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SEPTEMBER 2020
Vol 50 Iss 594 £4.95
Printed in UK
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Contents
Keep Right On!

Rheintochter
W
elcome to another
feature and news packed Surface to Air
issue of SMMI. Once again it Missile. We also
is my absolute pleasure to welcome Jakub
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Bedfordshire, UK. MK40 9FD projects, plus news and reviews from around 1:35 Dragon Maultier
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Publisher MA Publications the autumn time and the world continues the ‘Advance with Caution’
Group Editor Andy Evans to work its way through the unprecedented as he builds the 1:35 Italeri Panzerwerfer 42
Associate Editor Andy Renshaw situation we all find ourselves in and auf sWS German Armoured Halftrack. Robin
Design and Layout Jonathan Phillips
Editorial Consultant (UK): Jezz Coleman
the nights begin to draw in, modelling also brings a very nice figure build with
Editorial Consultant (EUROPE) Vitor Costa will once again be a pleasant pastime to his 120mm Verlinden Productions Special
enjoy, whether you are a novice or a more Forces ‘Tip of the Spear’ project. Another
Contributors seasoned modeller! After an enforced hiatus, great build to look out for is Anna Rybka’s
Matt Edwards; Luis Picalau; Jakub Krzysztofiak; Tom
Primett; Robin Gilby; Anny Rybka; Keith Forsyth manufacturers are beginning to release ‘Russian Rarity’, as she builds the 1:35 ICM
kits, so hopefully there will be plenty of T-34 ‘Tyagach’ Soviet Recovery Machine.
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24 ADVANCE WITH CAUTION

SMMI Tank World
1:35 Italeri Panzerwerfer 42 auf sWS German Armoured Halftrack
06 WHIP IN THE DESERT

Sho’t Kal Gimel with Explosive Reactive Armour 14 A TALE OF TWO TRAINS
Railway Gondola with 2cm Flakvierling & MBV-2 20 SINAI BRIDGE
IDF Magach 6B Gal Batash Vignette
71 FIND YOUR EDGE!

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54 A RUSSIAN RARITY
T-34 ‘Tyagach’ Soviet Recovery Machine 58 RHEINTOCHTER
Big Build – Surface to Air Missile 76 SPECIAL FORCES
Tip of the Spear
66 MAULTIER
Eastern Front Medic
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Scale 1:35 / Desert Whip
Sho’t Kal Gimel
Desert Whip
MATT EDWARDS BUILDS THE 1:35 AFV CLUB SHO’T KAL GIMEL WITH
EXPLOSIVE REACTIVE ARMOUR
afv club L40 the phone box had its moulded
on handle cut off and a new one
S
tages 1-4 concern
the large bogies and made from copper wire attached.
wheels themselves. I Stage 7 shows you how to attach the
left off part R1 as it inner sprockets and the final driving
didn’t fit well, and once glued the covers. Stage 8 instructs you on to
wheels were fine and straight anyway. fix the bogies, sprockets, top return
Stages 5-6 deal with assembly rollers and side plate supports to
of the lower hull rear plate and the lower hull’s sides. There were
its attachments. Be careful when no problems encountered in these
attaching the spare track holders Q5
as they are very delicate, and the joins
needed some filler to hide the join
Sho’t Kal Gimel
and then were sanded smooth. Part With Explosive Reactive Armour
Manufacturer: AFV Club
Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
Kit Number: AF35267
BLACK
PIGMENTS
WERE
USED TO
REPRESENT
EXHAUST
SOOT ON THE
REAR WHERE
THEY WOULD
ACCUMULATE
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RESEARCH desert whip
AFV club have Sho’t Kal Gimel with Explosive Reactive Armour
become synonymous
with their range of
Centurion kits and stages, but it was now that I fitted of all the hulls attachments. I chose
also with the amount the tracks on after using a scalpel to to replace the spare jerry can holder
of detail incorporated
into them. This remove some of the flash and mould with a resin one as I had a few in my
build features the pips from the inner track teeth. Stage stash. On the gun travel lock part P4
1982 version of the 9 take care here as the attachment there was a sink mark so that was
Sho’t, as I wanted of all of the lower hull top plates is filled and sanded. When attaching
one that had the .30 quite fiddly especially parts C24 C34 the front additional armour plate
cals on the turret as and C37. I used slow setting glue on L37 make sure you get it all straight.
I think these have a
no nonsense look these parts making sure everything In stage 18 I left off the clear lenses,
about them. So, after lined up, before adding some filler to which caused me problems later
getting hold of the joins, which were then sanded. will be covered by the ERA. Stages so you may want to paint the inner
some references Stages 10-11 I noted that there are 12-13 guides you through the fitment head lights then attach and mask the
and photographs, a few gaps when building the side of the side panels and air cleaners as lenses at this stage. The side skirts K1/
I set about the
stowage boxes but you needn’t well as some of the ERA, with a nice K2 were cleaned up but left aside for
build.
be concerned as these overhead view of where these blocks painting separately. The assembly of
of armour should go. the turret was pretty straightforward,
Stages 14-20 deals with the rest although there are
fourteen stages,
the breakdown
of which are
pretty easy
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The finished build, and

note the extra detail
added
Primer now
applied
Extra stowage was used to enhance look of model
Pre-shading
the model
Various greys and khaki shades were applied
to follow. I won’t go through each moulded-on smoke discharger wires grease before putting aside to dry
stage but will mention what I have and replaced them with some thin before my favourite stage.
replaced or added just to give you an lead fishing wire which was quite an First, I sprayed on a very thin
idea of the little detail that I added. easy but effective enhancement. Parts coat of Vallejo Grey Primer then
The rear turret basket was replaced P28/9 have mould knock out marks after twenty-four hours to let it fully
with a resin item mainly because I had on the rear, but these can be seen cure, I then set about spraying in a
it and I then also put more stowage when attached, to the turret so you pre-shade of Vallejo Black, and I then
made from two-part green stuff may want to deal with this first before mixed a grey colour from Vallejo
putty and a few extra ammunition adding. The extra machine guns on Stone Grey and Pastel Blue, and this
boxes onto it. The ammunition box the turret are all very well done and was misted over, allowing the pre-
container was also replaced and the .50 cal ammunition was a nice shade just to show through. To add
a small etch strip along the top of touch. The main gun and its vinyl interest to some of the panels I also
each box as per the real one so as attachment were fixed again using added a few drops of white to the
to keep the boxes in place. The jerry super glue and more filler blended base colour and sprayed this onto
can holder was also exchanged for a around its join. The turret was then the upper edges of the panels and
resin one. In stage 28 you’ll need to checked over as per the hull and any ERA, as well as the tops of the side
attach a stowage bin catch to part I24 weld seams dealt with and enhanced. armour plates. I then mixed a thin
this is part I51 but its not mentioned The model was then washed in some filter from oils using Yellow Ochre and
on the instructions. I carved off the soapy water to remove and dust and Van Dyke Brown to add some tone.
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desert whip
Sho’t Kal Gimel with Explosive Reactive Armour
A filter being applied Using a stiff brush to blend in the colours
The first of grey washes being added around details Darker filters awaiting blending
Adding some dry brushing on ERA blocks Painting the metallic parts of the tools
The .50 cal painted in greys before weathering was added Darker scratches were applied in the high use areas
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The tools nearly finished Acrylics were used to give the stowage their first colours
Oil shades were used on the ammunition The tracks were painted with Humbrol enamels
Oil paints were used to good effect on the engine hatch The result of blending the oil colours around the hatches
Staining the ERA Dust pigments were used as a wash on the tracks
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Sho’t Kal Gimel with Explosive Reactive Armour
Over this once dry was then misted give the appearance of shadow and
a very lighter base colour heavily grain. The stowage was painted in
thinned just so as to try and add a acrylics then when dry corresponding
bleached and worn look to all parts. oil shades were mixed to match. The
I then added the prominent white tracks were brush painted in Humbrol
and black line along the gun barrel. 173 Track Colour then washed in
Next, I sprayed on two thin coats of some Lifecolor Rust, which was
Humbrol Gloss and added the decals thinned with tap water. I wanted to
Next a wash of several varying oil add more wear to the ERA on the top
paints was added around all detail of the turret and front hull as well as
and along panel lines, and any excess a few panels so more khaki washes
removed with a clean brush. Once dry
I applied some very light dry brushing
concentrating on all of the raised
detail and along edges.
The canvas mantlet cover was first
given a coat of Vallejo Khaki washed
in Van Dyke Brown and dry brushed
oil shades before darker oils were
used to pick out the retaining studs
at the edges. The machine guns Black pigments were used on the exhaust
and jerry cans were painted Vallejo
German Grey before a wash was
layered on to represent accumulated
dust. Light and dark scratches and
chipping was next with the lighter
chips done first using a finely pointed
brush. The metal of the tools was
painted in a mid-grey colour, and a
dark rust wash was then blended
on, before a buff wash added
to represent more dust. The
wooden parts were painted
with Vallejo Old Wood, and
then I used a very dark
oil colour streak to help
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Sho’t Kal Gimel
were applied before blending on then tracer rounds. The fire extinguishers
more oils added to the top of these received a light olive base coat before
blocks as well as some of the edges lighter oil tones were dotted on and
of areas and then scrubbed in with a blended. Black pigments were used
stiff brush. The side skirts were now to represent exhaust soot on the rear
glued on and a little more chipping where they would accumulate, and
painted onto its upper edges. The oil and fuel spills were then added
ammunition was then painted with to their respective areas using some
brass and copper oil shades, dried Abteilung 502 Engine Grease, along
then washed in black. The details with some varnish. I then made a final
were then picked out and the belt check all over and I was very pleased
painted enamel black, with red with the result.
added to the tip of every fifth piece
of .50 cal ammunition to represent
Tank engine
Scale 1:35 / Gondola and MBV-2
A Tale of
Two Trains
TOM PRIMETT TAKES A LOOK AT THE DRAGON RAILWAY GONDOLA WITH 2CM FLAKVIERLING
AND THE HOBBYBOSS MBV-2 - BOTH ENDS OF AN ARMOURED TRAIN
dragon like a King Tiger on a flatbed and the humble
hobbyboss railway carriage becomes an integral part
German Railway Gondola
of the AFV genre! Then add vast amounts of Type Ommr w/2cm Flakvierling 38
A
s AFV modellers, the last
few years have seen a armour plate, three turrets with T-34 guns Manufacturer: Dragon
large number of 1:35 railway and it really is a ‘Tank Engine’. There have Scale: 1:35
carriages from WW2 era, been recent releases by MiniArt, Dragon, Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with etch
mostly German, appear on the market. Why Trumpeter and HobbyBoss depicting Kit Number: 6912
the heck would a railway carriage appeal to specially armed armoured trains and their
the AFV genre? Well, add FlaK Guns, an AFV typical roles included:

two trains
Gondola and MBV-2
Working on the
FlaK guns
The railway
gondola chassis
Artillery various metal plates, concrete and sandbags

