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4 CONTENTS
Model Aircraft Extra
In the Navy!
22 Seafang!
Andrew Root builds the 1:32 Iconicair kit of one of
the last Supermarine propeller-driven fighters
I
t’s a great pleasure for me the first of their post-war exhibitions
to have a trio of classic Fleet and to see a Pucara and Beechcraft in
Air Arm fighters in this issue, Argentine markings and still carrying
namely the Seafang, Sea the scars of war. Just as impressive
Vixen and Wyvern. I have though was walking along the gallery
always had a keen interest bridge into the museum and gazing
in the Fleet Air Arm and its along the RNAS Yeovilton flight line
aircraft, from the first deck at a gaggle of Sea Harriers, still in their
landing to the promise of the Falklands plumage, and the sights
F-35, there has always been and sounds of FRADU Canberra’s and
something special about our Hunters taxying past either for take-off
Royal Navy and its aviation arm. Plus, if you or recovery to the hangers.
can a visit to the Fleet Air Arm Museum and Elsewhere in this issue, we have another fine 46 Colourful Typhoons
Yeovilton is an absolute must, and I must admit build from Angel Exposito with his American Jezz Coleman builds the 1:72 Revell ‘Richthofen’
to making an annual pilgrimage to relish the Spitfire, and an equally impressive Dornier Eurofighter, and Jens Schymura provides some
sights and sounds of carrier aviation. One of ‘Arrow’ from James Cann, along with builds excellent references!
the best memories for me was a trip down to from the irrepressible Jezz Coleman and of
the museum after the Falklands conflict to see course our own Ammo by MIG expert Mario
Serelle. So as always there is plenty to get your
teeth into, and all that remains for me to say
is…
Happy modelling
Andy
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MODEL AIRCRAFT JUNE 2018
5
VOLUME 17 ISSUE 06
29 Model Aircraft Extra
The De Havilland Sea Vixen - Ian Gaskell
builds the 1:48 Airfix Sea Vixen FAW.2
6 Swift Arrow 12 Combat Edge - 18 American Spitfire 26 Cartoon Corsair

James Cann builds the 1:48 Tamiya Westland Wyvern Angel Exposito builds the 1:48 Ari Jezz Coleman and daughter have
Do 335 B-2 Pfeil Heavy Armed James Cann builds the 1:48 Mk.VIII fun with the Tiger Models F4U
Version Trumpeter Wyvern S.4 Late
38 Rising Sun Dive 42 Spitfire Over the 52 Desert Fighter 60 Hataka Masterclass -
Bomber Sphynx James Bamford details the 1:48 Army Air
Jean-Jacques Labrot builds the 1:72 Jezz Coleman builds the 1:48 Eduard Eduard Bf 109F-4 Weekend Edition Ian Gaskell uses Hataka products to
Cyber Hobby Aichi Type 99 ‘Val’, Mk.IXc Early Version in Egyptian with Hataka Hobby colours paint and weather the 1:48 Roden
from the Battle of Midway colours JOV-1A Mohawk
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6 DORNIER DO335B-2 PFEIL
Swift Arrow
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SWIFT ARROW
Working on the cockpit…..
James Cann builds the 1:48

Tamiya Do 335 B-2 Pfeil Heavy
Armed Version
C
onceived as early as 1937 by Claudius
Dornier, the Do 335 was a long time in
production and struggled to achieve
much combat service by the end of the
World War II. The initial delivery of the
Do 335 was in January 1945, however, the factory
was overrun in April, with only eleven A-1 fighter-
bombers and two A-12 trainers in service, a paltry
number for such a striking ground-breaking
aircraft. The aircraft itself is a bit like Marmite, some
people hate the unbalanced tip-toed, slightly
awkward look of the aircraft. I fall happily into the
other category, I find the Do 335 a majestic, if not
quirky beast, with its broad wings and sleek lines
and was dying to build one. I had no set mission in
mind when I picked up the B-2 kit from Tamiya, but
after studying the standard splinter camouflage
scheme, I decided I wanted to do something a bit
different. So, I opted for a fictional, battle-weary
Luft ‘46 example, that had the late-War Brown-
Violet and Green over Light Blue scheme, as seen
on Me262’s and the like.
Following most
builds, the construction
starts in the cockpit and
the bomb-bay. The stock
cockpit and ejector
seat was nicely detailed
Dornier Do 335 B-2 Pfeil Heavy Armed Version

Manufacturer: Tamiya
Scale: 1:48
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
Kit Number: 61088
I wanted to do something a bit different, and opted

for a fictional, battle-weary Luft ‘46 example

apart from the often-needed seatbelts. The

cockpit and instrument panel were shaded
with Tamiya Black, and the main cockpit
colour RLM 66, was approximated with Tamiya
German Grey. The bezels for the dials were
colour coded in the real aircraft, so I tried to
replicate this against my references. I didn’t
have any decals handy so I decided that the
dials wouldn’t really be seen once the aircraft
was buttoned up so I just dropped in some
gloss varnish on to replicate the glass of the
dials. The seatbelts were modified from an
Eduard Spitfire set, and whilst not accurate,
they filled an obvious gap left in most ‘out
of the box’ cockpits. The controls were all
picked out in white, and then the appropriate
colours, the White helps brighter colours ‘pop’
more as opposed to painting straight onto
the base colour. The cockpit was finalised
with an Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Umber oil
wash mixed 1:1, with some light chipping with
Humbrol Metalcote Polished Aluminium.
In true Tamiya fashion, the rest of the kit fell
together, with no real problems bar the fit of
….and seat the upper fuselage panel, as here I had a little
Adding a Black
pre-shade on the
upper…
Masking off the

canopy section
…and lower
surfaces… …followed by a base coat of
Ammo by MIG RLM 76 Pale Grey

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SWIFT ARROW
Applying the upper surface colours…
…and the lower surface colour
Adding the red tail band
trouble with this not being flush, but more their details picked out with various Games Alclad Aqua Gloss. I had a look through my
than likely, this was builder error. I finished up Workshop metallic’s, and lightly weathered. It spare decals to find a generic enough marking
the main parts of the airframe and masked was at this point I decided to colour one of the for a ‘what if’ build, and settled on ‘Red 10’
the canopy with some tape, at this stage I left elevators in night fighter garb to break up the from an old sheet from an Eduard Fw 190
off the lights, and undercarriage for ease of finish, and this was painted with several Ammo kit. The decals went down problem free, and
painting. The Dornier was then primed in my by MIG colours. As a last-minute decision, I were settled with help from some Micro Sol
usual manner, with Tamiya Grey, mixed with decided to paint the upper rudder as well, decal setting solution. The model was then
cellulose thinner to give it a little more bite. thanks to some advice from a friend. I added sealed with another coat of Alclad Aqua Gloss,
The model was checked for imperfections and the landing gear and doors, and readied and when dry it was washed my usual mix
then lightly buffed with a soft, lint-free cloth. the surface for decals with two light coats of of Ultramarine Blue/Burnt Umber oil paint.
I proceeded to pre-shade the kit with Tamiya
Black along the panel lines, and then again in
a more random manner to stop the kit looking
too ‘linear’ when finished. This was followed
by a highlight of Tamiya Flat White and set
aside to dry. I started the camouflage with
Ammo by MIG RLM 76 Pale Grey, spraying the
underside of the aircraft, and half way up the
fuselage sides. When this was dry, I followed
the official hard edge splinter scheme and
sprayed a soft edge camouflage using RLM
83 Olive Drab Dark and RLM 82 Camouflage
Green. This was followed with a light spray of
Alclad Aqua Gloss to seal the colours and add a
little protection from handling.
The red band was masked and sprayed with
a basecoat of White, with a Purple pre-shade,
before the final Vallejo Red was applied. The
propellers were painted with RLM 71 Black
Green, and the wheel bays and main gear was
sprayed with Lifecolour RLM 02 Grau, with Working on the elevator colours

