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Black Mariah, the editor builds a 1/48 F-4D - Page 58 www. AIRCRAFT co.UKT ee ‘SH-26 Steve dD Nucci converts and kit bashes his way to an Antipodean Seasprite -Page 30 = 1-16 type 17 build review by Jonathan Kunac Tabinor= Page 6s H Aircraft in Profile Page 44 i Broken Bi Robert Blokker makes his SAM debut with a stunning WWI diorama = Page 36. Flying Barrel ‘Anders Isaksson builds the 1/72 429+ Page 90 R A RS Colour Conundrum, Page 77 CONTENTS a) CONTENTS FEATURES. EDay Show Report Page20 ‘ASMB2 Claude, 1/48 age 25 build by Jeremy Moore SH-2GIA) 1/72 conversion by Stephen Di Nucci page 30 Broken Bird, 21/32 dorama by Robert Biokker Lia Black Mariah, the editor pages builds 1/48 FAD Dambusters Big Build page74 Blue Squadron, Daniel Zamarbide pages? Suarez builds a 1/48 BY 109F4 Fiying Barrel, Anders saksson. buildsthe 172.429 noo REVIEWS. Book Reviews get ‘Su-24M Build Review page 6 I-16 type 17, build review by Jonathan pe 66 Kunac Tabinor REGULARS torial - page 6 Update, ll the atest news — Pages Airaatin Profile Page as (Colour Conundrum — age 77 NOVEMBER 2019 - VOLUME 41-1ssuEOo ExSAM Editorial November 2019 Welcome to the November issue of SAM. This month | want to start by paying tribute to.a good fiend of mine who died recently; Max Wang, Most of you. | suspect, will not have known Max. He was lifelong modeller, building his fist model, a Revell 1/32 P-38 atthe tender age of 10, nd his love affair with modeling began. He was a founding member of the oldest and longest running model club in Taiwan, CAMO Modelling Group, and became fiends with modellers and rmanufacturersall over the world, and first met him in 2014 at Euro Militaire. His personal specialism was dioramas and in 2010he founded the company Diopark, dedicated to producing good quality injection moulded styrene diorama ‘accessories for modellers. His enthusiasm for modelling and for life never waivered the whole time knew him, and he was always happy, positive and eager to help anyone in the hobby. Certainly, he helped me. He dd not have a lotto do with aircraft modelling, so! hope you will forgive me using my editorial to pay tribute to him, but he was my friend and his death i a great loss to the wider hobby of scale modelling, He willbe missed. ‘Turning to this month's issue this month we welcome more ‘new authors to SAM, including the supremely talented Robert Blokker and Daniel Zamarbide Suarez. Steve Di Nucci returns to SAM with an excellent conversion of the SH-2G Seasprite to ‘a Royal Australian Navy SH-2G(A), and Lt. Col, Robert Bowers USAF (Ret, Returns witha superb Aircraft in Profle on his own unit the 432nd TRW in Vietnam, where he flew the F-40 in ‘combat. This month also sees the beginning of ournew regular feature: the 1/32 Hong Kong Models Dambusters Lancaster Big Build! This month also sees the widest variety of scales since I took over editing SAM with models from 1/144 to 11/32. A ange |intend to continue to represent in future. ‘Thank you, as always for reading, Chris WWW.SCALEAIRCRAFTMODELLING.CO.UKNEWS UPDATE NEWS AND PREVIEWS FROM AROUND THE MARKETPLACE Dutch Decals/ Dutch Profile Dutch Decals sends us alot (of news this month featuring some great looking books and decals. (On the book side, through their Dutch Profile imprint, their new publication is a 232-page book on the F-86K Sabre, They have also announced three upcoming ‘books on; the Fokker G.1 Jachtkruiser, the F168 Viper and Viper Tails and Demos. On the decal side they have new setsin 1/48 for F-15A 32nd Wolfhounds’ USAFE, Hawk 758-7 ML-KNIL/RNEIAAF and DH-82 VijwiligeVlieger Corps (48074) and Chinooks CCH-47F KLU/RNeth AF in 1/48 and 1/72 (48076 and 72083) and in 1/24, ‘Dutchies in the FAA’ (Helicat Is with NNetherlander pilots) HGW Models AtEDay this month, we got the opportunity to see the latest test-shot ofthe 1/32 inject moulded A-206 Havoc from HPH and HGW ‘mode's. This really did look excellent and given HPHs and HGW's attention to detail we have no doubt at all that it willbe a great kit when itis released ti NOVEMBER 2019 + VOLUME 41+ ISSUE 09 EINEWS Revell Revell have announced a new 1/144 Airbus A321 Neo, this isan all-new tool that we are sure will be popular with Airiner modellers Modelsvit oe Modelsvithave announced anall new 1/48 tool ofthe Yake90, and are very lose torelease oftheir P51H and an all new Bf 108C3 Yok-9D Scale Aircraft Conversions Two new metal landing gear sets [See a4 ye from SAC this month ae at a it xo i> = = 35006 WH60L Black Hawk Landing Gear - j (KH) (for 1/35 Kitty Hawk) oh dl Et 48372 346 Advanced Fighter Trainer ; Landing Gear (Kin) {for 1/48 Kinetic) wwwescaleaircraftconversions.com Wingnut Wings \Wingnut Wings have announced no less than five special edition boxings of thelr Albatros D.V/ O.VA. With some Jasta specific, and really colourfuland eye-catching schemes, this will shift fast 'm sure. SUNT] Ww ww.scaLeaincRaFTMODELLING.co.UKThe Fokker Fours The History of the Fokker F-32, EXXXVI, EXXII and other four-engine projects Me sae Cea es eC ea rcraft in the USA: the Fokker F-32. It could carry up to yer and was at its time the largest and most luxurious Te arom sare ea crea Cea eget ee ena se ‘The idea of a four-engine aircraft caught on with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. It committed to buy aircraft for the Amsterdam-Batavia service. The Fokker F. XXXVI and its scaled-down version, the F XXIL, were no immediate success due to the introduction of the far ‘more modern and faster Douglas Dement ta as Roe nats port, Scottish Aviation and Scottish Airlines. Sea eer aNTC craft and look at other Fokker four-engine projects. 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Check out our website for more details and a full range of painting accessories. Get yours at frontierwargaming.com. Use code SAMIO to get a10$ discount.agave ema) Cuan, Introduction when they asked us to use several of them ee ents eee eee The Build | started withthe star of the show; the Su-24M, The build starts with choosing ‘your wings; extended or swept. After looking at photos of Su-24s parked on various aprons and seeing wings both swept and extended on parked aircraft, ‘went with the most common; extended, ‘Once you have chosen your wings you sandwich them between the upper and lower central fuselage. The wings fit wel, but the top and bottom ofthe fuselage didn't quite line up.To solve this, set one side and letit cure, then lined up the other side and it pretty much set right with just a litte fettling required on the joint. ‘The cockpit is next and for such a small scale, itis very nicely detailed. Controls and instruments are provided ina mix of relief and decals, and although Idon't usually like decals for cockpits, they work well in this case. Items were painted as lwent. The seats did not quite fit, trim alitle off the inside to get a good fit. There are no belts inthe kit, either moulded on or decals, so! painted them on which worked well ‘enough. When al that was done, attached the top and bottom halves of the fuselage section around the cockpit. Try as | might, | ‘could not get them to fit properly. clamped the top and bottom with reverse- ‘rip tweezers and added some polycement and left them to cure, Once they had | sanded the step in the joint back, filled it where necessary, and re-scribed the detail ‘The fit problem, of course, transferred to the fit of the nose cone and the fit of the whole section to the main fuselage. But ‘nothing filing and sanding couldn't fix The tal end of the fuselage, withthe two big exhaust nozzles, isa singe resin piece. Fit was generally good, and Icarried on with the tail plane and stabilizers. These. ‘were fine, and ike the rest ofthe kit, the overall detail was great, with finely engraved lines. masked off the cockpit and ventral glazing and sprayed the underside light ‘rey. Then picked out individual panels in white. left that to cure fora while then ‘masked off the underside and white nose, and sprayed the upper surfaces dark blue- ‘rey then lightened the mix considerably vith white and picked out panels fora post shading effect, then added a touch more white and revisited selected panels and GUNUNET] www.scAateaincrarTMODELLING.co.UK areas fora bit of tonal variation to add interest. The fine detail ofthe kt realy ‘came into its ovn here and aided inf and highlighting details. I set the Su-24 aside to cure and started ‘work on the base. For this | used the aforementioned PAG-14 sets from Armory. These are reat, there is alittle Nash around ‘each piece but nothing significant. On the ‘upper surface there isa superb diamond pattern, just the lke the real ones, and subtly done, so much so that you will need to be careful when using them tomake sure they are the right way up. [hada thin piece of dense MOF handy, which leut toa suitable size, then I started laying the'slabs, securing each with a dot of CA, at aslight angle to add visual interest. ASI got to the ‘edges, simply cropped them off. When | ‘was done, I sprayed the while thing black. Next I mixed up a mid-arey and picked out random slabs, then added a touch of blue and picked out some different slabs. repeated this, changing the colour slightly, until [had painted the whole thing and hada good variety of greys. 1 liked the ‘effect, but there was perhaps. bit too much variation, so I mixed a light grey and thinned it heavily, and sprayed the entire thing in a few light, translucent coates to bilendit all in and make it look a litte less like a quilt. The variation was still there, but now it was alot more realistic. It looked OK atthis stage, but a bit fat and lifeless, so | mixed an oll wash from brown and black ‘and washed the whole thing, adding more ‘on some panels here and there. This alsoREFEULLING THE REFUELLER ec eee eer erry oe re theupper NOVEMBER 2019+ VOLUME 41 +1ssUE 09 EAIREFEULLING THE R Teeny elect he upper panels ees eee at The effect sa bit too variable, 501 added thn coats oflighter poveeet tt rer eon] AIRCRAFT he Armory PAG-14 back peer ey peer rey Cee eects eee brought out the detal seen rer Seed eroeehelped bring outthe fine surface detail ‘Armory had made on the slabs Finally, for the base, I mixed a slightly thicker oil wash and dipped. brush in itthen held it over the base and blew some of the wash offin spatters using an empty alrbrush as an airgun. This added a spatter to simulate staining on the concrete’ and added one ‘more layer of detail to an otherwise Uniform surface) Now Iturned back to the Su-24 and added the decals. The kt decals really are outstanding, Fine, clean printing with vibrant colours and very sharp on even the smallest marking. | selected the markings that matched the scheme | had chosen and applied the decals without setting solution, straight onto the matt surface, then puta drop of Mr ‘Mark Softer on each and left them to soften and conform to the various details Sd UR 03 Soret rh or This volume is dedicated wo Someley Pols Boy The batiaield fel Seer re ne f rar eee use in oe) eter) re ore and panel ines, When they were dry, they had snuggled right down with no silvering Cr visible raised edges on their perimeters, indicating a commendably thin carrer film, Ifinished the Su-24 with a couple of very thin dark washes and left it to dry.