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Handley Page Hampden
Volume 41 • Issue 05 SCALE PLANS AND PROFILES
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
ICM’s kit in 1/72

IDF F-35i - ADIR 115 Tajeset

Walkaround – Gruman FF-1 Fifi
Scaled Down – Gloster Gladiator in 1/144
Airfix DH 82a – A Gentleman’s Aircraft Colour Conundrum
The Tropical Sea Scheme and the Vildebeeste
American Patrol –More US Miscellany 1935 – 1942
Product - news, reviews and updates Part 1

Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 Dope, Talc and Basswood Bella Plane Guard

Tamiya’s New Tooling Dornier Rs II in 1/72 Eduard’s BFC Special WS-51 Dragonfly HR.3
1/72 Quick Build Scratchbuilding Masterclass Bell P-39 N/Q in 1/48 Westland’s Licensed Libellula
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T H I S M O N

T
his month I have
had the privilege of
editing Stephen
Foster’s remarkable
scratchbuild of the Dornier
RS II lying boat, a project
he gives every appearance
of having walked through with
26.
astonishing ease, although his down to
Foxbat
ICM have covered the MiG-25 in a number of
earth hands on account of the project 6. variants in both 1/72 and 1/48. Opting for the
offers practical solutions and logical Showcase smaller scale in this instance Rick Greenwood
progressions through obstacles builds the reconnaissance version, the MiG-25RB,
A New Tool Gustav and demonstrates how to animate an overall grey
encountered rather than an exercise in Rick Greenwood spends an idle bank holiday inish with creative use of weathering materials
weekend building Tamiya’s new Bf 109G-6 ‘from
‘look what I can do’. While I may fall short
the box’
of even aspiring to follow in his footsteps
with a project of this nature, I have
learned more from reading his words
than I have from the past few years of
dabbling in plastic kits. Food for thought
– it can be done if you only try.
Apparently!
The rest of our regular team have been
as busy as ever, while I have not. Rick 58.
Greenwood, Andy McCabe and Huw A Gentleman’s Aircraft
Morgan continue to operate in some ‘The engineering of the kit enabled even the most
kind of time loop, while I am particularly 45. basic of modeller to 'have a go' at a biplane and,
grateful to Mr Bruce Leyland-Jones for Aircraft in Proile most important of all, the actual delicacy of the
real thing is captured beautifully. Whoever was
demonstrating once again that Dubbed the ‘Flying Suitcase’ because of its responsible deserved a sound, congratulatory pat
cramped crew conditions, the Handley Page on the back and I suspect, given the consistency of
modelling is something we can enjoy Hampden was retired from RAF Bomber Command quality in the following Gladiator and Swordish,
and succeed at, rather than a battle to be service in late 1942, a date it is easy to perceive as that the same people may have had a hand in
belonging to ‘the early war years’, but on closer those as well’
fought either with ourselves or with
inspection one realises the aircraft’s service life saw
others. it active for considerably more than half of the
entire conlict.
These gentlemen and others are the
reason this magazine has engaged me.
Their skill, expertise and enthusiasm has
been a constant source of delight and
inspiration. Over and out.

By Gary Hatcher
Editor

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via MarketForce (UK) Limited VF-5B was the only Navy squadron to equip fully
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received one each. VF-5B served on the USS
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STORE FINDER Bella withdrawn from service by April 1936 to be
Books-A-Million, Inc. presently operates over 200 stores in 18 replaced by single seat F2Fs and F3Fs. Twenty-two
states and the District of Columbia. To ind the store nearest Eduard’s kit of the Bell P-39 N/Q in 1/48 is FF-1s were converted by the Naval Aircraft Factory
your location visit: presented here in Russian markings, built by Huw to FF-2s to serve as trainers. In this month’s feature
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T H ’ S F E A T U R E S
06. Showcase
A New Tool Gustav
By Rick Greenwood

26. Foxbat
MiG-25RB
By Rick Greenwood

38. In the Arena

Scaled Down Gladiator
38. By Huw Morgan

Scaled Down Gladiator 40.

40. Scratchbuilding Masterclass
Since their initial reboxing of the Attack Hobby Scratchbuilding Masterclass
Dornier Rs II in 1/72
1/144 kits Mark 1 Models have built up an The time, skill, and effort that have gone into
impressive portfolio of 1/144 kits. Huw Morgan By Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster’s masterful scratchbuild of the
takes a different spin on the venerable ighter and Dornier Rs II lying boat could have illed the entire
builds it as a Swedish machine on skis magazine. Edited highlights will have to suffice, 45. Aircraft in Proile
but still this brief glimpse of some ‘old school’ Presenting ‘The Case’
techniques in action offer enough insight into the The Handley Page Hampden
practice to suggest that ‘maybe I could do it too?’ By Richard Mason
Scale Plans and Colour Proiles
By Jan Polc

58. Moth Majoring

A Gentleman’s Aircraft
By Bruce Leyland-Jones

62. Colour Conundrum

62.
The Tropical Sea Scheme and the Vildebeeste
Colour Conundrum 1935 – 1942 Part 1
The Tropical Sea Scheme came to be developed as By Paul Lucas
one of a number of strands of research into aircraft 66. With Artwork by Jan Polc
camoulage carried out by the Royal Aircraft
Establishment (RAE) at Farnborough that began in Plane Guard
66 Plane Guard
1933. The initial series of trials that resulted in what The Westland/Sikorsky WS-51 Dragonly HR.3
became known as the Temperate Land Scheme Helicopter was a license built version of the Westland’s Venerable Dragonly
had been found to be sufficiently successful by the Sikorsky S-51 and was introduced into service with By Andy McCabe
end of 1934 that on 31 December the Air Ministry the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force in 1950. The HR-
requested that the RAE begin work on a similar 3 was primarily an Air-Sea Search and Rescue
70 Bella
series of trials with the aim of devising a suitable Helicopter variant and it is in this guise that Andy
sea camoulage scheme for application to McCabe presents AMP’s 1/48 kit of the Bunny Fighter Club Special
Float Planes venerable rotorcraft By Huw Morgan

78 Walkaround
Gruman FF-1 Fii
By Steve Muth

92 The Flying Dragon

IDF F-35i ADIR 115 Tajeset
By Kitti Tatsumaki

With:
9. Update – our monthly news round-up
section with new product previews and reviews
76. Stash in the Attic – Trevor Pask works
through the loft insulation
86. American Patrol – US modelling
matters with Steve Palmer
90. IPMS UK Column with Chris Ayres

IDF Lightning ‘What If?’ Cover Artwork: #48903

Kitti Tatsumaki’s imaginative take on the F-35 in 1/72 sees Academy’s kit armed to the teeth and posed in 1/48 MiG-25PD by kind
lying coniguration permission of ICM

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S H O W C A S E

By Rick Greenwood

components accompanied by a smaller sprue settled

with the cowl side panels and cannon troughs, a down really
possible hint maybe of other versions to follow. well with the
A separately bagged clear sprue contains the use of Daco Red setting solution and do look the
canopy and gunsight. part.
A small decal sheet contains the markings for The rest of the cockpit components were irst
two machines and some stencil data. There is primed with MRP Grey primer before being
also a Tech Tips sheet in the box that to this date given a coat of Alclad Duraluminium and
I have not seen before, which provides some tips allowed adequate time to dry, before an
on how to build the model. The informative application of cheap supermarket hairspray.
multi language information sheet is present and Gunze Mr Hobby H416 was then applied,
offers some reading on the type should the thinned with Tamiya X20A thinners and allowed
Kit No: 60790 modeller wish to brush up on their knowledge. to partly dry.
The black and white instruction booklet is the Using a cut down old paint brush and some
Scale: 1/72
familiar clear, concise exploded diagram type water the surface was gently stippled to start the
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic associated with Tamiya and guides the modeller dark grey paint chipping off in areas such as the
Manufacturer: Tamiya through the build in sixteen stages. seat back rest, side consoles and the area around
The cockpit is well appointed considering the the pilot’s feet. Once the desired look was
The Hobby Company/Tamiya USA
smaller scale and was the irst stage in the reached the parts were left for a while to dry
construction guide. The build focuses around fully.

T
amiya seem to be downsizing their recent
1/48 toolings at the moment, and the the main cockpit section A4 and sees the With these items brought together quite a
Bf 109 is the next candidate to be released addition of the seat bucket, control stick, trim detailed cockpit resulted, and this was enhanced
in the smaller scale of 1/72nd. The box art is wheel and gun breach. These were glued into even more with the addition of some sidewall
place as suggested, and the rest of the cockpit details. All carefully hand painted to add detail
great depicting an aircraft just after lifting off
built up. The addition of the bulkhead to which they were added in turn to the waiting fuselage
with the landing gear in the process of retracting
the instrument panel was itted was delayed side sections. The handy enlarged views at the
and is a lot better than the traditional approach
until after painting to ease construction. The bottom of stage three show the individual
seen with some releases in this scale of a photo
instrument panel features raised detail but no colour call outs for each of the sidewall items.
of the completed build. Lifting the lid reveals the
dial faces these being catered for by means of a With everything checked for correct
contents and these are sparse, compared to its couple of decals. The panel was simply painted
1/48 scale cousin. A single medium grey alignment the fuselage sections were secured
satin black and the decals applied. They together using Tamiya Quick Setting Extra Thin
coloured sprue holds all the major airframe

The cockpit was

painted with silver
ready for chipping

A single grey coloured plastic sprue

hold all the parts with a smaller one Literature provided and the
holding the cowling sections small decal sheet

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Thanks to a small parts

count and some brilliant
engineering the kit
almost built itself

The cockpit is more

than adequate for
1/72 scale
Yellow and white areas painted
prior to the application of the
main camo colours

Underside RLM 66 Portside view of Starboard side view of

added as per the text camoulage pattern camoulage pattern

cement. A nice little note politely reminds the The air intake for the turbo intercooler is patina of the original items.
modeller not to ill the seam along the fuselage made up from two separate halves and joins Moving to the other end of the model and the
spine as its present on the real aircraft. perfectly with a nice representation of the weld tail was next in the build sequence. Its addition
With the sides now irmly stuck together the bead running along its length. The it was near was a straightforward affair thanks to clever
front end can be built up from the three parts perfect once again in the recess provided. parts breakdown and precise it.
provided for the cowl arrangement, and upper The completed cockpit tub was then inserted The single part tail planes and elevators
cannon trough insert. The it of these parts was through the underside aperture before the chin slotted into the locating holes provided while
sublime with no trace of a gap or joint once intake was built up and added in place. Again a the rudder locks the whole assembly in place.
correctly itted in place. nice drop in it with only a spot of glue used to Tamiya Extra Thin Cement being used once more
The representation of the beule on each side hold it in place. to make the union permanent.
looks about right to my untrained eye, but The exhausts were not added at this stage as The light controls are moulded in a neutral
granted I’m by no means an expert on the type, suggested but were painted. Alclad Exhaust position and while it may be possible to show
generally preferring more modern machines. Manifold was used for these as it takes on a the rudder delected some minor surgery will be
subtle bronzed metallic inish that simulates the

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required to the kit part as it included the top of Gunze/Mr Hobby paint range, in this case legs were painted in RLM02. The tyres were
the vertical tail section as well. H68/69. The feathering and mottle patterns were painted Mr Hobby/Gunze tyre black while the
The wings are dealt with next, these being then applied with very thin mixes of the original hubs were painted black. The hubs are well
provided in two separate top surfaces that are colours applied with the compressor set to detailed items and responded well to dry
joined to a single span lower section that also around 5-7psi, to give the over sprayed look brushing with a lighter shade of grey to help the
sets the dihedral of the wing. Careful clean-up of associated with this type of camoulage. Once all detail stand out a little more.
the sprue attachment gates will reward the was dry a good protective layer of Tamiya Gloss The crystal clear canopy is divided into the
modeller with another perfect it along the Varnish was applied and left to dry overnight. three main sections and can be displayed open.
leading edge of each wing. Markings are supplied for two aircraft: These were quickly masked and sprayed to
The under wing radiator laps are moulded Scheme A: is 4/JG51 Radomir, Bulgaria, June match the surrounding fuselage colour before
closed as are the laps and slats on each wing, a 1944, the scheme the model was inished in. being attached with Gator Grip model glue, as it
slightly disappointing feature and separate dries clear and will not fog the clear parts.
Scheme B: is 9/JG54 February 1944 with no other
pieces would have raised the standard of the details being provided. The smaller items that were left were then
model as parked 109s often show these added such as the wing mounted pitot tube and
dropped. The decals were very well printed and the aerials mounted on the spine to conclude an
behaved lawlessly when applied using warm enjoyable build.
The wing was then offered up to the fuselage water and Daco Red setting solutions. Thankfully
with the rear end clicked into place as shown in the decaling session was very short lived
the instruction booklet - as it will not it compared to my other builds of late which Conclusion
otherwise. The all-important wing root joint was helped to speed the project along.
perfect and only a small bead of cement was Overall an easy quick and very
added to close the gap. All that was left to Once all of the markings were applied another straightforward build that should be swiftly
complete the fuselage assembly was the application of Tamiya Gloss Varnish protected completed by either the novice or accomplished
addition of the area behind the cockpit. This was them from damage during the remainder of the modeller. Surface detail is sublime and the end
set in place and a slight step noted - easily build. result captures the look of the real aircraft well.
rectiied with a quick blast with a Flory Models Weathering was kept minimal with just a Flory Being quite small the low parts breakdown is
green cored ine dual sander. Models Dark Dirt wash put down over the entire sensible for the type but enough detail is
With the model now complete sans model, build-ups of dirt being replicated by the contained in areas like the cockpit for all but the
undercarriage it was given a coat of MRP grey wash in the relevant areas of the aircraft. Exhaust diehard enthusiast.
primer. With no remedial work to carry out staining was also added with the wash this time
The fact that the model was built over the
thoughts turned straight to the painting stage. thinned with tap water and sprayed on.
course of the early May bank holiday weekend
As the intended scheme had white wing tips Once all was dry the inal top coat here in the UK is testament to the precise it and
and rudder these were painted irst with Tamiya varnish was Tamiya XF86, again sprayed easy construction.
lat white. The yellow for the cowl section of the on by airbrush.
A lovely little short term project to break up
lower fuselage was also painted at this point This left the
the longer more elaborate ones that you might
with Gunze Mr Hobby RLM 04 yellow. The paint more delicate
have on the go. Highly
was then left to dry for a suitable length of time items to be added
recommended.
before being masked in readiness of the to the model, such as
the landing gear. These Until next time…
application of the main camoulage colour
scheme. The areas that needed protection were found also to
during the process to follow were be very well
masked with Tamiya masking tape. Mr detailed and
Hobby H417 was then thinned with the same the
brands self-levelling thinners and the whole
model with the exception of the upper wing
surfaces sprayed.
Using the handy 1/72 scale painting diagram
contained in the instruction booklet the upper
surface camoulage scheme was
replicated free hand using RLM
74 and RLM 75, again
from the

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NEWS AND PREVIEWS FROM AROUND THE MARKETPLACE

STRANSKY’S ROBINSON we are aware of at the time of writing.
So far no one has complained about last month’s This unthinkable situation has been
controversial inclusion of a light civilian recognised by Czech plastic kit producer,
helicopter as a subject for Aircraft in Proile. The Stransky Kits. So after the release of their
Editor has been smugly noising it about that he superb Bucker 181 in 1/48 and the Learjet
was right and that ‘not everyone wants to read 35 in 1/144 Stransky Kits is preparing its
about Spitires all the time’. We remain irst release in the ‘The Gentleman’s Scale’ –
conident that it will come back to bite him, 1/72.
just like that picture of the deceased
badger he put in his last edition of ‘Scale This kit is coming soon. According to
Models International’ all those years ago, information from the producer all moulds
but in the meantime the good news is that are inished and decals for the irst two
there is a new kit of the R-44 on the way boxings are also designed. Stransky Kits is
It is very strange, that the Robinson R-44 waiting for the boxes at the moment, so
has never appeared as an injection every helicopter fan will have a ield day
moulded kit. You come across them very soon.
practically every time you visit any Air
Show or open day at your local aerodrome.
And what we can expect?
There is (or was) a resin one, produced by
Czech company MiKu in 1999 - 2000. Today The kit was designed using 3D technology
it is sold out and not easy to ind and and direct milling into metal plate. You can
thanks to the cockpit canopy being see some of the details on the renders we
provided as a vacformed part it was really have received from the producer. The very
only for experienced modellers. detailed small parts and engraved panel
The even smaller Robinson R-22 was lines are in line with contemporary
produced by Pavla, also in nineties, today standards. A variety of alternative parts is
this too is out of production and equally also included – loats, or camera for the
hard to ind. There is no kit in any form in ‘Newscopter’. Watch this space for more
the bigger 1/48 scale – or if so it is not one details when the Robinson is released.

WROCLAW SHOW with Hellire twin-launchers and a pair of LGBs. I remarkable folding ramps (which only etch can
note that positive location points are clearly re-create) there is a mass of essential external
144 Product news provided to ensure alignment too. detail for the airframe, engines and
By Mike Verier Undercarriage, propeller and various intakes and undercarriage, and being designed by
antennae are all included as separate and crisply modellers, there are also spares for the carpet
Various suppliers from around Europe were
tooled parts. monster. Shelf Oddity instructions are
present at Wroclaw and a number of exciting
The MQ-9 is a surprisingly large aircraft (span is downloadable so you can look before you buy.
new items surfaced.
around 20M) with more than a hint of sailplane In this case what I can only describe as a manual
Miniwings had a test-shot of the new MQ-9 - 11 pages - is very detailed and full of useful
about it, and I anticipate seeing a lot of these
Reaper, which is to be released in a number of delightful models actually built. information. It also credits this very magazine for
boxings, including a smart US Homeland the review-build.
Security version so they are not all grey either! Shelf Oddity have a number of new releases
including decals and etch. Star of the show was Also released is a generic set of Luftwaffe FuG
The tooling is sharp and to my eye shows a 220 antennae, the large - ‘H’ shaped ones Two
undoubtedly the long awaited etch for
steady improvement over previous releases. A different lengths of mounting pin allows you to
MicroMir’s Beverley. I have to declare a personal
two-part fuselage captures the rather Art update Me110 and Ju88 night ighters amongst
interest here of course being living proof that
Nouveau curves of the original well whilst the others. Simple, but very effective.
manufacturers and modellers can work together.
lying surfaces are all single-piece ensuring I also know there are lots of these kits sitting in Finally there are no less than four decal sheets
sharp trailing edges. stashes awaiting this release, which really does for F-47Ds, two covering Latin America, one
Four detailed weapon pylons are provided along enhance the model. Even if you ignore the French and a sheet of stencils.

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itted with the Fo 870, which was not so efficient, including the G-6 and G-8, as well as extended
and here we do get a very distinct external tailwheels and FuG 16ZY Moranne antennae.
difference. The Fo 987 oil cooler had a much Those so itted became officially designated as
deeper oil cooler bath, but in most G-14/AS they the G-14y or G-14/ASy and W Nr 785198 G-
were of course externally the same as a G-6/AS 14/ASy of 11./JG 11 is listed as shot down on 23
so itted. Jan 1945, and a G-14/ASMy is also listed as shot
As of July 1944 the number of G-14/AS built to down later that day.
war’s end is not known but is somewhere in the The G-14/AS I believe can be kitted from a G-6 as
region of 5,500 aircraft and albeit some had the externally there is no difference and even the
DB 605AM engines many were retroitted as
performance igures are the same. I will refer
standard with the Erla Haube and Peilrufanlage,
here to Eduard’s kit No 11119 Reichsverteidigung
GUSTAV NOTES - but as in the G-6/AS there was no set antenna
Fw 190A-8/R8 and Bf 109G-14, which could
location. They could all be itted with small or
BF 109G-14/AS large tail units and ins and rudders, K-4 type
easily be a G-6/AS or a G-14/AS! Slightly deepen
I have been asked over a series of Emails what trim tabs with or without Flettner trim tabs or the oil cooler and you have a G-14/AS with the
exactly is a Bf 109G-14/AS as it seems the Eduard two trim tabs as well as the Flettner tabs, and F0 987 oil cooler. Many had the Mk 108 30mm
kit is causing confusion to those less associated some G-6/AS-G-14/AS were found with rudders engine cannon, as well as some found with MG
with the type. It is to all intents and purposes a with a much sharper slopped bottom edge with 151 20mm engine cannon as per the G-6 series.
G-6/-G-6/AS so read G-14/-G-14/AS, and not all and without Flettner trim tabs. Most were G-6 modiications in the W. Nr ranges
were itted with the DB 605 ASM high altitude of 162000 to 166000 or the early batch from W.
In Dec 1944 the large 660X190 mainwheels
engine to become a full G-14/AS. The difference became common and the wing itted with the K- Nr 420 to 430 range, which of course is the G-6
in many was the Fo 987 oil cooler itted to some 4 type rectangular wing bulges, and a new wing W. Nr range
G-6/AS-G-14/AS as in the G-6/-G-6/AS it was was itted to some G-6/AS and G-14/AS aircraft Victor Copson

ICM was a night ighter with DB 603A engines, schools in Germany, but also intensively in the
powerful armament and radar. ICM’s new kit Luftwaffe.
New kits arriving from ICM include the very covers four options and is built up from 233 32007 - I-16 type 24 with Soviet Pilots (1939-
welcome irst release of the Do 217: parts. 1942)
48271 Dornier Do 217N-1 Nightighter 32033 Bücker Bü 131A, German Training Aircraft The set includes a 1/32 I-16 type 24 kit and 3
Developed as a replacement for the Dornier Do Another boxing of the Bu 131 kit sees the type in igures of Soviet pilots from the period 1939 –
17, the Do 217 was produced serially from its earlier form as the Bü 131A, which irst lew in 1942. The kit offers markings for four aircraft
November 1940 to May 1944. The Do 217N-1 1934 and was used not only for civilian light www.icm.com.ua

INTERMODELLBAU attracted 77,000 visitors to Unternehmensgruppe. ‘So in

Messe Dortmund from Thursday 2019 it was once again able to
4TH – 7TH APRIL to Sunday. ‘The show offers prove its position as the world’s
2019 visitors and exhibitors alike an largest exhibition for model
ideal and focussed platform for making and model sports.’ The
This well established event once exhibitors were satisied with
again provided approximately getting in touch with an
international model-making the overall result and the
500 international exhibitors growth of the exhibition.
from 18 countries with an community’, says Sabine Loos,
attractive forum for customer Managing Director of (Photo: Silvia Kriens)
service and sales. In total, it Westfalenhallen www.intermodellbau.de

HORIZON MODELS
Horizon Models are pleased to continue to add
to their line-up of pioneering spacecraft and
rocket kits with the addition of the Redstone
Launcher. For the irst time in plastic in 1/72,
scale modellers can now build their own Jupiter-
C/Juno I with Explorer I, America’s irst satellite.
Other options include the US Army PGM-11
Redstone IRBM, the Sparta research rocket lown
by the United States and United Kingdom, or
WRESAT, which launched Australia’s irst satellite.
The kit contains brand new tooled payloads to
go with the recently released Redstone rocket,
stainless steel photo-etch parts and high quality
decals by Microscale.
www.horizon-models.com

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BRENGUN BRL72175 US bomb 500-lb AN-M64A1

BRL72176 Me P1103 rocket ighter (Brengun kit)
Quite a haul in from Brengun this month, with
BRL72177 Trolley for Ohka model 11
the usual eclectic list of subjects and something
BRL72178 Trolley for Ohka model 22
for everyone:
BRL72179 Me P1103 rocket ighter canopy mask
1/72 Plastic Kits (Brengun kit)
BRP72036 Me P1103 rocket ighter BRL72180 Me P1103 rocket ighter Vacform
BRP72037 P-51/ Mustang Ia canopy (Brengun kit)
1/144 Plastic Kits BRL72181 P-51/ Mustang Ia (Brengun kit)
BRP144012 P-39Q Airacobra 1/48 Accessories
1/144 Accessories BRL48111 Gladiator Mk I (Roden kit)
BRL144149 P-39 Airacobra (Brengun kit) BRL48112 C-130 laps (Italeri)
BRL144150 MiG-29 Vacform Canopy (F-Toys kit) BRL48113 F4U Corsair Diamond Thread Wheels
BRL144151F-106A Vacform Canopy (F-Toys kit) set
BRL48114 F4U Corsair Block Thread Wheels set
BRL144152Su-27 Flanker B Vacform Canopy
BRL48115 F4U Corsair Ribbed Thread Wheels set
(Trumpeter kit)
BRL48116 F4U Corsair Ribbed/Diamond Thread
1/72 Resin Kits Wheels set
BRS72013 Aero A-18 BRL48117 F4U Corsair Cross Thread Wheels set
1/72 Accessories BRL48118 F4U Corsair Late Ribbed Thread (late
BRL72168 An-26 (A-model kit) '50s) Wheels set
BRL72169 An-26 loading ramp (A-model kit) BRL48119 Me P1103 rocket ighter (Brengun kit)
BRL72170 C-130J Engine set BRL48120 Me P1103 rocket ighter canopy mask
BRL72171 DH.98 Mosquito two stage merlin (Brengun kit)
BRL72172 KC-130J Harvest Hawk BRL48121 Me P1103 rocket ighter Vacform
BRL72173 Mi-6 Hook canopy (Brengun kit)
BRL72174 US bomb 250-lb AN-M57A1 www.brengun.cz

BUNNY FIGHTER CLUB but some are available only to loyalty club
Bfc membership entitles you to a host of beneits members so if you want to be sure of getting
them, and indeed all Eduard kits, at a knock-
and bargains at the Eduard shop online – and if
down price you need to join the BFC. This will
you are wearing your Bfc members T-shirt you
get you a 15% permanent club discount at
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they are trading! Bfc members also have event stand and a BFC t-shirt with a unique
exclusive access to Bfc special editions – like the design and special barcode, used for event
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Dornier Do 27 ‘Civilian Service’

By Robert Rose

angles of the decals

itted beautifully around
the model - not an easy
design task to achieve.
The build started with
the cockpit interior, as
usual. Special Hobby have
taken care to provide
notably differing
interiors, since the
Grzimek’s East African
machine was rigged for
Kit No: #72349 single pilot and ive total
on board to improve
Scale: 1/72
handling in those rugged
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic conditions, while other
Manufacturer: Special Hobby civilian machines had dual
controls and seating for six,
www.specialhobby.eu
more typically. Two
instrument panels are

T
his further edition of the irst mass provided, which is only really
produced post war aircraft built in West noticeable if the model is
Germany includes markings for the rigged with open doors and
machine used in East Africa by two German undercarriage
windows and inspected very
zoologists, Bernard Grzimek and his son Michael legs need particular care.
carefully. It is a nice touch.
Grzimek. Michael was killed in the aircraft in a Once completed I was very pleased indeed
After ensuring the relevant
collision with a vulture. This kit has some of the with this little aircraft. The parts it cleanly, the
holes were drilled in the fuselage sections for the
inest decals I have yet seen so take a bow scheme was a delight and the whole thing just
version being built, the fuselage was closed up,
Cartograf, whom Special Hobby tasked to looked as if it itted the East African bundu
itting together neatly. The engine cowling with
produce these. The East Africa Zebra striped
the desired front section and cowling front country or the high veldt. The only Dornier 27s I
scheme, featured on the box top, was clearly the
shape was built up next. The horizontal tail and saw in Africa were Portuguese Air Force
most attractive, but a scheme of wavy black
early shape rudder was next itted, followed by machines, rather more subdued in colour than
stripes all over an all-white background seemed
the selected undercarriage leg fairings - again this aircraft. They were distinctive and effective
to me to be asking for trouble. For whimsical
good attention to detail options. The wing is liaison aircraft, though somewhat surprisingly
reasons of past times, I decided to use that
moulded as separate top and bottom sections, still rather short of power on hot and high
scheme, braced for difficulties. I recall vehicles in
nicely detailing the full span wing slats. I elected
similar schemes, though not any aeroplanes. To conditions. The relatively unusual Lycoming
to keep this separate while the decaling was
my delight, these decals were tough enough to variant itted may have been partly to blame,
done asI felt that detailed decals in and around
be moved gently around into the correct plus a notably quirky arrangement of an
the cabin would be very hard to place with the
positions, whilst being very thin and able to automatic altitude sensor, which adjusted
wing on. So it was, the machine needing careful
wrap around the curved surfaces of this small mixture automatically.
handling and long drying sequences as the
aeroplane. The scheme had been superbly
complex decal set went on. It is a superb decal Overall I greatly enjoyed this little jewel of a
thought out, with the stripe separated into
sheet – have I mentioned that? kit. Strongly recommended for anyone with an
sections large enough to be easy to apply and
still small enough to handle. The artists who Positioning the decals with the main interest in the lighter side of lying and in
have drawn up the decal sheet and instruction components separate certainly made life easier. unusual machines. With plenty of military users
sheet diagrams have taken great care to ensure Some of the pieces were quite subtle and it took and quite extensive civil use as well, there are
that there are just enough clues to allow each plenty of study of the drawings to be sure I had plenty options available to play with. Go get
section to be applied correctly. The curves and the positions correct. The wavy lines around the one. Thanks to Special Hobby for this review kit.

