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BY H . J. NOWARRA

'The Focke-Wulf 19()........;a nmous German

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All the aircraft In the above-lilted tone paintinll carry their appropriate camouna,e and markln, schemes

Start.ne by traclne the history of the orlelnal Focke-Wulf
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ltory of the German fia;hter force In the 1939·I94S Wu, for
it was the KIfle:sa devotion of Ju pilau, ena;lneers and
mechanics that made the Fw 190 such a dominant factor In
the Luftwoffe and, Indeed, on the course of that war.
Photoa:nphlc lIIustntions in profusion, a characteristic
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published, on all upecu of the Fw 190-4howlne the men
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various war fronu.
Hei n~ J. Nowarra, the author, hu stated that never
before hu he been able to present such a deuJled history of
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very considerable detail a history of this famous German
fiehter, and much of the air fla;htlna; in the 19)9·1945 war
as seen from the German point of view.
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CONTENTS
IN THE AIR
AI'! enlilhteninl 'tislt to Brim:m.Normll'l Ltd, described by Ahm W . H;aU J6
MILITARY MODELLING
C . O . EIII, lives full details for m1kinl Churchill utllIlt bride" 38

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PLASTIC MODElll NG
Systems for si,nal control, by M ike Bryant
MODIFYING THE GLADIATOR
Al an W . H all describes some changes he has made to a popular Airfix 1:72sclle kit -42
WHEELSPIN
Model racln, miscellany, by Ben u.mkin
LAYOUT REALISM
An L-shaped byout that's different. by Ai el! 8 0 .... le ...
MODEL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The three top pictures, and a full list of prize-winners
PROFILE
The story of the Foc.ke-Wulf 190, by M. J . F. Bowyer so
NEW BOOKS
Some recent titles, reviewed with modellers In mind SJ
RAILWAY REVIEW
Details of BR's diesel fleet. by Norman Slmmon s
NEW KITS AND MODELS

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Latest releues of Interest to modellers 56
NATIONAL MODEL SHOW
Full details of "Irlix competition prize-winners
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Pille where you have the chance to tell us what you thlnk_nd earn yourself
a free "'mx plutlc kit 61

COVER PICTURE
In this fine palnlinr, by J. D. Comcic. are sllown I~ moS( promintn'· lypes In"lhe: Focke-Wulf series. In the forerround if on Fw 1901.·4 os
flown on Ihe Ruulon front ;n 1942/ 3 by pilau of I 510ffel. I Group of Jardreschwoder 54. I~ fomotls ·Greenheoru'. which was led by lOP-
scorinr Ace Commodore Honnes Troulloft. In the bockrround is shown the 10ft version of Ihe To 152H·O. of which only 0 few versions sow
firh1inr se",/ce, yet which proved its fuperior qUalities. {Palnanl reproduced by permission of Har/eyford Publlcallons ltd, publishers of
Focke-Wulf 190-the nory of a (amous f1lhter. by H. J. Noworra.)

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A Ta afewlimelarge
when the British aircraft industry is split into
gTuUps, :lIld with Ihe prospect of large
contracts for military or civil aircmft not forthcomi ng, it
is pleasing 10 hear or a relatively small firm p roducing an
aircraft which, arter its first night, has brought quite sub-
stantial orders.
The enterprise of John DriHen and Desmond Norman
10 produce the ON-:! Islander, which is now selling to a
world leen 10 find a replacement equal to the ageing
Rapide, led me 10 visit their factory at llembridge Airpon
recently. to see fo r myself how their company BriBen-
Norman Ltd came to produce the aircmft, which will
shortly be entering full production.
FIRST VENTURE
I met Mr Norman. whose father founded Ai r.... ork in
19)0, in his modest offrce, which is part o f the large hanga r
where the prototype Islande r was buil!. He told me some-
thinll of the history of the company. which started several
years ago following Mr Norman's apprenticeship at the
De Havilland Technical School. I! was here tha t he met
his present partner, John Rri llcn. They teamed up to pro-
duce a. light aircraft, the ON-IF, which wa.J intended to be
produced a.s a Idt of parts for ligbt aircraft enthusiasts.
Their first efforts lOoere not as successful as they had
,.
hoped. for the aircrah crashed after its third night follow-
The Brillen-Norman BN-] IslaNkr slw ...·s a few external modifi-
wlions siMe jlS appearatU:e at the Paris Air Show. Enginc
nac,.l/,.s ha~ bun lengthened, the span htu bun incrrosed and a
nose probe ha$ been added for /fight tut purPQse$.
inl: an engine failure. The ON- I F was rebuilt wit h a more
po .... ~rrul engine and an additional four feet on the wing·
span but. although it flew well after that, there WIlli no call
fo r this type of aircraft. So many gO~'emmcnt surplus Tiger
\l oths and similar types came on the market at the time
that it was cheaper to buy sccondhand rather than new .
., he ON-! F still exists. but is now stored in the roof of a
boat Yllrd in Ocmbrid&e.
CROP DUSTING
r he Britten-Norman partnership then turned its attention
lO crop spraying. Althouah wo rking part-time. DesfIlond
Norman Wllli employed n eJtport assistant al the Society
of Brilish Aircraft ConS\nJctOB at the lime, they
desiaocd and built the accessories for Con\erting war-
su rplus T ige r Moths as crop dusling airc raft for export to
New Zealand. At the same time, they developed a spn.ying
gear capable of delivering .. controlled d roplet sir.e, thus
eliminating the conside rable wastage from conventional
method~. The ncw equipment was gh'en the name Micron-
air and, sincc the first one was produced in 1955, more
than 500 sets halle been sold in 42 countries, including the
United States. bringi"a in approximately £45.000 each year.
Much of the help and advice on the early work in de-
veloping the Micronair equipment came from M r James
McMahon. an Australian who was also a well-known
agricult ural pilot. As the first sets became available, a
chance visit by Mr Franl Mann, a fruit importer with
offices in Exeter, brouaht another interest to the partner's
now fast-growing business. Mr Mann had a contract for
crop spraying in the Sudan. and Britten-Nonnan undertoolr..
tn w()fl WIth him and produ~ both the crop spraying
equipment and the aircraft. The enterprise was a great
success. and Mr McMahon and Mr Mann became directors
of the company.
This was the bi rth of Crop Culture (Aerial) Ltd, a corn·
pany which now has 65 aircraft regula rly employed
throughout the world on crop spraying contracts. There
a re several 5ubsidiary companies. and o~rations are at
present going on in Australia. Nigeria. Colombia, the
Cameroons, Jamaica and Ecuador 10 mention a few. The
Snow S'2C is the main aircraft type used, as it is speci-
A/RFIX ma&nine
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all) designed for agrirultural ... orL. Brilten·Norman act as
.... orld dl5tribulOrs for the aircraft oUlside the United
States.
RAPIOE REPLACEMENT
While ~o r kina in the Cam(!foons, Crop Culture (Aerial)
Lld .... as asked to run a 5Illall airline ror short·haul work,
and an AZlec, Apache and Domier 28 .....ere acquired. The
lon:mment of the Cameroons e,·entually took over the
airline, but it slarted the germ of an idea in the minds of
the resou rceful Brinen·Norman directors. When forming
the aircraft fleet, they could find no aircraft which would
sati5fy the needs of the operator wishin, to take a larae
numbe r of passengers. freight or a mL'tlUre of both. Large
aircraft such as Ihe Grand Commander, Queen Air and
Dove ....ere rar 100 expensive, and the smaller execulh·e
aircl1lft could not carry enou,h passengers for the Slages
10 be economical.
It was obvious that Ihere .... as a world demand tor an
ai rcraft that was similar to the pre·war Rapide, Ind t ....o
)ears ago John Drillen and [)esmond Norman began de·
tailed plaoninl for the production of an aircraft of this
type, 10 be designated the BN·2.
With the exception of a few items of heavy machinin,
work, the wholc construction of the prototype, G·ATCT,
\..as undenaLen at the Bembridge headquarters of the
company. Employees worked round the clock for several
months to ,et the BN·2 ready on schedule, and Ihe first
niabt was made on Sunday, June 13, by Mr Britten and
Mr Norman, .... ith de,·elopment night test enaineer Andrew
Coombs on board. The flight lasted 70 minutes and there
fono ....ed a further eight hours in the air before a special
catelory C of A was issued allowing the BN-2 10 take
part in the Paris Air Show.
The simplicity of desi," in the Islander, as it ....15 called
at a press conference just before leavina for Paris, is its
chief feature. EI·en so, the aircraft can hardly be called
ungainly, and in the light of recent tests improvement!
hal"e been made to the structu re .... hich adds 10 iu attrac- idea of workable ACV designs, they went on to produce
tion. The nacelles containing the hm Rolls· Ro)"Ce Con· the CC-2, incorporating much of the kno.....·how acquired
tinental ensines have been lengthened, there is a revised from their fint venture.
air intake ')'Item on the front of the cowlings and an The CC-2 is a ten·seat commercial bovercraft which has
additional t .... o feet have been added 10 the winaspan. since been built for the FVRDE at Chobham and the
When I ,·isited Britten·Norman lau monlh a total of 21 RAE at Bedford. Fitted with Ardem enginC:!l, similar to
[slanders had been sold. An initial production batch of 2S those flown o n the little Turbulent aircraft, the CC-2 is
aircrart has been laid down and the first production air- now used for research and development by the two ,ovem·
craft is due to fly in August. 1966. From tben on one air· ment departments and by Brillen' Norman tbemselves. Sub-
craft a ..... eek will be rolled out of the lactory. Brilten· sequendy, it hu been filled with a flexible lkin and re·
Norman are quotins a basic price of £17,500 for the enained with American·built Continentals.
Islander. which is fantastically low when compared to a The CC--4 is the latest design to be built by CUshioncraft
possible £60.000 fo r an aircraft of comparative size. With lid at their Bcmbridae boat yard. This is a much smaller
full radio, 10 seats and all the present·day additions de· vehicle, conslructed for Hovercraft Development Ltd, and
manded by the authorities for airline operation in bad derives iu forward speed from low pressure jetl assisted
..... eather. the total price is still only just over £20,000. by four fans which provide the lifl.
Work is at present ,oing on ~;th a CC·S design, which
HOVERCRAFT Rritten·Norman hope will be thei r first lully commercial
The Britlen·Norman tompany has not confined its activi- and saleable ACV. The current limiting factor is, of course,
ties entirely to crop dustina and aircraft manufacture. the available enaine power without going to the sophistica-
During one of their crop dustina contracts in Jamaica, the tion of a gas turbine. So far, the RoJls·Royce vs is
problem o f movina the banana crop from the fields to port favoured , but few other details of this lalest venture are
pro\'ed a difficult one, and a areat deal of the harvest was available.
lost. The versatile directors of Brillen·Norman saw the use No visito r 10 the Bembridae factory of Drilten·Norman
of air cushion vehicles as a possible ans ..... er to the dim· can fail to be impressed by the refreshingly direct approach
rultics. and forthwith desiined and built the CCI Cushion· of not only the directors but also every man on the staff.
craft. Th is first experiment, like their first venture into They form a well balanced team which should provide the
aircraft production, prol·ed unsuccessful but, fired with the British aircraft ind ustry with an example worth noting.
October, 1965 37
The finish~d model. This particular example is fitted for wading .....ith Irrmkinl( on radiruors and exttndtd uhousts, all of
..-hlch ls entirely optional and con be D/11itted if du/red.
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How to make a
Military modelling
by C. o. ELLlS
Churchill assault bridge
T. HOSE "ho attended the National Model
Ilorucullurul Hall in August will already
Show at the
ha~~ sa:n this
month's con\ersion ·in action' on lhe military layout displa)"C'd
on the Airfh: stand. This featured a beach head with British
troops landing on German·held territory (see page 60) in an
imaginary part of NW Europe. Crossing lhe beach was made
diflkult by the presellCC' of a wide anti·lank ditch, and to
overcome thiS a Standard Box Gi rder (Sa G) bridge had been
brought ashore by an AVRE of the RE assault squadron
enaaaed In tne action. Once in po!itlon across the ditch. it
provided a quick and effective exit from the beach, allowing the
(oUowmg amlour to mo\C quickly in·land. In different cilalm-
stances. the same type of bridge could have been used, for
example, to allow tanks 10 climb from the beach to lhe prom-
enade or 10 sunnount a sea w--all or fortifICation.
The SBG was among the most important of the lIems of
special C'quiplTIC"nt evolved (or the Normandy landings and the
subsC'<!uenl campaign in NW Europe. 11 WOol! simple to produce
and required no complicated mechanism for operation. Carried
by an adapted CllUrchill A VRE, it was iocluded in most Royal
Enaincen armoured assault squadrons (or the invasion of
Europe. In model form, this partkular equipment can be made
to work like the real thing, and is definitely a useful piece for
war games.
Start off by making up the A VRE canier vehicle, following
the normal Airfix Churchill kit instructions, except that the rear
haIr of the hull should be stutTed with Plasticine or other
suitable ballast before final assembly. The vehicle employed in
this particular case was a Churchill III or IV, so the hull must
be modified aecordingly. This entails filing off the cilallar
c:scape doors--but not the hinges-<ln each side, and replacit!.1l
them with ~ut.I~ doors, 7 mm x 7 mm in area, cut from thin
card or paper. Tbc bow machine gun can be omitted if desired,
but whether or not you do this, you will need a small plate or
appliqlll armour in rront of the machine Jlln position. A tem-
plate for this is shown at G.
Next cut out a square of card, 8 mln x 8 mm, and cement this
above the co-driver's (left hand) hatch po!ition in place of the
hatch l1aps provided in the kit. This now represents the sliding
hatch used for loadi ng the Petard mortar with which the
\·ehicle is armed. Tbcn make up the carrier frame on the rear
hull dcckina as shown at F. This is lhe same width (20 mm) as
the hull, with an arm OD each side at the rear carried down to
join the towiOl horns, as shown. A hole should be drilled in the
front upper JlI"der to take the bridge riUlne. this being done
before assembly. I used styrene sheet ror this work, cut into
To p. Idt : Underside view of Ihe SOG lmdtr cOlUtTUClion,
sliol<i"g balso wood supporls, girdtr bracing. styreflt: cord
)frip, and cocktail Slick. Smoll arrows show optional extra
SIIl/porlS from card strip. The thicker kind of invitat/oll card
is ideal ",muial for the bridge. Lt'I: The AVRE showillg
modifica/iolls described. I'etord mortar Cll/I be ami/led if
desired. Note tnadi"g (Oil/tilled) 011 bridge. alld fit/ing for
shurlqs.
,,'RFIX maauinl
strips of the corn:ct width. Finally, cut off the front dustguards
immediately ahead of the idler axles.
Next, take the turret in hand for modification. If )OU want a
Churchill Ill , use the turret as it comes, v, ith the ~xception that
the cupola should be omitted and replaced by a hatch of the
same diameter cut from card and provided v,ith pc:riscopes.
Now cut off the 75 mm gun barrel, Ittm'lI8 a sfub of 3 nun on
the mantle!. 1l\en cut an 8 mm length of empty Uiro tube (or
plastic of the same diameter) and cement it to the end of lhe
gun stub to form a Petard mortar. All that remains is 10 cut out
a small triungle of card, 4 mm long and 3 mm across the base,
and cemenl it 10 the right·haoo side of the mortar barrel,
opposite the ~aJl:ial machine gun. The apex is attached to the
mantlet, and this triangular plate is used to 5V, hel up the mortar
barrel for reloading through the sliding hatch in the hull.
The Churchill IV had a cast turret, as in my model, and this
means that all the turret edses must be filed 10 give a rounded
appearance. The plastk is thick enough here to allow this
modification.
THE BRIDGE
Though the SOG bridge "'lIS quite a simple affair it is a
daunt in, prospect for the modeller because of the extensi\'c I
cr055-bracing which was a feature of the rcalthing. Essentially,
the bridge consisted of two separate ramps or track ways braced
toacther by airdcrs so that the complete bridge was wide enough
a $
r:/imb if promenode, demollSfr(Jfed by fhe mod~l.
110'" /0
to take a tank. This left a gap in the middle, which further
NOI~
IlIe sllurltgs Ialling away alld fhe small l(J.Jcine.
comphcates construction. There is, howe\'er, a lc,itimate 'short Ikjd(e can be used 011 $eale IIt/Ghts up to 1.5 It and $pan
cut' which resolves all these problcl1'l5, and that is simply to JO If Gaps. The Shcrman seen here is fitted with bocage
model the bridge with ptankina let into the gap between the cutters.
two f1Imps. This was sometimes done on the real bridge when bridge top is 144 mm, and this can be cut out of card aDd marked
narrow vehicles,like Jeeps, were to crou it. In practice, this as shown at A. 1llc: planking can be scribed 10 With scissors or
means that the v,hole top surface of the bridge can be modelled a knife, and the planks are of irregular width. Take out the
in one piece, with strips ofstyrcne sheet to represent the beading
'miSSing' planh with a knife, and then bend the card in thc
on the edaes of the trackways. middle. Meanwhile, cut Out '",0 separate lower trnckways to
Drawing A ai\~ a top view and shows the general idea. Some match th05e on the top deck. The whole lot is cemented togcther
of the planks are removed from the inner end of the decking 10 as shown in the picture, with a strip of balsa wood across the
give a view ahead for the driver; the missing planks are r~placed,
centre and \Cr)' thin strips 'sandwiched' at the ends. These
if necessary, when the bridge is in position. Total length of the Canfinut!d 01/ page 41
Key to dra wing§: A-Plan I'iew 01 SHG (bridg~) $howing cuI-Old obstrl'(Jfioll s~cfioll, loscille and fitlillgs (hall ful/·size).
B-Side ~/evQlion t>/ hall SBG. Otlter hall $ttme, but wilhoul ,ast'ille or shurltg fifting (full·size). C-Ammbly 01 SBG
i""u elld, showing shur/~g filtilll, elC. Olher cnd has b~ 0111,-. D -Shn r/~,trs wilh cross·piue . ..,ire loop and $Iap
(dolled). E-Bridge support /or Churchill AVRE Ironf. F-Cam'u Irame, ladle, staple (X), rele(J.Je line (Y). G-Applique
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SIGNAL
CONTROLS
I Fcribed
)OU halt built signals usina the method! I ba,'c des-
in the laS! 'wo articles, could quite easil}' be
)OU
in the rather odd position where the switches or the: moton
10 male them work could cost considerably more than the
signals thcllllClves. It is no good protesting aboUl the price
of commercial switches-if you want a neat, precision-made:
switch, you must be prepared to pay a reasonable price. Bul
if cost really is a problem, there is little difficulty in very
cheaply maling simple on/off, two-way or passing contact
impulse switches from 5Crap materials. This deals satisfac-
torily with the control of colour light sjaoais, but the work-
ing of semaphore signals is a bit more difficuh, because each
orm needs a solenoid and the use of commercial point motors
will mult in a frightening bill
Many ycan ago, when I was confronted with this "ery
problem, I designed a signal motor which elIn very cheaply
be made from scrap materials; many of these motors have
been in U!e (or a long time and are still doing their job
satisfactorily, so I make no apologies for ghing the details
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again. This motor has other advantages; it was made (or
si.nal operation (and is unsuitable (or points) and can be
adjusted really accurately oIler imtaUation. This is a real
boon, as anyone who has tried connectin. signals to point
motors will loow-you usually end up v.i!h the layout
littered with wins of incorrect lelllth and your si.nal adop.
ting 50me higbly unortbodox 'on' and 'otr positions. Aho,
the motor can be titted above or below the baseboard. My
original \'enion was made before p lastic was readily avail-
able, and invoh'ed a small amount of soldering; however,
for this article, I have produced a 'Mark 2' model whicb
does not need tbe use o( a soldering iron.
The motO£ eao be divided into (our parts:
I . Tbe coil unit. Two coils are, of course, needed. The
hollow cores are made by rolling awnmed parcel tape round
a kOJIh of", inch rod-about six turns is strong enoulb. The
ends are t inch squares of 0.04 inch plastic sheet. They are
driIJed to be a tight fit on the hollow tubet and are glued on
with In adbesive IUch as Joy Plastic Cement or Ubu. The
tubes are heavily shellacked. These bobbins are then wound
wllb enamel insulated wire of about 34·38 swg. A radio shop
which undertakes repain will often sell you a faulty coil for
a few pence-there is no need to buy new wire provided you
test each coil )'OU wind; if it fails to draw an iron nail
&martly into the tube when connected to 16 volu AC or DC,
then rou have a faulty length of wire and you will ha\e to
strip it off and rewind the coil.
2. The anna tu ru and pi\'ot plale. Each armature is
simply a round wire nail with tbe head cut off and a saw cut
in one end. This slotted end is drilled for a phot pin. I find
it best to drill this hole before sloning with a backsaw. The
naib should be a really sloppy fit in the tubes. My original
pivot plates were made of metal, soldered to a collar with
a set screw. They had turned·up 'ean', against which the
adjusting crews pressed. In the latcst venion, I used a brass
bush from a Ripmax pulley with an 0.03 inch plastic plate.
The bush has a knurled end which , force·fitted into the
plate with plenty of impact adheshe to ma ke a really good
joint. Note the thickening to form the contact points for the
adjusting 5CTews. r understand that Ripm u: a re now selling
colJars with set SCn:W5 for their 3/32 inch rods-nlost useful
and opportune for this purpose.
3, nle rram', 'I'lW pro\ides bearings {or tbe operating
rod; it can be bent up from brass or tinplate heet, or it can
be made up from plastic sheet. If metal is used, 8 BA nuU
are soldered at one end to hold the adjusting screws. The
metal must also be notched to dear the outer terminals to
avoid ·shorting'. With a plastic frame , the cnd is thickened
by an additional larer of plastic; if the holes for the screv.-s
are drilled just undersize they will tap thei r own thread.
4. Base plate and tenllinals. The baseplate can be a piece
of 3·ply or thick plastic sheet, drilled an easy clearance for
the operating rod. H oles for screws to fix the molor to the
baseboard should be drilled at each end. The terminals ean
be countersunk 8 BA scre ....'S inserted from below and locked
in place with nuts. The po .....er leads can then be secured in
position bet ..... een washers with another nut. If you have used
a metal frame, the two coils should be mounted on a sub-
base to a\oid possible 'shorts' and the various units
assembled by two countersunk screws and nuts, one of which
is the centre 'common' tenninal and the other in a similar
position ahead of the coils. If you are using plastic construC-
Ltn: A modified dulgn uslf16 plastic /rome ami pll'Ot plate. The
crank can ~ mode by heoli'Vl the bran rod ami hammering over
In a vice. Flle 10 slwpe and drill aJ shown in the drawing. Above,
right: 71!e original deJign .....hlch·htu a metal/rame and pil'Ot plate .
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I bridge, together \\<ith side pieces, Holes are drilled in the upper
lIOn. the umts are sim pl ~ cemented together. T\\,o spacing
§Irips are glued ac ross the underside of the baseplate 10
allolO. clearance for the crank if the motor IS installed on lOp
of the bucboard.
INSTALLATION HINTS
SeTCIO. the motor in a suitable po5ilion (if Imder the base-
board. dnll a hole .... llh ge nero us clearance for the operating
rod), With the pi,ot arm in an appro~imatc mid·pQl;ilion.
connect up thc crank 10 the signal lO.il h .... Ire. W ire up the
mOlor 10 po.. er and adjust the Ihro,", to the corrttl 'on' and
'off' positions b~ means of the adjusting scrc"s. Once the
signal is worling salisfactori l} . .scalthc scrc\\s in place wilh
a spot of paint (if a metal frame) or liquid cement (if plastic).
Thts motor IS fo r use ",jlh a passing contact slIoilch 01/('
the currcnI to the coils must nc\t'r be left on for more than
a second or two.
The items I ha\c described arc intend ed to be used for
operati ng model railway signals though they could , of
course, be adapted to work a variety of other items.
Copyrighl, "dike IJr)' mrl, 1965.
October, 1965
MODEL CAR SHOW POSTPONED
HE Model Car Show. originally Khcdulcd for this OclOber,
T has been postponed until the same lime ne"t year.
Of'i'lnlsel'1- the Auto-Model Club-feci tlml they were
perhaps a liule earl y with their idea and tlmt it \\ould be
beller to postpone the Show so tlmt a truly represcntati\~
exhibition can be presented to the public in 1966. The Show's
new date and \enue will be announced shortl y.
SPECIAL SUNDAY OPENING
HE Museum of British Transport. at Clapham. is to be
T speciallY opened again on a Sunday October 10. When
the last Sunday opening was held in April, sc\eral thousand
ent husiasts allended. and this response has prompted the
organiSing of this additional date. Admission \\111 cost Ss and
the Museum Will be open from 10 am to S.30 pm.
are filled betwccn the upper deck and the lo .... er truckways.
Now took at drawing B, which shows the side elevation of
half the bridge. Cross-bracing is made from styrcne shcct strips
cemented in place wit h the edges showing. The narrower ends
of tile bridge are plated in, as shown, wi th n hole in each plate.
Since drilling a hole here is nUher difficult, I waited until the
model w.u completed and then painted m a 'hole'.
Drawin, C shows the next stage. Uere lengths o f st rip wood
are cemented below eaeh end of the bridge. On the inner end
only in addition a length of styreoc sheet is cemented abo\~ the
plClCe to take the tnds of the shccrlep, which suppon the
bridge. Plastic cocktail sticks, cut to length. are JUSt right for the
sheerlcgs, with a small scrap of plastic for the cross- piece. A
wire loop is added and the legs are fi led to a pomt al the ends
so that they rest in the holes previously drilled out.
Now return 10 the AV RE which requires n support cemented
to the front glacis plate for the SUO to rcst on, as drawn at E.
Once it is cemented in place, the model is ready for rigging,
preferably after painting. You need a stay from each front
corner of the bridge to the cross-piece o n the sheerlegl!. The
shcerlegs are not ccmenfed in position- they just stand in the
holes-but the stays must be adjusted so that lhe legs stand at
nlht·anglts to the bridge. A dummy tackle is then made up,
as shown in F, using a couple o f Churchill road wheels to
represenl the pullcy blocks. A 'Bambi' sta ple IS bent to form a
hook and is tied to lhe end of the tackle. This then engages in
the ..... ire loop on the shcerlegs so that the bridge can be slipped
by pushing out the staple. Both the bridge and the shccrlegs
then fall clea r, and the vehicle can carry on fighting in the
nOTnla] AV RL role.
Two fi nal details are the dummy release line taken from the
staple through the sliding hatch on deck, and the small fascine
shown in A and B. This last item- made from broom bristles
- is allachcd 10. and falls with. the SaG to prt\ent the edges
of the I'lank-co\"ered track .....ays from being crushed by the
tracks of climbing tanls.
An AVRl. with SBG would invariably operale in conjullCtion
.... ilh a fascinc-carryi ng A VRE. For climbing heavy walls, the
SHG \\ould be placed in position by the carrier, after which the
AVRL would climb the bridge and drop liS fascioc on the far
side o f the 'W'all. Following tanks could thus climb the bridge
and then drop on 10 the fasc ine an d finall y 10 the ground on
the far side. Newer readers will like 10 know that a normal
AV RE can be made by followi ng the deta ils given here for the
bridge clrrier, but omitting the special fittings.
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STAGE 1 Tbc fits. _ _

