lail Chaser1,
VPII-12J.
•2. PB1Y-2. BuNo. 39564,"Ol Blaiidcrbus',
VpB-121.
-3. PB4Y-2, BuNo. 59495. VPB- 121.
721004 - Boeing B-17GS
*LB-l7e^VE,BoXo-481S8.'Bobb)r
Sox'. 850th BMWHb BCL
'2. R-}7(;-95-lK>> BuNo. 338728,k
5t with
Breakfast', 851*1 BS>490th BC-
•3. B07G-75-PL,BuXo. 44-83254, $5 Ul
BS. 490th li(i.
NAU72Q01 - Nose Art UpgradO
*), Boeing B*29*$outIi Sea Sinner'. For use
with AcroMaster sheet 72-129.
HAU72002 - Hose Art Upflrado
•K Boeing B-29 'OurGal'.
For use with AcroMaMcr sheet 72- 1 29*
HAU72Q04 - Nose Art
* I , Boeing D-29,'Southern Comfort1
.
Tor use with MroMaster sheet 72-131.
NAU72005 - KOU ArlUt
M. Boring B*29/Dragon Udf,ls>r Uie with AcroMastcr sheet 72- 13 1 .
NAU72013 - Hose Art Upgrade
>]. M7G/51 with B«&kfiitf\
For use with Supcrscale sheet 72-749.
PMT72008 - P-6IA
"KP-6IA-10,4Ally R',4tfth Night Fighter
Squadrom South West Pacific-
PMT72007 -P-61IM5•l i P-61B-15 I
<BlackPanther'T 41Sth Night
lighter Squadron, South West Pacific.
l/43th Scale
NAU48001 - Nose Art UpBrade
>L,B-J4,.'Ofl Defence'.
For u$c with Monogram kit 45609.
Conclusion
The initial shew itt this selection are the
normal waterside type* although the nose
art in each is supplied as a dry transfer.
All the remaining nose art upgrades and
the two P-61 sheeuare purely dry
transfers*and a* a Jesuit the clarity <>f
image thai they offer ha*- to be seen to be
believed.
t
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711003-PB&2S
Our thanks to White Pog Dceals for the
review samples. As far as we are aware,
this is no current UK stockist ol this
range.
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Orion Model AccessoriesThe latest samples (mm thisAmerican
manufacturer Wfcrt passed in us duringthe
IPMS(L'SA) National convention*
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1/7 2nd Scale
ORD72016 -
F/A-1BC/D Kuwaiti
Air Force
The instructions only
show two machine
S/No.44lolNfr9
Squadron And S/No
432 ofNa 23
Squadron. However*
the massive decal jheel
includesdoaeens ofserial
numbers etc,so obviously using the extensive
details included in the instructions you could
KOmiiAlF force
combine the walkings to make any one ofa
numberoJ machines.
l/48th Scale
ORM8DQ0 - F/A-18D USMC-LF/A-18D,BuNo.]6S4IOofVMFA(AW}*225
Vikings,
OAD48016 - F/A-1&C/D Kuwaiti Air Force
This is just a scakxi-up version of OHTO2QI6
reviewed elsewhere and nil the comments
made for Hurt sheet apply hcrcalsa
Conclusion
Each ofthese sheets comes with an extensive
set ofimuucwiu that cover everything from
theoverall scheme to cockpit interiorand
wheel well colours (all l:Seross*ieleienecd).
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These iiutructxHtf also include details on tic
excretion acals installed in these machines, plus
lots ofoiher information-The Kuwaiti sheets
arc a bit confusing ihuughj but each set comes
mlSlimBBHMl
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IW IW Stee& 4> <M0«0f6 - fi>1-lfiC?l) Wwflffl
Afr force
tvith full itendllingand a veryceargg:ce as
to where each stencil goes. Excellent stutT.anc
you will not be mi rprised to hear that the man
behind this ilrm has spent over 12 wars
workingwith the F/A-I8!
Our llianks toOrion Model Accessories :or the
review samples.
Cloud MasterTtooof the latest sheets in this range haw been
passed directly lo us for reviewby Dutch
Dccals.
72/10 - Lockheed 1-C49tf49f1079
Constellation Walkways, Windows, De-lcltig
Boots etc
As the title says,this sheet ofieis all the
walkway*windows and dc- icing markings
applied to theConstellation.The interesting
thing about these decals is that they feature
"pcelable vainistf.The instructions state that
cuteapplied over a gloss finish and allowed to
dry fultyjhe varnish can becarefully peeled
off. Each image features a'tal/extending
outside lite parametersofthe artwork, and
litis t5 the point at which you will start In lift
thevarnish*This isccrlainly an interesting
process, but one which I suspect will takecare
and practice todo well
72/11 -Satierav'AIr Congo OC-€ft'B
•I. IX>6BaO0-CTN>Sabeiia, Belgium, 196-1
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liirwaidwithdeeals>a$ theelimination of the
canier film by its actual removal would
answcr the prayersof many meddlers. The
PC6sheetoflassomeo^lourfulalicriuiivvs
lor the Heller kit
Our thanks to Dulch Decals for the review
samples. UK modellersam obtain this range
via Aeioclub, ED Models or Hannanis.
T-Stoff Research Ltd
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Squadron (RCAF).
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trailing edge.andthe
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parts is dearly slrawn
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< Snu-dfoh Mk I,L764?»No.820 Squadron,
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1941.
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anil national insignia to buiki all liveoptions
oBercd. I'he sheets do not indude steivcils of
any kind. Theonly price we currently have for
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Our thanks toT-StolTResearch Ltd for the
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AeroMasterl/48th Scale
48-487 - Israeli
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This offers registrations for N709S to
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Our thanks to Liveries Unlimited lor the
review sampler.
Quick off the mark. Airways Graphics have
produced a sheet specifically for the new
K<>97 series from Academy, a sample of
which has been sent directly to us for
review.
l/72nd Scale
M7-002 C,'HC;KC-97 Slratotanker
1, KG97L> S/jSfc 52-2630, "Zeppelinheim\
M5th AREFS* 160th AREFG, Ohio ANG,
Rhcin-Main, Germany, 1976.
•2. YC-97A, SWo, 45-59595, 1 st Strategic
Support Squadron (SAC)* Rhein*Main,
Germany, May I94fl (Berlin Airlift).
•3. 097A, 48-416, 146th ATW\ California
ANG, early 1960s.
•4. IIC-97G, 52-2782, 36th ARS.
TacHika\va.|apan> 1969*
S- KC-97LJ 23-03, EjereitO del Aire de
Kspafia,l97$,
•6, C-97A. 4M02, )501st ATVW Travis
AFB, California, early 1950s,
*7, C-97C, 50-692>MATS Atlantic Division*
early 1950s,
•&.KC-97H 5 1 -245.305th BW(M), MacDill
A Nt> Florida, 1953.
•9. KC-97G, 52-2782 from an unknown
SAC unit, late 1950s.
*10.KC*97Li52-842> lCWth ARBFS, 126ili
AREFG. Illinois ANG, 1971.
•I L KC-97L, 52-905, 126th AREFS, 128th
AREFG, Wisconsin ANG, 1977.
12. YC-97B, 45-595%, MATS. Pacific
Division,early 1950s.
Price: S2L95
Conclusion
The two large sheets included in this set
are crammed full of beautiful colourful
images, -all in perfect register. A good
5i* tf0MmmmmwAtm'vOZ
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Die WO decaf stmts fa AGM7-90Z
selection of stencils, walkway and
propeller markings is also included. The
instructions are clear, with lots of
information on the various parts that
should be added to the Academy kit for
each colour option.
If you have any of the Academy kits in
your collection, then you should really
consider these sheets, as they offer so
many colourful alternatives. Your only
problem will be deciding on which one io
make, or slopping yourself adding up to
ten KC-97s to your collection!
Our thanks to Airways Graphics for the
review sample.
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C.'N«. H13»AX700>
RAP, Par lvasl,
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C'Xo. 1091.N241K.
Lockheed XR2-0,
G'No. l031,V5Kavp
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Bonn-Hangclar, flown by Obll. Johannes
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2,fw 1WA-6,'Green J',JG3(KI.
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MUIH1943.
•3, BfllOC-UCT+HL, 2.S% 2, flown by
Werner Stcvib (StalTelkapitan), GtltcrsloK
July 1940,
U0G-4,/|-AF,IUXJG 102
Vroiekiorai BOiimen und Mahrcn\ Prague,
Nfay IW5,
72 01 3 - Ciechoslakian Air Force
1923-1939 National Insignia
This, twxi-sheel set offers a mass of
Czechoslakian national insignia in both
roundel and pennant form.
S72 001 - Curttes P»40fe*lft*M Stencils
This sheet offer* t^"0 complete *cts of
stencils for the K or N.
l/48th Scale
48 005 - Liftmftt NachtiSget Pt. 1
Jf£» »^
ThisU a scaled-up wnsion of 72 01 2,and
olTers the same four options.
48 007 Douglas C~47 Dakota^kytraln
Pt.1
•1.C-47B, 43-161 l9/)ungle Skippers" of the
55th Troop Carrier Squadron. Hill Fighter
Strip, Mondoro Island, December 1944,
-2. C-47A> 4292189,"Itirfand Sport Special*,
f>lst Troop Carrier Squadron, 31 4th Troop
Carrier Group,Operation'Market Carded
September 1944.
•3. Dakota Mk U KG488. No, 267 tl'cgasus)
squadron, Desen Air Force* Kgypt, 1942,
Conclusion
Kadi of these sheets oilers all the unique
markings for each option and some of litem
aUo olTcr a good selection ofstencils, The
"i
)Hmt cottons on 48 iOt?
fclccira dwet otfers propeller logos,but not
stencilling.
To date we arc unaware ofa UK tfockist of
this excellent rangeso all enquiries have io
be made direciW to Tally Hoi
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samples.
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T.lMy interest In the Varsity came about a
number of years ago at one ot those
now sorely missed Battle ol Britain At
Home days at Biggin Hill Three took part
during the flypast segment ot the show
and I remember the sight and sound o(
these porcine-looking aircraft quite well
Although I was making models at the
time a kit of the type v/as unavailable so
the thought of adding one to my
collection was ruled out. such was the
impression the Varsity had on me.
Yean later*and my modellingbug slill with
me.Aeroclub released their multi-mcdia kit,
On buying die kit* I recalled the event
described atxw with the intention ofbuttdutg
it tonielune, MeanwhileAviaiion News (VfyU
NoJ7) with I *72nd scale plans and Ihe Air*
Britain monagrapVpa»duaion list had since
been added lo my library both dealing with
theViJcing.'Wiklta andVan%Armed With
Uiesc useful references I decided to set about
building the kit. As usual adecision as to
which colour scheme 1 should finish it in
cameabout. By chance I was flicking through
the Air-Britain publication mid seekingsome
details of the XoJ 15 Squadron machine
featured in the kit decals, as it was ba*cd at
RAKTangmcrein my homecounty ofWfcst
Sussex- 1 have had some pcrwnal connection
wilhTangmcrc while I was doing a gliding
course courtesy oftheAXC. so this assisted in
my decision, Looking through the list of
identities/serials in the publication I found
that WJ946 made its Grit flight on mydate of
birth and was later delivered to l*xl 15 Sqn
coded M.The serial for die Na 1 15Sqn
machine in the kit dccals beingW)945! This is
good 1 thought,but more of this later-..
So,enough ofmy ramblingon about the
reason beliind this article... on with theshow
tas they say)!
The Kit
Aeroclub supplythe kit in dicir nice stout
boxeswhich open out into a tray (in the style
tt\ ihe hygxtc l:iog kits) and makca useful
addition to the work area. Tne partscome in
two vae-lbrm sheets wilh separate packs
containingcockpit transparencies, white metal
castingsand the two main power eggs as itiin
castings.These ate all stapledaround theedge
of the box preventing lo*s,a thoughtfulnwtTne main airframe parts have nxessed panel
lines though thesearea little heavy
Instructions come on two A*I fhcete with
useful lips on coiwirueting vnc-forms>andof
course the build sequence.A separate larger
sheet provides thecolour scheme options to
W72nd scale.And naturally a decal sheet
consistingof all relevant markings including
data and stencilling, all nicely printed,
although on my example the small unit
badgesarea bit offregister.
Construction
As is noimal with vac-forms the task of
preparingthe pans isquite labour intensive,
Those ofyou that build vac-forms regularly
may disagree,but I hawonly tackled about
four or five in tlie past umpteen years Tve
been kit bashingso I do find them time
consulting,Anyway,once all the puns have
been cut out of their mother steels, thejob of
tff p^rs Ja>titif afterctf»i|7 oaf a»tf ratting tfoiw fyszfoge batoes after orttwgm
sandingand scraping the inner facesof the
fuselagewingand tailplanc halves until they
have thedesired .sharp trailingedges has to be
carried out. Tneone method I did not use wua
the we! and di y fixed to a twrksurface. ( find
thi* not wry successful as one camKK be
certain ofachieving a uniform all wind edge
and 1 find it a bit awkward, I don't possess Tfce-
All so I tried an alternative method as
suggested byAcojelub in usinga Stanley blade
to scrape thesurplus plastic away.This is an
efficient method and with Ihe help ofa
Sandvik sanding block I sanded out any errors
alongthe faces to ensurean evenjoin.Once all
matingsurfaces wre treated in this manner 1
carried out a dry run to check for fit and
alignment ftelbregoing ohcad and assembling
I took the opportunity to improve die pane)
lines by first sanding the main surface* ofthe
wings,fuselage halves and tailplancs in order
to reduce the heavinessofthem. Carewas
taken not to overdo this but tosandjust
enough to leaveas much of theoriginal line as
possible, lite thick plastic used will allow this
provided care is taken and a fine gradeofwet
and dry is used (I used 4ffi>grade).Control
surfaces such as ailerons, Daps and elevators
wereemphasised byscoring a bit moredeeply
and holding my Pcultei at an appropriate
angle to achieve ihe right look.
The fuselage panel lines were added to
with the Aviation News plans as a guide. A
thin strip ofscrap aluminium I obtained was
used as my cutting guide, being flexible
enough lo follow the fuselage contours. This
was firmly held in place in one hand and
scribed with the oilier. With these
preliminaries over the next step to deal with
would be the cabin windows. I had to decide
whether to leave them and just simply paint
them Wade in Ihe final stages or cut them out
and use Kristal-Klear.Tte windows measure
about a quarter ofan inch square with two
larger ones, one on each side. 1 felt that these
openings were a little loo big for
Kristal-KlearW work effectively but decided
to go ahead and cut them out anyway.The
method used for this operation xm to drill a
hole in each corner inside the outlines
depleted and one in the ojntre and then with
a knifelink the holes by scoring deeply tten
breaking through.Thc opening* were treated
by filing and trimmingback the surplus to
theaforementioned outlines leaving perfect
windows. Howl was goingto depict the
glaringwould be dealt with later when I'd
thought ofa way. A floor and white metal
components to furnish the cockpit area are
supplied. Willi ihe lloor prepaid during the
earlier cutting and sanding operations the
metal pari* were prepared and ajsemhled
and painted in tank greyasdm would look
black when enclosed. The instrument panel
has some detail to which I added thecontrol
wheels* I decorated tlus area to a minimum
as little would be seen, but I did add seal
belts irum wine bottle foil to the seals and
coloured diem as appropriate.Tltere are a
pair of consoles to filteriide and when fixed
in place, together with all the other pieces,
there U someconsiderable weight which is
needed to keep the noseon the ground.Onee
all this is done tte whole assembly was fitted
to one fuselage halfas were the supplied
strcngttencrs alongthe top and bottom
etfgtf . A rear bulkhead and formers which
mate tip ihe nose wheel bay and floor
.support arc also fitted in place, all this adding
some strength to the finished m<idel.
Ttenoseboy* wasopened up by cutting
along the embowed lines depictingthe nose
wheel bayand the pieces were kept lor
possible use later.Additional pieces of^ap
were cut and added to strategic points along
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the fuselage half la case and strengthen the
joint. Before J went any further I noticed that
at each wing root therewere twoembused
lines close together and another pair at the
tailplanc roots.These I took tobe location
points foripars for thewing^and tail. Bearing
:n mind the w'.vjw nfthe model when
Snisked with all thai metal and resin the wing
;oinsbeingbutt filled, would bea bit weak.So
I decided thai a j#ar would definitely be
needed for the wings and one x>; the tail
surfaces ;iut to ensure alignment aivd
strengthSurpi&ngly a wing*par b not
included in the kit so one wxiuld have tokmade somehow. Carvingoneout from I l:e
scrap plastic wouldn't beenough) felt, sol
resorted to another method.With the aid of
theAviationNew drawings and myoccupation in the PCB industry | wa* able to
create a program tonuchinea wings]>arto
the right si*e and dihedral angle whidi would
fit thus addinga good support to tlx kit
wings.Theonly snagencountered w*& Ihc fact
that thespar would need 10 pass through the
floor4o u narrow segment needs to be
lemowxl to allow this*-Also needed arc
additional fermere to support the separated
floorsections
The material used isquite strongand is
used in the PCB industry tor the support of
copper panels when drillingsbut can b? fixed
with superglue.Once I was satisfied that this
would wxk,die fuselage halves werejoinoi
m m -n « * "
Thy Port ttftg vtif/i lenee rflSreWto ftqgp) aod
rovnttedofl
fe^cmm, wAXIHre c&wtet&l. a\oq spar $tot /ias a&o b$to cui out
after I added a link more nose wvighl just to
make sun; I had a model that would stay on its
nose* I was really pleased to find that I hadn't
scraped too much plastic away from the two
halves as was revealed at this stage- Then: were
one ortwo places that did need nunc fillets of
scrap plasticand fdler further round the joint.