| chose the load-out from the available options ‘and added the refuelling pod and tanks. Ft of the load to the pylons was abit sketchy and careisneeded The final component of this scene was the tro of airfield trucks. Although individual, each was more or ess the same in terms of construction. | found it easiest to assemble the cab first. painted the seat ‘and added it to the floor, then bu the cab ‘around itand masked off the windows, The fitof these clear parts was pretty good, all needed to fettle was the fit of the doors. Next I build the chassis. With this the \. upper frame and the suspension to Ss rot it easily othe REFEULL E REFUELLER main chassis ‘adder: However, ifyou trim the locating tabs alittle, they go together just fine, Once the chassis was built, painted it dark grey and sett aside. The ‘cab, body and toolbox/spare wheel holder ‘were all painted green next, then they were assembled onto the chassis. Then | painted the wheels on the sprue before clipping them off and touching up the tyres and ‘adding them to the model. added the decals, which again performed extremely ‘well with Mr Mark Softer toad them, then finished with a dark wash. | added the Su-24 and trucks to the base and the mode! was complete. This scene ‘was built O08 purely to show what you can cdo with these great kits but for a complete scene you might want to add some hoses, figures, chocks, and a couple of crew ladders for ultimate authenticity and detail, Overall though a highiy enjoyable project! BN Potent TENE any ny faveawouse.t f ADAY 2019 E-Day 2019 ‘Show Report by the Guidelines Team 3s year saw the 19th annual E-Day I show, now held in Lysi, about 20km/ 1 3miles from Prague, Czech Republic |was lucky enough to attend as part of the Guidelines Team with Tom and Alan, The show is run by Eduard, butis very well attended by numerous manufacturers, traders and clubs. tis also extremely well supported by modellers from all over Europe, but especially eastern Europe, meaning you can see models, meet modellers and buy stuf from companies that you do not often see in Westem Europe and beyond, At the Guideline stand we realy enjoyed meeting many modellers and talking about the hobby, and business was certainly brisk. especially for the new Albatros book {rom our Warpaints range, and for the latestissues of SAM, MM and Toy Soldier, The competition was very wellattended and the standard, as we have become used {oat European Shows like E-Day, Moson land Scale Model Challenge, i incredibly high. Lets take a look at some of the fantastic models on display. WWW.SCALEAIRCRAFTMODELLING.CO.UKARE YOU READY FOR | CHRISTMAS? Join ws for amine pie and some spectacular bargains ding our annual Chisas Open Days ths year wel be open over4 days Toei thy nto oat tn vi sa Te O/_ scour oF aut new ‘& SECONDHAND BOOKS O anomoveuxns Friday 6th December 10am- 6pm OPENING | vr Deentet _ tom-som TIMES sstzenccente: soon-ton | Monday st December | 10am =6pm Discount applies to shop sales, phome & web orders. Orders placed via the website will be automatically debited ith 25% dicount when we proces the order, se code XMASY9. THE AVIATION BOOKSHOP 31.33 VALE ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT,TH1 185 ‘TEL: 01892539286 Email: infoBavaton-bookshopicom wor aviation bookshop com Gorman aircows for ls maroeurrabity_and rato of cimb. Abatros,bult ‘2poroxmataly £00 D ll erat atts Jonannsthal facto. but in the soring of 1917 Dill production shined to Albatros’ subsidiary. Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke (OAW) 10. permt Abatros 10 concertvate on development: and producto of the D.V. Between Apr and August 1917, lig issued fve ‘parte orders for atta of 840 ls with the he OAW variant undergoing is proofing ‘Wias. InJune 1917. Production commenced at the ‘Schneldemun! factory In June and continued trough Decambor 1917, wth ‘OAW airrat distinguishable by thr larger. rounded rudders. Peak service was in ‘November 1917, with 446 sreraR avatatie on the Western Front. Ths isthe second Great War subject tobe added tthe Warpaint ist andhas been authored by Dave Hooper. founder afte PMS Great War Special Inverest Group and along standing contievr to aviation modeling journals, whoxe comprehensive Knowedge ‘and attention to dota wit ensure tvs current ile wil maintain the hg standards that have mage Warpairt ‘One ofthe most especied and sought ater aviation relerence sources. Includes afl walaround of @ replica Dim and scale plane and profies by Jon POC. ons. ems ane sorte tock anc natty rose ae wud Uo) eee GUIDELINE PUBLICATIONS Albatros D.I - D.Il The Atvatos 0. was own by many lop German aces during World War One, including Wihelm Frankl, Enzh Lowenhardt Manired vor Richton, Kar Emi Schafer, Emst Udet, and Kurt Wolf and was the preeminent fighler during tne pend of German aerial dominance known as "Bloody Api "917, The Dill entered squadron sernce m Decerer 1276, and was mediately acclaimed ByE-DAY 2019 ED] www.scALeaincrart .c0.UKOBITUARY TO DAVID GAIT (DAKOTA DAVE) 27 JANUARY 1932 - 10 AUGUST 2019 Dave at my Cub’ anal show (PMS Brampton) at the Pry Conte, st Neots Cambridgeshire inthe summer of 1999, | fist met Dave took great interest in my Croydon ‘Airport display, even going home to get some 1/144 C3 to puton the diorama, We had @ Jong chat about the models we bath iked to bull Dave toldme about his working fe RAE Pershore and later at RAE Thurlelgh a an engineering draughtsman working on many types contracts including the designing and fitting of various types of radar equipment 10 English Electric Canberra and Vickers Viscount aircraft and the fellow up testing ofthe equipment. Some ofthose modified airames are stil existence with the various museums and preseriation groups around the county. ‘Aageat tibuteto the work ofa talented man, ‘As Dave took a great interest in my SIG, before the day vas aut had signed up a5 3 new member and as the years have passed been ‘ery active supporting my SiG ceplays ‘whenever he couldn 2008 Dave and Iida joint venture at SMW to commemorate the ‘0th anniversary ofthe Berlin Ait, We had 2aftof table space between us, Imade the main building at Tempelhof and Dave doing RAF Gatow, Tegal anda section of Haval Lake For this we won second place sive for best SiGalipla, He aso aida lot of research behind the airlift including the daly tonnage reajted ofthe varlous food and essential supplies needed to supply the beleaguered city Daves modeling roots go back ta iedays in the aircraft drawing office a RAE Pershore ‘where he used to model small Boas from scratch, hiding the materials and small components in his desk draw unt lunch time when he could indulged in his modeling passion. With theinjection variety, is Subjects include L39 display team aircraft the 1DC-3/C-47 which he ismost famaus fr, starting his SIG the ealy 20008, Canberra aircraft with all the various radar MODs he worked on during his working Ife, He was not adverse to fights offncy and what, The two that stick in my mind most was Vickers VC-10stretched with asving nose like the Guppy with RR 8211 engines inthe colours of Muse Airis idea for an amusing subject no doubt) and an Airbus A320 AEW with infight refueling probe and hose drumsin the wing pods. MAD Boom and radar scanner dish all made tos most professional standards and in double quicktime, He often bought kt at E-DAY 2019 «Sunday show, onlyto turn upon a Wednesday club night wth t completed (sometimeshighly modified), painted and decaled, He was one of thefrstin our cub to procuce his own decals on a home compute, for se.on his models, but often helping club members out of tight spots producing decals for them at no cost. Anathe side of his unfaling generosity, Dave served on the {Committee of PMS Brampton as a Chairman for several years still supporting the club during his recovery from open heart surgery in the early 2000 Dave was wiling to help anybody in any way that he could and supported his dub to the fll knowing that he was doing the best and right things for allconcermed. He wll sorely missed by al that knew him in our modeling world and thope his amily can take solace from the fact tate was. a much loved and respected man, Inthe 20 yeas have known Dave thave always found him to be areal gentleman, ‘whose honesty, straight talking and no nonsense manor a great inspiration tome and itwas areal pleasure and an honour tohave known sucha great and true gentle man, Steve Harper ‘KirportRerodrome & Atfild SIG Leader Sao NC Tay@& BOOKWORLD —— wholesale —— Be ns EF Lebanese CivilWar: The Avro Vulean ileal ean eat anrnen te suegninowl wean Younes, Readion Sa ce Seen SST Sawa ae foes econ Sass = Douglas AACA, Electronic Agaressors FISTSSE, py 20d Fianters, rs Pat ie : Skyhawk inMarine Part One, US Na Tae US Naw Squadron Histories Warfare: Aviation Service Sauadion Hisr ‘Squadron Histories icon, toamunton Styne mony non an NO.304 phen {oes 10P8 wove os corps 22 pen 34 (aye) 38 eer fanoxe Frencinese ‘ay sen cocoa tier ndgapie care fies, 29 pues. 41 ‘ope Soa era ongters tom erate {thes and rahe 798 = aa ae —_ ‘P51 Mustang, Volt Arab World 1909-1966 = ‘The history of ws teonve areraft see we ns Seer oct mina, Ta See, Mamta Se Semen (mek, mace ey Somes ieee Exot, Roemer comme | Reventiees Sovnes seam, metas eon, Semen Senseo Warpaint Profile and ine mu inca Drawings Special MENG AiR Tameriean Ara of MODELLER Sépoge flclu YO eran SESE, ja. colecton of atworts ard scale estates C695 Sorgen anes cee Stocimcpewegeatins nausea Setagventownsvcin tm on Cs MooneeKiller Claude Wingsy Kits’ 1/48 UN Type 96 ASM4 By Jeremy Moore Introduction Sino-Japanese War, to do battle with Western designed and bul Boeing P-26C Peashooters, Curtis Hawk lls and Russian built Polikarpov 16 fighters The Mitsubishi [ASM proved to be superior to just about ‘every aiecraft encountered during this period despite being armed with only two 7.7mmType 89 machine guns. Powered by the Nakajima Kotobuki9-cylinder radial engine, the Claude would undergo anumber ‘of design changes during its four yeas of production. The ASM2B featured an enclosed cockpit which was deemed unfavorable by Basic cockpit components cleaned up, assembled, and ready for painting. KILLER CLAUDE d pilots and subsequently removed during production. The ASN added a 42-gallon drop tankand a more powerful engine (Kotobukt 41 rated at 785hp) and was the most produced in the series. In total, nearly 1,100.ASMS ofall variants would be built between 1936 and 1940. Despite seeing limited action at the outbreak of WW, the [ASM was nonetheless significant in concept and design and would serve as the immediate predecessor to the highly successful and infamous AGM, otherwise known asthe "Zero Cockpit components after detail painting with Vallejo acrylics, Tamiya enamels, followed by a wash. Cockpit parts base coated with Mr. Color 126. This color was lightened and then carefully applied for highlights.ED www. KILLER CLAUDE Upper and lower wing halves. aK Us Engine components pre-painted for assembly. OF Assembled engine Inside the cowling. The kit In terms of 1/48 modells the ASM Claude series has been well represented in Injection molded styrene. FineMod released several variants including the ASM, ASM2, and ASMA, Classic Airframes also issued the [ASM and the two-seat ASMK trainer version which ae still available despite being released almost 20 years ago. Enter Wingsy Kita new manufacturer from Ukraine, wich has also released new kits of the ASM lineage, Their initial offerings include the ASM2 (carly with a closed cockpit, ASM2b late) with open cockpit, ancl the ASMA, The ASM4 Isthis subject ofthis build review but ! must s8y upfront that | was so impressed with the uaity ofthe kitthat | purchased both ofthe AIRCRAFT > a O Cockpit with chips and scratches added with a PrismaColor silver pencil. Completed engine and cowling. ASM. kits shortly after starting this one! ‘Molded in ight grey styrene, the kit consists of itle over 80 parts on six sprues. ‘Also includedisa clear sprue with five parts featuring the windscreen, wingtip na lights, and inspection window forthe cockpit floor ‘Asmall photoetched fret i also included with 29 parts including afull set of seat belts. The quality ofthe various parts really must be ‘seen to be believed. I's common to make a ‘comparison to other kit manufacturers and ‘would say the partshave the surface detail, typical of the current Eduard Spitfire offerings, and as | would soon find out, the fit and ease of assembly of Tamiya kts. The instructions consist of easy to read isometric {drawings with part cllouts as well as paint 6.cO.UK Whee! fairing assemblies. callout for both Gunze Aqueous acrylics and Mr. Color lacquers. Given the excellent frst impression upon examining the parts was very excited to begin working onthe it So, without further delay let's get started! Construction “Typical of most kits, construction begins with the cockpit. The forward bulkhead is assembled frst and includes the instrument panel which offers the choice of a styrene part with a decal ora PE part with clear fim behind it. | opted for an excellent YYahu Models pre-painted photoetched panel simply because it was available; is totally unnecessary as both kit pats offer acceptableKILLER CLAUDE Completed wing and fuselage assembly. levels of detail The main armament of twin 7.7mm Type 88 machine guns along with their respective ammunition drums ‘complet the bulkhead assembly. Unfortunately, once enclosed inthe fuselage ‘most ofthis detail hidden. The seat and