Fielding a mixture of guns, machine guns and rocket were used in some cases for improvised
launchers. armoured trains. Armoured trains were
Infantry sometimes escorted by a kind of rail-tank
Designed to carry infantry units, may also mount machine called a draisine. One such example was
guns. the ‘Littorina’ armoured trolley which had a
Machine gun cab in the front and rear, each with a control
Dedicated to machine guns. set so it could be driven down the tracks in
Anti-aircraft either direction. Littorina mounted two dual
Equipped with anti-aircraft weapons. 7.92mm MG13 machine gun turrets from
Command Panzer I light tanks. Armoured trains saw
Similar to infantry wagons, but designed to be a train use during the 19th century in the American
command centre Civil War (1861–1865), the Franco-Prussian
Anti-tank War (1870–1871), the First and Second Boer
Equipped with anti-tank guns, usually in a tank Wars (1880–1881 and 1899–1902). Early in the
gun turret 20th century, Russia used armoured trains
Platform during the Russo-Japanese War. Armoured
Unarmoured, used for any purpose trains went on to see use during the Mexican
from the transport of ammunition or Revolution (1910–1920) and World War
vehicles, through track repair or derailing I (1914–1918). The most intensive use of
protection to railroad ploughs for track armoured trains was during the Russian Civil
destruction. War (1918–1920) and World War II (1939–
Troop sleepers 1945). The French used them during the First
The German Wehrmacht Indochina War (1946–1954), and a number
Would sometimes put a Fremdgerät, of countries had armoured trains during the
such as a captured French Somua S-35 or Cold War. The last combat use appears to
Czech PzKpfw 38(t) light tank, or Panzer have been during the Yugoslav wars of the
II light tank on a flatbed car which could 1990s.
be quickly offloaded by means of a ramp The subject of this article is a look at two
and used away from the range of interpretations of armoured trains. One
the main railway line to chase down German and one Russian. Most sides during
enemy partisans World War II had variations of these types
Missile transport of vehicles. One was a simple rail car with
The USSR had railway-based RT-23 added FlaK guns, the other extreme was
Molodets ICBMs by the late 1980s a purpose-built, engine-driven armoured
(to reduce the chances of a first strike beast with three turrets and ten machine
succeeding in destroying the guns. The Dragon German Railway Gondola
launchers for a retaliatory Type Ommr w/2cm Flakvierling 38, was
strike). gratefully received as a review sample, as this
type of vehicle has been on my radar for a
Different types of while. First impressions were that this is an
armour were used to unusual model and painting will be pleasant
protect from attack challenge. The overall detail is as you would
by tanks. In addition to expect from Dragon, with some 650 parts
A SIMPLE RAIL CAR WITH ADDED FLAK GUNS, AND A PURPOSE-BUILT, ENGINE-
DRIVEN ARMOURED BEAST WITH THREE TURRETS AND TEN MACHINE GUNS
Tank engine
A little test
fitting
and 100 for my ‘spares-box’. The kit
is crisply moulded with some nice
wood detailing.
A length of railway track is
also included for presentation,
and I started the build with
this, so to have somewhere to
place the model during build.
I created a raised base using
polystyrene and covered this
with papier-mâché to form
the raised bed. The sleepers
and tracks were bedded into
this and the ballast added
around base, fixed with many
layers of PVA glue. I painted
the ballast a red brown colour from
various sources to show some variations, well but will remain quite Next was the painting of
based on colour images of ballast colours in fragile, and there isn’t the metal struts, which
Northern Germany. The tracks themselves any way to reinforce I wanted rusted, but
were painted Ammo by MIG 043 Shadow them. There is also a different colour
Rust, and then the tops were painted with a plethora of small rust to the tracks.
AK Interactive True Metal AK457. The Dragon details with this The decals were
instructions are very good; however, it is kit but thankfully now also added,
important that you read through them Dragon do add spares these are from
first. They start with drilling and filling of of some of the fiddley Cartograph but
holes, which is unusual, but gets onto the bits. The running gear were bright, and very
build quickly. The first section starts with also came together white. So, to mute
the building of a frame, and it important to neatly with some nice them a little, I dipped
follow the instructions, as it isn’t as obvious detail. a piece of sponge into
as it looks. The sides of the carriage line up I finished the actual the Flat Brown and wiped
railcar and decided to paint this on a clean cloth. This was then
separately. Everything was washed in gently dabbed over the entire upper
soapy water and rinsed. Once dry I added a surfaces, especially the decals to look as
coat of Citadel Chaos Black from a rattle-can. if damaged and chipped. To blend all this
The idea was to create a fairly weathered together a very diluted acrylic wash of
vehicle based on my references. Then using Tamiya Flat Brown and a small amount of
the hairspray technique, I added a thin layer Tamiya Black was applied over the entire
of Tamiya Flat Brown XF-10 and rubbed this surfaces, inside and out. This is now left for
back using a stiff brush loaded in hot water. thoroughly dry.

two trains
Gondola and MBV-2
The MBV has a one-piece

upper structure
The MBV wheels

and chassis
The turret components
The undersides were given a diluted ready for action. Two optical sight types
coat of a medium rust wash and left to dry. were used, both the armour type built with
Soviet MBV-2
This was then given a liberal coating of AK ammunition loaded, the other without. Motorised Armoured Train Carriage
Interactive AK082 Enamel Engine Grime. I decided to paint the FlaK with different Manufacturer: HobbyBoss
The tops of the wheels will always be shiny level of weathering. This all combines to Scale: 1:35
steel on a vehicle that has moved, as will the give some great visual variation on the final Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with etch
tops of the tracks, and so both were treated model. Parts A11 and A15 rely on glue to defy Kit Number: 85514
Ammo by MIG True Metal Steel. The 20mm gravity and the join is very small. I drilled a
FlaK has been represented in many forms 1mm hole in A11 to accept A15 and make a
over the years and as such there is a plethora much more secure join. The overall build of
of extra detailing available. This started in the FlaK guns looks a lot more complex than
stage 21 in the instructions. Dragon have it actually is, and the parts come together
been clever and helpful to the modeller, as easily and firmly.
you can build two versions of the gun, and After washing, both FlaK units were
can display either version as closed-up or primed, and I would recommend leaving the
The MBV after a coat of primer
Tank engine
The turrets in place
guns off for painting. Here I used Lifecolor minutes to add some depth. The ironworks Panzer Aces Track Primer. This was hairdryer
BC06 Panzer Yellow and then Tamiya XF-59 were painted steel and left quite shiny and dried and dry then brushed with Humbrol
Desert Yellow in thin coats, diluted with new. The walkway between the rail car Matt 64 Grey. The sleepers were picked out
Tamiya thinners. This is given a coat of doors, however, was given some dust and with Interactive AK783 Weathered Wood
Ammo by MIG Satin. The carriage itself mud pigments. and the rails with Shadow Rust. The rails are
would be well worn and well used, with new The Motobronevagon MBV-2 train was then brushed with Shadow Rust and Ammo
platforms and ironworks having been added produced in 1938. This self-propelled vehicle by MIG Rust pigments diluted with water.
internally and two FlaK units fitted, one used was armed with three 76.2mm guns and This is left to dry for fifteen minutes and then
and one brand spanking new. I gave the ten machine guns, with a crew of fifteen. the tops of the rails were rubbed with AK
active unit a wash of diluted AK Interactive Only two of these heavy-class armoured Interactive Steel.
Interior Streaking Effects, almost a filter to trains were built and saw extensive action I decided early on to have this as a closed-
differentiate the colours between the two in WWII against the Germans. One of the up model, however, you can display one of
FlaK units. The guns were painted Vallejo trains is now on display at the Kubinka Tank the top hatches open to show 4 x Maxim anti-
71073 Metallic Black and then highlighted Museum. The kit comes in a very big box, aircraft guns on an pedestal, which is a nice
with of AK Interactive Gun Metal. I wanted which holds a very big model! The upper hull little model on its own, but I closed this hatch
the platforms to be new looking, but the of the MBV-2 is almost one piece, with most up and kept the Maxims for my ‘spares-box’.
floor of the railcar worn. The platforms were of the hatches moulded shut. The kit then After a soapy wash and dry the underside
a simple build and are were painted with AK contains around 430 parts, including the is sprayed Chaos Black, whilst the upper
Interactive AK783 Weathered Wood. Then section of tracks suitable for display. I started surfaces were sprayed Lifecolor Primer Olive
a wash of AK Interactive AK263 Wash for by building the base and tracks first. The Drab. The upper surfaces were then given a
Wood was applied. This is wiped off after ten base was sprayed Citadel Chaos Black with few light coats of Tamiya XF-58 Olive Green
the ballast then given a brush coat of diluted and then left to prepare them for their winter
coats. As I intend to be more aggressive with

• New tool plastic kit
•
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6 markings options
Photoetched parts FM-2
Wildcat™
• Canopy and wheels masks
then added an additional