A quite sucressfuljob so faras a non regular
vac-form builder
So,to thewings next. The winghalves were
treated at the same time its live fuselage with
regard to the sandingoperations to save lime.
There's not much to da here onceall the
preliminaries haw been carried out. Joining
the wing halves was straightforward;
checking alignment was OK, the trailing
edgts sharpness being important* Hen: I
found it was necessary to pare down the
thickness by using tlw Sandvikending
fftf righttafldfosctope «tf1 :t\e floor addedand$fm\ty ttic cu'<Mto? the spar
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block, filing and tidying with wet and dry,
Again once ! was satisfied with a nice
sharpish trailing edge to both wings I sei
about rescribingthe positions ofthe aileron
trim labs and enhanced die aileronsby
making saw cuts ai their exiremities lining a
razorsaw and thescribed lines as a guide.
There is a tine recessed line about 37* inches
in from the tips indicating the positions lor
the wing fences. I made a saw cut right
through the topsurfaoaand right thmugh to
the lower surfaces at the leading edges to
accommodate the fences* The cuts kid to be
widened enough by shavingslivers to allow
theie parts to fit. lite fences themselves were
a little too long and pointed when compared
to photos of the real aircraft so they were
Miitably modified and fixed in place.
Next to bedealt with were the nacelle
fairings, which after beingon out and
prepared to fit sat perfectly into their
respective recesses. Filler was needed all
around on l>oth sides in order to blend into
the wing surface.The well cast resin engine
housings wen: then glued into place and
blended in with somedabs ofMilliput. Earlier,
during the cuttingout siagcs*ihc small square
undercarriagedoors were cut toallow the
main legs togo through later.The main doors
on the aircraft remained closed when on the
ground, openingduring the retracting
sequencer feature on many machines. This
solved the need to add detail to the hap which
I wasn't keen to do.White metal engine inscris
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14iviih the prop shafts were
then fitted into place without
gluing as these parts were a
light fit once cleaned up*The
lower intake fairings were
also supeiglued to the
undersides at the locations
marked, a little filler being
used to fair diem in. Now
that die wings w^re
compietod any remaining
cleaningup jobs werecarried
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out ready for Cuingto the fuselage.
The grenc moment had arrived for the
fillingofthewings to the luselageand to see if
the spar I had mode would meet my
requirements. It\m here that I discovered a
modification had to be made to tlx: spar about
an inch and a halfin from the ends in the
form offilingout recesses logo around the
raised mouldings in the wings tor the nacelles.
Failure todo this results in the winghalves
comingapart when forcing die unmodified
spar through. Once die mod had been carried
out any further fears were unfounded as the
wings slid over theipar with a reassuringdick
right up to the fiisclagc without a hitch. 'lite
bun joint at the fuselage was positive with a
slight gap alongthe top surfaces and a slighily
largergap underneath but thedihedral turned
out to he very good- KMA Plastic Weld was
used tocement the wings in placeas this
ensures a stronger joint, reduces the n«d for
too much filler and docs not attack the plastic
enough lo spoil the model 1 was overjoyed at
how well things were turning out so (ax An
alternative method to die wingspar tit would
be to ascertain tlw position of the-sparbefore
assemblingthewings and cuttinga slot out
from the raised sections ofeach wing half
where thenacelles fil.Thc gap would be filled
by the spar as it is slid into thewingwhen
assembled and in any casewon't be seen due
to the closed wheel bay. Murphyi Law beat me
again because I only thought ofthis oilier
method alio;wauls!
The model began to take shape rapidly
now and I was looking forward to seeing it
stand on its undercarriage. A spar for the
tailplanexm made from scrap and inserted
through the openings as for the wings and
then the tail feathers fitted; again thejoin
was good with just a little more filler to
blend it in to the rear fuselage. An alignment
check by looking at the model from head
and tail on to sec if everything was square
assured me that all was fine without any
furtive r adjustments needed.
Time now tor a thorough goingover with
bags ofwet and diy toclean up all ihat filler
{not that much really) and smooth offany
other blemishes incurred during this work,
Thiugs really were goingswimmingly.The
main canopy had been cut out,a* was the
astrodome,and test fitted.Hiecanopy needed
careful trimmingasoidy one is supplied and
when this was done a trial fit showvxi that this
part fitted as it wassupposed ta A ward or
two should besaid here about Acrodub and
this kit. As you will haw noticed J hadmylittle trouble in the lit of parU in the
construction and it is all due to thedesign of
live kit and the well thought out assembly
instructions and vac*iorm buildingguidance
notes Ihat youcan expect from Aerodutx
Coming from someone whodoesn't normally
build vac-forms it hasgiven mea lot of
inspiration tor future modelling in this media.
Now that tlw commercials axe over,on to the
next and final stajps.
So for I have covered tlte main assemblyof
the Varsity. Ift now lime toMart adding live
oilierbiu left lying around in die bos.The
main undercarriage kgs. as with all theother
metal costings* were cleaned up and fixed into
place though thesmall openings to the
undersides ofthe nacelles (where else).Hie
main wheels followed ensuring diese were
vertical by resting the model on a fiat surface.
Two smallerdoors were made from spare
plastic sheet to match the openings
completing this area.This was then followed
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by the nosegear assembly. I had a little bother
in getting this to stay in place,but il was all
down to me applying too much loctiteand
not cleaning lite old dried up stuff properly;
eventually it decided to remain in place us
intended. This is where 1 found out that the
addition ofnose weight together with a lot of
weight already in place was more than ample.
I then added some pieced ofstretched spnte
and micro strip to add a bit ofdetail and
realism to ito nose wheel bay.Admittedly it
may not be totallyaccurate bur looksgood to
me.being better than leavinga big empty
void. The nose doors were troublesome loo
but there I used the plastic sections cut out
earlier which are the right sizeand arc also a
bit better looting than the metal ones
supplied Purely my clwicc and decision. Small
bits ofscrap plasiiccaid were made to
represent the lunges and completed thiswage.
By now )xiu1l have guessed that the model
\m indeed standingon all threes! Lookingar
the model fiom a number ofangles at
eye-ltvti and at a distance the sir of it looked
#»od. Other items to be added were the aerial
mast and the square-shaped antenna or
whatever it is on the lop sideof Ihc fuielage*
Havingearned out all sandingoperations
earlier it lite Iurn ofIhc tried and tested
Ibilfords Grey Primer. Once a good coal was
applied and dry,a thorough look all over
revealed the inevitable blemishes that would
need further attention .This was done and a
final coat ofprimer (just to makesure) was
applied and giver, o tight rub down with a
scouring pad to smooth offthe texture a Ixt
which gives a nice smooth surface foe the
coiningpaintjob.
Painting & Finishing
The main cockpit transparency needed a little
more trimming to check the lit and when
satisfactory was fixed into place with liquid
supergluc. the fiirnesescaping through the
other windowopenings thus avoiding any
doudingof the clear part. Inevitably the slight
£*p$ found around Ulis area were treated
accordingly and allowed todry out thoroughly
before any further work could becarried out
At this stagea planol action on thebest way
to tackle the final paintingand glazingofthe
cabin windows had to be thought up. 1
decided to lira* carry out diejob ofthe
finished colour scheme of Aluminium overall
with thewhite top deckirg. After masking ihe
main canopy and thearea to be painted wbite>
XtracolorXM2 (Aluminium! was applied by
airbrush lo theeniire mode).Two coats wete
spnqvd on allowingplenty oftime to dry
between each coat.This was then lirtlowed by
removing the masking from llw fuselage top.
carefully leaving the correct demarcation
alongthe nose lightning Hash from just
behind diecockpit down to theextreme tip.
Maskingwas iujo left on the main canopy
leaving thecentral roofarea which w^s lo be
finished in white along with the res: ofthe
fuselage top and fin, Before doing so the resi of
theentire mode! wis masked with rape and
lots ofpaper lissue to prevent anyov^rspray
onto the aluminium pair.n
Forthe fuselage upper surfaces i used
Ha]fords Appliance Whileon recommendation
bya friend A coalofWhite Primer from tlw
%<ersatile llalfords range ofacrylicaerosols was
first sprayed on togive a good base tor the
main gloss white finish mentioned above*The
finwh is very good and I am very pleased with
Iheend result. Once again with all the main
paintworkdry the maskingwas carefully
remitt^ followed by an inspection,
particulariy ofdie demarcaiion between the
iwocotours. A cheek around ihe<anopy
reveaJcd acoupleof places »vhich needed
attention with some Krislal-Klear to Gil lite
imperfectionsand some touching up Willi lite
*ame paini sprayed into the capoftheaerosol
so that it could be applied bybrush. Having
satisfied myselfwith the paint job ilwa* lime
toihfnk about die cabin windows.A chat with
fallow club membersgave mea couple of leads
lo solving the problem, however I found it
amongst my scrap* ofnon modelling items a
Atrip oftransparent relate,thekind [bund to
keep collar stiff in new* shirtsas part of the
packaging.The ideal solution brthewindows*
suitably cut to the correct sizes and fitted to
theopenings 1 therefore went ahead and
produced enough windows plus a fewaparcs
and g?t on with fixingthem to the model
PlasticWeld was used for ibis and seemed to
work wtl though I did liave the aggroofsome
of than falling insideand then havingto
*
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stake them back out again! Hut in the end
they all &aycd pul and it was lime to gel tlw
deedingstagegoing. Incidentally' to avoid
causingmore headaches ivith regards to the
bomb aimer's position in the lower fuselage
jranntcr 1 chose todepict the dear ponds with
a very da* grey paint glossed owr.
Cecals
Thekit doeal sheet isquite vt*U printed and in
good register,though Wttte ofthe smaller
items0:1 fiicihccrarenot a^d*uflcr a little bit
ofsmudging.The more important items arc
OK though and so I started with the wing
roundels.These*together with the fuselage
oneshaveseparate red centres toensute
concentricity. Itagress was made by applying
lite walkwaysuipes using the plans supplied*
Then came the fuselage cheatlincsand I
waited from the rear forsome reason and it
wa$ when I came to applyingthe nose flashes
dial u problem arose. In order for the lightning
segment to be located in the right place
behind the cockpit side windows I round that
it was tooshort! This left a{pipofabout half
an inch along the main fuselage and as for the
nose extremities this tell well $hort ofthe nose
end. Disappointed with this 1 contacted
Ae^dubexplainingthc problem and askingif
it would be prasible for them tosend me
another decal sheet to enable me to complete
thecheat line*This was acknowledged within
two workingdaysa wrycommendable
response! So I now could continue to finish
this stage by cuttingappropriate lengthsof the
cheat lines from the replacement shew 10 till
in llw gaps left on the model and pHicoxfcd to
sort out the serial by removing the last digit
from WJ945and replacing this with a '9' from
one ofthe options in the kit (locals inverted to
make the*6T
(br mychosen aircraft;WJ9*k>.
The individual code letter'M'cumc from the
versatile Modcldccal range and completed the
markings.
More decallingwas still to be done and thw
was die windscreen framing, I achieved this
by using white decal striping*made some
years ago by ScanMaster, from my decal
Mock* Ihc actual framing is none to dearly
defined on ilw vac-form pan so 1 resorted to
using photographic references in the
publications mentioned earlierThis method I
decided was betterthan trying to paint them
on and also ensured symmetry to the overall
look,and in any case I am not that good at
paintingstraight lines with a linebrush and
steady hand!
Rnal items to add were the aerial from the
slopingmast to near the fm tip made from
stretchedsprue,as was lite II type antenna
below the cockpit positioned by referring to
photos.The propellers having beenearlier
assembled.primed and painted black during
one ofthe hills in the mainAtages, werealso
fitted at this stageand any areas that needed
touchingup completed thejob.
Conclusion
So 1 now hawa model oftheHying pig*in my
collection many yean after last seeing one in
the air As to the kit it has to be said that
Aerodtib have produced an interestingsubject
which no other manufacturer has seen fit to
produce in l/72nd.WUh large nicely formed
parts and>due to the typeofaircraft,wry few
fiddly pans to put off newcomers to vac-form
building To complement the VU&ity I will next
tackle Acroclubs AnsonCI9JT.20. Though
much stnailer and involvingless vac»form
parts, it itanothersubject which 1 have an
interest in.
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opponent, at limes hard to beat The NA-180, initialed In.January of 195.1. was to
become (he Sabre s worthy successor, the MOO Super Sabre. Richard J. Caruana
describes the development of this extraordinary tighter, with special reference io its
use by the 'Skyblazers' aerobatic team, with the invaluable help of Roger Pearce who
undertook must of the research.
control was achieved by movement of the
one-piece horixomal toll surfaces which
combined the function* of elevator and
itabilUer>scl low enough to be almost
directly behind the wing.
A hydraulically operated conlrol system
iv3$ incorporated; also hydraulically
actuated was the *pecd brake, fitted flush
under the fuselage, A drag chute was used
16 JthjKten die Ending roll Heat-resisting
titanium was utilised for ihe first time ewin aircraft construction.
Tests and Initial Service
By mid-September 1953 Ihe tc-sl
programme had shown that ihe aircraft
was .superior lo any US fighter then in
service. Soon, the Super Sabre - as il had
been named - captured the Wjrid Speed
Record on ihe same day that the first F-
100A performed its first llighL The I- 100A
was similar to the prototypes,except for a
shorter vertical tail and a small rudder
below a -ludyein pipe. Armament
d(S Ihin: a year after Nurih
American:bad initiated design
Study of iti NA-180,.the company
reeoivvd &n initial contract from
:lhe Vmlcd States Air force
(USAF) lor a pair of VT-IOO prototypes and
production vcftioti* < A mock-up had bcelt
approved by August ij932, incorporating a
number of new features intended io raise
the maximum speed to its highest limir.The
firtf proWtypc^gs i»ropteted on April 24*
;
1953 with its first flight taking piace av
idwardS Air pbrtc base (AFB) on May.2S. A
good ianfln lor die future ijjas the
attainment of sUpcisonlc speed on this
maiden flight,
The power behind the lighter wis a
Pratt & Whiihuey J5^P# hostage
Luiboiel, rated at -1398kg (9,700lbj thrust
wWch dcvcSbpcc67UkgXl4iS0l)lb) with
afterbinder. Hallmark of this type wa& its
45° swept wiiijr of ihin etoss-secItOTj
automatic leading edge slab and mid-spao
lateral control surfaces* Longitudinal
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consisted of four 20mm M-39 cannon
installed below the cockpit, with 800
rounds per gun.
First IMOOAsto enter operational
service wit those of the 47£th Day Tighter
King (DF(i).Tactical Air Force (TAC), in
September 1954. This debut was not
without its proWems.so much so that by
November all F-IOOs had been grounded as
the aircraft had run into stability problems
which resulted iti a series ofaccidents.
Eventually the cause was traced to the
rudder, showing ibai the shorteningofthe
tat) from the original as used on the
prototypes had been a badly calculated
mistake. A cure was found by raising the
taik thus increasing overall area by about
30%. Another 30cm (12*) was added to each
wingtip>and these additions, together with
some minor changes in lateral and
longitudinal control systems made it
possible lo perform uncoordinated rolls
with ease. Within thrcc months the F- 100
was restored to Hying status. Production of
the F-lflOA ras completed in April 19SS
with 303 aircraft built.
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Improving theJ
Hun'
As with most aircraft *Mch show a
promising start in their ale, the'Hun" (3S
ihc first of the 'Hundred1
series became
affectionately known) |w;Jc^d an
excellent platform for future iroprovemcAt
ami development. An all-weather F- ICOB
was the first project,although this
eventually developed into the NA-212, and
finally as a completely different aircraft
altogether. What was to become the F* 107,
however, was abandoned alter icnglhy
evaluation tests. Next along the line was a
much luckier version, the IMiWC which
received a production contract in February
1954. The first example was /cady hy
October of the same year, and performed
its first (light on January 17. l955rThfeWffi
truly an impressive fighter-bomber for its
time, with a total store-carrying capability
of 2207kg tVJOOIbl under its six
undenving Stations, which could include 'a
Mk-7 nuclear weapon,
Xowlhstanding the increased weight,
this vcrsiun of the Super Sabic proved to be
superior in performance, thanks to its Pratt
& Whitfmey which produced
4625kg <10,2!»lh) ?f Ibrust. rising to
7256kg [16.0001b) with afterburner
Inevitably the World Speed Record again fell
to the'Hun when an E^ipOC raised it to
1321 "5kmto (fl21135mphJ in August 1955.
Meanwhile^ firit operational examples
hadjoined the MlnddFG in Julyi
eventually a total of451 F-IODCs were to be
built by April 1
Showman Supreme
In October 1956, after the IHth Fighter
Bomber Wing (FBW) had relinquished
control of the'SkYblafcetf acrobatic team
(see SA»VUVol5JManuary 1999), the name
returned 10 the original founders the 36th
FI>W»now based at BitburgAVest Germany.