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saw the Typhoon 1B No.174 Squadron RAF Holmsley

light of day in 2014 (Yes that long ago!) 1944
It’s nice to have the kit available again, All aircraft are in the standard RAF camoulage
enabling those of us that failed to pick one up of Ocean Grey/ Dark Green over Medium Sea
last time and regretting doing so the chance to Grey. The bonus decal sheet contains the
build this legendary set of parts, and the beneit markings for EJ956 in captured markings of
of time passing now enables the modeller to yellow undersides and RLM70 upper surfaces.
choose from a wide array of aftermarket items There is a note however on the paint guide
that have become available if they so choose. suggesting that the colour scheme is not
The fantastic box art hasn’t changed, but the conirmed.
size of the box and its contents took a bit of As both of the decal sheets are printed by
getting used to, especially as I was in the middle Cartograf then aftermarket quality can be
of the new Tamiya Bf 109 in 1/72. A pound coin assured and no issues with their use should
Hawker Typhoon 1B ‘Car Door’ has been used in the accompanying photos to arise. Full painting diagrams for each aircraft are
demonstrate the size of the fuselage and some provided along with official colour designations
Kit No: 19003 of the markings. to assist in cross matching from the Humbrol
Scale: 1/24 Lifting the lid reveals an enormous set of paint codes given.
parts, with around sixteen sprues including the The instruction booklet contains forty three
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic clear pieces. pages with assembly covered in a whopping two
Manufacturer: Airix There is nothing much to add to what others hundred and thirty two stages. Exploded view
www.airix.com have said about the detail found in the kit type diagrams show where the parts should it in
except to say it is outstanding - the stressed skin detail with the previous parts installation
and rivet detail on the fuselage has to been seen highlighted in red. Three options are outlined at
Airfix to be belied. the beginning of the text, and assembly stages
The Beast is Back A surprisingly small decal sheet is provided for relect this throughout the build.
By Rick Greenwood the four standard-liveried RAF machines. These Overall a lot of plastic for your money, with an
are as follows:

A
irix have made their fabulous 1/24 kit of enormous amount of detail contained within the
the Hawker Typhoon Mk IB available once Typhoon 1B No. 609 Squadron RAF Manston, kit.
more and rather than simply re-issuing Kent 1943 I’m looking forward to building this over the
the kit have included a different set of markings Typhoon 1B No. 486 Squadron RAF Tangmere next few months setting myself the deadline of
as proclaimed on the box lid, by means of a West Sussex 1942 Scale Model World in November. You can of
sticker. The plastic contents are unchanged from course see how the build pans out, so watch this
the irst release back in 2016, after the initial Typhoon 1B No. 181 Squadron RAF Appledram
1944 space
release of the bubble top version that originally
Until next time…

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By Huw Morgan
CARGOMASTER
Douglas Aircraft responded with
Douglas C-133A
the proposed C-133, which was
Cargomaster sufficiently interesting for the USAF
Kit No: 333 to order twelve pre-production
airframes, the irst light being in
Scale: 1/144
April 1956 with aircraft entering
Type: Injection Moulded service in signiicant numbers from
Plastic 1958. During its operational life the
C-133 was capable of moving
Manufacturer: Roden
virtually any item in the US military
www.roden.eu inventory and from the 33rd
airframe had modiied cargo doors

B
y the mid 1950's, air support to be able to load Atlas, Titan and
for military operations was Minuteman missiles in fully
becoming a key factor in the assembled form.
operations of air forces across the Roden's kit of the C-133A
world. In the USA, with its appears to be the irst model of the
enormous internal distances and its type on the market. Made up of
post-World War 2 and Korean War around 135 grey plastic parts on
commitments, the need for long- ten frames (four are identical for
range heavy lift capability was felt engine and undercarriage parts)
particularly keenly. At the time, the and twenty six clear parts, the kit is
US Military Air Transport Service well-moulded with ine surface
(MATS) operated a variety of inish detail. There's the option to
aircraft, most useful being the C- have the tail loading ramp open,
124 Globemaster II and the new but all the lying surfaces are ixed,
Lockheed C-130 Hercules but under and interior detail is simpliied. A
plans to upgrade the capability single marking option is offered, for
through the SS402L Logistic an all-over natural metal airframe,
Support Programme the USAF #40137 of MATS, 436th Military Air
invited proposals for an aircraft Wing 1970.
capable of lifting at least forty ive Overall, a nice-looking kit of a
tons, with a fuselage large enough rather overlooked subject, which
to give clearance for very heavy cries out for some aftermarket
equipment. attention.

GALAXY

signiicantly improved through external features of the upgraded AMW, 349 Air Mobility Wing, Travis
Lockheed C-5M Super
new avionics and the use of new version, but regrettably, doesn't Air Base, 2007, in overall grey.
Galaxy GE-F138-100 (CF-80C2) engine, tackle the fundamental issue of the Colour references throughout are
Kit No: 332 which offer a 30% shorter take off interior. As previously, it is possible for Vallejo paints, and the decals
run, and increased payload to pose the ailerons in the look to be OK, albeit with some
Scale: 1/144
capacity. The Galaxy is undeniably delected position and show the fuzzy edges.
Type: Injection Moulded an enormous aircraft, its cargo bay laps deployed. It's undeniably good to see a
Plastic being 30cm longer than the Wright At irst sight, the box contents modern kit of the Galaxy, although
Brothers' irst light, and routinely are impressive, with single-piece one can't help but feel that Roden
Manufacturer: Roden
capable of lifting 200Te of cargo. fuselage halves and upper and have just missed the point with the
www.roden.eu The only aircraft capable of lower wings. Closer examination lack of interior detail and the single
bettering this is the single Antonov however shows some moulding marking scheme option (what

W
hen it was introduced, the 225 Mriya airframe in use.
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy laws; there's serious lash on the about a green/grey Euro 1 scheme
represented a step Roden's kit of the C-5 Galaxy has smaller parts, particularly around Roden?) I don't normally comment
change in the air transport been around for a couple of years the undercarriage, some awful on the prices of kits, but for what's
environment, although its now, and whilst hailed as a modern shrinkage on the engine front in the box, a price tag at a well-
development was as troubled and version of the aircraft compared faces, and the wing upper surfaces known on-line store of a penny
politically contentious as any with previous Revell and Otaki show some shrinkage above the short of £100 seems a bit of a
aircraft in recent history. The USAF offerings, has drawn some criticism lap reinforcement which will be challenge.
has operated the C-5 since 1969, for its simpliied interior and lack of difficult to ill invisibly. Thanks to Roden for the review
through various upgrades, external detail. This upgraded - There's a single marking scheme samples.
although the latest C-5M variant is C-5M Super Galaxy represents the offered: s/n 86-0022 of the 60th

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A look at some of the latest publications

received for review Edited by Ernie Lee
Hawker Hunter in British Service -in format for near what many might
British Service universal access regard as the best
Author: Martin Derry and Neil Robinson and simplicity. publication yet from
Publisher: Pen and Sword books Ltd The author this source –
ISBN: 978 15267 424 97 presents clear although sadly Mr
Format: Softback, 96 pages, A4 detail Evans’ modelling
photographs contribution is
This is the latest in of the cockpit, limited to a single
the Flight Craft landing gear, article on the Airix
series and one I wheel wells, FR.9. Nonetheless
think many aviation exhausts and other details of interest to spectacular
enthusiast in the UK the scale modeller. The photographs were though. I may quit
will look upon with taken of the FF-1 at the National Museum of modelling now…
sadness as I believe Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida with the
the Hunter was the Otherwise the book is the deinitive
cooperation of the National Naval Aviation volume on how to model the Meteor. Armed
last ighter Museum staff, thus assuring adequate access
designed and built with this volume the full range of available
to the cockpit and other details. kits will hold no terrors for you, as no stone,
by the British.
Unfortunately the Priced at an affordable $12.00 each including rivet, or wing root fairing is left unexplored
cost of such a postage*, these CDs may be ordered from with an exhaustive collection of photographs,
machine, with its ever more Steve Muth, Peregrine Publishing, 70 The colour proiles, and of course the all-
complicated electronics, was to prove beyond Promenade, Glen Head, NY 11545, USA, by important 3D isometric drawings, which set
our slender purse. Consequently partners had telephone on (516)759-1089, by FAX on these books apart in terms of quality and
to be found. Luckily for us it was a great (516)759-1034 or email at utility as a modelling reference.
success and is a ine epitaph to British [email protected]. Payment by check on Very highly recommended and worth starting
engineering. a US bank in dollars or Pay Pal. a collection of Meteors for just to make use of
What the authors have done here is to *For foreign orders add $12.00 US dollars for it! I wonder if Richard has time to build
produce an excellent monograph covering all postage. anything himself these days?
the marks used by both the RAF and the www.valiant-wings.co.uk
Royal Navy. After the introduction we get a Chance Vought F4U Corsair
chapter on each variant. A fairly brief text
describes each one, but there are a Top Drawings 73 Macchi MC.202
considerable number of photographs, Author: Maciej Noszczak Top Drawings 71
complete with long informative captions, Publisher: Kagero Author: Alessandro Cordasco, Camillo
something I have come to expect from these ISSN: 978 83661 482 15 Cordasco
authors. Format: Paperback, 28 pages, A4 Publisher: Kagero
As this book is slanted towards the modeller Another useful set ISBN: 978 83661 482 22
we get a lengthy camoulage and marking of scale drawings Format: Paperback, 28 pages, A4
section, followed by forty-eight colour aimed at Another useful and
proiles plus a number of plan views. The next demystifying a informative
chapter is entitled ‘Modelling the Hawker convoluted collection of plans
Hunter’. This has photographs of nine subject. With so – this time with a
examples by different modellers that have many kits of the set of 1/72 masks
been carefully selected to show the Hunter in Corsair available for the Hasegawa
a range of scales and you will note that a this particular kit. This volume
number of them have been produced using issue is includes two
various upgrade parts. The last photographic guaranteed a loose A2 sheets
section is of cockpit shots. To some modellers, wide audience. of 1/32 drawings
including myself, these are of limited value The book follows to supplement
unless you are building a machine in ‘monster the usual format the 1/72 and
scale’. What is of use is the nice colour shot of with scale drawings in 1/48 and 1/72. There is 1/48 that
the ejection seat as this is the only part of the a separate loose A3 sheet giving the plan constitute the
interior that stands out. Looking at it I can views in 1/48 with scrap views of the different bulk of the bound-in pages. Four pages of
identify at least ive different colours. elements that determine the various marks excellent colour artwork complete this
Most British modellers of modern aircraft will Also included is an A4 colour poster printed concise and useful package.
have a Hunter in their show cabinet or in their on card.I would have preferred a set of masks www.casematepublishers.co.uk
stash - and remember it is your patriotic duty myself, but the drawings are superb and that,
to have at least one example if not more! after all, is the point of the book
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk www.casematepublishers.co.uk
Air War Archive
Ernie Lee Focke-Wulf Fw 190 The Early Years -
Operations in the West
Airframe Album 15
Author: Chris Goss
FF-1 Fii Aircraft Walk Around The Gloster/AW Meteor Publisher: Frontline Books
Detailed Photo Essay on CD Author: Richard A. Franks ISBN: 978 14738 995 68
Author: Steve Muth Publisher: Valiant Wings Format: Paperback, 172 pages, 245mm by
Publisher: Peregrine Publishing ISBN: 978 19129 320 23 190mm
Format: CD Rom Format: Paperback, 194 pages, A4 Planned to be a two part coverage of the Fw
This CD on the FF-1 Fii features detail colour The dream team of Richard Franks and Steve 190, with each volume containing at least 200
photographs published in word and JPEG Evans has been busy again, this time with photographs, this irst volume, covering the

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short nosed A-G Kagero’s authoritative drawings cover the colour! While most
series, includes type thoroughly in both 1/48 and 1/72, and of the photo
almost 230 photos, all includes a set of vinyl masks for the Zvezda kit captions are
in black and white in 1/48 and the HobbyBoss in 1/72. comprehensive
and www.casematepublishers.co.uk enough, there are
contemporaneous of many with just
the wartime period. general one
Following an The Luftwaffe Battle of Britain liners, although
introduction, Fighter Pilot’s Kitbag what struck me
describing the most was that
Uniforms and Equipment from the
type’s development none of the
Summer of 1940 photos are in
and entry into
Author: Mark Hillier any particular
Luftwaffe service,
Publisher: Frontline Books chronological and/or Mark/subtype or unit
Fw 190s employed in the training role are
ISBN: 978 14738 499 52 order, which can get a bit annoying when
featured irst, with at least seven of the
Format: Paperback, 140 pages, 245mm by you’re jumping from F.2s to F.6s then back to
images being duplicated from Luftwaffe
190mm F.3s and so on...
Training Aircraft reviewed elsewhere in this
issue! However the next section helps to Much has been I’m loathe to criticise any book, especially one
make up for this, with more photos of written about the from the likes of Pen & Sword, who have a
Oberleutnant Arnim Faber’s Fw 190A-3 than I actions fought good reputation, but I’m afraid I can’t really
have ever seen before, twenty eight of them, throughout the recommend this title. It is one that you will
monitoring the transformation of the aircraft summer and want to have a good look through before
from its Luftwaffe markings to when it was autumn of 1940 putting your hand in your pocket, and unless
operated by RAE Farnborough in RAF colour and of the men you have literally nothing else on your
scheme. and machines of bookshelves on the Lightning, I don’t think
both sides, but you’ll ind much in this tome to ire your
Coverage is then by individual
less attention imagination or add to your knowledge.
Jagdgescwadern, spanning early 1942 to the
has been paid
summer of 1944, including the Jabos of JG 2 www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
to what the
and 26 and the nocturnal Neil Robinson
aircrew wore
Schnellkampfgeschwader 10, followed by the
and carried with
photo recce subtypes with the inal section
them in the air. This particular book helps to F-8 and RF-8 Crusader in
briely covering the Mediterranean Theatre.
redress that balance.
As in all the Air War Archive titles, there are Detail & Scale
Primarily focusing on the items that a
generally only one or two photographs per Author: Bert Kinzey
Luftwaffe ighter pilot was issued with during
page, allowing them to be printed large, all Artwork by Rock Roczsak
the Battle of Britain, the book is split in to
with informative captions. I’m already looking
seven sections covering lying helmets, Detail & Scale
forward to the next one.
oxygen masks, goggles, lying clothing, produced its irst
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk lifesaving equipment, service dress and book on the F-8
Neil Robinson ancillary equipment such as watches, Crusader in
navigational equipment and maps. Each item 1988, and it was
is described and its purpose and use one of the most
Petylyakov Pe-2
explained using contemporary black and successful titles
Top Drawings 70 white photos, items of clothing and artefacts in the Detail &
Author: Oleg Pomoshnikov from private collections (in useful colour), and Scale Series.
Publisher: Oleg Pomoshnikov full colour illustrations, all with informative This updated
ISBN: 978 83661 482 08 captions. digital version
Format: Paperback, 20 pages, A4 In the lead up to the Battle’s Eightieth is enriched
Anniversary in 2020, this book could prove with much
The Petlakov
very useful to modellers who like adding new content, more
Pe-2 (Peshka) is the
aircrew to their models. photos, mostly in colour, and the addition of
best known Soviet
dozens of illustrations and full colour proiles.
twin engine light www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
bomber of World The book begins with a comprehensive
Neil Robinson developmental and operational history of the
War II. The aircraft
underwent Crusader, followed by a chapter covering
numerous Images of War every variant of the type produced for the US
structural changes, Navy and Marines. Chapters on the F-8s used
which allowed it to
The English Electric Lightning by NASA in advanced light research and the
be used as a heavy Rare Photographs from Wartime Crusaders used by the French Navy and the
ighter, a night Archives Philippine Air Force follow.
ighter, a dive Author: Martin W. Bowman As with all Detail & Scale books, the inal
bomber or a long Publisher: Pen & Sword chapter covers the scale models of the
range reconnaissance aircraft. Petlakov ISBN: 978 15267 055 63 Crusader, from the early kits that are now only
designed the Pe-2 while serving a prison Format: Paperback, 114 pages, 245mm by collector’s items, to the gamut of kits that
sentence for allegedly obstructing 190mm have been available for the past half century.
development of another aircraft project. This digital version features more than 260
Somewhat confusingly published under Pen
While incarcerated he was made head of a pages, 290 high resolution photographs,
& Sword’s Images of War series, whose sub
design group tasked with the creation of a twenty six full colour proiles and nineteen
heading is rare photographs from wartime
fast and durable machine that could freely illustrations. Available as both iBook and
archives, the book comprises an eight page
escort the ANT-42. The Pe-2 was advanced for Kindle versions, the book is also available in
introduction of the type, followed by some
its time with full metal construction, printed form. For full details on ordering in all
140 photos, either one or two to a page, but
pressurised cockpit, turbochargers and many formats visit the website at
all are in black and white, despite many of
up to the minute electronic systems. www.detailandscale.com
them having previously been published in

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MiG-25RB
By Rick Greenwood

A gloss-covered twenty four page instruction and cleaned up the it was found to be really
booklet is your guide through the build and sees good. The parts were provisionally tacked in
construction completed in eighty two steps. A place irst with a small amount of superglue to
paint reference chart is printed at the bottom of check the it was good in all aspects. Once this
page one, in both Cyrillic and English. Cross had been conirmed Tamiya Quick Setting Extra
references are given for the Revel and Tamiya Thin Cement was applied on the inside joint to
range of paints making it easier to source the secure the parts fully. A small amount of Mr
same colour in an alternative form to suit the Surfacer 500 was then applied along the joint
individual’s own preferred brand. A parts map line to blend it in with the surrounding panel
makes up the next three pages with detail.
construction commencing on page four. The action of the glue was found to soften the
The instructions for the build are provided in plastic considerably so ‘a less is better’ approach
exploded view diagrams with paint call outs was adopted from that point onwards.
annotated where required. Taking a quick look Skipping back to the beginning of the
Kit No: 72173 through the booklet the build sequence seems instructions at this point the cockpit side
Scale: 1/72 reasonable with the kit also featuring some nice consoles were added to their respective sides of
looking details. the fuselage. They feature good quality raised
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
detail.
Manufacturer: ICM
Making a Start Once the starboard side sidewalls were added
www.icm.com.ua to the fuselage section the build then focused
Taking an extra moment to read and
understand the build sequence fully can pay on the nose gear bay. Again detail is very good
Straight to the point - what’s in the box? considering the small scale of the kit. It was
dividends later in the build by juggling sections

T
he box top art work is a simple digital affair of the suggested sequence to ease construction found that the nose gear leg could be itted later
that is in stark contrast to the quality of the but care must be taken when choosing such a in the build so it was omitted at this point. The
parts inside. Lifting the lid of the box route so as to not make it harder to add process is repeated for the port sidewall, after
reveals yet another plain white carton additional parts of the kit later on. construction of the cockpit loor and ejection
containing the kit parts. In total there are nine seat.
dark grey coloured plastic runners and a single After a quick read through it was decided to
add the front nose sections to the cockpit area of The seat needs to be added at this point and
small clear sprue containing the cockpit and is made up of a number of separate parts
landing light lens. Closer inspection of the the fuselage irst, rather than add it as a
completed section later. This allowed any issues compromising head box, rear framework, back
plastic shows that the moulding is very good rest and seat cushion. Once completed the rear
with crisp engraved surface and panel detail in terms of it to be situated down the length of
the nose rather than the fuselage sides. The seat parts were added to the rear bulkhead as it
with raised areas where appropriate. had been secured in place at the start of the
beneit of this approach means that any illing or
The plastic was found to be a little brittle and sanding can be accomplished along a major build.
some of the sprue attachment points were a joint versus a panel line. The cockpit loor is a free loating part as the
little excessive for the smaller more instructions don’t really make it all that clear
delicate items. With the parts cut from the sprue

Instructions and two The pile of plastic sealed Surface detail is made up
The aftermarket sets small decal sheets in the bags ready for the of ine engraved panel
used during the build provided in the kit build ahead lines and rivet detail
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The internal
cockpit parts were
built up and painted as The forward section of the nose was
described in the text the irst step of the build

The internal structure was

secured in place. The it round the
intakes could have been better
but was not noticeable on the
inished model

The fuselage was successfully built up

by following the instructions. The only
iller needed was a smear of Mr Surfacer
along the wing root

The laps and ailerons are

provided as separate parts and
can be added delected

modeller with regards to this stage

of the build and stage fourteen
really added to the confusion. It
shows the front cockpit already
in situ, with the parts
where constructed in stage eight and
it sits in relation to nine being added as the rear
the other items. Its bevelled edge cockpit. Working on the basis
sits along the front edge of the rear that this is a single seater the step
bulkhead and was a little was simply ignored.
problematic to align correctly. To With the cockpit now safely
rectify this both fuselage sides were enclosed between the fuselage
brought together and held in place sides and no it issues being noted
with masking tape. the addition of Tamiya Extra Thin
The loor was then inserted Cement made the joints
through the gap in the underside permanent. Nothing more was
of the fuselage where part F11 will needed in terms of seam clean up
eventually sit. than a swift session with a Flory
Models green cored ine dual
The loor had the instrument
sander.
panel attached and then aligned
with the cockpit side walls and
fettled into place. Once happy with Draw Breath
the alignment careful application of The next stage of the build dealt
liquid cement secured it in place with the intakes, which again
The jet and it was left to dry. featured some rather nice detail
cans are The fuselage parts were then and it was becoming difficult to
opened up without fear of remember that this was a 1/72
well detailed knocking the parts out of scale kit at times, as the detail
and were painted alignment. wouldn’t look out of place in the
The instructions don’t help the larger 1/48. Each intake was made
using differing shades of metallic lacquers
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MRP Gunship Grey FS36118 was

used for the dark grey panels Even more masking this time for the metal section
at the rear. Vallejo metallics were used here

The weathering was built up from different shades

of the original paint work and Flory Models’ wash
applied by airbrush
up of three separate parts featuring it’s obvious when they are sat
'The undersides were
the two side parts and the main correctly. treated in the same
intake roof. These were sandwiched Once secured in place the under manner with the wash
together to make the single intake fuselage tray was offered up to the
ramp for each side. front fuselage for the irst time. The applied a little darker
Part C8 was then added to the it was not too impressive, to say to relect the grime of
rear of the front fuselage section the least.
and makes up a cradle for the
the underbelly
With some head scratching it
intake ramps to it into. Some was found that part C8 was either
difficulty in obtaining precise added the wrong way round or
alignment was found but after a generally interferers with the it in
few dry runs everything seemed to this area. Rectiication was swift
sit where it should and was glued and armed with the trusty side
in place. cutter the offending portions were
The single part underside unceremoniously hacked away.
moulding features a wealth of After a few more dry runs and
engraved and raised details that test itting the parts could be
although possibly a little over done more or less lined up
for the scale are none the less correctly, albeit with a
impressive. small gap being
A guide in stage twenty shows forced open
precise measurements for the along the
modeller to open up a trio of holes, ventral seam
which was quickly, accomplished of the fuselage, to the rear of the
using the recommended sized drill nose gear bay. A shim of plastic
bit. card was added here and glued in
place, then cut lush with the
The lower tray then had the main surface plastic once the glue had
wheel wells built up and added as fully dried.
suggested in the guide before
moving onto the main intake Attention turned to the rear of
ducting. the fuselage and another bulkhead
needed to be added at this point.
Replicas of the irst stage Part C4 had the mould parting lines
compressor blades are provided to that interfered with its it sanded
blank off the ends, which is smooth and then the part was
fortunate as a good view down the secured in place ensuring
intakes is possible when viewed at it was sitting vertically.
the correct angle. It took some
Each fuselage
working out how to insert them
into the rear of the intake ramps
side section With the undercarriage added
was then
but they only it one way round so the underneath was completed
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glued in place before itting the top fuselage complete and the irst coat of AK grey iller They were applied
part. The it was almost perfect with just small primer was laid down. A few spots and areas using low air pressure by
amounts of Mr Surfacer being required to hide needed further attention but nothing major. Mr airbrush as they need care putting
the joints. Once happy with the top the two Surfacer 500 was needed in a few areas just to them down to avoid runs, looding and tide
separate tail sections were added again with an tidy the joints up to an acceptable inish. marks.
almost perfect it. The model was then washed in warm soapy Once dried, they looked good but were then
The engines were built up and test-itted, and water and scrubbed with an old toothbrush, protected with a coat of Johnsons Klear loor
it was found that they needed to be added which helped to remove any traces of build polish as the inish can be quite delicate.
before the fuselage top section because the debris, sanding dust and inger grease in The masking was then removed and any
para-brake housing sits over the top of the parts preparation for the application of the top side touch ups completed before the whole model
making it impossible to it them later. A small colour. was then given the same protection with the
section on the top surface also acts as a key, so The model was then left to air dry overnight gloss coat.
for the jet cans to be added later in the build to before commencing with the next stage of the
facilitate painting, it needs to be removed. build.
With this done the jet exhausts can be added Weathering
later after being painted themselves, making Breaking up an overall grey colour scheme is
masking a little easier too. Colouring In essential as the inal result will look odd if left
The tops of the intakes are separate parts as Surface preparation is crucial to obtaining unaltered with the model not capturing the look
well making another set of joints. Fortunately satisfactory top coats, so with this in mind the of the real aircraft and becoming almost toy like
they it well but ensure you have the correct complete primed airframe was polished with in appearance.
items - a good way of telling is that one pair are micromesh 12000 grit cloths. This ensured the How much or what type of weathering effects
longer than the other. surface was ready to accept the top coats and is are administered are down to the modeller to
especially important as there are many areas of decide and the inal result cannot please
Some illing and sanding was needed where the airframe that include metallic inishes.
they meet the fuselage to make an acceptable everyone, with some saying it might be
union in what would be a very highly visible area After some deliberation and consultation with overdone and vice versa. Once element that
of the inished model. photo reference material found on-line, RAF must be considered though is scale effect and
Medium Sea Grey was favoured for the overall working in a smaller scale can sometimes prove
base colour. Whilst not convinced that this is the to be challenging enough.
Wings correct shade - as a quick cross reference with The idea with this model was to use the
The wings are a traditional tab and socket it. MRP Traffic Grey showed considerable slightly darker Medium Sea Grey as the overall
The wings themselves are split into top and differences - it seemed a better match. ICM call base coat and then break this up with a marble
bottom sections that are glued together. Further for Tamiya XF80 or Revel 371 in the colour call effect of differing shades of grey, in some ways
items are then added such as the laps and outs. like the marble coat used if utilising the black
ailerons, which can be posed delected if the With the base colour dry the darker grey areas basing method.
modeller wishes. The upper surface wing fences around the airframe indicated in the painting Tamiya XF80, which was the recommended
were then cut from the sprue, had their guides were masked off. The guide doesn’t help colour in the paint diagram, was lighter than the
attachment points cleaned up, and were glued much really in this department as it lacks under Medium Sea Grey so this was used to add
in the location holes provided. surface and top side proiles. highlights.
On the underneath the addition of the pylon The instructions were then borrowed from the Particular attention was given to the wing and
mounting points was tricky. These were found to larger 1/48 scale kit of the type from the Revell tail upper surfaces as these would be subjected
be very thin with three great sprue attachment re-box of the ICM kit. MRP-40 FS36118 Gunship to more sunlight than the vertical surfaces. With
points along their length. Cleaning them up was Grey was then applied by airbrush and left to the paint mix thinned right down and
virtually impossible without breaking them, a dry, before carful removal of the masking tape. compressor set to low air output a random mix
solution however was to glue them in place then The antiglare panel was then masked and of shapes was applied. Then panel lines and
carefully cut the attachment points away with a painted Mr Hobby Tire Black H77. other structural details were highlighted with a
fresh number 10 blade in the scalpel. This was With the major part of the colour scheme now thinned down mix of Flory Models Dark Dirt
found to be much easier as the items were in place thoughts turned to the multiple areas of wash. This was diluted with plain tap water and
supported along their whole length by the metal found around the rear of the airframe. applied with an airbrush to build up deposits
undersurface of the wing. around raised structural details as well as the
Following the paint guide in the instructions
The laps were posed dropped while the booklet the required panels were masked off. edges of panels.
ailerons were posed deselected, one side up and Using Vallejo metallics the metal areas were Darker applications were applied to the
the other down. depicted by building up differing shades from underside to give the impression of the dirt etc.
The major fuselage assembly was now Pale Burntmetal, Aluminium, and Magnesium. on the undersides of the aircraft.