rear bulkhead are assembled next, complete with the intricate seat adjustment mechanism and handle. | spent. few minutes on the seat sides wth a sanding stick to make them 2 litle more scale in terms of thickness. The floor comes next, and here several PE parts are incorporated to replicate the non skid ‘texture just ahead ofthe rudder pedals. The lear observation/inspection window is also ‘added in this step along with ts PE frame and ‘the window was masked off with liquid masking material to protect from the painting and weathering process. The cockpit Sdewalls are assembled next and Feature several PElevers and handles toad that ‘extralavel of detail ‘The cockpit parts were airbrushed with Mr olor €126 Cockpit Color (Mitsubishi thinned ‘with MColor Leveling Thinne. This color was then lightened a bitand some highlights ‘were airbrushed toadd aitle depth, The various cockpit details were then picked out with Vallejo acrlies and Tamiya enamel paints. Once dry, adetal wash of Future, Tamiya XF-1 Fat Black, and distilled water ‘was brushed on andallowedte dry. Some chipping was then added with aPrismacolor silver pencil and the seat edges and high ‘wear areas were rubbed with graphite to2 high sheen. With painting and weathering ‘complet, the various components were Wing to fuselage Joint fantastic! Base coat of decantedand airbrushed Tamiya AS-12 spray lacquer. assembled into. tub which fit very precisely into rebates in the fuselage halves. ‘The fuselage halves were then joined together and the ft was exceptional requiring no fille. At this point Iskipped ‘head inthe assembly sequence and joined the upper wing halves to the one-piece lower ‘wing, Prior to doing so Idilled out the ‘appropriate holes for the drop tankas well as the fot step. The fit was, once again, ‘excellent and the surface detail ofthe wing surfacesincluding the rivets and panel lines reallyare spectacular fora kit ofthis scale, Construction moves along to the engine and cowling which is comprised of na less ‘than 16 parts. Some planning is required in ‘terms of painting asthe cowling becomes an integral part ofthe assembly and fn removable from the engine once completed. bbegam by airbrushing the cylinder bank with ‘Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Silver spray lacquer ‘thathad been decanted and thinned alittle ‘with Mr. Color Levelling Thinner. The ‘connecting rods and crankcase were then painted with Vallejo acrylics. The exhausts ‘were hollowed out ery carefully) withthe smallest rotary burr that had for my Dremel tool and the resuits were worth it despite the nerve-wracking work These, along with the exhaust collector ring, were airbrushed with ‘Tamiya XF-84 Dark on, The inside and ‘outside ofthe cowiing parts were then ‘airbrushed with Mr, Color C125 Cowling ‘Color The assembied engine was glven 2 ‘wash of black ol paint thinned with mineral spirits and allowed to dr. The engine and NOVEMBER 2019+ VOLUME 41+ 1ssUE 09 ETA Lower wing to fuselage joint. cowiing were then assembled per the instructions with Title elificuty| di fin just the slightest ‘mold lines on the edges ofthe cowling pieces thatonce removed allowed everything to ft perfectly. The completed engine and cowling assembly were set aside unti final assembly “The next few construction steps involve the optional bombs, drop tank, and wheelwheel fairing assemblies. opted not to include the bombs and bomb racks so those steps were skipped. The drop tank has some very delicate sway braces that will quite careful handling once assembled; put the two halves of the drop tank together and lft off the sway braces until final assembly to avoid breaking ther off which I did anyway) The hee! airings offer a choice of a ful fairing or partial fairing based on the markings scheme you choose opted forthe ful faring which Fequites the interiors of the flings and the heels tobe painted prior to assembling the two halves. The firing halves and whee! centers were airbrushed with decanted “Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Siver. Once dry, the wheel centers were masked off and the tires were airbrushed with Tamiya XF-85 Rubber Back. Everything was put together and set aside for final assembly. Since the wing assembly had already beenKILLER CLAUDE Overall shots of base coat. Completed airbrushed ‘markings. ‘Masks prepared for airbrushing Hinomaru. Overall shat Overall shots of model after application of panel ine wash.‘completed out of sequence twas now time tojoin the wing tothe fuselage and add the Aight control surfaces. The fit of the wing to the fuselage i excellent and there was no need for filler atthe critical wing root to fuselage joint There wasa sight gap at the ‘ear joint on the bottom ofthe fuselage that was easily remedied with some Mr. Surfacer 500.The ailerons, horizontal stabilizer and rudder were also added in this step and all ft well with no surprises. The upper cowiing piece that ties together the cockpit and the forward fuselage was added next, and again the ftwas exceptional With all ofthe majorassembly steps completed, the remaining final assembly to include adding the windscreen, pitot tubes, PE alleron bell cranks, clear navigation lights, and tal hook would wat unt final painting was complete Painting Painting began with aiterushing several light coats of Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Siver decanted and thinned with Mr. Color Levelling Thinner. Tis has become my paint ‘of choice when it comes to natural metal finishes as its the easiest to apply and most durable. There are no special primers or gloss black undercoats necessary: the lacquer adheres very well to unprimed plasticandlis safe to handle in about 30 minutes and can be weathered after about 2-3 hours. After painting the airframe, lalso masked the windscreen withthe ad of precut masks from DEAD Maus designs and airbrushed it with the same mic used onthe fuselage, Theft was so good that itcouldbe left off until final assembly. Since the markings onthe aircraft | ‘chose to model were pretty simple, ‘opted to mask and airbrush the larger ones. Infact, there area ‘Model after carefully airbrushing thin mix of Tamiya black/red brow over select panel ines. KILLER CLAUDE Underside after application of streaks using ‘enamel wash and airbrush mix. ‘rand total of only six decals on the model ‘whieh include the two tall numbers, a small stencil placard on the let rear fuselage near the tall,and the prop markings. All responded ‘wall to Micro Set and Micro Sel and presented no problems. The Hinomaru were masked ‘with the aid of Oramask 810 vinyl masking material cut with a circle cutter tool-The tall section, wing raling edges, and wing fuel filler caps were masked off wth Tamiya masking tape and all of these areas as well as the Hinomaru were aibeushed witha $0.50, imix of Wr, Color C385 Red Japanese Navy Marking and Mr. Color 3 Red. The blue fuselage band was then masked and ‘airbrushed with Tamiya X-4 Gloss Blue. The propeller was airbrushed with Mr Color Super Metalic M01 Super Fine Silver and then the {ont was masked off sothe backs ofthe blades could be airbrushed with My, Color (131 Propeller coloras indicated by the painting guide in the kit. ue tothe simplicity ‘of the model itself and the paint scheme painting was completed over just a couple of evenings. ‘a paper toweland cotton buds. A few areas ‘were aso given streaks ofthe wash which ‘were then blended witha brush dampened ‘ith mineral spirits. Of al thenew products releasedin recent memory, this has to be one ‘of my favorites for its ease of use and the results it produces, Once the enamel-based ‘wash had dried, airbrushed a very thin mix ‘of Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black and XF-64 Red Browin with an lata Custom Micron-C aitbrush over selected panel ines and in heavier amounts on the bottom forward section ofthe fuselage. Exhaust staining was also applied using tis mixapplied in very ‘thinlayers, being careful not to overdo it. Asa final step, Ammo by Mig Oilbrushe Starship Fith ol paint was applied randomly around ‘the wing roots, wheel farings, and underside rear the exhaust and allowed to set for about {an hour. Theil paint was then blended and ‘streaked using a combination of cotton buds, ‘a brush dampened with mineral spirits, and. my fingertip. The cowling was then given ‘some scratches and chips with a sharp Prismacolrsiver colored pencil To finish things up, the final details were added to the model toinclude the ‘windscreen, PE aileron bell cranks, ptot tube, tail hook, gunsight, and antenna mast. EZ-line was then used forthe aerial between the antenna mast and the vertical fin, And with that, the mode! was complete! I truly enjoyed ‘every aspect of building and painting thst, allowing the product to dry for Ican'tsay enough about the quality of about 30 minutes before moldings, surface removing the A aaicoal ones ‘overall fit. will definitely be building more kits fromWingoy Kit Final Weathering With painting and decaling complete, the weathering process began with the application ofa panel line wash using Ammo of Mig Panel Line Wash BluerBlack. | worked in sections NOVEMBER 2019)DOWN UNDER AND OUT! Cross-kitting Fujimi and Airfix Seasprites towards ‘a Royal Australian Navy SH-2G(A) conversion in 1/72-scale re ate peertee nen eres ‘The forward extensions to the braced pylons cement eta a eee eee tte) oe eee Pees ee eer tt er nrc ty Nos lew: Steven Austen va ohn Suthedand Tal view: George Cancan va John Sutherland ‘ Story: Stephen JO:Nves Model photographs: Pil ones een Introduction re Kaman SH-2G Seaspite was afolow-on I ‘evelopment ofthe earlier H.2F, ne proved tobe the final incarnation of xaman’s small naval on board helicopter. The progression from the 2F tothe 2G required a Complete re-design of everything above cabin level and much else besides, New engines were pair of more powerful General Electric 1700s housedn pods, attached high upon ether side ofthe sai The Royal Australian Navy andthe ReyalNew Zealand Navy might have had similar requirements for thet SH-26(8) and SH-2GINZ) aircraft In NZ the Seasprite operated happy ‘sith a conventional three man cre forthe ant Submarine warfare and ant-surface warfare missions, but in Australia the plan was for only a ‘two-person team nthe ASWIASUM roles, but Supported by avery ambitious avionics and Unfortunately, tproved tobe overy ambhious and the BAN had a mserabe time, Eleven machines were ordered deliveries began in 2001 3nd continued sony, Operational Seceptance waz even slower and only Drovsional indeed by February 2002 six eer ee eee i Bere eee et eee] WWW.SCALEAIRCRAFTMODELLING.CO.UK os Co eee) heicoptershad arived at NAS Nowra, but were stilunder Kaman’ control In spite of huge input fom Kaman and their sub-contractors the SH 22G( hit bottom and stayed thee. The helicopter could not be made to work properly andthere were safety concerns too Itnever ‘entered is intended operational services time Spent with 805 squadron RAN being forest, {evaluation and troubleshooting purposes, and lity, A Seaspits were grounded between 2006 and 2007, The project was abandoned in 2008 amidst politica economic ond procurement reriminations The arcraft were feturmed to Kaman nthe States, Converting from the SH-2F ‘Amodel ofthe SH-2GIA) in 172 vale can uals ether the Airfix of Fujimi kits ofthe 2F, nether of which s curently avaliable as new. Much has tobe changed: te front of the sal moved forward, the engines replace, the ‘Weapons pylons enlarged and increased, and the {ponsonsetthr sie ofthe noze enlarged; the ‘gearbox atthe tal otorislfferent and there i uch equipment attached to the useage. Alot todol | decided upon the Fujimi kt as basis, using eee} See ee eR ey eerSchwarzlose 07-12 Scale 1/48 & 1/32 www.gaspatchmodels.com MG 15 Guns Visit Us at Telford International Center Aye on November 9th &10th 2019 gare Hall / Block 3C Scale 1/48 & 1/32 Copyright © 2019 GasPatchModels All rights reserved Metal & Resin Turnbuckles Browning Cal.50 Heavy Barrel Army Pe renecreneriny HHYRPERIAE | 008M Scale 1/48 & 1/32DOWN UNDER AND OUT! Pry eer on = Pan Ty oo eo rt eine ee rere ee earnest Supporting ear rr) scifi peers * parts alo from the Aris kt. Fujin presenta plain surface finch with neat indented panel lining, whist the Are kt ishighly detailed, Inside and out but hae a surface covered in fives. The Arf main rotors fragile but hugely better