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The AFV Club 1:48 F-5F by Steve A. Evans,
Azur 1:72 Caproni Ca.310 by Libor Jekl &
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The Azur/Frrom 1:72 PZL P.11f by Libor Jekl
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The latest kit releases assessed

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New products from Aires, CMK, Eduard,
Quickboost & Scale Aircraft Conversions
p70 New Releases Decals
New sheets from AIMS & Lifelike Decals
p72 New Releases Books
Some of the latest aviation and modelling titles
FEATURES
p20 Malvinas Malcontent
Daniel Zamarbide Surez builds and converts
the Hasegawa 1:48 A-4C into an A-4Q
p30 Ancient Mariner
Steve A. Evans builds the new Trumpeter 1:48
HU-16A
p40 De Havilland Tiger Moth
by Richard J. Caruana
p48 Model Make-over
Alan Price builds the Eduard 1:72 Bf 110E and
adds some Brassin resin sets
ADVERTISERS INDEX
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4 MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL - January 2014
122013 - Latest
news & information
for Scale Aircraft
Modellers
Orion Rising
With so much military equipment now moved in containers it is surprising that model
manufacturers have as yet not offered any handling equipment to go with them.
Well that all changes
because Planet Models
have just released the
Orion V, a container
loader used by the
Bundeswehr. OK, so
it is an Army item, but
there have got to be
opportunities to use it
on aircraft dioramas
because it is beautifully
cast and comes
complete with decals.
As yet this item is not
listed by UK Importer
Hannants, but if you
keep an eye on their
website we are sure it
will appear before too
long. See their advert
elsewhere in this edition for their contact details etc., while worldwide enquiries should
visit www.cmkkits.com for details of importers in your country.
Editors Choice -
New from Gunze
Gunze-Sangyo, or CSI Creos Corporation as they are more
correctly called, have added a couple of new Surfacer
compounds to their range, these being Mr Finishing Surfacer
1500 black or grey. Both of these are currently available in a
40ml, screw-top jar, but MDC hope to have them shortly in the
100ml aerosol as well. Basically we all use Mr Surfacer, which
is great to ll gaps and prepare the model surface for paint, but
it has limitations and the most obvious is that it is slightly grainy
and also quite soft, even when dry. This new version is designed
to give a totally smooth and very hard coating prior to the
application of colour. The grey is obviously ideal for all colours
whilst the black is just right for metallics. Drying time is a little
slower than the ordinary Mr Surfacers and this is deliberate to
allow the surface to level and thus give a perfect smooth nish.
Both products are available in the UK for 9.00 plus shipping
from Model Design Construction, Tel: 01246 827755, Email:
models@modeldesignconstruction.co.uk or visit
www.modeldesignconstruction.co.uk.
Microbrushes in a can
Many of you will use Microbrushes, we do in large numbers as
they are so good for so many tasks on the model bench and
in the past they have only been available in small boxes, well
now Little-cars has them in these handy little plastic dispensing
containers. Each holds 100 Microbrushes and they are available
in the following sizes; superne (white), ne (yellow) and regular
(green). The container becomes a dispenser by opening the tab in
the base, which should hopefully stop you spilling the whole lot on
the deck on a regular basis!
Available for 12.00 a tube, contact Little-Cars.com, Tel: 01234
711980 or Email: sales@little-cars.com for more details.
NEWSLINE 102.indd 2 04/12/2013 16:49
Clever Trumpeter
Trumpeter continue their excellent Master-Tools
range with the release of a number of new items
recently. Those we have here are as follows:
#09925 Model Chisel
#09938 Plastic Circle Board B-set
#09941 0.2mm Filmic Gauge-Silver
Now these titles all sound odd and probably dont
tell you a lot, so lets elaborate. The Model Chisel
is just that, a metal cutting edge designed to allow
modellers to wor in conned spaces removing
excess material or revising the shape of an area. The
version we have is atheaded and mm wide, but
there are ve more shapessizes available, all at the
same retail price of 4.99 each. The Plastic Circle
Board B-set is a set of 0.5mm thick plastic rings and
dots in diameters from 80mm down to 30mm for the
former and 1mm to 20mm for the latter, Probably
you are thinking what can I use them for?, well they
can be templates for scribing or masks for painting
plus of course you can use them as they are in
scratchbuilding, as they are far more consistent than
you can probably punch and at 4.99 a pack a lot
cheaper. The nal item, the ilmic augeilver, is
a set of gauges printed in silver on .mm clear lm
and it offers a ruler, protractor and square all of which
are very eible, so are ideal for wrapping around
things like fuselages and wings. A very useful set and
only 3.99, so well worth the investment.
They all should be available from all Trumpeter
stocists, but in case of difculty contact the
Importer, Pocketbond Ltd for details of your local
supplier.
At last
Having covered the release of their superb new A4 (V2) rockets in
Issue 96, Special Armour have at last released the Meillerwager V2
transporter to go with them. This injected kit (#SA72012) is stunning
with no fewer than 111 parts moulded in a dark tan colour. Detail
is excellent, about all you may want to add are brake lines, and
once combined with the A4 (V2) rocket and SS-100 Gigant tractor
that they also do (#72001), this should make for a very impressive
model. We have to ask, though, why so long for such an (in)famous
rocket in kit form because we have had kits of the Bloodhound and
SAM-2 for decades!
t retails for . and is available in the via importer for
the range Hannants, so see their advert elsewhere in this edition for their contact
details etc. Worldwide enquiries should visit www.cmkkits.com for details of importers in your country.
NEWSLINE 102.indd 3

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his is my third time of opening
up one of the sturdy AFV Club
boxes and getting to grips with
one of their Tigers. In this
particular case its the two-
seat trainer F-5F. As before, the box
is very nicely done with excellent
artwork, which protects the light
grey-coloured sprues within. You
get seven sprues of grey, a
separate upper rear fuselage
and a single transparent
sprue. All of the plastic
is neatly moulded
SPECIFICATION:
AFV Club 1:48 Northrop F-5F
Tiger II U.S. Air Force
Kit No: AR48106
Materials: IM, PE
Availability: Pocketbond Ltd (UK Importer) and AFV Club
stockists worldwide
Price Guide 35.99
BEFORE STARTING:
Humbrol Liquid Poly
Cyanoacrylate
Tamiya masking tape
Tweezers (various types)
X-Acto Modelling knife and #11 blades
Fiskars straight edge scissors
DIMENSIONS: 1:1
Span - 26ft 8in (8.12m)
Length - 51ft 4in (15.65m)
Height - 13ft 1 3/4in (4.01m)
DIMENSIONS: 1:48
Span - 169.2mm
Length - 326.1mm
Height - 83.5mm
AIRBRUSHES USED:
Iwata Hi-Line HP-BH and HP-CH
For UK distribution and availability visit
www.airbrushes.com
ACCESSORIES USED:
Eduard #49-577 Detail Set
UK distribution via Creative Models Ltd, Hannants & LSA
Models
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Halfords acrylic (aerosol):
Grey Plastic Primer
Humbrol enamel:
H28 Matt Camouage Grey
H30 Matt Dark Green
Gunze-Sangyo Aqueous Hobby Color acrylic:
H313 Yellow FS33531
H310 Brown FS30219
Daler Rowney oils:
304 Ivory Black
REFERENCES
F-5E & F Tiger II, Detail and Scale Vol.5 by B. Kinzey
(Aero Publishers 1982 ISBN 0-8168-501-5-1)
F-5E/F Tiger II by C. Donnet, Lock On No.26 (Verlinden
Publications 1995 ISBN 1-9306-072-3-7)
Northrop F-5/F-20/T-38 by F.A. Johnsen,
Warbird Tech Vol.44 (Speciality Press 2007
ISBN: 1-58007-094-2)
SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER
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Built & Written by Steve A. Evans from the UK
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KWIK BUILD
without too much flash and excellent
detail is immediately evident in the cockpit
and wheel well interiors. The exterior is
covered in rivets, mind you, so some people
arent going to like that too much, but the
engraved panel lines are clean and not
too deep. Transparent bits are OK with
good clarity, even though they are a bit on
the thick side. You also get a tiny etched
fret with just five parts on it (no seat belts)
a single decal sheet and a well-drawn
instruction booklet of 16 pages. The last
four pages are dedicated to the paint and
markings of the four really good versions on
offer. The drawings for the paint guide are
four-view black and white, really clear and
with very welcome accurate camouflage
demarcations. I also cheated a bit on this
one as I had the Eduard detail set # 49577
with interior and exterior photo-etched parts
to liven it up a little.
Construction is of a very modular style,
as with all the AFV Club F-5s. They have
maximised their use of the moulds by
chopping it all up into little bits, so you can mix
and match the sprues into a huge number of
variants. This could have been a nightmare of
illtting subassemblies but the moulds are
really well done, with very accurate location.
This means that the actual build time is
radically shortened because youre not ghting
with any of the joints. Proof of this was in the
fact that within a day I had the complete rear
of the aircraft, wings, tail, n, the whole lot,
built and ready to accept the elongated nose,
in less than 2 hours! The nose, however, was
a completely different ettle of sh. ecause
I had decided to complicate matters with
the Eduard details, the cockpit interior took
considerably longer to get ready. The AFV
Club cockpit moulding is actually really good
with lots of very ne detail but the paint on
the duard parts is astonishing and innitely
more accurate than anything I could hope to
achieve. Eventually it all goes just about where
it should do and its time to attach the nose
to the fuselage. This is pretty painless with
no gaps to speak of although there is a little
step on the lower fuselage to blend in. One
seriously positive aspect of the build is the way
in which it all lines up properly if youre careful.
Allow the moulded parts to sit where they want
to and its amazingly straightforward. So, with
that in mind, mask off the transparent bits, tack
them into place and its already time for paint.
The options in the box are nothing short of
inspired: one USAF aircraft in wrap-around
grey threetone camouage, one ranian in
desert camouage, one ordanian in allover
silver and one from Singapore in wrap-around
three-tone blue/greys. Each of them would
look just great and it's a hard choice to make. I
opted for the Iranian machine so I could fade it
and mae it loo suitably lthy. The decals loo
good, with neat printing and good colours but
I think I had something wrong with my sheet
because the moment they touched the water
they began to break up and became almost
totally unusable. This is the rst time ve had
this kind of trouble from AFV Club and Im not
sure if the decal sheet was left in the window
of the modelling room, which might account
for their incredible brittleness. That aside,
I managed to cobble enough of them back
together to get some markings on the model
but there was no way was going to ght with
any of the stencils so there is just the minimum
of them on show.
After that little disaster it was on to another
one as once the nal nish of Testors ull
Coat matt varnish had been applied I started
on the nishing process for the cocpit. This
meant attaching all the Eduard etched sills and
canopy rails and to be honest I should have
done this before painting and masked it off
as opposed to being lazy and just putting the
canopies in place. The sills are really difcult
to get into place properly and even now Im
not 100% happy with them but for fear of
ruining the paint Im leaving them alone. The
added detail is great though, and with those
big canopies in such an odd open position it
needs that added realism. The kit gives you
a couple of very useful additions as well. You
not only get Sidewinders and two sizes of drop
tanks, you also get two crew ladders for the
cockpit and unmentioned in the instructions, is
a data-link pod for the wing tip. This last bit is a
really good addition to the American version as
they often carry them on exercise.
FINAL VERDICT
The AFV Club range of F-5s is hard to beat. They go together superbly, they have excellent detail and they look
amazing when done. dd to that the nishing touches of ladders, pods and missiles and barring the oddity of the
decal sheet in mine, youre looking at a nearly perfect kit. Nearly that is until you look at the price as they are a
little bit expensive, but then I guess quality doesnt come cheap, does it?
The options in the box are
nothing short of inspired:
one USAF aircraft in wrap-
around grey three-tone
camouage, one Iranian
in desert camouage, one
Jordanian in all-over silver
and one from Singapore in
wrap-around three-tone
blue/greys
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he most noticeable facet
achieved with the P.24 kit was
the excellent rendition of the
corrugated metal skin, one of
the main design features of this
gull-wing fighter, so it is not surprising
to find the same parts utilised here from
that previous kit. This P.11 comprises two
sprues moulded in grey-coloured plastic
offering 45 parts (some wont be used as
they are intended for the P.11c version)
and these are complemented with 13
resin pieces and a small etched fret with
about 30 parts. The newly moulded parts
are thus the fuselage, engine unit and the
struts, while the resin parts offer smaller
details such as the wing gun bulges and
machine gun barrels and all can be further
SPECIFICATION:
Azur/Frrom 1:72 PZL P.11f In Rumania
Kit No: FR023
Materials: IM, PE, R
Availability: Hannants (UK Importer) and Azur Frrom
stockists worldwide
Price Guide 16.99
BEFORE STARTING:
Loctite Super Attak Precision cyanoacrylate
Gunze-Sangyo Mr Cement S
Tamiya masking tape
Gunze-Sangyo Mr Putty
Swann-Morton #3 scalpel and blades
Microscale Micro Set and Sol decal solutions
DIMENSIONS: 1:1
Span - 35ft 2in (10.719m)
Length - 24ft 9 1/4in (7.55m)
Height - 9ft 4 1/2in (2.85m)
DIMENSIONS: 1:72
Span - 148.9mm
Length - 104.8mm
Height - 39.6mm
AIRBRUSHES USED:
Iwata HP-BH
www.airbrushes.com
Gabbert Triplex
For worldwide distribution and availability
visit www.gabbert-airbrush.de
PAINTS USED:
Alclad II lacquer:
ALC102 Duraluminium
Gunze-Sangyo Mr Aqueous Color acrylic:
H11 Flat White
H12 Flat Black
H34 Cream Yellow
H67 Light Blue
H77 Tire Black
H414 RLM 23 Red
H423 RLM 83 Dark Green
Gunze-Sangyo Mr Color lacquer:
Super Clear Gloss III GX100
187 Super Clear UV Cut Flat
Vallejo Model Color acrylic:
70.521 Metal Medium
70.990 Light Grey
70.950 Black
70.957 Red
Abteilung 502 oil paint:
Abt.080 Wash Brown
Abt.110 Black
REFERENCES
PZL P.|| bg W. Llss, Pro|e No.7B (Pro|e
Publications 1966)
P.11 cz.1 by A. Glass, T. Kopanski & T. Makowski,
Monograe Lotnlcze No.3G (AJ-Press |997
ISBN: 83-86208-63-5)
P.11 cz.2 by A. Glass, T. Kopanski & T. Makowski,
Monograe Lotnlcze No.37 (AJ-Press |997
ISBN: 83-86208-64-3)
P.|| bg B Be|carz, A Juszczak, D Darlusz, T Makomskl, P
Panek B P Peczkomskl, Mode|manla (AJ-Press)
PZL P.||c bg B. Be|carz B T.J. kopanskl, Ye||om 5erles
No.6108 (Mushroom Model Publications 2003
ISBN: 83-917178-5-2)
PZL P.||c, Mode|manla d (AJ Press |99B)
PZL P.||c bg G. 5zgmanomskl B J. Honmann, Topshots
No.26 (Kagero 2006 ISBN: 83-60445-6-0)
Rumanian Air Force: The Prime Decade, 1938-1947 by D.
Bernrd (Squadron/Signal Publications 1999
ISBN: 1-89747-402-3)
Romanian Fighter Colours 1941-1945 by Teodor Liviu
Morosanu & Dan Alexandru Melinte (Mushroom Model
Publications 2010 ISBN: 978-833-89450-90-6)
KWIK BUILD
Built & Written by Libor Jekl from the Czech Republic
Following the successful PZL P.24 kit released under the Azur/Frrom label (See
Issue 77) it was obvious that a state-of-the-art version of its predecessor, the
PZL P.11, was probably on the cards. Sure enough, this year sees the brand
new PZL P.11 kit in 1:72 split between both labels with Azur covering the P.11c
version for Polish and foreign users, while Frrom offers the Rumanian licence-
built P.11f as reviewed here.
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Gull wing
over Rumania
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KWIK BUILD
enhanced with etched parts that are no
longer nickel-plated, so they are easier to
work with. The larger plastic parts are very
cleanly moulded without any visible flaws
and this is fundamental for the corrugated
skin, which would be impossible to repair.
The manufacturer this time has portrayed
the cooling apertures on the fuselage much
better, being deep enough and not just a
scribed outline as was the case with the
P.24 kit. The smaller parts feature, typically
for short-run production, some flash and
mould dividing seams that must removed.
The windscreen is perfectly moulded,
extremely thin and crystal clear. The kit
offers five markings for Rumanian machines
during WWII including a rare option with ski
undercarriage, the skis themselves being
included amongst the resin parts. The decal
sheet is printed by Aviprint and shows
good register, density and typically for this
producer the decals are very thin with a
gloss carrier film.
The kit has a well reproduced but rather
spartan cockpit interior and right at the start
of the build found ill tting parts when a trial
tting of the oor and rear bulhead highlighted
a substantial overlap and both parts had to
be reduced by about 2mm. I continued with
installation of the seat, control column, a few
etched bits and the whole cockpit was then
sprayed Aluminium. The instrument panel is
again from the . it but it loos rather at
with vaguely dened dials and does not loo
at all like the real thing with its raised and well
visible individual instruments. After painting
it black I brushed the red and white dials and
accentuated the whole thing with a gentle
dry brushing of light grey oil paint. Once the
fuselage halves were closed I glued the resin
oil cooler onto the starboard side. This part
seemed be slightly larger and thicker than
the real thing, even taking into account that
the umanian machines used a larger ns
version, plus the reinforcing etched strips
(#PP15) were not long enough, so they had to
be extended with strips for the smaller version
(#PP16) that is not used in this version.
I continued construction with the wing
assembly that is formed by an upper half and
centre part onto which the separate outer
bottom halves are attached. These parts tted
very well, perfectly hiding the joint lines in the
corrugated skin, so I clamped them together
and ed them with small amount of etra thin
Mr Cement S. However it should be noted
that before I did this I had to thin down the
thickness of the trailing edges, which looked
a bit thick. The instructions show incorrect
placement of the wing guns, bulges and spent
ammo chutes as they were mounted on the
inner position by the wings struts (the correct
position is shown in the camouage diagram,
EXTENDED
The interior as supplied is not bad, but there is lots of scope to
add more if you wish
Main sub-assembles, construction is as straightforward as that! The engine and cowling as supplied, although it is better to
add the engine to the airframe and t the cowl rather than as
directed in the instructions
You can see the resin oil cooler on the fuselage side, the etched
straps as supplied are too short, so take the bits left on the fret
for the other shorter version to ll the gaps
Once the underside is painted the tactical bands on the wings
and fuselage can be added, then masked off
The outer wing tips have already been painted white, then
yellow, before the whole underside is masked
Be aware that the red band on the fuselage only goes down as
far as the camouage colour demarcation
The top surface colour is Luftwaffe dark green
darkened further with black
The engine and cowling once painted; the exhaust pipe needs
extending on one side, here done with brass tubing
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FINAL VERDICT
t has been a long wait for a modern it of this uniue olish ghter that become an icon of the olish ir orce in its defence of their homeland
during the early days of . This it is very well detailed with ecellent rendition of the corrugated metal sin and it can be built into a nice replica with
few complications. This umanian version also offers uniue and rarely seen marings that may attract modellers looing for alternative subects with
an interesting historical bacground.
though), so the outer holes needed to be lled
in. The tiny etched aileron trim tabs were glued
into the wing ust before painting commenced
in order not to break them off; the same
applying to the rudder trim tabs, rod linage
and other miniature parts. To retain the correct
geometry it is mandatory to glue the wing to
the fuselage along with the struts at the same
time, so rst ed the wing in position using
regular evell ontacta cement and then
installed the struts; the slow curing cement
thus allowing any necessary adustments.
Next I added the landing gear struts, and
eeping the correct wheel trac (.mm) was
achieved with a simple aid drawn on a piece
of paper were parallel lines at that separation,
then simply put the it on them and gently
press from above to adust the trac, before
nally ing the struts in position with a few
drops of cyanoacrylate. et added the
tailplanes, but their struts were added at a later
stage in order to simplify painting.
With the airframe assembled I moved my
attention to the engine unit. The instructions
rather illogically suggest you glue the ehaust
collector to the engine and after that add
the cowling halves proceeded in a more
conventional manner, though, gluing the
cowling together rst and opening up the gun
apertures with a ne drill bit at the same time.
The engine itself looed very busy with ne
ns and subtle crancase details; however,
added individual ignition cables using thin
copper wires. The engine was then sprayed
aluminium with valve covers brushed gloss
blac and the crancase piced out in light
grey. The ehaust collector was about mm
short on one side so the missing part was
added from bent brass rod of a corresponding
diameter.
ow could proceed with painting, so rst
sprayed the model with a base coat of r
urfacer then added rivet lines, which can be
seen uite distinctively in closeup shots of the
real plane, especially on the fuselage. n the
fuselage and wings then sprayed the yellow
and red identication bands followed by the
light blue on the undersides. ere used
, while on the upper surfaces went for
ar reen that was further darened with
a drop of blac because period photographs
show a distinctively dar colour with an almost
blac tint to it. The paint scratches seen
around the cocpit and port fuselage side
were reproduced with a silver rismacolor
pencil and then sealed the surface with
gloss varnish. y maring choice was hite
the machine own by oan imache who,
during the early arbarossa campaign in
summer whilst ying this aircraft, shot
down two ghters. noticed this aircraft
did not wear the rudder tricolour as can be
seen in photographs in the ecellent
boo omanian ighter olours ,
so these decals were left off. therwise the
decals wored well on the corrugated sin
but must offer a word of warning because
the decals are etremely thin and need to be
carefully handled. fter an application of r
ar ofter they perfectly conformed to all
the surface details and the rather large areas
of carrier lm disappeared, which could have
been a problem especially with the crosses on
the wing.
ow it was time for the nal assembly
starting with the engine unit rst. t was
inserted into the cowling then the ehaust ring
went on and the complete unit was cemented
to the fuselage. The fuselage machine guns
looed nice having nicely cast perforations,
however felt they were too thic so
eventually replaced them with similar looing
items from my spares bo. n aperture needs
to be drilled out in the gun slots opposite
side as the it omits these openings where
the shell enters the fuselage, went through
it via a tube, then out through the muzzles
in the cowling. managed to brea off and
loose one of the wing guns, so these were
replaced with aluminium tube from the lbion
lloy lide ac ..mm diameter. The
windshield was secured using ator lue and
all the remaining petite etched bits such as the
ring and bead sight, grab handles and others
were added at this point. The undercarriage
reinforcing wires were cut from lbion lloys
nicelsilver .mm diameter rod then painted
a natural steel colour, and nally glued on the
aerial wires made from blac shing wire.
"The kit offers ve
markings for Rumanian
machines during WWII
including a rare option
with ski undercarriage,
the skis themselves being
included amongst the resin
parts"
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T
he box artwork is OK, but this
undersells the contents of the decent
sized box, brim full with individually
bagged sprues, foam protecting
delicate parts and separate boxings
for the fuselage etc., superb. Also supplied is
a full complement of weapons and full length
engines that have (on the most part) redundant
exterior detail. The wings have separate slats
and aps, and there are three decal sheets.
