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S H O W C A S E
Skyline Models’ Western Pacific Simpsons Jet
A perfect scale modelling and cartoon mash-up with Skyline Models Boeing
737-300 colourfully decorated with America’s favourite dysfunctional family.
them as in the right hands they can be made
into spectacular models and can be fun to work
on. A little change of pace and scene in one’s
modelling helps pick up and hone additional
extra skills using techniques outside the usual
comfort zone.
Corporate schemes on airliners are generally
quite colourful but some have certainly stood
out more than others. Having been a fan of The
Simpsons since practically day one, how could I
Boeing 737-300
possibly resist jumping at this kit? Expecting to
Kit No: SKY144-34
find a re-boxing of a previously released kit from
Scale: 1/144 Minicraft, I was most surprised to find that this is
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic a creation of Skyline themselves. Commendably
fine panel lines and details grace the parts with
Manufacturer: Skyline
some very delicate and detailed mouldings for
www.dacoproducts.com
smaller items such as the undercarriage.
Although this is a 737-300 second generation
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hilst to some an
airliner does not airframe, it has been designed to use plugs in
immediately have the the moulds to produce kits of the -400 (longer
allure of a fighter such as a fuselage) and -500 (shorter fuselage) airframes
Spitfire, Bf 109 or even an too. This method is not without its risk, and as I
F-4 Phantom, it would found on my fuselage parts, there was a slight
be wrong to misalignment of the rear section resulting in a
overlook minor step being evident. Despite this it is a very
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simple process to sand down the irregularity and
rescribe the panel line if required.
As far as glazing is concerned, Skyline have
provided the best of both worlds in the design
of the fuselage. The sides have been moulded
solid, which is best for those choosing decals for
cabin windows, but also have clearly recessed
sections on the inner walls with thinned plastic
so that you can drill out each one if you prefer
this option. A similar solution is provided for the
cockpit, where a section is marked out on the
inside of the mould that cuts away a 90 degree
wedge that can be replaced by a separately
moulded clear part ready for masking up.
Between the two wonderfully printed decal
sheets in the kit, one containing complete
airframe stencilling, and the other with the
Simpsons colour scheme and stencils, there are
three different sets of window decalling options.
These consist of simple silver outlining, for use
with clear parts, and two solid options of a
standard looking dark grey or attractive linear
gradient dark to light blue replicating
reflections.
Another nice feature of the kit is that both the

Cockpit and cabin windows can either be
created using decals, or with a little surgery
clearly marked out in the mouldings, can be
displayed as clear windows
Once the Mr Surfacer has dried fully the
excess can be removed using a cotton bud
dipped in either Isopropanol Alcohol or Mr
Hobby thinners. This leaves the gap filled and
shrunk to match the surrounding panel lines
wings and tail planes have interlocking sections
moulded onto them. This mechanism ensures
that the wings are pulled firmly into the fuselage
ensuring a snug wing root fit, as well as
maintaining the correct dihedral angle. It is
prudent to note here though that once you have
inserted the wings and the sections have clicked
together inside, there will be no way to remove
them again without some serious damage being
caused. I would suggest that you test fit each
wing and tail plane independently to ensure
that there is nothing impeding their alignment
before committing both together.
Despite usually avoiding aerosol cans like the
plague, I was tempted into trying Mr Surfacer
1200 White as a primer on the fuselage. This
sprayed beautifully directly from the can using
fine passes, drying perfectly smooth and giving
a perfect white base for the later colours.
Painting instructions are given with reference to
DACO’s own paint range, which is enamel based,
calling out for Thrifty Blue, Simpsons Yellow and
One crucial task with any airliner model is the
removal of any seams along the fuselage. Here
I am using a mix of Talcum Powder and
Cyanocrylate glue gently ‘cut’ into the fuselage
seam in order to fill and eliminate it
With the fit being so good I was able to paint
many of the smaller parts separately. This
would also be helpful when applying the large
‘Fox’ single piece wraparound decals
Boeing Grey. I am no fan of using enamels so
needed to investigate some acrylic alternatives.
Boeing Grey is often confused as being close to
Light Gull Grey, which has a brownish tint, but is
actually about as close to a completely neutral
grey as you can get. Out of the jar, the best
match would be FS36495 so I plumped for Mr
Hobby’s H338. Both the yellow and blue were
mixed from Tamiya XF-3 and XF-8 respectively
with around 30% white, with the blue matching
the decals perfectly but I could probably have
lightened the yellow a shade or two more.
Everything was then glossed up by applying
Tamiya X-22 thinned with Mr Hobby levelling
thinners for a smooth shiny finish.
With decals being made by DACO, it is not
surprising that they were an absolute joy to deal
with. Each one is extremely thin but strong
enough to handle a little sliding around to get
things into place, which is good when dealing
with the large individual character decals that
wrap around the underside of the fuselage.
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A small gap is present around the rudder
when fitted so in order to blend it in nicely I
brushed over a liberal coat of Mr Hobby’s Mr
Surfacer 500. This will fill and level out nicely
when dried
Once dabbed down into place and given a
coating of DACO’s decalling solution they look
perfectly painted in place, even where decals
overlap in more than one layer such as the cabin
windows.
This is by far the best 737 kit on the market so
far and it is obvious that it has been a labour of
love in its creation. The cost may initially seem
expensive but if you consider this is a kit
produced outside of the mainstream, but still of
highest quality, and the fact that you get the
best in aftermarket quality decals included too,
it is very reasonable indeed. I can only hope that
Skyline will kit up other versions of the Boeing
737, and further airliners in the future, if
this is what we have to look forward
to.
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A
belated thanks to all
those readers who
took the time to stop
by and talk at Telford. Our
print schedules have really
put us out of synch with the
show but it was, as usual, an
epic weekend and while
most of you will no doubt
be up to speed on
developments by now, we do include a
few notes on new releases that it would
have been remiss not to have covered in
some fashion. A number of extremely
large models made their public debut
this year; Wingnut’s HP 0/400, an
enormous B-36, both 1/32 Lancasters,
and of course that Hellcat. Interestingly
enough the most consistent request I
received from the public was that we
21 continue to cover 1/72 to the extent that
we have. I switch between scales and
genres myself, not to mention whole
04. Homer’s Odyssey 64. Colour Conundrum modelling disciplines from time to time,
but the gentleman’s scale will remain a
FSkyline Models’ Western Pacific Midnight Blue and the Post War very important part of our coverage,
Simpsons Jet FleetAir Arm 1945-1988 despite suggestions to the contrary from
By Karl Robinson With Artwork by Jan Polc online pundits who by their own
By Paul Lucas admission do not buy magazines and
therefore presumably have little idea of
18. Belgian Spy Ship what they contain.
Renard’s R-31 68. Turkish Dagger I was also pleased at the response to
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Southern Flank the somewhat parochial HM’ header this
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Yak-9U by Bill Bunting of weathering into a digestible piece of
By Steve Muth no more than 3,000 words. It can be
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A L L T H E
Airfix
Bristol Blenheim Mk if
Scale: 1/48
Kit No: A09186
Type: Injection Moulded
Plastic
Manufacturer: Airfix
www.airfix.com
The wait for this kit has seemed
like an age from the first mention
of its release.
It’s not that often that a newly
released kit lands straight on the
workbench but with a little more
good timing than luck that what’s
happened here. Immediately after
this in box review the kit was
taken to the man cave and
construction is underway as I type
this preview.
Artwork is just gorgeous as always
and I wish Airfix would consider
including a smaller print inside
the box to adorn the workshop
walls.
Lifting the box lid a single large
plastic bag contained the seven
pale blue/grey soft plastic sprues.
Initial scrutiny revealed a few sink
marks here and there but nothing
too major and it should be easy to
overcome with a little filler and a
sanding stick. There are hordes of
ejector pin marks to deal with and
some dry runs will be needed to
see if any are visible on the
completed kit.
Engraved and raised detail is
consistent and to the usual Airfix
standard, while the transparencies
have to be seen to be believed as
they are crystal clear and well
moulded with nice raised frame
detail to make masking a whole
lot easier.
A twenty page instruction booklet
printed in A4 format guides the
modeller through no less than
one hundred and sixteen
assembly stages. Diagrams are
exploded view CAD type and are
clear and concise. The first hints at
a bomber version to come are in
evidence too in stage three as the
parts for the centre beam of the
bomb bay are required to have
their lower extremities amputated
by the modeller for this version.
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The cockpit is very well appointed
as are the wheel wheels/engine
nacelles with a full fit of internal
detail to cram in. Turret detail is
amazing too and Airfix even
provide the modeller with a jig to
build the base of the turret up on
to make sure everything fits.
Two marking options are included
in the kit with the decals being
well printed. A large double A4
size document contains the
painting and decaling diagrams to
both airframes. These are as
below:
Blenheim Mk 1F, 23 Sqn RAF
Wittering Feb 1940, Dark Green
and Dark Earth with Night
undersides
Blenheim Mk 1F, 54 Operational
Training Unit RAF Church Fenton
Dec 1940, overall Night
As mentioned above the build is
already in progress and proving to
be straight forward. The cockpit
looks good when carefully
painted and assembled. Let’s just
hope the large green house type
canopy fits as expected as it is
split in two vertically and a third
section makes up the roof with
the access hatch a separate item.
All in all a detail packed kit that
should build up to be a good
looking replica of the type.
rick Greenwood
AMP
WS-51 Dragonfly Hr.3
Scale: 1/48
Kit No: 48004
Type: Injection Moulded
Plastic
Manufacturer: AMP
Hannants/Stevens International
The Westland/Sikorsky Ws-51
Dragonfly Hr.3 Helicopter was a
license built version of the
Sikorsky S-51 and was introduced
into service with the UK Royal
Navy and Royal Air Force in 1950.
133 were built by Westland
between 1949 and 1954 and all
have now been retired. The
Dragonfly HR-3 was primarily an
Air-sea Search and Rescue
Helicopter variant used by the
N E W S
Royal Navy. It was similar to the
HR-1 but fitted with metal Rotor
Blades. 71 were built. The
Dragonfly was powered by a
single Alvis Leonides 50 Radial
Piston Engine driving a three
bladed rotor and had a crew of
one (Pilot) and could carry three
passengers.
The AMP Kit consists of five sprues
of grey and three sprues of clear
injection moulded plastic, two
resin parts, one photo etched fret,
one set of masks, one decal sheet,
one assembly guide and one
colour/markings guide.
The plastic parts are nicely
moulded with fine surface
detailing. The two resin parts are
for the Rotor assembly, as are the
majority of the etched parts.
Canopy masks are always a
welcome inclusion with any kit.
Decals are supplied for five
variants:
• Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR.3
WN493 Royal Navy over St
Michaels Mount circa 1959
• Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR.3
WG725, on display at the Royal
Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm
Museum, Nowra, Australia.
• Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR.5
WG719 on display at the
Helicopter Museum in Weston
Super Mare UK
Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR.3
WG723, 706 Squadron,
Coventry, National Air races,
1955
Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR.5
WG 724, on display at the North
East land and sea museum,
Sunderland UK
AMP have released several
boxings from this tooling to date,
covering this pioneering machine
in most of its US and UK variants.
Andy McCabe
BoMBArDier CrJ
700
WS-51 Dragonfly Hr.3
Scale: 1/144
Kit No: 14407
Type: Injection Moulded
Plastic
Manufacturer: BPK
Hannants
The Bombardier CRJ 700 is a small
Regional Jet Airliner designed and
built by Bombardier Aerospace in
Canada and is one of a series of
regional jets built by Bombardier
for the short to medium range
market. The CRJ-700 can typically
seat between 63 to 78 passengers
depending on the configuration
and has three versions, Series 700,
series 701 and serried 702. The
700 can carry sixty eight
passengers, the 701 seventy, and
the 702 to seventy eight
passengers. The aircraft also has
three fuel/weight options,
Standard, ER and LR.
The CRJ 700 is powered by two
General Electric CF34-8C5B1
engines, has a maximum range
(ER) of 1378 miles, and a crew of
two in the cockpit and two or
three in the cabin. To date 329
aircraft have been delivered to
operators worldwide.
The BPK Kit consist of two sprues
of grey and one clear sprue of
injection moulded plastic, four
resin parts, one etched fret, one
mask set, one decal sheet and one
assembly/painting and marking
booklet. The fuselage is moulded
in clear plastic, which eradicates
the need to fit cockpit and cabin
glazing, for which a mask set is
supplied.
The resin parts are for the engine
intakes and exhausts and the
photo etched parts for antennae,
gear bay doors etc.
Decals are supplied for two
operators:
• Lufthansa Regional (Lufthansa
CityLine) Hamburg Germany, April
20, 2014
• United Express, Port Columbus
International Airport, USA, Ohio,
October 4th 2015
The instructions have colour call
outs for Humbrol paints and are
nicely printed with colour plates
for the painting and marking
sections.
This is the first BPK kit I have got
my hands on so it will be
interesting to see how well it
builds up. It certainly looks user-
friendly and should be a nice build
of a very smart looking and widely
used regional jet airliner.
Andy McCabe
NEWS BY SORGE
BUNNY FIGHTER CLUB
Window in my Schedule
By Gary Hatcher
Your Editor’s journey to Telford was not
without interest, thanks chiefly to a request
received from Mr Jan Zdiarsky of Eduard
Models and the Museum of the Air Battle over
the Ore Mountains. Could someone oblige
him, Mr Zdiarsky emailed, by collecting a
window and bringing it to the Show…
The window in question came from the
operations building of 350th Bomb Squadron
at Thorpe Abbotts, and the museum there –
which has close ties with the Museum of the
Air Battle over the Ore Mountains – had
donated it. It simply needed collecting and
transporting to Telford where Eduard would be
trading with a sufficiently large vehicle to take
it back to the Czech Republic.
Always keen to stick his nose in, especially if it
provided an opportunity to photograph rare
Anglian sprinter trains, the Editor duly
volunteered. The plan was to retrieve the
window and have Colin ‘Flying’ Pickett collect it
en route to Scale Modelworld, a plan that fell
through after ‘Flying’ Pickett was unable to
attend. Thus Mr Hatcher was obliged to rely on
public transport, a matter that caused him
some pause for reflection on coming face to
face with the window itself and realising it was
considerably larger and heavier than he had
been led to believe. In fact its dimensions
would probably have precluded the use of
‘Flying’ Pickett’s sporty little model and the
Editorial Zafira in which he was collecting it
initially was unavailable for Telford, so what to
do?
As the day progressed with some fine shots of
Class 156s under Lowestoft’s semaphore
signals, and the obligatory visit to Hannants, a
plan unfolded. Thus it was that the first stage
of the window’s journey found it taken to
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...and a big
welcome to the new
Eduard Tempest!
Oxford to the residence of one Dr. Bendall, a
professor of archaeology who greeted its
arrival with far more enthusiasm than one
might have expected. In fact, being no
stranger to antiquities, it became something of
a conversation piece in her study for the next
two weeks until Mr Hatcher was able to swing The window in its original situation
by and collect it.
Lovingly packaged and strapped to a tiny set
of wheels, the window then made its way by
rail to Telford, occupying sundry bicycle racks
and avoiding the appraising eyes of Cross
Country guards, who would have been within
their rights to expect a ticket to have been
produced for its carriage. Arrival at Telford was
aboard a Welsh Class 158, which disgorged
both Editor, window, and a host of modellers
onto the platforms all eager to get to the show.
Finally, then, after a bumpy ride over Telford’s
pavements, the curious journey of the 350th’s
Ops room window came to a temporary end A latter day comparison of the Operations
under the tables on the Eduard stand in Hall 3. block with the window now removed
I am sure its onward journey has brought it
successfully to its new home. Thanks to Jan for
the opportunity to become involved in this
fascinating exchange.
Mr Jan Zdiarsky, of course, is not only curator
of a very fine museum – now made more so by
the addition of one hefty cast iron window –
but also of course the founder of the Bunny
Fighter Club, membership of which will get
you a 15% permanent club discount at
Eduard’s Store, unique valuable club kits and
accessories, even better prices at the Eduard
event stand and a BFC t-shirt with a unique
design and special barcode, used for event
discounts. This exclusive t-shirt will only be
available to members of BFC. You’ll also get
free entry at E-day so check out the website for
full details.
Packed and on its way to Telford
at Oxford railway station
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Show Report
The Capital Event
G
uidelines’ own annual brace of modelling
shows went off in fine style over the
weekend of 1-2nd December. Saturday
sees the Toy Soldier Show, hosted by SAM’s
stable mate Toy Soldier Collector International.
This is a very different affair to Sunday’s plastic
model show, and sees a wide range of traders,
dealers and collectors coming together, and
while it caters to a totally different field it sets
the scene for the following day and to be honest
is a fascinating event in its own right even if you
are not involved in the business of collecting toy
soldiers.
Running the show on the Saturday has us on
In this day and age of new toolings and state
of the art kits it’s always good to see such a
fine job made of an old favourite. This is
Airfix’s Stirling showing just what can be
achieved with a classic kit
Another classic kit, beautifully brush painted,
this 1/32 Revell Beaufighter won gold for its
builder in the Junior section of the
competition
Not sure what Uncle Grumpy has to be
grumpy about! If I could finish a model like
that I’d be positively smug!
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site and ready to go for the main event the
following day. Now settled in at the Haverstock
Hill School it all ran smoothly this year and with
good public transport connections and plenty of
free parking on site we look forward to
continuing the event at this location for many
years to come.
This year, although we were gratified by the
increased footfall through the door, and the
great atmosphere that remained present
throughout the day, the event was tinged with
sadness following the recent death of our friend,
colleague and fellow director Regis Auckland.
Reg had always been a major pillar in supporting
Air-Graphics’ stand attracted a great deal of
interest with some masters on show of new
kits in the pipeline. This is the Thunderbird
Missile and trolley in 1/72
Daniel Auckland (right), son of the late Regis
Auckland, and Guideline’s Director Alan
Corkhill announced two new prizes to be
awarded in Reg’s name from next year at Scale
Scotland and at the Scottish Nationals, where
the existing SAM trophy will be renamed in his
honour
Someone has done a lovely job on this Bf 110
in 1/72. Seen on the IPMS Barnet stand
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and promoting the show, and it is a shame he
could not have been present to see how it is
continuing to grow. We are very grateful to his
son, Daniel Auckland, who has continued to help
with organising and running the event, and who
was present to assist with awarding the prizes
on behalf of his father. With a good spread of
traders and support from a number of local
clubs and IPMS UK, we look forward to making
next year’s event even bigger and better.
Thanks to everyone who supported the show.
We’ll be back at the same venue next December
and look forward to seeing you all there.
This nicely finished 1/72 Swift was seen on the
Association of London Modellers stand
A new resin kit of the Fairey Gannet AEW was
unveiled at the show. Manufacturer Alan
Wilson of Icelandic Fine Art had brought the
kit down from Iceland for the event. Watch
this space as ‘Flying’ Pickett got his hands on
one…
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Also new to us was this resin 1/144 Brabazon, A neat display depicting Roald Dahl’s
another release from Icelandic Fine Arts Hurricane in 1/48 was rightly placed in the
Aircraft 1/48 and Larger category

Not actually an aircraft at all, but scratch built

to 1/1 it had to be seen to be believed

Centrepiece on the Association of London

Modellers stand Tower Bridge and a Revell
Hunter in 1/144

Air-Graphics' Army Lynx conversion in 1/72, Junior gold winner Nadir Rahman with
‘Flying’ Pickett’s model seen on the Guideline’s Alan Corkhill (left) and MMI Editor
manufacturer’s stand David Grummet

Colin ‘Flying’ Pickett was on

hand demonstrating
Vallejo’s metallisers. Seen
AMG’s 1/72 Bf 109D won a prize for its here clearly exaggerating
builder, Mr Konstantine Malinovsky about something…

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Z L I N Z - 50 L
Brengun’s Zlin Z-50L
By Andy McCabe
Zlin Z-50L Worldwide Users
Kit No: 72030
Scale: 1/72
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
Manufacturer: Brengun
www.brengun.cz
T
he prototype Zlin Z-50L, L for its Lycoming
engine, with civil registration OK-070, first
flew on 18th July 1975. Unlike the Zlin Z-26
series, which it replaced, the Z-50 was of all
metal construction, with limit manoeuvring load
factors of +9.0 and -6.0. It does not incorporate
landing flaps, instead two section ailerons
extend the full wingspan, providing an
exceptional rate of roll. The designers made
ample provision for trimming, with automatic
trim tabs employed on the inboard aileron
sections, on one of the elevators and on the
fabric covered rudder. One outboard aileron has
a ground adjustable trim tab, and the elevator
has a trim tab that can be adjusted in-flight. All
these factors make it an exceptionally nimble
machine and ideal for aerobatics. The standard
fuel capacity can be supplemented by wingtip
auxiliary tanks for ferry flights and the full vision
bubble canopy can be jettisoned in-flight if
necessary.
The Zlin Z-50 made its competition debut at
the 1976 World Aerobatic Championships, being
flown by both the Czechoslovak and Polish
teams, with a Czechoslovak Z-50
finishing in third place (behind two
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Soviet-flown Yakovlev Yak-50s, while the
Czechoslovak team finished in second place in
the team competition. In the 1978
championships the Zlin was more successful,
with Czech flown Z-50s finishing first and third in
the individual competition, and a German flown
Zlin finishing fourth, with the Czechoslovak
team winning the team competition. Zlin Z-50s
finished fourth in the 1980 championship and
third in the 1982 competition.
The Zlin-50L is the first production variant and
is powered by a Lycoming AEIO-540-D4B5
engine, twenty five were built and can still be
seen on the air show circuit today.
The Brengun kit contains two sprues of
injection moulded plastic, one clear canopy, two
PUR resin parts, one decal sheet and one
instruction booklet.
Work begins with assembling the cockpit, or
rather painting all the parts first. It is quite a
simple assembly with just the cockpit floor, rear
bulkhead, pilot's seat, joystick and instrument
panel. There are etched seat belts for the pilots
seat that add a bit of detail. This is all fitted into
one half of the fuselage and then the two halves
are glued together. The instrument panel was
fitted into the cockpit opening.
The wings were now assembled and fitted to
the fuselage and the two tail planes and their
struts fitted. The landing gear struts were also
fitted along with the engine cowl front and
intake. Lastly the two wheels were added and I
was now able to complete the building stage by
masking off the canopy and gluing it into
position.
The model was given a coat of
white primer followed by a couple of coats
of Appliance Gloss White. The decals were
applied straight onto this. These are very thin
and you have to be very careful with them. I
think the decals on the wings are too small
compared to the box artwork and instructions.
The decal sheet contains decals for six
versions:
• Zlin Z-50LS, serial number 031, ex D-EMUJ,
South Africa
• Zlin Z-50LX, serial number 075, Rob Harrison,
USA
• Zlin Z-50LA, serial number 027, ex HA-SIB,
Germany
• Zlin Z-50LA, serial number 025, ex EC-DLZ,
Great Britain
• Zlin Z-50LS, serial number 055, Poland
• Zlin Z-50LS, serial number 070, ex OK-
WRN/SE-KMY/OK-XRG, New Zealand
Conclusion
This is a very nice little kit from Brengun. The
parts are finely moulded and go together very
easily too. There are not many parts so the build
is very quick and the end result is very pleasing
to the eye, and with six options on the decal
sheet you are really spoilt for choice as to which
attractive finish to use.
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Renard’s R-31
By Huw Morgan

required, double
strands between the
undercarriage legs being all
that was used. Armament was
typically a single fixed, forward firing Browning
machine gun, and one on a flexible mount in the
rear cockpit.
Some thirty four R-31s were built, entering
service with the Belgian Air Force in 1935, but
were clearly obsolete by the time of the
Blitzkrieg, and despite brave efforts by their
Kit No: FR0039
pilots, were destroyed on the ground or in the air
Scale: 1/72 in short order. Sadly the R-31 proved to be an
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic aircraft that had no measurable effect on the
outcome of the war.
Manufacturer: Frrom-Azur
This kit of the Renard in 1/72 scale is typical of
www.frrom.com
the Frrom-Azur stable, being moulded in rather
soft grey plastic, with in this case the addition of

A
lfred Renard established his aircraft
company, Renard Constructions a small photo etched fret with cockpit and
Aéronautiques, in 1928, expanding on an external details. The thirty seven parts are quite
original enterprise making engines into whole nicely moulded with restrained fabric effects on
airframe design and manufacture. the wings and tail, and although some careful
clean-up will be needed, construction looks to
Renard's R-31 design was produced in
be straightforward.
response to a Belgian Air Force requirement for a
short-range reconnaissance and army co- Frrom offer markings for three aircraft, all
operation platform, a prototype first flying in Belgian, and all with aluminium undersides and
October 1932. The aircraft was a parasol khaki green uppers:
monoplane of mixed construction with a single • R-31, N12, 9 ème escadrille (Blue
central pylon for the wing, and was powered by Sioux), May 1940
a 480hp Rolls-Royce V-12 Kestrel engine, the
welded steel tubing structure having a
forward fuselage clad in aluminium with
fabric covering of the remainder of the
airframe. The wing was braced by a
single v strut on each side, with loads
transferred through the fixed
undercarriage structure and the
parasol construction
meant that very little
wire rigging
was

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• R-31, N 9, personal aircraft of Cne Paul Henri
de la Lindi, commanding 11 ème escadrille
(Red Sioux), May 1940
• R-31, N18, Wewelgheim Flying School, 1936
Detail in the cockpit is modest, reflecting the
Spartan nature of the original, with a pair of
basic plastic seats, which are enhanced by photo
etch belts, fitting to the cockpit floor with rudder
pedals and control sticks. The seats themselves
are rather clunky and benefit from some
thinning with a motor tool. The inside walls of
the fuselage halves have some credible
moulding of the steel spaceframe and I
emphasised this by first painting the sides with
Tamiya XF-53 Buff to represent the fabric, then
picking out the framing with a silver permanent
marker. There are some prominent knockout
marks in two locations on the inner fuselage
halves, which aren't too difficult to scrape out if
you're so inclined, although they're only just
visible if you don't. No decals are offered for the
instrument panels, so I painted these Rubber
Black and dry brushed using a Derwent grey
coloured pencil, and dabbed some Micro Gloss
into the instrument recesses. A thin wash of
Burnt Umber added some shadows and a faintly
worn look.
The fuselage closes up without any drama
and the moulding is good enough that the
longitudinal seam is virtually step free. I didn't
need any filler, only the odd dab of superglue,
and with the seam cleaned up the rest of the
R E N A R D R - 31
Fabric effect is restrained and the
overall quality of moulding is good
fuselage goes together quickly.
The upper and lower wing halves needed a bit
of work on their mating edges to get a smooth
join, and there are two photo etch aileron Instrument panels offer sufficient detail to
actuators to add to the lower surfaces. I was work on, but no decals are provided so the
modeller will need to apply some rudimentary
unhappy with the two dimensional aspect of the
modelling skills to achieve the best result
linking rod in photo etch, so used only the
actuating horns, substituting wire for the link.
Some final details are worth adding at this point;
the photo etch enhanced generator, to which I
added a connecting wire, and the cowling
mounted open gun sights.
The moulding of the kit's plastic Browning
gun for the rear cockpit is okay, but doesn't look
much like a Browning, especially without an
ammunition feed, though it's saved significantly
by the addition of some photo etch detail for the
sights and firing handle. There's a very delicate The very fine exterior detail is matched by
step and some ring-and-bead gun sights for the some nice internal mouldings. Some ejector
fixed gun to add to the port fuselage side and pin marks are present but these can easily be
upper deck. The kit instructions make no removed
mention of rigging, other than the control wires
to the rudder horns, but online photos
suggested a diagonal twin wire bracing
arrangement around the undercarriage struts,
which I added using Lycra thread.
As I usually do with biplanes (yes, I know this
isn't one) I decided to paint the fuselage and
wings separately to simplify masking, and with
the same thought I left off the horizontal
stabiliser bracing, having checked its potential fit
beforehand. I primed the whole airframe with
The seats as provided are a little chunky so
were reduced to a more scale thickness with a
power tool. Here the front seat has been so
treated while the rear one awaits its turn
Here the somewhat sparse interior has been
completed and the fuselage halves can be
closed around it. Little enough will be visible,
and the detail provided, suitably enhanced, is
more than adequate to convey the
appearance of the prototype
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The fit of parts is sufficient to allow
the upper wing to be finished
separately, which certainly makes
masking and painting easier
Vallejo acrylic black, and painted the underside
of the wing and lower fuselage with Alclad
Aluminium, picking out a few panels with Alclad
Steel.
With the Alclad masked, the upper surface
green was applied thinly using Tamiya XF-74,
starting at the centre of panels or along rib lines
and drifting outwards to leave shadows caused
by the black primer. Tamiya X-22 gloss prepared
the surface for decals.
I'd originally fancied the rather garish 1936
trainer N18 with its green stripes, but as I built
the model I couldn't help but be struck by the
aircraft's rather futile history, despite best
intentions, so ended up choosing N9 to reflect
the desperate times of 1940.
The decals are pretty straightforward to use,
being reasonably tough and thin, and settling
onto the surface detail with only a modest
application of Micro Sol. I applied the decals to
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The airframe completed,
the upper wing sitting
neatly into place
the wing and fuselage before fixing them panel lines to emphasise and I reasoned that the
together to minimise the risk of damage during airframes wouldn't have had much time under
handling. With the decals fully dry, the wing and combat conditions to accumulate wear and tear.
fuselage could be joined and the bracing struts I satisfied myself with some light application of
fitted. I did this using an adjustable jig I normally pastels to the undercarriage and to represent
use for biplanes, but which was useful in gun stains.
supporting both the wing and fuselage at the
right angle. I realised at this stage that I hadn't
done quite enough dry fitting and that I'd set
Conclusions
the front cockpit windscreen slightly too far This is an easy to build, straightforward kit of a
forward so it fouled the trailing edge of the wing little known type with no significant pitfalls,
although some of the smaller photo etched
when the latter was set in its correct position.
parts might be a minor challenge to the
Unwilling to have to redo the paintwork by
uninitiated. Once again Frrom-Azur are willing to
breaking off the screen and resetting it, I
expand the modelling envelope with a very
trimmed the pylon and set the wing about one
credible addition to the between-the-wars/early
millimetre further forward than it should be.
war pantheon. Recommended, and thanks to
I sealed the decals with a light coat of Tamiya
Frrom-Azur for the build sample.
XF-35 semi gloss clear.
Other than the shadowing described earlier, I
did virtually no weathering as there aren't many
 SUPER MYSTERE

