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 Volume 7, Number 12

AIRFIX
."agazine
FOR PLASTIC MODELLERS
August, 1966

IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS FROM AIRFIX TR4A Ind HGB sportS u.rs introduced In ki t form

IN THE AIR Alan W . Hall ~isits the Hovershow; ;and fli~ in the Short Beirut J66

MILITARY MODELLING UnifOf"ms and transport for British troops of World War I described by C. O . Ell ;, J68

MILITARY ' 8' TYPES J. P. Fer ry shows how to convert your 'Olt em' bus to an armOU'l'"ed truck of the RNAS 370

WHEELSPIN The Airfix lames Bond Aston Martin motor ised and converted for slot r.r.cine by Bert Lamki n 371

CATALlNA CONVERSIONS Alan W . Hall shows how to make a Nomad and P2B variants from the Aimx 'Cat' )74

NEW BOOKS Some recent titles reviewed with modellers in mind 317

PHOTOPAGE This month includes pictures of FM aircn.ft and RAF aircn.ft In the Middle hst, all from readers 380

BUS CONVERSIONS No rman Simmons describes the 26-seat '8' Type sina:le dKker lM
PROFILE Colour schemes and markings from ~cent airshows described and illustrated by M, J , F_ Bowyer l86
NEW KITS AND MODELS New releases reviewed for modeller"S 390
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The page where your views and Ideas can win you a free Airfix kit 391

COVER PICTURE
Summer sees the molor rocing seGson ,o/her full momentum with m«lin,s eoch week-end ron,in, from /()(ol dub competilions 10 the Formulo I
World Championship series_ This scene 01 Spo-Froncorchomps durin, the /964 24 hOllrs race shows 0 tussle between 0 Lolus-Corlino and on A/fo,
typicol of the dic;n, which mokes molor roein, one of the most exeitin, Spectolor sports. Model cor rocin, fons olreody hove 0 miniature Lotus-
Coftino in the Alrfill ron,e. (Picture by Ken Shipton.)

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FAMOUS SPORTS
CARS INTRODUCED
IN SUPER·DETAll
SERIES TWO KITS
NEW
T
TR4A AND MGB
wo of 8rilaio'$ lOp sellina Sports can, the MGB and
Triumph TR4A, are subjects of Ihe latest constant
I :32 scale plastic conslruClion lits 10 be released in the
Airfix range of models.
80th cars are leaders in world export markets, particu-
larly in the United Slates of America, and the Airfill:
rcphc:u are likely to become even beuef "nown in the
many countries that Airfix Products Lld number in their
o .... n expon lists. Unlike the $Cl'era! hundred pounds of the
prOlot)pes. the mooels COSI only 3s each and come in the
usual Airfix Series 2 fashion wilh all the pans bond in a
colourful carton and a full} iJlu511"3ted step-by·step in-
5truclion sheet. !loth have an opening hinged bonnet and
optional features, and ;m: minutely correct c\"en to the
dum my suspension S}"Slems"
Details on the MGll include the famous octaaona! MG
badge on the radiator ,rille and boot" a correctly ribbed
noor, twin ('lIrburetlers. an excellent representation of the
four C}linder 1798 cc engine, the transmission and uies,
wire·spoke \\'heels. and separate 1}L'eS with autlw:ntic tread.
Other pleasin, parts include tiny lnock.·off hub caps, a
complete radiator, radiator fan. battery. foot controls with
rubber cO\'erina material moulded in the correct pattcrn ,
and two front sealS and a dickey. T here is al$O a set of
transparencies for the headlamps and ,ideliahlS, windscreen
and rea r window.
Odo .. : TI,~ IIalldsom~ Ajrfix replica of 'lie Trimtlph TR4A htU OpliOll(l(
. . .------ an ~:ctr~mdy df"aj(~d mod~{ .
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The wo rld's .reat es t ..... Iue in construction k iu
The body comes in one main mouldin,. and this is a
snap fit over the chassis plate. This would al1o\\, the model
to be detailed internally and. indeed, a displa y piece could
be made up with lhe bod} remo\'ed to show the interior
and chassis detail. The ~it is moulded throulhout in white
plastic, $0 that if this culour is chosen for a finish. paintin,
\\<ould be reduced 10 a minimum. The model can be corn·
pleted with the hood raised or lowered, optional parts
bein, provided for the modeller's own choice, Three com·
pletely different Jets of pre·printed cut-out registnnion
plate are provided on the instruction shoet, so pre\"emina
duplication for any collector with more than one model.
SUCCESSFUL TRIUMPH
HE Triumph T R4A, released IOlether with the MO B. is
T a model of an equall}' famoll5 spons car with a big
reputation built on a pedi&ree of little more than a decade
lonl. A direct descendant throu&h the T R:! and TR3
ranges, the TR4A is the latest version of a popular sporu
('lIr that boasts sc\"eral unique features" Undoubtedi) the
most novel to those used to the traditional starkness of
51xHtS cars is the comfortable weatherproof cockpit.
Trium ph wcre one of the first to include such fillin&s as
.... ind· up windows and a ha rd top in place o f ftim!lY detach·
ablc panels and canvas hood that was once the hallmarl
pafl.J for a hardtop or Sllrr~y roof alld maJ. f'S
AIRFIX m~,ui!'l.
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"bent: Th~ 111:1<' A i,/ix modl'l 0/ flit "'tll-Iwow" MGR sPO".t car
COsls J.t.
oC all ' .... o-scaters. For the TR4A hu a unique ha rd lOp
that is the last word in versa tility. ]\ has a detachable roof
panel that can be removed for open motoring and replaced
by a folding pvC 'SulTey' hood in ,he event of sudden
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The hardtop and the 'Su n ey" are both included in the
Aimx kit so tha! the modeller can choose his own roof.
AI$() in the l it is an excellent representation o f the TR4A's
"lid girder chassis. a modem development of the tradi-
tional chassis ",hich made cars 50 lough in earlier da) .
The TR4A also ha! independent suspension all round and
Airfix ha\"c included the correct pattern swing arms and
heavy coil springs that a re the princi ple features of it.
TransmiSlion and brake discs are likewise provided in the
i;it, as are wire·spoke ",heels and hub caps. Internally the
model is rumished with a completely detailed dashboard-
with e\ery dial iflcluded- the characteristic sho rt gearshift,
inner door panels wit h grab handles, a nd twin bucket seats
with correct pattern uphobtery.
I~
AI}(HC: Char/u Klim ~nl , 0/ PrafJ"t, stnds lIS IhiJ pic"'rt
0/ his MRRC-pq><'t"d Airfix 4*lilrt I';nlogt 8~nllty, ...ilh
...hich ht achit l·td a class ...in in IlIe rt!um C1.cch oslol'ukiall
N(l/ioll(l/ Electric Ca r Radllg chnmpiollsltips,
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Cl: 196]: January-Defiant ur,et tu, convenlon.
1.1.1 H areh-ielufi,hter modI, June--laneaster modi,
> July-Helnkel I11 Z ,tider tU, converslol'l.
196-4 : S e ptemb e r - 8rcn ,UI'I clrricn.
z: O ctober- Ju 88 and M4 Crab conVCI'$IOI'II.
N ovember _ Convenlons with the AirflX
C) Centurlon. 1965: June--Bulklin, I Hector from
u the AinlX Hawker Hart. July-Motorilln, the
Alrlix Cily o( T,u,o. September-Jeeps. O cto.
ber- Mod ifyln, the Alrfix Gladiator. N ovem ber _
AjOIC erulnr and li,htnln, convenlon1. 1966:
- March-Firefly Profile. June--Four·1tlcker des-
troyen, July_Phantom R.F.4C.
Would reoders pleose note thor !he (ollowlnr Is a
revised liu o( luues rhot ore OU t o( prlnr: 011 1960
cdili0tl1; lonuory, Februory. Morcll. April. May,
june, July, .AII,usr, 1961: jonuory. February.OClobe'
and NlWember, 1962: Feb'IIOry, Morch. Ap,iI. AIIrll$!.
September, OClobe, ond Noyembe" 196]; }onuary,
February. MotCh, Ap,iI, Moy. Jllne. ju/y. Nrlllf,
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February, Morch, "Pril, Moy, june, Jllly, Nrust,
Seplember ond December 1965 : January, Feb,uary.
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 The SRN-5 ho,-ercraft ~ed
I-lE first exhibition and demonstration of hovercraft was
Tgive:n at Browndown Range, Gosport, in J une. Like:
20,000 other spectators, I watched with interest the antics
of the latest mgue in passenger IJ1nel and v.ondered v.hal
future lay in these In\ent ions of Christopher Cockerell, the
Norfolk boat builder \\ hose ideas, just ten ),ears old, had
created a ncw industry.
Hm·ershow 66 was the first lime that a largc and repre·
sentati\ie collection of ho,·creraft had been assembled at onc
place for a public dcmonstration. There \\ere o~·er 20 on
show ranging from the earl y SRN-] to the latest giant, the
37 ton S RN-3 which is at present undergoing tria ls wi th the
Inte r-services 1I0,·ercraft Trials Unit at lee-on-Solenl.
It was In impresajve .how and I am sure that the many
invited guCS!s from the shipbuilding a nd operating indus-
tries, the services, government department, and foreign
powers were, like me, im pressed. Apart from an excellent
covered exhibition area in which all of the principal hover-
Craft manufact urers, interested government department!., and
equipment suppliers were represented, urious demonstra-
tions .... ere give:n in a large arena which led do\\n to a beach
and the hovercraft's natural element, the sea.
Apart from a n already proved use for hovercraft on short
sea crossings lite the Solent the British Hovercraft Corpora-
tion, which has a virtua l monopoly on hovercraft conslrUC-
tion, attem pted to show other uses (or their craft. Most of
the5C were military as, like their aircraft industry con-
tempom ries, BHC made it fairly plain tha t the future
,,&
ill the /ire-fighting and "lCUe role.
de,clopment of the ho\ercraft depends on fairl) substantial
military orders.
DemonStrations were given of hovercraft in action, on
infiltration and patrol work. makina olT-shore intcrceptions,
and undertaking seaborne: attacl;! and rescue .... ork. Various
configorations of ho\en::raft .... ere used. based mainl)' on
the successful S RN-5 and SRl\·6 designs th.:u, built b}
Westlands, ha'e already entered commercial service. Other
ho\'ercraft from the IJritten-Norman stage shov.ed their
ideas on the smaller t)PC of ho~e(craft and how this too
has a great many commercial applications.
One: or the best exhibitions from the t.... o hOUr lo ng
demonstration was, I thought, that of the fire and rCSl;:u~
cra ft, a de\elopment of the SRN-S, sho .... ing great promise
\\ ith its ability to cross almost any son of terrain, the
hO"en:raft firstl)' sho\\ed how a fire could quickly be ClI:tlO-
guished on land and then follo .... ed this b) elTecting the
rescue of a large number of people \\ ho had, it was pre-
somed, taken to life mfts after their ai rcmft had crashed
in the sea, The hovercraft, not only put out the fire that had
developed in the wrecked aircraft but rescued all of the
stranded passenge/"l and quickly took them to the safety
of the shore, To demonstrate the comparative caSe of the
operation an RAF Air Sea Rescue Whirl\\ind ho~ered o\er-
head, presumably to make sure no thing .... em wrong but at
the same time demonstrating how limited its own role
.... ould have been under similar cin::utmtances.
The Hovershow did exactly a! intended-it imprC!SCd the
public wi th the pouibilities of the vehiele for future
development. Those who were in at the start of the venture:
.... ere saying that a serious look \\I3S now being taken at
ho\·ercraft rather than that ..... hich was pl\!\·alent a ,·ery short
.... hile ago, when the craft was thousht to be a very good but
expensive toy. I must a dmit that 1, too, was vet)' impressed
but havi ng had time to think abo ut the: problem I have now
had a few doubts.
These centre mostly on the use of the hovercraft as a
military ,·ehiele. The staged demonstrations of ilJ use were:
attractive but one ....,&5 given little time to think of enemy
counter-measures should the craft be used in war. The)' seem
to me to be very vulnerable to opposi tion. The no ise of the
engines, said to be made by the propellers and at present
being elimina ted, was such that any enemy position te:n
miles away from a seaborne landing could hear .... hat was
going on. Providing this problem could be overcome I saw
a nother ..... hieh would prevent the use of ho verc mft in all
AJP.FIX maa:ulne
but a limited role. This was the difficulty in clearing
obstacles. All of the hoverc:l1lft showed how they could
navigate over rough country, but by dilling a ditch deeper
than four feet or by erecting a series of wooden poles in the
ground similar to the many tbousanih that dotted the
/
English countl'}'5ide wben it ....as thought there would be an
invasion by gliders in 1940, the ho\ercrafl would be
powerless. Under these c:ircumttances it would be confined
to operations at sea and along rivers. This was proved in
"I
Borneo recently when the craft were used there for opera·
tional trial •.
~{y o .... n thoughts on the: use of hovercraft arc: that they
will male admirable short sea route vehicles where: thei r
speed and the ability 10 beach them at a terminal could be
uploited 10 tne: full. A cross-channe] ferry, pro\'lding the
Channel Tunnel doesn't knocl the bollom out of the
market, .... ould be an admirable: use for ho\'e:rcraft and it is
oblious that BHC arc thinling on these li nes.
Although my own impre:S5ions of the ho ... e:rcraft are
rather sceptical I am equally sure that the ho\ercraft is
here to stay. I fec:] that the eventual use of the \ehicle has
}el to be decided and with a eompan) like BHe. who have
the virtual monopoly of hOlercraft construction, it .... ould
be wise to experiment to the full before committing them·
selves 10 a definile: path of design and production.

GARDEN PARTY
HE Royal Aeronautical Saciet) '5 Garden Party held at
T Cranfield in June marked the climax of this year's
centenary celebrations of that learned society. It proved,
apart from a few thundery showers, a field day for the
spotter,
From my point of \iew the two highlights were the
opportunily to inspect at close quarter) the second protot}pt
of the TSR·2, XN220, and the first public exbibition of the il
Vickers Gunbus which has recently been built by a group
of enthusiasts at Weybridge and which will eventually be
presented to the RAF Museum. The aircraft has an original
Gnome Monosoupapc rotary engine but the construction of
the airframe .... as completed from scratch with the use of
original dra .... inils. It is a beautiful replica and with 'Diuy'
Addicolt at the controls and Mr S. Castle, v.ho .... as shot
down in a Gunbus in 1916 in the gunner's seat, performed
admirably berore the invite:d audience.