Oapt. Wilbur L/Bill' Creech, a veteran of
the firstfal-iel' air battle over Korea*came
to lead the team. Me waa more than
qualified for iuch a job, having flown both
right and left wing positions with the USA-
based*Thunderbirds', whilst performingon
the F#4f and. r-84F aircraft between 1954
and 1955,
Tfcam members took spare aircraft to
Morocco in September 1956 for their final
training period while an appropriate colour
scheme was beingapplied at Bitburg to their
display P- lOOCs.On returning to base,Opt
Creech apparently was not very impressed
with the zig*£ag pattern on the fin and
rudder* requesting something more in line
with 'Stars *n Stripes*; the now-familiar star-
Studded tail and red/white striped trailing
edge was born.
Their first official season was I957>
when they performed 40 displays in Europe
and North Africa> visiting England for the
first time on lune 1 5, for the Wethcrsfield
Open House. Being the first Supersonic'
team in Europe*the Skyblazers quickly
gained a much-vaunted reputation with
their spectacular and 'brutal*displays - very
low. noisy passes in roll afterburner. During
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the 1957 season* there are reports that they
used well-timed sonic bangs before
officialdom banned them! Together with
formation loops, rolls, whifferdills, 360°
vertical turns, and the individually rolling
'Fleur-de-lis*, the stunning vertical bomb*
burst and four-way cross-over soon became
a crowd pleasen
Capt. Creech left the team in December
1959. and Capt J.W. Armstrong became
leader for a short while before Capl.'Paf
Kramer (who had been solo pilot in 1959)
took over around May I960.
At this time a new manoeuvre was
added to the team's programme. Ihisbcinga
slow, gear-down* diamond pass that
suddenly climbed about 45° in full
afterburner. Neat fuel was then injected into
the exhausts resulting in massive bright
flames some S-lOm long trailingbehind
each aircraft. As the diamond climbed away,
the solo F- 100, when conditions allowed,
zipped through under the smoke and flames
from the opposite direction, trailing his own
long flame. Wiih this stunt, the team lived
up to its name.
Regretfully, the Skyblaiers were finally
disbanded around January 1962 as the 36th
Hictical Fighter Wing (TFW), as it had been
designated*completed its conversion onto
the Republic F- 10S Thundcrchicf The team
had hoped to continue on the new 'beast*,
but were turned down by the C*in-C of
United Stales Air Force Europe (USAFE),
Gen Truman H. Landon/rhc flag panel on
the port side of their aircraft recorded the
countries they had visited: Iran, Belgium,
Spain, Germany, Switzerland, England,
Norway, Morocco. Libya. Holland.
Luxembourg, France, Italy.Turkey, Greece
and Finland; apparently unrecorded in this
manner were their visits to the USA,
Denmark and Corsica.
The SVyblasers' F- 100s were
dramatically painted in Red/White/Blue xig-
zag nose stripes, similarly repeated on the
wing and stabilator tips. A patriotic Stars 'n
Stripes lin completed a very aggressive
paint scheme*Apart from a very obvious
change to the nose stripes for 1960-61, the
team's markings varied only in minor
details through their five display seasons.
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The Ultimate Super Sabre
A final single-scat version was the ¥- 100ft
which entered production in Jul); 19M. On
January 24. 1956, the MOOD took to the aii
Tor the lira time, It was distinguishable
from its higher tail, of larger area, and an
increased wing root chord to increase wing
area. Some sources claim a longer fuselage
by the insertion ofa plug just aft of the
cockpit. However this is an optical illusion
created by the repositioningormost panels
on the forward fuselage, due to a complete
"front office' oveihaul, and inclusion of a
number ofadditional 'black boxes',Aiming
which was an MB*J automatic pilot. This
aid was expressly developed for supersonic
jet-fighters allowing the pilot to concemralc
on tactics while the aircraft flew itself to its
target. 940 of this version were built at the
Los Angeles plant while 334 wefC built in
Column Ohio.
Anoiher achievement was the
introduction of a two-jcat trainer which!
however, lost none ofits tactical capabilities.
The TP- 100C was converted from a standard
F- I00C, then becoming the F-100F-1. the
first of whkh Hew1 in August 1956.
Into Combat and Exports
No account of theMOO would be complete
without at least a short mention of its
involvement in the Vietnam War.Although
the MOO units had been stationed in
Thailand since the middle of 1962, it was on
June 9. 1964. that the first MOO strike
against North Vietnam was performed by
the 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS),
under the command ofthe legendary Col
George Lawn. This mission was to lay down
the tactics for most ofthe subsequent Super
Sabn; actions in this theatre: refuel in the air
just after take-oft find and bomb the target,
gel the 'ell out of there smartish'
USAF F- 100s were not the only Super
Production
North American F-100 Production
Model Serial
YMOOA-t-NA 52-5754-5755
M0QA-1-NA 52-5756-5765
F-1Q0A-5-NA 52-5766-5778
M00A-10-HA 53-1529-1568
M0M-15-NA 53-1569-1608
M0QA-20-KA 53-1609-1708
53-1709-1778MOOC-1-fIA
F-100C-W1A 54-1740- 1769
MO0C-5-H A 54-1770-1814
F-100C-15-NA 54-1815-1&59
F-100C-20-NA 54-1660-1970
M0OC-25-NA 54-1971-2120
MWM-HA 54-2121-2132
M00D-5-HA 54-2133-2151
F-1WD-10-HA 54-2152-2221
F-1MD-15-NA 54-2222-2303
M0OC-1O-UA 55-2709-2733
F-100O-35-NH 55-2734-2713
F-1MD-40-NH 55-2744.2783
F-100D45-HH 55-2784-2863
F-100O-50-HH 55-2E64-29M
F-1O0O-55-HH 55-2909-29WF-100O-20-HA 55-3502-3601
M00O-25-SA 55-3602-3701
F-100O-30-1IA 55-3702-381-1
F-1D0O-60-HA 56-2933-2962
F-100O-65-I1A 56-2953-3022
F-100O70-KA 56-3023-3142
F-1O0O-75-KA 56-3143-3193
F-10QO-90-HA 56-3199-3346
F-100D-80-HH 56-3351-3406
F-100O-85-HH 56-3407-3463
F-100M-NA 56-3725-3729
M0DF-5-NA 56-3730-3769
F-10W-10-IW 56-3770-3874
F-100F-15-WA 56-3875-4019
F-100F-20-NA 58-1205-1233
M0DM5-NA 58-6975-6983
F-100F-15NA 59-2558-2563
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Sabnrs to see action. Turkey received some
206 examples ofdifferent models (including
two-seaters) starting from October 1958*
They were operated by five units of theT\irk
I lava Kuvvcllcri, and were reported to have
seen extensive action against Greek forces
during the Cyprus conflici of 1974.
Prance, however^ was the first export
customer for the F*lflO>in May 1958.These
went to two Escadres and remained in
service up to 1978, Denmark received both
F-I0DF and F-100D models under the MAPprograinmc>starling in |uly 1959. These
remained in service up to 1982 when some
are reported to have been parsed on to
Thrkey. The Chinese Nationalist Air force
also operated Super Sabres as from October
1958* This was to be the only foreign air
force to operate l;-lflflAi.some of which
were later fitted with theTV tail to become
known us the b'-IOOA Itehatx
But there is no question that the best-
temcmbered 'Huns* are those which
delighted thousands ofspectators with
their daring evolutions. While American
readers (of a certain age^ofcourse) will
remember the "ThunderbirdV with
nostalgia, Europeans will no doubt equally
recall their counterparts neater home* the
'Skyblaeers*. (t is therefore fitting to end
this feature by paying tribute to those
pilots of the team who are no longer with
us (the last five being recorded by their
rank while in service with the team in
brackets): Brig Gen Jim Portis, (it) Dick
Carney. (Capt} John Armstrong, (Capt)
Carl Funkr(Lt) Kermil Hadcrlie,(Capt)
John Clayton.
Acknowied&arnflitis:
To my dear friend Roger Pe-arcc who
painslahinyly peccd together ai the Sfcybtazers'
history in text, and in delated sketches, from
which \ produced Hie final artwork. Also to
Gar/ Stddai who volunteered additional
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History
The British Aerospace 1lawkhasbeen around
now for 25 yeans and has trained thousantU of
pilots ihe world over.Conceived in the late
!9N)s a* a icplacemeni lor the Holland Gnat>
its design was influenced by lessons learnt
from ihe Gnat's faults; to this end someofthe
IWIand design (earn wcro involved in .early
design studies Air StalTlkrgcl 397 was the
requirement for an aircraft to replace the Gnat,
Ilunter and ihe (et Ptovosl and the
manufacturer was left togft on with Ihe
design wilh someautonomy*and this resulted
in the layout that we are accustomed to today
Foreign competition came in the form of
several proven designssuch as the Saab 105>
NorUirop T-38, AermachiM11.326 and the
Rreguei/ DormerAlpha Jet. All were evaluated
order may he placed forbrand newaircraft in
the future lo replace theearlyand high hour
aircraft. Ironically it has recently been
uiuwunced that the Ministry of Defence have
procured four Alpha Jets,givingrise to
speculation that they are to be used as fast)ei
irauKtf,i\T)lacinglhc Hawk?
The Hawk seems to haw been a British
export success having sold well over 700 units
to sixteen countries*
Background
Have you ever been inspired to build a model
havingseen it on a prim* Vftll I wasand what
follows is how I did it* ft all started duringa
trip to Uw International Air laitoo at O.F.
Rurfordin As I hawbeen abig fan of
ihe KATXVIlger Meet for several yearsJ
but the Hawk won through in dieend.As time
has pmcby the Hawk hasbeen developed into
several versions tosuit widely differing Air
Vmxs requirements.These range from ihe
advanced trainer lo the nighi/all-wealher
attack roll. Even the US. Navy has succumbed
to the aircraft in lite form ofthe T-15
Goslwwk.
Today the production ofthe llawk is
running down from its heyday and only a
handful arc being built. Tl« RoyaI Air Force
arc havingdiflkulucs procuringncw
airframesand there is speculation thai a new
had to goas the annual meet wasbeing held
as part oftheTattoo, With such a variely of
Tiger Squadron* in attendance therewere
likelyto be some trulyspectacular schemes
there. N6.74 Squadron Royal Air Force have
been flying die Ilawk for several years now
and I was expectinga new and interesting
colourscheme from their paint shcp» On the
day ofthe show I was slightly disappointed,a
the Na74 Squadron Hawk in attendance in
theTiger's Lair was in fact, thesame XX226
from 1996 with some minor modifications.
Thisdidn't really inspire me too much but
none thelew I lock several plxxographs to
possibly useas referenceat a later date. I look
a few side-on shots of the main point of
uiicretf,which,as yew can see* is the large
Tij^r's head which adorns Ihe tail on both
sides (Iherc is a slight difference in the two
sideiofthefin design).
later during the day I came acrosssome
members<x theSquadron selling some line
prints orIhe Hawk XX126 in all her glory.The
print is from a paintingby Itoland and
depicts her flying in loose echelon formation
vriihanother Nft74 Squadron black Hawk
Uudi arcarmed with Sidewinder missilesand
a centrally mourned gun padc flyingovera
typical Wish valleywilha darkened,cloudy
<&y.Sct into the background is a large roaring
Tiger's head whidi lades into thectouds. Upon
asking lite airman Ivow much, I found my
hand goingdeeper into my jwdtel and I
stepped fonvaid saying Til liave oik please"
Una 1 gol home I started to think oJ the
possibilities ofbuildinga Hawk in this scheme.
Just a couple ofmonthsearlier I had
bought the I .ft Models l/32nd scalevac-form
ofthe llawk at a local model dub meeting In
my moment ofmadness I mana^d toget the
kit for a very reasonable sum. Now I can
probably guess whal you are thinking hut it
wouldn't be permissible forthe Editor to print
it. I can assure you that it has all been said lo
me duringthe construction ofthis modelAt
lime* I did think that I had bitten oft more
than I could chew, bul I would say in
fairness to l.D. Models that when you
buy one of these kits you know
what you arc gellingyourself
into, as you only gel the
bask shape*the rest is
up to you. My first
step in this
project was
research.
This
800 l/32nd Scale
look several months and eventually I was
lucky enough to gel my hands on various
parts of ihe Air Publications (theseaw Ifrc a
manual). I actually ended up wilh more
information lhan 1 wild possibly use. During
ibis period ofresearch I was fortunate
enough lo visit the IfritUh Aerospace factory
at Wariou in Lancashire and witness the
production ofHawks that were bound tor
Saudi Arabia. Thfle was one area of te;eivncc
lacking and this was iheejeclion sea:. 1 made
contact willi Martin Baker l.ld and lliey sent
me Ihe appropriate information.At lasl I was
ready to builtL
The Model
As mentioned earlier LO, Models arc very
basic and you only get the shape ofthe main
components These all needed refinement
and a !<>: <rf workbefore they were up to my
usual standards. These kits are usually a
heavy plastic vac-formed over a male mould
with no cxtia details, 1 ended up usingonly
eleven of ihe original kit wis, these being
things lilte the tusek*gp,wing^elevators and
the gun padc.
Cockpit
Willi motf models todayconstruction slarts
with thecockpit and I followed this routine* I
like to spend time doing the best ( can in the
cockpit as this is where most people look first.
Once 1 had built a bath tub
to the right dimension I
started work on die
instrument panels and side
consuls. I buihdie
inMrumett panels starting
with a piece of 1(1 thou plastic
caid cut to shape and painted
white. On this I then marked
out the position of all ofthe
instruments with a pencil-Once
lappy with the position I placed
an appropriate decal from Kchcal
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dccals in thedesired location am! then I made
the bezels frommy finecopper wire wound
around a suitably sized piece ofsprueand cut
40as 10 foim a circle of wire.These beads
were carefully placed over the dccals and some
gloss varnish wasapplied.Thisserves two
purposes; one* it slicks thecopper to the decal
and two, it givesa glow face to the instrument,
looking likeglass* Wherever (here is a raised
switdt or knob I replicated them with
stretched sprue inserted into holes I had
drilled in the panel This issuper glued from
the back in order loavoid any damage to the
delkale front.With all ofthesetatsofsprue
slickingout ofthe panel, cate had to be taken
in handling if,especially in the next step. In
order to get all ofthe switches to litesame
length I cut them back with scissors then,
usinga soldering iron which I held near tothe
end ofeach, the sprue is heated upand forms
a*nuishroom* at the tip. This may seem a little
dauntingbut with practice it'-sa veryeasy and
rewarding task*A similaroperation was
executed on the sideconsoles. Once completed
thecockpit was painted.
The painting took placeover several
nights;Af^rl haddonfitfieblock'ccdourcof
Medium Grey anil very Dark (Irey with as
airbrush> ] used oil paint to add any colour. If:
you lookat the instrument pancljnMy
photographyou will seeJots of instructions^
around ihe dials and knobs. I replicated this
by using a pinhead loaded with oil paint and'
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scraped it where I wanted it. If I wanted a
head rests were carved from chunks of
Milliput and adorned with various details
made from wire and sheet pewten Alt thai
' Remained was toadd ulltheharnesses ami
strops. 1 made these from m4&*ngt3pe
suiiably painted and Reheat l/32nd scale seat
Ijelt buckles in etched brass, I then added the
emergencyeject pull handle*ffttde from two
piecMpfftjppcr wire.oiw-painled yellow the
other paintfid blad;. whkh wert intertwined
^flo^lher. This gives agrjod representation of
l?thc real thingwithout having to reson to
difficult painting,! painted the seats ina
similar fashion to the rest of lite cockpit. 1
noticed that all seats have an inventory
number paintftl on the sides ofthe lopbox kso
I reverted to my pin and oil paint technique
and managed to paint legible numbers on the
iidesofeach sealMa final detail I added
some home made dccals for the information
plates often seen in and around cockpits*
Ttec were made from Bao>Metal Foil
painted blade then scraped away to reveal the
perfect straight line I would use a similar
mcthodtbut usinga scalpel blade in placeof
the pin. After this had dried for several day* I
went back ainl gave the whole assembly a
rash ofvery thin oil paint* to give the
impression ofdepth.The final step was to add
extra detail and give a very subtle dry
brushing ofa metallic paint in areas or wear
and tear The control columns were carved
from a suitable piece ofplastic rod and knobs
wereadded as described previously. The same
applied for the throttles and rudder pedals.
The next stcp>which I gfi on with whilst
the paint was drying*vras to make theejection
seats. In the Hawk there have been two
different versions ofdie Marlin Baker Mk 10
seat used.After trying to find suitable resin or
white metal seats J decided toscratch buikl
my Mm. 1 began with bases ofplastic card
embellished with various bits ofcopper wire
and seat cushions made from Milliput.The
underlyingcolourwith my misled pin run
alonga straight edge very lightlyOnce
complete they werecut to sizeand attached to
where ever was appropriate-
Wings
These were madeas per a normal kit with top
left and top right wings mating to the whole
lower wii>ft All trailing edges were thinned
down usinga scraping method with a scalpel
rather likeusinga plane.Willi the main
assembly together I decided to lower the
trailingedge (laps to add some morevisual
interest.After marking out thelocation ofdie
Baps they were removed by using a raaor saw
Some shapingofdie wingtips had to be done
in order to retain thesharply angled trailing
edges; thiswas achieved by inserting slivers of
sheet pcwtcr>thcn I buill up the area with
some superglue.When this was dry caivlul
filing was needed to reshape thecorners. This
is* problem with most vac-forms as they loose
detail in thisareaandnaxl woik lo ftgain it.