The Super Mystere and Sa'ar in Israeli Air Force Service By Yoav Efrati

T
he arms race between Israel and her Arab
neighbors that began prior to the October
1956 war continued in earnest after the
United Nations imposed a cease fire that ended
the conflict. In the two years that followed the
Suez Campaign, the Soviet Union supplied Egypt
with eighty, and Syria with sixty, new afterburner
equipped MiG-17 Fresco Cs. These new
machines had a significant advantage over the
IAF's front line Mystere IV interceptors, which
were not equipped with afterburner. The use of
afterburner provided the MiG pilots with a
better rate of climb and the ability to engage
and disengage from a dogfight at will.
As the first series production Mach 1 capable
Super Mystere took to the air on 26th February
1957, the more capable Mach 2 prototype
Mirage III was being tested. The Mirage III
received rave reviews but the IAF could not
afford the luxury of waiting for the Mach 2
interceptor while its enemies had a superior
fighter in their inventory. As a stop gap measure,
in 1957 the IAF purchased twenty four Super
Mysteres, with the first being delivered on 3rd
December 1958.
The Scorpion squadron was assigned to the
prestigious primary interceptor role between the
years 1959 and 1962. During the three years that
the Super Mystere was used as a front line
interceptor, five intercepts were made against
afterburner equipped Fresco Cs, yet none of the

Sa’ar number 34 again, this time with a full weapons load out. The
Sa’ar number 34 takes to the air in July 1972. The aircraft aircraft could carry 2,680kg (5,000lb) of payload on four external hard
is unarmed and carries only the usual drop tanks points, including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or drop tanks

Sa’ar number 46
undergoing maintenance
at IAI during the 1973 war

Sa’ar number 10 taxis prior to another armed sortie. Note, the

yellow and black identification markings were only applied on the
ninth day of the Yom Kippur War

Super Mystere number 909 was the first aircraft to

undergo the conversion, re-engined at an IAF
maintenance unit at Tel-Nof. Ground trials were carried
out in January 1969 and on 13th February the new
aircraft, the Sa'ar (Tempest), took off on its maiden flight

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When the Yom Kippur War broke out on 6th October 1973, the Sa'ars
went into action on both the Syrian and Egyptian fronts to halt the
invading Arab armies. On the Golan heights, strikes were conducted
against Syrian armour and against the Israeli post on Mount Hermon
taken over by the Syrians. On the southern front, the Sa'ars participated
in attacks against Egyptian forces crossing the Suez Canal and the
makeshift bridges they were using

Modifications to the original airframe included an extension of the rear

fuselage in order to accommodate the new engine, strengthened wings
and two new hard points where the Shafrir 2 air-to-air missile could be
carried. The new aircraft were given a brown/tan/green livery, replacing
the blue and brown scheme of their predecessors

Super Mystere B.2 number 634 on 4th June1967, the eve of the Six Day
War. During the following morning's first attack wave, aimed at Egypt,
the Super Mysteres were tasked with attacking the air fields at Abu-
Sweir, Kabrit, Inchas, Faid and Mansurah

Super Mystere B.2 number 31 in natural metal. The Super Mystere B.2,
sometimes known as the SMB.2, entered production in 1957. Twenty
four aircraft were sold to the Israeli Air Force in 1958. They were well
liked by the Israeli pilots and were a match for the Arab MiG-19 aircraft in
air-to-air combat
Super Mystere B.2 number 34. The Sambad, as the type was known in
Israel (acronym of Super Mystere 2B), was not only the IAF's first
supersonic fighter but also its first aircraft with an afterburning engine

On 20th August 1958 the IAF reformed it second fighter squadron, 105
Ha'akrav (Scorpion) Squadron, at Hazor AFB, headed by Yaakov Nevo.
Five Israeli pilots left for France in September and the first IAF Super
Mysteres arrived at Hazor on 4th December 1958
Super Mystere B.2 number 43 with airbrakes and flaps deployed. 105
Squadron, also known as The Scorpion, was founded in December 1950
as a Spitfire squadron and subsequently operated the P-51 Mustang,
Dassault Super Mystere, IAI Sa'ar and F-4 Phantom II. It currently
operates F-16Ds at Hatzor Airbase

intercepts resulted in kills due to technical
difficulties with the Mystere’s cannons’ gun sight.
In April 1962 the first of seventy two Mirage IIIC
interceptors arrived in Israel, and the Scorpion
squadron had to relinquish its primary
interceptor squadron status to the First Fighter
Squadron without attaining a single kill.
During 1963 the Scorpion squadron obtained
twelve additional Super Mysteres. The additional
aircraft made up for attrition replacements in
addition to enlarging the IAF's attack plane force
with longer range fighters. The Super Mystere's
first attack mission occurred on 13th November
1964, when a Super Mystere formation was sent
to suppress Syrian artillery that was shelling the
Jezrael Valley settlements of Dan and Sha'ar
Yeshuve, situated below the Syrian held Golan
Heights.
On the eve of the Six Day War nine additional
SMB-2s were taken into service on loan from the

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Super Mystere B.2 number 94 in the earlier

brown and blue scheme with bombs

Super Mystere B.2 number 72 in four colour camouflage. This casual

snapshot gives some interesting peripheral views of an IAF airbase and
the equipment deployed

Early encounters with Egyptian MiG-17s took place from March 1959, but other incursions also attracted their attention. One such saw two Sambads
and two Mysteres launched against a high altitude aircraft, which had penetrated Israel's airspace. The fighters failed to intercept the intruder, which
was flying at 70,000ft, beyond the Sambad's service ceiling. It was later identified as an American U-2, probably en route to photograph Israel's nuclear
plant at Dimona. Another encounter with the US took place in the early 1960s when a Super Mystere attempted to approach a USN aircraft that had
overflown Israel. The Super Mystere withdrew after shots were fired at it by the aircraft's rear gunner. More unusual interceptions took place on 9th
September 1959 when Super Mysteres intercepted an Egyptian Vickers Valiant and on 30th October 1966 when a Lebanese DC-7 accidently crossed the
border into Israel

Super Mystere cockpit

showing the main panel

Throughout its service the Super Mystere had suffered from a weak and
ineffectual engine. Furthermore, when France embargoed all weapon
sales to Israel in 1968, following an Israeli commando raid on Beirut
airport, the IAF faced the prospect of running out of spares. These two
factors contributed to the decision made to replace the original Atar
101G-3 engine with the Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8A, already installed in IAF
A-4 Skyhawks

French Air Force, being overhauled by IAI. The
remaining aircraft were returned to France after
the war. The Super Mystere finally attained its
first air-to-air kills on the opening day of Six Day
War. At 7.45am 5th June 1967 formations of
Super Mysteres took off from Hatzor air base on
their way to the Egyptian air bases of Inchas,
Abu-Suair and Kabarit. The formation attacking
Kabarit strafed MiG-15 and MiG-17 fighters lined
up in long rows, awaiting another ordinary day
of training. As the Super Mysteres completed
their strafing runs, an IL-14 military transport
came in for a landing, totally unaware of the
attacking fighters. As the IL-14 pilot made his
final approach on the runway, he was downed
by twenty year old captain Haim Rotem flying
SMB-2 number 43.
Later that afternoon a third wave of fighters
was launched, this time to attack air bases in
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air strikes against Israeli forces. A
formation of four Super Mysteres
Super Mystere
led by squadron commander Yalo
cockpit looking aft
Shavit headed for the Syrian air
with the ejection base of Seyqal, situated 100
seat removed kilometres east of Damascus.
During their attack run they were
challenged by a pair of Syrian MiG-
21F-13s. Thanks to dissimilar
air-to-air training against Israel's
own MiG-21F-13, the Super Mystere
formation downed the Syrian pair.
Scorpion squadron commander
Yalo Shavit was credited with one
of the MiG kills and SMB-2 numbers
65 and 634 were credited with the
MiG-21 kills. As the war raged on,
Scorpion squadron Super Mysteres
were relegated to ground support
missions that cost the squadron
eight of its aircraft.
The end of the Six Day War did
not end the belligerence as only
days after the Israeli victory
Egyptian artillery shelled IDF
outposts along the Suez Canal in a
new thousand day war known as
the War of Attrition. Spare parts for
the rapidly wearing out Atar 101G
engines became scarce as the
embargo imposed by France began
to bite. In August of 1968 a pair of
Super Mystere port cockpit sidewall and console Israeli Air Force aeronautical
engineers proposed replacing the
Super Mysteres' engines with Pratt
& Whitney J52-P-8A engines as
installed in the A-4H Skyhawk. Their
study found that the Super Mystere
with a J52-P-8A engine would
reduce the aircraft's empty weight
by twenty four percent and at the
same time reduce fuel
consumption by twenty two
percent. The decrease in the
aircraft’s empty weight was
translated to a greater wing load
carrying capability made possible
by strengthening of the wing spars.
Together with the new airframe
and power plant, improved
communications and navigation
105 Squadron flew a total of 507 sorties during the Six Day War and lost nine aircraft. Two aircraft were lost on 5th June after attempting to evade
Egyptian MiG-21s. Both crashed, killing both pilots. Another was lost striking a Syrian base on the Golan Height, its pilot killed as well. Six Super Mystere
pilots were killed during the war, and another was taken prisoner
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instrumentation was fitted. The
improved Super Mystere was given
the name Sa'ar. The first engine
transplant took place at the end of
1968, which coincidently coincided
with the first human heart
transplant ever conducted in Israel!
These two events were widely
publicized in the Israeli press as
Super Mystere/Sa'ar number 909
took to the air in February of 1969.
Squadron delivery of the Sa'ar took
place in December of 1969 with the
last of twenty six airframes being
delivered to the IAF by June of
1972.
Between 1969 and 1972, the
Scorpion squadron operated the
J52 Sa'ar alongside the Atar
equipped Super Mystere in
missions along the Suez Canal and
Southern Lebanon against PLO
insurgents. In May of 1973 Israel
celebrated its twenty fifth
independence day anniversary and
twenty two Sa'ar aircraft took to the
air in a massive flypast over
Jerusalem. Five months later the
Yom Kippur War broke out and
Sa'ar aircraft were sent to attack
Syrian Commandos invading
mount Hermon in the north, and
Egyptian bridges erected across the
Suez Canal in the south. On the first
day of operations four Sa'ars were
lost. Due to their common engine,
Sa'ar and Skyhawks were sent to
the same repair facility at Israel
Aircraft Industries. Damage
incurred by other Sa'ar aircraft from
heat seeking SAM-7 Strella
shoulder launched missiles led to
the installation of extended tail
pipes on A-4 Skyhawks toward the
end of the war.
Sixteen aircraft were sold to the
Fuerza Aerea Hondurena in 1975.
Two aircraft are preserved in Israel,
serial 60 at Hatzor AB, and 096 at
the Hatzerim museum.
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Super Mystere and Sa'ar fuselage halves
shown prior to joining. Note the placement of
balance weights aft of the nose gear well and
attachment of the cockpit side walls to the
fuselage halves.
On the Sa’ar fuselage halves the
foremost NACA intake needs to be
filled and an access panel opened
Exhaust parts undergoing painting and
assembly. These are all parts relating to the
SMB.2
Cockpits assembled and painted. The kit
provides both a Super Mystere and Sa'ar
instrument panels.
With all internal subassemblies, nose weight
and exhausts fitted the fuselage halves are
ready to join here the difference between the
Sa’ar (upper) and the SMB.2 (lower) can clearly
be seen
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Special Hobby’s 1/72 Super Mystere and Sa'ar
Kit No: TBC
Scale: 1/72
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
Manufacturer: Special Hobby
I
n my quest to bring something new and
original to this year's IPMS UK nationals at
Telford, my friends at Special Hobby obliged
by sending me test shots of their upcoming 1/72
kits of the Dassault Super Mystere and IAF
General Electric J52 Skyhawk engined Sa'ar.
The challenges I took upon myself, two
months prior to the event, included dry fitting
all assemblies to ensure proper fit prior to
committing to cement, correlating the parts to
the preliminary assembly instructions, which
differ from one another, sourcing external stores,
and scratch building pylons for
their attachment.
First to be assembled were the
wings, which consist of upper and
lower halves that join at
recessed panel lines aft of the
wing leading edge, inboard of
the wing tip fairing, and
forward of the
By Yoav Efrati
flap and aileron hinge lines. By applying Revell
Contacta cement carefully through the metal
tube dispenser onto the upper wing halves'
internal surfaces, adjacent to the joint lines, the
lower wing can be attached to the upper wing
without having glue ooze out along the panel
lines. This part separation ensures that the
outboard wing’s curved dog tooth leading edge
and the complex contours of the aileron hinges
remain clean and sharp.
Next to be assembled were the fuselage half
subassemblies. The long J52 engine tail pipe
external fuselage fairing halves were cemented
to each side using only a small amount of liquid
welding cement, in order to preserved the
external recessed panel lines. Once the aft
fuselage sections were set in place their joints
were reinforced internally with cyanoacrylate
cement. To each fuselage half the main wheel
wells were added with a perfect fit into the
locations moulded for them in the plastic.
Different engine fan faces are provided for the
Atar 9 SMBD.2 and the J52 Sa’ar so one must
choose the one that is applicable to the version
being modelled. I opted to cement the engine
faces to the starboard fuselage half instead of
the intake duct shown in the instructions. With
the engine exhaust section and intake duct in
place, ten grams of fishing weight was attached,
again to the starboard fuselage half, below the
intake duct, aft of the nose wheel well.
To depict the J52 engined Sa'ar’s

external fuselage modifications correctly, on
both fuselage halves, the mid fuselage forward
triangular recessed NACA intake was filled with
cyanoacrylate cement and sanded smooth. To
the access panels aft of the cancelled forward
intake, a 2mm by 2mm intake was opened by
drilling number 80 holes at four corners and
cutting between then with a sharp number 11 X-
Acto blade. The holes were sealed from the
inside with strips of sheet plastic. To the port
side of the nose, a triangular recessed intake was
carved out using three number 80 holes as
guidelines. Above this intake, a 1mm diameter
vent hole was drilled, angled aft. The angle of
attack probe located on the port side of the
nose was not present on the Sa’ar so it was cut
off, and the circular recessed detail surrounding
it was filled with cyanoacrylate filler and sanded
smooth.
Prior to joining the fuselage halves, the
cockpit and sidewalls were spray painted Revell
9 Black and the intake duct, engine fan blades
and tail section Humbrol 56 Aluminium. The
exhaust segments (6,7,21, 66 and 69) were
sprayed Revell 9 Black and dry brushed Humbrol
113 Red Brown.
This being a test shot, it had minor
dimensional errors with the cockpit that
hampered joining the fuselage
halves. These errors
were relayed to
Special
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2mm wide stripes of Tamiya Tape affixed with
extra thin cyanoacrylate cement, is all that
need to be added to this kit's excellent
ejection seat
Hobby’s design team for correction in the As this is an advanced test shot and no
production kit. Attaching the intake lip part 24 weapons sprues were yet prepared I was
to the forward fuselage and intake required obliged to source stores from a variety of
adjustment of the parts as pointed out to me sources
prior to the build by the Special Hobby design
team, and once cemented together the gaps
between the intake lip and duct were filled with
Delux Perfect Filler, which is water soluble and
can be levelled with a cotton swab dampened
with water.
Lower nose pitot tubes and cannon barrels
were furnished from green and blue hypodermic
needles cut to the correct length using the edge
of a file. The vertical fin was attached next using
cyanoacrylate filler and sanded smooth. Scratch built pylon in place and bomb test
fitted with a brass pin to check the accuracy of
The pre-assembled wings with their square
its position. Production kits will include a full
pegs fitted tightly into the corresponding square
complement of weapons and pylons
holes in the fuselage. This tight fit ensured a
strong joint and a symmetrical anhedral wing
angle with no effort.
Since this is a kit still in the design stage, it
also lacked external stores and pylons, which I
had to scratch build. Pylons were built up from
different sizes of Evergreen rods to
match sketches found in issue 18 of
IPMS Israel’s magazine Kne-Mida.
Resin 1,300 litre fuel tanks were
obtained from PJ
Productions, to which The Sa'ar's wing root pylons and Safrir 2
scratch built pylons were missiles were scratch built. Metal syringe and
attached using cyanoacrylate metal rod have been used for the lower nose
cement and pitot tubes and canon barrels.
The Sa'ar's full under wing load dry fitted and
attached with brass pins in their intended
positions
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metal pins. The external pylons were cemented
to the wings, reinforced with metal rods. To the
Super Mystere outboard pylons I fitted a pair of
High Plane Models Resin US AN-M65A1 1,000lb
(500kg) bombs with M129 fins.
To the Sa'ar's outboard pylons I fitted USAF
TERs with a pair of Zuni rocket pods each. The
Sa'ar's wing root Shafrir 2 missiles and pylons
were scratch built using drawings appearing in
Kne-Mida issues 18 and 23. With pylons and
weapons fit complete I prepared the model for
the painting stage by dry fitting the windshield,
canopy, ejection seat, back rest and gun sight.
Once the fit of these items was validated, the
models were ready for painting.
Both the Super Mystere and Sa'ar's 1,300l fuel
tanks, wheel wells, door interiors, landing gear
struts and hubs were painted Testors Model
Masters Polished Aluminium. The Super Mystere
Pylons, landing gear door external surfaces, aft
cockpit fairing, vertical fin antenna, lower
fuselage and horizontal stabilizer lower surfaces
were painted light gray Revell 371, and the
Sa'ar's painted Testors Model Masters Duck Egg
Blue FS35622.
The Super Mystere's upper surface scheme
began with a spray application of Revell 6 Matt
Black over the canopy frame, upper nose and
lower fuselage gun recesses. The black and
lower surface gray areas were masked with
Tamiya Tape and the upper surface sprayed with
a layer of a brown mixed using Humbrol three
parts 110 to one part 119. Paint demarcation
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lines were drawn onto the dried brown paint
using a pencil followed with the application of
0.5mm thin strips of Tamiya Tape applied at the
paint boundaries. The areas due to remain
brown were masked using liquid mask and the
remaining areas sprayed Xtracolor X264,
RAL5008 Blue.
The Sa'ar's desert scheme also began with a
spray application of Revell 6 Matt Black over the
canopy frame and upper nose section. Revell
371 light gray was applied to the aft cockpit
fairing and vertical fin antenna. Pylons, landing
gear door external surfaces and lower fuselage
and horizontal stabilizer were painted Testors
Model Masters Duck Egg Blue FS35622. With the
lower surfaces, black antiglare panel and upper
fuselage grey areas masked, the upper fuselage,
wings and empennage were sprayed Xtracolor
X105 Sand FS13531. Paint demarcation lines
were applied using a pencil and a free hand
spray application of Humbrol 119 Brown and
Xtracolor X148 Green FS14227 followed. The
under wing external Triple Ejection Racks (TERs)
and Zuni rocket forward covers were sprayed
Revell 301 White with the rest of the pod
painted Revell 42, RAL6004 Dark Green.
Decals for this pair were obtained from
IsraDecal sheets IAF-1 and IAF-30, with kill
marking obtained from Armycast decal sheet
ADC72003 IAF Victory Markings 1948-2012. All
decals were applied layered in Future/Klear,
which also forms a perfect barrier for the
application of an oil painting wash.
The kit’s recessed panel lines
were enhanced using a Van Gogh wash mix of
Transparent Oxide Yellow, Ivory Black and
Titanium White diluted with turpentine. The oil
paint weathering was sealed with a semi gloss
mix of Future, alcohol and Tamiya flat base.
Final items to be added were the wing tip
position lights, landing gear, doors and external
stores. The kit’s ejection seat has excellent detail
and adds colour under the crystal clear canopy,
and the all important canopy is a perfect fit.
Conclusion
Thanks to Special Hobby for giving me the
opportunity to take part in the evaluation
process of this new kit. The anticipated release is
in the second half of 2019. The armament to be
included is not yet finalized but may include:
NORD 5103 (AA-20) missiles x 2
Sidewinder missiles x 2
Drop Tanks x 2
Matra 116 Rocket Pod x 2
T-10 Rockets x
250kg Bomb x 2
Rafael Shafrir 1 Missile x 2
Rafael Shafrir 2 Missile x 2
IAF quadruple bomb rack
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Walkaround Yak-9U By Steve Muth

The Champlin Fighter Museum's

Yak-9U (Alan E. Gruening)

T
he Yak-9U was a late version
of the very successful Yak-3
and Yak-7 designs and was
produced in large quantities in the
latter stages of World War 2. 3921
were produced between April 1944
and August 1945. It differed from
its predecessors in having the fabric
fuselage panels replaced with 3mm
plywood skinning. The 1500hp
WK107 engine was used, the oil
coolers and radiator were
relocated, and the aerodynamics
were refined. Performance was
substantially improved.
It was liked by its pilots and was
considered a very forgiving aircraft,
making it ideally suited for the new
aircrew then coming out of the
pilot's schools, and, although the
WK107 was never fully developed,
field mechanics took to the new
engine without difficulty.
This Aircraft
The Yak-9U shown here was in
sad shape when purchased in
Siberia by Mr. Doug Champlin in
1992. It was restored by the Russian
company AVIA-M in Moscow for Mr.
Champlin. When it was completed
and shipped to the museum in
1995 it was reassembled with the
assistance of AVIA-M engineer
Sergey Kotov. The aircraft is a real
Yak-9U with a WK107 engine, not a
conversion of a related airframe.

Looking forward into the cockpit. The sheet metal is a light gray while
the instrument panel and instrument faces are black. Note the upper
Port side of the cockpit. Seat belts appear to be silver gray with orange port control and associated instrument bezels are bright blue with red
backing. In all likelihood they are not original pointers on the instruments

Control column
and floor
details are
shown here. It
is doubtful that
the blue seat
cushion is
accurate. The
floor is light
gray while the
manifold device
on the floor is
olive green. The
rudder straps
are a red brown
leather and the Starboard side of the cockpit.
control column The seat back rest is light tan
is black and appears to be vintage

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Inboard rear view of the

starboard main landing
gear. The fixed brake line
is black while the flexible
line between the wheel
and the strut is tan

Gun sight details are shown here. The body is black with a prominent
silver knob and red/orange face protector pad

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Inboard Front view of the starboard

main landing gear. Note the silver tow
ring on the wheel axle

Close-up of the main landing gear wheel with

details of the tow loop, air valve, red slip The tail wheel cover interior is a yellow brown
indicator, and a small placard with heavy light blue gray overspray

Looking directly up
into the starboard
main landing gear
well. The wheel
portion of the well
is undersurface
light blue-gray

This is the placard adjacent to the aircraft.

The port wing flap interior is a yellowish green It gives a brief description of its history
color but does not look like zinc chromate

A look at the tail and rudder of VH-

YIX, Yakovlev Yak-9UM c/n 0470409,
one of the second batch of
reproduction Yaks

Tailplane of replica Yak-

9U-M, FAA registration
number NX1157H seen
at Reno, Nevada

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Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master
Kit No: 48063
Scale: 1/48
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
Manufacturer: Kinetic
www.luckymodel.com
T
he recognisable blue box synonymous
with this brand has been replaced with a
striking black and gold alternative, but the
change is not just about the box top as Kinetic
have relaunched themselves to signify to the
modeller a change in production facilities,
bringing the design and production in house.
The change in box livery will assist the modeller
in knowing what to expect from the plastic
inside.
Lifting the lid and the first thing that catches
your eye are the more or less completed
fuselage sections. These are packed separately
and push fitted together. Separating them and
having a closer inspection reveals fine surface
detail that is both raised and
engraved as required
around the airframe.
Some is a little on
the chunky side
but can
M 346
An Italian Air Force M-346
arrives at RIAT 2018
Aermacchi’s M 346
By Rick Greenwood
easily be sanded down to reduce its visual
impact.
Very little in the way of casting issues were
noted, these being confined to some mould
parting lines on some of the mating surfaces
along the fuselage seams. The remaining five
dark grey plastic sprues contain the airframe The Martin Baker Mk 16 ejection seats are
parts and a duplicate set of weapon sprues. made up from multiple parts
A highlight of all Kinetic kits is an aftermarket
quality decal sheet and this is true with this
release as well. A quick study of the instructions
seems to imply a straightforward build so let’s
make a start.
Construction Begins
The first stage of the recommended assembly
sequence deals with the construction of the two
Martin Baker Mk 16 ejection seats. These were
constructed by first cementing the two side
frames together before inserting the seat
cushion. The rear sees the addition of the rocket
tubes and some photo etch is included for the The cockpit tub and seats painted up and
harness. The front and rear seat are different so ready to be installed
don’t confuse them, the front seat featuring the
longer canopy breaker horns.
The framework was then painted in Tamiya
Black before being dry brushed with a dark grey
(FS36118) to make the detail stand out a little.
Further detail painting was then hand painted
before the seat cushions were painted dark
green. When the whole unit was finally
assembled a convincing pair of seats was the
result. These were then placed safely in storage
to be added at the end of the build.
A good level of detail in the cockpit tub is
present with the finished unit being made up of
a rear bulkhead and four side walls. The colour
The nose gear leg is a complicated affair as
call outs are for MIG paints only but a handy
can be seen in the instructions
cross reference sheet takes the pain out of cross
matching to
your
Internal airframe parts assembled and ready
to be inserted
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Everything in its rightful place and secured
with Tamiya Extra Thin
The front nose section, encompassing the
cockpit tub, fits well provided all is in
alignment. The joint is not noticeable if
assembled correctly
A close up look at the work carried out on the
underside
The damage as described in the text caused by
a lack of concentration and Tamiya Extra Thin
preferred brand. The whole assembly was
painted in Humbrol 140 and left to dry before
the side console and instrument panels were
masked off and painted black. Individual
switches and dials were then hand painted to
liven the otherwise featureless modern cockpit.
Both cockpit coamings are well detailed and
an etched Heads Up Display adds realism to this
important area. A nice touch from Kinetic are the
zoomed in diagrams for the instrument panels
denoting the exact colours to paint everything.
Subsequently addition of the rudder pedals and
control sticks brought this part of the build to an
end.
Stage four of the recommended build cycle
focuses on the nose gear leg. This has a wealth of
detail when completed and adding at the
suggested stage would undeniably leave it
prone to damage. Other methods of inclusion
were sought to eliminate this issue and a couple
of alternative routes found.
The first is just to add the nose gear leg minus
any other parts as suggested in stage nine
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The underside of the fuselage where the
intakes join needed some careful sanding
work to obtain the best fit possible
A little weight
for the nose to
avoid a tail sitter
Everything taken care of and ready for the flaps
and slats to be added
during completion of the nose gear bay, and
then fold the unsecured leg into the abyss that is
the gear well. The other was to modify the
locator pins slightly and add the completed leg
at the end of the build. This was the preferred
option for this modeller as it easily enabled the
addition of the small parts without manoeuvring
the whole model in order to do so.
The same is true of the main gear bays
outlined in section five, where again abundant
detail was found. This time Kinetic provide a two
part leg of which the uppermost section is
added during construction of the port and
starboard main gear bays.
Work continued with the other internal
fixtures and fittings focussing next on the air
intakes. The internal surfaces were painted gloss
white prior to assembly and the outer lip
masked in preparation of painting the grey
demarcation line later. Just remember to leave a
small tear tab to help with their removal after
the many layers of paint and varnish have been
applied.
All done. Note the main gear stubs, masked
intakes and nose gear bay doors that are
integral with the bay wall
Crocodile clips used to hold everything in
place while the glue dries
The underside wing sections added with the
holes for the pylons opened up
The rear jet exhausts also need to be added
before the fuselage comes together so these had
their internal surfaces painted to capture the
look of burnt metal using various shades of
Alclad.
All the pre-assembled internal items were
then secured with a generous amount of Tamiya
Extra Thin cement to ensure they remained in
place. The nose gear bay was then added to the
front of the lower fuselage section and the glue
allowed to dry. The fit of the separate inboard
intake parts was a little troublesome, but after
careful bouts of sanding and dry fitting
reasonable results were obtained. The cockpit
tub was then entombed in the forward nose
section parts, B7 and B8. With careful alignment
a good fit was gained as this would have a knock
on effect to the seating of the nose with the
lower front fuselage.
Bringing the two fuselage sections together
was the pinnacle of this build and it would make
or break the appearance of the finished model.
When opening the box the two fuselage parts