Only atthe point af going to press di ‘scover that Top Gun fom Poland havea resin conversion to ithe Fujimi kit but! would doubt that they would offer anything by way of the Specie equipment fis for RAN or RNZN aire, which were generally similar but wth some diferences, {A startcan be made with the cockpit, but until the modelis well advanced, ll that ireally ‘necessaryisto install he oo ear cock bulkhead seats and main instrument panel Some of the smaer items ean be added ater via the several openings around the cockpt The ‘main panel on RAN arafe wae an all ED glass Sifal At times, the rear cabin may have been full oftest ngs and computers. The new engines Let surgery begin, sol started with removing the moulded engines together withthe central and eat area of the sil The now sili fat sided, so fil the gaps with styrene card and ‘ub: down fush.On the sarboard side a the veor ofthe new sal an APU exhaust needs tobe lilled outand ined. Using razor sam witha horizontal cut, | also removed the font ofthe sail atthe evel ofthe cockpit roof On the port ide ofthe fuselage the side window isrepostioned land reduced size linfiled mostly using Fuji parts 813,649 and G7. Returing to the ‘new sal using YO-thou styrene card feced-over ‘the top of tho ear section The sloped rearmost ramping was ebtained by simply bending the {0thou downwards and securingin postion wet ying "Newt. had to face-over the centre section of thesail againusing 1-thou card, but this time cut tolie ight acess frm port to staooar | would use these "wings" tohang the engines ‘rom beneath. Atthis point needed some sawingsin 1/72 seal never found any during thiestage ofthe modal What did fin though ‘wasa super sie view of 1USNavy 26 n Might ‘which just happened tobe printed in virtually 172 scale; see page 96 of World Ai Power Journal velume 31 The engines are complex shapes, and don't fora moment claim to have gt either the size or the shapedead right. Yes they are nominaly of ‘cular section, but fattened onthe outer sides Sand lassumed on the inner sides toe, nd actully Maton top. The engines themselves {Moree 221/48 sale thick walled drop tanks fom the spares box. Atthe pointed ends Ica off the noses and reversed them back nto the cut ‘ends and cemented them into place this Was to produce a thicknes of plstc sufficient to shape the deeply contoured throats ofthe airintakes ‘Mer that and sparingly using arazor saw and abrasives witha tape guide, etched the Significant "panel ines" that cstingish the air Intake lips fom the restof the engine pods Iwas then able to ad plan plates tothe rear ofthe engines and then cement the engines In under the 1O-thou hangers hard up against the side of the fuselage The engine exhausts would be ‘ted ater, but fabricated them now, fom the ‘urbojts ofan old Caravelle ater | now ‘completed workon the engines wth adding the Intake bullet farings, culled from the noses of cdscarded torpedoes Now itwasthe tum af the sal and here le attached the sal removed from the ont ofthe Fujin kitbut mounting it about -mm further foriata now party covering the cockpit oot windows (once installed). On top ofthe sil ‘mounted the Airs rotor plat, together withthe {inal section of alimmedktely Beneath 1 preferred tothe Fu and anyway was planning to use the Aix main otor Once the SUNMNED] www.scAateaincrarTMODELLING.co.UK ork on shaping, filing nd rubbing down the sailwas completed, tedious tuft tured my attention tothe power take-off arms that Un at fight angles fom the insides ofthe bullet fairing into the side ofthe sail found these to ‘be ver ffcult to shape accurately (laminated cardto get the required thickness.On the upper Surfaces eid do aad job, but undemeath there were some gaps! Further airframe changes The side sponsons mounted ether side ofthe ‘nose are enlarged on RAN aera and are dlficult to describe. In short there are ‘rectangular multifaceted surfaces, orientated horizontally but with alledges rounded of. cemented syrene strips at points around the Fujimi sponsons after ist reducing them a ile, ‘then filer The nase caps clear fthe facts but requires work to accommodate a scratch bult FL turet and tree lenses underneath, The air-t-surface weapons "trapeze ae ‘much longer on RAN and RNZN arf, reaching higherand further outward ina tpl cranked shape to enable the cariage of larger weapons: Penguin in the case of theRAN, Maverick forthe BRNZN. made my tapezes by robbing fom an ‘extra Fujimi pls styrene card, but could hhave used card throughout. The shape i lilt, with the two lowest reaches of the Itapeze tapered, and overall much thicker than might have been expected. The trapezes are braced upwards tothe fuselage, each with a pair cofraces' the fore brace angles slighty tothe tear. The end ofeach trapeze is finshed with 2 ‘weapons pylon with sway braces and hooks protruding from a partly hallow interior, made from styrene card, sithough | probably made my pylons too narfow. RAN 2Gs had a shaped ferward extension othe body o the pylon, plus lightened matal beam extension to the ea. Used some spare F-16 undercatage braces as 2 basis for the latter, but these were ited right at the end in view ofthe obvious Fag. TheSH-2 could carry longer aur tanks than on the SH-2F; lengthened them using a sutable torpedo from the sparesbox, but Substituting Fulim'snase cap and tall cane. ‘Separate pylons carry the tanks (ted exact to the rear of the trapezes), with torpedoes as, alternatives. used the Air pylons, which have much beter det, The fuselage is covered with equipment of various sorts including a ted starboard side LWansponder a port side antenna al sensors, ages etc. The largest iter, both sides, looks to Dea cigarette stubber and bin possibly a lspenser of some sort. The tanspander was ‘made from Fujm's Mat nosed torpedo, There ‘were many items to serateh and several things hhadtabbe done at east twice twas a question cof plodsing onwards unt thelist reduce! For the aries, with one exception used decal seraps. The side of each engine carries a stalked nav ight and pared sensors but these cannot ‘be fitted unt the very ast moment and certainly afte the paintjob and the intake ‘warning decalshave been applied. tad set aside ten minutes forthe tallplanes and support stays, butt wasa'ttobe, asthe tallplanes woulda'tline up aright angles to the fin, Nothing frit but to fil the ication hoes, reshape the fuselage ends, a touch fit against the talfin and then the stays Theta rotor gearbox couling is almost done away with as compared tothe 2F 50 fst Topped of the whole coving, leaving 3 plain talfir.skinned over the wound a he head of the in using thin styrene, and then set about hugely reducing thesize ofthe cowiing especially to port Note thatthe ant-alision ‘Beacon ss on top of what can only describe as {a tintray!A tapered shat fr therotorwas also added,DOWN UNDER AND OUT! net eet www.kovozavody.cz See aaa s was from an old 1/144 scale Caravelle!DOWN UNDER AND OUT! ngagedina lite downwash ee Sn nets jor and essential a Boece hence maski! Landing gear ‘The main wheels and gear onthe Seasprite were never wholly covered over whist retracted, buton aussie aera there was nothing the over doors usually attached tothe main gear legs being dispensed with The Fyjimimain gear legs are chunky to say the least, and undetaled, but they hoc tobe used because the Airfix units are moulded with integral cover doors. They heeded tobe significantly reduced ‘Athough Fuji’ pictorial shows location holes and pips for both ferks ofeach leg, there is actually ony such forthe upper fork. For the lower fork, taccepted a touch ft and tied ast "upon the port sie, using the forward brace part 43 Oh deat The legs orientated incorectly at fight angle tothe fuselage, and incorecly too fat. To make good, shaved material from the foat of thelover fork and replaced the brace with shorter one from the sparesbox vith 3 rectangular eross section, not ecular Starboard Side was a repeat performance once dry The Fujimi mainheels are too large the Alrx ones are much better, and detailed with nie ie down Fings 35 well. alo used the Aire ales al assembly I now added the inal robust ites, things ke the remaining windows, which onthe Fujimi kit happily ft from the outside. The windows nthe roof need frst to be painted inside using aclear Green, and it was possible to lide the oof in Undemeath the overhang ofthe rent of the sll “The dear areas are certainly not the est part of Fujimis k;the windscreen, whilst reasonable overall does not have the Seasprites Characteristic qulling appearance along the bottom sil After that rs the window ‘masking no aftermarket hep for this one). And then the more fragile stuf including the Antenna pots and ailon the port side, the wheel bes, several blade antennae, te used the Aifixmain and tail rotors. The Airfix main blades are excellent and streets ahead of, eens ener ree tenis those from Fujimi. Colouration appears to have ‘been the same asthe fuselage, but the malo blades have adeitional colour | painted» narrow ‘margin near the upper surfaces leading edge Using darker blue-grey, whist around the leading edge tel used the golden tan section cutfrom the Aix decal sheat Underneath painted a narrow margin to match the Airfix Secal using ami of Humbrol 84 Mid Stone and Humbrol 16 Gold The rotor heads were natural seta Painting and decals ‘SH.2G(A)s were fished in alight grey. Sources der asta the correct shade, but an authoritative reference stipulates FS 36320, ‘Uppers nd FS 36495 underneath which decided to run with except that images of my ‘chosen altcraft 42, show a decidely shiny cae, Dut that was for later Fst, used the Lndetsurface colour overall choosing Humbrol 147. 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JE) oka £60‘ MM euum ssoio zpa'0z = Pasty ULL “anyq ays ‘sapo> uospenbs 30 pal re) ho tue TA 31138 =) yb) 9961 21M] ‘wropy *s Aaqdny, stuasardas ajyoud stay «LON UO LITARITAD SAP[dty,, SUL WET €7L8-89 OW-ZE-Cb-dr "AIRCRAFT IN PROFILE \ ‘ext door ta join us and the four of us lew nights together for mos ofthe rest of our tour, We got no complaints fom the othe pilots, fended up With 135 night missions of my 221 total. We made a really big dea ofthe right fighting thing. painted the door of our room black with ano ogo used by one of the aiines to promote ther"night ow "fights, We alzohad the local talor make us back light sits withthe ov embroidered on them, The other guys thought we were nuts~ no argument here. In addition tothe AAR, there was also the real possiblity Cofjust ying into the ground. To enhance our night vision, we New with mot ofthe cockpit lights turned of. One night we were getting ready to Bop outa flare aver some trucks and misread the meter, Something eek eee ee tn ete etn ere ante een ee ‘ground thenitrained! There was a dry season during the winter, Leper en ren rmcneter ed flashed by the left wingtip in the blackness. pulled backon the stick as hard as could while my mind formed the thoughtwee" and at the same time a stream of 37mm tracer ire came DOWN over the aircraft from an Unseen hil to our right. ust another day atthe office In theFall of 1968 there were reports thatthe North Vietnamese were Using old steam engines to move rains of supplies othe south andi was believed thatthe very sensitiv, supercooled IR seaker head on the AIN-4 Falcon would beable e dlstinguish the heat ftom the steam engine from the background, and could be used as 2"smat” guided bomb in this case Wie cated them for couple of months, never sara steam engine, andTenner hens Peete eet ee geen rere er cea eer nae Individual squadron codes had been eliminated and all the wings squadron ee eee oeecr eee om eee er eventually went backto the Sidewinder. The cantrline MER cartes a standardlaadof five 750 pound bombs. Only five 750 pound bombs could be carried onthe entertine rack asthe bombs were too big around and the bottom forward positon would cause the nose ofthe bomb fo scrape the ground, Wernormally arid ether ive 750 pound or sx 500 pound bombs on the centerline We were all pretty wid in those days, ancl my favorite thing was to pint Panther Pawson anything and everything. had astencil anda can of black spray paint tha | catied almost everywhere, and could paint a "anther Paw” on something ina matte of seconds. We"zapped" visting aixcraftand just about anything. My best one ofall was near the end of my tour The other thee squadrons all had old