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Once dry, the model was given a very thin highlight the raised details before careful painted Dark Gull Grey and dry brushed with
mist coat of the original MRP shade. This was in application of a dark dirt wash added depth in Light Gull Grey before adding the dark dirt wash
the region of 90% thinners to 10% paint and the recessed areas. in the same way as the undercarriage parts.
used to blend any harsh areas in and give a The wheels for the main gear are divided With the build almost at is conclusion the only
smooth overall look to the model. Another coat vertically in two and were glued together and item left to install was the elaborate nose
of loor polish followed before adding the same quickly cleaned up before being painted at the mounted pitot tube. The kit item is a little clunky
wash to the panel lines and recessed details on same time as the single part nose wheels. and probably out of scale. It also didn’t help that
the airframe. the sprue attachment points made the item all
Gunze Tire black was used for the rubber
Another quick gloss coat ensured the effects sections with Xtracolor Russian wheel hub green but impossible to clean up effectively without
weren’t washed away with the water used to put used on the rims and hubs. The detail is breaking it. As metal pitot tubes are a lot
on the decals, as well as providing an acceptable for the scale and responded well to stronger and resilient to the odd knock the
appropriate surface for the markings. the dry brushing and wash applications. As they Master set for the type was procured on-line. The
are really noticeable on the model it’s worth detail this part contains is sublime featuring the
spending a little time to get things right. nose mounted conical section, the fancy array of
Decals blade aerials, and the longer end part. A small
Two small sheets are provided in the kit and All the parts were then a simple push it into section at the end of the kit’s nose was removed
looked to be well printed in register with good their respective location holes secured with a to ensure the diameter matched that of the
colour density. Markings for four alternative blob of Tamiya Extra Thin Cement for security replacement part. The conical nose section was
schemes are offered all in overall light grey, and left to dry for a few minutes. Then while still then secured in place with a small amount of
these being two Russian Air force aircraft, Blue slightly tacky the alignment of each unit was superglue, then the longer extended part was
55 and 57, both during the 1970s. A single checked and corrected where necessary. pushed through the middle of the blade aerials
option from the Iraqi Air Force dated 1980 was Once happy everything was straight and level and superglued in place.
the subject of this build while the inal scheme is the model was left for a suitable amount of time The whole model was then given a coat of
for a Syrian Air force machine dated 1971/2. for the glue to set fully. The wheels were then Tamiya Matt varnish to conclude a satisfying
The decals behaved lawlessly when applied added following a similar process to ensure they build.
and no adverse reaction was noted when Daco were at the correct angle too.
Red setting solution was used. The canopy is a little thick but quite useable.
This can be posed open or closed but the it in Final Thoughts
The decals snuggled down into the recessed
panel detail after a couple of applications. the closed position was found to be a little hit ICM have gone up in my estimations and their
and miss and would require careful alignment to latest kits look excellent. While this is the irst to
A multitude of stencil data is provided on the avoid a step or gap. Choosing the open position pass over the work bench there are quite a few
second small sheet and these were added where the canopy sections were masked with Eduard more in the stash, with the 1/48 scale version of
they could be seen according to the reference mask set CX533 for the type. Once masked a this kit taking up a whole heap of space. The kit’s
material used. Once they had fully dried any coat of the internal blue/green colour was laid surface detail is consistent and very good and
excess setting solution or watermarks were down irst followed by a coat of satin black. while the plastic is a little soft it sands well and is
removed with a cotton bud dipped in a little tap easy to work with.
water. The markings were then sealed in with A layer of AK Interactive grey micro iller
another layer of gloss coat, before a very dilute primer was then put on before the inal top coat The construction sequences and fuselage
mist coat of the original MRP topcoat was colours. breakdown sent shivers down my spine when
applied to tone the fresh bright markings down The parts were then left to dry overnight to irst scrutinising them, but I was wrong as the it
a little so they didn’t look too out of place on the ensure the base layers of paint had fully cured of the parts was very good with only a smudge
weathered background. before removing the masks. Whilst being a little of iller needed to blend some of the joints and
on the expensive side the cost of the masks is seams into the surrounding areas.
recouped in the short and fuss free masking Russian subjects from a company based in the
The Ends in Sight session they provide. Ukraine should hopefully be accurate too and
It was now time to get the undercarriage The ejection seat was detailed as well at this the model captures the look and stature of the
added to the model so that work on the point with items used from the Eduard set big MiG well. Recommended, to all but the
additional underside items could be carried out. 73649. This set is quite comprehensive and complete novice due to the complicated build
It is worth noting that all the undercarriage parts replaces or updates a lot of detail on the model if sequence but other than that it’s a great kit.
can be added after the fuselage has been the modeller wants to go the extra mile. For this With some interesting subjects in their
assembled with no alteration to the kit parts. build just the seat belts and other items for the catalogue this manufacturer shouldn’t be
Just why manufacturers insist on the modeller seat were used to great effect as they can easily overlooked.
adding them during construction or at be seen in the open cockpit.
inappropriate steps is a mystery, as when added Stages seventy nine onwards in the
in the later stages lessen the risk of damage Until next time…
instruction booklet deal with the assembly of
considerably. the weapons load and pylons. Only four bombs Rick Greenwood
The undercarriage legs were built up as and pylons for the under wing stations were
directed and painted light grey (Tamiya XF80). added to this model but the detail on both the
They were then dry brushed with ordnance and pylons is very good.
white to The bombs were

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Scaling to New Heights

Model Classic 2019 By Walter Schlueter

Approximately half the club members

presenting for the camera…

O
n April 20, 2019 the Our sponsor, the Fairfax High
Northern Virginia chapter of School Choral Boosters, gleefully
IPMS USA reached new provided food and refreshments for
heights with the Northern Virginia everyone. Our show is a major
Model Classic held at Fairfax High fundraising boost for their annual
School. We set new records in budget and they seemed to enjoy
numbers of models competing, and helping make our show such a
attendance with a total attendance record breaker.
just shy of 1000 people. This year’s In addition, we had the very rare
theme was ‘D-Day to the Bulge’ and opportunity and honor to have in
for a one-day show, with 588 attendance a World War II veteran
models competing and close to 60 who participated in the invasion of
vendors we have now exceeded Okinawa. He was presented with a
some large regional IPMS-USA lag that lew over the US Capitol
events. This was a major milestone building.
for our chapter. For those who may Here is a selection of pictures
not be familiar with how the that give a lavor of our chapter and
competition is in the US, it is the size of this amazing show. Work
individual versus individual instead is already in progress to put
of club versus club, with together next year’s show, so stay
competition in nearly 100 tuned.
categories. Hope to see you in 2020.

Not a common subject

at shows – Valom’s
Albemarle looked
good in D-Day stripes

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With plenty to see and do – not to mention

buy! – the show was buzzing all day

The check in area for competitors,

staffed as ever by the responsible adults

Best aircraft in show

We were proud to host a veteran of Okinawa – seen here

presented with a lag that lew over the US Capitol building

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AIR AMBULANCE

East Anglian Air Ambulance

By Andy McCabe

previous types employed. The average cruising contains nine sprues of grey and three sprues of
speed of the H145 is 137kts (158mph), which clear injection moulded plastic, one decal sheet,
allows crews to get to anywhere in the 5,326 and one instruction booklet. Colour call outs are
square miles the service covers in twenty ive for Revell’s own brand of paints and the decal
minutes. The helicopter carries enough fuel to ly sheet provided is for one aircraft, which is an
Airbus H145 Helicopter for over two hours with a range of nearly 300 H145, Surveillance version, Police Helicopter
nautical miles (335 statute miles). Squadron, Baden-Wurttemberg, Stuttgart 2017.
Kit No: 04980 The decals are of course superbly printed, but
The aircraft is 14ft high and 38ft 3in long -
Scale: 1/32 25% larger than the EC135. It has a travel speed many won’t be used on this build.
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic of up to 145kts (167mph), which is at least As this project focussed on a speciic user of
15mph faster than the EC135T2. the H145 with highly specialised equipment I
Manufacturer: Revell
The Airbus H145, or EC145 as it was before began by researching the subject and obtaining
www.revellgmbh.de as many photos as I could of the interior, which
Airbus took control of Eurocopter in 2014, is a
twin engine light utility helicopter that in regular differs markedly from the Surveillance version
Guideline Publications is proud to be a supplied in the kit.
use can carry up to nine passengers and two
sponsor this year of the East Anglian Air crew. The aircraft can be used or conigured in a
Ambulance Service. This conversion is a number of roles including passenger, corporate, Getting the stretcher to the correct scale was
special project commissioned in connection Emergency Medical Services, Search and Rescue the irst task. Using the kit’s cockpit loor as a
with our sponsorship and we would like to and Police. guide I drew around it on a piece of paper and
extend our gratitude to veteran reviewer and The irst light of the EC-145 was on the 12th scanned it into my computer, then after inding
contributor Andy McCabe for the work that June 1999 and in excess of 1300 have been built a layout plan of the H145 on the Airbus website I
has gone into this unique and very distinctive to date. The aircraft is powered by two copied and pasted it into the outline of the
model. Turbomeca Arriel 1E2 Turboshaft engines. cockpit loor, which gave me the approximate
The EC/HC-145 has proved to be a highly dimensions of the stretcher.

E
ast Anglian Air Ambulance operates two
H145 helicopters: G-RESU, code name versatile and popular aircraft and has been sold The stretcher itself was scratchbuilt using
Anglia One, located at Norwich Airport and to numerous countries worldwide for service in styrene rod and sheet, while the bedding and
G-HEMC, code name Anglia Two, located at both Civil and Military roles. baggage on top was formed from Milliput.
Cambridge Airport (Marshall). The Revell kit as supplied is the H145 All of the medical
Helicopters, pilots, and engineers are Police Surveillance Helicopter, equipment was
provided by Babcock International. The H145 is kit 04980. The kit itself scratchbuilt from
capable of carrying two light crew, has been plastic with the instrument
three clinicians and a patient, whilst around since 2005 and faces being copied from photos then
providing a considerable is very nicely moulded with scaled down to size to it and printed out -
increase in cabin space and superb detail. simple but effective.
performance over The box The port fuselage internal

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Completed interior ready The Ambulance interior differs widely from the
for painting Surveillance version supplied in the kit and
required a degree of
research to
get the
details right

The inished
interior
painted

The
medical
equipment fascia
panels were all
photographs of the real thing
reduced in size and printed out

The decal sheet is

available in both 1/72
and 1/32 from Guideline
Publications The inished
interior now all
buttoned up within
the fuselage halves

The two Tablet computers

either side of the console were
scratch built
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checking the photos. I assembled the Trakka

wall
Beam and itted it and then itted the
equipment was
various antennae in their positions.
also scratch built as above. This
was a lengthy process and took a couple of It was now time to apply the
weeks to do, however when painted it looks custom made decals, which
the part, although the real Paramedics may have will be available in both
something to say about that! 1/32 and 1/72 from
Guideline Publications.
The layout of the crew seats also differs from The
These are superbly
the Surveillance version as do the seats tail rotor
printed and look
themselves. The headrests on the seats are of the assembly was not
excellent on the model. I
same type as those provided for the pilot and assembled as per the
would recommend
co-pilot so were modiied accordingly and new instructions. I left the rotor
applying a coat of varnish over
headrests made. and vane assembly out as I did
the inished model though after they have been
In between the two rear-facing forward seats not want to see the joint between
applied. This is nothing to do with the decals but
is a storage unit (I think that’s what it is, or as our the two tail boom halves where
more to protect them afterwards.
illustrious Editor asked maybe a cashpoint or they it and it would have been very
difficult to clean up with the vanes The rotor blades were now painted,
vending machine?), this was also scratchbuilt.
attached, they did however slot very assembled and itted. With the decals applied a
I could now start to build up the interior. The nicely into place later on after the coat of gloss varnish was sprayed on, then the
interior parts were sprayed prior to assembly fuselage had been painted. masking was removed and the model was
and then I started on the cockpit. This was built inished.
straight from the box as per the instructions but The cockpit glazing was now itted.
with the addition of two Tablet computers either This is a large piece of clear plastic with
side of the instrument console, again complex curves, so masking would have to Conclusion
scratchbuilt. The decals from the kit were used be done using masking luid and not tape
This was a rather special project and it was a
on the instrument panels and cockpit seats. on this part.
pleasure to undertake. The interior was
The cabin seats were sprayed blue and detail The sliding cabin doors were dry-itted into challenging but I felt it was important to get it
painted and the kit’s decal seat harnesses position and the clamshell rear doors attached right.
applied. They were then glued to the cabin loor using masking luid. The skids were now glued
The Revell kit is superbly produced and while
and the stretcher ixed into place. The two cabin into position and then a coat of white primer
it would look good in its Police colours, it looks
side walls were then decaled and glued to the applied.
splendid in its yellow East Anglian Air
cabin loor. Generally the it of the parts is excellent and Ambulance colour scheme and makes for a very
The cabin roof had additional strip lights very little iller was needed. impressive model.
added and was then glued to the two side walls, The model was then sprayed all over with The Air Ambulance is a critical service for
and that was basically the interior completed… Vallejo 70.915 Deep Yellow and assembly those whose lives depend on it and without this
for now. continued by painting and itting the tail rotor and the dedicated staff and crew that operate
The assembly of the fuselage followed the and vanes. them many lives would be lost. My thanks go
kit’s instructions from this point onwards, with The it of items on the East Anglian Air out to them.
the clear glazing now installed into the fuselage Ambulance, such as aerials etc, varies from the
halves. Surveillance type so it was a case of just keep

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Scaled Down Gladiator

By Huw Morgan

been delivered, followed by around 500 Mk IIs some seatbelts from very narrow strips of lead
with the more effective Mercury VIII and a Fairey foil, which drapes convincingly. The fuselage
three-blade propeller. More than 200 Gladiators halves join up with only minor sanding of the
were sold abroad, particularly to the Baltic seams and the canopy its without any
states, Egypt, Belgium and China. aggravation. I'd acquired a set of canopy masks
Mark 1 Models have released several boxings from Peewit, which given the minuscule size of
of their neat Gladiator in 1/144 scale, with plastic the individual panels was well worth it. The
representing a Mk II variant but in some cases representation of the engine is rather plain, and
catering for the Mk I by including a two-blade while it its to the front of the fuselage easily the
propeller in resin. The kit built here (In Foreign three-segment cowling is a bit of a challenge.
Service) included two options for Swedish Firstly the joint faces aren't perpendicular to the
aircraft itted with locally-designed skis, which outer and inner surfaces, meaning that there are
Gloster Gladiator MkI/MkII/J8 signiicant grooves at the joints that need illing,
were also supplied in resin. The resin skis and
Kit No: MKM14454 and secondly there's no location assistance so
propeller are well produced although the resin
lining everything up while gluing is very iddly.
Scale: 1/144 itself is brittle and needs some care in separating
the parts from the pour blocks. Apart from the I used superglue to ill the joints, which were
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic resin the kit comprises thirty nine plastic parts then dressed by painstaking work with ine iles
and a rather thick one-piece clear canopy, the to preserve the rocker cover bulges, all the while
Manufacturer: Mark 1 moulding being tidy with reasonably ine detail supporting the assembly on a conveniently
www.4pluspublications.com and no lash, distortion or shrinkage. Six sized paintbrush handle.
schemes are offered: The lower wings are presented with plain butt
joints to the fuselage although I decided to

T
he Gloster Gladiator lives in the public • J8 (Gladiator Mk I) #235, Black 8-5 Flyglottilj,
awareness as an example of plucky Swedish Air Force, Västerås, 1937-38 strengthen them with wire pins given the
resistance in the face of signiicant amount of handling I expected to do in rigging
• J8A (Gladiator Mk II) #284, Yellow F, Flyglottilj the airframe. I took a chance on the tail planes
adversity, epitomised for many in the story of 19 (Swedish Voluntary Wing) Northern
the defence of Malta by Faith, Hope and Charity, and glued them direct using superglue.
Finland, 1940
a story which was in fact the product of a
Maltese newspaper published some time after • J8A (Gladiator Mk II) #284, Yellow F, Swedish
Air Force, Barkaby, March 1940 Adding the Bungees
the ten day period when Malta's air defence was
represented by four Gladiators brought out of • Gladiator Mk I, Black 116, 1st Aviation Building biplanes with rigging usually
storage and lown by volunteer pilots. There's no Regiment, Latvian Air Force, Spilve, 1938-39 requires one to think through the sequence of
doubt that Gladiator pilots often lew heroically construction and painting steps that will give
• Gladiator Mk I, Black 116, VVS KA, Air Force of the best result with minimum stress. My usual
against the enemy, but the reality is that the the Red Army, Occupied Latvia 1940
Gladiator was seriously outclassed by most preference is to assemble the interplane and
aircraft in the Axis forces even in the early days • Gladiator Mk I, NJ+BO (W.Nr 45829) Erg.Gr.(S) sometimes cabane struts to the lower
of WW II. 1, Langendiebach 1942 wing/fuselage and rig the main bays using
There may be some question over the details elastic thread before itting the upper wing,
The Gladiator emerged as a result of the RAF's relying on the strength of the strut-to-wing joint
attempts in the early 1930s to break out from for the Swedish aircraft, since the J8 is shown
with a three-blade propeller and the J8A with to sustain the overall shape. In this case, the
the conservative approach to ighter design need to be able to paint the olive green stripes
deined by the two-gun, single-bay, radial- the earlier Watts unit. The enthusiast is directed
to a rigging diagram available on the Mark 1 over the main aluminium inish on the lower
engined biplane standard of the day, issuing a wing upper surface caused me to think again
challenging speciication, F7/30, calling for four- website. I wanted to build one of the Swedish
airframes, partly to use the nice skis, but also to and through a not entirely logical process, I
gun armament and a top speed of 250 mph, and decided that completing the airframe before
suggesting the use of the troubled Rolls Royce add to my collection of aircraft used by the
rigging was the best way forward in this case. I
Goshawk steam-cooled V12 engine. Swedish Air Force, which meant #284 with its
itted the interplane struts irst using a simple
Unimpressed by the Goshawk, Gloster chose to complex aluminium/light blue/olive striped
cardboard guide to get the angle right, then
pursue F7/30 as a private venture, using a scheme.
ixed the upper wing and let it set fully before
development of its biplane design family and Construction begins with the simple cockpit easing the cabane struts into place. Whilst I've
using a Bristol Mercury IV radial engine of 530hp. in which a rear bulkhead, seat, and control had some success at spot gluing rigging to a
The inal design was in effect a slightly-improved column are ixed to the loor, and a inished airframe in the past, in this case I
derivative of the Gauntlet, which nearly representation of the radio shelf ixed to the rear decided on drilling through the main planes to
achieved the 250 mph target, and addressed the of the seat. There's little by way of location take the rigging threads using a 0.3mm drill
four-gun requirement by using two Lewis guns guidance, so it's worth checking the it inside having carefully measured where to place the
in pods below the lower wing. By the time the the fuselage halves before the glue is fully dry. holes at the base of the struts. Using my
prototype lew in 1934 the RAF had realised that The instrument panel gets a decal to represent preferred medium of Uschi van der Rosten
despite the promise of the new monoplane the instruments and there's a tiny control standard elastic thread I could now begin to
Spitire and Hurricane designs it would face a column. Painting references are for generic place cut lengths into position, recognising that
three or four-year gap in capability, which might colours only, so for the 'grey-green' of the most of the drilled holes would need two pieces
be illed by the Gladiator, and by the end of 1937 cockpit I used Mr Hobby Interior Green (H51). threading through. After anchoring one end of
over 200 Mk I versions (with Mercury IX engines Despite the thickness of the canopy and the the two pieces passing through a single hole
and two-blade Watts ixed-pitch propellers) had likely distortion of any interior view, I added with superglue, I could stretch one of them to a

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The kit includes decals for six schemes,

including for a captured airframe used by the
Luftwaffe
Mark 1 show rigging diagrams for the Mk 1
and Sea Gladiator on their website

The kit includes decals for six schemes,

including a captured airframe used by the
Luftwaffe'

The resin skis and propeller are well produced,

although the resin itself is brittle and needs
Surface detail is quite nice, although the some respect when separating the parts from
engraving of the panel lines is rather heavy. the pour blocks
There's very little lash or distortion

There's a useful interior, which won't be very

visible, but where the seat can be enhanced
with belts from lead foil

The lower wings it with plain butt joints,

which are best reinforced with pins The Peewit
canopy mask
set is a very
useful The three-piece cowl is quite difficult to get
addition round and seamless. I found mounting it on a
paintbrush handle helped

The rigging
needs a
methodical
approach,
even though it
looks like a
The tiny interplane struts were added using a tangle at
simple cardboard template to get the angle times
right

reasonable tension and anchor it with its new planes, and with a splinter application to the rear gentle touching up and inally the olive could be
partner thread. It sounds terribly complex but of the fuselage underside. The upper surfaces of hand painted in multiple thin coats of Vallejo
isn't really, as one is generally working with one the wings, tail planes and fuselage, and the in Model Colour 70.892. The surfaces were
thread under tension and one loose, leaving the and rudder carried wavy stripes in olive green prepared for decals with a coat of Future and the
last gluing to be done on the diagonal lying applied rather randomly In order to replicate this decals themselves placed without difficulty
wires from the top of the interplane struts to the on the tiny airframe (wing span is 64mm) I using plain water. Several thin coats of Mr Hobby
wing root anchorages. With pre-cut lengths, and realised that the olive stripes at least would need GX 113 lat varnish sealed everything in.
a bit of planning, the process can be pretty to be brush painted. I started by priming the Final touches were to paint the skis
quick, and whilst at times it looks like a rats' nest, whole airframe using Mig One-Shot grey primer
aluminium and it them to the undercarriage
rigging an entire side can easily be done in (A-MIG-2024) through the airbrush, which
legs, make an aerial mast from wire, and rig it
under an hour. After the superglue has fully allowed better control of paint low into the
with more Uschi thread.
cured, the ends of the thread and excess glue nooks and crannies than my usual Halfords rattle
can be trimmed off and the wing panels cleaned can. For the light blue undersides I chose to go Altogether an entertaining build of a neat
up ready for paint. with RLM 65 represented by Mr Hobby H67 model that offers some interesting schemes.
acrylic and after some partial masking Although it might appear daunting, adding the
(remember all that rigging is there) along the rigging wasn't too difficult a job, despite the
Painting and Decorating mid-fuselage demarcation, used Mr Hobby Mr small size of the model, and whilst I'd not claim
The Swedish scheme I wanted to use was Metal Color 218 Aluminium. Despite taking a lot 100% accuracy (the aileron wires should be
quite complex, being mostly aluminium with of care in wielding the airbrush there was a small double at least) it makes a positive addition to
light blue undersides to both wings and tail amount of overspray onto the blue that needed the overall appearance.

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Dornier Rs II in 1/72
By Stephen Foster

T
his is an aircraft that is unlikely to be Lake Constance, one of the engines blew up To add ribs to the lying surfaces I glued
released in kit form in any medium, which causing a second forced landing. This time the Evergreen strip of suitable thickness and width
makes it an ideal subject for a scratch build. damage was so extensive that the aircraft was to the surfaces - 60 x 20 thou for the wings, 10 x
There is the additional challenge to show it on broken up for spares and materials, but the basic 20 thou for the stub wings and biplane elevator.
the turntable at the Zeppelin works on Lake design lived on in Dornier’s long line of The edges were illed with Mr Surfacer 1200 and
Constance, where the original was built and successful lying boats. then sanded down. The joint on the top wing
lown, to make something a little different. was hidden under one of the ribs. The biplane
The Dornier Rs II was Claude Dornier’s second elevator assembly was made up using 30 thou
The Aircraft
design for a long range lying boat that could ly rod for the struts and support arms and hinges.
from a base on the German held North Sea coast The wing was made from six laminated sheets
of 60 thou card with a narrow strip of card along Three strips of 60 thou, and one of 20 thou
to Scapa Flow to observe the High Seas Fleet. card were cut and glued together to make the
The irst design had been a large biplane that the leading edge to help give an aerofoil section.
The wing was constructed in half sections as I bodies of the engine nacelles. They were iled to
was wrecked in a storm on Lake Constance shape and holes drilled at the ends to take the
before it lew. Dornier had chosen a simpler could not ind card large enough to cut the
sections from one sheet. They were shaped to engines. The cylinders were made from 60 thou
design for his second attempt. Originally this rod and the valve gear from thin rod. As these
had three engines in the hull driving pusher aerofoil section using a wood ile and then
concealing the laminate joints with Mr Surfacer are barely visible on the model I did not spend
propellers via drive shafts. While the aircraft was too much time on them. I also drilled the various
being test lown one of the drive shafts broke iller. The halves were butt-joined using brass rod
pins to reinforce the joint. The ailerons were holes in the sides of the nacelles and added the
and the aircraft had to make an emergency
made from a laminate of card and shaped with a exhaust shrouds from rod, which I had lattened
landing, suffering considerable damage as a
ile and sand paper. with a ile on one side.
result. Dornier and his team redesigned the hull,
strengthened the boom at the rear and To get a piece of curved 30 thou plastic card The hull was carved from basswood, which is
mounted four engines in tandem between the for the stub wings I placed a sheet of card into a harder than balsa but still soft enough to work
hull and wing. Originally these were uncowled plastic drain pipe 4 1/4 inches (11cm) diameter easily with a wood ile and sand paper. I cut two
but air low and over-cooling of the engines and poured in boiling water and left it for a few blocks from 1/2 inch x 3 inches and one from 1/4
caused the designers to add metal cowlings. The seconds. Each unit was then cut from the card inch x 3 inches. These were made into a
revised design lew in April 1917 and was and ribs added as explained below. The tail sandwich with the thin sheet in the middle.
modiied again with new tail surfaces later. In surfaces were also cut form 30 thou card and Carving a block of wood is straightforward if a
August, while carrying out endurance trials over shaped with a ile and glass paper. few simple rules are followed. First mark the

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The hull was carved from basswood, which is

harder than balsa but still soft enough to work
easily with a wood ile and sand paper

Materials used include basswood for the hull,

plastic sheet of various thicknesses, assorted
strip, wood for the propellers, brass rod for the
booms and copper wire for the rigging

The nearly completed hull. Pencil marks show

where some wood still needs to be removed

Filling the wood grain involved a method

ascribed to the late Alan Hall.The ingredients
are talcum powder and clear cellulose dope The main ribs were added irst by applying
used to stretch tissue paper on lying models. liquid cement to the wing surface and laying
Mix in enough talcum powder to make a thick the strip on to it. Liquid cement was then run
paste - rather like thick glue. This is plastered along the strip to ensure that it was properly
over the wood and when dry sanded down held down - these are long strips and the
with medium and then ine glass paper until it cement dries quickly
is almost smooth. Now mix a second coat of
powder and dope but this time make the
mixture thin. Paint this on to the wood
making sure that all of the remaining gaps
and hollows are illed. When dry repeat the
sanding operation until the surface is smooth.
Finally coat the surface a third time with clear To make the windshield I carved a male mould
dope only, and when this is dry polish with from balsa and push moulded one from 30
some of the ine glass paper used previously. thou card.....and did not think that it looked
This should give you a hard shiny surface right. I had been following the drawing but
which will be indistinguishable from plastic the result looked different from the photos, so
I tried again... and again and inally got a
shape that I think is close to the original
Fabricating the boom. The triangular section
was cut from a piece of brass sheet and after
the boom parts had been cut form rod and
the ends iled and cleaned, they were
mounted on a jig of balsa wood to check size
and alignment prior to soldering

Fitting the boom. With the vertical posts in

place I epoxied the front post and pushed this The completed boom. Experience has taught
into a hole drilled in the centre of the hull until me that making the parts as I go along is
the triangular section at the front of the boom better in the end because I can measure
sat directly over the posts. A quick dab of CA everything to it together exactly rather than
on the tops of the posts made sure that the inding that something is not quite square, the
boom did not move while the epoxy cured wrong length, too short, etc when the
overnight. In the morning I added the centre completed sub-assembly is tested against the
strip in the triangle at the front end of the other part of the model. I also used CA for the
boom - this was from 15 thou plastic card held At last we have a structure that is beginning to brass attachments because it was easier and
also held in place with CA look like a lying boat… safer than solder and a hot iron

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With the main parts fabricated painting followed. For the CDL I used
Revell Beige 314. The metallic areas were represented with Revell
Hellgrau 76 again straight form the pot but watered down and multi-
coated as with the CDL. The inish does look a bit uniform but
photographs do not show any variation and any panel lines would be
too small to see in this scale anyway. Markings were home made on my
computer and applied to white-painted backgrounds
I use rolled 40 SWG copper wire for rigging: I measure the length needed
directly from the model using a pair of dividers then cut a piece of wire
slightly longer than needed and roll it lat with a piece of brass strip on a
hardwood base. The wire is offered to the space where it is supposed to
it and by the use of Mk 1 eyeball I estimate how much needs to be
trimmed. A second, and if necessary third, attempt is made until the wire
is the correct length. A tiny blob of CA is added to the model at both
ends where the wire is to be attached and the wire carefully placed in
position. The CA usually grabs the wire and holds it irm. Sometimes I
will put one end on and then use tweezers or a knife blade to ease the
other end of the wire into place if it is difficult to get to. By using wire I
do not have to drill and ill lots of holes, and in the case of this boom
The port side nacelle assembly with legs added structure which is made from brass, I do not have to drill into metal
which would be extremely difficult and time consuming

With both nacelles in place the aircraft is really

beginning to take shape

For the cabane struts. I measured the lengths of 120 x 40 thou Evergreen strip from the plans and
cut them slightly too long, then scraped and shaped them to aerofoil section. I then cut the strip
lengthwise into three equal widths. The centre piece was discarded and replaced with a length of
3/64 inch (1.19mm) brass rod. The strut was re-assembled with CA and the gaps illed with Adding the top wing was not without some
standard iller and allowed to dry out. After a couple of sessions of sanding and illing small gaps, trial and error, but in the end everything was
the whole was coated with Mr Surfacer to get a nice even inish and the lot was repainted] true and the build could progress

centre line and the widest point on the top of illed with plastic putty and sanded smooth. The 20thou card.
the block, followed in this case by the sides. nose of the hull was shaped using a half round The tail boom had to be made from brass rod
Then ile the sides to the correct shape. Now ile. for reasons of strength. The upper frame was
mark the side proile on to the shaped block and The competed hull was smoothed with ine soldered using 1/16 inch brass rod and some
gently shape the upper surface. grade sandpaper and then the grain illed with a thin brass sheet for the triangular section. This
The step at the lower rear of the hull was mixture of talcum powder and dope. A hole for was inserted into a hole drilled in the top of the
removed and then cut into three. The side pieces the cockpit was drilled out and lined with hull and held with two part epoxy resin. The
and centre section were iled down separately 10thou card. Seats and control wheels were lower arms of the boom were inserted into holes
and glued back into place. The small gaps were added and the windshield was moulded from drilled in the hull rear and vertical tail surfaces

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added from 30 thou plastic card. Finally the time on each side of the hull and allowed to set. At the front of the original hangar there was a
horizontal and vertical bracing parts were CA’d When they were dry the small rectangular set of arches. The tops of these were moulded
into place and the metal coated with metal reinforcement struts were inserted from 30 thou from 30 thou plastic sheet and a strip of 20 thou
primer. The stub wings were added to the hull rod and the new parts painted and rigged. sheet with curves placed in the front. The
with small brass rod pins. Now I painted the hull, Finally the ailerons were put in place using insulating foam was covered with plaster of Paris
wings, tail surfaces and booms and added the brass rod pins to strengthen the joints, and the bandage and the holes illed and smoothed with
national markings, which I had printed. The biplane elevator was superglued to the tail. The thin plaster iller. Then the surface was painted
booms and elevator were rigged using 40 SWG propellers were carved from wood and the with different shades of grey acrylic paint and
rolled copper wire at this stage as it made spinners moulded using the end of a dowel, coated with very ine grey sand.
handling much easier. which had been iled to shape. The remaining To make the posts for the different platforms,
Holes were drilled into the top of the hull for small details such as the wind generators on the launch ramp and and turntable I used dowel cut
the engine and cabane struts, which were made struts and control wires to the tail completed the to length and inserted into holes drilled into the
from 60 x 120 thou Evergreen strip reinforced aircraft. foam. The posts have horizontal square
with brass rod as they would have to support the crosspieces on top and these were made from
weight of the wing later. I iled a strut to aerofoil Obechi strip. The platform around the turntable
section, cut it down the centre and inserted a The Base was made by cutting a circle from thin basswood
length of 3/64 rod so that short pins extended I decided that as this was going to be a large sheet and removing the centre. The turntable
from the ends. The joint was plastered with model it would be appropriate to mount it on a platform was cut from the central disc. Both
plastic iller and sanded smooth. scenic base. I had never made one before but were covered with strip wood but in the case of
The engine supports look complex but were there is a irst time for everything and the details the platform around the turntable the strip
not too difficult to make. I glued the front and of the turntable and hangar at Seemoos could wood had to be cut individually so that the thin
rear pairs of legs to the engine nacelles and let be estimated from the many photographs on ends of the strip were in the centre.
them set while the legs were itted into the holes the net and in the DataFile on the Dornier lying The hangar loor and other wooden platforms
in the hull. The cross bracing was glued into boats. To make the turntable rotate I had to it an were also covered with thin basswood sheet and
place to hold these legs rigid, and then the electric motor, and because the turntable was at the strip wood cut to represent the planks of
second pairs of legs could be added to the the edge of a bank above the shore of Lake different lengths and widths as seen on the
nacelle, again with the lower ends resting in the Constance it was possible to conceal the motor contemporary photographs. I used standard
holes in the hull. The remaining bracing and the beneath the scenic base. lexible OO/HO gauge railway track for the rails,
centre pairs of legs could then be inserted. The The irst task was to ix a standard turntable primed and painted to make it look like rusted
process was repeated for the other nacelle and motor for an OO/HO scale railway. I mounted iron. The steps, windbreaks and shed were made
the radiators and inal details added to the this in a rigid perspex box and replaced the from strip wood mounted on Obechi strip, and
nacelle tops. plastic gears with some old brass cogs form an the roof of the shed from plastic sheet.
Fixing the top wing presented its own ancient Meccano set. The box was screwed to The shed gutters and drains were shaped
problems because of the size and weight of the the base and the leads, battery holder and from 60 thou plastic rod. I scattered grass lock
part. All of the weight would have to rest on the switch laid to the rear. The base was divided over the base to represent the vegetation. The
six cabane struts for a time - hence the need for from front to rear with a piece of vertical furniture and plank wood were based on
reinforcement as described above. The struts plywood, which had been cut to the shape of photographs taken at the launch in May 1917,
were ixed to the hull using two part epoxy and the proile of the bank and hangar loor. The and other contemporary images while the cradle
while this was still lexible the wing was lowered scenic part would be the larger section on the for the lying boat was made from Evergreen L-
on to them and also epoxied in place. To ensure left and a small descriptive panel and photo of shaped plastic strip, with balsa wood pads at the
that all was square and level the model was the original aircraft would be on the right. rear. The wheels came from a set of N gauge
placed on a sheet of squared paper so that I A space was left at the rear under the hangar Bachmann coach wheels and axles.
could align the leading edge and ensure that it loor for the battery holder and switch for the This is the largest scratchbuilt project that I
was at right angles to the centre line of the hull. turntable. I cut the base for the bank and ground have attempted to date, but most of the
The assembly was then allowed to cure. in front of the hangar from a block of insulating manufacture of parts and construction was
The bracing struts were made from 60 x 120 foam. The second side panel was added from straightforward and only involved the usual
Evergreen strip, which had also been shaped to plywood and a strip of 60 thou plastic card glued careful measurement, cutting and sanding when
aerofoil section and the ends cut to make the v- to the rear so that it protruded above the foam detailing any model, and I did not use any
joint at the hull. These were added a pair at a to support the loor of the hangar. specialist tools.