Photo-etched parts are employed for the radar,
which isnt a major selling point of the kit, unlike
the seat harnesses, canopy rails and mirrors,
which are. These add that extra level of detail
often missing in such a release. The sixteen-
page book style instructions are well illustrated
and give an encouraging reassurance to the
build process (being quite involved - spread
over 23 steps) to complete the model with
its high parts count. First impressions?
Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls Of Fire,
its time to press play on that soundtrack! But
there are some blemishes to attend to. There
is a slight seam line down the centre of the
clear canopy (as well as the raised moulded
detonation chord) and the tyres are vinyl! One
more point to highlight is the abundance of rivet
detail on the wings - which is going to be down
to personal preference how you deal with them,
or not.
The Build
The busy cocpit is rst up, and the raised
detail is a pleasure to paint, as are the seats
with their PE belts. The forward fuselage is
separate from the main body of the kit so I also
started on the wings and undercarriage bays
at this stage. Very early in the process you do
start to question the clarity of the instructions.
HobbyBoss have crammed a lot of information
into each [well] illustrated step, but take care
to understand and follow the detail. I missed
some small parts and only realised further on
into the build. It wasnt terminal, it just led me
on and made me think: is this the highway
to the danger zone? Once the cockpit is all
dressed it can be sandwiched with the forward
undercarriage bay to give you the forward
fuselage. I didnt install the PE radar, and did
add six 1p coins to weight the nose which
there is no mention of in the instructions. The
cannon bay panels t lie a glove and the front
oleo leg (you have a nice choice of extended or
compressed) can be tted later so left this off
to save breakage while handling the growing
cat'. Vinyl tyres? Why? (We can write a whole
SPECIFICATION:
HobbyBoss 1:48 Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat
Kit No: 80368
Materials: IM, PE
Availability: Creative Models Ltd (UK Importer) and
HobbyBoss stockists worldwide
Price Guide 49.99
BEFORE STARTING:
ZAP Thin Cyanoacrylate
Swann-Morton No.3 Scalpel with 10A blade
2mm drill
Tweezers
Sanding sticks
Tamiya masking tape
P|edge k|ear (Future oor max)
Tamiya Panel Line Accent colour (Black)
Tamiya Weathering Set B
Vallejo Matt Varnish
DIMENSIONS: 1:1
5pan |Cxtended| - G4ft | |/dln (|9.BBm)
Length - Gdft Bln (|9.|Om)
Helght - |Gft Oln (4.BBm)
DIMENSIONS: 1:48
5pan |Cxtended| - 4O7.3mm
Length - 397.9mm
Helght - |O|.7mm
AIRBRUSH USED:
Badger 200G Airbrush
Aval|ab|e ln the Uk from The Hobbg Compang Ltd
Harder B 5teenbeck |nnltg CP P|us
Aval|ab|e ln the Uk from Lltt|e-cars.com
PAINTS USED:
Tamiya acrylic:
X-11 Chrome Silver
X-19 Smoke
XF-1 Flat black
XF-2 Flat White
XF-19 Sky Grey
XF-BG Meta||lc Greg
XF-66 Light Grey
XF-83 Medium Sea Grey
REFERENCES
F-|4 Tomcat bg A. Peed, Modern Combat Alrcraft No.3
(|an A||an Pub|lshlng Ltd |979)
F-14 Tomcat by M. Spick, Aviation Fact File, Modern
Flghtlng Alrcraft (5a|amander Books |9BB)
F-14 Tomcat Walk Around No.3 by L. Drendell
(5quadron/5lgna| Pub|lcatlons, |99B)
Grumman F-14 Tomcat - Bye-bye, Baby!: Images and
Pemlnlscences from 3B gears of actlve servlce compl|ed bg
D. Parson, G. Hall and B. Lawson (2006
|5BN. 7-GO3dB7GG)
Grumman F-|4 Tomcat 5hlpborne 5uperghter,
Warplane Classic (Aerospace Publishing 1998
|5BN. |-B74Od3-4|-7)
Tomcat A||eg. A Photographlc Po|| Ca|| of the Grumman
F-|4 Tomcat bg D.F. Bromn (5chlner
|5BN. O-7G43-O477-|)
Tomcat! The Grumman F-14 Story by P.T. Gillcrist
(5chlner |5BN. O-BB74O-GG4-B)
Uncoverlng the Grumman F-|4A/B/D Tomcat bg D.
Coremans (Daco Pub|lcatlons dOOB
|5BN. 9O-BOG747-G-|)
KWIK BUILD
Built & Written by Carl W. Robertshaw from the UK
With updated avionics, engines, radar and instruments the F-14D was the denitive
version, delivered by Grumman in 1991 with orders completed in 1992. The big
Cat nished its service with the US Navy in 2006 after nancial cutbacks and
government politics halted the future development of the Tomcat, and it was
replaced by the smaller F/A-18 Hornet. The most noticeable visual differences
between the F-14D and the previous versions are the engines, exhausts and the
modern complement of ALR-67, ALQ-165, TARPS pods and smart bombs.
TOP CAT
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TOP CAT
article about why not! Material degrading,
seam lines, cracking and warping over time)
Thankfully there was a little gift from our Editor
in the box in the form of the lovely resin set of
wheels from Tally Ho! These were painted and
glued to their respective oleo legs ready for
their inclusion later.
Next come the mighty wings. They are
nely moulded ( wasnt going to worry about
the overdose of rivet detail) and without any
mechanism to simultaneously synchronise the
sweep chose to tae these broen wings with
separate slats and aps, and pose them spread
to show off the grime where the wing glove
rubs the wing. n tep , the instructions as
you to glue the glove door parts A11 & A12 in
the closed position. Not shown is the option to
glue them in the correct position, set at 45 for
the aps down pose. lso to note is the small
slot on the exterior intakes next to the port and
starboard lights. These can be lled.
Full engines are supplied, with exterior detail,
which is redundant on the nished it. The
multi-part internal detail is good, however, and
adds to the overall rendering of this aircraft. The
main undercarriage bays are also built up and
added to the main fuselage at this stage. They
are quite impressive, in engineering and detail,
adding to the experience of building this from
the box. The rest of the detail and the parts
continue in this vein. Detail inside the airbrakes,
canopy and of course the plethora of external
stores is commendable, especially considering
the high parts count, numbered in order on the
sprues, maing it easy to nd everything.
Colour
The F-14 has a very distinctive patina to the
panelling, especially on the later D-model.
Because these are the end-of-the-line aircraft
replaced by F/A-18s, they are beautifully dirty
with an abundance of visual reference online
giving us plenty of options to recreate the
effects in scale of this classic. had my sights
set on this objective - to achieve the correct
weathering. The supplied decals are thin
enough, but have a slight misregister, and
ust wasnt taen with the two schemes offered
so ordered the ightertown decals instead.
The kit painting diagrams, though basic, are
in colour and do include references for the
following paint brands: Mr Hobby, Vallejo,
Model Master, Tamiya and Humbrol, which is
very helpful. Following the colour references
on the ightertown decal painting guide, used
Tamiya y rey for the underside,
along with ight rey and edium
ea rey for the upper surface. n retrospect
could have lightened all of these slightly. The
exhaust nozzles and the neighbouring areas do
lack detail, but with some canny masking and
painting can be brought to life. The obligatory
gloss coat followed the paint, to prepare for the
decalling session, followed by another gloss
coat to seal everything ready for the main
mission the weathering.
Weathering
tep Tamiya panel line wash basically
smearing the entire surface and letting it dry
overnight. Using cotton buds dampened with
white spirit, then lifted off most of the wash,
leaving the panel lines and dirt streaks where
appropriate.
tep then added more streas and
dirt, fuel, oil and muck, using oil paints and a
at brush with a hint of white spirit, carefully
drawing the stains in the direction of airow.
On this swing-wing it keeps things interesting
with varying angles for this effect. also made
a mask template of the wing glove to depict the
oil streaking where the wings sweep into their
covers.
tep sprayed on alleo matt coat to
bring the surface nish together and assess
how to apply the next stage the patina.
tep ve grown fond of the little Tamiya
weathering sets because they are quick to
apply and easy to control. used the ust and
oot pressed powder from eathering et
to shade around the panels. nce was
happy with the coverage, used a small wad of
kitchen paper held in a pair of locking tweezers,
slightly moistened with white spirit to erase
the shadow along the panel lines. was uite
pleased with the result and after a couple of
evenings completing the loo, felt satised.
All that remained was to attach the numerous
separate parts aps, slats, tailplanes, weapons,
antennae, canopy and airbraes. ut ran out
of steam. d lost that loving feeling now it was
done the weathering that is.
Fast forward through the hot summer nights
and the soundtrack plays again. Out with the
cyanoacrylate glue, two evenings completing
the build, and is it a Hollywood ending?
FINAL VERDICT
This it is easy to build, the t of the parts and engineering is very, very good, there is a little ash in some places but nothing to get in the way,
and the detail is seriously impressive. The weapons give you more than enough options to build nearly any specic machine you want. The
experience and result are equally superb and evocative. This fan would line up for another ticket without hesitation.
y apologies to teve vans, concluding in his review he was looing forward to this release can easily second teves review though, without
hesitation, to say that asegawa is outshone by a new star. The obbyoss range the new Top un.
as it worth it imply build it
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F
ortunately the Caproni Ca.310 is
at last available as a conventional
plastic kit in 1:72 scale thanks to
MPM, who have issued it in their
Azur range in four different boxings
dedicated to the operation of the type by
various nations. The one I have here is the
Italian and Spanish service version and it
consists of three grey-coloured plastic sprues
with about 50 parts plus 11 clear and 25
resin parts plus a reasonably sized etched
fret. The larger plastic parts are exceptionally
cleanly moulded with polished surfaces,
ne engraved panel lines, restrained fabric
rendition on the fuselage and subtly raised
control surface structure, although their
separation could be more distinct. On some
of the smaller parts tooling separation lines
can be seen, so some clean-up can be
epected along with renement of various
small moulding imperfections that can
be seen here and there. The ejector pin
marks are positioned so that they should
not cause any bother, except the one that
crosses the internal structural framework
on the cockpit starboard side. The wing
trailing edge thickness is acceptable, while
the tailplane halves are too thick and need
to be reduced. The cockpit interior offers all
the basic equipment and instruments, with
the boom for the control yokes looking busy
(the wheels even include tiny brake levers)
as well as the instrument panel with delicate
raised dials. However, I suspect that the
later Ca.310 version with large side windows
would benet from etra detailing in the mid
fuselage area as this is completely devoid of
detail. The large clear sprue is common for
all versions and it is again perfectly moulded
without any visible defects; I like the way
the separate nose section and the main
canopy are designed maing their ture to
the fuselage easier without worrying about
marking them with glue or damaging them
SPECIFICATION:
Azur 1:72 Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Italian & Spanish
Service
Kit No: A106
Materials: IM, PE, R
Availability: Hannants (UK Importer) and Azur stockists
worldwide
Price Guide 17.60
BEFORE STARTING:
Loctite Super Attak Precision cyanoacrylate
Tamiya masking tape
Microscale Micro Set and Sol decal solutions
DIMENSIONS: 1:1
Span - 53ft (16.20m)
Length - 40ft (12.20m)
Height - 11ft 6in (3.52m)
DIMENSIONS: 1:72
Span - 225mm
Length - 169.4mm
Height - 48.9mm
AIRBRUSHES USED:
Iwata HP-BH
www.airbrushes.com
Gabbert Triplex
For worldwide distribution and availability visit
www.gabbert-airbrush.de
PAINTS USED:
Alclad II lacquer:
102 Duraluminium
Gunze-Sangyo Mr Aqueous Color acrylic:
H11 White
H12 Flat Black
H77 Tire Black
H79 Sand Yellow
H303 Green
H312 Green
H317 Grey
Gunze-Sangyo Mr Color lacquer:
Super Clear Gloss III GX100
187 Super Clear UV Cut Flat
Vallejo Model Color acrylic:
862 Black Grey
990 Light Grey
70950 Black
70953 Flat Yellow
70957 Flat Red
Abteilung 502 oil paint:
Abt.080 Wash Brown
Abt.110 Black
REFERENCES
Capronl Ca.3|O, Pro|es ln Normag No.| bg Arl|d
Kjraas (2002)
5o}usznlcg Luftmane cz.d bg J. Pa}|lch, W. Baczkomskl,
Z. La|ak B M.J. Muramskl (Books |nternatlona|
ISBN: 83-906942-2-0)
SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
KWIK BUILD
Built & Written by Libor Jekl from the Czech Republic
The Caproni Ca.310 is one of those types that has not really attracted the attention
of model manufacturers despite an interesting career that included export success
to countries like Peru and Norway, which resulted in unique markings as well as
being of historical consequence.
AN ILL WIND
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AN ILL WIND
during sanding. On the other hand Im curious
how the manufacturer intends us to the
machine gun in the turret because there is
no opening for it, nor any kind of mount?
Apart from this the turret is quite detailed
with internal structure, hand wheel and seat
belt. A little trimming will be needed for the
side door window because they seem to
have a slightly different shape than the door
opening (it is a pity the manufacturer didnt
mould the doors completely open and from
clear plastic as that would have solved this
issue). Eduard has already released a set of
canopy masks intended for the Norwegian
and Peruvian variants, so these can be used
with this version as well. The wheel wells are
reproduced with a plain roof, but this is quite
OK considering their width, while the resin
wheels with two hub styles are euisite and
the main undercarriage legs will loo ne once
all the tiny etched details are added. Nicely
cast are the engines, which include individual
ehaust stacs and the perforated covers that
are needed for some variants. The kit offers
two machines in Spanish Nationalists marking
and a training and liaison version of the Regia
Aeronautica. The decal sheet is printed by
viprint and loos ne, only the dedication
inscription on the fuselage seems to be a little
blurry in places and the letters should be a
little narrower. The typical A5-size instruction
booklet is traditionally carefully prepared with
the paint references given for the Gunze
Sangyo range; however, I think the most
colourful schemes will not be easy to read, so
suggest checing the ofcial website
where a full colour version of the kit schemes
can be downloaded.
I kicked the build off with the cockpit
assembly and installing the oor in the
starboard fuselage half. The crew seat needed
some thinning with a sanding stick and then
the seat belts with anchoring chains were
glued in place; the assembly instructions
may not be very clear about these items so I
suggest checking photographs of any Italian
WWII aircraft to get an idea how their seat
belts system looked. After assembly of the
control wheels and the instrument panel I
sprayed the cockpit in the light grey/green
interior colour and continued with the window
that was trimmed a little before being glued
into the port door. Now I glued together the
fuselage halves ecept the nose section that
was left until the clear nose section has been
attached at a later stage.
I now continued with the wing halves, which
were thinned at the trailing edges with coarse
sanding sticks and all panels lines were
rescribed. I also, using the UMM scribing tool,
made the separation of the ailerons deeper
and broader. Gluing the wing to the fuselage
reuired several trial runs until the t was
acceptable. While the bottom part matched
well with just two small gaps to sort out, the
upper joint along the wing root was more
trouble and the resulting thicker gaps needed
to be lled and rescribed to
match the surrounding panel
line width. little ller was also
needed to blend in the horizontal
stabilizers to the fuselage. For
the engines I used my own
assembly sequence because
the suggested sequence in the
instructions did not offer much
space for the corrections
that I subsequently found
necessary. t rst installed
into the wing the resin
nacelle plugs whose correct
position is determined by a groove.
et assembled the cowlings, but their
internal diameter was smaller than the resin
engines' size, so the cowlings were thinned
using a Dremel motor tool. The engines are
beautifully cast, so they were just sprayed
an Aluminium shade with the reduction gear
casing brushed in a blue/grey colour and all
the ne details accentuated with a dar oil
wash. The engines were then trial tted being
snapped onto the heagonshaped pins rst
and then the cowlings were applied; however,
the engines couldnt reach the front of the
nacelles, therefore the engine locating pins
had to be shortened by about 3mm. Once
the ehausts were glued to the rear of each
engine the cowlings were ed to the wing
and a few remaining gaps were sorted out
with thicker cyanoacrylate and thin plastic
strips. The outstanding smaller parts such as
the carburettor inlets and the propellers were
installed at the end of the build.
Now I could attach the transparencies,
starting with the nose that was mated to the
fuselage front, which could then be nally
joined together. Both the nose and main
canopy needed a little adjusting and sanding,
but overall I was pleased with how these
large clear parts tted. et mased off the
canopies using the Eduard masks, which
saved me a lot of time (although the masks
do not include the other type of the turret, but
they are still very helpful) and went on to the
painting. First I sprayed on the white wing
tips and also for the vertical stabilizer that is
provided in the kit as a decal, but I thought the
large white decal area would be troublesome,
so I decided to paint it instead with the black
crosses cut from the decal for application
later. I continued with the under surfaces in
Grigio Mimetico (light grey) followed by Verde
Mimetico (dark green) and Giallo Mimetico
(sandy yellow) on the upper surfaces. I
used my own Gunze-Sangyo Aqueous
approimations that deviated from the
suggested shades in the instructions (although
these seemed and are denitely usable);
my choice was H303 Green and H79 Sandy
Yellow on the upper surfaces with H317 grey
underneath. While still having the canopy paint
masks on, I added the silver bordering of the
cockpit side windows that are visible in period
photographs. The decals worked very well and
adhered
to the surface
without any need for decal
solutions, but they are a bit
thin so care has to be taken when
handling them.
The nal completion and preparation
of the smaller parts took quite some time and
needed a lot of checking against references.
First I turned my attention to the landing gear
and added the missing oleo rubber sleeves,
which were made from thin lead rod wound
around the legs and painted gloss black. On
photographs I could not see any scissor links
so these were left off, although I suspect some
aircraft may have had them installed. Bending
the etched wheel mudguards to the required
shape seemed a little too comple and
admit I was not able to bend the part in both
planes, so I eventually ended up with rather
at looing item; thin a resin mudguard
would be a more elegant solution here. The
resin wheels, however, are little gems having
etremely ne tread patterns that suspect
were done using 3D modelling. I continued
with the turret assembly and opened the
rectangular slot for the gun using a ne drill
bit and scalpel blade and net ed the gun
in it using a rod to imitate the mount. The
resin machine gun barrel did not correspond
to the real thing, as the muzzle cap was
conical, not cylindrical, however I utilized it for
the wing-mounted weapon that was missing
in my eample, while the turret gun was
sourced from spares. I inserted the turret in
the fuselage opening, and its correct position
is secured thans to its tight t and a small
chock moulded on the fuselage wall, so I didnt
use any glue. Based on photographs of the
machine '18-11' that I was building I added a
couple of missing airframe details such as the
DF loop and antenna mast behind the turret
and the wing reinforcing wires, which were cut
from thicer gauge shing line. The it does
not include the upper tie rods on the ailerons
either, so these were added from my spares
bo.
FINAL VERDICT
verall, this is ne it of a long neglected subect that may appeal to many modellers thans to its uniue and rarely seen marings. The multi
media nature of the it usually means it is not intended for the ineperienced and the build indeed conrmed this, so would recommend it to
more skilled modellers who are able to cope with both the kits physical nature and its omissions.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Hasegawa 1:48 Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
Kit No.: PT22
Materials: IM
Availability: Ripmax Ltd (UK Importer) and Hasegawa
stockists worldwide
Price Guide: OOP
BEFORE STARTING:
Thick Cyanoacrylate & Accelerator
Tamiya Masking Tape
Tweezers
5andlng stlcks B |es
Johnsons Future
PAINTS USED:
Tamiya acrylic:
X-14 Sky Blue
XF-2 Flat White
XF-20 Medium Grey
Tamiya enamel:
X-11 - Aluminium
MIG Productions
Dark Wash
AIRBRUSHES USED:
Harder & Steenbeck Evolution
Harder B 5teenbeck |nnltg Tmo-ln-One
Both available in the UK from Little-cars, visit www.
little-cars.com
DIMENSIONS: 1:1
Span - 27ft 6in (8.38m)
Length - 39ft 4in (12m)
Height - 15ft (4.57m)
DIMENSIONS: 1:48
Span - 174.6mm
Length - 250mm
Height - 95.2mm
REFERENCES
Douglas A-4A/B Skyhawk in Navy Service by S.
Ginter, Naval Fighters No.49 (Steve Ginter 2002
ISBN: 0-942612-49-3)
McDonnell-Douglas A-4 Skyhawk by B. Elward
(The Crowood Press 2000)
McDonnell-Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Variants by
L. Peacock (Alan W. Hall Publications 1978)
KIT BUILD
Built & Written by Daniel Zamarbide Surez from the Canary Islands
One can say that the A-4 Skyhawk is one of the most important types in aviation history as it has been involved in several wars beginning
with Vietnam and ending with the Falklands and the Gulf Wars.
T
he model depicted for this article belonged to the
Armada Argentina (Argentine Naval Aviation) during
the Falklands conflict in 1982, it was registered
3-A-307 and flown by Captain Alberto Philippi during
the attack on HMS Ardent on the 21st May 1982. He
was subsequently shot down by the Royal Navy Sea Harriers,
but ejected and managed to walk back to the Argentinian lines.
Of the three components of his squadron that took part in the
attack, all were shot down by Sea Harriers, however HMS
Ardent sank a couple of hours later.
Construction
The asegawa it is great, but to mae the specic as used
by Argentina, you must make several changes to the airframe. First
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The painting of the cockpit and the pilot is
very simple because it is identical to the U.S.
Navy version, although the pilots helmet is
customized with an eagle on the visor and a
German cross on the back
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One can say that the A-4 Skyhawk is one of the most important types in aviation history as it has been involved in several wars beginning
with Vietnam and ending with the Falklands and the Gulf Wars.
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of all I considered the cockpit interior, which
in this case is very narrow with little being
seen, so I decided a resin cockpit would
be a waste of money plus it had the added
bonus of saving me time. As an essential
complement to my models I often install a
pilot gure and in this case used one of the
pilot gures offered by roduction. The
painting of the cockpit and the pilot is very
simple because it is identical to the U.S.
Navy version, although the pilot's helmet
is customized with an eagle on the visor
and a erman cross on the bac. The only
other interior part to worry about was the
engine intae and that tted without any
problem. ith all the interior nished it was
time to close the fuselage halves and add
the nose, which are offered as separate
parts for the B or C versions, so I went
with the version. The rst change you
will need to make to depict the Q model
is to mark the new panel lines around the
breglass panels, which will later be painted
a light cream colour. Then moved on to the
wings, which you must modify with a very
important detail that is applicable to all A-4s
as follows: when on the ground the slats
droop, however nearly all model kits depict
this by leaving a step in the resulting trough
in the leading edge, but this is not there in
Stage-by-Stage - Construction
All the dials and switches were picked out in white,
silver and yellow
The pilot and seat were then tted into the cockpit tub; note the
eagle motif hand-painted onto the front of the bone dome
The pilots helmet also had a German cross painted on the back
First of all, all the main components were test tted with the new pilot gure
installed (note his initial pose, which would be soon changed)
The pilot gure came from PJ Production but the pose was
modied and various details were added
The kit interior is ne for this build, so the tub was
painted grey with various details picked out in black
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reality (the thickness of the trailing edge
of the slat is such that it is minute when
reproduced in scale, and thus invisible).