wooden squadron buildings, but the Triple Nickel gota nev, modern concrete building, The right beforets decation | painted two Panther Pawsside by side on the sidewalk where two font feet would bea third Panther Paw behind where a backfoot would be and a fourth, vertical Panther Paw onthe side ofthe building. Ithen streamed a tral of yellow paint down these ofthe building and int a"pudale*en the sidewalk. Yes twas enamel paint, and yes, they cid postpone the dedication for three days whileit was cleaned, off The Tipe Nickel" used to get most ofthe publicity because oftheir ‘catchy nickname, but the Panther Pack got even on accasion, Warmay be hell butif teat be fun once in awhile, wy have one? Late in my tour, we were fying tree ship escourt missions for AC-130, ieee eee ee Ns aca en eee eg pear eabageernerren oy formation lights on the nose, fuselage, and vertical fn as wells the LORAN ant erica a eee AIRCRAFT IN PROFILE ea th squadrons normally indicated by na onthe Beer ene Gunships over the Ho Chi Minh Tall, We would takeoff 20 minutes apart and rotate fom the tanker tothe AC-130, keeping one F-4 over the ‘unshipatal ies. When the gunship ited, we would drop CBUS an any {un that fred backto supress ground. These missions could as seven toelghthouts, We were the last aicraftback to Udoxn ane night about “400am andit was raining ohard thatthe TACAN, approach rad and GCA radar were all out. |New backon the inertial navigation system until could pick out the feld on rads, then flew a teardrop appreach ram aver the field toa inal approach. setup a descending final approach tobe on the ground when we crossed the end ofthe runway, andlined upon the runway using the radar retuns fem the F-102revetments an the left side and the parked EC-121 returns onthe right side. We crossed aver the end ofthe runway (on radar and le ight onto the runsay without ever seeing anything. Theceling and visilty were absolutely zero. kept {going straight by keeping the barely visible runway lights just over the wing tank ntl saw bie taxiway ight, then turned of the runway. was raining so hard they sent a truck out with a towbarto tow us backto therevetments twas a complete bind landing using only our own radar or guidance - ey the F-4 anywhere, anytime in any conditions! Itwasa reat airplane and very stable inthe weather. | ew my 221stand last combat mission on 1 June 1968, and departed {oc the States on 5 June 196, exactly one year from the date left t gor) war. Who says a war cant be fought on schedule?F-4 Phantom Il 1¢F-4 Phantom I hasta be one ofthe most kitted jets in any scale ts not hard to see why, I's not only an aircraft with along and lurtlous Career wth many nations but is also a very 9o0d-ookIng type! There are alot of kts ofthe Phantom I, too many to discuss here 50 wil ‘concentrate on the major scales of 1/144, 1/72, 1/48 and 132, however you vil alsofnd kits in 1/100, 1/86, 1/34, 1/90 and 1/50 Letshave a lookat some ofthe kit avalable to those that have the itch to bull a phantastc Phantom I aaa There are, appropriately enough, very nearly 144 F4 Phantom kits aalablein 1/14 scale The earliest tool |could find was from the now defunct staf of val They released an F-4Bin around 1968, Sufice to say, ts nteresting asa piece of kit history, but has been eclipsed many times over since. There are a number of ktsthat are curently widely avalale on the market. The fest are the Academy ks fo the F-4E (12605 £4419) and the F-4F(12611/4437) They share a common ancestor in the 1984 001 of the FE and have been updated since then ith some new parts and decals Thenext option is the F- from Sova M- This sanew tool re ms eleated in 2018, you want build an F-4D inthis eae, appears you haveno options sadly. DDecalsin this scale are avallable from Print Seale covering the /D/EIn the Vietnam war wn It seems everyone and theit injection maulding dog has hada goat ‘making a Phantom in 1/72! inluding but not limited to: Aes, Hasegawa, Fujin, Academy, Tamiya, Revell Esc, Hobbycraft, Frog, Helle and Monogram. Currenty avalable kts inlude the Academy Fs (12515, 12549, 12548 and 12546), Hasegawa have a number of kts either out or on the way eluding the F4E (C02), (02302, 02296), RF-4E (00772) and F-4N (00367) Italeri have an F-45 0170), Revell producea snap ft Fe (3651) and a more standardkit ofthe FA) (941), For the F-4C and, theres ital (1373), and decals from Microscale, with no les than tree sets 20051, 20052 and 20068), Caracal Decals (72023, Hidecal 72055), Print Scale (72029) Warbird Decals (72083) and the excellent Xtradecal(X72072), a8. Quarter scale is very well served with aver 200 boxings produced to now. ts come from manufactures from Aurora to Zouke Mura, butt ‘generally accepted now thatthe best are Zouks! Mura, Academy and coming 2 cose third Hasegawa FortheF-4Cand D we have kt from AMT/ ERTL (2875 and SC-4044) ‘Academy (12300 and 12310), Hasegawa (07006, 07106, 07211 and 09790), Monogram (5814), Revel (08583) and Zoukel Mura (SWS 48:06 and SWS 48-07). Decals inthis scale come from Xtradecal (015-48), Caracal (48074) Fox One (4-024), Cutting Edge (48014) and many more aa the bigger scales are more poorly serve, but tobe fair it's big old aircraft that guessnot so mary people would have room forin 1/32. Theres the venerable Tamiya F-4C/0 (60305) from 1995. thas been rereleased with new decals and parts as an F-(60306), a USMC F- (60308), and F-4E (60310) and an FE (60314). Revell also released aF-4G (09959), an AF-4E (04798), an F-4F (04785), an RF-AC (04702) anda few more besides Decalsin this sale come form AOA decals with no fewer than 8 ses, ‘erodecals, Altdoc, CAM with a whopping 60 sts, Foxone, Microscale, Techmod,Towbobs and many many more! eet ee ~A i rlthy FAY Phenom i Ge Pe Sa =very year the Swedish ir Force tasks an Aiwing to host the oficial FLYGDAG. Compared te the big events around the globe this isa relative small event but with some eal jewels on display both on the {ground and inthe ait This yor the honour elo Kaling Ronneby inthe Sout of Sweden, which has the Blekinge Flyfotlj F-17(Fighterwing F-17stationed. The Airday washeld on August the 25th and had international participation from Switzerland and Finland, both demonstrating thelrF-18 Hornets. twas also the ist tme the brandnew cate poten eed eon anna eon peace ee eticas ad TS ae er WEDISH AIR FORCE AIR DAY 2019 AS Gripen Ewas presented tothe public itis already sold tothe Brazilan ‘AirForce The Swedish AirForce demonstrated it's capability with all ying asstsin service. The Swedish Ak Force Historic Flight was strongly represented and demonstrated ther beautifully restored cold warjetsand props both on ground dlsplays andi fying displays. It wasahot summerday and 32 00 vistors enjoyed the Show. Next years host il be the F-7 Sten Analltimeciassc the DC3 necator’ Pe emoteseee Fl ne mighty AW 10 2 Breen S oaBLACK MARIAH Introduction hen Ca Bowers USAF) est WW eresinaig ie conten os magecine | was high exe by his propa to Sowers Inormed meh had mate detaed sty of the ind Tact Reconaiaance Wagon ‘82 to prety much te present Thats ig old ‘tbjct We bated backand forth betwee dnd eventay ated abo naronit down to Hispana expetencenvetam yng porto hse the photos he sent me of his Ser and reset bul ack Mana to dccompany hsmonths Arca note The kit The rnext question was which kt? ruled out 1u7Reaty on, there was good possiblity Inould need tohond The tub was painted black then grey with zenithal lighting toadd depth, One of the seats with home-made paint the markings and 1/72 made that much more dificult. 132 was ruled out purely based fon siz That eft 1/4, which in tum prety much leftme witha choice ofthe Reademy Ktor the “Zoukel Murat Hasegawa’ kts are much older than both and are not upto contemporary Standards). Both kit must be sad have their pros and cons. Beth kts are generally considered fo be very good; Academy is cheaper and has pretty good detain ine with thefactit'sa recent mould (2013) Zoukei Mura ismore ‘expensive thas superior detal and moulding. Both have minor accuracy issues, but ultimately, decided to go with the 2M kt \orderee mine from Arties, Brstol and it wae with me very quickly Looking inthe box det {eemto need anythinginthe way of aftermarket | saw there was an etch set sold by Zoukel Mura themselves, but Icould not get hold of one within the deadline for thsi. appears to mostly cover the cockpit panels, and The panels were picked ‘out in black then the details were hand painted. hamess, but not vyet with the ejection handle and cover. WWW.SCALEAIRCRAFTMODELLING.CO.UK BLACK MARIAH Building 1Lt. Bowers’ F-4D ‘thought it was high time I got more fine painting practice anyway. The Build Tre tub was very easy to put together and pretty much foot root Detal was very good, and parts were thoughtfully moulded, hiding tector pin marks and keeping clean-up toa minum. The ejector seats ae te works of art The deta on them is super, especialy the face curtain ejector handles which are beautifully rendered. However, somedetailsare missing namely the belt and the seat ring hanale add belts made from masking tape thickened with CA and styrene. ‘Theseat fring handle was made fom wire and the covers rom styrene. (also painted thetub, stating with XF-1 black andthen gave tacoat The finished cockpit fully painted and weathered.a The Zoukel Mura kit includes this ‘superb fille which nicely deals with any fear of seams on the spine. ‘The engine interiors were painted = rior to installation. There are some fine raised details on the it that we are directed to remove. Albion Alloys polishing cloths removed them cleanly. ‘painted the intakes before ‘assembly to keep the separations clean ended up with aseam, that could well have been my fault. Stretched sprue made a perfect filer. of ory, building up in lighter greys towards the top. | picked out the panesin black then the lines between tham in ighter grey, then using reference, hand-painted the various deta The Seats were easly painted checking references, and alight wash of heavily thinned black ol helped the detain the tub and onthe eats, to pop. Inecded to add the instrument parle next, sothese were duly painted, using avery fine brush, sweat and some swearing todo the Instruments. Decals are provided in the Kft ‘the instruments, but they ae provided as complete panel. The kt panels have high reli fetal Ide fancy te re of them aot snuggling down properly. Next you need to add the sil around the top ofthe cockpit opening and was concerned that things would not line Up perfect, but of course they di. painted the sie lighter grey then used successive oll washes ‘0 shade producing strong contrast and adding abi of visuainterest. ‘Acouple of tests proved the cockpit wasa very positive and easy fi, 501 went ahead and Stuck the two main fuselage halves together ‘around it Zoukei Mura have a relly neat feature here the filet along the spine ofthe fuselage ie 2 separate piece, which effectively eliminates 2 huge amount of ling and sanding. Thekt Fequires you toadd the engines tothe lower ‘wing fuselage plate and each engine sin to halves Unsure what could be seen when the BLACK MARIAH Sa Iatteaprmerteam os was difficult, sol made my own sanding tool. aircraft was completely assembled, painted everything inside. | gave all the parts a coat of Mr ‘Metal Color Aluminium mixed with a touch of Tamiya Goss Black X1. When that was dr, shaded with a black wash and put everything together The intake trunks proved to bea bit more of a challenge. They went together ust ne but there was quite a serious recess to fill where the halves ‘ets the parts tapered sighting in thickness towards theiredges| aed plenty of filler and left ito fully cure. needed to sand this back, but the size and shape ofthe trunks precluded the use of any of the sanding sticks tha on hand Ivelled instead an my own method of sanding hard to reach spots wet and dry paper NOVEMBER 2019+ VOLUME 41+ issuE oo EIBLACK MARIAH I basecoated the c Then added darker added lighter tones aatoutcanswth — tones ton ath ser Chrome Mr Metal Color Aluminium. = Heat discolouration was added with The Mr Metal Color paints can be polished, Tamiya clear which looks much more realistic. colours The bottom was Then light grey painted black. was added, Thebare metal areas storino wer adie vee pointedith wanton, and der Ceiorauminum. cous X GUNN) Www.scaLeaincRarTMODELLING.co.UKBLACK MARIAH The upper