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NEW FROM TAKOM 1:35 MK.IV TANKS Chinese newcomers Takom are also to release kits of the WW1 British Mk.IV tank, in both 'Male' and 'Female' forms. It will be very interesting to see how they compare to Tamiya's Mk.IV kit. www.insidethearmour.com
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Unveiled for the first time back at the Nuremberg Toy Fair this year, factory photos of Tamiya’s all-new 1:12 Ducati 1199 Panigale S have reached TMMI. As you can see, the model is magnificent, with all the underbody detailing you’d expect to find. The unique suspension system is fully depicted along with the compact exhaust. Full build coming to TMMI soon. www.hobbyco.net
NEW FROM DRAGON 1:35 3.7CM FLAK43 AUF SD.KFZ.7/2
Dragon's 1:34 Sd.Kfz.7/2 features photo-etched brass shields for its gun, Dragon 'DS' material for the tyre treads and photo-etched brass parts for the rear deck screens. The 'Smart Kit' style means the model should build up in fairly quick order, leaving more time for painting and weathering! www.hobbyco.net
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TAMIYA’S SHIZUOKA HOBBY SHOW STOPPER! 1:35 BRITISH MK.IV ‘MALE’ WW1 TANK
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The big news at the Shizuoka Hobby Show is that Tamiya, for the first time ever, are to release a kit of a subject from the First World War. It's the famous British Mk.IV tank and the 'Male' variant to be specific. An extra surprise is the fact the model will be motorised! It will have a small, single electric motor to propel it forwards at a low speed, quite a nice inclusion, we think. The model will measure an impressive 230mm in length, and will come with metal chains on the unditching beam. The model was developed with the help of the Bovington Tank Museum and will feature three marking options, including one to include a vehicle which took part in the Battle of Cambrai. Also on the way is a 1:35 WWI British Infantry Set, consisting of five soldiers in action poses, ideal to go with the MkIV. More news on this groundbreaking release soon. www.hobbyco.net
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NEW FROM TAMIYA 1:48 BRITISH TANK DESTROYER M10 IIC ACHILLES LATE-PRODUCTION
For fans of 1:48 armour models, Tamiya have a very nice surprise on the way in the form of the British WW2 Achilles tank-destroyer. The kit will feature a detailed representation of the 17pdr gun (a first in 1:48) plus thicker hull armour, late-production suspension bogies and decals for a machine that was part of the D-Day landings – a fitting tribute to the 70th anniversary of the event. Full-build article coming soon. Also new from Tamiya is a 1:700 kit of USS Saratoga, as she appeared at the Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945. www.hobbyco.net
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NEW FROM MINIART 1:35 DIORAMA SCENE
MiniArt have created a one-box diorama here, with a 1:35 Russian ZIS-3 gun, crew and a dug-in emplacement scene in their excellent vacuum-formed plastic. www.creativemodels.co.uk
NEW FROM REVELL 1:25 CHEVY IMPALA POLICE CAR On release from Revell is a rather smart Chevrolet Impala US police car in 1:25. The kit comes with all the accessories you'd expect for a police vehicle, including light-bar, internal safety screen, communications gear and a pump-action shotgun! Decals for a Canton, Ohio car, a generic 'City Police' vehicle and a Chevrolet promotional car are included. www.revell.de/en
NEW FROM BRONCO 1:35 ACCESSORIES
WW2 British Paras seems to be a popular modelling theme at the moment and this very well thought-out set from Bronco is most welcome. In the box is a Welbike and its canister, a folded bicycle, trailer, wicker storage boxes, PIATs, Bren gun, radio, metal air droppable canisters and even a carrier pigeon and his carry-case! Superb stuff. www.hannants.co.uk
NEW FROM RIICH 1:35 DOGS This set of six hounds is nicely detailed, with each animal being made up from multiple, injectionmoulded parts. Great for dioramas. www.hannants.co.uk
NEW FROM ZVEZDA 1:35 SOVIET LIGHT TANK T-26
It's good to see this kit available again as it is a well detailed production. The model comes with the following markings options; Kiev Military district 1936, Far East Military district 1939 and Soviet/Finnish War 1940. Zvezda's 1:72 Su-27SM is a completely new, 210-part model and will come with markings for three Russian units, plus seated and standing pilot figures. www.hobbyco.net
NEW FROM EDUARD 1:48 MESSERSCHMITT BF109 G6 Eduard have been hard at work creating their all-new 1:48 kit of the legendary Bf109 'Gustav' and they have been releasing images of it as they progress. The model is due to be released soon and it promises to be a fantastic production. www.eduard.com
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KIT PREVIEW TIGER I MID-PRODUCTION W/ZIMMERIT ● KIT NO.6700
Rear panel with finely moulded zimmerit anti-magnetic mine coating.
Engine screens and other fittings are provided in photo-etched brass.
Gun mantlet is also with excellent moulded-in zimmerit.
FINALLY, AN ACCURATE TIGER I,
STRAIGHT FROM THE BOX? Does Dragon’s new 1:35 Mid-Production Tiger I offer exactly what the modeller needs?
Cast-steel texture on engine deck is outstanding.
Close-up of engine cooling fans for the engine deck interior.
Road wheels are superb, with weld seams and tyre logos.
Suspension arms come with working torsion bar suspension.
Tracks are one-piece mouldings in Dragon’s DS material; some flash is present here.
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he Tiger I is an evergreen modelling subject and is wildly popular, and is a highly familiar subject to many modellers. There is a wealth of knowledge on the tank (to be found in a library of expensive books) and this can cause some modellers to be put off from building one; there are so many subtle differences between versions, build-years, factories etc, that getting all the little details right can feel like an overwhelming task at times. What we really need is a ‘one-box solution’ where we can go ahead and build a Tiger I with confidence that at least the fundamental factors are in place and correct. As far as I can tell (and there are certainly people out there who know a whole lot more about the Tiger I than I do) this recent release from Dragon seems to offer just this; everything you require, in one box. The kit depicts the Mid-Production variant with rubber-tyred roadwheels, first seen on the early versions of the tank. The kit comes with zimmerit pre-moulded into the plastic and as with Dragon’s 1:35 Ostwind kit reviewed in the April issue, the effect is extremely well done. Some manufacturers’ early attempts at representing zimmerit in kit plastic were pretty awful but Dragon have it down to an art-form and it’s hard to see how it
could be bettered, even by manual application. The kit comes with photo-etched brass engine screens plus some other components but that’s where the metal parts finish, which will come as a relief to a considerable number of modellers. The tracks are moulded in Dragon’s sand-coloured ‘DS’ material; they are well detailed and very quick and easy to install. The commander’s cupola is provided with a clear moulding to depict the vision blocks, a feature often overlooked on Tiger I kits. The driver and radio operators’ hatches come with internal locking mechanism detail and the correct gun barrel travel-lock is present on the rear deck, all welcome features. Dragon have done an excellent job here, and while it’s always wise to check your references, I’m confident you can build an accurate Mid-Production Tiger I from the box (although I wait to be corrected!). MN ● MODEL SPEC SCALE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:35 MATERIALS: . . . . . . . . . . IM, PE, SVT, WS Availability: . . . . . . www.hobbyco.net TMMI’S OPINION? A very comprehensive production with superb, moulded-in zimmerit effect. Photo-etched parts are kept to the essentials and the one-piece tracks will greatly increase build speed and reduce stress levels. Just build, paint and weather! Eight markings-options are provided.