BI& BROTHER
ow about a I : 72 scale model of a Seaast? This
H thought came 10 mind .... hen I , in the company of a
number of other journalists and photographers, .... ent on
board X R369. the eighth production aircraft at Farn-
borough a lew weels ago for a ride in the largest aircraft
eler to enter RAF squadron service,
It is cenainly a comfonable and roomy aircraft. From
Continued on pag~ 389
Ri ght, top 10 OOtlonl: At /ulI speed, Ihe SRN·) mabs an
impresyjve yjght during 'he HOllermow. TS R-2 III rest: the
second prolotype jJ now a museum piece III the College 0/
AerorlauricJ, Cranfitld. Th e Vicken Gunbus fiuiu
out at Cr_field /or jts public debut, RA ·)B Sky·
warrior, 144817, "'W' an unusual t.xhibit devoid 0/ /ln il
markings al Ihe USAF Open House, lfIelh enjield. (R. L
Ward photo), DH (e) T"'in Oiler, CF-UCD, WW' demons·
traUd recently aJ Gotwid by Air Couriers, th e UK agents.
(192 Group photo), BtI/ast O\'er Bel/ast: lasr five 0/ fen
production aircraft are due 10 iH in RAF Slrwce at Brize
Norton by 'he yeor's end.
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Military modelling
by C. O. ELLlS
W ITH the arrival of the new Airtix British and German
infantry of the World War 1 period, kecn military
modellers find tbcmsclu:s with much useful material for
!(:Ores of figure com'crsiOIl5 CO\'crinl 5e\eral different
periods. We've already heard from 5eH:ral readers v.ho ha\c
furnished thcmsches with a British line infantry reg.tmcnt
of the .lutu War (1879) era, the German fiaure being used
either with or without the spike on his helmet. The 'picket-
haube' helmet in 00 scale is close enough in shape 10 pas5
as the British cloth covered hel met issued from 1869 on-
wards. and with the spike rcmo\ed you have an e~cellenl
WoliloCley helmet for O\'crsea, wea r. I shall be returning very
shortly to the subject of Victorian armies.
McanlOohilc let us devote a special conside ration 10 the
British side in World War I and start by covering
the uniforn}s and basic equipment of 1914- 18. In fact, there
are enouah uniform variatiom to keep most people happy
for .....eels on this subject alone and the pictures show some
of the possibilit~s.
The basic fiaure provided in thc Airfb 8ritish Infantl)
set is wearing the regulation khaki service dress and 1908
pattern webbing equipment standard throughou t the Great
War and. with minor changes, worn until 1938·40 when the
familiar baltle dress was introduced . The HEF that went
to France in August, 1914, wa5 a professional body and
their smartness-well captured by the Alrfix figures-<:on.
trasted with the scruffy. casual. mud·stained uniforms of
the following }ears.
To add variety to the various fiaures is not at all difficult
and among my own alterations is the souvenir hunk r with a
German helmet (CUt from a German fiaure) carried in his
hand. This is especially effective .... ith the marching man
Then there is the 'joker' actuall y wearina a German helmet
and simply made by changina the 8 riti!h head for a Ge r-
man head. For anothe r variation in head .... ear. Iry lakina
the balaclava·clad head from an 81h AmlY figure. Alterna·
tively, cut away the man's forage cap so that he appears
bare headed. Thcn paint a balaclava to cover the crown
and ears. It became common practice to remove the stiffener
from forage ca~ 50 that they became soft and shapeles5.
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and I managed to gel this effect by cutting a s!i\'cr of plastic
from all rou nd the crown of the cap. You could aLso make
the c rown appear to droop by applyina a heated knifc·
blade or ICrewdriver, bUl care is required to avoid melting
the complete head!
If you wish to make anythina like a decent job of any
Aim" fiaures , you n!llst paint thcm to take away the plastic
shine. To make the paint adhere you should use mall only.
at leut for the basic colour, and 5Crub them in detergent
first of all as recommended in the instructions. The khak i
K rie colour is best repre:sented by Humbrol matt dark
earth (29) with a little darl green mixed into it. For any
absolute beainner, I suggest you paint each figure this
colour overall first, and then add the face , hands. hair, and
other details afterwa rds. Like this, you can paint a com-
plete box of soldiers in an evening. Webbina equi pment at
the time was coloured either khak i (Il umbrol 26) or light
arecn / khaki mixed from aboul equal proportions o f green
and lhaki paint. The puttees .... ere cloth bindings of vir·
tually the same shade as the unifonn, the boolS""were black
and the rifle was black with a b rown wooden stocl. I
found that tt umbrol track colour depICts this Quite well.
Officers wore brown riding boolS, bro\\n belt and holster,
and tan breeches best repre:senled by phun khal.:i paint.
The Aim.\' officer looks most impTeSsi\'e painted like Ihis.
Ofticc:r's uniform, however, bel;:omes quite an inleresting
subject for fu rther models. To begin with s\\ords were
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A bo, ;:: A - Barbed wlu coil on sla.'e /or wiring p<Jrly.
H- Mefal 1tab /or barbed wIu mpport. C-Typica/ /orma.
/1011sign: 60tll Dil'/! (blut ..,ith yellow bar) 0'1 side or rea r
01 I·c/licia. D- O/ficeri rank (/(1.1'11. E- D flckboaro:
make Irom Sfrip pl(l.l'ric card. ""- Rolled slrI:rdrer C(lII be
curried I1I lieu 0/ ..,irc coil. G-M lld sledge /or tra/!sport of
SlOrtS or wOfmdtd; hO/lied by mull' or mt'l. AI/ /ull·size.
except C and D.
AlRFIX mlJu ine
IJ5rd 1«5 frequentl y as the war progressed so try alterin,
the S"'X1rd to represent a re\'olver, It is done by Simply
chopping off the blade and leaving enough to make a barrel.
Many company officel'5, howc\'er, preferred to carry a rifle
and one can be provided in miniature simply by removing
the 5~ ord and replacing it with a rifle cut from another
figure, preferably one of the crawling soldiel'5, Adoption
of the line was one of 5Cveral measUre5 taken by company
officers to render themsch'CS less compicuous; German
troops were taught \0 lll l enemy officers first when faced
with an auack and the boolS, sword and revolver of any
British officer made him stand out clearly from his men. So
in addition to the riRe, a good many officers also look to
~eanng trou rs and pUllees and other rants webbing
equipment. wilh or without retaining the revolver, Officers'
ranks were o riginally denoted by the ' Hash on the cuff as
shown in one of Ihe sketchcs. Subalterns had one 'pip',
lieutenants had one stripe and two pips, captains had three
pips and two sl ripes, and majors had a crown and three
stripes. Howe\er, since these were also conspicuous it
became the practice to remO\-e the cuff insignia completd)
and ~ear the pips in the now cU5 tomal'}' position on the
shoulder straps.
The soft forage hat was worn in action until just before
the Somme olfensh'e of Jul y, 1916. when the steel helmet
was issued to all ranls. After this the helmet was wo rn
at almost all times in the front line, so you need to fit
some troops with helmets for this period. I too k an 81h
Army set and proceeded to put all their heads on to the
shoulders of a beheaded set of 1914 infantry, This is quite
an easy job. using UHU, provided that you make ill clean
cut between the heads and shoulden. Many modellers
advocate joining these parts by heat and this is a satisfac-
tol'}' way provided that you arc careful. I would not com-
mend th is to beginners, however, and I find that UHU
Oelow. fO p 10 0011 0 111: OS wagon (1I0 fe !pare ",heel). Mule!
ca rrying M axim barrtl ond /ofdtd tripod (right). Nott
grtnadt thro ...'tr ll.J dri l'tr. M tdiral offictr oltellding cQJllaf-
tits (MO from m Orlar ia),u), ami wnlling officu in OIhtr
ranks !lni/orm , All dcscribcd itt rt.xl,
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,UM,l\t, fO p 10 0011001: SIIPply limbu ...·ith startS and
dril'U!, Variolls !igu rts illcilldillg marcllillg IIItll carrying
Bn',i!h alld GtmlOlI ht lm tlS. M tn ill goalSkin coats. mOll1lfed
officers, Stlllry made /rOIll 5igflalltr ....ith rtposilioll~ arms.
olJiurs with rifle and rt l'o/vu, htlmtltd matl in shorls.
and olJictr in other ranJ.s /ln i/oml (txtrt m e right, Ctlllre),
all ll.J dtscribl'd ill tUI.
makes a ,ood join so long as the fi,ure is handled caldull y.
In the meantime. keep some of the 1914 heads fo r joining
to 8th Army bodics, etc,
A fashion of summer, 1916, and subsequent clement
seasons, was the wearina of shorts instead of trouscrs by
some regIments. This was done in view of the oflen water-
logged trenches in parts o f the Sommc. Shorts \lere merel y
the o rdinary serge trousers cut down, A very reasonable
representation o f this dress can be made by combining the
lower half-from the waist down-of an 8th Army figure
with the upper half of a 1914 soldier, The helmeted head
must also be usc<l, o f course. This process of joining two
halves is not a~ difficult as it ma y sound; the secret is to
get the cuts In each half-figure absolutely square, The join
will then be flU5h, and if you use UHU, the excess cement
should be smeared down to the hips and round the body
to represent the lower half of the tunic.. When painted.
the fi,ure looks entirely original. Lonl socks were worn
with the puttees wrapped in the normal way, To get th is
elTect, paint the legs dark earth a lmost to the knees.
A lot of modellen will not have the time or patience to
put helmeted heads on every fi,ure but, !IJ it happens, there
a re plenty of reasons why troops of 1916-18 could still be
seen in caps-infantry wore them in billets, on patrol. and
even in communication trenches, while the RE, RA, ASC,
and RAM C were most often secn in caps everywhere except
up [ront .under fire. Try making a few marching infantry
carr)' thell stet'1 helmets in their hands o r on their haver-
sacks. A mixed patrol, some in helmets others in caps.
I~ks m~ rc interesting than uniform he~dgear, Onc final
~mfo rm Ile":l o f 1914 was the famo1l.S 10alSkin shaDY coat
ISSUed as wmter wear. This can be represented by finely
shredded collon wool UHUed 10 the body and arms o f any
figure that has first had its haversack removed. In subse-
quent winters a lealher sleevelC$5 jerkin was issued instead
and only brown paint is needed to depict this. '
Mounted men offer no great problem 10 the modeller.
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MILITARY
TYPES
MODELLED BY J. P. FERRY
I ....HAhenVEAirfix
long been interested in early military vebicles, and
produced the ' B' Type bus kit a few years
ago, I \OSI no time in building up some military derivatives
of this famous vehicle, basing my models on pictures and
large modcb displayed at the Imperial War M useum. Just
recently, interest in these old vehicles has been widely
aroused by the introduction of the 'Ole Bill' army version
of the '8 ' Type bus as a separate kit in the Airfix range, and
modellers will now be keen 10 add companion army models
10 their collections.
Onc of my acquisitions in the field of early mechanisation
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This delightful vintaf(t ann oured truck "'as a rta/·life con-
."ers;on by the RNAS lar 'he dt/tnu 0/ Am ...up. Th e
tquallJ aflrocti.,c modd is made from (he Airfix '8' Type
bus !..it and described by 1.1', Ferr)" 011 this page.
had been a copy of the J11IIJlraltd LOl/don Nt"'J of October
3, 1914. This dealt e.'"tensivcly with the defence of Antwerp.
and contained a picture of 0 752, converted by Commander
Samson's Naval detachment to a rudimentary armoured
lony. This was an ideal subject COf a model.
Constfuction of my model probably followed the pattern
of the original, except that it was unnecessary in my case
to tear off tbe bus body! Cross-members were built on 10 the
chauis frame and an armoured cab a nd body were fabricated
from plate on the original vehicle.
On the model, I used Bristol Board for the armoured cab
and body though, of course, plastic sheet of the appropriate
thickness would do just as well and man)' modellers will
work with this instead. U card is used. it must be well treated
witb shellac before painun,. otherwise warping is likely to
result. The prominent rivet heads on my model were em-
bomd with a pin. but such detail is 10 insignificant on the
finished model that it could very welt be omilted.
The pictures and drawin,p show enough. I think. for any-
one to follow. Since all the PUll arc flat, this conversion
simply consists of tracinl and cultinl out 511 tbe parts and
assembling them neatly. I belie\-e that thiJ n:hicie, being on
RNAS Slrenlth, was painted baltleship ,rey thouah it could
have been khaki. At all e\enll. bo .... ever. it did have the
wbite RN letlecina: as sbown in the pictures. Brief con-
structiooal points are as follows:
Radia lnr armour
Lower plate It inchea x I inch, punched or drilled for start-
ing handle, bent 10 shape and altached by right-angle
brackets at each end to the underside of the radiator mounl-
ing brackets. Upper plate, as drawn, cemented to Crame sides
from which ribs have been cut down to form a 5/ 16 inch
recess back along frame.
Driver's fronl ~ h i eld
As skelched; score and cut to give about 45 degree angle at
top and aides. Guucts are cemented to the rear and r ivets
arc simulated.
Rtar of atb
As drawn-it is built up on cut-away seat bench.
Annoured body
As drawn. Four body bearers arc made Crom 1/16 inch card.
Lateral and lonaitudinal members (3/16 inch J( 1/16 inch
wood) are cemented 10 thcsc. The card parts are then built
up on thuc. Sides and rear afe Ili,htly curved at the top
and bottom 10 follow cab profile of the cab and the
longitudina l mcmben.
Left: Thr~~ vi~WJ of th~ complet~d cOnl'usion with ntees-
JOTy d~tails for mod~lIus. Drrrwing ot top of opposite pag~
shows, full-she, oil/he C(Jrd pans. A-Radiotor sid~ onnowr.
B- R adiotor top omiOur. O--Scllt//~ 011 cab frOllt. D--Sid~
vit", of SCUt/le. £-8ody sid~.
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Bm' lit in its Wcsu:rn Front guise of [9[4-18. arKI
a n~one "'ha has seen pictures ot these vehicles on actin!
seT,ice will ~no", the greally diffe rent appearances that
indil idual buses sportcd after a re" months in the banle
lone. Continual driving on muddy unsurfaced roads, fre-
quent changes of heavily- laden wldic r passengers, and
much olcrl oading, all look their 1011 o f the vehicle's con-
dition and . allied \0 the ann)' modifications. soon produced
a generally decrepit and unca red for lool.
Rep roducing [hiS ' look' in model form can be Icry
rewarding and a model that I hal'l;: modified is shm.n here.
I found that a ,'cl) realistic windol'o.boarding could be
obtained by using strips of close-grained bal5a or veneer.
This can be filted in place of the card boarding supplied
In the Airfix kit, and extra realism is achieved by making
some boards slightly shorter than others. Though the hoards
a rc 'as new' on my own model. an)one wantmg the more
baltered look can easily 'cracl' or bn:al off some boards.
You could also. if )ou wished, put a board patch on onc
of the bod)' panels to represent a repai r to a hole. NOle
the brolen hand rail on the tOp deck of my model, another
touch of realism. Aiternati\ely. rip a longe r length away.
When the buses ",ere first taken 10 France, mOSt "'ere
still painted LOOC red. They ",ere soo n repainted in khak i,
but an interesting idea wou ld be to h a~e some red showing
through at some point ",here the khaki paint can be con-
sidered to ha\'e ",orn away. The way to achie,'e this effect
is to paint the model red where the patch is desi red. and
then "'ipe away the l haki paint with a cloth before it dries.
The WO numbe r can be pai nted on the bonnet- no great
precision is required as the numbers on the full-size ,'chides
were oflen hand painted o r crudel y stencilled. If you have
a rcally malt finish, try using a white cra)on for numbering.
This makes the job qu ite easy, even if ),OU ha~e to moisten
the cra)'on tip. The crayon is also ideal for writing slogans
on the ,'chide's sides.
Methods of adding mud or 'dirl', either with paint or the
A bo \"l~ :
Two aspeC1s of lhe 'O/~ Bilr bu.r Wilh r~al wood
real thing, are already "'e\1 lnown. I found that, ",ith a boarding and d~/(Iil.r. Th~ markings arc r) pical of lh~
little care, extra soldier figures could be obtained by modify- period. NO/e lh~ "ariQl,-, soldiu.r cm"'~rled from ;flli/(lble
ing A irfix mOlor raei ng figures or passengers. .A ;rjix figures.
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 MOTORISE