surfaces were painted black. I started the camo with the lightest colour; Sand Brown, Then added the greens, freehand, trying to keep the spray pattern tight. Once the masking came off | used a soft cloth to polish the bare metal areas. Doo en eeeED www. BLACK MARIAH I masked and sprayed the red stripe, basing with white; but even us editors have problems; the white crept! The nose was painted gloss back and weathered by rubbing with a polishing cloth to add realistic dlling. You are instructed te the intakes before you attach the lower fuselage assembly. but asustal [assured knew better and added them ater. ‘Thismay be why Igota seam along the wing root next to the intakes, and down the fuselage where they joined. fled both wit stretched §prue and left to set before sanding back and ding fine panel in, also added the ail at this pint Tree fn topsare provided inthe it, | looked at photos of lack Marah and simply chose the one that matched. Throughout the build the real aiteraft was modeling differed here and therefrom the kit instructions, s0 of course, photos were king and instructions, secondary. Next, |tackled the exhaust cans. palnted them with Mr Metal Color 218 Alums. OF course the cans are not aluminium, but wanted alight silvery colour asa base, that was nat oo ‘chromed in appearance. Next | selected Mr ‘Metal Color 212 ron, using this to add darker retain selacted areas. After that picked out ‘ther areas vith Me Color 211 Chrome Sie then ured Tamiya Clear colours to add ed, blue ‘nd purplefitered heat stains. The best thing about Mr Metal Color ofcourse sthat they are butfabie so bufedthem toa nie realistic lustre with the Albion Alloys polishing cloths added the nose (hich, asitisa single piece moulding, has notjoint ofl and the outer wings, then sprayed the underside black Ths is otto prime ike to work from darko light When painting, al his provides great base. Tre underside in my pictures has very pale rey appearance rather than white, but tis also Satin, so mixed Tara Gloss White (2) witha Couple of drops of UN Sasebo Grey (XF-77) and Started to buldup the underside colour used the paint thinned to about 3% paint to 70% Me Leveling Thier. dint try to make it opaque, just ayered itup in several applications, panel by Banel moving over the model seach panel had AIRCRAFT So masked | offthe red and touched in with thecamo colours. time to dy whist painted another, before! ‘added an aeitional coat. This way’ dd not need to pre-shade pane ines and managed to make the effect more subtle and realistic ‘When the underside was dy, masked off the bare metal areas around the exhausts and painted thar with Mr Meta Color Aluminium. misted over ths with ait Tamiya Titanium Silver(X-32), Next lused the Mr Metal Colour iron again to add the darker discolouration seen fon reference photos| buffed thataitie © adda litle lustre tot asthe paint dis alitle mat, then et tte cure before masking again. The shape ofthe Phantom iis quite masking- fendly Nonly had to mask the bare metal areas Under the nose and behind each wing, before | ‘sprayed the upper areas black Albion Alloys Kindly Sent me the Mr Color paints called out in theinstructons:C310 Sand own, C309 Green ‘and C303 Rusion Green started with the sand brown, and mixed it quite thin with Mr Colour Thinner, then tested it afew times on apiece of paper adjusting the pressure to make sure ‘ould get a good thin ine without spidering or ‘overspray, then picked out the outline ofthe {and colour patches referring to photos then fille tin worked the same way 2s id onthe underside using panel ines a my guide. Photos ofthe aircraft was bulding show a very tight sof-eige, camo, so I decided to go free-hand. | added the lighter green (303) next and worked thesame way asl did on the sand colour before fishing withthe darker green. Always work light to darts easier to cove @ lighter colour ‘than ito colour over a darker colour When all that was dry, masked forthe prominent red, partial Hogp around the upper fuselage. | sprayed white asa base, then Tamiya Flat Red (XF-7) When the masking was removed, ound the white had crept This was probably because rub tape onthe back of may handa CO.UK ‘Markings were hand-painted, under direction from Lt. Col. Bowers. few times when masking, to reduce the risk of iting pant. | work very quickly fr publication landrately have time to lt paint cure fora few hours, anit had not properly adhered inthe recess asa simple hx though, masking off {the ed line and respraying the camo colours, ‘Thenose cone look satin the pics| have of ‘Black Marat but appears igh gloss on the ‘Zoukei Mura website. | decided this wasa nice ‘opportunity for some texture work, sol sprayed it Tamiya loss Black 0-1), using Mr Levelling "thinner to ensure an even finish When that was dry I'weathered by rubbing I with the 6000 Albion Alloyspalishing cith, adding the same rico scratches that would rede the real one {om a gloss rsh to asatin appearance Time now toturna standard model ofan FAO into Bab Bowers an Bill Rourke very own ‘Black Maria Bob had given me afew good photos, but these are of Back Maria towards the end of his tour Bob explains “hen the wing hosted a highly successful tree oy party, devery disguised as aSighter Tactics Conference’ Wehad ara and penonnel from dllaver Southeast Asa at Udorn, Including fom the carers off the coast. Unfortunately we also ‘had several generals rom Saigon and The Philipines who just about had heart attack when they saw our aierah Allgood things must come toan endandshorty thereat the decee came ‘down: only onesmal piece of artwork per art Bill and Idecied o keep the Queen of Spades ond tearfully painted out BLACK MARIAN: Based on Bob's description Icame up with some drawings which he ertiqued unl we got itmore ores right | decided to pant the markings on. As this would involve alt of handling ofthe model, | elected todo it before added too many other things that might knock ‘off in the proces! started by drawing the card ‘on the computer and printing it out, checkingTail codes were made with home-made masks. Weathering was airbrushed underneath with Tamiya smoke, using reference photos. for scale untill got about right. Then ut out the outline and sprayed the black countershading. When that mas ry, ‘moved tightly upto and to the right and Sprayed the white. I didrit need to lt that fully cure, touch dry was ne, and bashed straight ‘onwith the deta. mixed some Valeo Black with water toa thin consstency and wseda fine brush, hand-painted the outines ofthe card design. mixed up the ed, and filled in, then Finished with the other colours one ata ie. ‘masked of fer the light blue crev name panes then printed ou the Black Maria name, fais tape over the prin and cut tout tracing over the print witha scalpel. masked and sprayed the name, each word with sown mask then touched up by hand. archer Fine Transfers were Used to make the crew names, On the starboard Side Bob told me there was another panel with the names ofthe ground crew. Sadly, he could not recall their names, sol made two up. The tall Codes were painted with home made masks and the same bie asthe ere name box was used #2 paint the fin forthe squadron marking The sof the intakes are aluminium, and in the photosthis appears atl ragged, perhaps from wear perhaps rom not masking ton the real aircraft. tore piece of tape engthveays to {get ragged edge and used ito mask and spray them. Decals Recently, acidentally stumbled into the war zone tat i glosing vs not glossing before decals. | have always applied decals straight on topain and never had a problem. Indeed, thad already decalledthernose tis way, Honever, Im iways ling to try something if someone alse reckons it works, 0 glossed the acaf using Windsor and Newton Acrylic goss diluted with water and got on with applying the other decals Then the model was matted down with Windsor and Newton Acrylic Matt Varnish thinned with water. sing setting and softening solutions. They Settied aswell as they ever have although they didnot italy adhere as wel they dd stick as they dried and as usual the softening solution made them conform welltodetalle When they were dry though stil had thesame edge | lvays Rave with nat using gloss, S01 did what | always doand added alayer of vanish over the top; this time though in lossas recommend ‘When all that was cured, hit with some Windsor and Newton Matt vamish, which my ‘900, never matt. I n't lly mat things, Itworked OK on mest ofthe model, but not {around the decals, which was very frustrating. keptatit, rubbing the decals down and adding more matt untill was happy. nthe end! got the Same results had alvays got without glossing; but with an extra few hours work Atleast nthe edit came out OK Time now then, toaddres the est ofthe tal The kit comes with ance crew ladder, bout the one in my shotos had stiffening plates that were noton the kitladder, twas simple enough to cut trangles of styrene and ada them. The windscreen and fred glazing were masked and sprayed and added tothe model Trey not sit easily 0 used astrp of masking tape tohold them down while they set. Landing ‘gear was sprayed dark are, then ight coats of ‘loss white were built upin the same way as the Sircaftunderside, The wheel hubs ae separate, {fo they were painted off the tyres to eliminate the need for masking, Weapons Bob gave me plenty of information on weapon loads they carted. Unfortunately, lid nothave the bombs they usually carried and had notime to source and paint AM so went with stripped-down version with his blessing, However fyou want tomake a totaly accurate BLACK MARIAH aid down some gloss and started the long long task ofadding the stencil decals. ‘Black Marabyof your awa, here what head totellme: We normaly carried ony thee Sparrow mises, The ight ont Sparrow station was reserved fr a ‘combat camera that fit into the Sparrow groove. We always cared one Sidewinder on therailon the inside ofboth inboard pylons. For atimenthe fall of 968, we replaced the Sdewinders with Falcon miss, Ut then went back othe Sidewinder. We normally carried etter sx 500 Ib or five 75016 bombs the centerline, The MERon the centerline was slanted down athe front to bein linewit the ene otc of he aircaftand would drag the nose of 750 b bomb onthe {ground i camed on thot sation. On occasion we ‘would cony se CBUon the centring particulary laterin my tour The wo inboard pylons could caryanumberof diferent confgurations. Early on, when fying over North Vietnam, we would carr two 500 b bombs, usualy with use extenders on theside stations oF the TER on theright inboard pylon, with an ALO. 37 jamming pod on thelower station. We would (often carry 0 2.75°FFAR rocket pods with 17 rackets n each on the ower andoutsde stations of ‘the TER on thee inside pylon. We didnt carry one ‘on the nse st ton becouse when the rockets ‘ned they shattered te Hberglss nose faring on the pod and the pieces could damage the seeker head ofthe SdewinderFalconon the ral abave't fot carrying rocket pods we would usuoly cory ‘tree 500"b bombs on each insdepyon fo on the ight pyoniearying the jamming podon the lower station. These requenty had fuse ex: tenders, We routinely cared the 370-gallon wing tanks We amos never cared the 600gollon centerline tank. Onlyon special missons such a5 carrying 2000 bombs on the outboarduing stations. On ‘few missions, wecaried the 600-galon NOVEMBER 2019+ VOLUME 41+ 1ssuE oo [ESIBLACK MARIAH ‘The clear parts werea good fit, butalitle tight. Tape J \ helped hold them snugly » As . down while they set. The kit ladder was pretty good but was ‘missing the reinforcing plates. aan ' Missiles were painted and decalled using kit decals. The landing gear was painted {grey then white was added in the sameway as the underside ofthe model. centerine tank and Walltowall"CBUs onallthe deta Idi’t want tomake darklines just _ streaking and staining achieved with thinned ‘ther stavons- 18ofthem, Weweighed morethan bing them a touch moreto thefore.Then,| Tamiya Smoke applied inline with reference 28-17 0r8-24inthatconfguraion andhada added the various photos and airbrushed on.