cockpi._ "'moaally, I pn(w to _
.ion'"• detailed
modif'; ... Ibis kit",o cu' OUI tbe
ooct;pil, Md ....ty JMI' in •
pilot. TIUt, I fed, I&hs • ....,. IIIUCh o(.be '_ble' in,_, 1bo job it .....
with • kn.fe. 10 cut • ....,. .'" I~ areas. followed by • file and .......... poIr.
An ins'rumel1. p ..... it .oded rTom pl'I,k canl before I.... fuselal" hal_
... joined.

A FTER he has made up his first few kits, the aircraft model
maker is usually a stickler for detail. He will cast aside,
without further thought. the kit which is not to scale, or which
ii inaccurate. but once his ability to impro\e hi! models hu
been increased and his e'(perience widened he will more than
likely modify an c,,"isting kit into an accurate shape rather than
discard it al together.
Plastic lIloulding is an extrcmely ingenious process that
prodllCdl quite rcmarkabk resul's. But, when manufatlurcrs
ha,·c to .....ork to particularly fine limits in, say, 1:72 scak, it is
not al ..... a)'s technically possible to reproduce every feature
completely aUlhentically. Moulding tcchniques arc, however.
constamJy improving, but there are still a few ki ts that have been
on the market for some time and which give room for impro\e-
men! b} the modelkr himself. Some of the Airfix kits. including
STAGE 2 After bavm, Jen.be fIoIdqc picooo '0 adhcN properly, !he the Mosquito, Bf 109 and thc early Spitfire, ha\'e been dc:kted
~zod panel lines are lillad In with body IIIIIIJ'. n;" Is applied libenlly_ from the list or their lIloulds ha\'c ix.oen impro\ed. Others still
you'U _ at _ , a quarter cla lube.O do ,be)ob prOPerty. and care obouJd need a few modirJCations in order 10 bring them mto line with
be ....en not 10 act I.... mix..... 'n.o ,"" r_Ia.,. IUn.~ the rest of an accuratc 1:72 scalc collection, and the Gladiator
is one of them.
The fuselage panel line!. the cockpIt and the shape of the
engine nacelle are perhaps the chief offenders to accur3Cyin this
kit, and th is art icle shows how these tan be rectified. The
methods used can be applied to any other kits which need odd
items reshaped or improved. and it is hoped that not only the
e.~perienced model maker but the begmner, too, will use the
suggestions ,h·cn 10 improvc his models,
Excellent refcrence can be found about the Gladiator in
Francis Ma!On's book on the subject published by Putnam.
William Green's Fighl~rl of Ihl! Sf!«)nd World Wor also has the
Gladiator featured, and from the information and photographs
supplied it should be easy to improve your kit or, if you don·,
wish to go any further, to change the markings.

STAGE 3 Gi,..,.1Ie body pUtty 2~ h.ou ... 10 dry tho<ou,nly, t""n nib
down ..... u.c..o with ...........ct-dry paper. Tlait will Ill'''' to be done to I""
wi .... a.od tail "";1, wbetoe OIlier boles C&UKd by.1Ie needs o(.bcI mould ahould
be filled. TIle .... <dli,.. finislI Md pI.ace$ ... _ lbe .. inp and .all uni. 0-.1
litlina can be ..... n in 1.ler photOll".phs.
AJRFIX magazine
 1be winJII &od .ail ...,.;. arc now lidded '0 the f_1.a&e. A
a>cltpil _la ro<O>ilkd from _her 101, and , round Il ....... ' po«c 01 balK
Md 10 be ..tdcd 10 lhe one I """'" 10 bri ... 11 up 10 lhe ~ IIoeiabL 1be
eJI8l"" ...... 'Ie is .he .. ",bbed do.... wi ... _-IlIId-4ry JNlPCr "ntil tlK ohapo
...... wn ill .he """ la odoie ..... This _ .... 10 • mOldl ......... anaIc 00 the
r,_ o/',"'"......tIc, and canon!)' be rcacllcd by ell. . .,,' &od fNI ...... ~,i.ooI
oIlhe ... ndpaper. 1be C&Dop)' .io added .ne. lhe cockpol detail It..q boto
Pllin.ed and an,. ..... ,O<Lnd the join. fi,l~ &od rubbed do"'·n. 1be under·
c.......... IqI .... Qo lidded, bul il is ad''''blo 10 cu ••' - from I .. i<k pi...;.;
cud .nd .... pe lhem in lhe NJtIC man .... U lhe orl"nllb. u ,h.,.., ."wlle<!
.n.h.he ki. atc'OO Ihin i .. erou-teCIIO".