Painting and detailing the landing gear
When dry, this was sealed with Winsor and Greens and Yellows for the camouflage Green
Newton Galeria Matt Varnish and left to dry. sections, and Reds and Blues for the Olive Drab
As the Dornier was a large aircraft I wanted Dark parts. A final coat of Matt finished off the
to break up the large expanses even more. bulk of the paintwork, leaving the gun barrels
I chipped the wing roots with RLM 02 on a to be with coated with Humbrol Metalcote
sponge, dabbing lightly and randomly to Gunmetal and then buffed. It was at this point
achieve a natural look, and filled in some of the that my Quickboost exhausts arrived, and
chips with Metalcote Polished Aluminium to outstripped the detail on the kit parts. They
emulate exposed metal. were painted with various Alclad shades and
Deciding that this was not enough, I then mounted. The painting was finished with
chose to employ the oil dot method, that airbrushing some exhaust stains, and peeling
works by dabbing on little dots of oil paint, off the masking tape on the canopy. I wanted
and brushing most of the colour away with a a striking base for such a striking aircraft and
brush lightly loaded with White Spirit, leaving wanted to try one of the pre-made options
minor tonal variations behind. I chose different on the market, and after some discussion I
was put on to Coastal Kits display bases, and
found a suitable base to match the colours
and theme of the aircraft, and settled on the
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F IG H T ING COLO U R S
COMBAT EDGE
Westland Wyvern
Combat Edge
T
he Wyvern began as a Westland project
for a naval strike fighter, with the engine
located behind the pilot, driving a
propeller in the nose via a long shaft
that passed under the cockpit floor,
like the Bell P-39. This enabled the pilot to be in a
position that conferred the best possible visibility
over the nose for carrier operations. Official
interest resulted in Air Ministry Specification
N.11/44 for a long-range naval fighter using the
24-cylinder H-block Rolls-Royce Eagle piston
engine being issued to cover Westland’s design.
The specification also called for an airframe
design that would be able to take a turboprop
engine when a suitable unit was available.
There was a parallel specification for the Royal
Air Force, F.13/44, for which Hawker submitted
the competing P.1027, a development of the

Tempest. The RAF variant was cancelled, when in
1945 it was decided that all future fighter aircraft
would be jet-powered.
The original design soon matured into
the more conventional Westland W.34, with
the 3,500hp Eagle engine in the nose driving
large contra-rotating propellers and the pilot
sitting high in a humped fuselage to improve
visibility. The design was otherwise orthodox,
with a low wing, tailwheel undercarriage
and double-folding wings fitted with both
Youngman flaps on the inner wing section
and conventional flaps on the outer section.
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COMBAT EDGE
WESTLAND WYVERN
The W.34 was to be armed with four Hispano engine. The latter engine never materialised, first pre-production Wyvern TF.2 aboard HMS
20mm cannon in the wings and had the ability however, and this aircraft was used for crash Illustrious on 21 June 1950. Despite this, when
to carry a torpedo under the fuselage or a barrier trials. the Wyvern S.4 entered service with 813 Naval
selection of bombs and rockets under the The first Python-powered TF.2 flew on 22 Air Squadron in May 1953, it had not obtained
wings. The prototype W.34, the Wyvern TF.1, March 1949 and this aircraft introduced the clearance for carrier operations, this being
first flew at Boscombe Down on 16 December ejection seat to the Wyvern. Twenty TF.2s were obtained only in April 1954. The Wyvern was
1946 with Westland’s test pilot Harald Penrose completed to the Python design although in service with the Fleet Air Arm from 1954 to
at the controls. At around this time, the Eagle after three years of testing what was then 1958, and equipped No.813 Squadron, No.827
engine was cancelled and it was found that a revolutionary aircraft design, a myriad of Squadron, No.830 Squadron and No.831
there were insufficient pre-production engines detailed aerodynamic changes resulted. The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. In September
available to complete all the prototype and Python engine responded poorly to minor 1954, No.813 embarked with their Wyverns
pre-production aircraft. Specification N.12/45 throttle adjustments, so control was exercised on HMS Albion for carrier-based service in the
was therefore issued for the Wyvern TF.2, to by running the engine at a constant speed and Mediterranean. The Wyvern soon showed a
be powered by a turboprop engine, either varying the pitch of the propellers. The aircraft worrying habit for flameout on catapult launch,
the Rolls-Royce Clyde or the Armstrong was declared ready for service in 1952, but as the high G-forces resulting in fuel starvation.
Siddeley Python. A single Clyde-powered never reached an operational squadron. The Several aircraft were lost off Albion’s bows and
prototype was ordered along with two with definitive Wyvern model was the TF.4, later S.4. Lt BD Macfarlane made history on 13 October
Pythons. A Clyde-powered TF.2 first flew on 18 Initially, fifty S.4s were ordered and were joined 1954 when he successfully ejected from under
January 1949. Both the piston-powered and by the last seven TF.2s, which were altered while water after his aircraft had ditched on launch and
turboprop versions shared many common still under construction. S.4s reached limited been cut in two by the carrier. No.830 Squadron
components including wing and tail units, and shore-based front line service in May 1953 with took the Wyvern into combat from HMS Eagle,
essentially the same basic cockpit structure. 813 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Ford, replacing flying 79 sorties during Operation Musketeer, the
The flight was cut short to only three minutes the somewhat similar (and equally troubled) armed response to the Suez Crisis. Two Wyverns
when shortly after take-off, the cockpit Blackburn Firebrand. Several second-line were lost to damage from Egyptian light anti-
filled with smoke from a fuel leak onto the squadrons also received Wyverns around this aircraft fire, however, both pilots of the aircraft
exhaust ducting. Clyde development was time. Total production was 127 airframes with successfully ejected over the sea, and were
subsequently cancelled by Rolls-Royce after 124 aircraft completed, as the last three Eagle picked up by Eagle’s search and rescue helicopter.
only fifty hours of flight time for the TF.2, and piston-engined airframes, VR138, -139, and -140, The squadron returned to the UK on Eagle after
the aircraft was delivered to Napier and Son were never completed. this conflict and disbanded in January 1957,
to be fitted with the Nomad turbo-compound The first carrier trials were carried out by the subsequently disbanding on 22 April 1958. MA

Wyvern Ways
Ashley Dunn builds the 1:48 Trumpeter Wyvern S.4 Late
I
decided that this would be a quick just added some painted masking tape strips British Wyvern S.4 Late
‘straight-from-the-box build, and I began knowing I was closing the canopy anyway. Manufacturer: Trumpeter
with the cockpit, and looking at how well The instrument panel has holes where the Scale: 1:48
sandwiched it would be between the dials are fitted via an acetate type sheet which Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with etch
fuselage, very little would be seen through is sandwiched between this and the plastic Kit Number: 2820
the canopy. I sprayed it Tamiya XF-69 Tyre coaming. This looked quite effective but it’s a
Black for a slight scale effect, with the seat shame you can’t see much when all closed-
being Mr Hobby Aqueous H337Dark Gull Grey. up. I picked out some switches in White,
The kit comes with an etched fret containing Yellow and Red and with a little light
seat belts and instrument panel, but didn’t dry brushing, the cockpit was ready
use the belts in the end as I felt they were a to be added into the fuselage. Before
little on the wide and chunky side. Instead, I this could be closed-up though I added
the front propellers and hub, which is a
mini-model in its own right. Trumpeter
provide plastic cogs and gears that when
aligned and fitted within the main hub,
allow the propellers to contra-rotate, just like
the real thing. I found this a little gimmicky
and fragile so just ended up gluing the
propellers in place. I painted each component
I decided that this would be a quick ‘straight-from-