Bow plate moulding with weld seam.
Glacis plate zimmerit treatment is very convincing and natural-looking.
Three turret roofs will be found in the box, sourced from other Tiger I kits.
Lower hull features excellent fillet detail under the hullside overhangs.
Main turret moulding with insets for the spare track link clips.
Structural parts are provided for the areas below the engine deck grilles.
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FULL BUILD: MILITARY VEHICLE TAMIYA 1:48 GERMAN TIGER I AUSF. E LATE PRODUCTION ● KIT NO.32575
CROUCHING TIGER... José Luis Lopez Ruiz builds Tamiya's recent 1:48 Tiger I and installs it in a hull-down diorama
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've written several articles about the awesome Tiger I tank. And I'm sure that you, reading this article, have read dozens and dozens of articles regarding the Tiger I! So, I'm certain that you already know this vehicle's history, its goals and shortcomings and the reason why this beast was built. So, instead of a potted history, I'll just highlight
some curiosities about this tank that I hope you'll find interesting. Production was ordered to start in August 1942. It began at a rate of twenty-five tanks per month and peaked in April 1944 at a rate of 104 per month. Just 1,347 Tigers were built in total. It took 300,000 man hours to build one Tiger, almost twice as much time
as a Panther required. The average cost of a Tiger was 250,000 Reichsmarks. In comparison, a Pz.Kpfw III cost RM96,200, a Pz.Kpfw IV RM103,500, and a Pz.Kpfw V Panther RM117,000; all these figures exclude weapons and radios. The Tiger cost $100,000 in 1941 US dollars. Adjusted for inflation, a Tiger I today would cost approximately
$1,282; by comparison, the M1A1 Abrams tank costs $4,300,000. The Tiger I was very manoeuvrable for its weight and size and it was only 2km/h slower than the Panzer III and Panzer IV! The Tiger was, however, prone to certain types of track failures and immobilisations. A report from s.Pz. Abt 502 states: “Over forty Tigers break down during a
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50Km march” And this report from s.Pz Abt 503; “In 2½ months, battalion destroys 501 tanks, 388 AT guns and seventy-nine artillery guns!” But my favourite report, also from s.Pz.Abt 503; “Three Tigers to 223 Infantry Division ordered to parade along the front to raise troops morale”. I know, it's another Tiger I, but, after reading these operational reports, do you still think that we're not talking about a mythical tank?
TAMIYA'S TIGER I LATE KIT
Tamiya´s 32575 kit was a real surprise for me once released as AFV Club's kit was a really nice kit, a state-of-the-art example of a quarter-inch scale armour kit. I couldn't resist asking the Editor to send me one so I could rediscover the secrets of a new kit from my favourite brand. Upon receiving the model, I must confess that I had mixed feelings about it. Firstly, it's not exactly the same Tiger I late-production variant as the AFV Club kit. According to my references, Tamiya's kit is closer to a March 1944 version of the tank so it's not exactly the same vehicle. There are also a few omissions that need addressing, plus my own improvements over the basic kit: •The roof weld-line around the turret is missing and should be added; I used Tamiya epoxy putty. •Again on the roof, all the bolts for the internal travel lock are missing and must be added using a drill. •Hatch handles are solid
and must be replaced with wire. •All the periscopes are missing and should be added using evergreen strips. •Tools are moulded directly on the hull. •Radiator grilles are not provided, so Hauler's PE set comes to the rescue here. •Tamiya's new zimmerit sheets are really a nice addition, but are available separately from the kit which is a little disappointing as no Tiger I Late was deployed without this anti-mine coating. This zimmerit is easy to apply and adheres strongly to the plastic surface, but on the mantlet, due to the reduced surface area and its tricky shape, I decided to do it using the epoxy putty technique. I really liked this method and it has an advantage over pre-applied zimmerit as damage can be simulated more easily. •Armorscale's metal gun is also a nice addition although the kit's gun barrel is accurate in dimension and detail. •As a personal preference, I also changed the kit's tracks to a nice Friulmodel set. In the pictures you can see all the additions made to the kit stated above. By just adding some missing details, this kit can became a really nice addition to your quarter-inch scale collection.
Tamiya’s printed, self-adhesive zimmerit set was used to good effect on this model.
Armorscale’s metal gun barrel was used, as well as Hauler photo-etched brass engine screens and Friulmodel cast-metal track links.
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Putty was used to make small repairs where the zimmerit set didn’t quite reach all areas.
The finished effect is good - the zimmerit sticker set will be sealed under a layer of primer.
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Painting the tank
Primer Priming the model is necessary step as once you have applied the undercoat, it's easier to find mistakes on it over a neutral grey colour. It also helps to unify the different materials and prevents the paint from peeling off from the metal gun barrel, a really important point!
Base colour Just a uniform dark yellow base. No modulation or black and white base this time. No complex procedures or techniques here, we can relax! Note that the lower hull and wheels were all painted using Tamiya’s XF-74 JGSDF Brown.
Camouflage Fast forward through to camouflage painting. I used my 0.20mm airbrush and using dark green mixed with a little bit of dark yellow. This camouflage was inspired by a profile of an s.Pz.Abt 505 tank from the 'Widawnictwo Militaria' Tiger book.
