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06 News
The latest from the world of
scale modelling, including
recent Airfix Starter Set
releases, Kotare Models'
new 1/32 Spitfire Mk.la and
Master-X's resin Junkers
Ju 46 floatplane.

10 Show Guide
Our handy at-a-glance
guide to model show
dates in 2023. ---
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FEATURES
14 lntermediate Build - Tempest Brewing
Produced in collaboration with Eduard, Special Hobby's 1/48
Hawker Tempest Mk.11 is sure to whip upa storm, as Bill Clark
discovered when building this Centaurus-engined variant.

24 Out and About - Brilliant Bovington

Malcolm V Lowe reports on a successful model event held
over the weekend of February 11-12 at The Tank Museum in
Bovington , Dorset.

26 lntermediate Build - Armed Can

World War One specialist Mikael Terfors turns his attention to
an early armoured fighting vehicle in the form of MiniArt's 1/35
Austin Armoured Car 3rd Series.

34 Figure Build - For Vendei!

A neat addition to its range of 1/16 historical figures, ICM's
9th Century Viking is built and painted superbly by Johan
Augustsson, whose Swedish heritage informs the project.

40 ln Focus - Made in Canada!

ln a standalone history piece, Steve Guthrie explains the
background to the Canadian Military Pattern vehicles used by
Allied forces during World War Two.

46 Advanced Build - Haphazard Hun

Replicating a well-worn Royal Danish Air Force F-1000 Super
Sabre leads Kev Baxter to combine Tamiya's kit with Blackbird
Models wings and a high-level paintjob.

54 Out and About - Hinckley 'Homecoming'

Leicestershire town Hinkley once again hosted the East
Midlands Model Show, an event that provided AMW's Stu Fone
with a welcome familiar feeling.
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56 Exclusive Build - Guterslõh Recce
This month's cover build is an examination of Airfix's re-worked
Hawker Hunter, with a test-shot of this FGA.9/ FR.10/GA.11
boxing constructed by Dean Large.

64 ln Focus - Army Co-Op Specialists

As an accompaniment to the build of Airfix's Hunter FR.10 as
an airframe from the unit, Andrew Thomas explores the history
of the RAF's IV (AC) Squadron.

72 Basic Build - Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake,

Baker's Van
Heller's new-tool 1/24 Renault Estafette is kneaded into the
form of a French bakery vehicle, as Oleg Makhortov builds the
first new kit from a firm with a point to prove.

84 Basic Build - Rising Sun 'Sally'

Peter Fearon tackles the newly tooled 1/72 Mitsubishi Ki-21-lb
Sally from ICM, with this offering from the Ukrainian firm filling
an important market niche.

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AIRFIX'S RECENT releases continue
the firm's beginner focus, with a pair
of starter sets combined for a 'Then
and Now' package plus the re-issue
of popular World War One and Two
fighter aircraft - all in 1/72.
The former (A50190) contains
the Spitfire Mk.Vc and F-35B
Lighting li along with glue, paints
and brushes. Being starter kits,
JUNKERS FLOATPLANE BY MASTER-X
CZECH MANUFACTURER
Master-X has released resin kits
of the fascinating Junkers Ju 46
master.xl@centrum.a
MASTER-X
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Junkers Ju.46hi ''Europa''
MX 7224 resin conversion set
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these are ideal as stepping stones
between the Quickbuild series and
'standard' offerings, with a simplified
breakdown and provision for
mounting each on a 'shadow-style'
stand. On opening the box, there's a
neat tray-style inner container, ideal
for keeping unused parts in one
place; the kits are bagged separately
and the parts are identical to the
ship-launched postal floatplane.
There are four boxings, with the
Ju 46hi D-UBUS Europa edition
1/72
individual releases.
Accompanying the two kits
are eight Humbrol acrylic paints
providing all the relevant colours,
along with a small tube of Poly
Cement and two paint brushes
(Sizes O and 4). Decais cover a 91
Sqn Spitfire and 617 Sqn F-35 - in
the latter case, as built for AMW151
June 2023's cover feature. This is a
superb little package, offering two
complete starter sets and all that's
needed to build them, all for the
great value of just f29.99.
For the re-releases, these are
products and Vintage Classics.
The first provide an F4F-4 Wildcat
(A02070A) - with markings for
Operation Torch in French North
Africa and the Pacific Theatre's
Guadalcanal - plus a Mitsubishi
A6M2b Zero (A01005B), which has
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(MX 7224.01) being examined here.
lt's arguably the most appealing
visually as it wears a fetching red
and aluminium livery, with codes
on the wings and fuselage. lt's an
all-resin kit and you can't help but
be impressed with the one-piece
mainplane, which sports Junkers'
trademark skin corrugations
as seen on other types. The
corrugations extend to the fuselage
halves and again, a modicum of
clean-up is necessary. A full floor is
supplied, along with seats, contrai
columns and yokes, a rudder bar
with pedais, a contrai box and a
detailed instrument that features
recessed/raised dials. The floats
are substantial single castings
and should look good once their
one scheme, for an airframe flown
by NAP 2/C Yoshiro Hashiguchi from
Bali in 1942. These retail for f11.99
and fS.99 respectively.
With the Vintage Classics releases
there's real nostalgia on offer with
the return of the first ever Dogfight
Double combination of Fokker
Dr.1 and Bristol F.2B (A02141V),
which comes with the original
Jagdgeschwader 1and 39 Squadron
markings respectively. The final
offering is the Brewster Buffalo
(A02050V) kit, which recently
celebrated its 50th anniversary; as
with the original release, there is
a choice between a camouflaged
RAF machine and yellow-winged US
Navy airframe. Both kits are priced
at f10.99.
More information can be found
at: www.airfix.com and www.
keymodelworld .com/a irfix
.
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seams have been neatened.
Decal-wise, these are thin - and
thankfully so, given they need to
adhere to a corrugated surface.
Last, there are two trestles with
V-shaped ends (matching the
pontoons' profile) on which to
display the model. While an
appealing subject, this is not
a kit for the beginner, dueto
the resin format and the lack of
locating pins. However, if you
already have several resin builds
in your rear view, you should
be able to cope with what's
supplied in the box.
The kit costs €50 from: www.
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MEET THE FLY NAVY HERITAGE TRUST
1/48 scale Sea Vixen
XP924 in the markings
of 899 Naval Air
Squadron, as owned
by Navy Wings.
THE CHARITY behind
Navy Wings, the Fly Navy
Heritage Trust, is working
to preserve Britain's great
aviation heritage. lt relies on
public donations to support
its work in maintaining,
presenting and flying an
unrivalled collection of
historie British naval aircraft.
The charity's objectives are:
to educate members of the
public in the history, traditions
and exploits of the Fleet Air
Arm and history of Royal Navy
aviation generally; to inspire,
by promoting and displaying
historie aircraft and the
efficiency and effectiveness of
aviation in the Royal Navy; and
to remember, by providing a
living memorial and tribute to
the men and women who have
VALIANT WINGS' COMPLETES
THE LANCASTER STORY
HAVING DELIGHTED modellers
with Airframe & Miniature
No.20 The Avro Lancaster
(Part 1) - see AMW151 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.
While most attention is given
to the Lanc's roles during
World War Two, both this and
the civilian Lancastrian variant
were used into the 1950s,
and it is these machines that
occupy the spotlight in the well-
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flown, maintained or
contributed in any way to the
operation of aircraft in the fleet.
lts fundraising efforts are
supported through many
activities (events, aircraft
experiences, lectures and flying
displays), with the Trust working
alongside the Royal Navy
Historie Flight, sharing assets to
mutual benefit.
Modeller Phil Thomas first
became involved with the Fly
Navy Heritage Trust in 2011 after
a chance meeting and since
then has built severa! models
for the charity, either as items
for auction or to support Trust
displays. Having enjoyed the
hobby for 25 years, it was a
written Airframe & Miniature
No.21. The author delves into
the different variants and use
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a charity that benefits from
their sale via a series of 'blind'
auctions on its website.
lf anyone is interested in
finding out more about Navy
Wings, or wants to support
their efforts, further details are
at: navywings.org.uk
This article was first
published in the lnternational
Plastic Modellers Society . ' .
magazine - thanks to Editor
Dave Berryman for forwarding
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it for re-publication.
by foreign air forces, before
examining the fascinating range
of Lancaster-based test-bed
airframes. With 272 pages, this
is a weighty tome, and includes
familiar sections on technical
information, camouflage and
markings (including colour
profiles), pull-out scale drawings
and a series of model build
articles. Airframe & Miniature
No.21 The Avro Lancaster
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THE FIRST kit from Kõtare - the The cockpit provides what is recesses for the lightening holes; can add your own wire to emulate
New Zealand firm formed from arguably some of the best detail the instructions show where to contrai lines and harness anchor.
ex-Wingnut Wings employees - has ever seen on a Spitfire or any other clear these with a drill bit. A high The type's internai flare chutes are
arrived, in the shape of a large-scale type for that matter. All the aircraft's degree of refinement is evident on provided for positioning behind
Spitfire Mk.la. trademark floor arrangement the contrai column and attendant the seat frame, and the mount
Coming with the high-quality, and cockpit frames are rendered elevator contrai linkage. even has the requisite holes that
information-packed instructions beautifully, although the latter, ln a first, Kõtare offers full 'rigging' will allow the contrai cables to run
akin to Wingnut offerings, the as with other Spitfire kits, have illustrations, showing where you through if desired.
Spitfire Mk.la (Mid) offering (32001)
offers four grey runners and one
clear, for a total parts count of 117.
These include optional Rotai and de
Havilland propellers, two different
wireless controllers and pilot's seats
with/without Sutton Type K harness
detail, visible through open/closed
canopy and cockpit door.
Another impressive feature is that
Kotare has represented the slightly
uneven surface of the real aircraft -
which were of course hand-made -
resulting in 'lapped' panei joins and
imperfect results in places. Kotare
has also included interior wing and
fuselage framework, plus a full wing
spar. Another neat feature, echoing
that of the full-size airframe, is that
Kõtare has provided raised rivets on
the rear fuselage, but has chosen
to depict the wartime practice of
puttying and sanding flush rivets
on the forward fuselage and wings.
However, no engine is supplied -
while disappointing, modellers can't
treat a powerplant as a given aspect
in a kit of this scale.

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Separate ailerons and

elevators are supplied, the latter
moulded in one piece (each NOW DISTRIBUTE
horizontal stabiliser comes in
halves too) - stitching detail SMS PAINT
is evident on all flying control
surfaces. One interesting move
(and potentially another first) is
that the wing fillets are moulded
as individual items.
Busy undercarriage bays are
formed from 'walled' inserts
that slot onto the wing spar,
while plenty of work has gone
into the halved mainwheels,
featuring openings between
the tive spokes plus weight-
flattened tyres.
Propeller-wise, the shape of
the biades for both units looks
good, along with the spinners.
-
Ejector exhaust stacks come
in halves but, surprisingly, you
have to open the ends yourself
for greater authenticity.
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The 350 x 210mm decai
sheet is a busy affair, with all ,'
instrument panei dials, plenty
of stencilling, gun port patches
(holed and solid) and even gas
detection patches. Thin, glossy
markings for three Battle of Richard Hardy, 234 Squadron,
Britain airframes are supplied, August 1940
all wearing Dark Earth/ Dark • P9495/DW-K, Stanley Arnfield/
Green; one has split black and Douglas Corte/John Ellis/ Peter
white undersides, while the Litchfield, 610 Squadron, June-
others wear either Sky Type S or July 1940
Duck Egg Blue. Some modellers The instruction book, besides
may question the colour offering the necessary build
employed for the fuselage code stages, also offers many useful
letter decais - they are meant period photos with annotations
to be Medium Sea Grey, but and information on the pilots.
arguably look slightly too blue in .. .. .. .. . ...:. .-==--- • - -=-=-= - - .. Kõtare is to be commended
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US $109.99 direct from www.
kotare-models.com (or t109.99
via Hannants in the UK), it'll very
much depend on the modeller's
experience and budget.
You may also wish to know
that the company isn't stopping
here on the 'Spit' front. lt is now
taking pre-orders for a same-
scale Mk.la with resin figure of
19 Squadron's Brian Lane, plus
the relevant markings for his
aircraft, and plans for an early
Mk.la boxing in the future.

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Railway Exhibition Hosts: 8oscombe Down Aviation
4 The Northern Model Show Hosts: Dave Watson Collection (8DAC)
1 Hailsham and District Annual
Address: Plymouth Tothill Community Address: 8DAC, Hangar 1 South,
Hosts: IPMS Tyneside Model Show
Centre, Knighton Road, O ld Sarum Airfield, Salisbury
Address: Parks Sports Centre, Howdon Hosts: Hailsham and District Scale
Plymouth SP4 6DZ
Road, North Shields NE29 6TL Model Club (IPMS East Sussex)
PL4 9DA Times: 10am-4pm
Times: 9.30am-4.30pm Address: Eastbourne Sports Park,
Times: 10am-4pm Prices: Adults f.10.50, Concessions f.9,
Prices: Adults f.5, Concessions f.3, Cross Leveis Way, Eastbourne
Prices: Adults f.2, Concessions f.1 , Children f.6.50
Children free 8N212UF
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Email: spotwatson1954@gmail.com Web: www.boscombedown
Web: IPMS Tyneside (Facebook) Prices: Adults f.4, concessions f.3,
aviationcollection.co.uk
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17 lpswich IPMS Model Day
25 West Anglia Scale Model
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Hosts: IPMS lpswich
Hosts: Richard Wharton, Nic 8urden
and Colin Chandler Address: lpswich and District lndoor Hosts: West Norfolk IPMS Scale
Model Club
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Address: The Galtres Centre, Market 8owling Club,
Address: Littleport Leisure Centre, Somerset Model Show
Place, Easingwold, North 136 Rushmere Road,
Camel Road, Littleport,
Yorksh ire Y061 3AE lpswich, Suffolk Hosts: North Somerset Modellers
Cambridgeshire C861EW
Times: 10am-5pm IP4 4JU Society
Times: 10am-4pm
Prices: Adult f.5, U16s free Times: 10am-4 pm Address: The Helicopter Museum,
Prices: Adu lts f.3, children f.1
Email: colin.chandler41@btinternet. Prices: Adult f.2 Weston Heliport, Locking Moor
Email: stevegregory8026@gmail.com
com Email: g551ovell@outlook.com Road, Weston-Super-Mare,
Web: West Norfolk IPMS (Facebook)
Web: White Rose Military Modelling Web: IPMS lpswich (Facebook) North Somerset 8S24 8PP
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Address: Tourist Railway, Station Westwood Road, St lves, 15 Fen Model Show
Airport, 8aginton, Warwickshire
Approach Road, 8arry CF62 Cambridgeshire Hosts: FMS Team
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co.uk Email: liaison@mafva.net co.uk Email: T8C
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 Bill Clark discovers if there's a storm brewing
uring World War Two,
advanced technical
developments
meant aircraft types
were improved as time went
on, but newer machines
became established from such
progressions - of th ese, the
Hawker Tempest is definitely a
case in point.
Hawker knew its Hurricane
could not be developed much
further and certainly not to
the level of the Supermarine
Spitfire. Efforts resulted in the
Typhoon , which was seen as
the potential replacement and
14 Airfix Model World
with Special Hobby's newly tooled 1/48
Hawker Tempest Mk.11
upgrade; unfortunately, this new
aircraft was not a great success
as an out-and-out fighter, with
its sturd iness instead leading
to a ground-attack platform.
Sir Sydney Camm, Hawker's
chief designer, was well aware
of the aircraft's shortcomings,
and a new proposal emerged
incorporating the latest design
ideas, including a new elliptical
wing with a laminar flow cross
section. lnitially mooted as the
'Typhoon li', so great were the
changes that the new type was
subsequently re-christened as
the Tempest.
·o
New prototypes trialled
different powerplant options. .A MODEL SPEC
The Mark 1was fitted with the Tempest Mk.11 The Last RAF Radial
Napier Sabre IV, but the Mk.11 Engine Fighter Hi-Tech Kit
featured the mighty Bristol By: Special Hobby
Centaurus V. The Tempest Stock Code: SH48214
Ili and IV was designed to Scale: 1/48
take the Rolls-Royce Griffon , Price: f42.50
but these units were in short Available fromi
www.specialhobby.eu
supply as they were required
for other types. Due to delays
in producing the Centaurus,
production on the new
Tempest V entered production
with a trusted but improved
24-cylinder Napier Sabre.
Tempest Mk.Vs entered
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 INTERMEDIATE BUILD 1Hawker Tempest Mk.11

frontline service with the RAF in

May 1944, so gained a full year
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 of the 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 Air
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 li history
As the supply issues
encountered with the Centaurus
engine eased, Tempest ll 's
started to be produced, arriving
too late for active World War
Two service. The type did equip
RAF squadrons stationed in
Europe, the Far East and on the
lndian sub-continent.
From the late 1940s into the
early 1950s, the Tempest's
days as a frontline fighter were
numbered as RAF frontline
-- units re-equipped with jet
power. This was not, though,
the end of the Mk.11, for
in 1947, just as the
lndian sub-continent
was achieving
1ndependence,
the British offered
Tempests stationed
in the region to newly
independent lndia and its Royal
À lmpressive fuselage halves and mainwing parts were provided on their own
separate frames.
1ndian Air Force (RIAF).
Following the partition of
lndia and Pakistan and the
establishment of the Royal
Pakistan Air Force (RPAF),
35 Tempest Mk.lls were
transferred from the RIAF to the
fledgling RPAF. Dueto their air-
cooled engines, these aircraft
were considered more suitable
for the 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 Sqn (which was
formerly 1 Sqn RIAF) and No
9 Sqn, both established at
RPAF Peshawar on August
15, 1947. Their first task was
their deployment against rebel
tribesmen in Waziristan.
By all accounts the type was
very popular with both forces'
pilots and groundcrew alike. ln
RPAF service, the Tempest Mk.11
(by then known as FB.2) was C

Special Hobby
provided marvellous
resin components
to enhance what
is already an
outstanding kit.