.... the Airfix Aston Martin

AV ING built the new Airfix 007
H ASlon Martin straiG ht fronl the
001( with all the 'gimmicks', I th ought
the standard n:1"5100 .... ould produce
a nice looking ca r for the miniatllTe
circuit. Following the technique of
previous eITortS. the idea is 10 use as
els in
mm;:h as possible from the kit. A
fonoard mounted mOlor with prop- BY BERT LAM KIN
shaft and h\-c rear u lc means the
interior of the car can be l argc l ~ paper clip, bent as shown, aher being
retained ..... jlh the dri ver keeping his brass sheet. It is fixed underneath the
chassis .... ith 10 BA bolts. A short th readed through il$ mounting
kgs. length of pol) thene tube couples the brackets. Small coil springs about
sha!t to the motor spindle, hning t inch long are slipped ove r the bolts
CHASSIS first transferred the pinion. on the a~le beaongs, whic h then pass
The first Slage is to construct the As a ~ariation to the swingmg front through tlte holes that normally locate
thusis, modif)ing part 46 of the lit a" le it was decided to s pring the rear, the rear dumm)' springs and are
\0 carr)' the mOlor and transmission. following as much 15 possible tba retamed by small washers and nuts.
This means cutting aWl) the (TOSS prototype with coil springs and radius Before fitting, slip the radius arm
piece ..... ith the n::ar support of Ihe arms. 1be arrangement is shown in O. ends through the a ppropriate boles.
dummy engine. Incidentall y, do nol The axle is carried by t .... o ti n brackets The reaT 1'(1e and whee ls ca n no\lo
throw this piece away-it will be used cut and bent 15 in E . Solder a one be mstalled. The axle is a 2* inch
later. Also cut away the ce ntre section inch 10 RA bolt from the inside as length of 3/32 inch steel or brass rod.
as sho,", n shaded in sketch A. File indicated, and also solder the sides The wheels ca n be ta ken (rom the
away the projections underneath asso- for strengt h at the angles. Remem be r kit, if suitably bushed for a tight fit
cia ted wi th the ejection mechanism. to reverse th e bends of one bracket on the a:<le--a friend with a lathe
Now cement cross mcmbe r 49 in to give a right and left hand unit. could manage this for you. Actually,
position with the dummy spri ngs 44 The forward extension is for the bent I used a pair o f wheels from my
and 45 in place. Stub axles 47 and 48 end of the radius arms. ~cra p· bo)(. Fix one wheel firsl , then
will be dealt wit h later. The nl otor, The radius arm is a piece of iron sli p on a spacc r-about 3/16 inch of
an M RR C 3 or 5·pole unit, is wi re about the thickness of a large tube-pass the ax le through one
mounted on a bracket shaped as in
0 , using 8 8/\ countersunk boll5 to
fix bracket to moto r, and a 10 RA
bolt to hold the bracket to cross
beam 49. T he rear of the mOlor is
virt ually held by the prop-shaft
su pport. J ceme nted small pieces of
plastic card underneath as additional
supporu. The mOlor is mounted as
low as possible to get the prop-shaft
in line with the rear whee l centres.
Sketch C sho,"", the mounting for
the propeller sha ft and radius arms,
this can be either aluminium o r thin
m AJR[IX magulne
 bearing, slip on the contnlle gear -
also MRRC- through the other bear-
Ing, add the other spacer, and then
the other ",heel. Ad/ust the Jxarina
bolts to bring the axle in line "'ith
the prop-shaft.
We can no'o\' return to the Iront
end of the chassis, and install the stub
ulcs from the kit. first ched-. that
the "'hceh will rotate freely and then
cut off the pi\'oU and dnll squarel~
through the centre to clear a 10 BA
bolt ",hich "'Ill become the ne'" PI\'ot.
Reinloree the steenng ann ",ith
plastic aJ sho",n in F. Then mount
the nub axles in their nonnal position,
the holes in the top and bottom pietts
"'ill need opening shghtly to ta~e the
bolt.
The guide shoe i, MRRC part
number 750. This is mounted on onc
end of an aluminium o r brass strip.
the other being pivoted on the centre
bolt of the motor fiXi ng. To pro\ ide
fo r steering, the plastic trac~·rod.
rein forced with the cross piece cut
off earher, is also pi\'OIed to the Top; Til l' compleTed model- IIOIe rhe surface. and that the transmIssion runs
metal strip with a 10 BA bole. Sketch rewilling screw Q/I side. !\bo\C : smoothl ) from motor to wheels. Time
G ghes the idea. Underside \'iew sho ....s localioll 0/ spent at this stage \\jll ha\f! a big
The front "'heels can be fitled as pariS ond motor. effect on the car's performance.
per the ~ it instructions. Finally, check A" dr.w ...........,ed to nl ••• nc .. h. . ...
D . . w l.... DIO ohi. pa •• D"I, ar .... 'I..i .. lor
that the chassis sits squarely on a flat mod •• , TNE INTERIOR
" art 30 "'lit require some cuning
to clear the rear half of the motor,
and holes are drilled 10 clea r the nuts
of the lransmission mounling. When
satisfied that the interior siu squarely
I .,-=~_---, on the chassis it can be ccmenled
into position, and the inside painted.
Seats, dri\er. dashboard, and steer-
'=~:;-:;;~77) //.// ing "' heel are installed as in the
lOstructions, painting them before
a (-L-<~::..L....<<..L....i~ filt ing. as it is considerably easier
that way, You ",ill need 10 fabricate
a he lmet ror the driver unless )OU

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ha\'e a suitable figure aheady.
In this version of the Aston, I
o omilled all parIS 6 1 to 71. The body
was assembled nomlall y, pain tin g the
shell inside and out before fitting the
'glass', The tail lights are cemented
in place and do not swivel. Inci-
dentally, the swivel anns (parts 85
0 and 86) can be used tor bonnet hingcs
with a little effort and use 01 some
h scrap plutic. The curved to p of the
bullet shield, part 116, v;as CUi off and
cemented into the slot of the boot
lid. This, together "'ith pans 89 and
0: :0 90, which had the centre portions
remo\cd, was cemented into posilion

C
J before painting.
A point here is that small cracks
and holes can be filled with the new
putt) for plastics, ",hich if cardull}'
• coruinued on page 194
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CONVERSIONS
FROM THE
CATALINA
••
A/on W. Hall shows how • •

to'moke different marks 1:71 SCALE

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using the Airlix kit •
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T li E Airfix Calahna kit in ils basic foml olTers a great dca l
to the ooO\CrsIOO enthusiast. luc~i ly for us. A lrfu decided
10 produce the amphibiOUs \usion, for 11 " 'ould ha\~ been
a dinioeult Job 10 conven the fly ing boat ,erston Io.a n amphibian.
Se,cra! 'CBlons of the Calahna can Ix made from the basic
kil. For the beginner there is the simple modiflcallon of fill ing
In the underC'oIrriage and prod uc ing the sl ....Iiihl flyi ng boat;
one sta ge furt her is the version il lustrated at the hea d of the
page \\- hieh includes the add itio n of ra dar. Then there is lhe
Calalina VI \\- ilh ilS higher fin and rud der, and finally the
Nomad which on lOp of all Ihis requi res modi fications 10 the
nose. rcar step and floals.
In Ihis article I ha\c attempted 10 show Oath the begi n ner
and the e..~pert ho" I ha\c produced all four \crsions from the
basic shape. None are too diftkuh but it is ad~lstd that )'OU do STAGE 2 ThewnOrmo ..........dJIDnbolilledbcl'onoll;.::kiJ\f . ... . ... o
f .....1... hal_ ..... '".".. This is dooe by finl la),.... ,ooqh C1,I' ba!$a piu,
not attempt to &0 further than your ability allows. The Nomad inlO .......·ell and ,"'n lill,n, ,he ..,main<kr ... ilh bod), ""u)'_ The fll!d.1 ...
for example, although it 1001.:5 \cry closely hl.:c the basic can bo! "uclc 'OfC1hcr ... hil>! ..... ;''''. for ,10 .. '0 dry.
Catahna, is in fact a \ery different aircraft.
Reference can be found in old COPies of Airrrafi 0/ the
Figlumg PO"'crs and G reen's Aircra/t o/tltl' SI'("O,/(I World War:
f 7)';'1g Boats. There are also some Good pholOgraphs in the
long-defunct Auoplflnl' Spollt'r fronl \\hic h to tal.: e camouflage
notes.

1Jef.,...,:anytl""1I ~ ,he 'ntenor orlhe r..... l• .,. m ...1 be p,ainled
'0 noid ..,lIection .".......in. 'h"'''ah ,he larae .Iand • ..,..
STAGE 3 While the fl'$elaae is d ,y;n" odd 'hi .... like , .....
_lions un he joined ... hul. painled, if - " ' 1 , ,. i1 "ni...... mbled.•od
i,.. Qen''''
cnllincs paimed. When ''-ou.hly d.y the .. heel .. ell. un'" •• nded do ... n .
... ft.~ Ita ••• 1,1 ."d 1 ha~. bee" co"'pl •• ed . 10. ",od.II.~ "'.... decid •
.. hleh nriallt of .h. C.",li"..... "'''la .0 co"' pl.... Th .... m.i .. d.~ of
.1011 .rtlct. i ••10....0 .. divided too .........h. Ih~ . . ""I" . ..b-..,.,...
Continued an pug/' 376
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in .he prevlout jlaulI.ap/u.. ,hi. m odel .'ill need al1enllon. 10 .he lai' uni',
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.... i.b .Itich are dill"en:nt on this model f.om the Mk I . T he o,·tr~kp,t
the !'CS. of.'" f....,Ia .. and ext.",i ..... "'ll h."c.o be aUo"'cd for "'lUc:h can
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The Acro Publishers efforts HI thiS direcuon a rc ",ell
juslifi::d as the) hale, fol1o\\mg the no ... \\ell established
plltem. II'Icluded a large Ilumber of close·up photographs
of larious parIS of the :urcrarCs ana tom .... Inlerc<ling tOO
is the appendi'.: listing thc selen P-47s 51111 in c'Ii tencc in
Ihe US
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Flying boats
BRIT' ''" FI \'INO non>; 1902· 1 '}~2, b.l G. U. 1)""(1/. I'II h1is/l('(1
hy 1' lIl/wIII ,{ Co Ud, 9 /Jow Slreel, Cm'elll GI/rdell.
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UIS book contains a record of all iJ rit ish tl}ing boats
T and arnphibians that new from the lery earliest days
up to thc gigantic I'r:necss tlying boats. the la51 of a long
and 'cry successful line. It is the firSI ti me that the flying
boat has been rceorded in this .... ay and the bool is "er}'
.... orthy of inclusion in Ihe aerophilc's libraq.
It is intercsting to renect Ihat this country .... :n once the
ICldrng .... orld po .... er in the production of this type of air·
crnft and that it is only len years since thc last of the line
"'""JS finally cocooncd at Calshot. Man) readers will re·
member the grneeful hnCll of the I'rrnccss flying boa IS at
the SBAC sho .... and mourn the demise of thiS sort of tta,e l.
Although intcrcst In flying boats app;:ars to be slightly
increasing, there .... i1l neler be 5uch a hey.da) as the pre·
war era of the Empire boats of Imperial A inr.ays and their
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the United 5t3tL""$. M .. n) of us. too ..... rll remember the
Mayo and Mercur) composite aircraft and the records the)
set up jusI prior to the war. All of these inte resting faeets
of the subject arc mcluded In this boo!. and it made lery
pleasant reading to rerm.:mber some of Ihe aircraft ... ilb
"'hich onc first had an interest in aviation.
In usua l Putnanl $I)le the te\t is illustrated I,ith three·
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of photographs, man) not preliousl)' published. O.er 100
aircraft arc described and the appendiccs include lists of
serial number and CI\tI rcglslrahons.
From the inside
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fo r altcrna ti,c forms or motivc power and the cha nge from
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it is not ,"cry often .... e have thc pleasure of reading an account
by a eonfcssed steam locomotive enth usillst ... ho also hap pens
to be BR's Assistan t Chief Mechan ical Engineer. The insight
Mr Cox givcs into BR polici<'5 sincc 1948 is fasci nating indeed.
Ma nagement changes tha t halc beset BR since the fifties arc
described by somcone who .... as intima tely concerned with their
application. Ue never fears givlOg his o .... n personal opinion
and his though ts and ideas arc always worth rea di ng. Also of
grea t interest are his enligh tening accoun ts of post ....a r lisit5
to the rni l... a)'5 of America, India. Africa and behind the Iron
Curtai n.
Steam age
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as .... ell as some of the ....eaknesses of Brita in's rai l....ay system
and its appearance and operation in the steam age. Develop-
ment of the main li ne network wit h rderences to intcr-com pany
rival ries and the costly duplication or raci lities an d routes is
discussed under six rt'g ional headings, ellch with. well·d rawn
map. Eq ui pment a nd operation is main ly ccntered on loco-
motil'e design, tra in serl"icc!t an d adm inistration and a short
se para te chapter discu$SCS aspects of the banishment of the
steam locomotr'·e. T he 224 large S'I.C pages include over 170
pho togra phs.
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some of the greatest steps fonr.ard in this hne 1fl(:luding the
a1]·metal transport and the rour-engined monoplane
Com{IIued 011 page 381
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 announces
an enlarged reprint of
Heinz Nowarra's
THE MESSERSCHMITT I09-A
Th is is a new ed iti o n, enlarged by sixteen pages. New negatives
were made for all the hund reds of photographs, an d new artwork
and printing plates were made for the eight page colour sectjon.
It has been printed, a nd bou nd wit h rea l clot h on heavywe ight
mill boa rd , by o ne of Engla nd's top Master Prin ters.