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The Handley Page Hampden

By Richard Mason

On 21st June 1936, the prototype conducted its maiden light from
Radlett Aerodrome, Hertfordshire, piloted by Handley Page Chief
Test Pilot Major J.L.H.B. Cordes. In late June 1936 the prototype was
put on public display at New Types Park, Hendon, London

T
he brunt of the early World aircraft, initially based around the
War II offensive bombing Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine. By
effort against Germany was mid 1934, development of the
borne by three twin engine Goshawk was loundering and the
designs, all very much of their time speciication was sufficiently
and all largely eclipsed by the modiied to allow for the use of
subsequent armadas of heavies heavier power plants such as the
that have captured public Bristol Perseus and Bristol Pegasus.
imagination and consigned their The Handley Page design gained
precursors to an obscure pocket of support with the Air Ministry in
aviation history. Of these three, the part because it was judged to
Hampden, the Wellington and the represent a fair compromise
Whitley, the latter two have fared between range, payload and speed. Hereford Mark I, L6006, at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, where
better both in reputation and it served with the Special Duties Flight of The Aeroplane and
On 21st June 1936 the
reportage, as well as at the hands Armament Experimental Establishment until July 1940
prototype, designated HP.52 and
of the model aircraft industry. The given the serial number K4240,
Hampden, however, is another of conducted its maiden light from
those designs one knows of but
Radlett Aerodrome in Hertfordshire
knows little about, and had it not
powered by a pair of Bristol
been for an early Airix kit it might
Pegasus P.E.5S(A) engines. In
well have languished even deeper
August 1936, in response to the
in obscurity.
successful light trials performed by
Dubbed the Flying Suitcase K4240, the Air Ministry issued an
because of its cramped crew initial production order for the
conditions, the Hampden was type, ordering 180 production
retired from RAF Bomber aircraft to be manufactured to
Command service in late 1942, a meet Speciication B.30/36 while a
date it is easy to perceive as second order for 100 aircraft
belonging to the early war years, powered by the Napier Dagger was
but on closer inspection one issued to Belfast based Short &
realises the aircraft’s service life saw Harland. These aircraft
it active for considerably more than subsequently received the
half of the entire conlict. designation HP.53, along with the
As early as 1932, the Air Ministry name Hereford. Their performance
issued Speciication B.9/32 calling was almost identical to that of the
for a high performance twin Hampden, but from the outset the
engined day bomber. Handley Page Dagger engine proved to be
responded with their design to problematic, being both noisy and Hampden Mark Is, AE257 KM-X and AE202 KM-K of 44 Squadron based
meet the requirements with a unreliable. In particular, cooling at Waddington, Lincolnshire, in light. Both aircraft were lost on raids
design team led by G.R. Vokert, problems plagued the engine while over Germany, AE257 on the night of 21-22nd October 1941 lying to
who drafted an extremely radical being run on the ground, resulting Bremen, and AE202 over Hamburg on 26-27th July 1942
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The twenty surviving Hampdens left from Operation Orator served as

the basis for the creation of 24 Mine-Torpedo Air Regiment (24 MTAP),
The Hampden had a lush riveted stressed skin, reinforced with a which was the irst of its kind in the Soviet Northern Fleet. Using spare
mixture of bent and extruded sections in an all metal monocoque parts from Kittyhawk ighters and DB-3F torpedo bombers, one
design. A split assembly construction technique was employed with Hampden was converted to a dual control trainer by mounting a second
sections prefabricated and then joined, to enable rapid and economic set of controls for an instructor in the nose of the aircraft where the
manufacture navigator typically sat

in frequent premature failures. The production standard prototype, Aerodrome. L4032 and L4033, Hampden had been formalised. In
problems were not satisfactorily differing from the previous two in which was the second production addition to Handley Page's own
resolved, with the result that most that it was powered by a pair of standard Hampden to be production line, the type was to be
of the Herefords on order were Pegasus XVIII engines while the produced, would later be assigned built under subcontract by english
converted to Hampdens instead, nose incorporated an optically lat to the Aeroplane and Armament electric at their factory in Preston
while those that were constructed bomb aiming panel, and the experimental establishment at RAF and on 6th August 1938 english
were often re-engined to become ventral and dorsal gun positions Martlesham Heath, while on 20th electric was awarded an initial
Hampdens. A limited number of were revised. September 1938 the third contract to manufacture seventy
Herefords did enter squadron Handley Page named the new production Hampden became the ive aircrafts. Canadian interest had
service, but were only used as crew aircraft after John Hampden, one of irst aircraft to enter RAF squadron meanwhile resulted in the
trainers by training units. the leading parliamentarians service with 49 Squadron. establishment of the joint Anglo-
In early 1937 a second modiied involved in challenging the Canadian Canadian Associated
In response to interest expressed Aircraft Company, which received
prototype was completed. This saw authority of Charles I. He became a by the Royal Swedish Air Force a
the pitot tube being repositioned national igure when he stood trial an initial order from the RAF for a
single production Hampden was further eighty to be completed in
below the fuselage, a more in 1637 for his refusal to be taxed
supplied to Sweden. Designated P.5 Canada. A total of 160 Hampdens
rounded ventral gun turret and a for ship money, and was one of the
by the Royal Swedish Air Force, it were completed by Canadian
slightly modiied nose. The aircraft, ive members whose attempted
was operated by the service Associated Aircraft, many of which
L7271, later received a pair of unconstitutional arrest by Charles
through to November 1945, after were ferried to the United Kingdom
Dagger engines and was in the House of Commons in 1642
which it was sold to Svenska for wartime service. The inal
accordingly redesignated as the sparked the Civil War. On 24th June
Aeroplan AB (SAAB) to serve as a Canadian built aircraft was
HP.53. On 1st July 1937 it 1938, L4032 was officially
performed its irst light after christened by Lady Katharine Mary lying test bed before being retired delivered in late 1941.
having received the new engines. Montagu Douglas Scott, in late 1947. On 22nd February 1940 the irst
Another prototype, L4032, was Viscountess Hampden, at a By late 1938 the mass Preston built Hampden, P2062,
produced to serve as the ceremony held in Radlett manufacturing plans for the conducted its maiden light.

The Hampden’s narrow crew quarters are apparent in this 1940 view.
Wilfred John 'Mike' Lewis wrote: ‘I did my irst light and irst tour on
Hampdens. A beautiful aeroplane to ly, terrible to ly in! Cramped, no
heat, no facilities where you could relieve yourself. You got in there and
you were stuck there. The aeroplane was like a ighter. It was only 3 feet
wide on the outside of the fuselage and the pilot was a very busy
person. There were 111 items for the pilot to take care of because on the
original aircraft he had not only to ind the instruments, the engine and The crew of an 83 Squadron Hampden exit the aircraft after a successful
all that, but also he had all the bomb switches to hold the bombs’ night's work over Germany, Scampton, 2nd October 1940
 AIRCRAFT IN PROFILE

English Electric would go on to 123 night time airborne lealet

manufacture a total of 770 propaganda missions, losing only a Handley Page Hampdens of 408
Hampdens, more than any other single aircraft in the process. Squadron RCAF being loaded with
company, prior to delivering its On 13th April 1940, following the mines in 1942
inal aircraft on 15th March 1942 invasion of Norway, a large number
while in July 1940 Handley Page of Hampdens were dispatched on
terminated its own production line night time mine laying lights in the
for the Hampden upon the North Sea in areas deemed
completion of its ive hundredth unapproachable by British
aircraft. shipping. The Hampden also saw a
The Hampden Mk I had a crew of return to its use as a daytime
four, pilot, navigator/bomb aimer, bomber during the Norwegian
radio operator and rear gunner, and Campaign, but quickly proved to
carried a ixed forward iring .303in be too under gunned to fend off
(7.7mm) Browning machine gun in German ighters.
the upper part of the nose. To avoid On 19th March 1940, Hampdens
the weight penalties of powered took part in the irst deliberate
turrets, the Hampden had a curved bombing of German soil in a raid
Perspex nose itted with a manual upon the seaplane hangars and
.303in (7.7mm) Vickers K machine slipways in Hörnum, Sylt. The type
gun and a .303in (7.7mm) Vickers K continued to operate at night on
installation in the rear upper and bombing raids over Germany and
lower positions. During the on 25th August 1940 Hampdens
Norwegian Campaign these guns from various squadrons
proved to be thoroughly participated in the RAF's irst
inadequate for self defence in bombing raid on Berlin.
daylight, as a result of which the
In April 1942, the Hampden
single guns were replaced by twin
equipped 144 Squadron and 455
Vickers Ks.
Squadron RAAF were transferred
The Hampden's lying qualities from Bomber Command to Coastal
were typically described as Command to perform the torpedo
favourable. Pilots were provided bomber role. Later that year,
with a high level of external detachments from both squadrons
visibility, assisting the execution of were dispatched to Vaenga,
steep turns and other manoeuvres Murmansk, Russia, to help A gunner's view of a formation of Hampdens of 14 Operational Training
and upon introduction the safeguard the Arctic convoys in the Unit (OTU), based at Cottesmore, 23rd July 1940
Hampden exhibited greater speeds vicinity. The last Bomber Command
and initial climb rates than any of sorties by Hampdens were lown
its contemporaries while still on the night of 14-15th September
retaining favourable handling 1942 by 408 Squadron RCAF
qualities. The slim and compact against Wilhelmshaven. After being
fuselage of the aircraft was quite withdrawn from Bomber Command
cramped, wide enough only for a in 1942, it operated with RAF
single person. The navigator sat Coastal Command through 1943 as
behind the pilot and access in the a long-range torpedo bomber as
cockpit required folding down the the Hampden TB Mk I with a Mk XII
seats. Once in place, the crew had torpedo in an open bomb bay and Hampden Mark I, P1316 GL-P of 14 Operational Training Unit on the
almost no room to move and were a 500 pound bomb under each ground at Cottesmore, Rutland, July 1940. Behind P1316 is Handley Page
uncomfortable during long wing, and as a maritime Hereford Mark I, L6063, of the same unit
missions. Aircrews referred to the reconnaissance aircraft. A total of
Hampden by various nicknames four squadrons assigned to Coastal
due to this, such as Flying Suitcase, Command continued to use the
Panhandle and Flying Tadpole. type into late 1943, the last Coastal
By the end of 1938 both 49 and Command squadron transitioning
83 Squadrons at RAF Scampton from the type on 10th December
had re-equipped with the type and 1943.
a total of 226 Hampdens were in The Hampden was also used by
service with ten squadrons by the the Royal Canadian Air Force
start of World War II, with six (RCAF), Royal Australian Air Force
forming the operational strength of (RAAF), Royal New Zealand Air
5 Group of Bomber Command Force (RNZAF), Aviatsiya Voenno-
based in Lincolnshire. Morskogo Flota (AV-MF: Maritime
Hampdens were initially used to Military Fleet Aviation) of the Soviet
perform armed aerial Union and the Swedish Flygvapnet
reconnaissance missions, observing (Air Force).
German naval activity during The Hampden in RCAF service
daylight, although despite its included the 160 examples
speed and manoeuvrability, the manufactured in Canada by the
Hampden proved to be no match Victory Aircraft consortium. Of the
for Luftwaffe ighters and in total built, eighty four were The wings were made up of three large units, centre section, port outer
December 1939 Bomber Command shipped by sea to the UK while the wing and starboard outer wing, which were also subdivided. Each
seems to have discarded the belief remainder were sent to Patricia Bay section was built around a main girder spar, leading edge section and
that bombers could realistically in British Colombia., to set up 32 trailing edge section. The wing made use of wingtip slots and
operate by day and instead chose OTU (RAF) used for bombing and hydraulically actuated trailing edge laps. The wing was highly tapered
to deploy them predominantly on gunnery training. Typical exercises and designed to exert low levels of drag, attributes responsible for the
night time operations. During 1940 at 32 OTU consisted of patrolling aircraft's high top speed for the era of 265mph while retaining a
reasonably low landing speed of 73mph
Hampdens of 5 Group conducted up the West Coast of Vancouver
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Hampden B. Mk I, EA-Z, AE 224, 49 Squadron, based at Scampton, 1941. This aircraft lown by S/Ldr D.B. Drakes was painted in the
standard Bomber Command camoulage scheme of the period of Dark Green/Dark Earth topsides and Black undersides with Type A
national markings on the fuselage and Fin and Type B roundels above the wings. Squadron codes painted in Medium Sea Grey. Serial
Number painted in Dull Red

Hampden B. Mk I, EQ-C, AE 360, 408 Squadron, based at

Syerston, summer 1941. Aircraft lown by S/Ldr W.J.
Burnett. Camoulage scheme as above

Hampden B. Mk I, EA-P, AE 238, 49 Squadron, based at

Scampton, 1941. Another Hampden with very interesting
nose art. Camoulage scheme is standard again

Hampden B. Mk I, P 1272, Torpedo Development Unit,

Gosport, December 1939. This Hampden recieved
Yellow painted undersides during the torpedo testing.
Note Type A roundels below the wings
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Hampden B. Mk I, ZM-B, L 4194, 185 Squadron, based at

Cottesmore, June 1939. The aircraft was painted in standard
Bomber Command camoulage scheme with Type A national
markings on the fuselage, no in lash, and Type B roundels above
the wings. Squadron codes painted in Medium Sea Grey. Serial
Number painted in Black, repeated in White below the wings

Hampden B. Mk I, QX-D, L 4076, 50 Squadron, based at

Waddington, September 1939. Aircraft painted in standard
camoulage scheme. National markings Type B on the fuselage
and above the wings, no in lash. Squadron codes painted in
Medium Sea Grey, serials in Black

Hampden B. Mk I, E, AT 225, 1404 (Met.) Flight, later 517 Squadron

Coastal Command, based at St. Eval, January 1943. Aircraft painted
in Extra Dark Sea Grey topsides and White undersides. Type C
national markings on the fuselage and in, Type B roundels above
the wings. Individual letter E in Dull Red, serials painted in Black

Hampden B. Mk I, MG-M, L 4042, 7 Squadron, based at Finningley,

April 1940. Standard camoulage of Dark Green/Dark Earth
topsides, undersides in Black with Type A national markings on the
fuselage and below the wings and Type B roundels above the
wings. Fin lash is not applied. Squadron codes and serials painted
in Medium Sea Grey.

Hampden B. Mk I, AE 269, EQ-W, 408 Squadron RCAF, based at

Balderton, Summer 1942. Dark Green/Dark Earth topsides,
undersides in Black. Type C national markings on fuselage and in,
Type B roundels above the wings. Squadron codes and serials
painted in Dull Red
Hampden TB. Mk I, GX-D, AT 114, 415 Squadron RCAF, 1943. Dark
Slate Grey/Extra Dark Sea Grey topsides, undersides in Sky. Type C
national markings on the fuselage and in.Type B roundels above
the wings. Squadron codes painted in Medium Sea Grey, serials in
Black

Hampden TB. Mk I, XA-L, AN 120, 489 Squadron RNZAF, 1944.

Medium Sea Grey topsides, undersides in Sky. Type C national
markings on the fuselage and in.Type B roundels above the
wings. Squadron codes painted in White, serials in Black

Hampden TB. Mk I, White 37, 23 Squadron, 24 Mine-Torpedo

Regiment, North Navy Air Regiment, USSR, January 1943.
Hampden in standard RAF camoulage, codes and markings
overpainted probably in Green AMT-4. This aircraft was shot down
during the attack on Kirkenes

Hampden P5, 11-75, C/N 810, 11 Wing, Swedish Air Force, 1944.
Topsides painted in Olive Green, undersides in Light Blue Grey.
National markings in six positions. Small serial number painted in
White

Hampden P5, SE-APD, C/N 810, SAAB Factory, 1945. The same
aircraft as above. Military markings overpainted, but still showing
through, particurarly White 75. Registration painted in White
 BELOW - Hampden B. Mk I, P 1272, Torpedo
Development Unit, Gosport, December 1939.
Note Yellow painted undersides during the
torpedo testing. Type A roundels below the wings

TOP - Hampden B. Mk I, ZM-B, L 4194, 185

Squadron, based at Cottesmore, June 1939.
The aircraft was painted in standard Bomber
Command camoulage scheme with Type A
national markings on the fuselage, no in lash,
and Type B roundels above the wings.
Squadron codes painted in Medium Sea Grey.
Serial Number painted in Black, repeated in LEFT - Hampden B. Mk I,
White below the wings MG-M, L 4042, 7
Squadron, based at
Finningley, April 1940.
Dark Green/Dark Earth
topsides, undersides in
Black. Type A National
Markings below the
wings. Type A1 roundels
above the wings

BELOW - Hampden TB.

Mk I, GX-D, AT 114, 415
Squadron RCAF, 1943.
Dark Slate Grey/Extra
Dark Sea Grey topsides,
undersides in Sky. Type B
roundels above the
wings
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A member of the ground crew poses in the narrow ighter

type cockpit of one of 44 Squadron's Hampdens, September
1941. Note the bomb tally painted on the fuselage

A Hampden Mark I, AT137 UB-T, of 455 Squadron RAAF based at

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, in light above clouds, May 1942

A Hampden Mark I, AT137 UB-T, of 455 Squadron RAAF based at

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, in light above clouds, May 1942

Island at night or lying out into the Paciic to a Balalaika, the Russian nickname for the
navigational map co-ordinate, often in adverse Hampden, until mid 1943, when losses, a lack of General characteristics
and inclement weather. Due to attrition from replacements and a shortage of spares forced its crew: Four (pilot, navigator/bomb aimer, radio
accidents, about 200 war weary Hampdens were retirement. operator/dorsal gunner, ventral gunner)
later lown from the UK to Patricia Bay as length: 53ft 7in (16.32m)
Undersung, misunderstood and sadly
replacements. neglected the Hampden seems to have Wingspan: 69ft 2in (21.09m)
In Operation Orator, during September 1942, provided solid service through a signiicant Maximum take-off weight: 22,500lb
(10,206kg)
the crews of thirty two Hampden TB.1 torpedo period of World War II and deserves a much
better representation than it has subsequently Powerplant: Two Bristol Pegasus XVIII 9
bombers from 144 Squadron RAF and 455 cylinder radial engine
Squadron RAAF lew to Northwest Russia, to received. Neither better nor worse than many of
its contemporaries it was, like so many, Maximum speed: 247mph (215 knots,
protect arctic convoy PQ 18 from German 397km/h) at 13,800ft (4,210m)
surface vessels. While it was originally intended overtaken by the rush of wartime developments
range: 1,720mi (1,496nmi, 2,768km) (Max fuel
that the Hampdens would be lown back to and faded from the scene by the end of 1943, and 2,000lb (910kg) bombs, 206 mph
Scotland, the prevailing west-east headwinds on until few now recall its contribution through the (332km/h))
such a light might have pushed the Hampdens darkest years of the war. service ceiling: 19,000ft (5,790m)
beyond their maximum endurance and it was What is apparent is that it is a fascinating armament
decided to transport the wing's personnel back design and an aircraft of great charisma and Guns: One ixed forward iring .303in (7.7mm)
to Britain by sea and gift the Hampdens to the charm, and eminently worthy of a place in any M1919 Browning machine gun in nose
Soviet Navy. Aircrews and mechanics from the model collection, where its unique shape, 3–5 Vickers K machine guns, one lexibly
Soviet VMF were trained by members of 144 and graceful lines and evident utility will make it a far mounted in the nose, one or two each in
455 Squadrons before their return to Britain in more noteworthy centrepiece than any of the dorsal and ventral position
October. A third VMF Squadron, 24 Mine- bulky heavies that replaced it. A suitable case Bombs: 4,000lb (1,814kg) bombs or one 18in
(457mm) torpedo or mines
Torpedo Aviation Regiment operated the indeed.

Almost half of the 714 Hampdens built were lost on operations, with 1,077 crew killed and 739 reported as missing. Flak accounted for 108, one
hit a German barrage balloon, 263 crashed because of ‘a variety of causes’ and 214 others were classed as missing. Luftwaffe pilots claimed 128
Hampdens, shooting down 92 at night
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Modelling the Hunter

R
eaders will excuse the necessary brevity of this page, but the
Hampden has had a miserable time in scale so there is little to say on
the matter beyond an exhortation to our Czech friends to look into
the matter and give us a modern tooling in 1/48...
1/144 fares worst as far as kits are concerned, with non reported.
Modellers desperate for the type might have some joy converting one of a
number of die casts available in the scale from the likes of Atlas Editions
and DeAgostini, but no injection moulded kits have been issued to date as
far as this house is aware. There was a 1/99 kit released by Frog/Triang in
the 1960s, but this is unlikely to prove useful to any but a collector.
1/72 is a different story. Both Frog and Airix kitted the type way back
when, but these valiant efforts have been superseded in some style by the
Valom toolings that became available in 2008. Four boxings covered all
aspects of the type in service, including one dedicated to the unique
Swedish P.5. This tooling has now been reboxed by AZ Models with a
corrected transparency set, also available separately for those with Valom
kits in the stash. Note that the Bilek kit is a rebox of the Airix tool.
Both Contrail and Sanger issued vacforms of the type in 1/48, while the
only injection moulded kit to date has been that from Fonderie Miniatures
in 2007. A game effort but by no means a quick build.
In 1/32 there has been a vacform issued under both ID Models and
Tigger Models. These provide basic vacform parts for the airframe and
transparencies but the modeller will have to employ some scratch building
to complete the model, and maybe rob some bits from a Revell
Beauighter. Well worth the effort though!
Airwaves made a couple of etched sets and some wingtips, aimed at the
Airix kit, and there are transparencies available in a set from Falcon. This
aside the only accessories currently listed for the type are a conversion set
from Valom themselves for a TB.Mk I, an instrument panel from Yahu for the
Valom/AZ kit, and masking sets from Montex and Peewit. If you are looking
for engines for a 1/32 vacform project then Vector make a good set in resin.
Authentic decals produced a dedicated sheet for Hampdens in Allied
service, while Kora released a set for a captured German option. Avalon
Decals’ 1/72 sheet offers six options and includes a corrected set of
transparencies for the Valom kit while Model Alliance sheet 72198 included
a Hampden among a number of options for Coastal Command Aircraft.
Few Hampdens carried controversial colour schemes so most can be
covered by generic sheets available from the likes of ModelDecal, Fantasy
Printshop and Xtradecal.
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A Gentleman’s Aircraft
By Bruce Leyland-Jones

DE-745 ‘Dorothy’, of the 353rd Fighter Group, USAAF,

based at Goxhill, North Lincs., summer 1943

Whoever was responsible deserved a sound, Editor’s favoured option, it was the option I
congratulatory pat on the back and I suspect, chose to build.
given the consistency of quality in the following That said, since I enjoy this kit so much and
Gladiator and Swordish, that the same people am still expanding my ‘Trainers’ collection, I went
may have had a hand in those beauties as well. out and bought more of them, so that I could
A few years later, the Tiggie was re-issued and also offer you the RAAF aircraft and the USAAF’s
the poor standard of quality control and the ‘Dorothy’, taking advantage of the superb
inadequacies of the cheap, soft plastic used by Xtradecal sheet, X72205, for de Havilland Tiger
their Indian factory became apparent. Flash was Moth Pt3, ‘Overseas Operators’.
evident, especially on those ine cabane struts
Whilst attempting plastic surgery on a kit may
De Havilland DH 82a Tiger Moth and I know of many kits where the more delicate
be intimidating for some, Airix have made this
parts were received broken. Last year, the kit was
Kit No: A02106 easier by providing some very clear trenches for
re-issued again and, again, the same poor
Scale: 1/72 quality control seems to continue. This is a your knife to follow, on the inside of each
sadness and a great shame, because the basic kit fuselage half. At the same time I cut away the
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic upper, rear fuselage, I also decided to have the
remains superb.
Manufacturer: Airix cockpit doors displayed open, so cut these away
The Tiger Moth isn’t a large aircraft and it has as well. My inal task for the open-door option
www.airix.com been released as a Series One kit. That said, the
was to drill location holes for the door pieces.
detail is superb and the parts are there to allow
Inside the fuselage halves, framing and

A
few years back, in 2014, after their different versions to be built. Speciically, there is
apparent false start with the new and the option for itting the anti-spin strakes of later control details are moulded onto the fuselage
deicient Sea Harrier, their inaccurate MiG- aircraft and the option of itting the tail wheel or sidewalls. I know from past builds that very little
15 and a mediocre Sabre, Nu-Airix went and skid. There are even parts doors provided to of this can be seen once the fuselage is closed
truly excelled themselves with their newly facilitate you displaying the aircraft with its up. Nevertheless, I did brush some graphite
tooled Tiger Moth. The plastic was perfect, with cockpit doors opened. powder onto the raised elements to emphasise
lovely representation of metal and fabric- This latest boxing offers two options, namely that detail.
surfaces. The engineering of the kit enabled a later trainer, as used by the Royal Navy and a Although obviously small, the kit’s cockpit is
even the most basic of modeller to 'have a go' at communications aircraft, used by the RAAF in more than adequately formed, with two seats
a biplane and, most important of all, the actual the closing stages of WW2. The RN aircraft has and control columns ixed above an open-
delicacy of the real thing is captured beautifully. the anti-spin strakes itted and, as this was the framework loor. As I was having my cockpits

XL-717, Royal Naval Air Station

Abbotsinch, Paisley, Scotland, 1962

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A17-489,No.12 Local Air Supply Unit (LASU),

Kiarivu Airield, Papua New Guinea, August 1945

open to view, I indulged in some of the excellent drooping elevators and off-centre rudders. A All that was then left for me to do was to
Eduard pre-coloured photoetch seat harness, little scoring and cutting later and I was satisied complete the painting, add the decals and rig. A
which gave my insides a suitable sense of ‘busy’ with my added ‘animation’ to the empennage. inal application of the marvellous Humbrol
and awaiting aircrew. Now with this kit, the ine parts are suitably Mattcote and I had another Tiggie to add to my
Whilst my cockpit paint and glue was drying, I ine, almost properly in-scale. As such, the growing collection.
turned my attentions to the anti-spin strakes. cabanes in particular are quite fragile. Throw in a For those of you concerned about the alleged
Now, you have two options for building these mixture of the overly-soft plastic, overly-large need for rigging, I’d suggest you go an ind a real
and adding them to the fuselage. The irst would sprue gates and seemingly poor Quality Control rigged biplane and stand far enough away for it
be to add each piece separately to its own and I’m sure you can guess the consequences… to look like a 1/72 model. Now consider just how
respective fuselage half. The plan then would be yup… broken parts. I’ve recently obtained a much rigging you can actually see. Hopefully,
to join the two fuselage halves together. superb set of nippers from a company called you may be reassured that, contrary to what
The second option would be to make the two Dspiae, (yes…that is how you spell it), which some imply, rigging is not essential. It’s simply a
anti-spin strake pieces into one sub-assembly uses a razor-sharp blade to cut against a matter of personal taste although I personally
and then add that to the otherwise completed corresponding lat edge. This results in a very, like the visual noise of a rigged aircraft, even if
fuselage. This was the method I chose. The it of very clean cut and this tool was essential in my said rigging can be argued to be a tad over-
these parts wasn’t perfect and I ended up having removing of the cabane strut parts from the scale.
to sand away to ensure a nice, seam-free inish. sprue, without further damage. Once free of the
Returning to my work on the cockpit, the two sprue, I was able to secure the pieces into the
upper wing and then clean the sprue gate stubs Conclusions
small instrument panels are provided with two
decals for instrumentation. These are well further. It is true that Airix appear to need to address
printed, with very little excess decal ilm and One strut was still effectively broken, but I was their Quality Control, so as to reduce the degree
they itted the panels beautifully. able to brush some liquid superglue onto it and, of lash and moulding laws and this, as far as I
when this had set hard, I was then able to cut can see, is the only law in an otherwise superb
There’s not a lot of space inside a Tiggie and
and sand the strut back delicately to in-scale piece of 1/72 kittery. This kit was well-nigh
this is well relected in the model. Fortunately,
thickness. perfect when it was irst released and it would
the it of parts is good and there are very
be a great shame for modellers if that level of
positive location points to assist with placing the The main struts are moulded in such a way
loveliness was not maintained for future re-
cockpit sub-assembly properly in place. that the correct angle of forward lean is
Likewise, for the two instrument consoles. Just issues.
guaranteed, due to them being joined together
like the real thing, it’s a rather tight it in there! by an ‘X’ of plastic. They are also very clearly Whilst someone who is all thumbs and
Because I’d taken my time to ensure that all of identiied as L(eft) and R(ight) and even have a sausage-ingers might struggle, due to the ine
the cockpit parts were properly placed, the two little arrow, indicating forwards. Again, some nature of the beast, I’d happily recommend this
fuselage halves came together with no problems lash needed removal, but at least these struts kit to any modeller with a bit of dexterity and
and only the slightest seam to clean up. At this are somewhat sturdier and more robust to patience…even if they hadn’t built a biplane
point I also added the anti-spin strake sub- handle. before. The very nature of the subject matter
assembly and here the it was not as good. With Now before I added the upper wing, I took the means that this cannot be a ‘shake and make’,
hindsight, I believe I should’ve stuck with Option opportunity given to me by all that open space, but where’s the fun in that? Besides, I also feel I
One and itted the pieces to the respective to paint up the upper wing underside and to get more value out of a kit if it takes me a while
fuselage halves irst. Ah well…one lives, one add the ‘shadow’ camoulage to the lower wing. to inish it.
learns. This was a notable feature of most camo’d The kit, as I’ve suggested previously, seems to
Fitting the lower wing to the fuselage was not biplanes and yet is rarely mentioned in reviews have been created by someone who has a
as smooth as it had been for me the irst time and other build-ups. The colours used were a genuine passion for the biplane and the delicate
around. Indeed, I found that this time, I had to degree paler than those used on the rest of the nature of the original aircraft is captured
ile away quite a bit of the central lower wing, to aircraft. The thinking was that, in shadow, those beautifully. It is a small subject, takes up little
allow it to accommodate that fuselage. There paler colours would be darkened and be a closer room, and is available in a wide variety of
was also some gappage around the front of the match to the rest of the camoulage colours. I schemes. Having irst lown in 1931 examples
tail planes to deal with. All that said, the kit is used H120 Light Green and H119 Light Earth. are still lying across the world and the Tiggie
engineered to facilitate the correct dihedral and The upper wing was then added, with all of has been used by over ifty different air forces.
the detail is rather good. the strut ends sitting nicely into their respective With the likes of the Xtradecal sheets and other
During my research on the subject of the holes and, once the glue had set and structural schemes available from the decal aftermarket,
Tiger Moth I’ve become acquainted with many integrity was restored, I was then able to remove it’d be a real challenge to collect ‘em all!
images of the aircraft at rest and I have noticed any further lash and those plastic Xs. All that said, I for one intend to give it a go!