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 A pre-coloured
photo-etched seat
harness was added
to the built cockpit.
Once built, the cockpit 'tub' unit
was ready to be fitted into one
of the fuselage halves.
_. When it carne to making changes for
the resin engine detail, Dymo tape was
used to provide a hard edge to define
where cuts were required.
_. A scribing tool was then used to cut
through the plastic and remove the
material that was to be replaced.
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replaced in the fighter-bomber
role by the Hawker Sea Fury -
itself borne of a requirement for
a 'Light Tempest Fighter' and
thus fitting given its ancestry.
Special Hobby's kit
1was delighted when given
the opportunity to build this
kit; 1had already built a 1/48
scale Tempest Mk.11 from
Eduard 's initial Mk.V kit, itself
bearing little in the way to the
company's more recent Mk.V.
The conversion was enabled by
the issue of a resin conversion
set issued by Model Design
Construction (MDC) many years
ago. That was then, but now
1had an opportunity
that was too
good to
be missed
with this new
dedicated Mk.11 being available.
Furthermore, as if to challenge
my comfort-zone modelling,
the Airfix Model World editor
requested that 1finish it in a
With various internai sub-
assemblies constructed, it was
time to add them all together.
Each area of
the cockpit
sidewall
was painted
carefully with
coats of the
appropriate
shade.
non-RAF scheme! This was fairly
uncharted territory, 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
Mk.11 was
prepared in co-operation with
Eduard (www.eduard.com).
lt contains eight dark grey
runners and two clear trames.
Also supplied is a selection
of resin parts, giving the
option of showing one half
of the massive Centaurus
18-cylinder radial engine.
This part is exquisitely
detailed, a true testament to
the art of resin aftermarket
parts and, it has to be said, a
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With the paneis removed, the fuselage
halves were joined together. Note
the remediai efforts around the cut -
needed despite my best efforts.
far cry from the first generation
of resin available back when
my original Mk.11 conversion
was tackled. Techniques in
resin production certainly
have improved over those two
decades, and so it should.
lncluded is a set of resin
wheels, with astonishing tread
detail. Enhanced weathering
will really bring this detail to life.
Five decai options are provided,
including three RAF examples,
an RIAF one, and the one 1'11 be
tackling here, the RPAF.
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•
•
On to the build
The cockpit was tackled first ... as
is customary! The kit provides a
floor, which the Tempest never
actually had, though it did help
hold everything together. Also
integral were footwell runners,
front and rear bulkheads, a one-
piece seat, rudder pedais and
control column.
The 'office' was constructed
in no time and then given
a coat of RAF Grey-
Green BS381c283 (from
Xtracrylix XA1010 - www.
INTERMEDIATE BUILD 1Hawker Tempest Mk.11
hannants.co.uk). There is some
conjecture as to the exact shade
used by Hawker on the innards
of Tem pests, but the kit's call-
out was followed. At the sarne
time, the paint was applied to
the fuselage sidewalls, tailwheel
parts and bay. When dry, the
lower green area was masked
and the black upper sections
duly decorated.
A photo-etched (PE) metal
harness was also added,
while the black
pre-painted
The mighty
Centaurus
engine was
replicated via
exceedingly
well-detailed
resi n items.
instrument panei featured
finely raised dial details -
the facings were supplied as
decais. These were applied
with a good dose of Micro Set
and Sol (www.microscale.com),
to ensure bedding down and
a 3D appearance, but they're
not that visible once within the
cockpit. Side frames were very
thin and brittle and elements had
snapped. Luckily, this was not
detrimental to the rigidity of the
construction itself, so the parts
were added when appropriate. CI
'Y Front and rear portions combine,
capturing the rotating pin for the
propeller assembly.
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 All told, it's something of an Plastic card was applied to
almighty lump of resin that is provide support to the resin
added to the front of Special engine plus avoid any 'see-
Hobby's Tempest Mk.11. through' gaps appearing.

The modeller has the option to

portray one half of the Centaurus
engine exposed and mounted
in the nose, via open hatches.
This isn't a feature that 1would
normally opt for, but given
the absolutely exquisite resin
included in the kit, it 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 paneis
need to be removed. These
can then be thrown away, as
resin replacement paneis are
provided. Careful removal of the
plastic is required ... however,
despite best efforts to achieve
a neat cut, detail was still lost
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, as it
fitted perfectly. The opportunity
to superglue some support
strips of plastic ca rd to
support the resin
was ta ken - at the
sarne time, plastic
card was added to the
exhaust paneis to avoid

Wings and gust

'see-through'
later. Last, the
two fuselage halves
almost clipped together. An
application of thin cement was
applied to the mating surfaces,
and the fuselage took shape.
Wheel wells were built using a
series of 'walls', each featuring
finely detailed surfaces - these
fitted into the upper wing halves
and the fit was again, perfect.
There are numerous smaller
latches and catches to be added
once the walls are in place and

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following the application of
a further coat of RAF Grey-
Green, the detail here was
enlivened by careful localised
painting and weathering. At
this stage, holes were drilled
for mounting the rocket rails.
The lower one-piece wing
part was then attached to
the fuselage. This method
means any adjustments can be
attended to at this stage. lnserts
for the wing -mounted radiators
were added and the upper
surfaces were cemented on to
the lower example - a problem
with some kits can be the upper
root join, but here the fit was
precision itself. The tailplane and
separate control surfaces were
then secured - the modeller can
choose these to be deployed at
neutral, but on this model
they were posed slightly
deployed just to add more
visual interest.
INTERMEDIATE BUILD 1Hawker Tempest Mk.11
Progress then moved on to the With the lower wing added, any
wheel wells - these were built from adjustments could be made prior to
separate 'wall' components and fitting the upper sections. Note the
painted RAF Grey-Green. holes drilled for adding rockets later.
The cockpit upper cowling
slotted effortlessly into its recess,
but note that the gunsight
must be fitted beforehand.
Similarly, prior to adding the
radial engine's cowling, the
unit's front needs to be bonded
- this fits on to the resin engine
block, capturing the propeller's
'rotating pin' mechanism. With
this protruding, the spinner back
plate was then fitted over the
top. The pre-painted propeller
was superglued on to the resin
'pin' - the spinner cap could then
be added . lnstructions suggested
the spinner was black on this
particular aircraft, but further
research points to it maybe being
red ... By this time, though, it was
too late to change the hue.
 Exemplifying the kit's magnificent fit, the upper wings were added without
Spray away duress. No filler was required at all.
Very little cleaning-up was
required on the joins; in fact, no
filler was used during this build. ll
 With the rear empennage and windshield fitted plus appropriate coverage
used (wheel wells received foam), a coat of overall black primer was applied.
Airfi x Model Wo rld 19
 hand, which lent itself to a more
faded final appearance. The
upper surface demarcation was
then set with Tamiya tape (www.
hobbyco.net) in preparation for
the underside colour - XA1026
Azure Blue.
With the main shades applied,
it was time to add fading to each
block colour. This was achieved
by adding a small amount of
light grey paint to each and
spraying small patches, mainly
concentrated on the innermost
parts of the panei being treated.
This provided a degree of
contrast to the surface. A light
sanding of the model provided
further distress to the paint
and had the added bonus of
providing a clean,
smooth surface for

.à Light grey paint was applied in random patterns to suggest contrast in the
final hues.

Light seam sanding was deemed

a 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
lsopropanol Alcohol (IPA), and it
was time to fire up the airbrush
and compressor.
A good solid coat of Mr. Color
1500 Black primer (www.
albionhobbies.co.uk) diluted
equally with self-levelling thinner
was applied overall, with the
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
FB.2 in its
last stint
of active
service, with
considerable
weathering and fading. enhanced by localised dry-
Small sections, including access brushing with silver paint.
paneis and the edges of wing The upper surfaces were now
walkway areas received a fine ready for their main colours.
coat of silver. This in turn would First was Xtracrylix's XA1009
have small dots of masking RAF Middle Stone followed by Xtracylix XA1009
fluid added, to be removed the sarne company's XA1002 RAF Middle Stone was
the first camouflage shade
later, to suggest chipping. This RAF Dark Earth BS381c450. The
applied to the upper surfaces....
initial effect was subsequently latter was airbrushed on free

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the next stage:
two coats of M r.
Calor Super Clear Ili UV
Cut Gloss GX112. This was
applied heavily diluted with Mr.
Hobby Self Leveling Thinner.
Pakistani decais
The kit's markings went on like a
dream, with very little setting fluid
required, though 1 have noted
slight silvering apparent in one of
the photos, which 1 missed upon
inspection of the model.
Luckily - unlike some of the
modern jets for example -
very little in the way of
stencils was required,
so the process took
INTERMEDIATE BUILD 1Hawker Tempest Mk.11
a minimal amount of time.
With satisfaction assured that
the decais were securely in
place, the toning down process
followed. As a matt finish was
called for, Revell's Clear Matt
Aqua Colour was diluted
30:70 with an equal
mix of IPA and
• distilled
water (with
a drop or
two of acrylic
retarder)
applied. This
'clear' varnish has
a slight greyish tint,
as such it is an ideal
method for suggesting  The next shade was the sarne company's XA1002 RAF Dark Earth BS381c450.
even more fading.
Further wear and tear
•
lnitially a wash of Flory •
Models Dark Dirt wash (www. .. ...........' •
......
... .•
•
florymodels.org) was applied.
This clay-based 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. lt has the
ability to remain in recessed •
detail - in this case, it settled into
the rivets and appeared more
subtle than pure black. Next was
AMMO-MIG's A.MIG-1001 Afrika
Korps Wash enamel, applied
along panei lines and diluted
with thinners.
The undercarriage was tackled
next. All parts were pre-painted
and were now ready to be fitted,
 Lastly, XA1026 Azure Blue was sprayed on the aircraft's undersides.
with the main strut fitting well.
Each door fits on to its support,
with a series of holes and pins a
 Following an application of gloss varnish, decaling could commence.
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to ensure accurate alignment.
The resin wheels were fantastic;
hub and tread detail reward
the modeller with careful
weathering, in this instance
Humbrol's AV0017 Weathering
Powder Dark Earth (www.
humbrol.com) provided the right
amount of 'dustiness'.
Pre-pai nted canopy framework
was attached to the canopy
rails, plus the navigation lights
were fitted, each with relevant
Tamiya X-27 Clear Red or X-25
Clear Green.
RPAF Tempests were utilised
in the Fighter Bomber role so
could carry a range of offensive
weapons. ln this case the model
had rocket rails and rockets,
which clicked simply into pre-
drilled holes. Colour call outs for
these were silver rails with Olive
Drab rockets with a thin white
band on the warhead itself - a
home-brew mixed from Dark
Green, Brown and light grey
paint provided the main shade.
The final act was to drill a hole
for the pitot tube, which had
broken before 1 even realised
the model should have had
one, and a new one added from
heat-stretched runner material.
A small ' Remove before Flight'
tag was added from red-painted
Tamiya tape.
Finished product
1 can't praise Special Hobby/
Eduard highly enough, first of all
for providing the modelling world
with this kit and secondly for .à Undercarriage parts - including resin wheels - were among the last items to
doing so supremely well. lt really be applied ...
is good! lt will find its place on
Along with the rocket
this modeller's Hawker-themed rails and weapons
modelling shelf, snugly between themselves, which
Eduard's 1/48 Tempest Mk.V (or received a custam
Olive Drab mix.
VI when 1 get around to it) and
Airfix's same-scale Sea Fury.
Parts fit is quite exceptional so
filler is redundant - excellent

T Finally, it was time to fit the resin access doors and latches.

.à On to the mucky part... Flory Models' Dark Dirt was applied all over the model.
The clay-based product could then be rubbed or washed, depending on the
desired effect.

u
.... surface detail is precisely what
we expect from an Eduard-
tooled kit and it can be retained
confidently. This allows the
opportunity to apply washes to
enhance the superb rivets and
panei lines.
What's more, it is very
reasonably priced, certainly
if the 'Overtrees' edition can
be sourced. 1'11 definitely be
looking for another Mk.11 for my
collection. As you might have
.à AMMO-MIG's A.MIG-1011 Africa Korps Wash was then applied for further guessed by now, 1 really liked
dustiness and dirtying. this kit and the build. lt's ideal for
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maybe an intermediate project,
due mainly to the resin supplied
plus the small parts.
Of course, there is the option
not use the resin , and Eduard's
standard boxings will likely
omit such parts, in which case
a novice modeller might find
the finer detail to be a good
challenge to improve their skills.
ln any case, Hawker fans or
anyone planning on their own
Collection of Camm's finest,
should find this model a bit
of a 'breeze'.
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he Tank Museum at entitled 'The Tank Story'. This

Bovington in Dorset has
hosted an annual model
show in one form or
another for several decades.
During 2023, a brace of two-day
events were planned. The first of
these took place on the weekend
of February 11-12, and proved to
be a successful curtain-raiser for
this year's extensive season of
model shows and exhibitions in
the south of England.
Organised by Bovington's
in-house events team, the
show was mainly situated in the
rece ntly built indoor display hall
that houses the major exhibition
allowed clubs and traders to set
up among the genuine military
vehicles and artefacts that are a
central feature of the museum's
possessions. The two -day
gathering attracted a good turn -
out by the public, on a winter's
weekend that would otherwise
have seen many fewer visitors to
the venue.
The second two-day event will
be on September 23-24.
Further information about The
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Armoured Car Interior
Kit is built by Mikael
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Terfors, who applies
an uncommon Austro-
Hungarian livery
. .. .. .

uring the rise in
armoured battlefield
vehicles in the early
20th century, tanks were
the undisputed novelty, but other
types - such as armoured cars -
were entering the action.
A lightly protected version
produced by Austin was among
them - this was based on a civilian
vehicle, but was improved using
the knowledge gained from early
prototypes and severa! versions
known as 'series'.
These vehicles were initially
intended for the British and
Imperial Russian Armies. However,
given the high dynamics of
World War One theatres, many
such vehicles landed in enemy
hands and were thus repurposed.
Notably, the German lron Cross
insígnia was often seen on
such captured vehicles, but the
Finnish Army also used severa!
after capturing Soviet-delivered
examples of the type.
This turbulent ownership history
serves as a wide base for MiniArt's
39010 offering depicting the 3rd
Series Austin vehicle with no
fewer than eight different marking
options. These include captured
vehicles as used by German/
Prussian, Finnish and Austro-
Hungarian forces.
lnitial inspection
The kit arrived in a colourful, top-
opening box featuring an attractive
representation of a German
vehicle with a large lron Cross.
Considering the rather plain looks
from the outside, the author was

Although simple,
correct alignment
of the chassis frame
was criticai for the
later stages.

Superbly detailed
components were formed into
engine sub-assemblies, but these
were kept separate for painting.