So you must remove the step by
cementing a strip of Evergreen plastic
(square section) along the step and
then lling with putty the resulting
seam. Once dry, eliminate the join
with sandpaper so you leave no
trace of the step. Once this correction
is completed the wings and fuselage are
mated with no problem. This also goes
for the air intakes, exhaust and holes for
the cannon, although they will all require
some adustment and maybe even ller to
get a perfect t. The modications continue
with the antenna on the dorsal spine as well
as structural reinforcements on one side of
the fuselage, all of which are exclusive to the
The modications continue with
the antenna on the dorsal spine as
well as structural reinforcements
on one side of the fuselage, all
of which are exclusive to the
Argentinian version
Once painted the pilot
was quite effective
The main fuselage
components, it is that
straightforward
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The nose needs the two breglass panels engraved into it, using embossing tape and a pin in a pin-vice Once cleaned up and the lines highlighted in
pencil, the new panels are quite effective
Stage-by-Stage - Construction CONT...
rgentine version. ith the airframe nished it
is time to prepare it for paint.
Paint & Markings
o, with the model ready for painting, applied
the lightest colour rst. n this instance that
meant matte white for the lower surfaces
(Tamiya ) and once dry, medium grey
mied with a little white (
) applied as the light grey of the upper
surfaces. To give a little more life to the grey,
add a little more white to the mi and apply
this from the centre of each panel woring
outwards. This particular aircraft has a large
ag on the tail and rudder and although it was
supplied as a decal on the ztec sheet was
using, the complicated relief of the rudder
made me opt to paint the bluewhite ag on
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The large dish antenna needs adding to the dorsal spine; rst of
all the area is marked out in pencil...
...then a plasticard disc is cut to shape and attached... ...nally putty is used to make the upper section of the antenna
The iron bombs just had nose fuses
and sway braces added
The MER had various details added from plasticard and wire
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using Tamiya XF-2 and X-14.
Once the aircraft was fully painted, the
panel lines were highlighted with a pencil. I
recommend using a 2H, because I tried an
HB but the results were much darker than I
wanted. An HB was used, but only in those
areas where there would be regular access
such as access doors. Once all of that was
done I applied a coat of gloss varnish and
let it fully dry before applying the Aztec
decals, which are superb. The only difculty
experienced was with the anchors at the upper
surface of the wings due to the need to get
them over the vortex generator 'stubs' that are
characteristic of the A-4. Once all of the decals
MIG Productions Dark Wash was applied to all the panel lines and once dry the excess was wiped in
the direction of the airow, leaving much of the residue to depict a dirty aircraft that has seen extensive
combat use
With the canopy masked the basic colours are applied to the canopy (black) control
surfaces (white) and slat and ap interiors (red over a white base)
The overall scheme was white (XF-2) and light grey, which in this case was made from a 50/50 mix of white
(XF-2) and grey (XF-20)
Stage-by-Stage - Paint & Markings
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Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk, 0669/A-216 (BuNo.145061), Base Aeronaval
Comandante Espor, October 1972. Light Gull Grey FS26440 upper surfaces
with white FS.27875 undersides. All lettering in black. Black anchor
markings in four wing positions. Tricolor of blue/white/blue of rudder
repeated on elevators
Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk, 0658/3-A-305 (BuNo.144929), 3o Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y
Ataque, Rio Grande, May 1982. Light Gull Grey FS26440 upper surfaces with white FS27875
undersides. All lettering in black. Black anchor markings in four wing positions. Unit badge on
nose. Tricolour of blue/white/blue of rudder repeated on elevators
Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk, 0668/3-A-215 (BuNo.145053), 3o Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y
Ataque, Rio Grande, May 1982. Light Gull Grey FS26440 upper surfaces with white FS27875
undersides. All lettering in black. Black anchor markings in four wing positions. Tricolour of
blue/white/blue of rudder repeated on elevators
Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk, 0657/3-A-304 (BuNo.144915), 3o Escuadrilla Aeronaval
de Caza y Ataque, Rio Grande, May 1982. Brown and green camouflage on upper
surfaces with undersides retaining original white FS27875. Lettering in black. Unit
badge on port side of nose only. National flag on fin. Tricolour elevators retained
Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk, 0656/3-A-302 (BuNo.144882), 3o Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque, Base Aeronaval
Comandante Espora, 1984. Early low-viz finish adopted on the A-4Qs consisting of green upper surfaces with undersides
retaining the original white FS27875. All lettering and markings on upper surfaces in light green. Black anchor markings in
four wing positions. Unit badge on nose. Tricolour of blue/ white/blue of rudder repeated on elevators. National flag on fin
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The tail markings were supplied as decals, but the raised ribs
made it easier to paint this area, starting with white...
...then blue (X-14)... ...to give the nal ag
were dry I applied a coat of gloss varnish and
left it to fully dry. MIG Productions Dark Wash
was applied to all the panel lines and once dry
the excess was wiped in the direction of the
airow, leaving much of the residue to depict
a dirty aircraft that has seen etensive combat
use. ll that was left to do now paintingwise,
were various minor details such as the anti
dazzle panel ahead of the windscreen and the
wing walkways.
Final Details
The aircraft itself was nished so my attention
turned to the smaller parts such as the landing
gear, arrester hoo, wheels and ehaust
nozzle, which all reuire the same style of
weathering as used on the rest of the airframe.
s for the weapons, that are not included in
the it, used a weapons set from asegawa
to help me correctly arm this particular
machine with four naeye bombs on a
The wing walkways were applied as a dense mottle of at black The completed overall scheme is still very at, so needs some weathering
Stage-by-Stage - Paint & Markings CONT...
First up, a 2H pencil is used to highlight panels, with an HB used for those panels that are accessed on a regular basis
Stage-by-Stage - Weathering
The pencil lead is drawn back from the access panels on the
wings to create streaking
The underside gets the same treatment, although there are
fewer access panels
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and two fuel tanks. The MER lacks
detail, so I added some from plastic
card and wire, while the bombs were
just painted with their characteristic
overall olive green and nose rings
applied with matt yellow. With all
these parts nished, all that remained
was to glue all the pieces together. I
recommend you start with the landing
gear, then the wheels, then the bombs
and MER, arrester hook, fuel tanks and
nally, the cocpit canopy.
Highlights are added to the centres of some panels using a mix of the
base grey with yet more white added
Stage-by-Stage -
Weathering CONT...
With all the paint weathering effects complete the model needs to be
sealed with a gloss varnish
Decals on!
The MIG Productions dark wash is applied to all the panel lines, then
the excess is drawn off in the direction of the airow, leaving quite a lot
behind as this machine needs to look dirty
Once the matt varnish coat is applied everything levels off and the end
effect is a very dirty Skyhawk
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FINAL VERDICT
For me, this is one of the most striking Skyhawk versions alongside the Israeli ones, and with
this superb quality kit from Hasegawa you can easily add this beautiful aircraft to your collection.
There are dozens of interesting schemes for the Argentinian Skyhawk which make them perfect
to model. The Aztec decals are also superb.
The tanks, bombs and MERs all need to be painted and
weathered to match the airframe
The simple exhaust nozzle is painted in a variety of metallic
shades to reproduce burnt metal
Little details matter: here you have the ap interior, painted,
decalled and weathered
All the various nal detail parts laid
out before they are added to the
model to complete the build
Stage-by-Stage - Final Details
All the undercarriage doors also need to be
weathered, both inside and out
The various components that go to make up the
undercarriage units
The cockpit canopy was sprayed black rst,
to show up inside, then grey at the same
time as the main airframe, then weathered
in the same way
The tiny cannon barrels are grey at the
base with gunmetal in the middle created
from graphite applied over black, and silver
at the tips
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SPECIFICATIONS
Trumpeter 1:48 Grumman HU-16A
Kit No.: 02824
Materials: IM, PE, RB
Availability: Pocketbond Ltd (UK Importer) and
Trumpeter stockists worldwide
Price Guide: 79.99
BEFORE STARTING:
Thick Cyanoacrylate & Accelerator
Tamiya Masking Tape
Tweezers
5andlng stlcks B |es
X-Acto Modelling knife and #11 blades
Fiskars straight edged scissors
PAINTS USED:
Halfords acrylic (aerosol):
Grey Plastic Primer
Gunze-Sangyo Mr Hobby Aqueous Hobby Color acrylic:
H314 FS35622 Light Blue-Grey
White Ensign Colourcoats enamel:
ACUS06 FS25189 Aircraft Blue-Grey
ACLW21 RLM 04 Gelb
Daler Rowney oil paint:
304 Ivory Black
AIRBRUSHES USED:
Iwata Hi-Line HP-BH and HP-CH
Available in the UK from The Airbrush Company,
visit www.airbrushes.com
DIMENSIONS: 1:1
Span - 80ft (24.38m)
Height - 24ft 4in (7.42m)
DIMENSIONS: 1:48
Span - 508mm
Length - 386mm
Height - 154.5mm
REFERENCES
Grumman Albatross - A History of the Legendary
5eap|ane bg W. Mutza (5chlner |5BN. O-BB74O-9|3-X)
Grumman HU-16 Albatross by Charles Stafrace,
Warpaint Series No.92 (Hall Park Books 2013)
Grumman SA-16A & HU-16A, Italian Monographs No.7
(Monograc Aeronautlche |9B|)
HU-16 Albatross In Action No.161 (Squadon/Signal
Publications 1996)
KIT BUILD
It took some time for Trumpeter to make the promise of 2010 come to life but its nally here; the 1:48 Albatross
S
ure, weve had a few
versions of it before in
smaller scales from the
likes of Revell, Monogram,
AModel and Aeroclub and
even some resin ones from RVHP,
but this is the first in injected plastic
in 1:48. The kit comes in a very large,
sturdy box with some reasonable art
on the lid. This artwork is in fact a
more accurate representation of the
real thing than the markings guide, so
pay close attention. The plastic inside
comes on 17 sprues of grey-coloured
plastic, all with very good detail, a
single large sprue of clear bits and
a bag load of rubber tyres (why?)
and metal undercarriage legs. There
is also a small etched fret with seat
belts and other details and two large
Ancient
MARINER
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It took some time for Trumpeter to make the promise of 2010 come to life but its nally here; the 1:48 Albatross
Ancient
MARINER
decal sheets (more on them later).
The detail on the plastic parts is
really nice with very good external
panel lines and the internal
mouldings, such as the instrument
panels and electronic gear, are
excellent. The exterior is pretty
much devoid of any rivet detail
though. I guess that Trumpeter
have taken to heart the criticism
of their earlier kits with the divots
in the skins and have now gone to
the other extreme. Not to worry, a
couple of hours with the pounce
wheel puts some restrained rivets
into place.
Construction begins with the
interior which is quite an odd build
with a totally separate core thats
encased in a forward and rear
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Grumman HU-16A Albatross, S/No.51-1023, White 1023, Chinese National Air Force (Taiwan). Fuselage
is finished in Mid-Blue, Dark Blue and Olive Green with wings and tailplane in the first two colours only.
Light Grey undersides. Yellow fuselage band edged in black. National markings on fuselage only, unit
badge on fin. All lettering in white
Above: Grumman HU-16A, S/No.MM.50-182, 140-22, 140^ Squadriglia, 15o Stormo SAR, Aeronautica
Militare Italiana, 1961-1965. Aluminium (silver) overall, yellow rear fuselage band and wing tips,
edged in black. Blue band, edged in yellow, across vertical tail surfaces with S.A.R. in white. Codes
and serial in black. National markings in four wing positions
Below: Grumman HU-16A, S/No.MM.51-037, 15-9, 15o Stormo SAR, Aeronautica Militare Italiana,
post 1974. Aluminium (silver) overall with yellow hull and wing tip floats. Yellow rear fuselage band
and wing tips, edged in black. Orange nose and rear fuselage sections. Codes and serial in black
Grumman SA-16A Albatross, 6534/34, 2o/10o Gav-Esq. Pelicano,
Fora Aerea Brazileira, 1966. Aluminium lacquer overall with white
fuselage top decking. Yellow-orange floats, wing tips and rear
fuselage band. Black with orange edge band and white SAR letters
on fin. All other lettering in black. National markings in six positions
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Grumman HU-16C Albatross, S/No.51-37924, 7924, US NAS Brunswick (Maine). Engine
Grey and white scheme with Red-Orange areas applied to nose and fin. Yellow floats and
wing tips. Yellow upper wing centre section between engine cowlings and rear fuselage
band, both edged in black. Lettering in black except last two letters of Pensacola, which
are in white. 7924 repeated in white on hull bottom, reading from port side
Above and Below: Grumman HU-16C, S/No.137929,
929, US Navy, NASU Iwakuni, 1967. Engine Grey
and white overall. Yellow rectangle on nose and rear
fuselage band, both edged in black. Yellow floats,
wing tips and section between engine cowlings, with
latter two also edged in black. Black lettering on
fuselage, white on vertical tail surfaces. National
markings in standard positions
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section of the external fuselage. This
will allow for other versions of course
but the complexity of this kind of thing
means that there is plenty of scope for
misaligned parts. Overall the detail for
the interior parts is pretty good with lots
of black boxes and a very good main
instrument panel. Sadly lacking, though,
are the overhead controls for the
engines and propellers. These consist
of a whole mess of levers, switches and
knobs that are very prominent on the
real thing, so its a pity that Trumpeter
have completely ignored this area. I
made a basic set-up with some strips
of photo-etched material and stretched
sprue. Suitably painted it looks the
part but you can bet the aftermarket
companies will be on this like a shot.
The interior is made up of over 160
parts including 13 transparent bits, so it
all takes a bit of time to come together.
Painting is a matter of personal choice
as well because even though most of
the early s were nished with
an Interior Green cabin, there are
plenty of pictures showing them in grey
and natural metal although the oor
was usually a dark anti-slip kind of
surface. Sadly missing is any kind of
representation of the interior insulation
pads that covered the skins but, once
again, the aftermarket world will be
rubbing their hands with glee about that.
The fuselage quarters close up around
The kits light grey plastic is beautifully moulded with crisp, even
panel lines but barely a rivet in sight
The pounce wheel strikes again. Hey presto, rivets!
The interior plastic is neatly detailed and the instruments are
very good. The only thing missing is the interior acoustic/
thermal insulation
Interior colours are a bit of a mixed bag, most early HU-16s
were Interior Green but there are a lot of variations
Its a complicated build which relies on a lot of parts all being
properly aligned; plenty of room for mistakes but it does look
pretty good
The instrument panel looks gorgeous with a mix of decals
and paint; its a pity its going to be all but invisible on the
finished article
Totally missing in the kit are the engine and propeller controls
on the centre overhead console. A bit of scratch building
required until the likes of Eduard come up with the goods
The transparent main windscreen is a poor fit, which is
unusual for Trumpeter these days; nothing that a bit of filler
wont take care of
The engines are very nice but ridiculously over-complicated to
build with over 45 parts per engine. They need a wiring harness
as well
More rivet detail added to the too-plain wings. I do my riveting
before the primer goes on so that the paint layers smooth off
the little darlings
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the interior reasonably well, although be
prepared for some serious ler around
the nose and the transparent section
covering the cocpit, as the t here is
not very good. Also worrying is the size
of the horizontal tail sections. These
appear to have too great a chord by
about 4mm, which is a sizeable amount.
ts not easy to without maor surgery
and with the rudder being about 2mm
too wide as well it means the whole tail
loos ust a little too fat.
et up are the wings and
engines. The engines are pretty good
representations of the Wright Cyclone
powerplants, although at nearly 100
parts for the two they are a bit on the
over-complicated side. They need the
ignition harness as well but once done
and painted they do look quite nice. The
large wings come in sections with the
central part holding the nacelles and
the outer sections separate. This allows
for the later, long-span, version to be
easily made with ust a new outer wing
The wing centre section around the engine nacelles is very
nicely detailed and it all ts together properly too
And here is the result of the over-complicated fashion in which
its constructed; misaligned parts. The trouble is I actually
thought Id got everything in the right spot; obviously not
There is also the problem of the completely see-through centre
section which will need to be boxed in if youre going to have
the aps down. Note the lled and rescribed joint that was a
gaping hole in the previous picture
The major sub-assemblies
are ready to come together
and its beginning to show
its true size: BIG
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The exterior is pretty much devoid of any rivet detail, though. I guess that
Trumpeter have taken to heart the criticism of their earlier kits with the
divots in the skins and have now gone to the other extreme
Paint starts with the Light Grey undersides. The instructions
say it should be Insignia White, which may be true for the later
Taiwanese aircraft but not for the early ones. In this case its
FS35622 Light Blue Grey
The upper surface is FS25189 Aircraft Blue Grey with various
panels and sections of the airframe in a slightly lighter tone to
break it up a little
The walkway on the upper surface is nothing like the one
depicted in the instructions. Where Trumpeter got the shape for
that one is anyones guess
Stage-by-Stage - Paint & Markings
The walkway is black outlined and lled in with a suitable dark
grey; in this case its Ocean Grey. Check with your references as
to the exact shape of the area as there were differences in the
lengths and angles of the sections
It should end up looking something like this The pretty end of the model with lots of stripes. That means lots
of masking, of course, but its worth it in the end
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moulding. The aps and ailerons are separate
which is always a good thing but if you deploy
the aps in the down position, youll have
to deal with the seethrough nature of the
fuselage. f d nown this earlier, would have
boed off the fuselage sections before they
were put together for a much more realistic
effect, than ust blaning off the offending
section as ended up doing. therwise the
wings are trouble free with ecellent detail
around the nacelles and a good overall t of
the parts. The only problem came in attaching
the wings to the fuselage. This is tricy with
lots of sections to line up and as you can see
from the pictures, not entirely successful. The
compleity of the initial construction of the
interior, combined with the odd shape of a lot
of the parts, allows for misalignment to creep
in and that means its out with the ller and
sanding stics.
Colouring In
nce thats done were looing at the paint ob
and in the bo you get two good choices. The
rst is the classic in silver with yellow
and blac bands whilst the second is the much
rarer Taiwanese avy version in blue and
grey. Trumpeter have a very odd approach
to marings, though; for some reason they
really hate the stars and bars because in
so many of their its they get it wrong. ts no
different in this one, as they have once again
got the proportions wrong ome on guys, its
not that difcult ts also a real annoyance
The interior is made up of over 160 parts including
13 transparent bits, so it all takes a bit of time to
come together. Painting is a matter of personal
choice as well because even though most of the early
HU-16s were nished with an Interior Green cabin,
there are plenty of pictures showing them in grey and
natural metal although the oor was usually a dark
anti-slip kind of surface
The paintwork gets some fairly heavy weathering from various
shades of pastels, Tamiya Smoke and minimal paint chips as it
would have been almost constantly retouched in service
One really lthy area is the bit under each nacelle. Those radial
engines were notoriously lthylovely
The undercarriage units are one of the most complicated and
ungainly looking affairs around but the metal legs are sturdy
and with all the strut work in place its very stable. Pity about
the nasty rubber tyres, though
Stage-by-Stage - Weathering & Final Details
How big is my Albatross? Thats a wing
span of over half a metre! Add that to the
sheer bulk of the ying boat fuselage and
its got some serious presence
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KIT BUILD
when they slice the Taiwanese national
marking into quarters. I mean, why? If there
is some political reason for that then dont do
that nationality and chose someone elses,
its not as if youve got a limited options list
with this particular aircraft. Anyway, enough
moaning. I opted for the Taiwanese version,
purely because I love their markings, and
got to spraying. The painting guide calls for
Insignia White on the underside but pretty
much all the published material states Light
Grey. This is the Mr Hobby Aqueous Hobby
Color H314 FS35622 Light Blue-Grey, with
a few lighter panels and varying thickness of
coats to give it some life. The upper surface
is the excellent White Ensign Colourcoats
ACUS06 FS25189 Aircraft Blue-Grey, again
with varying thickness of paint and some
lighter areas and panels.
The next job requires a fair amount of
masking and thats the walkway on the
upper surface in the proper pattern and not
as Trumpeter would have you do. This area
is dark grey (any one will do really but I used
Ocean Grey) outlined in black. Theres more
blac along the leading edge of all the ying
surfaces for the de-icer boots as well as the
black lining around the fuselage hi-viz stripe.
You need a bright yellow for that (RLM 04
is good) but dont make it too bright in this
scale or it will really jump out at you and
spoil the whole look of the thing. There are
even more stripes to do on the tail for the
Taiwanese markings. These are supplied
in decal form if youd like but I opted for the
paint version, mixing a suitable light blue to
be sprayed over the white. If you do spray
your own tail stripes, make sure the white
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FINAL VERDICT
This kit is something of a mixed bag. Yes it looks pretty good and there is excellent
moulding throughout but its a bit over-complicated, there is some missing detail that
should have been included and its tricky to get it all properly aligned. The worry about the
over-large tail is a bit disappointing, however I enjoyed building something this unusual
and because of its sheer presence in the display cabinet it could be made into a real
show-stopper.
Was it worth the effort?
Always a tough question when things in this hobby cost so much anyway; if you want it
youll buy it.
areas are just a little bigger than the blue or the
proportions will look kind of odd.
Weathering is a generous application of
pastel dust, some Tamiya Smoke and some
very dirty, oily looking stuff around the engine
nacelles, courtesy of Lifecolor and their
Tensocrom 207 Oil. This was all sealed in with a
couple of coats of Klear and its on to
the decals.
I have a kind of love-hate relationship with
Trumpeter decals because they are so often
wrong but they work brilliantly. In this case the
stars and bars have a too thick border around
the star and the Taiwanese sun discs have been
butchered into tiny pieces; who knows why? Not
only that but there is a second set of Taiwanese
markings on the sheet that is completely
unmentioned in the instructions! In use, the
decals are nothing short of superb. They quickly
release from the backing and slide about easily
on the gloss surface until, with a little help from
some setting solutions, they settle down with
limpet like tenacity into all the little nooks and
crannies. Then, as the complete master-stroke,
once they are totally dry you can remove the
bacing lm with a little scrubbing from white
spirit and a cotton bud (thanks to John Tigger
Wilkes for that technique). This leaves them
looking totally sprayed on, glorious. Now, if only
they could get the markings right in the
rst place
Final Details
Once this lot had dried off it was time for the rest
of the build and this is a long process because
theres a lot of it. The undercarriage is the main
culprit, which is a ddly affair, with plenty of
struts, linkages and doors to take care of. The
choice of metal units or plastic is useful and it
all ts together pretty well, maing a sturdy nal
assembly, even if it does use horrible rubber
tyres. Please Trumpeter, stop it! There are also
plenty of aerials to sort out as, for some reason,
the kit ignores the blade antennae under the
wings and gives you a whole bunch of pitot
probes instead. There are three under each
outer wing panel, two straight and one pointy.