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Wonderful Wroclaw
By Mike Verier

Y
our correspondent recently spent a used to
fascinating weekend in Poland visiting a judge the
Festival of Modelling. There wearing my entries. As
SIG144 hat at the invitation of Marek Targowicz a former
and Leszek Golubinski - the founders of Shelf Nationals
Oddity - it was a timely reminder that modelling judge I
transcends international boundaries and even was
language. privileged
Travel on a well-known low-cost airline with a to be able
very small baggage allowance precluded taking to join the
any models, I was however able to ill a digi-stick judging
with images of both real and model aircraft, team and
can attest to
which were duly (and scarily for me) played
the
throughout the two-day event.
thoroughness
The venue itself was interesting - The Aviation employed. For
Sciences Technical School - a former military instance one of
installation. The show was housed in a spacious the requirements of
gymnasium with models and traders entry is that the
respectively in large halls either side of a central modeller has to provide tables
lobby. The irst thing that strikes you as you full documentation, as well
enter the site however is a massive and rapidly including all instruction sheets, as a display
deteriorating AN-2 Colt gate guard closely covering the base kit used, any mounted by
followed by a pair of MiG-21s outside the aftermarket, construction process, inishing Wolfgang Hora and his
technical school. and of course research and references used. colleagues from Germany featuring some
It would be fair to say that in the UK IPMS Suffice that we were still deliberating at nearly excellent pieces.
leans in the direction of aircraft rather than AFVs. nine PM on the Saturday! The modellers
This would seem to be reversed in Poland and however get the full score sheet and are able to
see exactly how their model fared against the My thanks to everybody at the show for making
the Army obligingly turned up with a real SPG
published criteria. an itinerant Brit so welcome.
and a rocket launcher much to the delight of all.
Just as it is here 1/144 scale is gaining ground (See our Updates section for 1/144 news
Like US shows much emphasis was placed on
and some ine models were to be seen on the announced at the show)
competition with a very detailed points system

I like his style! The Pit Road Victor beautifully made by Leszek – with
scale provided by a perfect 1/144 John Cleese from the Ministry. A beautifully made 1/144 airliner caught my eye – I never did ind out
the story – it says ‘AIRLINES’ on the other side…….

OK it’s a 1/48
F-15, but one
of the better
‘special’
One of two MiG-21s parked schemes and
outside the Technical school beautifully
was this rare two-seater……. done

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This beautiful 1/48 PZ-11 is completely

scratchbuilt, it’s detail and corrugated skin This year’s theme was
panels were a marvel to behold and it rightly ‘second hand’ which gave modellers ample
won accolades scope for previously-owned subjects

Opposite the MiGs was this Iskra. Clearly this one was used for weapon training
hence the wing pylons, rocket pods and nose-mounted gun. Of special interest
is the nose blister presumably associated with the gun installation

As you can imagine Polish subjects were well

represented. This Seasprite was particularly attractive

SIG 1/144 were represented by Yours Truly

with some screened digital images…

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The Tropical Sea Scheme and the Vildebeeste

1935 – 1942
Part 2
By Paul Lucas

T
he suggestion that the Tropical Sea Scheme observed from the air on three occasions under Boat Squadron of Scapas. It was not known if
might have been applied to the a range of sea and lighting conditions. The any land plane dope would be required and the
Vildebeestes of 36 and 100 Squadrons of report concluded that under all conditions of sea RAE were instructed to concentrate on
Far East Command at the time of the Japanese and weather, Board No. 4, which had a green manufacturing the necessary seaplane dope.
attack on Malaya in December 1941was irst centre and grey border was the most difficult to The 100 gallons that had already been prepared
made in Combat Colours No. 4 'Pearl Harbour and see from the air. That said however, the report was to be sent to 3 MU Milton on 30 September
Beyond', which was published by Guidelines in then went on to state that: without fail. On 30 September, the RAE replied to
2001. Very little was said in the book with regard 'It is possible that under conditions of clear weather the Air Ministry stating that with reference to the
to the background of the development of the and with a sandy bottom similar to those in the letters of 12 and 28 September, 100 gallons of
Tropical Sea Scheme or the reasoning behind Mediterranean or the Far East, the lighter colours, Dark Sea Green, Light Sea Green, Dark Sea Grey
the suggestion that it might have been applied having a blue base would be more suitable.' and Light Sea Grey had been sent to Milton by
to these Vildebeestes. In the years since the book road, along with drawings and instructions for
The submission of this report coincided with use. This combination of colours appears to have
was published, this suggestion has come in for a
the onset of what was known in Britain as the been designated 'Sea Scheme S1' by the RAE on
certain degree of criticism, particularly following
'Abyssinian Crisis', which arose in September or about 16 October 1935.
the issue of the Azur 1/72 scale Vildebeeste kit in 1935 as a result of Mussolini's desire to establish
2011 whose instructions featured the scheme. an East African Italian Empire by invading At the end of November 1935 representatives of
With the re-issue of this kit in November 2018 Abyssinia, the last major African territory not the RAE visited Malta to discuss airield
under the 'Special Hobby' label, whose subject to European control. This put Britain in camoulage and whilst they were there, they
instructions feature a green and brown scheme, the awkward position of wanting to support took the opportunity to talk about the aircraft
and with the beneit of further research, perhaps Abyssinian independence whilst at the same camoulage dopes that had been supplied. Their
the time is right to discuss the camoulage time avoiding a confrontation with Italy over the indings were written up in a report dated 19
schemes that might have been worn by the issue so as to retain Italy as a diplomatic ally December 1935 where it was stated that the
Vildebeestes in Far East Command between against Germany. As a result of the rising tension green and grey sea colours were not considered
1935 and 1942. in the Middle East in general, the Air Ministry to be very satisfactory, having been found to be
The Tropical Sea Scheme came to be decided to reinforce the RAF's presence in the more effective over land than the sea. This was
developed as one of a number of strands of region by dispatching a number of units from said to be due to the predominantly grey colour
research into aircraft camoulage carried out by the UK. At the same time, the Air Ministry of the buildings and walls and the deep blue
the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at evidently decided that some form of camoulage colour of the sea. The report went on to state:
Farnborough that began in 1933. The initial for the aircraft might be a good idea and as a 'For that locality a blue colour in the scheme
series of trials that resulted in what became result, on 12 September 1935, the RAE was asked appears to be essential. Experiments have been
known as the Temperate Land Scheme had been to estimate the amount of camoulage dope that carried out at Hal Far on Osprey aircraft in which
found to be sufficiently successful by the end of would be necessary to camoulage 18 Demons, the top main planes, fuselage and tailplanes were
1934 that on 31 December the Air Ministry 2 Gypsy Moths and 2 Avro Tutors in the painted in Dark Sea Green and a blue shade made
requested that the RAE begin work on a similar Temperate Land Scheme and 5 Supermarine by adding identiication blue to 'sea grey' dope. The
series of trials with the aim of devising a suitable Scapas, 9 Fairey IIIFs and 2 Sea Tutors in a bottom planes were doped with the same blue in
sea camoulage scheme for application to Float seaplane scheme based on the colours carried combination with Light Sea Green. The sides of the
Planes. On 29 May 1935 six kapok packed loats by Board No.4 of MAEE Report F/A/274 'Service fuselages presented difficulties. If painted with dark
measuring 9 by 4 feet were dispatched to the Tests of Camoulage Doping Scheme'. colours it stood out against the sky and it was
Marine Armament Experimental Establishment This was followed on 28 September by a thought that a light grey (e.g. light Mediterranean
(MAEE) at Felixtowe for visibility trials. Each further letter from the Air Ministry, which stated grey as used on Battleships) might be a suitable
frame was inished in two colours and there that further to the letter of 12 September, the colour for that part of the aircraft.'
were three types of hue, blue, green and grey. number of aircraft requiring a camoulage inish This report was supplemented by a report
MAEE Report F/A/274 'Service Tests of at Malta comprised one Torpedo Bomber from HQ RAF Mediterranean, based at Valetta in
Camoulage Doping Scheme' dated August 1935 Squadron of Vildebeestes, one Fighter Squadron Malta dated 29 January 1936, which whilst being
stated that the boards had been received on 4 of Demons, one Squadron of mixed single very general in its comments did include a
June and having been moored in the sea, were engine types such as Fairey IIIFs, and one Flying number of photographs of camoulaged aircraft

Tropical Sea Camoulage Doping Scheme LST2 (For Landplane) of June 1936 as supplied to Far East
Command for the initial trials by 100 Squadron. Three perspective views were provided on two sheets

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The three perspective views

given here have been redrawn
from the originals held by the
UK National Archives

along with a few notes with regard to the necessary dopes took until 23 March when 10 conditions in the areas from which land based and
colours used. At the time the report was written, gallons of each of these colours were FAA aircraft are likely to operate.
only a few Vildebeeste Torpedo Bombers had dispatched. 10 gallons of Dark Sea Green, Dark The average hours of sunshine per day throughout
been camoulaged in what are described as 'two Sea Grey, Light Sea Green and Light Sea Grey the year in the three main areas are
shades of grey-green'. Fleet Spotter followed on 25 April. At this stage it would
Reconnaissance Ospreys were 'Camoulaged Blue appear that it was intended only to trial the Singapore 5.97 hours
and blue-grey. All aircraft different. This gives colours on Flying Boats, but on 8 May, the Air Hong Kong 4.7 hours
excellent camoulage over the sea, but is Ministry wrote to the RAE requesting that they Ceylon 7.4 hours
conspicuous on the aerodrome.' Singapore Flying prepare diagrams to show both sea camoulage The average hours of daylight can be taken as 12
Boats were described as being camoulaged schemes on Fleet Air Arm aircraft. This resulted hours from which it will be seen that the temperate
using a very dark blue-green matt dope, which in diagrams showing Sea Camoulage Doping scheme would be the best for aircraft based at
was very effective at night and in dull stormy Scheme S.1 (For Landplane)' and 'Tropical Sea Hong Kong and for FAA units on China Station,
weather but that was conspicuous at all other Camoulage Doping Scheme LST2 (For whereas those at Ceylon or in the Near East Indies
times. Landplane)’ being submitted to the Air Ministry Squadron require the tropical form of camoulage.
The indings of these two reports were on 3 June 1936. In the case of aircraft based in the vicinity of
evidently taken into account by the RAE because Singapore there is very little to choose between the
a note on camoulage schemes dated 12 two except that the tropical scheme has the
Trials Commence advantage when the aircraft is lying over the
February 1936, which listed nine possible
camoulage schemes that might be suitable for Trials with the two sea schemes at Singapore jungle.
use in various parts of the British Empire, were carried out on two Vildebeestes of 100 It is therefore recommended that the camoulage
included a combination of Dark Mediterranean Squadron in three separate trials during early scheme to be adopted for units in this Command
Blue, Dark Sea Green, Light Mediterranean Blue and mid November 1936. On each trial the two should be as follows.
and Light Sea Green as Scheme No.5 'Sea Malta'. camoulaged aircraft were lown in formation
with a standard aircraft whilst being observed. In Singapore and Penang Tropical.
In the notes that accompanied this list, it was
stated that: the irst two trials, which were lown during dull Hong Kong and FAA China Station Temperate.
and overcast weather, the temperate scheme Ceylon Tropical.'
'For Singapore, where tropical vegetation largely
was found to be the best over the light
covers the land and where much lying over the sea This report concluded with the
background of the cultivated countryside and
takes place a combination of Dark Green and Sea recommendation that where the temperate
light grey of the sea whilst the tropical scheme
Green Scheme 9 is suggested. Alternatively Scheme scheme was to be used overseas, the colours
was found to be the best over the jungle. A
5 might be suitable.' should be strengthened slightly to allow for
report from 100 Squadron stated that:
Scheme 9, Singapore consisted of Dark Green subsequent fading. The RAE was sent a copy of
'In bright sunshine the tropical sea scheme is this report on 9 January 1937 but told that no
and Dark Sea Green shadow shaded by Light
undoubtedly much better than the temperate action was being taken on this report until the
Green and Light Sea Green.
scheme. A real camoulage effect is obtained as the Basra report had been received.
This list was used as a basis for the discussion aircraft is not only difficult to see but its outline is
that took place at the conference to determine confused. Trials with the temperate scheme had also
policy with regard to the camoulage of aircraft been proceeding in Coastal Command from
held at the Air Ministry the following day. There The temperate scheme is too light for bright which a similar recommendation that the
is no room here to go through the draft minutes sunshine, both the dark and light sea grey colours be darkened had been made so when
of this conference so suffice to say that the relecting the sun in the same way as the silver preparations were being made during January
conference was appraised of the fact that at this dope of a normal aircraft. 1937 to test the two camoulage schemes by the
time the RAE had produced four camoulage It is conirmed that the white and yellow markings FAA, the RAE supplied RAF Southampton with 10
schemes and these schemes were identiied in of the national markings show up and that both gallons each of two new colours, Extra Dark Sea
the minutes as 'Temperate Land' 'Tropical Land' schemes would be improved by their removal.' Green and Extra Dark Sea Grey to be used with
'Temperate Sea' and 'Tropical Sea'. Of the general This was followed by a report on the trials Dark Sea Green and Dark Sea Grey in the
conclusions that this conference reached, that from RAF Seletar to HQ RAF Far East dated 24 temperate scheme whilst noting that for the
which is of most relevance here is the decision November 1936, which summarised the test tropical scheme Dark Mediterranean Blue would
that both of the sea schemes were to be trialled results before concluding: replace Extra Dark Sea Grey and Light
at Basra and Singapore. Mediterranean Blue would replace Dark Sea
'Taking into consideration the normal weather Grey. On 29 January 1937 the RAE was informed
As a result of being instructed to take action conditions here, the tropical scheme is
with regard to this matter, the RAE drew up a that as further trials were to take place with
recommended for use at Singapore.' darker dopes in the Middle East, at Aden and in
diagram to illustrate 'Tropical Sea Camoulage
Doping Scheme ST2 for Flying Boat' that In their report to the Air Ministry dated 28 Coastal Command, trials were also required with
featured Dark Mediterranean Blue, Dark Sea November 1936 HQ Far East stated that: the darker dopes at Basra and Singapore. In the
Green, Light Mediterranean Blue and Light Sea 'In deciding which of the two forms of camoulage case of Singapore, only the tropical colours were
Green, which was submitted to the Air Ministry is the most suitable for aircraft in this Command it required.
on 19 March 1936. The preparation of the is necessary to examine the average weather The RAE wrote to the Air Ministry on 9

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For the trial of Scheme S2T in August

1937, Dark Sea Green was replaced by
Extra Dark Sea Green and Light Sea
Green was replaced by Dark Sea Green

February 1937 to inform them that 10 gallons of observed from heights between 5 and 10,000 3) This scheme S2T is recommended for
Extra Dark Sea Green and Dark Sea Green and 5 feet. introduction to the Service.'
gallons of Extra Dark Sea Grey, Dark Sea Grey, It was found that when lying over the sea, the HQ RAF Far East passed the gist of this report to
Dark Mediterranean Blue and Light new S2T scheme was the most difficult to see the Air Ministry on 31 August 1937 concluding
Mediterranean Blue had been dispatched for particularly at low level over deep water. Whilst that:
Basra along with 5 gallons each of Extra Dark Sea over the jungle it was considered to be very
Green, Dark Sea Green, Dark Mediterranean Blue '4) In view of the fact that no further suggestions
difficult to see and would have been impossible
and Light Mediterranean Blue for Singapore. The for improvement are forthcoming, it is
if the Aluminium inished aircraft had not given
dopes were followed on 26 February 1937 by recommended that the new dark pattern
away its approximate position. Over semi
coloured diagrams showing the modiied cultivated land the original scheme was as tropical camoulage scheme should be adopted
schemes, which included what are termed 'Sea difficult to see and neither could be spotted for use on aircraft based in Malaya.'
Temperate S2' Basra and 'Sea Tropical S2T' for from heights over 8,000 feet if temporarily lost The Air Ministry forwarded copies of the
Basra and Singapore'. from view and then looked for again. Under all reports quoted above to the RAE on 11 October
With regard to the trials at Singapore, it would conditions the Vildebeeste camoulaged with 1937 who replied on 14 October acknowledging
appear that some degree of local improvisation the new S2T scheme was the hardest to see with receipt of the reports and stating:
was being made as on 25 May 1937 the Air its outline being more confused than that of the 'In view of the results obtained it would appear
Ministry wrote to the RAE informing them that original scheme and the report concluded that that S2T can now be standardised.'
10 gallons of Light Sea Green and 5 gallons each the new pattern tropical camoulage scheme
of Dark Sea Green, Dark Mediterranean Blue, was recommended for introduction to the Perhaps with a view to standardisation, the Air
Light Mediterranean Blue and Dark Sea Grey service. Ministry informed the RAE that S2T was also to
were required for Singapore. These were be trialled at Calshot along with the latest
Unfortunately, at the time of writing, neither
dispatched on 14 June, but what they were attempt at formulating a temperate sea scheme
documentary or photographic evidence has
required for is not known. and to this end, the RAE despatched the
come to light that identiies which two
100 Squadron was once again the trials unit Vildebeestes received either of the trial schemes necessary dopes for S2T to Calshot on 15
for the new darkened 'Sea Tropical S2T' scheme. so there is no indication as to how these aircraft December 1937.
In its report to RAF Station Seletar dated 21 actually appeared.
August 1937, the Squadron reported that tests in On 25 August 1937 RAF Seletar wrote to HQ Tropical Sea Scheme Adopted?
sunlight had been carried out on 16 and 23 July RAF Far East under the heading 'Colour scheme
and in dull weather on 12 August 1937. The At the end of 1937, the RAE produced an
to decrease visibility of aircraft when seen from undated document entitled 'Register of
pilots involved stated that the prevailing above. Service trials:'
weather conditions made no difference to the Aeroplane Camoulage Schemes', which
results of the trials, which consisted of lying ' Ref your memo 2811/8/E dated 14/5/37 herewith included three schemes under the heading 'Sea
three aircraft in formation. The leader was report by OC100 (TB) Sqn on the trials of Scheme Tropical'. These were:
inished in the usual Aluminium scheme whilst S2T on a Vildebeeste, and also the camoulage
design. Biplane Sea camoulage for landplanes FAA
what is described as 'the existing camoulaged
aircraft' lew to its starboard and the aircraft with 2) This new pattern tropical scheme is a great LST2
the new camoulage scheme lew to its port at improvement on the original schemes and no Flying Boat – Scapa more units darker green
heights of between 250 and 3000 feet whilst further improvements can be suggested. Singapore and Basra S2T

Speculative illustration to show how the perspective views sent

to Far East Command might have been interpreted so as to apply
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Floatplane - Swordish HMS Glorious Gosport Light Sand, Dark and Extra Dark Sea Green were required for a
with Sky Grey under S1DT Red Sand and comparative trial in Far East Command, and also
LST2 consisted of Dark Mediterranean Blue, Red Sand along asked them to provide a drawing showing the
Dark Sea Green, Light Mediterranean Blue and with 10 gallons application of S2T to a Sunderland. The drawings
Light Sea Green. S2T consisted of Dark of Light Earth showing Night on the under surfaces were ready
Mediterranean Blue, Extra Dark Sea Green, Light and Dark Sand by 20 June and the 5 gallons of the two upper
Mediterranean Blue and Dark Sea Green. S1DT had been surface camoulage colours were dispatched on
consisted of Dark Mediterranean Blue, Dark Sea 8 July.

Green, Light Mediterranean Blue and Light Sea Approximate FS 595 matches for the Tropical
Green upper surface camoulage scheme with Sea Scheme colours are as follows. The irst
Sky Grey under surfaces. numeral, 1, 2 or 3, which denotes gloss, satin or
By the end of March 1938 a report had been matt inish has been omitted.
received from RAF Calshot that was not in favour Dark Mediterranean Blue FS -5050. Light
of S2T and consequently no further trials of this Mediterranean Blue FS -5177. Extra Dark Sea
scheme in the UK took place. On the other hand, Green FS -4092. Dark Sea Green FS -4158.
the FAA report upon the trials in the
There is no close match to Light Sea Green. It is
Mediterranean was much more favourable with
there apparently being little to choose between similar to FS -4158 but lighter
S1DT and ST2. Once appraised of these indings, dispatched to Far East
the RAE wrote to the Air Ministry on 25 March Other than the two trials Vildebeestes of 100
Command. As Squadron, as far as is currently known the other
1938 asking the question: suggested by the Air Ministry, standard stores Vildebeestes in Far East Command conformed to
'In view of the favourable report on S2T from items Dark Green, Dark Earth Night and the Air Ministry Policy of the day and retained a
Singapore do you now think it advisable to Aluminium had been excluded. 5 gallons of mostly Aluminium inish. Initially, 1-3-5
standardise this scheme for tropical sea Light Sea Green followed on 15 November. proportioned national markings were applied in
camoulage?' These dopes were supplemented by a the 'bright' shades and black serial numbers
In a reply dated 16 May 1938 headed number of diagrams showing Temperate Land were carried under the wings, on the rear
'Camoulage Service trials', the Air Ministry Scheme C3A, Tropical Land Scheme LT2 and fuselage and on the rudder.
stated: Tropical Land Scheme LT3. It is of interest and Photographic evidence suggests that from
'With reference to the last paragraph of your letter possibly relevance to note that all three of these circa April 1939 the Vildebeestes of 36 Squadron
of the 25th March last, it has now been decided diagrams showed different disruptive patterns. conformed to the instructions contained in AMO
that camoulage scheme S2T shall be standardised If this was not enough, on 19 December 1938 A.154/39 'Identiication Markings on Aircraft of
for Singapore.' the RAE was informed that it had been decided Operational Units and Marking of Unit
On the face of it, this should have been the that trials with camoulage scheme S3 were also Equipment' dated 27 April 1939. In simple terms
end of the story, but just three months later, on to be carried out on a Sunderland Flying Boat at this called for operational squadrons throughout
16 August 1938, the Air Ministry wrote to the Singapore following the decision being made to the Service to carry Red and Blue national
RAE stating that further camoulage trials of the use this scheme on Flying Boats in the UK and markings on the upper surfaces of the wings and
Temperate Land Scheme and the two tropical Mediterranean. The RAE therefore prepared the sides of the fuselage with Red, White and Blue
schemes LT2 and LT3 were required in various necessary drawings and dispatched the national markings on the under surface of the
overseas Commands including the Far East, and necessary dopes, 5 gallons of Extra Dark Sea wings. Two letter 'squadron codes' and an
the RAE was requested to prepare quantities of Grey, Dark Slate Grey, Dark Sea Grey and Light individual aircraft letter were to be applied to
those colours, which were not already available Slate Grey on 10 January 1939. the fuselage in Medium Sea Grey, with the serial
from stores. Tropical Camoulage Doping Thus by the beginning of 1939, Far East number being carried on the under surface of
Scheme LT2 by this time consisted of Dark Sand, Command had been sent details and the the wings and the rear of the fuselage. A list of
Light Earth and Light Sand whilst Tropical necessary dopes to conduct trials with all of the the two letter squadron codes was appended to
Camoulage Doping Scheme LT3 consisted of tropical camoulage colours that had been the AMO, which gave the two letter combination
Dark Earth, Dark Red Sand, Dark Sand and Red devised at the RAE after the decision had 'VU' for 36 Squadron and 'RA' for 100 Squadron.
Sand. apparently been made to standardise on Squadron badges could be carried providing
Tropical Sea Scheme S2T in May 1938. On 13 they were removable at short notice leaving no
On 5 November 1938 the RAE replied stating trace. Serial numbers remained in place as
that along with quantities of dopes to other June 1939 the Air Ministry informed the RAE that
a further 5 gallons of Dark Mediterranean Blue previously.
overseas Commands, 5 gallons of Light Green,

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Westland’s Venerable Dragonly

By Andy McCabe

The Dragonly sprayed with Tamiya XF-21 Sky

HR-3 was primarily an and Matt black as the instructions do
Air-sea Search and Rescue Helicopter variant not state any colour references
used by the Royal Navy. It was similar to the HR-1 throughout the build, so I relied on photos
but itted with metal Rotor Blades. Seventy one from the web. Etched seat belts are supplied for
were built. the Pilot’s seat. The instrument panel has etched
The Dragonly was powered by a single Alvis parts for both main and side panels and after
Leonides 50 Radial Piston Engine driving a three painting I added dial decals from the Airscale
bladed rotor and had a crew of one (Pilot) and range to bring it to life.
could carry three passengers. The AMP Kit The seats were itted to the cockpit loor and
consists of ive sprues of grey and three sprues the rear bulkhead installed after which the
of clear injection moulded plastic, two resin control stick and pedals were itted and then
WS-51 Dragonly HR.3 parts, one photo etched fret, one set of masks, inally the instrument panel. The cockpit
one decal sheet, one assembly guide and one assembly was then itted into one of the
Kit No: 48004 colour/marking guide. The plastic parts are fuselage halves.
Scale: 1/48 nicely moulded with ine surface detailing. The From the cockpit bulkhead forward is all clear
two resin parts are for the rotor head as are the parts, and normally I would mask them before I
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
majority of the etched parts. The canopy masks glued them into position, but recent experiences
Manufacturer: AMP are always a welcome inclusion into any kit. in glazing models has taught me otherwise, so I
www.mikro-mir.com This is an interesting kit of the Dragonly from glued them in place irst, illed any gaps and
AMP and very nicely produced. I cannot recall then masked them using the masking set

T
he Westland/Sikorsky WS-51 Dragonly ever building one of these so this will be a new supplied in the kit. The reason for doing it this
HR.3 Helicopter was a license built version venture into model building for me. way is that in the past the glue has seeped
of the Sikorsky S-51and was introduced underneath the masking spoiling the plastic.
into service with the Royal Navy and Royal Air The main landing gear winglets and supports
The Build
Force in 1950. 133 were built by Westland in were now ixed into place along with the nose
Yeovil Somerset, between 1949 and 1954 and all Work begins with the interior and assembling landing gear fairing. A few of the various
have now been retired. the pilot and passenger seats. The interior was

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antennae and vents were a hitch followed by another coat of Klear. parts. This was then sprayed and itted to the
also itted at this stage Decals are supplied for ive aircraft: model and it was inished.
along with the tail rotor
mechanism. Ac oat of • Westland WS-51 Dragonly HR.3 WN493 Royal
Ultimate Grey Primer was Navy over St Michaels Mount circa 1959 Conclusion
now sprayed on and then • Westland WS-51 Dragonly HR.3 WG725, on The inished model looks very nice and was
any gaps were illed. display at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air assembled without any problems. The parts are
Another coat of Arm Museum, Nowra, Australia nicely moulded and it together very well.
grey primer was • Westland WS-51 Dragonly HR.5 WG719 on Compared to today’s modern helicopters the
sprayed on and display at the Helicopter Museum in Weston Dragonly is a strange looking beast and the
then an all over Super Mare UK AMP kit catches its lines perfectly.
coat of Tamiya • Westland WS-51 Dragonly HR.3 WG723, 706 I can ind no fault with this kit although it
XF-17 Sea Blue Squadron, Coventry, National Air races, 1955 would be helpful to have colour call outs during
was applied. This the assembly stages as the instructions are
• Westland WS-51 Dragonly HR.5 WG 724, on
dries to a matt inish so a devoid of them throughout and are only present
display at the North East land and sea
coat of Johnsons Klear was for the main camoulage schemes, and these
museum, Sunderland UK
sprayed on before are for Humbrol paints only. Apart from this I
the decals were The masking was removed to reveal nice clear have no other complaints.
added. The decals glazing and inal assembly commenced. The
went on wheels were painted and itted followed by the
without tail rotor blades. The main rotor was next, and
this is a complicated assembly made up from
plastic, resin and etched metal