Gladiator ALAN W. HALL

BY

STAGE 5 n..1DOdd is _ _ pIe.ed wilhl.b..ddilioolollheIOPw:i~

Stl"IIlI tJooWod be PIl' ill fI'- aftd IlIJowed 10 dry bef'.... the top ...... added.
10Wpbno ~ from IIy\oo thrud can .... be ..tdcd, bul oNy aft.,
pai ... h,. hIot been compicUd.

CAMOUFlAGE J>ro.1918 GlAdiaoon _re painted ..".,. 0>WaU wilh

... wodron"""UO'oo f_,-"""...",._ ...rf"""" Wb... IJ_~
pa;rued I.. fliah' coIoun. ,,61.7 iIIum.led ..... lheoe ful<'1 .... and .,.;".
IIn~ In " mOd....-..
PoM.191' alraaft ",ue car-I\aaed in _ n and brown on IlII u _
IUrf..... and wlord ddQ;. '2.K' or No l j SqlloMlron 11 non .. I""""'" in
hIlvl ... )llvcr U!1olkBUrfllCCll. while "-I alrcnoA 0/' Ih .. period ......

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~£3~
fNlinlc<l blllek on.he pori wi.,. and whilG on I.......,board.
' HD·O· or No 119 Squad,on ~ carnoullqed _ n &od brown "';111
os per the orlginol Ik,. UndeBUrfoces, Il oundels aropeare<l under the "'''IlL Codeo _re In
T ..'o G/mliultJr:r: Ihe .... y. w,ial, In bla.c:k. In all ain:.ilft of the .11 ..... perood. I.... nosel«Iion
(0 .. 11/18 ond '~:t;~~;:'J~': orll>c "".. Itn, ,,"'U in Mon.e.
O/It! in the b

October, 1965

Random round-up
of racing tips
li A VE been laldog a closer 1001.
I at the miniature car 00".
scene, and il is am:Qing the ,'ari!!!)
no,", appearing on the model-shop
shelvt$.
PraC1icall~ c'-cr)' car that has been
seen on full-size circuits is no\\
available in model form . With a little
ingenuity, and some plastic cement.
One can even produce the ones Ihat
haven't competed. To quote Ihat
vcry haclneyed expression: '\Ioe ha\c
nc\"er had it so good'.
r hc constant slate of change in th e
prototypc ,",orld will cenainly Lccp
) Oll bUJY if fOU want )'our models to
be right up Iodate. Incidentally, the
new 1966 International regulations
mt'an that louring cars will only need
10 retain their original external
shape, so this should give some scope
for reall y hybrid specials. '>crhaps
the Mage has almost now been
reached when events on the model
.
circuits need labelling in years, so
elspin
BY BERT LAMKIN
that the right formula cars are used!
For e~ampl e. the latest single-seaters
from Airfil( are 2t titre Formula I
contenders of the late 1950$.
Pu rsuing this idea. the Vanwall
and Mascratl should ha\e their
motors moved forward. But maybe:
this is being too academic. and all \ou
need do is to call it Formule Libre
regardless.
Incidentally, both of these latest
releases can be ;mprO\'ed '" ith some
paint and a brush. using nat black
for the interior of the cockpits. The
Vanwall drh'er can be modified 10
1001. forward rather than at his feet.
and the base of the Maserati con-
ductor can also be trimmed to gh'e a
more realistic attitude.
The National Model Sho\\ at the
Horticultural Hall gave visitors a
chance to compare the various
approaches 10 miniature racina
from the stark speed track to the
fully landscaped road circuit. It is
\ery much a question of available
space. of course. and I think the
small I\\isly la)'oUl with sections
rather close to each other does need
landscaping to avoid that look of
sameness. If you are lucky enough
AuguSI.
10 have 30 fOOl straights \\ith a lap
dislance of 100 feet plus. then the
accual distance to Ilegotiate \\ould
possibl) make trees a nuisance. It
is all a maller of personal choice
and that is essenlial in any hobb)·.
With the advent of commercial
Iracks. like Ihe one recently opened
at Gamages in London. you will be
able to te~t Ihe full potential of your
cars. The Airfi!ll: traCK at Gamages is
only the beginning; 111 due course.
I e;oIpccl a number of these cin-uit,.
to be available. One gets the impres-
sion thal in America al least half
the enthusiasts are racing their cars
on commen-ial trach. But I ralher
fancy in this country we are mon:
insular and prefer to ha\'e our own
[a)·oul-ho .... e\o:r snlall~or form a
club wi th friends.
If you do decide to try one of
these larger outfiu with your o .... n
car, a modification to the standard
Airfi~ guide pillS is .... oflh considering.
h is made from a piece of nylon
curtain rail as shown in s~etch A.
and is fitted o\er Ihe t....o gUide
pins. This will ,i\'e )"ou more toler-
ance on the curves. as normally the
frOflI pin tends to bend back....ards
.... hen rounding a corner al speed.
While on the subjecl of bigger
circuits. one could consider using
the new Airfix Corvette as a potent
vehicle. Being [:25 scale, it would
allow a very beefy motor 10 be in-
~lalled. wilh all the aids 10 rapid
AlRFIX m1lulne
motoring. It would be som~-hat
morc Cltpensh·c than )our normal
cars, although if you arc a I.:een
cluh member, and a class for a larger
scale i~ included in thc activities.
the Corvette should give a gO<Xl
account of itself. Possibly a later
(,.'<Iition of Wheelspin will be ablc to
givc thc practical facts.
Reverting to the standard Airfh:
tracl.:. hal'C you thou&ht of producing
some I'Cry non-standard cunes in the
la)oul1 On full-siu circuits Ixnds
are \i'ery seldom symmetrical; in
fact, at Brands Hatch fo r cxample.
the Clearways cun'e hn abou t six
different radii. So, if ~ou feel like
thc effort, a finc had.saw and poly-
styrene cement will enablc you to
produce somc very authentic bends
and twists, using pieces of standard
and outer Airfix curves.
Do not forget to insert the con-
tact tags into each new end before
cementing together. Sketch B gh'es
the idea.
This culling and joining can be
used to create a smoother transition
in gradients if the trad. is being
mounted on a baseboard. Thc cracks
between pieces can be filled with
I'olyfilla. Use enoush to stand proud
of the surface, and rub down with
glass paper Ilhell dry. Attention to
the surface. especially on bends, \Iill
impHne the cars' performance.
The photos this month of thc start·
linc unit (described in the August
issue) shows an easy method of
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ma!.inll close mesh fences. A ny lon
net shopping bag from Woolworths
is cut into stci~- the height of the
desired fence-with a razor blade and
painted silver. Matchslicl.s or i inch
square balsa provide the posl!., ",hich
are fitted into holes drilled in the
baseboard and painted white. Stretch
thread or cotton along the posts to
Corm the carrier wire, then glue the
strips of net to the posu, keeping
it taut and level as you proceed.
In full size, chain link fencing
",hich \\'e are representing- is sel-
dom higher than si.x feet: that is.
11 inches in our scale.
Another idea used on Ihis unit was
to produce lines on the road surface.
I painted Sellolape the required
colour. then cut it il1lo strips. It was CM rctenlion strips on the headlight
then pressed ill to place on the track, ·glasses'. The scrutineers usually loo!.
Of cou rse, you can buy Sellotape ill closely ror these on Ihe protolypcs.
various colours~ 1 jusl happened to WIth Formula I bein, increased 10
hal'e the clear type on hand. J lilres in 1966, "'e shall hale to
You can also use this for the thin!. about mal in! our Olln cars
goggle strap. etc. on the dri\'ers, and more of a handful!
"';:,;,'::,;;;' ;'~ho ....s tht portable slurlline III/it,from ....hich the lmildillgs art'
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LAYOUT
REALISM
---by Alex Bowie
One man's meat
F REQUENTLY I draw a layout ora kind y,hich I amnol keen
on personally. and the reason for Ihis IS quite simple.
Everybody has his own tastes. and mine are not occe:ssarily the
same as the bloke's 0CJl( door.
The la yout sketched Ihis month is ,cry popular indeed, cllcn
though not my personal cup of lea. But instead of shooling
'boo' from the housetops, r,c taken the trouble 10 find oul
"'h), il IS popular, and it appears that many people lile it
because it gi,cs them some of the advantages of three distinct
types of circuil in onc, ie the oul llnd home, the circular. and
the end 10 end.
But a foonh ad~'l1nlage is more important. because it under·
lines something that some people Just will nol see, and that is
that circumstances usually determine the shape of a layout,
Look al the sketch and you will sce that it is ideal for the
ambi tious chap "ho has a part of a room at his diSposal, for it
gives him Just aboul as much milway as il is pogiblc (0 cmrn
along 1"'0 ""3115,
It follows that e\'CIl If this Iype of layout is not an ideal shape,
...
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M ain sknell silo ..'s III~ popular l)'fW of la)'OUI ,,'illl a COlllbint'd
f....sila{H'fi ami drcular formalion,
ifs the rllfhl one for a lot of people, and neither [, nor 'Clevcr
Claude the Conslant Critic' will be nb le to aller that fac\.
Normally- and this applies to bods like myself- lOO possession
of only t"O sides of a room would mc.1n an L-shapcd point 10
point layout , DUI $OrTIe people do not hke lhe mther slaid sort
of operation necessary with L-shapes, which are usually branch
layouts, They prefer plenty of fireworks, with ellsines that look
as if they arc in a hurry 10 get 5Omel'.here, Alld taking a nOIl-
partisan \'ICW I'd say Ihal, where space is short, an oval is
almost essenllal for fast "ori., Ou t small o~lIls ca n create
problems,
A VERSATILE DESIGN
A comparatively small circle has 10 be Ilea\ily disguised so
that the 0\... 1 formation 15 nOI too conspicuous, IJut don't let
Ihal worry you, for as I'\e on en pointed out, nulways are
impossible to reproduce accurately, and the art of modelling
layou ts is to make the impossible look believable, Thus, if you
follow lhe sketch closely. you will see that the now "ell-known
subterfulC$ like placing trees and boildioas in fronl of sharp
eu~es will disguise lheir sharpness,
Note particularly that, although there is Ihis o~al. one short
sc.'Clion of it is single truck only, There is no reason why it
shouldn't be double, but the layout as sketched Si\cs two
ad\'antages: (a) the cha n&e from double truck to slOgle adds
a little CJttra interest to the operation: and (b) the layout can
alro be used as an out and home for operators who prefer a
quieter life, with the 5hort single line being merely used to
complete a test track, As sketched, the short scctioll is very
Ilea\'ily disguised "ith trees, which could almost form an
archway o~'er the Imek, if )'ou'd like a branch line atmosphere,
I must point out that I draw the circuits as they would be
seen by a pigl'On rather than by a pedestrian, ThiS allows you
AIRFIX mignine
10 sce the whole works, but is not the most Hattering view. NEWS FROM IPMS
1 point this ou t becausc when one views from about eye le,·el.
the sharp CUT\·CS and other artirlCialities are less apparent, and
in fact arc the least of lhe problems in'olled. A s International
reported in the August issue, the London Branch o f the
Plastic Modellers' Society ha! found a new
HIlUC for its monthly meetings, and two have now been held
al SI Marl's Church lI all. Ualdcrton Street, WI. The ne,1
PROPRIETARY KNOW-HOW London meeting ".11 be on Frida}', October 1. at 7.30 pm
Sharp cur.-es, though they ha\c their drawbacls, are almost apprm.imatcly. fol1o,,"cd b) another on Friday. October 29.
CS5Cntial on any breadboard layout, bcc-dUSC: in order to be Meetings and c\hibllions ha\c a lso been held in \arious
practical the board cannot be vcry moch o\'cr four feel wide if other parts of the country. An c\hibition run by the North
positioned against the wall. In prn(:IM;:e. the main diffICulties are East branch in NCY,CliSllc horn August 17-2:4 "'as a great
not with the appearance of the C1J ....'es but more with the appear- 5UCCCS!i. and sc, eral new members wcre gained. M ore e\ents
ance of the rolling stock. A sharp radius nocds either proprietary of this t)pe are planned for the future, and an)one inter-
sloek, or (flock ..·Mrh borro ..·(f mally idMs from propritlafY csted 10 these or the more informalgathenngs should contact
prOfltlrl(f. Th u5 there will be a wider &aP between rolling stoek, the .... rea Secrel:uy. P. Jary. · Hale),on·. 63 Whilburn Road.
locos and len-dcrs than ....'Quld be e.>;pecled with true seale stoek. Cleadon Village. Nr Sunucrland, Co Durham.
Not only Ihat, clearances betwccn mo\ing pans anu between H ull Branch has also been holding meelings. including
wheels aoo running boards, CIC, ha\e 10 be more generous .... here a competilion on August 11 .... hich was again \ ery SUCCCS!lful,
eUT\'CS arc sharper, Another compchtion i being held on OclObcr 3 and full
The proprietary uscr. and Ihat nlC;lns most people, hus had details can be obtamed from I'. Rccder. 4 Spring Cottages.
mOSI of his problems alr~dy soh'ed for him. The few I'<ho Miduleton Streel. Spring Ibn~ . H ull. One meeting has now
prefer 'scale' but still have 10 use comPllct layouts such as this been held by both Ihe new l) COnSll\uleu Birmingham and
will be .....ell advised 10 borrow a few iueus from proprietary Kettcring branchcs, each qUlle \ldl allen doo. The ne\! lli T-
equipment, ewn if they prefer not to borrow all. mingham meellng .... ill be on Friday. OClober I. at the
This may possibly sound heretical. but a herelic in full YMCA al lhe bottom of Snow H ill, Birmingham (behind
I'<orking order is :11 least as good a man as the idealist I'<hose Sno" Hill staIlOJ') anu the ne\( Kellering meeting on Sun-
Iheoriel do nOl fitlh<: Space:1I his disposal. Or al ternati\ely, an da y, September 26, at the Keystone Bo)s Club. 97 Rocling·
e)(pen who has plenty of space is not Ila:essarily :tn expert on ham Road , Kctterin g. Further delails of thcse meetings can
other people's modelling problems. Alllhis pre-supposcs lhal be obtamed from the rcspecli lc area secretaries. R. AUams.
the modeller is. bless his heart. an allCrage ehap "ha likes to 64 Water Orton Ro.1d. Castle Bromwich. Birmingham, or
model the nortnalthings around him. In othe r worus, eJlPress G, Shutes, 20 Wall is Ruad , Ke[\ering. NOTlhants.- R.R.W.
or large engines and fulllenath main line coaches :md ..... hat nOL • ___---,..-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Out, if he is onc of Ihose chaps only interested in small r
ancient locos pulhna short decrepit coaches, tight cunes such w ....... m.", t.u.... f .........d.n ........u t". i>o.ck
co.pl.. of AIRFI X M AGAZI N I co" ..I"I ... ce...... Io"
as on this layoul pn:sent fewer problems, aoo scale clearances
m:ome feasible.
C'o. ..,t.
.rtld.., ....k copl.. of ...... , t .......r • • tln ....i ..
10•• h ...... aII. of .................., h .......i .....