Painting zimmerit effects and superficial chipping Using Vallejo's 70976 Buff with a little bit of white, I painted highlights on the zimmerit's irregularities and damaged areas. As far as I know, real zimmerit was a pale, sand-coloured paste, so, I considered this mix as the most appropriate. The more superficial chipping on the steel parts were also painted at this step. Using AK Interactive's AK711 'chipping colour' and using a sponge and a fine brush, I painted different sized chips all over the model with a heavier application on areas more prone to damage, abrasion or simply the maintenance duties of the crew. Primer beneath the zimmerit Using a mix of Vallejo 70984 Flat Brown, 70957 Flat Red and 70911 Light Orange, I painted the primer surfaces of the tank where the zimmerit had peeled or chipped off. For the polished outer rim of the metal wheels, I simply used Vallejo's 864 Natural Steel and 70997 Silver. All the metal parts were initially painted using 70955 Panzer Grey as a base for the subsequent application of graphite over them, for a metallised look. Wood parts were base-coated with Panzer Aces 311 'New Wood'.
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Colour-washes After a coat of Tamiya X-22 Clear over the metal surfaces of the tank, I applied a general colour-wash over the model using raw umber oil paint, by far, my favourite colour for this task. All the hidden details of the tank come to life. Just one suggestion; never apply a colour-wash over zimmerit or you will irremediably darken the model in a unrealistic way. In my opinion, zimmerit must be matt and slightly pale and steel surfaces, slightly satin.
Oil-spots The well known 'oil dot' technique was heavily applied over this model as I really desired a battered and dirty surface. Tiny spots of oil paints (varying colours) were applied to the model then blended in with a brush to create a varied surface texture.
Mud application For this task, I used a stiff brush, applying Vallejo Dark Earth mixed with added debris for texture. I did not apply it in a general, overall way, just in 'photogenic' but realistic places. Oil paints were used (natural umber, Van Dyck Brown and Black) to provide some depth to the mud's appearance. No pigments were used here.
Metallising the tools and cables As stated before, a graphite pencil was used to provide the metal finish over the tools and towing wires. Some washes with natural umber, rust reddish oil and black will give the final realistic look to the metal parts.
Splashes and dust I deliberately applied pigments (dust and sand colours) over some localised surfaces that would be prone to dust accumulation and I fixed it with Tamiya’s acrylic thinner. Later, using a stiff brush and oils, I splashed some dirt effect over the different surfaces. Some grease and spilled fuel effects were created using oils too (asphalt-coloured and natural umber oils mixed with thinner).
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The dioramic base A new kid on the quarter-inch scale block is always welcome. So, Brown Box Models, welcome! The first release of this new Canadian brand is a dug-in tank position perfect for a Tiger I at the Eastern Front, so, it was the perfect choice for me. As usual, I applied a coat of primer all over the whole base. Surprisingly, there were no bubbles or damage in the resin.
Using a range of colours from grey to buff, I painted the stones one by one with acrylic paint and a fine brush. It's a time consuming task but at the end, the effect of this 'tutti frutti' effect will help to the final look of the base.
Depth in the base was achieved with the intensive use of oil paints. The main protagonist is always natural umber colour, mixed with black or Naples yellow depending the intensity of the wash we want to apply.
For the general painting of the base colour, I used a Tamiya XF-72 JGSDF Brown over all surfaces and then, I started to alter the base colour with different mixes using XF-57 Buff, XF-2 White and XF-63 Panzer Grey.
To paint the logs, I decided to make colour variations for the different tree-trunks in the emplacement as there are different species of trees present. The textures of the different parts of the base are really incredible.
Time to glue the Tiger to the base, an important step as the vehicle should look naturally supported in the ground. I used Araldite glue for this task and applied some Vallejo Dark Earth Medium close to the tracks to avoid that awful 'floating tank' effect.
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ADDITIONS V FINAL The human touch comes
from the only 1:48 figure from Alpine Miniatures, a nicely sculpted figure of a tank commander which appeared some years ago. The ammo boxes are from Verlinden Productions and the jerry cans, boxes and so on, came from Tamiya and Plus Model. The vegetation that covers the base comes from different sources; some are natural products from the garden, others are commercial items from Silflor, Woodland Scenics and other brands, fixed to the base using white glue. The wet mud effects in the trench were made using gloss acrylic varnish, applied in several coats to achieve the desired wet mud, adding some black and natural umber to the varnish.
WAITING FOR MORE!
Yes, quarter-inch scale modellers are always hungry for more new releases from our favourite brand, Tamiya! So please, do not be cruel; surprise us with a new modern subject! What about an Abrams? A T-62? A Leopard? M113? Just some ideas for our favourite ‘twin stars’ company! Special thanks to Jorge Porto and Ricardo Merino for their help and support. ●
The Tiger I takes on a sinister look in its revetment; waiting to pounce on its prey. Tamiya’s 1:48 Tiger is an excellent little kit that can be gently improved with some key detail additions.
MODELSPEC TAMIYA 1:48 GERMAN TIGER I AUSF. E LATE PRODUCTION KIT NO.32575
Materials;
Injection moulded polystyrene, waterslide decals
Paints & materials used;
Tamiya XF-74 JGSDF Brown, X-22 Clear, XF-72 JGSDF Brown, XF-57 Buff, XF-2 White, XF-63 Panzer Grey. Vallejo 70976 Buff, 70984 Flat Brown, 70911 Light Orange, 70957 Flat Red, 70955 Panzer Grey Vallejo Panzer Aces 311 New Wood, 864 Natural Steel, 70997 Silver AK Interactive's AK711 'Chipping Colour'
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KIT PREVIEW M2A3 BRADLEY BUSK III US INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE ● KIT NO.SS004
INSIDE AND OUT, TOP TO BOTTOM
Exterior of the Bradley is very well executed.
Meng have left almost no area undetailed in their latest production, the US Army M2A3 Bradley BUSK III
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Driver’s compartment wall with engine access panels.
Turret basket is moulded in two halves and features extra detailing.