Plasticard cut to the right shape and size will
do here. There is a further single blade on the
top of the n and two more aerial masts on the
upper fuselage to attach the complex array
of aerial wires that will follow. With the wing
oats and drop tans in position, as well as the
little landing lights, its time for the nal nish
of tracolor at varnish, a spray of dar
exhaust staining across the top wing, and its
time to sit back and take stock of the new
1:48 Albatross.
Worrying is the size of the
horizontal tail sections. These
appear to have too great a chord
by about 4mm, which is a sizeable
amount. Its not easy to x without
major surgery and with the rudder
being about 2mm too wide as well
it means the whole tail looks just a
little too fat
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he concept of a simple, cheap,
reliable and easy-to-fly aeroplane
was foremost in Sir Geoffrey
de Havillands mind when his
aviation company embarked
on the design and production of the Moth
series of biplanes in the mid-1920s. His
dream was to promote flying to a wider
section of the population at a time when
growing enthusiasm towards aviation was
influenced by widely publicised record-
breaking feats.
First in line was the DH.60, which performed
its maiden ight at the companys aireld at
Stag Lane on 22nd February 1925. It soon
gained popular support making it an instant
success, so much so that the Director of Civil
Aviation, Sir Sefton Brancker, ordered the
acquisition of 90 examples for the growing
number of governmentsponsored ying
clubs. As supplies of the Cirrus engine that
originally powered the DH.60 began to dry out
De Havilland sought the assistance of engine
designer Major Frank Halford to provide an
alternative power plant. By 1927 tests of the
four-cylinder Gypsy had produced encouraging
results, producing 135hp for a weight of 295lb.
Most importantly, the Gypsy was a completely
new engine and did not rely on the availability
of ex-World War One parts salvaged from the
eight-cylinder Renault engines. Derated to
50hp it became the standard power plant for
the . the following year, ying for the
rst time in the companyowned oth
and soon became known as the Gypsy Moth.
Further development of both engine and
airframe resulted in the Gypsy II that provided
120hp and the Gypsy III of 130hp, the latter
becoming known as the Gypsy Major. Building
the engines in house meant that De Havilland
could streamline its production facilities to
build engines and airframes in parallel and in
equal numbers. Airframe development was
centred around the replacement of the original
wooden-frame fuselage construction by a
welded steel tube fuselage structure in the
DH.60M, thus becoming known as the Metal
oth. This was also the rst oth design to
be acquired by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in
substantial numbers and was also built under
licence in Australia, the United States, Canada
and Norway.
Enter the Tiger
A trainer version designated DH.60T,
incorporating further strengthening of the
framework to accept cameras, practice
bombs and possibly even radio equipment,
was rejected by the RAF. Main concern was
the problematic access to the front cockpit.
ncouraged by suggestions for improvement
by the ircraft rmament perimental
stablishment () at artlesham eath,
De Havilland pursued with its military variant.
Such access was hampered on the standard
TIGER...TIGER...
THE DE HAVILLAND DH.82 TIGER MOTH
G-ANEL is here seen its wartime camouage and markings and its original serial: N9238. Of particular interest is the shadow
compensation scheme correctly applied to this Tiger Moth, where the top of the lower wings were nished in Light Earth and Light
Green in contrast to the rest of the airframe which is nished in Dark Earth and Dark Green. Old Warden, 1978
(Richard J. Caruana)
Tiger Moth G-ANFW was purchased by the Malta Aviation Museum Foundation in 2000 and was restored to its wartime original conguration and scheme as DE730. It returned to y in
2010 and has been displayed at Maltas International Air Show and featured in an Australian TV production. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flights Dakota can be seen in the background
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Moth due to the proximity of the aircrafts fuel
tank in the top wing centre section placed
directly above the front cockpit. A solution
was found by moving the tanks position
forward while sweeping the wings back to
maintain centre of lift without major redesign
to the fuselage. Both occupants were also
provided with fold-down doors on both sides
of the cockpits. Design and development of
this new version was, in itself, an amazing
feat by the design team led by Arthur Hagg,
assisted by F.T. Hearle and F.C. Plumb. A
dismantled Moth airframe was used as a full-
scale mock-up and the new machine evolved
without the aid of the drawing department!
A prototype was ordered against Air Ministry
pecication , which was based on the
DH.60T with the incorporation of staggered
and swept-back wings together with increased
dihedral to the lower wings. The result was
wors number , registered ;
such was the difference between this aircraft
and its predecessors that it was given the
type designation .; the Tiger oth was
born. owered by a ypsy hp engine,
the prototype was own for the rst time on
th ctober by e avillands chief test
pilot Hubert Broad. The Tiger Moths success
was immediate. t proved simple and cheap
to produce and maintain while at the same
time being a reliable and stable aircraft. f was
fully certied for aerobatics up to ,lb and
highly suited for blind ying with the possibility
of easily adding a hood over the rear cockpit.
n initial order for eamples was made
by the ir inistry through its pecication
T. () and named the type
Tiger oth . The rst of these were
delivered in ovember to o. lying
Training chool, rantham where the rst
pupils learned to y in what was to become the
standard training aircraft for thousands of
and Commonwealth pilots. By the following
year the Central Flying School was proudly
displaying the aerobatic qualities of its new
aircraft at the isplay at endon.
eptember mared the appearance
of an improved version in the form of the
.. arying civilian registration ,
wors number featured the new ypsy
aor engine which provided hp together
with an eternal renement of the airframe.
The latter consisted in replacing the previous
fabric-covered over stringers of the fuselage
dorsal section aft of the rear cockpit with one
made from plywood. Access doors to the front
cocpit were also slightly modied by replacing
the deep hinged doors will smaller ones. Fuel
capacity was increased from to gallons.
ifty machines () designated
Tiger oth were ordered by the
against pecication . ll of these went
to enley with deliveries beginning in
ovember from where they were then
passed on to various lementary lying
Training chools (T), together with o.
uadron and a number of civilian lementary
and eserve T. y that time the had
chosen the Tiger Moth as its main ab initio
training aircraft, as the slowly but surely
replaced some vro Tutors, some of which
were still being delivered. Operating costs was
to be the principal factor and understandably
so when comparing the Tutors hp yn
engine with the Tigers hp ypsy aor.
rders were ooding in not only from the
and civil ying schools but also from all over
the world. Pressure for increased production of
the Tiger Moth resulted in a major decision for
de avilland and his company. t became very
clear that the restricted space at tag ane
could not cope with future orders and with this
in mind a number of open elds at ateld
were purchased where a new factory and
aireld could be built. tag ane was sold and
eoffrey de avilland ew out of its aireld
for the last time in uly . The situation
in urope had nally stimulated the to
embark on a major expansion programme,
part of which was the establishment of the
oyal ir orce olunteer eserve ()
in in which the Tiger oth was to play
a signicant role. nother innovation was the
introduction of anti-spin strakes on the far end
of the fuselage that made their appearance
on the Tiger oth as war in urope was on
the brink of outbreak. When war broke out
over Tiger oths had been delivered,
most of which had gone to the numerous
T where the maority of pilots got
their initial training before proceeding to the
Flying Training Schools for further training
before joining operational units. Wartime
production of the Tiger oth totalled ,
eamples ending with . f these,
, had been built by orris otors td
at owley, ford. further , were built
in Canada, Australia and New Zealand for
the ommonwealth ir Training lan. ,
examples were built by de Havilland Canada
alone, including versions of the DH.82C
powered by the Menasco-built engines, thus
becoming known as the Menasco Moth. A
further 200 were also built in Canada for the
nited tates rmy ir orce () under
endease agreements under the designation
T, all of which were delivered to the oyal
anadian ir orce (). weden built
eamples as the ., were built in
ortugal, in orway and were built in
New Zealand.
The DH.82 Queen Bee externally looked
lie a Tiger oth on oats but in actual fact
was quite a different aircraft. To begin with
the fuselage was the wooden-framed type
of the . ypsy oth suitably modied
to be tted with the . wings. lthough
standard controls and equipment were
retained in the front cockpit, the rear seat
was removed and replaced by a radio-control
system operating pneumatically-driven servos.
t was built as a radiocontrolled gunnery
target version and the rst eamples began to
be delivered in . ueen ee production
consisted of aircraft built by de avilland
at ateld and a further by cottish
Aviation.
n the wae of a possible invasion of ritish
territory after the fall of France in the summer
of plans were in hand to convert as
many available aircraft for defensive purposes,
and the rst modication considered for the
Tiger Moth was its possibility of carrying
small calibre bombs to be used against
ground troops. eamples were tted with
bomb racks as part of Operation Banquet,
a British plan to use every available aircraft
in a desperate effort to repel a possibility of
invasion hatched on th uly by the
AOC-in-C, Training Command.
While University Air Squadrons and the
continued for uite a number of
years to y the Tiger oth after the end of
the econd orld ar, the found that a
considerable number of trainers were surplus
to reuirements and were sold to ying clubs
and individuals. Most of these continued to
y to the present day. The type is also well
represented in aviation museums all over the
world. Certainly among the foremost reasons
for its longevity is that the Tiger Moth is easy
to y, cheap to run and maintain and can be
easily adopted for a number of roles. Not to be
forgotten the number of times the type acted
as a stand in, at times eternally modied, for
other aircraft in a number of lms.
ichard . aruana
Tiger Moth G-ANRF, a Morris-built example still ying today here
photographed at Old Warden on 19th October 1978. Purchased
in 1974 by David Cyster it was restored and became the rst
of its type to y from England to Australia during the 50th
anniversary of the rst solo ight between these two countries
own by Sqn Ldr Bert Hinklet in 1928. Note the front cockpit has
been faired over (Richard J. Caruana)
Plenty of detail for the modeller in this close up view of the
cockpit area of DE730 belonging to the Malta Aviation Museum,
seen here during just before its roll-out ceremony at the end of
a nine-year restoration programme. It is kept in fully airworthy
condition
Sitting on the parched grass at Old Warden in July 1976 is
G-AOBX nished in its wartime Royal Navy colours and carrying
its original serial number T7187. A year before this picture was
taken it was ying at Thorpe Park tted with a set of oats but
otherwise in the same nish
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De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth, N9374, Black 70, No.22 Elementary Flying
Training School, RAF, Cambridge, 1940. Early shadow compensation scheme
of Dark Earth/Dark Green on upper surfaces with Light Earth and Light Green
on top of lower wings. Trainer Yellow undersides. Night serial, repeated below
wings. Night code 70, outlined in Trainer Yellow. Type B blue/red roundels
above wings
De Havilland DG.82A Tiger Moth, G-ADZN, Black 30, No.10 Elementary Flying
Training School, RAF, Yalesbury, April 1940. Shadow compensation scheme of Dark
Earth/Dark Green on upper surfaces with Light Earth and Light Green on top of
lower wings. Trainer Yellow undersides, vertical tail surfaces and elevators. Night
registration, repeated below wings. Type B blue/red roundels above top wings
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II, T8209, White 10, No.25 (Polish) Elementary
Flying School, Hucknall, 1943. Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces with Trainer
Yellow undersides. Night serial, white code on engine cowling. Polish flag on fuselage
sides. Type B blue/red roundels above top wings. Note Mustard gas detection patch
above rear fuselage
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De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II, EM973 YO, No.401 Squadron,
1943. Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces with Trainer Yellow
undersides. Codes in Medium Sea Grey, serials in Night. Black/white/red
sharkmouth motif on engine cowling. Squadron hack, carrying the YO
codes applied on the squadrons Spitfires at the time
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II, T7741,
Black 42, No.25 (Polish) EFTS, late 1943.
Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces
with Trainer Yellow undersides. All lettering in
black with serial repeated below lower wings.
Yellow lower part of cowling, top wing tips
and fuselage band. Type B blue/red roundels
above top wing
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II, DE745, assigned
to the 353rd Fighter Group, USAAF Station 366 (RAF
Metfield), September 1943. Dark Earth and Dark Green
upper surfaces with Trainer Yellow undersides. US national
markings with yellow outer surround on fuselage sides,
above upper port and below lower wings; note RAF fin flash
overpainted, probably with Olive Drab. Name Dorothy in
red, outlined in white, on fuselage side
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II, 680, White 12, No.28 EFTS, Rhodesian Air Training Group,
Mount Hampden (Southern Rhodesia), May 1942. Trainer Yellow overall. Serial in black, code on
engine cowling in white. Red/white checks around rear fuselage. Roundels in six positions
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De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II, A17-616, BFZ, No.5 (Army Co-Operation)
Squadron, RAAF, Mareeba (Queensland), summer 1943. Earth Brown and Foliage
Green upper surfaces with Sky Blue undersides. Serial in black, codes in Neutral
Grey. National markings in six positions
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II, A17-358, Black 58, No.1 Air Observer
School RAAF, Cootamundra, 1943. Earth Brown and Foliage Green upper surfaces
with Trainer Yellow undersides. Trainer Yellow cowling, rear fuselage band and
chordwise bands above top wings. Serial and code in black. National markings
in six positions. Although roundels are in blue and white, the fin still carries the
original three-colour flash
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II, T6026, ROUD, Oxford University Air Squadron, 1947.
Trainer Yellow overall. All lettering in black with serial repeated below lower wings. Blue/white/
red roundels above top and below lower wings. Oxford University shield on engine cowling
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth T Mk 2 (ex G-AFST, impressed 15.01.1940), W7957, GP2C,
No.727 Naval Air Squadron FAA, Gosport, 1950. Trainer Yellow overall with all lettering in black.
Serial repeated below wings. Post-war style roundels in six positions
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De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II, DE709, BDX, Army Air Corps Centre (British
Army Elementary Flying Training School), Middle Wallop, 1955. Silver overall with
yellow bands around rear fuselage and chordwise above the top wings and below the
bottom wings. Codes and serials in black. Roundels in six position. Red spinner front
and wheel hubs. Went to Australia and still flying in Victoria as VH-BPU
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth, SR38/9, Flying Training School, Southern
Rhodesian Air Force, Cranbourne, 1948-49. Silver overall with black anti-dazzle
panel ahead of front cockpit. All lettering in black with serial repeated below
wings. Green/yellow/green bars flanking fuselage roundels. Roundels repeated
above top wing. Later became VP-YOP
De Havilland SK.11 (DH.82A) Tiger Moth, 53,
Swedish Air Force, 1935. Yellow overall with red trim.
Codes in black, with 3 repeated on engine cowling.
National markings in black and white in six position
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth, Black 5, EC 2/595, Vichy French Air Force, Tong
(French Indochina), 1941. Silver overall with yellow/red engine cowling, red spinner and
rear fuselage, fin and elevators. Horizontal white stripe along fuselage and another
vertical around rear fuselage. Serial black, roundels in six positions with those on
fuselage being outlined in white
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De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth, MO-159, LeLv26, Finnish Air Force, 1943.
Oliivinvihre (Olive Green) upper surfaces and Vaaleanharmaa (Very Light Grey)
undersides. Underside of wing tips and fuselage band in yellow. Codes in black.
National markings in six positions
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth, PG712, White 2, Royal Netherlands Air Force, 1946.
Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces with Trainer Yellow undersides. Serial in
black, code 2 on engine cowling in white. National markings in six positions. Currently
kept in flying condition registered PH-CSL
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Mk II, 0802/NM-150, Yugoslav
Air Force. Ocean Grey and Dark
Green upper surfaces with Trainer
Yellow undersides. Serials in Night.
National markings in four wing
positions
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth,
30107. Spanish Air Force, post-civil
war. Silver overall with Azure Blue
underside of wings and tailplane.
White wing tips and rudder. All
markings in black, with three black
bands above top and below lower
wing tips
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648127 OFAB-250 Soviet bombs 1/48 ............................... 7.50
648128 Mk.82 bombs w/airbrake early 1/48 ..................... 8.25
672026 Il-2 wheels 1/72 ..............................................Tam 4.50
632019 F4U-1 wheels 1/32..........................................Tam 8.25
632020 Bf 109G-6 exhaust stacks 1/32 ...................... Rev 5.00
632021 Bf 109G-6 u/c legs BRONZE 1/32 .................Rev 11.25
632022 Bf 109G-6 cockpit 1/32 .................................Rev 28.95
PE-SETS
17524 Figures Russian WWI S.A. 3D 1/350 .................... 8.25
32786 P-40 placards 1/32 .............................................. 11.00
32787 B-25J gun nose int S.A. 1/32......................... HK 16.00
32790 B-17 placards 1/32 ........................................ HK 16.00
32796 B-17 seatbelts FABRIC 1/32 .......................... HK 21.00
32797 Remove Before Flight UK 1/32 .............................. 8.25
32798 B-25 seatbelts FABRIC 1/32 .......................... HK 21.00
36255 M1A2 SEP TUSK II 1/35 .............................. Tam 16.00
36262 TIRAN 5 1/35 ................................................ Tam 16.00
48783 MiG-21PFM ext 1/48 ............................................ 12.50
48786 MiG-29 9-13 F.O.D. and ladder 1/48 ........G W H 11.25
48787 MiG-29 9-13 ext 1/48 ...............................G W H 11.00
49067 Bf 109E seatbelts FABRIC 1/48 ............................. 7.50
49656 JAS-39 Gripen S.A. 1/48 ..............................Kitty 12.50
49659 Mirage IIICJ W/end 1/48 .............................. Edu 11.00
49660 Spitfire Mk.IXc early 1/48 ............................... Edu 7.50
72563 Lancaster B Mk.II bomb bay 1/72 ..................Air 16.00
72566 Lancaster B Mk.II ext 1/72 .............................Air 16.00
72578 Lancaster B Mk.II landing flaps 1/72 .............Air 16.00
73491 Gladiator 1/72 ...................................................Air 8.25
73492 Lancaster B Mk.II int S.A. 1/72 ......................Air 13.50
73493 Fw 190A-8 S.A. 1/72 .......................................Air 11.00
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33119 B-25J gun nose int S.A. 1/32......................... HK 19.00
33127 A-1D int S.A. 1/32 .......................................Trum 12.50
SS492 Lancaster B Mk.II int S.A. 1/72 ........................Air 7.50
FE656 JAS-39 Gripen S.A. 1/48 ..............................Kitty 11.00
MASKS
CX342 MiG-15/MiG-15bis 1/72 .................................. Edu 3.50
CX365 EF 2000 Two seater 1/72 ...............................Has 5.00
CX372 Lancaster B MK.II 1/72 .....................................Air 7.50
CX376 Fw 190A-8 1/72 ................................................Air 4.00
CX377 Gladiator 1/72 ...................................................Air 4.50
JX159 B-25J gun nose 1/32 ........................................HK 9.50
EX407 Mirage IIICJ W/end 1/48 ................................ Edu 5.00
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BIG4993 Tu-2S 1/48 .....................................................Xun 71.95
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SPECIFICATIONS
Cduard |.7d Bf ||OC 'ProPACk'
klt No.. 7OB3
Materla|s. |M, PC
Aval|abl|ltg. Creatlve Mode|s Ltd, Hannants and
L5A Mode|s (Uk Dlstrlbutlon) and Cduard stocklsts
mor|dmlde
Prlce Gulde. Ld9.99
BEFORE STARTING:
Humbro| Llquld Po|g
Tamlga Masklng Tape
5prue Cutters
Tmeezers
5mann-Morton #3 sca|pe| B b|ades
Gunze-5anggo Mr 5urfacer BOO
Mlcrosca|e Mlcro 5et and 5o| deca| so|utlons
Mlcrosca|e Mlcro krlsta| k|ear
Mlcrosca|e Mlcro F|at B G|oss
PAINTS USED:
Gunze-5anggo Mr Aqueous Co|or acrg|lc.
HO|| F|at Whlte
HO|d B|ack
HOG7 PLM 7B Greg
HOGB PLM 74 Dark Greg
HOG9 PLM 7B Greg
HO7O PLM Od
H4|3 PLM O4 Ye||om
H4|7 PLM 7G Llght B|ue
Humbro| ename|.
33 Matt B|ack
d7OO4 Gun Meta|
Tamlga acrg|lc.
X-dB C|ear Green
X-d7 C|ear Ped
XF-| F|at B|ack
XF-d F|at Whlte
XF-G4 Ped Bromn
XF-G9 NATO B|ack
XF-B3 Medlum 5ea Greg
ACCESSORIES USED:
Brassln
#G7dOOd Bf ||OC Nose Guns
#G7dOOB DB GO|A/N Cnglne
#G7d OO3 Bf ||OC Whee|s
Aval|ab|e ln the Uk vla Creatlve Mode|s Ltd, Hannants
or L5A Mode|s
Eduard
#7d-B4d Bf ||OC Detal| 5et
Aval|ab|e ln the Uk vla Creatlve Mode|s Ltd, Hannants
or L5A Mode|s
AIRBRUSHES USED:
|mata HP-B P|us
Aval|ab|e ln the Uk vla The Alrbrush Compang,
vlslt mmm.alrbrushes.com
DIMENSIONS: 1:1
5pan - |B.BOm
Length - |B.BOm
Helght - 4.4Om
DIMENSIONS: 1:32
5pan - B7B.|mm
Length - 4B4.4mm
Helght - |37.Bmm
REFERENCES
Messerschmltt Bf ||O, Famous Alrp|anes of the Wor|d
No.4| (Bunrln-do 7/|993 |55N. GB7|4-dd)
Messerschmltt Bf ||O At War bg Armand van |shoven
(|an A||an Ltd |9BB |5BN. O-7||O-|BO4-X)
Messerschmltt Bf ||O bg P. Mackag (The Cromood
Press dOOO |5BN. |-BG|dG-3|3-9)
Messerschmltt Bf ||O bg J, Ledmoch. Alrcraft
Monograph Nos.3 B |G (AJ Press |994)
Messerschmltt Bf ||O. Vo|ume | - C, D, C Varlants bg M.
Lebe| B P. Tomancak (Pevl Pub|lcatlons dOO9
|5BN. BO-BB9B7-|4-O)
Messerschmltt Bf ||O Vo|s.|, || B ||| bg M.J. Muramskl,
Monograph Nos.|G, d| B d3 (kagero dOOB)
Messerschmltt Bf ||O Overa|| Fronts |939-|94B bg
H. Nauroth B W. He|d (5chlner |5BN. O-BB74O-dBG-O)
Messerschmltt Bf ||OC, D B C bg J. Vasco B F.
Cstanls|au (C|asslc Pub|lcatlons dOOB
|5BN. |-9O3dd3-B9-B)
Messerschmltt Bf ||O/Med|O/Me4|O. An |||ustrated
Hlstorg bg H. Mankau B P. Petrlck (5chlner
|5BN. O-7G43-|7B4-9)
KIT BUILD
Built & Written by Alan Price from the UK
The Bf 110 had until fairly recently been a bit of a neglected subject. True, there were a number
of kits of it but these were all fairly old and the type was in need of a refresh.