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Once constructed, black
primer was applied to
the chassis trame.
surprised to find an impressive
number of parts once the box was
open with most of the content
meant for the vehicle's interior and
the undercarriage.
For someone used to Cold War
and modern subjects, this vehicle
would certainly be smaller than the
standard 1/35 subject and this was
noticeable throughout the whole
project. Along with the plastic
parts, the kit also provided a fairly
loaded photo-etched (PE) metal
fret and a small decai sheet.
Certainly worth mentioning was
the instruction booklet and the ful l-
colour profiles, which offered not
just colour and paint references
but also weathering suggestions -
something seen with other kits but
by no means all.
A bumpy ride
As mentioned, the plethora
of parts plus the small size of
the vehicle hinted towards a
challenging build ... and did it prove
to be true!
When removing the first
components from the runner, it
became clear that this step
would require much attention.
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INTERMEDIATE BUILD 1Austin Armoured Car 3rd Series
The plastic itself was a bit harder
than usually experienced, while the
attachment points were fairly small.
This meant the extremely delicate
and well-detailed parts were
sometimes almost impossible to
neaten without damage, even with
the right tools. The best examples
of this issue were the chassis
components.
On the positive side, once
cleaned, the parts exhibited
outstanding fit and even the
notoriously hard-to-align chassis
frame was nota problem. This
theme was going to remain a
constant feature of the build. Even
more complex sub-assemblies
such as the engine or the interior
Keeping the power unit
elements apart enabled
the painting of the
multi-coloured constituents.
posed no alignment problems -
something rarely seen at this level, .A MODEL SPEC
even with the quality of modern- Austin Armoured Car 3rd Series:
day kits. German, Austro-Hungarian,
Starting from just the second Finnish Service
instruction step, the engine was By: MiniArt
built early in the process. A well- Stock Code: 39010
balanced combination of high- Scale: 1/35
quality moulding and the use of PE Price: f44. 99
rendered a fantastic representation Available from: www.miniart-
of the powerplant. lt simply had to models.com
be shown on the finished piece, so
the decision was already taken at
this point to omit the engine covers
to show the underlying bay.
As pleasing as the overall details
were, some aspects were definitely
over-engineered - for example,
PE spark plugs, which were
.à Further detailing was apparent on
the wheel rim and tyre - even sidewall
legends were present.
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 The mix of steel plates
and wood planks for
the interior floor was
a great canvas for
weathering effects.
•
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MiniArt's armoured body
with its prominent rivets
and other fine detailing.
ultimately omitted dueto their
tiny size, making handling close to
impossible, even with a pair of fine
tweezers.
Typical of most engines, the
constituents were manufactured
from different materiais and had
to be painted in different colours.
Sub-assemblies were formed to
make this task easier, plus several
parts were left on the runners until
after painting. For such items, it
proved a good idea to separate
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l machine gun turret.
them such that the part numbers
remained attached, easing
identification for the final assembly.
The chassis assembly also held
a few surprises, with delicate
parts breaking during clean-up -
these had to be carefully noted
and repaired during the final
assembly. Furthermore, while most
of the transmission elements were
available on the frames, some
had to be scratch-built from wire.
Then again, other parts could be
Once fully
assembled, the
minute power unit
was also weathered.
à Further interior components - note the PE and that the sarne level of detail
was apparent throughout, no matter how small or hidden these would be .
Note the dreaded
side seam on the
replicated with kit-supplied wire
and PE parts, though the details
gained this way were questionable.
lf anything, they left the author
wishing for more - metal rods or
wire for the parts to be constructed
separately would have certainly
made it to the list.
With one great detail closely
following on the track of the other,
the tyres definitely had to be
mentioned. Not only were these
provided in styrene to avoid the
A separate internai
compartment floor was
painted with wooden
and metallic sections.
dreaded rubber softening, but
even the inscriptions on the sides
were represented. The lone aspect
that required attention was the
seam around the tyre's running
face; these were tackled with
coarse abrasive paper and then
finished with wet-sanding. Some
of the tread grooves and rounded
faces were then adjusted slightly
to achieve the desired appearance.
Also, the fit of the tyres to the
wheel rims was tight and attention
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''These World
WarOne
subjects are
certainly
different
compared
with 'regular'
builds''
must be paid to avoid breaking the
delicate parts.
Moving in
Certainly the highlight of this kit
was the fully detailed interior
(courtesy of this iteration being
part of MiniArt's Interior Kit range).
Although the original was not
overly packed with gimmicks,
two driver seats (one for each
direction) surely made the interior
Leather seats were treated
with various hues to achieve
• •
a conV1nc1ng appearance.
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INTERMEDIATE BUILD 1 Austin Armoured Car 3rd Series
on the runner and separating them
with the sharpest of knives proved
a tedious task. Unfortunately,
most rivets were left off in less-
prominent positions. Getting back
to positive aspects, one pleasant
surprise was offered by the PE
parts fitting assembly guide pins
perfectly. Considering the small
holes and comparatively large
parts, assembly went ahead
without the slightest
1 problem.
Another particular
facet to mention
was the assembly
of the machine
gun turrets -
since these
were provided
as separate
halves, a seam
remained visible even after careful
aligning. This was filled with glue
first, neatened with a minimal D
look different.
Small aspects such as
the wrinkles on the seat covers,
wooden floor texture or the
riveting of the machine gun tower
increased the modelling value of
this kit even more.
However, over-engineered parts
became visible once again on the
outside of the vehicle's body. Step
32 had the modeller attach rivets
to the body - these were provided
White was chosen for the
vehicle's internai shade...
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... after some colour
comparisons, medium
grey was selected for
the outer areas.
/
• generous, dark wash mixed
•
• from Winsor & Newton Burnt
• Sienna and Lamp Black (www.
amount of putty and finished with
wet-sanding. Surprisingly, this area
required just minimal re-touching
work after the first coat of paint
was applied.
The first (and only) ambiguous
part of the instructions was
encountered at Step 40, where
the supports for the engine covers
were to be assembled at the front
of the vehicle. Their orientation
was not clearly visible and had to
be determined by checking the
final assembly - not something
overly difficult, but certainly
requiring attention to be paid.
Painting and
markings
Compareci with
the superb
camouflage
schemes
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Painting started with the engine
sub-assemblies. The bottom
section received Vallejo's 70.602
Black Surface Primer (www.
[ creativemodels.co.uk) while the
engine block received a coat of
71.063 Silver then a steel-coloured
mix of the two paint shades.
Exhaust pipes were treated with
AMMO-MIG's A.MIG-199 Copper.
Once dry, the engine parts were
dry-brushed with silver and a
winsornewton.com) was applied
to accentuate the details. Finally,
A.MIG-1408 Fresh Engine Oil was
used on selected areas.
Along with the engine, the interior
seen on many World War One
tanks, these vehicles were kept
very simple. The Austro-Hungarian
version was picked from the kit-
supplied schemes, as this force
seemed to be seldom represented
among modellers.
The exhaust
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muffler was
weathered
until a rusty,
heat-stained
appearance
was attained.
required the most painting dueto
the different colours employed.
The original vehicle's floor was a
mix of metal sheet and painted
wood planks. While the lack of
references meant exact colours
cannot be confirmed to a full
extent, the proposals made by
the instructions made sense. As
such, the metallic floor section
was first painted with 71.249 NATO
Brown then received a mottling
of darker brown shades and the
edges were rubbed with A.MIG-
3009 Gun Metal pigment used for
the characteristic shine of worn,
brushed metal edges.
Wooden planks were painted
with Vallejo 71.017 Russian Green
480, then chips and details were
''The small
size of the
vehicle
hinted
towardsa
challenging
build''
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Painted white
to replicate the
early rubber tone,
the tyres were
assembled with
the attractive
wheel rims.
Once constructed, the
Austin's 'undercarriage'
took on a busy look.
reproduced by an equal mix of
Revell's 314 Beige and 382 Wood
(www.revell.de/en). Gaps between
the planks were finally accentuated
with the sarne dark oil wash as
used on the engine.
The equipment box was painted
off-white using LifeColor BC04
Primer Tank Interior (www.
airbrushes.com) and heavily
weathered with a dark oil wash
that was left to accumulate more
heavily in certain areas, replicating
oil and dirt build-ups. Different
brown tones were used for the
leather seats, then exposed areas
were dry-brushed with lighter
colours - in combination with the
moulded detail, this gave a highly
realistic look.
The exterior colour posed a few
questions as the profiles showed
a much darker grey colour than
the paints suggested. Additionally,
reference images of a restored
vehicle exhibited yet another
shade. After some pondering,
Vallejo 71.114 Medium Grey was
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More weathering
was added to the
engine in the form
of fresh oil stains.
After the initial paintwork was
completed, weathering was
added to the interior floor.
selected, in the knowledge that changes or trimming, even the special care during weathering.
subsequent clear coats, washes interior compartment and chassis Considering the amount of detail
and weathering would further alignment posed no problems and shown within the carapace, the
darken the base colour. the tyres all touched the ground decision was taken not to glue the
Tyres were painted white, (often an area prone for issues). body (making it removable) and to
replicating the specific colour of The only thing worth highlighting leave as many apertures open as
early period rubber. The base was the fragile fit of the mud was possible.
shade was then altered heavily by guards. These are better left to While most of the vehicle sections
a thick, brown oil wash and earth- the final stage and handled with were weathered before final D
coloured pigments.
As already mentioned, from the Internai fittings could then
available schemes, the Austro- be assembled with the
H ungarian version was selected chassis and the vehicle
began to take shape.
dueto its rareness. The markings
were limited to two national
emblems applied to the sides of
the engine covers - they were
applied in the standard manner:
over a layer of Revell 01 Clear
Gloss and sealed with the firm's 02
Clear Matt.
Assembly and
weathering
Once all sub-assemblies were
dry, it was time to bring them
together. Fit was above average
- no areas required any major
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 assembly, the outside received its
own treatment. First, detail was
accentuated with a 70:30 mix of
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Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna
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and Lamp Black oil paints, diluted
•
' 5:1 with lighter fluid. The overall
effect was kept subtle at this point.
- Further accents were set by
applying sand and earth-coloured
pigments to the lower sections
.... and below the vehicle. These
•
were then emphasised with dark
washes left to soak into the dry
pigments. The finished layer
The main body was test- was then sealed with diluted
fitted to the upper section, Vallejo 26.233 Pigment Binder,
but the decision was made
airbrushed and followed by
not to secure it so the
interior could be savoured. 01 Clear Gloss to remove any
remaining shine.

Challenged conclusion
Assembling MiniArt's Austin
Armoured Car felt more like
building a super-detailed 1/72
scale kit rather than a 1/35 item.
, While somewhat obscure, these
World War One subjects are
certainly different compareci with
'regular' builds. lf you are looking
for a challenging project, this one
is for you!
That said, when executed with
_.. Highly detailed care, such subjects shouldn't be
machine gun
shy of standing in the front row of
positions were among
the kit's attractive the display cabinet, sometimes
interior fixtures. attracting even more
comments than other,
more standard
models on the
sarne shelf.
•
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the most painting
due to the different
colours employed''

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 Assembly started with the legs, lower body, and torso. ICM moulded parts of
the shirt/tunic as separate parts as this allowed for convincing undercut, and the
joins around these needed treatment with filler and sanding stick.
ikings! This mythical
warrior people who
inhabited Northern
Europe from the late-
700 to circa 1100 BC, traded and
spread terror along the Baltic Sea
and Western Europe's coasts,
and Eastern Europe's rivers.
Much has been told, written,
seen in movies and TV series,
but most of this is pure fiction.
From a scientific point much has
already been discovered, but
new archaeological finds have
ln ICM's 1/16 historical and fictional shed new light on these warriors,
merchants, craftsmen, and even
figures, the time has come for a Viking, resulted in sections of history
and Johan Augustsson boarded the being re-written. For instance,
remains of a Viking settlement
longship into the mists of past days in Newfoundland proves that the
 The head and gripping hands were glued next and needed just careful scraping with a hobby knife. The sword was
chosen as main weapon, as although the hand axe was well rendered, it lacked impact/presence, so was used on the base
instead. The shield handle was mostly made of justa wooden rod, and the metal version provided in the kit would later
obstruct painting of the face.
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Vikings carne to 'Vinland ' - North
America - long before Columbus,
and a grave in Birka has proved
to contain a prominent female
warrior, instead of what first was
thought as a male.
My own heritage is from the
area around Vendei, north of
Uppsala, which along with Birka,
Gotland and Uppsala itself, is
one of Sweden's most important
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Scale: 1/16
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 FIGURE BUILD 1Viking (IX Century)

of this eh ieftain, who raided in

.&. After cleaning up and assembly of
most parts, leaving just the shield and
helmet, the figure was primed with
Citadel Chaos Black (www.games-
workshop.com), after which Tamiya
XF-2 White (www.hobbyco.net) was
airbrushed from above.
''ICM's Viking was
easy to assemble
and paint''
.&. A new trick (for this modeller) was
then tried: airbrushing the figure with
a light coat of a single colour - XF-68
NATO Brown - to give everything the
sarne warm undertone. This might not
show on the finished figure, but it did
give it a more consistent tone.
.&. After these undercoats, all main
colours were added, blue for the shirt,
leather hauberk and shoes, beige
trousers and leggings, and finally
Vallejo Brown Sand for the skin areas.
Note how the underlying brown tone
adds depth to the last two elements.
areas of findings from the Bronze
and lron ages. Vendei is a small
hamlet, but the vast number of
archaeological finds in the area
has given name to the whole
period before the Vikings - the
Vendei age - from 500 to 800
AD. lt is located close to the
prominent burial mound of Ottar
Vendelkraka (kraka = crow), by
its size showing the importance
the Baltic Sea and Denmark.
Passing the mound countless
times to visit relatives, and
trips to the small museum in
the Vendei church vicinity, has
spurred my interest for the
period since childhood.
Therefore, 1had no second
thoughts about taking on the
ICM Viking in this article. The
kit was presented in the sarne
manner as its previous Roman
Centurion (AMW137, April 2022),
with detailed parts moulded in
grey styrene and accompanied
by a black three-part plastic
plinth. The figure's arsenal
was diverse and gave different
options on how to display the
warrior. Both a bare rune -
covered sword and a sheathed
one was included, a large round
shield, a hand axe, a sheathed
dagger, a helmet with two
different face guards, and lastly
a leather pouch. The box also
contained belt buckle knots and
three arrows to be added as if
they had penetrated the shield,
adding a little extra 'bling ' to the
figure. Wave the colours and
into the battle!

A lt was decided to paint the figure the bottom up, starting with the shoes,
leggings, and trousers. The shoes were painted using Scale75 Brown Leather,
Orange Leather and lroko, the linen leggings with Vallejo Khaki, adding Black
for shading and Deck Tan for highlights. The trousers were painted lighter, using
German Camouflage Beige and with Black and Deck Tan again for shading/
highlighting. Pure Deck Tan was used to stipple the weaved texture on both the
trousers and leggings.

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Â 1painted the shirt blue (and later with a yellow rim) in attempt to add some
colour to the otherwise drab warrior. Keeping with the warm tone, Prussian Blue
was used, shaded with Kimera Magenta; highlights were added via Flat Blue, and
then Deck Tan was added for a desaturated wool tone. The sarne went for the
texturing, with extra darker streaks using the dark mix.
 As work on the hauberk carne to a close, it lack contrast, so it received a Black
Leather wash. The pouch was then painted, using Black Leather, Brown Leather,
and Orange Brown, resulting in a more orange tone. Highlights were created via
lroko and Birch. Next, the belt received a contrasting tone using Black Leather
as the base, with Walnut and Birch painted in a striped fashion to mimic worn
leather. The yellow rim on the shirt was base painted using Black Green.
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~ On to the hauberk. Some research went into this to find out whether to paint
it as stuffed leather or cloth (both were used commonly but the latter was more
for high-ranked warriors). Leather is more visually interesting, so on it went. As
the belts, dagger, pouch, and scabbard would also be painted in leather tones,
different mixes were used. The hauberk was first painted with Black Leather
and Brown Leather for the shaded areas. Mid tones were added using Orange
Leather and lroko, and then highlights - sometimes stippled - with Sandalwood
and Birch mixed with Brown Leather. Most highlights were added to the upper
parts of the figure using pure Birch as this drew the viewer's attention to the face.
 Shirt rim highlights were created via Dark Flesh and Flat Yellow, working round
the figure to create a random effect. A thin wash with Scale75 lnktense Green
accentuated the fine pattern and added extra shading. Next, a reddish tone was
painted on the scabbard and its belt using Red Leather as a base; both areas
were then highlighted using Orange Brown and lroko to enrich the basic colours.
Scratches were again added using Black Leather and an lroko/Birch mix.
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 The face and hands were painted using Burnt Cadmium Redas a base, then
glazes of Brown Sand were used to even out the transitions to the mid-tone
areas. For highlights more Flat Flesh was added to the Brown Sand and layered.
Note, no attempt was made to highlight the nose, as it would be hidden by
the face guard. Gunmetal Grey was used as a base on the sword biade and
scabbard metal, with Bronze added on the handle and metal parts on the belts.
 A wash of German Camouflage Black Brown was used for shading the hair
and beard, which then was highlighted using Orange Brown and Tan Yellow. The
eyes were painted using a 000 brush: first a circle with Flat Blue for íris, then a
black pupil, and finally a white speck for light reflection. The metal parts were
treated with a coat of X-19 Smoke, and later a glaze with lnktense Green, and the
edges of the sword received a coat of Burnt lron.

''Shirt rim highlights were

created via Dark Flesh
and Flat Yellow''

 'T' Much research went into deciding on a pattern for the shield. Hundreds of
propositions were available online, but it seemed unlikely that most of these
elaborate patterns would have been used. Not only was the equipment for
detailed painting not that common, plus why go lengths in decorating an object
that pretty soon would be battered? The shields were more likely painted in the
tribe's colours, for recognition on the battlefield. Some suggested patterns could
be seen in contemporary paintings and bordures, including the blue and yellow
one selected. After priming, the fields of colour were masked using Tamiya tape
to ensure straight lines. The helmet received a coat of Burnt lron, and later a
stippled highlight of Oily Steel, and was shaded with X-19 Smoke, while the face
guard was painted with a mix of Bronze and black .

From dark at the bottom through

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light at the top, mixes of Dark Flesh,

Tan Yellow, Flat Yellow, and Ice Yellow
were applied along the planking
and in several passes to make
the shield appear as of it was
hand-painted wood, complete
with 'runs' along join lines. The
metal rim and central boss were
first painted with Burnt lron, and
later highlighted with Oily Steel.