white layer using AK
Interactive Oilbrusher
White, dabbed onto the
top half of the sides and
then streaked down with
a fan brush moist with
White Spirit. This was then
left to dry for forty-eight
hours. Now was ‘grime time’
and some different weathering.
Here I used a diluted wash of AK
Interactive Interior Streaking Effects, which is
designed to weather white. This was applied
carefully using a small fan brush, streaking
on the sides and dabbed on the roof.
More attention was given below windows
and doors, where there would be crew
movement. I then added a small amount of
White Spirit to edges of doors and added
a pin-wash using more Streaking Effects.
my weathering, a coat of Varnish was added with water. I wanted the model to retain as Only now did the machine guns and lights
to offer some protection. I wanted the layer much of the whitewash as possible, so I left and other details get finished. The machine
of winter whitewash to be well worn and the paint to dry for a week before washing it guns were painted Vallejo Metallic Black and
faded, but not necessarily chipped. So, I used back with warm water and a very stiff brush. highlighted with a rub of AK Interactive Gun
the AK Interactive Washable White instead The result was reasonable, but not what I was Metal. The snow on the ground was a build
of the hairspray technique. This sprays on looking for. As this is a very slab-sided vehicle up of layers of AK Interactive Terrains Snow
easily without any dilution, and in theory there would be a lot of vertical streaking as AK8011, and the snow on top of the MBV was
should be rubbed away when dry well as general wear. So, to achieve this I gave the same snow, but mixed with AK Interactive
the model a thin coat of Satin varnish and Still Water, making it easier to get into
corners and crevices.
This is an easy build to create a
monster of an AFV and a great display
piece. For the avid AFV modeller who wants
to try something slightly different, then a
delve in railways could be ideal! Thanks to
the Hobby Company for the review
samples.
diorama
Sinai Bridge
KEITH FORSYTH BUILDS AN IDF MAGACH 6B GAL BATASH VIGNETTE
and dimensions. The bridge section
D
ue to the size of this
kit, I used a standard was constructed from plastic card
sized picture frame as and strip. Somehow, I had to support
the base, safely this large heavy resin kit hovering
disposing of the glass and other over nothing on the base. With that in
unwanted parts. The wood backing mind the bridge sections are actually
was then glued into position in the the full length of the base, with the
frame using the securing lugs to hold track plates covering the front half,
it in place while the glued dried. Balsa some simple box section was then
wood strip built up the sides of the built around the rear sections of the
base to give me some height and bridge, and this was then cut into
increase the overall presence of the the cork bark face and polystyrene
model. The sides were built up on just behind before being secured in
three leaving the one side lower so I place with PVA glue. Having the box
could create a ravine for the model to section then allowed me to remove
be crossing. Polystyrene then filled up the bridge section from the base as it
the insides of the frame. could then just be pulled out. This it
To create the rocky look to the made it easier to work on the bridge
ravine I used an old railway technique and base with ease
of cork bark, available from most With the bridge section ready, the
decent model stores, this material base was covered in Celluclay over a
when glued in place and painted has layer of glue. This was then smoothed
RESEARCH
The Desert Eagle Publishing Book No.4 ‘Magach 6B Gal’ has some excellent
reference pictures of the tank on operations, including pictures of it working on some combat
bridges. So, an idea began to form in my mind of how I could display a model I had previously built
in an imaginative way. Could I incorporate the kit and a combat bridge into the base? I felt this might
be easier if the model was actually crossing the bridge, but that would then make quite a large base
wouldn’t it? Well no, not if I only used part of the bride and just one side of whatever it was crossing.
In fact, it would make quite a dramatic base for the model and also allow me to keep the base to a
reasonable size that is easily transportable for shows and displays.
just a natural rocky texture to it. It was out, before a

then cut and sanded to shape and fine layer
then glued in place, filling the gaps of sand
between each piece with filler and was added
smoothing it to match the piece next and pressed
to it, until I had completed the whole home. Larger
section. Test fitting of the model to stones where then built up
the base showed I had a couple of before adding the imprint
empty areas, so I add additional rocky of the tracks into the clay.
out crops taller behind the model I added some destroyed
and lower in front, this added some barrels from the Resicast
additional height behind the model, range to the floor below the
again adding to the overall look of bridge, just so I could add
the base. some colour and interest
With the base started I needed to to this area. The base was
move on with the combat bridge. I then put to one side to dry. Once dry
had very few references other than another light coat of PVA glue and
the pictures in my book, so I had to water was added over the sand
use the ‘mark one eyeball’ and the and a second layer of fine sand
actual model to get the rough size applied and again left to dry.

sinai bridge
TO CREATE
THE ROCKY
LOOK TO THE
RAVINE I
USED AN OLD
RAILWAY
TECHNIQUE OF
CORK BARK
diorama

sinai bridge
6B Gal Batash Vignette
A grey undercoat was followed by as did the addition of the cactus style in-situ. Once dry this was all blended
a second coat of black, making the plants, which also help contrast the into the surroundings, and the
base ready for painting. Using Tamiya dull dusty colour of the base. model was then secured in position
acrylics, the base was airbrushed Once I was happy that the base using a strong PVA glue. Ammo by
various colours ranging from dark was about done the combat bridge MIG pigments then helped blend
earth to a buff to create a dusty could be finally secured in place, the model onto the base giving it a
appearance. Vallejo acrylics then again after being suitably painted natural look. Finally, a crew figure
picked out the stones in different and weathered. A little bit of filler was added, and the turret turned
earth and grey tones same as in real was needed to finally hide how it was slightly for a more dramatic overall
life and doing this can really help secured to the base, and this was look.
bring out the detail in any then painted and weathered
base. A Sepia oil wash over
the whole base unifies all
the various colours with
a final light dry brushing
with Humbrol enamels
completed once the wash
was dry. The oil drums
were given a rusty tone as
if they had been there a while,
this time using the Lifecolor rust
set and finishing off with Ammo by
MIG pigments. Grass tufts were then
glued into place bring the base to life,
Scale Military Modellers
Tank World
The German
Panzerwerfer
produced until March 1945. Hitler called big area would be more effective than more
T
he German Panzerwerfer
refers to either of two for production of the vehicle in January accurate artillery fire. The Panzerwerfers
different types of half- 1942, and the vehicle saw its first tests on rocket barrages covered much larger areas
tracked multiple rocket the Eastern Front in fall of 1943. Opel was and added more psychological elements
launchers employed by Nazi Germany the main manufacturer, producing most to the fight: the amount of noise, smoke,
during the Second World War. The two of the components, including the 3.6 litre, splinters, and flying debris as the rockets
self-propelled artillery vehicles are the 15 six-cylinder Adam Opel engine, which had hit and exploded was considerable. The
cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf Selbstfahrlafette 68 horsepower and an 80-litre fuel capacity. extensive use on the Eastern Front showed
Sd.Kfz.4/1 (based on the Opel Maultier, or Throughout the three years it was produced, that this weapon could be employed
‘mule’, half-track) and 15 cm Panzerwerfer 300 Panzerwerfers and 289 of its variant, effectively on the Western Front as well. The
42 auf Schwerer Wehrmachtsschlepper (or the Munitionskraftwagen, were made. The weapon was finally introduced throughout
Panzerwerfer auf SWS). The Panzerwerfer Panzerwerfer 42 auf Maultier was used for the army on May 14, 1944, in France. The
42 auf Maultier, Sd.Kfz.4/1, first went larger scale rocket barrages against Soviet western Allies first went into action against
into production in April 1943, and was positions where a large bombardment of a the Panzerwerfer 42 after D-Day. American

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The German Panzerwerfer
intelligence before D-Day pointed to

the use of rocket launchers such as the
Nebelwerfer by the German Wehrmacht, but
they were unprepared for the effects of a
mobile, armoured, camouflaged, and highly
destructive rocket launcher mounted on a
half-track chassis.
The British and Canadians were the first
of the western Allies to see the German
rocket launchers in action against troop
concentrations and Allied positions. The
7th Werfer Brigade, made up of the 83rd
and 84th Regiments, was sent to Normandy
from Beauvais after D-Day, and on June 10 it
was in Falaise; the next day, it was about 10
kilometres from Caen. The unit was part of
the attack on the Orne Bridge, which was a
British held position over the Orne River. The
84th Regiment of the brigade had fourteen
combat ready Panzerwerfers, and the 83rd
had about the same.
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high. It was capable of reaching speeds of

up to 40km/h. One of these half-tracked
vehicles generally carried a Nebelwerfer
41 launching system, which was specially
designed to be mounted on the Opel-
engine powered Panzerwerfer. The German
engineers designed this system because
of the conspicuous trails of smoke left
behind by the Nebelwerfer batteries, which
necessitated a self-propelled artillery piece
for quick relocation after firing. The system
contained ten missile tubes, and generally
carried twenty projectiles, enough for the
vehicle to fire two full salvos. The effective
range for a Panzerwerfers rockets was about
4,000-6,500 metres, and the maximum range
was less than 7,000. Though intended to
provide fire support and operate well behind
the point of contact, some Panzerwerfers also
had a machine gun mounted above the cab
for protection against infantry attack. Known
Some other Werfer units were the 101st of German armoured rocket launchers. The as the ‘Moaning Minnie’ by Allied soldiers for
SS Werfer Abteilung, 101st Stellungs- most concentrated, massed salvos were used the distinctive noise the rockets made when
Werfer Regiment, and the 102th SS Werfer in the Ardennes region of Belgium in 1944 fired, it was less accurate than
Abteilung, which was part of the 2nd SS during the weeks of the German offensive. a dedicated artillery piece,
Panzer Division Das Reich. The 7th Werfer Panzerwerfers saw extensive use during but its ability to saturate
Brigade fired 8,000 tons of ammunition, April and May 1945, as the Soviets were an area with fire and its
notably onto Hill 112 (during Operation quickly advancing on Berlin and the German psychological effects
‘Jupiter’) in support of its recapture by forces employed rocket artillery in a defensive on infantry made it
Panzers on June 30. The British were usually mode. Rocket launchers were used in large a valuable asset.
at the receiving end of the Panzerwerfers numbers defending positions inside of
rockets in Normandy, but the 15cm Germany and close to Berlin as the Soviets
Nebelwerfers were used in large numbers advanced from the east and the Allies from
against American, British, and Canadian the west The Panzerwerfer 42 auf Maultier
troops throughout the summer of 1944. weighed 7.1 tonnes, was six meters long,
The Battle of the Bulge saw intensive use two meters wide, and nearly three meters
panzerwerfer
Scale 1:35 / German Armoured Halftrack
Advance with Caution

ROBIN GILBY BUILDS THE 1:35 ITALERI PANZERWERFER 42 AUF SWS GERMAN ARMOURED HALFTRACK
Italeri launcher on top of an armoured ammunition
storage compartment. The cab was also
Panzerwerfer 42 auf sWS
T
his is a nice release from
Italeri, an interesting version modified with armour plates to protect the German Armoured Halftrack
of the World War II German crew from small arms fire and the effects of Manufacturer: Italeri
sWS halftrack. The vehicle firing the weapon itself. The model is well Scale: 1:35
itself was developed as a medium hauler to presented, with all the parts offered on Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
transport troops and supplies to the front just four dark yellow sprues. The tyres are Kit Number: 6562
line or as a towing vehicle for light artillery. included as two-part plastic assemblies and
However, the large rear flatbed was soon put the tracks are link and length which seem to
to use for other purposes. One variant was show decent enough detailing.
the Panzerwerfer 42, which mounted the I decided on a simple diorama
ten barrelled 15cm Nebelwerfer 42 rocket for this one, a recently abandoned

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panzerwerfer
Scale 1:35 / German Armoured Halftrack

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I DECIDED ON A SIMPLE DIORAMA FOR THIS ONE, A RECENTLY ABANDONED VEHICLE