Internal detailing is extensive and finely executed throughout.
his kit from Meng really came out of left field, but it was very welcome all the same. The US Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is a handsome and very ‘modelgenic’ machine and the up-armoured ‘BUSK III’ (Bradley Urban Survivability Kit) version. Meng have really gone to town on this model, a fact which is immediately evident when you first set eyes on the oversized kit box – it’s huge! The extensive number of sprues is down to the fact the kit comes with a complete interior and engine with engine bay, plus operational torsion bar suspension system. All those extra parts have to live somewhere! These added extras make this kit an extraordinary production and one that will keep even the quickest of modellers busy for weeks; all that detail is not to be rushed, but savoured... Interestingly (and rather attractively) the interior parts are moulded in a very good approximation of the interior pale green of the real Bradley, but this will, of course, be painted over. The engine sprue is in dark grey, again, to be painted over but it’s a nice spot of nostalgia for the days when many kits came in multiple colours of plastic. As you might imagine with a Meng armour
kit, the detail is profuse – it’s everywhere. There is barely a surface that isn’t on show and the kit designers have added detail in every conceivable space, from the turret interior, internal turret basket, fighting compartment, engine bay, driver’s station and even the cabin’s inner roof. The twin air conditioners on the rear hull are particularly impressive; they come with inner fan discs in PE brass, covered with PE grilles for a very convincing, threedimensional effect. The individual-link tracks are moulded as pairs in black kit plastic and thus will need a little trimming and clean-up. This is best done with side-cutters then the tabs filed flush. The links can then be snapped together – or at least that’s what the instruction say! Time will tell. This is a comprehensive production inside and out. It just needs a couple of crew figures to finish off, plus some creative paint and weathering to make the most of all that lovely detail. MN ● MODEL SPEC SCALE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:35 MATERIALS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IM, PE, WS Availability: www.creativemodels.co.uk TMMI’S OPINION? This must rate as the ultimate kit of the M2 Bradley – there’s detail on every surface. Not a quick build, but a fun and very satisfying one.
Photo-etched parts are kept to a sensible level.
The tracks are individual-link in style, moulded in hard kit plastic.
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An extensive decal sheet is supplied, complete with data placards.
Vision blocks are moulded in both clear and green-tinted plastic.
Turret interior is fully detailed.
Even the moulded, one-piece tow cable looks convincing!
Grilles are moulded open for the most realistic appearance.
Close-up view of the additional ‘BUSK III’ armour system.
Roadwheel tyres are moulded individually for maximum detail.
Roadwheels feature excellent hub detail.
Driver’s hatch sports a fine, cast metal texture on its outer surface.
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FULL-BUILD; AUTOMOTIVE MODELLING TAMIYA 1:24 LAFERRARI ● KIT NO.24333
HIGH-TECH HYBRID HY Fabrice Maréchal builds Tamiya’s new 1:24 LaFerrari and makes use of Tamiya's photo-etched and carbon-fibre decal sets
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fter the GTO, F40, F50 and Enzo, the LaFerrari is the fifth super-car from the Prancing Horse brand. Maybe we should use the term 'hyper-car' as its technology and performance are staggering. For the first time in many years, Ferrari did not commission the services of Pininfarina for the body design of its new super-car Instead,
it was the creation of the team of Flavio Manzoni who used experience gained in Formula 1 for the car's aerodynamics. LaFerrari was unveiled March 5th, 2013 at the Geneva Motor Show. The car's exact technical specifications were also disclosed at the show, revealing a 6.3 litre V12 engine developing no less than 800bhp. But the most amazing feature is
the use of a kinetic energy recovery system inspired by current F1 cars. Called 'Hy-Kers', it provides an extra 163bhp, offering a total output of 963bhp with over 660lb/ft of torque (900nm). Performance is astounding; 0-60mph (0-100kph) is reached in less than three seconds and the maximum speed is 217mph (350kph). Only 499 examples will be made
and sold at over £1m each. For those of us who don't have that cash lying around but still fancy a taste of the glamour, Tamiya now offers us a chance to build our own LaFerrari, in 1:24. In this feature, I will discuss the construction of Tamiya’s new kit in 1:24 and I’ll offer some advice on how to get the best of the model and how to avoid some pitfalls too.
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HYPERCAR BUILD IT ALL AT ONCE!
A glance at the instructions clearly shows that the engine will be trapped within the chassis from early on in construction, therefore, it's clear that the modeller must combine the phases of assembly and painting rather than build first, then paint. If the chassis was simply painted black, the task would be less difficult but recently Tamiya released
an optional decal set (12656) to produce a carbon-fibre effect on all visible parts of the passenger and engine compartment. At the last minute, the Editor obtained this set for me to use within the article (directly from Tamiya Japan), but unfortunately my sample was not a final version and the markings had not yet been given their cut-marks. The varnish on my
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The engine was assembled by following the instructions with the exception of exhaust manifolds (C38, C41) and valve covers (C44, C45) which were painted separately. The engine was airbrushed with XF-16 Flat Aluminium.
In order to give 'volume', a layer of dark brown colour-wash was applied to the entire engine. The goal was not to dirty the engine up, but just give it a functional look, so it did not look like a toy without a ‘soul’. Once the colour-wash was fully dry, drybrushing was applied using XF-16 Flat Aluminium, followed by a second drybrushing with Model Master Aluminum Metalizer on the protruding parts of the engine block and gearbox.
For fun (because it's not visible after assembly), the exhaust manifolds were perforated for more realism, then painted with Model Master Burnt Metal Metalizer using a brush. They were then burnished with a flat nylon brush and then covered with a thin black colour-wash and finally drybrushed lightly with Aluminium Metalizer.
The cylinder head covers were painted XF-7 Flat Red then drybrushed with a mixture of Flat Red and XF-8 Flat Yellow. An oil paint colour-wash of Indian Red was finally applied to enhance the red colour and create a warmer tone. A layer of Mr Hobby Satin Varnish (aerosol) was then applied, followed by a second layer, five minutes later, from a further than normal distance to give a slightly grainy surface appearance. The spark plug caps were touched in with Humbrol 85 Satin Black and the nuts in TS-30. The valve covers and exhaust manifolds were finally cemented to the block and some details of the engine touched in by brush.
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The two exhaust systems were painted with TS-30 directly from the aerosol can and covered with a colour-wash of diluted X-19 Smoke. First drybrushing was done using TS-30 followed by a second with Aluminium Metalizer. It is the latter that gives a shine to the high points of detail.
By carefully studying the instructions, I found that it is perfectly possible to assemble almost all of the chassis ahead of time. In step eleven, I cemented the translucent part E14 without worrying about the possibility of not being able to see the batteries later.
Returning to step four; with the engine in its cradle the two exhaust pipes can be positioned, taking care to consult the illustrations in the instructions so they sit at the correct angle. The upper and lower frame parts were then assembled without difficulty. It was at this point I realised I'd forgotten to paint the back of the firewall in silver. Don't forget this!
Many other elements must undergo the same carbon-fibre decalling treatment, but here, application was more straightforward.