are seated together and fit really well except
around the rear of the wing and jet exhaust. The
seam line runs horizontally in line with the
trailing edge of the wing and left as it was
resulted in a larger gap than the surrounding
panel lines, drawing attention to the area. After a
quick session of dry fitting the joint was
improved by removing the small mould line
running along the mating surfaces of each part
and by reducing the height of the location pins.
The finished joint is hardly noticeable and very
little in the way of remedial work was required
cleaning the area up.
The radome has a separate tip so the modeller
choosing the prototype machines can add the
extended pitot tube. This is not present on
production machines and part A58 is used
instead. Once glued in place and blended in with
a soft sanding sponge the completed item can
be added to the front fuselage section. The fit
was okay but some work was needed to match
the cross section of the two.
On the review sample it was noticed a small
flaw in the plastic at the mating surface of the
radome left a depression running under the
engraved detail on the circumference of the
radome. The empty space inside the radome and
in front of the cockpit tub was filled with weights
to avoid the possibility of a tail sitter as nothing
is noted in the instruction booklet, so better safe
than sorry.
The lower wing sections had the flashed over
holes opened up for the addition of the under
wing pylons before being secured in place to the
upper fuselage section. The fit here was good
after a number of the locating pins had their
height reduced. The parts were then temporarily
held in place with strips of Tamiya masking tape
until the glue dried. The now assembled
fuselage was left for a couple of days for the glue
to harden fully before commencing any further
work on it.
The fuselage requires the modeller to add a
trio of drop-in panels depending on the options
one has chosen. The small vents on each side of
the fuselage can be shown open or closed
depending on the parts selected. Their fit in the
closed position was good. All that was needed a
quick swipe over with a sanding sponge to
blend them into the surrounding fuselage.
The third part sees the exhaust vent at the
starboard base of the vertical tail inserted. The fit
was a little off to be honest and not great.
Seating the insert on a small blob of Blu-Tack
helped to ensure it sat level in the recess
provided. Once it was aligned correctly Tamiya
Extra Thin was run around the edge to secure it
in place.
It was at this point I realised I had also
managed to glue my clumsy great thumb to it
as well. We all make mistakes
sometimes! Resisting the
temptation to deal with
the damage
immediately the glue
was left to dry
completely.
Before sanding the area to remove the thumb
print, the damage to the small panel aft of the
vent was deemed such as to warrant sanding
and removing it completely rather than totally
rescribe and rivet the area due to time
constraints.
A liberal application of Mr Surfacer 500 took
care of the small discrepancy in the seam and
the surplus filler was removed with a cotton bud
dipped in isopropyl alcohol. This has the
advantage of dissolving the putty but not
affecting the surrounding plastic in the way
sanding would.
The vertical tail was next on the to do list and
this was made up of four parts plus two aerials.
The intake at the base of the leading edge differs
between the prototype and production variants
and as such is supplied as a separate insert. The
fit was perfect and the port and starboard sides
were glued together. Once secure the tail was
attached to the model with a small amount of
superglue to hold it in place, while the
alignment was checked. With everything in
order Tamiya Extra Thin was applied around the
joint to make the bond permanent. Extra care
was taken this time to keep the digits well away
from the seams being worked on!
While the joint was adequate it was
inconsistent, with small holes and gaps noted, so
the Mr Surfacer treatment was repeated for this
area as well.
Before moving onto the wings, the dorsal
airbrake was fitted. The part can be shown in
either the raised or lowered position. The fit was
found to be excellent when closed and it’s hard
to differentiate between the join lines and the
surrounding panel lines.
The wings feature poseable leading edge slats
and trailing edge flaps as well as ailerons. The
choice the modeller makes dictates which
premoulded tabs are removed from the wings.
Electing to show the wing in a dirty
configuration the tabs for the raised flaps etc.
were removed after consultation with the
instruction booklet. The parts were found to be a
positive fit and were secured in place with
slower setting liquid glue so their final alignment
could be checked.
This saw the major build items finished, with
only the more easily damaged smaller parts left
off the model to ease handling and painting
later. The model was then washed in warm
soapy water and checked over for any major
build flaws. With none noted the kit was then
given its first coat of primer.
With a few seams still showing in places, a
little corrective work was undertaken using a
sanding sponge and a dab of Mr Surfacer if
needed. The model was then left to dry
before painting of the camouflage
colours commenced.
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The Painting Process
Adding colour to a model can be an evocative
process - do we go with bright and colourful, or
dull and sometimes classed as boring grey? The
trick is to make the colour scheme look
interesting especially if a single overall colour is
employed. With this in mind the Polish Air Force
example was chosen for this kit for a number of
reasons.
Firstly it’s a two tone camouflage scheme so
has the benefit of a number of colours in the
paint scheme making it easier to make it look
more attention grabbing. Couple this with the
eye catching red of the national insignia as a
total contrast, and it ticks the right boxes.
Weathering needs to be taken into
consideration as well, although as the machines
are new little if any weathering seems so far
noticeable in the reference photos used. A little
artistic licence was required to add another level
of variation to the scheme and to avoid a toy like
appearance while keeping in mind scale effect.
The Polish scheme applied to the jet consists
of overall light grey FS36375 with a disruptive
pattern of FS36270 over the upper surfaces. The
paints of choice were Humbrol 127 for FS36375
and MRP 39 for the FS36270.
The Humbrol was laid down first with a
Badger 150 double action airbrush. The paint
mix was quite thin and consisted of around
eighty percent Mr Hobby self-levelling thinner to
twenty percent paint as the Humbrol enamel is
relatively viscous.
This was then applied at low air pressure in
close proximity to the model’s surface to build
up a satin finish with a number of light coats.
Once fully dry after twenty four hours in a
warm room, the camo pattern was traced onto
the surface of the model in pencil, using
enlarged copies of the paint scheme from the
instruction booklet as templates. The disruptive
pattern of FS36270 was applied, following the
pencil lines free hand with the airbrush. To
enable a fine line to be applied the MRP paint
was thinned a little even though it is an airbrush
ready product.
Once the pattern had been concluded a few
minor touch ups were carried out to remove a
little overspray here and
there and to tighten
the demarcation
lines up a little in
places.
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The leading edge slats in place on the
starboard wing. The fit is good on the tabs
provided
The camouflage colours added prior to
weathering
The canopy fits well
in both the closed
and open positions
The model was then coated in a protective layer
of Klear floor polish and allowed to dry
completely.
Weathering was restrained and limited to a
diluted mix of Dark Dirt wash from Flory Models.
This just made the panel lines stand out a little
and breaks up the surface of the model, without
going for an all out weathering job.
A few stains and streaks were added, again
with the same wash but applied by airbrush in
strategic places such as hinge lines on the flaps
and rudder. As before a thin layer of protective
floor polish was applied to seal the water soluble
wash in place as the water used in decal
application would otherwise wash the residue
from the panel detail. The resulting shiny surface
was then polished to a high sheen with a green
and white Flory Models weathering/sanding
stick.
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The model ready for the painting process to
begin
Ready for decal application
A cutting
template/ma
t was used to
produce
consistently
thin strips of
masking tape
Spoilt for Choice
With any of Kinetic’s kits it is very rare that the
modeller will need to turn to the aftermarket for
their choice of markings, as the kit supplied
offerings are ample. Being printed by Cartograf
ensures top drawer quality, and research by Isra
Decal should guarantee accuracy too.
Six options are included in the kit, two for the
prototype and initial production machines, and
operational jets for the Polish, Singaporean,
Israeli and Italian Air Forces. A number of
different camouflage schemes make for an
interesting combination of subjects. However,
gone are the full colour painting and placement
guides but these can be found by going to the
Kinetic Model Kits website at
www.kineticmodel.com/index.php?route=product
/product&product_id=119&search=346 and
clicking on the user manual link.
The products used
for the paint scheme
Decals are in the process of being added. No
adverse reaction was noted to Daco Strong
setting solution
The kit supplied
options contained
on the decal sheet
The Polish markings were removed from the
sheet for 7002, and behaved admirably when
coated with Daco Red Strong setting solution as
per this modeller’s usual modus operandi. Each
marking was removed from the sheet with a
sharp scalpel blade and dipped in warm water
for a minute or so, before being slid into place
with a clean paint brush.
A good tip for keeping your decal water
useable is to use a coffee cup desk warmer that
heats up and keeps the water in the bowl warm.
Cheap and easy to obtain from well-known
online retailers, it saves having to keep topping
up with tepid water now and again.
With the markings in place and settled down
the only issues found were with the vertical tail
slime lights, as these were found to be too long
for the moulded in detail along the leading
edge. Another quick locally applied gloss coat
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sealed them in and helps what little carrier film and mirrors included on the small metal fret, gear leg had previously been built up attention
was present to become invisible. while plastic parts feature for the inner sills and turned to the main gear. These were simpler to
hinge. work on but still used a number of separate
Once in position they complete the look of parts for each leg but
Final Approach this doesn’t detract
the canopy when viewed in the open position as
With the model now looking pretty good, a lot can be seen. from the detail they
thoughts turned to the rest of the build, and contain.
The blast screen separating the front and rear
there was still a lot to do. First on the list was the The wheels are made
occupants was secured in place with small
canopy, which is supplied in three parts. The first up of two complete
amounts of Gator Grip model glue as it dries
common part is the forward windscreen section halves and the move
clear and won’t fog the clear parts. When the
and then two rear parts are provided. One away from the two parts
canopy is displayed in the open position a
includes the moulded in Micro Detonation Cord plus a central hub that
toothed hinge line holds the canopy in the
(MDC) that is found on the production airframes. Kinetic used to use is
correct position while the actuating arm slots
This is very well executed and is in keeping with welcomed as it eases
into a hole on the rear instrument binnacle.
the scale of the subject. The other glass assembly and clean up.
No glue was used to hold the parts in
section has no MDC and is used for the Detail around the hub is
place, the mechanism works that well.
prototype versions. good too and these
The next items to be looked at were quickly
Masking prior to painting was
were the main gear and
made easier by employing a
wheels, and as the
cutting mat that had graduated
nose
grooves for cutting consistently
thin strips of masking tape.
The framework was
masked off along each
section of canopy
glass and the reminder
of the glazed areas
were then back
filled with
appropriate
sized strips of
Tamiya tape. The
rear section is
provided with
etched
framework

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assembled, a little work carried out to conceal
the seam, and then they were painted. Gunze
Tire Black was used for the wheels while Tamiya
Gloss White was used for the central hub. These
were sprayed through a plastic circle template of
the correct diameter, in preference to masking
the centres of each wheel.
Tamiya Gloss White was also used for the main
gear and nose gear legs and when dry the
details were brought to life with a pale grey
wash. An electrical lead was made from thin lead
wire for the light on the nose gear leg as its
omission looked odd.
The three items were then added to the
model as per the instructions and with the
airframe on its wheels for the first time the
obligatory tail sitter check was conducted with
favourable results. A few small photo etched
parts were then added for the two wing fences
and vents around the tail.
Things Under the Wings
Two impressive weapons sprues are provided
in the kit and these are Kinetic’s generic options
found in some of their other releases. As this
model represented the Polish Fifth Generation
Advanced Trainer only the AIM-9 Sidewinder
items were used from the weapons sprues with
the rest consigned to the spares box. Three fuel
tanks are also provided with the requisite pylons
for the under wing stations and the centre line.
All the tanks and pylons were built up and
painted Italian Sky Grey FS36280 and then had
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their decals applied using the separate diagrams
as referenced on page twenty two of the
instruction booklet. Each pylon is equipped with
sway braces and the outer wing pylons also
required the addition of the launch rails supplied
for the missiles. When attached to the underside
of the wing no glue was required as the flashed
over holes in the wing were drilled out slightly
smaller than required at the time.
Eduard Remove Before Flight tags were added
to bring another splash of colour to the now
completed model.
With the clear canopy parts put to one side for
a moment the whole model was then sprayed
with MRP Semi Matt varnish. There are a number
of smaller aerials that need to be added to the
airframe and these were attached with small
amounts of superglue in their respective
locations around the nose and the upper
fuselage. The navigation lamps were painted red
and green before also being added, this time
with Gator Grip model glue.
The canopies sections were reattached before
finally it was time to step
back and admire our work!
Conclusions
For such a small trainer type airframe the
model encompasses a plethora of detail that
seemed to make the project take little longer
than first expected for a kit of this nature, but I
got totally immersed with this kit and really
enjoyed the build so hats off to Kinetic for
bringing the us a new tool of a new type that’s
just entering service around the world.
Anyone who has seen or built the Kinetic F-18
or SU-33 will know what to expect with the M-
346 kit. The fit was found to be really good and
no major filler jobs were required during
assembly other than the use of Mr Surfacer to
blend some of the seams in. Adjustment of some
of the locating pins was required on some of the
parts but then that can be said for other brands
as well.
Another big improvement made are the
instructions. I didn’t notice any errors on the
pages and the diagrams are better drawn and
easier to understand than in the past. A nice
feature for me was the inclusion of a focused
area showing in more detail how things should
look. The glossy full colour painting diagrams
have gone, but then you can’t have everything!
If this is the shape of things to come from
Kinetic then I for one will be a very excited
modeller to see what they have in store for us.
Highly recommended to all but the novice
due to the detail and photo etch included.
Thanks to Lucky Model for the review kit.
Until next time…
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H o w t o M a k e Y o u R o w n D e c a l s at H o M e
By Brian Griffin Asian Air Arms SIG www.asianairarms.com

D
id you ever see a really inspiring photo of
an aircraft and just had to make a model South Korean T-41. An esoteric
of it, only to find that nobody made the but highly desirable subject
decals in the scale or size or style that you that may prove a challenge for
needed, leaving you to sigh and regretfully
your decal bank
shelve the project?
Due to the variety of markings worn by
modern Asian military aircraft, members of Asian
Air Arms SIG, who model in all scales, often
come up against this problem, yet many highly
skilled modellers recoil when I suggest they
could make their own decals. Still, if I, a sloppy,
careless and impatient modeller, can make
passable decals at home there’s nothing to stop
everyone doing so. Making your own is very
straightforward for generic decals such as
roundels or fin flashes though it is more
challenging when wanting unit badges or
irregular markings. However, it can usually be
done with some thought.
So what do you need to make your own
decals? A computer accessing the Internet, a
printer (no, you don’t need a laser or anything
fancy - mine is a bottom-of-the-range, cheap as
chips HP Envy 5534 inkjet printer), one sheet of
Clear and one of White decal paper (I always use
Mr Decal Paper for speedy service), clear varnish,
a ruler or a pair of dividers and a pair of scissors.
You’ve probably got most if not all of these
things already and the only thing you need to
add is courage!
So let’s have a look at the process. But before
we do we must of course prepare the surface of
the model by spraying or brushing it with a thin
coat of high gloss varnish and leaving it to dry.
First we’ll start with reproducing a roundel
that doesn’t need white or another very light
shade. This is because most home printers can’t
print white. We’ll look at how to get around the
white problem later.

Roundels and Fin Flashes

Using the Internet, find an image of a roundel
that you’d like to turn into a decal. Google
Images are a great source of national markings.
Sometimes the only option is to produce your
Let’s search for, say, Bangladeshi roundels. Press
Return and up they pop onto your screen. Click own home made markings if your chosen
on the image you want, and then save it to your subject is a little left of the mainstream
chosen file.
Next open up Word or an image handling
program such as Microsoft Publisher or Open
Office Draw, which is free to download, and
import the image from where you saved it. Now
using the handles, adjust the size of the image
roughly to suit the model. I do this quite Your successful Internet search
scientifically by... guessing. I then lay out several for the roundels you need
different sized images and print them onto a
plain sheet of ordinary paper.
Now with nail scissors cut out each one and
lay them in position on the wing/fuselage. When
you’ve decided which would be the best sizes for
the job, go back to the computer and delete
those you don’t need. Next search for
Bangladeshi Fin Flashes and follow the same
process.
Then set up your selected images on the
screen, by laying them across the top of the
page as this will make best use of your precious
decal paper. Just in case of problems later, make

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Here is your chosen image, which
using basic computer skills can be
sized accordingly
Fantasy Printshop Disc
and Rectangle Underlays
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Fin flashes have now been sourced, sized and added to the file with the roundels
our final layout is now complete and will look something like this
Google translator has been employed
to source the lettering required
Fantasy Printshop Disc
and Rectangle Underlays
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Ensure you print
roundels in several sizes
more than you need. Save this image and
proceed to the next step.
Letters and Numbers
Type in the letters/numbers you want and
work through the fonts on your computer until
you find one that seems the same or very close
to that used on your photograph of the aircraft.
As before print out a selection of sizes onto plain
paper, cut them out and size them against the
model. When you’ve identified your preferred
font and size, make excess copies and lay them
across the page on the screen under the
roundels and save the file.
To replicate lettering from countries that use
different alphabets to ours, you’ll have to use a
little bit of imagination I use Microsoft Translator
and again scientifically guess what the marking
might say, for example Air Force or Coast Guard.
I type this into the translator, select the language
that the country uses, click the button and a
translation will appear. Look at it very carefully
and if it’s the same as that shown on your
photograph, then you’re in business. If it’s not
the same, guess at another title, and so on.
Actually it’s very rare that you don’t get it right
the first or second time. But remember, this is
not suitable for white letters.
Now cut and paste the translated phrase and
as before make several sizes to see which is best
for the model. Then lay out excess copies of the
selected size, and position them below the
roundels.
If you need say four items, then lay out six. It’ll
cost you barely anymore and you’ll have back-
ups in case you have a problem.
As a double check, print it all out on plain
white paper and cut out a sample of each
marking. If everything seems correctly sized,
insert a sheet of clear decal paper into the paper
tray of your printer, shiny face down. You can set
the printer to Fine or Best Quality, though I find
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that this is not always necessary, and press Print.
After the decal sheet has printed out, lay it
flat, printed side up, for about fifteen minutes for
the ink to dry as if you don’t the ink will smudge.
Then cut out your images, right across the top of
the paper so the decals are on one continuous
piece. Put the unused decal paper away safely as
this can be used on other occasions. Next spray
your new decals with a coat of a high gloss
varnish. As I don’t do air-brushing, I use a rattle
can such as Humbrol, Tamiya or Mr. Hobby’s
Super Clear. Let it dry flat for fifteen minutes and
then spray again. I then repeat this process one
last time, making a total of three varnish
applications.
Now cut the designs out of the decal sheet.
Being clear decal paper, it’s not essential that
you trim close up to the edge, though it is
desirable. If you use scissors, they should be
small, pointed and sharp so that you can get a
clean cut. Many people recommend the use of
setting solutions such as Micro Set or Micro Sol
or similar, although as homemade decals can be
extremely thin and fragile, I find setting
solutions to be too aggressive, frequently
resulting in the smearing or disintegration of the
images, so I rarely use them.
Dip the decal into warm water for about thirty
seconds, no longer because it will loosen very
quickly. Take it out, still on its backing paper, and
lay it on a piece of paper towel, to absorb the
water residue. Using a damp cotton wool tip or
paintbrush slightly push the decal to see if it’s
coming loose from the backing paper. If not, be
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a bit patient and it will gradually loosen. If you
leave your decal in the water for too long, it will
dilute the adhesive coat on the back, and will
give you adhesion problems. Homemade decals
are not as forgiving as commercial decals in this
respect.
When the decal starts to loosen, slide the
image slightly to expose a corner of backing
paper. Then grasp the exposed corner with your
tweezers and lay the decal as close to the
desired position as possible. Gently lay the
cotton wool tip or paintbrush onto the surface of
the image and then use your tweezers to pull
the backing paper away slowly. As these decals
are very fragile they won’t take rough handling
so do try to position them as close to the right
spot as possible as you won't get a lot of
opportunity to adjust them. But if disaster does
strike, don’t worry. Remember that you took the
precaution of printing off extra copies didn’t
you? So you’re okay to have another go!
Let it dry overnight and the next day spray the
model with your preferred varnish to seal
everything in and to give the finish you require.
The remains of the decal sheet that you earlier
cut off and stored away can be re-used in the
printer as many times as you like, so it makes
sense to lay out your images prudently. As you
progressively use the paper for other projects, it
will of course get smaller and smaller until your
printer will no longer accept it. But you can still
make use of it by adjusting the paper tray to take
a smaller size paper.
A good clear image of
the desired insignia
The image in situ on
the model
White/Light Coloured Roundels and Fin
Flashes
Not many printers are able to print white so if
you need an image that features white, this
makes things harder but you do have several
options:
• Print the image straight onto White decal
paper, and then cut it out very carefully. A
very steady hand is required when cutting
around a circle! White decal paper will give
you the white you want, plus it’ll give an
excellent depth of colour to light shades such
as yellow.
• Before applying the coloured decal, underlay
it, with a commercially available white decal,
available as sheet, discs, stars ‘n’ bars or
rectangles. Then when the underlay is dry,
apply the coloured decal on top. This works
well also if a very light shade features in the
decal, e.g. yellow or light blue or grey as the
underlay lends depth to the colour.
• If you don’t want to buy commercial
underlays, invest in a cheap punch and die
set. My cheap and nasty foreign set has about
fifteen different diameters and cost me about
a fiver. Use it to punch out white disc
underlays from solid white decal paper. This
can occasionally result in wrinkles at the
edges of the disc, so you’ll need to punch out
a few extras.
• In the case of light shades, another but less
effective option is the printing out of a second
identical decal and laying it precisely on top
of the first, thereby strengthening the colour.
This is not brilliant but you can get away with
it sometimes.
White Letters and Numerals
Without a sophisticated printer you’re going
to have a problem with white lettering/numerals
because your printer can’t print white. However
you can always print the letter/number using a
fine grey outline, on to white decal paper and
trim very carefully inside the lines, which is not
too easy. Being a lazy modeller, this is too much
of a pain for me and as there is a very wide
selection of white lettering/numerals on the
market. I usually can find what I need in this way
and if I can’t, I have to do without or use artistic
licence.
Unit/Irregular Markings
For unit or irregular markings using white or a
light colour, the biggest problem is getting an
image that is directly facing you. If you can get
one, then copy and size the image as before
until it fits. Next cut out a piece of white decal
paper slightly smaller than the shape and size of
the badge and place it on the model first as an
underlay. Then, when it’s dry, place the coloured
decal on top. If you can’t find a good enough
image then it’s up to your CAD drawing skills.
CAD can produce amazing results but for less
skilled users like myself the best I can ever
achieve is an approximation, but as my Mum
used to say, this is better than a kick in the pants.
Conclusion
Over the years, I’ve found that I haven’t really
got much better at making my own decals,
rather I’ve got less bad. But it has opened up a
kaleidoscope of opportunities as I can now make
almost any decals I like and for a fraction of the
cost of buying commercial sheets. I strongly
recommend you go for it, you’ll make some
hopeless efforts at first, and I still do, but you will
get the hang of it. And remember, if I can do it
anyone can. For more information on decals go
to www.asianairarms.com
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PREVIEW
Hawker Tempest Mk V
Series 1
Kit No: 82121
Scale: 1/48
Type: Injection Moulded
Plastic
Manufacturer: Eduard
www.eduard.com
I
t seems to be a bit of a trend in
modelling circles for
manufactures to start retooling
some of their older kits; Airfix with
a lot of their 1/72 kits, then Tamiya
with their Mk I Spitfire and now
Eduard with a new tooled Tempest
Mk V…
Eduard first released a Tempest
back as far as 1997 and this has
now been superseded by a 2018
tooling of the same variant. Just so
there is no confusion the new kit
has nothing in common with the
older release apart from the name.
A great piece of artwork adorns
the new box top and invites the
modeller to lift the lid on what can
only be described as state of the art
tooling. On first impression the kit
stands up right alongside the likes
of the Spitfire, Me 109s and Fw190s
released by the same company.
The plastic is the rather hard dark
blue grey type that holds the
engraved detail exceptionally well.
The five coloured plastic sprues
hold a modest number of parts
indicating that this build should be
quite straightforward. A circular
sprue holds the clear parts that are
of equal quality to the solid
mouldings.
The surface detail is stunning
and rivet detail is as fine as it can be
in this scale, although care will be
needed during the painting stages
not to be too heavy handed in
laying down the paint to avoid any
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risk of obscuring the details.
As this is the ProfiPack boxing
then a coloured photo etched fret
and canopy masks are also
included. The instruction booklet is
provided in A4 format and is
printed on good quality glossy
paper. It guides the modeller to
completion of the build over a
dozen well illustrated pages
containing exploded view
diagrams.
Detail is comprehensive in the
cockpit as one would expect and
the plastic parts have well rendered
raised details if you choose not to
use the photo etch or decals
provided for the instrument panels.
Ailerons, rudder and elevators
are provided as separate parts so it
shouldn’t be too difficult to add
them in a displaced position should
you wish.
Six aircraft feature on the decal
sheet, which is printed by
Cartograf. All are in Ocean Grey and
Dark Green camouflaged upper
surfaces over Medium Sea Grey,
with some carrying black and white
invasion stripes.
Markings are as follows:
• EJN766, 486 (RNZAF) Squadron,
Castle Camp, April 1944
• JN751, Wg Cdr Ronald P.
Beamont DSO, DFC & bar, CO of
150 Wing, Bradwell Bay, April
1944
• JN755, 3 Squadron, Newchurch,
May 1944
• JN751, Wg Cdr Ronald P.
Beamont DSO, DFC & bar, CO of
150 Wing, Newchurch, June 1944
• JN763, 486 (RNZAF) Squadron,
Newchurch, June 1944
• JN765, 3 Squadron, Newchurch,
June 1944
All together a really good package
and one I look forward to building
in due course.
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From Pup to Snipe – Sopwith’s Camel
By Richard Mason
M
ention the word ‘Sopwith’
in any gathering and the
odds are most people
present will not immediately think
of the elegant Batboat, the
Dolphin, or even the Pup. The
Sopwith Camel has become one of
our national treasures, like the
Spitfire, the Flying Scotsman and
the Red Arrows, transcending any
further knowledge of its actual
career or usage. Like all such sacred
cows there is a measure of value in
its reputation, but just so there is a
great vacuum of undigested
information that tells the real story
behind what to many is just a
name. To eulogise the Camel you
don’t need to know what it did,
who flew it, or even be able to pick
it out of a line-up. For most it is
enough to accept that it was the
greatest British fighter of World War
I. It wasn’t, of course, but popular
culture has adopted it as such.
The Camel was, for a year or so,
the bridge that successfully
spanned the gap between the Pup,
outgunned and outmanoeuvred by
the newer Albatross types, and the
Snipe, Sopwith’s ultimate biplane
fighter that would have eclipsed
the Camel had it not been stopped
in its tracks by no less an adversary
than the Armistice…
In May 1917, the first production
contract for an initial batch of 250
Camels was issued by the British
War Office. Throughout 1917, a
total of 1325 Camels were
manufactured, almost entirely of
the initial F.1 variant and by the
time that production of the type
came to an end, approximately
5490 Camels of all types had been
built. The aircraft had been
developed to replace Sopwith’s
own Pup, which had become
outclassed by the rapid
development of German aircraft
such as the Albatross D.III. Initial
procurement of French Nieuport
17s as an interim measure had
failed to close the gap and it had
become a matter of some urgency
to introduce a new fighter with
better armament and performance.
The design effort to produce this
successor, initially designated as
the Sopwith F.1, was headed by
Sopwith's chief designer, Herbert
Smith. Initially the new aircraft was
simply referred to as the ‘Big Pup’,
but a metal fairing over the gun
breeches, intended to protect the
guns from freezing at altitude,
created a hump that led pilots to Royal Flying Corps Sopwith F.1 Camel. Though not an easy aircraft to fly,
refer to the aircraft as the ‘Camel’, it offered a high level of manoeuvrability to an experienced pilot, an
the name that has gone down in attribute highly valued in the type's principal use as a fighter aircraft
history, but was never applied
officially.
The Camel conformed to
contemporary design in having a
wooden box-like fuselage
structure, an aluminium engine
cowling, plywood panels around
the cockpit, and fabric-covered
fuselage, wings and tail. While
undeniably bearing a family
resemblance to the Pup, it was
furnished with a noticeably bulkier
fuselage, and for the first time on
an operational British fighter, two
0.303in (7.7mm) Vickers machine
guns were mounted directly in
front of the cockpit, synchronised
to fire forwards through the
propeller disc. In addition to the The lack of upper wing dihedral is apparent in this rear view, along with
machine guns, a total of four the cant on the lower wing that meant the wings were closer at their tip
Cooper bombs could be carried for than at their root – a notable characteristic of the type and one that is
ground attack purposes. often erroneously interpreted as anhedral in the upper wing
Production Camels were powered
by various rotary engines, most
commonly either the Clerget 9B or
the Bentley BR1, although a
number of other engines were
employed as well, a measure
initiated to prevent any disruption
in manufacturing should problems
with the supply of any one single
powerplant arise. An accelerated
production output was likewise
facilitated by a design feature that
culminated in the gap between the
wings being less at the tips than at
the roots, a change made at the
suggestion of Fred Sigrist, the
Sopwith works manager, as a
measure to simplify the aircraft's
construction. The bottom wing was
rigged with 5° dihedral while the This stripped down replica airframe gives an excellent idea of the
top wing lacked any dihedral at all, Camel’s internal structure. The aircraft was built by the Northern
a characteristic very noticeable on Aeroplane Workshops in Yorkshire, and is seen here at Old Warden on
the day of the 2013 Autumn Airshow (Alan Wilson)
the aircraft in any scale and an
 148th Aero Squadron Camels under preparation for a daylight raid Navalised Camels
on German trenches. The 148th Aero Squadron was a unit of the on the aircraft
United States Army Air Service that fought on the Western Front carrier HMS
during World War I. The squadron flew combat operations Furious prior to
attached to the British Royal Air Force between July–October 1918 raiding the
Tondern airship
hangars

Sopwith 2F.1 Camel

suspended from airship
R 23 prior to a test flight Major Wilfred Ashton McCloughry MC, Officer
Commanding, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying
Corps (AFC), in front of his Sopwith Camel