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A Beach Too Far By Victor F W Copson

I
am not sure if the following is radar at Start Point in Devon, which covered the 06.49hrs’ but as we know no one was on Sword
helpful to any one covering whole of southern England and Northern France. Beach at that time, and it is clearly designed to
D-Day but it may help resolve They were inland SW of Caen near Villers Bocage confuse as many as possible as this covers 22
the mythical strafe down Sword now lying west when suddenly they turned kilometres of coast line so where actually is this
Beach on D-Day still quoted by onto a heading of 330 degrees WNW, and the ictional Priller?. From the pilot’s perspective if
authors. Most is from Archives FCS at Omaha now alerted Allied aircraft of Axis you are lying towards Gold Beach from Juno
held at Flensburg in the late aircraft SW of Gold Beach S of Omaha. Beach it is westward and you would have the sea
1960s. At one point they were lying on 060 degrees to your right, which is north. As shown he his
Padre Leslie Skinner was on Sword Beach from ENE towards Gold Beach then 250 degrees WSW lying eastward as the sea is to his left so he is
the irst ramp hitting the beach at 07.26 and he inland, after which they went on 330 degrees now lying the wrong way towards Sword Beach,
kept a diary and did not see the Luftwaffe either, WNW near Colville. This ties in with the reports and the question arises here as to where does
remarking ‘Thank God for the air cover’ - divine of them coming from the direction of the British Gold Beach come in here and why mention it in
intervention indeed. The Army Film and beaches before turning onto 360 degrees due the irst place?
Photographic Unit (AFPU) were there to record north and lying out of the mist between ‘Easy As it is pure iction should it not read ‘Juno-
the day’s events for posterity and do not Green’ and ‘Dog Red’ straight into the barrage Sword Beach 06.49’, which as shown is more
mention a strafe or seeing the Luftwaffe, in fact balloons over Omaha Beach, which is 42 accurate geographically, so as a presumption at
they were so bored they took Padre Leslie kilometres from Sword Beach. best based on this ictional strafe it can only be
Skinner’s photo as nothing else was really Just offshore Seaman James Fudge on an LST, Juno Beach coming under this attack. Priller
happening. Remember it was all over by which had been ordered off the beach after does not mention Sword Beach in his Geshiche
08.00hrs with just the odd shell or mortar here running over their anchor and were off loading Eins Jagdgeshwader 26 (Schlageter) 1937-1945
and there. onto rafts, recalls what happened next, and it printed in 1956, but does relate how this was the
The course lown by Oberst Priller was of can be found in Steven Ambrose`s 50th closest he came to being shot down.
course erratic so it is impossible to interpret Anniversary The Battle for the Normandy Beaches
every single jink or manoeuvre made to avoid pages 371 and 372, and the Oral History Footnote
the Allied aircraft, and based on that information Foundation of America,
alone this is how I interpreted it over forty years Uffz Wodarcyzk would be killed on Operation
‘I can remember standing in awe of them and Bodenplatte lying Fw 190D-9 W. Nr 210936,
ago. everyone was trying to ire at them. People were taking off at 08.30 with 111./JG 54. He was not
Just after 08.00 hrs on the 6th June 1944 the shouting `look, look a couple of Jerries`. They got Priller’s wingman on that mission, and crashed
ground crew at Lille Nord push three aircraft out out of the barrage balloons and headed for the on return from Grimburgen east of Wijhe, 15
of the hanger, a Bf 109G-6, Oberst ‘Pips’ Priller’s sea. They were so low they were below the ships kilometres from Zwolle at around 09.53. Oberst
Fw 190A-8 W. Nr 170436 ‘Black 13’ Black Chevron they were lying by, and you could see the Priller lew his Fw 190D-9 W.Nr 211018 in the
and Bar, and Uffz Heinz Wodarcyzk’s Fw 190A-8 gunire hitting the ships’. One seaman was heard formation led by Major Karl Borris, Stab 1./JG 26,
W. Nr 170443 ‘Black 4’. Prillers Fw 190A-5 W.Nr to say ‘Jerry or not, the best of luck to you, you`ve taking off just after 08.15 after the two Ju 88
7298 ‘Black 13’ Black Dot and Bar was replaced got guts’. It seems they then zoom climbed into ‘Shepherds’ at around 08.13 to navigate the large
by W. Nr 170436 in late April/early May, and his the cloud base breaking right between St formation of 64 Fw 190D-9s to their target. He
A-5 had been repainted under the new LDV Laurent Sur Mer and Vierville. did not carry his own personnel emblem on the
directive and no longer had a yellow rudder or An artillery spotter unit pinned down under D-9 but it did have a stylised Flugel around the
his personnel Ace of Hearts with his wife’s name ire on the beach said ‘The sudden intensity of exhaust, which can clearly be seen in photos.
Johanna (Jutta) reapplied as photos show. W.Nr gunire from the ships was quite startling at irst,
170436 had it re-applied but still no yellow In conclusion let us not forget the sacriice
and we could not see why until we followed the made by the Allied and Axis forces, and the
rudder was added, just the yellow undercowling gunire. It was then we picked up two small aircraft
as per the LDV directive. French civilians unwittingly caught up in the
on the sea heading straight towards us. We did not ighting, and lets not forget the families of the
They took off around 08.20 and around 08.40 know how they got there as we were pinned down servicemen everywhere who also lost their loved
were picked up by the Fighter Control Ships at on the beach unable to move’ (OHFA). ones and suffered just as greatly on June 6th
Omaha who had been alerted by the Microwave On screen it is shown as ‘Juno-Gold Beach 1944, D-Day.

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Bunny Fighter Club Special

By Huw Morgan

most controversial, and in some opinions, one of those from Yak, Lavochkin and MiG being able to
the most disappointing aircraft of World War II. take on the Luftwaffe opposition on reasonable
Encouraging light testing results attracted the terms, once the initial German advance was
interest of the French Air Force and the RAF, both blunted. However much of the war on the
placing orders for signiicant numbers of Eastern Front involved ground forces, with the
Bell P-39 N/Q airframes before the apple cart was well and consequent need for effective ground attack
truly upset when the crucial engine support. In this the heavily armed Airacobra
Kit No: 11118 ProiPACK turbocharger was deleted on the orders of the excelled, and it soon became a favourite of the
Scale: 1/48 USAAF high command, either because of fears Russian Frontal Air Force where its 37mm
about potential loss of the turbocharger cannon could be devastating in high attacks
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
technology, or because the USAAF were steeped against German armour and where its un-
Manufacturer: Eduard in the ground war, and didn't understand the supercharged engine was no handicap.
www.specialhobby.eu need for high altitude performance, immediately
making the aircraft less attractive in the ighter-
on-ighter conlict then current in European The Kit

W
hat became the Bell P-39 was designed
against a very challenging US Army Air skies. Irrespective of the reason, the reduced This latest release of the P-39 from
Corps Speciication for a fast, heavily- performance was enough to cause the RAF to Eduard represents the relatively late
armed high altitude cancel its entire order, and with the fall of France, P-39N/Q version used by the
ighter, against the very P-39 production was diverted to the USAAF for Russians, which was
demanding use in the Paciic Theatre and to the Russians. characterised
speciication in At the time, the Russian Air Forces by a lack of
Circular proposal X- didn't really lack effective internal wing guns, and
609, which called for ighters, although the aircraft was
high level speed, rapid capable of carrying a pair of
climb-to-height and around under-wing gondolas
1000lb of offensive weapons. holding 0.5 inch machine
guns, these were rarely
Bell Aircraft took an innovative
itted.
approach in its design of using a
new, turbo-supercharged charged The kit is based on
Allison V-1710-85 V-12 engine, placed Eduard's 2000 issue, and a comparison
behind the pilot to optimise the centre of with a 2007 P-39L/N (kit#1128) in my
gravity, and to allow space for a powerful cupboard shows that as far as I can see,
37mm Oldsmobile T9 cannon in the nose, iring the plastic is identical with the
through the propeller hub. earlier release. Typical of a
ProiPACK boxing the
Despite the sophistication of its
new kit contains
design and engineering, the Bell
masks and
P-39 Airacobra became one
of the

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Ten schemes are offered in the base kit, with

the Bunny Fighter Club (BFC) edition offering
a further set

There are two complete kits in the box,

Eduard have released this twin boxing as a together with masks, photo etched details
Bunny Fighter club special edition and an enormous decal sheet

Although this is a ProiPACK release, with its

attendant photo etched cockpit details,
The BFC edition includes an additional there's some nice plastic detail in the
Typically, Eduard's decal sheet is very
marking option, represented by new aircraft instrument panel
impressive and excellently printed
numbers and some additional tail stripes

Although the Russian aircraft represented

didn't routinely carry the under-wing The kit plastic also includes both 3-blade and
4-blade propeller types, the latter being seen The kit includes very comprehensive photo
gondolas and 0.50” cal guns of the late P-39
on very late P-39 variants, and the successor P- etched details, - a plain sheet for each of the
types, all the bits are there in case you want to
63 Kingcobra two models, and a third pre-painted sheet to
stretch things
be shared between them

Here's a comparison between the 7-part

etched instrument panel (bottom) and the Considering that this is quite an old kit, there's
an excellent level of detail in the cockpit The original 2007 Eduard release included a
kit's plastic part decorated with one of the
useful cast white metal nose weight
decals ...hmmm!

Many late Russian aircraft had strengthening

plates itted to the rear fuselage as a
The etched strengthening plates for the rear consequence of distortion caused by violent In the absence of the speciic Eduard nose
fuselage need to be carefully bent to it aerobatic manoeuvres weight, lead strip needs to be used

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updated photo etch, but is lacking the rather

neat cast white metal nose weight found in
earlier boxes - and by the way, there are two
complete kits in this dual Combo!
panel
Never ones to stint on marking options,
scores just above the kit
Eduard have included no fewer than ten choices
plastic and decal in terms
in this box (one -K, three -N and six -Q) with an Build of detail.
enormous decal sheet printed by
To a The seat gets etched belts
Cartograph, most of the schemes being in
degree, the and there's a rather tricky use
green/brown over grey, but with one in a
kit's age shows of bent PE to represent the
rather attractive all-over AMT-7
up in the receivers of the upper deck guns,
blue/grey.
simplicity of its which protruded into the cockpit.
Eduard have also released this construction. There's no Getting these latter aligned and glued securely
boxing as a Bunny Fighter Club slide-mould super detail;, isn't easy, so I replaced them with suitably-sized
special version (BFC050), which no wafer-thin appliqué parts, sections of plastic strip. The instrument panel
we were fortunate enough to and not much by way of and loor area is decorated with the usual tiny
have for this review, this edition alternative positioning of moving pieces of coloured or plain etched metal. As
having extra markings for a parts. Instead, there's an entirely usual, I kept adding pieces until my eyesight and
further airframe of 213, GIAP 22, reasonable, realistic, easy to build model, tweezer dexterity gave out, and I replaced some
which is thought to be in overall light which goes together with very few issues and of the lat PE with lead wire for the control cables
grey, and also including a set of Eduard's pitfalls and which is enhanced by useful detail from the throttle quadrant. Along the way I'd
steel seatbelts. (#FE919) parts and could be tackled with conidence by painted much of the cockpit with Mr Hobby H58
Despite the age of the moulds, surface detail the novice moving deeper into the modelling Interior Green, adding some chipping using
is excellent, and the use of the PE will overcome ield. Vallejo Aluminium applied with a tiny piece of
any small shortcomings in internal detail, The heart of most aircraft builds is the cockpit, foam sponge. There's a small folded etched radio
although decals are offered as an alternative for usually the irst thing built, and this kit is no box to go behind the armoured glass behind the
the multi-part instrument panel. None of the exception. The loor gets intermediate and rear seat. At irst I thought this was undersized, but
control surfaces are bulkheads, which support the rear deck, and a then realised that the main transmitter/receiver
separate, but neat curved piece, which represents the engine boxes were located in the rear
both pilot entry intake duct. There's a comprehensive choice of fuselage so all I did was to add
doors can be etched instrument panels for the three some lead wire cables to
posed open, - versions possible, so inal marking represent its connections.
apparently, the Russian options need to be narrowed down Before closing the
pilots preferred to enter at this point. The assembled fuselage halves some
through the starboard etched signiicant nose weight needs
door, whilst many
to be added as an alternative to
other
the cast metal item supplied in
earlier kits.
Many later Russian P-39s appear to
manufacturers' have been itted with appliqué reinforcing
kits only offer an panels on the rear of the fuselage in response
openable port door. All the to several instances of severe distortion
schemes offered in the standard box use the resulting from violent combat manoeuvres
more usual three-bladed propeller and (which says something about the commitment
the BFC marking is itted with the of the Russian pilots). These panels are
four-blade Aeroproducts provided on the Eduard etched fret, and
alternative found on late need bending to it
models and on the
subsequent P-63
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The wing root to fuselage joint is The under-wing exhausts are enhanced with
fundamentally good, only light smear of etched mesh and PE laps. Here the inner
The overarching canopy its pretty well, with Deluxe Plastic Putty being used to smooth out sections of the ducts have been masked to
only a smear of iller needed to blend it in any roughness preserve the Interior Green inish

First stage of inishing The basic main colour of AMT-7 blue is applied
after primer is to pre- in thin coats, although the pre-shade is less
shade using black visible in this photograph than in real life

The undercarriage legs are simple, as in real life. I used lead

wire to represent the brake lines, rather than Eduard's lat PE,
and applied Bare Metal Foil chrome to the oleo sections

After the irst

round of
painting and
decalling, I
used Eduard's
masks to paint
the wing
walkways.
These can be
used as either
masking-off or
outline
options

Disaster! - my tacked-on surrounding

masking for the walkways managed to
strip off half the BFC decals... nothing for Finished, note the spurious number, to go
it but to remove them entirely with the potentially spurious blue colour!

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the fuselage proile before

gluing around the removable
radio compartment panel.
The wings comprise a
single lower piece and two
upper halves, and there's
some work needed on the
radiator intakes in the leading
edge and the exhausts under the
centre section before itting. In both
cases there are very nice etched mesh
guards to go in and some pre-painting
and masking. I found the etched shutters
on the radiator exhausts to be rather
vulnerable to handling and had to re-glue
them several times. With the radiator
intakes/exhausts inished and the lower wing
half ixed in place, I cut off the location pips and
itted the upper wing halves as close to the root
joint as possible, accepting that there might be a
compromised it at the wing tip. Although there
was no signiicant gap, the smoothness of the
wing root joint was improved with a smear of
Deluxe Perfect Plastic Putty. The it of the one-
piece upper canopy is reasonable, although I
found I needed to
wedge the rear part
out with cocktail
sticks
between the
canopy and the
seat bulkhead in
order to get a
better lateral it. I let me build up the
glued the canopy on layers in a controlled way.
with incremental dabs When dry, the Vallejo paint is very
of Tamiya extra thin matt, and has the feel that it could easily
cement, and smoothed be marked or damaged, so not wanting to
the joint with Perfect Plastic alter the colour I avoided overall varnish
Putty. For the doors, Eduard provide coating at this stage and applied some Mr
masks for both inner and outer glass Hobby GX 113 Gloss in the places where
areas, and having itted the map case to decals were going to be placed (I'd already
the starboard door, I painted the interior removed....'
done an experiment to check for potential
with H58 and the outside with exterior colour, hides a
interaction between the acrylic Vallejo and the
itting the pre-coloured etched door handles at disaster, in which
lacquer GX 113). There aren't many main decals
the end. pieces of the surrounding
to apply: four stars, two codes and two stripes,
masking managed to pull off sections of the BFC
all of which go on with no drama using a
extra 100 aircraft number despite the decals
combination of plain water and Micro Sol. There
Painting are a number of stencils, but given the end-of-
having been sealed in. There was nothing for it
Since I had the Bunny Fighter Club markings but to remove the remaining bits of decal on
war state of the Russian Air Forces, one has to
available I was keen to use them, but was rather both sides, which I managed with more masking
wonder how many would have been applied to
uninspired by the idea of a light grey airframe as tape, suggesting that neither of them were
a distinctly non-standard paint job, so I went
described in the #100 BFC050 scheme. adhering well, and ind some spurious numbers
with those that might be the most signiicant in
Conversely, I was particularly attracted to the in my decal spares.
operational use.
overall #44 AMT-7 light blue option in the main With the decals dry I pondered whether or not
kit of 212. GIAP, 22 GIAD so given the uncertainty to add some panel line emphasis. I've found Finals
over the actual colour of #100 decided on a bit myself using this technique less and less recently
of modeller's licence and went with the blue, Once the airframe treatments were dry I could
since I think it can potentially look artiicial but add the inal details, in this case primarily the
rationalising that what looked to be light grey in in this case the rather monochrome inish
a monochrome wartime picture could easily be undercarriage legs, which had been painted
tempted me to add some selective highlighting Interior Green and dressed up with strips of Bare
light blue... using a thin blue-gray wash, AK Interactive Metal Foil chrome for the oleos and lead wire for
Firstly the airframe was primed with Halfords AK2072, wiped off in the direction of airlow and the brake lines instead of Eduard's lat PE, and
Grey and rubbed down with 1000 grit foam- applied on to an overall satin inish achieved the cockpit doors, which were posed partly
backed Abralon abrasive. I wanted a textured using 50:50 GX 113 (gloss) and GX 110 (matt). open.
inal inish so did some speciic pre-shading Final steps in the painting was to use the Eduard
using Vallejo Model Air Black, and some mottling masks to outline the anti-slip patches at the
of the remaining spaces using Vallejo black, light wing roots and because I wanted these to look a Conclusion
blue and grey. I started applying the inal inish bit battered, I sprayed a very light coat of AK Overall, an excellent kit from Eduard, which
of AMT-7 (Vallejo Model Air 71.318) straight from Interactive Worn Effects on the masked area goes together well enough, although without
the bottle as recommended, but quickly realised before applying H12 lat black lightened with the iner detail of the most modern kits. If you
that the paint's coverage was so good that it was grey. Eduard's masks are cleverly provided as an want a 1/48th scale Airacobra though (and who
obliterating my previously prepared undercoat! inner and outer rim, so one could choose to doesn't?) it's the Eduard kit, or the derivative
My previous experience with Vallejo is that the paint the black irst and mask with the inner, or Accurate Miniatures offering. The Bunny Fighter
paint can be sensitive to thinning media, so in use the outer and paint last. With the masks Club special edition of the release offers a new
this case I used an old standby of high quality removed, the walkway areas could be lightly marking scheme and the latest steel belts, but
windscreen washer luid, which is water with scrubbed with a toothbrush dipped in warm from my experience the extra decals provided
typically 10-20% alcohol. A 50:50 mix of paint water to lift off some of the black. Unfortunately, need to be treated with some caution. Thanks to
and washer water sprayed without difficulty, and that simple statement 'With the masks Eduard for the review kit.

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By Trevor Pask

same breath as the Spitire in most

new articles. Also, the RAF’s Battle of
Britain Memorial Flight nearly always
ly a Hurricane with a Spitire and at any air show
in the UK the Hurricanes’ contribution is rarely The
missed by commentators. two
The problem I think was that the Hurricane kits
was half a generation before the Spitire, did not share ive
have the development potential, and so had common
been replaced in front line use well before the sprues with the
end of WW2. When the ilms about WW2 began earlier version,
Kit No: AO2067
to be made, there were more Spitires in them having a new sprue
Scale: 1/72 because more of the later type had survived and containing a two-
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic the same phenomenon translated to air shows blade airscrew, early
through into the 1980s until the WW2 aircraft exhausts, lat fuselage
Manufacturer: Airfix underside, a shallower rudder, a
restoration industry geared up. If every kit
www.airfix.com manufacturer had to have a Spitire in their different style of radio aerial and an
catalogue, they also had to have a Hurricane. As unarmoured rear bulkhead. Airix have also

I
n writing about the Hawker Hurricane, it is early generation kits have become outdated, the issued a limited-edition kit for members of
standard to begin by saying that the aircraft Hurricanes have been replaced every bit as their club with extra parts to build a
was overshadowed by the Spitire, and never much as the Spitires have. tank buster aircraft
received the attention that it deserved. That is from the Desert
Airix have gradually been replacing many of
true and I have said it, but while the Spitire is War carrying two
their older kits with modem versions, with
more deeply embedded in British popular underwing 40mm guns.
emphasis on Battle of Britain types. Airix also
culture, the Hurricane has not had as a bad press Hopefully one day Airix
tend to design their new kits to get the
as many articles imply. In the news coverage of will reissue this
maximum out of a tooling. The new
the 100th anniversary of the RAF in 2018 the version for
Hurricane model is no exception and
Hurricane was always
immediately appeared in two different
mentioned in the
boxings – one representing the earlier pre-war
aircraft and one the classic Battle of Britain Mk 1.

The kit builds up

quickly with very
little iller employed,
and the it of parts is
excellent

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general sale, but until then we have the standard As the kit is of a pre/very early war aircraft the Some dry brushing with light grey emphasised
kits to get on with. decal sheet offers two interesting examples that the fabric detail, but more weathering, while
The kit is well moulded are not often seen on Hurricane models. One is tempting, was not appropriate as this was a pre-
and is up to Airix’s usual for a specially marked up aircraft from 111 war air show aircraft.
new high standards. The squadron, which attended an air show in France The undercarriage and smaller details were all
instruction sheet is a little in 1938. The second is for a Belgian Air Force added at this stage. The generic nature of this kit
confusing at times and some machine from May 1940. Both provide the means that there is a slight inaccuracy as the
careful checking and cross option of a familiar aircraft in a very different wheels of the RAF aircraft had ive spokes, but
referencing is needed to livery to the one it is normally associated with. I the kit examples have four. These are accurate
ensure that the right chose the RAF example as I was attracted by the for the Belgian version and resin aftermarket
internal parts are used. In colourful 111 squadron markings, and the black, replacements are available. Wanting an
this small scale, the use white and silver under surfaces. uncomplicated build, I used the kit examples but
of the wrong bulkhead Halfords white and grey plastic primer may replace them one day. Pre-war aircraft were
may not matter too much, prepared the model for painting. The under generally kept clean, especially ones going to
but some people know that the model could be surface colours were airbrushed in a silver, white, foreign air shows, but the airstrips of the day
more accurate, and it would bother them. black order. When these colours were dry, more were often grass ields and so a little weathering
Construction-wise the model builds up easily. masking was applied and the brown upper was applied in the form of a light brown wash to
The it of parts is exemplary and virtually no iller surface colour was applied using a Humbrol the wheel wells and undercarriage.
is required. Some iller was used around the aerosol can. The green was then hand painted. In summary another accomplished kit from
radiator and under the front nose, but this could The major panel lines were drawn in with a HB Airix, which I am sure will be reissued in
have been more due to a slightly clumsy pencil and a black wash applied to the different versions for many years to come.
assembly by me. The parts on modern Airix kits undercarriage bays. Some exhaust staining Almost the perfect modelling experience. A
it very precisely and any pre- was added along the fuselage before British classic in every sense and just a little bit of
painting or slight mishandling can the model was coated in Johnsons proof that it is no secret that the Hurricane
cause problems. As a child in the Klear. played a role in the Battle
1970s, I remember building the The decals were excellent and of Britain. The
new Hurricane from Airix that immediately brought the model to life. aircraft that
replaced the early 1950s The yellow outlined wing roundels
vintage model. That kit look out of place on a Hurricane,
was a vast improvement, but that is the attraction of
but it absorbed iller, which this scheme. perhaps
I was just beginning to use on are
my models. 21st century mainstream kits are a neglected are
different proposition, but being so well the Hurricane’s
engineered, they need a different form of successors from
respect. Hawker, the Typhoon
In the 1970s Airix applied rivet detail to and Tempest, but that is
everything. Forty years on, rivet detail only another story.
appears where necessary and generally the
surface detail relects that which was on the
subject. On a Hurricane this is a mixture of fabric
and aluminium skin. In scale terms this is
overdone on this kit, but in practice when it is Silver irst, then black
painted the exaggeration is much less and the
effect is to create a model with a variety of and inally white made
visible textures on its up the attractive
surface.
undersurface on the
111 Sqn aircraft

I was very soon onto the

painting stage, inishing the
upper surface camoulage
with a brush painted pattern
of dark green

The Belgian Air Force option also provided in the kit

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Starboard front view of VF-5B in Red Ripper

commanding officer’s markings. The ailerons seem to be
painted a different color than the rest of the lower wing.
Best guess is that they are the light gray of the fuselage

WALKAROUND
Gruman FF-1 Fifi
By Steve Muth
Peregrine Publications

Aimed at modelers and aviation enthusiasts, this Angels celebration at the Grumman facility at Bu. No. 9358, on the in. Both are about 1/3 the
photo essay focuses on the details and internal Peconic, Long Island. Shortly thereafter way down from the tip. The red and blue VF-5B
colors of the aircraft. Walkaround photos and, Grumman purchased the aircraft and restored it unit crest is on both sides of the fuselage below
where available, internal details are the main to represent an FF-1 as lown by the the canopy, at about the midpoint. The
thrust of the images with an emphasis on cockpits Commanding Officer of VF-5B, the Red Rippers. squadron code, 5-F-1, is painted across the red
and landing gear. All Photos by the author unless It was then lown to the NMNA in June 1967 (by fuselage band in contrasting red-white-red
otherwise noted. Capt. William E. Scarborough, USN (Ret.) and was colors. The tail hook is painted the same color as
one of the irst aircraft to be put on display in the the fuselage.

T
he irst full aircraft design by Grumman
Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum, as it was then The cowl interior is the same color as the
actually to be built, was the XFF-1, which
known (Now the National Museum of Naval fuselage. The hub for the ixed pitch propeller is
was submitted to the US Navy on March
Aviation). It is the only surviving example of the painted silver while the blades are shiny black
10, 1930 as Design 5 or G-5. It featured
FF-1/SF-1/G-23 series in existence. with yellow tips. The speciications of the day
retractable landing gear, an enclosed canopy
and all metal construction, albeit, with fabric dictated the tips from the end to 4” be red, 4” to
covered wings. The prototype was ordered on Camoulage and Markings 8” be yellow and 8” to 12” be blue except on the
March 28, 1931 and it irst lew on December 29, rear face where the blue be extended to 24”’ as
This FF-1 is really an ex Nicaraguan G-23 an anti-glare measure. The rest of the propeller
1931. Twenty-seven production aircraft were
manufactured in Canada and restored as an FF- was to be left natural metal. The engine is a gloss
ordered on December 19, 1932 and delivery
1, Bu. No. 9358, and marked as the aircraft of the battleship gray with semi-gloss black cylinders,
took place between April and November 1933.
Commanding Officer of the Navy Squadron VF- push rod guides and valve covers. The exhaust
VF-5B was the only Navy squadron to equip 5B. As the Commanding Officer’s aircraft, it has pipes are dull black.
fully with the FF-1 while VF-1B and NAS the red cowl and fuselage band. The fuselage,
Anacostia received one each. VF-5B served on All this seem to be in accordance with the
cowl interior and landing gear are painted the
the USS Lexington and the USS Ranger. All FF-1s rather loose standards of the day with the
‘Light Naval Gray’ of the day.
were withdrawn from service by April 1936 to be exception of the cockpit, which has a
The upper wing top surface is Yellow with a combination of yellow green and green zinc
replaced by single seat F2Fs and F3Fs. Twenty-
gray or lavender chevron and probably the chromate (or bronze green). All the author’s
two FF-1s were converted by the Naval Aircraft
aircraft number (1) in the crook of the chevron. research indicates that up until the outbreak of
Factory to FF-2s to serve as trainers.
The lower surface of the top wing and both World War Two, cockpit sheet metal of naval
surfaces of the lower wing are painted silver with aircraft were painted silver or light gray with
This Aircraft light gray aluminum plates at the entry points of black equipment and instrument panels. Since
The National Museum of Naval Aviation’s the wing bracing guy wires. The guy wires this is really a G-23 manufactured in Canada it is
aircraft was one of ifty-two export versions (G- themselves are air foiled and polished chrome possible that Canadian Car and Foundry used
23) of the FF assembled in Canada by The plate. The Walk ways on the lower wing roots are such a green paint scheme for the cockpit
Canadian Car & Foundry. The aircraft (CC&F C/N black with a rough sand paper texture. The air interior. Meanwhile, we have what we have.
101) was the irst G-23 produced and was irst speed venturi on the left inner cabane strut is Which is, interior green or bronze green sheet
lown on February 3, 1938 and shipped to light gray as is the airfoil shaped wooden brace metal, control column, rudder pedals and seats.
Nicaragua in June. It was scrapped by The separating the guy wires where they cross each The cushion is gray, probably of modern
Nicaraguan Air Force in 1942. it was discovered other. The interplane struts are light gray too. provenance, a black control grip, instrument
in a junk yard at Zolotian Airield outside There is a red, white and blue star both to port panel and windscreen interior. The equipment
Managua, Nicaragua in 1961 by an American and starboard on upper and lower wings. boxes and such are also dull black. The rest of
crop duster pilot, J. R. Simons. He purchased it The fuselage panel joints are overlapping with the canopy is the same light gray as the fuselage
and over the next several years restored it to the step down just aft or below the line of exterior. There are also some yellow zinc
lying condition at Chinandega, Nicaragua. In button head rivets at the seam. The recessed chromate panels behind the rear seat and on the
1966 he lew it back to his home town of Atoka, fuselage steps are black. The horizontal and canopy framing by the rails. The rear turtle deck
Oklahoma. Once back in the US he was invited vertical tail surfaces are a Royal Blue with the is dull black as is the gunsight. Seat belts are the
to ly it at the twentieth anniversary of the Blue aircraft designation, FF-1, on the rudder and the ubiquitous tan with silver hardware.