Thewing tip lightscausal some bead
v;i;aehi;tg and I ovcroom* rlns by cutting the
area out ofthe wing tip* ta;+kin£ it up with
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plasticcard;inserlingapin lteod.(;h& ; r:
represents the li^buJb) andi&wly filling the
n«a With super glueThis ioc& several ^citraxis
hut theend ivsult was?, valid clear light ojver
that l then filed to shape and finallypoliced To
a glass like appcaraiKe*The wingassembly
was thenscribed usingan OUa Pcutter and
engineer's scribe.The last thing todo to the
wingsat this stage was to make the integral
main (par bays. I produced tl>ewheei bays
from plasticaid and filled them with lotsof
wire and appropriate duller from various
materiak The Gapsand their aauators were
madclater>all beingscratch buill in plastic
card*The actuatorhousings were madebyheat
forming thin plaslic card over a carved
wooden mouldThisallows you lo make more
thanoneand haw them all look thesame.
Fuselage
The kit fiisciagc is split verticalhvit also
incorporates the vertical fin and needed a lot
ofreshaping,especially around the nose area.
This done with Milliput spread over the
plaslic and shaped whilst still soft with a wet
finger. I realised veryearly on that the Hawk
lias very visible engiive intakes and these were
going lo need reproducing.Ai this stage I filled
the fuselage with expanding foam diat you
can buyat D.l.Y.storcs for filling cavities in
walls.With this in place 1 begin to carve Ac
intakes outofthe foam.This proved
demanding as I couldn't gel my fingers down
the intakes and ail ofthe sutgery had lo be
done at the openingofthe tunnel. Once I was
satisfied with the shape I spread Milliput over
Uw insides of the intakes with a longhandled
paint brush and smoodied them out with
water. Vnis look more time and effort than
anyother part ofthe model as
constant refining was necessary.
With the internal structures
complete 1 added llw
external trunkingand
faired these in with
Milliput.At ll-e
rear ofthe
tunnel is a
compressor face, 1 couldn't fine a suitable one
in my spaiesbox so I had no alternative bu; to
scratch build one. Once I had created a
bulkhead to mount it on 1 took a circle of ID
thou plastic card and cut 64 lined radiating
from thecentreout>about 5mm being left ai
thecentre of the disc intent fech €f die blade*
was held in a pair oftwxe/ersand given a
slight twist.The resulting (an face needed a
centre hub which 1 turned from a pieceo: old
sprue.Several largeintakes are evident on Ihe
Hawk and three were made usingvarious
sicesofhollow tubing and boxing in on the
insideol the fiisclagc. A suitably sfocd pfe*ol
brass tubing was used to make the cxliausi
and a rear turbine face was made in a similar
fashion lo the front one*A rx>scwheel bayard
tlw air brake housingwere conducted before
live fuselage sub assembliesv/crcbrought
togelkef.Judicious useofsuperglue arxi a lot
ofmani]>ulation completed die basic luselagc
construction sequence. Once 1 had the
fuselage toj^-lher I could srt(hat lucre wjs a
largearea on thestarboard sideo- the spine
that wasbadly formed • ThiifteSlcd wvia
applications ol MiJipu!*o regain ll:<:
acptvjpriale jfrapeiifyou Itavc ihe oppori
tnexamincall^wk you will notice thai Ihe
rear purlinn ol ibe lusekti-:e iscovejedin
.if o iwo different
nans and one initial
SO? l/32nd Scale
raS«!d;rivv'IS^ this:*
factories nuking 1|m
usil^ the wirjogrii\risT. raisdidi<it cauS
problems acr<x!ynanikall;\as by the time Ihe
airgets lo this pari of theairframe it is very
disturbed and dirty. I decided to tryand
replicatethese rivets as they aresuch a
pmmincnt feature. In a similar lashion 10 that
used on the inslnunem panels I drilled out
each Itole then inserted a length ofstretched
Sprue.This time instead ofusing the soldering
iron 1 molted ihem with M.kK or liquid y
glue. This resulted in a very convincing
representation ofthe rivets even thoup I
didn't count them! Alsoon thellawk>as with
most aircraft>standingat certain angles to the
plane you can see stressed skin, ripplingand
refleclu^gthe light* 1 wanted totry and cvpftlte
ihis effect as the final schemewas to be black
and this didn't allowtor (go much shading. I
came up with a dilution lhal I think gax^ a
very realistic edeci Once all o: thepanel lines
had been saiboL 1 took a scalpel and scraped
at the area I wanted to stress with several
heavy passes over lite panel lu>c in order to
lakeenough material togive aduce
dimensional look.When completed I went
over the area with wet and dry losmooth out
any marks left by the blade.The mo&prominent area ofstress ison thcouwides of
the cockpit and this helpsm break the
monotony of the fiat featureless panels in this
area.One other small ihing on the llawk is the
proliferation ofNACA ducts - theseare small
curved shapes almost likca trianglewith two
curved sidesand the rear face
ilat.Tttey have an air intake
buBt into then) and are all
over theairframe. 'lit make
these I tooksome slicet
aluminium*then wilh a
ttttxi)gtool and usinga
cmplatc 1 heavilyscribed the
ape. As the aluminium is
ojtly 5 thou it takesonly a little
pie<sure to cut through. I only
cut thewosides and the rear
face ofthe triangleand leave the
small altadmienl point at ihe
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front* The middle piece, Mill attached, is
pushed through into a position that looks lite
the duetingunderneath, and the whole thing
is then cur aremnd theoutside willi nice
Straight edges.This is then placed into a
suitable sued and shaped holeon the model*
and faired in with super glue All rims were
liven drilled out* These an:done with the
smaller drill bit E have and each oneis d<ttic
by hand, Iturn die drill one complete twist
then reverse il for halfa twist to amiove any
burrs,Thfc nose on this aircraft has a largej
landing hgfal mounted inside an acrodynanac
coveringjusibelow the pitoi tube.This
pawed robe easier to make than firci
ant kipped,thelight itselfcoming from my ^spares box. and if memory serves me right 11
was a 1/24 scale car headlight cover whidi I
mated with an old model car light. I then had;
to make a new nose fairing toj# overthe light
and match the size ofihefuseb^c- 1 found that
the FLIR.cover from a l/ttih scale S4Viking
was perfect to vac*form over in clear plastic a
new replacement nose fairing.This was then
faired in to the rest ofthe fuselage with
MrilipuL I replicated the long pilot from
several sittsofStainless Steel one inside of
the other,to $?t the'look*oftheoriginal At
this stage the fuselage was beginningto take
on the appearance ofthe teal thing but theft
was tfill a long way togo*
Bringing it all together
The next step was for me to mate the fuselage
to the wings.Aftera bit of manipulation I
superglued lltt two together Just a little filler
and theywen: blended together. I then moved
myattention to the wing root blending, I
thought il was going to trouble me, however I
can Ittwictfly say thai litis was an easy job* I
ranted both sides to mutch so I produced a
set of templates tor die individual plates in
tjpSrea,and these were then taped to some
sheet pewter and cut out- Sheet pewter is a
fairly flexible material lltal cm jiave
compound curves introduced bycareful
application of pressure in certain places. These
plates I super glued into placeand with a paint
brush handle bent them to fit,and at the same
lime ( go* thecompound curves which afe
cedent.
Undercarriage
The main gearon the Hawk is a fairly robust
affair and the bejt way I found to make them
was out ofbrass rods soldered together with
some scrap plasticattachments*! had the
Italeri 1/72nd scale kit lo hand so I used the
gear from this kitjis reference, taking 1
mcasua*mcnts with a micrometer and scaling
them up by 225%,\foiioussues ofrod were
cut to length ami then cleaned up with wire
wooLOnce I was satisfied 1 lined upall the
components and hcid them together firmly in
some metal damps, i then applied Flux to the
joint, healed it up with the soMcring iron and
applied some solder, capillary action did the
rest and took the molten solder around the
joint, lite end result is an extremely strong
joint which sliould last for pftrs. The rest of
thegearhad to be crowd from solid plasi ic
and it took me scvvral attempts to gel a
matching pair Wheels proved to be another
trip down the scratch building road as 1
turned up the main wheels in my motorfool
out ofa chunk of restn.Togei a pair 1 copied
my master by coating it with latex rubber lo
make a mould. I lillcd the mould with a
two-part Polyurethane resin which wait off in
about 10 minuterA similar technique was
employed for the nose gear and wheckand
thU lime the wheel wasan almost direct copy
ofone I found in my spares box. The
un&rearria^doors were made from
laminated p-asliccard cut from template* I
made from thegearbflys. In order to retain
the structural integrity of the metalgear I had
to make a strong mountingpoint.This 1 did by
embeddingthe gear in a lump ofMilliput
and cai ving it to slyapewhcn dry: I made
various hoses and connectors from thin
Solder ar^dcopper wire and all were attached
With carefid applications oi super ^|uc,Thc
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photociehcd friHs,Tl^ arc TOry;strongand
the mass is normally thiii enough lo be cut
With a pair ofscissors
Canopy
This was goingto beoneof the focal points of
the finUhcd kit and llwretbrc had to be
perfect,or as doseas I could make it, 1 found
that the kit-supplied canopy was not theright
shape and fairlyhazy when viewed up dose,
Yet another part tobe scratch built,but this
was fairly easyas t had a starting point in the
form ofthe kit canopy.This 1 Mod with resin
and when dry, I attached the resin plug with
small tacks ofsuperghie to the fuselage, from
this I determined that some refinement was
necessary and this I did with Millipui-Oncc
satisfied with the shape ofthe resin plug I
removed it and tidied it up by sanding it wilh
progressively finergrades ofwfl and dry until
I was polishing it with car wax polish. I then
mounted this plugon a belly piece ofwood
and did some heat fornting, 1 didn't nc$d to
vac-lbnn as llvere were no undcreutsand die
shape of the canopy was one gradecurve in
the longitudinal axis and one shoit i^nitte
curve in tht widdi axisJwoM^advice ofa
friend wlwalso showdm lite way of heat
fanning and il worked. I loofca piece of 10
llwj dear VVC and cut i; intoa rectangle
slightly larjjy that: tlx area to be ibrmcdThis
w%& then cJanipcd into two home made
holding devices rat Iter like a pair ofchop
siicMtap^d (pgc(btt<ilo(^<>nc*>de to Ibrnx ^
longhihgeJ-u&onceither side of the PVC
and <M!ully heat up ihc material until it
appears to shimmer when nudged - liuswaa
done overthckiicheit cocker electric ring,
v^cnlrW PVG isys hot as I need iUftjust a
case ofgently movingdie PVC overthe paig
mould and pulling it down with a rocking
motion. I managed to make two almost
perfect canopies straight awayon my first
attempt! Sow that I had ihcclear part I moved
onto die frames.These were made in exactly
the sameway as theclear except I used 10
thou plasticcard, Once 1 had made the inner
one, I madeihcouteronemct the innerone
still on the plug mould.Thisallowed for Ihe
thickness ofthe plastic.As il turned out the
pla&fc outer framedid no: giveenough
strength so I produced another out of5 thou
aluminium sheet*All three layer* werethen
laminated toeplhcr and a strongcanopy with
separate frames- resulted,Va:ious hoses and
mechanisms were fabricated from plastic rod
and copper wire and attached with superglue.
The blast protector screen wus cut from tl>e
© Crown Copyright/MOD.
Reproduced with the permission of
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
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GA OfAWUjfWHKfeS f4© CfQW Cop/riffi)
804 1 l/32nd Scale s**i#-A*i»tot.Houan ikk * ^:bifzwz
clear PVCartd the lowerangular ftuinc
support was cowjuacd from some l*beams
that ( had itrvlched life spiutTheHawk
iatiop^like many British ai^raft>|)af^>%H^ly
l":neon the inside of the clear pffll of lh«
structure thijs is l1tcMlHl'(Mim$iur?
Detonation Cord) aixi is ptU^ofthe CJCW
escape System. ]| k in fact bonded to tb?
cajiopy nol ,as same people bdieWiflmixxkicd
in IhcpisBpek ntaenysWiyonew.iyO^ I
jbuad toa^L;aWly*ieprcsc|i| (his suid.ihat was
by paimh£ ii nhyhar,<i I produced a
iem^;4conapico:of papcrdhdiiipcd tins to
tbjoutsidco;:;he canopy, patient fednginJ
ihcici luri^cl ilw iliingover ancliwith a'slcvwy
Iwodbejttn to paint aihinlineofwhitemkJf
I madc3 mistake then IcouIdrubiloJfwkh
fsomewater on a cotton kid ami start ;|gii:i
mdKmf d^iiu>pi-- lo die clearports; One filial
step on die canopy itsel: was toadd the
mirrors.1 found some mirrored lOlhou
plasticsheet at a model shQW [its Hied by car
modeller*) and cul out the mirrors from ibis
material. Whi Is! workingon thisarea of llie
model I decided to make llic initrumctU
shrouds.These wnr toc formed over Milliput
tsmm thai I made by forming them in place,
a* this way ( know that theend product will fit
wheredesired. In the from cockpit there is a
prominent£ft&niwaponsjndicator (which is
in the raided petition when tbcaiavaftis
i lu^kthisisavi^dcluetopikKs^rxi
ground crew alike).and thb vm cut frotil
plaslic card and allacbed*Nt>W ihccockpitwcomplete ;md tvaily kwked the part - the only
thing I did was to add my trademark. I priced
4 folded map inside the wuxisercen and il m%truly'lifri&haL
Air brake
I had noticed that when ihcllawk sparked
cHe-lprgc,one*pio£caiibmtkc' is inlhe partly
depxtyvd pMttlon. 1 am not stuv ifthis is todo
wilfca drop olTin hydraulic pressureorjust
routine to deploy it when at rcsl. Regardless,
)
was gpiiij! to have to buikl a suitable airbrake*
Once again scratch buildingwas theonly
answer and ibis was heat formed plastic card
pulled owr a male plug mould made out of
Halsa wootL The Balsa is carved to the light
shape then coated with several layers ofsuper
glue. This makes It very hard and it resist* the
heal of live plastic without any ill cflecte* 0:i
the inside of ilw brake there arc a I<rt of
internal vjcitglhenm which I made from
several diifercnt iiwssof plastic rod.The
hydraulic actuatinglink I made from a length
ofhypodermic stainless fledtubirgand
turned up the piston cylinder from some
plastiv iod.The wholething was mounted into
two pa^ioaslyplaced biocis ofplastic vhith I
hatl glued insideof ttofiisefage.the two bei
pinittd for extra strength.
Weapons
The weapons consisl of iwo main paits, live
pin pack and the mi&Ues*The gun pack was
a kit-modified «cm that I n>*hapcd with
Millipul.To this wasadded several small
vents,thesebeing taken from an old etched
buss fret where 1 iww lucky enough to find
suitable salens la cover the holes that I had to
makeThe gun barrel came from some plastic
tubing of different diameter* placed one inside
of theother togive the de-sia^ ihickness then
turned up to the final shape in my motor look
Small holw in the s-rfc ofihe batrd had to be
drilled and kept pci>vndtcular<Hiis proved to
be a cJtaltenge and was overcome by holding
the barrel in a damp and drilling using a
$maltdrill press*as this way J knew thai the
holes would be vertical to thebarrel^
longitudinal axis.
The Sidewinders became a challenge when
I realised that there arc no reallydecent
models ofthem in l/32nd kale. Looking at
detailed photo* of them I found dial theymsimple tubularsiwpcs with themosl
complicated jurt being the nose section. I
came to theconclusion lhat if the aircraft was
to be depicted at rcat then lk seeker heads
would be covered with simple tubular shapes,
Ibes ri*.f&lum ift? titip t!t$ ejection setf Wft JM 'sttwawtf'
A hekim abwgsla& ttw Pot! AVa of tbe rear Ai mt&ti oltoemtnximitpirwi »w fAa Am' /t »V?an dMir af Aa ftv/ j
vW«s sf«ft sAo^s f/io witi&caniAgv &Aiw COWS &\Q f^S miKV A look a* We tfWntW flcJrt^en to fremf a*xfre^ $!arws
14^
7ttSw fto v«w rann atuvsw ite ^teiw seat ft ite (wr tookbl ftonv* !t&F&*t sitfe of flie front ejection $e&* you
cao see f/iu ^rbtftive fra' PS?^ pwtes'V; cv^ratV^ewof tft£ rar ^snwiertf paw*'
iuii m i: .. - c<tit-Tfma l/32nd Scale 80S
therefore 1 didn't need to worry about making
the noses. With suitablesectionsofplastic roil
tu hand I $ft about theirconstruction. On the
Sidewinder thereare lots ofcoloured bands
whidi I portrayed as scribed lines.This would
aid painting later and I managed toaccomplish
it by using a pipe cutter which 1 only tightened
enough to score. I then turned the tubethis
givinga straight perpendicular line which
went all theMy around the missilebody,Tl>e
fins came from theonly other commercially
available set that I used, that being the Mode)
Teduwiogics etclwd missile lins set. It was
imperative that they wre mounted at90°as
theslightest angleoffwould be noticeable,so I
used the same technique as when I did the
holes in the gun barreland this resulted ina
very thin-tinned accurate missile. Hie missile
seeker bead cowrswvre manufactured from
small lengths nfplasticrod with oneend
Mocked ofl-Thc cup-likedope lVj|s pushed on
to thecompleted missile and tiird with some
lycra dutaAOn the real thin}! they are held in
place withbungtf like chttlc diaLis wmpjvd
aroundonetu more of Ihc fonvaxd fins to hold
ittc cover in place. The weapons pylons had to
be hand carved from sheet pUsiic as no decent
alternatives were available,
Painting
With all appropriate masks in place i cftUA'^
begin the processof painting.After a first coat
of Haltbrds Grey Primer ! did a visual
inspection ofthe model and
reclifwd any faults,only small
areas needingwwk,and
soon 1 was spraying
the Primeragain.