A NEW chapter en titled "Special Versions"

·,t.ll.t m;:.;',~~.!!i~lli1.Ltrt ltE)
-.A 1J.~.i\d!)!l.t .rJwUM~'1 r.l!.Hl'f!.H
-'--.-
describes the use of the Mc 109 as an
air-tug, its involvemen t with experimental
rocket projectiles, the bultcrn y tail, the
development of external fuel tanks in an
attempt to increase its limited range, and its
use as a fighter-bombe r.
Yct another la rge new chapter, " Impact
on the Allies", by BR UCE RO BERTSON
gives a most graphic accoun t or the Me 109 as
seen b) its opposition on many 'rronts', There
is the odd revelation that it was perhaps
Russia, who did not enter the 1939- 1945 war
un til mid- 194 1, which first had the chance IQ
evaluate the Me 109 in combat conditions
in the Span ish Civil War. T he strange case or
the British Sunderland flying-boat T 9046,

HARLEYFORD
378 AlRFIX maguine

•
 moored at Kalafrana. Malta, in early 1942. that collapsed and s,lnk in a rising
swell after being strafed by an Me 109.
Europe-and tales of combat between the Mc 109 and Curtis J-(·75C·I
(Mowhawks when in R.A.F, service) of Escadrille G.C, 11 / 5. of Wellingtons
of the R.C.A.F. homing on Wilhelmshafen. the cut and thrust of British and
American long range bombers reaching out over German territory, and the
importance of their targets- Regensbu rg Prufening. Augsburg. Meulan Lcs
Mureaux, plants connected with the production of the Me 109 !
To brighter skies. and the astonishing list of aircraft abandoned to the
Allies in Sici ly. and the unenviable journey of three men in the cockpit of an
Me 109 whilst evacuating North Africa. Yes, th ree men-crampcd in a cockpit
so small that R,A.F. pilots flying captured machines just couldn't get the 'l ids'
down and flew wit hout th:ir seat parachutes! Detai ls of comparison flights
made with an Me 1090·6 and Spitfires L.F. IX a nd X VI and a Mustang F III
a re also a part of this informative chapter that gives the book a balanced history.
We feel sure that this new chapter wi ll be met with the same enthusiasm that
we have experienced wi th a sim ilar chapter written by BRUCE ROB ERTSON
for the earlier Ha rleyford book on the Focke·Wulf 190.

FAMOUS GERMAN FIGHTER

Finally, still another new feature, a complete list of all Me lOOs brought
down during the Battle of Britain, together with pilot names and squadron
details, specially com piled by p, O. CornwelI.
Th: book is the story of the Messerschmiu 109, the longest lived of all
fighter aircraft, and commences with an introduction to Willy Messerschmill
and his early exploits in aviation. The influence of the azi party on his fortunes
through his association with Rudolph Hess are described, along wi th the tech·
nical achievements in the form of his 'M' line of aircraft which led up to the Bf
IOS 'Taifun', From here the story proceeds to the design and introduct ion of
the 109 throughout its various experimental forms until. in 1937, the 8·2 model
appeared in use in Spain wi th the Condor Legion. The incorporation of lessons
learnt in the Spanish War and the expansion of the Luftwaffe are described
together with the appearance or the so-called ' I09R' Model.
Operations involving the use of l09s in Poland , Norway, France, the
Batt le of Britain, Africa, Russia, Greece and Yugoslavia are describ:d. and
details of developments or subsequent models are given. Experimental and
projected designs associated with the 109 are also a part of the text, together
wi th the construction of derivatives in Spain and Czechoslovakia after 1945.
The book is illustrated by hundreds of photographs, many published ror the
first lime. These illustrations a re augmented by twenty·three 3·view 1/72 sca le
tone paintings covering all the important 109 models and a number or experi-
menIal varia nts. In tabula r rorm is presented full data on the dimensions a nd
performance of each or the Messersch mitt aircraft discussed, while a com plete
list or the top Axis aces who fl ew the Me 109 is provided.
Ml/ - (U .S.A. $10.00) postage, packing and insurance included.
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regular feature, and further pictures
will be published 015 available.
We would be pleued to consider
any contributions from readen,
r,
articularl y of squadron aircraft or
nteresti ng colour schemes, and a
frel! Airfix kit will be awarded for
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Captions: M. J . F. BOWYER
Top: MVJ49, a Spitfire FRXIV of
28 Sqn over [puh, 90 miles north of
X/lala Lumpur, in Decembu /946.
It has grey-green/grey finish with
while A and bands. Crest appears 011
spead/ead 011 tail. Picture by lall
H assock. Above: Dakota III FLJ67
is ill/erestin8 ill fhat it has a two
colollr camouflage, IInusual tor this
type. and (probably) dark 8rey under-
SlIrtaces. Serials on 'lose and tail are
white and BV 011 the 1I0se is possibly
white or grey. Pie/lire by P. A.
Banks.
High!: Two more P. A. Banks photos
show a cOl/pie of RAF Marauders in
the Middle East. Codes are T and X ,
bill ill 'he absence of legible serials
the sqlladron cannot be identified.
DOl's anyone know?

From" blltc/I 01 picwrcs sell/ ill I,y

Ray SlOlOlI Wt' cl/use Above, (01):
Bomh(I>" L5845 wilh all oO·while I)
(Ill 01 ils rOlmdr/ and wOllld serm /0
he we(!fillg standard tWO'/01I1' bra"'/I
cWlwllllage (md bllle undersides tU
Wlldi Twtlel ill 194). Abo,-e: 8/C/I'
IIeim Vd IJA612 with 8rey mid 8rCtm
lOp slIrl(IceS and /ibl'fIIl Ofl'(lS 01 whitt'.
l80 AlRFIX magnlnc
 Top: Allolher pictl/re I rom Ray
."11111011shows a bIllet (lIId )'cl/OIO'
slriMd I)I'/illlll /Urgel fIIg, AA507, III
IIJ3 M U ill 1941. Abme: Very rare
sllOl by I '. CII/ur shows all 11II11S11a1
Sl'aprc A- I):104 ill fire M iddle EUSf
or 111I1y. 1I is (Ill ex-Spilfire. \,i,llIl/l/y
1I hllllkl'd M t.. I X tIIul serial is
oblilera/I'd.
Tu.,: Hic1wrd NusiJ srlll liS all mlrr-
rSlillK srleclilm 0/ FA A piclll res
IlIkr'l by Ms Ill/her. Top : Srl/(ire
I. A498. /1 !ti t.. 45 01 771 5q,1 ill st..y
IUld l'I:ry dl/rt.. bl/le gltJssy fillillt. This
[illislt "'II.!' IIpplil'd 10 sn'Nlll 771
Sqll SI'II(irI'S ill 1947. I l/Il'rl'Slill1/ is lite
!I~I l1ItU Ihl' srri(11 rllllgr ;s /lllIsidr
lilr 1Ict:l'pleJ rlllllle /Qr lhis Iy~ . NOlI'
111511 lite P'I'-"'llr ptlflUII 'OIwdl'l.
Aho. e: 137.0 "'11.1" 11 ,'II'UP'I' 47 ,,/
804 .'lqll. 11/11'1 Ocean. ill JII't.. jrll
Itrl'.\' Imd St..,1 (lIIisll /11>11'11 b)' NI/j/r's
'IIIII,r,

Abo)"" , lOp: Al/tJlllrr 1'. A. IJllllks

"ietllre slll, ...·s USAA I.' C-t7. 349791.
ill dl'serl bffJM.'" "PM' l/IId grl'y 10M.·er
j/If/UCl's. R (Ill 1111' [ill if grl'Y: serilll
is ),1'/11''''' AI)()"e, boUOhl: Prom RI/y
5/1111011 ll/(fUI/ com('J tllis I·;'M.' 0/ iYl'/I.
illg,..,,, TIO. NA745. lit Aq;r. Pull's-
tille. ill 1947. 11 displays soml' l/l/lul/lIl M ore R. Nash pietllfl'S sholO', Top : Se(1 I lIrirs V W61M. I 'W665, VW587, 01
/elllllr,.s ",/rll'II sllggesl if lIIay Irlll'" 804 Sqll //Shore III Casle! 8 cnilQ I , om 111015 Glory ill 1949. Celll re: A \'ery 'lire
bUI' I,sl'd us 11 /'IJI/spo". lite 10llg S...·ordfish pielllrc shows 1111 air l'ra/t /rolll 816 Sqll, 4 / H . tat..ing oD/,om H MS
M.'illdolO' strip belllg ptlrlll'lIlarfy 1' ll riOll5. D cfil/itely a l'ilUSk shot. Bollom : Hy COllfraSl I. A,uJl'rsoll sc", 111$
ill/erl's/;lIg. Ilris '·;r .... 0/ 898 Sqll Seahu.... ks fjllt'd lip Oil (I cf,rriu's /figlu deck ill Ihe 'fillies,
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considerably to the advance of aeronautical lnowlcdgc.
"ne Hoeing 707 and 727 airliners like their predecessors.
the Stnltoliner and Stratocruiser, have led the world in
comfort, speed and produttion numbers.
All o f the: m any Doeing sutcessful an d unsuccessful
designs arc included in this book and, although wrillen in
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arc all one-oIT varian lll and modificatio ns and the serial
numbers and civil registrati ons of Ilocing- produced ai rcraft
in serviCe: throughout the world.
Peter M . Dowers frecly admits that his lasl: of com piling
this hislory has been made easier by th e insistence of Boe-
ing management in ~eeplng record!i and photographs of
their products. Judaing b) the excellcllCc of some o f these
which ilIustl'llle the bool their '" isdom has not gone
unwarranted.
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of new models in world markets and 'face·lifu' of existing
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th e cars thcy sec around them, thc book fills a usdul second-
ary function as a compaCt alphabetical reference book that
will relain its value, historically spealing, long after Ihe
can il records are scrapped or forgotten.
Conten ts includc nume rous photographs, sketches of
main design points or recognition featurcs, and complete
speeifications of cars produced by 107 dHTerent manurac·
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a rc illust rations of makers' badges, a history of the car,
notC$ on registrations in many countries, sl) li ng notes, and
a cha pter on the petrol engine. ,\11 in all. th is book is
c\eellent ,-alue for beginner or expert.
Suicide plane,
KAMIKAZE. Pllblhlr ed by A no Publishers IIIC, 319 AvillliOlr
Rood, FaJ/brook, Culi/ . Dislribull'd ill UK by W. E.
lI erswrl Ltd. 218 Archway Road, lI ighgole, Lolldoll N6.
J'ric;e 13s 6d.
Oll-1 Gennany and Japan soug ht means 10 effectively
B stem the tide of Allied advance towards the end of
World War 2. The y both came to the same conclusion thal
suicidc attach might prole the answer, though the J apanese
"'cnl further with this idea and actuall y produced in
quantity an aircflIft with thc capabi lities.
For this reason the bool; ' Kamikaze', recently available
in this country, devotes much o f its space to the Japanese
OKA suicide fi ying bomb. In an innoduction by Edward
T. Malone y, Curator o f the Air Museum, a history of the
OKA bomb is gi\'cn with details of the construction aoo
wa rh ead. A Japanese Nal'al Ensign, Mrl5uo Ota, ",as the
designer of the weapon an d the comma nd of th e un its using
382
It was lested In CaptalO Motoharu Akamuta. He $Ct up
traimng units and bases m Japan and th e J apanese-held
islands, and the first ~nown Kamika ze attacls were la unched
dunng the American inlasion of OlinalOoa "'hen four US
carriers ",cre badl y damaged.
The Germans on the other hand had to rcckon with
I lItler as well as th ei r desirc 10 halt the Allied advance.
T lOoo t)pes of aircraft were de\"cloped fo r suicide attacks.
These ",ere the lJachem Natter and the piloted I"cnion of
the VI fl yi ng bomb. The fonner didn't reach production
status by the time hostilities ceased, only 36 ha\ing bt.'cm
produced, and in the case o f the VI, Urtler ordered that
th ey should not be used.
'l1lis book, apart from the descripth"e passages on the
th rec aircraft consists mostly of first rate picturcs suilable
for model malers. Also with the model maker in mind a
concl uding chapter mentions the kits avai lable.
North Ealtern 1oc01
Loco~t01lVES AT TIIB GROUPtNG, No 2 LoMJON &. NORTlI
E.uTERN ~ILWAY, by H. C . Casserley & S. IV. Johnston.
Published by lun AI/all Ltd, Terlllill~1 House, Slrepperlon,
Middx. Price 15s.
ECOND in this survey of locomotivcs althe 1923 Grouping
S deals with the colUtituent companies of the LNER. The
first aoo main part of the book gil'CS details of e\"Cry class in
alphabetical order under lhe classification scheme applied by
the LNER. The second part lists the LNE R running numbers
both at grouping and following the renumberin, scheme in
1946. There are twenty·four pages of illustrations showing a
wide va riety of locomotives including lesser known types.
Australian airmen
TilE A vtATORS, by IVil/iam Joy. Pubfislred by AngUJ Qlld Robt-rl-
son, j.f.j8 &mlwlomew Close, Lolltwn, ECI . Prier 27J &I.
I-IE Australia ns hal'c played a great part in the history and
T de\clopmcnt of the aeroplane. Such names as Hinl;ler,
Kingsford Smith, Ulm, l1 ubcrt Wilkins, Ross and KeithSmith
have added chapters of unt old counll:\e and devotion to the
fasci nating story of aviation since the first night o f the Wri~t
brothers.
Austra lians saw from the first the advanlage of using aircraft
for transpon in their continent and hal1; seen to it that they are
well to the fore in present day civil operations. This book tells
lhe Story of a few of the pioneers of Australia n birth who hal-C
blazed the trail with their inter-continental journeys and
journeys across the oceans and wastes of thc Arctic.
It is an interesling story and onc which makes good reading.
There are many interesting, serious and oft times humorous
passages relating to these epic flights from the earliest flight in
Australia to some of the award winning deeds of Australian
airmen in World War 2.
Diesel guide
BRITISII RAIL D IESEL Loco!>fOTIVES. Published by 1(JJ/ AlIolI Lld,
Terminal House, Shl'p~rlO/I, t.fjtidx. Prfct' J~.
H E latcst edition of this booklet can be spotted on the book-
T stalls by il5 green and blue cover. All the SO illustrations are
new but there are com parativcly few altera tions to stock 10
report from the last edilion. Most important are Xl Type Is
and nine Type 3s from English Electric, eiabt Brush Type 4s.,
one Qayton Type I and mention is made of an order for
English Electric Type 4s similar to the trial locomotive DP2.
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A!:tou: The large capacity single deck '8' Type contrasts 10';111 Ihe simpler versioll dl'scribed ill ollr hme isme. Note Ihe
ellclosed rear plo/form, longer /lIId wider body, alld 1111' hall-parliliOIl 011 Ihe platform.
THE 26·SEAT '8' TYPE
ANOTHER BUS CONVERSION DESCRIBED BY NORMAN SIMMONS
HOPED readers would fill in the
I gaps in the article on the single
deck ' B' Ty pe bus in the June, 1966,
issue and this has certainl)' proved 10
be the case. Two rear dew illustra-
tions ha,,-' been discovered ",hich
alter somewhat my ideas about these
vehicles. Togethe r with further re-
sean:h sti1] being undertaken, it is
hoped eventually 10 pro vide revised
and more authentic information in a
forthcoming issue,
Meanwhile, as promised, ",e can
turn our attention to anothe r 'B' Type
single decker, the 26-sealer. This had
a straight-sided body reminiscent of
the lower leek of a ' K' and had an
enclosed rear platform. An excellent
photograph of one of these buses
appears in LOtrdon Hlls and Tram
Alblmr published by l an AlIan and
an offside view appears of page 37 1
of the November, 1963, issue of 811sl's
//IlIstrated.
The basis of Ihis model is, of
course, the Airfix 'B' T ype double
decke r bus kit. Begin by cutting off
the stepped sides and ends or the
lowe r deck fl oor, part S, leaving just
the centre section I 7 {16 inchC$ wide.
Now assemble the chassis, stages 12,
14 10 19 inclusive of Ihe Airfix in-
.
struction sheet.
, Cut off the lowe r side panels of
Abo"e: This view shows lire com-
plelely allered frolll t'/ld. Note Ih e
higher blllkhead, fOllr wi"dows, (md
freadla m ps under Ihe roof. T frere are
roule II/(mher boards 0 11 each side of
t/re roof.
the body. parts 2 and 4, 3{32 inch
below the windows and rep lace with
a f inch stri p of 0040 inch plastic
card. Trim the rear end of the offside
body side to leave a window frame
just o\'er 1/ 16 inch thick, ic, to match
the other three window frames. Wheel
arches have 10 be CUI, as in this
model the body e.~tends over the
""heels. T o ma rk out the a rches, draw
a \ertical line 21- inches from the
edge of the body, extend the line 9/ 16
inch below the body and strike a
circle of f inch radius. This should
give a segment of a circle about an
inch wide at the base and 3{ 16 inch
high al the appropriate part of the
body.
The front bulkhead, part 6. is
radically restyled since it has four
equal sized windows, aboul 11 {32
inch high and the sides should be
straight. Cut off the bottom finch
an d replace with a 2-1- ineh strip 0,40
inch plastic card. Cut oul the middle
two window framC$ and inc rease the
depth of the centre window 50 that
the base is level with the lert hand
window. Then build u p the lower
level of the right hand window 10 the
same height, Block. in the small win-
dow on the bottom left hand side,
Cement three ve rt ical window frames
cut from thin str ips of 0.40 inch
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pllstlC card.
Only the near~lde portion of the
rear end to the lo\\er saloon, part 16.
is required and the offside portion
should be removed by cutting acrOSS
the arch. Cut off the lower t inch.
replace with plastic card, and reduce
the depth of the window b)' 3 16
inch, simply by blodoinl in the lo\\er
part with a strip of plutic card.
~ floor hl5 10 be 'Widened to :n
inch, and this f did 'With t'Wo stops
of 0.40 inch blacl plastic card, 23 /32
inch wide spacer 13 / 16 inch apart
and cemented each side of the [C-
maining ponion of the floor, part 5,
locate the sides to marl; out the po5i·
tion of the rear "'heelt and cut I inch
x t inch slots each side of the Door.
Now the two body sides and ends
can be assembled and eemenled to
the floor.
The enclosed rear platform is built
up of 0.40 inch plauic card. Extend
the offside by 13/16 inch CUlling out
the top light and main window to
match the others lion, the side, The
platform Roor is 13 / 16 inch x It inch.
trimmed in the nearside front corner
to fit around the rear end of the
saloon. The rear end, It inch wide,
has the top shaped to match the
cur...e of the roof. The t'Wo top lights
match those in the side and the depth
of the main windows is about fi nch.
The square sided front seat is just
ol'er If inch wide. Cut off both the
t inch projecting ends of part 26 and
use these pieces to build up Ihe
lapered ends to gh'e a square front
to the seat. The seat can now be
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~ are 'salid'
Ihe model
St'l'lI IIQI(' Iflal Ifle
,;;,;/'";;,,,,:; (11 Ihe Ihe !Ialldard
,\ 00""; III/erior \';el<' !hol<'s seals (ll/d rtor plul/orm arrungtmem,
COIISlrllC'lioll(ll dell/Hs iJlC"irldillg modified /rolll bulkheod und new
stf//iglll sidtJ Illude from plastic {'Qrd or cardboard,
cemented in place and 1\\0 side pieces b~nch $ealS in Ihe rear. The bench
t lOch x 7 / 16 inch cut from 0,40 inch sealS on the offside n:ar most prob-
plaSlic card cemented at either side. ably extcnded 10 Ihc cnd of the plat-
These buses were supposed to be form. [ used top deck seats for the
26'\SCaters. I halc been unable 10 s:de by side seals and found il neees·
establish how Ihe seats \\ere placed sar) to remove about [ 16 inch to
and it is difficult 10 imat!ine how 26 alold 100 much congestion in the
seats were crammed into lhe space gangway, ThaI is \\a) necessary to do
a"ailable. Howe,·cr, I hale aSllumed this ma) be an indication that Ihe
thal there \\ere at leaSI four rows. bad) as built. on this model is 100
two seats either side of Ihe gangwa) narrow but it ha! not been possible
in the fore pan, and longitudinal 10 confirm this,
A double step leads up to Ihe rear
platform, This was made by adding
a second Slep made from 0.40 inch
plastic card cemented 10 the Airfit
step, part 77, which has been reduced
10 \\idlh 10 t inch. A piece of card
i inch \\ide al the top tapering 10
7,. [6 inch at the base and 13/[6 inch
long wa~ cemented in place to re-
pre~ent the step guard.
The roof is the standard lower deck
roof. part 2:3, extended at Ihe rear,
10 COler Ihc platform , wilh 0.40 inch
plastic card. The ribbed lOp de<:l
centre gangway must be remole<! and
the two slOls filled in wilh plastic
putty.
Conslruction of a chassis and
driver'S controls can follow the rele-
I'ant Airfix instruction for these parts.
Finallr. side route number boards
and a forward roule indicator made
from plastic card can be filled in
plae.:. No rear indicator appeared 10
be carried on the roof.
38S
\lex/et aircraft help the air j"dustry: this sc(l/e replica of a Lockhud C-110K sho ...·s ho ...· the aircraft ..."ilI/ook ill RAF fillish.

