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There's the ‘grown - albeit slightly —for the plus extended articles on new second in our ‘standalone’ series ninth consecutive year. The products that aren't subject to of articles, which describes the independent Audit Bureau of the same space constraints as history and use of Canadian ‘stu Fone, Editor Circulation has certified that AMW's print version. Miltary Patter vehicles. I'you're stuart foneakeypublishing com AMM/ averaged 16,298 soles per issue (Jan ~ Dec 2022), This bucks the trend of a ‘general sales contraction in the wider publishing industry, so we're happy to have maintained our position as Europe's bestselling monthly modeling magazine [As such, there's no better time to subscribe to AMW, ‘especially as this s the last month where we't be offering a imited.time subscription deal for an Eduard 172 Spitfire Mk with aftermarket adaltions, so ‘grab it while you can, ‘Atornatively, not only does a ‘subscription to our website, KeyModelWorld.com, give ‘access to each issue in pa form ee Sieve srenntunsinon Steve Gave, Cee MedDeagner Seay oases . onus SSeratmpe vse Semmgoeyaceptanervnto pistes Tnmacant a US ‘ruta dredonsymeraeea esr oniy \stcmenS ‘nrc kangen try lea nia PS Seatetoauemedcraos ae oo ‘busvess AND MANAGEMENT Somovsoetomemuepetenacn — Ureamshre ESWC F (U4) store Fnoen ) Rucoapeect pimdap cn osan inet ct ag =e a eam feito recto KeyModeWorid.com ‘Altfx Mode! World 3‘The latest from the world of scale modelling, including recent Airfix Starter Set releases, Kotare Models’ new 1/32 Spitfire Micla and MasterX's resin Junkers 40 46 foatplane, Show Guide Our handy at-a-glance ‘uide to model show dates in 2023. FreeGift Here's your last chance to subscribe to AMW and receive Eduard's 172 Spitfire MicIKe with Space 30-clecals and PE seatbelts, worth £21 ON THE SHELF Books Aircraft Military Figures Decals Accessories Display Case ‘Olg-school and new-too! meetin an aireraft-focused edition of our monthly reader feature. 4 Airfix Model World KeyModetiord.comFEATURES 14 Intermediate Build — Tempest Brewing Produced in cllaboration with Eduard, Special Hobby’s 148 Hawker Tempest Mkilis sure to whip up a storm, as il Clerk discovered when building this Centaurus-engined variant Out and About - Brilliant Bovington Malcolm V Lowe reports on a successful model event held over the weekend of February 1112 at The Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset Intermediate Build — Armed Can World War One specialist Mikae! Terfors turns his attention to ‘an early armoured fighting vehicle inthe form of MiniArt’s 1/35 Astin Armoured Car 3rd Series, Figure Build — For Vendel! A neat addition to ts range of 116 historical figures, CM's ‘9th Century Viking is built and painted superbly by Johan ‘Augustsson, whose Swedish heritage informs the project. In Focus — Made in Canada! Ina standalone history piece, Steve Guthrie explains the background te the Canadian Miltary Patter vehicles used by Allied forces during Werld War Two. Advanced Build - Haphazard Hun Replicating a well-worn Royal Danish Alr Force F-100D Super Sabre leads Kev Baxter to combine Tamiya’s kit with Blackbird Models wings and a high-level paintjob, Out and About — Hinckley ‘Homecoming’ Leicestershire town Hinkle once again hosted the East Midlands Model Show, an event thal provided AMM's Stu Fone with 2 welcome familar feting. Exclusive Build — Gutersiéh Recce This month's cover build is an examination of Altix’ re-worked Haviker Hunter, with atest-shot ofthis FGA, S/FR.I0/GA.Mt boxing constructed by Dean Large. In Focus ~ Army Co-Op Specialists As an accompaniment othe blld of Alfics Hunter FRAO as an alrrame from the un, Andrew Thomas explores the Nstory of the RAF's IV (AC) Squadron Basic Build — Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake, ker’s Van Heller's new-too! 1/24 Renault Estafette is kneaded into the form of a French bakery vehicle, as Oleg Makhortov builds the first new kit rom a firm with a point to prove. 