the-box build

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COMBAT EDGE
WESTLAND WYVERN
separately, with the spinner with Tamiya also need drill out some holes for the
Red, the propeller tips Yellow tips with Black external weapons pylons and such. I
bodies. The metallic hub was Vallejo Metal wanted the wings to be fully open,
Colour Aluminium. Lastly, there’s also the but was a little nervous that the fit
camera to be added into the fuselage sides might not be too good. However,
and the tail wheel prior to closing these up. my fears were unfounded, and
Once done I set this aside overnight to allow the fit was superb with only
the glue to set. a smear of filler required to
Next up was the central lower and upper fill any hairline gaps. From
wings to fuselage section, and it’s here you here the model moved
must decide whether the wings are very quickly with the
posed folded for carrier deck addition of the main
storage, or open for flight. You wings and wing tips, the

rear horizontal stabilizers and canopy being levelling thinners in the same 60:40 ratio.
added. The external stores were made This, together with the sanding between
up of rockets, two 1000lb bombs and provided a perfect base for the decals.
a centreline fuel tank. Not entirely I used a mix of the Trumpeter
sure this would have been a decals and a set of Berna Decals.
real-life payload, but I wanted Once dry these were sealed
to show off the weaponry with another Gloss coat
that the Wyvern could followed by a light coat of
carry. The canopy was then Matt, ready for weathering.
masked, and she was ready Weathering consisted of
for priming/painting. mainly oil paints, thinned
I primed the model with with odourless thinners. I
Vallejo Light Grey Primer and tend to use Lamp Black and
left it overnight to dry. The Burnt Umber, and vary the
next day I gave this a light sand mixture depending on the colour
with 2500 grit automotive wet of the aircraft. I then add these to
and dry sandpaper, which provided the panel lines and rivets. I left this
a lovely smooth finish and a good key overnight to dry a bit and then thinned the
for the paint. I then pre-shaded the main remaining mixture heavily and applied this to
panel lines, which for me, provided a nice the whole airframe as a type of wash. This had
basis for weathering later. I then started the the effect of subtly changing the paint tone
main painting stage with the Mr Hobby Sky, overnight, and once dry another light rub and provided a realistic weathered look. I then
thinned with their own levelling thinners at down with the wet and dry sandpaper for added some pigments to the areas on the
about a 60:40 mix in favour of thinner. This another smooth finish. I then masked this off wing where the pilot and crew would walk,
was sprayed through my to suit in preparation for the Dark Sea Grey and then sealed the model in with a Matt
Harder and Steenbeck upper wings and fuselage. coat. It was then just a case of adding all the
Evolution at around I ended up leaving this to cure for forty- weapon stores, undercarriage and exhausts,
15psi. I then left eight prior to spraying a couple of light coats which were sprayed with Vallejo Metal Color
this to harden of Mr Hobby Aqueous Gloss thinned with Jet Exhaust, and she was complete. MA
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American
Spitfire
Angel Exposito builds the 1:48 Ari Mk.VIII
A
rii always produced some great cockpit section from Tamiya Mk.V, the exhaust Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII
kits, with accurate details and crisp and landing gear from ICM, part of the canopy Manufacturer: Ari
moulding, however, they are quite from a Falcon vacuform and decals from Scale: 1:48
outdated by to days standards! Barracuda, which were simply exquisite. The Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
However, I wanted to have a go build went without any issues and I was soon Kit Number: 333-800
at a venerable old kit and see what I could ready to paint!
produce. Despite being I started working the lower
this kit being quite old and surfaces with Vallejo Model Air H72 and adding various highlights. It was
lacking in some areas such Azure 71.108, and then I added important to repaint the area of the roundels,
as the cockpit, its still a very some fading effects. The main as these aircraft are painted with the American
nice example. So, for the colour scheme was painted ‘Stars and Bars’ over their former. So, I simply
interior, I decided to use a freehand using Gunze H71 and painted on a different Brown tone to these
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AMERICAN SPITFIRE
The main colour scheme
was painted freehand
using Gunze H71 and H72
In American colours, this is quite a striking model

20 AMERICAN SPITFIRE
Preparing the
undercarriage
The undersides were

painted with Vallejo
Model Air Azure 71.108
Adding the decals

and washes
Starting to add some
exhaust staining

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areas, to represent the marks left by the RAF
AMERICAN SPITFIRE
roundels. Once the painting was complete
I added a couple of coats of Gloss and then
added the decals and stencils. A further Gloss
coat then sealed them in.
Aside from painting the panel lines with
oil colours, this was also my first time I did the
painting in the exhaust staining just using
grey oils paint shades, and I added further oil
washes over the airframe to show wear and
tear. Once I had finished this stage, I sealed
the model a misting of Alclad Clear Coat. Then
all of the smaller parts were fixed, such as the
wheels, propeller, and canopy. In American
colours, this is quite a striking model! MA

22 SUPERMARINE SEAFANG
Seafang!
Andrew Root builds the 1:32 Iconicair kit of one of the last Supermarine propeller-driven fighters
T
he Supermarine Seafang was born
during a time of great change in aircraft
design, and with the new jet age on
the horizon, the Seafang was never
destined for greatness. The Seafang
was a naval development of the Spiteful,
which itself was a land-based fighter with a
laminar-flow wing. The first Seafang to fly was a
production F Mk.32 (VG471), which took to the air
in January 1945, however, this aircraft was fitted
with a single prop and fixed wings. The first true
Seafang (VB895) flew in mid-1945, this was fitted
with the folding wings, arrestor hook, and of
course the contra-rotating propellers. In all, only
nine Seafang’s were delivered, with seven more
arriving in component form, and none of these
machines ever saw service with the Royal Navy.
Most were used for testing, and then scrapped.
Supermarine would later use the laminar-flow
wing on the jet-powered attacker.
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SUPERMARINE SEAFANG
This was the first Kit I’d ever built from an expensive, full resin kit, I was a little
Iconicair, and when I saw the release of their apprehensive at being able to do it justice, and
Seafang, I knew it would be a great addition was a little unsure what to expect. When the
to my 1:32 Spitfire/Seafire collection. Being box arrived, the artwork was great, everything
was nicely packaged. The panel lines were
about the perfect depth, and looked amazing,
and the canopy was crystal clear. The build
Supermarine Seafang
Manufacturer: Iconicair
Scale: 1:32
Kit Type: Cast resin and white metal
Kit Number: ICGF004
With the jet age on the horizon, the Seafang was