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After the battle
The brushes one uses when
figure painting are very
important, and it is always
suggested to get the best you
can afford. This - and all other
figures 1 have made for AMW
- was painted using Winsor &
Newton Series 7 sizes O, 00
and 000. These are not cheap
- around f10-12 each - but with
their high quality and proper
care they will easily last you a
year or two. Note though, be
sure to not use them for spirit-
based paints, only acrylics!
As with the Roman Centurion,
the AK-lnteractive book Figure
Painting Techniques FAQ by Kirill
Kanaev(8435568309333)was
studied frequently to get the
Viking warrior to look as realistic
as possible.
ICM's Viking was easy to
38 Airfix Model World
assemble and paint, but not as
crisp as its Roman Centurion,
with a rather stiff stance, and
some doubtful and less sharp
details. The face was finely
rendered but the beard and face
guard hid most of it. As with the
Centurion, the box art showed
more details than the kit, like the
dagger's handle, leather striping
and studs on the hauberk, and
an engraved helmet face guard.
Also, a rune covered sword
would not have been used in
battle, but for ceremonial duties.
The dagger seemed bigger on
the box art, but on the other
hand the shield looks like half
the size compareci to the kit
part. Styrene plastic mou ld ing
does have its limitations
compareci to resin, so for being
a plastic figure you will get
great value for money.
• lustre but avoiding a shine.
• The plinth was primed with Citadel Chaos Black, and the figure was pinned
and attached using AK lnteractive's AK8018 Dark Earth compound as glue (www.
ak-interactive.com). The ground area was washed with AK017 Earth Effects,
AK012 Streaking Grime and AK4062 Light Dust and Dirt Deposits. After the axe
had been painted, grass turfs and scattered grass were added using 'seagrass
ball grass', which is a natura l product, secured with White Glue.
• Similarly, the blue quadrants were
painted using Prussian Blue, Flat
Blue, Light Turquoise, and Deck Tan
mixes, before the arrows were added.
Small indents were present to drill
through the shield to add these, but
the arrowheads were too wide to push
through, so the shafts were cut in half
and then glued in place from both
sides. They were painted Burnt Umber
and Old Wood, with the feathers
picked out with Deck Tan.
• Vallejo's Burnt Umber and Scale75
colours Black Leather, Walnut,
Sandalwood, and Birch were used to
paint the backside of the shield, again
transitioning from light to dark both in
terms of when each was applied and
working from top to bottom. lnktense
Chestnut mixed with matt varnish was
then spread evenly to create more
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Steve Guthrie examines the history

and wartime operational service of
Canadian Military Pattern vehicles

 A Chevrolet C15A six-pounder tractor of the Carleton and York Regiment

Anti-Tank Platoon travelling through an ltalian town, summer 1943. The
segmented circle on the raised windshield is thought to be a recognition
marking. Canadian Army Photo 24170

efore World War Two, organisation and doctrine, as it

- the Canadian Army would be expected to operate

- purchased trucks and

cars from General
Motors (GM), Ford and Chrysler,
modified sl ightly for military use.
Often, though, this mea nt no
more than giving them a coat
of shiny dark green paint. With
war clouds gathering, in 1938,
the Canadian Government
invited GM and Ford to produce
prototype 15-cwt military
vehicles based on then-current
British standards. The Canadian
Army used British Army training,
as an integral element of the
latter in war. The standards for
British military vehicles called for
four-wheeled trucks with right-
hand drive, and fitted with single
wheels and large-section tyres.
They were to be laid out with as
short a wheelbase as possible
to aid in manoeuvrability and to
save shipping space.
Different cabs  Cab 11 Chevrolet Field Artillery Tractor, 'somewhere in England' 1941.
Designs resulted in a 'semi- Ungarnished camouflage nets were soon found to be ineffective, which led to
forward control' or 'semi-cab- the use of multicoloured strips of hessian material. Canadian Army Photo 5991

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 IN FOCUS 1Canadian Military Pattern Trucks

over-engine' configuration to
achieve this goal, which meant
part of the engine was located
inside the cab, between the
seats. While this might have been
satisfactory with the smaller, four-
cylinder engines that powered
•
most of the British vehicles,
the Canadian designers had to
work with the much larger six
and eight-cylinder powerplants
used by GM and Ford. This led
to the first Type/ No.11 cab, much
criticised by users for being very
...
cramped and hot and offering
limited engine access. These '
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were fitted to the first production
' Department of National Defence
(DND) Pattern' 15cwt trucks,
30cwt lorries and Field Artillery •
Tractors that rolled off the
assembly lines in Oshawa and
Windsor in 1940. -
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the designers next carne up with
 Several civilian workshops were set up in the UK to re-assemble CMP trucks after being shipped from Canada in KD
the No.12 cab. This resembled form. Here, a 30cwt Ford is being fitted with a GS Master General of Ordnance 3A1 body. Canadian Army Photo 30
the first type, but was equipped
with an opening windshield Many makers built and installed equipment for dental, wireless and more than
and door braces that aided Originally, there no plans to CMP machinery, breakdown and 50 others. Cab and chassis
ventilation. Engine access was export DND-pattern vehicles to other specialist trucks. units were also supplied by the
improved with a hood that other Allied nations. But the loss Originally, Ford and GM both manufacturers for the fitting of
opened in an 'alligator' fashion, of thousands of British vehicles built ali types of CMP chassis: specialist bodies by overseas
but drivers still complained there after the fall of France and the 8cwt 4x2 (F8 and C8), 15cwt 4x2 companies as required.
was insufficient room to operate global escalation of the war led to and 4x4 (F15, F15A and C15, C15A As the war continued , the
the brake, clutch and accelerator huge orders for ali types of these respectively), 30cwt 4x4 (F30 and US-built Jeep and 15cwt
pedais properly, so a third and simple, rugged trucks, which were C30), 60cwt (three-ton) 4x4 (F60 was preferred for most tasks
final redesign led to the No.13 now known as Canadian Military and C60) and the Field Artillery previously done by the 8cwt
cab. This was much wider and Pattern (CMP) vehicles. Chrysler Tractor (FAT). Ford also built a and since the 30cwt and three-
featured a distinctive reverse Corporation of Canada did not 60cwt 6x4 (F60H) to carry longer tonners were almost the sarne
slope windshield , designed take part in the CMP programme, technical or workshop bodies. size, the army opted to go almost
to reduce mud and snow but produced thousands of Three-ton body styles included exclusively with the three-tonner.
accumulation and coincidentally slightly modified conventional 4x2 General Service (GS), breakdown, Thus, certain chassis like the
reducing reflection. 15cwt and three-ton trucks. lt also Bofors tractors, workshop, office, 8cwt 4x2 and the 30cwt were

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 Cab 12 three-ton Dental Lorry with early Lindsay-type House body. Lorries  A CMP 8cwt 4x2 Wireless, either an F8 or C8, here in use as the battery
were assigned to dental officers at field ambulances, casualty clearing stations commander's vehicle of the 23/40 Field Battery, 11th Field Regiment, 1st
and hospitais. Canadian Army Photo 6802 Canadian Corps, England, 1941. Library and Archives Canada Photo PA- 209896

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dropped from production as the equipped with the company's There are a couple of ways of
need for them lessened. own engines and drive trains, telling Ford cabs from those made
On the other hand, other vehicle cab and body parts were largely by Chevrolet. Cab 12 Fords have
types were put into production interchangeable between makes. square, louvered fresh air intakes
to meet new needs, such as the They never achieved 100% on either side of the grille, while
GM C8A 4x4 Heavy Utility, the commonality of parts, but Ford those by Chevrolet have round,
Ford SP Bofors carriage (F60B) and Chevrolet carne closer to screened intakes. Cab 13 Fords
and the GM C60X 60cwt 6x6, reaching this goal with CMP have grilles with square pattern
which took over roles originally vehicles than those of any other mesh, Chevrolet have diagonal.
performed by the F60H. While nation, except the USA with the Similarly, the brush guards are
GM and Ford CMP vehicles were Ford/Willys GPW/MB jeep. mounted on the rear of the
bumper on the former, but those
on the latter are split, attached to
both the front and back.
Houses and Lindsays
( Bodies for the various types
of CMP vehicle at first were
made of wood and based on
British patterns. Later, all-steel
bodies were designed and
produced by a group of outside
contractors known as the Steel
Body Manufacturer's Association
(SBMA). As the war progressed,
shortfalls arose in supplies of
steel, so the SBMA began to
produce composite bodies made
of wood and steel. Subsequently,
the design was changed so
they could be disassembled or
'knocked down' (KD) for ease
of shipping. Later still, supplies
of steel increased and bodies
.6. Troopers with the Governor-General's Horse Guard (3rd Armoured
Reconnaissance Regiment) demonstrating the lack of engine access offered by were again made all-steel, but
the Cab 12 design. Canadian Army Photo 6669 they retained the 'KD' capacity
42 Airfix Model World
li"" A CMP Ford F60L leaves the factory
in June 1943. The 500,000th military
vehicle built in Canada is a Lorry,
Machinery 'I' Battery Charging.
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to conserve precious shipping
space. 'House-type' bodies were
made by several companies,
but the most popular were
the 'Lindsay' type, which were
commonly used for office trucks,
mobile dental clinics, ambulances
and workshop trucks.
Like their British counterparts,
CMPs were originally designed
for use with 'run-flat' tyres; the
American version was called the
'Combat'. These were of much
more robust construction than
standard tyres and enabled the
vehicles running on them to
operate even if the tyres had
been struck by bullets or shell
splinters. Typically, this meant
the vehicle could operate for 50
to 100 miles under full load at
speed - so there was no need
for a spare wheel. However, the
Japanese occupation of the Dutch
East lndies in 1942 cut off 90% of
the supply of raw rubber to the
Allies. Conservation became the
order of the day and since a run-
flat tyre consumed 50 per cent
more raw rubber than a normal
cross-country tyre, production
was slashed and issue restricted
to artillery carriages and wheeled
armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs).
Canadian Army Routine Order
No.325 (21 Army Group) stated
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that run-flats should be fitted to
armoured cars, scout cars and
armoured command vehicles;
to specified artillery equipment
including six-pounder, 17pdr,
25pdr Bofors 40mm SP, Trailer
Arty No.27; also to Cars Light
Recce, White 15cwt 4x4, M14 half-
track and M3 half-track. All other
vehicles now had to be equipped
with a spare tyre and carrier. The
wheelbase was extended to 158in
to allow the regular 12ft GS body
still to be used on CMP three-
tonners, with a spare tyre and
carrier fitted just behind the cab.
These trucks were designated
the F60L and C60L. Those
that retained the original 136in
wheelbase for use with shorter
bodies were now referred to as
the F60S a nd C60S.
Another interesting note about
directional cross-country tyres on
CMPs and other Commonwealth
trucks is their orientation. From
Army Engineering Design Branch
Vehicle Development Record
Volume IV: "Although remaining
a contentious question and
never completely agreed upon
in UK and Canada , decision was
made to apply cross-country
tires with chevron-type tread
so that the open end of the
chevron contacted the ground
first. lnstructional letter No.7,
dated March 3, 1941 indicated
longest life and best performance
could be expected from cross-
country tires applied in this matter
when the vehicle was operating
 Ford F30 30cwt Ambulance, 4 Field Ambulance, 1st Canadian lnfantry Division
ltaly, 1944. These trucks were built without a spare tyre or carrier, so the driver
has come up with his own jury-rigged solution. Doors have been removed to
allow better air circulation in the cab. Canadian Army Photo 28624
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IN FOCUS 1Canadian Military Pattern Trucks
mainly on hard surfaces. lt was
admitted that some tractive effort
was sacrificed when the vehicle
operated in off-the-road service
since the tread would not clean
itself as originally intended by the
manufacturer. lt is questionable
whether this ruling was very
effective in conserving rubber
and field maintenance men were
encouraged to move tires from
wheel to wheel without regard to
the direction of the rotation of the
tire itself. This 'switching' of tires
between various positions has
always been considered good
commercial practice to equalize
tread wear." Ã The C8A 4x4 Heavy Utility was used for a wide variety of purposes including
office, wireless and personnel carrier. A number, including this one depicted
lmproved trucks in ltaly during 1944, was issued to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as
mobile recording studios to gather interviews with servicemen and the sounds of
While serving in large numbers battle for !ater broadcast to Canada. Canadian Army Photo 24777
in the British Army, especially in
North Africa, Canadian Military
Pattern Vehicles also served
with Australian forces. Cab 12
Ford F60L three-tonners were
imported from Canada intact, but
later Ford and Chevrolet chassis
were shipped 'down under'.
There, locally-produced Ford and
GM-Holden bodywork and type
13 cabs were fitted. Types built
included 15cwt, both 4x2 and
4x4, 60cwt on the 134 and 158in
chassis and also the 6x6 chassis
for the C60X. They also built their
own version of the Field Gun
Tractor, which differed from the
Canadian variants.
Like Great Britain and the United
à The Ford F60H 6x4 was a long wheel-base chassis (later replaced by the
States, Canada continued to Chevrolet C60X 6x6) designed for such things as machinery bodies, as seen
plan improved versions of here in a Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Workshop. Canadian Army Photo 9702
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its range of military vehicles,
including a 6x6 tractor for 25pdr
and 17pdr guns and aluminium-
based General Service bodies
for three-tonners. The end of the
war brought the curtain down on
these plans. Existing stocks of
CMP vehicles were doled out to
the armed forces of nations like
Belgium and the Netherlands
plus several United Nations
relief organisations to help other
countries rebuild after the war.
Some CMPs were returned to
Canada where they served
with the armed forces until they
received the next generation of
military vehicles based on US
 Chevrolet C60S Light AA tractor
patterns. towing a 40mm Bofors on Mk.3
For many years after the war, Carriage during a 1942 parade in the
CMP trucks could be seen across UK marking the third anniversary of the
Canadian Army arriving in Britain. The
the country, working as tow trucks gunner facing the rear of the vehicle
and snow ploughs. Some of is responsible for working the carriage
these still exist to this day, while brakes. Canadian Army Photo 11291

others have been restored by . ~ Post-war, surplus CMPs soldiered on

private individuais. for many years in different roles, often
modified almost beyond recognition.
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Kev Baxter takes on a challenge to
replicate the haphazard, weather-worn
appearance noted on Cold War-era
Royal Danish Air Force F-1000 Super
Sabres with Tamiya's 1/72 offering
46 Airfix Model World
.à As the kit's cockpit was somewhat basic, an Aires aftermarket set was used
instead. Several parts had warped over time, but this was easy to solve with
basic modelling skills.
enera lly, 1 tend to mark and finally, it was decided
build kits of aircraft to realise it in scale form . ln 1/72,
that have a passing the preferred choice was Esci's
personal connection, 1982 offering, since reboxed
and photos of battered and worn by ltaleri and Tamiya. Despite
Danish F-100Ds have long been its age, it can still be made into
a modelling inspiration. a most worthy project since it
This interest was sparked after enjoys an excellent shape, finely
witnessing pair of them howling recessed panei lines and with
around the visual circuit at RAF a dash of after-market wizardry,
Wildenrath back in 1980. Fleeting great detail. Trumpeter's 2009
though this four-decade-old kit could have been an option,
memory was, it left an indelible but its scrawny nose and other

.à The moulded equipment boxes,
marked here in red, must be removed
before the resin extras can be fitted.
issues would have meant more
corrective work. Tamiya's recent
boxing was selected from
the stash (while not currently
available, ltaleri's subsequent
offering can still be obtained),
but as it turned out, choosing
an original Esci kit would have
been less labour intensive, due
to the amount of flash present
(probably dueto the moulds
becoming worn over the years).
First steps
Cockpit detail is quite basic, so
it was replaced with Aires' 7068
F-1000 Super Sabre Cockpit Set
(www.aires.cz); albeit with some
trepidation, having used a similar
set on a previous project that
required extensive scraping and
cutting of the styrene parts to
fit. ln this case, though, just
minor trimming was required ,
which was a pleasant surprise
but it did lead to me to
question what may have
gone wrong previously.
First, the equipment boxes
were cut from the 's helf'
immediately behind the
cockpit using a razor
saw. lt was then realised
the Aires seat was a
Martin- Baker Mk.4,
whereas that in the
Oanish F-100 it was
a Mk.5 - thankfully,
differences in
this scale are
minimal and as a
PJ Production's
721109 US Pilots
Seated (www.
pj-production.
be) figure
ADVANCED BUILD 1F-100D Super Sabre
.à The PJ Production pilot figure .à Dry-fitting the cockpit tub was essential to ensure the fuselage halves mated
was dry-fitted to the resin seat, properly, with the sides reduced in width via sanding; the intake was also opened
complementing the replacement detail. for a longer ducting insert.
would be included, these would shape was cut from lead foil to cockpit tub thoroughly with the
be unnoticeable. As the canopy act as the end of the duct, with airbrush prior to the canopy
would be fitted closed and little an end plate installed via the gun being attached. Unfortunately,
of the interior would be visible, it bay in an (unsuccessful) attempt the fit was poor, with several
was decided to paint the interior to seal the cockpit area. lt was applications of black-grey
later, to save time. determined that little ambient coloured putty employed to
Accordingly, when the light reached the back of the create a respectable seam.
recalcitrant pilot had been intake, once painted dark grey
modified to sit properly after it takes the most determined Slats and flaps
many dry-fittings, the tub was viewer to see this attempt at One curiosity on a parked F-1000
sprayed Medium Sea Grey, sinuous ducting. Optimistically, concerned the wings - the
and the seat plus instrument dust was blown from the leading-edge slats would roll
panei a black-grey tone. These
received a lighter dry-brus hing
after detail was accentuated
with various colours, followed
by a dark wash to enhance the
depth effects. While the detail
appeared almost clumsy when
viewed under magnification, the
result was perfectly adequate -
to the naked eye - for the closed
canopy configuration.
Prior to closing the fuselage,
it was decided to extend the
air intake to provide a greater
sense of depth. This didn't work
out as planned though; a rough
.à A small piece of lead foil was shaped to form the new ducting, with cuts at
the rear to allow it to emulate the narrowing seen on real aircraft, and squeezed
~ MODELSPEC down the intake.
F-1000 Super Sabre
By: Tamiya
Stock Code: 60760
Scale: 1/72
Price: approx. f15
Available from: Tamiya stockists/
second-hand retailers
.à Danish F-100s had additional electronic countermeasures equipment added
late in their service, so the resin wingtips were removed with a razor saw and
scratch-built RWR pods substituted.
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 ..

.Â. BlackbirdModels' replacement resin wings were designed to fit the Trumpeter
F-100 kit, which meant the dimensions must be altered - shims cut from a plastic
coffee cup lid were used here.
•
.Â. After
a coat of Halfords Grey Primer, minor imperfections were dealt with using
Perfect Putty; note the remova! of the wing fences as these are not fitted on
airframes with the wingtip RWR 'pods'.