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A tiny tanl wilh short \lheelb.1sc and small \lheels will go
round far sharper cunes than a longer loco with bigger wheels
anu longer .... heelbase. In fact, by devices such as allowing a
little e)(trll side play on some ades. a scratch or kit-built loco
can be Just as adaplable as any proprietary job, and hardly
needs to be faked up.
Thus, this mon th 's la )out, allhough mainly intended for
proprietary uscrs. is nOI barred 10 true seale fans. provided that
they realisc that they will have 10 choose the locos anu stock
10 fit the railway.
Tire la),uut pllm. Nule Ilrlll lire :scissors (Imf croSSO\"('f X mrd Y
are alll'flrlll;'·"S. brll (j dc IlIxc la)'oul cOllld IISI' oo/lr.
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.... Irlix Ju 88. November-Conversions with the
-- Almx Cen t urlon. Oecembel'"-Carrler con ... er-
Q .Ion. Ind Clullnl Profile. 1965 : Ap,lI-
U MaklnC J.panese Infantry equlpm.nt Ind (onv.r_
tin, the Almx Boston IV Into an A·lOG. M:ay_
Con .... rtlnc the Almx 5hermln Into • Priest.
J un_Bull dlnc a Hector from t he Alrlix Hawke,
Hart, Ju ly - MotorislnC the Alrlix CII~ 0(
Truro. Se ptember- Adaptation. of the Airlix Jeep.
Would readers please note thot rile followl"l
Is 0 r • .,lsed list of thO$e Issues that ore now OU I of
priM: 01/ 1960 editions; JonlXlr~. FebrlXlry, May and
JU/le, 1961; September, October and Noyember, 1963 :
:::a Februor,. March. April. May. June and July. 1964;
January. February. March and AUlust. 1965.
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October, 1965
 WilllU'r of tlrt l/ford Dmo 8CZ dn4 canU'ra was FIRST
18-)'l'(Jr-q/(/ R. G{J(/frf'Y, ofCo/clrtsttr, witlr /lris
fint pie/urt uf an Airfi:c Ctn/url()ll, ap//y /i/ltd PRIZE
'III/rusiun'.

BEST OF
A BUMPER
ENTRY
THE AIRFIX MAGAZINE MODEL
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
ATTRACTED AN ENTRY OF NEARLY 650
PHOTOGRAPHS: HERE ARE FULL
DETAILS OF THE PRIZE· WINNERS

CONSOLATION
il l following 25 readers 'oIon consola-
T. tion prb:es or a rree Alrlix plastic
construction kit of their choice. Their
prizes will be dispatched as soon as possible.
A. ikaumonl, 'Waynelket', South Woot-
Ion. King'S Lyn n, Norfolk. L. A. Bouts, 1
Foley Av, Tellcnhall Wood, Compton, Nr
Wohcrhamplon, A. H. Il utler. 11 Wood Icy
Rd. Orpington, Kent. J. M. Carr, 13
Swndinss Rise, Hillcrest, Whitehaven. han
Cocker. ·Lyndhurst". 4 Oakwood Gdns,
Orpmgton. Kent. M. C. Constant, 145
Glcnhurst Av, ~ley, Kent. Fit Lt P. G .
de Bourcier, III Newton Wood Rd.
Ashtead, Surrey. Scon Dobsoo, 45 Win-
gro\'e Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne. K.
Ed'ol'3nls, 12 Bathurst Rd. Staplchurst,
Kent. Uf)'an Foster, Molko1Tl§backcn 45,
Farsta, S'oIcdc:n. I. Godsland, 29 Winchester
Rd, North'ol'ood, MIddx. Michael P. Grealy,

. AlMIX maculne
 ESPONSE to the Antflx magazine Mode:! Photographic
R Competition-organiscd with the kind co-operation of
AirflX Products Lld and Hford Umited-wds most encouraging.
The three /·udges--U. D. J. Cole, FRPS, AlBP, who is the
manager 0 )Iford Umited's Photographic Advertising Unit at
Crkkkwood and who is also President of the Royal Photo-
graphic Society; the Chief Designer for Airfix Products Ltd;
and Darryl Reach, Editor of AlImx magazine-had a difficult
task to pick the winners from the close on 650 prints submitted.
General standard of the entry was extremely high, and
5e'i'eral entries were submitted from countries abroad, including
South Africa, Eire, Singapore, Sweden and the USA. Un-
fonunately, someentric:s had to be disqualified for not complying
with the conditions of entry, or arrh'oo after the closing date of
September 6. The main fault that resulted in disqualification
included the failure, on the part of many entrants, to include-
together with their olftcial entry form-a competition coupon
cut from AUlflx maaninc, or an Airfix kit bo1l. lop'hcader, or
an lIford film carton. (In contrast lhere ....'eTe 5o!\cral entrants
who submitted all Ihree items, or sc\'eral of one!) In addition,
there ....'ere some entries that comprised prints that ....'ere smaller
than the permitted minimum size of Ji inches square.
Quite a few entrants sent in a large number of prints and it
was particularly note .... orthy that a number of you nger entrants
had tried very hard. Many of their 5o!t-pil'CeS showed a lot of
original thought, but unfortunately their photographic ttx:hnique
in many cases let them down. Anot her important feature was
that many pictures were far too confused and 'cluttered'. But
a lot of \ery good quality work was submitted, showing a
remarkably high standa rd of both model making and photo-
graphy, and ..... e would like to th ank all entrants for their support.
First prize of an lIford Elmo 8CZ ei nt camera goes 10 18·
year-old R. Godfrey, of 57 North Station Road, Colchester,
Essc.1I., for his picture (which he entitled 'Intrusion') of an
Airfix Ccnturion in action. Second place went to G. C. Thomas,
of 9 Fair.iew A\enue. L..c\'enshulmc. Manchester, 19, for his
picture of the Airfix 1::1·t'IIil1l Slar, which earns him the lIford
Rangefinder ]5 mm camera kit. A picture of an AirflX Fokker
Friendship, taken by Derck Sanderson. 25 Thombridge Drive,
Frechevilk, ShdfJCld, 12. took third place to win the Ilford
Sportsman 125 ]5 mm camera.

THIRD lHr~k Santkrson. 01 Frtc~"iII~, ~nt"nI /hi$

plclur~ 01 Qn "'rfix Fokk" Fr/~ndship, /0 win
PRIZE Ih~ /fIord SfHNuman 115 ]5 mm CD","".

PRIIE·WINNERS
'Spandau', Ormcsb)' Rd, CaiSler-on-~a,
Norfolk. Richard Handle),. 4 Mans Grove,
Cook ridge, Leeds 16, Yorks. Norman UiJl,
73 The Weind. WorJe, Weston-super· MIITC,
Somerset. D. McLeod, 70a Rerrow Rd,
Durnham-on-Sea, Somerset. M. J. Merrick,
346 Wylde Green Rd, SUllon Coldfield.
Warwks. Paul Millard, 32 RoschilJ Rd ,
Burntcy, Lancs. L. Noval:, I>() IJoIt 1424,
Pori Elizabeth, South Arrica. Kenh Palmcr,
4 London Rd, Ilalstcad, Sevenoaks, Kent.
M. G. Pannett, 9 Gloucester Rd, Twickcn-
h(lm, Midd:o:. S. E. SI ration, 32 Newton Rd,
Ramsey, I-Iuntingdon. Richard Thompson,
8 Luke SI, POIchcrslroom, Trnnsvaal,
South Arrica. J . Newton Townslcy, 390
29lh A\'cnue, San Francisco, Calirornia,
USA. R. Webb. 8 Ranpm Ilouse, Burma
Rd. London, N16. D. L. Whtll0S. ))
Highlands Av, Spmney Hili, Northampton.

October. 1965
 prodllClion
" PEAR ING in October and due 10 be re~le ..."Cd in OtIr
A TIC!It issue---is the latest of the Harlc)"ford books, The Focke
IVlllf 190: A FUI//OUj German Fighlf'r, by ~L J . Nowarra.
Publication lime is apt, for in !'«enl "\'t:cks thought and print
has been lavished on the Luftwaffc. And, for the plastic
modeller, Monogram's Fw 190- which can be completed in :I
variety of ways. and which is 10 the \'cry desirable 1:48 scale-
hlU been released. The Airfi'l[ long-nosed Fw I90D. and Olher
kits. make il possible to complete a wide range of I90s carrying
bombs, drop tanks, ''3rious armament, a mriety of I"K)5C:S and
propellel"5, a guided miSSile and c\en a torpedo. Since many
of the modifICations are str-lIght-
forward, thc 190 is in many ways
a modeller's delight.
One of the surprisi ng feaWre5
of this aeroplane, when it ap-
pcared, was that it had a radial
engine. neglected on fighters by
the I1ritish and adopted in Ihe laiC
10'//.1" poJSiblr.
m.1chine approrcd with a huge spinner, ducted and filted to
kad the airflow around il and directly o\cr the cowling. This
led to unacceptable complications. The second aircraft was
armed with IwO machine guns fitted on lOp of the forward
fuselage.
" rior 10 m"ht trials of the Fw 190, the RLM had decided to
abandon development work on the Il MW 139 in fa,our of the
1,700 hp I1 MW SO l . Work on Ihe followinglwo 190s was halted
while it was decided how to marry the new englllC 10 the
existing design. Greater weight caused the cockpit to be moved
fUMher art, fOMuitously curing the heat and ps troublcs. Onc
of the t .....o new prototypes had an
increased wingspan, whicb be-
came a standard feature of later
aircraft, and each had four
machine guns, two above lhe
fuselage and IWO in the wing
roots. A pre-production batch of
Fw 190 AOs ..... as ordered before

Th e Fw 190
19305 with hesitation elsewhere the prototypes new, and the first
when the adva nt ages of the in- of them appeared in October,
line J)O\I"('r plant were apparent. 1940, sc,'en of the batch having
Due to the drng of the butky • short-span winp.

a f I"ghter
engine, restricted forward ,iew, • A hundred Fw 190 Als, filled
and \lelght complications, radlill with 1,600 hp BMW SOle en·
en,inc:s fell into some dis- gU'ICS, "'"('re ordered, similar to
f.'our in the early stages of the Ihe prc-production aircraft, with
war, despite their po\l'er and the four MG 175 and long-span

0f renown
absence of highly vulnerable and
elaboratc cooling 5Y5tenls. In
Germany, the demand for the
succcssfu l DB601 in bombers and
fighters led to the RLM sceling
an allcrnath'c powcr plant for the
planned SlJOC(::$SOr to the Of 109,
\lhich the Focke-Wulf company began to design in 1937.
Two forms \lere projected, OTlC \11th thc In-hne DB 601, and
the other around the BMW 139 ntdial. Thc latter was :selected
and thc prOtotype, FO + LY, ('merged In the spring of 1939.
Its ename was clO6Cly cowled and fan-cooled. A wide under-
carriaae track made for casy ground handling, and the engine
co\lJtna was planned for easy maintenance. But the engine
was elose to the cockpit, \lhich became quickly overheated,
and carbon monoxide fumes Streamed tack mto the enclosure.
This, of course, was frequently a case m aitemft of the period.
In spite of these misfortunes, the fighter performed extremely
well, and had a top speed of 370 mph in le.el night. A second
SO
wings. It W'JS this. and the
Fw 190 A2, \lhleh had two 20 mm
MG FF can no n in the wing rools,
that first entered operational
service with JO 26 in July, 1941.
Already the Fw 190 had come
face-to-face wilh the Royal Air
l"oI"CC, but it \1;15 lhe earlier trial machines that had been
mistaken for ttccfed·up Hawk 7» acquired from the French.
To the IIltelligenc:e authorillcs the Fw 190 .....as \1"('11 lnown,
hO\le\er, and the pilots returning from S\l"('CP5 w('re merely
brmgmg cv!denc:c that this fast and highly manoeuvrable fighter
......s m 5C.'TVIC'C.
115 performance was improved further by the fi\llng of the
"MW SOl D in the Fw 190 A3, of \lhich larae numbers ....."('re
bUilt for scrvil.-c o'er Northern Europe. In this "ariant, the
20 mm MO t 51 wing ca n non were moved outboard. JG 2 was
neXI equipped, and the two large GeschW'.Ider \lere soon
opcrJting thc three versions :Ig;linst Ihc RAF's Spitfire Vs and
AJRFIX maa:uine
 -
UUlTicantS, which they outpattd and oftcn outperformed, in
spite of the superior trnining and high mornle of the Royal Air
Force. Indeed, the "onder was that the Ornish losses were not
hiaher. Fast as it .......IS, the Fw 190 was unable to catch the
Oritlsh Mosquitoes whICh came inlo sel>1CC at the same time as
the Fw 190. The answer to the Fw 190 in the fightcr field lay
in the Spitfire IX. "hich became available only in small numbers
in the summer of 1942, and later the Typhoon, ",hich at medium
altitudes was more than il5 equal in level nigh!. Although the
first Typhoon sorties were flown on June 30, 1942, it was o~er
I)teppe on August 19 that the Fw 190came face-to-face with the
Typhoon, neither side ha\ ing any claims or losses.
At the cnd of March, 1942, Messerschmill Of 109 fighter
bombers commenced low-level allack, on coastal targets_ this
role being taken over in July by Fw 190s opcrnllng in pairs.
foors or elihts. It was fortuitous that the Typhoon was at long
last ready for operations, for "hen these "ere scrnmbled in
1I~... hich was infrequently- they were able to deal with
the raiders. Careful timing, includtng ropld wlthdr-.lwal, made
the 190 rnids diffICUlt to comool, and in the course of them the
aircrort showed itsclf to be excellent for the fighter-bomber role.
The most spectacular raid of the series came on January 20, . . AI)(mr~: IV 813,
]941, when 28 escorted 190s H:nturW to London losi ng nine , '!'US fnJlly an bllt operated a.r all
of their total strength. These roids continucd unti l J une_ 1941. became Ihe profOly~ lattr A-1IRI sl'rin.
Prompted by the machine's success, Focke-Wulf developed to Fighter Command as they strayed to the borders of Oxford-
with alacrity the range of variants. The A4, with BMW 801 0 -2 shire and Cambridgeshire, but usually milled around o\er the
and a fuel il\ioction system to boost speed, frequently served Southern CounllC5 in search of the capital.
in its IU-8 foml with a 1,100 Ib bomb beneath the fuselage , The most am:uing e\'ent was the landing by a group of the
a 66-gaJlon drop tank beneath each Wtng and only IWO cannon. fighters, ",hen lost . at West Mailing. Wearing the usual two-
A few of these were in use by the end of 1942, but their numbers tone splinter camouflage on their winp (most 190s had this)
Increased m 1943 and they saw senice m Italy and on the they had a ntOu)ed grey upper area to their fuselages . The sides
Russian Front . It .......lS at this lime that SKG 10 fornted strictly and undersurfaees ",-ere mall black, and tltey wore this in a
as a fighter-bomber unit for anti-shipptng raids off Franct'. distemper-like finish. Some of the machines of SKG 10 oddly
The mauling that the LuftwalTe was bemg il\cn at night o\"er won: factory codes like Fw 190 Aj, W Nr 2j96, CL + OH of
Ilritllin promptoo the High Command 10 apply the 190s of IfSKG 10. Fw [90 Al. A4. Aj and A6 were all operated on the
SKG 10 to nillht allacks from April 16, principally on the night allads, which did nOl cease until e3rly 1944.
London area. With an insignirlCant load, and hopelessly handi- The 190 AS appeared in 1943. lIS engine was on a stronger
capped by poor navigation, the 190s were merdy a nuisance COlllilllltd Oil next page