A Sopwith Camel with its nose buried in the ground after being forced
down. The location is ‘Clapham Junction’, in front of Zillebeke, West
Flanders, 26th September 1917

essential element of any accurate replica
The prototype Camel was first flown by Harry
Hawker at Brooklands, Surrey on 22 December
1916, powered by a 110hp Clerget 9Z.
Unlike its predecessors the Pup and the
Triplane, the Camel was considered to be
difficult to fly. Both its extreme manoeuvrability
and its difficult handling were due to the close
placement of the engine, pilot, guns and fuel
tank (some 90% of the aircraft's weight) within
the front seven feet of the aircraft, and to the
strong gyroscopic effect of the rotating mass of
the cylinders common to rotary engines. In the
hands of an inexperienced pilot it could be a
difficult aircraft to fly, and gained a reputation as
a killer, but with an experienced pilot who knew
its foibles it was transformed into one of the best
fighting machines of its age. But of course
novices and trainees far outweighed the
experienced pilots needed to get the best out of
the new machine and it quickly gained an
unfortunate reputation with those introduced to
it. Some inexperienced pilots crashed on take-
off when the full fuel load pushed the aircraft's
centre of gravity beyond safe limits, while in
level flight, the Camel was markedly tail-heavy
and as it lacked a variable incidence tailplane,
the pilot had to apply constant forward pressure
on the control stick to maintain a level attitude
at low altitude, although the aircraft could be
rigged so that at higher altitudes it could be
flown ‘hands off’. A stall immediately resulted in
a dangerous spin. Captain Norman Macmillan
noted that when spinning accidents began to
receive special attention during 1918, the Camel
was found to be the worst offender. There were
twenty seven Camel fatal spinning accidents in
May 1918, and fourteen more just outside that
month. Nineteen were from 500ft or less and
twenty two from height.
A two-seat trainer version of the Camel was
built to ease the transition process, and while its
somewhat unofficial origins remain obscure the
memoirs of one Lt Col L.A. Strange, who served
with the Central Flying School, record how with
the assistance of one Lieutenant Morgan, who
managed the workshops, he took the main tank
out of several Camels and replaced them with a
smaller one, which enabled the aircraft to be
equipped with dual controls. Jack Bruce records
that one of the first dual Camels was made
about the middle of 1918 in the Aeroplane
Repair Section of the 23rd Training Wing at
South Carlton. It was converted from a standard
single-seat aircraft by Capt. W.R. Roche-Kelly and
was flying in the summer of 1918. Albeit late in
the day such conversions, and dual instruction,
went some way to alleviating the previously
unacceptable casualties incurred during the
critical type-specific solo training stage.
In June 1917, the Sopwith Camel entered
service with No. 4 Squadron of the Royal Naval
Air Service, which was stationed near Dunkirk,
and this became the first squadron to operate
the type. Its first combat flight and reportedly its
first victory claim were both made on 4 July
1917 and by the end of the month, the Camel
also equipped No. 3 and No. 9 Naval Squadrons
and had become operational with No. 70
Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. By February
1918, no less than thirteen squadrons had the
Camel as their primary equipment.
The Camel proved to have better
manoeuvrability than the Albatros D.III and D.V
and offered heavier armament and better
performance than both the Pup and Triplane. Its
controls were light and sensitive. The aircraft
turned more slowly to port, which resulted in a
nose-up attitude due to the torque of the rotary
engine, but this same facet also resulted in it
being able to turn to starboard quicker than
other fighters – indeed because of this some
pilots preferred to change heading 90° to port
by turning 270° to starboard.
An important role for the Camel was home
defence. The RNAS flew Camels from Eastchurch
and Manston airfields against daylight raids by
German bombers, including Gothas, from July
1917. The public outcry against the night raids
and the poor response of London's defences
resulted in the RFC deciding to divert Camels
that had been heading overseas for the
purposes of home defence. In July 1917 44
Squadron RFC reformed and reequipped with
the Camel to conduct the home defence
mission. By August 1918, a total of seven home
defence squadrons were operating the machine.
The Germans rapidly switched their attacks to
night time to avoid the attentions of the home
Several US Army squadrons operated the Camel. Two of these, the 17th and 148th Aero Squadrons, saw combat while assigned to British forces
during the summer and autumn of 1918 and counted a number of high-scoring American aces among their ranks. Another American unit, the
185th Aero Squadron, used the Camel as a night fighter during the last month of the war. USAF personnel built this replica from original WWI
factory drawings, completing it in 1974. The aircraft is painted and marked as the Camel flown by Lt. George A. Vaughn Jr. of the 17th Aero
Squadron, America's second-ranking Air Service ace to survive the war
defence squadrons, so the RFC adapted its
aircraft to serve as night fighters, equipping
them with navigation lights, while a smaller
number of Camels were more extensively
reconfigured with the Vickers machine guns
replaced by over wing Lewis guns and the
cockpit moved rearwards so the pilot could
reload the guns. This modification, which
became known as the ‘Sopwith Comic’ allowed
the guns to be fired without affecting the pilot's
night vision, and allowed the use of new, more
effective incendiary ammunition that was
considered unsafe to fire from the usual
synchronised Vickers guns.
The Camel was successfully used to intercept
and shoot down German bombers on many
occasions during 1918, serving in this capacity
through to the final German bombing raid upon
Britain on the night of the 20/21 May 1918,
when a combined force of seventy four Camels
and S.E.5s intercepted twenty eight Gothas and
Zeppelin-Staaken R.VIs. Three of the German
bombers were shot down, while two more were
downed by anti-aircraft fire from the ground and
a further aircraft was lost to engine failure.
The Camel night fighter was also operated by
151 Squadron to intercept German night
bombers operating over the Western Front.
These aircraft were not only deployed
defensively, but often carried out night intruder
missions against German airstrips. After five
months of operations, 151 Squadron had
claimed responsibility for shooting down a total
of twenty six German aircraft.
Like the Pup, the Camel went to sea, with the
RNAS operating a number of 2F.1s that were
suitable for launching from platforms mounted
on the turrets of major warships as well as from
some of the earliest aircraft carriers to be built.
Furthermore, the Camel could be deployed from
aircraft lighters, which were specially modified
barges that had to be towed fast enough for the
aircraft to take off. These lighters served as a
means of launching interception sorties against
incoming enemy air raids from a more
advantageous position than had been possible
when using shore bases alone.
During the summer of 1918, a single 2F.1
Camel, No.N6814, participated in a series of trials
as a parasite fighter using the airship R23 as a
mothership.
By mid-1918, the Camel had become
obsolescent as a day fighter as its climb rate,
level speed and performance at altitudes over
12000ft (3650m) were outclassed by the latest
German fighters, such as the Fokker D.VII.
However, it remained viable as a ground-attack
and infantry support aircraft and was
increasingly used in that capacity. The Camel
inflicted high losses on German ground forces,
albeit suffering from a high rate of losses itself in
turn, dropping 25lb (11kg) Cooper bombs and
making low-level strafing runs. The protracted
development of the Camel's replacement, the
Sopwith Snipe, resulted in the Camel remaining
in service in this capacity until well after the
signing of the Armistice.
Following World War I the Camel saw further
combat action when a number of British
squadrons were deployed to Russia as a part of
the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.
Between the Camel and the S.E.5, which were
the two main types deployed to the Caspian Sea
area in order to bomb Bolshevik bases and to
provide aerial support to the Royal Navy
warships present, Allied control of the Caspian
region had been achieved by May 1919. Starting
in March 1919, direct support was also provided
for White Russian forces, carrying out
reconnaissance, ground attack, and escort
operations. During the summer of 1919, Camels
of No. 47 Squadron conducted offensive
operations in the vicinity of Tsaritsyn, with
targets including enemy aircraft, cavalry
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Sopwith F. 1 Camel, B7275, ´P´, C Flight, 3(N) Squadron RNAS and later 203 Squadron
RAF, March - April 1918. This Bentley BR. 1 powered aircraft was flown by R. Sykes (6
victories), E. Pierce (9 victories), R. A. Little (47 victories) and H. Beamish (11 victories)

Sopwith F. 1 Camel, B3889, ´B 1´, B Flight, 70 Squadron RFC, August 1917. Clerget powered Camel B3889
was flown by C. Collett (11 victories). This aircraft was one of several Camels delivered to 70 Squadron to replace
their aging Sopwith 1 & 1/2 Strutters. This squadron was the first RFC unit to be equipped with Sopwith Camel

Sopwith F. 1 Camel, B6289, ´A´, A Flight, 10(N) Squadron RNAS,January 1918. Camel
B6289 was flown by W. Alexander (23 victories) and H. Nelson (1 victory). It was destroyed in
a fatal crash in late June 1918 that killed its pilot R. Haye

Sopwith F.1 Camel, B3781, 3(N) Squadron RNAS, aircraft flown by J. W. P. Elwood,
St. Pol, August 1917. Aircraft is in standard camouflage scheme with Red hearts as a
personal marking of the pilot. Red hearts repeated on top of the wings.
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Sopwith F.1 Camel, F2141, ´L´, B Flight, 17th Aero Squadron USAS,
August - October 1918. The 17th Aero Squadron was one of two USAS
pursuit squadrons equipped by the RAF. As such they used RAF unit
markings - the White ‘Dumbell’ on the fuselage. The letter ‘L’ was
repeated on the starboard top wing

Sopwith F.1 Camel, N6377, ´TIKI´, 3(N) Squadron RNAS, Furnes,

Belgium, September 1917. Aircraft flown by Harold Beamish

Sopwith F.1 Camel, C´1555, ´Suds´, A Flight, 78 Squadron RFC, January 1918.
Aircraft flown by F. Luxmoore (3 victories).This Camel was used for Anti-Gotha
patrols over the UK

Sopwith F.1 Camel, ´Sylvestre´, flown by Maj. E. L. Foot, Gosport, 1918.

This Camel was used for training purposes after the war
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Sopwith F.1 Camel, F2137, ´U´, C Flight, 46 Squadron RAF, October 1918. This Camel was
delivered to 46 Squadron in September 1918 and flown by C Flight commander D. MacLaren
(54 victories). The White stripe was the 46 Squadron unit marking used after March 1918. The
Red wheels and spinner denote C Flight

Sopwith F.1 Camel, B2455, 28 Squadron RAF,

Italy, May 1918 Aircraft flown by E. G. Forder

Sopwith F.1 Camel, ´C´, A Flight, 28 Squadron RFC, 1918.

This is a very nice example of colourful Sopwith Camel
markings during the last months of the war

Sopwith F.1 Camel, B6212, ´Black Prince´, 13 Squadron RNAS, Dunkerque,

France, October 1917. Flown by W. J. MacKenzie, this Camel crashed near
Bergues on February 19th, 1918. It was delivered to 203 Squadron after repairs
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formations, and river traffic. During
late 1919 and early 1920, the RAF
detachment operated in support of
General Vladimir May-Mayevsky's
counter-revolutionary volunteer
army during intense fighting
around Kharkov. In March 1920, the
remainder of the force was
evacuated and their remaining
aircraft were deliberately destroyed
to avoid them falling into enemy
hands.
Camels were also supplied to
Estonia during the continuing war
of independence against Soviet
Russia and saw service with a
number of countries including
Belgium, which employed upwards
of fifty aircraft during the Great
War, the Australian Flying Corps,
which equipped four squadrons
with the type in the UK and France,
and Poland, whose eclectic air force
operated at least one Camel
alongside a mixed bag of aircraft
from all over Europe in the early
post-war period.
The Camel was the principal
fighter of the Hellenic Naval Flying
Corps from 1918 to 1921. They
were used for the first time by the
in August 1917, in the Aegean Sea,
where they operated intensively
until the end of the war and then
extensively In the Asia Minor
campaign and, along with other
fighters, established the supremacy
of the Hellenic Flying Corps during
the first half of the campaign.
The Latvian Air Force initially
employed captured former
Bolshevik aircraft. Seven Sopwith
Camels and three Sopwith 1½
Strutters were received from the
British in December 1919.
A Great War legend, nonetheless
the Camel saw frontline service for
less than eighteen months, and
while its meteoric rise and
subsequent success make it a
worthy subject for modellers and
aviation enthusiasts alike, like the
Spitfire one cannot help but feel
there are so many more interesting
aircraft that have not been
awarded the accolade of popular
interest. Still, the Camel achieved
its goals, tipped the balance, and
held the line when it was needed
and its manoeuvrability in combat,
and widespread deployment have
overshadowed its reputation as an
aircraft to be handled with care.
Aircrews used to joke that it offered
the choice between a ‘wooden
cross, the Red Cross, or a Victoria
Cross’. A generation of modellers
know it chiefly as the other kit in
the Dogfight Double, along with
the Albatross, but nowadays we
have beautiful kits in so many
scales to enjoy its distinctive front-
loaded appearance and aggressive
stance, and a much wider
appreciation of the age in which it
flew.
Variants
sopwith camel F.1
The F.1 was the main production
version, armed with twin
synchronised Vickers guns
sopwith camel 2F.1
The 2F.1 was a shipboard variant
with a slightly shorter wingspan
and a Bentley BR1 as its standard
engine. Additionally, one Vickers
gun was replaced by an over wing
Lewis gun.
sopwith camel ‘comic’ night
Sopwith Camel 2F1 at the Imperial War Museum in London. This is the
fighter
navy version and carries a pair mounted of Lewis .303 machine guns on
The ‘Comic’ was a Camel variant top of the upper wing, firing above the propeller disc. The aircraft
designed specifically for night- pictured was flown by Flight Sub-Lieutenant Stuart D Culley, from a
fighting duties. The twin Vickers barge towed by the destroyer HMS Redoubt on 11th August 1918 when
guns were replaced by two Lewis he shot down German Zeppelins L.53, the last to fall during the war (Max
guns on Foster mountings firing Smith)
forward over the top wing and the
pilot’s position relocated twelve
inches (30cm) to the rear, while the
A look into the cockpit
fuel tank was moved forward.
of the Imperial War
Museum’s 2F1
F.1/1
The F1/1 was a version with
tapered wings and broader
interplane struts
t.F.1
The T.F.1 was an experimental
trench fighter used for
development work for the Sopwith
Salamander. Its machine guns were
angled downwards for efficient
strafing, and it featured armour
plating for protection.
trainer
The trainer variant had a second
cockpit behind the usual pilot's
position, replacing the main fuel
tank, for which a smaller item was
substituted. The weapons were
removed, although the hump was
sometimes kept.
General
characteristics
crew: One
length: 18ft 9in (5.72m)
Wingspan: 28ft 0in (8.53m)
Powerplant: 1 × Clerget 9B
9-cylinder Rotary engine, 130hp
(97 kW)
Maximum speed: 113mph
(182km/h)
range: 300mi ferry (485km)
service ceiling: 19000ft (5791m)
rate of climb: 1085ft/min (5.5m/s)
arMaMent
This replica is a collaboration between the Northern Aeroplane
Guns: Two synchronized .303 inch
Workshops and the Shuttleworth Trust. The airframe is high grade
Vickers machine guns spruce and birch ply, with the longerons and tail skid, made from
Bombs: Four 20lb. Cooper bombs airworthy grade ash and is displayed as D 1851 named IKANOPIT
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The Camel in Scale
U
nsurprisingly the Camel has
been well-served twice over,
with a raft full of obsolete
kits of assorted vintages now
replaced by modern toolings in
most scales. With building rather
than collecting in mind, then, the
following stand out of the crowd:
In 1/144 the Sram resin kit has
been supplanted by Valom’s dual
combo, an injection moulded affair
that offers two complete kits in the
box. Moulding is excellent and four
decal options are provided,
including one captured German
machine, which does make for a
nice change from PC10…
1/72 is likewise uncomplicated
with Roden’s kits clearly leading the
field. Roden offer six boxings,
including a two-seater, and with
their tooling dating from 2005 are a
generation or two ahead of the
nearest competitors.
Esci/Academy/Revell/Airfix kits can
be safely consigned to the attic.
Likewise Keil Kraft, Plasty, Nichimo
and Renwal, but note that the
Encore kit is a rebox of the Roden
kit by Squadron MMD. Mention
should be made at this juncture of
the Eduard ‘stripdown’ kit, dating
from 1997. This is an etched project
building up into a naked airframe,
and if you have the patience to
complete and rig it will reward you
with an exquisite little model.
Scaling up to 1/48 the clear
winner is the Eduard kit. An earlier
tooling was released by Aurora in
1958 – reboxed by Merit,
Monogram, Atma Paulista,
Hasegawa, Smer and Revell. The
Blue Max kit is a more recent
tooling from 1997 but is a limited
run release with white metal parts
and while an improvement on the
old Aurora kit is clearly superseded
by Eduard’s crisp 2003 effort.
In 1/32 Hobbycraft’s 2005
tooling has been issued by both
Academy and Italeri. Be advised
though that there is an earlier
tooling from this company that has
some serious issues with shape and
outline. Wingnut Wings’ five
boxings, dating from 2017 and
offering their usual comprehensive
package, will be most modellers’
first choice.
If you want to go bigger still then
Revell’s 1/28 kit has been issued
many times over the years. Given its
vintage it is needless to say lacking
in detail for a kit of these
proportions, but if you prefer size
over commonality of scale then it
will provide a solid basis for some
scratchbuilding. Scaling up again
though, MustHave offered a resin
kit in 1/24, which at least has the
benefit of falling into an existing
niche, even if it is not a very big
one. This kit was originally released
in 2010 by Contact Resine.
Hasegawa’s 1/16 kit is touted as
being ‘museum quality’, which
really rather depends, one might
suppose, on the modeller building
it. Unfortunately it only offers the
bare frame of the aircraft, although
presumably the dedicated museum
builder could cover it authentically
with doped fabric if they chose. If
your museum is large enough, of
course, Hasegawa also offer a
similar kit in 1/8. Go wild.
Aftermarket product is fairly
sparse, with Roden’s kit being the
chief beneficiary in 1/72. Part offer
some very nice etched frets for
these kits, while the Airwaves set is
aimed at the earlier Revell tooling.
Both Part and Eduard offer etch for
the Eduard kits in 1/48, while the
only other item widely available is a
set of fabric seatbelts from HGW.
Most available accessories are in
1/32, and aimed at the Wingnut
Wings kits. Of particular note is
Barracuda’s beautifully cast resin
seat. Scale Aircraft Conversions
offer a set of metal legs for the
Wingnut kit while those
determined to stick with the earlier
Hobbycraft tooling will no doubt
be grateful to Part, again, for an
etched detail set.
Tom’s Modelworks offer an
interior set in 1/28 for the Revell kit,
while in the same scale LF Models
have a very nice wooden two-
bladed prop.
Decals from HGW and Novascale
offer plenty of scope in 1/32, while
in 1/48 there are sheets from
Aeromaster as well as more
contemporary releases from –
again – Novascale, Blue Rider, Lone
Star and Eagle Strike.
Finally in 1/72 mention should
be made of the recent 2018 release
from Avalon decals, which offers
three very colourful options. Other
sheets are available from a variety
of sources including Novoscale,
Print Scale, Blue Rider, LF Models
and Aussie Decals. British and US
options predominate in all scales,
but Blue Rider and LF are both
worth checking out for some of the
more esoteric users.
So modelling the Camel is pretty
straightforward – if you want. The
best of the existing kits offer plenty
of detail and are supported by the
aftermarket industry with a modest
but effective range of decals and
accessories, which should allow
you to build pretty much any
option you want in most of the
major scales.
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The new sprue for the folded wing option
Early middle and late style canopies are
supplied. An optional fuselage insert caters for
the Birdcage version
The weapons sprue together with the
improved Brewster bomb rack
The kit tail wheel as supplied and modified to
represent the tail hook more accurately. Top
right on the sprue is the gear up option
Ready for final assembly with holes predrilled
to accept the supporting jury struts
58 W W W. S C A L E A I R C R A F T M O D E L L I N G . CO. U K
Vought Corsair F4U-1/1A/1C/1D
Kit No: 144006 and 144008
Scale: 1/144
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
Manufacturer: AFV Club
Pocketbond/Dragon USA
R
eaders of the earlier look-in-the-box (SAM
September 2018) will know that even on
the sprue this model impressed me and
building two has, if anything, increased my
admiration for the toolmakers. These are truly
little gems with thoughtfully engineered
alternative parts that enable you to produce
virtually any World War II F4U-1 variant. The later
F4U-4 and -5 Corsairs were completely different
aircraft albeit looking at the standard of this
tooling we can but hope sales justify releasing
one in the future.
In both boxings you get two complete kits.
The second boxing adds a new sprue for the
folding wings to both kits for about an extra
pound in the UK. Contrary to rumour the original
wings are still there so this particular package
represents fantastic value for money.
In service the Corsair went through many
iterations, mods being constantly fed to the
production lines and implemented almost
immediately, frequently in mid batch. They were
also produced by Brewster and Goodyear as well
as Vought bringing further idiosyncrasies. As a
AFV Club’s Remarkable Corsairs
By Mike Verier
consequence I hesitate to be pedantic about
exactly if or when any individual feature was on
a particular airframe. AFV club have clearly done
a great deal of research and included some
details that producers of much larger kits have
missed.
As I in turn checked my references it became
clear that many of them had made wrong
assumptions which had been incorporated into
supposedly accurate drawings and consequently
supposedly definitive models – caveat emptor
indeed! As an example the tailplanes have a
spanwise row of circular access panels. Now you
would assume that these would be on the top
both sides but the kit is engineered with them
underneath on the starboard surface. Checking
drawings found several had made the same
assumption whilst others agreed with AFV Club.
Fortunately there is an original unrestored
airframe in the FAA Museum at Yeovilton and
thanks to their kind help I can confirm that the
asymmetric arrangement is indeed correct. This
almost certainly resulted from efficient American
production methods. If you have to make a
complex panel with lots of circular cut-outs,
make it so you can simply flip it over for the
other side.
The detail that really impressed me was the
tiny stall strip on the leading edge. This was a
vital aerodynamic fix needed to correct a rather
vicious tendency for the port wing to stall first at
low speeds with frequently fatal results. The
intention was for the starboard wing to stall first
giving some warning to the pilot. Consequently
it appears as a tiny wedge on the starboard
leading edge, just outboard of the gun ports.
Once again drawings, if they show it at all,
disagree. In the light of this AFV have put one on
both wings though it is the work of moments to
remove one. Ask me how I know…
The third detail that needs a little research is
the cut-out step in the starboard flap. My initial
reaction was positive but research suggested
that it was possibly a post war mod. Again
Yeovilton kindly checked their airframe and
confirmed that it definitely isn’t present. Having
said that some pictures of late war aircraft seem
to suggest that there might have been an
interim kick-in step and as mentioned earlier it is
entirely possible some aircraft had it. Again AFV
have taken the sensible course by including it.
Thus you can leave it or fill it as you wish. Whilst
we are on the flaps. the oft missed triangular fill-
in web between the first and second segments is
also included. Nice one!
Surface engraving is similarly thorough and
apart from accurate panel lines also includes lots
of small detail such as the formation lights on
the top of each wing and the wedge shaped
kick-in steps at the root. To briefly recap you can

choose open or closed cowl gills, early, middle or
late canopies, alternative props, machine gun or
cannon wing inserts, two types of drop tank,
rockets or bombs and undercarriage up or
down, With the advent of the second folded
boxing you can have flaps up or down with
wings folded or spread. Similar thought has
gone into the decals so that you could produce a
busy deck scene with up to ten different aircraft
from the same unit in various configurations. As
an aside Sweet produce excellent carrier deck
sections, including one with a lift, which would
make this easily achievable.
The Build
Construction is entirely conventional and all
the major components fit with nary a fettle
required, the only caveat being that the delicacy
of some parts means that extra care is necessary
in removing them from the sprue. The cockpit
interior is a one piece insert with only basic
detail. Having said that the RetroWings’ drop-in
replacement will be ready by the time you read
this. The lower wings have various flashed over
holes you need to pierce depending on the
armament configuration required before gluing
the top surface. At this stage I also removed the
kit pitot; it’s going to get broken anyway and can
be replaced later with more in-scale metal wire.
Once assembled you can decide the gun inserts
for the leading edge, taking care not to remove
the wrong stall strip in the process, and add the
cleverly designed intakes. On the original release
the flaps come as a separate single piece insert,
which makes complete sense when you see the
three part arrangement on the folded tooling.
Aesthetically I always think the Corsair looks
better with the cowling gills closed. In reality of
course they were almost always open when the
aircraft was on the ground and alternatives are
duly provided. The blank rear face of the open
version looks a bit stark as is and I spent a few
moments scoring between the gills and adding
a representation of the push rods that operated
them.
Also provided is a very good engine, which is
designed to be fitted to the fuselage and have
the cowl slid over it. I couldn’t resist doing it the
other way round so that I could make the
propeller go round. Not as sad as it sounds, as
moveable props reduce the chance of damage
in handling the finished model. Makes painting
easier that way too.
The aforementioned tailplanes have
interlocking tongues and the fit is in fact so
good they can be left off for painting and fitted
without glue, again a huge advantage for the
more complex paint schemes.
With the main airframe complete basic
painting and decalling can be easily
accomplished before you try and add the dangly
bits, which are extremely delicate. On this
subject I note with some frustration that some
reviewers have criticized the kit for not having a
degree of delicacy that even if it could be
achieved in 1/144 would be impossible to get off
the sprue and build unbroken. This has centred
on the undercarriage and the rockets in
particular. The undercarriage main legs and
wheels are actually as near scale as makes no
odds. The compromise AFV have had to make is
that the complex top half (the bit hidden up in
the wheel well) comes as moulded detail on a
solid shape. Careful painting is all that’s required
for a result perfectly acceptable to all but the
most fanatic. The tail wheel and hook are a
slightly different story. The long and very finely
tooled tail hook is supported by a thin but solid
piece of plastic intended to be painted black,
again a good compromise. This one I did decide
could be improved. Takes moments to cut away
the supporting web between the wheel and the
hook end, a short length of brass wire completes
the job.
The rockets themselves are near scale and just
need careful separating from the supporting bits
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of sprue. Their fins however are moulded as a
single piece for each side with all four Mike’s completed Ole 122
overlapping fins included. Again fixable if you
really want but will require some careful drilling.
Whilst we are on armament the bomb options
include a centreline M-65 1,000lb bomb on a
very passable Brewster rack or two pairs of M57
250lb GP bombs for the wing racks. I originally
planned a Brengun replacement for the
centreline as it comes with etched fins but in the
event the kit version is so good that all I did was
add the two support stays missing from the
Brewster rack (the cartoon box top illustration
actually shows them rather well).
The final stores option is drop tanks. You can
choose between a pair of 154 gallon on the wing
pylons or the rather more bulbous 170 gallon on
the centreline. There are several pictures of
aircraft, especially New Zealand machines, in
ferry configuration with all three, so yet another
possible variation.
Myriad Markings
Each boxing offers eight marking schemes.
Comparison of these and the two decal sheets
provided is at first slightly disappointing with
almost the same set of options with just number
changes. It slowly dawns that this is in fact
deliberate as mentioned earlier. The British
schemes that are offered are Stateside training
aircraft that did not have clipped tips, again
good research. Inevitably there are some errors,
the primary one being the shade of blue used
for the New Zealand roundels, which to be fair
has been repeatedly perpetrated in references
over the years. The other slightly odd one is that
the underside colour is consistently quoted as
Light Gull Grey when it should be white. Mike’s British Pacific Fleet Corsair. Modelled
The decals are for the most part accurate if a flying, yes, the prop can be made to rotate
little lacking in density. Having used them this
actually seems to result in a more scale like
appearance as it reduces the contrasts. A
welcome addition to the second sheet
incidentally is enough Hamilton Standard logos
for the prop blades of both boxings, and the
distinctive sealing tape often applied forward of
the cockpit.
As you can see m’learned SIG144 colleague
Huw Morgan chose to build a Birdcage canopied
British -1A from the box and Ira Kepford’s famous
29 from VF-17. I chose Ole 122 of VMF 111 at
Guadalcanal, and also going off piste, the rather
lovely yellow nosed 130 operating from HMS
Victorious in 1945, which I wanted to depict in
flight.
Huw Morgan’s British Corsair. The kit offers
Royal Navy Corsairs markings for US based training airframes,
The Fleet Air Arm was the largest user of the which did not have clipped wingtips
Corsair outside the USN and famously got it onto
carriers despite its challenging handling
characteristics some time before the USN was
brave enough to do so. Also famously they had
to clip the wings so that their Corsairs would fit
in the rather more cramped British hanger
spaces. Common assumption would have it that
you just chop off the tip at the first panel line.
Assumption once again proved incorrect. The
new tips were only eight inches shorter than the
originals and retained the wingtip navigation
lights unchanged. Using these as a guide for
width a line outboard of and parallel to the first
panel line is the more accurate place to cut. The
kit provides closed doors and a retracted tail
hook, which makes an in-flight model easy.
There are some superb British Corsair
schemes possible, particularly those of the
Pacific Fleet, which had the hybrid British
roundel with US style bars (bardels, perhaps?). I
decided to attempt one of these partly because
I’ve always liked the yellow nose and partly
because I reckoned I could create the markings
with circle masks and decal strip. Having said
Huw Morgan’s VF 111 Corsair features
this I truly hope the aftermarket comes up with
dropped flaps, achieved by simply cutting the
some proper decals so that due justice can be
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Sweet make excellent carrier deck sections,
shown here the (as yet unpainted) lift panel
Posed on Sweet’s exquisitely detailed plain
deck section this view shows the row of
circular inspection panels on the top of the
port stabiliser, and the dropped flaps. The
model is out of the box apart from the jury
strut and replaced pitot
The stall strip on the starboard wing outboard
of the gun ports. This vital aerodynamic fix
appears to be a block of wood faired in with
doped fabric. Also clearly visible is evidence of
the red dope used to secure protective fabric
patches over the gun ports
This view shows the original non slip panels
and push-in steps used to board Corsairs prior
to the cut-out step in the flap. Also clearly
shown is the jury strut between the fuselage
and folded wing panel.
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For what it’s worth I believe that on Sea Blue
airframes the markings were white only and
proportioned the same as B Type roundels as
why waste time with almost invisible dark blue
surrounds, and those dimensions/stencils would
already be available in the paint shop.
After spraying the masked cockpit canopy
with interior green I primed the airframe and
cowling with Alclad white primer before
masking the roundels. I also applied neat silver
from my trusty tin of Humbrol 11 to the
navigation, formation and i/d lights. When cured,
spots of Tamiya clear red, green, amber and blue
were applied as appropriate and masks made by
punching tape applied to five thou Plasticard as
a carrier. The leftover plastic discs were not
wasted as they became bomb clamp plates.
LifeColor UA044 non specular Sea Blue
lightened about ten percent with white for scale
effect was the main colour whilst UA140 Yellow
FS33538 provided the cowling. Oil washes
picked out the detail, respectively dark blue and
Yellow Ochre. A coat of Klear followed and the
rest of the markings, cobbled up from the spares
box, were applied. I used the kit black walkway
decals on the wings but with hindsight it would
have been better to airbrush them and mask at
the primer stage to get the correct matt look.
Another coat of Klear levelled the surface and
allowed some additional pin washing to
emphasise detail. This darkens the blue to about
where I thought it should be, but in this scale it
looks too glossy. A final mist of Tamiya clear matt
was just enough to knock the shine down to
scale. With the masks removed all that remained
was a few small details such as a hint of red dope
around the gun ports and the addition of the
drop tanks. Not perfect but I confess myself
happy.
Classic Colour
I really wanted to do a classic three colour
Corsair and of course it had to be different from
Huw’s choice so I went for a Marines machine.
Ole 122 is quite well known albeit that it was
most photographed at one particular point late
in its career. I do not know if the famous 100
mission scoreboard was applied at that point or
accumulated. It is however a very battered
aircraft with faded paint that I wanted to see if I
could recreate. AFV supply handed scoreboard
decals for both sides, which I have been unable
to confirm. Again, why would a hard pressed
ground crew bother to duplicate it? Only after I
had applied the decal by the way did I realise
that it’s short a column of bombs and there’s
only eighty five missions.
I used the cowling tape decal just because I
could and I can’t say 122 never had recourse to
the tape. I guess therefore my model is slightly
generic so please don’t write to the Editor.
Obviously I have however included the official
citation varnished into the cockpit sidewall.
Preparation masking and priming was much
the same as for the RN machine. Having the
outer wing panels separate made painting their
undersides simpler of course. I also left the flap
segments on the sprue for the same reason. It
would seem that in service the Sea Blue faded
fairly quickly and the contrast between this and
the intermediate blue was fairly low so the
colours were adjusted to take account of this
and scale effect. Intermediate Blue is a
somewhat elusive shade. I used Gunze H56
toned down with H314 light blue to avoid
making it too grey. Starting from the white
primer I worked upwards using Blu-Tack rolls to
ensure a soft demarcation. Keeping the cowling
and tailplanes separate made this process much
simpler.
After decalling, weathering and a coat of Klear,
final assembly was straightforward. The
undercarriage locates positively and adding the
doors is straightforward. The forward doors are
about the only things in the kit that are too thick
as moulded though that takes all of thirty
seconds with a file to correct. A final matt coat
brings it all together and it only remains to
attach the folded wing panels.
This has the potential to be rather akin to
juggling cats. There is only one attachment point
and it’s not desperately positive so you have to
set the angles just right and hold it while the
glue cures. Twice. Obviously it’s also going to be
fragile so I had a think…
If you look at photos of folded Corsairs there’s
quite a lot of variation. Freshly folded with full
hydraulic pressure the wing tips almost touch.
Once shut down pressure slowly bleeds off and if
the aircraft is parked for any length of time,
especially if it’s windy, a jury strut is used to
ensure that the wings stay folded. This would
give me additional support for the wings and
allow the cockpit area to be seen more easily so I
added them from brass wire. My scenario is that
the aircraft has been parked overnight, bombed
up in the morning and awaits start-up before the
jury struts are removed.
Conclusion
You already know what I’m going to say. These
are exceptional by any standards and it’s obvious
that considerable thought has gone into their
design and engineering in order to present the
modeller with a comprehensive and coherent
package at a great price. As I hope you can see
they really can be built from the box for a great
result.
You can always go a little further of course
and as mentioned RetroKit are producing one of
their lovely cockpit interiors for it and I
understand a more detailed wing fold is also to
follow. I can only conclude by repeating my plea
for some accurate RN and New Zealand decals.
The additional sales they would generate should
convince AFV Club to keep doing models of this
calibre!
My unbounded gratitude to Steve George at the
Fleet Air Arm Museum for such prompt and
comprehensive assistance.
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Some Highlights from Telford

By Tom Foxon

T
here are three chief elements to Scale
ModelWorld, apart from the shopping of
course. First are the club and SIG displays,
which are the life and soul of the event,
secondly the competition, a celebration of
excellence that has to be seen to be believed,
and of course finally the manufacturers' stands,
with new product on display. Here are a few Revell’s 1/32 Hornet on
highlights from the main halls that caught our display in the big Glass Tower
eye:

No strangers to us, nor to you after you have
read this magazine! Special Hobby’s superb
1/72 Super Mystere will be out before long
One of two 1/32 Lancasters currently doing
the rounds. This is the HK Models version
Our old friend Mr Stefan Arndt used HGW’s
amazing filmless decals to apply the camo on
this Bf 109. Check out their Wet Transfer
range…

Wingnut’s big
surprise was a
1/32 Handley
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1/72 Comet from Mach 2, available in civilian
or military boxings

Wingnut Wings’
Lancaster also in 1/32

Zoukei-Mura’s Ki-45 is another valid reason for

A 1/32 Hs 129 from Zoukei-Mura has the
Editor very excited… Maybe he will be scaling
up at last
going large these days. Medium twins in 1/32
really open the scale up for those whose
interests go beyond single engine fighters.
Now, an Anson or a Fw 56 and you would More large scale offerings from Revell, firstly
really be talking! another boxing of the big Lynx…

HobbyBoss Helix
by Mr Rick
Greenwood.
Coming to SAM
in our February
issue!