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Outboard front
view of the port
main landing gear
and wheel well

Starboard rear view

of the tail wheel

Gunsight starboard rear. The sight is dull black

Starboard forward
fuselage step Is black

Fixed pitch propeller hub from the port Starboard side of

lower. It is painted silver the front cockpit

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Front cockpit forward view

Port side of the front cockpit

Front cockpit port

forward

Front cockpit seat and port side

Rear cockpit starboard side

with loor. Although of poor
quality you can see that the
rear cockpit position also
had a control column and
rudder pedal light controls
but no instruments

Rear cockpit starboard aft

Rear cockpit port side

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Welcome to the 2019 IPMS
USA National Convention
August 7-10, 2019 ~Chattanooga, Tennessee
Hosted for the irst time ever in Chattanooga TN,
all indications to date are that this will be a huge show.
We already have a record number of vendor/trade tables
reserved, and with a record-breaking amount of space for
models for both competition and display only, we’re
hoping for a record number of models on display.

In addition to vendors and model displays we have a

fantastic slate of seminars and talks that are in the
process of becoming inalized. Add to that a tour to the
US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville AL, and a dinner
at the Songbirds Guitar Museum, and the reasons to
come to Chattanooga in August abound.

Our host facility, the Chattanooga Convention Center is

second to none. While Chattanooga may be a smaller
market, our Convention Center is nearly the perfect size,
which means while there is plenty of space for us, we
won’t be competing with other events at the same time.
The exhibit halls are spectacularly lit day and night, and
everything is on one level and easy to ind. The
Chattanooga airport is 20 minutes away, and connecting
lights through Atlanta and Charlotte are plentiful, so
getting here is incredibly easy.

Chattanooga is a great place to live and visit. Tucked into

the foothills of the Smokey Mountains and with the
Tennessee River running through it, Chattanooga is one
of the premiere outdoor destinations in the USA. The
surrounding hills and mountains offer lots of hiking and
biking opportunities. The Tennessee River offers
spectacular ishing and boating opportunities, and the
near by Ocoee River was the site of the Olympic White-
Water events in 1996, which means no matter your skill
level, there are rafting and kayaking opportunities for
everyone. And for history buffs, there are many Civil War
battleields and sites in town and nearby.

And Downtown Chattanooga has come a long, long way

from its industrial roots of the early and mid-20th
Century. We now boast one of the most popular
aquariums in the Nation, a variety of restaurants
guaranteed to please any palate and any budget, near
nightly live music, minor league baseball a vibrant arts
community and shopping to please anyone.

Add it all up, modeling, history, culture, sports, outdoor

activities, shopping and restaurants, ease of access, and
there really is no reason NOT to get to Chattanooga this
August for the 2019 IPMS USA National Convention!
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ITALERI ITALERI
Convair B-58A Hustler By Robert Rose

build challenge there for someone. slender delta shape, still futuristic looking today,
Because all the Hustler colour schemes are more than sixty years after it irst lew. The
natural metal, illing and sanding of seam lines undercarriage, however, was too impressive to
and gaps to a high standard is vital. The it of the ignore for build purposes. I shall convert the
main parts is fairly good given the age of the machine to lying mode later. The engineering of
moulds, but fairing in wing fuselage seams took the tall undercarriage was impressive and the
some work. Several cycles of illing, wet sanding various beams and struts have been well
and test spraying were required before a modelled by Italeri. The aircraft had an eighteen
reasonable inish was achieved. After the main wheel undercarriage, with two eight wheel
areas were sprayed with high gloss silver, bogies for each main gear, and a maximum
selected panels were masked off to allow some stroke of around 17 inches in action, using small
differentiation between the various metal wheels of 22” diameter in order to it into the
Kit No: 1142 sections. Photographs show a few changes in slim wings. The combination of notably high
sheen across the main aircraft surfaces, with landing speeds and these small wheels caused
Scale: 1/72
signiicant variations in metal colour on the frequent damage to runways, to the extent that
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic engine pods. I spent some time on the J79 the USAF resurfaced some runways for Hustler
Manufacturer: Italeri engine nacelles adding detail colour variations, operations. Taxying also needed care to avoid
which add some realism to otherwise simple overheating and wheel damage. Viewing the
The Hobby Company/MRC
cylinders. At a late stage in the build I lost the completed model undercarriage I was impressed
navigator’s entrance hatch. Despite it being a at the hefty mechanical engineering involved,

T
his is a reissue of Italeri’s B-58 Hustler kit. fairly large item, it managed to stay lost, and suspect the undercarriage provided some
Originally issued in 1984, it has aged somewhere between my spray area and the useful drag during the approach. Avoiding leg
relatively well and is deinately worth a modelling bench. Fortunately I had a copy of the shimmy must also have been a major challenge,
look at. Over the years several reissues have had older TB-58 kit in my stash, and as luck would probably helping to explain the complex
differing decal schemes, and a slight parts have it that hatch is one which was changed out structure.
change provided the TB-58 variant a few years on the trainer version for one with windows, so I
ago. Although all the decal options are based on
had a solid hatch to spare. Yet again the stash is
natural metal schemes, the six choices do allow
The build starts as ever with the cockpit area. justiied!
reasonable variation since several machines
One curiosity of the Hustler is the escape The USAF was unhappy with the single atomic depicted were involved in record setting events.
capsules, which had large covers that hinged weapon capability of the early Hustler, so later Given the short service life of the Hustler, this
down over the ejection seat fronts to aid high machines had the addition of two long seems to have been a major part of its history.
speed ejection. These ejection seats are underwing pylons to allow up to four weapons
moulded as two pieces, which have a slight to be mounted externally. After itting these, a It looks in some ways more like a ighter than
backward rake. I found it easier to assemble the debate took place about using the Hustler for a bomber, which given the need to house the
cockpit loors and bulkheads into a fuselage conventional bombing in Vietnam. There is a weapons separately is understandable. A little
side, and then add the seats to the build. rumour that one aircraft was repainted in the larger than the US Navy’s Vigilante, it had a
early SE Asia camoulage for trials before the wingspan a little greater than the Gloster Javelin,
Because the front bulkheads for the navigator
idea was dropped. No photos exist, so it which is of only slightly older vintage, showing
and weapons operator are both well covered
probably is just a rumour. Might make a nice both the speed of design evolution at the time
with instrumentation, I detailed and painted
those at the same time as the pilot’s instrument ‘What-If’ to do. The kit provides the pylons and and the limitations of the RAF’s choice.
panel. There are also side panels for the pilot and four externally mounted bombs. It also provides For anyone with an interest in the classic
lightly embossed cockpit side arrays for the a small centreline pod as well as the full size military jets of the Fifties and Sixties, I
other two crew members, all of which got some version. Several photographs show both the recommend this kit. It has challenges, partly due
detailing. Nothing can be seen once the crew large and small pods together alongside to its age and partly due to the characteristics of
hatches are in place, although no doubt some Hustlers on display. I suspect the small pod is a the original machine, but is well worthwhile
will want to super detail an open cockpit small high speed fuel pod, though it may be a building, if only to marvel at the small size and
machine on readiness. I have not yet found any reconnaissance pod, something that was trialled. complexity of this high speed machine which,
good photographs showing what must have I intend to display the Hustler in lying while very popular with its crews, had the
been impressive access ladders. A good scratch coniguration long term, since it is such a ine reputation of being a challenge to ly.

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FLY MODEL
PZL.37A bis-Los A bis By Andy McCabe

booklet. The plastic parts are nicely moulded it cleaned up well enough.
with very ine engraved surface detailing, resin I now itted the engine mounts and inner
parts include two complete bomb bays for the engine cowls then painted the resin engines and
inner wings and one bomb bay for the centre itted them, and then itted the outer cowls.
fuselage, and two resin engines. The instruction
The glazing was next and as there are no pre-
booklet is printed in full colour with paint call
cut masking sets provided this meant masking
outs for Humbrol and AK Interactive paints. The
them the old way. I glued the glazing into
instructions are very nicely laid out with the
position irst and then applied masks. The
diagrams in shaded 2D format with clear parts
cockpit canopy proved difficult to it and I had to
location instructions.
score it and break it down the centreline in order
The initial impression of this kit is of a very to get it to line up with the cockpit opening.
detailed nicely produced and packaged product
The tail planes were now assembled and
that should build into a very ine 1/72 scale
Kit No: 72040 model of the PZL-37A bis.
itted.
Scale: 1/72 I gave the assembled airframe a coat of grey
There are no exact colour references given for
primer and as suspected there were a lot of
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic the interior, only grey or silver, but research
unsightly joints to rectify with iller. This done
revealed that the interior was normally a Khaki
Manufacturer: Fly Models another coat of primer was applied.
colour so I sprayed all of the interior parts with
Hannants/UMM-USA I sprayed the underside with Lifecolor UA117
the closest option I had to hand, Tamiya XF-49.
The interior is nicely detailed with plenty of RLM 76 as references other than the instructions

T
he PZL.37 Los was a Polish twin-engined
features in the sidewalls and when completed suggest this is close enough to the actual colour.
medium bomber built by the Polish
and treated with a dark wash looks very good. The upper surfaces were sprayed with Lifecolor
National Aircraft Company PZL between
The interior was assembled into one of the UA005 Olive Drab. The decals were then applied
1938-1939 with over 120 built. The aircraft irst
fuselage halves and then the other fuselage half followed by a dark wash and then a coat of Matt
lew on the 30th June 1936 and the primary
was added. Varnish.
users were the Polish and Romanian Air forces.
The PZL.37 was powered by two Bristol Pegasus There are two bomb bays on each of the inner Decals are supplied for four aircraft:-
XX radial engines, had a crew of four and a range wing sections and one in the fuselage centre • PZL.37A bis Los A bis No. 72.14, 212th Bomb
of 1,615 miles. Armament consisted of three section. The fuselage bomb bay is supposed to Flight Polish Air force
7.92mm machine guns, one each in the nose, be glued into the fuselage but the location is a
• PZL.37A bis Los A bis, earmarked for
upper rear station and underbelly station, while bit vague so I glued it in between the two wing
propaganda purposes in June 1938 and lew
a typical bomb load consisted of up to 5,690lb of bomb parts. The it of the wings to the fuselage
bombs in various conigurations in the bomb with a civil registration SP-BNL at an Airshow
was problematical as they did not it and
bay. in Belgrade
required plenty of trimming of the bomb bays to
The Fly model of the PZL.37A consists of three get them to it correctly. Before I inally glued • PZL.37A bis, No.72.108 tested in 1939 by the
sprues of grey and one clear sprue of injections them into place I itted the two upper wing ITL (Radio direction inder trials)
moulded plastic, eighteen resin parts, one decal halves. I had to use superglue to it the wings to • PZL.37A bis, No.220 (ex 72.42) of Grupul
sheet and one assembly/painting and marking the fuselage as the it was not very accurate, but Bombardment ARR, early 1942

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Final assembly now commenced by itting the detail of the interior paint colours would have canopy, were encountered and the end as they
undercarriage, props, aerials and armament. been helpful but apart from that this is an say justiies the means and the kit looks very
excellent kit of the PZL.37 A bis from Fly Model. nice when it is inished.
This is a nicely produced kit and the addition
of the resin parts adds to the detailing. I did have The bulk of the kit assembled very nicely and
problems getting the wings to it and a bit more no other problems, apart from the cockpit

RS MODELS
Miles Magister
By Bruce Leyland-Jones

affair and I was looking forward to see how the unknown reason, I held back from adding the
subject would be handled today, especially by upper wing pieces. Basically, I was
those gifted Czechmates. I wasn't disappointed uncomfortable with the contact those extra
when the kit was irst released, back in 2012 and sidewalls had with the loor and I ended up
noticed that provision for all of the available shaving a little off the bottom of these.
boxings, bar the speciic decal sheets, seemed While I was waiting for paint to dry, I tackled
contained within the sprues. This build, however, the nose piece, which contains a small set of
is of a later 2019 boxing, with the original kit cylinders. As these can just about be seen from
having been previously re-issued in 2014 and I the outside, I took some care to paint them up
found some deterioration in the level of it, with some metal paints.
particularly around the wing to fuselage area…
Easing the bulkheads behind their respective
but I’m getting ahead of myself.
seats, I was able to add the completed fuselage
This is a short-run kit, but I feel, as I’ve already to the lower wing piece. This was a very, very,
Kit No: 92236 said, that it lies at the higher end of that scale. very tight it and I managed to fracture the side
Scale: 1/72 Surface detail has both engraved and raised of the fuselage. I must emphasise that this was
lines and the different surface textures are nicely due to my ineptitude and that I should've
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic reproduced. Options in this boxing are for an shaved a little more plastic from those
Manufacturer: RS Models RAF trainer of Empire Central Flying School, a bulkheads, before forcing everything together.
www.rsmodels.cz New Zealand civil machine, an aircraft used post- Adding the upper portions of the wings was
war by the Portuguese Air Force and a WW2 less easy than my last build and there was some
‘Wake up Maggie I think I got something to Australian Air Force example, serving in the gappage to deal with. That said, the wings did
say to you…’ desert. have their correct dihedral.
One nice touch is the provision of side panels

I
’ve found RS Models can be a bit hit and miss With most of the build complete, it was time
at times, although generally they seem to lean to complete the cockpit walls beyond the wing to slap on some pigment and RS Models only
towards the quality end of the limited-run roots. Being short-run, there are prominent use generic terms for the paint colours required,
spectrum. Certainly, they choose some ejection towers placed throughout the pieces so a little research is needed. My Maggie got her
interesting subjects and, whilst their home and these needed to be removed, to facilitate tummy done in Humbrol H157 Azure Blue and
market appears well catered for, the rest of us the parts itting together. Meanwhile, bulkheads, her uppers in a Dark Earth Humbrol H29 and
don't do too badly. instrument panels and some natty little PE Humbrol H93 Sand camo.
compasses are added to one of the fuselage
For some time now, I’ve had a penchant for The prop was attached and ready to go and a
halves. The instrument panels themselves have
the unsung heroes: the trainers. RS Models rather splendid PE pitot was attached to the port
the dials supplied on pierces of printed acetate,
provide a number of these inluential aircraft underwing.
but any semblance of these is soon lost to view.
types and I was pleased to see that they've While I had Maggie on her back, I drilled out
recently produced a series of the Miles Magister. The small etched fret provides harness and,
locating holes for the undercarriage legs. The kit
Previously, the Maggie was but a memory of painted up, these look good enough, once in
provides spatted undercarriage, and the
FROG and of later FROG-spawn boxings. It’s place. To ensure that everything was placed Australian example uses these. This was
deinitely not a thrilling aircraft and far from where it should be, I kept offering the fuselage reassuring, as I’ve learned that the bare legs are
spectacular in any way. That said, the Maggie half to the cockpit loor. Note that the bulkheads quite fragile. Whilst the spats came together
was the irst monoplane, designed from the it neatly into recessed channels, moulded into nicely, the wheels themselves were way, way too
outset, to be a trainer and was one of the aircraft the fuselage sides. I found that when the time wide to it inside them and I ended up sanding
responsible for putting ighter pilots into those came to unite the fuselage halves, everything them down to such an extent, that all detail was
Hurricanes and Spitires and, as a lad, was one of itted rather nicely. lost and I was left with a pair of simple discs.
the irst non-combat aircraft I bought into, Now usually, I would build up the wings as a Fortunately, very little of the wheels can be seen,
simply because of that reason. complete sub-assembly and then add the so careful masking gives at least the impression
The old FROG kit was an accurate, but simple completed fuselage to this. This time, for some of wheels and no-one should be any the wiser…

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unless, of course, some muppet describes this trying to straighten itself out. it of the wing and, in this particular boxing, the
feature in a review somewhere! So the best way of getting some curved it of the wing appears to have deteriorated a
Tthat there should be a pair of pitot intakes, acetate is to ind some that is already curved. For tad: ‘The morning sun when it's in your face really
below the fuselage. Unfortunately, in my kit, this, I noticed the packaging around my shows your age…’
these had been completely swallowed by the superglue contained many subtle and My only real niggle was with those acetate
sprue gates and so I substituted a pair of short interesting curves. After some trial and error, transparencies, that simply do not do what
lengths of plastic rod. (mostly error), I got a piece that would do the they’re supposed to do and, as such, are a
Oh the delights of acetate ilm pieces... trick and this was irmly glued into place, using complete waste of time and effort. Given many
Evostik Serious Glue. RS Models come with proper injection-moulded
As far as windscreens go, clear acetate works
A bit more detail painting, a coat of Klear and canopies, would a couple of windscreens be too
ine when lat panes are involved. It can even be
folded, origami-style, using a pair of lat-edged it was onto the decals, which were truly lovely to much to ask, for modelling numpties such as
tweezers. (I wrap the ends of mine in tape, so as work with. I inished my model as an aircraft myself?
to prevent scratching the acetate). Curved pieces from 451 Squadron, RAAF, Rayak, Syria, 1942. Ah well, I suppose I could always collect my
are more problematic, as acetate will not hold a Being a short-run kit this does require a little books and get on back to school, or steal my
curve. If you apply heat, it goes milky opaque more modelling input than your average shake daddy's cue and make a living out of playing
and, even if you do manage to glue it into a ‘n’ make, but the only real it issue was with the pool, or even ind myself a rock and roll band
curved shape, it will spend the rest of its lifetime too-large cockpit side-walls, interfering with the that needs a helpin' hand…

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THE FRENCH RETURN TO SOUTH CAROLINA By Steve Palmer

T
he French have a long history with South being undertaken at the time. The War him. There is the story of him lying a newspaper
Carolina, notably the Huguenots, who irst Department turned to private contractors to photographer over Charleston to record damage
came to the state when forty ive of them provide pilot training under the close caused by a hurricane in September 1938. The
arrived in Charleston in 1687, two years after supervision of the Army Air Force. They could presses at the Charleston (SC) paper were out of
Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes. The not have chosen a more capable individual to commission, so Howard lew either the
Huguenots settled throughout the state and the build and run the Orangeburg training base than negatives or the photo plates about 120 miles to
state’s most famous historical personage, Francis Beverly Howard, President of Hawthorne a newspaper in Columbia (SC). When the engine
Marion, was of Huguenot descent. Aeronautical Services. failed, he bailed out into the pitch-black night
About 255 years after the Huguenots came to ‘Bevo,’ as he was affectionately known, was and landed uninjured in some trees. After
Charleston, Free Frenchmen coming from North only sixteen when he learned to ly. At eighteen, dropping safely to the ground from his harness,
Africa were on South Carolina soil. They did not he was the youngest aviator in the United States he located the plane and retrieved the photos.
come to escape religious persecution, but to to be granted a Commercial Pilot’s License. He then grabbed his parachute and hitchhiked
train to ight and return to Europe to drive an Starting out as a line boy at Hawthorne Aviation, to Columbia to complete the task of delivering
oppressive regime from their country. They he saved enough money to buy the company the photos to the newspaper there.
came to an airield that sprung from the within four years. When he was twenty one, Bevo Apparently, some of the staff at Hawthorne in
cornields and watermelon patches of the was lying as a co-pilot aboard Eastern Air Lines Orangeburg had some trepidation about
Coastal Plain, just below a town settled by DC-2s. training French cadets to ly. Historian Patrice
German, Swiss, and Dutch immigrants and Howard was an accomplished aerobatic pilot Laverdet quotes an American instructor at
named for William IV, Prince of Orange, who and was likely the irst lier to perform an outside Hawthorne (which I have translated here using
would marry the eldest daughter of King George loop in a modiied Piper Cub! He was young my best high school French):
II. enough and more than competent enough to ‘At that time, the idea of having the French at
New light training bases were sprouting up have become a ighter pilot, but his value to the Hawthorne alarmed us somewhat. When we irst
all over the United States, and the South was no nation’s efforts to train military pilots was such met the officers, they were imposing in their navy-
exception. American armed forces were that he was forbidden from joining the service. blue uniforms and white caps, and their crisp
overwhelmed with the scale of aviation training Bevo’s reputation apparently already preceded salutes in white gloves made us uncomfortable. We

An aerial view of Hawthorne Beverley ‘Bevo’

Aeronautical School, on a summer Howard gives
afternoon in 1943 (Orangeburg Hawthorne
Municipal Airport display) students a
demonstration
of inverted
light (Mattie W.
Wintink, via The
Methodist Oaks

Hawthorne President Beverley ‘Bevo’

Howard chats with an instructor (Mattie
W. Wintink, via The Methodist Oaks)

French student
pilots get some
pointers from an
instructor in the
sweltering summer
heat (The Methodist
Oaks)

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really wondered if we would be kissed after each even ‘borrowed’ Vichy Air Force planes to ly to luxury liner USS West Point, which had been
inished their salute! Then the irst class arrived, North Africa. At one point, there were so many converted to a troop transport and hospital ship.
and it was almost a disappointment. In light suits, defections in Vichy aircraft that these airplanes The ship departed Casablanca on 15 June 1943
the newcomers did not look any different from the had their propellers removed to prevent them with 5,769 passengers. Along with the irst
American cadets. Let’s just say, however, that a from being stolen by escaping French pilots detachment of French aviation trainees were
certain percentage of (French) students had determined to be free at any cost. Americans headed home, wounded troops, and
already lown… but did not mention their previous These future aviators and mechanics were German and Italian POWs. All were bound for
light hours. Thus, one of my students, after some sent to ‘Dépôt de l'Air 209’ in the southern Boston. Each man received an allotment of ten
lessons lying dual control, started to ly like a outskirts of Casablanca. Then they went to Camp packs of Lucky Strike or Chesterield cigarettes,
veteran and inished the course with a seldom Cazes air base, a huge military complex that toothpaste and toothbrush, bars of soap, and
granted ‘A’. It was hard for me to get him to admit predated World War II by many years. The French sweets to eat—and a hammock.
that he already had 300 hours of light. There is, shared this base with the US Army Air Force, who The French found that food aboard ship was
however a very simple way to ind out. The throttle used the base to stage P-39 and P-47 aircraft more abundant than they were used to, but not
control on French planes works in the opposite arriving by ship to forward bases all over the necessarily very fresh or tasty. Each man slung
direction from American planes. If a student Mediterranean. their hammock in a large bay aboard the ship
instinctively moves it forward to cut power, he’s French trainees did battle with mice and rats that one Frenchman described as an area the
already lown in France.’ in their spartan barracks, learned to shoot with size of a ballroom. The hammocks were
When the French students arrived in ancient riles, and took long marches in full uncomfortable, but after the deprivation that
Orangeburg, they were already toughened by packs through the desert in the middle of the the men suffered at Camp Cazes, it was nowhere
what they had endured just to get to the United night. After a prescribed period, aviation near unbearable. The ship followed a zigzag
States in the irst place. With the aid of the candidates were given time in Link trainers to course during most of the voyage and sailed
French Resistance, they skulked through the evaluate their suitability for aviation training. unescorted for much of the trip. One French
French countryside until they made their way Aviation training selectees were loaded onto airman on board observed that the Germans
over the Pyrenees into Spain, then took small US Army trucks and driven to the port at insisted that the ship would never make it to
boats across the Mediterranean to Morocco, and Casablanca, then embarked aboard the former port without being sunk by a U-boat.

Three French cadets pose proudly with Three Stearman

their instructor, who is on the right PT-17s from the
(The Methodist Oaks) Hawthorne
Aeronautical
School ly in
formation over
South Carolina
farmland
(Mattie W.
Wintink, via The
Methodist Oaks)

A ine air-to-air shot over South Carolina

summer skies (The Methodist Oaks)

Enthusiastic cadets listen to a visiting

Spitire pilot (The Methodist Oaks)

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‘Any landing you can walk away

from is a good landing’ (Mattie W.
Wintink, via The Methodist Oaks)

It looks like a cadet and his instructor are observing

another aircraft ‘in the pattern’ (The Methodist Oaks)

After disembarking in Boston, the French maintaining cleanliness in their quarters, and Coca Cola. I even corresponded with one
boarded a train for Selma, Alabama. After two were doubtless introduced to the infamous gentleman who apologized that his ‘American’
days and two nights the men arrived at their Saturday Morning Inspection, which makes or was not very good. His dad had been a monitor
destination. For the next four weeks, they were breaks a soldier’s chances of getting a weekend in the French Air Force who courted and married
tested, poked, prodded, and generally given a pass to escape life on the post. a young female college graduate from
good ‘smoking over’ by the Americans tasked The men also learned about the concept of Orangeburg. It was a remarkable time for them,
with training them to ly and ix modern aircraft. ‘self-service’ cafeteria/mess halls and made their for the Hawthorne staff, and for the citizens of
To paraphrase Patrice Laverdet, much irst purchases in the PX (or Post Exchange), Orangeburg.
adjustment would be required of the intrepid where they could spend their generous pay on Sincere thanks to Ms. Linda Biswell, Director of
French trainees. They were unaccustomed to prized American cigarettes or buy a strange Campus Life at Methodist Oaks retirement
seeing a country untouched by the ravages of drink in a bottle - Coca Cola - for a mere ive community and custodian of an extensive
war, where food and equipment were in cents. Their four weeks at Selma were an intense collection of Hawthorne Aviation memorabilia,
abundant supply, and where thousands of regimen of technical training, physical training for providing most of the images shown in this
aircraft were built at a time and airields were up (‘Pi Ti’ they called it), and aircraft recognition article. Thanks also to Patrice Laverdet, official
and running in a matter of weeks rather than training, along with a thorough indoctrination historian of the Centres de Formation du
months. And as history would prove, these and immersion into ‘military customs and Personnel Navigant en Amerique (CFPNA), for his
young men were certainly up to the task. courtesies.’ assistance and for permission to
At Selma, the men were pleasantly surprised From Selma, the irst cadets to graduate use CFPNA images.
to learn that their average pay was 2,500 French went by train to Orangeburg, South Carolina
Francs per month—around ive times what the and Hawthorne Field. Hawthorne had
pay rate would be in France. They received a sprung up like weeds from cornields in
comprehensive physical examination and then Orangeburg County. At only 145 feet
were issued a full set of uniforms, jackets, and above sea level, it was located less than
shoes. On top of this they were given a pair of thirty miles from the Congaree Swamp
Bausch & Lomb ‘Ray Bans’ - aviator’s sunglasses and was even hotter and more humid
that are still prized today. The future aviators and than Alabama had been.
mechanics were given instruction on everything, The Frenchmen’s time at
including Hawthorne would be another eye
opener, because Hawthorne was run
by civilians whose head man,
Beverley Howard, was an
accomplished businessman,
organizer, and an extraordinarily
proicient aviator, who thought
nothing of demonstrating
inverted light for his French
neophyte aviators while
lying at forty feet over
them.
The French aviators
have written fondly of
their time in
Orangeburg. They
write of going to the
fancy Hotel Eutaw
downtown on a
weekend pass to sleep
in and order room
service, and of
developing a taste for

Hawthorne instructor Hiers Furtick

French cadets wore this patch on their purchased six gallons of avgas for
uniforms while training in Orangeburg $1.80 (it wasn’t cheap back then
(The Methodist Oaks) either!) in 1945 (The Methodist Oaks)

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Barracks were clean and new but still

rather spartan (The Methodist Oaks)

Cadet humour? Or
maybe another
instructor? ‘PIF’ probably
refers to Pilot
Information File and one
can presume that the
question in the balloon
over the character is a
reference to an
inspection, parade or
This historical marker ive minutes away from the author’s review board of some
workplace only hints at the rich history of Hawthorne (Author photo) sort (The Methodist Oaks)

There is no telling what this instructor and student pilot are

doing toting locally grown watermelons down the light line.
Bet they were ‘procured’ after an ‘emergency landing in
somebody’s patch! And are they are going to eat them or
drop them? Looks mighty suspicious! (The Methodist Oaks)

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IPMS (UK) Column

Presented by Chris Ayre

One day…. who knows? (Chris Ayre)

The cover of the latest issue of

IPMS Magazine, free to all IPMS (UK) members

Through The Barricades fact, this was quite probably the point at which [email protected] to
my hobby stalled. ind out more. The venue is the Civic Community