.Â. Blackbird's
drooped flap sections weren't the best of fits, so adjustments were .à After fitting the trailing-edge surfaces, attention turned to the underwing
made using a micro chisel until they sat snugly in position. pylons, undercarriage bay doors and brake parachute housing.

forward unless pinned. A vision
of how this would be created
from the kit (which has these in
the raised position) was already
firmly established in my mind,
but further research proved that
turning this into reality might
.Â. Acommon sight on metal externai
drop tanks, dents and scratches on the
front sections were created using small
burrs and sanding sticks.
be trickier than first imagined.
ln the past this would have
involved extensive surgery and
rebuilding of the wings, but
thanks to Blackbird Models (www.
blackbirdmodels.co.uk) the task
is much easier as it provides a
resin replacement wing (72082),
along with all the tricky actuators
and rails. A further issue emerged
when test-fitting the main
section to the fuselage - and
dislodging severa!, delicate slat
rails - revealed its suitability for
Trumpeter's narrower fuselage
as opposed to the more rotund
airframe in Tamiya's kit. As
this model was to depict a late
airframe, the wingtips were
removed in readiness for radar
warning receiver (RWR) housings
- which also required the remova!
of the wing fences.
l've used the plastic lids from
take-away coffee cups previously
in builds, and once again these
carne to the rescue, with sections
cut and attached to the resin
fuselage section to expand its
width to match the rest of the
airframe, plus acting as a wedge
to fill a considerable gap at the
rear. After severa! passes with
filler and sanding sticks , the join
became all but invisible. Perhaps
the phenomenal fit of modern
kits has spoiled the modelling
community lately, as it was an
odd surprise to have to manage
fit issues. Nowadays, a hint of
filler (if at all), and a brief pass
of a sanding stick are all that's
required for a perfect seam.
Attention then turned to
cleaning up the resin wings
around the brittle leading -edge

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slat rails - a time-consuming
process (as the casting appeared
quite rough in places) before a
passable aerodynamic shape
was achieved. The trailing
edges were supplied with three
parts on each side: flaps, an
intermediate trailing edge and
ailerons - of which the first and
last cou ld be posed. Dry-fitting
the parts was quite laborious,
especially when trying to
achieve the correct flap angle;
moreover, the narrow butt-joins
on the trailing-edge parts made
handling the model even trickier,
due to the risk of breakages.
Second assembly
Having pieced together the main
structure, a study of reference
material suggested there was
still much to do: main gear doors
should be closed when the jet
was landing, the underwing
stores and pylons needed
addressing. Last of all - and just
for giggles - one photo depicted
an aircraft with the brake 'chute
drogue deployed, so it was
decided to give this a go.
Work began with a black primer
coat, which was then polished
to highlight any imperfections.
Since nothing is ever easy,
the nose intake sepa rated
dueto over-zealousness,
ADVANCED BUILD 1F-100D Super Sabre
so it was re-attached and the
seam tided once more. The
undercarriage doors fitted where
they touched and, dueto the
differing dimensions between
the Esci kit and Blackbird's
replacement, remediai work
was undertaken to create a
level join. The various pylon
attachments were filled and À Various brands of metallic paint were À Alclad ll's hot metal tones were
re-dri lled for the rather splendid used on the rear fuselage to create a airbrushed to create a heat-ravaged
replacement parts; although convincing metallic tone, which were patina on the rear fuselage - an effect
then burnished to a mirror finish. seen on many full-size F-100s.
section s of the turbulator strips
on the underwing skins must
be removed for the pylons to
sit flush. Th e brake parachute
housing was chain drilled,
neatened, and boxed, and new
doors fashioned from lead foil.
Note, the kit has the finger seals
for the parachute cable on both
sides of the fuselage, th us,
the starboard side sho uld be
filled flush with the surface, the
parachute cable being on the
port side only.
A round styre ne stick was
turned very slowly in a power À Zinc chromate mottling was sprayed over a black undercoat/primer as the first
drill so the ends could be 'coned' stage in replicating a Danish Super Sabre's variegated appearance.
with a san ding stick to create the
RWR housings for the wingtip;
a very easy modification. lt was
decided to add dents and knocks
to the underwing tanks as on
reference photos; light gouges
were created with metal and
diamond -tipped burrs before
.à Random paint patching was simulated using a tape mask and various shades
of the base green colour, using reference photos as a guide .

..,_ Once satisfied with the overall green, the model was polished in readiness for
the Stoppel Hobby decais; these settled without issue and were sealed under a
coat of Mr. Super Clear Flat varnish.

.à "How is that possible?" Having cleared the cockpit of debris prior to closing  There was nothing for it but to bite the bullet, remove the canopy gently with a
the canopy, on removing the masking, dust and plastic shavings remained. fine razor saw, clean it out and start again.

 The drogue 'chute was 'smash
moulded' from drinking-cup vac-form
plastic, a drum stick and a cigar tube.
.à Once a suitable shape had been
formed, it was cut into segments,
reformed with a billowing effect and
attached to the kite-shaped risers.
being polished with modified
sa nding sticks, plus scratches
to emulate 'hangar rash' on the
starboard tank.
Chaos ordered
Photos of the F-100 show these
aircraft had heavily heat-stained
metallic sections around the
exhaust. Replicating this started
with the black primer being
polished to a mirrar finish in
readiness for Alclad's ALC-118
Gold Titanium (www.alclad2.com);
coverage was kept random, with
the base tone then altered with
hints of ALC-107 Chromium . These
effects were accentuated by
polishing the metallic areas with a
cotton bud using a vertical motion
to match the paneis. Heat staining
was achieved using Alclad's hot
metal finishes, with blue, violet
and sepia (ALC-413 , -417 and -416)
selected as the best matches.
Sadly, this work wou ld be
covered for the next stage - the
top coat. Work on the haphazard
randomness of the 'single-tone'
camouflage seen on Danish
Super Sabres began after the
metallic areas were masked. A
pre-shade of AK lnteractive's
Real Color RC263 Zinc Chromate
Yellow was then applied, varying
the density to suggest panei
shapes. Next, RC080 NATO
Green was airbrushed as a
base colour - focusing on the
panei lines - followed by tonal
variations using Mr. Hobby H309
FS 34079 US Dark Green (www.
albionhobbies .com), which was
deemed the closest match to
the native SM/67 Olive Green
as used by the Danes. Any paint
spatters were treated using
T-Cut to smooth the surface -
also adding to the haphazard
colouration as a by-product. A
mask template, comprising a
series of small geometric shapes
cut into a piece of tape, was
moved around the airframe to
simulate random touch-ups of the
underlying paint scheme .
Once it was decided that
coverage was sufficient, the
paint was polished again and the
decais applied. Markings from a
Stoppel Hobby F-100 decai sheet
were used in this build (this firm
is no longer in production) and
settled easily; once dry, they
were sealed with Mr. Super Clear
8514 Flat varnish and the model
set aside overnight.
Focus then returned to the
aircraft's rear, namely those
areas where the exhaust heat
had burned through the paint.
Small strips of masking tape had
the edges distressed using a
sharp biade to provide a random,
linear shape between rivet
lines. Surrounding areas were
then masked and tan shades
airbrushed, building the depth

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in thin layers to simulate heat-
attected SM/67. One reterence
photo of airtrame G-782 showed
it with a crude 'zap' from
members of 111 (F) Sqn, while it
was on a visit to RAF Leuchars.
This location was a major
personal link; theretore, in a
similar manner, a crude marking
was cut trom masking tape and
the 'vandal ism' re-enacted.
The model was treated to
a teast of oil-weathering
techniques, which did get rather
muted atterwards during final
assembly, but it was decided
an understated ettect would be
• •
more conv1nc1ng.
Final touches
Having been inspired to show
the drogue 'chute leaving its
housing, the question became
how best to render the concept.
One idea would be to mould a
piece ot aeromodelling tissue
but as the means to assemble
this had dried up years ago,
another tavourite approach,
drop moulding, carne to the
tore. A male mould was created
and attached to an old drum
stick, betore another cottee
cup lid was heated and the
mould pressed into
it. The resulting
shape was cut
T A crude 111
(F) Squadron
'zap' was created
from masking tape;
much like the real
aircraft when it
visited RAF Leuchars.
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ADVANCED BUILD 1F-100D Super Sabre
into eight segments, betore the
edges were manipulated and the
pieces re -attached in a scalloped
pattern. Four ot the eight drogue
risers were made trom material,
so they were replicated easily
trom paper, cut into two 'ice-
cream' shapes, tolded at right
angles and glued along the apex
ot the tolds. The remaining risers
were made from lengths of elastic
thread. A toil strap was stout
enough to suspend the whole
assembly at scale width.
On removing the canopy
masking, it was found the cockpit .&. Random, distressed pieces of masking tape were applied over the streaked
metal prior to applying the top-coat.
had filled with dust and debris.
The previously mentioned air Atter some head-scratching, the aluminium tubing. Next,
intake was obviously less than canopy was removed with a razor the prominent anti-collision
sealed, saw and the debris cleared from beacons on the spine and belly
allowing the interior. Replacement was were reproduced by shaping
either a static remarkably painless, and the a red toothbrush handle in a
charge or intake was subsequently plugged candle tlame. The broken slat
airflow trom temporarily with packing toam to rails were then replaced and
the airbrush prevent a recurrence. the slats attached; a Master
to move these The nose undercarriage was Model (www.master-model.pl)
particles into moditied by lengthening the oleo pitot probe (AM-72-024) was the
the cockpit. strut with a piece ot polished tinish ing touch. a
 as the slats would have been
retracted and the horizontal
stabilisers moved to a more
neutral position. So instead a
degree of artistic licence was
retained, emulating a hypothetical
approach on minimal fuel in poor
weather, with the pilot streaming
the parachute an instant before
touching down.
Tamiya 's 1/72 F-1000 Super
Sabre makes for a great build
straight from the box, and
the use of the aftermarket
extras here is purely optional,
illustrating what can be achieved
with an ageing kit. l'm already
considering another build,
probably an all-natural metal •
French Air Force machine ...

Mounting problems travelling after touchdown, but it

A base was created from MDF was stated that the nosewheel
and painted in the colours of should be lowered immediately to
the Danish insígnia, it being allow its steering function to be
envisaged that the F-100 would engaged and then the drag-
be fixed in the landing attitude; chute deployed. This
fortunately the balance point sage advice was at
allowed it to be pinned through odds with the way
just the mainwheels. However, the model was
after poring through references, constructed
contradictions to the master plan
emerged. These indicated that
the airbrake could be
used at any point in
the approach so
the airbrake
was mounted
as if it was just

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Capturing a sense of movement is challenging,

but The Great War SIG's Marcus White has
nailed it with this late 1914 scene of a French
Army Renault AG (ICM kit) being chased by
German Uhlans (ICM and Masterbox figures).

ltaleri's 1/12 Bugatti 358 might be a recent release, but Fenland and Spalding
modeller Steve Abbot had a blast finishing this new kit in the secondary British
Racing Green scheme.
llJll- The 1/144 SIG can always be depended upon for an engaging and very varied
setup and here the table was dominated by this stunning science-fiction Douglas
DSC-2 space launch vehicle diorama, scratch-built by David Hart.

\ /. ft•

Graeme Bates transformed ltaleri's 1/35 Gun Truck into a post-apocalyptic • Among the many excellent builds on the Airfix SIG display was this lovely 1/48
'special', complete with harpoon launchers, crossbows, graffiti-style artwork and Meteor F.8 by Chris McSheffrey, who decided on an lsraeli Air Force machine in
steel 'hedgehogs' - the suitably weather-worn finish set everything off to a tee. the early two-tone camouflage scheme.

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''Hot off the press ''

East Midlands' Keith Jones combined Tamiya's 1/35 M26 Dragon Wagon tank transporter with ltaleri's
same-scale LCM-3 and various figures for this hugely impressive vignette.
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RtM
with many
Ninak (Post War) in 8 Squadron markings by Sheffield modeller Andrew Eaton - is sure to catch the eye. GnJ1 Slf1dot'll more
t 's often the case that
attending an event ata
familiar venue can feel a little Humbrot™
as if you're 'coming home',
and such was the situation
with the East Midlands Model
na me
Show, held once again at the
Argents Mead Leisure Centre,
''A modeller's essential''
Hinckley. Not only did it feel
like a welcome return (my first
time back at the location since
the COVID pandemic) but there
also appeared to be an element
of catharsis among those lt's great to see well-made 'egg-scale' models, proof that seeking
present. Attendance appeared 'eggcellence' doesn't exclude a good yolk, as these Tiger Model Bf
109 and Spitfire by West Norfolk's David McCarthy can attest.
higher than at previous shows
- something observed at other
events this year - which bodes
well for the hobby in general.
With a broad variety of clubs
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and traders participating, there
A;e1ect range of colotn, A HfW focm.Caboo. WIJl an
was much for modellers and Humbrol CAJlEFULLYchosen eye f()( supenor brush paintílg
visitors alike to discover and Enamel a M0120
Mlllllc St.olf
discuss; hearing a 'buzz' of 11

conversation throughout the day

is always the sign of a successful
show. lf you haven't been to this
event before then it's definitely
one to put into the calendar
for n ext yea r. Stu Fone
•
The truth isn't 'out there' - it's here! Such is the theme behind
Martin Abrams' First Men in Black diorama, complete with flying
saucer, little grey alien and two of those secretive operators.
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• here's an old aviation
engineering adage that
says "lf it looks right, it'll
fly right" and it can be
Airfix's splendid 1/48 Hunter returns argued that Sir Sidney Camm's
Hawker Hunter design is living
in FGA.9/FR.10/GA.11 guise and proof of its accuracy.
When Airfix announced it was
Dean Large gives this pre-production amending its 2019 1/48 kit to
offering an in-depth examination allow a FGA.9, FR .10 or a GA.11
version to be built, this author
put in a request to the editor
to be the one to build the new
offering. The kit appears well
up to Airfix's latest standards
• j of moulding, and the fit of the
• main parts was such that it
was anticipated this might be
a project where no filler was
required. Not quite, but not far
off. This pre-production sample
had one or two teething troubles
with the instructions, wh ich
should hopefully be sorted
before the kit hits the shelves.
One point to note, the
suggested assembly sequence
is one that should be adhered
to, as Airfix has adopted a highly
sequential approach - jumping
.À Airfix'scockpit is well detailed straight from the box, even including a separate
firing handle for with the four-part ejection seat, especially since most of the ahead (as modellers are wont
interior will be black. to do) can have unforeseen
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consequences a few steps
further along.
Where to begin?
Unsurprisingly, the pilot's 'office'
was first in line. Being a test-
shot, no decais were available,
so the opportunity was taken to
spruce up the interior using one
of Eduard's pre-painted photo-
etched (PE) metal sets (491083).
Given that the Hunter's cockpit
is the proverbial 'coai hole',
being matt black from edge to
edge, very little can be seen
once the fuselage is closed, so
this probably would not have
presented a problem anyway.
The cockpit tub and nosewheel
undercarriage bay form a single
component, so masking was
required when painting the
former black and the latter
with AK lnteractive's AK479
Xtreme Metal Aluminium
(www.ak-interactive.com). This
ensemble goes together well
and fits snugly between the
fuselage halves when the time
comes. The ejection seat can be
constructed with either a plain
seat cushion or with integrally
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pre-painted seat straps as these were
deemed superior to the integrally
moulded styrene items.
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By: Airfix
Stock Code: A09192
Scale: 1/48
Price: f46.99
Available from: www.airfix.com
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''The kit appears
well up to Airfix's
latest standards
of moulding''
 Eduard's PE added greatly to the cockpit, particularly the instrument panei -
an ideal solution given the lack of available decais.
moulded harnesses. As the latter
can appear 'underdone', and the
editor had thoughtfully provided
an Eduard (www.eduard.com)
pre-painted PE seatbelt set
(FE1084), the aftermarket items
were duly employed.
The full-length air intakes were
another example of how well this  The full depth air intakes were a snap fit, so disassembly after test fitting was
kit comes together. The top and difficult! The interior surfaces were airbrushed with AK lnteractive's Xtreme Metal
bottom halves of the trunking AK479 Aluminium.
have locating tabs that act more
like spring-loaded clips - once
snapped together during dry
fitting, they have to be levered
apart for internai painting . As
with the undercarriage bay,
AK479 Aluminium was used, this
also being airbrushed onto the
face of the compressor fan (Part
A11). The decision was taken to
mask the intake openings while
they were still accessible, as this
would have been much trickier if
attempted later.
Keeping the tail up
As with most modern jets, this
kit needs nose weight adding
if the dreaded 'tail-sitting' is to
be avoided. Airfix suggests 20g  The only way to effectively mask the intakes was add the tape before they
just aft of the rear cockpit CI were installed. Blu Tack acted as a 'filler' in awkward corners.
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T Used air gun pellets provided the lead for nose weight. Half of the 30g used is T The insert for the tailpipe roof (Part A10) was not mentioned in the instructions.
shown here, the rest was fixed in the other fuselage side. Luckily its function was realised before the halves were glued together.

bulkhead, there being no room

for any further forward. Just to
be sure, approximately 30g was
added in the shape of spent
airgun pellets, secured in position
with cyanoacrylate.
Once the ballast was in place,
fuselage assembly could begin. l
The cockpit and nosewheel
undercarriage bay were secured
•
first, followed by the right-hand
 Confusingly, the blind holes to be drilled for the wing pylons are of two types:
intake and fan. Locating points
dimpled and collared. Drilling the wrong ones leads to unnecessary filling and
sanding - the correct items are shown circled. for the last two items were very
positive. The opposite fuselage
... The main
undercarriage half was then snapped into
bays are well position, and a bead of liquid
detailed, with the cement was worked into the
sidewalls set well
back from the
seam an inch or so at a time,
•
open1ng as per squeezing the molten plastic
the real aircraft. out to act as its own filler. This
However, do
worked well, and the only place
not attach the
sidewalls before requiring any more than minimal
the wing is scraping was an area directly
installed as they ahead of the windscreen, which approach. The upper wing
foul the fuselage.
required more aggressive section fits over the fuselage like
sanding to deal with a slight a saddle and is a very precise
misalignment. Next, the left-hand fit; consequently, attaching the
intake trunking was inserted into wheel well walls must be done
the fuselage and secured. after this step or their locating
While this was drying, and tabs foul the join, meaning
in search of something to do, there's no way to locate the top
the author nearly blundered. wing half.
Remember the earlier quote
about following the instructions? Holey triais
The main undercarriage bays After the undercarriage bays
have three walls that attach to had received a coat of AK479
the underside of the upper wing Aluminium, the wing was
half, and these were again found attached, fitting neatly
to snap-fit into their recesses. lt against the fuselage -
was tempting to run liquid glue impressive for such a
around them and secure them large join line, with
permanently, but luckily another no discernible
ÂThe sectional nature of the fuselage is evident from this pre-primer photo. read through the instructions step between
Amazingly, all sections aligned well, with no drastic 'steps' between the parts. revealed an issue with this the parts. Liquid

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T One tiny short shot was found on the wing training edge, approximately 1mm T The flap interiors have no detail. Here, one is shown as supplied, the other
square. lt was easily dealt with by a strip styrene, which was trimmed to shape. with representative scratch-built additions from old PE and plastic sheet.

glue was run into the on the stores carried. The Editor bracing strut. lt was at this point
seam and, once dry, had requested this airframe that it was realised the 'd imples'
no filler was needed. carry the full complement of for the last three holes were not
Next, the undercarriage bays fuel tanks and the instructions in the correct positions - Airfix
were fitted, along with the highlight the position of has added three new 'collared'
lower wing halves. Again, five blind holes on the recesses (looking very much like
everything mated snugly inside of the wings that locating holes) and these are the
and even the intake trunking must be opened. The inner ones to open. So a warning to
sat flush with the intake lips. pylon 'dimples' were drilled the good: there are two styles of
One potential 'gotcha' for the successfully, and the sarne blind holes, so it's worth double-
unwary modeller concerns the approach used for the checking which ones to open.
need to drill holes of various outer pylons and Once the correct holes had been
dia meter from inside the the fuel tank drilled, the offending openings
lower wing halves, depending were plugged with styrene rod
and sanded.