A c(lplllr~d Flit' 190G-3, which was II'JIf'(/ by fh~ USAF. I t I/wfkiltgs lIIul/a/l'r war rt'pai/ll~ll ill Gcmmll colours, but 'he

October, 1965
"

OM 0/ IM jim Fill' 190As, ~jng prtpartd in Br~m~n
/figlrl ~/Of'~ ~jng Iranded ol'~r 10 JG 26.
PRORLE -C,",i~<d
mouoting, placing it six inches further (orward, This ....as
featured by the subsequent A .series, the A6 wilh 4 x MG 151
and 2 x MG 11 guns, IheA7 with IWO MG 131 on the fuselage,
A8 with MO Db and an eJ[tra 25 gallons of fuel , and the A9
with a BMW 801 F. Virtually suitable ror any or the 190 As
came a series of modification sets, and when incorporating
these the aircraft's designation .....as tempora rily amended, eg
Fw 190 A8/K-3. R I constituted a pair of MO 131 /30 in each
undcrwing blister. R2 sigoiflCd 2 x MK 108 similarly placed.
R3 aircraft had two wing·mounted MK 103 guns. and the R6
uni t comprised 2 x 21 cm WO 21 mortars placed under the
wings. U I .....as a dual-control version, U2 a night·fighter, UII
a ground support fighler-bomber, UI4 a torpedo fighter and
U I6 had 2 x JOmm MK 108 cannon in place ofotilerwing guns.
The Fw 1900 was lhe 190 AS, U-3 bUilt In this state on the
production hnes, and the I90F had a clear vision canopy, atr;!.
armour around the po ..... er plant and (,llisted as a bad-weathe r
fighter and fighter-bomber. 115 F9 varia nt was filled Wll h
12 R4M unde r-wing missiles. All of these \'ersions may easily
be produced from any kit of the 1901\.
Fearing that major modifICations to the I-w 190 would
interrupt production at a ti me of desperate noed, when the
190s .....ere filhting dai ly the American onslaught on Germa ny,
the RLM decided thal. howe~er good any future 190 varia nt
might be, production must be concentrated on the OMW 801
versions. Thus, although adnlOtagcs .....ere apparent in the Fw
190 8 re.....orked to ha\e a DB 603, increased span, four·bladed
7JlJS 1-'.., 190 JO/UI, 11r~ origjnal proIOl)pt' 0/ f"~ Fill' 19()C. "'as
Lagenlrag~n
52
propeller and belly supercharger, development .....as a side-line
to main production of the A !ieries. Six prototypes .....ere con-
structed and three Pf'C-prodUCIion ail'CT'llft, but these .....ere east •
aside .... hen evCfl more spectacular results were achieved with the
190 VI1 and 18 filled with J umo 213 AI engmes. This \'ersion
..... as ordered Into production, afler further trials, as lbe Fw 190
DO and 01 !ieries ..... hich came into use late m 1943. Models of
these and the superccding Ta 152 varian ts can Dc made, with
some ca re, from lhe Airflx 190 O.
Bruically thc Fw 190 0 had the wi ng of the A version, tail
unil, longer rear fuselage and changed fin chord. and the
Ju mo 213 AI in a long annular cowling. It had a lOp speed of
432 mph . In Britain decisions .....ere meanwhile being similarl y
taken nOI 10 Interrupt production .... ithout very Sood cause.
Thus the Supermarinc Victor and the Fw 190 0 .....ere delayed.
the laller 10 a ksser degree". Added to thiS. the intensitY of Allied
attacks hi ndered production, and plans to replace the 190 A
series with the D by October, 1944, had to be abandoned.
Oy this lime., the D9 was operational with JO 3, with a top
speed of aboul440 mph at 37,000 fcct. An M K 108 fired through
the spi nner of the 01 2. The Oi l ..... ith an MK 103 was filted
wit h a Jumo 213F which called for slight cowli ng modifications.
Final chapter in the story came ..... hen Ihe designer of the
famous series, Kurt Tank, requcsted of the RLM that he might
incorporate his initials in the designalion of the design, and the
Fw 190 D9 bc:c:I me the Ta 152 A. Production of the Ta 152 0
..... ith Jumo 213 El, (GM 1 boost) commenced in August, 1944.
In lhe 152 C 5Cries the wi ngs were modirlCd to carry much more
fuel and a DB 603 .....as installed. Wilh the extra boosl of the
MW SO installation, sea level lOp speed was 359 mph and at
34,400 fecttne speed reached 463 mph, an oulStandlng achie\c-
nlent . Fortunatety for the Allies the (aclOry producing these
ail'(:roft was overru n by the Russians and lhe COllbus works
conllTICnccd tooling up (or produclion of the succeeding
Ta 152 E a nd next the F reconnaissance fi&hters with Jumo 2 135.
Finally, canle the 1,S2 H with long-span rei nforced wiop and a
JUIllO 213 ~1. Armament was two MG 151s and an MK J08
can non, but only a few .....ere built whe n the fall of Germany
brought production to a ragged cnd and the brill iant designer
into Allied ha nds.
In t he space available here justice can barely be done to a
topic as vast as the Fw 190 story. Therefore we can but recom-
mend you 10 (ollow up the subject In the new Har\cyford book.
lavishly illustrated by PlCtures-somc of ..... hich are reproduced
here-and by a wealth of drawings. 1\.1, J. F. lkn~r)'er
slrip~d 0/ ilS arnl{lIIU!nf and US4!d n~ri/JI~nlall)'. It erasMd 01
0/1 Al/gusll1, 1944.
AlRFIX ma,uine

NEW
Stateside story
IIISTORIC,",1. AVIATION ALBUM, VOL I. by Puul Mall. Sole
diJ"iburorl Quu/(fe the AmeriCOII Contille",: IV. E. H ersanl
Ltd, 228 Arch ..'o}, Rood, Highgolt', Loll/Ion [',6. Price 13s &/.
HIS 0001.. contains Ihree-\icw plans and historiOlI details
T of Itn United Slales-produced aircraft. RangJnj from
Curtiss F Boat 10 P-SO ShooUnj Slar, they
the some
pro\jde
the
very interesting delail and backjround mfonnalion on air-
craft ....hich are otherwise little know", but ne\cnheless of
hisloncal value.
Although the bool is of \'alue 10 the model maler, there are
now few of the present-day fraternity "ho like 10 depart from
I :48 or 1:72 Sl;a1c. The plans in the book are printed to fit the
page sizt, and are therefore no"hcre nt'ar either of these scales.
Reproductions of the plans can be obtained, but these again
are mostly ~ inch 10 the foot.
Searching out sheds
Till BRlTtSH i..O(:O!.lOTIVE SitED DIR(~Y, cOn/punt by Aidon
L. F. Fulltr, FCA. PublWrtd by IQn AIIQn, Terminal HOMSt.
Shtppn'OII, M iddx. Pri~ Js &/.
NT RANCES 10 IOCOmoli,'c sheds and works are usually
E tucked away in tne most obscure pans or a town, oot with
tne aid of this directory-now in ilS 131h edition- visi tors can
save hours of searching. Comprellcnsive directions are given from
the nearest passenger sta tion--or bus route where the stalion has
been closcd l--and tne approximate walking time is stated tothe
nearest fi ve minutes. A uscful section of this 96-page book gives
Ilinerarics for visits to the larger dties. Perhaps most imponant
is the list of addresses to which application should be made for
visits- prior permission must always be soughl before Irying
to enter BR sheds and works.
American biplanes
CLASSIC MtUT-,RY BIPlANES, by Pt"r M. &IlNS. PubiWrni by
Tile SpotT1 Car PreD. AmUabie in the UK tltrO«gh GrQJWIn
K. SCQII, 1111e 8roadlluy. Frftrn &rnet Road, London Nil.
Prlu I1s &/.
I-I1S book is an American publication which details a large
T number of aircraft under manufacturer's headings. All the
typc:l discusscd are of American origin. and it is interesting to
October, 1965
read of some of the little-known aircrafl on which other book.s
gne the barest details.
All categories of biplanes an: illustf'Jted, including Rying
boats, bombers, fighters, trainers. observation and utilit)
aircraft. The PICtUres are rare though not e~cillng. They will be
of use to model m3.1.:ers. for they show a grc3t many unit and
5QU3dron markings. A useful book to ha\-e if your intc:rcslS al'C'
in pre-....3r American aircraft.
Fi rst-hand account
FO"J((R: Tiff CREATIVE Yt~~. h)' A. R. IVI')·I. Pllblishl'd b)'
PUfllam & Co LIlI. 41 Grl'al Rllssl'fl SIr"t, LondO/l WC/ .
Pr/et 84s.
GREAT deal h:ls bren written about Anthony Fokker and
A his mfluence on aviation before, during and immediatel)
after the First World War. Much of this has been based on theory.
and it is only now that we can read .... hat purpons to be an
accurtlte account of his life and .... orl.
After a period as Pennanc:nt Assis.an. to the Professor of
Aeronautical Engineering 3t the Technical College, Berlin, the
author workl'd in .he Gennan Defence Ministry until his arrest
by the Nazis in 1933. He died in 1959. nnd the book has been
editcd by J . M. Bruce. Weyl had close connections with
Fokker in his work, and the accou nt of the development of
FoUer aircr.tft can therefore be relied upon for its accuracy.
Apart from <ictatllOg all the Fok.ker aircraft buill, the book has
three-view drawinp and many photographs of the vari0U5
designs. It ghes full credit 10 Rdnhold Plate, the man who
designed the best of the Fokker aircf'Jft during the First World
War and also some of the more famous transport aircraft
immedi3lely after.
Low-down on diesels
ADC DIUnsll RAlLw-,y s DI ESEL UX'ONOTl VLS. Puhlishl'd by
Ion AI/UII, Ttrminol HOlIse. Shepperton, Mfdtlx. Pr/et 3s.
H E latest edition of lan Allan's ADC of OR Diesel Loco-
T motivcs- published on July I, 1965-lists all locomotives
on order at the time of going to press. To help i<icntify it on the
bookstalls. the cover photograph of 3 Southern Region Type 3
is topped by 3 red and yellow band. The size of BR's diesel
100000000ive l\eet can be gauged by the f3et thal 64 pages are
req uired to 1151 all tne numbers. give brief deta ils of each class
3nd illustrate 48 examples.
Seaplane survey
Til E SEAPUN£S, b)' Henry R. Polmer Jr. l'ublisilt(J by ,\forgQn
A~iatio" 8oof...s. Sole distribulOrs outside the American
CUfl/inem ; W. E. Hersont Ltd. 118 ArchwQ)' Roud, JJighgDle,
London N6. I'rice 12.r 6J.
E liked this book, if only for its attempt to say something
W 3bout one of the most romantic periods in the develop-
ment or aviation history. The flying boats of pre-war fame are
now almost non-cxistent, and there are few remaining in
sc....·ice anywhere in the world. Times change. and we think that
now is an appropriate momcnl to ref1ecI and reca ll the major
steps forward given to 3viation history by this type of aircraft.
This book does just this. Admittedly it seems bl3sed towards
tbe American contribulions, but nevenhelcss gives a reasonably
accunue account of the first aircraft to use the sea as a landing
ground ,theRying bo.1ts of the Fi rst World War and thc use made
by civil aviation of their post-war devclopnlenls. The photo-
graphs areas good as the tc)!:t, and the bookcan be recommended
to the student of aviation history as being of top-rate valut.
53

D6826, one of 194 &glish £1«tric
I Nlasttherem3ining
August issue I surveyed BR's
steam ItXomotivts. A
fitting conclusion 10 this present Rail-
\\'lly ReYiew series might be to look at
BR's modem moth'e power, and sUTve)'
the multiplicity of diesel locomotives
lhalllre now common lhrou&OOUl most
of lhe country.
There are now nearly 5,000 diesel
locos in service or on order (or BR, and
these are made up of o\'cr SO different
classes. These .so dasses fall into Si;ol
different basic types. At one cnd of the
scale arc low·geared $hunting I~
motives designed for local working
mainly in Soods and manhallina yards.
Then follow main-line passenger or
mixed traffic locomoth'cs o(Types I, 2,
3, 4 and 5, depending on the po\\-'er of
the locomotive.
Shunters
The main type of shunting loco is the
BR 350 hp ().6.() design, firsl introduced
in 1953. These arc diesel elecuic locos,
[hal is the power of the 3SO hp dicscl
cnline is transmitted to the six coupled
wheels through eleclricmotors. Although
made to a basic design, various manu-
facturers hint contributed to their
buildin&. For instance, diesel engines
have been supplied by Eoglish EJocuic,
Cr06S1ey and Blackstone, whik traction
moton have been supplied by English
EIec1ric. Crompton Parkinson, GEe
and BTH. There are 1,187 of these
locos in sen·ice on all regions of BR.
The present 350 hp !hunter owes
much to the dc\·elopment of pre-war
designs pioneered mainly by the LMS.
There are still 136 of these in service
and four ex-LNER locos built in 1944.
The few tJ!-GWR and SR designs have,
.
hoy,ever, all been withdrawn. A further
· ".
L
1)~ 31 in urvice on &sltrn, North Eastern alld Western Regions.
32, built by BR in the late 1940s, bring
the total number of 350 hp diesel
shunters in service to 1.359.
Another type of 0-6-0 shunter to be
found on all regions employs a 204 hp
Gardntr engine with mechanical drive
through a five-speed gearbox to the six
coupled y,heels. There are 465 of this
type in service. built by BR (228),
DreWI")' (141), Barclay (10), Hudswell
Oarke (20), and Hunsltt (66).
To conclude BR's neel of diesel
shun ters there are 14 Ruston and
Hornsby 275 hp diesel electric 0-6-4ls,
allOC'Jted to the SR and employed at
Southampton docks, and 159 Q..4-Os of
various types. built by Darclay (39),
North British (94), Yorkshire Engine
Co (20), 1·lunslc:t (3), Ruston and
Hornsby (2), and Brush (I). Two-thirds
of these Q..4-Os are allocated to the
Scottish region and the rest can be
found on the ER, NER and LMR.
Typ. 1
There are 346 Type Is in service and,
with one exception, these are all diesel
electrics of the Bo-Do type. The excep-
lion is the BR 0-6-0 650 hp diesel
hydraulic design which is still being
built at Swindon. There are 47 io
sen-ice, all allocated to the WR, with
another nine on order. With the
exception of 117 Clayton-built centre-
cab locomotives, in service on the
Scottish region, NER and ER, the
remainder are all of the bonnet or
'hood' type with a cab at one end. There
are 128 Enahsh EltCtric:s of 1,000 hp.
allocated to LMR, ER and the Scottish
Region, and 44 8TH and 10 North
British 800 hp locos allocated to the ER.
Type 2
The 897 Type 2s in service include
some of BR's most successful designs.
Foremost are the Derby-built Dn-Bos,
of v.hich 389 ha\e been delivered so far
and another 89 are on order. Fifty-foue
of this later batch are to be built by
Beyer Peacock. They are powered by
Su1zeT engines of either 1,160 or 1,250
hp, and they are allocated to all regions
except WR.
The next largest class of Type 2 is the
Brush AlA-AlA, of which there are
246 in service, all allocated to the ER.
The majority are fitted with 1,365 hp
engines, but the first 2Q have 1,250 hp
enaines and one has a 1,470 hp engine.
The Binningham RC and W Co have
A/MIX magazine
I
built 116 Type 1$, the first 47 of which
ha\'e 1.]60 hp Sull!c{ engll'ICS, and the
remamder han' similar engines rated al
1,2SO hp. These are working on the
Scottish Region, NER and LMR .
J>crhaps one of the oddest classes of
BR diesels is the Zo.slrong Co-Bos, built
by Metropolitan Vicken. These: are
ruled at 1,200 hp, and are all based al
Barrow on the LMR. The smallest class
or Type 2 is the English Electric Bo-Bo,
wuh 1, 100 hp Napier Deltic engines, ten
of which are based at Finsbul')' Park
on the ER. Finally, there are 116 locos
built by Nonh IJrilish and divided
equally between the Scouish and WRs,
the Se R's being diesel eleclrics and the
WR's diesel hydraulics.