never destined for greatness
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started with the removal of all the resin parts I’ve seen on a kit, not a ‘pin and hole’ affair In summary, this is an outstanding kit
and cleaning the edges and taking care of a as normal, but a nice slotted resin bracket from Iconicair, and if you are put off by resin,
small amount of casting flash, nothing too into which the metal leg just slots, no glue then you have no need to worry, as the fit is
drastic, just a very light sanding was needed. needed!! The decals were nice, with not too great and so would make an ideal first resin
The nicely detailed interior fitted much carrier film. build. MA
together very well, and was painted first
with Tamiya Matt Black, and then suitably
detailed. The fuselage was then closed-up
and the wings were attached. The resin
here was well cast, and you can definitely
see were your money goes, although the
instructions were a little vague in places.
With the build complete my attention
turned to painting, and for the upper
surface colour I used Medium Blue, and
Light Aircraft Grey for the undersides.
The propellor blades have location pins,
so you can’t get them the wrong way
around, a nice touch! The metal landing
gear has one of the best attachments
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Cartoon
Corsair
Jezz Coleman and daughter have fun with the Tiger Models F4U
R
ivet counters need to look away US Navy F4U Corsair moulded sprues. Construction started with
now!!!!! As is with my annual Manufacturer: Tiger Model the cockpit, which comprised of an instrument
pilgrimage to Scale Modelworld, I Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded panel, seat and cockpit floor. This was suitably
have an agreement with my dear Kit Number: 4 painted Cockpit Green and a small decal was
wife is that I can attend, but I have to added for the instruments. The kit is designed
bring back a model for my daughter, so that so that the cockpit and tailwheel click into
we can build it together! However, with the a stack of kits that really did look right up her place and can be assembled without glue,
plethora of models being sold by the many street, as she has always liked the ‘egg planes’, which makes it ideal as a starter model kids. I
traders that frequented show, I always make a and you may remember seeing the Hasegawa still used glue on the remaining parts, so after
point of finding that special kit to take home. Su-33 we did in October 2017 issue of MAM. fixing the fuselage halves together, I added
This year was no exception, as I came across However, these looked a little different and the lower wing to the upper wing, and a nice
were made by Tiger-Models in a ‘cartoon style’, feature on this kit was the movable wing-fold
The Tiger Models kits with exaggerated proportions. So, I thought
I would take a punt on an F4U Corsair, as for
option and postionable rudder.
Then it was onto cleaning-up the seams
are ideal for the kids just over £10 as it looked great fun. Once I got and masking the canopy, and then the model
to have a go at home and the dust had settled my daughter
and I opened the box to find several nicely
was primed in Tamiya XF-1Flat Black. The main
colour we used Tamiya Blue XF-4, airbrushed
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CARTOON CORSAIR
followed by a little post-shading. The model was
given a coat of Johnson’s ‘Future’ in readiness for
the decals, and pleasingly the kit also includes
‘stickers’ as an alternative. We chose to use the decal
option These were applied using Micro Sol and Set
and conformed very nicely to the surface detail. A aircraft! This was definitely a very
pin-wash was then added along the panel lines, and enjoyable project, especially as
then some of the smaller details were added such as it was something that was done
the drop tanks, rockets, propellor and undercarriage, together with my daughter, and
which were as already mentioned push into place it was great to see the younger
pieces. The model then received a coat of Matt generation getting stuck in, and
to seal everything in and then the masking was because of the kits simplistic, yet
removed and we had, dare I say, it ‘cute’ little eye-catching design, it kept her
engaged for the entire project. I
think I already know what will
be on the shopping list for
this year’s visit to Scale
Modelworld! MA
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DE HAVILLAND SEA VIXEN

The De Havilland
Sea Vixen
T
he De Havilland Sea Vixen was a of four cannons, however, the cannon was tanker aircraft, allowing for extended-range
jet-powered fleet defence fighter, soon removed and an all-missile armament missions to be performed. In addition,
furnished with modern radar and was instead deployed. The Sea Vixen appropriate equipment was developed for
air-to-air armaments to perform FAW.2’s ability to use its complement of the Sea Vixen that allowed it to be used as a
its primary mission. Upon entering air-to-air missiles was greatly enhanced by tanker for refuelling other aircraft. The Sea
service, it was the first British aircraft to the presence of the AI18 radar, operated by Vixen FAW.1 was also cleared to carry the
be solely armed with missiles, rockets and a dedicated observer. Red Beard free-fall nuclear bomb. The Sea
bombs, and it was also the first fighter In addition to its principal fleet defence Vixen was powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce
aircraft operated by the Fleet Air Arm to role, the Sea Vixen could also perform Avon 208 turbojet engines, capable of
not be equipped with guns of any form. ground attack missions. For this purpose, generating 11,230lbf thrust; these enabled
The Sea Vixen FAW.1 was armed with four it was armed with two Microcell unguided a maximum speed of 690mph and a range
De Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missiles, two-inch rocket packs, Bullpup air-to- of up to 600 miles. It had a twin-boom
while the Sea Vixen FAW.2 was additionally ground missiles, and four 500lb or two tail configuration, as used on the earlier
equipped with the more capable Red 1,000lb bombs. The Sea Vixen was furnished de Havilland Sea Vampire and Sea Venom
Top missile. The original DH.110 design as with a refuelling probe which enabled fighter aircraft, this was the largest similarity
offered to the RAF had carried an armament the type to conduct aerial refuelling from between the Sea Vixen and its predecessors,
the former being considerably larger. The
internal volume of the tail boom was used
The Sea Vixen was powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce Avon 208 to accommodate both fuel and avionics,
turbojet engines, capable of generating 11,230lb of thrust and were considerably enlarged for this
purpose on the improved Sea Vixen FAW.2
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variant. The twin-boom tail reduced the

length and height of the aircraft, both
crucial factors to enable its stowage
on-board aircraft carriers; it also had the
advantages of minimising engine-out
asymmetry, shortening of the jet pipes and
better facilitated access.
The fuselage comprised of several
sections, the principal being the one-
piece central and stub-wing assembly
section. The front fuselage, composed of
the pressurised cabin, the brake below
the pressure flooring and the radar
compartment, and its hinged radome are
mounted upon four attachments on the
forward face of the front spar. Various
electrical compartments are located aft of
the front spar, above the wing, which were
accessible through hatches. The engines

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are installed within the main fuselage aft of of the powered flight control surfaces fleet carrier HMS Centaur, accompanied
the main box; they could be removed from was provided by a pair of independent by 45 Commando, Royal Marines. The Sea
the fuselage for servicing via detachable hydraulic systems and typically featured Vixens, flying off Centaur, performed several
panels on the upper fuselage surface. variable gearing of control movements over duties including the providing of cover
Sections of the fuselage skin were chemical differing speeds. An intricate three-section for the Royal Marines who were landed in
milled while other parts were machine flap arrangement was employed, partially Tanganyika by helicopters. That same year,
milled. The powered folding wing made due to the nature of the wing’s geometry. Sea Vixens of HMS Centaur saw service
use of a pair of wing-fold joints which The navigation, flight instrumentation once again in the Persian Gulf, including
involved a total of six main attachment and communications equipment included the launch of air strikes against rebel forces,
points. The Sea Vixen had a crew of two, ground and air position indicators, a this time supporting British forces fighting
a pilot and a radar operator. The pilot’s reference gyro, an autopilot capable of against locals disgruntled by the loss of tolls
canopy was offset to the left-hand side maintaining altitude and speed as well in the Radfan. Later in 1964, HMS Centaur’s
of the fuselage, while the radar operator as yaw and pitch damping, tactical air 892 Squadron Sea Vixens stationed off
sat to the right completely within the navigation system (TACAN), and ultra-high Indonesia, helped to prevent an escalation
fuselage, the latter gaining access to his frequency (UHF) radio system. The aircraft of President Sukarno’s Indonesia–Malaysia
position through a flush-fitting top hatch, did not take part in any true wars during its confrontation.
nicknamed the ‘coal-hole’. The observer’s career with the Fleet Air Arm though it took Sea Vixens saw further service during the
position was darkened and located deeper part in many operations. In 1961, President 1960s, performing duties on Beira Patrol, a
down into the fuselage, the former quality Abdul Karim Kassem of Iraq threatened Royal Navy operation designed to prevent
been seen to improve the visibility of the to annex the neighbouring oil-rich state oil reaching landlocked Rhodesia via the
radar imagery. Both positions were fitted of Kuwait. In response to Kuwait’s appeal then Portuguese colony of Mozambique.
with fully automated height adjustable for external help, the United Kingdom The Sea Vixen also saw service in the Far
Martin-Baker Mk.4 ejector seats, which dispatched several ships to the region, East. In 1967, once again in the Persian Gulf,
were capable of being deployed under a including two fleet carriers. Sea Vixens Sea Vixens helped cover the withdrawal
range of conditions and circumstances, aboard the fleet carriers flew patrols from Aden. There were several Royal Navy
including the aircraft being submerged in the region, and Kassem’s aggressive warships involved, including the carriers
in water. Each crew member had a single actions wilted in the face of the strong HMS Albion, HMS Bulwark and HMS Eagle
centralised service connector comprising naval presence, thus averting a war over (carrying the Sea Vixens) and the LPD
circuits that served ventilated G-suits Kuwait. In January 1964, trouble flared in (Landing Platform Dock) HMS Fearless. Of
as well as controls for humidity and the East African state of Tanganyika after the 145 Sea Vixens constructed, fifty-five
temperature for crew comfort. the 1st and 2nd Tanganyika Rifles mutinied were lost in accidents. A small number
The flying controls of the Sea Vixen were against the British officers and NCOs who, of Sea Vixens were sent to FR Aviation at
relatively complex, and controlled the fully despite Tanganyika being independent, still Tarrant Rushton airfield for conversion to
powered tail plane, ailerons, and rudder; commanded the regiment. The mutineers D.3 drone standard, with some undergoing
these controls remained usable even in the also seized the British High Commissioner testing at RAF Llanbedr before the drone
absence of electrical power, such as in the and the airport at the capital Dar-es-Salaam. programme was abandoned.
event of a double engine failure. Actuation The UK responded by sending the light