Once happy
with the
finish L
the whole model awipe down with aTac Rag
{sticky rag used to pick up any last minute
dust beforespraying). As the final colour was
to be Black I decided to use another of
Halfoids cans. I find that the pigment in these
cans is very fine and leaves a great finish
which is hatd to the touch inside thirty
minute*. To aid the flow ofpaint from the can
I immerse it in some wurm water fora tew
minutes; this result* io a far better paint flow
than straight out ofthecan cold. Once the
Mack was finished I masked up any small
areas that needed to be a different cotour and
sprayed theappropriate colour, this included
things like lite wheel baps,airbrake bayand
exhaust There*was only one awkward part
and that tfu the backing for the li^r head
decal, and for ihis 1 used a Sparc photocopy of
the (local asa templateand sprayed white
through it in order to $x over the fact that I
,wasn't able to do whiteon my homenwde
'decals,
DecaU
Early On in thecnmtruclkmt realised that I
ijnight haw to Kindpaint thetigci's head on the
\fin, kowver I wasfortunate eflgu^i to havea
good friendwho helped. I'mm my original
sidc-on photographsofthe real planewe
F scanned theimage into a computer,the images
were imported into Corel Draw 7 and
manipulated inorder to get thecoloursas true
to lifeas possible.With the images
ready to print 1 went to a local hijji
street piuHCtf and asked forthem
to print them on cleardecal film
ittinga colourlaser copier at 600
doteper ineh. 1 waspr inting onto
Xtradeeal clear film and as this isdear
you must rememberthat whitewill not
prim orshow up sothis iswhy I had to
paint whitebefore thedecal was
applied.lustbefore I had the decals
primed I realised that I couldn't read the
pilot* namejust bdow thecockpit from
my photograpta As 1 wasgoing(o the
engtks ofprintingthe decab from
xKpgrapIu I had lo ^t the pilots name
right!M a model show that I attended I had the
half-cumpktcd modrf on displaywith someof
die original photos next to it*and during the
day I met a chap tvho'mentioned in die ensuing
conversation ikii hewent to school with the
pjibtofthis aiici alt, what a sin>& ofhidd[ifith /
thedecals nowprinted w was time to apply
litem,and this wasdone in tlx: normal fcliion
iitingappmpr^tcscuii^ wluiion^a mt of the
whitemarkup exoniflg iroMthe e*eellesu
lidwloh Lightningdecal sIvMttobidiwvTCkfi
over from budding dial model spme ycflrS
earlier.One last problem was theladsofgood
ejector seat warning; in V32nd scak\and ihesc
came from a IMA*eafc sheet.
Final Details
\fcry light watheiingw*asapparent on d*e real
thingand I replicated thiswith lliin oil paint
run in areas that needed it. Light oil streaks
were made using die oil paintnm back along
the line ofabllow.somesmall bugsplatters,
like you get on your car windscreen in the
summer,™ done by using various colours of
oil paint applied heavily around the nose and
windscreen aieas,A darkwash ofPaynes Grey
oil paint thinned to the consiiteneyof inkwas
run in and amund die gearto llnfeh off. Lasdy
thesmall whigfencesand vortagpcratoM
werecut from 5 thou aluminium sited and
attached with superglue.Some smallRemove
before flight* lvcrc inack ^msoaked in white glue and attached will: small
lengths offline wire where appropriate.
display
on. It
amirjatc -
addedsrc
The Base
1 always try lo makea simj
the model oa and diUwas
:
startedoCJife as a*hft£of !
beadingas ao c*lgc with the eonteis mfc
Tin Whole hajjc issprayed a.light bn^/grey
mfr,thc:i I do ilvepniirin^ftfexp^iionliiu^
with d»e bl;i<4 ink applied with an iftWsig pen
from*) compos Stt. Once dry [spray au
twttcT thiWllnes ina verf-me mistir
this represeniing tlw shadingwhich isevident
on all hard standings,Some splatters ofdim
oil paint give the impression ofdripped oil
and fluids, and there you haw it*
Conclusion
A lot ofwork was involved in thU project and
theend result was worth it,and although J
would not recommend something likethis to
the kginner 1 would utgc any one with
experience to have a go. Onedown side :o the
whole thing is that when painted no one really
knows what went into it except me,and now,
hopefully you.AU in all this worked out as a
verycheap model to build,as I spent four
months on the project and -Jpen; lew than £2IX
the most expensive part being\hcdecals,
which came out at about £12-
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Skylancer: Lastby Steven ( Corvi
History
The Skylancer was the logical extension ol the Skyray program. Douglas started
mock-up work on the Skylancer In November ot 1953 and airframe work began
thereafter The aircralt was the natural outgrowth ot the F4D Skyray and the Skylancer
displayed many improvements in airframe design, avionics and weapons delivery. In
September ot 1954. Douglas incorporated a new system, the Aero X-24A which gave
the Skylancer an all-weather capability. This innovative system allowed tor fully
automatic aircraft function during attack'bombing phase and in the ever crucial air-la-
air role. This system was integrally amalgamated with the specific radar and fire
control systems of tfie F5D-1 .This gave the Skylancer excellent (racking and fighting
qualities. Douglas also employed a manual stand-by system in case of radar failure.
This design would later be employed in the next generation of USAF and USN lighters
where radar was to become essential for the ACM (Air Combat Manoeuvre) and CAP
(Combat Air Patrol) roles.
The F5D-1 Skylancer first took to the air on April 21 st, 1 956 and was llovm by Robert
0 RalW, The Skylancer attained supersonic speeds on rts maiden flight and the
airframe improvements made from the previous F4D Skyray program proved
successful Minor changes were made to the wheel and brake systems but otherwise
the airframe performed admirably. The number two aircraft first flew on June 30th,
1 956 with Rahn again at the controls* The aircraft was put through its paces and it
performed rather well with no compressor stalls, even when the aircraft was put in
extreme angle of attacks or high altitude. The aircraft also performed well with the
United Stales Navy Paluxet River test pilot, Commander Tom Gallagher, who flew the
aircraft no less than 28 times between 10th July and the 1 7lh July 1 956, There were
problems with procurement of the X-24A system, which would cause a fleet
deployment delay from July to October 1958* Also the cost of the final F5D-1 would
be dramatically increased by about 39%. These problems combined with United
States Navy changes in aircraft procurement policies doomed the program and made
way for the highly successful Chance-Vought F-8 Crusader and the McDonnell F-4
Phantom. The Skylancer did however have a fruitful career with the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics |NACA](precursor to the National Aeronaulics and Space
Administration (NASA)) flight test program with future aslronaut Neil Armstrong.
Armstrong used the Skylancer to develop an escape procedure tor the X-20 Dyna*
Soar program.
The Kit; Collect-Aire Douglas
F5D-1 Skylancer
The only 1 MSth kit of this aircraft to the
recently released Cfcllctt-Airc resin kit. This
limited production kit (only 200) constats of
twenty-five resin pariMwo vac-form
canopies, four polished white metal parti
and a colourful deal sheet which provides
the modeller with two aptioiu.The
mouldings arc crisp and reveal restrained,
engraved panel lines. Overall, an impressive
array of nsin thai comes in a well presented
package-
Construction
As with most aircraft kits, construction
begins with the cockpit. The tub im sanded
down to fit within lite fuselage halves and
the ejection seal was removed from the
moulding Mock and prepared for painting,
Tb& instrument panel/hood piece was also
cleaned up and prepared for painting. The
tubms painted in an overall Navy
Aggressor Grey. Once this dried* I painted
the side consoles and instrument
panel/hood in rial black and then picked out
the details in various lighter shades. 1 then
proceeded to paint the ejection In the
overall same shade ofgray. The seat
cushions and headrest were then painted in
Olive Drab and Plat Red HaftttiWfcflw
straps and buckles were painted and all the
NAVY c NAVY rtfo 1 »"
MPIUI
USN Series No. 1
of the Douglas Fighters
fine details were dry brushed lo rendci a
more appropriate look.W jih Ihis
accomplished ) then turned to the burner
nowle and turbine ran disc parts. These
parts were cleaned up and then dry-fitted to
the fuselage. Once 1 was satisfied with the fit
I supetglued Ike wh<u burner unit into the
fuscliige half- The whole area was then
painted with Icslors Mclalizer Gunmet&l
and dry-brushed tiVtf will* Sol Aluminium
polishing powder. This technique renders a
unique and realistic burnt metal look.
Alter ihe cockpit tub was allowed to dry
overnight 1 proceeded to superglue it into
the fuselage halfwill) ample dry lilting
along the ivay. Now that oil the internal parts
wen? in place, I cpoxied the fuselage halves
together. This was a nice fit which only
needed a minimal amount ofgap filling
superglue to tidy it up. 1 then sanded down
the seams until all was to my satisfaction.
The vertical lail was epoxied into place, this
however, needed some sanding to acquire a
flush St Now it was :ime for the critical
wing atfcmbly.
The wing fit on this particular model is
critical due to ilie airframe configuration. It
is besi to dry fit many limes before
committing to the cement. I maintained a
correct alignment to the vertical axis and I
cemented each wing into place. Even with
careful dry filling and alignments there was
still a slight gap nfabout a millimetre
between fuselage and wing root. I proceeded
to fill this gap with gap filling supergluc. |
sanded it flush and prepared the airframe
for the primer stage.
I decided to try a new primer that has
been recently introduced to the United
Stales market it is Cuiwc Sangyo Mr. Resin
Primer Surfacer. This seems to be similar in
composition to the Mr. Surfaccr line of
products hut it seems to adhere better to
rcsin-The only drawback U that this
formula is only available in boitle format
and is not available (at least in the United
States} in spray can formal. I suspect it Uavailable in spray can format, but was not
allowed into (he United Slates because of
EPA (hnvironmenial Protection Agency)
regulations as with Tkmtya spray paint.
Once the whole airframe was covered I set
aside the model to dry overnight, 1 would
like to mention lhat this stulTdries rather
rapidly in about 20 minutes, but since 1
cannoi read Japanese, I do not know how
flujwrtcd CcftcMfareft CSCAWC fiCT s^if
theappropriate co&cys
long it takes to cure. I decided to play it safe
and wait until the next day to sand and
prepare the surface for paint
Painting
The primed surface wassanded down with
4000and 6000 sandpaper to dean up for the
paint stage. Once tlus wasdone to my
satisfaction I masked olTU>e exhaust and
cockpit area and airbrushed the whole
airframe in Gunzc Sangyo (H3I6) While PS
17875* This paint did nol cover die darker
primer surface well,but ilia common
problem will* white* I had to cover the
airframe in multiplecoats and finally after
about 7-8 coats the aircraft wascompletely
pointed. The painl was allowed todry in
between coats but it was helped alongwith a
heat gun.ThU is a tool that I find
indispensable for many functions. At this
point I masked offthewing roots,nose cone
and tail for the unique test markings ofthe
Skylanccr. I sprayed thewing stripss, tail block
and nose with Testers Insignia Itcd (a nice
contrast with die all whiteon Ihe airframe) I
llten hand painted the exhaust area with a
blend ofGum*Sangyostainless steel and
Tcstors |ct Kxhaust. This seemed to produce
the effect I desired for die burner area*
The whole surface was lightly sanded
B» &R&to£Q& asstffi&y afterpantingand SnJ
A tim&fi wa'fts too cfeSrtj? stis BtfcM'j seif
with 8D0O and 12000 sandpaper to prepare
the surface for a lacquer gkraooat The
whole model was then sealed with Testers
lacquerglosscoat lo create a uniform
surface for decal adhesion.
Suit *V/uifr*i MtaUfiafAl-omm BEDfl
Decals
The decals are well printed and have nice
colour density This sheet is of the same
quality of the previous Demon kit (see Scale
Aviation Modeller International Vol 5 Is*rr
May 1999) which has little carrier film.
Since there are really very few marking*, the
decal stage went with no hitches and only
took about 20 minutes. All the decals
snuggled down nicely with Micro-Set. I then
gave the aircraft a final semi-gloss coat to
seal in the decals. Now the Skylancer was
ready lor some Ieg£.
Undercarriage
The landing gear assembly consisted of
while metal olco struts and resin wheels.
The only area ofany concern is the
alignment ofthe landing gear with the
venial axis ofthe aircraft and the balance
of the airframe.The aircraft does not tail s\u
and it should not. with all this weighty resin
in the nosearca.Thc aleo Mruls wew
pointed flat white and the hydraulic piston
area was painted in a bright aluminium
(buffed out with SnJ Aluminium polishing
powder). The corresponding holes were
drilled into the nose and main wheel bays,
The gear struts and wheels were superglucd
into place and she was now up on her feet.
The final area ofthe undercarriage was the
tail hook and tailwheel assembly. Those
park needed some extra attention to get
cleaned up, The tail hook and tailwheel
assembly were then painted in the
appropriate colours and superglued into
place with no incident. This left as with the
canopy and nose pilot.
1
1
1
Canopy
Collect-Airc provide* the modeller with two
vac-form canopies so this should alleviate
apprehension at this -stage, I decided to cut
out the canopy in the open position in two
separate parts before painting. Since thU is
a fairly simply shaped canopy this was a
relatively easy task. 1 then proceeded to
mask out the windscreen and canopy with
Tamiya tape, the best stuff for this task
except for canopy masks.The
transparencies weie then painted Guiwc*
Sangyo (11316) White FS17W5 and allowed
to dry overnight.The interior framing was
painted Navy Aggressor Gray which was the
same interior colour used in the cockpit
area. Once all this was dry, I glued the
windscreen and canopy in place wilh waich
crystal cement. One note here is dial 1
trimmed the canopy piece* lo fit the
fuselage exactly and extra lime spent here
will undoubtedly make for a cleaner
appearance in the cockpit area. The final
construction task was the addition ol the
pilot tube* which was made from strip
styrene and superglued into place. I hand-
painted the nose pito: tuhe the appropriate
colours. Now the bird was completed and
ready for a base and figure,
Conclusion
Overall the Skylancer was an easier build
than ihc more complex J*3H Demon kil
from CoSlcci-Aire. The completed mode;
seems to scale out nicely and has an
accurate feel to it, ThU kit was very
satisfying to build and it should be within
the capability of most modellers that have
fiddled with resin and want to cut their
teeth on a full kit. I recommend this kil to
any and all enthusiasts of ihU era and type.
Franclllon, Rens J,. McDonnell DpBtfMftKttlt
snce 1970: W&nre 1, Untied Stales ft aval
isrttile Fniss, 10&3.
finer. Steve. Naval fisHte^s Nurrbiir Thirty-
Fwe, Douglas F5D-1 S<ylarcci. Gifigs*
Publications 1996.
Greer. Wlliam anil Gerald Polirgcr. Hie Wccld^s
FjgM'ng flanos, HanMr HQUSft, New "tor*.
me sfee* Ate of;te Stytemat rne mffl on n SiHtmt M&
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French Model!Liore-et-Olivier C.30
vby Richard A. Franks
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The Cierva C 30 autogyro was licence built by LiorG-et-OIivier in 1935-6. In total
sixty-lour machines were delivered and they were powered by a 1 35hp (1 01kW)
Saimson 9Nc radial engine. Ot the sixty-lour built, eight were for the Alronavale, while
the res! went to the Arm6e de I*Ait The Aeronavale's initial lour machines were used
by Escadrille 7S4 on board light cruisers during the 1936 to 1938 period. By the
outbreak of WWII, the Arm6e de I*Air had received (itty-(v/o of their titty-eight
allocation and most of these operated within the Groupes AGriennes ^'Observation,
while the A6ronavale machines v/ere transferred from 7S4 to Escadrille 3S2 and
based at Cuers. An updated version, the C.301 fitted with a 175hp (1 30kW) Saimson
9Nc engine, was built and although the initial machine went to the ArmGe de I'fli; it
was later transferred to the Aferonavale, where It was joined by four more C.301s. The
navy's allocation of C.30& and C.301 s was boosted by the transfer of Armfie de I'AIr
examples and the Aflronavaie used these machines in the anti-submarine role around
the Seine estuary* By the time of the Armistice in June 1940, alt remaining machines
were placed in store. These were all subsequently scrapped in 1942, as neither the
Vichy Government nor Luftwaffe seemed to have any interest in them.
The Kit
The CJO U ofa star dial tends iiself to )V*18ih
scale better than l/72nd. It is quite a small
model even theft*Thil new resin and metal kit
fatm JMGT iscurrently the only C30 kit
available in any scale.The bulkof the kit U
le-Siu,and all of Ihe components arc
beautiftilty east with no sign ofairbubblcs etc.
Most ofihc small parts,phis the rotor head
and blades,arc all white mcLiL Tltese are also
well cast,but in ourexample: die rotor blade*
did sutler with quite a fewair bubbles near the
edges.The kit is completed with a small sd of
instructions and thecolourful decal sheet
Instructions
These baftCiilly comprisejust one small sheet.
On one side is an explodedww of the
assembly stages*plus undercarriage
configuration and cockpit interior diagrams.
Tl>e other side ofthis sheet oflcr* colourtide
viewof the threedecal options oflered.These
instructionsarc in both Irendi and English.