Type 3
By far the largest class of Type J is
the English Electric 1,750 hp diesel
electric Co-Co, of which 294 ha\c been
dclh'crcd to the ER, NER and WR and
another I S are on order. The Southern
Region have the complete stock of 97
Uirmingham RC and W CO I,S50 hp
dJf:'sel elcctrics, aDd lhese are operating
\ery successfully. Another sole user or
one class is the WR, who operate the
complete stock of 101 Beyer Peacock
Hymck diesel hydraulics rated at
1,700 hp. Also included as T ype 3s are
the 17 Brush AIA·AIAs, fitted with and Wcstern Class diesel hydraulics,
],600 hp engines, and all allocated 10 operated by the WR. Odd men out in Type 5
the ER. Last, but 001 least, mention the Warship C lass are the five AIA - The sole representative of this power
must be made or lhe one remaining AlAs buih by NOMh British and raled class is the English Electric •Deltic'
LMS-dc:signed and bUilt ],600 hp at 2,000 hp. Otherwise the Warships are Co-Co of l,J(X) hp. al onc time the
dtesel eleclric loco which caused such a all or the B·B type. With the exception most powerful single unit diesel elc::tric:
sti r as the rorerunner of things 10 come of the first three, rated at 2,000 hp, and loco in the world. There are 22 in
when it was introduced in ]947. The one other rated at 2,400 hp, they are all service on the ER, NER and Scottish
101a] number of Type 35 in service is fitted with 2,200 hp engines. Thirty· Regi o n and they are responsible for the
'10, with 15 on order, eight were built by BR at Swindon and very fast schedules on the East Coast
JJ were built by North British. BR were route lo.and from Scotland.
Typ. 4 rC:$ponsible for building all 74 of the Space does IlOt permit reference to all
Western Oass CC 2,700 hp diesel the varieties of diesel multiple units in
The largest single class of main-line hydraulic locomotivC:5. service, or to the rising f\cct of BR
diesel loco looks like being the Brush All told, there are 920 Type 4s in electric: locomolives that are still being
Type 4 diesel electric, filled with a 5er. ice, with another 115 on order. delivered.
Sulzcr 2,750 hp engine:. First inlroduttd
in 1962, there are now 377 in service---
with another 1] 5 on order-und delivery
is proceeding apace. All but the SR
havc-or are due to take deli~'ery or-
these fine: locos. Er--'Ish Electric inlro-
duced their ICo-Col Type 4 with
2,000 hp engine in 1958, and then: an:
now 200 allocated 10 all regions except
S R IInd WR. Very similar in appearaooc
are the 193 BR-built lCo-Cols, fitted
wi th 2,500 hp Sulzer engines, introduttd
in 1959. These an: operating on the
lMR, NER and WR stock.
All the other Type 4s an: lhe Warship
A Norlh British Type 2 d~f liulric 0/
InFlrMSS on tilt Soollish RlIion.
Ottober, 1965
 New kits and models
markinp for a OulTalo and a Fo~l.:er 021. The) are all in
1:32 SCALE SOLDIERS 1:12 scale and .... iIl fit existing model~ from Frog, Relell
WECanada,
are grateful to reader H. R. W. Morrison, of Ontario,
for providing the following n.ews item of particu-
and Airfi'(,
Other mar~ingJ also rCC.:nt!y inuodueed by Hlsairdec
lar interest to mill!:"'), moddkrs : arc sheets of identification lellers and numbers for United
Two United States companies are producing tines of inexpen- Slates aircraft, also in 1:12 scale and selling for Ss Jd.
sive soldiers in I :32 scale which have a high degree of accuracy. Three sheets Ire al'ailable in black. "'hite and grey,
The Louis Mar;.; Toy Co, of Glen Dale, West Virginia, issues Although rather e.~pell5ile, the enthusiast .... ill doubtless
lines of American, German and Japanese soldiers in a wide want these markings, especia ll y the 1~lIers and numbers as
array of positions. For namplc, there's an American offICer thcy arc accu rate in outline and cQlour, The only criticism
reeling, his helme t half off, his pistol dropping from his hand at is Ihal each letter is not on an individual slide transfer. and
the moment of impact from a bulk!. A Ge rman soldier has his the model maker has to CUt roulld th..: outline of the letter
helmet pushed back on his head, a machine gun slu ng over his \ery carefully to avoid the bacl.around showing, A.IV,H,
shoulder and belts of bullets around his neck. A Japanese offICer
leads a banzai attack in a hiah-stepping 'charge' position.
The Marx soldiers IIrc sold, 100 to a bag. for a dollar in the
United States, In addition, special SCtS are sold under the names
of "Tank Battle', ' 1\10'0 Jima', ' American Patrol' and so on.
Since: these sets are aimed at a 'boy' market, the manufacturer
can't be faulted for throwina in army equipment that is a bit
off-scale in relation to the soldiers. Anyone interested in making
dioramas would find the sets wonhwhile for the main ingre-
dients, from tank barriers to a wrecked seament of a building,
All the soldiel'1 are unpainted, being a solid colour, They are
o f a polyethylene material and suffer from 'wavy' rifles and
bayonets. With painting and the addition of metal riHes where
needed, the filures are good, Some plastic .."capons stay straight,
or can be straightened satisfactorily.
Multiple Products, of the Brom, NY, hasbc'auna Warriors of
the World bagged series with American, German, Japanese and
Russian figures, The Russians are especially distinctj-.·e in
being the only I :]2 scale Russians a ..'ailable in North America,
These lines are being manufactured by Somerville Plastics, of
Uram.1Iea , Ontario, and presumably could be exported to
England under Commonwealth preferential tariff, (There's a
Marx subsidiary in Swansea, Wales,) Detail and action of the
figures are good, illustrating the advantages of a plastic-type
figure, The Multiple figures are packed 60 to a bag,
If the Mane setS aren't available in the UK, arrangements can
be made to have them shipped by Sears, Roebock & Co,
4640 Rooseve!t UI ..'d, Philadelphia, I'a, 19132, USA, to the
attention of the Export Depanment. These sets range from 11
to 510 in prtce, H,R,IV.M ,

AIRCRAFT TRANSFERS
SET of eighl dirferent sheets national markings in
A ()f

either matt or gloss arc now al'llilable from tbe Amer i·

can lIisairdec compan) and arc marl.eted in the UK b}
BMW \1odel of \\ imblcdon at ]5 6d each, Countries in·
cluded arc Spanish Nationalist marl.JOIJ during the Ci\ll
War, Finnish markings for a BulTalo, Turkish markings for
an Fwl90, Croatian marl.inp for a Uf109G and Dutch
56
Top: The Airjix BflO9G displa)'s eroolian morH,.,) from the
{OUst rt!leoses by J/jsairdec. eNlre: Tomi}'u WalAer Bulldog ""ith
the COl'er Itft off Iht po"'tr unit 10 sIw", tht four V·J J /)altt.'riu
not supplied M'ith the kil, 801lom: Pal/on M'ilh Ihe decking
renlOl,td 10 show IM tng/..e itlSw/lmUm. All th~ ilems are
Uffiiloblt from B \'11' Modtls,
AJRFIX mlluine:
CANARD FROM JAPAN
ONLY three Clonard, or tail first. aircraft rcached proto-
type stale in the laSt .... at. or these, the Klushu J7\\ I
Shinden "'115 perhaps the most interesting. Tarnira Models.
the Japanese manufacturers, h.. "c produced a \ cl) excellent
l:n !(:ale model of Ihis aircraft complete ... ilh small electric
mOlor, operated from a bauer) in the stand, to make the
propeller blades re\·oll'!,~ .
Whether you agree .... jlh this t)pe of limmickl) or not.
the model itself doe nol suffer in an} WlI}' through ha\-ing
the mOlor added and, although I constructed the revic ....
sa.mple without the molor, 1 am sure that there would be
little difficulty in incorporating il.
The b;tsic kit ....lIS cas)' to construct, having re'" na .... s. It
.....as also accurate in outline and I am SUfe it .... ill make an
e:..cellent addition 10 an), 1:72 scale collection. It can be
obtained at 9s J Id from 8MW Models of Wimbledon. who
supplied our review sample. A .W.H.

THREE MORE WWl AIRCRAFT

OLLEcrORS of World War I models in 1:72 scale
C wilt be pleased to know that three more new models
have been released by Revel] to join their other contribu-
tions which mark the early days of military aviation.
The three new kits are of a OH·2, Moram~ Saulnier 'N'
and Fokker E·l11. They are 1I1Igoo<l value for two shillings.
and make up into auractive models. Each one requires
bracing wires to male it lool really authentic. and it is in
this respect that the enthusiast will be able to spend a great
many houn carefully thr~dina tine nylon strands to give
them that 'Iiule el(tta' 50 many models lack. The fully
detailed plans give a great deal of help in sho .... ing .... here
the bracing wires go, but reference to the Hade)ford publi-
cation, Flghltrs of Ihl: Firsl World War, .....ilI add a lot to
existing knowledge.
I also found from this boo!.. that No 3 and No 60 Top : Tami)'a kit of 11r~ Slrintlell ;1 10 1:71 jca/~, and is al'(ljlable
Squadrons of the RAF used the Morane Saulnier ·N'. \Iohich from BMW \lockls. Cen tre: 17rru more Rere/l 1:71 scale
'''"is bio .... n .as the 'Bullet' in that scrvice. There's also a WWJ aircra/l- .\ lorlllle SaIl/II;er 'V', FoJ,.kcr £-111 and
photograph and, .as can be seen from the illustration accom- DH·l. 8oItOIll : Rel'~/1 rrplkll of Mcllalc'j Navy PT·7J.
panying this revie ..... I used the informalion gi\en to change 'Rommel' by Ihe makers- .... hlch unfonunately are much less
the markings on the review kit. Ori,inally it had the mark- succcssful. Although .... e did not nlake up these particular
ings of the Imperial Russian Air Force. kits, it took onl~ a cursOI) Inspection to discO\'cr th.u both
Each of the new models ha the surface of the .... ings and .... ere far out in scale dimensions, the Panlher \'el) much so.
fuselage slightly gl'1lined to simulate the stretched can\'3.S This model has onl) the most rudimentary suspension, bear-
used in thC$(! aircr3f1. The OH·2 has the largcst number of ing no resemblance to the real thmg. The appearance of the
parts-40 to be exact-whereas Ihe other IWO have 25 each. Jagd I'anther, on the other hand. is made much more
Care will have 10 be taken in the assembly of these acceplablc b) the correct number of intcrleaved road wheels,
models, but there is great need for models of aircraft of eHn though they arc the wrong lize.
this period. A.W.H. 1J0th models arc motorised .... ith a single electric motor
driving bOlh tracks and controlled by a forward / re\'ersel
REMOTE CONTROL TANKS ! stop s .... itch at the rear. 'Gimmicks' in Ihe shape of a flashing

T HE flow of model AFV kits from Japan has been given

a big boost by BMW ~lodel5
of Wimbledon, who are
now imporling seven further items from the Tarniya Model
range.
Starting witb the cheapest, at 13s 6d, we have tbe Swiss
Mowag 4 x 4 heavy armoured car tank destroyer which, to
I : 3S scale, goes with the Saladin and Coventry armoured
can reviewed a few months back. like them, it is fully
motorised and, in fact, utilises the same motor, power pack
and controls. Assembly is quite straightforward, and the
completed model is vcr)' much more accurate than its
predecessors.
The next two on the list, retailing at 235 6d each, are
a Panther and Jagd Panther-rather curiously called a
October, 1'165
gun muzzle on the I'anther, and a gun which fires plastic
shells (Ien provided) on the lagd I'anther are features which
will probabl) male these t .... o kits more acceptable to
younger model1en than the keener enthusiasts.
What could possibly become a feature of waTllaming in
the future is the rather uciting prospect offered by the
remaining !..its revie .... ed here. These are tanks which you can
actually do"c into bailie, and ....ith a perfonnance matching
the prOlotrpes into the bargalO! We have had a lot of Cun
making and running t\loO oC thesc-.a Walker 8ulldog M41
(27s 6d) and a Patlon M48A2 (37s 6d), both weJl-mown
US Anny types. Basically, theJe incorporate a separate
Mabuchi motor drivinl each track, and each independently
Conlillued Oil MXI pog~
57
Hew kits and mudels -conlinutd
controlled from a pu~.bullon remote po .... cr unit on a nC\-
ible lead.
So )-OU drive the tank by ""alkin&; a long behind it and
steering by reversing or stoppina: the appropriate track. In
fact, the model lOCI roaring along like a ~al tank, lurching
slightty Crom side to side as )'ou apply steering corrections.
Quite se\ere obstacles ean be negotiated in th is way; our
Walkcr Bulldog crosses a five inch trcnch with case and
takes a se\-en inch high knire-edge in her 5tride with fresh
batteries. She ean also climb up the ke)board of a portable
t),pcwriter, cross the top and jump down the other side with
modest ease, not to mention elimb 45-dcgree inclines.
The po .....er ' ..... eight ratio of the Wailer Bulldog seems to
be ideaL the much larger Patton. using the same motors, is
more sluggish in perfonnance, though this may be caused
on our sample by a gear wheel slighlly out of mesh, which
ga\e some trouble in the earl)' stages of 'trials'. This sort
of thins seems to be very much the luck of the draw, how·
e\'C~r, with these cheap Japanese motors, From the appear-
ance point of view, the Walker Bulldog suffers from some
distortion in places, but the Patlon ill pleasingly accurate.
At I : 35 scale, both these models &0 well with Britains'
plastic soldiers and spring-loaded guns. Some life·like battles
should be possible with all th is working equipment!
In the IUJ[ury class altogethe r come I :21 scale kits for
a Shennan M4AIE8 and an M40 self·propelled 1S5mm gun,
These are b~athtaking models, both virtually 100 per cent
accurate and with man} working features. 80th are motor-
Ised. with remote control or, optionally, with ti\"ed controls.
Needless to say, the si:l:e is immense and tbe kits are impres-
she value at £3 175 6d each. Definitely amoOJ the year's
best status symbols. C.O.E,
Mcllale's " ·1·73 15 made up of 79 nicely moulded parts,
and detail includes \entilators, exhaust stubs, multiple
rudders and propellers, torpedo tubes, machine ,uns, a liCe
raft, anchor, siren, nag stnes, stanchions and a steeriOJ
v.heel. Also included arc four !Cale fiaures recognisable as
the stars of the TV show-McHale himsel£, and crew mem-
bers Binghampton, Parker and Gruber, This excellentl)
detailed lit is priced at 10s 6d and, wllh its deep and broad
hull, should provide con\-ersion fans wit h plent) of scope
for motorisation.
T he 'monster' ~its seem a bit horrific v.hen ),011 first open
the ba,. but they quickly prOle to be a lot of fun .... hen
you build them. As time was pressing, .... e could only pul
olle of them together, and our choice was the 35·part
BrOlher Iht rink on a bike. BrOther kat has jointed anns
and ....·rists and can be scated on .... hat can onl) be described
as a •.... ay out' motor-qcle, This features revolving .... heels
.... ith a draa racing trre on the rear - -and a footrest
allo .... lng display of the finished and garishl} painted
'monster', These kits are a good way of introducing a light
note mto an otherwise perhaps-too-serious hobby. They
cost 145 each, D.C.N.
1:25 SCALE CARS
wo samples .... c ha\e rccci\cd of a new range of 1:25
T ~calecar kits by Re\'ell melude some exciting new
developments. Perhaps the most interestin& the two is the
oC
1956 Chevrolet two-door cou!*. price 255. As ....ell as
Deww: BralMr Rat Finlo:---(I~ of Rel'tdl's £d RotJr-.desigtwd
'moIlSU:" kils. 8otlom: New Grohom Forislr OD/ HO goup
double slip,

OO/HO GAUGE DOUBLE SLIP

il E latest addition-a double sli!,-to the Graham Farish
T Fonnoway range of 00/ 110 ,auae trackwork is the
best yet, It follows usual Graham Farish practice of a
moulded plastic sleeper base incorporating frogs and check
rails, and the two-rail insulated runnin, rails are drawn
nickel sih·er, A new and very welcome feature is the metal
reinforcement lin~n to the holes in the ernb of the switch
blade tie bars. I undentand this feature is to be extended
to al1 Fonnoway points.. The 3 Ct radius double slip measures
10! inche! Ion, and is very reasonably priced at 35s. Our
sample model was particularly well made, with all the rails
accurately aligned, machined a nd cut withou t any rough
edge!.
We have received advance infomlation or yet another new
Fonnoway track fonnation , a diamond crossiOJ, No details
are available at the momellt, but we hope to be able to give
furt her infonnation in a later issue. N.5.