SINCE my memory started

v.orking, May has always
m Ma ). 1940, v.hen sometimes
In the hands of Flight
been a month packed v.ilh Lie utenanl J. H. Nicolson, VC,
mterest. Uefore the war It it made sc\eral patrols o\'er
brought the exciting Empire Dunkirl as a machine of 72
Air Day. That was by (ar the Squadron. It is now coded
best of e\'enl$ of its lile RN -V (the letters are ... hite.
because, bef"re it tool place. but should be mid-grey) and
there would be so much ils appearance is marred by a

Colours and
practising and ad\'enising o f sl y tai l band, It is doubtful.
the e\ent, When the mono- lOO, "hether it had a yellow
planes began to filter into the su rround to Its underv.ing
squadrons, the tempo further roundels in 1940. K9942's banle
increased and the 1939 Empire ca reer ... as short 1i\ed. for it
Air Day must surely rank as
one of the highlights of the
display era. Well can I recall
my \isit 10 DlIXford to sec 19
markings- SlOoeatcd out the sum mer of
1940 al 7 OTU and later flew
lOoith 57, and then 53 OTU.
There can be no denying that
Squadron's Spilfires, nev.l) \ Ia)" and June, 1966, have been
painted and carl)ing their WZ
codmg. In those da)"s cameras
lOoere quite taboo, and nobody
pointed his lens at them.
Summer '66 paeled with interest for enthu-
<ia§ts and model malers alike,
bringing a \3rielY of shows and
Inlerest that in today's chilly
A. year later all had been transfonncd, for this was the aeronautical climate, could hardl) ha\e been bettered.
Ma y of disaster, Coloun; "ere changing and man) aero- Profile has therefore decided to forlo its usual sl) le. and
planes one had scen training v.ere no more, or "ere to wallov. in the sunshi ne and consider the sighb which
engaged in biller strife. Amongst them was Spitfi re K9942 "ere ofTered.
which, surprisi ngly. appeared in the sIalic park at this Ma y 21 would possibl)' haVe been Empire Ai r Day. but
)"ear's Lakenheath A nned Forces show. It is cu rrentl y in 1966 it was cclebrated b}' the fil"!lt or the A rmed Forces
painted in green and brown camouflage and has authenlic Day sho"s and so I set ofT earl}' ror M ildenha1J. The wa},
black and "hite under.s urfaces , the colours it was ...-earing in made an awe inspiring start, routed as it was by three
'86 AIRFIX mal azine
much modified KC-I3Ss. 10293, light dre:uy grey overall
retaining the refuelhng boom, would be a simple topic to
fashion from the Airfh: Hoeing 707. Resting aloof ..us a
WC·I3S, 12673, overall slher and with the hlacl stripe and
}ellow \ \'EArnER marling on its fin. A hefty radome
hung beneath the nose and there were many other sundr}'
aerials. Another and more Immaculate KC-13S on show
was 10282 whose polished nlelal finish was lopped by a
while fuselage lOp and tail, aoo .. e a Ihin blue cheat line.
The Stars and Stripes was palOted on the fin.
Still faithfully sen-ing was a 'Goone}-Bird', 0-482SI, lhe
lOp hall of the fuselage being white aoo .."e a black cheat
line. The remainder of the fuselage was light bluish grey,
.... hich a lso CO\'ered the rudder and wing, and tail under-
surfaces. The engine nacelles, too, were grey with blaek
undenurfaees to cheat the exhaust gases. Cowling and gills
were polished natural finish. Most of the existing C-47s
appea r to differ in oolounng detail.
KCI3S, 10262, next attraeted my attention. Apart from
its serial it was dirty grey overall. Each wing tip mounted
a curious probe structure, likewise the fin tip, and it was
liberally decorated with aerials. The air policeman guarding
it stoically knew 'nothing about it'!
Nea rby .... ere a couple of Ughtnin, 3s ol 23 Squadron.
It seemed miraculous that in today's tight budget era these
were able to make the journey fronl L.euchars so rar south.
Alan Hall, in our last issue, remarked upon the sparseness
of their unit mark in,s, a feature .... hich all the Lightning
squadrons ha .. e now had to concede to. Rumours that the
cost of paint must be cut might provide the ans .... er as to
why, whereas a more ominous suggestion that fighters may
be follo .... ing the bombers and shedding their squadron
colours in favour of Central Servicing and anonymity
seems more likelr. This deplorable mO\'e, if it came aoout,
could only destroy funher morale and standards. All of the
Shackletoru at the recent displays were without squadron
numbers, incidentally.
Both 23 Squadron's Lightnings, XP7]7:L and XP7S9:J,
earried Firestreaks. Squadron colours remained, reduced
in size and shorn of the w-hite tail and spine fcatures..
No S6 Squadron sho .....ed XR7I8:C at Lakenheath on June
11 which retained the nose arrow emblem, e!c, but had
a bare metal fin with a small phoenix motif on a white
disc. 'C appeared in blaclc at her fin tip. The wing refuelling
probe was black. 'Treble·One' has lost iu striking yeJlow listed as 'gray'. When the white of the US insignia is com-
and black tailed decoration and revened to a form similar pared ..... ith the undersurface colour it will be seen that
to that featured by the Airfix kit, while the new Mk 55 of indeed the undersides are grey-just. The camouflage
S Squadron at Binbrool have nose eolours and a simple colours have been sprayed on and mostly merge in a
tail cn~1. X M 174 of the Lightning Conversion Unit, recen tl y manner similar to that of the wartime LuftwalTe aircrart.
displayed, have borne the markings of 14S Squadron, as Such colour rende rings that have as yet appearcd in print
illustrated. leave much to be desired, but colour transpa rencies seem
There can be no denying that what really appealed at to capture the colours reasonably well.
Milde nhall were the exotic types like the US Navy's C-13IF In many respects the Americans present a curious
and another C131 with two APU. beneath the wing rOOt!i, app roach to military matters. Whilst one can buy elaborate
and of course the eamouDaged ai rcraft maki ng thei r public hand-book guides to the USAF their security system often
debut in Britain. So fa r these still seem few, but 48 TFW seems to blanket almost identical material. It \\-'as surprising,
managed to exhibit an F-IOOo.8S-NA at MildenhaU with to say the least, to find that the USAr: has gone ~o far as
a small blaclc fin serial 0·S2809. The introduction of the to camouftage its aeroplanes then to ....TLte the details of the
'0', which it is tempting to say meaIlll obsolesce~t. is due paints used on the aircraft! 1\0.0 F-4s .....ere on show at
to there being in service aircraft with serial allocatloIlll from Bent..... aters wearing these details on the rea r fuselage. 40866
F'I5CII Years '4S, 'SS and '6S-which could lead to allocation ..... as painted grey and .... hite. listed IS 'S22-004 Light Gull
and accounting confwion. This F· IOO carried the wual Gray' and 'S2 1-OO2 White'. Letters and numbers were mosti)'
styling of eamouDage for iu breed, consisting of two tones blad: o r red. Wing control upper surfaces were white and
of green and onc of brown. Its underside which, at al'!lost
every glance, ga \ e a convincing dis play of white, is offiCtall), Comi'llItd on no:t page
AUlust, 1966 387
 PROFlLE-C"'tI.~d
the national insignia was of the usual large size. The ..... hite
tail slabs had natura1 finish inner sections the rudder was
.... hilc and wing Icadina edge ....'as ,ih·cr. Undercarriage wells
were glossy while, radome black and arrester hook also.
camouflage is slowly being applied 10 the 81ses Phantoms,
10 a set pattern. Official listing of the colours v;as '30219
Tan', '34079 Dark Green' and 34102 Green' wilh under-
surfaces being '36622 Ora}". US insignia is much reduced
in size on the camouflaged airentl with I t inch ... ide red-
.... hile·blue striping flanling a slar on an 8t inch disc. These
measurements applied to the wing markings. All colours
are malt, although lome ,loss)' white drop tanks were seen.
Fin serials are now vcI'}' small, and no unit markings are
carried yet. Camouflage extends into the inlakes as far 15
the point ""here the win, leading edge joins the fuselage ,
aft of which the engine chamber is gloss)' white. The bare
metal strip around each tail slab is retained, also a blad.
arrcster hook and red turbine warning line. A special metal
leading edge to the wing causes the camouflage there to be
of a darke r shade. The Phantom will, incidentally, be fully
featured in our next Profile.
Changes seem no t to have alTected the R AF's Jet Provosts,
judging by X P632 seen at " entwaters. It had a blad; 30
on tU nose and fin ti p, and was liberal1)' covered in triple Aho ...~, top to boUOIII : C-47J, 39080, in Si/I'U and while
stripe of red da)'glow. finish, originally lenown tu an R4D·8, llIld seen a/ Milden'
Most of the major shows of the season hal'e attracted hall. It has the modified fin and engines 01 Ihe Super
the Red Arrows, the C FS team. Again, they arc flying al1· Dakota. Jet Provost T4 , X P632, flie s past at Befllwa/ers.
red Gnat Trainers, the same aircraft they used last year. "-· /04G Sl(Jrfighler, 9175, 01 II'e LullwaOe. XN387, born tI.J
Such diffe renc~ as nist aTe few, but each Gnat features a a Whirl ...ind flAS7 appeared at Ihe Garden Parry fitted
Union Jack above its fin flash outlined white in lieu of the with a Gnollle and operattd by Westland Aircraft. Left ,
CFS creSI which is now canitd on either side of the nosc. top to bollom: The LullwoDe Slar{lghltr seen at Welhers-
field. Nose aflli·dazzle pond war bright grun. and 917j
~::;"'r appeared Mnemh Ihe fill /laJh ill ,,"all charocters. /.J~hllli"g
FIA, XMI7J, ollhe Light"ill/( Com·trsion Unil (226 OCU J.
...·earinR Ihe mwkin~s .01 /45 Sqn. Ughtlling FJ, Xf759,
J 01 2J Sqn, "'Iay 1966. If clOSl-IIP o/lhe sword alld crOll

- fin illSignia painted on XMI7J. The eagle crUI carried on

Xf759. Oraw inltf by A. 1\1. A ldt' rson.
The pilot's name is painled in white, along wi th the crew
chitrs. on Ihe fuselage starboard side. Sqn ldr A. E. Storer
and Fit Lt F. 1, !-Ioart pointed out that 10 bring Ihe Airfi'\:
Gnal inlO line wit h the leam's ai rcraft it is necessa ry to
delete the ",ing tanks and special attachment points. raise
the ejector seat making the head rtst pads highe r, fit U II F
ae rials leaning slightly outwards abo\e the rear fuse lage.
and add two smoke pi pes on each side of the {uselage re!!r
underside. Anothe r UH F aerial is fitted below the centre
of the fuselllgt. Overall red glossy finish remains. and the
J serials arc blue. A ' norma l' C FS Gnat appea red at Ihe
, RAt'S Ga rden Party at Cranfield. This had com plete d ay-
glow red nosc, wing lips and lail unil and had the ill us-
tra ted old-st),le CFS nost marking. X P501, it had 96 on ils

- --'--": , = .. • l noscwhcel door.