All these colour are simply identified by
name,although most ofthe main camouflage
colours are also identified by VS number,
Construction
Because the fu^clogc is split venicalljrand
most of the cockpit interiordetail is integral
wilh these halves, all ynu hat? todo is dean
up any pour points on the components and
then proceed to paint each piece. I ©rayed the
wholeot the cockpit interiorand floor
ChaiiioU (XlRicolor X3W),Thcseats were
picked out in aluminium* with the seal
cushions in a suitable leadercolour (Rewll
B4). Sidewall detailswet?picked out :n
aluminium and satin blade, while the
instrument panels were also in black (Photo
I J.Once these were dry.a pin was used to
8Hl 1/A6th Scalej
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ttAtoitftonYe&teitotmrtinit*' teaa*
scrape dial faces in each instrument icccss,
and then theywctvglazed* with GearFix.
When ail thU was dry, Ihe whole area was
gira a Mdi with thinned blade to add depth
(Plwo 2). Once dry, the whole ofthe fuselage
interiorwas dry-brushed with Chamois to
highlight the ritxs etc Lapstraps wcic added
to the seau t&iog lead Foil and some buckles I
had from a WW1 etchod set by Rosier
When all ofthis had set tlx; c<xipil lloor
was fitted into one halfand Ihen ihv other haJf
wasglued in place* Little fillet was initially
used*but after priming I found that the scam
under neath needed quite a lot ofattention to
get it smooth, Ihe rotor mechanism owing
and supjxirl slims wete loaWJy assembled
without cement.asl wanted to paint them>but
did not want them ^et't as someadjustment
might be needed later when they were finally
added to the Cmelage.Again,once this unit
was primed,! discovered that then: was a
digfcscam horizontally acrws the cowling,so
I had to sand arnl till :t befort repriming and
painting, Tlx lailplanescould now be added
to the fuselage, and thewhite metal struts for
these will need to be trimmed to the correct
length toensurc that the tailplancs are flat
when viewed from the roar (Photo 3)*The
undercarriagelegs were next, and these were
llie most problematical area ofthe whole kit.
lb start with the white metal paits suffered
from air bubbles that had tobe filial. I also
tbund a fewareas that were AOt fullycast and
Uiese had to be Riled too.Once all that was
done you had to mrkout ftom thesingle
instruction diagram which ofthe sue struts
mnt where.This was no easy task,ami it
would have been better ifthe manufacturer
had mouwed the parts on a pi«e ofcard and
numbered each to make this stage ofassembly
much simpler. Anyway*Oi>ce I had got all the
struts sorted, I drilled out holes to accept the
lower twvj on each side. These were push
fitted, notgjucd, into place. Now the upper
strut was fitted and the two assemblies moved
COfiethcXi Here it was obvious that thcc
*it'of Ihe
legs would not be right in comparison with
thesupplied diagram*so I trimmed the upper
strut to bring the legs into the correct position.
The uprightdamper leg* were now fitted and
one I was happy with everything it was
dismantled and thai rv-assembkd with
cement {Photon 4, 5& 6). Tlve model was left
to drysuspended in a suitably sized brae,so
that no weight was put onto the undercarriage
whilst it dried.
I now masked offthe cockpits and set
about priming the whole model with Humbiol
lust Spray*Gtey Primer. Once this had been
applied it highlighted the problems with the
rotorgear cowling and ventral seam (Photo 7),
as well as a number ofsmall problems with
the underearriagejoints (Photos 8 & 9).These
were all dealt with; the formerwith a standard
liller.and the latter with superglue. Once all
litis wassanded smooth, the model was
primed again.This process continued until I
was happy with all thejoints*
Tlie rotorassembly is all white metal and
the thought ofgluingsuch huge blades to the
rotor with simple'butt joints1
did not fdl mewith confidence. I therefore carefullydrilled
the hub with holes bigenough to accept the
roots of each rotor and then secured each
tctl* A'ltliu- ffoMlrf ]'' M -C«:liH I/4Sth Scate SIS
blade in place villi Epoxy KTOpttbcWhOle
unit wis then placed upside down on a flat
surface and left 10 dry for twodays.\V»u haw
to lay theunit upsidedown,as *hc rotorstem
on lite underside would make thebiadcs'iag1
while the cement sett.
My attention turned to the engine.
This is a beautifully cast component and
basically all I did was paint it,give it a wash of
thinned Mack and Ihen add thewiring (Photo
10),The latteritem was made from copper
wire,cut lo lengthand lilted into holesdrilled
in each cylinder head,Thebases ofdiesc wires
were Titled into Iwles drilled in the crankease,
as in real life therew& most likely ashielded
loom fined around thecircumference of the
aankcajse.The collector ring for theexhaust
had me confused though,& it is in front ofthe
cylinders.The inle: and exhaust outlets on die
Salmson arc probably both at the back ofeach
cylinder. All I can therefore assume is thai an
cxhauai pipe leaves the back ofthe cylinder
and curves through to meet fliccollectingbox
at the front.The kit engine*orlol reproduced
this, but I must admit defeat,as I just went
with thekit parts without addingany further
pipingetc (Photo I \)A painted Ihccollector
with a combination a: Metal Coot Gunmetal.
ovjr which wereapplied fleck*ofa rust
brown. I c&M have used Ihe Rusta!!" system
!br thu area ofthe kit,but telt that would #ok
a bit too^istn^sed' fora machine that was in
use. Then my thoughts turned to lltt overall
colourscheme I going to apply.
Colour Options
Tlrae oplioiu arc olTced in this ktelfttf first
two areArmdc deTAir madtines. while the
last one is an A^ronavyle example.The first
machine (Cflfo 13) is in an overall Green {FS
34108) scheme and the second is in a
camouflageschemeof Medium Blue/Grey{FS
36320)* Khaki GfttD IFS 31151} and Sienna
(FS 301 17). The final machine is Light Grey
(FS 36492) ovvrall.
I opted tor the final choice, as I like
Atawiavale machine^and as 1 already havea
number oTcamouflaged French machines in
my collections this "Axiuld make a nice change,
1 checked through my paint chartsand (bund
that no-oneofloed FS 36492 or an equivalent.
I thereforeopted for'near enough1
in :hefor:n
of FS 36495 Grey (Photo 12). This *&$
obtained in the UfcCotor ranjpas UA023*and
although it is certainly Light Grey, I think it is
loo lipl really.
Thoseof doingtheotheroptions can
obtain the noxssarycolour* as fallows;
•1, Green (FS 34108) - LifeColor UMI86
•2, Medium Blue/Grey (FS 36320) - LifeColor
UA027
•3. Khaki Green (FS 34151) * UleCoto UM04
-4.Sienna (FS 301 17) - lifcCokr UUS2
Once the model was sprayed owrall and
had dried, 1 decided to rover theentire nose
area with Bare-Metal Foil Lsing their Matt
Aluminium foil, I covered all the relatively flat
S16 l/4&th Scale Itllr ttoiltili- rtallNll If til Uttiftll - C<tOt**WW
U0C30Scale: V^it
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sidep&nels llrit, then attempted the domed
nose section.This proved very difficult to do,
and with hindsight 1 think it may haw hccn
better if 1 mzikcd anc sprayed with area with
a dutiable shade ofAlclad II. lac problem with
the :bil was U%al il mu3d dot eonfoim well to
the compiex curved of thecowling*and as a
result, creases :n the foil were evident {Photos
13 ft |'1).The other problem with toil !s that
you can*1 mask over it«as it will pull olTwith
the maskingtupe>soAlclad It would ptotobly
bea better be:. Thal&mU was still imposed
with thceficct I achieved with the metal foii.
The finaljob was loapray the tri colour on
the tail I should hawdone this fiistTbut t
forgohso 1 had to carefully mask the rest of
die model to spray on the white, then bluet
then red sections IPholo 15). It would have
been much easier if I had done this first, then
marked the whole area offbefore applyingthe
overall scheme!
Decats
The lovely liulesheet included in This kit offers
all the markings requitvd to make each
option* JMGT make lovelydccals, and these
arc no exception.Theylook quite malt*but
they go on a treat and* il applied on a glos?
coa^aro unlikely tosihvr.
Decai Rating - I0M&
Accuracy
Basically the Let)CM is a CicrvaCM with
aSalmson engine in place of the A.S*Genet
Majoi.All ofthe main dimensions are
identical, so I baaed mine on those for the
CJQ,as 1 could no: find any specifications
lor the I cD version. The rotor should have a
diameter of37 ft ( I L24m)> while the
fuselage length is 19ft 8.5in (6.01m) and it
is lift lin (3.34m) high. In 'scale' terms this
gives a rotor of235mn% a length of 125mm
and a height of 70.5mm. The model scales
out with a rotor diameter of 22Bmm, a
length of 132mm and a height of 71 mm.
The excess length is my fault, as 1 should
have removed the casling block from the
from ofthe fuselage before adding the
engine,The slightly short rotor diameter is
probably due to lite holes t drilled at the hub
to accept each blade; thereby shortening the
overall length ofeach rotor blade.
Final Assembly.
A fewof the items I added la die mode)
throughout the assembly mduded the
breathe: pipe for the fuel lank(made from
copper wirekgtab handles under the aft
fuscla$: and thesupport fiamc that retains
the tailplane and lailwhed control lines (Photo
16).The latter item was made from plastic
coated cable (e.g. telecommunicationscables),
with thecontrol lines made from copper wire,
Dm windscreens liave to be made from
clear plasiicard,cut to the templates included
on the instiuctions, Oneelement mused from
these instructions is the padded surrounds to
the cockpit apertures. These were made from
Milliput, rolled and moulded to shape and
then minted darii brown,
Once all the above rare completed the
rotor mast and blades^ plus the engine
exhaust and propellerootid be added,The tail
wheel yoke and tyre were suitably painted and
then glued into a pro-drilled hole* Tlw main
wheels had lite centres sprayed in the fame
grey as wasapplied to the rest of the airframe,
then the*ewen: masked and the types were
sprawd Tyre Black (&tnk»fa? X505). Once
they had dried ilwy were secured to die oleos,
and then the model was supported in a box. so
that the lyres could dry without anyweight
being placed on them.
Conclusion
i\ lovely model,and an interesting subject.
Ikingan autogyro ifs a subject that fits witltin
both helicopter and aircraft collections,but for
me those French colour and markingswere
the real attraction.At £45.00 here in the UK
this is not designed for theaverage modeller's
collection. The product isauned at, and
designed for, the experience modeller only;
That sakl, I would thoroughly recommend il
to any ofyou with the experienceand/or live
interest in the subject matter. My only problem
now is that this model hasset me off an ait
Arfronavalc aj>d Arm&r de TAir theme* and I
will have togtfon with my Ijorf 210 and
U045J now!
My ihanks to |MGT tor the review sample.
UK modellerscan ohtain examples at the
If you want to add an Avro Rota to yuur
collection*thenall you need lodo to this
model IS remove the'shmtcrMoors on either
side ofthe fuselage, rcscribea new hinggd
access dooron the Port side and replace the
Salmson enginewith an A.S.Genet Major
from thcAerodub range (#E402).Tim engine
comes complete with a fairey RcoJ propeller
suitable fortheC30.Contact Acrodub on 01 15
367flQ*M for price and availability details.
S;t1i tohitfcn H:*lrlh( I'linut-HoJ - Cf(4t« l/d5th Scale 317
Photo Album: Cierva C.30 by Mark Attrill
The Cierva C30 is probably the beat known Cierva autogyro. It was built under fccn<£ by a number ofcountrics>bulacluallv<amcaboui duetotasU carried out byAvro in the UK. After
fining a Cierva CI9 Mk V with a lOOhp (75kW) A.S. Genet Major engine, Avro contracted National Plying Services 10 build a WChSflat version. This machine flew for the fust lime in
April 1933 and was designated the G3Q (Avro Type 671 once Avro had obtained the licence agreement ). The MOhp (ItNkW) Ckflet Major powered OOP featured folding rotor blade*,
and this machine was made under licence by Avro as theC.3UA.Hvelve ofthe.se machines were supplied to the RAF in 1934/5, where they were operated at Old Sarumby die School of
Army Co-operation and designated RoiaMkl.A further 66\vere built for civil use*with a number going abroad Many ofthe UK examples were impressed when warcajnein 1939. and
used in radar calibration work by No, 529 Squadron at RAF Halton,
Today many C3fls are preserved. and the example shown here is currently on display at the RAF Museum, Hendon, North London.Thia machine ended tip in Sweden,where it was
obtained by the RAFM.who then undertook a lengthy restoration to the full service specifications.
• 1. It may lookm a filler cap, but this protrusion on the
starboard &vde of ite tuft! tank Is In fact a contents gauge
• 2. Overall rtw from the Dack ol the Rola. Nota the sag ol
the main blades and me stance of those undercarriage legs
• 3. Clear viev* of We rotor head, showing trie balance
weights etc
• 4. Nice shot from the ba« of the Slarlxwd lailptane. Nose
the hinges and the big Y cut-out between each section
5. Another shot ot the taHptano (Port side), showing the
compile assembly
6. These are the support struts under the taiiolaflfe
7. Hm you can see the tallplane's struts attachment to the
fuselage as weB as the support frame tor the control
cablesw the tailwheel
8. Overall view from the front of the airframa. Note the
s^ayetl out stance ol the legs
• 9, Lovfty clear shot of the iramewoft that support the
cables associated with ;he tailwhwl
• 10. Not southing you usually sc«, this shot shows what
ts to&de the big asredynamic cover under ihe rotor
• 11. tlice clear shot dawn into the front cockail
• 12. A clearer shot of We rotorOlade a^tcuBted joint
• 13. Either sale of the rear fuselage* below the leadng edge
of (he faifplane is a g'ab hancie like this
813 Photo Album
• R This is ihe curved shape ol ihe from cockoit
windscreen,..
• 15. wKio titis is tto angular ono at the back
• 16. An ocd view jncerneattim lustfags, Oils
neveriteless shows the access parrel (n the lower Bool,
• 17. ... Aside which gives accass to the rutfclof pedal
linkage as sean linns
• l B. Rotas have mis pilot read tfted to theW ol ihe oteo
leg on tire Port side
• 19. Wlih the covers off. here you can see the comptox
Gearing under the rotor
• 2D+ This is the aft pick-up point ol Hie lower siruls on the
undercarriage „.
« 21. ... while these are the struts at the front
• 22. Inside the fuselage ol a Roia, you ivji find that the red
d030 applied to the canvas show Ihroufih like Ihis
• 23. Viewed through the accsss door on the Port side, this
is ihe area tehind the seat in the front cockpit. Koie ihe
padded leather heauVteck rest on the bulkhead
• 24. Overall view ot the Instrument panel in the front cockpit
• 25. Overall view of the instrument panel In the rear cockpit
• 26. Here you can see all Ihe puework that is fitted to the
Starboard sxle of front cockpit.
Stta>w«t:n Ktfeut Sntetniifor*, • Otw<*WO Photo Album 819
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The Basics of how to make a diorama by Nicholas 3. Wigman
Part 4. A few techniques
for modelling dioramas
lis partof the -seric* will briefly
describesome ofthe techniques in
making aircraft models in
diorama*. Open access panelsanbeeffective, and how many of
these llicic are is totally up to the ir.<xldlcT>
dependingon die level ofservicingdesired*
Depending on their size, the required acoss
panelsshould be remold by either drilling
ihem oui (as in fuel caps) or chain drilling
(and often thesean: included asitaiwiatd in
many kitsJ.Tiiis invubvs drilliiiEasencsof
holesjusl inside the area tobe removed, and
carefullycutting between ihc botes llius
removing the panel itself, 'fhe resuming hcJe
should then bedarned up with a sharp
scalpel and *moo!h sandpaper El is important
to remember thai ik- wait thicknessoiany
cpencd panels slwuld be reduced by carefully
scraping away at the inner surface so as to
reproduce its scale thicknessafter all*aircraft
«W not made from 1 fcot thick aluminium!
An)' visible interior details should be addftl
and cutaway drawings are invaluable for this.
Numerous figuresexist on the market
today with many newones on dieKay.
Ilowcvcr kit ones can also be modified for
instanceby remw ing on arm or a kgend
gluing diem into different positions. Ifunsure
ofwhat figures are available for the scene >*ui
desirc it is always brat to visit a good model
shop to see the variety there areand asalways
references are invaluable. Remember thai
many techniques used in modellingaircraft
&n also be used for vehicles and ligu res.
As faras re-arming is concerned,therearc
a numberofaftermarkl re-arming figures
and equipment, but Hide needs tohedone ki
theaircraft unless guns aw being loadedJn
thiscase,ajpin thereare many accessory sets
o: this nalure,and lam impressed with those
from Airesand Hi-Tceh.ahhough the
instruction in dieAires setsare much more
comtwhcjvsive. In addition to the more
comprehensive sets,maw guns and cannon
are available on their own*Aires lorexample,
make excellent German guns and you gel four
for about £1.50.which is excellent value.