84 Basic Build — Rising Sun ‘Sally’ Peter Fearon tackles the newly tooled 1/72 Mitsubishi Ki21-b Sally rom ICM, with thi offering from the Ukrainian frm fing an important market niche. WIN Se ete patos Seen stereos KeyModeWori.com ‘Airfix Model World 5NESS STARTER SET AND VINTAGE CLASSICS ons AIRFDCS RECENT releases continue the fms beginner focus, witha pat of starter sets combined for a"Then and Now package plus the re-issue of popular World War One and Two fighter aircraft ~ alin V72. ‘The former (A50190) contains ‘the Spitfire MkVe and F-358 Lighting i along with glue, pats and brushes. Being starter kits, Individual releases. fone scheme, for an airframe flown ‘Accompanying the two kts bby NAP 2IC Yoshiro Hashiguchifrom ‘are eight Humbrol acrylic paints Ballin 1942. These real for 11.99 providing al the relevant colours, and £8.99 spectively. ‘along with a small tube of Poly With the Vintage Classics releases ‘Cement and wo paint brushes there's eal nostalgia on offer with (Sizes Oand ), Decals covera 91. the return ofthe fist ever Dogfight ‘Sqn Spitfire and 617 SqnF-35-in Double combination of Fokker the latter case, as builtfor AMWI51.__Ox and Bristol F28 (AOZ141V) June 2023's cover feature, This is which comes with the original ‘super litle package, offering wo Jagdgeschwader Ind 39 Squadron ‘complate starter sets and alltha’s markings respectively. The fsa needed to build them allforthe offerings the Brewster Butflo ‘great value of just £29.99, (202050V) kt, whieh recently For the re-elenses, these are _colebratedits 50th anniversary 0s divided equal between recent withthe original elease, there Is products and Vintage Classes. a choice between a camouflaged “The first provide an FAF-A Wildest RAF machine nd yellow-winged US (8020708)-with markings for Navy airframe. Both kits are priced ‘Operation Torchin French North at $10.99. [Arica and the Pacific Theatre's ‘More information can be found {Guadalcanal— plus a Mitsubishi at wweraitfo.com and www, [AGM Zero (AOIOOSB), which has keymodelworld.comlaitix these ae deal as stepping stones between the Guickbuid series and “standord offerings, with a simplified breakdown and provision for ‘mounting each ona ‘shadowstyle™ stand. On opening the box there's @ neat way:style inner container, ideal for keeping unused pars in one place; the kts are bagged separately ‘and the parts are identical tothe NEW JUNKERS FLOATPLANE BY MASTER-X (CZECH MANUFACTURER MasterX has released resin its ofthe fascinating Junkers Ju 46 shipaunched postalfloatplane. _(MX722401) being examined here. seams have been neatened, ‘There are four boxings, with the Its arguably the most appealing _Decalwise, these are thin - and Ju A6hi D-UBUS Europa edition visually as it wears a fetching fed thankfully so, given they need to ‘and aluminium tery, with codes adhere toa corrugated surace, ‘onthe wings and fuselage, I's an Last, there are two trestles with all-esin kitand you cant help but shaped ends (matching the be impressed with the one-piece pontoons’ profile) on which to tradamore sn coreg. eppening sutect ss ot ssseenonelterypes me omer vege de arupiloe needs the anlage thea omet nde octal bamsrinesutmadamet lesiooste ome ts Senate ccmceenstaitenh stunts tesowneton: bss Spplec. erg tn tem cool nyorten Vw yourheud Sioeeundyolonenarber — beststwogsret fete ‘an pei corte boterda supped te box Junkers Ju.46hi “Europa” omedisued aok. efor matsraece x 7224 resin conversion set 172) | are suostantial single castings ‘and should look good once their View More Onfine oymodetworécommasterx 6 Airfix Model World KeyModetiorid.comNEWS | Latest updates MEET THE FLY NAVY HERITAGE TRUST 1148 scale Sea Visen XP924 i te marin 899 Naval Ar Squacron as owned by Navy Wings. THE CHARITY behing Navy Wings, the Fly Navy Hertage Trust, is working to preserve Britain's great aviation heritage. itrelies on public donations to support its workin maintaining, presenting and fying an Unrivalled collection of historic Brtsh naval irra. ‘The chanty’s objectives ace to educate members ofthe public in the istry, tactions ‘and explots of the Feet Air ‘rm and history of Royal Navy vation generally to nspce. by promoting and asplaying histor aeraft anc the efficiency and effectiveness of aviation inthe Royal Navy: and to remember, by rowing a living memoria an tibuteto the men and women who have flown, maintained oF Contributed in ary way to the ‘operation of arratin the fleet hs fondraing efforts are supported through many activities events srcraft ‘experiences, lectures and thing ‘lispays, wth the Trust working ‘alongside the Royol Novy Historic Fgh, sharing assets to ‘mutual bene, became involve with the Fly Navy Heritage Tt in 201 after ‘chance meeting and since then has built several models forthe chatty, for auction or ta support Trust cisplays. Having enjoyed the hobby for 25 years, twas ther as tems Tightbut moment fr Phil ashe could make models for pleasure and donate them to a chanty that benefits from thelr sale via a series of bling vations on ts wedste, anyone i interested in finding out more about Navy Wings, or wants to support their etons, further deals ore at: navywings.org.uk This article was frst published inthe international Pastic Modelers Society ‘magazine ~ thanks to Editor Dave Berryman for forwarding Iefrre-publication VALIANT WINGS’ COMPLETES THE LANCASTER STORY HAVING DELIGHTED modelers with Airframe & Miniature ‘No.20 The Avro Lancaster (Part) S00 AMWISI June 2023 for a full book review = Valiant Wings is about to release the second volume, ‘which addresses the type's considerable post-war service. 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With 272 pages, this Isa weighty tome, and includes familar sections on technical information, camouflage and markings (including colour Profiles, pull-out scale drawings and @ series of model build articles, Airframe & Miniature 1No.21 The Avro Lancaster (including the Lancastrian) Part _2willeetail fr £28.95 and is availabe ccs rom ww valiant wvings.co.uk Buikd Your Dream! es me De conan ay omar eee ec Leta Pee een ae‘THE FIRST kit from Katare -the Now Zealand fm formed from ‘ecWingnut Wings employees — has arrived, in the shape ofa large-scale Spitfire Mita, ‘Coming withthe high-qualty, Information: packed instructions akin to Wingnut offerings, the Spitfire Mkt (Mic) offering (32001) otters four grey runners and one clear, fora total parts count of 17 These include optional Rtol and de Haviland propellers, two different wireless controllers and plot's seats with/without Suton Type K hares otal, visible through openiiosed canopy and cockpit door. ‘Another impressive feature is that Kotare has represented the slightly uneven surface ofthe rea aircraft = whieh were of course hand-made — resulting in iappedt panel joins and Imperfect resuts in places. Ketare has also included interior wing and ‘uselage framework, plus a full wing spar. Another neat feature, echoing ‘that ofthe fullsize airframe, is that Kotare has provided raised rivets on the rear fuselage, buthas chosen to depict the wartime practice of puttying and sancing flush rivets on the forward fuselage and wings. However, no engine is supplied — ‘while disappointing, modellers can't treat a powerplant as given aspect ina it of this scale, 8 Airfix Model World ‘The cockpit provides whats arguably some ofthe best detail lever seen on a Spitfire or any other type for that matter. Althe aivrat's leademark for arrangement ‘and cockpit ames are rendered Dbeoutiuly, although the ater, as with other Spitfire kits, have recesses forthe lightening holes the instructions show where to ‘lear these witha dilbit. high degree of refinement is evident on ‘tho contol column and attondant ‘levator control nkage. Ina est, Kotare afer ul sigglg’ ilustrations, showing where you KOTARE’S 1/32 SPIT HITS can add your own wire to emulate contrllines and hamess anchor. ‘The type's internal are chutes are provided for positoning behing ‘the soat frame, and the mount leven has the requisite holes that ‘through if deste. KeyModetorid.comSeperate ailerons and levators are supplied, the latter ‘mouied in one piece (each halves too) stitching detail Isevident on al tying control surfaces. Oe interesting move {and potentially another ist is thatthe wing filets are moulded a8 incviual tems. ‘Busy undercarriage bays are formed from walled’ inserts that slot ont the wing spar, while plenty of