_ Choicest item a l the Lakenhealh display was a

C-J30E-90-l M, 6)·7822A, wi th 37822 On its fi n in blad.

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........ Bul its fascina tion WM, again. its camounage. Once mOfe
this was green, da rk green and tan, and its off-white under-
surfates seemed slightly mort grey than those on the
aa--
Cl" ~- .... fighters. The nose radome was alJ'grtt'n and a wavy line
tennination to tht wing leading edge WllS a pplied. Spinners
Cl-
"'tre black and Iona-range ta nks "'ere camounaged with wavy
Cl-
. ~. cs::! . - - -
line grey undersurfaees. Inside, the aircraft "'-as mainly in
bare metal finis h. and ilS nel seats were red. A smaIJ 516
TCW crest was posilioned on the insidt of a cockpit window
388 ItIRF/X maculne
 - a reller, for this 'Aould seem to be the ani) machine
camouflaged and defeating the 'no unu marking' role. We
contacted Lockheed for a photograph to sho'A the
camouflagc pattern l or the upper areas of the C· I30 but
none .....15 I\·ailable. Instead the manufacturers 'A ent' one
better-and sup plied the heading photograph 5ho'Aing the
pattern to be applied to the RAF's C· 1lOKs, apparently in
England, It would seem to be a gre)·green-siher scheme;
it will be intercsting to see if that depicted is chosen!
Another camouflaged F- IOO, this lime an F- IOOF· II ·NA,
0-63848, was in the static park at Lakenhealh. With it was
a selection of poiSib1e ...·eapon loads including Side ... inder
and l1 ullpup. These were also on show by an F-IOO at
We.therdield, where an interelting feature was the appli-
callon on a few 5lh'er F- IOOs of small squadron markings
on Ihe nose in blue lor SS Squadron and red lor 79.
The Wethenfield dlspla)' had, as its Juiciest item , RA -3B
144827 from VAP-62. late in Ihe show illeft for its presenl
bue, ROla in Spain. As a US Navy ae ro plane it ....as of
considerable intert:!ll. Its paint scheme was inscribed as
' White·Gra y M il·C·227S0A, Gray 1>· N-4· X-7S, Red
P·N-4·R·20' and was a pplied at 'NAS Alameda 2/16/66'.
On its nose and rear fusela!e 11 appeared in black. Armed
wilh ele,en came ras poking out through man y .... in-dows
clustered forward il was in excellent condllion, and obviously
had not done man y-i( any--deck landings. Few ... ho
enjo)'ed its rarity could have guessed that only pure chance
brought it to the show. 1be crew laid me. before they left.
that they ....e re just visiting and ....ere quite ama:l:ed to find
it featured m the Open House! A nother \"isitor ....as a
Luft ... affe F- I04G with 917S, its airlrame serial. beneath
the fin flash. It was camouflaged dark green and dark grey
and had silver unde rsides. The nOk' radome was light grey
and the anti·danle panel a bright shade of green. Nose
letters DA·2S) were 16 inches high, and the Gennan cros§cs
27i inche5 across at their widest points,
Rounding off the season came the RAeS Garden Party
packcd with interest and a strong whiff of the past. The
Gladiator performed as only its breed could. Its finish is
quite authentic. likewise that of the Hart. 1994I -although
I ha"e still a feeling that its S7 should be green and not
}cUow. Both are easy subjects to model from the Airfix JeilS
if you ha.e a steady hand l or painting. Another and unusual
item was a Whirlwind (presumably a M K 9). XN387. which
was an HAS 7 re-engined with a Gnome. Its midnite-blue
finish was liberally o"er-painted with orange dayglow, and
IN THE AIR-Dmtinwd
the cargo / passenger hold to Ihe flight deck it is plcasant
to mo\e about without knocl:ing one's knees,
At the press conference after the flight it ....as re \ealed
that the jigs at Uelfa51 ....ere being taken up and Shorts saw
no possibilit), of being able 10 secure furthcr ordcrs for their
ai rcraft. A bid had been made to ilEA ...·ith the suggcstion
that a Belfast should be used to try out ideas of air·bus
operations and onc could easily realise the potential of the
Belfasl after having flown in it and seen the capacity. REA .
although interested, turned down the idea and th is coupled
wit h the failure to sell Belfasts to Alaska Airways decided
Short's management to gi\'e up any ideas of further pro·
ductio n.
The Belfast will be the first RA F aircraft to employ
fully automatic landing. It was also slated at the press con·
Au,ust, 1966
Top : XRJ40 0/ t"~ Red ArrOl.'S in IIu! J966-st,.lemarki"l, Abo,'e:
The CFS nos~ morking as applied to XPSOJ,
it bore a RESCUE insoiption and ROYAL NAVY, but was
brought to M k 9 standard, Another poSSIble subFt for lit
comersi on ... as the Wasp XT179. Like lhe SCout ....e "'"'Centl~
featu red, it had non'tapenng jet pipes. UH F nose aenais
and the old type bulged stretchcr casmgs.
During my visits I spared myself a few nostalgic moments
away from my friends to "isualise those far off days ... hen
I used to Ihrill to the sight of the Heyfords around the
hangars at M ildenhall. and to recall those oft paid ,isits
to 149 Squadron's Wellingtons. What a staggering contrast
today's KC· DSs ... ould have made alongside L4272 : LY·G .
later OJ-A , onc of the Wellingtons used on the first raid
of the war. I remembered , too, the Lancasters of
IS Squadron ... hich dIspersed ... here that WC- D S was
standing, and L~IID , m~ old friend l.S· K. At Ukenheath.
resting on its sandy ....astes, it didn't need much Imagination
to picture the Horsas a ... a itmg D·Day 'Ahere the huge
hospital now stands. and beller still the OJ Stirlings and
my favourite of them all, OJ·F : EF336, Cranfield I shall
alwaY5 associate with the Spitfire XIV, for it was there that
I recorded the oft mentioned D L-F : RBI74. There were
about 300 ai rcraft there that day. some eight ... ccks after
D·Day- Spitfires, Beaufighters, M ustangs. Mosquitoes and
a sprinUing of Wellington XVlls and Bcauforts. If a nI) ,
if 0 11/,.. someone had used a camera on all these. Yel--e\,en
with these magic eyes we can ne"!r actually record the
thrill of It. Models to a degree help to ca pture th is, and
certainly the trea!ured diar)'. But only in your own mind
can you record that indefinable statc of how moved lOU
really felt! M . J , I~. Bow'yer
fe rence that O\er 40 such landings had been made at RAE
Bedford recentl y under the direction of the Blind Landing
Experimental Unit and that all of these had been success·
ful. The airc raft used was XR364 and afte r the first t .... o
landings using leader cables the rest had been completed
using the ILS localiser.
Test pilot l)enni! Ta}lor confirmed that the Belfast had
becn h:i\ing both drag and handling problems. Vario ~
modifications had been made 10 the ai~raft to bring it up
10 the RAF specification and these had pro\ed successful.
The)' included the addition of large Stra~e5 under the rear
fuselage and wing vo rte,. generators. Subsequent tests had
pro.ed that both these measures were satisfactory but were
more than required. Wind tunnel tts15 had been completed
and furthe r modIfications ....ere being made which ....ould
result in the Belfast having a range of 3,4S0 miles ca rrying
a payload of 30,000 Ib at a speed of 278 knots, and a
height oC IS.SOO feet.
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 New kits and models
THREE MORE MAGNIFICENT MEN mainly in armamenl Nord SSII missiles or unguided missile
pack~ are adde,d to the fuselage sides and machine guns on
HREE more quarter scale models from the new manu-
T facturer Inpacl have brought the total now a,,-ailable
rotallng; mountings ha\e been added to the cockpit ent.ranees.
Our sample was supplied by Warbirds 1172 Fort SlrCet
to six finely detailed replicas of the aircraft used in the film. Lincoln Park, Michigan, 48146, USA. ' ,
Each of the new relea5es II up to the standard of its At 50,98 Ihis is a good kit and a useful onc for any 1:48
predecessors and has the C3mas texture of wings and scale collection. Postage is $0,50 in USA and S I elsewhere
fuselage moulded on to the surface. Each figure is also and this can be paid by inlernational money order. A.W.H:
.... ell modelled and can be included as part of the finished
job rather than politely discarded as in most kits where
THIS MONTH'S TRANSFERS
a pilot is supplied.
The thre,,", new liu are of the Avro Triplane, Bristol B 011·' Stein ~ssoeiates and ABT have i5Sued new sets of
Boxlitc and Avro Biplane. They have respectively 70, 72 IransfeI'l thl5 month. ABT have provided their first
and 56 parIS, all moulded in a light, brown plastic which I :48 scale sheet for a Frcnch Navy Corsair at the time of
nea rl y represents the colour of varnished spruce or fabric. the Suez landings and have duplicated these mark.ings,
The .... heels ",jlh their uncovered spokes aTC made from together with 5O!IIe for a Haw~cr Seahawk, in 1:72 scale.
clear plastic ",hieh, aflcr the Iyrd have been painted on, They havc also issued a set of Spad XIlI markings for five
look \ery realistic, separate French aces during World War I . Each sheet is
There is little or no fault tG find with the Inpact series, contained in a dear plastic envelope together with directioll5
We now look forward to seeing; what they will produce for camounage pattems and a hi510ry of the subject. There
nexl Ob,ious!y, the standard scales are either 1:72 or 1:48 is no doubt that of all the new companies engaged on
and it would be ,'ery useful to have another manufacturer transfer manufacture they are the best as far as packaging
producing high quality I.;iu to get. few of the gaps filled is concemed and in most cases they also ha~·e the edge o\·er
in, perhaps \\ith a range of \ef)' early airerafl Ma ybe Inpaet their contemporaries in quality. The Seahawk and Corsair
\\iU take a leaf from the Japanese book hy producing both tr.lIlsfers are suitable for application to the relevant Airfix
scales of the lime model. It would be most useful and models, though the Corsair needs modifying to be strictJy
certainly satisfy the varied tastes of the many aircraft accurate.
modellers now taling up the hobby, A .W.H. Stein ha\e produced an exccllent sheet containing
hundreds of unit and squadron insignia but have put both
1 :72 and I :48 scales to.ether, The modeUer usually wants
IROQUOIS FROM AURORA either one or the other but ~'ery rarely both and he may
HIS kit ha5 been on the market before. It appeared quibble at having to buy both lets at the same time. From
T sc,·eral years ago and was, at the time, one of the
that Aurora had produced, Now they ha\'e bettered them·
~t the quality point of view these ncw transfers are exccllent.
ThC)' include markings for both wars and for many types
selves by re-releasing it 10 an e\'cn more improved standard, of aircrafl
There are few quarter scale models of helicopters on the
market and this one is amonast the best The 95 parts
moulded in dark green plastic fit well together. There should
be no difficulties for the beginner and we completed the
assembly in a very short while. Careful attention should be
paid 10 the assembl y of the rotor bead, but other than this
the job was an easy one.
Although there are few real crilicisms of this model, one
can find a few faults in it without too much difficulty but
Ihese should not deler the average model maker. Aurora
ob\'iously market their products for youngsten as the whole
approach seems inclined that way. The kit, for example, is
labelled 'Cobra copter' presumably to make the difference
from the pre\ jous lroquois kit; the nose antennae bave been
missed off, and finally I wonder wbo put the markings on
tbe wrong way up in the photograph of the completed model
in the instruction sheet!
The differences between this kit and iu predecessor are Abo"e: ne MW Iroquois IIrlicopln- from Aurora.
'90 AJRFIX mazuine
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Items from ,ht RocQ MiflllMb ra7lg~ shOln, /lbo)'~ include: M18 Jeep. M16 TOIII..
crewmen, cmd GUntlll1 a/ld Soviet insignill,
Included among the subjecu are markings for Cald.... clrs
SpItfire IX and 'The FI)ing Undertaler' M lIstang, both
applicable 10 Airfb: models. ABT Il1Insfers cost 3$ 6d per
sheet and can be obtained from BMW Models of Wimble-