For those wishing to makea crash
diorama,some visibledamage to the aircraft
is preferable,and adds to the enjoyment hy
really exercisingthe imagination.Thegolden
rule Iverc is to remember that wherever there
arebullet or flak holes (which are far more Two US \^r/ AVfliCfl ctei/w to a FSf WWtati 0Mf is Mty onMtttW
numerous and jagged),or parts missing (such
as sections ofa wingl.and as in access panels,
the wall Ihickness must always he thinned out
toscale thickness, Bullet or flakdamage to
metal takes on a tar morejagged appearance
than fabric Always try to remember that a
projectile*whether it be a bulle; or pieceof
flak travels in one general direction (although
it may be deflected).Ihc implication of this is
that dieentrancedamage (in metal) would
probably produce a'hole in a hollow* effect
whereas for exit damage,the metal skin would
bebroken outwardAll thai needs to be done
to produce bullet and flak damage is lofand
thedamaged area from the inside until wry
thin, llien with a*harpscalpel cut the holes*
Adding interiordetail from paper or plastic
strips adds detail and is essential if large
internal areaswould be visible, It is intcrcsling
loo that many damaged aircraft were patched
up and flown. Painting small patches in a
slightly difleicnt (new) toneof thecamouflage
colour can simulate the patches that were used
tocover the damage. In essence,any holes or
breaks in the airframearejaggedexcept in
fabric wherethey aresmoother and the
entrance and exit holes are far less noticeablc.
Readiness scenes arethe easiest to mdec, as
theairaaft is ready for immediate flight.
There may be some airfield equipment around
such as a starter or chocks but generally,
dependingon the modeller^ wishes, these
scenes arc quitesimple to imagine and make,
|ust likecrashes, a diorama ofan
abandonedaircraft is veryopen to the
imagination.Vandalism such as smashed glass
and gralfili could be included, IV re would $>
flat aftera period of time, and the*e are made
by sanding ihe wheel (or wheels) down until
roosi ofthe tyre below thehub has gone. By
Diorama
H
'i-
aAaalsatid citdfum
means of Poly filler orsimilar,targe bulges are
added citherAide and sanded smooth. Holes
in fabric would be reproduced in a manner
verysimilar to that ofdamage to metal but
with no Ragged edges present, and maybea
'ripped'effect*rejnembering that fabric is thin
in real lite!Various parts of the aircraft could
ban?been cannibalised and removed or
disassembled and left beside Ihe airframe,
maybe even resultingin an aircraft with a
nose-wheel having a nose up altitude with its
tail on the ground as in the caseofabandoned
Me262*s! After a whilc>the aircraft skin can
buckle and becomebase. This can be
replicated by sanding the areas between the
airframe ribs and stringcrsuhus making
small recessed areas. If unsure ofwhere these
arc.just guess because as long as it looks right,
lliali llic main thing
Finally, it is vital that theaircraftbe
weathered according to itscondition:
Abandoned planes will fade significantly,and
broken areasand bullctfllakdamage would
result in paint chipping.Smoke or firedamage
maybe apparent and in Ihe caseoflarge
WW2American fcombers (for example) any
damaged engines would beshut down and lite
propeller would be leathered.This isdone by
cuttingoffthe blades and gjuing them so that
they arc horizontal when viewed from the side
(or for the more technical readers*no angleof
attack to theairflow).Also* if Ere cxtuiguishers
were used in the engine naccllc>white streaks
(ofloam) would streak back over the wing.
Hie next pad ofthis series will discuss
someaccessories that can be used in making
dioramas.
IIDiorama
i823
Army Aviation in Vietnamby Ralph B.Young
Price: STBA
IS8H 0-967i960-2-X
Publisher TheHueyCwroany Inc.
Format 2lcmx28cm, 154 page. ftmtaaM
card cover
This is the second part of this publisher's
work on Arm)' Aviation in Vietnam and il
covers the 1963 to 1966 period*
The narrative is broken down into
chapters thai deal with specific elements
thai relate to the whole story of the
Vietnam War The first chapter deals with
the Republic or Vietnam from l%3 to
mid- 1 966, This sets the scene and is
followed by a look at Army aviation in the
area in the Same period. The third chapter
takes a chronological look at Army
aviation throughout that period and this
is followed by a chapter dealing with
camouflage and markings of Army
aircraft. Chapter five lists all the Army
aviation units in the area throughout the
1963-1966 period. The final sections of
the title list US Army aircraft designations
and names and the book is finished with
some'bawdy ballads' from the 1 1 7th and a
selected bibliography
Throughout this title you will Hud
accounts of each operation backed up
with colour and B&W period photos.
Photos of unit badges are also included
and modem colour side profiles have been
created to illustrate the camouflage and
markings applied to the machines.
Iw the aviation enthusiast this title
offers a wealth of information on lTS
Army aviation during this period, while
for the modeller it shows so many
machines, as well us detail photos of
airframes being serviced coupled with
details of flight crew uniforms and
equipment, that it is area! must. If you
have Part I (See Vol 5 Iss It) Page 7801,
then you need to obtain this one as Well,
as il is one of the most comprehensive
titles ever created on this subject.
Our thanks to The llucy Company Inc.
for the review sample.
N VIETNAM
AH-64A in Hellenic Army Serviceby Robert Pecikowski
Price: £T9A
tSBN; to K
Publisher PWscoglo Pabtca&ons.
Formal: fW, 65 i>3ge. amfoatod &a«l covfff
This tinxk publisher is better known for
their modelling magazine, but they have
released a couple ofspecial books and their
latest one deals with the A11-64A in
Hellenic Army service.
Inside you will find 20 pages of Greek
text that covers the operational deployment
of the AIUMA. 'Die rcsi of the title is made
up ofa huge selection ofclose-up colour
photos of the airframe. The aircrew are not
forgotten cither, as there is a section
dealing with crew clothing as well
Although the usefulness of the text is
restricted, the depth of information offered
in all those clear colour photos will be of
great use to all modellers. The fact that
m lujiiu nojftutfwiijihiumrm m
AH-64A+
these photos have both Greek and English
captions is a nice touch.
Our thanks to Pcriscopin Publications
for the review sample.
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General Dynamics F-16A/B Netzby R. Weiss and Y. Efrati
Price: C1&95
ISBttrfoV -
. .
Publisher; Isiacwal PufticatiOfts.
Formal; M, 50 myjt fanif>3ied card cover
ThL* new title from Israclccal is the second
in theftircrafl of llic Israeli Air Forte' series.
Inwde arc a walih ol colour and BAWphotos of F- 1 fo in IAF scrviccThis is
<ooplcd with comprehensive captions and
lexit all ofwhich arc in English. Each of Ike
F-lft; illustrated in IhU title is cither shown
in period B&VV/colour photos or as a colour
*idc profile, and&mc m*offered as birth.
The artwork is excellent and most ofthe
colour phoiK iire nice in-flight shots. All
pkirto captions are comprehensive* with
details ofweapon* tit etc, The final pages
include colour images ofeach unit badge,
alongwith a «bsi ofavailable kits and deeak
A Ihrec-view set ofprofiles on the back page
clearly li«t all the FS references lorall the
colours applied to IAF F-lfo.
A real "must1
for all (AF fans.
Our thanks to Isradcca) Publications for
Oie review sample.
Focke Wulf Fw 190A/F 'Walk Around'by M. Utng and E* Brown Ryie
Price: £12.99
ISflH; J... .. .
Publisher SquBCron Slooal Publications.
r^winsi; 2VcJr^8cm| 80> pajjo, iarn'nat&l
C3ft! COVST
Thii \s the laies: in thc'Walk Around*series
and its format and contents are similat to all
other titles within thus series Inside*the 80
pages offer a 5Qp'5D split of colour and B4Wphotos in anil around preserved Fw I90A to
F series airframes. These include the A-6/R8
in .South Africa, the A s at the Texas Air
Museum, XASM's P-8 and the F-8/U1 of the
RAFM.
This is a title which will appeal to all
UlVaffe fans, and rightly so. If you are into
AroundFocke-WuK Fw190A/F
^tfAdruri/fliflfifll pelentan*
Luftwaffe subjects you will want to add this
one to your library.
Oui tliaiiki to Squadron-Signal
Publications for the review sample.
Messerschmitt Bf 109Gby Robert Peczkowski
Price: flO.50 foe UK P&P)
ISAM:?Mm^S"
Publisher: \tusf'OflYi Mode* Pubtcatinns.
rtnhlinycrr^ilcm, 80 pane. lamnatttT
card cover
This is die second title in the Mushroom
Model M&fftfuic Special series, and, unlike
the fust title* it has reverted to a laminated
catxl cover.
Ofthe 80 pages ofconicnte.
approximately 50% arc in colour, while the
icst arc 8&W. The text is limited to pointing
out change* between each variant and this
is all illustrated with colour photos ol
preserved examples coupled with period
B&W photo$and mamiat illustrations.
A
^matl election ol colour *idc profiles is
given to illustrate the schemes applied to the
G series throughout it* life
This is certainly a title to interest all
Luftwaffe modellers.
Our thanks to Mushroom Model
Publications for the review sample.
The latest addlions to Die
'Combat Aircraft' scrips (teal
with Sunderland Squadrons of
v\rjrldWar2(19)arvJTBD
Davastalw Units ol TO USNavy (20). Tim termor is by
Jon Lafce* fthle the latter is by
Barren Tilman. Each Ode is n
the Sudani 185mx245frmformat atticuoh the tormor lias
112 pa«$, wHIe the latter is the
slardard' 95 pa^ ve^slcn,
Tto t: i yi>r page cowl dees
mean sn increasflri prce lor
the &jficfc*l3flQ title, so ft Is
EI289 ($19.96). tfltc the
[levastatortife is £11.99
($1735).
Also <rralatle is me latest to
tlxir ftv&on Rooecte' scte$.
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tteU-2, SR-7landF*i17and
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Kfr' scries & now av3iebb hemAO This to forma! Hleoltos
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friti B&W plwtos tha cow the
KfrCanard, C2. C7t 1C»2arel
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This tee »s L440M ^flfl dealer enQjrias aru
v/abomo drccUy 10 trie publisher
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reduced by AHffe. Doth of
which deal wth civJ siti>;>
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Mite's Artrers* $ert6s and (t
chats with theftrbt*$A310,
Wttten by Giirter Enclfcs. INS
210mnw295mm IcfmatHlc
oders 128 psoes and alarrfrtfed card cowjc Inside
are chapters dealny win the
tecl*ncal efcments oltfie
clssgti, asiv^lasfcs
hiiotiucitin hu> ser^ce and
the various arlnss ivtw operate
L All of these are wetl
ifustr^ffil wlh cotour ard B&wphotos and this mates it kleal lor al arlhcr
The clh£fWe is 'Keavies • B^j Jets h AcMn* and*
is v>p|fen by Lanse Cote. This 230x270mm Me has
112 pages and a laminated csrt cover hsfclc are a
wealth ot large eclotr photos covemg such types
as ttw Boflrg 747, rbus A33a^0 and the 777(
767. For 9b modeler Ib&so big. clear photos ttiP
cfter a let cf iitonr^on, as uttl as nspirfng you to
atTd yet more ctfour schar^s to your cctoctiorf
Sqjadron-Slgnal
Publications
Ta^>tm UUes h3^^ just t»een
rtfcaaxl by tfis publisher Tlw
first is in the 'Detail and Sctfe
seres and rtckstfs wrihmmThs216nm2a0mTn
forralUUe is written by Bert
Kinsey and fes contents are in a
similar st>Wto al pw^icos biles
WUinllft sertes. Of the 80
pa^es, mum are itt celotr; and
otThese two are colour $«hpTOliBs.
Ihc cUyjUJe^sftrWar ever
Korea" byJm Wosf<o+ This
215mmx280rom t& has 64
paces and a laminated cardcm frisOe arc a
mm ol pertod B&V/ ptalos ccoplod wttt a
cencitt nanaiM. There are also a nunber cf ctfojf
p30ss c^ferng a wkle s^ecDon of colourside
prcfiles o) arcralt Ircm both sides
dorirq this conllfcl.
la Bancarella Aeronaullca
The most reccrt addton to the
'Mm AH D'ltalia' series is now
available. This MKrmatttJe
deals wfh the AviaFLS aid
Bookshelf
n&2h
oflers 24 pages P^s a fcfllrstetf cardcow Thg
text is ottered n both fialan ard EnfiMnTi, and this is
bacted-up wEi lets of pcricd B&w and colour
plxflos. plus ilusiraticns from the type manualCtfour sue prottes ate also tobjed atono vvHh
some actual colour cn»s.
Harper Collins
Many ol you wfl have seen meatJcn o* Die speo?J
5O0i anrtvarsaTy tills all aboul AHfc that Wis
ptAlsta has product This 225mmx28Cmii
tcmial tfife otters 192 pages Wlh— n a hardbaok coverwfch separate
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MJurWard. tie tille ttftfs a vfiiy
Interesting lort ai ihe psft fifty
years ol INs maiufxturer's
activities. For many It wll be a
W down mefiwry lane', txil for
others I am sure Itwll refcfWIe an
merest in the hab&y. which has
to gcod At £1999 A is a titte all meddlers
should have in flieir ccllectfon, as < is one ol those
biles you Wll just toep readng 3rd re-radhg.
Eagle EdHioits
This maru!acti/er is btiTcf
known fee therexcclteil
dxaS and artwork, tul
they too fjst released atackenUMtagrcs[IVjstrated -Fighters of
*AWd War If. Written by, antf toalulng »c slurring
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2£0fnrr»2i5mm btic has a ariraied card cover
and is coiotr tJirougheot, Alternate pages tenure
two colour site proles ol aRraft, opposto wNcharc delated caplftns. Ihs 6 a DeauBftil cOlecHcn
some excelfcrrt artwork aixl one mat I am sire wll
appeal to many of you.
Albatros Productions
The tates* sublet in the VriiHtack Dalalila* scries is
tlic FclKStowe E2A, Written by J,M. Bruce, this 40
page tec Jias a lamnattd card cover and is B&WtmouuhiH*. Insde Is the usual nix
of clear period B&W photos
cotpfcd Mlh a comffthensi'/B
nanatto. Both i/?auj aid i/4$th
scab plans are includ-xl in the
centre of ths ftto. and, as atoays,
sections deling with camcuftjje
and nwfctogs. as wel as avaftbte
kts of the type are also nciutied.
This title is avalatfe for £8.95
(+P&P) cirectry from the publisher
Kaburaya Booksllis may be a rww rerrfcto
many, but the man behind it wil
De Tamliar to Scale Aviattan
UodalMf NeinaBcoai readers, as
1 IIV:;.
this is the worit of Pc*&r fearfs.
Ths Bra In tits Modelers Guide*
scries deals wWi the KawarisN
NlK2*JShnden Kai 'Geotge',
Inside you get a good ranatfre
ceding wtfi aJI versims and prediction batches of
tto SnlaCen Kal coupled will compter Generated
ilustraUons and ffodos In and around preserved
sample.Currently ths titte is only avaltsfcte tfrectty frwn the
Correction
• Luftwaffe Colours Pt.4
The writ*ol this tte cn page 739 (W 6 Iss 9)
«ufoewtV had the data parel to^c to. 73
SQjJdxn nuesra appeal oi pace 74i + The
devils slouW ha« Dsn as IcJbw&
• Luftwaffe Colours 4 - 'Attack In Itw Wost
-Hay 1940'
hy Eft McmbeeK w«i J+ RChjnl Sinih
ictWieJOeex
KAlstier Oassc PuUk^r1cn&
Formal: 23crr«30OT, totthSttdcW ccr*er
• nm also that my termm leurth avJ final pal
,.j<?1a^ Kitojr gjefes* is a ttlrnftcadro.
as this & re fourth*d final oai cf pail ere!
Cisssc wil conliijc ivtfi a sc^eson ire Halite ol
Brhaa lalcAeo by tnosc cn Ope^Uaa Batoossa
UcnhAMca etc.
Sorry ifths n^J&ad anyone into thrN^a Uiliv;^lire las: Iron OasSt
McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawkby Brad Elward
Price £2995
ISBN: 1-flG12S-3*0-&
Pubiishnr: Ihs Ciowaot: Press.
Format: 21cm*28cm. 200 paue, hardback
cover wHh separate lui-cotour dust^ackel
ThU is yet another recem addition lo the
'Oowomi Aviation Scried and its format
and 5tylc is similar to the F-S6 litk
reviewed elsewhere.
Inside the chapters deal with specific
siagc$ in the development and operational
use of the As with the F-86 tiilc* all of
lhe£t chapters are well illustrated with
period B&VY photos. The first chapter
deals with the development of theAH
design and covers all the research and
evolution that thedeiign underwent from
the initio; drawings to firsfilighL Chapter
two deals with the production of the A U
and cover* the AD4-2M-4R V
A4DO l A4D-2NM'4CA4D-l ( A4l)-5.,A-
^4E( A4D-6, A-4F. A-4L and MM- This
chapter also deals with the use of the A 4
by itaflTfop Gun1
schools and the Blue
Angels display team. Next up is a chapter
dealing with the two-scat versions and it
covers the TA-4VTA-4K TA-4J, OA-4M
and BA-^fi as well a* the special
squadrons that were formed lo use these
training versions. During this chapter jwu
will come across the eight-page colour
section in tlie middle of the booi. The
North American F-86 Sabreby Duncan Curtis
Price
ISBN 1.88128-35Wpjbli^fior: TheCrouood PfOSl
Format 2lcmx26cmr200 page, hart^ack
cover with separate fuil-colour dusljacket
This is one of the latest titles in the
'Ciowood Aviation Series* and it is offered
in ihe same format and style as all the
previous titles in this scries.