Airfix’s big show

announcement
was a 1/24
Hellcat

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Colour Conundrum
Midnight Blue and the Post War Fleet Air Arm 1945 – 1988 By Paul Lucas

Whirlwind HAR.Mk 21, WV198/K of 848 Squadron in

Malaya, winter of 1954/55. Overall US manufactured
Sea Blue Gloss ANA 623. The Bright Red, White and
Bright Blue. (Bright Red = BS 381 538 and Bright
Blue = BS 381 108), roundel has a White surround.
Letter 'K', serial number and legend above it 'HRS-2'
in White. 'Royal Navy' at the end of boom in White

H
aving hopefully grabbed the reader’s
attention with the title of this article it
needs to be stated clearly right at the
very beginning that there has never been a
colour used by the Fleet Air Arm called
'Midnight' or 'Midnite Blue' in the official
nomenclature. The term 'Midnight Blue' was a
colloquial reference to an overall blue finish that
saw extensive service with the Post War Fleet Air
Arm, which appears to have been at least three
different colours at different times, at least two
of which were referred to by the Admiralty as
'dark blue'.
The Fleet Air Arm first encountered an overall
blue finish on some of the naval aircraft supplied
to it by the United States under Lend-Lease
during the closing stages of the Second World
War. Confidential Admiralty Fleet Order (CAFO)
618/45 entitled 'British Aircraft – Marking and
Colour Schemes' dated 5 April 1945 Paragraph 7
'Colour Schemes' stated that operational types
manufactured in the USA were 'Glossy dark blue'
on both upper and under surfaces. This was of
course a reference to Glossy Sea Blue as was
then specified for US Naval aircraft.
Sea Blue had been introduced to the USN by
SR2-C 'Specification for Exterior Colours Insignia
and Marking of Naval Aircraft' dated 5 June 1943.
Two surface finishes were specified, Semi Gloss
Sea Blue and Non Specular Sea Blue. These were
included in ANA Bulletin 157 as ANA 606 and
ANA 607 respectively from September 1943.
SR2-C was superseded by SR-2D in December
1943 and the first amendment to SR-2D dated
13 March 1944 stated that aircraft that were then
in the three tone camouflage scheme were now
to have an overall glossy finish and that Fighter
aircraft were to be painted Glossy Sea Blue
overall. SR2-E of 26 June 1944 specified that all
Carrier based aircraft were to be Glossy Sea Blue
overall, and it was as a result of this instruction
that the FAA began to receive Avengers, Corsairs
and Hellcats finished in the overall Glossy Sea
Blue scheme, most of which served with the
British Pacific Fleet.
Exactly how this finish was maintained in
service by the FAA is not entirely clear. Admiralty
Fleet Order (AFO) 6436/42 entitled 'Naval Stores
of American Manufacture – British Equivalents'
dated 31 December 1942 stated:
‘The following statement shows particulars of
items of British manufacture which are suitable
substitutes for stores supplied from U.S.A. sources.
2. Ships and Services with American types of naval
aircraft should normally replenish with the
equivalent British types. Where, however, it is more
convenient owing to location or lack of stock of
British types, to obtain the American items, this
should be done.
3. R.N. Store Depots at home and Dockyards
abroad will not replenish stocks of American items
where British equivalents exist.’
Tucked away in this document are a number
of American paint finishes and their British
equivalents. The most relevant of these to the
topic under discussion here are the Lacquer
finishes to Specification M.485 held under
American Stock No. 52-L. The following colours
were given along with their equivalent British
stores reference numbers.
'Black … 33B/186/188 (night)' This was Night to
DTD 83A.
'Orange-yellow … 33B/77-78'. This was Yellow
'Insignia red … 33B/73-74'. This was the 'dull'
N.V.R. 5 colour listed in the RAF Vocabulary of
Stores as 'Red'.
'Insignia White … 33B/75/76'.
'Insignia Blue … 33B/69/70'. This was the 'dull'
N.V.B. 6 colour listed in the RAF Vocabulary of
Stores as 'Blue'.
Thus whilst it might have been the case that
the FAA was able to obtain supplies of Glossy
Sea Blue from the Americans, it is also possible
that a British equivalent might have had to be
used. If a British equivalent had to be found,
then there was perhaps only one real possibility,
the colour named 'Blue' as mentioned above.
DTD Technical Circular No. 360 Issue
2 and its amendments listed Blue
under the following Vocabulary of

Whirlwind HAS.Mk 22, WV224 '958' of RNAS Hal Far

Station Flight in 1960. Painted in Dark Blue, which
equates to BS 381 (1930) No. 7/V.N.B.6/FS35044 in
hue with a gloss finish. Roundel in Bright Red, White
and Bright Blue. Codes, serials and 'Royal Navy' in
White. 'Danger' marking in Bright Red and White

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Wessex HAS.Mk 1, XM832, '506' of 700H Flight at Westland Aircraft, Yeovil, July 1961. Overall British manufactured
Sea Blue Gloss ANA 623. Roundel in Bright Red, White and Bright Blue. Codes, serials and 'Royal Navy' in White
Stores Section 33B Reference Numbers, 33B/694,
695 and 662 for cellulose finishes and 33B/ 172,
173, 341 and 394 for synthetic finishes.
Following the end of the war, most of the US
supplied naval aircraft were taken out of service
quite quickly, not so much because the
Americans wanted them back, but because the
cost of continuing to operate them would fall on
the British Treasury, which did not want to spend
scarce Dollars on their maintenance when there
was now a surplus of British built naval aircraft
with which the much smaller post war Fleet Air
Arm could be equipped. Thus the 'Glossy dark
blue' finish rapidly disappeared from FAA service
with no mention being made of it in the first
post war AFO to detail the camouflage and
markings of FAA aircraft, AFO 5286/46 'Naval
Aircraft – Colour Scheme and Markings' dated 16
August 1946. It was very shortly after this that
Glossy Sea Blue was incorporated into ANA
Bulletin No. 157 when it was included in ANA
157b dated 20 August 1946 as ANA 623 Glossy
Sea Blue as it continued to be a standard US
Navy colour post war.
Glossy Sea Blue Returns to the FAA
Following the development of what became
known as the Cold War from 1947 onwards, on
27 January 1950 Britain signed up to the Mutual
Defence Assistance Programme (MDAP), a
scheme whereby members of NATO could
receive supplies of US built combat aircraft,
which were paid for by the US Government. This
was to see an influx of US types of aircraft into
British service and under this programme the
FAA was to receive the Douglas AD-4W
Skyraider, which was designated Skyraider AEW
Mk 1, Grumman Avenger TBM-3E, which was
designated variously as Avenger AS.4, AS.5 and
ECM.6, and Sikorsky S-55 Helicopter, which was
designated Whirlwind HAR.21.
All these aircraft were delivered in the then
standard finish for US Navy carrier based aircraft
of ANA Bulletin 157 No.623 Glossy Sea Blue
overall. The provisions of the MDAP stated that
aircraft on loan under the Programme were to
retain their original finish as far as possible. This
meant that whilst the Skyraiders, Avengers and
S-55s would carry British national markings and
serial numbers, they had to retain their original
overall US Navy ANA 623 finish and would
therefore not conform to the Extra Dark Sea Grey
and Sky scheme called for on all other front line
Royal Navy aircraft. No mention whatsoever is
made of the US Navy scheme carried by MDAP
supplied aircraft in any of the AFOs detailing
naval aircraft camouflage and markings seen by
the author at the time of writing for the entire
period of these aircraft's service.
As with the wartime use of Glossy Sea Blue,
there is some question as to how this scheme
was maintained in service. Scale Aircraft
Modelling Volume 7 No. 4 January 1985 contained
an article entitled 'Some more uses for colour' by
the late Ian Huntley in which he referred to the
problems of trying to maintain MDAP supplied
aircraft in their original finish as dictated by the
terms of the agreement under which the aircraft
had been supplied. The gist of his somewhat
muddled account is that due to the cost of
obtaining American manufactured Glossy Sea
Blue from the United States, the Admiralty
decided to source a British manufactured
equivalent. He suggests that the initial solution
to the problem was to add some black to the
Bright Blue then in use in the British national
marking roundels that corresponded to BS 381C
(1948) No. 108 Aircraft Blue, which resulted in a
colour somewhere between the true shade of
ANA 623 and BS 381C No. 105 Oxford Blue. He
stated that the Admiralty referred to this mixed
colour as 'Dark Blue'.
In an earlier and much more concise article
dealing with the same subject, which was
published on page 235 of the May 1982 issue of
'Scale Models' magazine, Mr Huntley equated
'standard Sea Blue Gloss' with FS 15042 and the
British equivalent 'standard Dark Blue' with FS
15044.
Unfortunately, at the time of writing, it has not
proved possible to verify this account. Perhaps
the most striking thing about it is how similar
the mix of Bright Blue and black might be to the
V.N.B. 6 Blue colour, which had been used in
British national markings from the 1920s until it
was dropped in1948. It may be no more than a
coincidence, but the original issue of BS 381 in
1930 contained a colour called 'Dark Blue' as
No.7 that was to all intents and purposes
identical to V.N.B.6 Blue, which was dropped
from the 1948 edition of BS 381C at about the
same time that the wartime Blue was dropped as
a roundel colour. The closest FS 595 colour to
V.N.B.6 is 35044, which is also the FS number
quoted for the US colour Insignia Blue ANA 605
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and is the FS number quoted by Mr Huntley for
'standard Dark Blue'.
Whilst the 33B reference numbers for Blue
were listed as obsolescent in Air Ministry Order
A.19/49 dated 6 January 1949 it is not beyond
the bounds of possibility that remaining stocks
might have been put to use initially for the
upkeep of MDAP aircraft in the Glossy Sea Blue
finish or even that the Ministry of Supply
continued to provision Blue to DTD 754 for the
FAA. Could it have been the case that even
though the RAF considered Blue to be
obsolescent, the FAA continued to use it for the
upkeep of MDAP supplied aircraft? DTD 754
remained a current standard throughout the
1950s being updated as DTD 754A in September
1954. It was eventually superseded by British
Standard Specifications X26 and X27 in 1966.
According to AP 2656A AL 41 dated April
1949, the usual finish for British manufactured
Naval aircraft at this time involved the
application of matt finish paints in the required
colours, such as Extra Dark Sea Grey and Sky to
DTD 517 and or DTD 751-754 followed by a
coating of clear gloss varnish to DTD 517
33B/841-842. There would therefore appear to
be no reason why Blue to DTD 517and/or DTD
754 could not be used with the same clear
varnish in exactly the same way, especially if the
Admiralty retained corporate knowledge of a
similar practice being employed on American-
supplied aircraft towards the end of the Second
World War as discussed previously.
Having discussed the initial problems caused
by the need to maintain the Glossy Sea Blue
finish, Mr Huntley then went on to state that:
'Sea Blue (and a very good match to the real thing)
was eventually produced in the UK and was added
to the basic Naval Colours paint list, subsequently
replacing Dark Blue. It was used on all US Types
having that original colour, as well as on some
Westland-built helicopters...'
It has proved possible to confirm much of this
as Air Publication 2656A Volume 1, Section 9,
Amendment List No. 83 dated October 1958
included a completely revised Chapter 4, which
dealt with 'High Gloss Finishing Scheme DTD 772’.
Table 2 included a section headed 'Additional
Materials for Naval Air Service' which included
'Sea blue' as 33B/9428784 for a 1gal container.
This was still being listed in AL No.67 of June
1965. Lest there be any doubt about the identity
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of this colour, the Defence List of Paints,
Varnishes, Laquers and Related Products Section
11 Aircraft Paints and Dopes listed Paint,
Finishing, Cellulose NATO Stock No. 8010-99-
942-8726 Sea Blue 1gal. Brushing DTD 751-754
as 'U.S. aircraft camouflage Standard Colour
No.623'. Thus Sea Blue was provisioned to both
Cellulose and Synthetic paint specifications.
Further to this, that Glossy Sea Blue was
manufactured in the UK is confirmed by a brace
of ICI stock code numbers, presumably for
different size containers in their F054 Line to
meet the requirements of British Standard X29,
which was issued in November 1966,
superseding DTD 772.
'Dark blue' Introduced
Paragraph 30, headed 'Skin Protection', of the
minutes of the Advisory Design Conference on
the HR.127.P Westland S55 Helicopter held at the
Ministry of Supply on 29 September 1952 stated
that the skin finish would be to AP 970 plus an
extra coat of paint. At this time AP 970 'Design
Requirements of Service Aircraft' did not contain a
separate chapter on Helicopters and as a result,
as far as the aircraft manufacturers such as
Westlands were concerned, helicopters such as
the Whirlwind would have been finished along
the same lines as other naval aircraft. In terms of
colour, AP 970 Chapter 108 'Camouflage and
Identification Markings' AL 50 of August 1951 was
fully in agreement with the instructions for the
camouflage and marking of FAA aircraft as
promulgated in AFO 3/48 'Naval Aircraft – Colour
and Markings ' dated 2 January 1948, which
stated that operational aircraft, including Night
Fighters and operational aircraft in training
squadrons, were to have Extra Dark Sea Grey
upper surfaces and Sky under surfaces to Pattern
No.2.
This same scheme was included in AP 970
Volume 3, which dealt specifically with
Helicopters when it was first issued in April 1955.
Chapter 108 'Camouflage and identification
markings’ Paragraph 2.13 'Naval Rotorcraft' stated
that Naval Rotorcraft were to be painted with an
aerodynamically smooth high gloss finish of
Extra Dark Sea Grey upper surfaces and Sky
under surfaces to Pattern No.2. According to AP
4509C for the Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, prior
to the implementation of Modification 470, the
exterior surface finish was to High Gloss
Finishing Scheme DTD 772. Extra Dark Sea Grey
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Wasp HAS.1 XT423 '409' of 829 Squadron aboard the Survey Ship
HMS Hecla in July 1965. Painted in RAF Blue Grey BS 381C No.633.
Roundel in Post Office Red BS 381C No.538, White and Roundel Blue
BS 381C No. 110. Codes, serials and 'Royal Navy' in White. 'Danger'
marking in Post Office Red and White
and Sky had been available to this specification
since August 1949.
Helicopters appear to have been specifically
mentioned in AFO camouflage and marking
instructions for the first time with the issue of
AFO 2390/54 'Naval Aircraft – Colour and
Markings' dated 10 September 1954. Having
repeated the earlier instructions that Front Line
aircraft were to be Extra Dark Sea Grey on the
upper surfaces with Sky on the under surfaces to
Pattern No.2, Paragraph 10 went on to state that
'The above instructions apply to Helicopters except
where reference is made to mainplanes'. Exactly
the same instructions were given in AFO 587/55
dated 11 March 1955 and AFO 451/56 dated 24
February 1956 both of which had the same title,
'Naval Aircraft – Colour and Markings'. On the
basis of these regulations, early deliveries of
Whirlwinds for the FAA including the HAR.1,
HAR.3 and HAS.7 as far as XL854, which was
delivered in October 1958, were generally
finished in the Extra Dark Sea Grey and Sky
scheme.
Notification of an impending change was
given in AFO 2356/56 'Naval Aircraft – Colour and
Markings' dated 14 September 1956. Here,
Paragraph 10 stated:
'The above instructions do not apply to helicopters.
A further Admiralty Fleet Order will be issued when
sufficient experience has been obtained to finalise
a suitable colour scheme'.
The 'further AFO' referred to appears to have
been AFO 2573 of the same title, dated 11
October 1957. Paragraph (b) stated:
'Helicopters (including pilot or other training
helicopters)-basic colour dark blue with white
lettering. A/S Squadrons should apply top surface
yellow, by local action'.
Exactly what the Admiralty meant by the use
of the term 'dark blue' is open to question, but
was presumably a reference to the colour that
might have been to all intents and purposes BS
381 (1930) No. 7 Dark Blue / V.N.B.6 Blue, which
resembled FS 15044. If this was actually the case,
it would appear to have remained available to
the wartime specifications and 33B reference
numbers as at the time of writing, the author has
been unable to source a Vocabulary of Stores
33B reference number for such a colour later
than 1949 as discussed previously. AP 2656A
Chapter 4 'High Gloss Finishing Scheme DTD 772'
AL 66 of October 1954, which might be
reasonably expected to have contained this dark
blue had it been provisioned to this specification
makes no mention of any such colour.
The idea that Sea Blue was applied to some
Westland Built Whirlwinds remains unconfirmed,
but would appear to be quite possible. As
mentioned above, Sea Blue, which can be
positively identified as ANA 623 does not appear
to be available to DTD 772 until October 1958.
This suggests that it was only provisioned
following the Admiralty decision to adopt dark
blue for its Helicopters vide AFO2573/57. Thus it
would appear that the dark blue that began to
appear on Whirlwind HAS.7s from circa October
1958 was Sea Blue to DTD 772, which had a gloss
finish with this finish also being applied to early
production Wessex HAS.1s.
The Introduction of RAF Blue Grey
The next part of the midnight blue
conundrum surrounds the change in hue from
Glossy Sea Blue ANA No. 623 to BS 381C (1948)
No. 633 RAF Blue Grey. There is no question that
the change took place, the problem lies in
establishing exactly why it happened, when it
happened and which Helicopters were affected.
The why is the most difficult question. At the
time of writing, the author has been unable to
find any document that sheds light on the
reason why the use of Glossy Sea Blue, which
was being manufactured in the UK for use on
British built naval helicopters, was abandoned in
favour of RAF Blue Grey.
The when is also problematic. No
acknowledgement of the change in hue seems
to have been made in AFO's as AFO (U) 318/62
'Aircraft – Naval Aircraft – Colour and Markings'
dated 16 February 1962 still refers to the basic
colour of Helicopters as being 'dark blue'. This
seems to have been the last AFO to have been
issued that dealt with the colour schemes of
naval aircraft as the Admiralty ceased to notify
changes to the camouflage and marking of FAA
aircraft by AFO, deciding instead to notify
interested parties of any changes in the colour
schemes of naval aircraft via AP 2656A.
This makes things difficult for the researcher
today because the Admiralty and later the Navy
Department of the Ministry of Defence did not
amend AP 2656A or its successor, AP 119A
quickly enough to keep pace with the changes
making it very difficult to use this document as a

source on which a reliable chronology can be
built. As an example of this, in September 1966,
AP 119A-0600 stated that Buccaneer aircraft
were 'All white', despite the fact that this was no
longer the case as the colour scheme of these
aircraft had changed twice since this information
had been first promulgated in AFO (U) 318/62.
With regard to Helicopters, under the headings
'Royal Naval Aircraft' and 'Colour', AP 119A-0600-1
Section 4 Chapter 1 AL 74 dated September
1966 stated:
'Helicopters (excluding pilot or other training
helicopters and Commando) – basic colour dark
blue with white lettering.'
Helicopters were still being described as
having a basic colour of 'dark blue' until circa
1969 when AP 119A-0601-1E stated that Royal
Navy Helicopters had a basic scheme of overall
RAF Blue Grey with role variations of a Yellow
upper surface for Anti Submarine work and a
number of Red-Orange Fluorescent segments
for Search And Rescue work.
In the 'Scale Models' article referred to
previously, Mr Huntley stated that:
'For the new Frigate Class Wasp helicopters a new
overall colour of gloss RAF Blue Grey, 36044: (22F3)
was used. That colour soon became a retrospective
modification to all the Dark Blue helicopters and
was applied to new production 'Wessex' and 'Sea
King' types.'
Production Westland Wasps began to be
delivered from September 1962 and if they were
all delivered in RAF Blue Grey from the
beginning, then this puts down a possible time
marker for the introduction of this colour on FAA
Helicopters. It is not known what DTD
specification was used on the Wasp during the
early 1960s but the Fleet Air Arm Museum at
Yeovilton holds a Westland drawing for the Wasp
dated February 1966, which shows the external
glossy RAF Blue Grey finish to have been to DTD
5555 by this date.
With regard to retrospective modifications to
'dark blue' helicopters, Westland Whirlwind
Lynx HAS.2, XZ254, '344' of 702 Squadron 215/Glasgow Flight
RNAS, Yeovilton, June 1979. Overall Oxford Blue BS 381C No. 105.
Roundel in Post Office Red BS 381C No.538, White and Roundel
Blue BS 381C No. 110. Codes, serials and 'Royal Navy' in White.
HAR.3 Modification 470 was to change the
external paint finish from DTD 772 to DTD 827
'Glossy Synthetic Pigmented Enamel and Primers',
which had been issued in November 1953.
Unfortunately, the date of the introduction of
Mod 470 is not known. As Sea Blue never seems
to have been made available to DTD 827 it is
suggested that the change in colour of the 'dark
blue' finish from ANA No.623 Sea Blue to BS
381C (1948) No. 633 RAF Blue Grey took place at
the same time that the DTD Specification was
changed. BS 381C No. 633 RAF Blue Grey was
provisioned for Stores to DTD 827 as 33B/1225
for a 5 litre drum. It was also available as a touch
up paint as 33B/1402.
Subsequently, Whirlwind Modification 1646
replaced DTD 827 with DTD 5555 'Exterior Glossy
Finishing Schemes (Cold Curing Epoxide Type)
Scheme I and II', which was issued in March 1959.
The date that this Modification was made is also
unknown, but RAF Blue Grey to DTD 5555 was
provisioned for stores as 33B/2202112 for a 1
gallon set. RAF Blue Grey was also provisioned to
DTD 772 as 33B/9428784 for a 1 gallon container.
A further change in paint specification,
though not the colour used on FAA Helicopters,
began to be made in the late 1960s. When the
Westland Sea King entered service in 1969 it was
finished in RAF Blue Grey, initially to an interim
DTD 900/4817 or 4905 Acrylic finish, which
ultimately gave way to a Selectively Strippable
Acrylic Finishing Scheme to DTD 5599 that was
provisioned for stores under the reference
33B/2242110 for a 5 litre container.
The Lynx and BS 381C No. 105 Oxford
Blue
The final shade of dark blue to be used by the
FAA in this context was adopted with the entry
to service of the Westland Lynx from 1976. For
some unknown reason, the Lynx was delivered
in a BS 381C No. 105 Oxford Blue finish, which is
thought to have been to DTD 5599. Why this
colour was used is unknown, as is the reason
why this finish did not spread to other Anti-
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Submarine types such as the Sea King. It has
been claimed that the Royal Navy made very
limited use of BS 381C No. 105 Oxford Blue as an
aircraft finish prior to the introduction of the
Lynx with its use being restricted to a very small
number of 'Admiral's Barge' aircraft such as Sea
Prince WF137, which had been delivered to the
Service specially fitted out as a VIP transport.
Special schemes for boats that served as
'Admirals Barges' were laid down in AFOs such as
AFO 3691/49 'Painting of Weatherwork on HM
Ships in Time of Peace' dated 28 October 1949
and AFO 1264/59 of similar title dated 22 May
1959. The relevant section of these AFOs was
identically worded thus:
'8. Ships Boats.- (a) Green is reserved for the barge,
galley and any other personal boats of a
Commander in Chief.
(b) Blue is reserved for the barge, galley and any
other personal boats of other Flag Officers.'
No reference is made in the AFO's as to
exactly which shade of these colours was to be
used.
The same principle seems to have been
applied to aircraft but at the time of writing, it
has not been possible to source any Vocabulary
of Stores 33B reference numbers for BS 381C No.
105 Oxford Blue to any aircraft finish
specification prior to the relevant documents
available to the author coming to an end in
1972. That said, it has not been possible to
source any 33B reference numbers for BS 381C
No. 228 Emerald Green either despite its alleged
use on 'Admirals Barge' aircraft.
The use of a dark blue finish on FAA
Helicopters began to come to an end following
the Falklands Conflict of 1982 when Lynx HAS.2s
began to adopt an overall BS 381C No 638 Dark
Sea Grey scheme. Sea Kings began to give up
their RAF Blue Grey in favour of Medium Sea
Grey from 1984 but the Wasp retained its RAF
Blue Grey scheme until it was withdrawn from
service in 1988.
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The F-102 in Context
D
uring the 1950s the United States was
faced with a new threat from Soviet long
range bomber attacks and the US Air
Forces requested a design for a new supersonic
interceptor from aircraft manufacturers. The
interceptor program specified an aircraft able to
reach an altitude of 50,000ft in a few minutes,
with a new fire control system and armed with
air-to-air guided missiles. Eighteen companies
responded initially with Convair’s design based
F-102A Delta Dagger on a delta wing outline and named the XF-92A,
which featured a new design of fuselage, a delta
Kit No: 48001 wing featuring side mounted engine inlets and
Scale: 1/48 radar in the nose section. After lengthy tests
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic Convair was selected to develop the interceptor,
which became the XF-102.
Manufacturer: Encore Models
The F-102 had a low mounted delta wing with
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two types of wing tips. Case X wings were the
My first step was to address the matter of the
raised panel lines. All raised lines were
rescribed by hand using scribing tools, metal As a main scribing tool I used a modelling saw.
The raised panel lines on this kit were very
templates and a needle
hard and so tough that I was able to scribe
straight lines without using a template. Just
follow straight lines with a needle or a saw to
rescribe. I used metal templates only to
rescribe rounded raised details
Missing or damaged panel lines were
rescribed over and over again. This was the
All mistakes stand out after the grooves are hardest task I encountered on this model and
filled with pigment it took several months
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Convair’s Interceptor on
NATO’s Southern Flank)
By Ugur Kenel
initial production design, having upturned tips
while later production machines featured Case
XX wings with downturned tips. All Turkish F-
102s had Case X wings.
The power plant was a Pratt & Witney J57-23A
or J57-25 turbojet. The front of the canopy was
triangular in shape with a chord directly in front
of the pilot who was unable to see forward.
Pilots had to look to the side of the canopy to
see ahead while taking off and landing.
Weapon loading configurations were different
from most jet fighters. There was no internal gun
armament, instead the main armament included
six Hughes Falcon air-to-air missiles, all in
weapons bays in the belly as in the F-22 or F-35.
The aircraft also carried 2.75 inch rockets in
tubes built into the weapons bay doors.
The first production F-102A performed its
initial flight in 1955 and began to enter squadron
After completing the scribing process I
sanded all surfaces with 600 to 1,000 grit sand
paper. After sanding all the newly engraved
panel lines were verified with some black
pigment or dry pastel powder
The main landing gear bays have some detail
but the nose section was almost bare
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I chose the plastic cockpit tub instead of the resin as the canopy will be
I added some scratch built detail to the nose gear bay besides the photo closed and little detail can be seen from outside. With this choice I
etch that came with the kit itself skipped a lot of resin trimming and fitting

Another difficult process on this build were

There are some big gaps that will need
attention during the exhaust assembly
the wing tips. This boxing features Case XX
wing tips (down curved)
To clean up the seams in the nozzle I filled the
gaps with putty and used a wooden cylinder
covered with sandpaper for sanding

Turkish F-102s featured Case X wings (up
curved) so I needed to effect a conversion. To
do this I straightened the down curved XX
wing tips under very hot water with the help
of a hammer
After this treatment there were a number of
gaps and cracks that needed filling and
sanding
Besides raised panel lines there are no rivets
details on this model but they feature
noticeably on the real jet, especially over the
nozzles. All rivets were consequently added
with a needle

service in 1957. As the 1970s approached those
F-102s serving in the USAF were replaced by F-
106s. The F-102s were withdrawn from active
duty and transferred to Air National Guard
squadrons where they saw services for a short
period only before being decommissioned in
1976.
The F-102 in Turkish Service
In 1968 the US transferred sufficient
numbers of F-102s to form two
squadrons in the Turkish Air Force
and one in the Hellenic Air
Forces. This decision can be considered a quick
fix solution to fill the air defence gap in NATO's
southern flank. Consequently it would be correct
to claim that the Turkish Air Forces accepted the
F-102s in order to take urgent measures against
the ever increasing Soviet threat. A total of forty
one F-102As were delivered to the Turkish Air
Force between 1969 and 1971.
Encore’s Kit
Encore Models' 1/48 scale F-102 kit, 48001, is a
reissue of Monogram’s original plastic. The wings
are for a Case XX aircraft from this box. The kit
has raised panel
lines
throughout
on brittle

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The intake interior lacked trunking and the inside of the empty fuselage
could be seen. To prevent this I covered the inside of the intakes with
plastic card prior to fuselage assembly. This gave me an almost seamless
result
The clear parts had some scratches from friction inside the box. Before
the obligatory Klear/Future bath some clean-up was necessary. First it
was sanded with polishing sponges from coarse to fine. Then Tamiya’s
compound application was employed, and finally the part was dipped in
Future/Klear and left to cure

The instrument panel coaming was detailed

Some gaps became apparent after the with scrap plastic and the cover replicated
The coloured photo etch panel was used as
fuselage/wing assembly, especially around with metallic tape, painted with acrylics and
supplied with the kit
the lower body. These were filled with weathered with pastels
cyanoacrylate glue because they were too big
to fill with putty