I used the optional carbon-fibre decals offered by Tamiya (in fact a preproduction set without cut-marks). It was down to me to cut out each part before use; every one has a specific shape and my clumsy trimming caused an overlap between each pattern. Moreover, as predicted, the thicker than normal layer of varnish on my pre-production sheet did not aid the shaping of decals to the model surface. Decal application was carried out from the centre of the passenger compartment outwardly, following the decal numbering system. Once all the decals had been applied and 'processed', the rear part of the chassis was masked off and several thin coats of varnish applied with an airbrush. And then, it blistered... I pierced the areas of the decalling that had blistered, then applied decal softener and heated the part with a hairdryer. I rubbed down the damaged surfaces to return them to a more or less smooth surface. I applied a final coat of varnish, satin this time to mitigate the persistent faults. But there were still some problems and to minimize all remaining faults, I drybrushed the entire frame with a mixture of Humbrol 85 Satin Black and 61 Flesh. The effect was a bit too strong so I applied a final drybrushing of Humbrol 33 Matt Black to produce an acceptable result. These setbacks and unnecessary operations were caused by the fact that I had a pre-production sheet of decals, but there shouldn’t be these issues with the production sheet. And if there's a silver lining to this, it’s that it gave me the opportunity to explain how to rectify defects when applying carbon-fibre decal!
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The seats were painted XF-7 Flat Red by airbrush (above left), followed by the application of a colour-wash made with turpentine and Indian Red oil paint (above right). The photos clearly show how the red tone is enriched by applying the colour-wash.
In order to perfectly integrate it with the rest of the frame, the dashboard was painted and 'weathered' following the same processes as the chassis and the seat. The air vents were painted with TS-30 by hand and shaded inside with a black colour-wash.
In step fourteen, parts C46 and C32 were assembled, painted and weathered separately, following the same process as the engine. The rest of the air-box was assembled according to the instructions and painted TS-29 Satin Black. The carbon decals were applied and several layers of Mr Hobby gloss varnish were sprayed directly from the can. The lower two parts of the air filters were painted Humbrol Satin Black by hand and drybrushed with a mixture of Satin Black and Flesh. The 'accordion' sections between the air-box and filters were painted Humbrol 33 Matt Black then drybrushed with Tamiya XF-69 Nato Black.
Several applications of drybrushing were made using XF-7 Flat Red, highlighted with yellow. A final drybrushing was performed on the high points with the last colour mix plus a little XF-2 Flat White. Finally, one to two coats of satin varnish were applied using a Mr Hobby aerosol.
In order to fully control the application of paint for the fine detailing of the seats, I chose to use black oil paint. To further aid its application, it was slightly diluted with turpentine. In addition, thanks to the extremely slow rate at which oil paint dries, it is easy to ‘erase’ any spills with a brush moistened with turpentine. The paint looks shiny in the photo but it will matt-down once dry.
First, the brake callipers received an airbrushed coat of white primer followed by an application of TS-86 Red decanted from the aerosol. Excess primer and paint accumulated on the A light sanding was then performed on the disks discs was removed by scraping it with to smooth them down. Finally, the ventilation a round bladed X-Acto knife. holes were deepened using a 0.3mm drill.
The discs hubs were painted with Humbrol 85 Satin Black and the rotors with a mixture of Humbrol 53 Gunmetal and 33 Matt Black. Then the discs were covered with a very thin colour-wash.
A light drybrushing was applied to the discs using Model Master Aluminum Metalizer to create highlights and volume.
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For the LaFerrari kit, Tamiya created an optional a photo-etched sheet (12654). The parts are not secured to the fret but are mounted on a film on their rear face. This is a useful innovation because there is no need to cut the parts off, but...
...it means there is no support to easily paint the parts. The modeller must therefore improvise, using a toothpick or a needle as a temporary handle. Each solution has its advantages and disadvantages!
Various peripheral elements of the frame were painted and weathered in the usual way and then assembled to the chassis in the order shown in the instructions. In step five, the painting and the installation of the drive-shafts is performed and it takes some manoeuvring to reach the gearbox through the chassis elements.
Whenever possible, when a part will be fully painted satin black (such as here on the air intakes), the photo-etched parts were glued on before painting. But unfortunately, this is the only example that offers this approach.
Assembly continues with the bonding of the air-box to the engine and the installation of the small clear part (E7) to the firewall using white glue.
V The body is composed of a number of elements, some moveable, and it is imperative to accurately fix the chassis parts together. During this process, the modeller must take into account the thickness of coats of primer, paint and varnish (especially when using two-pack varnish) that will be applied. To avoid these problems (which may cause misalignment in parts of the body) this is the method I use, taking the roof as an example. The work is done before painting; on the roof area which abuts the door (arrow 1), the plastic was gently scraped with a new, round-edged X-Acto blade, the non-cutting section running against the edge of the roof. The material removed is equivalent to the thickness of future paint layers. Scraping was also performed at the right angle of the roof (arrow 2). This recess runs along the contour of the door housing and will act as a 'gutter' where excess paint and varnish will naturally accumulate. Once the scraping was complete, the parts were carefully sanded with a fibreglass 'scratch pen'.
The doors and bonnet were assembled with standard plastic model glue. Then, the cyanoacrylate glue was deposited drop by drop with a needle to seal the joint. The operation was repeated several times until a bead of glue built up. The excess glue was then sanded patiently until a perfect surface was formed without any visible joint. Here we see the progress of work on the doors...
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thicker than the production sheet will have. I also used the photo-etched set (12654, issued separately by Tamiya specifically for the LaFerrari), which mainly comprises the grilles for the air intakes. Given the configuration of this car, I decided to deviate from my usual habit of preparing the body first and began construction of the mechanical parts and
chassis. To be more specific, I combined the assembly of the chassis with that of the body, once some initial painting had been carried out. On a model with many moving parts such as this, it is better to build up the frame to check the correct positioning of each of the body parts in situ. Final assembly starts with the windscreen, simply snapped into place via four lugs; child's play! For added
realism, the indicators on the doors were replaced with orange lenses. The lock on the left door was touched-in with TS-30 Silver Leaf by brush. The doors were then installed as described in step thirty of the instructions. Unfortunately, the various layers of paint and varnish on the roof make it almost impossible to fit the U-shaped ends of the door hinge parts (D18, D19) into their respective
openings in the roof. This is step two of the delicate door-opening procedure; take note, however, that even without paint, this process was fiddly. Furthermore, the paint layers also make it difficult to hold the doors in place within the openings in the roof. It is possible to open up the hinges, but then keeping the doors in the open position becomes more difficult. To avoid this problem, I suggest you
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On the bonnet, Mr Hobby 500 primer was applied by brush to fill fine defects. A careful sanding will remove the excess primer; note also the outlines of the filler hatches which were redone to make them deeper. The lip of the front body was bonded and integrated with the surrounding bodywork using the same method as used for the engine hood and the doors. In order to ensure its perfect alignment during bonding, the lower element of the spoiler was temporarily fastened with strips of tape.