Each chapter deals with a specific
variant during the type*s development or
operational use and they arc well
illustrated with period IS&W photos. The
first chapter deals with the XP<86 to
F-86A scries. This is followed by a
north AmericanF-86 SA
chapter dealing with the'heavyweighls' in
the form of ilw YP-MA.YF/H«D and
P-86L Chapter three deals with the day
fighter variants {F-8GE and F), and of
course includes detaiU of the types use
in Korea, as well as the TF-86F and the
F-86's use as a test vehicle. The F-86H is
dealt with next, and this is the stage at
which you meet the eight-page colour
section in the middle of the book.
Development and expori of the F-86
series is covered in chapter five:
including tlie Mitsubishi F^tfMO, P-86K
and Canadair Sabres. Chapter six looks at
the development of the type for Naval
McDonnell DouglasA-4 SKYHAWKBrad
next chapter deals with Ihe A*4 at war and
covers in great depth the use of the
Skyhawk in Vielnam, ChapterCm deals
with foreign operators of the SkyhawX,
and includes details on the rare dual-scat
TA-4SU operated by the Republic of
Singapore Air Force. The final sections of
this tide include a list of significant
Skyhawk milestones*A<4 specifications, a
production history and a list of US Navy
and VS Marine Corps squadron* that have
operated the type.
Another grcal title from Crowood, Ihss
one can be recommended to all Skyhawk
fan*.
Our thanks to The Crowood Press for
the review sumolc.
operations, where it became the FJ-1,2,3
& 4 Fury The final chapter* seven, is trie
longest, as it deals with the large number
of foreign operators of the F-86.
This is another very good title from
Crowood and one thai can be
recommended to all American jet fans. If
you have any* or all, of the other titles in
the scries, you will certainly want lo add
this one lo the collection.
Our thanks lo Tlie Crowood Press for
the review sample.
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lincowabna ipms Brampton) Contact. Sam
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• CHELMSFORD MODEL CLUB. First meeting to
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• CORNISH SCALE MODELLER S SOCIETY Fcr
more delate cwlact Tm Rowfcy tSccreiary), 45
Sotlr^ey SL Ha'/C. TR27WD Tel: 01735 757945or Mite Fisher (Treasurer). 8 Pctfifoean Rd,
tewquay TR7 (Itl; 01637 874545[
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{10am to Opm Saturdays) on 01332 757873l'Tel*Fax) or Julian ftwiings) cn 01312 514193.
• IPMS DERBY & DISTTUCT. WfiW branch
secretary: Jason McMIIqh. 36 Matlock Road.
Cnacdesflcn,D5ftjy. DE214NV
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Lrttiw Beroeno^nalrasse 5-7f14129 Bertn,
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• EAST KENT MODEL CLUB meets In Ranrcgatt.
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Gcnlon Upton on 0145S 230952 (day) or 01455
878722 (evenngs).
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irlcrmaHon oomact Brian on 01334 655131 or
Dave on 01334 f>"i2453.
« IPMS ESSE^'HABLOW. For EMails and an
infermabon &ml p^oasa i ny Sieve Hubbard on
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• ESSEX SCALE MODEL SOCIETY|
i::u:|;or, ;. iij
Cielmstcnj McdDi Club). Contact 0. to'l on
01245 G0455?.
• EASTERN SUBURBS SCALE MODEL CLUBIESSMC}, Box Hll, Vc, Aijslraia. For more Walfecontact Pcto McKlerxin. 61 h 3 9725 5^60 Of vvrtte
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• 'TAMAS" (PROHOUNCED fcFAM0US'»
(ournal o* tha Froo ^ Airfix Xfodel Ajrcratt Sostety.
Contact FA>/AS1 35 Ross&ery Road, Suffield
Part. Cromer. WorfolK. NR27 OSX^
• IPMS FENLAND/SPALDING MODEL GROUP.
Carpet hv BhPlcterlnp 0177S 710465.
• GLASGOW IPMS. Non-IPMS memberswelcome. Cwitact Box* Smilh en 0141 563
2098.
• GLOUCESTER IPMS. Coilact Jeff Brown.
123 Peasant Way. Beeches Park.
Crencesler GL7 1BJ. T&: 01265 65925V
• GRANTHAM MODEL CLUB. Contact John
TtoMnr cn 01476 B70316 or Craig Gantlnor on
01476 401433.
• IPMS GREECE (CORFU BRANCH) ComaCl
0030 601 '11S06 cr Fax 0030 061 41 1 14.
• GUERNSEY PLASTtC MODELLERS GROUPCorcact Dave Hash( 7 Pierre Percee Vila, Pnnce
Abert Road, St Peter Ptxi Guernsey. GY1 1EITel: 01461 7ZSm.
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Contact Rcger cn 050 89976051 fcr more details.
» HOBBY CEP0T MODELER CLUB.
Contact M Fulls;, 1524 Etf Stwvncr s:.. HardCfd.
Vi\ &3027, USA.
• IPMS HORNCHURCIi New CUli Swm%Dm R>anf 30 Tnc Unions. Linton Read. Q^ldng,
Essuk [G1 1 mS Tel: 020 35^ ^67Q
• ISCA SCALE PLASTIC MODEL CLUB• East De^x>n. Contaci Mr KS*AWjia 10. Oiti fenPose, aotoanon. E^er. Owon. EX5 4AP.
• IPMS KENT. For (fetalis contact Jim Chapman,
77 Sulterfarcl Avenje. Petts 'Atoed. Ker:. BR51Q^ Tel: 01689 622669.
• IPMS KINGSTON (CANADA). ConU:! Toiy on
S994878.
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IPMS Provinces of France chanoadto
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• IPMS SOUTH AFRICA. Fcr further teiate
contaci Colin Bjrgess on 01 1 462 35^9 cr Emai 1
alt^trn^bba co.2a or visit or 'AVb site at
\s *a*a:Mnlic r I Frv.cn . i it*pmssu.
• IPMS SOUTH EAST LONDON pfca$D rhfl Paul
Brack on 020 S660 6501 or AJan Pd'lingtan cn
020 36970929.
• IPMS STE HELENE (Montreal, Cwdal. F«y
infermalicn contaci^n Marc FUrreaulL Tei: 450
656?243>'
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Tcrcoto 3219 Ycnae Si, Suite 334, Toronto,
Ontario, M4W2L3. Canada.
• IPMS UK Fteei Air Arm Social tnteraEl
Group. For mo^ dct^ls ccrrtatt Steve Hutoard on
020 8514 3640.
• IPMS YU*V0JVOD1NA i>\j^avla). Contact
t^enad MWisev. BUevarVeliha V&ievica 5fi|f
10.
23003 Zwjanin, YVoaslavla. Email:
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• Junior Model Club, MldOnd Ar Uussum,
Bao^aton, Ccr^itry. For n>jf3 Informaiian collar
D^nne Jan>as. Tel: 024 76301033
• LINCOLN MODEL CLUB (IPMS Lnsnln).
For more Information, corbel Ian Crawfcro en
015^ 533360.
• KAIMAI BRANCH 1PWS iHZJ.
Contaci Pettr Ccok at bmc-JpTsma^<!ni.co.rfi or
Tel:07S7S6 517
• KEIGHLEY PLASTIC MODEL SOCIETY car WlJoin 0)1(01535) 665722.
• LOTHIAN MODELLERS CLUR arxl ECMburflh
IPMS. For GUIS contact lan Hanratly on 0)31m 4087.
• MARIT7BURG MODELLERS CLUB, Sattl
Wrica. Corbet Ancy Wilms 0331 981-85D or
AJan Farro 033? 306446.
• MEOWAY MODELLING CLUB, Gillronan,
Kent. Contact Harry Greenwoac 01634 8Z9531
l&yfllm) o' Bil Clark 01 705 426E86 (al ter 7om>.
• HILDEHHALL PLASTIC MODEL CLUB. For
In'ormatfon control Pet^r on 0163$ 742354
O MILTON KEYNES MODEL CLUB. Contact Phil
Smith cn019M 5059M.
• NORFOLK SCALE AIRCRAFT MODEL GROUPFor fnlrxmaton call Jchn Tun?* on 01603
890595(
• NORTH ESSEX MODELLERS, Ring Jfirry Baker
on 01206 8550SO or Mark Harris on 01206342634 for (telafe.
• NORTH SOMERSET MODELLERS SOCIETY.
For moro informalicn ring FVcd roo*<e on (D1934J
416798.
• NORTH STAFFS MODEL CLUB. Cote;Stefan on 01 702 6T6181 Of PNI cn 01 76251^612 for teiaite.
• NORWICH SCALE MODEL GROUP Tot more
information pteatt contaci Jonn Tomer on 01603
3S0595
• NOTTH1GHAA1 AND DISTRICT IPMS, Contact
James Dowfiam, 1 7 Quajrock Close,
fojtfrnaliani HGS 5QA orT^: 0115 26S6799
GRFATf R PETERBDROUGK MODEL CLUB.
For details rtno Jim Sylvester on 01733 571 723.
• THE PENSNETT MODEL MAKERS SOCIETY.
For moro ti&afe contact Jcftn Boucker
on 01384 634437.
• PLYMOUTH SCALE MODEL ASSOCIATIOH
Contact BoGer Haskell on 01752 267537 3/Ur
6pm.
nc-^irWeni^inJtccbiins.ce
• POOLE SCALE MODELLERS CoittCt MafcOlm
on 01202654037.
• POOLE VIKINGS MODEL CLUB [Ireacott'.ng
Dixsct W/SJ. For mere details cont^l ?%v\
>/ocics on 0120? 433032>
• ROBEflTSBRIDGE AVtATIOH SOCIETY MODELClab Please contaci Oacvj Moilcc. 27townDrM. Ten^rdae ttyis, KenL TN4 9TB ftl 01892
• SALISBURY IPMS.
Jaftres. 'LHNorien1
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»l3ase contact: Peter
yicn Avanue Firsdimr
ISH. Tel Ol9fiO 86240JSa>sbury. V«Mts,
• SHROPSHIRE SCALE MODELLERS (IPMS
Mord). Contaci Gary Stovais. 8 Whitcmcro
Road, SfiryA^iury. SY1 3BT.
• SOUTHEHD-ON-SEA MODEL CLUBEast Essw iPVSy Co-dact Dean on 0i702
603031 in 01702 167230
• SOUTH LONDON SCALE MODEL CLUB. F«y
detajls anc an nlo-nialion siusl, please ring Steve
Hiobam on 020 6514 3310 of 0303 22<134.
• ST. EDMUNOSBURY SCALE MODELLERS,
Cftnact Red Joies ISecrctar/) on 01284 •
766104.;
• STAFFORD IPMS MODEL CLUB. Fo'
MormM ccmact Tor/ Camptoi, 3 Leeches
CrofL waltcn-on-Trcnt. Swadinsoto, DMysh^DE12.TCI: 01283 713602.
• STIRLING S DISTRICT MODELLERS SOCIETV
SAE irx oroGramm^ to 'AV/roac $7 WocdLmriSt
Snuche Clacks. FKlfl 3PJ. Tel: 01259 722^23.
• MiNNi ml i\N!i SCALE MODEL CLUBmwriE hFjk'el Surderan:LCcmactF^$r Hall 0191 513
0469 or toid Rykfls 0191 548 7777.
• SUSSEX MODEL GROUP FV hfOTnaboi
please comact 01403 732638^
• SUTTON CQLOFIELO MODEL ^WKERS"SOCIETYFor mere intcrmallcn contact ftoteri Day,
tohoKw'. DWfiteyLare Filtongey. Coventry.
CV7 8O0. Td: 01676M0«f
• TAYSIDE MODELLING SOCIETY, Ct;ais Irom
Keen Herd, 38 Ashgrove. Per;n. Tel 01738
629555 (Sorry ro into 16*sj.
• THURRQCK SCALE MODEL CLOU.
For mem nlcrmalioi pcaso conlac: Jcfin Dactt
cr 01 375 403895 c< Sll'rt Mcot Co C708 ^53139
• WALLIKGFORO (IPMS). (Of nm OttoUs
ccniacl Club Secretory sws Lovebck on 01235
617048 ar tome Cfirti on 01491 201902.
• V/ALLINGTCNUPMS)
on0123S 017948 'jrG:OT
Conted Steve Lc.tfook
!Caftco0149ia)l9Ce
• WARRINGTON (IPMS). Far <fciai& coniact
DavcFo^^Jlon 01S25 »2M^>
• WATFORD SCALE MODEL CLUO, For mi/C
hfomcoa call ttel rosier on 0^56? 667210.
• WEST MIDDLESEX IPMS. Coitact Les Clancy
on 01784 46S191 or Tcn^' HorW on 020 63843340 ?or oslails.
• YORK A DISTRICT PLASTIC MODELSSOCIETY. Crrati Cnris cn 01^30 873403 crJoel on
01604 766895.
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• TT»e IPMS RaciflQ & Record Alicralt SIC Fo'
more Infor rretian abOJl the SKS 5nd o<*r quartoly
newsletter fteit Tlncttfes'j conUd Anders Brum.6^d$tep$v3ien 21 ( se-129 39 Hauersten,
Sw?Jen. I ti.ill; af»^rs.lVLmn5?tfll-.vw:m.
• WORLD WAR ONE SIG has a n?wwbm at
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52054, 4202 - 881 Porto, Porlu^aL
E<mal c r irirton&tfrnaii ,Klepzc.pt
# PMC KOELN E.V>t Gerrnaiy. For mere
Informalicn contact \ticlt»' PMIer, Mertener
Str.6, D-50321 Brueld, Germany cr Emai:
• YU AVIATION SIG PIbbso nolo Id&t Ihs
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• HELICOPTER MODELLERS - interested In a
qtiartdy newsletter p^oduwJ Dy IIW minced
cniht&aste? For mare do:ait> coniact; Pete Tasker;
22 BfoekfiClc iteinflica C-twe. cwi 6WE
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• September 30th & October 1st. Lv Maquefas
cija Bes M&igcs. *mduqss ewo 2oao\ Contact
Le Maqueftes Club fto Maupas, Cttire SccsJ flu
Wiflat 7, rus tiu Bcis Rftrier, 49M0 Cfotel,
Frarce.
• October 1st. Mlklcnhal Scale Medal Club 2ftn
Annual uotitl Slow at the Bab Hope Recreation
Centre, RAF Mlldcrfiali Formow Information
ccnlact Jell Hlcktord on 0163ft 714S7S
• October 1st IPMS Waiii gicni ftoctf Snow at
Ctosey Schao: Contact GeDige Cart: (01491)
20-
9Q2C*StewLovaock (01235)817948*
• Octoberm Mqa-cily MaCel Mot*- Madness,
Scaracrougn VIHago RMd&An centfe, 3603
Knestonftoad, Toronto, Orcario, Canada For
irere Cecals contact ash@ifiMrlQg.ccnn (A'ex) or
Kkvans@sympatco.ca (Dave). TV: (416) 229
2422 (flex) q' (416) 75? 6019 pava).
• October 1st IPMS LncofivlPMS
Nctfat^NewaiH Model Cfcihm Dtc ipi/S UK
Spftlirc SB Expo 20M\ Tne Grandstand,
SMTmII Racecoirse, Southwell,
Ncfcnahamshlre. Contest Lyi Crawford, 51
Richmond Roadt 36 Ver Road, Lincoln LN1 JlH
Trt Q1522 5333B0 Of Email
ircmvro'dS^icsr.oneL
• October 7tti. Gtasgaw Open Medal SItovj and
Competition, Glasgow Cttlece of Nautical Smdcs.
Thistle Street Glasgaw. For Tore asais contad
foaff CrtW (01560 484576), Biiy HcCunaiC
|0t4l 778 5954) or Jim Thomson (01501
763478).
• October 7th* The 3rd Annual West Florida
Model 1>i>3, Washington Hgti Scncoi, 6C0
Callage Parkway. F^nsacda, Florida. For mora
fitorrnaboi Contact Jim Scott 850 432 8413
(Email JSOrTCTP®acUom) orJohn StnjK TeT:
1*509686008 (tmait
inhnsTOiiclseiWatl.cori
• October Bin. the 8th bl-enntt Model Gala,
l/cser:ed by to 2403 (Wdftnnasion) Sqn., Arc
a* Pie f+jrs* School, Tadley, Mr Basingstoke.
Hants* For men? details contact Keith Scute on
01189812254.
• October 8th. rnlew3bonal Medal Edition,
Haltcn Airfield Kr Aytesbury/frlng, For more
details contact E. ftrooks Tel: 01628 475381
• October 9th & 10th. l/aqueti&xpe 2003 at
llyeres mar Toulon (French Rivera). Contact
Bmtrard Mecat, Emal: amvB3Ml@pasflan.fi.
# October 1 1 tti. tPMS Portugal Pcrtuscafc 2G00
at CSmara Muriclpai dc Matosir=hos> For more
(fe»ais ccnlact tPt/S Portugal, Rua de emesto
Sitaa, 129 4400 Kit. Ce Gala. Portufla). Email:
lj.toibosa@rnaJltdepac.fl.
• October 21st & 22nd. IFMS (UK) Macftwort)
200Q, Tetford Exhibition Centre, Telford,
Shropshire. For wore delate contact Kick Aten,
Erral: nick@ipmstAolobamLcq.ufc
• October 28th. Leicester tAo&t Show,
Avlestone Leisure Centre, Leicester For mere
information contact Vic Jansons Tel: 0116 210
7640 (Lefcs).
• November 19th- Mothers C*jS Sabena Open
Comesl 2000 at iba Royal Afteactsn 7a\fentem.
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