IN A NORMANDY LANE, A FEW DAYS AFTER D-DAY
The cab interior was finished first with Soon I was ready to add some weathering
Vallejo Off White and various dirty washes. and here I was going to keep things
The dashboard and seat details were then relatively simple, depicting a vehicle recently
picked out by hand and a few bits of crew delivered to the front. So after some various
kit put in place. The base colour I chose was dark brown washes I carried out some dry
Tamiya XF-88 Dark Yellow, and this was to brushing with Vallejo Iraqi Sand to bring out
be followed with a disruptive camouflage all the raised detail, and then some black/
pattern through my airbrush using Tamiya brown chipping at the relevant areas using
XF-61 Dark Green. When this was the sponge technique.
all dry I could start to paint in the Next I started work on the base, and
detail work, crew tools, exhaust, used some ready mixed household
and the rocket launcher barrels filler and balsa wood to build up
and begin work on the the verges and the roadway. The
tracks. resin wall section was held
in place now, as well as
vehicle in a Normandy lane, a few days after some larger stones and
D-Day. The build of the halftrack was very gravel, and the plaster
straightforward and trouble free and I pretty tree trunk and stump.
much went with it straight-from- This was all left to
the-box. There is decent if dry and then further
basic chassis detail, and groundwork was put
interior parts throughout into place using PVA
which is a neat addition. glue and Ammo by
Most of the hatches can MIG Gravel Fixer. With
be left open if required all that set the entire
but I decided to have base was primed and then
the rear section closed airbrushed with several earth
up. Spare rockets and and sand tones. More detail was
decals for these are also added now including grass flock, leaf
supplied. Before I knew it scatter, various grass tufts and some sea foam
the build was complete, I was bushes to bring it all together.
ready for paint! Finally I used some Dragon US Infantry
figures slightly modified to suit, finished with
Tamiya and Vallejo acrylics and then detailed
all the equipment and crew gear to be placed
around the vehicle. The finishing touch was to
add some camouflage netting from Fields of
Glory, a signpost from my ‘spares-box’ and fix
everything into position using two-part epoxy
glue and this one was complete! This was a
good fun build of an interesting vehicle from
Italeri, and a great little diorama project, highly
recommended.
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the correct wing angle. Another important VERY INTERESTING, AND AT THE SAME TIME QUITE DEMANDING
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point in the P-38’s construction was
balancing the model so that it stood evenly
on its wheels. I had to add over 120 grams
of weight in the nose, the propellor hubs
Striker
Seagull Sabre
blend of
Jarek Rydzynski adds a natural metal finish to the 1:32 Trumpeter P-38 Lightning and inside the engine nacelles to ensure I
The Douglas A-26 Invader

didn’t get a ‘tail sitter’. The final problem to
L
ockheed P-38 Lightning was an Lockheed P-38 Lightning elevators, the rudder, the flaps and ailerons deal with was the assembly of the landing
American, twin-engine long-range Manufacturer: Trumpeter to move as well as rubber tyres. I decided to gear, which according to the instructions
multi-role fighter with a two-boom Scale: 1:32 upgrade the cockpit with a Verlinden resin must be installed at the very beginning of
structure, tricycle landing gear and replacement, some metal undercarriage the construction, because after closing the
contemporary and
an all-metal construction. The was Kit Number: 02227 legs from Scale Aircraft Conversions, a set fuselage halves it would not be possible to
one of the most important American fighters of turned barrels from Master and a superb assemble them. So, the entire landing gear
of World War II, and I decided to build the
big scale Trumpeter version, as I really like Metallic finishes show up even the smallest
decal sheet from Kits World with the ‘Little
Buckaroo’ nose art.
had to be changed so I could fix them at the
very end, to avoid damaging them in the
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aircraft with a natural metal finish. The surface imperfection, but on the other hand I would consider this kit to fall into the painting process. Thankfully, the rest of the
historical reference
technique of painting with metallic colours is they are very effective. In addition, the P-38 ‘medium difficulty’ range, with the most construction was trouble free.
very interesting, and at the same time quite is a very nice aircraft in my opinion - and in complicated construction stage being the For the cockpit, I first added a coat of Polish
demanding, and I wanted to particular I like the various artworks that were assembly of the nose of the aircraft and two Bilmodel Resin Primer. I then added some pre-
meet this challenge! applied to the noses. fuselage booms. These have a few parts that shading using some Tamiya Black then the
Inside the larger Trumpeter boxing you did not fit all that well and required some main shade, Mr Color C027 Interior Green with
will find seven sprues, a clear sprue and two putty and sanding to get them to look the
features combined
etched frets with various parts including
grilles for the radiators. You also
Counter Invader
get rods to enable the
with some of the Ian Gaskell builds a 1:48 A-26K

B-26B-50 Invader
U
ntil now, to build a 1:48 version of an
very best modelling

A-26K, you had to use a very elderly Manufacturer: ICM
Monogram/ Revell B-26B/C kit, raised Scale: 1:48
panel lines and all. Then you have Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
to use the Cutting Edge, or Paragon, Kit Number: 48281
resin conversion sets and Aero Master decals,
all of which have long been out of production.
articles. Focusing on Then along comes ICM, with their series of B-26
Invader kits, the first of which was the B-26B-50,
as used in the Korean War. Thank you ICM,
challenge accepted, and me being me, I wasn’t
going to make this project easy for myself!
The completed
cockpit
the A-26K’s nose. An Eduard canopy mask set
complete the aftermarket selection. On to
the build. My first task was to build the
cockpit. Sadly, the Cutting Edge set
weirdly doesn’t contain the co-pilots
Obviously, I wasn’t going to use the Monogram/ position, which is included in the
military aircraft of the Revell kit, but the ICM kit instead, and I
successfully tracked down a Cutting
Edge set, and Aero Master
decals. To this, I added
Eduard Brassin Mk.82
Paragon set. The original Invaders
had just the pilot’s position, on the
left side of the cockpit. Using my
reference photographs, I scratch
built the main instrument panel,
past, the magazine

bombs with extend and added extra detailing
fuses, SUU-14 rocket to the centre console and
pods, LAU-3/A rocket side panels. Firstly, the kit
pods, Quickboost instrument panel was left as
B-25 resin seats (almost it was. The co-pilots panel was
identical to an A-26 seat), made using part of an instrument
features a wide
and a Master Models set of panel, from my ‘spares-box’, which
B-17 Browning machine guns for closely represents the original. The co-pilots
side panel also differs from the original and was
covered with a quilted lining. This was made
I ADDED EDUARD BRASSIN MK.82 BOMBS WITH EXTEND using some metal foil, from a yoghurt top, and
FUSES, SUU-14 ROCKET PODS AND LAU-3/A ROCKET PODS lightly scored to represent the diamond shaped
selection of material
quilt pattern.
covering as wide a
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air base in the southern part of the country,
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possible, with top
usually armed with only their cannon and free
fall bombs. By 2007 two of the planes had
The cockpit crashed in non-combat accidents, leaving two
TRUMPETER’S
Sri Lankan
was spare and operational aircraft. The aircraft previously
benefitted from The cockpit
an Eduard set mentioned my reference picture actually
crashed during an air show marking the built up
quality model builds

Congolese Independence Day. In 2011 Congo
1:32 Scale
bought two ex-Ukrainian Su-25s, and they were
Little
sent to TAM for modernisation before delivery.
These were delivered in 2012 and sported a
Striker
new livery that I didn’t like as much as the early
ones, so I decided to go with the latter, but
and photography, with P-38

there are very few pictures around showing the
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Buckaroo
The build is supposed to start with the
SU-25K Frogfoot assembly of the cockpit, but I wanted to start
Manufacturer: Smer another way, so I began with the weapons.
features from some Scale: 1:48 So, the rocket pods, free-fall bombs and the Mac Patterson uses Mission
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded drop tanks were fixed together and here the Models paints to detail the
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no aligning pins or holes to work with! When
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aviation writers and Manual – The Douglas A-26 Invader

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product of mid 1970’s Israeli C2 or C7 versions) are more than acceptable, leave the flaps off at this point to paint and
aviation technology, the Kfir has however, I had to hand an aftermarket resin weather them separately, again to introduce Nose and engine nozzle
travelled the globe during its set dedicated to the versions I intended to a little modulation to the finish. ready to be fitted
service life, being a favourite of build which just had the edge regarding Once the imperfections were sanded,
modellers. Each issue History

embryonic Air Forces in South side console detail. A coat of light grey I airbrushed an initial coat of Mission
America, or, as in the case of this build the airbrushed over the entire tub was followed Models Grey Primer, a good key base for
Adding the
Alclad Mil-Spec island republic of Sri Lanka. Acquired by the by highlighting various switches and buttons the camouflage colour, and for this I choose Mission Models MMP 116 Light Grey as it was personally I think it give a realistic three-
SLAF in the 1990s, the deployment of the Kfir in their respective colours, a toothpick is an accurate match to the stated FS36495 dimensional look to the finished build, the
Frogfoot
RAF Desert Sand
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camouflage….. C2s during the Sri Lankan Civil War was not the ideal tool to undertake this delicate worn by SLAF Kfir’s. I pre-shaded the upper MP 116 was laid down in a couple of very
without controversy, being used principally job as it is relatively simple to control the and lower surfaces with Mission Models light airbrush coats to retain the modulated
is designed to edify
in a ground attack role, they took a heavy toll amount of paint applied to these tiny parts. Kfir C2/C7 Black, particularly along prominent panel effect. Once sufficiently dry, the grey was
on the Tamil separatists during the conflict. The instrument panels were detailed using Manufacturer: Kinetic lines and inspection hatches- whether masked to allow the undersides to be
Colour Profiles
The subject of this build is Kfir C.2 SMF 5201, a set of modern dial decals to sit within the Scale: 1:48 modellers love or loath the effect,
of the 10th Fighter Squadron, Sri Lanka Air embossed bezels of the resin part, Micro Sol Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
T
he development of the Su-25 began Force, Katunayake AB. Sadly, this aircraft decal solution ensured good adhesion. The Kit Number: 48001
when the Soviet ministry of defence appears to have been involved in a mid-air immediate advantage of using the resin part
and inspire both Step by Step Build

began a competition to develop a collision with a sister Kfir while rehearsing rather than the kit tub will be the additional
the Congo
new battlefield close support aircraft for an anniversary flypast in 2011. The 1:48 weight at the nose of the model, this will seam free join, but be minded that there
in
in March 1969. Participants were the Kinetic kit is what might be described as obviously help keep the nose wheel securely is a lot of detail regarding recessed panels
design bureaus of Sukhoi, Yakovlev, Ilyushin twenty-first century mouldings of this on the deck, preventing the aircraft from and access hatches that, potentially, could
and Mikoyan. Sukhoi finalised its design in late famous aircraft, effectively superseding being a tail sitter- the integrated wheel well be lost if you’re a little heavy handed with
1968, and the first prototype was ready in 1974. the old Esci kit from around the late 1970’s. detail is also superior to that of the moulded the sandpaper. The upper fuselage join also
the modeller and