A
irfix arrived on the scene with
a new kit which was pretty
good, certainly better than
anything else on the market
in 1:72 at the time. I built
that kit for MAI back in Issue 73. Shortly
after the Airfix kit, Eduard released their
offering, which received instant acclaim
for its accuracy and detail. For our build
here, we have the Eduard Bf 110 with the
full set of their upgrades from the Brassin
range, comprising wheels, nose guns and
engine (there is also a cockpit set now
available which was not at the time of this
build). The kit is packaged in the typical
colourful Eduard box with great artwork on
the top and representations of the colour
schemes on the side. Inside is packed a
mass of sprues in a colour not dissimilar to
RLM 02. Everything is separately bagged
including a very large sprue containing
all the clear parts. The moulding is simply
first class, beautiful fine, engraved panel
lines and rivets adorn the parts. Eduard
even supplies two entire fuselages just so
you dont have to glue on the extended
Model MakeOver
BF 110E.indd 2 04/12/2013 17:01
The Bf 110 had until fairly recently been a bit of a neglected subject. True, there were a number
of kits of it but these were all fairly old and the type was in need of a refresh.
Model MakeOver
tail if you wish to build that version. The
instructions are in a booklet style and I do
find Eduards part placements a little vague
at times, an arrow in the general direction
of something is not too helpful, a little more
clarity for such a detailed kit would help.
That said, they are comprehensive and the
colour/marking guides are very well done.
A lovely pre-painted photo-etch sheet is
included as is an equally nice decal sheet
more on this later. The Brassin sets are
splendid and all the parts have minimal
attachments to the pour stubs for easy
clean-up. The engine is incredibly detailed
but the builder is left to source suitable
material to make some hoses - it would
have been nice to have this included with
the set. Another surprise are the Brassin
wheels, which though stunningly well
moulded are not weighted or flattened.
Even the pocket money Airfix kit managed
this
Time to crack on with the build and this
begins with the cockpit. The amount of detail
included with the photo-etch is phenomenal in
this scale and careful study of the instructions
is called for. I painted everything with Gunze-
Sangyo H070 RLM 02 before attaching the
photo-etched parts and then picked out a few
details with some enamels. The fuselage itself
tted together perfectly, the seams needed
almost no attention. Remember to scribe a line
down the join top and bottom of the fuselage
from the wings back to the tail, as there was
a panel join where the two halves of the
fuselage were ed together. The port wing
needs a little modication to t the rassin
engine, the Eduard instructions again are a
little vague here in places so study carefully
BF 110E.indd 3 04/12/2013 17:01
KIT BUILD
The cockpit is very comprehensively detailed. The whole interior was painted RLM 02 before
picking out the details in various colours and adding the photo-etched parts
The completed interior is a little gem its hard to see how the new Brassin cockpit could
improve on this!
The wing needs altering to t the Brassin engine set; follow the
instructions carefully here to ensure the wing is cut correctly
Assembly moved on at a pace due to the simple nature of the
build and the superb t. In no time the bulk of the airframe was
together. A little rescribing was needed on the fuselage to repair
detail which was damaged during clean-up
With the tail surfaces on, the airframe is just about complete
BF 110E.indd 4 04/12/2013 17:01
The instructions are in a booklet style and I do nd Eduards part placements a little vague at times, an
arrow in the general direction of something is not too helpful, a little more clarity for such a detailed kit
would help. That said, they are comprehensive and the colour/marking guides are very well done
The Brassin engine and nose are tted prior to painting and although the engine is a little ddly
to t, the nose ts perfectly
I replaced the photo-etched aerial under the fuselage with brass wire, which would be a little
more substantial than the rather delicate photo-etched one. The actuators for the tail surfaces
were tricky to fit, having no locating points
and do plenty of dry ts to ensure everything
goes together properly. had the duard
eterior detail photoetched set too and this
includes the inner framing for the nacelles.
found this impossible to t as the frames have
straight edges but the inside of the nacelle
is curved. The solution would be to scribe
lines to t the frames into but this needs to be
done before gluing the halves together. ith
the wings assembled a test t to the fuselage
showed that the upper edge of each wing was
a little low compared to the mating surfaces
on the fuselage sides. ather than ll this after
assembly, cut some small sections of sprue
to wedge in between the open ends of the
wings to push the upper edge a little higher.
fter a little ddling around adusting the size,
this gave me a perfect t and the wing was
then glued into place. ith the tail surfaces
also on, the cleanup was done in no time
at all and other than a couple of dabs of r
urfacer, no ller was needed.
turned my attention to the resin parts net
and added the nose, leaving the guns off till
the end. The engine was detailed as per the
duard instructions and then painted with
Tamiya , T lac. fter applying
gloss, a brown oil wash gave the engine a
grimy appearance. found the engine bearers
made the engine point up in the air slightly
and had to shorten the lower mounts to get the
engine to sit in the correct position. This may
be related to the t of the rewall, though had
cut it where duard show in the instructions,
but it may be that it needs to be a millimetre
or so further bac to mae the angle of the
bulhead a little steeper, thus lowering the
engine, but couldnt adust this as d glued
the nacelle on by this point. The engine is also
a little wide for the nacelle and a bit of trimming
here and there was needed to get things to t.
There are uite a few small parts to t before
.indd
Time for paint everything is masked off ready for the primer
coat
Painting begins with a coat of Tamiya grey, which is then
polished with Micro-mesh to ensure a awless nish
KIT BUILD
painting and a fair bit of photo-etched;
all this takes time but after a few more
evenings it was ready for paint. I left
off the guns and some other tiny parts
that were bound to get broken, to be
attached right at the end.
Paint & Markings
I began the painting process by masking
everything off, with foam blocks pushed
into the cockpit and wheel wells. Id
attached the front section of the canopy
and this was masked with the supplied
masks. Its worth noting Eduard dont
supply the masks for the tiny triangular
windows at the top of this part of the
canopy, so I made these myself from
some offcuts from the mask sheet. The
model was rst coated with Tamiya
XF-83 Medium Sea Grey to act as a
neutral undercoat. This was then pre-
shaded with blac. The camouage was
a fairly standard RLM 74/75/76 scheme
with a heavy mottle on the sides. I
started with the underside blue using
Gunze-Sangyo H417 RLM 76. Once
dry I masked off the underside and the
fuselage and applied the camouage
scheme freehand with Gunze-Sangyo
H068 RLM 74 and H069 RLM75. I
wasnt happy with the effect, for some
reason I just couldnt get the splinter
scheme to look right and in the end I
masked the edges and gave the colours
a hard edge; this seemed to work better
Stage-by-Stage -
Paint, Markings & Weathering
A pre-shade with black is the next stage in painting The light blue goes on next, just enough to allow the pre-
shading to show through
The upper wing surfaces were next airbrushed with the splinter
scheme and a hard-edge demarcation was used
The fuselage and tail surfaces were then painted with the splinter
scheme and nally the mottling was added to the sides of the fuselage
A fairly heavy mottle was applied to match the scheme shown in the instructions
Once dry I masked off the underside and the fuselage and applied
the camouage scheme freehand with Gunze-Sangyo H068 RLM 74
and H069 RLM75. I wasnt happy with the effect, for some reason I
just couldnt get the splinter scheme to look right and in the end I
masked the edges and gave the colours a hard edge
BF 110E.indd 6 04/12/2013 17:02
and I was happy with the result. The top of the
fuselage was then unmasked and the splinter
scheme painted. The sides were unmasked
and the mottling done with very thin paint at
low pressure (around 12psi). The aircraft I was
building had yellow markings under the wings
and fuselage so with all the masking removed,
these areas were then masked and airbrushed
rst with unzeangyo lat hite then
ellow.
ollowing a coat of icroscale icro loss,
it was time for the decals. The sheet supplied
is very comprehensive including a lot of tiny
stencils full marks to Eduard for supplying
spares for a lot of these. owever, was not
too impressed with the decals as there were
a number of register issues. The swastikas
were unusable as the white was so far off
the black and a number of the small stencils
had issues too. The yellow outline for the
on the fuselage codes was also slightly out
With the wings assembled a test t to the fuselage showed that the upper edge of each wing was a
little low compared to the mating surfaces on the fuselage sides
.indd
Yellow identication markings were added as the nal stage
in painting
With the gloss coat on, the decals went on over three sessions
Stage-by-Stage - Paint,
Markings & Weathering CONT...
The pin wash was applied using well thinned Humbrol black
enamel
Almost there, with the matt coat on its time for nal detailing
KIT BUILD
of line. was going to attempt to this
after completing the build but it was ust
too delicate to wor on so in the end
left it. The decals too three sessions to
apply and responded nicely to my usual
icroscale setting solutions. fter a wash
down, another coat of gloss sealed things
ready for the pin wash using heavily
thinned umbrol lac. ith the wash
completed decided to give the build
a light coat of icroscale icro lat in
preparation for a bit of weathering as
the thin paints used tae better to a matt
nish. also started the nal assembly,
adding the ehausts, undercarriage and
undercarriage doors. used some heavily
thinned Tamiya redbrown blac for
some postshading on panel lines then
a similarly thin mi of Tamiya
T lac and some white to mae the
ehaust stains.
Final Details
The remaining aerials and small parts
were attached net. duard dont provide
any locating pins for these small parts,
which means that the tiny balance weights
and aerials are ust buttglued to the
locating points on the airframe. This is not
very secure and noced off the balance
weights a number of times nother light
I added the undercarriage at this point to make the build easier to
handle. A second coat of gloss prepared the build for the pin wash
The weathering is applied and the last parts attached, just the
aerial leads to add and its nished
.indd
FINAL VERDICT
An absolutely superb kit, its hard to fault it. The decals were the only real issue with the
register fault on my sheet, but this may be an isolated incident. The resin parts used here
do raise this from being a beginners kit to a little more advanced level but if you fancy
the easy life there is always the Weekend edition without the photo-etched parts. That
version is not a lot more than the ir it and its a lot more accurate. This has to be,
without a doubt, the best Bf 110 to date in this scale.
Was it worth the effort?
Yes, worth every penny.
coat of at now completed the nish and
removed the canopy masking and attached
all the clear sections. The guns were added
to the nose section and d airbrushed these
with some Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black and then
dry brushed them with some Humbrol 27004
Gun Metal, which was then burnished with a
stiff brush. With the propellers and wheels on,
just the landing lights and aerial leads from
stretched sprue were needed and the build
was complete.
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NEW RELEASES / KITS
MiG-25PD/PDS Foxbat
Scale 1:48/ Kitty Hawk Models, USA / Materials: IM, PE / Kit No.: KH80119 / Availability: Hannants
(UK Importer) and Kitty Hawk Models stockists worldwide / Price Guide: 49.99
T
he MiG-25 is big, so the deep, large box is no surprise, nor are the masses of sprues inside. The twelve
grey-coloured sprues contain over 300 parts with the upper and lower mid/rear fuselage halves offered
as separately packed components. You also get a clear sprue of eight parts and an etched brass fret
containing eight pieces. The instruction booklet takes you through assembly via 17 pages of clear
diagrams and you also get a separate diagram showing you the various weapons you can t to the
pylons etc. The outer wrap of the instructions is in colour and offer the painting and decalling guide, as well as
details of the various weapons included. These latter items comprise FAB500 and 1500 bombs, R-60, R-40R and
R-40T missiles and the large drop tanks. The breakdown of the parts shows that other versions are planned, as
the entire forward fuselage/cockpit/nose is a separate sub-assembly. The massive exhaust cans are included, to
give a nice deep effect in the rear fuselage, but Kitty Hawk have not wasted time and money offering you both
engines that would then be hidden. Once again the undercarriage is shown installed before the bays go inside
the fuselage, as they did with their Jaguar kit, but this time it does not look essential, so hopefully they can be
omitted and added at the end to save the risk of damage. You are going to need a lot of weight forward of the
cocpit and although small areas are identied as needing weight adding during assembly, inside the bo is a
large ball bearing, which we presume is a nose weight that needs to be tted between cocpit and forward nose
radar unit shown in stages 16 and 17, but no mention is made of it in the instructions? You also get a full radar
unit should you wish to pose the radome hinged to one side, but that spoils the lines of the type, we feel.
The kit offers three decal options: Blue 75 of the Russian AF in 1979; Blue 56 of the Ukrainian Air Force;
nidentied machine of the rai ir orce. o other details about units, bases or locations are included in the
instructions, which is a shame. ll colours are identied by unzeangyo r olor paints, although all are
identied by a full name and, where applicable, an number albeit that these are going to be approimates
as the ussians did not use the system. The decal sheet is well printed, has a light sheen to the nish and
includes a full set of airframe and ordnance stencils.
Dimensions 1:1
Span - 45ft 11.5in (14.02m)
Length - 78ft 1 3/4in (23.82m)
Height - 20ft 0.25in (6.10m)
References
Mikoyan MiG-25 Foxbat - Guardian on the Soviet Borders by Y. Gordon, Red Star Vol.34 (Midland Publishing 2007 ISBN: 1-85780-259-7)
Verdict: The Foxbat in 1:48 is probably one of the most wanted types, because up until now all you had
was the old Lindberg kit. This is certainly a modern tooling, maybe not as rened as some, but overall a
very good product and one that we highly recommend to all post-war Russian aviation fans. Our thanks
to Kitty Hawk Models for the review sample.
Hawker-Siddeley Harrier GR Mk 3
cale ir, aterials it o.
vailability ornby obbies (anufacturer) and ir stocists
orldwide / Price Guide: 14.99
H
aving given us the newly tooled GR Mk 1(#A03003) a few months ago (See Issue
99), Airfix have now produced the GR Mk 3 version and although it uses much of
the GR Mk 1, the number of new parts is such that it has leapt up a series and is
thus half as much again. Inside the box you will find the usual grey-coloured plastic
sprues containing 98 grey and five clear components. Assembly follows similar
lines to the GR Mk 1, so you build up the cockpit tub first, then the intakes on either side of the
fuselage before adding the compressor blades and gluing the fuselage together. Options include
having the undercarriage up for an in-flight pose, although to do this you have to buy the
stand separately, and you also have the intake bleed doors either open or closed. The neat aft
position of the join on the exhaust cans is repeated here as it was on the GR Mk 1, so no worries
about unsightly seams. Two types of laser-ranger nose are included and ordnance-wise you get
Sidewinders, tanks, Aden cannon pods and Matra rocket launchers.
The it offers two decal options , o. () uadron, ermes ir roup, outh tlantic,
ay ; , o. () n, tersloh, ermany, . The decals are nicely printed, albeit
matt, and include a full set of stencils for airframe and ordnance.
Dimensions 1:1
Span - 25ft 3in (7.7m)
Height - 11ft 7 3/4in (3.55m)
Reference
Harrier by F.K. Mason (Patrick Stephens Ltd 3rd Edition 1987)
Verdict: If like me you remember the old GR Mk 3 kit, with the horrible linkage to the nozzles
that we all got covered in glue, then this new tooling is just about as far away from that as
you can possibly get! It is truly a quantum leap in quality, detail and production and it is highly
recommended to all, without reservation. Our thanks to Hornby Hobbies Ltd for the review sample.
Dimensions 1:72
Span - 106.9mm
Length - 198.2mm
Height - 49.3mm
Dimensions 1:48
Span - 292.1mm
Length - 496.3mm
Height - 127.1mm
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Focke-Wulf Fw 200C-3 Condor
Scale 1:72 / Trumpeter, China / Materials: IM / Kit No.: 01637 /
Availability: Pocketbond Ltd (UK Importer) and Trumpeter stockists worldwide /
Price Guide: 39.99
T
his kit has been a while in the making, as it was first announced back
in 2007. In the largish box you will find eight grey-coloured sprues and
a single one in clear plastic. These offer 254 grey and 18 clear parts
and for a change there are no etched, rubber or metal parts. The kit has
much in common with their 1:48 version so you get a full interior with all
the fuel cells etc., crew positions and gun stations. Assembly is quite easy though,
and all done in 11 stages, but there is still good detail throughout and you get
separate control surfaces and flaps plus a complement of three torpedoes. Oddly,
the ventral gondola is devoid of any interior detail at all?
The it offers two decal options r., of an unidentied uftwaffe unit;
W/Nr.0034, ex-F8+GW, which was captured and used in the USSR. The decals include
all unique and national insignia, although the swastikas are split in half and there are no
stencils. t is interesting to note that the rst option most liely never carried torpedoes, it
also had a different gun turret cupola for the front upper than that offered in the kit, and
almost certainly never had the ring around the world insignia on the fuselage/nose sides
Dimensions 1:1
Span - 32.84m
Length - 23.85m
Height - 6.30m
Reference
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor by M.J. Murawski, Monograph No.32 (Kagero 2007
ISBN: 978-83-60445-53-2)
Verdict: The link to its 1:48 brother tells in the amount of detail, but some will
shudder at the price, as it is almost double the new-tooled Revell example (See
Issue 20), but this one does have a lot more detail with all the potential therein.
Best to junk the decals, use some aftermarket and check your references, but
overall it is recommended to all Luftwaffe modellers, and our thanks to Pocketbond
Ltd for the review sample.
Fokker E.IV
Scale 1:32/ Wingnut Wings, New Zealand / Materials: IM, PE / Kit No.: 32029 /
Availability: Wingnut Wings worldwide / Price Guide: 69.99
H
aving done the E.III (see Issue 94) Wingnut have now turned their
attention to the later E.IV with this kit. It comes in their usual style of box
and we are glad to see the nice clear (crinkly) plastic bags containing all
the parts once again, as we were not fans of the cloudy, sloppy bags they
used for a while there. Inside you will find eight grey-coloured sprues
containing 106 parts, some of the sprues are common with the E.I/III/IV series
(x4), whilst others are just for the E.IV (x3) and the final one is just for the engine.
A single clear plastic sprue offers five parts, but only two are used here. The little
etched fret contains 20 parts, of which 18 are used in this version. The instructions
are their usual impressive booklet, supporting the assembly stages with period
photographs and diagrams. Assembly is achieved in just eight stages, it is a simple
monoplane after all, then you get a clear rigging diagram with a couple of nice
period images to support this, which are reproduced nice and big.
The kit offers five decal options: 122/15 prototype, flown by Anthony Fokker
and to arschau, eptember ; , flown by a mmelmann, ,
anuary ; , flown by arl lbert, lbert esterreicher, lfred ehn,
ilhelm ierec and urt intgens, , midlate ; , flown by t.
ller of est , pril ; , flown by urt tudent, oerstaffel,
August 1916. The large decal sheet includes all the national insignia for each
option, as they all seem to differ, plus unique markings and a full set of stencils
Dimensions 1:1
Span - 10.05m
Length - 7.5m
Reference
Fokker Monoplanes by J.M. Bruce, Prole No.38 (Prole Publications 1965)
Verdict: uperb, as always, it is good to see them lling all potential subjects from
their basic moulds and it is also good to see the quality of their packaging going back
up once again, as it is a small thing, but it makes all the difference in how we view
the worth of a kit! Highly recommended to all WWI modellers, and our thanks to
Wingnut Wings for the review sample.
Dimensions 1:32
Span - 314.1mm
Length - 234.4mm
Dimensions 1:72
Span - 456.1mm
Length - 331.3mm
Height - 87.5mm
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NEW RELEASES / KITS
McDD F-4C
Vietnam War
Scale 1:48 / Academy. Korea / Materials:
IM / Kit No.: 12294 / Availability:
Pocketbond Ltd (UK Importer) and
Academy stockists worldwide / Price
Guide: 36.99
evised tooling
white, blac and greycoloured plus
clear plastic components
ne decal option o., cat
own by ol. . lds and t. . rocer,
rd T, th T. This machine is today on
display at the useum, ayton, hio.
Verdict: Everyone said this would be
moulded in grey plastic, but its not, it is
still a horrible mix of black, grey and white
sprues - yuk! The quality of the kit itself
cannot be faulted, though, so it is highly
recommended to all Phantom fans. Our
thanks to Pocketbond Ltd for the review
sample.
References
F-4C, F-4D & RF-4C Phantom II, Detail & Scale Vol.43
by B. Kinzey (Kalmbach Books/Airlife Publishing, 1994)
Polikarpov U-2
Kukurznik
cale dmiral, aterials
, it o. vailability
Hannants (UK Importer) and Admiral
stockists worldwide / Price Guide: 21.99
pgraded reissue of avia it rst released
in
tancoloured plastic plus photo
etched components
Three decal options hite .
ormandieiemen, ree rench ighter
egiment, , molensaya region,
eptember ; lue unidentied uard
egiment, , entral ohemia, summer
; hite , th uard egiment,
,
Verdict: The basic Gavia kit is still good
13 years later and the addition of the
new etched parts plus some good decals
makes for a very appealing package.
Recommended to all VVS fans, and our
thanks to Admiral/AZ Model for the review
sample.
Reference
Polikarpov U-2/Po-2 by Martin Velek, Model File (MBI
2003)
Morane-Saulnier
MS.406C.1 Czechoslovak
& Polish Pilots
cale zur, aterials , ,
/ Kit No.: A111 / Availability: Hannants (UK
mporter) and zur stocists worldwide
Price Guide: 12.99
ew tooling
greycoloured and three clear plastic plus
three resin and seven photoetched components
our decal options o., own by gt .
ubace, . ay ; o., own by t
. yora, e scadrille , prilay ;
o., own by t . halupa, e scadrille
, une ; o., own by nd t . hciu,
e scadrille , ay
Verdict: This new tooling is superior to both
Hasegawa and HobbyBoss examples, as it is
produced for a French company (thus using
French data) by MPM who have been improving
the quality of their kits no end recently. Highly
recommended to all French AF fans, and our
thanks to Azur/MPM for the review sample.
Reference
Le Morane-Saulnier MS.406 (Lela Presse 1998)
Polikarpov I-16
Type 18
cale duard, aterials
it o. vailability reative
odels td, annants odels
( istribution) and duard stocists
worldwide rice uide .
eissue in the simplied eeend dition
series
dar greycoloured and two clear plastic
components
ne decal option ellow of the th
, eningrad area, pring
Verdict: Always nice to have Eduards
ecellent kits available in this simplied
form, this one is no exception as it can be
highly recommended to all, from novice to
expert. Our thanks to Eduard M.A. for the
review sample.
Reference
Le Polikarpov I-16 by C. Cony, M. Ledet, J-A. Cerda &
V. Kulikov (Lela Presse, 2001)
Messerschmitt
Bf 109G-1/G-2
cale ar odels, aterials
, it o. vailability
Hannants (UK Importer) and Mark I Models
stocists worldwide rice uide .
eissue of duard tooling upgraded with resin
parts (2x kits in box)
plus two resin components
our decal options own by .
arnigico, tab ., laurrti aireld, orthern
ussia, pril ; ellow , own by . atner,
., Tunisia, ovember ; lac ,
own by . all, ., astern ront, ugust
; T, own by . uuanen, ev ,
innish ir orce, tti aireld, summer
Verdict: The basic kit is sound and the addition
of a new resin interior tub puts right one
of the major disappointments of the original
Eduard version. Recommended to all, and our
thanks to Mark I Models for the review sample.