|wanted to add 2 Soot takeoffol. Tat wasexctng! partsunti all Title weathering to the upper sides als, The most interesting confgurction {ever few with had lefttodo wasinthe falloF 1968, Wecanied anAGM-12c. asthe Euseup mse oneach othe noord pylons. The lade, AGM-I2Cwasabeost-1000/bwarheed. Didit — sed Canopies and fo daysina row. Didnt werk foo wel. The st ms ‘Remove Before {ne went out the minimum sfeerming distance andbiew uprghtintrontorthe ara. Scared FQN tas. the cop outof ws! Thesec-ondene went outa ‘Weathering on ways then dsoppeared going straight down. The theundersidewas next doy the frst one disappeared gong ight completed Up. Thesecond one guided perfect and wth Ataappeared into themouthofthe cave we targeted. Thecave must have Geen ame deep becouse wenevergoteven awh ofsmoke ut ofthecaveevenif the worhead hadnt exploded, 12 footiong and an inflight photo from Bob ‘showed dust on the wings, presumably rom ay day at the ‘rfl Icecided to add some, but to keep It subtle. loaded a brush witha litle Pinnacle Pigments LUght Dustandheldit above ‘the model and tapped the ferrule to getitto s0ing supersonic would had kicked up some dst” "had to go with what! had nthe box so added the fo inboard sidewinders the three Sparrows, and scratched a combat camera to Bobs directions. painted the pylons and drop tanks as per the photos. Before | loaded the weapons | decided to do final washes and added avery thin dark rey pin wash okey WWW.SCALEAIRCRAFTMODELLING.CO.UKBLACK MARIAH The combat camera was scratched and fitted ‘according to Bob's Instructions. The ladder was painted yellow, adding a splash of colour to the model, in| The ladder was fitted, along with the nice HGW Pigments ‘Remove Before were used to Flight’ tags. replicate the dusty wings in photos. {ropin ibs and dabson the wings then used have toalso give kudos to Zoukel Mura for nother, clean, sof brush to blend itn. Igotthe producing a simply wonderul kt. hope it will fect Iwas looking for dusty, butyouhave to. inspite you to buldan Fs, and maybe even 2 Took dosely fort 3th TFS F-4 using the profiles inthis months added the Remove Before Flgh'tags from Aicraftin Profi HW, which are rice but need the rear painted Fed the canopies andthe ladder, which Thad painted asightly orangey-yelion,and shaded With ight brown oils andthe model wasdone, Conclusion By far the most enjoyable part ofthis bull was working wth Lt Col Bowers, but ‘Combat Camera. Lt. Col. Bowers supplied this one photo he had of the ‘camera as reference (Photo © Robert Bowers)ME www. KICK LIKE A DON! CK Like A DONKeY An I-16 Type 17, in Russian Service by Jonathan Kunac Tal \or Cisply moulded in ight grey with recessed nel lines and separately ged thin clear parts, the kt artvesin a sturdy box Further Inspection shows an option for retractable sk undercartiage. The The small aperture for the spent shell cases is cutjust below each fairing. itis not handed so remains on the lower starboard on both wings. AIRCRAFT Instructions only show how to bul this, despite teee ofthe four ‘marking options being wheeled. Fortunately, all the parts are thereto make the wheeled versions too, but hhad to find a photo ofthe appropriate Intructions online. The box contains redundant parts forather versions, clearly marked on the Sspruemap. As these include a fuselage half,a lower wing, exhaust sections and a coving front, decided to remove them ahead of buiding to prevent confusion ater ‘The build commences withthe wings. added plastica strips to reinforce the join between top wing and fuselage wing root, then | marked thelocation fr what! thought italy were the ‘cannon case ejection ports onthe wing Underside. cut out the undercarriage retraction Inspection window inthe starboard whe well ‘and was about to cut the shell ports when a further google revealed they eected ther shells through angled tubes projecting down out of ‘the wing leading edge to starboard ofeach barrel (also Plastic card tabs are an easy way toad strength and support toan otherwise vulnerable butt joint. “Type 17 main features its wing cannon, plasticard was used to make the smallferings and the locating holes were adjusted to add the ‘jection tubes later. decided that the kits ‘cannon barrels coud also be upgraded, so brass ‘Albion Alloy tubing and some tape was used to fabricate replacements. ry fiting main part showed excellent ft with the plastichaving alight softness giving 2 pleasing easly workable feel. The wings were Joined using Tamiya White cement and attention turned to the cockpit. The F16isa very clean irra so interest needs to be added wherever possible. The hinged cockpit door panel can be left opento increase viewing room and while the detail supplied inthe kits admirable, ts. 2 litle sparse, To remedy this using web references, pasticard and wire was employed to Aaddextra bts and bobs. alo added some Fine ‘Molds 1/32 injection moulded ABS plastic seat Thesmall fairing for each ‘cannon is added from card. Bent to shape and secured with CA, itis filed and sanded to final shape oncein situ. 20mm ShVak 6.cO.UK cannon barrels are easy to remake from brass Albion tube and some tape. The plastic plugs can be easily fettled to give a snug plug fit into the wings. The kit parts just seemed a little 'pea-shootery"!THE END OF THE BROKEN BIRD Plastic card and wire detail helps add interest to the cockpit Internet “walk-around’ websites area great help with this ‘ype of work The small window in the starboard wheel wellis drilled and cut, with a plastic card frame applied. A classic ‘Can't see it, but you know it's there” detail! Constant dry fitting helps make sure new ‘Once das wontfutantig Het acl apledun ove pained cioacrededtoensceveyinng, Mesoleppledwith aoc sescorecty. cthered clear dial glasses. the instrument panel looks very nice. The troublesome decalis still inregister with the clear glasses, despite being stretched and pulled. \ The throttle quadrant has some embellishments added... black "shadow coat” of Tamiya XF-1. Fuselage sides are airbrushed from below to give al the undercuts a dark coat. Note how the stringer tops are till pale. =o and scrubs up nicely with a fittle paint. In the finished model this assembly is easy to see, soa little work here helps add interest later. Cockpit basie painting finished with highlight grey ‘added from the top. t's lke a smooth angled dry brushing, but done with an airbrush, NOVEMBER 2019+ VOLUME 41 + 1ssuE oo [IKICK LIKE A DONKEY cockpit is almost ready to © behidden away inside. The instrument panel looks great in situ and those two bottles wil just about be seen once allis buttoned up. of ovely detail A fine brusl washes do them justice. Note the flare pistol and cartridges plus wires It's all very Flash Gordon! The tip of anew scalpel slowly rotate solid exhaust pipes acts as ascraperto finesse each pipe care first drilled. Work slowly mouth. A gentle dab of liquid cement is and check the depth, as it's easy to used to seal the work and smooth out dillight throught ‘any small ibs orientation of each pipe Isalitle indistinct inked elevators makeit ‘205y topose them in ‘alignment. You just needan 4 ‘octopus to help ‘assemble them! The smallrear Seapisalovely fit, and has asmall depression fora tiny light too. lower fuselage * Anice detail touch from ICM. join oozed plastic during adhesion. That's easy to clean up with an array of sanding tools. The -16's ~ ‘Mr Surfacer makes light work of smooth construction means there's little rescribing to do the slight gap on the upper wing for once too! Join. Mr. Thinner isa simple, if smelly, way to remove the excess without affecting the plastic. Asmall shim of plasticard is os Here needed to prevent agapon you the cong ft. Part a . essembling seethe > tsar fetling 0 checking for requited to Pe potentiad aifow te ower problemsat | engine exhausts to seat this stage propery Constant checking means.a ‘makes fora simple fixnow good ftiseosy to achieve without rather than a nish: overdoing ft There's no point doing too destroying one later. much work ifit's not needed after al! WWW.SCALEAIRCRAFTMODELLING.CO.UKbit tg alls eas: PALA SS http://meridiahobby.zoeysite.com/KICK LIKE A DONKEY with acoat ofa dark metallic, the kit's engine details revealed. A dark brown oily wash really brings them out. That's all that's required ifthe cooling slots on the cowling are to be half closed. under- surface, careful masking allows the metal areas to remain grey, while the wooden and fabric surfaces are airbrushed All aluminium lacquer. The undercarriage leg strut bays would be neatened Lup with aluminium later, when | noticed this oversight! Post shading with a darker green helps start the break up the base colour. The patchy finish is used as a reference here, with creas being accentuated while trying to prevent it becoming toomuch so, On the fabric outer wings, a light green is use to "post highlight" areas. This now builds up contrast with the inner wing sections, and hopefully creates a more interesting finish. WWW.SCALEAIRCRAFTMOD Twenty-year-old paints still mix well 0. Sa, give the initial overall light grey primer and base coat. didn't ‘mask the engine bay as it's impossible to see inside it when the cowlingison. ‘My Ishak’ had a field applied green top colourapplied.It looks neat here, butinreaityit was patchy. Some later painting effects would help exaggerate this. Once the gloss coat is added tothe top, the fuselage and wing stars are added, The decals arenice, but hard to move once applied. Fortunately there aren't ‘many tofight with! }\ ("a / \ /The problematic thinner-cratered area after a therapeutic rough sand, Therapy for me that is, "why did use thinners? why did fuse thinners? Why, why why?" What doesn't get hurled at the wall, makes you stronger they say.. Wearand tearisadded with a tom sponge and some dull metallic acrylic. It’s easy tooverdo, so! try and stop and inspect after each dab, or two. belts. These are RAF Sutton ones mecifid to make Russian bets. Not strictly accurate, they look billant painted up, creating a focal point forthe ara, also fashioned structural detalls for the lower wing interior, and vestigial extensions forthe central cockpit frame sit appeared 0 go lunder the loo. Painting was done using aback pe-shade of Tamiya XF-1,akbrushed an wath my H&S. Evolution froma low angle providing the shadow element af the scheme. Then a Tamiya mic ofA-14 primer grey alternatively RAF Ocean Grey would be fine, na ane would know) was applied perpendicular to each section Finally, lightened grey wa airbrushed from a raised angle creating highlights Detail painting now followed using Valo and Gtadel aryl with light wash ofa thinned blackto accentuate details. The thotte quadrant was augmented with some scrap plastic The kit ‘outerinstrument panel shells ‘leat, with adecal and backing ‘panel masked the das with ops of Humbrol Maskol sprayed the panel blackthen drybrushea ait graphite Once sealed with matt varnich the "Maskol came away to reveal nice lear cial lasses. The backing panel was painted gloss black and the decal applied think my deca water was too hotas | gota very elastic decal off the backing paper that refused to side around. used tweezers to r-positiontand smoothed it ‘out with a cotton bud, By somemirace the decal stayed in shape. lovercoated some othe dials with thin lear yellow glaze to give a period look nd when fitted into the outer pane, everything ined up prety well MrSurfacer provides a soothing tunction to help smooth things out. Engine fitted nifty ithe OSP-26 fare gun and cartridges adorn the cockpit por sie wall Painting the ‘cartridges adty yellow with steel primer hulls and adding wood" brown tothe gun handle increased interest. Seatbelts had brass painted Sittings anda wash to accentuate the stitching deta Pencl chipping was then applied fora litle wear and tea. For my chosen subject, tis ‘was not overdone, The fuselage halves joined nicely, and 3 variety of sanding sticks and pads were used to ‘lean up the seam lines. The Tamiya Whit glue ‘076d outaliteon the lower join, so while ooking nasty, it was simple to clean up. The contra surfaces forthe rear empennage must be {topped between the appropriate pleces before ‘lung, This makes them poseable but does require tree hands t hod everything steady ‘Te talplanes provided further amusement by having linked elevators Fortunately, this all lids int place with rabust tongues and a ice litle end-cap completes the 165 tubby shape, The forward fuselage topis provided a separate insert iting very well There are to small clear portholes to i beforehand, These served toallow extrallaminationinto the cockpit. No bourgeois capitalist cockpit ight for our socialist-hero-of