work has gone into the halved mained, featuring openings between the five spokes pls weight flattened tyres Propellerwvise, the shape of {g04, along with the spinners. Ejector exhaust stacks come inhalves but, surisingly, you have to open the ends yourself {or greater authenticity ‘The 350 x 210mm decal sheet isa busy afar, with all instrument panel cal, plenty of stenciling, gun port patches (holed and solid) and even gas detection patches. Thin, lossy markings for tree Battle of Britain aframes are supe, ai wearing Dark Earth/Dark Green; one has spit biack and others wear elther Sky Type S or Duck Egg Blue. Some modellers may question the colour employed forthe fuselage code letter decals they are meant tobe Medium Sea Grey, but arguably look slighty too blue in tone. The options ar: + NBTBOIKL-B Kiwi, Alan Deere, 54 Squacton, May 1940, +“ NBQTTIAZ-H Dirty Dick, KeyModenoridcom NEWS | Latest updates TT ac roi WN +My rn a! Richard Hardy, 234 Squacron, August 1940 = PS495/DWK, Stoney Aol Douglas Corteviohn is/Peter Lentil, 610 Squadron, June: July 1940 The instruction book, besides offering the necessary build stages, azo offers many useful Period photos with annetations and information on the pilots Ktare i to be commended for this resounding leap in Spitfire kit quality, butt wort befor everybody, Priced at US $109.99 direct from wiv, kotare-models.com (or £109.99 via Honnants in the UK), i very much depend on the modellers experience and budget that the company isnt stopping here on the Spit front. tis now taking pre-orders fr a same: scale Mila with esin igure of, 19 Squadron's Brian Lane, plus the relevant markings for his aircraft, and plans fr an early Mita boxing in the future Pel yt ALBION ALLOYS oer oe eee et NOW DISTRIBUTE SMS PAINT Preven g ne 7 “ti Perera ecg ney td + Specially Formulated for the air are Bet ea Ae cerry + Get expert results with minimum effort PS nsec ea Made by the Modeller, For the Modeller COP ESEP ery Pee en seca 3 ST clSHOW GUIDE F322. 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SB StuFone - Editor To order online, or for overseas offers, please visit: Or call +44 (0)1780 4804064 - quoting amwo723 Terms and conditions: Quoted rate is Standard one-year print subscription subscriptions only, paying by Annual Direct Debit Saving is 12 lsues newsstand price plus kt pice UK- £5599, EU - £6999, USA - £7299, ROW - £7599, “Limited time offer while stocks lastINTERMEDIATE BUILD Bill Clark discovers if there’s a storm brewing q 4 with Special Hobby’s newly tooled 1/48, Hawker Tempest Mk.II uring World Wer Two, upgrade; unfortunately this new New prototypes trialled ——_——— D== Techical” arctan was note gretsuccssaferertpowerpatontons. 1 MODEL SEG developments {aS an out-and-out fighter, with The Mark was fitted with the Tampest Ml The Last RAF Radial meantaircaft types its sturdiness instead leading Napier Sabre IV, but the Mk gine Fighter HF Tech Kit were improved astime went _to.a ground-attack platform, featured the mighty Bristol By. Special Hobby ‘on, but newer machines Sir Sydney Camm, Hawiker’s Centaurus V. The Tempest Stock Code: H4827%4 became established from such chief designer, was well aware il and IV was designed to Seale: 148 progressions —of these, the of the aircraft's shortcomings, _take the Rolls-Royce Griffon, Price: £4250 Hawker Tempest is definitely a and anew proposal emerged _but these units were in short ‘Arable trom: \wunspecaiondy.eu case in point. Incorporating the latest design supply as they were required Hawker knew its Hurticane ideas, including a new elliptical for other types. Due to delays could not be developed much wing with a laminar flow crass __in producing the Centaurus, further and certainly not to section. Initially mooted as the production on the new the level of the Supermarine “Typhoon If, se great were the Tempest V entered production Spitfire. Efforts resulted in the changes that the new type was with a trusted but improved Typhoon, which was seen as subsequently re-christened as_24-cylinder Napier Sabre. the potential replacement andthe Tempest Tempest MkVs entered 14 Airc Model World KeyModetWorld.cnfrontline