Reference
Messerschmitt Bf 109G, Aero Detail No.5 (Dai-Nippon
Kaiga Co., Ltd 1992 ISBN: 4-499-20589-1)
Douglas DB-7C
Captured Boston
cale , aterials it
o. vailability annants (
Importer) and MPM stockists worldwide /
rice uide .
eissue (limited edition)
dar greycoloured and nine clear plastic
component
ne decal option achine captured by the
apanese and tested at ou iutsu enyuo
(ir Technical esearch aboratory),
Verdict: An interesting limited edition
reissue of this kit with these markings, as
the existence of this captured machine has
been known for decades, so it is good to be
able to add it to the collection at last. Highly
recommended to experienced modellers, and
our thanks to MPM for the review sample.
Reference
Douglas Havoc & Boston: The DB-7/A-20 Series by S.
Thompson (The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN: 1-86126-670-7)
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Douglas TBD-1
Devastator at war
Scale 1:72 / Admiral, CZ / Materials: IM, R
/ Kit No.: ADM7215 / Availability: Hannants
(UK Importer) and Admiral stockists
worldwide / Price Guide: 18.40
ew tooling
dar greycoloured and four clear plastic
plus 26 resin components
Three decal options uo.. T of
T on ornet, une ; uo.,
lac of T on ortown, arch ;
T of on anger,
Verdict: The Valom kit had its faults and
was hard to build, so lets hope this all-new
tooling from dmiral ts the bill as the old
ir one is too long in the tooth to consider
nowadays. Recommended to all, and our
thanks to Admiral/AZ Model for the review
sample.
Reference
Douglas TBD-1 Devastator by S. Ginter, Naval Fighters
No.71 (Steve Ginter 2006 ISBN: 0-942612-71-X)
Sikorsky CH-53GA
Scale 1:48 / Revell, Germany / Materials:
it o. vailability evell
ermany ranch ( istribution)
and Revell stockists worldwide / Price
uide .
eissue based on rst released in
dar greencoloured and clear
plastic components
Two decal options of the erman
ir orce, based at ceburg in ;
of the erman ir orce (no other details
given)
Verdict: An impressive kit in the scale and
offered this time at a good price, so one we
can recommend to all helicopter modellers.
Our thanks to Revell Germany for the review
sample.
Reference
US Marine Corps Helicopters by Yves Debay & James
Hill (Concord Publications ISBN 962-361-711-9)
Henschel Hs 132B
Scale 1:72 / RS Models, CZ / Materials:
, it o. vailability
Hannants (UK Importer) and RS Models
ew tooling
components
ive decal options (all spurious) lac
of t.; ed of of
; achine tested in apan and a machine
captured by American troops and put in USAAF
marings
Verdict: This depicts the Jumo 004-powered
version and it is a lot more detailed
than the old Huma Modell version, with
sharper penal lines etc. It should be within
the capabilities of anyone with a little
eperience working with their more recent
releases. Our thanks to RS Models for the
review sample.
Reference
Luftwaffe Advanced Aircraft Projects to 1945, Vol.1
Fighters & Ground-Attack Aircraft; Arado to Junkers
by Ingolf Meyer (Midland Publishing Ltd 2006 ISBN:
1-85780-240-3)
Fiat G.50-II Frecca
Finnish Aces
cale pecial obby, aterials ,
it o. vailability annants (
Importer) and Special Hobby stockists worldwide
rice uide .
evised tooling based on the .bis version
released at the same time
dar greycoloured and four clear plastic plus
resin and photoetched component
ive decal options , ellow , v ,
almi , uly ; , ellow , own by apt
.. uhaa, v , lipasilta , ecember ;
, lue , v , own by tn . Tuominem,
; , hite , v , own by t .
Tuominem, lipasilta , ugust ; , ev
. mmola ,
Verdict: We have waited since 2012 for this one to
arrive, but it is of ecellent uality and should have
everything in it from the bo. Highly recommended
to all Finnish AF fans, and our thanks to Special
Hobby/MPM for the review sample.
Reference
Fiat G.50 & Caudron-Renault CR.714 by K. Keskinen & K.
Stenman, Suomen Ilmavoimien Historia No.8 (K. Stenman 2004
ISBN: 952-99432-0-2)
Sukhoi Su-27
Flanker B
cale Trumpeter, hina aterials
it o. vailability ocetbond
td ( mporter) and Trumpeter stocists
ew tooling
ne clear and medium greycoloured
plastic components
Two decal options lue , ussian nights
display team, huhai, ovember or lue
of the same team at the event; the former is in
standard camouage, while the latter is in the red
whiteblue scheme
Verdict: This is a really nice kit, scaled down
from 1:72 we guess, and with little in the way
of compromise or simplication of detail you
even get a cockpit tub with separate ejection
seat. Ideal for all skill levels and highly
recommended to all Russian aviation fans.
Our thanks to Pocketbond Ltd for the review
sample.
References
Sukhoi Su-27 by Y. Gordon (Midland Publishing 2007
ISBN: 1-85780-247-4)
Sopwith Pup
Scale 1:144 / Valom, CZ / Materials: IM,
it o. vailability annants
(UK Importer) and Valom stockists
ew tooling, its in bo
dar greycoloured plastic components
our decal options , hin how,
o. n, own by t .. ee, ulyug.
; , own by t . tewart, o.
n, prilay ; , own by dr
. unning, urious, ugust ,
own by t waida, , ay
Verdict: A neat kit, but boy is it tiny in this
scale. Recommended to all 1:144 fans, and
our thanks to Valom for the review sample.
Reference
Sopwith Pup Windsock Datale Special (Albatros
Productions)
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NEW RELEASES / KITS
LET L-410 UVP
Turbolet
Scale 1:72 / Admiral, CZ / Materials: IM,
R, PE / Kit No.: ADM7232 / Availability:
Hannants (UK Importer) and Admiral
pgraded reissue of avia it rst released
in 1998
tancoloured and clear plastic plus
one resin and photoetched components
ive decal options , T;
, T, hite agle viation; ,
, itying; , of the
nited ations; , of the
Verdict: Nice to have the main issues with
the Gavia kit (nose and side windows)
corrected, as the base kit is sound. Coupled
with the excellent new decal options, it
is recommended to all with experience
using all three mediums, and our thanks to
Admiral/AZ Model for the review sample.
Reference
Internet
Messerschmitt
Bf 109G-4
cale ar odels,
aterials , it o.
Availability: Hannants (UK Importer) and
Mark I Models stockists worldwide / Price
uide .
eissue of duard tooling upgraded with
resin parts (2x kits in box)
plus six resin components
our decal options hite , own by .
eissler, ., astern ront, ay ;
ellow , own by . ezna, .(slow.),
napa aireld, astern ront, pril ; lac
, own by . chiess, ., Tunisia, arch
; of uadriglia, ruppo
utonomo, ciacca aircraft, icily, uly
Verdict: The basic kit is sound and with the
addition of a new resin interior tub plus
the missing bulges above the wheel wells
also offered in resin it just makes it all that
more appealing. Recommended to all, and
our thanks to Mark I Models for the review
sample.
Reference
Kaiga Co., Ltd 1992 ISBN: 4-499-20589-1)
McDD F-4F
Phantom Pharewell
Scale 1:72 / Revell, Germany / Materials:
ranch ( istribution) and evell
eissue of it rst released by evell in
bluecoloured and four clear plastic

components
ne decal option o., ,
irst n ast ut of for the hantom
harewell event on the th une
Verdict: Crikey, a very complex scheme that
utilises gold decals, which we have to say
is going to be a real nightmare applying
and/or matching, even though Revell quote
their gold (#94) paint as a match? One for
the more experienced, we feel, our thanks
to Revell [UK Branch] for the review sample.
Reference
Luftwaffe Phantom - Die McDonnell-Douglas F-4
Phantom in Dienst der Bundesluftwaffe by A. Klein
(AirDoc 2001)
Morane-Saulnier
MS.405
Scale 1:72 / RS Models, CZ / Materials:
IM, R / Kit No.: 92152 / Availability:
Hannants (UK Importer) and RS Models
evised tooling based on their .
released in mid
dar greycoloured and three clear
plastic plus ve resin components
Three decal options o. as test at
, eims in ; o. at hartres in
une ; o. at in anuary ;
.., o. as displayed at the alon
de Provence in 1939
Verdict: A few years back no-one knew
about the 405, well between them AZ and
RS have put that right and this new one
from RS is nicely detailed and should be
within the grasp of all but the complete
novice. It is recommended to all Arme de
lAir fans, and our thanks to RS Models for
the review sample.
Reference
Le Morane-Saulnier MS.406 (Lela Presse 1998)
North American F-86L
Sabre Dog
Thai Service
Scale 1:72 / Special Hobby, CZ / Materials:
, , , it o. vailability
Hannants (UK Importer) and Special Hobby
eissue (limited edition)
dar greycoloured plastic, three resin and
photoetched brass plus two vacformed clear plastic
components
our decal options , , and all
from the st wing, th n, oyal Thai , on uang
,
Verdict: A nice limited edition reissue of this kit with
some super markings; the high parts count for the
etched should not be of concern, as most are vortex
generators on the rear fuselage and these are so
small, most we suspect will avoid them! Highly
recommended to experienced modellers, and our
thanks to MPM for the review sample.
Reference
North American F-86D/K/L Sabre Dog, Part 3: ANG & Foreign by
D. Curtiss, Air Force Legends No.211 (Ginter Books 2004)
Fokker E.I Early
cale ingnut ings, ew ealand
aterials , it o.
vailability ingnut ings worldwide
rice uide .
evised tooling using parts from previous .
series kit/s
greycoloured and two clear plastic plus
photoetched brass components
ive decal options , own by tto
arschau, uneuly ; own by urt
intgends, b, uly ; own by ffz.
neiste, , ugust ; own by a
mmelmann swald oelce, , ugust
; own by duard hme, b,
ugust
Verdict: Superb, as always, there is little more
you can say really! Highly recommended to
all WWI modellers, and our thanks to Wingnut
Wings for the review sample.
Reference
Fokker Monoplanes by J.M. Bruce, Prole No.38 (Prole
Publications 1965)
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NEW RELEASES / KITS
Morane-Saulnier
MS.410C.11
Scale 1:72 / Azur, CZ / Materials: IM, R,
PE / Kit No.: A075 / Availability: Hannants
(UK Importer) and Azur stockists
ew tooling
greycoloured and three clear plastic plus
four resin and seven photoetched components
ive decal options , ev ,
irvas , arch ; , seized by the
ehrmacht at rly aireld in une ;
, ev , olomani , une ;
, Tev , Tilsrvi , une ;
, ev , irvas , arch
Verdict: Cheaper and more detailed than the
old Hasegawa one and better detailed than
the easy assembly HobbyBoss example, this
is a superb new tooling that we recommend
to all French and Finnish aviation fans. Our
thanks to Azur/MPM for the review sample.
Reference
Le Morane-Saulnier MS 406 (Lela Presse 1998)
Messerschmitt
Bf 109G-5/G-6
cale ar odels,
aterials , it o.
Availability: Hannants (UK Importer) and
Mark I Models stockists worldwide / Price
Guide: 12.20
eissue of duard tooling upgraded with
resin parts (2x kits in box)
plus six resin components
our decal options lac own by .
arhorn, ., astern ront, ovember
; red , own by . artels, .
, alamai aireld, reece, ovember
; ellow , own by . roll, .,
neburg aireld, ermany, pril ;
ombined uadron of the lova nsurgent
ir orce, lova ational prising, Tri uby
aireld, lovaia, ugust
Verdict: A sound basic kit with the addition
of new resin for the interior and missing
bulges on the wings. Recommended to all,
and our thanks to Mark I Models for the
review sample.
Reference
Kaiga Co., Ltd 1992 ISBN: 4-499-20589-1)
McDD F/A-18C Hornet
Swiss Air Force
cale evell, ermany aterials
ranch ( istribution) and evell stocists
eissue of it rst released by evell as a
in late
light greycoloured and si clear plastic
components
Two decal options of taffel
anthers based at ayerne; of taffel
alcons based at ayerne
Verdict: The sprues carry a 1995 and are made
in China, they have a mix of engraved hinge
lines and raised panel lines and access hatches,
so by todays standard this one already looks
very dated. Probably not anyones choice for
the F/A-18C in 1:48, the only things going for it
being neat decals and a very low retail price!
Our thanks to Revell [UK Branch] for the review
sample.
References
Uncovering the Boeing F/A-18A/B/C/D Hornet by D. Coreman
& N. Deboeck (Daco Publications 2004 ISBN: 90-806747-3-7)
Tupolev Tu-144D
cale evell, ermany
aterials it o.
vailability evell ermany ranch
( istribution) and evell stocists
tooling from
white and clear plastic components
plus a display stand
Two decal options or both
operated by eroot
Verdict: The original ICM version was well
over 20 in the UK, so this reissue offers it
cheaper and with better options - result!
Recommended to all, and our thanks to
Revell Germany for the review sample.
Reference
Tupolev Tu-144 - Russias Concorde by Y. Gordon & V.
Rifmant, Red Star Vol.24 (Midland Publishing 2005 ISBN:
1-85780-216-0)
Lockheed P-38D
Lightning
Scale 1:72 / RS Models, CZ / Materials: IM,
R / Kit No.: 92155 / Availability: Hannants
(UK Importer) and RS Models stockists
evised tooling
ne clear and dar greycoloured plastic
plus nine resin components
Three decal options of the st ursuit
roup during manoeuvres in alifornia in ctober
; of the st ursuit roup during
manoeuvres in alifornia in ctober ; ellow
of an unidentied unit in
Verdict: The P-38 series from RS are actually
very good, better detailed than all the older
kits and easier to build (and cheaper) than the
Dragon ones. They are not 100% mainstream,
but not that far off, so if you have some
experience working with their more recent
releases this one is highly recommended. Our
thanks to RS Models for the review sample.
Reference
P-38 Lightning In Detail & Scale Part 1 [XP-38 to P-38H]
by Bert Kinzey (Squadron/Signal Publications 1998 ISBN:
1-888974-10-9)
V-156B Chesapeake
Mk I
Scale 1:72 / Special Hobby, CZ / Materials:
, it o. vailability
Hannants (UK Importer) and Special Hobby
evised tooling based on indicator rst
released in mid
dar greycoloured and three clear plastic
plus one resin component
our decal options , , o. n,
eeonolent, ; , , o.
n, eeonolent, ulyept. ;
, o. , ; , , o.
n, eeonolent,
Verdict: A nice upgrade via new fuselage
halves to depict the FAA version, one can
only assume the French V156F will be along
shortly! Highly recommended to all FAA fans,
and our thanks to Special Hobby/MPM for the
review sample.
Reference
SB2U Vindicator by Dana Bell, Aircraft Pictorial No.2
(Classic Warships Publishing 2010)
T .indd
NEW RELEASES / ACCESSORIES
EDUARD, CZECH REPUBLIC
[www.eduard.com] / Available in the UK from: Creative Models, Hannants and LSA Models
Photo-Etched 1:72 Series
72-568
Ju 88C-6 Exterior / Revell / Price Guide: 13.99
72-569
Ju 88C-6 Antennae / Revell / Price Guide: 8.40
72-572
Il-2M Landing Flaps / Academy / Price Guide: 10.99
72-575
MiG-15/MiG-15bis Exterior / Eduard / Price Guide: 14.99
72-570
Ju 88C-6 Surface Panels / Revell /
Price Guide: 10.99
72-573
Il-2M3 Landing Flaps / Tamiya / Price Guide: 10.99
72-574
MiG-15 Landing Flaps / Eduard / Price Guide: 13.99
73-486
Il-2M Detail Set [PP/SA] / Academy / Price Guide: 12.80
73-487
Ju 88C-6 Interior [PP/SA] / Revell / Price Guide: 14.99
73-488
F/A-18F Detail Set [PP/SA] / Revell /
Price Guide: 14.99
48-788
Jaguar A Exterior / Kitty Hawk / Price Guide: 13.99
48-790
MiG-21PFM Acces-
sories / Eduard /
Price Guide: 14.99
NR ACC 102.indd 2 04/12/2013 17:05
49-642
Jaguar A Detail Set [PP/SA] / Kitty Hawk /
Price Guide: 14.99
49-658
MiG-21PFM Interior [PP] / Eduard / Price Guide: 13.99
Photo-Etched 1:48 Series CONT...
32-343
F4U-1 Birdcage Engine /
Tamiya / Price Guide: 16.70
32-344
F4U-1 Birdcage Exterior / Tamiya / Price Guide: 14.99
32-351
Bf 109 Tools & Boxes / Various / Price Guide: 12.80
32-760
P-61 Placards [PP] / HobbyBoss / Price Guide: 13.99
32-781
F4U-1 Birdcage Interior [PP/SA] / Tamiya / Price Guide: 16.70
32-784
F4U-1 Birdcage Seat Belts [PP] / Tamiya / Price Guide: 8.40
32-785
Spitre Placards [PP] / Various / Price Guide: 8.40
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Photo-Etched 1:32 Series CONT...
32-788
Bf 109G-6 Detail Set [PP/SA] / Revell / Price Guide: 16.70
32-791
F4U-1 Birdcage Seat Belts - Fabric [PP] / Tamiya / Price Guide: 8.40
Big ED series
32-792
Bf 109G Seat Belts - Fabric [PP] / Revell / Price Guide: 8.40
32-794
Bf 109G Seat Belts [PP] / Revell /
Price Guide: 5.60
32-795
F4U-1 Placards [PP] / Tamiya / Price Guide: 8.40
We cant show you all the photo-etched in these sets, as they would take up pages on their own. Visit the Eduard website where images of the frets and instructions are available.
BIG 4990
F-4B Phantom
Academy
Price Guide: 42.99
Includes: 48-773 Exterior; 48-779 Air Brakes; 49-009 RBF
Tags [PP]; 49-605 F-4B Seat Belts [PP]; 49-644 Interior [PP/
SA]; EX393 Canopy & Wheel Masks
BIG 4991
P-40E/K
Italeri/AMT
Price Guide: 27.80
Includes: 48-776 Landing Flaps;
49-562 Detail Set [PP/SA]; EX398
Canopy & Wheel Masks
BIG 3326
A-4E Skyhawk
Trumpeter
Price Guide: 77.99
Includes: 32-299 Armament Detail Set; 32-304 Landing Flaps;
32-305 Slats; 32-501 RBF tags [PP]; 32-719 Interior [PP/SA];
32-724 Escapac IA-1 Seat Belts [PP]; 32-730 Exterior Detail Set;
JX125 Canopy & Wheel Masks
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1:72 CX371
Tupolev Tu-2
HobbyBoss
Price Guide: 7.20
BIG 3327
Lynx Mk 88
Revell
Price Guide: 54.60
Includes: 32-328 Exterior; 32-501 RBF
Tags [PP]; 32-761 Interior Detail Set
[PP/SA]; 32-763 Seat Belts [PP]; JX147
BIG 3328
Heinkel He 111H-6
Revell
Price Guide: 75.20
Includes: 32-293 Bomb Bay; 32-306 Undercarriage; 32-
331 Exterior; 32-708 Seat Belts [PP]; 32-766 Interior Detail
Set [PP/SA]; JX150 Canopy & Wheel Masks
BIG 3329
P-51K
Tamiya
Price Guide: 38.99
Includes: 32-327 Exterior; 32-776
Interior Detail Set [PP/SA]; 32-778
Gun Bays [PP]; JX156 Canopy & Wheel
Masks
BIG 3330
Lynx Mk 88 Sonar
Revell
Price Guide: 49.99
Includes: 32-326 Exterior; 32-501 RBF
Tags [PP]; 32-759 Interior Detail Set
[PP/SA]; 32-762 Seat Belts [PP]; JX147
Express Masks
Each set of masks
includes those for
the canopy as well
as any other glazed
sections and all the
wheels (main, tail
and/or nose). They
are die-cut Kabuki
tape.
1:48 EX406
Heinkel He 115
Special Hobby
Price Guide: 8.40
Brassin 1:72 Series
672 020
MiG-15bis Air Brakes
[R/PE] / Eduard /
Price Guide: 4.50
672 021
MiG-15 Air Brakes [R/
PE] / Eduard /
Price Guide: 4.50
672 022
MiG-15 Cockpit
[R/PE] / Eduard
Price Guide:
10.99
672 023
OFAB-100 Bombs
(x8) [R] / Various
Price Guide: 5.60
672 024
MiG-15bis Cockpit [R/PE] / Eduard / Price Guide: 10.99
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Brassin 1:48 Series
Verdict: Each month we see a superb selection of new products
from Eduard, and all of those featured here are to the very
highest standards of detail and production. They are most highly
recommended to all but the complete novice, and our thanks to
Eduard M.A. for the review samples.
Available from: www.eduard.com
648 110
MiG-21PFM Wheels
[R/PE/Ma] / Eduard /
Price Guide: 5.60
648 122
R-13M/AA-2
Atoll-D Missiles
x4 [R/PE] /
Various /
Price Guide:
8.40
Brassin 1:32 Series
632 018
Bf 109G-6 Wheels
[R/Ma] / Revell /
Price Guide: 8.40
QUICKBOOST, CZECH REPUBLIC
[www.quickboost.net] / Available in the UK from: Hannants
1:48 QB48554
B-25 Mitchell Engines
Designed for: Accurate Miniatures/
Italeri kits
Material: R
Price Guide: 8.40
1:48 QB48559
Fw 190D-11/D-13 Air Intake
Designed for: Eduard kits
Material: R
Price Guide: 3.30
1:48 QB48562
Yak-1 Exhausts
Designed for: Accurate Miniatures/
Eduard kits
Material: R
Price Guide: 3.30
1:48 QB48564
P-38 Lightning Correct Air Intakes
Designed for: Hasegawa kit
Material: R
Price Guide: 3.30
1:48 QB48565
N1K1-J Shiden Exhausts
Material: R
Price Guide: 3.30
1:48 QB48566
Jaguar A Antennas
Designed for: Kitty Hawk Models kit
Material: R
Price Guide: 3.30
1:48 QB48567
Focke-Wulf Ta 152C Propeller
with tool
Designed for: HobbyBoss kits
Material: R
Price Guide: 5.99
1:48 QB48568
Ju 52 Seats with safety belts
Designed for: Revell/
Monogram kits
Material: R
Price Guide: 4.50
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QUICKBOOST, CZECH REPUBLIC
[www.quickboost.net] / Available in the UK from: Hannants
1:32 QB32145
F-51D Propeller with tool
Designed for: Trumpeter kit
Material: R
Price Guide: 5.99
1:32 QB32146
He 111H-1/3/6/8 Exhausts
Designed for: Revell kits
Material: R
Price Guide: 5.99
Verdict: This range really is superb, as it offers simple
yet effective updates. They are all beautifully cast, with
excellent levels of detail but are not complex so they can be
recommended to all, regardless of experience. The whole range
is stocked in the UK by Hannants, and our thanks to Quickboost
for the review samples.