However, it did not make its first flight until 22 The Kinetic Kfir is not without competition kit plastic. To further act as additional requires a bit of TLC for a smooth, seam free
February 1975. After a long series of test flights, though, the modeller has the option of ballast, I elected to use a single-piece, resin finish, and as this Kfir would be wearing a
the Su-25 surpassed its main competitors, and building the slightly newer AMK, and both nose, which is finely moulded with delicate fairly monotone colour scheme, an invisible
series of production aircraft was ordered. The …followed products are very well specified and detailed, recessed detail, and the part simply plugs seam would be essential for a convincing
aircraft finally went into production in 1978 by Ammo by with a comprehensive selection of ordnance into the aperture at the forward part of the finish. The Kinetic kit gives the modeller the
MIG Protective
and has since been manufactured by Tbilisi and marking options, if you were being ultra- fuselage once the two halves have been option of displaying the Kfir with the delta
enthusiast alike.
Green
Aircraft Manufacturing (TAM) in Georgia. The be a formidable ally for ground troops, and it is knew I had found the aircraft to reproduce. fussy, I feel the AMK plastic is just a fraction mated. wing flaps either drooped or in a neutral
type has seen combat in several conflicts still in use today. Researching further I discovered that Congo sharper in recessed and embossed detail, but The lower wing piece joins the main position, unsure of which would be correct, I
during its more than thirty-years of service, I started out by researching Su-25 to see has just a handful of Su-25s. They initially
starting out with the Soviet Afghan war, where if I could find any cool and unusual liveries. I ordered ten from TAM in 1999, four were THE CONGOLESE AIRCRAFT FLEW FROM KAMINA AIR it’s a very close call.
Straight-from-the-box the cockpit,
fuselage just aft of the front wheel wells,
a little care and attention is required here
found a couple of images of aircraft museum
examples showed the flaps drooped, I also
Su-25 carried out more than 6000 sorties. It has quickly came across a picture of a Congolese delivered in late 1999, and the remaining six BASE USUALLY ARMED WITH ONLY THEIR CANNON multipart ejection seat and instrument as a tight fit is a little tricky to achieve- a felt it would add a bit of visual interest to the
since been heavily involved in numerous other
conflicts all over the globe and has proven to
Su-25K parked on the runway at an airport
I had actually been to many times, and I
were to be delivered in 2000, but the contract
was cancelled. The planes flew from Kamina
AND FREE FALL BOMBS panels parts (with the option of either the touch of filler is required to get a subtle, generally flat, grey camouflage. I thought I’d
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IMPRESSIVE SIZE OF THE AIRFRAME COMPONENTS
and innovative on external surfaces which, although not

entirely authentic, should provide a suitable
key for painting and will all but disappear
under several coats; certainly, if wet sanding
instead, although this did require some
modification before it would fit. Another,
less appealing, feature of Airfix kits of late
has been the high number of very visible
QUICKBUILDS
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experience for all types
is performed between coats. Also present ejector pin marks that require removal, Guy Goodwin takes an in-depth look at the 1/32 ICM Gloster Gladiator Mk.1 FOUR COLOUR SCHEMES ON OFFER - ONE
are finely recessed panel lines and most
ambitious of all is the ‘oil-canning’ skin-
happily, they were absent on this model.
PRE-WAR PAINTED SILVER AND THREE Special Hobby’s 1/72 Heinkel He
rippling effect, first seen on their 1/24
Typhoon, and present here to great effect
CAREFUL CONSTRUCTION
The cockpit builds into a self-contained tub
KIT DETAILS WHAT’S IN THE BOX? read this). High on the list was a set of steel
the glass. One slight oversight though was
that there was no decal provided for the
CAMOUFLAGED WARTIME VERSIONS 162A Spatz
on the forward fuselage panels. Cockpit to which are mounted the gun-bays and free-standing compass just ahead of the
F
ollowing on from Andrew Root’s look rigging, cut to size, but having used a similar
of modeller, from the previous assembly stages conveniently

highlighted in a faded red. The first thing
that catches the eye is the impressive size of
the airframe components – the Meteor was
details too are finely wrought and more than
adequate, the raised detail on the sidewalls
including levers, riveted panels and wiring.
The separate control panel features raised
bezels, which although making for easy
one-piece nose-wheel bay, the latter item
penetrating the cockpit floor. Both gun-bays
feature a pair of basic though perfectly
adequate cannon, ammunition canisters and
ejection chutes, while the bays themselves
at the ICM Gladiator in the June 2020
issue of SAMI, I wanted to delve deeper
into the kit as ICM wasn’t a company I’d
heard a lot about, that is to say, I’d never made
one of their kits before. However, the news of
set on a Tamiya Swordfish a few years back,
I didn’t go for these. I found them tricky to
get just right, the slightest movement in the
model produced bending. My usual method
for rigging is Bob’s Buckles and monofilament
joystick, no great problem. So, I raided my
‘spares-box’ and managed to replicate this,
again with the epoxy to finish it off. There’s
no mini photo etch sheet with this kit as is
often found, which meant no seat belts are
acceptable to my (fairly low) standards! A
little subtle chipping here and there with a
sharp pointed brush, and some highlighting
of raised areas finished it off. The Gladiator
had two access panels/ doors - one either
fuselage - don’t forget the two transparent
lights here on the upper fuselage that need
to be added before closing (and don’t forget
to mask them before painting - easily done!).
Next up we’re the wings and tail feathers.
CIVIL LIVERY
HS/BAe.748 in civilian markings
a long aircraft – the second is the quality painting and dry-brushing, will perhaps their release of a large scale Gloster Gladiator (fishing line), but the gladiator didn’t have provided, but again, returning to my ‘spares- side, and with these down, the cockpit would The wings are moulded in two parts top and
complete beginner to KIT DETAILS
C
onsidering its important place in
the history of jet-powered flight, the
Meteor has, in 1/48 at least, been
RED-HOT CONTENTS
Inside the sturdy red-trimmed box are 165
of the parts. The airframe components
in particular are noteworthy being more
delicately moulded than is usual from this
manufacturer, meaning that the edges of
cause problems when applying the clock-face
decal provided. There is also a very delicate
control column and a five-piece ejector
seat. Only the latter item is disappointing
certainly got my attention, as it’s a beautiful
aircraft and should produce a beautiful model.
So, having had it high up on my wish list, it was
with a fair degree of satisfaction that I found
obvious turnbuckles so I thought this wouldn’t
be right either, but more of that later. There’s
also an etched set or two for the cockpit,
which look good and a set of flaps which, again
box’, I managed to come up with a set of
HGW mid war fabric seat belts that, whilst
technically not correct, they certainly looked
be readily visible on the finished model. In the
end I chose one closed and one open. Having
completed the cockpit I could close up the
bottom, unlike Wingnut’s approach of solid
wings. The fit was, once again, flawless.
The ailerons were separate, as you’d hope
for in this scale, as are the elevators and
woefully neglected in the past by styrene parts and the now familiar A-4
instruction booklet featuring simple-to-follow
the open gun-bays, for example, appear in its simplicity, despite two options being
provided, one with rudimentary belts. A
GLOSTER GLADIATOR
MK.1
one in the post from the editor (what a decent would add interest to the model. But in the rudder, although it would be tricky to set
FIRST LOOKS
the most experienced.
mainstream model manufacturers. Tamiya near-scale in depth. The larger airframe chap). So, does the kit live up to the hype? end, I plumped for doing a simple build, for these as anything other than in the neutral
released a very good F.1 as long ago as 1991 CAD-style, grey-scale illustrations, with components also feature a pleasing texture Pavla resin seat #PAVS48025 was used On opening the box, it certainly doesn’t have once, straight-from-the-box. This approach position due the design of construction.
MANUFACTURER: ICM
• Eduard 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1

and followed that a couple of years later with that Tamiya or Wingnut Wings ‘wow’ factor is actually quite refreshing once in a while! I found the rudder to be overly thick and
SCALE: 1/32
an F.3 but took the series no further. Classic and looked fairly simplistic with an obviously slightly overlapped the tail fin on either side,
Airframes did a decent job filling in the gaps in KIT TYPE: Injection moulded low parts count. This isn’t a criticism, just an THE BUILD but this could have been me squeezing the
plastic
2003 when they produced F.4 and F.8 variants, observation. The decals looked perfectly fine tail fin too tightly together while setting?
GLOSTER METEOR F.9
The cockpit is basic, but well done. I really
• Special Hobby 1/72 Piaggio P.108B
Each month we offer
followed a couple of years later by the F.9, KIT NUMBER: 32040 without being spectacular. Colour intensity was enjoyed making this and it was good to note Anyway, check and see how yours is, prior
MANUFACTURER: Airfix T.7 and NF11/13. By all accounts these were good and all printed in register. The instruction that the fit of parts was excellent, and despite to fitting. The other point of note is that
SCALE: 1/48
KIT TYPE: Injection moulded
and remain accurate kits, but in the nature of
limited run products, the mouldings were a
booklet is well laid out with four nicely printed
colour schemes on offer - one pre-War
the low parts count, it makes up into a very
convincing ‘pit’. Painting is key here to bring
the attachment points for the tail planes
are relatively small, so it may be worth
• Roden 1/144 Focke-Wulf FW200C-6
plastic little ragged around the edges in places and painted silver and three camouflaged Wartime out the best of it. On completion I didn’t think beefing this up somewhat. I chose not to,
KIT NUMBER: AO9188 suffered correspondingly from some poorly versions. It included a thorough set of stages it lacked anything or wished that I’d added but that was because I was going to rig it
a wide range of news,

fitting components. Airfix entered the fray showing the placement of the rigging which any aftermarket parts. The instrument panel under tension which would effectively hold
in 2016 with a new-tool F.8 that promised to is helpful. The transparencies were crystal is simply portrayed, with separate decals for it in place. As an aside, the moulding of the
raise the bar as far as surface textures and clear and looked the part. So far, so good. each instrument face. This approach looks fabric surfaces looks very well done, the only
quality of engineering were concerned, but did There are already aftermarket offerings surprisingly effective, particularly with a small thing that stood out to me was the access
the build experience live up to expectation? available (and probably more by the time you dab of clear epoxy on each gauge to replicate panels on the fuselage sides. These are quite
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1/32 1/12
the world, written
BF 109 TAIFUN F-104 COCKPIT
BLAICH TAIFUN
MACH 2 OFFICE SPACE!
The cockpit, …with just a
Airfix’s 1/48 FR.9

ready for final little weathering Stephen J Di Nucci uses the 1/12
Esci kit to produce a Luftwaffe
assembly…. added
by our international F-104G bomber cockpit
team of contributors METEORIC
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including many with a
Grant Dalzell pans, which added a nice touch. Instrument
panel was made up from two coloured etch
builds the 1/32
pieces, along with some tiny etched levers.
Eduard Bf 108
ProfiPACK ENGINE
The engine The kits engine parts are quite nice, with a
worldwide reputation
installed large part count, although you are not going
with an
I added to see it anyway. The exhausts are solid, so
Indian ink
some rivet I drilled the ends to make them hollow. The
wash
detail
engine was then painted with Vallejo Dark
in their field. It is this