The finished coaming. The pilot is also now in

Here the tape is in place, with rivet detail
suitable embossed
pace as the canopy is the next issue to be
tackled
Modelling the canopy closed is very difficult
on this kit because of the poor fit

Further sanding was required to get the

modified canopy to fit, and after this of course The wing fences were damaged during the
The canopy frame had to be extended with more polishing was required to get wing tip modifications so new ones were
some plastic additions to reduce the gaps everything clean and tidy again created from scrap plastic

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At last! After all these works the model was
painted with Vallejo Grey Primer followed by
the main colour, for which I used Vallejo 71046
Decals applied. Turkish national markings came from
Hobbytime Decals. Stencils were from the kit itself
grey plastic. Encore have reboxed this older kit
with some very nice additional detail sets
including a coloured photo etch set for the
cockpit and a further etched fret of additional
details, and resin sets for the cockpit tub, seat, air
intakes, radome, flight control surfaces, tyres and
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When the paint was thoroughly cured all
panel lines were drawn in with a pencil and a
thick layer of Tamiya X-22 was applied all over
the model and left to dry for about a day
External fuel tanks pylons were scratch built
from scrap plastic to the correct size and
width
The salt weathering technique was applied
and various detail painting completed prior to
decaling
The pitot tube was painted using
a thin spiral of masking tape
Finally, after long months of work, the last
elements of the build are coming together
Falcon missiles. Monogram kits are already very build was a resin from Aerobonus.
detailed with the only issue being the raised All other additions were scratchbuilt.
panel lines, so you can build this kit satisfactorily
without using much of the resin and save
yourself a lot of fitting trimming and sanding.
The only aftermarket element I used in this
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Rotary Genesis
By Colin ‘Flying’ Pickett
Flettner FL 282 V-6 Kolibri
Kit No: 41001
Scale: 1/35
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
Manufacturer: MiniArt
Creative Models/Stevens International
T
he Flettner FL 282 Kolibri was the first
helicopter to enter serial production,
having been designed by Anton Flettner
based on work started in 1939. The first real
flight of the Kolibri took place on 30th October
1941 with test pilot Ludwig Hoffman at the
controls. Initial versions of the type were single
seat aircraft however two seat aircraft followed
in the later versions with the observer sitting the
other side of the engine from the pilot facing the
rear of the aircraft.
All versions of the aircraft were based around
a twin rotor design, which helped deal with
stability problems and removed the need for a
tail rotor assembly and the associated
mechanics. Although this style of design fell out
of popularity in the West its use did continue
with some Soviet designs and has actually found
its way back into production with the Kaman K
Max remotely piloted helicopter or drone.
The Kolibri saw active service as an observer
platform, providing over the horizon vision for
submarine spotting as well as seeing service on
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mine laying vessels.
Although not a traditional aviation scale,
helicopter kits in 1/35 are becoming more
common due in part to their commonality with
armour kits and the associated accessories.
MiniArt have long manufactured kits of
armoured fighting vehicles that have been held
in high acclaim, and it is against this background
that they released this first aircraft model.
The kit itself is made up of 172 plastic parts
and eleven photo etched, as well as a decal
sheet for four different options.
The plastic parts are formed of light grey
plastic, which is quite soft in nature, spread
across a number of different sprues. I have to
admit one of the hardest parts of this kit was
locating the various items needed as many of
the parts are small and as such an issue to my
failing eyesight.
In addition to the kit parts I also added a
couple of Eduard sets, these being the details set
32927, which includes a prepainted instrument
panel, and the mask set JX 216.
My references for this model came from
numerous Internet sources along with the
Schiffer Luftwaffe profile series number six on
the type.
When looking through the kit it is obvious to
see that this model has been produced by a
manufacturer who has been involved primarily
with the production of armour model kits. This is
because the model is broken down into several
subassemblies. It is also highly detailed using
multiple tiny components as per an AFV kit, but
do not let this put you off.
Construction starts with the tail section,
which is formed from a series of flat parts. A
framework is then built from this, which will later
hold the engine. It is worth bearing in mind the
weight of the tail section as space for nose
weight within the cockpit area at the front of the
aircraft is in short supply. Simply put it would be
hard to build this version of the Kolibri without
creating an aircraft that sits on its tail. I certainly
found this to be the case with mine.
The engine is formed of separate cylinder
heads and exhaust pipes, and the Eduard set
also adds an ignition harness to this. There is a
transmission section, which attaches to the front
of the engine, whilst the exhaust attaches to the
rear of the engine via the firewall.
One point of note is that the Eduard kit
includes a panel that should fit horizontally
between the engine and the main rotor
transmission and I fitted this as a matter of
course without testing it first. However when the
time came I found myself unable to install the
transmission as this panel blocked my way as it
does not have the requisite opening. I found
myself having to remove this item carefully
before I continued with construction. It is
possible that I made an error somewhere along
the line with this component, although for now
it rests in my spares box.
There is then an ancillary section, which
attaches to the back of the firewall, whilst an
additional transmission is made up that transfers
the power from the engine to the rotor blades.
This section contains most of the tiniest parts I
found within this otherwise large scale model kit
but it builds up to an impressive subassembly
and is well worth the extra effort. At this point I
chose to paint these parts as I knew I would
struggle to gain access later on in the build.
Weighing matters up I decided that it would
be a good idea to create a number of
subassemblies that I could paint prior to final
construction as this would give me access to the
majority of the parts many of which would need
a little touching up to do upon completion.
One of the areas that I found the trickiest was
the cockpit, which is made up of a number of
tubes, and as such a good amount of test fitting
and trial paid dividends. In addition to the
Eduard etch parts I also added some lead wire to
replicate the visible wiring harness in this area as
all my work would be on show with no cockpit
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Engine subassemblies
ready for painting

Tail section construction complete with the

erroneous brass panel in place

The cockpit framework completed and ready

for additional datail

Masked up ready for its

identification band
Gleaming brass access panels, Eduard’s finest
ready for painting

The tiny jewel of a rotary engine ready for

installation

Masking removed and

displaying a stripe of RLM 71 Oh dear. The rotor head is an exercise in
reconstruction in brass

The numerous subassemblies ready to go

together to create the Hummingbird

The transmission with those twin

rotor heads mounted in place

I also ended up making replacement tail

guards in brass tube too after breaking them The plastic card flight deck prior to painting
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sides to hide it. I used thin strips of metal foil to
replicate the straps holding the wiring in place.
Again the prepainted Eduard parts put my own
detail painting to shame and I wonder how I
managed before this marvellous invention.
A large part of the Eduard edge set covers the
construction of the engine cowling, which must
be carefully curved, and I achieved this by gently
rolling a round pencil over the parts while they
rested on a soft surface. This then provides parts
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of suitable scale thickness, which are highly
realistic when the interior detail and ribs are
fixed in place.
I must comment that the fit of the parts was
excellent and I needed absolutely nothing in the
way of filler during construction. I found that the
plastic suited my usual choice of Tamiya thin
liquid adhesive very well indeed.
This MiniArt kit contains decals for GF-YF,
which was used upon the mine layer Drache on
the Adriatic Sea in November 1942 as well as the
Hydro aviation base Greif in Lubeck Bay, Baltic
Sea in August 1942, again aboard the mine layer
Drache in the Mediterranean Sea during January
1943, and finally aboard the antisubmarine ship
KUJ 13 on the Baltic Sea during April and May
1943.
Paint callouts are given for Vallejo, Mr Color,
Humbrol, Testors and Ammo MIG. I opted for my

usual Vallejo ModelAir paint, using Gull Grey as
the base colour for this model.
I opted for the first choice of the marking
options purely as I was able to find photographs
of the landing deck in use with this aircraft and
as such had a basis for a small diorama of the
helicopter in use.
One of the problems I found concerned the
soft plastic used in the kit. I had long suspected
that I would have problems with the rotor head
and blades as I could not see how the soft plastic
could support the weight of them and this was
borne out during the latter parts of construction
as the rotor heads collapsed. I decided that my
best course of action would be to replicate the
rotor heads using brass tube and aluminium
sections to provide a much stronger assembly.
The damage I caused to the rotor blades was
then hidden using a filler made of superglue and
talcum powder, which was sanded back to
profile. Others have had success with the
existing rotor head assembly but my clumsy
hands proved too heavy for the task in this
instance.
I had similar concerns about the
undercarriage assembly, although these proved
unfounded and the undercarriage legs are very
sturdy.
I decided to weather the model lightly using
Vallejo weathering powders, mainly light grey
and light brown to help highlight the structure
showing through the fabric in the fuselage. The
engraved detail on the main structural parts of
the model was drawn out using light grey
washes. I kept the weathering to a minimum as
this was a test aircraft and as such I assume
would be well maintained.
As previously mentioned my Kolibri is a model
that likes to rest on its tail, so to counter this I
created the baseboard that the model sits on.
This is formed from plastic card, which had
planks engraved into the surface before a circle
was cut from the middle to replicate the
turntable used to position the aircraft for take-
off. This in turn was painted to replicate wood
and the markings that decorate the turntable.
This allowed me to pose the aircraft with the
hatches open to show off all the effort I put in to
the engine compartment as this would
otherwise be hidden. The model is secured to
the turntable by brass pins inserted into holes in
the base plate and the tyres, which prevents it
tipping or moving.
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Most of the construction time with this model
was taken up with building the tiny parts of the
subassemblies, and allowing these to dry prior
to progressing the build further. This in truth is
very similar in many ways to building armour
kits and therefore should cause no issue to the
majority of modellers.
There is certainly nothing beyond the
capabilities of a reasonably skilled aircraft
modeller within this kit with or without the
addition of the Eduard etch sets. I am now on
the hunt for some suitable figures of a pilot and
mechanic to place with the Hummingbird in
order to depict it undergoing some last moment
maintenance on the flight deck, probably much
to the concern of the pilot.
It’s great to see an imaginative and unusual
subject being produced and certainly I have no
qualms about recommending this kit as it opens
up a vast array of modelling options. I certainly
have a mind to build the two seater version of
this aircraft in this scale should it become
available as I found it a highly enjoyable and
rewarding project. Certainly if your tastes waiver
between armour and aircraft of World War II then
this is a model almost tailor-made for you.
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PEREGRINE PUBLISHING
Yak-9U Aircraft Walk Around
A Detailed Photo Essay on CD
By Steve Muth
This CD on the Yak-9U
features detail colour
photographs aimed at the
scale modeller and aero
enthusiast. Published in
word and JPEG format for
near universal access and
simplicity, the author
presents clear detail colour
photographs of the cockpit, landing gear,
wheel wells, exhausts and other details of
interest. This photo essay covers the Yak-9U at
GASPATCH
Marlin Machine Guns 1/32
Available in M1917 (early) and M1918 (late)
versions, the Marlin was used extensively by the
US Army Air Service towards the end of World
War I and its immediate aftermath. The 1918
version was constructed from lighter materials,
specifically for use on aircraft and as such is
probably more applicable to late or post war
American subjects such as the DH4, Breguet XIV,
Salmson 2A2 or Thomas Morse. Photos also exist
of Marlins mounted on post war Nieuport 28s so
there is plenty of scope for these products. Each
pack includes two highly detailed 3D printed
models and a pair of ammunition belts. These
sets are a useful and welcome addition to
Gaspatch’s popular range of World War I
ordinance.
Palmer 700x75 Spoked Wheels 1/32
This is the first in a range of highly detailed
spoked wheels. Each pack contains a pair of
CLEAR PROP
Gloster E28/39
Scale: 1/72
Kit No: 72001
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
www.clearpropmodels.com
The Gloster E28/39 was a single jet engined
aircraft and has the distinction of being the first
British jet to fly, making its initial flight in1941.
The E28/39 was designed and built by the
Gloster Aircraft Company and was designed by
George Carter. The aircraft was also known as
the Gloster Whittle and Gloster G.40 and was
powered by a single Power Jets W.1 Turbojet
engine giving the aircraft a maximum speed of
338mph. The Power Jets Ltd engine company
was formed in 1936 by Sir Frank Whittle. Only
two aircraft were built and the primary user was
the Royal Aircraft Establishment.
The E28/39 was the forerunner to Britain’s first
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the now defunct Champlin Fighter Museum at
Mesa, Arizona. The aircraft is completely
original and even has its WK107 engine. It is
not a new build or converted airframe. This CD
follows on from the acclaimed twelve page
booklets and other previously published CDs
by Peregrine Publishing.
This CD will make an excellent reference for the
any of the Yak-9 kits now on the market. There
are forty eight large format images to enable
all those details modellers like to add. The Yak-
9U saw service at the end of World War II and
was liked by its pilots and was considered a
very forgiving aircraft. It was considered ideal
for the new pilots then coming out of the
fighter schools. This is an accurate restoration
resin tyres and a pair of intricately 3D printed
spokes. These are probably the most accurate
spoked wheel sets that you will ever come
across with a scale thickness of the spokes that is
particularly impressive. The Palmer 700x75 was
used on a number of British fighters including
the Camel, Dolphin and Snipe and as such is a
useful additional purchase for anybody wanting
to add a little extra fizz to their Wingnut Wings
models.
Vane Gun Sights 1/32 and 1/48
These intricate detail sets provide four examples
each of three different types of Vane gunsights.
Unlike the machine gun range, the sets appear
to have been cast in resin, but if this is the case
the parts are cleaner and clearer than other resin
products of this size that I have previously seen.
The detail of each piece is amazing and is a huge
improvement on the usual photo etch
gunsights. These sets are a must for super
detailers.
operational jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor, which
was powered by the Rolls-Royce Welland, the
next stage development of the Power Jets W.1
Engine.
The Clear Prop Model of the Gloster E28/39
Pioneer is a brand new release and features
ninety one plastic parts, eighteen resin parts,
thirty nine photo etch parts, one brass pitot
tube, one decal sheet, one die cut masking
sheet, one instruction booklet and one full
colour painting and marking guide. A complete
engine is included in resin and is superbly cast.
Etched parts are supplied for the cockpit, engine
and engine intakes and again are very nicely
made.
The plastic parts are supplied on four sprues of
grey and one clear sprue and have very finely
engraved surface detailing.
Decals are supplied for four options:
• Gloster E28/39 W4041 at RF Cranwell, May
1941
of the last piston engined fighter aircraft from
the desk of Aleksandr Yakovlev.
The photographs were taken with the co-
operation of the Champlin Fighter Museum
staff, thus assuring adequate access to the
cockpit and other details.
Priced at an affordable $12.00 including
postage in the US. For foreign orders add
$12.00 for postage. These CDs may be ordered
from Steve Muth at Peregrine Publishing, 70
The Promenade, Glen Head, NY 11545, USA, by
telephone on (516)759-1089, by FAX on
(516)759-1034 or email at
sgmuth@optonline.net. Payment by cheque on
a US bank in US dollars or PayPal.
Resin Turnbuckles 1/32 and 1/48
Gaspatch have been producing some amazing
metal 3D printed turnbuckles for many years
now that have generally been accepted as the
best product of its type that money can buy.
These sets are slightly different in that they are
made from resin, which I assume has been cast.
The turnbuckle, of which I have Type A and type
C examples are similar in a level of quality and
detail to the metal 3D printed examples, but
each block contains fifty items as opposed to an
average of thirty items and as such is better
value. The metal turnbuckles could not be bent
without snapping and as such I do not foresee
that the resin examples will perform any
differently or be any harder to use.
All of the above Gaspatch products are highly
recommended. Many thanks to Gaspatch for
these review samples.
www.gaspatchmodels.com
Dave Hooper
• Gloster E28/39 W4041 at RAE Farnborough,
December 1944
• Gloster E28/39 W4046 RAE Farnborough, July
1943
• Gloster E28/39 W4041 at Brockworth, April
1941. This aircraft is left in overall Aluminium
whereas the other three wear the Dark
Earth/Dark Green/Trainer Yellow colour
scheme
The instructions are nicely printed in full colour
and have colour call outs for Humbrol Paints. The
engine can be displayed either in or out of the
aircraft and for the latter option comes with its
own mounting frame.
For such a small model there are an immense
amount of parts in the box, all of which are
superbly made and will make up into a highly
detailed model of Britain’s first jet aircraft.
I look forward to building this one.
Andy McCabe

FOXBOT
www.foxbot.com.ua
New sheets received from Foxbot cover the MiG-
25 in 1/48:
48035 Ukrainian Foxbats MiG-25PDS
This sheet offers five aircraft, three Soviet and
two Ukrainian, and includes individual markings
and numbers for all aircraft, with a single set of
each national markings. No stencilling is
included. Instructions fold out into a single full
colour A3 sheet and include paint references
MARMADUKE PRESS
This is another new name to us. Marmaduke
Press have released three sheets covering the
Meteor in 1/48 aimed at Airfix’s kits. Decals are
nicely presented and beautifully printed and the
instruction sheets very comprehensive, folding
out to A3 in full colour with copious notes on
colours and markings, decal application and
some useful notes on the aircraft itself. The decal
sheets are designed by Pheon, so quality and
accuracy are assured.
MPD48001 Gloster Meteor F.8
Includes individual markings for six aircraft with
spare serials and codes to allow any Meteor F.8,
FR.9 or PR.10 to be built
MPD48002 Gloster Meteor F.8
Another six aircraft are covered on this sheet,
SHELF ODDITY
1/144 modellers will do well to keep an eye on
Shelf Oddity as the range continues to expand.
UK importer Coastal Craft have passed on more
new sets and information and the scope now
afforded the scale is staggering.
New sets received:
SO14420 Hurricane Mk I
Designed for the Sweet kit, this fret offers a mass
of detail including seat, panel, rudder pedals,
aerial mast, Sutton harness and more, and
includes parts for two aircraft.
SO314434 Latin F-47Ds Volume One
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and notes for placement.
48035 Ukrainian Foxbats MiG-25RB
This set covers four aircraft, all in Ukrainian
markings post 1995. As with the previous sheet
full colour instructions are provided and national
markings to complete two aircraft.
48038 MiG-25 Foxbat Stencils
This comprehensive set includes stencilling in
both red and black with placement diagrams to
finish the MiG-25PU, MiG-25RBT, MiG-25PD, MiG-
25RBF, MiG-25RBS and MiG-25BM.
four in overall silver, one all black and one with
camouflaged uppers. Again the supplementary
sheet includes sufficient codes and numbers for
any Meteor F.8, FR.9 or PR.10
MPD48003 Gloster Meteor F.8
Sheet three offers a mix of silver and
camouflaged machines, including some striking
squadron markings, and again the
comprehensive sheet of codes and serials.
These sheets can be bought individually or
together, with corresponding discounts, and if
you are planning a collection of Meteors make a
first rate starting point. The company can be
found on Facebook under Marmaduke Press
Decals. To order email
marmadukepress@gmail.com
This silk screen sheet features markings for two
colourful post war Jugs used by South American
air forces:
• TF-47D-30-RA 44-32805(?), 8-B-36, Escuadron
de Caza 36, Fuerza Aerea Venezolana, Boca del
Rio, Venezuela, early 1950s
• F-47D-40-RA 44-90293, 522, Escuadron de
Caza 13, Fuerza Aerea del Peru, Limatimbo,
Peru, mid 1950s
Decals are designed to fit the Platz-Bego and
recent F-Toys kits. Placement instructions are
available on the Shelf Oddity website.
www.coastalcraftmodelsuk.com
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CMK
New resin releases from CMK are very topical
and offer some useful upgrades in 1/48 and
1/72:
4364 1/48 Defiant Pilot`s Cockpit Set for Airfix
Kit
Designed to fit the new Airfix 1/48 Defiant kit,
this set enhances the front cockpit and offers a
detailed pilot’s seat with belts, fuselage
bulkhead separating the front and rear cockpit,
the instrument panel, sidewall control levers and
fuselage fuel tank situated forward of the
cockpit.
#4366 1/48 Beaufighter TF Mk X Cockpit Set for
Revell Kit
Includes detailed pilot’s seat with belts, new
instrument panel, side consoles, rudder pedals
and control column. The set directly replaces the
kit parts, with no need to cut the plastic.
7417 Klimov VK-105PF WWII Soviet Inline Engine
Arguably the most important of all World War II
AMMO BY MIG JIMENEZ
The latest products received for review from
Ammo continue to expand and improve their
range of weathering products. The new brush
ranges are superb and at last offer a selection of
tools designed for purpose with a combination
of flat and fine heads to tackle any situation. The
sets include both Premium Marta Kolinsky and
Synthetic brushes for versatility and a wide
range of applications, the finest brushes
available in terms of both accuracy and flexibility
for a variety of scale detailing applications.
Also new to us are the Streaking Brusher tools,
which see Ammo’s existing enamel streaking
paints range packaged in the same manner as
their oil brushing range, with an integral brush
built into the cap of the container. This allows
great control over use of the product and will
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Soviet inline aero engines, it saw wide service
within the VVS, and was fitted into such types as
the Yak-1, Yak-3, Yak-9, LaGG-3, Pe-2 and others.
72349 1/72 AH-1 Sitting Pilots (2 figures) and
Ground Crew (1 figure) for Special Hobby Kit
These figures of a US AH-1 Cobra pilot and
weapon systems operator can hugely enliven
cockpits of Special Hobby’s G/Q/S Cobra kits. The
figures are cast together with their seats, each of
them in a different pose and their arms come as
separate parts. The figures are joined by a
standing ground crew member cast as one
piece.
48328 1/48 Beaufighter TF Mk X Pilot’s Seat for
Revell Kit
Detailed pilot’s seat with scale thin sideboards
designed to improve the looks of your
Beaufighter model. The seat is cast without the
belts and rear padding.
48329 1/48 Beaufighter TF Mk X Pilot's Seat with
Back Pad and Belts for Revell Kit
save time and space on the workbench.
Streaking Brushers
The Streaking range of products must be
applied with a brush in vertical lines to be
blended, creating the effect of streaked dirt and
grime. To simplify this universally used
technique the new range features a unique
applicator brush with longer bristles that
facilitate tracing the long and narrow vertical
lines of this particular weathering effect.
Colours available now include:
• A.MIG-1250 Medium Brown
• A.MIG-1251 Cold Dirty Grey
• A.MIG-1252 Red Brown
• A.MIG-1253 Grime
• A.MIG-1254 Rust
As previous but cast with the belts and back Pad
in situ.
More info
72330 1/72 AH-1G Early Emerson Electric TAT-
102 Turret for Special Hobby/Revell Kit
The TAT-102 was a remotely controlled gun
turret installed to early batches of the AH-1G. It
contained one 7.62mm minigun or alternatively
a grenade launcher. This resin cast turret offers
higher levels of detail than the plastic item from
the kit.
72331 1/72 AH-1G Emerson Electric M28 Turret
for Special Hobby/Revell Kit
AH-1Gs from the later batches differed in having
a M28 dual weapon turret in their noses. This
turret enabled the use of various combinations
of the minigun or grenade launcher depending
mainly on the pilot’s preferences. The new turret
directly replaces the plastic part.
www.specialhobby.eu
• A.MIG-1255 Winter Grime
• A.MIG-1256 Green-Grey Grime
• A.MIG-1257 Warm Dirty Grey
• A.MIG-1258 Streaking Dust
• A.MIG-1259 Starship Grime
Brush Sets
A.MIG-7603 Chipping and Detailing Brush Set
The ideal selection of fine point round brush
sizes for accurately painting fine details such as
chipping, stowage and tools for any subject.
A.MIG-7605 Panel Lines and Fading Brush Set
A selection of brush size and shapes for
accurately applying washes and fading to AFV’s,
aircraft, civilian subjects and details for figures of
any subject and scale.
www.migjimenez.com
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EURO DECALS
The latest sheets from Euro Decals cover two well
kitted but ever popular subjects, the P-51 and the
Tornado GR.4/4A. Produced by Fantasy Printshop
they are needless to say nicely presented and
beautifully printed with instructions in the form of an
A5 colour booklet.
ED-32117 1/32 Panavia Tornado GR.4/4A
Two A5 sheets of decals cover five aircraft, with some
nice special schemes included:
• ZA461, XV(R) Squadron, Lossiemouth, 2015
• ZA405, 12 Squadron, Lossiemouth, 2015, with
green spine and lower fin
• ZA542, 31 Squadron, Gioia del Colle, Operation
Elamy, 2011
• ZA560, 41(R) Squadron, Coningsby, 2017
GASPATCH collecting bags. Exquisitely cast, the integral gun
sights have to be seen to be believed!
Besides the World War I items reviewed
elsewhere by Dave Hooper, Gaspatch have also
added to their range of 1/32 and 1/48 World War 1/32
II armament accessories with some stunning
Elite Accessories MG 15 Aircraft (Pair)
resin ammo belt and MG 15 sets.
As with the 1/48 set, this includes a pair of MG
15s with separate magazine drums and cartridge
1/48 bags. Again two styles of collecting bag are
Elite Accessories MG 15 Aircraft (Pair) included.
Consists of two complete resin guns with Elite Accessories Ammo Belt Flexible Cal. 50
separate magazines and a choice of cartridge This innovative product is faintly redolent of a
DEAD DESIGN MODELS for Tamiya kit
If Japanese subjects in 1/72 are to your taste you RM72002 Ki-61 Hien Control Surfaces for Tamiya
may find it frustrating that some of the kits kit
VM72005 Ki-61 Hien Canopy Masks for Tamiya
around, especially in 1/72, are not supported by
kit
the aftermarket industry as well as you might
VM72008 Ki-61 Hien Canopy Masks for
wish. This is where Dead Design come in, with a
Hasegawa kit
growing range in both 1/72 and 1/48 that is VM72010 N1K2-J Shiden Kai Canopy Masks for
focussed on the subject. Hasegawa kit
New items include masks, resin detail sets, VM72011 N1K2-J Shiden Kai Canopy Masks for
Aoshima/Kora kit
vacform canopies and insignia masks.
VM72012 N1K1-J Shiden Type 11 Canopy Masks
for Aoshima/Kora kit
1/72 VM72013 N1K1 Kyofu all versions Canopy Masks
CM72001 Ki-61 Hien Vacform Canopy for Tamiya for Hasegawa kit
kit VM72014 N1K1-J Shiden Type 11 Canopy Masks
RM72001 Ki-61 Hien Wing Racks and Drop Tanks for Tamiya kit
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• ZA412, 617 Squadron, Lossiemouth, 2013/14
ED-32119/48119/72119 Bubbletop Mustangs
Available in 1/72, 1/32 and 1/48, differing only in the
size of the decal sheet itself. All six options can be
built from each set as none of the national markings
overlap.
• Mustang Mk IV KH673 Sweetpea, 5 Squadron SAAF,
Italy, April 1945
• F-51D Mustang, 1 Squadron RoKAF, Chinhae, 1950
• Mustang Mk IV NZ2427, RNZAF, Christchurch, late
1940s
• P-51D Mustang 44-11222 Jolie Helene, 359 FG, East
Wretham, 1945
• J-26 Mustang 26115, Swedish Air Force, 1951
• F-51D Mustang A68-563, RAAF, Bohle River, 1945
www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk
1/72 tank track and essentially it is a coiled
flexible resin ammo belt cast on a backing plate
that once released will provide you with 300mm
(that’s a whole foot in length!) of highly detailed
ammo belt that will come into its own in some of
the large scale World War II bombers now
available. Hopefully they will scale these down
to 1/48 in due course!
Elite Accessories Ammo Belt Flexible. Cal. 30
Again, a whole 300mm of belt beautifully cast in
flexible resin.
www.gaspatchmodels.com
VM72017 KI-43 I Hayabusa Canopy Mask for
Fujimi kit
VM72018 KI-43 II Hayabusa Canopy Mask for
Special Hobby kit
1/48
RM48002 A5M Claude Corrected Control
Surfaces for Wingsy kits
VM48016 Ki-100 Otsu Canopy Masks for
Hasegawa kit
VM48033 A5M2b Canopy Masks for Wingsy kits
VM48035 A5M2b Early Claude National Insignia
Masks
VM48037 C5M2 Babs Canopy Masks for Fine
Molds kits
www.deaddesignmodels.com
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AERO LINE
Aero Line is the aviation wing of
Plus Models, whose resin
armour/military kits and
accessories are of legendary
quality. Just so the sets provided
here. All casting is to the highest
standard, with items packed
securely in blister packs for
protection.
1/72
AL7023 Hamilton Propeller for
Lockheed Constellation EC-121,
L749 and L1049
Includes a full set of four props and
spinners with decals included for
the logos.
AL7024 Wheels for C-121
Constellation
Includes four main and two nose
wheels with separate outer hubs.
AL7025 Wheels for L749
Constellation
Includes four main and two nose
wheels. In this set only the nose
wheels have separate outer hubs.
1/48
AL4080 Pilot Mirage 2000
This three part set includes a
complete pilot figure with separate
helmet and parachute pack to pose
alongside.
1/32
AL3002 Pilot F4U Corsair
This two part casting comprises the
main figure with a separate left
arm.
www.plusmodel.cz

RESKIT items and is well worth a visit.