service with the RAF in May 1944, so gained a full ear of active service during World War Two. Being among the fastest Allied piston-powered aircraft, the type was used to ‘great effect in countering the threat ofthe V1 'Doodlebugs’ ‘over mainland England, and In particular the South East and London, {As the war neared its end more Tempests were produced, ‘and these mostly went on to equip the 2nd Tactical Alc Force in northwest Europe. The Tempest was mainly used in the air superiority role though provision was made for it to carry unguided rockets, Tempest Il history As the supply issues encountered withthe Centaurus engine eased, Tempest i's started to be produced, ving too lat for active World War Two service. The type did equip RAF squadrons stationed in Europe, the Fr East and on the Indian sub-continent. From the late 1940s into the early 19505, the Tempest s Gays asa frontine fighter were numbered as RAF frentine units re-equipped with jet ower. This was not though the end ofthe Ml, for in 1947, just as the Indian sub-continent vias achieving Independence the Briish offered Tempest stationed inthe region to newly independent India and its Ryat INTERMEDIATE BUILD | Hawker Tempest MkII | 7 ii _. Impressive fuselage haves andl maining parts were provided on their own Seporate ames. Indian Air Force (RIAF) Following the partition of India and Pakistan and the establishment of the Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF), 35 Tempest Mkils were transferred from the RIAF to the. fledgling RPAF. Due to ther air cooled engines, these aircraft were considered more suitable forthe harsh and hot regional ‘weather conditions than the Spitfires being used by the RIAF at the time, ‘Two RPAF Squadrons were initially formed to operate the type: No. 5 San (which was formerly 1 Sqn RIAF) and No 9 Sqn, both established at PAF Peshawar on August 15, 1947. Their first task was their deployment against rebel tuibesmen in Waziristan By all accounts the type was very popular with both forces’ pilots and grounderew alike. In PAF service, the Tempest Mk. (by then known as FB.2)was proved marvelous is aready an outstanding ht Po % % Airfix Model World 15INTERMEDIATE BUILD A precoloured photoctcned seat tothe but cack (once but, the cock tb unt tone rendy tobe fed int one ofthe feslage halves replaced in the fighter-bomber role by the Hawker Sea Fury — Itself borne of a requirement for a ‘Light Tempest Fighter’ and thus fiting given its ancestry, Special Hobby's kit was delighted when given the opportunity to build this et; Ihad aleady buit a 48 scale Tempest Mil from Eduaros initial MKV kit, itself bearing lite in the way to the company’s more recent MKY. ‘The conversion was enabled by the iesue ofa resin conversion set issued by Model Design Construction (MOC) many years ‘ago. That was then, but now "had an opportunity that was too good to be missed with this new dedicated Mk being avalabe. Furthermore, as ifto challenge ry comfortzone modeling, the Airfix Mode! Wortd editor requested that finish itin a ‘a.wien it came to making changes for the resin engine deta, Dymo tape ws ted to prove shard edge to define were cts were vequite ‘A Ascriing tool was then used 1 cut ‘through the plate an remove the 16 Airix Model Worts Wan vatous intra time to add ther all together. pan Each area ot the cockpit ‘scowl was pated carey wth toate ofthe ‘hace non-RAF scheme! This was fairly uncharted terttory, though the very attractive Royal Pakistan Air Force scheme gave the opportunity to attempt a few new weathering techniques. Special Hobby's boxing of the Tempest Mic was prepared in co-operation with Eduard (ww. eduard.com). It contains eight dark grey runners and two clear frames. {Also supplied is @ selection ‘of resin pats, giving the ‘option of showing one half "a of the massive Centaurus 18-cylinder radial engine. This partis exquisitely etailed, a true testament to the art of resin aftermarket parts and, ithas to be sald, aINTERMEDIATE BUILD | Hawker Tempest Mk1Il Wath the panels removed the fuselage reeded despite my best efor. The mighty ‘Centaurs lenge wos repeated via ‘rceesinly