Available from: www.quickboost.net
AIRES, CZECH REPUBLIC
[www.aires.cz] / Available in the UK from: Hannants
1:72 7290
AV-8B Harrier Wheels & Paint Masks
Designed for: Any kit
Material: R, Ma
Price Guide: 3.30
1:72 7296
F-15C Eagle Cockpit Set
Material: R, PE
Price Guide: 10.25
1:72 7301
F6F Wheels (Type B) & paint masks
Designed for: Any F6F kit
Material: R, Ma
Price Guide: 3.30
1:72 7302
Hawker Typhoon Wheels & paint masks
Designed for: Any Typhoon kit
Material: R, Ma
Price Guide: 3.30
1:72 7303
F4U-1 Corsair Flaps
Designed for: Tamiya kit
Material: R
Price Guide: 6.30
1:72 7304
F-100 Super Sabre & paint masks
Designed for: Any F-100 kit
Material: R, Ma
Price Guide: 3.30
1:72 7305
F9F Panther Wing Fold set
Designed for: HobbyBoss kits
Material: R
Price Guide: 7.60
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AIRES, CZECH REPUBLIC
[www.aires.cz] / Available in the UK from: Hannants
Verdict: As always these are all superb sets with beautiful levels of detail and expertly cast. Regardless of the detail none of those shown here
are massively complex. They can be highly recommended to all except the complete novice, and our thanks to Aires for the review samples.
Available from: www.aires.cz
1:48 4605
Jaguar Gun Bay
Material: R
Price Guide: 7.60
1:48 4606
Jaguar Speed Brakes
Material: R
Price Guide: 7.60
1:48 4607
T-28D Trojan Cockpit Set
Designed for: Roden kit
Material: R, PE
Price Guide: 17.99
1:48 4608
JAS-39C Gripen Exhaust Nozzle - Open
Material: R, PE
Price Guide: 10.25
1:48 4609
JAS-39A Gripen Exhaust Nozzle - Closed
Material: R, PE
Price Guide: 10.25
1:48 4613
P-51D Mustang Wheel Bay & Doors
Designed for: HobbyBoss kit
Material: R
Price Guide: 6.30
SCALE AIRCRAFT CONVERSIONS, USA
[www.scaleaircraftconversions.com] / Available in the UK from: LSA Models
1:144 14415
Boeing 720 Landing Gear
Designed for: Roden kit
Material: WM
Price Guide: 8.99 ($11.95)
1:72 72072
Boeing 707/C-135 Landing Gear
Designed for: Heller kit
Material: WM
Price Guide: 14.20 ($18.95)
1:72 72073
Hawker Typhoon Landing Gear (x2 sets)
Designed for: Airx kit
Material: WM
Price Guide: 9.70 ($12.95)
1:72 72074
F-101B Voodoo Landing Gear
Designed for: Revell kit
Material: WM
Price Guide: 9.70 ($12.95)
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SCALE AIRCRAFT CONVERSIONS, USA
[www.scaleaircraftconversions.com] / Available in the UK from: LSA Models
CMK, CZECH REPUBLIC
[www.cmkkits.com] / Available in the UK from: Hannants
1:48 48241
Alpha Jet Landing Gear
Designed for: Kinetic/Wingman Models kits
Material: WM
Price Guide: 11.20 ($14.95)
1:48 48242
Mi-2 Hoplite Landing Gear
Designed for: AeroPlastc kits
Material: WM
Price Guide: 11.20 ($14.95)
1:32 32077
F-104 Starghter Landing Gear
Material: WM
Price Guide: 13.50 ($17.95)
1:32 32078
Bf 109 Landing Gear
Designed for: Revell kit
Material: WM
Price Guide: 12.70 ($16.95)
1:18 18001
SBD-3/4 Dauntless
Landing Gear
Designed for:
Merit kit
Material: WM
Price Guide: 14.20
($18.95)
Verdict: All of these sets are offered as direct replacements for the kit
undercarriage, but offer more detail and, where appropriate, correcting any
errors. The whole range is distributed in the UK by LSA Models, and our
thanks to Scale Aircraft Conversions for the review samples.
Available from: www.scaleaircraftconversions.com
1:72 7250
P-40E/M/N Undercarriage Set
Includes: Main undercarriage bays with or
without canvas covers, main undercarriage
doors plus tailwheel, canvas cover and doors
Designed for: Academy kit
Material: R
Price Guide: 7.70
1:72 7251
P-40E/M/N Control Surfaces
Includes: Separate aps, ailerons, tailplanes,
elevators and rudder
Designed for: Academy kit
Material: R
Price Guide: 7.70
1:72 7252
Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Control
Surfaces
Includes: Separate aps, ailerons, tail-
planes, elevators, rudder and trim tabs
Material: R
Price Guide: 7.70
1:72 7253
Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Engine
Surfaces
Includes: Engine with separate cylinders,
exhaust pipes, cowl aps and two-part
cowling in resin plus the ignition harness
and rocker cover oil feed pipes in etched
brass
Material: R, PE
Price Guide: 12.99
1:72 7258
WWII Japanese Navy 250kg Bomb Type 98
Includes: Six bombs with separate tail cones
and ns in resin and n support struts (with
two spares) in etched brass
Designed for: Various kits
Material: R, PE
Price Guide: 7.70
1:48 4299
Seare Mk 46/47 Armament Set
Includes: Cannon bays and cannon, ammunition bays
and all access panels in resin with ribs and framework
for the bays in etched brass
Designed for: Airx kit
Material: R, PE
Price Guide: 10.40
Verdict: These are all excellent sets, beautifully cast
with high levels of detail. The instructions include colour
references to Humbrol, which is a nice change. Ideal for
all except the complete novice, and our thanks to CMK for
the review samples.
Available from: www.cmkkits.com
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NEW RELEASES / DECALS
LIFELIKE DECALS, JAPAN
[www16.ocn.ne.jp/~lifelike/] Available in the UK from: Hannants
72-028 B-24 Liberator Part 1
F-7A, S/No.42-73045, American Beauty, 20th CMS, 6th
PRG, Nazadab, New Guinea, September to November 1944
(NM)
B-24L-5-CO, S/No.44-41479, Air Pocket, 320th BS, 90th
BG, San Jose AB, The Philippines, 1945 (NM)
B-24J-190-CO, S/No.44-40980, Barbara Jean, 373rd BS,
308th BG, Clark Field, The Philippines, April 1945 (NM)
B-24L-10-CO, S/No.44-41549, Maiden Montana, 23rd BS,
5th BG, Morotai, Indonesia, early January 1945 (NM)
Colour Guide: NM - Natural Metal
Price Guide: 14.99
B-24H-15-CF, S/No.41-29385, Double Trouble, 791st BS,
467th BG, 8th AF, Rackheath, 8th September 1944 (OD/NG)
B-24D-CO, S/No.41-11836, Lil De-Icer, 415th BS, 98th
BG, 15th AF, Lecce, Italy, spring 1944 (DS/NG)
F-7A, S/No.42-64331, Over Exposed, 2nd PMS, 311th PW,
Hollandia or Morotai, Indonesia, spring 1945 (OD/NG)
B-24J-185-CO, S/No.44-40920, Shy-Chi Bay, 531st BS,
380th BG, 5th AF, Yontan AB, Okinawa, 1945 (NM)
Colour Guide: OD - Olive Drab, NG - Neutral Grey, DS -
Desert Sand, NM - Natural Metal
Price Guide: 14.99
B-24D-26-Co, S/No.41-24223, Doodlebug, 373rd BS,
308th BG, 14th AF, Yangkai AB, China, October 1943 (OD/
NG)
B-24J-170-CO, S/No.44-40674, Going My Way, 431st BS,
11th BG, 7th AF, Kadena AB, Okinawa, 1945 (NM)
B-25H-15-FO, S/No.42-52563, Pistol Packin Mama,
776th BS, 464th BG, 15th AF, Pantanella, Italy, summer
1944 (OD/NG)
B-24M-5-CO, S/No.44-41946, Puddle Jumper II, 819th BS,
30th BG, 7th AF, Saipan, 1944 (NM)
Colour Guide: OD - Olive Drab, NG - Neutral Grey, NM -
Natural Metal
Price Guide: 14.99
B-24D-20-CO, S/No.41-24183, The Goon, 374th BS, 308th
BG, 14th AF, Yangkai, China, November 1943 (OD/NG)
B-24J-110-CO, S/No.42-109984, Shoo Shoo Baby, 408th
BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF, Anguar, Palau, December 1944 (OD/
NG)
B-24L-15-FO, S/No.44-49988, Mickey Finn, 758th BS,
459th BG, 15th AF, Glulia aireld, Italy, 1945 (NM)
B-24M-15-FO, S/No.44-51030, Sleepy-Time Gal, 493rd
BS, 7th BG, 10th AF, Panaveswar, India, 1945 (NM/B)
Colour Guide: OD - Olive Drab, NG - Neutral Grey, NM -
Natural Metal, B - Black
Price Guide: 14.99
72-032 N.A. P-51 Mustang Part 2
P-51B-15-NA, S/No.42-106924, Salem Representative
own by Lt. Ralph K. Hofer, 334th FS, 4th FG, June 1944
(NM)
P-51D-5-NA, S/No.44-14059, Skyczar, own by Capt.
Fred Munder Jr, 381st FS, 363rd FG, Maupertus or Azeville,
July-August 1944 (NM)
P-51B-10-NA, S/No.420196647, Big Mac Junior, own
by Capt. John Brown Jr, 382nd FS, 363rd FG, Maupertus,
France, August 1944 (NM)
P-51D-20-NA, S/No.44-72322, Nancy Lee, own by Lt.
Richard Baggett, 402nd FS, 370th FG, Gtersloh, Germany,
May 1945 (NM)
Colour Guide: NM - Natural Metal
Price Guide: 13.99
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NEW RELEASES / DECALS
AIMS, UK
[www.aims.co.uk] Available in the UK from: Manufacturer
1:32 32D008 Junkers Ju 88A-4/C-6/D-1
Ju 88A-4, 5K+BP, 6./KG3, Ukraine, mid-1942 (RLM 70/71/65)
Ju 88C-6, 5K+ET, ((Eis.)/KG3, own by Lt. Udo Cordes (RLM 70/71/65)
Ju 88A-4, 7T+FH, 1./KG77 (RLM 70/71/65)
Ju 88A-4, F1+DP, 6./KG76, spring 1943 (RLM 70/71/65 with whitewash on upper surfaces)
Ju 88D-1, 7A+LH, 1.(F)/121 in Libya in 1943 (RLM 79/78)
Ju 88C-6, <-+- own by Erich von Selle of ZG1 (RLM 70/71/65)
Colour Guide: RLM 65 - Hellblau, RLM 70 - Schwarzgrn, RLM 71 - Dunkelgrn, RLM 78 -
Hellblau, RLM 79 - Sandgelb
Price Guide: 10.25
1:32 32D009 Junkers Ju 88A-4/C-6/D-1/A-6/A-17
Ju 88D-1, T5+GL of 3(F) Aufkl.Gr.ObdL at Luga aireld, Eastern Front, winter 1942 RLM 70/65
with whitewash distemper on the upper surfaces)
Ju 88A-6/U, PN+MT, KG54, Mediterranean (RLM 70/71/22 with either 02 or 76 squiggles)
Ju 88A-4 or A-11, B3+AM, 4th Staffel, 2nd Gruppe, KG54, Catania, Sicily, 1943 (RLM 79/78
with RLM 80 squiggles)
Ju 88A-17, 3Z+UT of 9./KG77, Southern Europe, summer 1943 (RLM 70/71/65 with RLM 76
squiggles)
Ju 88C-6, 4R+AS, 8./NJG2, own by Hptm. Fredrich Tober (RLM 74/75/76)
Ju 88C-6, F8+CY, 14th Staffel of KG40 operating over the Bay of Biscay, 1942-44 (RLM
74/75/76)
Colour Guide: RLM 02 - Grau, RLM 22 - Schwarz, RLM 65 - Hellblau, RLM 70 - Schwarzgrun,
RLM 71 - Dunkelgrn, RLM 74 - Graugrn, RLM 75 - Grauviolett, RLM 76 - Lichtblau, RLM 78
- Hellblau, RLM 79 - Sandgelb, RLM 80 - Grun
Price Guide: 10.25
1:32 32D010 Junkers Ju 88A-4/C-6/D-5
Ju 88A-4, 9K+AS. 8./KG51, Nikolajew, Southern Crimea, March 1942 (RLM 70/71/65)
Ju 88D-5, T5+BU, Wekusta ObdL 1 (RLM 70/71/65)
Ju 88A-4, 3Z+AC, Stab. II/KG77, own by Hptm. Heinrich Paepcke, October 1942 (RLM
70/75/79/65)
Ju 88A-4, R4+CK, 1./NJG2, own by Oblt. Jackob, summer 1942 (RLM 22)
Ju 88C-6, D5+AV, 11./NJG3, own by Oblt. Gunther Koberich (RLM 65/75)
Ju 88C-6, R4+BHm 1./NJG2, El Quasaba, North Africa (RLM 22)
Colour Guide: RLM 22 - Schwarz, RLM 65 - Hellblau, RLM 70 - Schwarzgrn, RLM 71 -
Dunkelgrn, RLM 75 - Grauviolett, RLM 76 - Lichtblau, RLM 79 - Sandgelb
Price Guide: 10.25
Verdict: These are excellent sheets offering all the unique
markings for each option along with, in some instances,
national insignia and swastika. They are most highly
recommended to all Luftwaffe modellers, and our thanks to
AIMS for the review samples.
Verdict: All of these are excellent sheets, with comprehensive
instructions. The decals are beautifully printed with perfect register
and colour. Everything here can be highly recommended, and our
thanks to Lifelike Decals for the review samples.
72-033 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Part 6
P-47D-30-RE, S/No.44-33087, Blooms Tomb own by Capt. Jay van Bloom, 514th FS, 406th
FG, Handorf, Germany, April 1945 (NM)
P-47D-4-RE, S/No.42-22762, Tinkle own by Lt. Samuel Stampes, 63rd FS, 56th FG,
Halesworth, February-March 1944 (OD/NG)
P-47D-28-RE, S/No.42-29173, Rain Dear, own by Lt. Clarke Bresmeth, 510th FS, 405th FG, St.
Dizier, France, autumn 1944 (NM)
Colour Guide: OD - Olive Drab, NG - Neutral Grey, NM - Natural Metal
Price Guide: 13.99
DECALS 102.indd 3 04/12/2013 17:10
Samples for review
Books
Please send all items for review to the following address:
Model Airplane International, Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane,
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LU6 1QX, United Kingdom.
Companies in the European Union should also add our VAT
number, which is GB 789 7020 84
Soviet Naval Aviation 1946-1991
by Y. Gordon & D. Komissarov / Hikoki Publications / ISBN: 978-1-902109-27-5 /
Price Guide: 34.95/$56.95 / 368-page, A4, hardback with separate dust jacket / English
This new title charts the development and operational service of Naval aviation in Russia in the stated
timeframe. The narrative starts by taking an overall look at Soviet naval aviation in the post-war years then
moves on to loo in detail at maritime reconnaissance, strie aircraft, antisubmarine operations, ghters
and attack aircraft and auxiliary and special mission aircraft. All of those instances that brought Soviet
naval aviation into conict with estern powers are charted net, along with a detailed chapter on the
oviet aircraft carriers before it signed off by looing at the nal days of naval aviation before the fall of
the wall in . The nal chapter is a detailed list of all the principal aircraft and weapons used by oviet
naval aviation. The whole thing is heavily illustrated with a great number of black & white and colour period
images and a good selection of modern colour side proles.

VERDI CT: A VERY USEFUL TITLE FOR THE MODELLER, AS IT SHOWS THESE MACHINES IN SERVICE, SO WITH THEIR CORRECT PAYLOAD
AND ORDNANCE, AND SOME OF THEM ARE VERY WEATHERED INDEED, WHICH IS EXTREMELY USEFUL WHEN MODELLING ANY SUBJECT.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO ALL POST-WAR SOVIET AVIATION FANS, AND OUR THANKS TO CRCY FOR THE REVIEW SAMPLE.
Thans toorldwide istribution ioi ublications
www.crecy.co.uk
B-25J
Mitchell in
combat over
Europe (MTO)
by M. Katarzynski /
Kagero Publishing /
ISBN: 978-83-62878-65-9
/ Price Guide: 12.99 /
80-page, A4, laminated
card cover / English
One of the latest additions
to the SMI Library, which
covers the use of a specic
type during a specic period
and theatre and combines
the historical text with colour
proles, some of which are
offered on the enclosed
decal sheet. In this case the
title looks at the use of the
B-25J over Europe (MTI),
which seems confusing?
The types covered inside
in fact cover both theatres,
with them operating over
Europe, but from bases in
the Mediterranean, so that explains things. The narrative is restricted
to a couple of pages setting the scene, then the remainder is visual,
being mainly period black and white images, all produced nice and big
with images of nose art in close-up and extensive captions. Towards the
back you get nine pages of period colour images, then pin-up nose art
and group badges followed by fourview colour proles of four s,
of which three are offered on the enclosed decal sheet in , and
scales. The decals only offer the uniue marings for each option so
the standard national insignia and stencils will have to come from the kit
or elsewhere.
VERDI CT: OBVIOUSLY INTENDED FOR THE MODELLER, THIS IS A VERY USEFUL SERIES, SO IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE B-25J IT IS RECOMMENDED, ESPECIALLY THOSE LOOKING FOR AN
ALTERNATIVE SCHEME FOR THEIR HK MODELS 1:32 KIT! OUR THANKS TO CASEMATE UK FOR
THE REVIEW SAMPLE.
Thans to istribution asemate
www.casematepublishing.com
LAmiot 143
by J. Ribeiro & M. Ledet / Editions Lela Presse /
ISBN: 978-2-914017-75-6 / Price Guide: 55.00 / 382-page,
A4, hardback / French
The miot series is probably well nown to most modellers, as it
epitomised French design of the era, in that it was just so ugly (sorry,
it must be what they
call French style)!
Basically a block of
ats with wings the
miot was ust one
of a series of designs
from the miot
through to the and
all of these are covered
in this new title. Lela
resse product superb
titles and this is one
is no exception, as it
is packed with nice
sharp period black
and white images and
a good selection of
modern side proles.
Although the text is of
little use unless you
can read French, and
sadly all the photo
captions are also only
in French, the images
themselves speak
volumes and you will
nd stuff in here that
you would never dreamed existed - forget just cockpit images, this
books contains an almost photographic parts list! Operational use
and service allocation of the type is also well covered, with lists of
suadrons and locations, and there is even a detailed history for
every built.

VERDI CT: SUPERB AND REALLY USEFUL FOR THE MODELLER DOWN TO THE SHEER
VOLUME OF INFORMATION OFFERED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
TO ALL FRENCH AVIATION FANS, AND OUR THANKS TO EDITIONS LELA PRESSE FOR THE
REVIEW SAMPLE.
Thans toorldwide istribution ditions ela resse
www.avions-bateaux.com
.indd
IN BRIEF
How to build
Tamiyas 1:32 F4U-1
Corsair
by Marcus Nicholls / ADH Publishing
/ ISBN: N/A / Price Guide: 11.95 /
82-page, A4, laminated card cover /
English
etailed stepbystep builds of the new
Tamiya it from arcus, rett reen and
pencer ollard
election of period colour images as
well as detail photographs of the interior and
engine
iscussion and photo references for
almon in primer
VERDI CT: A VERY USEFUL TITLE FOR ANYONE BUILDING
THE NEW TAMIYA KIT, AS IT TAKES YOU THROUGH ALL
ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION IN A MANNER THAT WILL BE
INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE FOR READERS OF TMMI, MMI
AND MIM. OUR THANKS TO ADH PUBLISHING FOR THE
REVIEW SAMPLE.
Wing Masters Hors-
Serie #1: Le Guerre
du Vietnam Tome 1:
1964-1968
Historie & Collections / ISBN: N/A /
Price Guide: 11.50 / 82-page, A4,
laminated card cover / French
This is the rst special from rench
language magazine ing asters
odels built by atric ranly (),
mmanual ret (), ominiue riard
(), ol zard (), ibor el (i
) eanuc artineau ()
aced up with historical tet (in rench) and a large selection of period images in
blac and white and colour plus a selection of modern colour side proles
VERDI CT: AN INTERESTING TITLE, WHICH OFFERS MUCH THROUGH THE STAGE-BY-STAGE BUILDS FOR THOSE
WHO DO NOT READ FRENCH.
Warplane No.6:
Convair B-58 Hustler
by N. Braas / Lansta / ISBN: 978-90-8616-
166-9 / Price Guide: 13.95 / 48-page, A4,
laminated card cover / English
oncise guide to the rst et bomber capable of
ach
ombines period images with colour proles
and walaround and detail images during
production
oncise tet combines details of development
and service use with technical specications and
other data
VERDI CT: A USEFUL REFERENCE BOOK FOR THOSE WHO
PROBABLY ONLY EVER INTEND MAKING THE ONE B-58 FOR
THEIR COLLECTIONS, AS IT HAS ENOUGH INFORMATION TO HELP
YOU UNDERSTAND THE SUBJECT AND TO PAINT/WEATHER IT IN
KEEPING WITH ITS SERVICE USE.
French Flying Boats
of WWII
by G. Bousquet / Mushroom Models
Publications / ISBN: 978-8-63678-06-7 /
Price Guide: 45.00 / 232-page, A4,
hardback / English
This new title loos at all
rench designed and built
ying boats of the
period. The coverage is set
so each type is covered in
detail, with a good narrative
charting development and
service use combined with
period images and modern
colour side proles. The title
covers the reguethort
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autilus and proect,
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and chernar, oir and livier e ,
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VERDICT: AN EXCELLENT TITLE THAT WILL BE OF GREAT USE TO THE
MODELLER, AS IT SHOWS EACH TYPE IN CONSIDERABLE DETAIL VIA THE
SUPERB PERIOD BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS, ALL OF WHICH ARE PRODUCED
LARGE, AND THEN CLEARS UP C&M THANKS TO THE COLOUR PROFILES.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO ALL FRENCH AVIATION FANS, AND OUR THANKS
TO MMP FOR THE REVIEW SAMPLE.