Three new weapons sets from
Reskit combine high quality resin
castings with etched parts and
decals to provide superb
underwing stores for
contemporary subjects. The three
new sets are all to 1/48 and add
to an impressive range that offers
a number of unique catalogue
1/48
RS48-084 Rafael Python 3
Missile (four pieces)
RS48-084 Rafael Python 5
Missile (four pieces)
RS48-0107 Royal Navy 2”
Launchers (four pieces)
www.reskit.com.ua

LIFELIKE DECALS
A huge wad of Mustangs this
month from Lifelike, with two new
limited edition sheets released in
1/72, 1/48 and 1/32. The colour
instruction sheets offer
comprehensive notes on the
individual aircraft as well as decal
placement. These are high quality
products and should allow some
very impressive models to be
finished.
32020/48051/72037 North
American P-51 Mustang Part Three
Big Beautiful Doll Special
This sheet offers six aircraft all
piloted by John D. Landers either
when he was a Major, a Lt. Colonel
or a Colonel and is recommended
for Revell or Tamiya kits in 1/32 and
Tamiya or Airfix in 1/72. The set
includes some spectacular
markings and will be a must have
for Mustang fans!
32021/48052/72038 North
American P-51 Mustang Part Four
Four more colourful options with
flamboyant markings
In 1/72 a single sheet, 72-SP-01, has
been released offering unique
markings for Desert Warrior, and is
designed to correct the Airfix kit
sheet. The set includes only those
markings necessary to correct the
Airfix kit and should be used in
conjunction with the decals
provided with the kit.
www.lifelikedecals.sakura.ne.jp

EXITO DECALS coincide with Eduard’s recent

Exito has launched a new high
quality decal range, with two
sets available both in 1/48 and
1/72 scale. The decal sheets are
printed by Cartograf of Italy,
which ensures top printing
quality and ease of application.
These are complemented by
instructions that differ from the
plain market standard. What
you get are essentially high
quality posters with full colour
illustrations. Each subject is
presented on an A4 sized
sheet, with large side profiles
printed on the front, and the
remaining artwork, photos and
all necessary information laid
out on the rear side. The whole
package is presented bagged
in an A4 format.
The first two sets offer a
selection of Bf 109G-6s and Fw
190As and are just in time to
releases.
ED72001/ED48001 Gustavs
Over the Balkans
• Bf 109G-6 White 12, 7./JG77,
Mizil, Romania, January
1944
• Bf 109G-6 Black 5, 2./JG53,
Borovo, Croatia, May 1944
• Bf 109G-6 W.Nr.166133 in
captured US markings, Italy,
1944
ED72002/ED48002 Wulf Pack
Volume One
• Fw 190A-3, 6./JG.6, late
spring 1942
• Fw 190A-4 W.Nr. 0799 coded
SK+OU, I.SG 101, France,
1943
• Fw 190A-5, Yellow 5, 3./JG
26, Dno, Soviet Union, April
1943
www.exito.site

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EDUARD
www.eduard.com
Keeping abreast of Eduard’s prodigious output is not easy at the best of
times, and with constantly shifting schedules both with press releases,
arrival of product on the shelves and arrival of samples at our office we
have found ourselves juggling a little to ensure these pages reflect a more
accurate picture of the state of play.
The latest arrivals coinciding with publication are as follows and cover the
usual wide range of topical subjects, with a special focus on Eduard’s own
Tempest V, a kit that stole the show at Telford, as well as both Kitty Hawk
Voodoos in 1/48.
Everything you need for the Victor K.2 as well, and if you picked up one
from Wonderland Models at the show at that astonishing knockdown price
then you’ll be happy to splash out on a set of masks at least!
BRASSIN
1/32
634009 1/32 Curtiss P-40N-1 LööK instrument panel for Eduard and
Hasegawa kits
634010 1/32 Republic P-47D LööK instrument panel for Eduard and
Hasegawa kits
1/48
644006 1/48 Hawker Tempest Mk V LööK instrument panel for Eduard kits
648416 1/48 Hawker Tempest Mk V cockpit for Eduard kits
648418 1/48 Hawker Tempest Mk V exhaust stacks for Eduard kits
648419 1/48 Hawker Tempest Mk V gun bays for Eduard kits
648420 1/48 Hawker Tempest Mk V wheels
648421 1/48 Hawker Tempest Mk V wheels late for Eduard kits
648439 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw-190D fuselage guns for Eduard kits
672210 1/72 Consolidated B-24 Liberator GR Mk VI wheels for Eduard kits
672211 1/72 LAU-10/A ZUNI
672212 1/72 GBU-32 Thermally Protected
1/24
23031 1/24 de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI undercarriage for Airfix kits
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73645 1/72 Handley-Page Victor K.2 interior for Airfix kits
CX5291/72 Handley-Page Victor K.2 masks for Airfix kits
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CX532 1/72 Grumman F-14A Tomcat masks for Fine Molds kits
SS645 1/72 Handley-Page Victor K.2 ZOOM set for Airfix kits
SS646 1/72 Boeing B-52G Stratofortress ZOOM set for Modelcollect kits
Creative Models/Hannants/Squadron/Sprue Brothers
JANUARY 2019 • VOLUME 40 • ISSUE 11 83
S TA S H I N T H E AT T I C
Modelling the Dutch Air force
PART THREE
By Trevor Pask
Northrop F-5B
Kit No: 1275
Scale: 1/72
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
Manufacturer: Italeri
MRC/The Hobby Company
T
he Dutch selected the Northrop F-5 in 1966
to replace its ageing fleet of F-84Fs. The
original plan had been to select a common
aircraft with Belgium, but regional politics
intervened and the Belgians changed their
minds and bought the French Mirage 5 instead.
The Dutch wanted several improvements to the
basic design, and Canada had the same
requirements, so a decision was taken in 1967 to
source the aircraft from the Canadian
production line rather than source the aircraft
directly from America or to establish a
production line in Holland. However a
substantial proportion of both the Dutch and
Canadian aircraft were manufactured in Holland.
The Dutch aircraft were delivered between
1969 and 1972 and served until 1992. The
aircraft was popular in Dutch service, but in later
years suffered serviceability problems and the
type was eventually phased out and replaced by
a smaller number of F-16s, with virtually the
entire fleet being sold to Turkey and Venezuela.
Given the widespread use of the aircraft, the
F-5A was has been a popular choice among kit
manufacturers. In 1/72 Airfix and Hasegawa
produced acceptable kits in the 1960s. They are
still available but are basic and lacking in detail
by modern standards. The Matchbox kit from the
1970s can still be picked up cheaply, though it is
still fairly basic. By far the best kit in 1/72 was
produced by ESCI in the late 1980s. With the
demise of ESCI in the early 1990s the kit became
a rarity, but happily it was reissued by both
Revell in 2004 and Italeri in 2006.
84 W W W. S C A L E A I R C R A F T M O D E L L I N G . CO. U K
ESCI designed the kit with a separate front
fuselage in order to allow the kit to be issued in
both single and two seater form. The single
seater was also provided with separate nose
cones for the reconnaissance version. The sprues
also contained differing designs of nose wheels,
refuelling probes and under wing stores in order
for the modeller to produce an F-5A from the
start of its service life in the mid 1960s through
to the late 1980s. The current Italeri version of
the kit, boxed as an F-5B, contains all of these
parts, and is the best starting point by far for
anyone wanting to build the small Northrop
fighter.
The kit is very well moulded with only a few
spots of flash here and there betraying the age
of the tooling. The complex area ruled shape of
the aircraft is captured well, but because of this
as well as the fact that ESCI designed some of
the sprues to be the generic elements of a series
of kits, the airframe is broken up into a number
of components. These assemble accurately
enough, but some care is required to minimise
the subsequent cleaning up process.
The basic airframe of the kit builds up well,
but some filler is required. Cleaning this up has
the natural effect of damaging some of the
panel detail, which requires some careful repair
work. The cockpit detail is well done for a kit of
this period, but I used a pilot from a Revell F-16
kit to make the cockpit look a little busier, and to
provide a sense of scale to a very small aircraft.
The Italeri kit comes with a set of Dutch
markings, which I used for this project. For some
reason the F-5As in Dutch service never really
carried the special markings that the F-16s have
become well known for. Apart from the odd
early aircraft in a natural metal finish, Dutch F-
5As wore a standard RAF type Light Grey/Dark
Grey/Dark Green finish from the 1970s until the
mid 1980s. In later years surviving aircraft were
painted in a two tone grey finish, which was
more appropriate for their role as lead in training
aircraft for the F-16. I chose to model an aircraft
in the later finish to create a contrast with the
Meteor and Hunter models.
I used the appropriate enamel paints from the
Hannants Xtracolor range for the two shades of
grey. I initially applied both with an airbrush, but
then slightly lightened each colour with a little
white to add some small patches on the upper
surfaces of the model to replicate the faded and
slightly scruffy look these machines had in their
later days of service. The Italeri decal sheet was
small, but perfectly adequate for a Dutch F-5A in
this scale.
Dutch F-5As tended to be fitted with the
distinctive wing tip Coke bottle tanks in early
years of service and pairs of late generation
Sidewinder missile training rounds in later years.
The kit provides a pair of early Sidewinders.
These are not accurate for a Dutch F-5A of the
period I was modelling unless the front fins are
removed. The training rounds were also bright
red/orange, which adds a little colour to the
model. I thought of adding an in-flight refuelling
probe as this was sometimes fitted to the Dutch
machines for overseas deployment, but this
feature spoils the lines of the aircraft, and so I
decided to end the project at that point.
Conclusions
Multiple projects such as this one always take
far longer to finish than originally envisaged, and
my initial ambition to do a F-104 and F-16 as well
was abandoned along the way. In fact I could
have added a number of other types such as the
F-86K Sabre, and F-84F Thunderstreak as well.
The latter is probably the type that I would have
included had I had the energy to build one more
model, but with the old Italeri and Airfix kits
being hard to find these days, I had to pass that
particular subject by. Several kits of the
Thunderstreak are available in 1/48 and with
Hasegawa producing the best 1/48 scale F104G
Starfighter, a further chapter to this project,
albeit in a larger scale, may appear before too
long.
Something of a shaggy dog story of an article,
but the point is that there is life outside the RAF
and USAF!
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L o o k f o r o u r n o r m a L a d v e r t p a g e 98 - 99
S u b - C U TA N E O U S
RAF Helicopter Colour Schemes 1950 – 1958
P
ost war aircraft camouflage policy for the
RAF was initially set at a conference held at
the Air Ministry during October 1945. No
consideration of a colour scheme of any kind for
helicopters appears to have been given at that
time and AMO A.816/48 dated 7 October 1948
made no mention of Helicopters as a specific
type as the Air Staff were waiting for the
technology to mature and an operational
requirement to emerge. Thus when the
operational requirement for casualty evacuation
and troop resupply in the Malayan jungle
emerged in 1949 with the beginning of what
became known in Britain as the 'Malayan
Emergency', the RAF was caught without the
means of carrying out the mission and had to
turn to the Royal Navy for help.
Thus the first post war Helicopters to be flown
operationally by the RAF were three Westland
Dragonflies, which were given up by the
Admiralty and deployed to Malaya, serving with
the Far East Air Force Casualty Evacuation Flight
that formed at Seletar on 1 April 1950. It would
appear that when built, these Dragonflies were
finished in an overall Aluminium finish so as to
comply with the requirements of Admiralty Fleet
Order 3/48 dated 2 January 1948, which called
for Communications aircraft to be silver.
By the time that the FEAF Casualty Evacuation
Flight became operational, the RAF had given
some consideration to the colour schemes of
Helicopters as part of the review of camouflage
policy that took place at the end of 1949 and
beginning of 1950. In the conclusions of the
ensuing report, dated 6 February 1950,
Paragraph 37 was headed 'Helicopters' and
stated that:
'No finish has as yet been laid down for these
aircraft. It is recommended that the all over
camouflage finish applied to A.O.P aircraft should
be adopted.'
The camouflage scheme for Air Observation
Post aircraft was laid down within Paragraph 15
of AMO A.816/48, which stated that such aircraft
were to be camouflaged on both the upper and
under surface with a disruptive camouflage
pattern of Dark Green and Dark Earth, a scheme
which had been in use for this purpose since
1942. This recommendation was modified only
slightly by the final draft of the report, which
was circulated in October 1950 by adding the
proposal that the national markings of such
Helicopters should consist of roundels on either
side and the under surface of the fuselage. Thus
the FEAF Casualty Evacuation Flight Dragonflies
86 w w w. S c a l e a i r c r a f t m o d e l l i n g . co. u k
were repainted from Aluminium into Dark Green
and Dark Earth overall.
The results of the policy review as a whole
were promulgated to the Service by AMO A.
217/51 entitled 'Colouring and Marking of
Aircraft' dated 19 April 1951. As previously, this
AMO did not mention Helicopters as a specific
type, but appears to have considered them to be
'Search and rescue aircraft'. Paragraph 16 was
headed 'Search and rescue aircraft' and stated
that
'(a) Aircraft normally employed for search and
rescue over the sea are to be finished in the scheme
for Other Coastal Aircraft detailed in A.P. 2656A,
Vol. 1, Section 6, Chapter 1.'
(This reference stated that such aircraft were
to be finished in Medium Sea Grey and White to
Pattern No. 1).
'(b) Aircraft normally employed for search and
rescue over land, e.g., in forward army areas, are to
be finished in the scheme for air observation post
aircraft (see para. 15 above).
(This stated that AOP aircraft were to be given
a lightweight finish of Dark Green and Dark
Earth on both the upper and under surfaces,
lightweight in this instance meaning using
materials to DTD 754).
AMO A.658/52 entitled Colouring and Marking
of aircraft dated 18 December 1952 specifically
mentioned Helicopters as a type in their own
right for the first time. Paragraph 15 was entitled
'Helicopter Aircraft' and stated that these aircraft
were to have a lightweight finish consisting of
Dark Green and Dark Earth on both the upper
and under surfaces. Paragraph 16 was still
entitled 'Search and Rescue Aircraft' and
remained unchanged form AMO A. 217/ 51 as
detailed above.
By May 1954, Westlands were in the process of
building the Whirlwind HAR.2 for the RAF and
correspondence from the Air Ministry dated 18
May 1954 makes it clear that a number of
Whirlwinds were to be finished in both the
current Search and Rescue schemes. Regardless
of the role, the Air Ministry informed Westlands
that the main rotor blades were to be Medium
Sea Grey on the upper surfaces and matt Black
underneath with Yellow tips. The hub and
ancillary parts were to be Medium Sea Grey. Tail
rotors were to be Medium Sea Grey on both
faces with Yellow tips and two more Yellow
bands on each blade so that when in motion the
effect would be of three yellow circles. The finish
was to be to be matt to DTD 754. This resulted in
a number of Whirlwind HAR.2s being issued to
By Paul Lucas
22 Squadron in the Medium Sea Grey and White
scheme for the Maritime Search and Rescue role.
This scheme did not last long however as AP
2656A AL 68 of November 1955 stated that
Helicopters used for Search and Rescue were to
be externally finished in Yellow with the word
'Rescue' painted as conspicuously as possible in
Black. This was followed by AMO A.32/56 dated 9
February 1956, which was an amendment to
AMO A. 658/52. This amendment stated that
Helicopter aircraft were to have a lightweight
finish in the colours appropriate to their role as
detailed in the forgoing paragraphs with the
following additions:
'a) Aircraft employed for Search and Rescue are to
be painted in Yellow with the words 'Rescue' in
Black on either side of the fuselage...
b) Aircraft operated by the Army are to be painted
in the colours appropriate to AOP aircraft...
c) (i) Main Rotor Blades are to be painted as
follows:-
Upper surfaces – Medium Sea Grey except on
aircraft operated by the Army which should be
Dark Green.
Under surfaces – matt Black.
Blade tips – Yellow.
Hub and ancillary parts – unpainted.
(ii) Tail Rotor Blades are to be painted as follows
(reading from the tip):-
First six inches – Red.
Next six inches – White.
Next six inches – Red.
From this point towards the centre of the
blade the colour is to be Black but the colour of
the last 6 inches is to be Red.'
These instructions were those in force during
the Suez Crisis of November 1956, which saw the
Sycamores and Whirlwinds of the Joint
Experimental Helicopter Unit, which was
manned by a mix of Army and RAF personnel
deployed aboard HMS Ocean finished in the
Dark Green and Dark Earth scheme.
1957 saw the formation of the Army Air Corps
and as a result, the RAF gave up the AOP role
and apparently the overall Dark Green and Dark
Earth Helicopter scheme also. AMO A.24/58
dated 15 January 1958 paragraph 8 was headed
'Helicopters' and stated that 'All RAF Helicopters
are to be painted Yellow, Helicopters used for
rescue purposes having the word 'Rescue' painted
prominently on each side in Black...'
The rotors were to remain coloured as
described in AMO A.32/56 quoted above.

Handley Page
Hampden
Handley Page Hampden
By Bill Bunting
Kit No: AZ 7548
Scale: 1/72
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
Manufacturer: AZmodel
Hannants/UMM-USA
A
lthough this boxing has been branded by
AZmodel most of the contents were
originally created and released by Valom.
AZ has taken the original moulds, cleaned them
up and created new clear parts, a photo etch fret
and decals. The main parts are nicely done with
very fine panel lines and tiny recessed rivets.
There are lots of rivets but being so fine, they do
not look overdone. Some parts have mould
separation lines but there is no flash and only a
few ejection pin marks. I understand that in the
Valom release, the clear parts were a major
problem being very thick, cloudy and poor
fitting. In this version the clear parts are still thick
but reasonable clear and in general fit very well
but more of that anon. A very nice photo etched
brass
fret includes an
instrument panel and three
sets of seat harnesses. The kit decals
cover three aircraft all finished in Dark
Earth/Dark Green with Night Black undersides.
The markings only include national markings,
serials and fuselage codes. No stencils or other
markings are provided. Printing quality is good
with good colours and clarity. The instructions
consist of a one page parts map and seven
pages of assembly diagrams. Parts placement is
approximate in general and just vague at times.
Some interior painting suggestions are given
using Humbrol paint numbers.
Construction
It needs to be recognized from the beginning
that this is a limited production type kit. The
entire build process requires some judgment by
the builder along with a lot of trial fitting,
adjustment and ultimately a bit of guesswork.
Researching the aircraft will also be of benefit as
there are some errors in the instructions that you
may want to avoid. Even AZmodel recognizes
that the kit is not entirely complete as they
instruct you to scratch build one component.
Now that we are prewarned, we can begin.
Assembly starts with the interior. Overall it is
very simple with only a few details represented.
A pilot’s seat, control column and floor are built
up. Initially I thought the control wheel looked
ridiculously over scale but from the photos I
found the real controls were helm like big. I did
shorten the control column a little. Photo etched
belts, harness and rudder panels are added to
this assembly. An instrument panel is made up
from a plastic back, printed film instruments and
a photo etch panel front. The instructions tell
you to paint the back panel black but this would
make the printed instruments invisible, white is
a better choice. The front was painted black and
dry brushed to bring out details. The rear
observer, lower gun position and front bomb
aimer seats are made up of seat cushions with
tiny mounts and photo etch seat belts. There is
also a simple radio set for the observer position.
AZmodel have provided a bomb bay roof, which
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also
forms a lower
floor. This is a bit interesting since you
will also find bomb shackles on the parts
tree marked as not used. I expect with some
scratch building and determination the bay
could be built up and the doors cut to display
the interior but the instructions do not guide
you in any way towards this. All of these parts
need to be installed in the fuselage halves
without any ledges, marks or locators of any
kind. Everything must be test fitted and
ultimately their final position is up to the builder.
Wary of the clear part issues of the previous
Valom kit, the fuselage was taped together and
the clear parts trial fitted. The nose, rear upper
and lower parts all fit well, although the cockpit
canopy was too wide and a little too tall for the
opening. How was this going to be resolved?
Widening the fuselage would have caused fit
issues for the other clear parts and the only way
to make the canopy narrower would be
aggressive sanding of the clear parts. I chose the
latter path. The fuselage sides were joined
together using liquid cement and the joints
cleaned up by sanding and a little filler. The clear
parts were attached using Tamiya Strong Cyano
glue. This provided a very strong joint that can
withstand sanding but it also required that the
clear parts be coated with Future/Klear to
prevent the cyanoacrylate from fogging them.
The additional benefit of a coat of Future is that
it enhances the parts clarity.
The cockpit canopy was attached with one
side flush and the other side overhanging the
fuselage opening. After twenty four hours drying
time the surrounding fuselage was taped to
prevent damage and sanding sticks from coarse
to extra fine were used to slim down the canopy.
After the sanding sticks, Micromesh polishing
pads brought the canopy back to clarity and a
coat of Future restored the gloss. Later the
window frames would be masked and painted
to match the other side.
Regarding the gun positions, the instructions
suggest to drill a hole through the clear part and
insert a gun. This is not correct. The Hampden’s
gun positions had rounded glass sections that
retracted into the fuselage and then the guns
were swung out into the opening. The guns did
not go through the glass as on a Ju88. Since the
parts are only provided in the closed position
and I wasn’t prepared to cut them up and build
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gun mounts, the guns were left on the parts
tree. AZmodel indicate that two small machine
gun muzzles should be attached to the fuselage
just ahead of the cockpit windshield. This is
confusing as from what I understand the
Hampden was provided with one .303 machine
gun in the forward fixed position. Searching
through photos to confirm this I noticed that not
all aircraft has a gun in this position and of those
that did, there was only one and it was on the
port side of the upper fuselage and basically
over the bomb aimer’s position. The box art
shows a gun in this place and the paint
instructions show this more forward position
too. It must be noted though that the paint
instructions also show a gun to both port and
starboard and symmetrical framing around the
nose. Drawings found on line show one gun, to
port, and the framing is asymmetrical as a result.
To make matters more confusing, the frame lines
on the upper nose section of the model did not
match the drawings, box art or painting guide. I
chose to sand off a few frame lines and masked
the nose clear parts to approximate the
drawings and photos while leaving the single
.303 gun off so my Hampden is effectively
unarmed.
The landing gear is nicely represented but the
assembly is vague and subject to weakness. The
legs need to be mounted to the wheel well roof
and the instructions have you do this before
sandwiching the subassembly between the
wing halves. I chose a
different route.
First,
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the locating dimples for the gear legs were
drilled out. Next, using these holes for
alignment, the four leg parts were glued
together but not to the roof. After the cement
was set, the legs were put aside and the wheel
well roof and wing halves were assembled and
cleaned up. The landing gear can easily be
added after airframe painting.
The port wing has an opening and a good
fitting clear part for the landing light but you will
need to add your own back plate and lens if you
want to see lights rather than a hole. The
engines are moulded in one piece and look very
nice. They are attached to a firewall and then the
cowl halves are attached around this. When test
fitting the cowl halves I could not align the rear
edges and panel lines. By swapping one port
half for one starboard on each side the correct fit
was achieved. The engines required some
trimming of the cylinder heads to fit inside the
cowls. This done, the joints are very good with
minimum clean up.
The exhaust, carb and oil cooler intakes were
added after the model was painted as their fit
was also very good. Note that the exhausts
provided in the kit are the simple straight style
without the flame dampening porcupine
extensions. This is despite the box art and
painting illustrations showing the latter. The tail
plane and rearmost fuselage are made up of
upper and lower halves and here the builder is
instructed to add a block of plastic to accept the
tail wheel strut. No dimensions are given for the
part but a piece of the sprue worked very well
after a little sanding. A hole needs to be drilled
at the front end to accept the wheel strut later.
Drill the hole a little at a time so that it doesn’t
become too deep for the tail wheel. The wings
attach to the fuselage with a good fit
but in order to achieve the
correct dihedral a small gap under the wing
could not be avoided.
Clear parts are provided for the front wingtip
navigations lights but oddly not the rear. The
lenses were attached with cyanoacrylate glue
but needed to be sanded and then polished to
blend them to the shape of the wing. After the
main painting was completed these were
painted clear red and green while their rear
counterparts were painted silver before adding
the clear colour. Be careful here as the
instructions incorrectly show the port lights to
be green and the starboard as red. The painting
guide on the box is correct in this regard.
Remember ‘there is no more RED PORT wine
LEFT’.
Painting and Decals
The back of the box has full colour three view
illustrations of the three marking options; EA-Z
and EA-P of 49 Squadron in Scampton 1941, plus
EQ-C of 408 Squadron in Syerston 1941. All have
some nose art. I used Tamiya acrylics thinned
with their lacquer thinner and a Tamiya HG
airbrush. XF67 NATO Green represented the
green very well and the brown was made up
from XF64 Red Brown and XF52 Flat Earth in a
one to one ratio. Afterwards I discovered that
XF79 NATO Brown is nearly identical to this mix.
Night Black was a mix of XF18 semi gloss black
with a few drops of red and dark grey.
After a clear coat of Future, the decals were
applied using warm water only. They were very
thin and a bit fragile but withstood some
handling
as long as
plenty of
water
was

used. In general the decals settled into the rivets
and panel lines beautifully without setting
solution. Only the fin flashes required Tamiya
Mark Fit to settle. Regarding the fin flashes, these
are placed on both sides of the fin but this is not
shown in the guide. They also require trimming
of the front portion to match the fin.
Finishing steps included adding the landing
gear, gear doors, propellers, intakes, exhausts
and antenna mast. The antenna lines were made
from EZ Line and the pitot tube heads were
made from thin wire.
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Conclusion
In the end, this is a pretty good looking HP
Hampden. Getting there, however, was not a
totally simple route. There are some issues that
some builders may be happy to overlook but
some like the poor fitting canopy will vex others.
The lack of locating pins and vague locations for
many components along with simple,
sometimes erroneous, instructions definitely put
this into the experienced builder category. That
said, I’m glad I had the opportunity to build this
kit and now have a Hampden in the case. Thanks
to AZmodel for the sample kit.
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IPMS (UK) Column

Presented by Chris Ayre
So here it is…
I realise that this is the January issue, but as
many of you will be reading this in mid
December, I feel fully justified in mentioning that
it’s almost Christmas… sorry! Are you as fed up
with all the hype as I am? I know that it’s the
same every year, and I’m a particularly grumpy
so-and-so, but wouldn’t it be lovely if just for
once Christmas could be a truly special occasion
only celebrated at Christmas??? Other UK
religious festivals (and this is apparently such)
appear to be able manage without the three
month build up…
Let me therefore swiftly change the subject and
head back to early November. I’m afraid it’s
impossible for me to avoid mention of Scale
ModelWorld 2018, even if I wanted to. Yes, that
happens every year too, but it really is a
magnificent event worthy of a bit of a build up,
for many modellers perhaps more so than JC’s
birthday! I really enjoyed the 2018 show, actually
feeling very enthusiastic about it throughout the
weekend. There was a very positive buzz about
the halls with that usual friendly, happy
atmosphere. The competition was very heavily
subscribed once more and I’m told that the total

This B-58A Hustler won Gold in

Class 7 for Piotr Wit (Chris Ayre)

Jamie Haggo produced this beautifully finished Mil

Greek modeller George Tenediotis is the Scale ModelWorld 2019 Mi-4 Hound to win Gold in Class 21 (Chris Ayre)
National Senior Champion, taking Best in Show with this Oeffag-Micki G
Series Flying Boat G-6 (Chris Ayre)

Amazing detail work on this Antonov An-2,

winner of Class 26 for Ladislav Hancar (Chris Ayre)

Robert Booth won Gold in Class 25 with this

Messerschmitt Bf 108 Andes Crossing (Chris Ayre)

Gold in Class 4 went to Tze Lim for

this lovely JASDF F-15J (Chris Ayre)
This Caudron C.600 Aiglon brought
David Pratt Gold in Class 3 (Chris Ayre)

Gold in Class 4 went to Tze Lim for Alan Kelley’s sublime Fouga CM-170
this lovely JASDF F-15J (Chris Ayre) Magister took Gold in Class 10 (Chris Ayre)