Aluminium and suitably detailed. The engine
mount and firewall were then built and
TO CREATE LUFTWAFFE F-104G, IT SOON BECAME
painted RLM 02 Grey. Once I glued the engine from a split personality; the instrument
THIS KIT GIVES YOU FIVE MARKING OPTIONS, on to its mount and firewall, I gave this area panels are stunning, but parts of the APPARENT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO MOVE, MODIFY
THESE BEING A DESERT SCHEME, TWO SPLINTER a wash of Indian Black Ink mixed with Vallejo ejection seat are much less convincing.
OR EVEN DELETE SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL PANELS
Air Brush cleaner, as little, if any of this is It’s as if the kit was developed by different
CAMOUFLAGE SCHEMES, WINTER SCHEME going to be seen. At this time, I glued the designers, or maybe even overtaken by
AND AN ALL OVER RLM 02 GREY SCHEME fuselage halves together, the engine section costs. My own Esci pressing used a soft grade no cockpit floor, so I decided to cut away
combination of expert
for extra console switches and instrument
being the only part required add before of light grey styrene, however most parts bezels (useful too when it comes to the almost the whole of the floor, retaining
SONDERKOMMANDO has two small etched hook eyelets that go

into it for the harnesses to attach to. Painting
on a dry fit test, although one side needed
a bit of plastic removed in order to add the
halves together. I was surprised that there
was very little rivet detail on the fuselage,
especially along the panel lines around the
required a clean-up of mould closure seams.
I decided to model a Luftwaffe fighter-
bomber F-104G, and it soon became apparent
seat). Please see the accompanying table for
conversion details. The kit’s Martin-Baker
Mk.7 seat is to an earlier pattern, which dates
only the front 24mm and the aft 23mm.
This now allowed a see-through down to
the black display base, giving more than
MACH 2
the seats, being such a large cockpit and etched switch box. I used AK Interactive rear half of the aircraft. After some research, that I would have to move, modify or even from as early as 1966 for some aircraft, a nod to the full size. Losing the floor also
writing and content BLAICH TAIFUN

easily visible, I felt I needed to put more effort Real Color RLM 02 for the cockpit, and then I decided to add some using my Rosie the delete several individual panels. This was and there were significant changes later. loses the base for the control stick. No bad
Printed in UK
Vol 26 Issue 9 £4.95
SEPTEMBER 2020
in here. I primed these with AK Interactive lightened this with Tamiya XF-2 White Riveter, to add a bit more interest to the look. made hugely easier by having a second kit thing because the real aircraft had no such
Grey Primer and then pre-shaded them with sprayed randomly to change the tone. to raid, and I would tentatively suggest that THE COCKPIT AND CONSOLES base either! I also decided to box in the rear
Tamiya XF-1 Black, followed by Mr Hobby This also received a coat of Mr Color Gloss WINGS if you wish to avoid a ‘generic’ F-104 cockpit, This is a kit where most things need painting tub area, remembering to leave cut-outs
H47 Red Brown. This was then lightened Super Clear III. I then added the etched seat The wings are three parts, one piece for life will be made much easier if you invest before assembly, but not the basic bath-tub, to allow the seat mounting brackets to
with Tamiya XF-2 White sprayed in centre harnesses. Once the harnesses were all in, lower wings and bottom of fuselage, and two in two kits. The second kit will be useful which is where I began work. The F-104 had protrude. Next in line were the two shoulder
that has made our OFFICE SPACE!

areas of the seats. These received a coat of
T
his build is of Eduard’s latest boxing interesting operation undertaken by this unit I glued the side walls and rear section, but I pieces for the tops. I glued the bottom section pieces that bulk-out the undersides of
KIT DETAILS
of Striped Fighter’s 1/32 Bf 108 Taifun, was a successful bombing raid on an Allied fuel Mr Color Gloss Super Clear III, and when dry couldn’t decide on what colour for a wash, on in stages to get the best fit. There is a gap the side consoles, and then it was already
which comes as a ProfiPACK, and storage facility on January 22nd, 1942, in which I applied a Brown and Burnt Sienna oil paint as being a desert aircraft, I felt my usual at the rear where it meets the fuselage, and time to tidy up and deal with seams. The
includes decals for five options, these a partial role also was played by this aircraft. wash into the grooves of the upholstery to black would be to dark. So, added a custom here I used a .010 shim of plasticard to fix up completed tub would be airbrushed light
being a desert scheme, two splinter camouflage show the seats as being somewhat worn. mix of Earth and Dust. After this was dry, I this area. Then on with the tops of the wings, grey, but I decided to paint the exterior in
KIT DETAILS
schemes, winter scheme and an all over RLM 02 THE COCKPIT The two cockpit sidewalls fitted well brushed some sand pigment into the floor they seem to fit well, but there were some THE KIT smoked transparencies, a card containing self- a representative interior chromate yellow,
title the most popular BF 109 TAIFUN

grey scheme. The inclusions are an etched fret
with coloured harnesses, a coloured instrument
panel, along with some other pieces, a mask
set and a resin propeller. I have done plenty of
splinter camouflage schemes over the years,
As per usual, the build started with the cockpit,
and this is a large area with a very large parts
count. This is not an aircraft I am at all familiar
with, so I needed to be careful and check the
instructions a lot to avoid mistakes. Version A
Adding and AK
Interactive Grey
Primer coat
Pre-shading
with Tamiya
XF-1 Flat Black
AK Interactive
Real Color RLM 78
was used on the
undersides
T
he re-release of Italeri’s Starfighter
cockpit kit in 1/12 comes on the back
of a recent surge of interest in the
F-104. This probably started a couple of
years back with Italeri’s brand new kits in 1/32,
adhesive card belts, etc, decals, a metalised
title plaque and a neat black display base. Given
Esci’s Italian heritage, it’s possible that the kit is
based upon an Aeronautica Militare Starfighter,
although no particular sub-type is specifically
using Humbrol 81 Pale Yellow. I also readied
everything else that would require light grey,
in particular the ejection rails assembly.
The two side console panels are
impressive; they are covered with a mass
but never a Luftwaffe desert scheme, so I went requires a different configuration, having two then the also new 1/48 offerings from Kinetic claimed by Esci. Italeri have badged it as an of switches and details, whilst larger
choice with modellers

MANUFACTURER: Eduard
with the box art version from SonderKommando tanks in the cockpit, replacing part of the rear and Ammo, and in 2020 Eduard’s re-boxing F-104G, however the cockpit layout could vary switches are individually added. Most of
SCALE: 1/32 Blaich, Tripoli, Libya in January 1942. The seat. These two tanks are the first step in the of the Hasegawa 1/48 kit in the shape of the to a surprising degree between interceptor and these switches are nevertheless still quite
KIT TYPE: Injection moulded information given for this version is as follows, instructions and also first to use the etched F-104 COCKPIT F-104J Eiko. Italeri have boxed their cockpit kit fighter-bomber F-104Gs, and no doubt between small, making that previously mentioned
plastic with resin and etch SonderKommando Blaich, named for its parts. Both tanks require removal of the injection on a previous occasion, but both that pressing, other variants, the F-104S for example, which clean-up rather tedious. The clean-up
KIT NUMBER: 3006 MANUFACTURER: Esci
Commander, Hptm. Theo Blaich utilised the moulded strapping bands, and the cap on the and this are based upon an original kit by Esci also had both interceptor and bomber versions. dictated that the switches couldn’t at the
SCALE: 1/12
not only in the UK but

He 111 in Libya during 1942. Used as a liaison
aircraft, Taifun KG+EM was modified for service
in a tropical climate and also received a desert
large tank, both to be replaced with etch. A
small centre control panel also has etched parts
added to it, the foot pedals need plastic cut off
KIT TYPE: Injection moulded
plastic
in 1983. My own Esci model was languishing
on the nearly finished shelf! The Italeri reissue
appears to be almost precisely the same as
The layout varied between different countries
(Japanese aircraft did not have the narrow strip
panel running along by the pilot’s left leg) and
same time remain on their sprues, even
more tedious, enter the carpet monster, but
at least I found it wasn’t so difficult to paint
FINNISH FIGHTER GO BEAU
Airfix’s 1/48 Beaufighter TF.X
camouflage scheme comprising of sand with and sanded to make way for PE pedals as well. KIT NUMBER: A602 the old Esci kit. By way of a brief summary, varied too by date. Otherwise it’s all very easy! them after installation. First, though, the
green spots on the upper surfaces. The most Behind where the seats sit there is a frame that Esci’s box contained 124 parts, including several The kit is overall very good, but it does suffer panels needed my Luftwaffe fighter-bomber Special Hobby’s 1/72 Myrsky II
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Author: Jamie Prenatt
ISBN: 9781526781864
Format: Softback
Price: £14.99
Osprey forming the backbone of French field artillery. It
was widely distributed to Allied armies, including
the American Expeditionary Forces and was
They were volunteers to
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US Cavalry Trooper v also widely exported after World War I around airborne troops who
North Vietnamese Soldier the globe. It was manufactured under licence dropped into enemy
territory ahead of any
Publisher: Osprey in numerous countries, including the United
others, pinpointing the
Author: Edward Hampshire States, which used the gun in its initial Pacific
Drop Zone by means of
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Format: Softback design, the 75mm remained in service well into ground for the main forces that would follow.
Price: £13.99 World War II. It was used by the French, Polish Once they had marked out the Drop Zones,
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The tactics and technologies of modern air of 1939-1940 and thousands were captured by odds. The volunteers had to pass exacting
assault - vertical deployment of troops by the German Army in 1940 and used for coastal physical and psychological tests before they
helicopter or similar means - emerged properly defence. Surprisingly, many were also converted could join this elite force. These were the men
during the 1950s in Korea and Algeria. Yet it into a very effective anti-tank gun, the PaK 97/38. of the 21st Independent Parachute Company,
was during the Vietnam War that helicopter These weapons lingered in service after World which was part of the Parachute Regiment,
and this is their story, told by one of that unique
air assault truly came of age and by 1965 the War II, though by this time, they were largely band, then Sergeant, Ron Kent. The 21st
United States had established fully airmobile obsolete. This fascinating book explores the Independent Parachute Company operated in
battalions, brigades, and divisions, including history of the 75mm Modele 1897 in detail, from North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Norway, France, as well
the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).This division its design and development to its deployment as the largest airborne operation ever mounted,
brought to Vietnam a revolutionary new speed around the world. The text is supported by Market Garden. In compiling this account of the
and dexterity in battlefield tactics, using massed stunning, specially commissioned artwork ‘Pathfinders’, Ron Kent contacted survivors of
helicopters to liberate its soldiers from traditional including three-dimensional views of the gun his company to provide the first comprehensive
overland methods of combat manoeuvre. and its variants. history of a unit that General Browning told
However, the communist troops adjusted their its commanding officer, Major Wilson, was
‘unsurpassed by any other in the world’.
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attacks, and small-scale attrition, the North Author: Jamie Prenatt Panzer at War 1939-1945
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and full-colour battle maps, this study charts the of a wide variety of armoured cars, which were of the German Panzers in the Second World
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ISBN: 9781472839305
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Format: Softback these formidable tanks were adapted and
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Modele 1897, was the first modern field gun, history, design, and specifications of the wheeled reserves and resources into building numerous
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Scale 1:35 / Soviet Recovery Machine
A Russian Rarity
ANNA RYBKA BUILDS THE 1:35 ICM T-34 ‘TYAGACH’ SOVIET RECOVERY MACHINE
ICM tyres using Vallejo Model Color Black,
which are, in my opinion the best
T-34 ‘Tyagach’
I
started the build with
the chassis and wheels acrylic paints for brush work. Bags Soviet Recovery Machine
and later started to were painted using Vallejo Orange Manufacturer: ICM
build all the details Brown, later to be highlighted using a Scale: 1:35
onto the upper part of the hull. I mix of Vallejo Wood Grain, Khaki Grey Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
decided to add a few resin bags, and Leather Brown, and then I used Kit Number: 35371
although some extra details like this a Modellers World Black Brown wash
were also included with this kit. I to create a shadows. The spare tracks
primed the entire kit with Mr Surfacer were attached to the hull and painted
Black and later I added some pre- using Vallejo Oily Steel, these would
shading using Hataka Traffic White, be weathered later.
which will work as a highlight after
the green was applied. For the green
colour I used Hataka C251 Russian
4BO Protective Green. I
brush painted the