LIGHT RELIEF
WEkit!recently bad a varied mixture of plastic construction
lubmitted to us for review by Revell (G O) ltd.
These included a handsome I : 72 scale (this siu seems to
be becoming increasingly popular for non-aircraft models)
replica of PT-73, the torpedo boat featured in the television
show ' McHale·. Navy', and four 'monster' kits. These are
all to desi,ns by Ed ' Oig Daddy' Roth-leader of this cult
in the States---and depict Brother Rat Fink on a bike, Angel
Fink, Superfink and a double kit of Flash Gordon and a
Martian.
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T1t'O~'" /·15 Jcolc Rcr~1I cor kiu-lhe 1919 Ford Model 'A'
(109) ond IM 1956 Chrvroln 1...¥Hioor coupe.
an opening bonnct or hood, which reveal! a very detailed
stocl or custom V8 engme, the boot lid opens and so do
the t\OoO side doors. In \ic .... of the detail work that goes into
the interior, this latter dc\elopment is a 'ery welcome new
featun!.
Another new idea is the pro\ision of separate chrome
exterior body trim sui ps. As .... ell as being much mol'\:
n!alistic than the old Idea of detail moulded wit h the body
and picked out with sih er paint, these tri m strips can easily
be modified without carving the bodywork. Th ree alte rnative
styles of trim arc supplied to suit three different models,
Scrk-s ISO, 210 o r Bel-Air, and the trim can, of course, be
OffiIUcd or arranged in other way! for customising.
Yet anothcr new fcature is thc steerable front wheels. All
.... heels re\olve on stcell.\les and are shod wit h rubbe r tyres.
The malO body parts are moulded in white plastic and the
chaS5i~, engine and nj(~chanical parts are in blael. \Vbeel
disa. bumpers, headlamp rinu and many other details an:
chrome plated, and headlamp and tail lamp lenses a re
moulded in clear or elear·red plasuc.
The second kit a model of the 1929 Ford Model 'A'
Picl·up, also cost!! 25s. In America this is a {nourite vehicle
for the hot rodder or customiser. One of 1....0 models an:
October, 1965
possible, either a closed cab or open roadster version. In
both cascs the side doors are designed to open. Another very
welcome feature is the properly hinged bonnet, which opens
to re\'eal either a stocl.: or customiscd engine according to
choice.
Ille model can be fined with either stock wire .... heels or
American racing wheels, and appropriate rubber tlTCS an:
supplied. Steel axles and steerable front .... heets are as on
the Che\)". All pariS arc moulded in white, chrome or clcar
plastic. Onc inslance of attention to detail is a thin sheet of
adhesi\'e·bacled ..... ood \eneer supplied 10 g1Ve the correct
appearance to the picl-up noor.
Both these lib arc .... ell designed and made and show a
creditable amount of detail. Eight-page, fully Illustrated in·
struction booklets mal.:e either model strai&IJtforward to
assemble aoo the mult is a fine replica of it!! respective
prototype. N.S.
1:32 SCALE PANHARD
I Tsthannotthose
often that \Ioe let the chanee to reliew kits olher
from this country, the USA or Japan, and so
the arrival of a model from the French 'Europe Model
Kits' company came as a ..... elcome change. Our sample
was supplied by Auto- Models Ltd, who have stocl.:s at
12s ] Id each, and is a colou rfully boxed I: 32 scale re plica
of one of the earli!'!st motor cars e\er built, an ]893
I'anhard et Levassor coupt de ville.
In all, there are 50 e\"ccptionalJy .... cll·mou]ded black
plastic parts that go into the Panhard's construction, and
Ihese include tinel) spoked 'cartwheels', brake assemblies,
tiller $leering m(.'Chanism, mudguards. lights, interior filling)
and transparent plastic windows. The inuruction sheet is
in French, but the exploded drawi",s arc largely self-
e'"planator), and assembly ..... as quite straightforward.
The t)pe of plastic used in this lit is VC!) sensiti\e to
polystyrene cement, and while this is a boon in allo....;ng
parts to sticl.: firm with the very minimum of cement on
them, it is vel)' easy to damage the surface ..... ith cement
'burns'. Also, ICVCral of the parts are quile small and a
pair of I.... cczer will come in I·ery handy. This is a fine
scale model of a most unusual prototype, and a n:al
collector'l piece.
Other neW! from Auto-Models is of another re lease in
their all·metal Auto-Kit range of models. Thiot is again to
1:24 scale, and is of a 1932 Atfa Romeo P3 single-seat
racing car. With accurate suspension and cockpit detail,
wire .... heels, lnocl-on hubs and realistic body lines, the
kit costs 595 &I. D.C.N.
DIE-CAST ROUND -UP
E XTREME pressure on space in our last few issues has
squeezed out several intended refe rences to the latest
releases in the die-cast field. However, 10 put the record
straight, Corgi have released a Ford Mustang 2 + 2 Fast·
back coupe (priced at 55 9(1), a superbly detailed Lotus
Elan (5s 6d), and a Dolphin 20 cabin cruiser on a Winchcon
traile r (65 &I). wney have added a Pontiac G rand Pm
sports coupe, a RoutemaSler bus, In eight.wheeled mobile
crane, a Cadillac ambulance, a DRM racing car and a
Mercede5 coach 10 their 2s Matchbot range. In conclusion,
Dinky's late51 models cover a mixed range of subject!!. with
an A\<eling· Barford Masler Pnior road-roller (91 lid), a
PI~1110Ulh Fury sports car (75 lid), an Aslon Marlin DB5
convertible (95 l id), a Beechcraft Bonanza aeroplane
(65 lI d) and anolhe r variation on Meccano's Bedford T K
chassis, a Camol Oil box van (105 6d). D.C.N.
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 NATIONAL MODEL SHOW