Once all body parts had been painted TS-86 Brilliant Red and the paint flatted back, the front cover was masked off with a wide piece of Tamiya tape. The tape was then trimmed to reveal the area to be painted black.
The various elements of the body, ready for paint. They were sanded with 800 and 1200 grit abrasives before priming and re-sanding in preparation for the top colour.
This process ensures that the masking tape is The doors were also masked off to paint the bonded to the surface from the pressure exerted by window surrounds in TS-14, along with the roof. the tip of the blade. The rest of the bodywork was then masked off for the application of TS-14 Black by airbrush.
Following problems with my pre-production carbon decal sheet in the interior, I decided to use Studio27 carbon-fibre decals for the exterior areas.
After the application of the decals, all elements of the body were coated with two-part varnish.
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In step twenty-two, the side vents of the body (A16 and A17) were glued to the support frame on the wheel arches. These are not fully secured to the rest of the chassis and it makes cementing the vents a little hit and miss. To remedy this, small blocks of plastic were fixed to both sides of the frame to stiffen this section. The vents may therefore be fixed with five-minute epoxy glue without the risk of inadvertent movement of the diffuser when applying pressure on the parts while the glue dries.
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This view of the finished chassis reveals the complexity of the LaFerrari, and also, Tamiya's model. The windscreen will be installed much later to avoid damaging during handling.
Bonding the upper grille to the rear panel is not simple. The central part of the grille hardly comes into contact with the bumper and the only solution is to put the grille in place and create a welt with cyanoacrylate glue. The other three grilles fit without difficulty. Multiple manipulations of the upper grille unfortunately created spots of glue on the inside of the bumper and chips in the black paint.
The inside of the back cover was fully painted satin black, which solved the problem of chips and glue stains.
On the outside, the paint chips on the grille were hidden by drybrushing with Humbrol Satin Black 85, which avoids visible brush strokes. The left side is yet to be retouched. To represent the LED lights in the front headlamps, each location was painted with Humbrol 85 Satin Black, with a slight overpainting outside of each location. The paint was allowed to dry for five minutes, then with a piece of cloth stretched over my index finger and moistened with polish, I was able to 'erase' any excess black paint with a light circular rubbing on the part. The few remaining imperfections were removed with the tip of a toothpick. You might need to repeat this process several times, I did!
The LED housing was touched in with TS-30 by brush. The main headlights were replaced by small resin lenses that look more realistic. The tail-lights each consist of three parts plus two metal transfers; simple and effective. One of the metal transfers is placed in the central part of the lamp housing in the bumper and another is fixed to the central part of the light lens. The three component parts of the light are then joined together by snap-fastener. The lights are then snapped into their housing. When assembling the lamps, care should be taken to orient their alignment points downwards.
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D18 and D19 and mask off the areas of the roof that need to accommodate the pins in the 'open door' position. The headlight lenses were fixed in place with white glue. The lamps were then placed in their slots and a few drops of epoxy glue deposited on their edges. The air intakes on the front cover were fixed with a drop of cyanoacrylate on their lower edges. The frontal portion of the bodywork was then fixed to the frame with epoxy glue, as described in step thirty-one. After this step, it is natural that you'll want to verify the opening and closing operation of the doors. In my case, it did not happen all that well as the front of the door stuck under the hood. Opening is only possible by forcing the front of the door to move it around the hood. It seems that the instructions have been revised to avoid this inconvenience.
The rear cowling is enhanced with its name/license plate and its metal transfer. The mounting of the cowling to the chassis may seem impossible, however, if you follow exactly the positioning movements shown in step thirty-five, I assure you it will fit without any effort and it remains in place without a drop of glue. The exhaust outlets were then glued in place, making sure to centre them properly. The tyres were mounted on their rims, observing the direction of rotation and following this, the Ferrari logo decals were placed on the central wheel nuts; the wheels could then be mounted on their hubs. In step thirty-seven, the intakes F9 and F10 received their new photo-etched parts. The metal parts were glued to the edges of the frame and the engine hood, the latter assembly then fixed to the engine bonnet by means of four small studs.
Metal transfer Ferrari logos were affixed and the engine cover simply snapped onto the frame without difficulty. Here, there was no problem in opening it up! Finally, the addition of the mirrors and windscreen wiper concluded the construction of this Ferrari. Apart from the concerns encountered with the pre-production sample of the carbon-fibre effect decal and the problem of opening the doors, Tamiya's new 1:24 LaFerrari is the most successful model car kit I have built to date. Ease of assembly makes this kit within reach of many, however, the complexity of the painting requires careful planning before embarking on construction. I hope this article will help you achieve the best possible results and give you as much fun as it did for me. Hopefully Tamiya will give us another 'superkit' of a super-car soon, maybe the Porsche 918 Spyder for example? ●
MODELSPEC TAMIYA 1:24 LAFERRARI KIT NO.24333
Materials:
Injection moulded red, black, clear and metallic grey polystyrene, flexible vinyl tyres, polycaps, waterslide decals, metal transfers, window masks
Accessories used :
Tamiya; carbon-fibre decal set (12656), Photo-etched set (12654)
Paints used;
Tamiya Sprays; White Primer, TS-14 Black , TS-21 Gold, TS-29 Semi Gloss Black, TS-30 Silver Leaf, TS-86 Brilliant Red Tamiya Acrylics; XF-1 Flat Black, XF-2 Flat White, XF-7 Flat Red, XF-8 Flat Blue, XF-16 Flat Aluminium, XF-69 NATO Black, X-19 Smoke, X-32 Titanium Silver Humbrol Enamels; 21 Gloss Black, 33 Matt Black, 34 Matt White, 53 Gunmetal, 60 Matt Scarlett, 99 Lemon Matt Model Master; Metalizer Burnt Metal, Aluminium Metalizer Mr Hobby; Polished and Satin Varnish (aerosol), Mr. Surfacer 500 Winsor & Newton oil paint; Indian Red Dupont; two-part varnish Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color; Dark Brown, Black
Other materials:
Tamiya masking tape, cyanoacrylate adhesives, five-minute epoxy, white glue, turpentine, abrasive papers (various grits), polish, Tamiya Modeling Wax
Availability;
www.hobbyco.net
Tamiya’s 1:24 LaFerrari is a magnificent achievement and is unquestionably one of the company’s best ever car kits.