RESEARCH russian rarity
Here we have the recent Soviet Recovery Machine
1:35 ICM T-34 ‘Tyagach’
Soviet Recovery
Machine, which in itself
is something quite
unusual, especially in
scale modelling world.
Rarely would you see
a T-34 without a turret
and used as a fully
functional vehicle. The
kit is quite simple and
easy to build, and so I
can happily recommend
it for beginners. There
no interior, although the I created paint chipping
driver’s hatch could be effects using a small sponge and
left open, but with only some Vallejo German Black Brown
two seats provided and
diluted as a wash, and any excess
nothing else, I had no
other choice but leave was removed with a paper towel. I Modellers World Earthy Brown as
that hatch closed. then added some chipping, a pin-wash into the recessed and
again using Vallejo German raised details. Next I used an AK
Black Brown and a piece Interactive Earth Brown weathering
of sponge. I then used pencil as well as some more Earthy
Grime to add some dirty marks on the
hull. Then I blended these in with a
paintbrush, moistened with water to
add a more natural appearance. This
is a very similar technique to using
oils and dry brushing, but I found
weathering pencils easier to use and
they dry faster. I also created some
additional highlights on the surfaces
most exposed to light using a Buff
weathering pencil. The exhausts
were painted with Ammo by
MIG Dark Rust, and the
tracks were painted
Silver. These were
I CREATED
PAINT
CHIPPING
EFFECTS
USING A
SMALL
SPONGE
AND SOME
VALLEJO
GERMAN
BLACK
BROWN
tyagach
Scale 1:35 / Soviet Recovery Machine First I added a coat of
Mr Surfacer Black and
later I added some
pre-shading using
Hataka Traffic White
I added some extra stowage
For the main colour I used

Hataka C251 Russian 4BO
Protective Green
Washes picked out the

details nicely

russian rarity
Soviet Recovery Machine
Black Brown black

oil paints in some spots,
especially where any pigment
later treated with some had been placed. I then used the
highly diluted Ammo by same mix of pigments between
MIG Track Wash. Next I added the lower and upper hull and
an Ammo by MIG Dark Brown under the fenders to create a dusty
Wash on tracks, and while still wet I look. I finished off with some pencil
added some Modellers World graphite, rubbed onto the hard edges of
Muddy Trail, Cultivated Earth wheels and tracks.
and Fresh Rust pigments. Thanks to the Editor for the
The lower part of the opportunity to build this kit and to
hull was heavily weathered ICM for supplying it.
using AK Interactive Rust
Streaks wash and while
still wet I added a mixture
of Modellers World Earth,
Heavy European Earth and
Old Rust. I also added more
The big build
Scale 1:35 / Rheintochter

rheintochter
Step-by-Step Build
Surface to Air Missile
Rheintochter
LUIS PICALAU GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PAINTING AND DETAILING THE 1:35 BRONCO KIT
bronco offered no advantage and was cancelled in
Rheintochter Missile December 1944. The R-3, had a liquid fuel
T
he Rheintochter was a multi-
stage solid fuel rocket, Manufacturer: Bronco engine with solid fuel thrusters, however,
named after the mythical Scale: 1:35 only six test missiles were fired. The I kit I
Rhinemaidens Kit Type; Plastic injection moulded am using here is the 1:35 Bronco R-2, which
from Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Kit Number: 35050 has some excellent detailing, but equally
Nibelungen operas. The design was some improvements were made by scratch
commissioned in 1942, and launch testing building items such as the such the missile
began in 1943. Three variants were supports on the rails, the control cables
developed, the R-1 was a subsonic, two- that go on two of the six main fins and an
stage, radio-controlled, solid fuel version, extension with rivets that is found in the first
that was launched from a rail attached stage of the rocket.
to a converted 88mm FlaK 41. The four
smaller fins at the tip of the nose were
radio controlled and guided the missile
toward its target. When close enough,
his 150kg warhead detonated. The R-2
A coat of AMIG-2024 Grey

One-Shot Primer applied
to FlaK 41
The big build
The FlaK 41’s frame was painted

with AMIG-044 to create a base for
the chipping process
With a sponge AMIG-034 Rust

Tracks and AMIG-043 Shadow Rust
was applied
Then AMIG-2010 Chipping Fluid was applied to the
entire launch base, before spraying on the base colour
For the base, Tamiya XF-60
Dark Yellow was used.
For the shadows I applied AMIG-0002 RAL
Tamiya XF-59 Desert 6003 Olivgrun OPT.2
Yellow, with highlights was used for the
using AMIG-0012 RAL 7028 camouflage stripes
Dunkelgelb AUS ’44 DG III
Here you can see the highlights and shadows before the chipping was started The chipping process began with a soft bristle brush moistened with water

rheintochter
Step-by-Step Build
Chipping was accentuated in some areas with a stiff bristle brush To achieve some scratching effects, a toothpick was used
Yellow, white and black watercolor pencils were used to

further enrich the chips
Prior to any washes, I

added a coat of AMIG-
2052 Satin Lucky The chipping process was finished with a brush using variations of the
Varnish base colour
Oilbrushers were applied to the most exposed edges or areas
Then with a flat brush these were blended to produce streaking effects AMIG-1007 US Modern Vehicles Wash was used to highlight the rivets and joins
The big build
In some dirtier areas I added pigments, in this case we use the AMIG-3008 Here AMIG-1408 Fresh Engine Oil was added
Track Rust and the AMIG-3004 Europe Earth
For the launch rail, I chose the AMIG-0014 RAL 12 Rotbraun as the base colour. For
highlights I used AMIG-0041 Dark Rust and for shadows the AMIG-0034 Track Rust With a fine brush and AMIG-044 was painted in some areas
Finally, for the rail AMIG-3009 was applied
A pin-wash was applied using AMIG-1002 Track Wash
The missile was then

painted with Alclad
The missile’s body was ALC-101 Aluminum
painted black

rheintochter
Step-by-Step Build
I then added some

post-shading using
Alclad ALC-120 Gun
Metal
For worn effect on the aluminum areas, the salt technique was used, and then a
very thin layer of Alclad ALC-119 Airframe Aluminum was applied
Final result after painting

the rest of the sections with
AMIG-0190 Old Brass along
with a thin layer of Alclad
ALC-112 Steel
AMIG-1602 PLW Deep Gray being applied
Dirt was added using AMIG-3513 Starship Filth Oilbrusher

The nosecone was painted with
AMIG-0212 Silver Gray
As with the FlaK 41, a coat

of AMIG-2024 One Shot The fins were painted
Gray Primer was applied AMIG-0037 New Wood
to the missile and AMIG-0036 Old
Wood. Then a coat of
AMIG-2053 Gloss was
applied
The big build
For the wood finish, Uschi
Von Der Roster #1006
Woodgrain Decal Fine
decals were used
The decals were cut to

size for each fin

rheintochter
Step-by-Step Build
A coat of AMIG-2050 Ultra

Matt was applied to all fins
before applying any oils
Using brown, red and ochre watercolor pencils contrast was created in the
wood. Some shades were also applied with AMIG-0095 Smoke and Tamiya X-26
Clear Orange
AMIG-3514 Oilbrusher Earth was used as the first coat, spread with a flat brush AMIG-3510 Oilbrusher Rust was then applied in some random areas
over the entire surface
The colour is blended with a flat brush
AMIG-3516 Oilbrusher Dust added a smooth profiling on the leading edge of the fins
The final look, and this process was repeated for all the fins, varying the shades
The colour was then spread with a round or flat brush
maultier
Scale 1:35 / Eastern Front Medic
THE OPEL MAULTIER WAS CREATED AS IN RESPONSE TO THE POOR CONDITIONS ON THE EASTERN FRONT AFTER 1941. THE LACK
OF ANY ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AND SMALL THE NUMBER OF APPROPRIATE VEHICLES REQUIRED THE GERMAN’S TO CREATE
A SOLUTION. ONE OF THE CHOICES WAS THE OPEL BLITZ TRUCK, AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR WHEELS WITH A MODIFIED
TRACK SYSTEM AS SEEN ON LIGHT ARMOURED VEHICLES. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD CHOICE AND THESE VEHICLES
PROVED VERY POPULAR DUE TO THEIR MOBILITY.
Eastern Front
Medic
JAKUB KRZYSZTOFIAK BUILDS THE 1:35
DRAGON MAULTIER AMBULANCE
dragon and finished them with some Ammo by MIG