welidetaied far ery rom the first generation On to the build hannants.co.uk}. There is some instrument pane! featured of esin available back when The cockpit was tackled frst..as conjecture as to the exact shade finely eised dial details — my original Mil conversion _—_‘is customary! The kit provides @ used by Hawker on the innards the facings were supplied as was tackled. Techniques in floor, which the Tempest never of Tempests, but the ki’scall- decals. These were applied resin production certainly ‘ectualy had, though it did help out was followed. Atthe same with a good dose of Micro Set have improved over those two hold everything together. Also time, the paint was applied to and Sol (www.microscale.com), decades, and so it should Integral were footwell runners, the fuselage sidewals, talwheel to ensure bedding down and Included isa set of resin front and rear bulkheads, a one- parts and bay. When dry, the _@.3D appearance, but they're wheels, with astonishing tread pee seat, rudder pedals and lower green area was masked not that Visible once within the tal Enhanced weathering control column ang the black upper sections cockpit. Side frames were very will really bring this detallto life. Theoffice' was constructed duly decorated. thin and brittle and elements had Five decal options are provided, in no time and then given, {A photo-etched (PE) metal snapped, Luckily, this was not including three RAF examples, a coat of RAF Grey: harness was also added, detrimental tothe rgiaty of the an RIAF one, and the oneTlbe Green BS3B1c283 (from while the black construction itself, so the parts tackling here, the RPAF. Xtracryiix XAIOIO — wwe pre-painted —_were added when appropriate. [2 \¥ Front ane rear potions combine, capturing te rotting pin forthe propeter assembly Airfix Mode! Worls 17INTERMEDIATE BUILD Al ots something of airighty lump of resin hat is ‘aeded tothe front of Special Hobby'sTompest Paste card was applied to provide supporto the resin ‘trout gape appearing. ‘The modeller has the option to portray one half of the Centaurus engine exposed and mounted in the nose, via open hatches. This isnt a feature that | woule roxmally opt fo, but given the absolutely exquisite resin included in the kit, t would have been a very remiss modeller not to feature these parts ~ and the impressive detail ~ as suggested So, some destruction was required as the access panels need to he removed. These can then be thrown away, as resin replacement panels are provided. Careful removal of the Plastic is required...however, despite best efforts to achieve ‘a neat cut, detail was stil ost on the fuselage edges. This was repaired by adding 0.5mm square strips of Evergreen plastic rod that was then sanded to shape. The resin engine was offered to the plastic and proved how good the tooling was, 3s it fitted perfectly, The opportunity to superglue some support Strips of plastic card to support the resin was taken ~ at the same time, plastic card was added to the exhaust panels to avoid \ Wings and gust Wheel wells were bull using a “see-through series of wal each featucing Teter: Last,the finely detalled surfaces ~ these Two uselage halves fitted Into the upper wing halves \ ‘almost clipped together. An and the Mt was again, perfect. ‘pplication ofthin coment was There are numerous smaller ‘applied to the mating surfaces, latches and catches to be added ‘andthe fuselage took shape. once the walls are in place and 48 Aix Mode! KeyModetWorid.comINTERMEDIATE BUILD | Hawker Tempest Mk1ll Propiets then moved onto the With the lower wing exe any wine wols~ these were bultfem adjustments could be made pero ‘Separate wal” components and ‘fing the upper sectors. Note the Pointed RAF Grey Groen. holes dled for adeing fokats intr, following the application of The cockpit upper cowling afurther coat of RAF Grey slotted effortlessly into its recess, Green, the deta here was but note that the gunsight enlivened by careful localised must be fited beforehand, painting and weathering. At Similarly prior to adding the this stage, holes were driled racial engine's cowiing, the for mounting the rocket ras, unit's front