VOLUME 18 NUMBER 11 JANUARY 1997 £2.25 Also in this issue: | Under the hood: DH Hornet and Sea Hornet tes Black P: form 1 Conversion topic: Gloster Meteor T. Mk.7 © IPMS Nationals photographic report ; a a T 91] 709560 97709561420 8 1:72nd Scale Plans a) Plus reviews and comments on new kits, decals and accessoriesany Hitemmmem ieee sewer Be depen ed =a Se sy Ne aes gegen rs ‘owen EGE a ee EARS i act ot LSI ecommn ee ere AN ayo a ft i assjuatoares cece Romommcen | cone moare {8 SaTt eee 2 a ee a oie fue euvmios amon, PE occa cesar aM Pomad | Gah odd emalprtenrs ee 8 oar Ee ae i oman oa een 83 SMe ERE eoccocm i Ae ui som Rnuniaamanrop nn. 2 a ERs a ‘oom PRE CALNE uunercoorracon gal SM eUBMR ISTE BE vu pe ao oa ea SELES ino es BATRA RoR ARE ors we Be BSN Tae re rae cease EN EET armas a ero REECE mmyarunes SRR gee testy Fars” MEMEO moe, Rees ARE Sates eee Ee [olga case ERIS 172 commen £27 Heke pe eh ener ait SR can aii Re ma ee ie algae ah cent ee Bee ae MEM Ss sonnei! FEET yt ames ny i i ean rans on rie, WB Baeieccie tee om, sheet Beerscenin,| + ee eed ee ah wane a ann Eisner BS a, [apterous ae te Bes anmmem com a om es aoe gauge eas 2 saci Be ios 88 BEE Pema Eenane - Betiieeceunee MO unemernanee Peeenoaeien BREE occn ie” Gaitami sR TERRA oom Fes eer roversmrammnnininig, Sher iscetcramennd pryuetiasiige Sa PoSem teen ee ad enrtianmaeat sevscoee Sree eee Fae 9 he owe og aes oom A % ern SS a nee g Seon | . VOLUME 18 NUMBER 11 JANUARY Published monthly by ‘Telophone: 01532 49332 ‘Sales, marketing ond trode ‘go 13 Hunstanton Way, Bete fon Keynes, Bucks MKS TAX rong 01908 a47e88 sissam@ia onterrieeat Isborne Crawley, Beds MK43 OUY lophone:o1008 282202 ‘Telephone: 0191 5100201 EDITORIAL STAFF Advertisement manager gal Litho Limited ‘352 Selboune Road, Luton, fordshire Ls ENU, sev den wan. Fx 0) 808. roo wurace a s00 Established since 1890 - raid Basic kits since 1955 - your quae =~ sonic £559) Pom Gun CAMEST EVEN PRICE (ST OR £87 [EUROPE 0.5 REST OF iCWORLD Eo FOR WLUSTRATES SUPCHECALE CAALOSUE rename NOTE NEW ADDRESS - NOW AT: Harbour Rod, stoi vy uur now ns a Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NA32 3LZ, England nae Sch ato eet obese cere ee Telephone Lowestott (01502) 517444 Fax (01502) 500521 ingte run oan 0 0 co Dec nae are de” ‘2b. Aas 200 pena. Or’ E000 pa hee) Kis ar ob orton scone ence acum EMC) AY 'EUROPE'S NUMBER ONE MODEL SHOPS’ ‘Te Goparson 322 Editorial LONG LIVE THE HARRIER! ‘and then tho diferent variants that come ito se tough at have always had a sft spo for the Harrier | remember vividly Hawker’ ni Felaasoe onthe erat that could rise ve 1d moved to the public relations job ‘the Establishments both st Farnborough a roof of concoption aircraft followed and the Nato counties a ‘A‘Tr-parte squadron of Bis, Germans and Americans wat formed at ‘another press dey was shown what could be like to have 9 squadron or two hidden in woods 10 the battle and how devastating thar Immediate fie power ould bein is olnt thet doubts ware beginning to be expressed. The Kot ‘ff rom what was known as the holentne wood woe Ti RAF Gormany whan on 0 press tip repent tree days did wo front seat fightin 4 XVBB4 in whi | act Tong way since then. Andy Sheppard's article this month takes my orig mn rings In the. US Marine Corps Involvement to. much greatar rly days ofthe Hari now Took a= thoy wi coming into service, What a wonderful story nd tose and to have had such personal Contents Aircraft in Detail: British Aorospace, McDonnell Douglas Hariev/AV-8. By Andy Sheppard 624 (Werpaint: Honechel Hs 129, Drawings by Chris Bowley 540 Under the Hood: OH Hornet and Sos Hornet. By Martin Hale a United States Black Projects in model kit form By JC. Carbonel 5 Gloster Meteor TMK. 7. By Colin Peck 550 A photographie report by Nike McEvoy 5 ‘Market place: Nows toms 556 Kitroviows 8 “Tailpiece: By Mike McEvoy 566, Front cover: An exclusive picture of 2 McDonnell Douglas TAV-8 Harrier I used by the Naval ‘Warfare Centr, Weapons Division, China Lake for evaluation of munitions. iNevile Dawson) 323mag q . _ - ora ars y : an ‘ ria BRITISH AEROSPACE / MMCDONNELL DOUGLAS HARRIER / AV-8 ‘Two Sea Harrier FA.2s of 899 Squadron, Royal Navy. (British Aerospace via Gary Madgwich)