Maultier Ambulance pigments and weathering products.
F
or this build I am using the
1:35 Dragon Opel Maultier Manufacturer: Dragon For the base colour on the cab I used
Ambulance. This kit interested Scale: 1:35 Tamiya XF-88, lightening this with the white
me greatly because of its Kit Type: Injection moulded plastic on certain areas, and to fix the glass I used
structure and its wheeled and tracked Kit Number: 6766 the ever-popular Microscale Kristal Klear.
running gear, plus it had an Opel Blitz cab I painted the camouflage using late-War
and a medical use. To begin I built up the real problems. Once built, I added a coat of
chassis, the running gear and the engine. Ammo by MIG One-Shot Primer. Now, I’m not
Everything went well except for the hubs a fan of plastic tracks, and I replaced them
on the drive axles; however, these posed no with a set of metal ones from Friul Model. I
painted them with the mix of Tamiya acrylics
I’M NOT A FAN OF PLASTIC TRACKS, AND I REPLACED THEM WITH A SET OF
METAL ONES FROM FRIUL MODEL
maultier medic
Eastern Front Ambuance
colours XF-90, XF71 and XF89, again

highlighting some areas by adding a little
white. I then painted the rear section with
white, and again added some colour variation
to show wear. The next stages were adding
filters and washes, plus some classic paint
chipping. I wanted to paint larger red crosses
than those available with the kit. So for this
purpose I used masking tape and Tamiya
red. I then began to add the earth and mud
effects by applying a mist of XF-52. I then
added mud and spatteron the tracks and up
the sides of the vehicle. Once I was happy
with the look, I applied a Matt coat to bring
everything together. I really enjoyed this
project and I can recommend it to anyone
who likes unusual German vehicles. Working on the wheels…..
maultier
…and the tracks
The completed
chassis and
running gear
The cab being detailed The glazing was fixed Kristal Klear
Weathering the Ambulance interior

maultier medic
Eastern Front Ambuance
maultier

maintenance manual
Foxhound LPPV
Maintenance Manual
Foxhound LPPV
E
arly combat actions in
Afghanistan and Iraq
showcased drastic
shortcomings in the modern
armoured force of both the United Kingdom
and the United States - particularly in an
asymmetric combat environment. As losses
of both man and machine began to mount
due to enemy use of concealed Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Rocket-
Propelled Grenades (RPG), both powers
sought to modernise their stable of vehicles to
counter these battlefield threats. This gave rise
to a new generation of armoured cars known
as ‘Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected’
(MRAP) vehicles, armoured platforms
designed with unique angled faces, reinforced
under-structures and life-saving features.
The British Army went on to accept several
MRAP vehicles for formal service and one

foxhound lppv
Maintenance Manual
THE VEHICLE FEATURES A ‘V’ SHAPED HULL TO HELP DEFLECT MINE BLASTS transported in the belly of a Lockheed C-130
AWAY FROM THE CREW COMPARTMENT Hercules aircraft or under a Boeing CH-47
Chinook helicopter.
The Foxhound is categorised by the British
of these became the ‘Foxhound’ produced Rover models in inventory - and inventory Army as ‘Light-Protected Patrol Vehicle’ or
by Force Protection Europe based on their that already makes use of the ‘Mastiff’, ‘LPPV’. The vehicle follows tried-and-true
‘Ocelot’ model. Primary design work began ‘Ridgeback’ and ‘Wolfhound’ series of MRAP practice in featuring a ‘V’ shaped
in 2009 with production beginning in MRAPs. However, the smaller ‘Foxhound hull to help deflect mine blasts away from
2011. For the British, Foxhounds have been ‘allows for a compact, lightweight alternative the crew compartment. The compartment
selected to directly replace the ‘Snatch’ Land to the heavier armour vehicles and can be and engine housing are all armoured and
maintenance manual
Foxhound LPPV
windows are bulletproof. The vehicle sports
a noticeably high ground clearance which
further distances occupants from a blast
while also providing a commanding view of
the field ahead and optimal obstacle traversal.
The engine is set in a forward compartment
in the traditional fashion and is a Steyr
M16-Monoblock Diesel 3.2L, six-cylinder
turbocharged diesel offering. According to
marketing specs, the power-plant features
a ‘quick change’ ability in which the entire
assembly can be removed in as little as thirty-
minutes. The engine is mated to a six-speed
ZF 6HP28 automatic transmission driving
independent locking differential axles atop
a fully suspended 4x4 wheel arrangement
with power steering. The wheels operate
independently allowing power loss at one
to not affect the others. Tire pressure is

controlled through the Central Tyre Inflation
System (CTIS) which manages air pressure
to each of the four tires. The frontal panel
of the vehicle includes a multi-slatted grille
arrangement, bumper (with winch system)
and embedded headlamps. The passenger
cabin is modular and can be replaced with
several different types including the general
covered form (with hatch for optional
machine gun mounting), a flatbed variant
(also with cabin hatch for machine gun
mounting) and a roll-bar, open-air structure
fitting a trainable machine gun pintle. A
7.62mm machine gun is optional across all
forms and can be replaced by one of the
new generation of remote-controlled turret
mountings. Internal space allows for a crew of
two and four occupants. Electronics include

Washes
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views around the entire in the design due to ongoing Before
vehicle from the safety struggles in Afghanistan
of the cabin. Thermal and commissioned for
imaging is available. a pair of test products
Standard automobile- in April of 2010. The
style doors are fitted results were positive and
to the front side walls adoption of the Ocelot
of the cabin while a - as the ‘Foxhound’ in
twin-door arrangement keeping with British Army
is fitted at the rear wall. nomenclature regarding
Performance-wise, the its MRAPs - soon followed.
Foxhound can reach speeds of Initial production examples
fifty miles per hour (80kmh) with arrived in the Afghanistan combat
a road range of up to 373 miles (600 theatre for operational evaluation by
kilometres). Its hauling capacity is listed at June of 2012. Results, to date, have been
2,000 kilograms. positive as the vehicle has shown good
The Foxhound initially debuted in 2009 as qualities in the face of IEDs and other After
the Ocelot by Force Protection Europe during battlefield threats in the region - ensuring an
the London Defence Systems and Equipment operational existence in the British Army for
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120mm / Special Ops
Tip of the
Spear
ROBIN GILBY BUILDS THE 120MM VERLINDEN
PRODUCTIONS SPECIAL FORCES FIGURE
T
his is a project I really
wanted to get stuck
into as soon as I got
hold of this superb
Verlinden figure from an online
auction site a couple of years ago.
But until I was at home during the
enforced ‘lockdown’, I still hadn’t
started it, but this was about to
change! The idea was to portray a
small scene which could have been
played out anytime over the last
fifteen years or so, a US Special Forces
operator deployed amongst the rocky
wilds of the Afghan/Pakistan Border
Mountains locating high value enemy
targets and carrying out all important
surveillance.
This Verlinden figure is a great
resin model, very well sculpted and
detailed with nearly fifty parts in
the box, some resin rod and a
length of wire to complete
the package. Unfortunately,
there are no instructions
provided, so I would
be working from the
box image and some
pictures I found
online. The first

Special ops
Tip of the Spear
Special Ops – Afghanistan-Iraq

Manufacturer: Verlinden
Scale: 120mm
Kit Number: 2165
few hours of the build were spent

removing the molding lugs from all
the pieces and cleaning and sanding
all the parts. A real joy of building a
resin kit! This is a worthwhile job best
done in a well-ventilated environment
or with the use of a facemask.
With all that out the way the
figure and several sub-assemblies
could be put together and I could
begin to plan were his extensive load
out was going to be fitted. A great
point of this model is the flexibility
you have when using all the parts,
water bottles, grenades, combat
knife, magazine pouches and so on
which can be fitted where you like
and of course you can decide to use
all or just some of the parts. For me
though my operative was going to
THE IDEA
be fully loaded, and I intended to use WAS TO
all that kit! The M4 rifle is probably
the fiddliest assembly to go together
PORTRAY
but looks really good when finished. A SMALL
I also added a small antenna at the
satellite phone and made a comms SCENE
microphone out of wire and a tiny
blob of Blu-Tac.
SHOWING A
The figure was now ready for US SPECIAL
paint and I began with a base coat
of grey primer from a rattle can
FORCES
and then some Ammo by MIG 2005 OPERATOR
Black Primer which gave
everything a nice DEPLOYED
consistent finish.
For the uniform I
AMONGST
went with Tamiya THE ROCKY
XF-57 as the
base colour WILDS OF
THE AFGHAN/
PAKISTAN
BORDER
MOUNTAINS
US
120mm / Special Ops
which gave a lovely finish applied in scenery for the figure to sit on and
thin coats with my airbrush allowing began to build up the groundwork
the primer to show through in all and blend it all together with
the recesses. For the jacket I went for household filler. Now I could begin
a plain shade, but for the trousers building up the fallen rocks and for the
I opted for the three colour DCU large boulders I used some suitable
pattern introduced in the mid-1990s. decorative stones from the garden.
The base colour I used was Vallejo Then further pieces were added,
124 and the camouflage colours were some broken up plasterboard, smaller
Ammo by MIG MIG 051 Light Green stones and some model railway ballast
and small lines of Tamiya XF-64 Red all held in place with PVA glue. When
Brown. For more variety I finished his complete and dry I primed the whole
main rucksack in a generic woodland base with Vallejo Matt Black and then
camo. The numerous kit parts were applied some white highlights to give
picked out in a variety of appropriate a nice basecoat for the final colours.
shades, greens, blacks and khaki and I chose Tamiya XF-78 Wooden Deck
detailed accordingly with further Tan as my starting point and applied
acrylic colours. several layers with my airbrush, adding
For the diorama I used a small box a few drops of XF-2 Flat white and
frame from a hobby store and cut a XF-57 Buff with each application to
piece of thick plastic card to form the give a nice modulation effect. When
base. I used the supplied piece of resin dry I began the washing process with

Special ops
Tip of the Spear
Ammo by MIG 1001 Africa Korps Wash diorama. It
and Ammo by MIG 1007 US Modern certainly made
Vehicles Wash, blending the two in a nice change
varying amounts where required. from my usual
This really brought the scenery armour projects
to life, all the detail and texture now and it was nice
really popping out. Next up was the to get stuck into
dry brushing stage and for this I used something a bit
a combination of Games Workshop different, I hope you like
Terminus Stone and Vallejo Iraqi Sand it too!
lightened in different quantities. This
brought out even further detail in the
groundwork and I was ready to add the
final details. For the vegetation I used
just a few small grass tufts from Games
Workshop, Mininatur and Jarvis. These
were fixed in place with PVA glue
and washed to dull down the bright
colours a little bit. Finally, I added
some minimal snow effects using
Vallejo Environment Snow, which I
applied sparingly around the base to
add more interest and some contrast
to the rocky terrain and this diorama
was complete!
This was a great build which
turned out even better than I
expected. All the parts
and the base came
together just right and
complemented each
other really well to
produce a very
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