don. 111e Stein shett costs SO.SO and is obtainable from
Warbirds of Michigan .... ho 5upplil!d our sample. Postage
for this is 50.50 or equivalent. A.IV.H.
IMPY INTRODUCED
A COMPLETELY new SCriCll of die-cast scale model caTS
has juu been released b) Lone Star Prod ucts Lld,
prc\';ously more (amous for thclr miniature rail .... a)s and
to)" guns. The new models are made under the trade-mark
Impy and the first release of eight IIIcll·lnown cars include
replicas of the Jaguar MI; X, Ferl'1lri GT, Chr}slcr Imperial,
Ford Corsair, Ford Zodiac E.!;tate, motoNa)' patrol \crsion
of the Zodiac, VW Microbus, and Mercedes 220SE. Though
these are not to a constant scale, they a\erage out at about
1;60 and lool. correct in relatIon to each other. Features
on e\ery model include opening doors, and opening boot
and bonnet where\'er applicable, There are also rubber tyres
and full interiors in each. Our samples o f the Comir and
VW were \ery neat and modellers requiring model cars
to a scale between the popular 00 and 0 gauge si:!;c!
should find these \ery acceptable. Available from most
toyshOps, they come at ~ lid each. C.O.E.
PfGGY IN PLASTIC
HE first twin engined aircraft to appear on the marl;et
T from the Japanese manufacturer LS is the Ki 67 Pe"y.
This I;it, which is to I ;75 scale is, lil.e its contemporaries
of excellent value, slightly expensive by nonnal standards
but, OC\'ertheless, one wbich cannot be miMed out of a
collection.
It has 119 parts which indude several ground crew, a
bomb trolley and a petrol bowser. Flaps, ailerons and
bomb doors operate, and there is provision for adding two
.small electric motors into the engine nacelles.
The kit made up well but some of the parts were very
fiddley to get in place, Detailing is good and, unlike most
other models, the rivet lines are let into the surface and
not raised. They look: "ery good this way round and the
standard is to be commended to other manufacturers.
Those who do not understand Japanese will find the
imtmction shl'Ct a bit of a headache, but a close study and
identification of the pans will help towards correct assembly.
Tho price of this kit is SZ.SO and it can be obtained from
Warbi rd! who supplied our sample. Address and postage
is given in the Iroquois n:\'iew. A.IV.H .
Au,ust, 1966
DatroJer, Dump TrJ/ck, mortar
ROCO RANGE
I LLUSTRATED abo\'e are 5e\-eral items horn the Roc:o-
Peetzy Mi nitank range. These are no~ being Imported
by '-lodel I'roducts Ltd, who distribute them to the model
trade. l or those who have not secl' thcm berore the} '\e
bc;.:n on ~ale overseas for some lime- the models come
n:ad)',made in plastic, though the) are, in fact. made in
snap-together componenlS and can be tal.en apa rt.
Since they an: to HO (I :90) scale. they do not look in
proportion alongside Airfix models. but then: are ~\'eral
items that will be of use to the 00 modeller, and the
MiOltanl.:s a re. of course. ~orth collectmg in their own
right.
The range is too large to list individually. but catalogues.
price 3d (postage extra), and nearl)' all the models are
available hom Auto "Iodels, 70 Hnsbur}' Pa\cment. Lon-
don, EC1. C.O.E
MILITARY MODELLING-c""",,d
I have used horses f rom the Airfix arab set and made
riders from the lower half of a US Cavalry figure and the
upper half of a 1914 soldier. It would be quite fea.sible
to mal.e a complete cavalry squadron of lancers or husS!lrs.
I find that the other Airfix hone from various sets are
just ri,ht as mules, which the British annyof 1914-18 used
in thousand. The illustrations show a Viclers or Maxim
machine ,un team transponed by mule. In this connection
it can be mentioned that the hand-grenade thrower maku
a first-class mule drivet', struUling with his reins. Mules
were also used to draw the widely used OS wagon.
Infantry companies used these to transporl supplies,
ammunition, and bedding but the widest users were the
diyisional transport columns o f the ASC. GS wagons were
seen every~here in France. A very reasonable model can
be mado from the Airfix wagon train outfit. Cut down the
body height to 8 mm. and IWCmble the wagon in the
normal way. The recess beDeath the seat i5 filled with
Pla5ticine and the front bogie is in!Crted there rather than
in the locating hole provided. Two hotSC5 are required to
pull it. and a spare front wheel was often located imme'
diately behind the seat.
A companion wagon was the supply limber, a light open
cart tnlliled behind another limber. The US Civil War can,
non limbers are used for thCle. Simply cut away the sides
of the limber box and then build up now sides all round
to a height of S mm. taking up the entin: ftoor area. This
is done to two limben, onc of them retaining its shafts and
the other having the shaft modified as a tow-bar. The limber
could be released when required.
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"'_oon
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of u..Ir dooi .... W . . ... . Iw".. pl-.d to ....,.1...
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Lazy modeller
s a ,,kdiallcd bLlI lazy modeller from
A lhe brass sheet days, J Ihil1l pJaSI;';
kit> ",ere in,,,med for me! Ho",,'cl.
c' "ell confining myself to cars, I am hurd
put \0 keep up with new AirflX lie s
without becoming ",\lol"l:d with much in
the way of heavy conversion work-as ill
AtNllX magawle for April 1966. where
a fo,hni was convened 10 an Elf. !;SUI it's
nice lO read about such industrious
modellers.
I did not thinl the idca~ mo:nllOncd
for the hcadJamPll "'cre all that much
of an impro'-cmcnt on the lit instruc-
tions. J uSt painting ttlcm al the bacl
does nQ[ lool much ocner than the
methods we used in prc·Airfi~ day). It
certain ly does not do full justice 10 the
rest of the lit wilh ils fir>e cngravinj:.
T he importllnt rule is 10 i\ct the 'reflec-
10" back awa y from the 'glass', Accord-
ing \0 Iy~, there arc a number of ""ays
of achievmg ~his, bUI personally r ar .... a)' s
hollo .... out the ca r body or lamp hou s-
in$ (in the case: of vimage cars) with a
drill, coull1ersink ing ~he hole 10 jus~
~ligh~ly less ~han ~he diametcr of ~he
lens, An ucellent reflec~or can be made
from 'chrome' Sdlo~ape stuck ~o thin
plaslic sheet and pushed Oul with a
leather pu~h of the required diameter.
Th e punched out di sc is ~hen placed
behind, o r inside, the lamp housing and
the 'kns' is cememed inlo position by
cementing round the edges only. The
techni que an be ~dapled for evcl)"
thing from a VW to a model T ,
D, Palne. Auo::kland, Ne'" Zealand.
Somme remembered
INsaryconnof...ction with the SOth annive r-
the Batik of the Somme, the
Ulster Museum requested the Belfast
members of the Irish Model Soldier
G roup to depict the storming of the
CrucifiX CrO'iS-roads by the 36th Ulster
Di,-ision in the form of a diorama , In
view of the large number of modelS
required fo r Ihis. mtmbers dedded 10
use: Aimx figurn throughout. By the
con~e rsion of some JOO figures, a quan_
tity of approximately 120 first-class
World War 1 models were produced in
va rious action positions. Some of them
were made up from four standard Airfix
figures, the idea being to have each
figure in a different pose. On e of the
mo~ effecti,-e in appearance was the
German machine gun team from the
ne.... World War I set. filled .... ith the
"ecl helmets from the cl"Cwme n of the
WorM War 2 German Armou red Car.
manning the machine Ilun su pplied in
the Ei ghth Army set. This gun, by the
... ay. wa~ finish~d and mounted as the
bf1lss barrel Ma"im.
As the terrain piece was made from
e.\panded poty't~rene. all the figures had
Ihelr base~ rcmo,cd and ...·cre filled
...ith pins. '0 that tlley cou ld be used in
anv position on Ihe une'en surface of
the balllcflCld. A~ a matter of interest.
no 3dlle~ives "Nt' uSC'd on the oonn"r-
)iom. all head s and joints being
&nached by pins. Also included in Ihe
e\hibition are a number of other items
...::nllch built from Airflx models. and
a 104:I<-.:tion of 54 mm model soldil:rs.
T he e" hibili on runs from July 1-
AugUSt 31
Cameron W. RobiMon., Ikrrasl 13.
A pholograph 0/ Ihi! /i1l$ diorama
ap/~ared in Ihe Norlhem edirion oJ rlre
'Dwl), E~press' dated JUl1e 27, 1966. Wc
would urge an)' rea'/er Iivil1g or Irolida)"
il1g il1 or near BelJUSI to ~'isit the exhibi-
,iol1.- EDrrOl:.
Wrong identity
AM aff1lid that Mr G. R. Chaffe. in
I his ktter 111 the .M ay I %6 issue of
AIRFIX maga~ine concerning the G rum-
man Skyrockel. must ha"e made a mis-
take in its idem;ty. T he Skyrocll'1 (or
XFS F.J) did not male its firS( flight
until April I. 1940. and the single proto_
type did nOI. during its four years under
tesl" ever lea\e the United States.
The most obviolls aircraft Mr Cllaffe
oould ha,'e mistalen for the Skyroclet
wa~ the Gloste r F9/ 39. This machine
first flew on April 3. 1939. but .... hile
undergoing trials at Martlesham in J uly
of that year it was damaged in a land·
ing accident. Telt" "ere nOI resumed
until spring 1940, so the F9/ 39 also
seems to be ruled Ollt.
The only othe r aircraft o f a similar
plalform and appea rance at a distance
"ould seem to be the LO(:kh~ed 10 or
12, the GA Monospar or. in the pre-
va iling circumstances. a Pote1. 63-1 1.
M y personal ~ote would go to the
Lodhced.
Colin J . I>hillips" W~",bley. Midd;.-.
Uniform colours
T HE
on
recent military modelling art icle
the finishes applied to armoured
vehicl~s was very w~lcome. as I am onc
of tho<;t "'argamers .... ho is just tOO
young to have ac(uaHv seen any of the
vehicles .... e constrtlet in model fonn. r
would add my humble plea that in any
future aMide yOu might make reference
to the exael colours emplo~ed for the
uniforms of soldiers in the Airfix range.
I must add my pmise for the new
World War I infantry figures. A featll,e
which e~pecialJy appeals to me is the
IIll rodllc~ion of fixed ba~oncts for ~ome
of the Germans, Thi~ makes for more
fcali~m and knd~ a bloodthinity a'pect
to any charge. Incidentally. ~he only
other A i rfi ~ soldiers 10 display bayoI"II'ts
....hen charging a re those 0 the infantry
combat group. and It i~ intere~tin~ to
compare the sI7e-gro.. th of the Alrfix
".aale figurl"lo o,er !he )"C1rs. It seems 10
me Ihat onl,- the burly parat rooper~
"'ould hf.. at case fighting the Kaiser's
men! n o,,·ner. !he larger figures do
allow much more detail.
R. W. Cook. S"IlI1'>Ca. GI:un .
I" arlie/u d~alil1g k'illI fiX",t ('Q.r-
\·tfJions. ,!Ueh IlJ Ihis mol1th's Wo,/d Wa,
J Jea/urt, I do, il1 lOCI , gil'e c%u,
'tJ~'nletJ Jor ImiJo,ms. relatil1g Ihem
.... hne possible tQ rcmlil)' allai/able nrQdel
lH'il1lS. Tht Japol1CJf! al1d Russial1 figures
ha,'~ bUI1 df!a/t .... irh in 'his wal: il1 prt-
vious artie/es. It is very diffieult to
,/e$cribt c%u", hO ....",·tr. so the btu
rhil1g ,"ou ~ do jJ "), lIisilil1g lire
Im~,;al War fi l useum or re,imemal
"'US.""'$ ....'rtl1 acrual rmi/o,ms arc 011
lIisp/a)'.-EDITO".
Matt varnish
I HAVE ju,t read "'-It
Tilbury's leller
in the J ul,' edition of your nt;lgazine,
and I have been u,ing the mall va rnish
method for <Gme time. , also find that
using mall vall11sh all o'-e r the model.
whe.her painted in mall Or otherwise,
gi~es the model a more authentic lool:.
e~""cially on modern aircraft ..... hich arc
not a high gloss after a fe .... weeks under
the feet of the tradesmen.
, "ould like to add my thanls for a
very fine maga1.l1lt'. and a very fine
col1eClion of models of all kinds. Keep
11 up.
G . C. 8aMhc, RAF Iknso n.
ASSU vehicles
I WAS "ery inte rested in the ASSU
Seout Car conversion ji~en in th e
Jul)' i,sue. Durin g the war ser\"ed with
a ~pccial .... ireless unit kno .... n as a
'Phantom', about .... hich <;C"eral books
hale been ... rillen ('Never a Soldier' and
' Phantom was There' for e~ample). Our
patrol. used 'inuall\" identical Scout
Cars to the ASSU and tbe marking was
a "hite C'lpital P on a black background
fmnt and rear.
At one time we shared a field in
Germany with an ASSU unit and their
cars rt'rtainlv did ha,-e markings. It was
the Red lIand of Ulster on a while
background because. I seem to remem-
ber. that was where they did (heir