H
ands up if you’ve ever suffered from Hall in Hailsham (BN27 2AX) and doors open at
‘modeller’s block’, something that appears Whatever the cause, it is often very difficult to
deal with MB. Sometimes, as in my case, it can 10.00am.
to afflict many of us from time to time. It’s
very similar to writer’s block - which is what I was lead to an extended break from modelling and A week later sees the only overseas show that
experiencing as I sat down with my notebook then one day - just like that - the mojo returns (I I’m aware of this month - and this one is actually
and pen to write this column. Yes, it may surprise live in hope). I have heard of some fairly quite a long way south (and west) of London. If
you to learn that I do actually put pen to paper innovative/drastic ways of dealing with the you fancy it, the Concurso Anul Flats takes place
when beginning to write (or, more accurately, dreaded MB, which seem to work for those on the evening of Saturday 13th at the Salon de
scribble) as I usually ind that the ‘prose lows’ concerned. I have a couple of friends that moved Eventos Especiales del ‘VIPs’ Sullivan in Mexico
more easily - although not on this occasion. I to the dark side, in one case for several years, City. It takes around eleven and a half hours to
suppose this mental hindrance is what got me before returning, fully invigorated, to take up the ly direct from London, I believe, but I’m sure
thinking about the modelling equivalent art of building plastic aeroplane kits once that at least a couple of you will manage to get
although, now that I have it in mind, I’d suggest more… The dark side? Oh, I’m sorry! I meant to along. If Weston-Super-Mare is somewhat more
that there are a few variations of the version that say model railways… ‘do-able’ for you then the North Somerset Model
affects our model making. Show, held at The Helicopter Museum (BS24
I have also heard tales of ‘shared modelling’ as
8PP) is recommended. Taking place on Sunday
As regular readers will know, I have my own a way of addressing those unloved process
14th, with free parking and the chance to win a
issues with producing inished models… These issues. For example modeller A, who loves the
helicopter ride on the day, doors open to the
mainly centre around not actually being able to building process but hates the inishing, teams
public at 10.00am. Contact IPMS North Somerset
get started, but that’s not quite what I’m up with modeller B, who can’t be bothered with
via [email protected] or call 01934 417742
referring to here. It’s true that one form of all that sticking plastic bits together malarkey
for more details.
modeller’s block (let’s start abbreviating that to but just happens to adore painting and decaling.
‘MB’, shall we?) might well be the inability to get You get the picture and, so long as both are On the same day (Sunday 14th), IPMS Romsey
started but I think that, on the whole, this may happy with the end result - and ownership isn’t will be holding the 4th annual Romsey Scale
simply be down to lack of inspiration. If your an issue - a great way forward. I’m not sure that Model Show at a new venue, Crosield Hall in the
enthusiasm has waned, it could just be that your one is for me, to be honest, as I’m probably a bit town (SO51 8GL). The show had outgrown the
usual areas of interest are feeling a bit jaded - too precious about ‘my’ stuff but, who knows, it previous venue and this will be an expanded
maybe due to over-familiarity - and all that is might be just the thing to unblock the brain. MB event, with over twenty clubs displaying. Doors
needed is a subject that really grabs your can be very frustrating but it does seem that will open at 10.00am and more details are
attention. Something a little different, perhaps? adopting a different approach to your modelling available from Tony Adams via
This is why many modellers often suggest that a can make it a bit easier to overcome. If any of [email protected] or you can call
complete change of subject matter will soon you have your own suggestions or stories of 07736 555664. The club also has a website at
have you back on track. If you are an out-and- how you have dealt with this problem, I’d be www.romseymodellers.co.uk. Finally, and
out WWII aircraft builder, for example, why not very interested to hear from you. Now… guess certainly by no means least, the Essex Modellers’
have a look at an airliner, a motorbike or even, what? As you will note from all of the above, I Show 2019 takes place on the last Sunday of the
dare I say it, a tank! Building a kit of the type of seem to have somehow managed to clear my month (28th). EMS 2019 is jointly hosted by IPMS
car that you drive, if you can ind one, might be ‘WB’! Onwards… South East Essex, IPMS Hornchurch, IPMS
just the thing to get the juices lowing… Chelmsford and MAFVA Essex. Hannakins Farm
Community Centre (CM12 0SY) is the place,
Other variants of ‘MB’ may well relate to the
Showtime 10.00am is the time and I have a couple of
least favourite aspect of your modelling process. contacts in case you’d like to know more. Clubs
I know that, for many, the enjoyment is in the There are half the number of model shows in
July compared to the ten that I featured last should get in touch with Jim Smith via
whole experience but, equally, there are those wiffl[email protected] and traders can contact
that simply love the construction phase but month, although I guess that this is just an
indication that we are heading for summer. John Drummond on [email protected].
struggle to get enthusiastic about the painting That’s your lot for now…
or decalling, for example. Conversely, some Outdoor pursuits, and those all-important air
modellers want to get through the ‘sticking bits shows, are beginning to take precedence. Still,
of plastic together’ stage as quickly as possible there are some excellent events on the calendar Until next time, enjoy your modelling.
because, to them, it’s all about the inishing. this month and, just as long as you live south of
Chris
Some years ago, when I was genuinely what London, you will be well catered for. First up, on
might be called an ‘active’ modeller, I was having Saturday 6th of July, is the Hailsham & District ipmsuk.org
some difficulty in inding the space to use an Scale Model Club Annual Model Show. That’s a Membership enquiries: Cliff Bassett, West Barn,
airbrush properly. This led to a backlog of bit of a mouthful but I suppose the much shorter Duken Lane, Wootton, Bridgnorth, Shropshire,
uninished projects because I wasn’t prepared to acronym HADSMCAMS doesn’t exactly roll off WV15 6EA
compromise on the paint jobs and some of the tongue either… anyway, I know it as the Email: [email protected] or visit
those models remain half-inished to this day. In IPMS East Sussex show and you can email ipmsuk.org/membership/ to join online

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IDF F-35i ADIR 115

Tajeset
By Kitti Tatsumaki

prefer the IDF’s three-colour from a Hasegawa F-35A.

camoulage pattern so I decided As is my customary practice I primed the
to model a more ‘counterfactual’ inished airframe with Mr Finishing Surface 1500
model with the dragon emblem on its tail. The Grey and then wet-sanded it with a 3M sanding
‘Flying Dragon’ is the name of 115th Squadron, sponge to remove any debris and to smooth
an aggressor squadron based in Ovda AFB. Their down the surface. This is an important step and
Kit No: 12507
battle honours include the Suez Crisis, the War of one that I never avoid – it’s better to do a little
Scale: 1/72 Attrition, the Yom Kippur War and the 1982 extra work at this stage, even if it isn’t entirely
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic Lebanon War. necessary, than to do too little and come to
I used Academy’s kit #12507 ‘USAF F-35A regret it later.
Manufacturer: Academy
Lightning II’ for this build and made the model Pre-shading was done with German Grey,
basically out of the box with only extra ordnance

T
he Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a Wooden Brown and blue, for some warm and
family of single-seat, single-engined, all- and pylons for ‘Beast’ mode added. I decided to cold colour variations when it came to spraying
weather multirole stealth ighters. The build the model in light with all the landing the main colours.
ifth-generation combat aircraft is designed to gear bays and the port side weapons bay closed
and the starboard bay open displaying a pair of For the IDF three-colour camoulage scheme I
perform ground-attack and air-superiority used Gunze 313 Yellow FS33531 as the irst layer,
missions. The F-35 is a progression from the AIM-120 missiles. To this end I used the stand
covering the entire upper surface, as the
Lockheed Martin X-35, the winning design of
the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
Fourteen F-35Is are currently
being supplied to the Israeli
Defense Force, delivered
in the customary
grey scheme
but I

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subsequent colours can be overlaid quite from my spares box. There are not so many of 80% Clear Yellow and 20% Smoke Grey. It will
successfully. I then continued with Gunze 314 decals necessary on this machine, so I was easily look a little like weak tea in colour once you have
Blue FS35622 mixed with 10% green for the able to source enough to inish the job. the right ratio. Polish with window cleaner to
green element of the camoulage pattern. Gunze At least two layers of hobby thinner were ensure the canopy is crystal clear and shining.
314 Blue FS35622 is too light in my opinion, but sprayed onto the aircraft after all the decals had For post-shading, I use Tamiya XF-10 Flat Brown
you can make a few tests before spraying it if cured. I do this because the hobby thinner can and Tamiya XF-2 Flat White - highly diluted and
you are not sure about the exact shade. Keep on make the decals settle down even better onto sprayed with low pressure, for both shadows and
adding green into the 314 until you get the the surface, especially on curved areas and into highlights.
exact tone you want. panel lines. I painted all the weapons, which included a
Gunze 310 Brown FS30219 was the last layer After a few layers of clear coat it was time to Sorbtsiya L-005 ECM pod (Yes this is a what-if?),
to be added as it's the deepest colour. I wet- wash and weather: I use AK2073 Paneliner for AIM-120Cs, AMRAAMs, Python 5 AAMs, GBU-12
sanded the inished paint job with a magic the IDF uppersurface camo and AK2072 for the Paveway Iis, and GBU-38/B JDAMs. I simulated
sponge (you can ind them in any cosmetic lighter underbelly. For smoke stains and gunpod paint chipping at the front-end of the pylons
store) to make the camo pattern more subtle residue I sprayed diluted Tamiya Black. with AV Vallejo Negro Black applied with the
and ‘blend-in’ the different shades with each sponge technique, highlighting the metal with a
other. For the undersides the main colour is For a inal lat coat, I use Jumpwind HB pencil.
Gunze 308 Grey FS36375, but I added various 012 Flat Clear as it's very user-
friendly. Sometimes you will see a With these inal touches
touches with lighter and darker shades of the
base colour to increase the tonal variation. fogging effect after spraying a
lat coat but don’t worry,
After I had inished painting the camoulage, I just spray a few layers of completed I
left it overnight to cure and dry before applying hobby thinner and it applied a
the decals. I used Ex-03 EX-Clear as a top coat to will be ine. inal top coat
make sure the surface was smooth enough for over the whole
decal application. I used an assortment of decals I tinted the model with
from Academy’s F-35A, AMK’s Kir, Hasegawa’s canopy with Jumpwind 012 Flat
F/A-18F and some other unknown sources a mixture Clear again, and after
inishing painting the
pilot I was able to
declare the model
inished.

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And
Finally…
Supermarine Spitire FR Mk XIV
By Rick Greenwood

the box lid, while marking options, paint not to be frowned upon as closer inspection
numbers and cautionary text is found on the box found a good level of detail on the surface of the
sides. The contents are sealed in a single plastic familiar pale blue plastic, this being made up
bag with the clear parts contained within their from engraved panel lines and some raised rivet
own little bag inside. The instruction booklet is detail as appropriate.
the familiar type found in this brand and Cockpit detail is superb but a decal is
contains ifteen pages, the latter two forming provided for the instrument dials as the raised
the paint and decal placement guides. The kit parts are featureless. Use of a good setting
modeller is guided through construction by solution and careful painting should yield good
clearly laid out Cad style diagrams broken down results.
Kit No: A05135 into ifty-four single stages.
Options around the airframe are included
Scale: 1/48 Decals are supplied for two machines, one in such as poseable elevators,rudder and ailerons.
silver from No II (AC) Squadron RAF dated The model can be shown in light if desired by
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
1950/51. The other is in the Ocean Grey/dark using alternative wheel parts during assembly.
Manufacturer: Airix Green over Medium Sea Grey scheme and noted
www.airix.com as being from 414 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Finally the clear parts look acceptable and no
force May June 1945. mould laws could be seen in this kit.
Overall a well presented model form Airix of a

J
ust released from Airix is their Supermarine The small Cartograf logo is printed on the box
Spitire FR Mk XIV in 1/48th scale. Airix have side so aftermarket quality decals can be assured later mark of Spitire that will compliment the
a growing family of Spitire kits in 48th scale in this kit. rest of the range very well.
and this issue is sure to please admirers of the Opening the plastic bag reveals the contents I look forward to building the model in due
later marks powered by the Griffon Engine. and a sense of familiarity, as some of the parts course
As ever the nicely done digital artwork covers have been seen in other Airix Spitire kits. This is Until next time…

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NEW DECALS • DE745/Dorothy of 353rd Fighter Group, United States Army Air Force, based
at Goxhill, North Lincolnshire, UK, Summer, 1943. £7.99
Foxbot Decals X72307 1:72 Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 Collection Part.1 (10)
FBOT48019A1:48 Douglas A-20 Boston "Pin-Up Nose Art" Part # 1 (Stencils not included) £16.70 • Buccaneer S.2 XW550/X 16 Sqn RAF Laarbruch West Germany 1977.
FBOT48039 1:48 North-American B-25C/D Mitchell "Pin-Up Nose Art and Stencils" Part # 1 £19.99 • Buccaneer S.2 XV357 612/LM 803 NAS Royal Navy RAF Lossiemouth 1971.
FBOT48039A1:48 North-American B-25C/D Mitchell "Pin-Up Nose Art" Part # 1 • Buccaneer S.2 XT287 237 OCU RAF Honington 1972.
(Stencils not included). £16.70 • Buccaneer S.2 XT277/H 809 NAS Royal Navy HMS Hermes 1960's.
FBOT72023 1:72 North-American B-25C/D Mitchell "Pin-Up Nose Art and Stencils" Part # 1 £12.50 • Buccaneer S.2 XT270/C 12 Sqn RAF Honington 1972.
FBOT72024 1:72 North-American B-25C/D Mitchell "Pin-Up Nose Art and Stencils" Part # 2 £12.50 • Buccaneer S.2 XV867 655/LM 736 NAS Royal Navy RAF Lossiemouth 1970.
• Buccaneer S.2B XV345 XV1/2 XV Squadron RAF Laarbruch West Germany 1979.
Kuivalainen • Buccaneer S.2 XN977/230 801 NAS Royal Navy HMS Victorious 1966.
KUID4804 1:48 Bristol Blenheim Mk.I & Mk.IV, Finnish AF, summer 1944 (6) £9.99 • Buccaneer S.2 XT281/281 Unknown Squadron Royal Air Force 1981.
• Buccaneer S.50 G-2-1 South African Air Force 1970s. £7.99
Lima November X72308 1:72 Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 Collection Part.2 (11)
LN20031 1:200 City Airline (Sweden) McDonnell-Douglas MD-87 £7.99 • Buccaneer S.2B XX895 208 Sqn RAF Lossiemouth 1993
LN44609 1:144 City Airline (Sweden) McDonnell-Douglas MD-87 £9.99 • Buccaneer S.2 XN981 981 208 Sqn RAF Lossiemouth late 1983.
LN44611 1:144 Swedair+Transwede Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 LN-BSE £9.99 • Buccaneer S.2 XT275 235/H 801 NAS Royal Navy HMS Hermes 1970.
LN44612 1:144 Transwede old cs Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 £9.99 • Buccaneer S.2 XX901 901 216 Sqn RAF Honington 1980.
LN44613 1:144 Transwede new cs Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 + Sultan Air £9.99 • Buccaneer S.2 XV344 809 NAS Royal Navy RAF Lossiemouth 1969.
LN44614 1:144 Sterling Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B £9.99 • Buccaneer S.2B XX892 I/Glen Lossie based at RAF Lossiemouth but
LPM14407 1:144 Boeing 707-300/KC-137 FAB 2401 Brazilian Air Force £13.99 detached to Dhahran
LPS14439 1:144 Boeing 707-300 VARIG Cargo £13.99 • Saudi Arabia during Operation Granby 1990
LPS14440 1:144 Fokker 50 Rio-Sul £13.99 • Buccaneer S.2 XX901 208 Sqn based at RAF Lossiemouth but participated
LPS14441 1:144 Maersk Air Fokker 50 £13.99 in Red Flag meet Nevada USA 1977
LPS14442 1:144 Aer Lingus Fokker 50 £13.99 • Buccaneer S.2 XV869 869/4 208 Sqn RAF Honington 1981.
• Buccaneer S.2 XV333 234 801 NAS Royal Navy RAF Lossiemouth 1967.
Model Maker Decals • Buccaneer S.2B XW986 of Aeroplane and Armament Experimental
D48103 1:48 Sukhoi Su-25 30 Years in Bulgarian service £7.70 Establishment (A&AEE) RAF Boscombe Down 1974.
D48114 1:48 Fokker E.V/D.VII in Polish service £10.40 • Buccaneer S.2 XW529 of Royal Aircraft Establishment RAF Boscombe
D48118 1:48 Polish F-16 NATO Tiger Meet 2018 (Kopia) £8.99 Down 1980 £7.99
D48124 1:48 Mikoyan MiG-29 100th Anniversary of Polish Air Force £8.99 X72310 1:72 RAF Panavia Tornado GR.4/GR.4A
D48125 1:48 Greek Lockheed-Martin F-16C/D's stencils & insignias [F-16D] £8.99 Special & Retirement Schemes (8)
D72103 1:72 Sukhoi Su-25 30 Years in Bulgarian service £5.40 • Tornado GR.4 ZD716 ‘DH’ crewed by Flt. Lt. N. Shawyer and Wg. Cdr. M. J.
D72118 1:72 Polish F-16 NATO Tiger Meet 2018 £6.80 Bressani. 31 Sqn RAF Marham March 2019
D72124 1:72 Mikoyan MiG-29 100th Anniversary of Polish Air Force £6.80 • Tornado GR.4 ZG752 crewed by Sqn. Ldr. I. Dornan and Sqn. Ldr. S.
D72125 1:72 Greek Lockheed-Martin F-16C/D's stencils & insignias £6.80 Beardmore IX(B) & 31 Sqn RAF Marham March 2019
• Tornado GR.4 ZG775 ‘AF’ crewed by Wg. Cdr. J. D. Heeps and Sqn. Ldr. C. A.
Xtradecal Bostrom IX(B) Sqn RAF Marham March 2019
X48204 1:48 RAF Panavia Tornado GR.4 Retirement Schemes (3) • Tornado GR.4 ZA560 ‘EB.Q’ crewed by Flt. Lt. B. Fusco and Sqn. Ldr. M. J. Hark
• Tornado GR.4 ZD716 ‘DH’ crewed by Flt. Lt. N. Shawyer and Wg. 100 year anniversary of 41 Squadron, RAF41(R) TES Sqn RAF Coningsby 2017
Cdr. M. J. Bressani. 31 Sqn RAF Marham March 2019 • Tornado GR.4 ZD752 ‘129’ 100 year anniversary of the Royal Air Force, RAF
• Tornado GR.4 ZG752 crewed by Sqn. Ldr. I. Dornan and Sqn. Ldr. S. Marham March 2018
Beardmore IX(B) & 31 Sqn RAF Marham March 2019 • Tornado GR.4A ZA369 ‘003’ 40 year anniversary of Panavias’ involvement with
• Tornado GR.4 ZG775 ‘AF’ crewed by Wg. Cdr. J. D. Heeps and Sqn. Ldr. C. A. the Tornado XIII Sqn RAF Leuchars 2009
• Bostrom IX(B) Sqn RAF Marham March 2019 £7.99 • Tornado GR.4A ZA401 ‘012’ 30 years of Tornado service, II(AC) Sqn RAF
X48205 1:48 de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth Pt1 FAA, RAAF, RNZAF & SAAF (4) Marham June 2012
• T7189/L1A of 780 Naval Air Squadron 1943. • F-35B Lightning II ZM148 617 Sqn RAF Marham Janurary 2019 £7.99
• A17-56/56 of No.6 Elementary Flying Training School, Royal Australian X72311 1:72 de Havilland Dominie/Rapide
• Air Force, based at RAAF Station Mallala, in Military Service (11)
• South Australia, 1940 • Dominie X7524 of Misr Airwork based in Egypt 1943.
• A17-347/’347’ of No.10 Elementary Flying Training School, Royal Australian • Dominie A33-3 of No.1 Air Observers School Royal Australian Air Force
Air Force, based at RAAF Temora, based at Cootamundra New South Wales Australia 1943.
• NSW Australia, 1940 • Dominie C.1 NZ523 of Fiji Communications Flight Royal New Zealand Air
• NZ882’AI’ of No.3 Elementary Flying Training School, Royal New Zealand Force based in Fiji 1944-45.
Air Force based at RNZAF Station Harewood, New Zealand, 1940 • Dominie X7524 of 27th Air Transport Group Eighth Air Force United States
• ‘524’ of No.4 Air School, South African Air Force, based at Benoni, Army Air Corps based at Abbots Ripton UK 1943
South Africa, June, 1945 £7.99 • Dominie X7394 of 782 Naval Air Squadron Royal Navy based at RNAS
X48206 1:48 de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth Pt2 Civil Schemes (4) Donibristle UK 1946.
• G-ADVZ operated by Scottish Aviation/No.12 ERFTS, Prestwick, • Dominie ‘D2 of 367e Escadrille 169 Wing Belgian Air Force based at Evere
Scotland, 1935. Belgium 1957
• G-ANOD based at Ipswich Airport, UK, 24 July, 1954 • Dominie ‘03’ of Israeli Air Force based in Israel 19 48.
• ZK-BFH of Croydon Aircraft Works, Mandeville Airfield, South Island, • Dominie ‘V.3’/ ‘Gelderland’ of 1 TranportVliegtuigAfdeling
New Zealand, 2006. LuchtStrijdKrachten Royal Netherlands Air Force 1949.
• G-APMX owned by K. B. Palmer, Popham, Hampshire, UK, 10 August, 1980. £7.99 • Dominie ‘2307’ of Portuguese Air Force 1952.
X48207 1:48 de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth Pt3 Overseas Operators (7) • Rapide 6311/‘2’ of Escuadron ‘Alas Rojas’ Spanish Republican Air Force
• DE-832/9 of French Pilots School, Armée de l'Air, Cognac, Charente, Spain August 1936.
France 1948. • Rapide ‘1402’ of 61 Squadron South African Air Force 1940. £7.99
• 53 of SK.11, Flygvapnet, (Swedish Air Force) 1932. X72312 1:72 de Havilland Rapide in Civilian Service (6)
• 107 of Força Aérea Portuguesa, (Portugeuse Air Force) 1937-40. • G-ADDD operated by the King’s Flight 1935.
• 2-I-2 of Marinha do Brasil, Brazil, 1935. • G-ADAL operated by Hillman’s Airways December 1934.
• 002/V of Koninklijke Marine, based at Valkenburg en De Kooy, Netherlands, • G-ASKO operated by Mayflower Air Services 1964-65.
late-1950s. • HB-APA operated by Swissair Dubendorf (LSMD) Switzerland 1948.
• T-2 of Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen/Aviation Militaire Belge, Goetsenhoven, • G-AHLF operated by Westland Aircraft Ltd 1958.
Belgium, 1950s. • OY-DIN operated by Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S Rønne Denmark 1945. £7.99

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AX01005 1:72 Mitsubishi A6M2b 'Zero' £6.99 HE80343 1:72 SAAB 32 Lansen £12.99
AX05135 1:48 Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV £20.99 Brengun Aircraft kits (injection)
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AMG48653 1:48 Bell P-63C Kingcobra US £51.30 USAAC VIP transport in the thirties £42.30 ICM32007 1:32 Polikarpov I-16 type 24 with Soviet
AMG48708 1:48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 captured, Pilots (1939-1942) £37.99
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 Aircraft £32.99 ED48993 1:48 Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-8 landing flaps
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ICM48271 1:48 Dornier Do-217N-1 WWII German Night Import £109.99 (Eduard) £12.99
Fighter (100% new molds) £45.99 TA60737 1:72 Re-released Aichi M6A1 Seiran ED49987 1:48 Junkers Ju-52/3M (Revell) £17.20
ICM72174 1:72 Mikoyan MiG-25RBF, Soviet floatplane LTD Edition Import £9.99 ED49988 1:48 Junkers Ju-52/3M passenger seats
Reconnaissance Plane £22.40 TA60768 1:72 Kawanishi N1K1-Ja Shiden Type 11 LTD (Revell) £19.20
Edition Import £10.50 ED49991 1:48 Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King interior
Italeri Aircraft kits (injection) (Hasegawa) £14.99
IT1430 1:72 Fokker F-27 Friendship (Ex Esci) Decals Valom Aircraft kits (injection) ED49993 1:48 Lockheed-Martin F-35B interior
for Air UK, Canyon Eagle Airlines and VAL72126 1:72 Grumman J2F-2/J2F-2A Duck £27.30 (Kity Hawk Model) £15.99
Schreiner Airways. £35.99 ED49995 1:48 Ilyushin Il-2m3 interior (Tamiya) £15.99
wingsy kits Aircraft kits (injection) ED72687 1:72 Convair B-58 Hustler exterior (Italeri) £14.99
Micro-Mir Aircraft kits (injection) D5-04 1:48 Mitsubishi Ki-51 “Sonia" IJA Type 99 ED72688 1:72 Short Sunderland Mk.V exterior
MM144-027 1:144 Handley-Page Victor B.1 £34.99 army assault plane £40.70 including engine details (Special Hobby) £15.99
ED72689 1:72 Mikoyan MiG-21MF (Eduard) £15.99
Minicraft Aircraft kits (injection NEW ACCESSORIES ED73667 1:72 Convair B-58 Hustler interior (Italeri) £19.20
MC11674 1:48 Piper Cherokee floatplane (New Tooling) £39.99 ED73668 1:72 Short Sunderland Mk.V interior
Aims Aircraft detailing sets (resin) (Special Hobby) £19.20
Miniwing-Plastic Aircraft kits (injection) AIMS32P07 1:32 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 'Graf Special' ED73669 1:72 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 (Tamiya) £15.99
MINI329 1:144 General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper 163d (Revell) - includes replacement canopy, small ED73670 1:72 Heinkel He-219 Uhu (Dragon) £19.20
Attack Wing, California ANG £6.99 photo etch frame, outer gear doors and ED73671 1:72 Grumman F-14A Tomcat interior
2x W.Gr 21 rockets. £17.00 (HobbyBoss) £19.2
Modelsvit Aircraft kits (injection) AIMSP48012 1:48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 'Graf Special' ED73672 1:72 Lockheed-Martin F-16CJ Block 50
MSVIT72042 1:72 Mikoyan MiG-21F-13 supersonic £26.50 (Tamiya) - includes replacement canopy, small (Tamiya) £17.20
MSVIT72050 1:72 Sukhoi Su-17UM3 advanced photo etch frame, outer gear doors and EDFE987 1:48 Junkers Ju-52/3M (Revell) £12.99
two-seat trainer £32.20 2x W.Gr 21 rockets £12.60 EDFE988 1:48 Junkers Ju-52/3M seatbelts STEEL
MSVIT72051 1:72 Sukhoi Su-22UM3K advanced two-seat trainer (Revell) £9.70
(Export version) £32.80 Aires Aircraft detailing sets (resin) EDFE990 1:48 Lockheed U-2A Dragon Lady seatbelts
AIRE4757 1:48 Sukhoi Su-17/22M3/M4 Fitter K covered STEEL (AFV Club) £4.99
OzMods Aircraft kits (injection) chaff/flare dispensers (Hobby Boss) £9.40 EDFE991 1:48 Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King interior
OZKIT7202 1:72 Back in stock! Pilatus PC-9 with decals (Hasegawa) £6.60
for RAF/BAe Support Aircraft and RAAF FAC £29.99 Airscale Aircraft detailing sets (etched) EDFE992 1:48 Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King interior
ASPE24CAT 1:24 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Photo-etch & seatbelts STEEL (Hasegawa) £4.99
Planet Models Aircraft kits (resin) decal cockpit upgrade (Airfix) £18.95 EDFE993 1:48 Lockheed-Martin F-35B
PLA07548 1:48 Back in stock! Focke-Wulf 'Triebflugel' £65.99 (Kity Hawk Model) £8.40
PLA27048 1:48 Back in stock! Miles M.35 Libelulla £49.50 Blackdog Aircraft detailing sets (resin) EDFE994 1:48 Lockheed-Martin F-35B seatbelts STEEL
BDOA48079 1:48 Lockheed-Martin F-16C Tail Electronics (Kity Hawk Model) £4.99
Revell Aircraft kits (injection) (Tamiya) £7.60 EDFE996 1:48 Ilyushin Il-2m3 (Tamiya) £8.40
RV3651 1:72 McDonnell F-4E Phantom II (Easy-Click) £9.99 BDOA48080 1:48 Lockheed-Martin F-16C wheel bays EDFE997 1:48 Ilyushin Il-2m3 seatbelts STEEL (Tamiya) £6.60
RV3874 1:32 Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-8 /R2 Sturmbock £39.99 (Tamiya) £14.99 EDSS667 1:72 Convair B-58 Hustler (Italeri) £9.70
RV4963 1:48 Rockwell B-1B Lancer (Platinum Edition) £119.99 BDOA72049 1:72 Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey Hydraulics and EDSS668 1:72 Short Sunderland Mk.V (Special Hobby) £9.70
sensors (Hasegawa) £14.20 EDSS669 1:72 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 (Tamiya) £9.70
SBS Model Aircraft kits (resin) EDSS670 1:72 Heinkel He-219A-5/R4 Uhu (Dragon) £9.70
SBSK7022 1:72 Caudron C.450 1934 full resin kit £35.99 CMK/Czech Master Kits Aircraft detailing sets (resin) EDSS671 1:72 Grumman F-14A Tomcat (HobbyBoss) £12.99
CMK7421 1:72 Westland Sea King Cockpit set (Airfix) £9.20 EDSS672 1:72 Lockheed-Martin F-16CJ Block 50
Sova-M Aircraft kits (injection) CMQ48340 1:48 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden (JACK) seat with (Tamiya) £9.70
SVM-72006 1:72 Learjet U-36A £32.40 seatbelts (Hasegawa) £4.30 Aircraft paint masks (self adhesive)
CMF48354 1:48 Ox for Towing Messerschmitt Me-163B EDCX540 1:72 Convair B-58 Hustler (Italeri) £7.20
Special Hobby Aircraft kits (injection) with a Luftwaffe Ground Crew £19.99 EDCX541 1:72 Short Sunderland Mk.V (Special Hobby) £9.70
SH72162 1:72 Back in stock! Short Sunderland Mk.V £42.99 EDCX542 1:72 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 (Tamiya) £6.60
SH72264 1:72 Back in stock! Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator Eduard Aircraft detailing sets (etched) EDEX655 1:48 Junkers Ju-52/3M (Revell) £8.40
"Marines Go To War". £17.99 ED32437 1:32 Consolidated B-24J Liberator EDEX656 1:48 Lockheed U-2A Dragon Lady (AFV Club) £7.20
SH72398 1:72 Back in stock! Douglas Boston undercarriage (HobbyBoss) £35.99 EDEX657 1:48 Lockheed U-2A Dragon Lady TFace
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Squadron Aircraft kits (injection) ED32439 1:32 Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet exterior EDJX232 1:32 Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet TFace
SQM0002 1:72 HAUNEBU II LIMITED PREMIUM VERSION. (Revell) £21.30 (Revell) £10.99
Consists of a resin upgrade set to convert the ED32947 1:32 McDonnell F-15E Strike Eagle interior
military version into a civilian platform that (Tamiya) £25.80 Eduard Big-Ed Aircraft detailing sets (etched)
includes a very detailed top deck/observation ED32948 1:32 Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet interior EBIG3398 1:32 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk (Trumpeter) This Big-Ed
bunker, rear port, choice of top dome (resin or (Revell) £21.30 sets contained all these Eduard sets!
vacu-form acetate), 12 upgraded wheels, ED33218 1:32 McDonnell F-15E Strike Eagle interior EDJX226 P-40F
radome disc for main upper body and bottom (Tamiya) £19.20 ED32430 P-40F landing flaps
cover discs (4) to replace kit ball turrets with ED33219 1:32 Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet (Revell) £15.99 ED3243 1P-40F gun bays
choice of installing laser units or clear bulbs. £99.99 ED33220 1:32 Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet seatbelts ED32940 P-40F
STEEL (Revell) £7.20 ED33213 P-40F seatbelts STEEL
SQM0003 1:72 ALIEN INVADER UFO 1/72nd Scale £79.99 ED48992 1:48 Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-8 (Eduard) £12.99 ED32434 P-40F exterior £71.80

AZ Models AZM7610 Micro-Mir MM144-027 Miniwing MINI329 Modelsvit MSVIT72051 OzMods OZKIT7202 Sova-M SVM-72006 Squadron SQM0002
1:72 Messerschmitt 1:144 Handley-Page Victor 1:144 General Atomics MQ- 1:72 Sukhoi 1:72 Pilatus 1:72 Learjet 1:72
Bf-109G-12 "Two-seater" B.1 9 Reaper Su-22UM3K PC-9 U-36A HAUNEBU II
£15.99 £34.99 £6.99 £32.80 £29.99 £32.40 £99.99

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