Fleet Air Arm Fox

Ian Gaskell builds the 1:48 Airfix Sea Vixen FAW.2
H
aving returned to the hobby, some De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2
five-years ago, I realised I hadn’t built Manufacturer: Airfix
any Airfix kits. So, with that in mind, Scale: 1:48
I decided to rectify that, by building Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
their 1:48 Sea Vixen, which I had in my Kit Number: A11002
stash. The kit has some nice surface detailing,
and all parts are crisply moulded. For
aftermarket, I decided
to get an Eduard
etched cockpit set and
canopy mask, Master
Models pitot set and
refuelling probe, and
a single PJ Productions
resin pilot. The side
by side cockpit went
together very well,
and everything was
airbrushed with Black the glue set. The
Primer, and the etched parts glued in place. The rudders were next,
seats were the kit ones, and not badly detailed, and dry fitted, so they
and the seat belts were made from thin yellow could move. The booms
masking tape, which was then painted. The were then attached to the wings
paints used here were all from Hataka Blue upper surfaces, and clamped in place.
Line and the pilot’s faces were various Vallejo The wing outer sections were also Working on the pilots office…..
flesh tones. The cockpit was cemented into put together, and here there
the upper fuselage, then the fuselage halves is the option of folded, or
were cemented together, along with the lower unfolded, wings. The
sections of the inner wings. All that was needed last bit of work, on the
was some tidying up of the joints, with a little wings, was to fit the
bit of sanding. The nosecone was also added, small wing
and this had a load of weight glued in for good
measure!
The tail booms were next, and these were a
little tricky to assemble. Each boom comes
in two halves, with the bottom open
where they sit on the top of the wing.
When cemented together, some
masking was used to hold
them in place, until

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….and the observers ‘coal-hole’
The pilot figure is

from PJ Productions
Airfix have done a great job

with the Sea Vixen

After a Black primer coat…..
Masking off, ready to paint
…and then applied

the underside colour
…. I added some ‘marbling’….

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fences. At this point, she’s really looking more

like a Sea Vixen. The Master Model pitots and
refuelling probe would replace the kit ones, The armament
and here I simply cut off the moulded probe and pylons,
ready to fit
from the refuelling boom, drilled a 0.5mm
hole, and superglued the replacement into
place. The mounts for pitots had a similar size
hole drilled into them, and the Master pitots,
for now, were also dry fitted.
At this point, I assemble the fuel tanks,
rocket pods, and Redtop missiles. On the
Redtops I sprayed a Brown, and Yellow, band
around the correct position on the missile’s
body. Once dry, I then used some thin masking upper surfaces, Hataka’s acrylic Red Line Extra Dark Sea Grey 20:80 with Thinners and sprayed
tape over those colours, and sprayed the main Dark Sea Grey. With both, the colours were a couple light coats, just enough to take the
Light Grey shade. The masking tape was then built up with several light coats. While the starkness out of the markings and stencils. The
removed to reveal the coloured bands. main colours were drying, I finished painting process was repeated, with thinned out White
With the addition of the various antenna the underwing stores. Having let the paint on the underside. The red ‘No Step’ hatching
glued to the airframe, it was time to get some dry, the next stage was to give everything a decals, over the engine covers, were given a
colour laid down, and to start I used UMP’s couple of coats of Aqua Gloss, in readiness to heavier coat of the EDS Grey, to blend them in
Black Primer. This was left to cure for a day, start the decals. The decals themselves, which even more, as the few colour reference images
before moving onto a pre-shade marbling look fantastic on the sheet, are printed by I’ve found, looking down on the top, show that
coat, and for this, I used Hataka Blue Line Cartograph. The main markings were applied these red hatch markings are only just visible.
Insignia White, and for panels around the first, with a little Micro Sol used to aid the This was followed up with some gloss coat,
engine areas, Hataka Red Line Leather Brown, setting. After those came the mammoth task ready for the start of the weathering process.
and Army Desert Sand. Although the Blue of the stencils, which were applied in a few Starting on the weathering, the first thing I did
Line is meant for brush painting, if you thin sessions, and I worked out that the decals took was to give the airframe a wash. For this I used
right down, it does spray nicely. With the about eight to nine hours in total! UMP’s Dark Dirt, which dries in about twenty
pre-shading dry, it was time to start on the The decals stand out quite a bit, so they minutes. The wash was then cleaned off with
main colours. For the underside, I used Hataka needed toning down, so on the upper a moistened cloth, and then sealed with a
lacquer Orange Line Traffic White, and on the surfaces, I used some very thinned out Extra couple of misted coats of Matt varnish.

The decals settles …and a wash picked out the

well…. details on the undersides……
…..and on the upper

surfaces
With the flat coat dry, I could

then move onto the next stage of my
weathering process. This involved a
combination of different shades of AK
Interactive pigments, namely Burnt Umber,
Rust, Smoke and Road Dirt shades. These
pigments go a long way, and you need on
a tiny amount on the tip of your brush, and
you gently blend in. They have taken some
getting used to, but I think I have now got
the hang of them. When finished, a further
couple of misted coats of Matt were applied,
to finally seal everything in. Moving into the
home straight now, and the weapons and
tanks were attached to their respective pylons,
which in turn were attached to the wings. The
undercarriage was also built up, and wheel
bay doors attached. Also, the lowered
flaps were fitted too.
Finally, the refuelling boom
and Master pitots were added
to the wings, and the build
was complete. MA

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Walk Around

Sea Vixen FAW.2
Photographs Courtesy of Luc Colin

38 AICHI TYPE 99 ‘VAL’
RISING
SUN
Jean-Jacques Labrot builds the 1:72
Cyber Hobby Aichi Type 99 ‘Val’,
from the Battle of Midway
Dive Bomber
M
uch less famous than the A6M outdated when Japan entered the second
Zero, but equally formidable, World War, it was used during Japanese
the Aichi D3A1 Type 99 ‘Val’ offensives launched in the early months of
has not been well covered by the conflict, notably during the Pearl-Harbour
manufacturers. However, Cyber attack and above the Philippines. Powered
Hobby has tackled this problem and released by a 1070hp Kinsei-44 engine, the D3A1 was
a very successful model of the famous dive a low-wing two-seat aircraft, with a fixed
bomber. Based on its previous version of the landing gear, and despite very heavy losses
Type 99, this offering is a D3A1 from the Battle during the Philippine campaign of October
of Midway, and you for different marking 1944, the Val remained operational until the Aichi Type 99 ‘Val’ Dive Bomber – Midway 1942
options from a battle, considered by many as end of the war in the Pacific and surviving Manufacturer: Cyber Hobby
one of the turning points of the Pacific War. D3A2 versions were used as suicide aircraft in Scale: 1:72
The Aichi D3A1 (nicknamed ‘Val’ by the US the final months of the war. Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
forces) was a carrier-borne dive-bomber of The Cyber Hobby kit is not a very Kit Number: 5107
the Japanese Imperial Navy. Although it was complicated model, and you can build it
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RISING SUN DIVE BOMBER