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The final colour in Vallejo's sequence is #075 Sand, which is a very light colour that must be used sparingly on the highest points of detail only, or the subtle colour variations applied previously will be lost. If you wanted to skip a stage of this process, this would be the colour to omit.
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Over the Dark Yellow, #028 Sand Yellow was applied, and it was at this stage that the model started to looking more like a German AFV. Again, the paint was thinned 70/30 paint to water.
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9 Once the AFV Painting Set had been used, I turned to my own supply of Vallejo acrylics to create the model's camouflage. I intended this to be very faded so exact colours and patterns were unimportant to me. I used 71006 Camouflage Light Green for the Olivgrun portions.
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To seal in the paints and to create a base for the weathering stages, #522 Satin Varnish was airbrushed over the whole model.
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A medium-size paintbrush was used to apply the colour-wash, touching it on the model surface and allowing capillary action to do most of the work.
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Panzer IV-based vehicles always have 'those' wheels, with the fiddly rubber roadwheel tyres. Maybe this is why the later-pattern wheels with steel rims are so popular with modellers? I prefer to hand paint the tyres using Vallejo 306 Dark Rubber; a slow process but when done with care, it offers a tidy result.
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The tracks were airbrushed with varying shades of brown to form an oxidised steel effect. Using Lifecolor PG110 Reflecting Agent (powdered graphite) the treads were burnished.
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Fine-grade model railway grit was sprinkled onto the wet varnish and the excess immediately tapped off. Now we can see why the Blu-Tack protection was needed!
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When the varnish was dry, the gritted areas were airbrushed with Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan and XF-49 Khaki. This seals in the grit and creates a base colour over which pigments can be applied.
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A cut-down paintbrush was then used to flick the pigment slurry over the lower hull sides. The upper hull was masked off, otherwise it will become a complete mess with over-sized spots of pigment everywhere.
This is an extremely messy process and the flicked pigment slurry goes absolutely everywhere, in all directions. Protect or put away anything you don’t want ruined.
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The model's 88mm gun is fully on show in the finished model, so it needs a special treatment when it comes to weathering. A piece of foam was dipped into Vallejo 150 German Camouflage Black-Brown and dabbed onto the breech and surrounding structures to depict extreme paint chipping.
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Alclad II Steel has been sprayed here, in two light layers to prevent paint runs.
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A second application of Steel was airbrushed to tone down the brass colour a little, and Alclad II Transparent Smoke was used to create a shaded effect around the neck and base of each round.
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With the masking tape peeled off, we can see the effect of the various paint operations. A light colour-wash with diluted dark brown oil paint will create a more realistic look on the projectiles.
Here we see the high-explosive rounds alongside the armour-piercing rounds, with black heads, painted using the same method. Before painting began, the bases of the ammunition were drilled and cocktail sticks inserted to act as handles.
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MODELSPEC Tamiya 8.8cm Pak43/1 Auf Geschutzwagen III/IV Sd.Kfz.164 Nashorn Kit No.35335
Materials;
Injection-moulded sand-coloured polystyrene, flexible synthetic rubber tracks (glue-able with kit cement), metal rods, waterslide decals
Tamiya have done an excellent job with the new-tool Nashorn kit, combining great detail with a buildability that’s hard to beat.
Features;
Main gun elevates/depresses/ rotates. Four-man crew in winter clothing
Paints used;
Vallejo; AFV Painting System Dunkelgelb German Dark Yellow (78.401), 71006 Camouflage Light Green, 71249 NATO Brown, Vallejo 306 Dark Rubber, 71057 Black, 306 Dark Rubber Tamiya; XF-3 Flat Yellow, XF-55 Deck Tan, XF-49 Khaki Alclad II; Steel, Transparent Yellow, Transparent Smoke
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The one-piece, flexible tracks look remarkably good once given a few layers of weathering.
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Almost twenty years ago, Mike Grant bought a short-run kit by a little-known Czech manufacturer at the time, called Eduard. Now, he builds their 1:72 Bf110E and is rather impressed by how far they have come...
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he kit was a 1:48 Siemens Schuckert D.III and was fairly crude, with thick plastic, soft detail and a fair amount of flash – tell-tale signs of a short-run production model. The disparity in moulding quality between that kit and the subject of this article, the same manufacturer’s recently released 1:72 Bf 110E is truly amazing. Packaged in the ‘ProfiPACK’ range, the box is crammed with sprues – eight of them, in fact. Although the parts count is high, many of them are options or applicable only to other boxings; clearly, Eduard
have maximized their investment in the toolings. Amongst the options offered in this kit are the Dackelbauch conformal fuel tank and a second extended fuselage with the life-raft storage in the tail, as well as various fuel tank and weapons. Also supplied is a beautifully colour-printed photo-etched (PE) fret, a set of masks for the glazing and wheels and a sharply printed decal sheet providing four marking choices. Surface detail on the plastic parts is extremely refined. Panel lines are sharp but not excessively deep, and there’s some restrained rivet detail in places.
COCKPIT AND FUSELAGE
The Bf 110’s cockpit is perhaps the most extensive I’ve seen in a 1:72 injection moulded kit. There’s some nice relief detail on the floor which benefits from a wash and some light drybrushing, and individual ammo drums are supplied for the MG 15 machine gun, itself very finely rendered. The radio array is worth a special mention. The plastic face of the part has well defined raised details but Eduard also provide colour PE parts which look much better than anything I could replicate with paint, so this was used, the styrene part having first been sanded
smooth. Pre-painted PE seat harnesses are also included. The instrument panel is comprised of three PE components which I used on the model, but there’s an alternative decal supplied. Of particular note are the two perfectly-fitting sidewall panels that blank off the wing root recesses, a very effective solution which I haven’t seen before. RLM02 was the predominant colour used in the cockpit area, with various boxes and panels picked out in dark greys, and some minor wear-and-tear in the form of paint chipping. With so much crammed into the cockpit I was
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anticipating fit problems when assembling the fuselage halves but they went together without a hitch. The Editor had sent me a couple of Brassin upgrade sets, one a replacement set of wheels and the other a superbly detailed gun-nose. The lower half of the nose and the main resin insert were attached at this point, requiring only a smear of filler to achieve a seamless join on the underside. The instructions call for the horizontal tail to be added at this point which, at the risk of sounding repetitious, fitted almost perfectly. However to facilitate
painting and masking the vertical fins were left off until the end of the project.