A Hunter's (jet)pipe
The rear section of the fuselage
and tailpipe is where assembly
began to get complicated, as
there are several different types
and the correct combination must
L be chosen depending on which
version is being assembled.
' j
,.,..
. I
The appropriate parts for the
FR.10 were selected and, after
r
joining the jet pipe halves,
1... •
some fairly energetic sanding
was required to remove the
longitudinal seams, after which e
! ' ~

''The decision was taken to mask the intake

openings while they were still accessible''

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 ...il Surprisingly, the
• • port wing pitot tube/ ''Once the ballast
navigation light
installation was a
was in place,
poor fit, despite the fuselage assembly
trimming and sanding
of the contact faces. lt could begin''
still required the outer
portion to be sanded
to shape and polished
back to clarity.

...il The nose

geardoorand
a small main
gear door were
replaced by
Eduard's thinner,
more detailed
PE items.

the interior received AK479

Aluminium. Securing this to the
rear fuselage was hampered
by the less-than-perfect fit -
surprising given the rest of the
kit - as the tail fin stub was
slightly narrower than the rest of
the vertical stabiliser, so a small
amount of filler was needed for
a flush fit.
The nosecone was then
added, taking careto choose
the correct version from
the three available, and
minor sanding was
necessary to
make this fit
neatly. At

Â. Theupper side was first painted with Dark Sea Grey and, once dried Â. Theexposed areas were then airbrushed with Dark Green, building the colour
thoroughly, thinly rolled Blu Tack lengths were used to set the camouflage. gradually in light coats.

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this point, the windscreen was
attached and the airframe was
substantially complete - the
photograph taken before primer
was applied shows the sectional
nature of the construction, it's
like a patchwork quilt. A coat of
airbrushed Mr. Surfacer 1200
(www.albionhobbies.com) was
applied, and the few areas of
seams needing attention were
tackled by filling/sanding.
Hanging out
At this point, the wingtip
navigation lights and the
pitot tube must
be added to
complete the wings.
This was problematic for
two reasons: first, the pitot is
usually the last item added due
to its fragility, and second, the
fit was poor. On the right-hand
side, all went well and the light
was easy to sand flush, but the
.à Removing the masking revealed a hard-edged demarcation - the model then
received a coat of Johnson's Klear varnish to prepare for decaling.
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left-hand unit seemed too large
and stood proud of the wingtip
(as shown in the photos) - even
after fettling it was notably proud
of the wing. There was no other
choice but to sand the part to
fit, use filler to cover any gaps,
and polish the transparent part
back to clarity afterwards. All this
had to be done very carefully
dueto the close proximity of
that slender pitot. ln hindsight, a
sim pie hole in the leading edge
and a separate pitot would have
been much easier.
Another specification from the
Editor was to have the flaps and
airbrake lowered. These items
are rarely open on the ground,
but as a couple of previous
Hunter builds featured in this
magazine had them closed, he
wanted this one to be different.
Unfortunately, the flaps are
devoid of detail, except for two
large ejector pin marks that
need filling, so some scratch-
building was necessary, using
plastic card and scrap pieces
of PE to provide greater visual
interest. The recess under
the wings was detailed with a
riveting tool and the airbrake
interior received some additional
PE adornments.
Handy rivets?
Once the airframe was --
satisfactorily fettled, painting
could begin. The main RAF
camouflage colours were
provided by Mr. Hobby (www.
albionhobbies.com): H330 and
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 Dealing with the underwing seriais was tricky. First, the decai was applied in
one piece over the undercarriage bay opening.
H331 for the RAF Dark Green
and Dark Sea Grey respectively,
with H332 for the Light Aircraft
Grey undersides. The upper
side camouflage was created
via the now well-known Blu
Tack 'sausages' method, with
the green tone being applied
over the grey. The camouflage
appeared fairly hard-edged in
reference photos, so the Blu
Tack was pressed down once
in position to prevent a 'soft/
feathered' demarcation.
A helpful hint when painting the
drop tanks: the demarcation line
between the upper and lower
greys is about two thirds of the
way down the tanks, which is
hard to determine by eye. The
panei lines running around
the circumference have 'rivets'
''No silvering was evident with any of the decais''
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• •
•
engraved alongside them, and at
the point where the demarcation
should occu r, the rivets are in
lateral pairs, providing a handy
reference for masking. Whether
this was deliberate on the part of
Airfix, 1 have no idea, but it was
certainly a help getting ali four
tanks masked evenly.
A coat of Johnson's Klear
(no longer in production , but
available alternatives include
Deluxe Materiais' Looks Like
Glass and AK lnteractive's
Gauzy Agent Shine Enhancer)
was then applied to the already
semi-gloss finish provided by
the paints, in readiness
for the decaling. As
the kit decais weren't
yet available for th is
build, Xtradecal's
 When dried, the inner section was removed carefully, sliced into sections using
the 'gear up' closed doors as a template, then applied to the appropriate doors.
X48034 Hunter FGA.9/FR.10
(www.hannants.co.uk) was
pressed into service. The
selected airframe was XJ633/K,
4 Squadron, RAF Guterslõh,
West Germany, June 1969. Ali
unit markings carne from this
sheet, with the stencils sourced
from Airfix's previous Hunter
boxing, plus one or two items
from the author's spares box,
such as the warning triangles
for the outer pylons (just two
sets are supplied on the Airfix
sheet). No silvering was evident
with any of the decais, probably
helped by the copious quantities
of Microscale's Micro Set and
Micro Sol (www.microscale.com)
solutions that were used. A dark
dirt wash was applied just to
the undersides, as it wouldn't
--
be visible against the dark
camouflage scheme on the top.
As Hunters were often kept well
maintained and even polished ,
a coat of Xtracrylix Satin Varnish
sealed everything and provided
a suitable sheen to the finish.
Ready for recce
Final assembly was a fairly
rapid affair, with none of the
tiny antennas and pitots that
usually need to be added at this
point. Astonishingly, the pitot
survived! After 46 hours' work, a
largely trouble-free build carne
to an end, and Airfix's latest
1/48 rendering of the Hawker
Hunter - one of best looking
aircraft ever built - entered the
display case as a photo-
reconnaissance FR .10.
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 urrently flying Hawk
T.2s in the advanced
flying and weapons
training role, 4
Squadron - or IV (AC) Squadron
as it prefers to be known - traces
its roots back to the Royal Flying
Corps and the very beginnings of
British military aviation.
lt was first formed at
Farnborough under Maj George
Raleigh on September 16, 1912
from a nucleus provided by 2
Squadron. lnitially, it did not have
its own aircraft, but by December
a Cody biplane and several
BE.2s had arrived. With these it
moved to Netheravon and began
working with army formations on
Salisbury Plain, so beginning a
task it would fulfil for a century.
The squadron participated in
the Royal Flying Corps (RFC)
'Concentration Camp' in June
1914 - a timely training period
as in August war was declared
on Germany. lt was allocated to
support the British Expeditionary
Force (BEF) and by August 16 the
BE.2s of A and B Flights were
settled at Maubeuge on the
Belgian border in northern France;
C Flight remained at Swingate
Down near Dover flying anti-
Zeppelin patrols.
Above the trenches
At 0930hrs on August 19, Lt Gilbert
Mapplebeck took off in BE.2a 242
along with a Blériot of 3 Squadron

À Among the various airframes flown before World War One was Caudron G li À BE.2b 487 carried a Union Jack on the tail and was lost after a raid on Lille on
311, which was added to 4 Squadron in September 1913. PHT Green Collection March 11, 1915. JM Bruce/GS Leslie Collection

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for a reconnaissance flight
searching for German cavalry in
the vicinity of Gembloux, Belgium.
These were the RFC's first
operational war flights. On return
he delivered his report personally
to Maj Gen Sir David Henderson,
commander of the RFC.
Four days later, the BEF fought
the Battle of Mons, following which
..
-
.à Lt J M Baker sits in the rear cockpit of RE.8 E20 '1' at St Omer in mid-1918. ACM Sir John Baker
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the long retreat began with the
RFC providing vital information as
to the location of the advancing
German 1st Army, but having
to move almost daily. From Le
Cateau on August 25, the CO flew
a recce in BE.2a 299, but was shot
up by French ground fire. During
the day Lt Mapplebeck and Lt
Atkinson chased a German Taube
- •
IN FOCUS 1IV(AC) SQN RAF
.à The 4 Squadron badge first appeared on the Audax, such as on K8083 seen
training in 1935. A G Smith
and dropped a hand grenade
on the monoplane as it landed,
causing it to overturn, probably
beca use of the rough ground.
The retreat continued into early
September with 4 Squadron pilots
flying constantly, including during
the Battle of the Aisne that opened
on September 13. By then it had
settled at Fere en Tardenois,
where a week later the Farman
Shorthorns of C Flight re -joined.
On September 22, Lt Mapplebeck
in BE.2a 242 exchanged shots
with an Albatros two-seater and
was badly wounded by return
fire. He subsequently received 4
Squadron's first DSO, but did not
return to duty until March 1915.
After the retreat, the BEF
redeployed to Flanders with 4 Sqn
moving to St Omer from where
it was heavily involved in the
desperate fighting of the first Battle
of Ypres that began on October
19. A week later if suffered its first
fatalities, when Lt Cyril Hosking
and Capt Theodore Crean were
shot down by 'friendly fire' in BE.2a
317 that, ironically, was one of
the first to have had Union Jacks
painted underwing.
Thereafter, 4 Squadron flew on
corps reconnaissance and artillery
spotting missions over the Ypres
sector, concentrating on the BE.2c
with a few Martinsydes and Bristol
Scout single seaters. ln March
1916, it was at Baizieux, northeast
of Amiens, flying artillery spotting
in preparation for the Battle of the
Somme that opened on July 1.
Thereafter it flew contact patrols
keeping track of advancing troops
at low level, in addition to more
regular reconnaissance and
artillery-spotting tasks.
The bloody battle ended in
November and eventually the
squadron returned to Flanders,
being located at Abeele in June
1917, at which time Maj Leoline
Jenkins was in command. lt was
re-equipped with the RE.8, but
tasks remained the sarne. Among
its pilots was Jamaican Sgt William
Robinson ' Robbie' Clarke who
was the first black pilot in the RFC.
During a photographic sortie on
the li Corps front on July 26, in C
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 Seen just before the war, Lysander li L4742/TV-B became 4 Squadron's first combat loss when it was shot down on May
13, 1940. PHT Green Collection
RE.8 A4604, he was attacked by
severa! Albatros aircraft, one of
which was hit and apparently fell
away. On another task two days
later, when five miles over the
lines, Robbie Clarke was again
attacked by five Albatros and was
badly wounded, but his observer
- 2nd Lt Blencowe - managed
to gain control and made a
successful forced landing at
Godewaersvelde. The Third Battle
of Ypres began two days later,
through which 4 Squadron crews
doggedly flew until the dreadful
carnage at Passchendaele ended
in November. The following
month, Maj Richard Saul took
command and led 4 Squadron for
the rest of the war.
 Atlas J9537 flies low during a practise message pick-up at Farnborough around 1932. PHT Green Collection
66 Airfix Model World
Through the summer of 1918 it
was based at St Omer, supporting
the Flanders Front, and suffered
its final casualties just two days
before the Armistice when, shortly
after midday, RE.8 C2690 was
shot down, killing 2nd Lts Heslop
and Lane. After the Armistice,
4 Squadron returned to Britain
in February 1919, where it was
reduced to a cadre that disbanded
in September.
Army co-operation
As one of the original units of the
newly created Royal Air Force,
4 Squadron was reformed at
Farnborough on April 30, 1920
under Sqn Ldr Charles Blount, in
the army co-operation (AC) role,
J-9537
equipped with Bristol Fighters. lt
was soon back on operations as
in November, A Flight moved to
lreland to support the army and
Royal lrish Constabulary fighting
lrish Republican separatists. This
continued until the ceasefire
and British withdrawal, after
which the squadron returned to
Farnborough on January 18, 1922.
However, a crisis with Turkey in the
Dardanelles saw the squadron's
'Brisfits' shipped to the area
aboard HMS Argus and Ark Royal.
They were disembarked to Kilya
and later Kilid Bahr, flying aerial
policing of Turkish dispositions
around Chanak until the crisis
passed and the unit returned to
Farnborough in September 1923.
The squadron continued with its
obsolescent Bristol Fighters with
- among other tasks - training in
message pick-ups using a hook
suspended from the aircraft, seen
as a key skill for AC pilots. When
the General Strike was declared
in early May 1926, 4 Squadron's
Bristols were used to patrol
railway lines to deter any potential
sabotage by striking workers.
After this it returned to routine
tasks and in October 1929 at last
received more modern equipment
when it was re-equipped with
the Armstrong Whitworth Atlas,
a type designed for the AC role.
But in December 1931 these were
replaced by the elegant Hawker
Audax biplane.
Two years later, Sqn Ldr Freddie
West VC became the squadron
commander, being replaced in
1936 by Sqn Ldr Edgar Kingston-
McCloughry. He was still the unit
CO when it moved to Odiham
in February 1937, re-equipping
with the Napier Dagger-engined
Hawker Hector. These lasted
barely two years - in January 1939,
the monoplane Lysander li arrived
and, with the deteriorating situation
in Europe, 4 Squadron prepared for
what was now an inevitable war.
Blitzkrieg!
On the declaration of war on
September 3, 1939, 4 Squadron
prepared to move to France as
part of 50 (AC) Wing of the Air
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 IN FOCUS 1IV(AC) SQN RAF

the first time the following day,
when 4 Squadron suffered its first
casualties: Lysander li L4742/TV-H
was shot down in the Louvain-
Tirlemont area, with Plt Off Peter
Vaughan and AC2 Edwin Mold
both killed.
Flights to establish the position
and extent of the German advance
continued through May 14, with 4
Squadron crews providing valuable
information on enemy dispositions,
but at the cost of two aircraft.
Lysander li L4745 (flown by Fg
Off Terry Clarke and AC1 William
 For the last 18 months of World War Two, 4 Squadron flew Spitfire Mk.Xls that Rodulson) was lost on a sortie to
in the weeks after D-Day carried broad black-and-white identification stripes. AHB Diest, northeast of Brussels, during
the early evening. Earlier, Lysander
li P1711 crashed when being ferried
to Aspelare advanced landing
ground to the west of Brussels,
both likely victims of Luftwaffe
fighters. The next day, the unit
moved to Lille/Ronchin, with a
flight detached at Aspelare and
sorties were flown from the latter in
support of the BEF in the Louvain
area, despite the increasing hazard
from marauding fighters.
Further Lysanders were lost
on succeeding days, the worst
being on May 19, when Lysander
lls N1298 and P9064 were shot
down with the loss of both a

Component of the BEF, which was
commanded by AVM Blount, a
former squadron commander. ln
early October, 4 Squadron - under
Sqn Ldr GP Charles - moved to
the rather primitive conditions at
Mons-en-Chaussée.
Familiarisation and photographic
sorties along the Belgian border
began, though the weather often
restricted activity. A German
offensive against France was
expected, but when it began at
dawn on May 10, 1940 it was with
unheard of ferocity and armoured
columns were soon pushing
westwards. ln response, the BEF's
2 Corps moved into Belgium with  The squadron eventually returned to operations in late 1942, flying camera-
4 Squadron Lysanders in support, equipped Mustang Is such as AG596/TV-X. Wg Cdr S J Eaton
tasked with reconnaissance and 'Y Mosquito Mk.XVI MM313/T was flown on the squadron's first mission with the
contact patrols that crossed the type on March 20, 1944. Via R L Ward
Belgian border severa! hours
ahead of the army. The AC aircraft
faced hazards including marauding
Messerschmitt Bf 109s and light
anti-aircraft tire. This was brutally
brought home two days later
when Lysander li P9063, on a
tactical recce near Hoegaarden,
was shot down by a Bf 109 of 1./
JG 1 at 0945hrs, though the crew
survived. Two other Lysanders
were fired on at Tirlemont.
German troops were sighted for