Here you can see more detail added to the side-walls
A view of the assembled cockpit with the Eduard set added
The wheels bays were painted Tamiya IJN Interior Green, and the tyres in
Flat Black
I airbrushed the cockpit side-walls with Tamiya IJN Cockpit Green with brush
painted detailing
I used Tamiya putty to fill the gap between the fuselage and the wings After a light coat of Tamiya Grey Fine Primer, I applied Tamiya IJN Grey Green XF-70
straight-from-the-box. The parts are moulded fold its wingtips for easier carrier stowage, and but Eduard came to the rescue with their
in light grey plastic, and features some very you can choose to show them in either the etched set #73448. The fuselage is split into
nice recessed panel lines, optional folded ‘folded’ or ‘extended’ mode. On the underside right and left halves, incorporating the vertical
wingtips, a detailed cockpit, and an impressive of the wing, there are separate dive brakes fin, and the rudder and all the other control
Cartograph decal sheet. The wing comes in and the landing gear has two nicely detailed surfaces are separate, with the horizontal
three main pieces – one-piece for lower wing wheels, sandwiched between two spat halves. stabilisers moulded as one-piece. The engine
and separate upper parts, with the control The D3A1 could carry a 250kgs bomb and two is finely detailed and moulded in two parts,
surfaces and flaps separate. Another nice outer wing 60kgs bombs. I did expect more a and I also noticed during the building that
touch is on the wingtips, as the D3A1 could detailled cockpit, and was a bit dissapointed, the 7.7mm machine in the rear cockpit was
missing, so I guessed it had been stowed-away
by the gunner!
The Type 99 was used throughout the At the time of the Battle of Midway, the
lower surfaces of the Val were painted IJN
Pacific War by the Imperial Japanese Navy Light Grey and the upper surfaces IJN Green.
So, a coat of Tamiya Grey XF-76 was applied,

40 AICHI TYPE 99 ‘VAL’
The undersides were painted with Tamiya IJN Grey mixed with a few drops
of XF-55
AK Interactive Wash for NATO Vehicles was used to

accentuate the panel lines on the upper…..
and demarcation lines were then masked-off,

and the upper fuselage, tops of the wings
and tail were painted XF-70. The engine
cowling and propeller assembly were painted
separately. Among the four decal options,
you will have the choice between two aircraft
from the Akagi, one from the Shokaku and one
based on the Sulawesi Islands. Interestingly,
the livery of the aircraft based on the carrier
Shokaku is quite unusual, in that the lower
surfaces are painted in Khaki Green and the
upper parts are Jungle Green, however, I chose
….and lower surfaces
The aircraft depicted here is a based on the

aircraft carrier Akagi, which participated in June
1942 in the Battle of Midway

The Cartograph decals are excellent, although the red of the Hinomaru was a touch too bright I thought
to depict an aircraft from the carrier Akagi.

Before starting the painting, the cockpit is
protected by masking tape to prevent paint
splashes, and all the other components, such
as the engine, cowling and landing gear legs
were painted separately, to be installed at the
end. Micro Sol and Micro Set solutions were
brushed over the decals, settling the markings
into panel lines and around structural features.
Then semi-matt coat brought everything
together and the build was complete. MA
The three-bladed propeller is painted Tamiya AS-

12 Bare Metal Silver, and the engine cowling and
the 250kgs bomb were painted in Flat Black XF-1.
You can also see the exhaust pipes painted in rust
I used Eduard pre-cut masks on the canopy
This bottom view of the Val

shows the elliptical wings,
shape often observed on the
bombers of the 1930s
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42 MK.IXC EARLY VERSION
Spitfire
Over the Sphinx
Alex Roughsedge builds the 1:48 Eduard Mk.IXc Early Version in
Egyptian colours
I
t’s not very often a kit lives up to its hype, obviously realised this, as they promptly
as there is always that annoying ejector released a Brassin one-piece version, which is
pin mark, sink hole, dodgy seam, or some a ‘drop fit’ and an absolute must have, as for
minor part that just doesn’t fit, no matter not much money, an awful lot of filling and
how many times you try it upside down,
back to front and inside out! But, the Eduard
Spitfire comes about as close as it’s possible
to get. I picked up the Weekend Edition of the
Mk.IXc Early Version for an absolute steal, as
this kit had been pretty high on my wish-list
for a while. The two-piece cowling seems to
be the only real issue with the kit, and I can
only presume it was moulded that way to
get the correct curve down the sides. Eduard
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Fleshshade, plus some chipping of Tamiya quite the advocate for ‘Black Basing’
SPITFIRE OVER THE SPHINX

Brown (applied with a sponge), and a final technique, but as this build was depicting
coat of Ammo by MIG Dark Wash completed a post-War ex-RAF aircraft, I really wanted
the simple, but rather effective weathering. something to pick out more individual panels
The seat was then hand painted and given and sections to give a more worn appearance.
the same weathering treatment. Finally, the So, I turned to the ‘Black and White’ method,
excellent Yahu Instrument panel was glued which is somewhat of a hybrid between
into place, before closing-up the fuselage. Black Basing and your classic pre-shading
The rest of the build is about as difficult as technique, and tends to be favoured more
Spitfire Mk.IXc Early Version building Lego. The parts for the wheel wells by armour modellers. It essentially involves
Manufacturer: Eduard were sandwiched between the upper and completing all your shading and colour
Scale: 1:48 lower wings, before the wing tips – in this modulation before you even start to apply
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded case full-length ones – slotted satisfyingly into the final colours. I sprayed Light Grey in a grid
Kit Number: 84137 the ends. The whole assembly then clicked pattern, in between the rows of rivets on the
into the bottom of the fuselage, followed by surface of the aircraft, before masking off
the ailerons, horizontal stabilisers, elevators individual panels and lightly mottling them
sanding can be avoided. In addition, I also and rudder. The Brassin top cowl and the to create areas of quite stark contrast. The
went for the basic Eduard Etch set, a Canopy underside kit part were then added after the trick to making this technique work is to apply
Mask, a Quickboost resin seat (I really don’t exhausts which pretty much completed the your final colours in incredibly thin coats. You
enjoy etched seatbelts), a Yahu pre-painted build. Wonderful! Moving on to the important are essentially ‘tinting’ the Black and Grey,
Instrument Panel, and a set of Techmod stuff then - painting. Before doing anything, and too much paint, or too thick a coat will
decals. I primed the model in AK Interactive Black simply obliterate all your careful hard work.
Construction began, predictably, with the Primer and Microfiller. I’ve only used this Mr Color Azure Blue, Dark Earth, and Dark
cockpit, which is perfectly acceptable out stuff on a couple of builds but I rather like Yellow (a slightly iffy substitute for Mid-Stone)
of the box, as you would imagine with an it, as it sprays beautifully, and being lacquer were used for the main camouflage colours. I
Eduard kit. I glued the cockpit sidewalls to based it gives a lovely smooth finish. The only also masked and sprayed the black and white
the fuselage halves first, rather than to the downside is that it does remain tacky for a little stripes on the wings and the fuselage band at
bulkheads as the instructions suggest, before longer than other lacquer based paints, and this point, before the paintwork was sealed
gluing the bulkheads to the starboard for this reason alone it has no real advantage down in preparation for decals with Mr Color
fuselage half as well. I then primed in over the MRP primer I’d been using previously, Gloss Clear.
Black and hit the entire thing with but it’s certainly not bad. The Royal Egyptian Air Force markings
Vallejo Interior Green. After picking Now I elected to try something a little came from Techmod sheet #48064, perfectly
out a few bits and pieces in with different regarding pre-shading. I’m often in register, but very stubborn when it came to
more black, and popping the
etched throttle in place, a
light wash of Citadel Reikland
Eduard’s Spitfire Mk.IX is simply extraordinary