needs to be bonded, The lower one-piece wing ~ this fits on tothe resin engine part was then attached to _ block, capturing the propellers the fuselage, This method “rotating pin’ mechanism. With means any adjustments can be this protruding, the spinner back. attended to at this stage. Inserts plate was then fitted over the for the wing-mounted radiators top. The pre-painted propeller were added andthe upper was superglued on to the resin surfaces were cemented on to ‘pin ~the spinner cap could then the lower example —a problem be added. instructions suggested with some kits ean be the upper the spinner was black on this root join, but here the fit was particular acraf, but further precision itselt. The tailplane and research points to it maybe being separate control surfaces were red... By ths time, though, it was then secured - the modeller can too late to change the hue. choose these to be deployed at ‘A Bempivng he K's magnet, he upper wings were edd wut neutral, buton this model Spray away ‘rest Noe wos requres ot a they were posed slightly Very ile cleaning-up was deployed ust to add more required on the joins infact, no visual interest. filler was used during this build, CL _A.witn he rose empennage and windshie ited! plus appropriate coverage ‘sed whee! wel received fom), 8 cast of overall black primer wes apples KeyModeWord Airfix Model World 19INTERMEDIATE BUILD hand, which lentitselfto a more light grey paint to each and faded final appearance. The spraying small patches, mainly upper surface demarcation was concentrated on the innermost then set with Tamiya tape (www. parts of the panel being treated, hobbyco.net) in preparation for This provided a degree of the underside colour = XA1026 contrast o the surface. A ight Aauee Blue, sanding ofthe model provides ‘With the main shades applied, further distress to the paint It was time to add fading to each end had the added bonus of block colour. This was achieved providing a clean, by adding a small amount of | smooth surface for ‘A. Light grey sin wae applied in random pattems to suggest contastin the Light seam sanding was deemed ' good Idea ~ particularly along the fuselage just to ensure ‘that were no visible lines, The: windscreen was added next and masked ready for paint. The ‘whole model was cleaned with Isopropanol Alcohol (PA), and it ‘was time to fire up the airbrush and compressor. ‘A good solid coat of Mr. Color 1500 Black primer (wor, albionhobbies.co.uk)dilted equally with sel-levelling thinner was applied overall, withthe pre-painted undercarriage bays masked with pieces of sponge. This was allowed to cure overnight and a process of ‘mottling the black surfaces with pale grey shades followed. This ‘was to provide contrast in the final paint coats to suggest some wear and tear, as the model would portray a Tempest FB2inits last stint of active service, with considerable weathering and fading. enhanced by localised dry: ‘Small sections, including access brushing with sliver paint. panels and the edges of wing ‘The upper surfaces were now walkway areas received a fine ready for their main colours, coat of sliver. This in tuin would First was Xtracrylix’s XAI009 have small dots of masking RAF Middle Stone followed by | racy XAI008 fluid added, to be removed ‘the same company’s XAI002 RAF Mee Sone wos later, to suggest chipping. This ark Ear 1c450, The | Heist camouflage sha later to suggest chipping, This RAF Derk Earth BS361c450. The | Malmreamadiagastoge inital effect was subsequently latter was airbrushed on free 20 Airfix Model Word8 minimal amount of time. With satisfaction assured that the decals were securely in place, the toning down process followed, As a matt finish was / called for, Revell's Clear Matt 4 “Aqua Colour was diluted 30:70 with an equal ‘mix of IPA and distilea water (with ‘drop or ‘Wo of acrylic retarder) applied. This ‘clear varnish has 2 slight greyish tnt, ‘as such itis an idea! method for suggesting leven more fading. Further wear and tear Initially a wash of Flory ‘Models Dark Diet wash (www, florymodets.org) wes applied. This clay-besed product could be applied thickly over the