Thans toorldwide istribution ushroom
odel ublications
www.mmpboos.biz
Early US Jet Fighters
by T. Buttler / Hikoki Publications /
ISBN: 978-1-902109-30-5 / Price Guide:
29.95/$49.95 / 208-page, A4, hardback with
separate dust jacket / English
This new title tells the story of early merican et ghter
development in the immediate postwar period. The
coverage is split into sections dedicated to a specic
role for a design, so you get allweather ghters,
penetration ghters and interceptors, night
ghters, day ghters, long range escort ghters and
interceptors along
with miscellaneous
proects and ying
boat ghters and
supersonic designs
for both the ir
orce and avy. The
appendices list
and test bases,
the main merican
ghter designers,
some original
concepts for inight
refuelling, some
thoughts on actually
ying some of these
early machines and a
list of merican et engine manufacturers. Throughout
each chapter is illustrated with a mi of period concept
drawings, photos of models or diagrams for those that
were never built, or a nice selection of period images
for those that were.

VERDI CT: A USEFUL TITLE FOR THE MODELLER BECAUSE MANY OF
THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN KIT FORM. IT IS ALSO A
FASCINATING SUBJECT SO IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO ALL, AND
OUR THANKS TO CRCY FOR THE REVIEW SAMPLE.
Thans toorldwide istribution
ioi ublications
www.crecy.co.u
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Model shows for 2014
EVENTS DIARY
March 29th
Great South Tigerfest XXI
Scale Model Contest at St.
Jerome K.C. Hall, 3310 Florida
Ave., Kenner,
Louisiana, USA. For more
details contact Richard
Marriott, Tel: +504-737-9514
May 10th
IPMS Atlanta Con 2014 at
Marietta, GA - IAM Local 709
Union Hall, 1032 South Marietta
Pkwy SE, Marietta, Georgia,
USA. For more details contact
Bill Johnston,
Tel: +678-308-7308
January 19th
Bolton IPMS Annual Model
Show at St Josephs RC High
School, Chorley New Road,
Bolton, BL6 6HW.
February 1st
17th Annual Hope It Dont
Snow Show at the Ramada
Hotel & Convention Center,
1517 16th St. SW, MN 55902,
Chris Krco, Tel: +507 254
4646, Email: zvsm533@gmail.
com
March 29th
Tulsa Modelers Forum
open contest at the Bixby
Community Center, 211 N.
Cabaniss, Bixby, Oklahoma,
David Horn, Tel: +918-810-
1880
April 5th
MosquitoCon at Wayne PAL, 1
PAL Drive, Wayne, New Jersey,
Martin Quinn,
Tel: +862-686-1555
April 11th & 12th
WrightCon 2014 at the Hope
Hotel and Conference Center,
State Route 444 at B Road,
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio,
Dave Koukol,
Tel: +937-602-4033
January 10th & 11
ModelCon 2014 (Region
3 Regional Convention) at
Chattanooga Convention
Center, 1150 Carter St,
TN 37402, USA. For more
details contact Mike Moore,
Tel: +423-596-5130, Email:
maxwithrop@yahoo.com
April 26th
Fleacon 10 at Landmark
Aviation, Eastern Iowa Airport,
3411 Beech Way, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, USA. For more
details contact Charles Kucera,
Tel: +319-389-0877
April 26th & 27th
Scottish Nationals 2014 at the
Dewars Centre, Glover Street,
Perth, Scotland, PH2 0TH. For
more information visit http://
scotnats.org.uk/ or contact
Jim Gibb, Email: snsmschair@
live.co.uk, Tel: 01738 441365
January 25th
CALMEX 28 at the Managan
Center, 1000 McKinley St, LA
70669, USA. For more details
contact Robert Leishman,
Tel: +337 244 9938, Email:
swampclub@yahoo.com
February 1st
Mid-Michigan Model Makers
Contest and Show at the Knights
of Columbus Hall, 360 S. River
Rd (M-13), MI 48706, USA.
For more details contact Jim
Church, Tel +989 799 1705,
Email: jecdiamond3@aol.com
February 15th
Smoky Mountain Mini-Con
at Elington Plant Sciences
Building, University of
Tennessee, 2431 Joe Johnson
Drive, TN 37669, USA. For more
details contact Mike Driskill,
Tel: +865 789 2368, Email:
mwdriskill@gmail.com
February 15th
Model Fiesta 33 at the San
Antonio Event Center, 8111
Meadow Leaf Drive, TX 78227,
Kent Knebel, Tel: +210 481
2731,
Email: wknebel@satx.rr.com
February 15th
Blizzcon 2014 at Aladdin
Shrine Center, 3850 Stelzer
Road, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
For more details contact
Graham Holmes, Tel: +614-
379-2549
February 16th
Hudderseld Model Show at
Hudderseld Sports Centre,
Southgate, Hudderseld, HD1
1TW. For more details contact
Geoff Milnes, Tel: 0113 2893452
or 07879 44655 or Alan Paul, Tel:
07811 358355
February 22nd
2014 Old Dominion Open
at Richmond International
Raceway, 600 E Laburnum
Ave., Richmond, Virginia, USA.
For more details contact Chazz
Klanian, Tel: +804-794-8020
March 15th
KC CON 2014 at Kansas City
First Church of the Nazarene,
11811 State Line Road, Kansas
City, Missouri, USA. For more
details contact Stuart Malone,
Tel: +816-560-8282
March 22nd
TRICon 2014 at the A.W
Beattie Career Center, 9600
Babcock Blvd, Allison Park,
Pennsylvania, USA. For more
details contact Scott Scariot,
Tel: +412-492-8378
April 5th
Silicon Valley Classic at
the Naperdak Hall, 770
Montague Expressway, San
Jose, California, USA. For
more details contact Michael
Woolson, Tel: +510-914-7376
April 5th
IPMS Phantom Phlashers
Phantom Phurball 2014 at the
Anniston City Meeting Center,
615 Noble Street, Anniston,
Alabama, USA. For more
details contact Will Nichols, Tel:
+205-616-5499
April 12th
Surgicon 20 at The Euclid
Room, 2540 E Euclid Avenue,
Des Moines, Iowa, USA. For
more details contact Aimee
Wright, Tel: +515-291-3395
April 25th & 26th
ValourCon 5 (2014) Regional
Scale Model Contest at St.
James Legion Branch #4, 1755
Portage Avenue, Winnipeg,
Canada. For more details
contact Steve Curll,
Tel: +204-888-0289
April 26th
Modelmania 2014 at the
Stafford Convention Center,
10505 Cash Road, Stafford,
Texas, USA. For more details
contact Richard Kern,
Tel: +713-320-3599
May 2nd & 3rd
Noreastcon 43 at the
American Airpower Museum,
1230 New Highway,
Farmingdale, New York, USA.
For more details contact
Robert DeMaio,
Tel: +631-707-3442
May 24th
Torbay Military Modelling
Society and IPMS Torbay &
South Devon Model Show
2014 at Torquay Town Hall. For
more details contact Email:
paulfarrar@live.co.uk or visit
www.torbaymilitarymodelling
society.org.uk.
June 6th & 7th
Chile Con III at the
Albuquerque,NM/MCM Elegante
Hotel & Event Center, 2020
Menaul Blvd. NE, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, USA. For more
details contact James Guld,
Tel: +505-982-3089
June 7th
ScottCon 2014 at the Museum
of Aviation, 1942 Heritage Blvd,
Warner Robins, Georgia, USA.
For more details contact Bill
Paul, Tel: +478-929-3210
September 21st
Wings and Things at Spalding
High School, Spalding,
Lincolnshire, PE11 2PJ. For
more details contact
Bill Pickering, Email:
fenlandandspalding
modelclub@talktalk.net, Tel:
01775 710465 or visit
www.ipmsfenlandandspalding.
moonfruit.com
May 16th & 17th
2014 Region 6 Convention
at the Marriott Hotel & Event
Center, 9100 Corporate Hills
Drive, Wichita, Kansas, USA.
For more details contact Mark
Vittorini, Tel: +757-440-6846
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Academy Plastic Model Co.,
Ltd.,
273-64 Suyu 2-Dong,
Kangbuk-Gu,
Seoul, Korea.
Tel: 82-2-908-7000
Fax: 82-2-997-3003
Admiral
**See AZ Model**
AeroBonus
**See Aires**
AFV Club,
Hobby Fan Trading Co., Ltd,
No.13 Lane 136, Sec. 3,
Chung King N. Road,
Taipei, Taiwan,
Republic of China.
Tel: (02) 259 21750
Fax: (02) 2594 1488
AIMS
Email: aimsmodels1@gmail.com
Aires Hobby Models
Cepirohy 115,
434 01 Most 1,
Czech Republic.
Airx,
Hornby Hobbies Ltd
Westwood Industrial Estate,
Margate, Kent.
CT9 4JX
Tel: +44 (0)1843 233500
Fax: +44 (0)1843 233513
www.airx.com
AZ Model
Mendelova 542,
149 00 Praha 4 - Hje,
Czech Republic.
Tel/Fax: +420 272 940 948
Email: legato@legatokits.cz
www.legatokits.cz
Azur & Azur/Frrom
**See MPM**
Casemate UK Ltd
17 Cheap Street
Newbury, Berks.
RG14 5DD
Tel: 01635 231091
Fax: 01635 41619
www.casematepublishing.com
Creative Models Ltd
Unit 6/10, Honeysome Road Industrial
Estate, Honeysome Road,
Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
PE16 6TG
Tel: +44 (0)1354 760022
Fax: +44 (0)1354 760037
Email: info@creativemodels.co.uk
www.creativemodels.co.uk
Crcy Publishing
Unit 1a, Ringway Trading Estate,
Shadowmoss Road,
Wythenshawe, Manchester.
M22 5LH
Tel: 0161 499 0024
Fax: 0161 499 0298
Email: enquiries@crecy.co.uk
Eduard M.A.,
170 Obrnice, Obrnice,
435 21,
Czech Republic.
Tel: 420 35 6 11 81 86
Fax: 420 35 6 11 81 71
Email: info@eduard.cz
Hannants
Harbour Road, Oulton Broad,
Lowestoft, Suffolk.
NR32 3LZ
Tel: 01502 517444
Fax: 01502 500521
www.hannants.co.uk
Hikoki Publications
**See Crcy Publishing**
HobbyBoss
www.hobbyboss.com
UK Importer: Creative Models Ltd
The Hobby Company Limited
Garforth Place, Knowlhill,
Milton Keynes.
MK5 8PH
Tel: 01908 605 686
Fax: 01908 605 666
Email: sales@hobbyco.net
or enquiries@hobbyco.net
www.hobbyco.net
Kagero
ul. Melgiewska 7-9,
20-952 Lublin, Poland.
Mobile: +48 601 401 157
Tel/Fax: +48 81 749 11 81
Email: marketing@kagero.pl
www.kagero.pl
Lela Presse S.A.R.L.
29, rue Paul Bert,
62230 Outreau,
France.
Tel: 03 21 33 88 96
Fax: 03 21 32 00 39
www.avions-bateaux.com
Email: info@avions-bateaux.com
Lifelike Decals
2-8-7-202 Kameari,
Katsushika,
Tokoyo 125-0061,
Japan.
Fax: +81 3 5680 6733
Email: lifelike@eos.ocn.ne.jp
www16.ocn.ne.jp/~lifelike/
LSA Models
151 Sackville Road, Hove,
East Sussex. BN3 3HD
Tel/Fax: 01273 705420
Email: lsamodels@mcmail.com
Mark I Models
**See 4+ Publishing**
MPM/CMK
Mezilesi 718,
Prague 9 193 00,
Czech Republic.
www.cmkkits.com
Mushroom Model
Publications
3 Gloucester Close,
Peterseld, Hants.
GU32 3AX
Tel: +44 (1)1730 265014
Email: rogerw@mmpbooks.biz
www.mmpbooks.biz
Pocketbond Ltd.
PO Box 80, Welwyn,
Herts.
AL6 OND
Tel: 01707 391509
Fax: 01707 327466
Planet Models
**See MPM/CMK**
Quickboost
**See Aires**
Revell GmbH & Co., KG
[UK Branch]
Orchard Mews, 18C High Street,
Tring, Hertfordshire.
HP23 5AH
Tel: 01442 890285
Fax: 01442 827919
Email: ukbranch@revell.de
www.revell.de/en
Revell GmbH & Co., KG
Abteilung X,
Henschelstr 20-30,
D-32257 Bnde,
Germany.
RS Models
U Iomu 7,
795 01 Rymarov,
Czech Republic.
Tel/Fax: +420 (0) 647 211 636
Email: rsmodels@rsmodels.cz
Scale Aircraft Conversions
3795 Shady Hill Drive,
Dallas, TX 75229,
USA.
Tel: (214) 477 7163
Email: sacmactexas@aol.com
www.scaleaircraftconversions.com
Special Hobby
**See MPM**
Trumpeter
Wa San Development (Macau) Ltd
Rampa Dos Cavleiros No.9
Block 5, Floor 16, Flat AS EDF,
Jardim Sun Yick Garden,
Macaua
China
www.trumpeter.com
Valom
Kloknerova 9,
148 00 Praha 4,
Czech Republic.
Wingnut Wings Ltd
PO Box 15-319,
Miramar,
Wellington 6022,
New Zealand
www.wingnutwings.com
4+ Publishing Co.
c/o MARK I Ltd.
PO Box 10
CZ-100 31 Prague 10 - Strasnice
Czech Republic
Tel: +420-241 765 158
Fax: +420-241 765 158
Email: mark1@cmail.cz
Contact details for companies featured in MAI this month...
CONTACTS

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76 MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL - November 2012
NEWSLINE
The below lists UK kit releases since our last edition.
Manufacturer Scale Item # Type Decription Price Note
Academy 1:48 12294 IM McDonnell-Douglas F-4C Phantom Vietnam War 36.99 RT
Academy 1:72 12462 IM Hawker Typhoon Mk IB 7.99 RE
Academy 1:72 12446 IM Spad XIII 2.99 RE
Admiral 1:72 7233 IM Airspeed Oxford AS.10 14.99 NT
Admiral 1:72 7234 IM Airspeed Oxford Mk I with turret 14.99 NT
Admiral 1:72 7235 IM Airspeed Oxford Mk I/II 14.99 NT
Airx 1:72 A02067 IM Hawker Hurricane Mk I Early 7.99 NT
Anigrand Craftswork 1:144 3010 R German VTOL set (Do 29/VAK.191B/VJ.101C/Do 31) 66.99 NT
Anigrand Craftswork 1:144 4081 R Convair R3Y-1 Tradewind 66.99 NT
Anigrand Craftswork 1:72 2116 R General Airborne XCG-16/Cornelius XFG-1 58.99 NT
Anigrand Craftswork 1:72 2117 R Raytheon Sintinel R.1 114.30 NT
AZ Model 1:72 7385 IM Airspeed Oxford T Mk 1 Navy 14.99 NT
Azur 1:72 A114 IM Morane-Saulnier MS.406C.1 Red & Yellow Stripes 14.50 NT
Azur 1:72 A115 IM PZL P.11c Foreign Service 14.50 NT
Eduard 1:72 7422 IM Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4 Weekend EDITION 12.80 RE
Eduard 1:48 8238 IM/PE Mikoyan MiG-21R PROFIPACK 33.40 RT
Hasegawa 1:200 10698 IM Kawasaki C-1 Combo 33.99 RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02016 IM Junkers Ju 88S-1/3 KG66 41.99 RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02057 IM Nakajima Ki44-II & Ki-84 104th Flight Regiment 33.49 RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02058 IM North-American B-25H Mitchell 38.99 RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02059 IM Northrop T-38A Talon Combo 29.99 RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02060 IM General-Dynamics F-111A Aardvark 42.49 RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07345 IM Aichi B7A2 752nd Flying Group 37.49 RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07346 IM Kawanishi N1K2-J 343rd Flying Group 33.49 RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07347 IM Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4 JG77 33.49 RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07348 IM Boeing/McDD F/A-18E VFA-27 Royal Maces 2013 67.49 RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07349 IM McDD AV-8B Harrier II Plus VMA-311 Tomcats 42.49 RE
Hasegawa 1:48 09973 IM McDonnell-Douglas RF-4B Phantom 47.49 RE
Hasegawa 1:32 08234 IM Lockheed F-104C Starghter Vietnam War 57.49 RE
Italeri 1:72 1331 IM Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II 19.99 NT
Italeri 1:72 1339 IM Junkers Ju 52/3m Floatplane 18.99 RE
Italeri 1:48 2632 IM Henschel Hs 123A-1 24.99 RE
Italeri 1:48 2725 IM Fairchild-Republic A-10C Blacksnakes 34.99 RE
Meng Model 1:48 LS-003 IM Messerschmitt Me 410A-1 46.99 RT
Meng Model 1:32 S-001 IM Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet 44.99 NT
MPM 1:48 48062 IM/R/PE Heinkel He 177A-5 Captured Bird 69.99 RE
Revell 1:144 03989 IM Airbus A350 19.99 NT
Revell 1:144 04074 IM Euroghter JF-90 4.99 RE
Revell 1:144 04259 IM Airbus A380 with visible interior 29.99 RE
Revell 1:144 04870 IM Airbus A330-300 Thai 17.99 RE
Revell 1:72 04288 IM Panavia Tornado IDS Boelcke 50th Anniversary 12.99 RE
Revell 1:48 04555 IM De Havilland Mosquito B Mk IV 18.99 RE
Revell 1:48 04872 IM North-American P-51C Mustang Mk III 14.99 RE
Roden 1:144 320 IM Boeing 720 United 24.99 NT
Roden 1:48 449 IM Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter French Army 35.99 RE
R.V.Aircraft 1:72 72033 IM MiG-21SM 19.99 RT
Special Hobby 1:72 72225 IM/R North-American Mustang Mk I Red Stars 12.40 RE
Special Hobby 1:72 72275 IM/PE North-American F-86L Sabre Dog Thai Service 15.50 RE
Trumpeter 1:144 03909 IM Sukhoi Su-27B Early 10.99 NT
Trumpeter 1:144 03914 IM Dassault Rafale M 10.99 NT
Trumpeter 1:32 02253 IM Douglas A-1H/AD-6 Skyraider 79.99 RT
Williams Bros 1:72 72624 IM The world ight of 1924 (4x Douglas World Cruiser) 43.20 RE
Williams Bros 1:53 53598 IM Lockheed Electra 27.99 RE
Williams Bros. 1:32 32510 IM Laird Super Solution 27.99 RE
Williams Bros 1:32 32532 IM Halls Bulldog 27.99 RE
Williams Bros 1:32 32535 IM Seversky P-35 27.99 RE
Williams Bros 1:32 32560 IM Caudron C.450/460 27.99 RE
Williams Bros 1:32 32590 IM Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk 27.99 RE
Wingman Models 1:48 48005 IM/R/PE Luftwaffe Alpha Jet 60.00 RE
Wingman Models 1:48 48006 IM/R/PE Portugese Alpha Jet 60.00 RE
Wingnut Wings 1:32 32021 IM Fokker E.I Early 69.99 RT
Wingnut Wings 1:32 32029 IM Fokker E.IV 69.99 RT
Zvezda 1:48 4805 IM Sukhoi Su-2 18.99 NT
News - Just Released
JR & CS 102.indd 2 04/12/2013 17:15
Key NT - New Tooling, RE - Reissue, with or without new decals, RT - Revised Tooling, IM - Injection Moulded Plastic, including Limited Run,
PE - Photo-Etched Brass, R - Resin, RB - Rubber, VF - Vac-formed PLastic, WM - White-metal including Bronze and Pewter
News - Coming Soon
Manufacturer Scale Item # Type Decription Note
Academy 1:32 12106 IM G.D./L-M F-16CG [Block 40] Fighting Falcom RT
Admiral 1:48 4809 IM Polikarpov Po-2LNB with skis RE
Admiral 1:72 7236 IM Airspeed Oxford Mk I/II International RE
A Model 1:72 72266 IM Dornier Do 26D NT
A Model 1:72 72272 IM Dornier Do 26 V2 Lufthansa D-AWDS NT
AZ Model 1:72 7445 IM Messerschmitt Bf 109G-5 Early NT
AZ Model 1:72 7446 IM Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 NT
AZ Model 1:72 7447 IM Messerschmitt Bf 109G-8 Recce NT
AZ Model 1:72 7448 IM Messerschmitt Bf 109G-14 (Erla Haube) with wooden n NT
AZ Model 1:72 7450 IM Bell AH-1G Huey Cobra with wiring panels RT
AZ Model 1:72 7460 IM Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/R6 NT
Cyber-Hobby 1:200 2018 IM Tupolev Tu-142MZ NT
Cyber-Hobby 1:72 5111 IM Sikorsky S-61A Sea King Antarctica Observation RE
Hasegawa 1:200 10801 IM Boeing 777-200ER JAL RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02064 IM McDD F-4J Phantom II VF-96 Fighting Falcons RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02065 IM Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu Early/Late Version Combo RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02066 IM Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02067 IM Bell AH-1S Cobra Kisarazu Special 2013 (2x kits) RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02068 IM Lockheed P-38J/L Lightning South Pacic Aces Combo RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02069 IM Kawanishi H8K2 851st Flying Group RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02070 IM McDonnell-Douglas F-15K Slam Eagle RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02071 IM Kawasaki T-4 Blue Impulse 2013 (2x kits) RE
Hasegawa 1:72 02072 IM Cessna A-37B Dragony Black Eagles (2x kits) RE
Hasegawa 1:72 SP312 IM Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker D Ace Combat Yellow 13 RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07356 IM Aichi D3A1 Model 11 Indian Ocean Raid RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07357 IM Nakajima Ki-84 Hitachi Flight Training Squadron RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07358 IM Douglas A-4E/F Skyhawk Top Gun RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07359 IM Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero Fighter Type 21 Rabaul RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07360 IM Junkers Ju 87G-2 Stuka Rudel RE
Hasegawa 1:48 07361 IM McDD F/A-18A Hornet RAAF 77 Sqn 70th Anniv. RE
Hasegawa 1:32 ST33 IM Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden kai (George) NT
HobbyBoss 1:48 80392 IM Chance-Vought F4U-7 Corsair French Navy RT
HobbyBoss 1:48 81708 IM Grumman A-6A Intruder RT
HobbyBoss 1:48 81718 IM Focke Wulf Fw 190D-11 RT
HobbyBoss 1:48 81724 IM Lockheed RF-80A Shooting Star RT
HobbyBoss 1:48 81726 IM Republic F-84F Thunderstreak NT
Kinetic 1:48 48043 IM Alpha Jet A/E NT
Kitty Hawk Models 1:48 80108 IM SA.365F/AS.565SA Dauphin II NT
Kitty Hawk Models 1:48 80115 IM McDonnell F-101A Voodoo NT
Kitty Hawk Models 1:48 80122 IM Kaman Seasprite NT
Kitty Hawk Models 1:48 80123 IM Bell UH-1Y NT
Kitty Hawk Models 1:48 80124 IM Bell AH-1Z NT
Kitty Hawk Models 1:48 80130 IM McDonnell F2H-3/4 Banshee NT
Kitty Hawk Models 1:32 32001 IM North-American T-6 Texan NT
Meng Model 1:72 DS-005 IM Convair F-102A (Case XX) RT
Revell 1:72 03980 IM Lockheed-Martin F-16Mlu Demonstrator RE
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