44 MK.IXC EARLY VERSION
model with Flory Models Dark Dirt wash before

wiping away the excess once dry, leaving some
nicely highlighted panel lines and rivets. Once
sealed in with a misted coat of Gloss, I added
some into my airbrush, and sprayed this in
the direction of airflow along the underside
of the aircraft and around the fuel filler cap.
When allowed to flood the surface slightly, it
gets blown backwards leaving pleasing oil/fuel
stains. The exhausts were painted with various
Red and Brown oils, and a little was used as a
decal solutions. In the end, the best method I base for the exhaust staining before a very light
found for applying them was to use fairly-hot overspray of black. Final assembly consisted
water and to push them down onto the model, of unmasking and gluing the canopy in place,
by rolling over them firmly with a cotton bud. along with the pitot tube, aerial, propellor,
I resorted to using Tamiya X-20A after Micro cockpit door, and the landing gear, all of which
Set/Sol, and both Tamiya’s normal and strong had been painted and weathered in largely
decal solutions failed to have much of an the same way as the rest of the airframe. A final
effect. One application, followed by a sharp coat of 50:50 thinned Testors Dullcote gives
knife along the panel lines, and then a further a realistic finish, somewhere between Matt
two applications of X-20A just about got them and Satin. This was a thoroughly enjoyable
to a point I was happy with. Another coat of build, and Eduard’s Spitfire Mk.IX is simply
gloss ensured the decals were sealed down extraordinary, with an excellent fit and some of
for the weathering stage. The weathering the best surface detail you’ll find on any model
process was deceptively simple. I plastered the out there. MA

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46 COLOURFUL TYPHOONS
AIRFRAME GUIDE
Colourful Typhoons
Jezz Coleman builds the 1:72 Revell ‘Richthofen’ Eurofighter, and Jens Schymura provides some
excellent references!
A
fter building some of smaller scale downside to the kit, as there is a really tricky
kits Revell recently, I have been seam to fill and sand on the inner walls.
pleasantly surprised with just how However, I guess you could cover this with
much detail they have been able to a simple scratch built FOD cover though.
get into these great little models. The spine section was slotted into place and
For this build I am looking at their recent 1:72 then fixed with some Tamiya Extra Thin glue.
Eurofighter, and construction started, as with The upper and lower wings just clipped into
most builds cockpit, which is a quite simple place, and to be honest, the rest of the kit
one-piece affair with some crisply moulded almost built itself from here, with no filler was Eurofighter Typhoon Single Seater
switches and dials, which you can easily brush required, which was great. After very simple Manufacturer: Revell
paint to good effect to achieve a convincing clean-up of the seams, ready for some paint. Scale: 1:72
interior. The cockpit was then glued in place I started, as I always do adding a Black Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
between the fuselage halves, along with base to all of the components, I then applied Kit Number: 03952
the intakes, which I would say are the only a random pattern of White over the entire
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I was pleasantly surprised with just how much
detail Revell have been able to get into these
great little models
model, working on one panel at a time. This myself at this stage ‘less is more’ as it’s very
was a little time consuming, but is really worth easy to cover over all the previous stages of
the extra effort when it comes laying down paintwork. My preferred method to replicate
the main colour. The paint of chose here was paint fade is to add one or two drops of White
Hataka Orange Line, and I used Blue Grey, to the base colour, and apply this to the upper
lightly applied with my airbrush over the surfaces, working from the centre of each
marbled undercoat. This allows the uneven panel. I did this in several increments, and with
base coat to show through giving a subtle, each layer, I added extra drops of White to the
but convincing look to the paintwork. Once mix.
I was happy that I had enough coverage, I Once I was happy with the look, the upper
wanted to give the finish a little more depth, spine was masked-off and painted NATO
and replicate some paint fade. I always tell Black, and the exhausts and wheel bays were

also painted at this point. The model

received a coat of Hataka Gloss, and was
left overnight to fully dry. Even though
there were not that many decals to apply,
the main tail area ones took some persuading
to get into position, and took a lot of decal
softener to get them to conform – but they
eventually gave in! Then remaining decals
were added without issue, and were sealed
in once dry with another Gloss coat. I wanted
to keep any weathering fairly light and just
added a simple wash to accentuate the very
nice recessed panel lines. The
all that was left to do was to
add the smaller details, like
the undercarriage and their
associated doors, and the external
tanks. I wanted to display the model
with the airbrake and canopy open, and the

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EUROFIGHTER COLOURS
Jens Schymura provides a little bit of inspiration!

canards deflected, so these were glued in and the masking was removed from the
place with a small drop of Superglue. A little canopy. This is an excellent kit from Revell and
bit of staining was applied on the undersides is highly recommended!
and on the fuselage APU vent. The model Thanks to Revell for the build sample
was given a mixture of Matt and Satin varnish www.revell.de/en. MA

52 BF 109F-4
Desert Fighter James Bamford details the 1:48 Eduard Bf 109F-4

Weekend Edition with Hataka Hobby colours
I
have a particular fascination for German of the Battle of Britain in October of 1940,
aircraft and their design, especially and this version used the 20mm MG FF/M
through the 1939 to 1945 period, even Motorkanone, fired through the propeller
stretching to the Luft ’46 and other secret hub, and two MG17 7.92mm machine guns
projects. In my view, one of the best on top of the engine cowling. In the later F-2
aircraft of World War II, alongside the Fw 190, version, the cowling cannon was exchanged
was the Bf 109, one of the most formidable for a 15mm MG151 cannon. The Bf 109F-4 first
aircraft of the era, especially in the earlier reached frontline units in April of 1941 and
stages of the War with the earlier ‘Emil’s’. As
the war progressed, the Luftwaffe identified Bf 109F-4 Weekend Edition
the need of upgrading their Emil’s to be able Manufacturer: Eduard
to counter the British and Russian designs, Scale: 1:48
such as the Spitfire Mk.Vb and Yak 1/7s. The Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
late Bf 109 E3, E4 and E7 designs were needing Kit Number: 84146
an upgrade, which resulted in creation of Hataka Paint Set ‘Africa Campaign’ – HTK-AS06
the Bf 109F ‘Friedrich’. The most noticeable Eduard Zoom Set – FE844
difference was the new Daimler-Benz BD 601 Eduard Bf 109F and G Pitot Tubes – 648332
E engine, and the first ‘F’ variant was the Bf Eduard Mask Set – EX535
109F-1. The F-1 first saw action in the late days
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was armed with x1 20mm MG151/20 through
DESERT FIGHTER
the nose hub and x2 7.92 MG17 machine guns
mounted on top of the engine cowling. The
tropical version being built here, was first
produced and entered service in the early half
of 1942. The F-4 could reach a top speed of
between 394 and 410mph and could climb to
a service sealing of roughly 38,000ft.
The first steps in this build were to paint up
the interior using the Hataka Hobby RLM66.
I thinned the acrylic, Red Line paint with the
Orange Line lacquer thinners, as I find this
is the best combination. It dried very, very
quickly and was very easy to
build-up some nice thin
coats of paint. The interior
was painted Matt Black,
and as this was the
‘Weekend Edition’
kit, I decided to upgrade it to almost
the standard of a ‘ProfiPack’ kit and add
interior etch. along with a canopy mask and
later, a resin pitot tube. When the etched parts
had been added, I gave the area a wash of again with a magnificent fit, and there was no end of the wing is already moulded to one of
Flory Models Black and Sand, to add the feel of gap between the fuselage and wings once the wing halves. My problem with that was
being in the desert environment. Some light everything was added, even though this is that even with the upmost care in trying not
chipping was also added with some Tamiya where most kits have a gap. The only problem to accidently break it off, it inevitably ended
X-11 Chrome Silver to imitate scratches and with the wings, is that the pitot tube on the up happening. I decided to invest in a pack of
wear and tear.
The fuselage halves were dry fitted and
glued together with no problem,
I decided to add the lovely desert colours of the Bf
and lined up perfectly with no 109F4/Z/Trop, as flown by Uffz F Schweiger of 6./JG 3
filler being used. The wing halves
were then sandwiched to each other,
based in San Pietro, Italy in February 1942
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and unify the colour. The same process