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number of entries compared well with the
record Fiftieth Anniversary event back in 2013.
Visitor numbers also held up well, being similar
to the previous year, although the balance
between Society members and the general
public has changed a bit, reflecting perhaps the
fact that IPMS (UK) membership has grown by
some fifteen over the previous twelve months…
all good stuff.
Despite the fact that my own main contribution
to SMW is fairly time consuming as I take the
official photographs of all of the competition
Class Winners on behalf of the Society, I did
actually find the time to wander around the
hundreds of stalls and displays this time. I even
(don’t faint) bought a couple of models. Looking
back I now realise that I never did come across a
couple of the trade stands that I had planned to
visit, and having watched one or two of the
videos since posted online, that I missed so
much more too. Given that I draw up the Hall
Plans for the weekend, you would think that I
might be a bit more capable of homing in than
most, wouldn’t you? It just goes to show how
truly vast this event is. Coupled with the
presence of several major model manufacturers,
some of whom announced major new releases, I
think that Scale ModelWorld can certainly live
up to the epithet of World’s Greatest Model
Show.
As a slight aside, in the run up to the event I
noted that the usual suspects, a very small band
of keyboard warriors, were up to their old tricks
on social media. It is now quite usual, and
somewhat tiresome, for them to pop up to
denounce Telford as a bad place for SMW to be
held and the IPMS (UK) Executive Committee for
not considering other venues. As you might
guess, the only options that most of these folks
can suggest tend to be somewhat closer to
where they live. If asked to justify the claims that
they know somewhere better and explain why,
it quickly becomes clear that they haven’t done
the research. On the other hand, members of
the IPMS (UK) Committee have done the
research and in fact they are duty bound to do
so, and as things stand there is no other venue
that comes close to the package offered by the
International Centre in Telford (TIC). The
exhibition space/venue size is almost perfect for
the Society’s needs, access is excellent and easy,
parking is plentiful and very reasonably priced
(compared to some other suggestions, I’d say it’s
dirt cheap), and accommodation options are
also very good with lots of hotel rooms close to
the Centre plus a wide variety of other lodgings
This Junkers Ju-87B by Martin Placek was the winner of Class 12 (Chris Ayre)
IPMS UK
to suit all budgets within a few miles.
Geographically Telford is not all that far from the
middle of the UK, closely served by a motorway
and within a couple of hours of four major
airports. The support from the TIC management
is also invaluable and the venue has grown with
the show, which moved as the IPMS (UK)
Nationals to Telford way back in 1998, and they
understand the Society’s needs and provide
services that wouldn’t necessarily be factored in
elsewhere. As far as I can see, it just works… and
long may it continue to do so.
You may have spotted a selection of
photographs of aircraft class winners from the
IPMS (UK) National Competition alongside this
column. The standards were as impressive as
ever and for the second year in a row the Best in
Show was an aircraft model. Congratulations to
2018 Senior National Champion George
Tenediotis. I must also mention that the Junior
National Champion was Alex Bienek, a young
modeller from Scotland, with his World War I Mk
IV Male Tank.
Showtime
Another new year (where do they all go?), and
another quiet January on the model show
calendar. In fact the usual season opener, the
IPMS Bolton Scale Model Show, isn’t until
Sunday 20th but I do have a few things to say
about it. First of all note that the venue is the
same as last year although the name has
changed to the Premier Suite at the University of
Bolton Stadium, which can be found at De
Havilland Way, Bolton, BL6 6JW. You can’t really
miss it, believe me. Secondly, this year’s show
will be even bigger and better, with more
traders and club displays than ever before. This
was already a fabulous event and a great way to
get back into the swing of things after that
extended break. The show theme for 2019 is
Made in Britain and the doors open to the public
at 10.00am. I’d urge you to get there if you can
and I may well see you there.
In the meantime I wish you all seasons greetings
and until next time, enjoy your modelling.
Chris
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Cold War Shield: RAF Fighter
Squadrons 1950-1960 Volume Three
Swift, Hunter, Javelin and Early
Lightning Squadrons
Author: Roger Lindsay
Publisher: Self published in the UK by the
author
ISBN: 978 19072 571 00
Format: 386 pages, A4, perfect bound
Hardback
UK price £75.00
including post and
packing, £82 for Europe
and £90 for the rest of
the world to cover
international postal
charges. Available
direct from the author
Roger Lindsay, 7 North
Meadow, Hutton
Rudby, North
Yorkshire, TS15 0LD.
Email lindsay559@btinternet.com
Sadly, this will be the last volume of this
seminal series with the author confirming
that this will definitely be the final Cold War
Shield, influenced more by age and infirmity
than any diminution of enthusiasm, plus
maybe a desire to build a few of his many
unbuilt kits! However, what a finale!
Following a similar format to the first two
volumes, after a short introduction describing
the post war political situation, there are two
chapters providing information and maps of
RAF Fighter Command’s organisation,
structure and assets in the UK and overseas,
and the various aircraft types’ particular
camouflage and markings schemes. Then we
get in to the main body of the book.
Each of the aircraft types, starting with the
Swift, has details of every squadron or unit
that operated them during the period, often
with personal observations by the author,
who was a member of the Royal Observer
Corps at the time, or by air and ground crew,
making for a unique insight into the
experiences and service life of the squadron’s
personnel.
Every page has photos of aeroplanes on it…
hundreds of them, many of which are from
personal albums and have never, or very
rarely, been published before, so although
the quality may sometimes vary, the subjects
are always fascinating. As can be appreciated,
in those times of austerity, most of the photos
are black and white, but there is a thirty page
section towards the end of the book in
glorious colour, followed by a section of
coloured illustrations by Alfie Anderson, Wilf
Hardy, David Howley and Mark Gauntlett. The
final two pages feature the squadron
markings carried by the aircraft covered, and
provide a most fitting end piece.
Meticulously researched and compiled this is
a true labour of love by the author, for which
he will rightfully be remembered, that
provides an invaluable reference source, for
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A look at some of the latest publications
received for review Edited by Ernie Lee
all aviation enthusiasts and aircraft modellers, operated, the author has
of an era when the RAF and its aircraft were gone into meticulous
one of the most potent forces in the world. detail to cover all
aspects of its history
Unreservedly recommended.
and the colours in
which its aircraft have
Neil Robinson flown.
Presented as a
The Aviation Historian Issue 25 bookazine and
available through
Author: Nick Stroud newsstands the
Publisher: TAH perfect bound format makes
ISSN: 2051-1930 (print) it eminently more than a magazine. My one
ISSN: 2051-7602 (digital) regret is that the profiles have been run large
Format: 254mm x 170mm, Perfect Bound in many cases so that they vanish into the
The Aviation Historian crevice between the pages. I would
is published quarterly personally have opted for smaller profiles that
as a small format can be seen in their entirety. I am sure they
magazine, badging looked magnificent before the pages were
itself as the modern bound.
journal of classic An excellent and very practical reference.
aeroplanes and the Build them all!
history of flying, and
it's unusual size
format and the Luftwaffe Bombers
perfect bound Author: Claes Sundin
structure, which Publisher: Mortons
allows a readable spine, sets it apart from ISBN: 978 19112 767 53
many of the bookazine publications Format: Paperback, 130 pages, A4
appearing on the magazine racks. Format
Another bookazine from
notwithstanding, the content is head and
Mortons, and part of an
shoulders above anything else being
ongoing series. Over
published on a regular basis, and
200 beautiful colour
congratulations must go to Nick Stroud and
profiles illustrate the
his team for bringing us a feast of interesting
publication,
stuff.
unfortunately mostly
This twenty fifth issue has 130 pages printed printed across the
on high quality paper with a liberal dusting of centrefold, which
contemporary photographs and minimal rather diminishes the
advertising. The subjects of the articles are effect of running them
pretty diverse, ranging from American airline large.
use of the Vickers Viscount, through the
The artwork is first rate, but I was
political aspects of British Phantom
disappointed to find, in a book dedicated to
procurement, to the history of Convair's
bombers, no less than twenty pages of Fw
combat seaplanes. A stroll through the
190s but not a single Fw 200, Do 215 or Ju 86.
journal's index of previous issues, available on
Likewise the six pages of Bf 109s could have
the website, is truly mouth watering. I'm
been better utilised but as kit manufacturers
appalled that I've been missing this for so
and publishers alike are aware, obscure also
long, and have already moved to correct it.
rans sell neither kits nor books.
There's not much more to say, just go for it.
Highly recommended. That criticism aside it’s a useful introduction
to the subject
www.theaviationhistorian.com
Huw Morgan
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Japanese Anti Submarine Aircraft in
Paint Schemes from World War II to the
the Pacific War
Present Day Author: Ryusuke Ishigiuro and Tadeusz
Januszewski
Author: Chris Sandham-Bailey
Publisher: Mushroom Model Publications
Publisher: Mortons
ISBN: 978 83652 813 95
ISBN: 978 19112 766 09
Format: Hardback 248pp, A4
Format: Paperback, 130 pages, A4
As with the United States and Great Britain,
Author and illustrator Chris Sandham-Bailey
the Japanese found it necessary to try to
has done an astonishing job of collecting
defend their shipping from submarine attack.
together and illustrating this lavish history of
Also like the allies it was a matter of
the BBMF. Over 300 profiles and photographs
modifying standard aircraft for the purpose.
go to make up a unique and comprehensive
The obvious alteration was the installation of
history of this select establishment, and while
various forms of radar and antenna.
the scope may be limited by the few types
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This book is magnificent. With new kits of the a Frog kit will be one of
Apart from being the first type just arriving from the very first kits they
volume printed in English both IBG and Fly Models ever built.
to cover the subject in this is a timely release This book by Peter van
such depth, the authors from Kagero. The book Lune is meticulously
have found a large includes fifteen colour researched by the
number of photographs profiles and plans in author and includes a
depicting the multitude 1/72 and 1/48 covering wealth of detail and
of variations. all variants, and of historical photographs
The book covers no less particular note is the of the subjects. The
than twenty one A2 fold out plans to book sets out with the
different types. The text in each 1/32. We can only three men, Charles and
chapter is extensive and include a number of hope that manufacturers get tired of John Wilmott and Joe
wartime photographs of the machines and Lancasters soon and give us a Los in the big Mansour, all born and
radar details. There are a set of drawings of scale! raised in the UK in the
each type, the actual scale depending on the Essential for anyone modelling the type. early 1900s, who were
size of the aircraft. The chapter covering the www.kagero.pl the inspiration behind
bombs etc. is excellent and even deals with the brands that
the special torpedoes for antisubmarine work. became almost
All this is topped off with thirty eight colour Frog ‘Penguin’ Plastic Scale Model household names in
profiles. kits 1936-1950 later years, certainly
If you are interested in Japanese aircraft then Author: Peter van Lune within the modelling
this is a must. Publisher: Peter van Lune fraternity.
Highly recommended.. ISBN: 978 90903 018 08 From here the book begins its journey
Format: Hardback, 253 pages, A4 through the Frog ‘Penguin’ history with
www.mmpbooks.biz/
The name Frog in the diagrams, drawings and photographs of the
Ernie Lee modelling world is products and people that were the Genesis of
synonymous with a the brand.
PZL.37 A-B Los very early encounter This is a very intriguing book and superbly
Top Drawings with plastic model researched by the author of a brand that has
kits that many of the long since disappeared, although the FROG
Author: Maciej Noszczak older breed of brand did continue up until 1976. Recently
Publisher: Kagero builder will the FROG brand name has re-appeared with
ISBN: 978 83951 575 54 remember with ‘new’ reboxings of other brands. And so the
Format: Paperback, 32 pages plus fold out fondness. No doubt story continues.
plans

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A M E R I C A N PAT R O L

Flying Gringos By Steve Palmer

F
or those of our readers who caught the
previous column featuring photographs
taken of U.S. Army Signal Corps aviators at
the inception of U.S. Army aviation a few years
prior to WWI, we thought that a discussion of
civilian American aviators active in military
operations on this side of the pond during the
same time period might be of interest.
Most history books state that the Mexican
Revolution began in 1910, resulted in the
Mexican Constitution in 1917, and subsided by
1920. After Francisco I. Madero beat ruling
President Porfirio Díaz in an election in 1910,
rebellion ensued when Díaz imprisoned Madero.
And after the ‘Madero Army’ launched successful
attacks against the Mexican army, authentic
revolutionaries like Venustiano Carranza,
Emiliano Zapata, and Pancho Villa waged their
own campaigns against Díaz.
When Madero’s forces defeated the Mexican
army in May 1911, Madero won another election
held near the end of the year. However, many of
Madero’s supporter were intensely disappointed
that Madero failed to act on land reforms. As a
result, Emiliano Zapata engaged in an armed
conflict with forces loyal to Madero.
In early 1913, Mexican army commander
General Victoriano Huerta conspired with the
American ambassador to Mexico and Mexican
politicians to stage a coup against Madero. After
the coup was accomplished, Pancho Villa and
Emliano Zapata sided with each other. Ironically,
General Huerta was joined by another
revolutionary named Pascual Orozco, who had
caused problems for the Mexican army during
the Díaz regime!
To his credit, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
sacked the U.S. ambassador and refused to
recognize Huerta as Mexican President.
Rancher-politician Venustiano Carranza, with
covert U.S. support, organized a rebel army
known as the ‘Constitutionalists.’ In March 1914,
Carranza called for an open war against General
Huerta. Carranza, Zapata, and Villa all led their
factions against Huerta. At this time, Carranza
appointed Alvaro Obregón his commander of
forces in Northwestern Mexico. (Obregón would
later have Carranza assassinated in 1920.)
President Wilson sent troops to the Mexican
port of Veracruz in April 1914, which effectively
cut off the supply of arms and money that
Huerta was receiving from Germany. Three
months later, Huerta fled Mexico City. Carranza
then assumed the presidency for 6 months until
being driven out of the capital by Villa and
Zapata.
Now that we have a bit of background on the
Mexican Revolution, let’s talk about the colourful
personalities that made their mark on aviation
history in the skies over Mexico beginning
around 1911 and continuing into 1915. Most of
the American aviators in Mexico have been
forgotten, but there is really a great deal know
about individuals like Lincoln Beachey, John
Hector Worden, Farnum T. Fish, Dean Ivan Lamb,
Phillips Dwight Rader, Didier Masson, William
Anthony Lamkey, and others.
Lincoln Beachey
Although Lincoln Beachey did not fly as a
mercenary in the skies over Mexico, he is
important to our story. Beachey was a balloonist
before he became interested in heavier-than-air
aviation. Beachey made three dozen flights over
Mexico City aboard a dirigible in 1909.
Thousands in the Mexican capital witnessed
these flights, including government officials.
And when Beachey took to flying airplanes, he
performed dives and loops that often killed
other aviators when they attempted these

A Mexican gunboat similar to those

‘Wild Bill’ Heth takes a passenger for a ride. Heth put on a flying that were bombed by Didier Masson
demonstration for Hipólito Villa, which resulted in the purchase of three
rickety Wright Model B aircraft by his brother Pancho

Floyd E. Barlow (first on Left) poses at the Glen Curtiss flying school
in 1912. Barlow flew in a Martin TT as bombardier-observer on
missions with ‘Sailor’ Lamkey in support of Pancho Villa

Didier Masson at the controls of the Martin Pusher ‘Sonora’ with

observer-bombardier Captain Joaquín Bauche Alcalde in 1913. The pair
bombed gunboats with this aircraft

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maneuvers. So, it is highly plausible that Lincoln
Beachey convinced both the Mexican
government and the revolutionaries that they
should consider using airplanes as scouts.
John Hector Worden
In 1912, Worden flew scouting missions in a
Blériot for the Madero government. These
missions were to keep an eye on rebels who
were threatening to dynamite railroad lines.
Worden claimed to be the first flying mercenary
in Mexico, and he was almost certainly the first
American pilot there. He was originally hired by
Moisant Aviation to deliver to Moisant Blériots to
the Díaz government and the forces of General
Huerta (who was still loyal to Díaz then). Worden
arrived in northern Mexico along with Mexican
aviator Francisco Alvarez in July 1912. Worden’s
first flight tests with one of the Blériots were
dismal. The aircraft attained an altitude of 12 feet
during one flight and nosed over into the mud
on the takeoff roll on another. A few days later,
Worden managed to climb to 1,200 feet and flew
for half an hour over a crowd at an athletic park.
Worden returned to the United States a short
time later, and wrote that aircraft would be ‘an
absolute necessity’ in future wars. He died of a
heart attack in 1916 while flying at 2,000 feet in a
Texas flying exhibition.
Farnum T. Fish
Farnum Thayer Fish was a teenaged prodigy
This is a Martin TT similar to the one flown in
Mexico by ‘Sailor’ Lamkey when he bombed a
railway junction with Floyd E. Barlow in
support of Pancho Villa in 1915
John Hector Worden stands in the cockpit of a
Blériot in Mexico
A Blériot is inspected by Mexican army officers
when he earned his pilot’s certificate when he
was 16 years old in 1912. (Remember that he
was flying a Wright biplane, not a Cessna 172!)
He used a generous inheritance to pursue flying.
The same year he earned his pilot’s license he
purchased a Wright Flyer an had it shipped to
California. Billed as the ‘Boy Pilot,’ he flew in his
first air meet there. Fish often took others for
rides and was once quoted as saying that ‘When
I go up, I like having someone to talk to.’ He had
a reputation for being a very relaxed and self-
assured flyer.
Fish began flying for Pancho Villa in 1915, and
was badly wounded in the leg when he was
possibly the first pilot to ever be hit by ground
fire while flying over the enemy. Earnest Jones of
the Early Birds provides this account of the
fateful flight:
‘We sent him out to make observations of
Obregón’s troops with strict instructions not to
fly over the troops… He flew at about 500 to 600
feet and it seemed to me that every Mexican—
and there were thousands of them—opened fire
on him.’
Fish made a steep turn toward friendly
territory, and when he managed to land the
aircraft he fainted. His wound was not too
serious, but Fish was apparently cured of his
desire to fly as a mercenary and returned to Los
Angeles after his wounds healed. He continued
flying exhibitions and served in the Signal Corps,
Army Air Corps and Army Air Force before going
into the lumber industry after WWII.
The Martin Pusher ‘Sonora’ brought to Mexico
by rail and initially flown by Didier Masson
Constitutionista
Kanter Moisants
The Martin Pusher ‘Sonora’ is assembled after
being unloaded from a boxcar
JANUARY 2019 • VOLUME 40 • ISSUE 11
A M E R I C A N PAT R O L
Dean Ivan Lamb versus Phillips Dwight
Rader
In a story that has perhaps reached mythic
status in Mexico, there is an old anecdote about
what could be the first aerial combat that
occurred in 1912 between two friends who had
no intention of doing any harm to each other!
Lamb learned to fly at the Glen Curtiss School
in New York that same year. Where Phil Rader
learned to fly is apparently not recorded. Dean
Ivan Lamb stated in an interview years later that
he and Rader were old friends who had no
intention of doing any harm whatsoever to each
other. They simply pointed their pistols in the
general direction of each other and emptied
them and reloaded then flew away. Lamb was
flying a Curtiss Pusher for the Constitutionistas
while Rader was flying a Christofferson Biplane
for the Huertistas. Regardless of whether the
two ever exchanged fire, the story is part of the
folklore of the Mexican Revolution and of the
Early Birds of Aviation.
Prior to his flying career, Phil Rader had been a
newspaper reporter and editorial cartoonist. If
you do a search on his name, you will see some
of his paintings. He even flew for the Royal
Flying Corps as a Second Lieutenant, but was
dismissed after going absent without leave and
returning to the United States to evade fellow
officers whom he owed money! He became a
flying instructor for a Glen Curtiss school in
Florida but was killed in a flying accident in
1918.
Lincoln Beachey at the controls of a Curtiss
Pusher
The bomb carrying setup on the Sonora
biplane used to bomb Mexican gunboats
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A M E R I C A N PAT R O L
Lamb, on the other hand, continued his
exploits in places like Honduras and Peru. Like
Rader, he flew for the RFC, as a Sergeant Pilot
and even claimed to have shot down a Gotha
bomber over Hainault Forest! At some point he
was commissioned in the Air Force and even did
some spying for the U.S. Government. If he was
half as skilled a pilot as he was a storyteller, he
had to be an expert flier.
Didier Masson
Although there is some doubt about whether
Didier Masson became an American citizen, he
spent so much time flying over the United States
with Americans and was so popular in this
country that it seems fair to include him in this
discussion. Masson arrived in the U.S. in 1910
with another Frenchman named Louis Paulhan.
Masson was Paulhan’s mechanic but build flying
hours with Paulhan’s help and even became a
test pilot for New York’s Lillian E. Todd. Ms. Todd
designed the aircraft that he flew when she was
41.
Masson barnstormed all over California and
even went to Hawaii, but returned to the 48
states and joined the famous Gates Flying Circus
in 1912. He graduated from Glenn L. Martin’s
flying school in 1913. Martin hired him to be a
flight instructor in California, where he was hired
by Venustiano Carranza’s agents to fly against
the Mexican Army. Masson used $5,000 of the
Phil Rader as an instructor at the Glen Curtiss
flying school in Florida in 1917
Pancho
Villa
Sailor’ Lamkey in the 1930s
Second Lieutenant Phil Rader,
RFC
96 W W W. S C A L E A I R C R A F T M O D E L L I N G . CO. U K
money he received to buy a Martin Pusher. He
negotiated a salary from Carranza of $300 per
month plus $50 for each mission flown in
Mexico, and no less than $250 for each bombing
mission flown. The Martin was smuggled
through Arizona into Mexico and achieved
iconic status in Mexican aviation history as the
Sonora.
The Martin could carry a crew of two, or a
pilot and 150 lb. (68 kg) of bombs. After flying
several scouting flights, Masson and his
mechanic flew several attacks against Federalist
gunboats, notably the Guerrero. This ship is
purportedly the first ship in the Western
Hemisphere to be bombed from the air. ‘On 10
May 1913, Masson and Bauche overflew at least
five Mexican gunboats and dropped four
improvised pipe bombs containing 33 lb. (15 kg)
of explosives each. They missed but the
gunboats, seeing themselves as defenseless,
steamed out of Guaymas Harbor to safety;
indeed, some crew members leaped overboard
in the panic caused by the explosions. Masson
also flew an unknown number of follow-up
bombing missions.’ Didier Masson returned to
the United States in August 1913 after being
unpaid for over a month and having no
enthusiasm for the prospect of bombing
civilians. He would later join Edwin C. Parsons
(who briefly flew for Pancho Villa) in the
Lafayette Escadrille. He would later return to
Mexico as a manager for Pan American Airways.
Dean Ivan Lamb as a General in
the Peruvian Air Force in 1928
William Anthony Lamkey
‘Sailor’ Lamkey enlisted in the U.S. Navy in
1902. Ten years later he was a student pilot at
the Moisant School of Aviation. After graduating
he did a tour in the Army. In 1915, he ferried a
Martin TT biplane to Pancho Villa. Villa
persuaded Lamkey to stay in Mexico as one of
his pilots and he, along with bombardier-
observer Floyd E. Barlow, performed at least one
bombing mission on the railway center of
Aguascalientes in an effort to slow the advance
of forces loyal to Obregón. Lamkey managed to
get paid for his services but soon returned to the
U.S. He re-enlisted in the Navy and had a variety
of assignments, including piloting flying boats
off the French coast in WWI, and duty aboard
dirigibles at Lakehurst, New Jersey. He also
patented a type of aerial target sleeve towed
behind an aircraft for pilot gunnery training.
There is so much to know about the Mexican
Revolution and the exploits of American pilots
there. I have not even touched on the influence
that the Gringo mercenaries had on pioneering
efforts to train Mexicans to fly and fight. That is
another story. When you take a hard look at the
aircraft pictured here and contemplate flying
these aircraft in arid desert climates over hostile
forces, you begin to realize that the Americans
who flew these planes were probably more than
a little crazy, but certainly courageous.
A Curtiss Pusher like the one flown by Dean
Ivan Lamb during his purported shootout
with Phil Rader
Phil Rader
flew a
Christoffe
rson
Pusher
like this
one when
he staged
a dogfight
with Dean
Ivan Lamb
Dean Ivan Lamb in an RFC
Observer Corps uniform'
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PREVIEW
PLANNED FOR SCALE AIRCRAFT MODELLING
NEXT ISSUE: Volume 40 · Issue 12 ·February 2019

By Huw Morgan

1
Jolly Rogers F-14B
1/72 Tomcat Iraqi Freedom
By Kitti Tatsumi

2
Spiral Fly
HobbyBoss 1/48 Ka-27 Helix
By Rick Greenwood

3
Armed and Striking
Meng’s 1/48 Lightning II
Scaled Up and Scaled Down
by Andy McCabe

4 PZL P.37 Łoś A and B

Aircraft in Profile (Moose)
Polish MiG-29 Fulcrum Survey Kit No: 72040/72042
Scale: 1/72
By Crusader Aviation Photography's
Patrick Roegies, Paul Gross, Theo van Type: Injection Moulded
Vliet and Hans Antonissen. With Scale Plastic
Plans and Colour Profiles by Jan Polc Manufacturer: Fly Models
Hannants/UMM-USA
5 carrying the alternative fuselage
but such is the similarity between
them that they're treated as
essentially identical.
The kits are produced on three
frames holding around 150 parts,
and a separate frame of twelve
clear items. There are around
twelve resin parts, primarily for the
bomb bay interior, and the
engines. One frame is different in
the -A and -B versions, that

T
he PZL P.37 Łoś was a twin
Mustangs of 357 FG Part engined Polish light bomber
One designed and built by the
national aircraft company PZL in
A 1/48 Multi Build the interwar years. First flying in
By Neil Robinson August 1936 the aircraft was
designed around the concept of
passive defence, relying on speed
rather than a heavy defensive
armament. The initial -A version
was produced with a single large
7 vertical stabiliser and imported
Bristol Pegasus engines, the
Anatomy of a Martlet subsequent -A Bis having a revised
AZ’s G-36 in 1/72 horizontal stabiliser and twin
vertical fins. The definitive PZL
By Brian Derbyshire P.37B retained the twin tails, and
many were fitted with the licence
built PZL Pegaz XX engine.
Fly released this new tool of the
All this and more plus the latest from the Newsdesk, the PZL P.37 in 2017 as the initial -A
model and have subsequently
continuing efforts of the Harrogate Model Club, and the usual
released the -A Bis and the -B with
Marketplace round up and showcases.
Please note we receive a constant stream of interesting and informative articles, and in the the twin rudder tail and slightly
interest of balanced and up to the minute coverage content may change at short notice. different markings. Both -A and -B
The above listing is provisional and may be subject to change.
kits were available for this review,
halves and tail components.
Parts breakdown is
conventional, suggesting that the
build process will be
straightforward. The split nose
transparency will need some care
in alignment, and I suspect the
cockpit will benefit from some
added detail in terms of belts. Fly's
instructions are rather dense,
being in the form of Computer
Aided Design solid forms
condensed into five or six
isometric drawings on an A5
booklet page, so some careful
study is needed to trace the track
of the assembly.
An interesting pairing from Fly
of an underappreciated World War
II aircraft. Ironically, like buses,
models of interesting aircraft seem
to come in pairs. With the release
of the IBG take on the PZL P.37 just
becoming available as I write this,
a back to back comparison will be
fascinating.

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WHSL433R 1:144 Embraer ERJ-135LR-American Eagle £35.99 wheel hubs with detailed logo and data Brengun Aircraft detailing sets (etched)
(Hasegawa and Revell kits) £9.99 BRL144143 1:144 Horton Ho-229A (Brengun) £6.30
Wingman Models Aircraft kits (injection) BCR48356 1:48 Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-1 thru to Fw-190A-5 BRL32031 1:32 Focke-Wulf Fw-190D interior
WMK48001 1:48 Back in stock! IAI C-2/C-7 Kfir Decals and early Fw-190A-6 main wheels £7.99 (Hasegawa) £12.60
Latin American. Columbia and Ecuador. BCR48387 1:48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-5 the to BRL48099 1:48 FUG-200 photoetched set of German
Kinetic Model Kits plastic with resin parts, Bf-109G-14 ribbed main tyres and separate plane radar antennas £5.10
paint masks, etched and brass parts etc £59.99 ribbed hubs. £7.99 BRL48100 1:48 FuG-10 FuG-101 FuG-227 FuBi-2
BCR48388 1:48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-5 the to Bf-109G- photoetched set of German plane radar
Wingnut Wings Aircraft kits (injection) 14 smooth main tyres and separate ribbed antennas £5.10
WNW32603 1:32 Fokker E.II with (54mm) resin figure of hubs. £7.99 BRL72151 1:72 Antonov An-12BK-PPS (Roden) £16.60
“Max Immelmann" £88.99 BCR48389 1:48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-5 the to Bf-109G- BRL72152 1:72 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id HIEN (Tamiya) £10.70
WNW32606 1:32 AMC DH.2 with (54mm) resin figure of 14 ribbed main tyres and separate plain hubs. £7.99 BRL72157 1:72 Ohka MXY7-K1 KAI (two seat) (Brengun) £8.25
“Lanoe Hawker" £88.99 BCR48390 1:48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-5 the to Aircraft detailing sets (resin)
WNW32607 1:32 Sopwith Triplane with (54mm) resin figure Bf-109G-14 smooth main tyres and separate BRL48101 1:48 U.S. bomb 250lb AN-M57A1 of U.S.
of “Raymond Collishaw" £88.99 plain hubs. £7.99 bombs (x 8 pcs) £12.99
BCR72353 1:72 Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-1 thru to Fw-190A-5 BRL48102 1:48 U.S. bomb 500lb AN-M64A1 (8 pcs) £12.99
Zvezda Aircraft kits (injection) and early Fw-190A-6 ribbed tyres, 6 holed BRL48103 1:48 Japanese 250kg bomb with rack resin
ZVE7294 1:72 Sukhoi Su-27UB 'Flanker C' £22.99 wheel hubs with detailed logo and data set of japanese bomb with rack £8.99
(Hasegawa and Revell kits) £7.99 BRL48104 1:48 Supermarine Spitfire PRU camera set £7.50
BRL72153 1:72 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien Wing Racks &
NEW ACCESSORIES Black Dog Figures (resin) Drop Tanks (Tamiya) £9.80
BDF32049 1:32 German Luftwaffe pilot Africa BRL72155 1:72 Mk24 Mine 'Fido' U.S. torpedo £7.80
Aerobonus (by Aires) Figures (resin) 1940-1945 N°1 £14.99 BRL72156 1:72 Consolidated PBJ-1H wing mounted U.S.
QAB320111 1:32 USAF Pilot for F-100D Super Sabre with BDF32050 1:32 German Luftwaffe pilot Africa radar (Hasegawa and Italeri kits) £9.50
ejection seat (trumpeter) £9.99 1940-1945 N°2 £14.99 BRL144141 1:144 McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B/Gr.7
QAB320113 1:32 USAF Pilot for F-105D/ G Thunderchief Harrier II (Dragon and Revell) £6.30
with ejection seat (Trumpeter) £9.99 Blackbird Models Aircraft conversions (resin) Aircraft paint masks (self adhesive)
QAB320114 1:32 U.S. Navy Pilot for F/A-18A+ F/A-18C with BMA72039 1:72 USAF ADF Football Antenna 10x these BRL72159 1:72 Ohka MXY7-K1 KAI (two seat) Canopy
ejection seat (Academy) £9.99 small antenna often fitted in the 1950's. £2.50 mask (Brengun) £4.30
BMA72040 1:72 Hawker Tempest Tailplanes BRL144142 1:144 Supermarine Spitfire wheels set
AIM - Ground Equipment Diorama accessories (Academy Typhoon) £2.50 (3 types of tyres and spokes) resin set of
GE72006 1:72 Airfield radar scanner £11.70 Aircraft wheels (resin) wheels (three types) £7.50
GE72031 1:72 Lockheed A-12 and SR-71 Blackbird BMA72038 1:72 Arado Ar-234C Weighted Wheels BRL144144 1:144 Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet wheels
Crew Access Steps (Italeri kits). £17.57 (Dragon kits)] £2.99 set (Dragon and Revell) £6.70
Aircraft detailing sets (resin)
AIM - Transport Wings Aircraft conversions (resin) BDOA48010 1:48 Sikorsky HH-60J U.S Coast CMK/Czech Master Kits Aircraft detailing sets (resin)
TWC72040 1:72 Supercharged Gipsy Queen engines - for Guard (Italeri) £28.30 CMK7410 1:72 Dornier Do-27 Control Surface set
Dove-7/8 & Devon C2 - (A Model) £7.20 BDOA48054 1:48 Sikorsky Sea King electronics (Special Hobby) £8.30
TWC72041 1:72 de Havilland DH-104 Dove & Devon seats (Hasegawa kits) £13.70 CMK7411 1:72 Dornier Do-27 Cockpit set (Special
- (A Model) £8.55 BDOA48055 1:48 Sikorsky Sea King Big set with Hobby kits £6.99
BDOA48053 and BDOA48054 (Hasegawa kits) £26.40 CMK7415 1:72 Dewoitine D-520 Fuselage Fuel tank
Aims Aircraft detailing sets (resin) BDOA48057 1:48 Bell AH-1W Super Cobra engine and (Hasegawa) £6.30
AIMS32P03 1:32 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-10 Erla electronics (Italeri) £17.99 CMK7414 1:72 Dewoitine D-520 engine set (Hasegawa) £9.20
replacement upper cowl part with much BDOA48061 1:48 Bell OH-58D Kiowa engine (Italeri) £9.40 CMQ72325 1:72 Vampire Mk.5/Mk.9/T.11 Wheels (Airfix
flatter top and wider gun-troughs (Revell) £5.80 BDOA72018 1:72 Boeing B-52G Stratofortress bomb bay and Special Hobby) £3.40
AIMS32P04A 1:32 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 lower (Italeri) £24.50 CMK7416 1:72 Palouste Mk.101/100-Jet Air Starter
engine plug and cowl (Revell) £12.60 BDOA72019 1:72 Boeing B-52G Stratofortress nose radar Trolley and Airborne Pod (for Gannet,
AIMS32P05 1:32 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-10 lower engine (Italeri) £15.99 Scimitar, Sea Vixen £6.30
plug and cowl (Revell) £12.60 BDOA72020 1:72 Boeing B-52G Stratofortress Big set 2 Figures (resin)
AIMSP48008 1:48 Junkers Ju-87B-1/Ju-87B-2 'Stuka' with bomb bay and nose radar (Italeri) £33.80 CMF72348 1:72 Dornier Do-27 Civilian Crew (pilot,
replacement radiator (Airfix) £2.00 BDOA72021 1:72 Northrop B-2A Spirit bomb bays and photographer with two cameras, woman
wheel wells (Modelcollect) £33.80 zoologist) (Special Hobby) £9.20
Airscale Aircraft detailing sets (decal and etched) BDOA48053 1:48 Sikorsky Sea King engine

Arma Hobby Armory Arsenal Model Group Dragon Eduard Freedom Models Heller
AH70014 1:72 AR14104 1:144 Messer- aMG48802 1:48 DN5902 1:48 EDK82121 1:48 Hawker FD162707 Northrop F-5E & HE803111:72 Lockheed
Fokker E.V schmitt Bf-109A/B Polikarpov R-5 Spad 13" Tempest Mk.V F-5F Tiger (Caricature) EC-121 Warning Star
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