Airfix
•
prize
•
winners
A IRFI X Produ.:!5 ran two corn·
petitions on their stand al the
SUCttSSful National Model Show. All
those who purchased copies of Alrfh
Clta]oiues or AIRFlX magazines were
automatically entered for a chance 10
win daily pri'l:cs of Airfix construction
kits up to the ,alue of 175 6d. The fi\'t~
",inners of this conlest were: A.
J)ewinp. 21 Dean SI, Exeter, Dc\on.
Robcrt Probert, 5 Smallstones COllages,
Goathur5t Common, (de Hirr, Se,cn·
oaks, Kent. Charles Thomas, The
Ha\'cn, 7 Ash Green, Spnngfield,
Chelmsford, Essex. Slephcn Slubbs, 23
Dorcheslcr Rd, Northolt Park, Gret'n.
ford, Middlt, A. W. Williamson, 31
Main SI, RUlherglen, Glasgow. n,.. A{,fix SIGilli '\'US Ih(' first /0 Iw competing for daily prizes of motorised
In addit ion, those who purchased 1';.1';'1'(1 by Stirling Moss u/ttr Ihe Qpenill6 conversion kits. and an o\'eralJ prize
urt'mony. 17ris picturt' sho ..s him slor- of an Airfi-< MR 185 Motor Racing set.
Airlb: products al the Show were radrl/( axaitw It'n-rt'Qr-old Marlin Moson
thereby entitled 10 try out the motor Entrants had to answer a simple qu~
on Ihe Air{i.\ MolOr RlJ(illlt /U)"oul, .. lwre
meios circuit on the Ajrli _~ stand, ht' sho ..."t"t/ a /run inlt'ft'sl in IM cars. and gi\e a slogan for Atrfix in not more
than ten ... ords,
Daily lIo'inneB of Ihis competition
were: R. Oclahay, 95 Queen Adelaide
Court, Pcngc, London, SElO. Ed
Flavin, 133 liarley St, London, WI.
Nigel Jackson,:52 Farnaby Rd , Bromley,
Kent , D. Murri11s, 1J4 Stroud Crescent,
Putney Vale, London, SWI5. Keith
Seume, Willowdene, Firacre Rd , Ash
Vale, Nr Aldershot, Hants. Best o\'erall
entry came from Andrew Price, 8
Dellwood Gdns, Oayhall, Ilrord, Essex.
The motor racina quiz quest:ons (with
the answeB in brackets) were as foUows:
(I) Who won this year's Jndianapolis
500 mile raoe ? (Jim Dark}, (2) Who was
last year'S World Cbampion drh-er'?
(John Surtoes). (3) How many times has
Jim Oark ....on the World Racing
Championship'? (Twice). (4) Who has
Popular feo/llre of the Airfix sland at the Show was a military la)"QIIt comprisingu number won more World Championship tit les
0/ model com·ersioru n!(u/e by A IRflX m0/tllzllle's miliwry modellillg correspolldellt, than any other driver? (Juan Manuel
C. O. Ellis, The {O)"OlIt /eatllred 11 beach heml ~l"ith Brilish troops 10nfling on German·held Fangio). (5) Which Grand Prix tealll
territory, Part of the 10)"0111 is sho ....n in Ihis picture. does Graham Hill drive fo r ? (OR M).
AJRFIX mlcuine
"
First-hand information
s an cx.ccnlurion crewman, I can
A :Issure )'01.1 that they do ha\'e
rollers behind the idler and in front of
the sprocket. Perhaps the trouble
comes from the fact that the)' are
only half as wide as the four normally
~".
I ha~e scvcrfll photos showing them
on all marks (I ",as on Mark Ills) up
10 Mark X.
On my own model I have solved il
by simply cementing half of the firth
roller supplied in the kil , behind the
idler.
I thinl: C. O. Elli,', articles arc
excellent and I have made most of
his convcrsioru:, I have just finished
making a Tiger [I and am very pleased
with the wull. It was built from the
Panther and Tiler kiu and a Bellona
print. Can anyone help me b} supply-
ing April and May, 1964, articles on
the Stalin and a.ssaull gun?
Finally I might &ay .... t arc doing
,",cll for German models; .... hat about
a Crusader, Matilda, Valentine, Crom-
well. Comet? lt'l about time us
' Ian~des' got the 50lme service as the
aircraft fanl , who get at least one
new kit a month. An yv..a y keep it up
Airfix.
C. Clurt, llull, Yo ru.
Centurion rollers
may be penniUed to reply to
I J:'MrI Leader Cramer, who disagreed
with me in your August issue, I would
mention the following.
The 1\000 steel rollers each side were
filled , a ~ described, on the majority
of Mark II I tanks in my Unit ill
1954-6.
The recent boollel on '8ritlsh
Anny Vehicles and Equipment-
Annour', by R. E. Smith, has pkoto-
graphs oC two Mark V. and a Mark
VII Ccnturion clcarly showing these
rollers. On the Olher hand, a Mark 11
in the 50lme book has a 11«1 roller in
front of the sprocket only. This is
similar to a few oC the older tanls
that I can recall and suggests Ihat fint
Oc;tober, 1965
one, and then t\OoO steel rollers "ere
tried out on Mar" lis or early Mark
li b and filled on all subsequent
models.
Nonnan F. Bradley,
Upper Bn' inlOIl, Ilcrerord.
Quarter scale DH-4
U NDER the heading oC ' More lor
aircraft modellers' (Alllnx maga·
line, August), it is stated that a model
is manufactured of every aircraft
presented in the Profile Publications
with the exception o( the D II-4.
Aurora has had a fine t scale model
of the DH-4 (or many years.
J ail! ", H . Suge, DinClor,
IPl\.tS - USA, Dalla~, Te).8S.
Best yet
Y OUR military modelling
pondent, C. O. Ellis has
COlTC$'
had
many good anicles in th~ pasl, but
his article on the assault ,um in the
AugusI number is in my opinion hIS
best. The pictures were very interest-
mg, the dra\Oo ings clear and the lut
most infonnati\'e. Onc small mlsta"e
- the Sd K£z 142/ 1 came into aClion
in spring, 1942, not I94J as in the
article. '
The Sd KCz 142/2 had no muzzle
brake on \'ehiclea built from 1944 and
the rest of the .....ar. I hope that Airfi\.
\Ooill produce the Panzer IV !lOOn in
onler for us to build the minimum o(
J) conversions Mr Etlis, with his
great ta lent, can describe.
A xe l Duckert Jr, Copenhage n,
Dellllm rt.
Making 'sea'
I WAS wondering if you could possibly
Jive me any advice on how to make
an imitation 'sea' for a Dying boat?
1 recently bought one of the Airfix
Sunderland Dying boots and upon com-
pletion I decided to dispense with the
landing ccar and make a 'sea' for it to
rest on. I cut a board, slightly laracr than
the Dying boat, and poured a mixlun of
plaster of Paris O"'er it, but I was unable
10 mould it into any shape as it dried too
quit"'y. I did not give up here as I was
detennined to mount the plane, over
which I had tuken much time and care
constructina-
This time I laid down fine wire and
shaped a 'sea' out of this wire. I poured
plaster of Paris over il, but again I was
unable to work it. As a last resort I laid
down a layer of putty on a fresh board.
Unfortunately this did not work either,
as the putty would not harden eoough
nor would it stick to the board.
1 don't know whallo do now as I am
determined that l 'lt have my Sunderland
mounted on a 'sea' one way Of another.
I have already wasted quite a bit of
money trying Oul these idCM. Apart
from that the mess I made was terrible--
plaster of Paris stickina C\'eI)'Where, and
everythina: Slinking of puny! If you
could suggesl any way lhat is simple and
not complicated I would appreciate it
very much indeed.
P. C. \Vorma... capeTOWD, South Africa.
We how oflO~ motkJ/us who hQI"e
had slICUn M·/th maklq 's~' from
t:rinkltd CdlopJlQlIe, using M'hile paint to
touch in Muve creSfI and _ke.1. - Ed.
Out of mischief
A FTER two
modellin,
Of Ihree years of plastic
(larICly, but not ex-
clusively. Airfb:) plus regular reading
of your mapzine, I have come almost
10 take for ,mnted the repeated tributes
to value, accuracy and quality which
appear from lime to lime. Far from
resting on their laurels on the strength
of these plaudits, the firm have continued
to introduce new kits at a rate that has
induced misgivinlS in at least one man
Jest the supply of fresh prototype ideas
be exhausted- not that advice in this
matter is in shorl supply!
Uowever, I have come acr0S5 a facet
of the activity so far quite unsU3pcct.ed
and in a place where it was uoexpc:cted,
to put it mildly. For me, modelling
perforce tails off in the spring. to be
replaced by \egctable gardening opera-
tions, house painting and preparalions
for the annual 'expedition', and my
COIIlifUU!d 01/ nut page
61
 Letters to
the EditorContinllrd
mind beool'T'leS filled with things like
wide open spaces, heather, hills and
streams.
This year ran true 10 (ann, and mid·
July found me on the A9 en route for
Inverness and points beyond. Coming to
Avicmorc, I stopped (or a few pur-
chases and went (or an idle look into
the outtiuers' shop full of ~indprOOr5,
l11inproofs. knobbly boots, ski gear and
the like, just IS one would expect in
the main ski resort for the Cairngorms.
Then, to my grea t surprise, I saw 11
tray full of Airlill kits, only the smaller
ones in envelopes admiucdly, but
Airfix kits nonetheless. I conltTICnted on
this 10 the manager who said, 'Oh yes,
t do a fair Inlde in these among the
campers. They keep the children OUI of
mischief in bad weather.' My unspoken
thought was 'Aimx kits keep many other
than children out of mischief',
Is there no limit 10 the long arm of
Aimx'! My next excursion 10 lhese
parts may "'~lIlak~ the fornl of findin&
out JUSI how far north or off tile beal~n
lra~k one must go to shicl, ~roft or
bothy before mention of the name
prodllCe5 only a blank slare!
J . Slilwdl, Croydon, SWTty.
Is this a record?
I Nzine,the D.JuneG. issue of Anti 1\ maga-
Palmer said he had
a model Halifa1 bomber ",hich had
spent 13,000 hours in the air. lie said
he thinks this is a record.
I have a Lanca5t~r "'hieh has had
four rears ·nlght·. It has lost all ia
guns, three propellers and one aileron.
I feel Ihis is quite an achievement. as
the model was not ~'ery .... ell made in
the fint plate!
T . Ilc" 'clt, I~ro:ld~tair"li, KI.' ... .
Exhaust markings
CONGRATULATIONS on theAirfix
model of tile Calalina, which 1
com-etled to the USN version as
descri bed in your December, 1964, issue.
One tip I ..... ould like to pass on 10
other modellers cono:rns the makina of
exhaust 'smears' on model aircraft. This
is done while the paint is still .... el. I-I old
a bumina candle about an inch or $0
under the part which is 10 be blackened
(being careful that the name does not
set fire 10 the wet paint) and, starting
from the cod of the exhaUSl, mo\"C. the
"
candle backwards, gradually moving
faster so that the blackened area tends
to fade out. It is best to test for a few
times first on scrap plastic.
lan Gowling, Addaide, South Au:stntli:a,
Stencilled swastikas
HAVE been reading tile letters in
I the July copy of AIRflX magazine,
and .... ou!d like to pass on to Eric A.
Stags my melhod for overcoming the
lack of s"'1I5likas for the German air_
craft kits.
For my kits I make two s....~.Istika
stencils. one slightly smaller than the
other. Using the larger of tile two, I
paint a ",hite swastika on the aircraft.
When the paint has dried, I place lhe
smaller steocil exactly in the middle of
the white swastika and paint il in black.
This givcs a black s..... astika with a white
outline.
There seems to be an acute shortage
of Jap.1ncse ain:rart. The only onc I
have been able to purchase in the Airfi\(
range is the Zero. and I hope that other
Japanese aircraft kits will be manu-
factured by Aimx.
lan R. Nell'bery, Foston, Ilerts.
Pointing canopies
Wrnl rcf.:rence to the letter from
Andrew Oxley (August issue) I
find Ihat a matchstick. suilabl)
sharpened then dipped in paint of the
appropriate colour. is the best method
I kno .... of painting canoP1CS. as the
short length of the matchstick doe!
a"a}' .... ith shaking of the hand. This
method is beller than painting "ith
a brush as this usual!) has a stra) hair
",hich tends to give an e1tra line.
Alan McKrnnll, G I :I~j;t(lw, \\ 2.
RAAF Liberators
1Nmagazine,
the December, 1964, edition of your
R. M. Algar gave some
details of a Liberator of the RAAF. I
would like 10 add a few more detai ls
about this aircraft, (MJ- \V) and some of
its sister ships.
Firstly, MJ-W was not a 0-24J but a
0-241-1 . Secondly, lhe olive drab panel
extended from the cockpit to the middle
of the astrodome, and thirdly the black
'V' formation sign was in a horaonlal
position, such Ihat il5 base: ended just
forward, and was as wide as, the fire-
nash. Unfortunately, I could not find
outlhe serial number.
A72-38 was coded G R-G to slarboard
and G-GR to pon. T1le G .....as between
the waist gun pos.ition and roundel, as
was the W in MJ-W. A72-38 also
carried the 'V' formation sign, but ill
position was reversed - the fin flash and
base of IIle 'V' was to the fore of tile fin.
No fin nash was carried on the inside of
the fins.
Another Liberator was GR, a B24H,
the codes GR being carried aft of the
beam positions. I1 had no 'V' formation
sign, the fin flashes were forv.-ard on the
outer fin faces and none ....-as carried on
the inner faces. The beam positions were
all pef$ptX.
On all three aircraft, the pitol tubes on
the nose ""'ere not carried; in just what
position they carried them I do not
know. (A72-38 wasa B241-1 also, and she
and GR had oliye drab panels the same
as MJ-W.)
G. Cock, Ad('iaide, Soutb Au:strali.a.
Ditched!
ONkittheboxfront of the Airfix Walrus
is shoy,n a scene depict-
ing an airman being re$tued in his
dinghy, while in the background his
plane is sinling. I ha ve thought of a
.....ay tn sho ..... this scene in model
form.
A base is covered with pull) to give
a 'sea' effect. Before this is dry, Ihree
things must be done. The first is to
place Ihe Walrus on the 'water', also
a dinghy from the US Marines ..... ith
a con\erted Spitfire pilot in it and,
finally. the tail of a broken Spitfire
or a pit'Ce oC the .... ing.
If )OU do not .... ant to use the rcst
of the Spitfire )OU can jusl place the
.... hole Spitfire in and put piec('S of
putty as 'lapping .... a\cs' against il.
For added realiJl1l, the Spitfire CIon be
passed o\er the name of a candle 10
ghe it that 'burnt-ou\' look and, of
eOl1r1C. the sea must be paintcd.
My father and 1 are \eI)' keen Air-
Ih modellers and .... ould like 10 sce
some Japanesc armour and/or some
Brilish military vehicles from the
't .... cnties to Ihe late 'th irties.
I'uul Cha loller. R(' bingIOIl, Ch('shi re.
Pen-friends wanted
TIlE (oIlowinll .... adetl ha"" w""en w .IIe
~dllor r«t"eslinll pen·rr~nd •. Mike Mac.o.llis·
", 116). of H2 B Mountain v~w. Glcndora.
C." ornbt 91740. US" ....... Id like • I><'n.fr~nd
in t:nllland. JoItn Sha.. (12). of .J.4 Made"ne
S,,,,",, . Melbourne. Victori.. ""$lralia. is
int<'reoled in correoPO<l<lin, ..."h an En,I .."
",..,kllcr who ....""Id be ... il" ... 10 ueha",.
.i",ran modelo.. Go.ind G . Gradlil, of 10177
Un""'lUIpr Pan lit. ()lIP Colony. GtOHpon
(Wat" IIombay 62 . trod, • • "&nU. pen-friend in
Enttl.n<l. wuh whom "" can e""han... "irll.
ki" for Indian handic:nons. boob. etc. John
s.........n. of talSpeldh" ....t Road. Sou.llboroup..
"' ..... . ...... Id lih .. S,ol1l. 11 pen-pat q.od 1~12
_ho 11 inlftUled in mooJel pt ........... inl,. WWl.
M ark .... n .... (Ill. ~roft lane. Easi"._
"old. York-. ..""Id hle! a pm_rriend. t><ef~bI,.
.. &o.land or Norlhern Irdand, who is in.creotcd
Mo pial.", _ a;",ran ....... p tol"""'-inI: and
mooJel ""'die..... InlOftStcd readers .re inviled .0
a.abl"II <,,,,,n&Cl di....,.. al I"" a<l<l_ Ji't1L
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 Warship modelling
by C. O. ELLlS 'Ajax' cruiser con '
T HOUGH the uandf'r class cruisers
were not subjected to the drastic
re<:onstructions of some other warships,
all the ships in thc class had the usual
wartime alterations to improve' their
AA armament, add radar, and generally
bring them up to date. Typical modi-
fications were made to Ajax herself and
to Achilles-now the Indian Navy ship
Delhi- which are the subjects of thi,
month's conversions.
Brieny. I have chosen these two
models from something like a dozen
possible variations on the Lealldet'
class theme. All these vessels differed
from each other in detail, and there
would be no reason why the enthusiast
shouldn't make up the wholc class from
the basic Airfix kit. All the necessary
alterations for the two models, shown
here arc given under the picturtS. I hav~
actually made INS Df'lhi rather than
Achilles but, if you want Achillf's in the
Aoo\'e : Delhi model under construction: study this picture in conjunction Wilh thf' (etlertd
1944-45 period, just foHow the instruc- key belo ..... Z-Saw off X IlIrre.! barbeue. Cover X glln deck Wilh thin card. Discard
tions, fitting quadruple pom-poms X turret . Y-Saw off the cataplllt moullling from the midship deckhouse. Then cover
instead of the twin Bofors mounts. tliis whole slructllre with aftYil1K deck 20 IIIm x27 mm. For Achilles or D<:lhi, pre-19SB,
Achilles had a flying deck above Ih~ m01l1ll lorpedo tubes and square-off fo'c's'le break. Delhi, post-19S8, plate in sides.
torpedo tubes, but the tubes wer~ X-For Achilles mount sf'archfight platforms on funnel. For Delhi omit S/L plalforms
removed by the I ndian Navy a few and plug ltxating slots. Add mainl/'nance plalforms, WIT aerials, and steam pipf'S from
years b<lck and the resulting space was fuse wire. W-A(ld deckhouse between 4 ill gUlls each side. See drawings/:O! shape.
V-Add directors for 4 in gll/IS in each lower bridge wing. Add bulwarks r01ll1 plalforms
plated over, giving a much longer Un: wilh paper strip. U-Add parabolic aerial 10 high pylon and mOlln( this to overhang rear
to the fo'c's'le. My model shows this, bridge on a scrap pla5lic plalform. T- Add radar aerial to director conlrollower.
but for Achillf's mount the tubes as Omit rangefinders from bridge and substitute S/ Ls (43, 44). S-Golley snwkestack
usual and leave off the side plating. is distineth'f' on this ship. Fit as shown. D-Slrips 10 represent duper wind baffles in
These points apart, Delhi has not Delhi. Below: INS Delhi model. Twin Bofors mounts are sited 011 X gun deck and each
altered much since World War 2. Even side of flying (Ieck. Also IWO sl!1gle mOllnts are sited each side of bridge at B gun deck
the search radar aerial on the tall pylon level. Note Carley life-rafl positions and addllion of tripod legs 10 malnmast (afl).
dates from 1944, and on the model is
taken from a Tigf'! kit and mounted 0:1
a Sherman kit gun barrel (left over
from a conversion) to a height of
12 mm. De/M is now painted the usu~1
light grey, but as Achilles in 1944 she
was ~"Cry light grey all over, with a.
rectangular blue panel reaching half
way up the sides nod stretching from
the forward edge of A turret to the
after edge of Y turret on each side.
For Achilles at the time of the River
Plate action, look at the prototype
picture. At this period she differed very
little from Ajax, and in this condition.
she would make an excellent 'COIT_- Koy to drawinSI' A-Deck ho~.e b.I,.,(" 4 I"
(""'_ Make dtpth 4 mm. B-lIlrh "",I. di,telO'
panion' model for anyone building up a /1Jr 4 ill fUJl#. C_ Wa,."i/lt 8u'fau ,adar M,Wfor
Aju. D-Po,oboIi<: WS radiJ, aerWfor Achillesl
'River Plate' set. Main points of Delbi. E--Twl,. &/0.. "''''/tIt. U•• r>£Cr liI,..
difference include the absence of a .tUt p<Uk or MI/ ofquad Bcfor. "."",.1 from Nebon
HI. For Delh, ()Itf),. F-O. ,/ikon.lO mm ""''''Ili,.,.

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bulwark on the starboard side of the
C"" b. "prtsMled by m',. from kI' wi,h fo~'
main deck abreast the catapult, the ba".I. r.mo ••rI; or use 'Qua'U O/scrap ploS/le 10
flying deck already mentioned, and the K r.pr.u"~ co •• "d 'Ha"",.. O--Oa/lq smok.Stack
far Achilles/Delhi. J - W"",IItI alr radar atrial.
square cutaways forward of the torpeda Fil a/<ac," ".••.,~ad. K_f.,Q.,~, partern WA " ..lid
tubes. In HMS Ajax these,are angled. for Dtlhi. All full ,Ir•.

78 AIRFIX magazine
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versions
The rangefinders and searchlights are
sited in the lower bridge wings, as in
AJax, but there is a high angle director
abaft the main director. On the model.
you could use one of the HA directors
from the Warspile kit, or you could use
onc from Tiger with the radar aerial and
vision blister removed.
Ajax, as she appeared in 1944, was
much more c1uuered than she appears
in the Airfix kit. I'oints to watch, shown
in the pictures, include the tripod legs
added IQ the mast- taken from a
Suffolk kit in this instance-the pom-
poms on each side aft of the crane, and
the boats stowed in the former catapult
position. I took the quadruple pom-
poms from Cossack kits, but if you
don't have these available I suggest that
you make up these mountings from
scratch in balsa or scrap plastic. Use
the Cossack mounting as a pattern.
The Carley life·mfts on the sides and
top of each turret were also distinctive
in Ajax. I took. these from a Suffolk k.it,
which is being converted for a fmure
article. In fact, I would commend new·
co~r:s to war:ship modelling to buy one
or two kits purely fo r cannibalisation.
Models like HMS Suffolk are worth
their weight in spare parts . if nO! in
gold. One final point about Aiax is that
she was finished in a dark grey hull with
tight grey upperworks. This was a
standard pattern for Mediterranean
Fleet ships at this period.
Photog raphs of um/der and Orian of
Ihis class appear in lan Allan's book
'War:ships of World War 2' which r
commend to anvonc interested in
reading more about the 'Leander' clas.~.
Tht Ajax con~trsion almoJt compU-le. Oerfikon AA mounlings are /it/I'd in the various AIRCRAFT MARKINGS
platforms aft, NOlI' the use of the spare pan 69 from the Delhi cOIIVf!rsion. Quadruple
pom-poms are jilled in the wings of the after platform; two OerUkons art mounled right
aft inside a square gun position, also a featurt of Achilles in 1944-45 . .&at stowage
P ROFILE publications have stepped
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differs from Achilles. Seaboals (58, 59) art //Irned in as supplied in kit. At sea they 10 Six each month. TheSe interesting
WQuld be hallging Ollt over ship's side; this cun be done by reversing tht davils if desired. and informative booklets are of im-
measurable va lue a$ a SOurce of reference
fOI' markings and specification details.
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Surrey,
November, 1965
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