whole model, allowed to dry, ‘then be washed or rubbed off, depending on how grotty you ‘want your model. thas the bility 0 remain in recessed tall ~in this case, it settied into the rivets and appeared more subtle than pure black. Next was ‘ANIMO-MIG's A.MIG-1001 Afrika Korps Wash enamel, applied along pane! lines anc ciuted with thinners. ‘The undercarriage was tackied ext. All parts were pre-painted ‘and were now ready to be fitted, with the main strut fitting well Each door fits onto its support, with a series of holes and pins the next stage: two coats of Mr Color Super Clear Il UV Cut Gioss Gxi2, This was ‘applied heavily diluted with Mr, Hobby Self Leveling Thinner. Pakistani decals ‘The kit's markings went on ike @ dream, with very ttle setting fuid required, though | have noted ‘light sivering apparent in one of the photos, which I missed upon Inspection of the model. Luckily ~ unlike some of the ‘modern jets for example very ite n the way of stencils was required, 0 the process took e INTERMEDIATE BUILD | Hawker Tempest Mk ‘A The net shace was the some company’s XAI002 RAF Dark Earth 85381450, ‘Lest, XA1026 Azure Blue was sprayed on the okeats undersides. {A Fallowing an application of gloss veneh, dealing could commence ‘fix Mode! World 24,INTERMEDIATE BUILD Humbrol AVOO17 Weathering the model should have hed Pre-painted canopy framework tag was added from red-painted se were fitted, each with relevant ished product Tamiya X-27 Clear Red or X25 can't praise Special Hobby! Clear Green Eduard highly enough, fst of all RPAF Tempests were utlised for providing the modelling world inthe Fighter Bomber role so withtthiskitand secondly for 4 yngercariage pars ~incuting resin wheels - were among the lst items to could carry arange of offensive doing so supremely well Itreally be applied. ‘weapons. In this case the model is good! 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This alows the (Of course, there isthe option ‘opportunity to apply washes to notuuse the resin, and Eduard's ‘enhance the superb rivets and standard boxings will ikely panel nes. omit such parts, in which case What's more, itis very ‘@ novice modeller might fing reasonably priced, certainly _the finer detail to be a good ifthe ‘Overtrees' edition can_—_challenge to improve the skills be sourced. Ill definitely be Inany case, Hawker fans or looking for another Mk.llfor my anyone planning on their own collection. As you mignt have Collection of Camm's finest, ‘A AMMO.MiGs A.MIG- 101 Aca Korps Wash was then applied for fuer ‘auessed by now,| realy liked should find this model a bit am. ‘distness and atying this kit and the bulld. I's ideal for ofa ‘breeze’ 22 Airc Model Wonla KeyModetiord.comaE Sd ean EMT AG) ‘ANA ‘ DUC Copyright © 2011-2023 GasPatchModels Allights reserved www.gaspatchmodels.com Arbrushes.com Airbrush Equipment — Paints & Ac« — Airbrush Training - Servicing . 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Brilliant Bovington he Tank Museum at entitled ‘The Tank Story’, This Bovington in Dorset has allowed clubs and traders to set hosted an annual model up among the genuine military show in one formor vehicles ancl artefacts that are a another for several decades. central feature of the museum’ During 2023, a brace of two-day possessions. The two-day events were planned. The first of gathering attracted a good turn. these took place on the weekend out by the pubic, on a winters of February 1112, and proved to weekend that would otherwise be a successful curtain-raiser for have seen many fewer vistors to this year's extensive season of the venue. ‘model shovrs and exhibitions in The second two-day event will the south of Englang. bbe on September 23-24, Organised by Bovington's Further information about The lnvhouse events team, the Tank Museum and its activities show was mainly situated in the can be found at: recently built indoor display hall _htps:/tankmuseum.org that houses the major exhibition Maleolm V Lowe ‘The Four Comers Modeling Club's members meet rom the our comers at ‘model shows, and emong tho AFVs et Bovingin wae a Tamiya 125 Viena 24 Ait Model World KeyModeltorid.com7