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 lts first jets were Vampire FB.5s, including WA119/UP-M at Wunstorf in August
1950, awaiting the painting of its yellow fin bullets. Via W J Taylor
 With the Sabre F.4, the day-fighter role was assumed; here XB773 carries the
single letter unit code 'B' and aircraft letter 'C'. Via R Lindsay
crews by low-flying Bf 109Es
of 2.(J)/LG 2. One fell to Oblt
Friedrich von Wangerov and the
other to Ltn Werner Tismar. The
squadron evacuated to Clairmarais
the next day and, on May 24,
it was withdrawn to England
with approximately 60% of the
groundcrew captured, while nine
aircraft and 11 aircrew had been
lost in action.
Based at Clifton near York, the
squadron was rebuilt and flew the
coastal patrol and air-sea rescue
role while continuing to train for its
main AC roles.
Photo-reconnaissance
ln April 1942, 4 Squadron received
several Curtiss P-40 Tomahawks
for training, as it gradually
re-equipped with oblique-camera-
equipped Mustang Is. Although
based in the north for training with
Northern Command, on October
14, 1942 Fg Off D A J Draper in
AG545 and Plt Off E W Skirrow in
AG579 flew a coastal patrol over
the Channel from Gatwick to where
they had flown the previous day. lt
was the squadron's first operation
for 30 months. Four days later
the pair flew a recce between
Boulogne and Le Touquet, with a
coastal patrol the following day.
Occasional detachments south
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• his aircraft and killing him .
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for operations continued for the
next few months until late March
1943, when 4 Squadron - then
under Wg Cdr Graeme Macdonald
- moved south to Bottisham.
Operations resumed when the CO
(in AP247/A) led Flt Lt AS Baker
in AP165 on 'Lagoon' shipping
reconnaissance that now became
daily. On the morning of April 28,
Wg Cdr Macdonald was leading a
'Ranger' sortie in AP255/P when
he attacked a barge on a canal
at Vechte in central Holland, the
 With the Harrier GR.3, 4 Squadron assumed a ground-attack role while retaining a reconnaissance capability. RAF Germany
subsequent explosion destroying
Mustangs of 4 Squadron regularly
flew ground attack and recce
sorties over Holland, suffering
losses until December 12 when
four aircraft, led by Flt Lt Draper,
mounted a Lagoon shipping
reconnaissance of the Dutch coast
between Westhooft and Ostend.
ln early January 1944, the
squadron - now part of the
2nd Tactical Air Force - moved
to Aston Down to train in the
photo-reconnaissance role
with A Flight converting to the
Spitfire Mk.XI, while B Flight
received Mosquito Mk.XVls. With
these, and commanded by Sqn
Ldr R J Hardiman, it moved to
Sawbridgeworth from where flights
resumed on March 7. Flt Lt Draper
flew the unit's first Spitfire Mk.XI
mission when he covered V-1 flying
bomb launch sites (Operation
Noball) on the French coast.
The pace increased quickly, with
five Spitfire sorties flown on March meant they usually outpaced any
20, as was the first by a Mosquito intercepting fighters.
when Flt Lt Stephenson and Fg During mid-August it returned
Off W S E Brittain in MM313/T to France being based at B-4/
obtained good photos of Le Bény sur Mer, the first of many
Touquet airfield. The Mosquitos moves. ln early October four
were withdrawn in May, but the camera-equipped Typhoons were
Spitfires flew flat out ahead of the received for low-level work and,
D-Day landings in June. The pace on a mission near the German
continued thereafter with June 21 town of Kassel, Fg Off R M Cowell
being typical; five aircraft covered in Typhoon Mk.lb EK429 was shot
great swathes of central France, down by flak and taken prisoner.
particularly bridges over the Seine. On Christmas Eve, 4 Squadron
These were not without hazard, flew 29 recces but Fg Off Theo
but the Spitfire's performance Priddle in Spitfire XI PL796 was
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shot down and killed by fighters
near Nieuwkuijk; he was the last
combat loss of the war. Operations
continued until the German
surrender in May 1945, after which
the squadron moved to Celle,
being disbanded on August 31.
NATOtasks
Being a 'senior' RAF unit, 4
Squadron reformed the following
day when 605 Squadron at Volkel
was renumbered. lt was equipped
with the Mosquito Mk.VI and
moved to Gütersloh in Germany in
November as part of the British Air
Force of Occupation (BAFO).
The squadron entered the jet age
in July 1950, receiving Vampire
FB.5s at Wunstorf, Germany,
participating in regular NATO
exercises as the Soviet threat
increased. Having moved to Jever
in October 1953 - when Sqn Ldr
P W Gilpin was at the helm - it
re-equipped with Sabre F.4s,
moving to a day-fighter role to
defend German airspace from
possible Soviet intruders. This
task was maintained after the
jets were replaced by Hunter F.4s
in July 1955. These were later
superseded by the improved
Hunter F.6, but force reductions
in 1960 meant 4 Squadron was
disbanded on December 31,
reforming immediately when
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Gütersloh-based 79 Squadron
was renumbered. This resulted
in a brief return to the low-level
fighter-reconnaissance role with
Swift FR.5s, re-eq uipping with
Hunter FR.10s soon after. These
were flown throughout the 1960s,
participating regularly in NATO
exercises and recce competitions
such as 'Royal Flush', which it won
on several occasions.
This element was disbanded in
May 1970 and a new 4 Squadron
was formed with the revolutionary
Harrier GR 1 at Wildenrath. With
these it retained a reconnaissance
capability and was dispersed
regularly on exercises to operate
from field sites and stretches
of road . lt continued to fly the
Harrier GR.3 and, after a move
 Hawk T.2 ZK020/K had received a special colour scheme to commemorate the squadron's centenary, when seen at
Coningsby, Lincolnshire, on June 15, 2012. R Lindsay
to Laarbruch in 1992, the vastly
improved night-attack Harrier GR.7.
By August 30, 1995 the squadron
was commanded by Wg Cdr Chris
Moran when it was deployed to
Gioia dei Colle, ltaly, during NATO's
brief bombing campaign against
the Bosnian Serbs. Operations
dominated the 1990s and 2000s,
with aerial policing over northern
lraq followed by participation in
the invasion of lraq, flying intensive
ground-attack missions.
Although now home-based at
Cottesmore in Rutland, it was
deployed regularly to Afghanistan
from 2006 and was involved in
the heavy fighting against the
Taliban. A rationalisation saw 4
Squadron disbanded on March
31, 2010, but reformed the next
day as the Harrier Operational
Conversion Unit - this was but a
brief reprieve as the entire force
was withdrawn the following year.
Severa! 4 Squadron airframes
then participated in the final
operational flight on December 15,
when 16 Harriers flew as Kestrel
Formation, marking the type's
retirement from RAF service.
Again, it was a brief hiatus as on
November 24, 2011, 19 Squadron
at RAF Valley, Wales, under Wg
Cdr Kev Marsh and flying the
Hawk T.2, was re -numbered as 4
(Reserve) Squadron. lt was now
responsible for the advanced
training and weapons training of
future fighter pilots, being one of
the first RAF units to celebrate •
its centenary.
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enault's Estafette is a working as a delivery vehicle with

Oleg Makhortov examines a kit serially produced van
that's fresh out the oven Heller's built in France between
1959-80 for civilian,
newly tooled 1/24 Renault Estafette in police and gendarmerie use.
Approximately 500,000
boulangerie guise examples were produced during
this period, to the point where
the vehicle became something
of a symbol of its era . The
name 'Estafette' means courier,
showing its official purpose as an
'assistant' to different services
and small businesses.
The Estafette depicted in this
article is a 1964 example - this
was a second-generation vehicle,
produced until 1968 and featuring
an 1108cc, 45hp engine coupled
its recognisable livery. Since the
prototype was not brand new,
the intention of the build was to
suggest a machine slightly worn
through time and work, but quite
well-maintained by its owner and
not totally abandoned.
MODELSPEC
Renault Estafette
By: Heller
Stock Code: 80743
Scale: 1/24
Price: €29.99
Available from: www.glow2b.de
• ••• • ••

with a five-speed gearbox. Hence,

it was possible to accelerate to
95km/h; the carrying capacity
was 800kg , reflected in the RINAUl.T
Heller's kit is a new tooling first released to the market in 2021. The runners
are moulded in grey styrene and the first thing that catches the eye is the superb
level of detailing ...
designation - Estafette 800.
Obviously, this is a bakery van
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ESTAFEttE

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 BASIC BUILD Renault Estafette

... whether it's the engine block, wheel rim or internai fitting. All edges appear There are no sink marks or flash - even on fine items - making this modeller
sharp with neat ribs and even nuts and bolts are well-produced. want to examine the parts again and again.

Rubber items are moulded in such a way that the attachment gate remains in
the inside of the wheel and will require careful removal. Hubs were separate for
the opposing face.

Clear parts had an ideal surface without distortion and strengthened the
perception of perfectly fitted windows in the body. Painting would require just
masking the window areas with tape.

Before assembly, it was necessary to ensure accuracy of the connection of the

numerous body parts, plus determine the build plan. Dry-fits with masking tape
showed the kit's quality as parts joined perfectly.

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Next to be assembled was the engine - a small unit despite being 1/24, but
.Â. All items that could be painted one colour were combined in advance, but
detail appeared notably excellent. many sections were separate - such as the distributor.

lt was also decided to Heller's chassis consisted of a frame onto which two axles were installed.
add high-voltage cabling These and the suspension units were glued in advance.
and scratch-build the
ignition coil so the item
appeared complete.

Once combined, all items were primed and painted with Tamiya's LP-5 Semi- Weathering involved Tamiya's Black Panei Liner plus AMMO-MIG's A.MIG-3002
gloss Black (www.hobbyco.net). Light Dust pigment (www.migjimenez.com) and XF-16 Aluminium.

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''The first thing that catches
the eye is the superb
level of detailing''

...

Y Hinges are supplied for attaching the doors open - they can be cut away to Heller's instructions had a template for cutting masks, but instead, the glass
leave the doors closed plus the driver's example can be made sliding. was taped and this was cut with a new, sharp knife biade directly onto the parts.

lt was decided to glue the

body front in advance as the
fewer parts to assemble after
painting, the more accurate
the result will be. The radiator
cover was attached as the
colour matched the front panei -
visible gaps were covered with
Tamiya's Basic Type Grey Putty
and sanded.

Then, all body paneis were

washed with soap and prepared
for primer.

After applying Mr. Hobby

Surface Primer 1000 (www.
albionhobbies.com), the base
tones could be applied via
airbrush. The first was chestnut,
as it covered the largest area
and was masked most easily.
Y Humbrol shades were recommended, but here the shades were custom-mixed
from Tamiya and Mr. Color lacquers. The chestnut-hazelnut hue was C43 Wood
Brown with LP-51 Pure Orange; dark brown an equal mix of C43 with LP-5 Black
and the sandy colour LP-2 White with C44 Tan and a little C4 Yellow.

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Next, decais were applied; it was necessary to trim the carrier film before After decaling, the body still looked toy-like, so oils were prepared. Abteilung
adding them to the kit as it was large, noticeable and could contribute to 502 shades were used: ABT080 Brown Wash, ABT001 Snow White, ABT130 Dark
silvering. There weren't many items, so the process was not complex. Mud, ABT093 Earth, and ABT125 Light Mud (www.ak-interactive.com).

The method used involved blending the oils onto the paneis with a flat brush.
Solvents were used to blend them, thus creating a filter on the surface - this Window seals were
created naturalistic rain marks, traces of urban dust and pleasant contrasts. masked and painted
with C33 Matt Black
- the coverings
were then removed
and the transparent
sections observed.

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The van's interior needed to suggest its continued use for several years, so
Mr. Surfacer 1500 Black was followed by C8 Silver Metallic. Then, A.MIG-2010
Chipping Fluid was used between the preceding and subsequent tones.

There's no need to wait long before the next paint layer - a mix of LP-2 White
and C44 Tan was used for the interior colour. Although water-based paints are
best for chipping, solvent lacquers worked, being distressed with a hard brush.

Next carne the cabin detail, including a dashboard, seats, steering column and Seats were painted
wheel, handles and pedais. All were cleaned and primed ... with LP-5 Semi-gloss
Black - a good tone
for simulating vinyl.
Emphasising the
material's texture, the
seats were treated
with airbrushed
lacquer solvent -
this reacts with the
polystyrene to leave (}
a texture resembling
leather or a faux
alternative material.

Then, the front panei was fitted and the steering column added - the engine
cover was removed so the power unit was visible; note, the passenger seat
should also be removable and so shouldn't be glued.

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Optional embellishment included Slightly conical rims were improved

licence (registration) plates formed with a thin plastic strip so the outer
from 0.3mm aluminium sheet. diameter was cylindrical.

Black oil - from a Tamiya Panei Liner - highlighted contrasting colours and
gave a slightly worn appearance.

These wheel rims and the bumper were then covered with a black primer and
a metallic coat for the subsequent chipping effects.

Black paint and decais were applied, then the parts were attached with metal
bolts from this modeller's stock - the appearance was highly realistic.

Lights were then installed, along with the bumper and other small exterior
details. The wipers' zone of operation was sealed via mask to leave this area clear.

''I am confident
in saying this
is a very high-
quality kit''

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BASIC BUILD Renault Estafette

AG4150
Humbrol Evoco Brushes
General purpose,
for all paint types.
I Durable, natural hair.

AG4303
Stipple Brushes
Perfect for Weathering
Powders as well as
Acrylic and
Enamel paints.
Dust was then imitated, for which A.MIG-3002 Light Dust and Vallejo 73.119 European Earth (www. Durable, natural hair.
creativemodels.co.uk) were used. No fixative was used - it was enough to apply the pigment and blow it with
an airbrush for a natural appearance.
-..
AG4302
Flat Brushes
Suitable for Enamel
and Acrylic Paints.
High quality,
synthetic hair.
Perfect for applying
decais, washes
and weathering.

AG4050
Coloro Brushes
Synthetic hair,
multi-purpose, for
ali paint types.

A Studying photo references showed the undersides of such minibuses have traces of hard operation -
therefore, it was decided to add 73.119 European Earth and AK085 Track Rust.
Outro
At the finish , 1am confident
in saying this is a very high-
quality kit in terms of detail
and its precision, which will be
appreciated by both beginners
and experienced modelers. This
kit is therefore recommended
highly to all those lovers of this
type of utility van.
During this project, Heller
announced a new product for 2023
- a diorama backdrop that could
be combined remarkably well
with this Estafette. Item number
81256 is a street scene with a road
and bakery shop - it would be
interesting to see how these
could look together.
• produced with a photopolymer printer.
AG4250
Humbrol Palpo Brushes
Sable hair, perfect
for Enamels.
The ultimate, durable
modelling brush.
AG4301
Detail Brushes
Sable hair for Acrylics
and Enamels.
Ultra-fine hair and
ergonomic handles,
perfect for detailing.
Visit www.humbrol.com where you'll
find help and advice as well as hints, tips
and product demonstration videos to get
the best out of the wide variety of
At this point, it could be said the model was finished , but there
are always details that can add a small highlight. Nowadays,
Humbrol products available!
30-printing comes to modelling more and more - here,
representations of baguettes and baskets were found online and

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Ukrainian firm ICM has filled a notable
gap in the kit market with its newly
tooled 1/72 Ki-21-lb. Peter Fearon
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examines the kit in depth
prototype of
Mitsubishi's response
to the 1mperia1
Japanese Army
Air Service Type 97 Heavy
Bomber requirement first
flew in December 1936. lt was
soon accepted for service (in
preference to a Nakajima design)
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- -:: and the initial production version,
designated Ki-21-la, entered
service in 1938.
Featuring outstanding speed
and range for a heavy bomber
À Surface detail largely consists of finely engraved lines on the exterior, while the of the time, the type brought
engines are refined inclusions, with engine cooling vanes moulded integrally. the air branch of the Imperial
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Japanese Army to parity with
contemporary air forces. The
new type was employed almost
immediately during the Second
Sino-Japanese War (1937-45),
which revealed weaknesses in
defensive armament and fuel
tank protection. The response
was the Ki-21-lb, which had three
extra 7.7mm Type 89 machine
guns (including one mounted
in the aircraft's tail) plus fuel
tank linings. This variant was
issued the allied codename of
'Sally' and is the subject of ICM's
recently released kit. Further
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''ICM has rectified
a glaring gap in the
market, courtesy of
its initial Ki-21-lb''
developments
led to the Ki-21-11,
which was fitted with more
powerful engines and defensive
armament; although the type was
considered obsolescent by mid-
1942, it remained in service until
the final months of the war.
A welcome release
The Ki-21 has not been widely
kitted over the years - ICM's
offerings (both 1/72 and 1/48)
constitute almost a third of
the total releases. Previously,
modellers had to rely on either
the Revell Japan 1/72 Ki-21-11 or
the more recent limited-run MPM
tooling (both Ki-21-1 and -li). ICM
has rectified a glaring gap in
the market, courtesy of its initial
Ki-21-lb, with -la and -lc sub-types
planned as future iterations.
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BASIC BUILD 1Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally
lt comprises 163 parts spread
across seven styrene runners,
one of which contains the
transparent items. Excellent
quality moulding with good
surface detail has been a feature
of recent ICM kits, and this one
does not disappoint. There is not
a trace of flash and the surface
detail is well represented with a
mixture of engraved and raised
detail. All surfaces have a very
A Similarly, the detail on the wings is restrained, with engraved panei lines; note
subtle textured finish which the openings (clockwise from upper left) for the landing and navigation lights
gives a semi-matt plus ailerons.
appearance and
acts as an
ideal key
for painting.
The decai
sheet is well printed and contains
markings for four different
aircraft, all sporting the overall
Imperial Japanese Army green-
grey scheme. On the subject
of colour, ICM also produces
a dedicated acrylic paints set
(Item 3021), which was used on
this project. The other support
product was the ASK Scale Mask
masking set 200-M72063 (www.
artscale.eu) for the transparencies
and wheels. Such is the
extensive nature of the glazing
on this model that this set can be
considered essential!
Excellent interior
Construction began with A While ICM's transparencies may not be the thinnest on the market, the degree
of clarity is remarkable and the glazing trames are well defined.
the fuselage, and
this is extensive,
covering 32 separate rTEM 3021
assembly stages and WWll
involving more than
60 parts, plus several
decais representing various
instrument paneis. Assembly
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Ki-21-lb 'Sally'
By: ICM
Stock code: 72203
Scale: 1n2
Price: f33.80
Available from: www.hannants.co.uk
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of parts is very good, with the
exception of the lower rear
windows (Parts E14 and E15). lt's
possible these were incorrectly
labelled in the instructions and
should have been the other
way around. ln this instance,
they were firmly fixed before
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- J -1 it would be worth trying in any
future build .
.Â. When beginning the construction of the fuselage interior, the high level of The machine guns are well
detail soon becomes apparent. moulded - alternative types
are included but there is
no guidance as to which is
appropriate for a given airframe,
although the differences are
minor in this scale. The general
interior should be dark grey;
either Revell 378 (www.revell.
de/en) or Tamiya XF-24 (www.
hobbyco.net) are suggested,
along with an own-brand shade,
1037 (although the latter isn't
included in ICM 's paint set). ln
fact, the Holts Plastic Primer
(www.halfords.com) used to
prepare the surface appeared
Note, ASK's masking set provides just externai coverings, so any internai
.Â. an acceptable match on its own.
glazing must be masked the old-fashioned way, using sections of tape. Interior parts were spread
across three wooden battens
for priming, then the black
items were fixed onto
another for the
final coat. ln Finishing
order to avoid the fuselage
apure matt Once the spraying was
black finish, completed, the fuselage interiors
a 3:1 mix of Revell's 8 Black were treated with a light wash of
and 51 Blue was used. Note, Flory Models Black Weathering
though, it's advisable to paint Wash (www.florymodels.org)
the interior before the fuselage and the component parts could
windows are added , otherwise be assembled, with everything
this means a fiddly masking fitting well. Decais were then
Once everything is masked, the interior primer can be applied; smaller parts
.Â. task as ASK's set provides for added, and these conformed
were attached to lengths of wood to ease handling. just exterior glazing. to the moulded detail with little

The interior completed - this Scratch-built seat

is a convincing representation, belts are an essential
including internai fuel tanks above addition as they are
the bomb bay and spare magazines highly visible on the
for the defensive armament. finished model.