the-proletariats-ighter- pilotsit seems! My attention turned nextto the engine. The Svetsov M-25 was alicence Bult Wright R120 ydone and one of the features ofthe Ishak’ is its exhausts with their teardrop shaped recesses, Each exhaust pipels molded soli, 0 apn ise and new scalpel blade were used to hallow out theends. Working slowly, especially with acutely angled exhausts, resulted in something that fenhances the model. You can probably buy hollow aftermarket exhausts, but simple tools NOVEMBER 2019+ VOLUME 41+ 1ssUE 09 EZ with push rods and. exhausts painted up. ‘didn't add the kit supplied machine guns as you can't see them with the cowling closed up. Note the chipping on metal panels only. Where overstepped this it was easy toremove with a dampened wooden cocktail stick KICK LIKE A DONKEY = aN Re-spray, re-weather, re-gloss, relax! used with care produce perfect results. Moreover, see, increases your arenalot techniques and gives great sense of satisfaction, ‘The engine was built up and the exhaust tubes applied Follow the instructions here as ts ‘easy to gat things wrong. Ihad to re-anglea ‘couple of pipes and indeed the instructions need to be much clearer The square peg on the end ofeach pipe atleast means you only have {eur possible postions to confuse I then part assembled the coming tocheck on ‘orientation of the exraust to thelr apertures, andalso because | didnt fancy assembling when painted, with the jeopardy of maring the finish Found I needed to shim one sie panel to ensure thered be no gaps. Dy fiting the engine land bearer resultedin further tweaking ofthe ‘exhaust (gentle bending, les than gentle ‘wearing) The exhausts inthe lower fuselage were sightl fouled by the fuselage sides so {these were scraped backend the holes enlarged 2a tad to make inal instalation easier. ‘The character: adjustable cooling shutter ‘0 the couling face can be posed in any aspect and it very well. alo opened out the nose un holes and the T shaped lower airintake too. The engine was airbrushed a dark metalic colour then gven an oly black wash, Having palated the crankcase mid-grey and push reds in iver with bass ends, twas set aside, My wing joint supports gave a sturdy jin nein usta lite Mr Surfacer to finish things off The exces being removed with acotton bud dampened in Me Thinnes. tthe rear ofthe wing to fuselage karmen ferings,aitle CA and tale filer was used to sharpen the shape. This being simply fled and sanded to finish, Tamiya tape, sponge, and maskol wereKICK LIKE A DONKEY t/: yy here still Cowling on! The metal restraining band is another feature of many 16s and is easy to mask and paint con this kit thanks to nice sharp details. employed in masking the cockpitand a fist base coat of AEN-9 Light Grey was applied. Mixed from equal parts ofTamiva XF-2 white, 1-23 Light blue and xF-54 Dark Sea Grey. The ater two colours were from old 23mi big jars and ‘must have been 20 years old but were sil ine Soviet pre-war colours proved an intresting research subject. The kit gives ask equipped vaiant forthe Batic front in 1940 but the other options areal wheeled. As the Khalthin Gol Nomonhan confct hs long fascinated me, opted fortis version instead ostensibly the dullest marking option inthe kt! However, there is more to this than perhaps first ‘apparent. Thekit scheme cls for aluminium Underside with dark green top, aluminium strip lon the fuselage side, 2 red tars under the wings and tactical number onthe fn and rudder. Khalkhin GolType 17s were apparently delvered in overallight grey. Duet the confusion with ‘posing overall grey Japanese K-275 they ‘quick ha ther tops ed camouflaged on dark green. The fuselage band was quick recognition feature. Research suggested 16s he undersides don't escape some dirtying upeither. A dark tinted gloss is used to add shadow to the fabric trough areas. The central section needs more work and ICM’ lovely undercarriage can be further detailed with the outer door retraction jacks. Card, brass tube, wire and stretched sprue all feature to giveaiittle extra intricacy. a blades. The Hucks starter hub chuck ‘was rebuilt from brass tube. The toilet cistern overflows! Brass tube filed to give an angled beak creates the 20mm cannon shell ejection pipes. Once installed they were painted ‘gunmetal and the cannons plugged in. could ether be overall ABh- ight grey or wth that on metal areas and Al aluminium lacquer ‘on fabric and wooden surfaces. Pre-war WS aircraft carried ed starsin 6 postions. Tere is ‘one poor photo ofthisatcraft bu R's too dak to tall Pictures of other 16s in theatre show avery low contrast between the stars and green, soit seemed possible thatthe top wing and fuselage stars might not have been totally overpsinted I masked ofthe AEh-9 grey areas and sprayed pale dul alumieium (the gtey mixed with Taiya 'AS-12 bare metal sive) The lower surface areas ‘and fuselage ID band were now masked off and {All Camouflage Green airbrushed on. Fo this a «cocktail of Tamiya greens was mixed untila ‘medium-dark but bight green was achieved | hha aleady made this fora FW 190 overpaint schemeand!m afraid dear reader| neglected to note the colours used, tried to ensure coverage, hile solids not totally even a5 this was ‘meant tobe afield overspray. Once dry a darker tone was used to add shadows and exaggerate the patchiness, working with well thinned paint ‘lowly bulding up some areas while doodling MUNNEE] Www.scaLeaincnarTMODELLING.co.UK and noodting overall to prevent the scheme looking ke acstuptive one. lighter hue ofthe ‘geen was now used to highlight the fabric covered portions ofthe wings, and tail cempennage. The top surface was now gloss varnished with “Tamiya X22 clear Then the upper wing and fuselage stars were applied. These were lightly ‘oversprayed with orginal green unt was happy with the level of blending The ICM decals were lie limpets, and if you use a decal setting solution they are limpet on steroid. This fact row came backto bite me when ladded the tall numbers. Never apply decals when distracted, ‘watching @ Rugby World Cup game between the ‘Springboks and the Al Blacks! Not only did get the order of the“5"and“1"wrong on each side, ‘only spotted thisas! fished the second set Fortunately, these were just removable using tweezers, and survived being repositioned. The firstside however gripped with thetenacity ofa Russian winter froston a French hussar's ‘whiskers mesning Thad no choice bet to try and ‘se tape to pull them off This worked partial,but hoping to avold a total strip and re-sand, useda cotton bud dampened with enamel thinners to remove the remnants of decal ensuing barrage of Anglo-Saxon oaths could probably be heard in orbit. asthe thinners Femoved not only the decals bu then turned the plastic beneath intoapockmarked mess. Walked cut andwent fora coffee asthe model was bout 20 seconds from meeting aval shaped end! Having calmed down and taken advice, twas a case of san fil san, prime and repaint. diebrushed Tamiya matt white, cut Tamiya tape tamake masksfor the numbers and then reapplied the tiple green. Tomy releitall come fut ne. Offerings were madeto the modeling sds in thanks, The restof he decals were applied to the now overall glossed model had to dig out some Cyrilie wording forthe ifthere and ed stripe under the rear fuselage as again the decals were uncooperative (the new eteing definitely does not say’lft here!) Work then moved othe addition of wear and teartothe airframe, Asmall sponge was used to add afew scratches and marks, ensuring only the metal aeas were targeted, The engine cow front and spinner were obvious targets for this, The {as these machines few from temporary rough iestrips so would have been exposed toon inhospitable climate. The distinctive bright metal cowling retention strap was masked and applied using Tamiya 430 Siver Leaf spray with the propeller painted ‘simultaneously. Post shading using both brown and grey tinted vamishes was added to blend things together anda inal coat of Gunze Mr Super Clear Matt varish gave the desired top ‘nish. The kt undercariagei very well detaled, with separate oleo slesars and doors which all locate positively. Once painted and assembled decided to add the prominent actuating mechanisms forthe hinged outer gear doors. Brass tube, wire and stretched sprue were orale into obedience for this, and ital looked busy ina nicely delicate 19305 way, flurry of final assembly followed starting ‘ath painting the easly mashes Y@ canopy framing dull ‘ihe. added the painted tail kid ‘and wing guns, theirspent shell tubes ooking NOVEMBER 2019 KICK LIKE A DONKEY door had some rivet deta and top latch applied before painting and application. The 16 had hand-cranked undercariage, a tue worker’ parade ofan aircraft There cletinctve whee! retraction cables were fabricated using stretched Sprue painted gunmetal while the wing pitt was replaced with brass de, Tofinish off, once the prop was push ted, some exhaust taining and pale dustin was aitrushed on. The latter with hindsight ile ‘overblown. And there she wasin he stubby glory. An -16 type 17 piloted by 2nd Lieutenant Katalov ofthe 2th AR Manchuria 1939 CMs kit produces a lovely replica ofthis famous fighter The instructions need to address the whesied options and give beter placement for the exhaust alignments. The decals are thin but need care in their application. Everything fis very wel with decent levels of detailand makes a compactitle replica with tte effort that iooks the part Some simple enhancements make fra very enjoyable modeling projec. VoLUME 41+ issue oo EESDAMBUSTERS LANCASTER BIG BUILD: PART 1 Dambusters Lancaster Big Build: part 1. The Editor Tackles the Hong Kong Models 1/32 Lancaster. he Dambusters need no introduction 0 Wont go into the history of Operation ‘Chasis and its genesis here. Suffice to say Ie isan conic episode in aviation history, andthe history of M72, and thanks to the 1955 fm, it farmore widely known than many other events ofthe war inthe British consciousness, and beyond. Therefore it was no surprise when Hong Kong Models anncunced an Lancaster 8 Mk in 2018 after acoupleof years of eager anticipation, that 2B Mkull Type 464 Provioning) boxing would follow. and ear this year artved. Please note: Lam not an expert on Lancasters, and although have collected as much reference 2351 could, tis sometimes contradictory. would Urge others following ths series of articles to cross reference with thei on research when builing. That being si, I wil do the best can tarmake tis model as accurate as an within my knowledge and ably The pilot's platform is missing the undercut. sawed it out and made good with sheet styrene and filler Ga Trim dials and elevator controls were added and refined. AG The solid bracket for the radar gear ‘The Build Components For this bull willbe using:theHHong Kong Models Dambusters kit (01€011), HGW Models laser cut RAF (Late) seatbelts (HGW132503), Aiscale Lancaster Instrument Panel actualy for {a8 Mkibut the panel isthe same) (PE32LANQ), Eduard Lancaster Radiators (32436), Barracuda Studios Radios (8832411) and Smoth Tyre Main Wheels (32409) The Build We start of cours, nthe cockpit Looking at theraise platform forthe plot there werea ‘couple of minor ieeues. The big one forme that ‘tismissing the undercut at the rear This was easly resolved by cutting a section out and in filing with 2mm styrene sheet and fille. The side ‘ofthe platform is somewhat contentious. have seensome drawings that show it sa platform supported by triangular bracing, and others that > The landing gear actuation leverwas alittle basic, so leutoff the top and madeanew ‘mechanism and cover. Spare PE was usedtoadd the bag othe back of the pilot's seat. QUNNEEZ] Ww ww.scaLeaincRaFTMODELLING.co.UK show tas solid panel. Photos, infuriatingly, ‘seem tomever show the area and do not have access toa museum with an existing cockpit o Laneastr to stud On balance! decided it would not be eas to see, so ett solid, but ‘even now i bothers me! [Moving on started by focussing onthe plots seat, controls and instruments. The kit comes with a great deal of tuff but some things are missing. Thelanding gear actuation levers well, realised, but the top sections moulded solid ‘removed it and made spring locks from 0.1m ite and the resto the mechanism from styrene sheet. A newsheet meta cover Was fashioned from 8 thou styrene sheet. 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