was then repeated with the top colour
of Hataka Sand-Yellow RLM79, after the
slightly wiggly line between the two was
masked off with Blu-Tac and masking tape.
Once the paint had fully dried and
cured after at least forty-eight hours,
three light coats Gloss, which gave
a nice, shiny surface. Next came the
Cartograf decals, and despite being
quite thick in this case, they settled
down well with a coat of Micro Set
before and Micro Sol after each
decal. Once all the decals had been
secured with a few more coats
of Gloss, it was time to add some
weathering, and the washes. I
began by using Flory Black
Wash by using a thin-ish
paint brush and painting
over each panel line
and all the rivets in
the Eduard Bf 109F and G resin pitot tubes and flown by Uffz F Schweiger of 6./JG 3 based sections. I then rubbed
I was not disappointed in the quality. My next in San Pietro, Italy in February 1942, using the majority off with a very
task was to use the pre-cut Eduard Canopy Hataka Hobby Red Line Acrylic Set HTK-AS06 lightly damped piece of kitchen roll.
Mask Set, and the easy to peal pieces fitted ’Luftwaffe in Africa’, thinned with Orange Any areas that couldn’t be reached by the
well onto the crisp raised details of the canopy Line Lacquer thinners. Once the Black base kitchen roll or needed going back over were
framing and formed a perfect seal. I then coat had fully dried, I began by adding Light touched up with a slightly dampened cotton
sprayed over the canopy area with Hataka Blue RLM65 underside, using a 6:2 paint to bud and wiped in the direction of airflow. This
Hobby RLM66, so that once the canopy was thinners mix. I then started to fill all the panels, then left all the wash in just the panel lines and
open, it would have the interior colour on the slowly building up on every pass, avoiding rivets to that they were subtly accentuated.
inside. painting any panel lines or rows of rivets. I Once the wash had given time to settle in so
For this build I decided to add the lovely then came back over the entire aircraft with it wouldn’t be affected by small amounts of
desert colours of the Bf 109F4/Z/Trop, as two or three more light passes to even out paint, I dry brushed Black down the sides, to
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DESERT FIGHTER
simulate exhaust weathering. I didn’t want
to overdo the weathering, more make it look
like the aircraft had no more than five to ten
missions under its wings. The same was done
with the air intakes/outtakes on the underside.
Silver was then applied in small amounts with
a thin pointed brush to any areas that would
be stepped on, or receive wear in battle, or
from maintenance teams. This was done
around the ailerons, elevators, flaps, walkways
and access hatches. The last areas to receive
a wash was the landing gear using the Flory
Sand, which I applied heavily and did then not
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remove all of it, to give it that used and warn

look. The wheels almost looked full of sand
and the effect given was very effective.
Now that all the weathering had been
completed to what I thought was just right,
I applied a coat of Matt, which I thinned to a
ratio of roughly 60:40 water varnish. I then
sprayed on light coats all over the model, until
the aircraft was fully coated and had a nice
matt finish to it. I then added the landing gear,
propellor and spinner and took the Eduard
Mask off the canopy. The final touch was to
add the antenna wire leading from the tail to
the radio pole above and behind the canopy.
I must say that this kit was a dream and a
pleasure to build from start to finish, and I
cannot recommend Hataka Hobby paints
enough either. MA
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Army Air Ian Gaskell uses Hataka products to paint
and weather the 1:48 Roden JOV-1A Mohawk
T
his build is of the Roden 1:48 I started off with the True Details cockpit,
Mohawk, and the particular and this is nicely detailed, and a huge
version I am building is the JOV-1A improvement over the kit one. The set comes
attack variant, belonging to the with a pair of ejection sets, which again are
Army Special Warfare Aviation nicely cast, even the seat belts. The only add-
Detachment. At first look, the kit is nicely on for me was some lead wire to make the
moulded, but the surface detail seems a ejector pull handles, at the top of the seats.
little soft, and panel lines not that deep. All the parts fitted together nicely, the only
Surprisingly, though for an unusual, and sanding needed was on one side of the rear
rare subject, there is a large selection of bulkhead, to get a good mate-up with the
aftermarket available. I’ve went for an Eduard fuselage side, and a bit off each side of the JOV-1A Mohawk
Cockpit Mask Set, Quickboost Resin Exhaust floor, and a bit off the top of the overhead Manufacturer: Roden
Set, and a lovely Squadron True Details Cockpit switch panel, so the canopy top would sit Scale: 1:48
Set. I am also using largely Hataka Hobby Red correctly. The cockpit is painted a mixture of Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
Line acrylic paints. For reference, I’ve picked Black, and some Grey on the centre console. Kit Number: 406
up a couple of the Squadron Products books Instruments were highlighted by dry-brushing
on the Mohawk, OV-1 Mohawk in Action, and with White first, to pick out the dial pointers,
OV-1 Mohawk Walk Around No.49. Both these then some Gunmetal, to make the instrument Installing the cockpit into the fuselage was
books have more than enough reference bezels stand out. Some switches, and levers easier than expected, and once fixed, there
material. were picked out with Yellow and Red. just a couple of small gaps to fill.
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Working on the
instrument
panel
I used a lovely
True Details
Cockpit Set
For the main shades, Hataka have a

choice of two Olive Drab shades in their range
One thing I was warned about with this

kit - it’s a tail-sitter! Do add plenty of weight!
Sadly, I later discovered that this was not
enough so I added more under the canopy
and the undercarriage legs began to buckle!
On the undercarriage, I added some hose
detail, using some 0.4mm lead wire, and in
hindsight, a set of Scale Aircraft Conversion’s
white metal undercarriage set would allow
more weight to go in. With the fuselage, wings
and tail assembled, I set about putting down
a Black primer coat. Pre-shading was done
with a mixture of Hataka’s Hobby Redline A187 The finished cockpit
Tan, A101 Traffic White, and A217 Light Aircraft installed in the
fuselage
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I added some piping to

the undercarriage
areas. This will help to vary the tone of the

main colour. The first job was a Black
Before applying any of the main colour, I primer coat…..
masked off the wheel bays, which had been
painted White, and the air-brake recess’s in
Red.
Also, the cockpit canopy was masked, and
glued into position, with one of the doors
left off, to be attached at the end in an open
position. I finished off the ‘marbling’, so I was
now ready to get some colour down. to about 60:40 with Hataka Hobby Acrylic job was to mask the nose, wings, and tail,
For the main shades, Hataka Hobby have Thinner, and a bit of flow improver. The colour ready for some Black, for the de-icer areas.
a choice of two Olive Drabs in their range, an was then built-up the in several light coats. This was followed by a Gloss coat, to give a
early one (quite dark), and a late one, which Once the main colour had fully dried, the next nice smooth surface for applying the decals.
is lighter, and more like an Olive Drab. The decals for this kit are not the best, to be
So, having chosen the Hataka Hobby honest, and you need be very careful, as they
A018 US Olive Drab (Late), I thinned are quite brittle. This I found out when I started
doing the black border decals, for the wing
walkways. In hindsight, I should have spent
some time masking this, and painting the
outline. The walkway centres were painted
with Dark Grey. The rest of the markings went
on without any more drama. Once they were
set and dried, some more Gloss was sprayed
on, to seal the decals in, and to provide a base
for applying a weathering wash.
My technique for weathering is in two
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panels and recesses. Then once dry simply
use either pieces of damp paper towel, or in
my case, a handkerchief. It’s best to remove
the wash in the direction of the airflow, where
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