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 BASIC BUILD 1Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally

''Assembly is straightforward and

the fit of parts is very good''

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issue, helped by a preparatory the absence of any seatbelts,

coat of gloss varnish. A decai
on the sheet was missed by the
instructions, incidentally: item
number 4 should be placed
at the rear of Part C3 (cockpit
sidewall). Seat cus hions were
provided as separate items for
the pilot/co-pilot, receiving ICM
1062 British Khaki.
The only notable omission (as
is common in many kits) was
so some old-fashioned self-
fabrication was necessary.
Thinly sliced strips of masking
tape were cut and painted with
Humbrol 94 Brown Yellow (www.
humbrol.com), with buckles
coming from scrap items on
various old photo-etched brass
frets. The latter were treated
with AK lnteractive's AK-174
Brass Photoetch Burnishing

The sarne is true for the cockpit, while washes Ki-21-1 I> 1 2 o 3::::_ ~
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solution (www.ak-interactive.com)
to reduce the shine and make
them appear more authentic as
a result.
Assembling the completed
fuselage halves raised several
minor issues. There were no
gaps, but minor misalignment
ahead of the cockpit and on the
''The beautiful
clarity of the ICM
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transparenc1es
became evident''
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The rear edge of
the nose transparency
needed careful filling to
get a perfect blend with
the fuselage without
damaging the glazing.
underside was evident, requiring
some filling and sanding to
correct. Another tricky moment
occurred when fitting the
transparency under the nose, as
there was a small step between
the two pieces - the glazing isso
close to the edge that extreme
care is needed when sanding.
Fuselage halves
were joined neatly,
with just slight
misalignment noted
in places, requiring
the use of filler and
abrasive pads.
ln fact, masking the clear part
saved it from major scratches and
any scuffing was easily polished
with Micro-Gloss Liquid Abrasive
(www.frasersaerospace.
com), applied with a cotton
swab. This is an excellent
product; it's even used to remove
blemishes on full-size aircraft. The
~ Separate contrai
surfaces are a positive
feature of the kit. They
are neatly moulded
and fit beautifully.
main transparencies were then
added, one over the cockpit and
then the 'greenhouse' covering
the rear gunner's position. The fit
of both was good and the former
snapped into place so snugly
during a test that it was difficult to
remove for gluing.
Wings and things
The wing/nacelle/engine
assemblies carne next, and
proved straightforward, with
neatly designed inserts in the
mainwheel bays adding strength
to the mainplanes. Separate
ailerons are provided - these fit
beautifully and look effective.
The Ki-21's undercarriage is quite
complex and, rather unusually,
was assembled and attached
to the main wing before the
nacelles and cowlings. lt is also
best painted at this stage. After
priming, 1025 Natural Steel was
used, although in hindsight, an
equivalent Alclad shade would
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.Â. Thecomplex undercarriage is well represented and assembles easily - the
robust structure means they weren't damaged while handling the model.
be the choice next time, as it
gives a smoother finish. The
engines were completed next,
painted with Vallejo 71.073
Gunmetal (www.creativemodels.
co.uk) before being coated
lightly AK-082 Engine Grime.
ICM suggests the cowlings are
assembled around the engines,
but in this case it was decided
to complete each separately
and attach them over
the powerplants
later. This made
it much easier
to de a 1 with the
cowling seams, not that these
required much attention anyway
d ue to the excel lent fit.
Assembling the nacelles,
engines and cowlings to the wing
was straightforward. The fit was
good, with just minor narrow gaps
of the 'fill or not to fill?' variety.
ln this case, they were
treated with 70.401
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Plastic Putty. This soft acrylic
product can be smoothed with
a dampened swab, sets quickly
and sands easily to a fine finish .
lts only problem is its adhesion
is not great, which can be an
issue if the area is subsequently
masked, as it can be lifted when
the covering is removed. This was
not going to be an issue here,
as no masking was required on
those areas. Attaching the wings
and tailplanes to the fuselage was
a similar story, generally a good,
secure fit but with some fine
filling necessary as well.
Complex masking
After the now completed airframe
had been tidied up, it was time to
mask the transparencies ... justa
small matter of 130 pre-cut, self-
adhesive items being presented
on ASK's bespoke set. ICM
does provide a cutting template
should you wish to make your
own, but the aftermarket version
makes this task much simpler.
ASK's set comes with very clear
instructions, with each item
numbered individually to make
identification as easy as
possible. They adhered
well, even around
BASIC BUILD 1Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally
.Â. Thecompound curves of the cowlings and nacelles are captured very well.
Again, assembly is very straightforward.
complex curves, although
placement was time-consuming -
much less so than if masks were
created by hand, so whoever
invented pre-cut masking sets
surely deserves the modellers'
equivalent of a Nobel prize!
With the masking in place, an
overall grey primer coat was
applied, again using Halfords
Plastic Primer. One or two minor
blemishes needed tidying up,
and then panei line pre-shading
achieved via a diluted mix of 8
Black. This was an important step,
as it provided tonal variation for
the final single-colour topcoat
that carne next. The advantage ll
Wing assembly
is otherwise
straightforward;
while ICM suggests
the cowlings are built
around the engines,
it was found to be
easier to assemble
them separately.
The fine filling around
the nacelle edges is
evident here. Fitting
the pre-painted
undercarriage at this
stage has to be done,
but it does lead to a
tricky masking job later.
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Â. Adding the main transparencies prior to masking; the fit was excellent, with Â. Masking the greenhouse-style glazing is a time-consuming process, with more
any internai sections painted prior to them being attached. than 130 individual items applied.

of pre- rather than post-shading The option chosen here was

is it enables the modeller to from the 3rd Chutai (squadron), ''When it comes to weathering schemes
build the depth of the main coat 60th Sentai (air group). Such was of this kind, less is usually more''
gradually, and make their own the simplicity of the markings on
decision as to when the desired this particular machine that they
finish is achieved. were relatively easy to paint after
As a general rule, when it comes being masked. The yellow of the
to weathering schemes of this fin flash - which was tackled
kind, less is usually more. The
Imperial Japanese Army Grey
overall finish is included in ICM's
paint set as 1063 Green-Grey.
\
lt is quite thick straight from the
bottle and requires considerable
thinning - water is recommended ,
but after experimentation it
was realised LifeColor's Acrylic
Thinner (www.airbrushes.com)
provided excellent results. A
6:1 mix of thinner/paint went on
well, with very little clogging
of the airbrush tip, and gave
a more resilient finish than
is sometimes the case with •
other acrylics.

DIY markings •
The decai sheet offers
options for four aircraft,
all in the overall grey-green
scheme and all with fairly
minimal markings.

first - was 71.002 Medium Japanese Airplanes set (A.MIG-

Yellow, followed by the red
trim and wing Hinomaru, which
were replicated using 71.003
Red RLM 23. Staining on the
national insignia was created
via AMMO-MIG's A .MIG-1065
Panei Line Wash Red Brown
(www.migjimenez.com), from its
7418). The final step before all
masking was removed was to
give the model an overall coat
of 2002 Satin Varnish. Again
the LifeColor thinner was used,
and once more the results were
good, both in terms of coverage
and flow.

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.à Masking work extended onto the underside, notably around the nose, while
the wing landing lights were also protected at this stage.
Then carne the drum-roll
moment of removing the
masking and seeing how
effective it had been, taking
almost as long to remove the
coverings as it had to put them
on in the first place. The edge of
each item was lifted carefully with
the point of a scalpel, then peeled
away with a pair of fine tweezers,
with the results most pleasing.
Even though the masking had
been in place for two weeks, it
carne off easily, leaving no trace
of residue. Of all the 130-odd
paneis, just three needed any
retouching, and this was easily
done with a sharpened cocktail
stick dampened
with enamel
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BASIC BUILD 1Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally
.à After an overall grey primer, panei lines were pre-shaded with diluted black,
followed by light coats of ICM's 1063 Green-Grey, building the depth gradually.
thinner. lt was at this point that modellers when it comes to lb very soon, together with the
the beautiful clarity of the ICM tackling a kit like this, has been earlier Ki-21-1a in 1/72. Based on
transparencies became evident made much easier courtesy the experience of building this
- more of the interior detail could of ASK. ICM are dueto bring example, they should be
be seen than expected, making
the addition of the seatbelts a
out a 1/48 version of the Ki-21- worth waiting for.
•
particularly worthwhile exercise.
More please, ICM
So to conclude, the 1/72 Ki-21-
lb Sally is yet another very
good kit from ICM, combining
good design with an excellent
standard of moulding and overall
detail. Although fairly complex,
it assembles easily, and should
be accessible to all but the most
inexperienced of modellers. The
painting of the complex glazing,
something of a barrier to some
.Ã. Themarking scheme is sufficiently simple to make painting a viable alternative
to using the kit decais. Colour notes are included in the text.
.Â. Themoment of truth as the masks were removed to reveal the kit's crystal-
clear glazing - note that much more of the interior is visible than was expected.
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radar antennas on the noses and tails. Individual ~ inevitably somewhat variable, but there are useful
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the Mediterranean and the daylight convoy escort •• equipment, while 'action' shots plus views of
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machinery being transported by rail will prove
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buildings and many more
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battles in the skies of western Europe. Later : throughout the book and these are captioned Visit www.humbrol.com where you'll
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fighting, plus fascinating facts about the fates of : information, though references are omitted. and product demonstration vídeos to get
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captured airframes. Artwork comprises more than ~ This is a well-rounded photographic work on
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20 profiles, scrap/plan views and unit badges. : Kursk. While it's not an in-depth reference, the Humbrol products available!
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detailed appendices, this is an excellent reference : well-supported by profiles and data tables that
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statistics, while the supporting photographs are •• original land-based personnel. Various images ~ the Oxford. On the other hand, the full-colour
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arounds that should satisfy even the most ardent : figure specialists can have fun depicting the ~ several build projects. Overall silver, temperate
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super-detailer. Other useful elements included a ~ mix of naval and army garb. lf you have naval ••• camouflage, trainer yellow and various overseas/
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type conducting strikes using free-fall unguided : interesting document scans, but underpinning ••
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subjects, Special Hobby launched its FIAT :• Hurricane moulds to offer various Mk.I and : for their time, Monogram's 1/48 kits were
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G.50 series in 2013. Several variants have ••• Mk.11 variants in different colour schemes . ~ superb. One of these vintage gems - the
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been issued, including the bis and Series :• Now, 'Hurri' fans should be delighted with :• B-240 Liberator - is now available again in
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li. lndeed , the firm recently re-released its l• the firm 's latest 1/72 boxing which, via basic l• Revell packaging. As a kit of the 1970s, it has
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Finnish G.50-11, but the parts have also been surgery, a hint of rescribing (aided by supplied :• raised panei lines, so some modellers may
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adapted to emulate the two-seat trainer templates) and new 3D-printed resin parts, ~ wish to re-scribe them, but otherwise they are
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version, the G.508 'Bicomando'. This sub-type enables the modeller to build a Mk.llD armed : among the best examples of this moulding
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was created by installing a second cockpit : with underwing 40mm Vickers S guns, fitted for • •
type. The first factor to note is it is a sizeable
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where the machine guns sat on the standard ••• the anti-tank role. The aircraft retained one .303 ••
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model; fuselage length minus the nose glazing
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fighter airframe and this is catered for by ~ machine-gun in each wing for sighting purposes, ••
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Special Hobby via new fuselage halves and using tracer rounds; this and the associated :• and comprises a ribbed, multi-level floor
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repeat of the existing photo-etched brass accurately. Resin exhausts are provided here, ••• belts moulded in situ and a raised/recessed-
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fret adds the extra accoutrements, mainly for : too. Arma's kit also comes with a splendid new •• detail instrument panei. Monogram's tooling
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the seats and the result is a superbly fitted ••• decai sheet, carrying markings for five different :• represents an airframe with three .50 cal
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section. As with the firm's other G.50s, a •• RAF airframes. Pleasingly, just two machines •••
machine-guns in the extreme nose, plus two
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complete resin engine is also supplied, which :• share the sarne camouflage, so there's plenty of ••• .50 cais mounted in the 'cheeks', immediately
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variety... and you can also represent four tropical ~ behind the nose glazing. This model also has
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(featuring delicately rendered cooling vanes) •
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that attach to a central 'core' unit, with l• The decai sheet has excellent register, with thin, ~
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separate valve tappets and induction tubes; ~ gloss carrier film and rich colour hues. lt also ~ reasonably clear given their provenance, but
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be hidden once the cowling is fitted. Decais :• decais. Another bonus is that of paint masks, :• in; because the tail turret is moulded in halves,
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for four different airframes are supplied and ~ which cater for the glazing and wheels. The ~ the framework doesn't tally with the real unit.
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there's quite the variety of operator: :• liveries are: :• Engines are depicted by a single bank of radial
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• Black 136, M.M.6425, Advanced Flying l• · BP158/JV-I, 6 Sqn, Shandur and LG.89, Egypt, ••• cylinders extending from a firewall. Revell
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Zagreb-Borongaj, Croatia, June 1942 : • HW271/BR-J, Sqn Ldr Jack Rose, 184 Sqn, : risk of silvering. Choices are:
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cannon, paddle-bladed VS9 propeller and ~ well as a 'cigar' tank and rack for the centreline. ~ separate main gun units for the excel lent three-
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different engine grille. Justas important, the :• You can pose the canopy and access door open :• part RS 37 ejection seats, beautifully rendered
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Fw 190D family and affords the opportunity to Castel Volturno, ~ Special Hobby's two-seat Viggen is a pleasing
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a bulkhead, however the ejection seat is a Perhaps surprisingly, there are just two
poor replica. More impressive, though, are the
undercarriage legs, which are decent miniatures,
with brake detail moulded on the main legs'
integral rear hubs. Wing angles are nota especially with such interesting markings and
worry as the full upper mainplane is moulded
integrally with the upper fuselage and all ejection seat moulded integrally. Fine mesh
underwing and centreline pylons are provided. grilles are rendered on the airframe and, there's or pylons and the high-quality diagrams will
The stores selection is meagre, though, with a full bomb bay. The canopy trame, though, is aid assembly dueto their clarity. All airframes
justa centreline fuel tank and two Sidewinders. moulded integrally with the fuselage, so this . wear green over grey camouflage and each
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particularly fetching dueto its extensive red
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markings are super-thin and have gloss carrier l• · F-890-45-NO, 52-2143 The Texan ''A", 61st FIS, : decais are beautifully printed with pinpoint
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film, with stencils being included: :• Ernest Harmon , Newfoundland , Canada, 1957 l register, and the sheet also offers seatbelts
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Nevada, 1984 Canada, May 1957 Attack Unit liveries are:
• F-5E, 74-1543/43, 527th TFTS, USAF, RAF • F-16C 81ock 508, 90-0829/SP, 22nd FS, 52nd : • '21', Tadashi Kono, 57. Shimbu-tai,
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offering joining a busy crowd. There are 11 of the latest depicts this unusual machine ••• with a 3.7cm PaK 36 anti-tank gun in the main
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in link-and-length format) and there's a small · the main parts are unchanged, being presented ••• tweaking the contents to reflect the latest
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springs), plus self-adhesive reflective inserts
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bare metal, offering plenty of scope for those •• spot-on register. Blue and red rudder stripes
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National Air Race, 1949 •• • Su-27S, Blue 45, Mirhorod, April 2013 •
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This month's aircraft-focused showcase features
the very latest toolings alongside vintage offerings,
proving a great model can be built from any kit
O Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc
Even prior to the release of Ai rfix's
new 1/24 Spitfire Mk.IXc 'superkit',
Lawrence Bassett was delighted with
the markings o ptions as they contain
an aircraft from RAF Harrowbeer - the
Devon site being ten minutes' drive
from his home. Work began as soon
as the kit was available, w ith every
stage of construction enjoyed and the
detail deemed superb. After an initial
photoshoot with the model at the
former airfield (as shown), the model is
now proudly displayed in the tearoom
at the Educational and Heritage Centre
based on the RAF Harrowbeer site.
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Bristol Beaufort shows the kit's quality.
The only addition involved kabuki tape
used to form seat harnesses, while
Tamiya and Humbrol paints were used
in conjunction w ith the kit-supplied
decais for the 22 Squadron livery.
O Airfix de Havilland Tiger Moth
Though now replaced by a more
recent tooling, Airfix's 1955-released
kit still stands up well with aftermarket
adornments and scratch-building,
as shown by Steve Clark's build.
Additions included custo m internai
detailing, windscreens formed from
transparent packaging, plus Ushi van
der Rosten rigging material. Humbrol
69 Trai ner Yellow was applied by
aerosol for the colour.
f.) Airfix North American B-25J
Mitchell
This superb diorama features an 'old-
school' classic in the form of Airfix's 1/72
B-25J, which was first tooled in 1965.
The f irm's same-scale USAAF figures
plus an ltaleri Jeep were also used to
adorn the perforated steel planking
base, with the scene depicting Captain
Marchant examining the airframe Ave
Maria, which featu res his name as part
of its nose art.
e ICM Bristol Beaufort Mk.I
Built straight from the box, Mario
Serementa's take on the ICM 1/48
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The first RAF aircraft capable of exceeding 500mph, • New schemes

the Vampire was also the first single-engine jet-
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powered aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean, marking
it one of the most important of the world's early jets. • Posable Control Surfaces
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