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IraininJ,. A sllIlilar silO an be ~n on
Ihe 3d alld 4d stampS !.Old III /'IoOHhern
Irdalld.
Incidentally, in all Ihe.' cont<,pondence
011 mi)"og 011,(, drdh. r.c ne>cr e>er
~cn my fa~Ollrn c nli~. VI hich I stumbkd
Oil by accident-yellow .aod black H1
proportions 10 laSle, Try 1t-il'~ Jl'C'rft"l..·1.
J . Ourro"" Sool hall. 'Hdd.,
Remember Belgium!
1'\[ JUSt mal;og Ihe Anl~~ r.~A rrtt·
dom t-ighler and I like il. I lil.:c them
all, bUI I 51i11 hlne a complain!. A,rfl.\
male numerous models of aircrafl that
fly. or tunc flo .... n. willt Ihe lklglscl\c
Luchtmachl. includlllll Ihe F- I04G. I iXCT
Moth, DC-J. Gladiator. lIumer. M(»·
quito, lIar-ard. Anson. RES and Canxl.
1 here arc many Airfix builders in kJ·
.. um-I'm one of them-yet A!l1L'(
forlct them III br not iDCtudil\& any
Belllan markinas m an)' of lhc lOts.
"ut lime Airil:o:. produce a ).it of an
•• r(l1Ift ... hid! flew With the lkla,sche
Luchlmachl. please remember m) Icuel
~nd include IJclgtan mar).inJlS.
l!Cnft« Kn~mal(e. IIb)rjl~"" fl(> 1,;U n. ,
Such p(llrioric u",im~"'s du~"'~ r«OK-
ni,ion. Not d In' mod~lI~f', "'11' ,hink,
"'ould "'II'/co""" IkIIiDII ",tUkit/6,. ThII'
Jp«:illIiSl 'Ntu/er /irm, hDW! bffll pro-
dud", JOm" ~xQlic mllrkill,J 11l'.1~
prrhdPJ 'MY CDII ~ prf,"QdNl fO pro-
duct! SiI",.,h;", liktl Q Jhut 0/ ",lIrkingJ
for D Btll,/tIn Gloui;Q/or!-E.DI~.
Zulu war
EVERAL monlhJ '&0 a correspondent
S in )OLlr exctUent rnapzine pLlI ID a
pia. for troops aCI"'cly enplled in Ihe
Zulu nr. I ha.·c found. ho .. cvcr. lhal
tile World War 1 German infanlry lend
Ihcm~l~es qLlile .. ell 10 :I simple con-
,crsion to British redCOllls. The rcmo.-al
of lhe helmcl ~il.e .nd the painlin, of
the hf;lmet in man white ,i.·c, a very
fair imilalion of Ihe hdmf;IS in use at
Rorl.e·~ Orif!. whi lst a rLxI tunk .... hite
IIcbbina: and na,·y blue or blacl
trou'iCr~. black pilers and bl.acl.
Olitish \t~k: army boots complete the
oon¥er§ion. Although I h"e IlOI: )~
tried my hand I .. ould inu,ine Ihat
80cr War mral1lr~ could be produCC'd
in a ~Im,Lar manner.
Ma y I no ... add one furthel requnt
to the manv already pa~<;('d 10 you fOI
Ihe prodLlction of Napoleonic mfantry
and ca~ally. and al Ihe '\lime lime I
... ould be most gratdul if anv readers
could supply me ... ilh details of Prussian
uniforms in the Franco. I',u!lSian War
of 1870.
D. F_ " all. C ....!)bf'ooke. IOW.
Memories
M Rpubli~hcd
J. lI one). in
in the
his letter to you
June issuc. bllngs
back leen memories 10 an old Si<)birds
fan. Oy Bny 51andard they .. ere good
kits and capable ol beina finisbcd to a
very hip SUlnda rd . For boyS on 6d OT
1~ . . . cc" poclct mone)'-.. hich ..."
IOOd in those da)""S--4hc prict1 .. erc
hiJ,h. as I realised re«ntly .. hen looking
1I their .d'"Crl$ in a copy of 'Popular
Fly",.· of lhe penod: they lIent up to
12s 6d in prict. For ulL1e they ...ere not
AUlult. 1966
In the same clas.s a~ the pr~nt-dav Air-
f~~ llls!
1 hi~ is by Ihe waYi .. hat prompled
mc to .. ,ite .. :a~ the )oml appea.rance of
Mr 1I0ney", lener a nd lhat flom "Ir
Dickcn~ about 'splnning a;rsclc"s·. Sl.y,
bird~ sol>ed this problem by se lli",. at
a few copper, each, ... hal ... cre 10 all in_
lent<. and pulpo.cS ....dlcto·splin/lS of
''')'118 diamelCf"S. Onc o f thc-.c. in pla~
of the\tandlld air'lClell·. llould 9L1"er
and. \hlmmcr on thc model •• ~m, a
h(chle rtprntnulion of a ~plnnlllg pro-
peller. The light"t cUllent of air 01
nlO'emenl in the room .. ould lccp Ihem
·~plnmn ,·. but even "'hen quilt slIlI they
Ioolcd ,000.
1\I"nin J. lJurxt$.~. Tturo, Corn .. all.
W " hlu'e rcctdved nUIII~rou.. Itller.. on
t~ Jubi«1S of 'M prtI-"'tlT Skyb;rd 'Dlitt.
Spac~ pr,,,,;,,;n,. "'11"1/ ". p"b1;Jhin~ ,ht'Jt!
dl SIIOII IU pOl.flblt.-EoITOII .
That Hellcat
Till. phOlOllraph of a lIellc:lll in the
Ma) I'hotopage "'a). to Ihe best o f m~
lnowlLxlge. ,alen aboard IIMS /t.doml-
,ublr in November or December. 1944.
liner a ".id on Sunutra. rh<: squadron
":0,. I Ihml. 1334 or 1335. thouah I may
be .. ron, afler 22 ycars. The pi.."ILlre .. as
the Ihl of a pall; on Ih<: Plcccdllll
phOlOlraph. the ailO1lfl i~ seen to h3,~
an underslung Ionll lUngc fucl lan). be-
nealh the ru~lalc. and this ..115 lnocled
off on the dcck-cdce.
r he IId lcat bounced on landing and
Ihe arrester hool. fuil",1 to C"dteh Ihe
wi,e. The ai rc".ft thL·n slewed across the
dcel and \Q inlo Ihe sea.
T . ~:d"'onthfr. NC"c ....11e upon T)·nf.
Mistel
ReAD .. ith inlerc<! " Ir Ruley 's
I leller in Ihe May is~ue rega rdin, Ihe
M .~tcl combination. uctllent dra .. inls
Dnd pholoa.raphs of the Bf 10000/JLJ nleT"';
Ju 8S A_4 combinalion DPI)Car in II Drley-
fotd'~ · M ~~hmitl 109' book by H. J.
Nowa rra.
M.~prd.nl the Cil.llloufla&e and marl-
inp of thl"$e aircraft as ope-rated b)
KG 200 nothina really defimte 15 known
but it i~ ... idcl~ believed lhat the Mislels
of thi~ unil .. ore the: ~Iandard Luft .... ffe
bomber camouH.age of black In:cn and
darl; I rcen (RL\I colour standmrd§ 70
71) o'er the upper su rface-< of Ihe Ju SS
and light bluc unde"ulfaces. The Bf
10lKi ~ .. cre. finished the SlIme way but
'Ilme "'ele .n pale IICY overall factory
finish OWIl1I1: to Ihe nc:cd of hawinl to
rush. aircraft into .KI¥1ce as quidly as
po<o",blc. The Junkel"l 1u SS, of KG 200
had lhe unit code~ A3 before the: fusela gc
cro~s and the indhidual and SUb Icllcrs
behmd th e cross. The Uf l{)(k seldom
.. ore any numerals or rank symbols but
oftcn rClained Iheir oli,inal factorl
coding
R. Kf,,,lfY. "'MS. l.mKlon. WII.
Painting figures
10 M.r Qi"e William~'5 Ieller
I Nm reply
the June ISSUe. I found the a'"WeT
to detail pamting of 00 110 5CIIle fi&ur"
in mv Kirl friend's handba..
Thi~ "1I~ a "eIY fine eyc-lilK'r brush
.. hich. unhle the loothpicl. holds a
reaJOnablc amount of pamt but retains
Its fine point. ~ bl"l1Shcs Ire relatively
.nc(pensl>'e and Sland up .. cU to con-
tinual dousing in pamt remover.
S. Alien. lI arlo ... t:S-e(.
Camouflage for hangars
M" father told me thal the colouT"S
of hangars .. ere wmcllmcs nul!
blacl and lhali. Othe:I\ .. cre co'fred
.. ilb tar and the surface then spread
.. nh a~h. To obtain this hni .... in minia_
turc. you could paint the modd han,ar
blacl and apply dust . (not fluff) or
ck:an sand "hlle the p;.nu ;~ \Iill "1'1.
., he whole 101 is painteJ bllcl; IInd
dall ,'ey ... hen dry.
C. Str.odord. Stiutbetld . •:S~t.
Mirror wave
C AN anyone tell me how to &et a
m.rror ..·...e pancrn fim~ .n 1:72
~Ie? I ha.e tried a brush ... ilhout suc·
CC'>S and a fcalhcr was SIIIJ no load. I
ha.'c nOI Iried spra y painlmlC. as a pat_
tern .. ould be necessary. und Ihis .. ould
hoc most d ifficult to ma~e III 1:72 ~k:
If anyone Ciln help. I .. O\Ild be 'el]
llrateful.
lan CltInpben, Gh,!lIO" , \\'1.
And JO Sdy DlI 01 uJ.-Eonoa.
Spinning prop
I II AVE .n idea lor readers who like
I~. display their .ircraft in a liyinl
posItion.
When completcdj.. the model's p ropeller
appears 10 Spin. rim take :I slIcel of
dear. thin. stiff ccllLlloid and CUI OUI a
diJc the size of the propeller. Then find
tbe ceIltre. After thai, C£Cpendinr; on the
number of propeller blades. draw fuZZ)
lines lrom the c:cnll"e aettin, wider to-
wards the edge (it is ~ 10 use a mar1l:cr
pen for this). allow to dry Thcn stick on
to (ront o f engine. last 5t:ck the spinner
in pbce.
G . Nfwton, Cllrshlll ton. Sum,..
Wheels wanted
I. )'our
WONDER if,
actllenl
IhlOUfh tbe offices of
ma..:onc. you c:ould
f..
e me 50me inform,lIIon how and wbere
c:ould obtain some "'11«1, (Of • projea
I intmd to commence. A.t this project is
the buildin, from sheet pI.stic 0{ • ~"e
duml?'Uucl: model I will need ~I
plast.e wbeels of 1/-2 incht'J in diamettr
witb 'heavy-duty' tyres. Can anybody
belp?
Anlhony Thom"""... 1 BeaUJQoot
Tcrnre. SotrtIa SIIRIds. Ovrtwa,
An)'Q~ ",,", COIn hII'Ip IJ QJ/qd 10 con-
tact /l./r ThompJOn dlnrt.-EDm:».
Sailor source
I N answer to G. Ra stricir:'s Icuer in the
April i5~Ue o f At ~f lX ma,uinc, I have
found Ihat Quite effective sailors can be
made for the Napoleonic period.
Th-e5e arc figurcs from the Cowboy sct.
Cut ..... y the run holtle/J and JUD.
belt. and in some ca5C$ it is ncctSSarv to
CUI ..... y pan of the crown of the hal.
Then paint Ihe jacket dart: blue, the
COn/inued on II('X' /KlK.
393
LETTERS_ Continuf'd
trousers ligh t blue. black for the hat and
shoes. and while for the shir!. To add
'<Iriotion to Ihe models. swords may be
filled in place of the guns.
I ha~e used an officer from the
American Civil War set. making a tri-
corn hat for him from plastic wood. The
colours are a dark blue jacket and ha t,
light blue trousers (or whne). black shoes
and gold braid in the appropriate places.
John H. 8 arfll'Ql. M aidstone, Kt llt.
Pen ·frien~s wante~
T HE follo"'inl mulen ......, written 10 che
Ed.i1Or R<jUO$lin, pm-triends: Edm .......
Sbanaban. 20 SI Peter's o,.;ve, Will ....lo .. n,
Dublin 12, trish R opu.bIic. .. ho .. ould tib 10
c:onc:spond ...ilb oomobady in C-=hoaIovakia,
apd 12-1"" ";111 • view 10 uebanlinl kits.
R obert Turner ( Il) ..ould Like a C(IfI"fIII>ODdeI,
makor female, III hilacelJOllP who is inlercAed
bI military _ehic_ He would pre/t:r an &.aLish
or American raidcnt. Nic:boIu Foster (Ill. 11
Sc<:ond Ave. BrldIm,tOll., EQt Yorbhire, would
liJo:e u> ...... from ............. his .... n ace, interalod
ill ahipS and a i~ ~ the teCODd workL ..... and
orefenobly li_Uta in USA, P......,.. EnPand or
) . p&I!, .. iUt. a ~iew 10 ~ kiu. ~
101 01,.., Zruc 21S. okr Pilzm; Cuct-Iovaltia,
would like u> u~banp C:nell kill, ~
1OUverUn, slampS and CI")'U&l Pus. for Brilish
kits. ospcoeiaJ.ly Ih<:m prodooed by "'-irlb. He is
2$. A 13 year old hoy In p......,. I, lOII,bt as .
_friend by M iebacl Demon, Sbdl !fill
Cotlqe, SaIcoIt:I Road, LyUwn, La.-..;:$. He
11 pa.rtieuJarly iJlleraud in World War 2
.m.-an modelS. An American ""n-tri....d, &&eel
12-1",. is required by Patricl: "'-. SlIid<ll (Il,.
183A Harrow Road, Wemblty, Middx. Ifu
. pocia1 inlere!lU are I&lIkI., tand"" craft. and
IoIdiU"f. J....., SC.panek, RUSka " Bma 12,
<VlIa P d
"Lvi "L "1.
48146
HEY ! "PEGGY'S" NOW IN TOWN!
A ramous W W 11 Japanese bomber
.
by L & S. LAB. (Japan) in II7Sth
scale at 12.50
,
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I, BLOCI·I 152 (1/72) ' 1.00
2. D-S20 (1172) 1.00
J. AMOIT 143 (1/72) 2.25
4. ARC EN ClL (1 /75) 2.25
5, C. R. 42 (1 /4Oth) 2.00
REVELL : (USA)
1. YF l 2A (1/72) ' 2.00
2. Gemini Space Capsule (1 /25 ) 3.00
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39-i
C.:edw;..Jovakia, ..'i..... 10 correspond .. j,h a
Bri,;.h reader .;llin, to ucha .... A IUDC map-
tines for Cxch aircran, car, and ,,,,in
mapzlnes.
and A " filI kits for HO. IT. and NPUaeOerman-
made I1'IOIkI raiI ... y itans. An Eqlish pen-
friend in the ]S year ase IfOUP interested In
cricltet. I()(:<;et, and nIlIby Icque Is OOIIpt b y
Chrit Cox, as Sandaltan R ..... , Revaby, New
South Wales, "ustralia. Any Eoili&b-rpeaIrins
boy, ~ed 1J.1 4. in any """nU}', it required . . .
pen-friefld by O . Carmicba.,l, 64 Shamrock
Sttu1, Hcbbum ......TyM. Co Du,bam. He would
boo wHli", to cxctw..e Jelu and map:tin.. ""lh
\ ... <1tIpbui. on World War 2 airaaft and
mililary modeh.. RonakI Fotter, 120 Harrinaton
R oad. Workilljton. Cumberland, would like \0
bear fTOm • 14- 13 year old in Greal Britain
interested in ain:n.ft models, and preferably an
ATe mmlber. Da¥id Williarnt. Broome Perrow
Hoote. IIuoekLand, Betchwonh. Surrey, requesll .
16 year old pm.friend from tbe USA . H., Is keen
on ";n:n.n recocnition and World War 1
aircraft models. F"mally K tz)'RtOf C1>oIo<Iiew$ki,
W anu_ 2 1, ul. ~ 21m.lO, Poland,
ww- 10 bear from &rl}'<IM iD Blit';n wit/li... 10
~ kits of modItl aircraft and aviation
book. and publication&. In _ _«I I'Mdu1 are
ulled to ..tllblisll _lAd diru:t a' Iba ..wreaa
Pftft.
Group correSIlDn~ence
F RO M ill ~Wy, C. SillIer!. 2t COIPicula
R o.d., Pao!a. M alla, ....., ...... ~!beatabliJ.lIICIIl
nf ... aiR:nR moddlcn' ~ dub in
thal ialand. "The mrrnben would be pleased u>
o:aehI""" 100tcn .. iUt. any readers from otbet
countriel who .re irJ\erated in modd aira-aft
&Od aviatioa iD _al. Tborc .... no COIII
involved, otbcr tIIan pottaae. The oecretar)' of the
Club IIeIaa des Comtructeun de Model ..
Reduill is CIau<kI O. Oorard, 11. "" de la 1\.1 ....
63, IlnIIIooII :z, Bd,;um, &Od be informs W1 that
!be ....... ben III lIeta:lum would be Incerested 10
...... ft-om modc:Ikn in other countriel. FIlnber
deIaih or IbeK two orpnioationl CUI be ob-
tai!led direct from the odd_ ';ven.
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I. HS 129 (1/72) •.so
2. ME 410 (1/12) .50
3. HE 100 (1 /72) .29
4. HE 162 (1/12) .29
S. FW 190 D9 (1 /72) .29
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I. BEL L H U IB (1/48) 1,98
S.A.A.D, # 3 (1/48 and 1/12) I.SO
WHEELSPIN- Continued
rubbed down will effectively disgu ise
a join. Practicall y all plastic k.its have
mino r irregularities in herent in manu,
facture , so a few minutes in pre para-
tion will add enormously to the
finis hed car.
Before adding the chrome finishi ng
touches, I,>,e hale a bodr-to-chassis
fi)(ing 10 be considered. One way of
course, is just to cement lhe tl,>,O
toge lhe r, but 1 used two 10 BA bolts
through the sides just in fro nt of the
doors. T hese engage wit h nuts
soldered to smalt tin plates mounted
o n Ihe sides of the interio r section.
Sketch H ill ust rates the idea; place
the body in position on the chassis
and dri ll a small hole gently th rough
both sides-outer a nd inne r. This will
then locate the body ol'er the mount-
ing plate, a nd can be o pened a fter-
wards to clear the ball. At the rear,
a plastic strip cemented inside the
body to register with the Hoor of the
boot will re tai n the chassis when the
body is slipped on.
The final tri m is u p to rou, 1
simply added parts III C, ]05, and
106, the wing mirrors 117 an d 118,
side tri m 121 an d 122, doo r handles
119 an d 120, an d the rea r bumper 99.
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1 Post 1960 Driving position
1 Pre 1960 Driving position

Complete with Steering Wheels Cat. No. 780

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Price 2/2 plus Tax 4d.

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FOKKER DXXI of Dutch
FI, hter Squadron la.V.A.'
In 19'10 style markin,s.