WINGS
Achieving the correct dihedral isn’t a problem with this kit as the lower wing is a one-piece affair, with various flashed over holes that will need opening up depending on the chosen underwing stores configuration. The 4./NJG nightfighter variant that I built carried no underside bombs, drop tanks or gun packs, but a small errata sheet in the box reminded me to drill out the hole for the pitot tube. I cringed inwardly when I saw the
separate wing tips on the sprues, as this normally means either extensive filling or sanding to prevent a step, but I needn’t have worried – again, the fit was impeccable, the resulting seam no heavier than a regular panel line. Ailerons, too, almost clip into position, such are the fine tooling tolerances. It came almost as a shock then when some issues were encountered with the engine nacelles. Although the two halves of each went together well, the assembled units didn’t align properly on the wings, leaving a noticeable gap and a step on the upper wing surfaces. By scraping
the mating surfaces where the engine nacelles attach to the lower wing I was able to overcome some of the discrepancy, raising the nacelles just enough to eliminate the step, but it still left a gap which required filler. Sanding it all smooth around the complex nacelle/wing leading edge join was challenging, but some tightly rolled wet-and-dry and narrow sanding sticks eventually did the job. Some surface detail was inevitably lost in the process which was reinstated with a scribing tool. And that, really, was the only noteworthy niggle of the entire build. The wing
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Some light weathering and chipping was applied to the interior, which was painted predominantly in RLM02.
The moulded faces of the radio array were sanded off to accept the painted photo-etched parts, which were attached with Future/Pledge.
Clever inset panels in the cockpit blanked off the wing roots. Everything in the photo was supplied in the kit.
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no filler, the complex looking undercarriage units were surprisingly easy to assemble and align, and the multi-piece canopy not only fitted exactly but was commendably thin for an injection-moulding.
FINISHING
Five marking options are provided on the decal sheet, but it was the box-top scheme that really appealed to me, with its black undersurfaces and striking red shark mouth. The real aircraft was originally in the standard all-over black nightfighter scheme but was given a temporary coat of RLM72 on its upper surfaces when the aircraft was used for naval patrols. Since I was planning to replicate some serious wear and tear at the wing roots and around the fuel filler caps, Tamiya X-11 Chrome Silver enamel was first airbrushed and allowed to harden. Using small chunks of cosmetic sponge, Abteilung latex liquid mask was dabbed on in random areas. A coat of RLM02 was sprayed over the area and when dry, the masking medium peeled
Before gluing the fuselage halves together, oversprayed RLM02 had to be removed from the mating surfaces using Tamiya Lacquer Thinner, applied with a cotton bud. Unlike regular lacquer (cellulose) thinners, the Tamiya product doesn’t attack the plastic.
off. More masking liquid was then dabbed on, some covering previously masked areas, followed by a light application of Tamiya XF-69 NATO Black over the whole airframe. This was repeated several times to build up solid coverage, the liquid masking being peeled off and then re-applied randomly between each coat. RLM72 came next, and proved to be an elusive colour. Various reference sources were checked and the results were wildly disparate, ranging from a deep emerald green to an almost neutral grey. The most common interpretation fell somewhere between the two, a dark greyish green, so a suitable shade was mixed from three Tamiya colours. The masking/spraying procedure was again repeated, but the RLM72 was applied somewhat patchily to simulate the temporary nature of the original. When the last round of latex mask was peeled off, the result was a subtle layering of paint chipping, right down to bare metal in some places, down to RLM02 primer in others, and through various stages of the camo black and green.
This has to be one of the most comprehensive cockpits supplied in a mainstream plastic kit, and there’s still more detail to go in than is shown in the photo.
Scraping the plastic away where the engine nacelles attached to the wing undersides alleviated some of the fit difficulties in this area.
The Brassin resin gun nose was installed early in the build, but the fragile guns and mounts were left until the very end of the project.
Although masks are supplied in the kit, the author chose to use Parafilm to avoid misalignment of individual pieces of tape.
There’s nothing wrong at all with the kit-supplied wheels, but the Brassin resin replacements exhibit so much more detail and finesse.
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Small pieces were ripped off these wedges of cosmetic sponge and used to apply the latex liquid mask.
Always an onerous task, the open cockpit had to be masked off with chunks of foam and slivers of masking tape. It wasn’t pretty, but it did the job.
After multiple applications of masking medium and several light layers of paint, the chipping and staining at the wing roots was beginning to take shape.
With no pre-mixed RLM72 in the locally available paint ranges, a suitable shade was mixed from Tamiya paints.
Some additional scuffing was achieved by removing upper layers of paint with a pointed cotton bud.
The home made decals were sealed with Future/ Pledge, which was allowed to cure for 24 hours before the main decals were applied over the top of them.
Sausages of Blu tack were used as masks to create the soft demarcation between upper and lower colours.
Home made laser-printed black decals were made to simulate the freehand paint spray around the fuselage and tail markings.
Some overspray had inevitably got into the nose gun compartment so it was masked and re-sprayed.
Random splotches of water colour in various hues, layered over the top of each other, created a dirty, used appearance.
The shark mouth decal covered the under-nose gun troughs, so these had to be cut out with a sharp scalpel; some retouching was necessary.
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of the RLM72 muted the contrast just a tad. The Eduard colour profile depicts loose spraying of the green around the fuselage codes, crosses and swastikas. Not trusting my airbrush abilities in being able to achieve such tight demarcations, I decided to replicate it with home-made decals. The kit decal sheet was scanned into the computer at actual size and the codes/national insignia cut and pasted into their correct order using a paint program. On a separate layer a soft-edged brush was used to roughly paint over and around the markings, and this layer formed the artwork for the decals. When printed out onto decal paper using a laser printer, the resulting black decals fit under the kit markings and created a fairly believable representation of the green overspray. With the decals in place – given the temporary RLM72 coat I felt it unlikely that all the stencilling would have been retained so left most of them off – Testors Flat was airbrushed as a sealant coat. Using heavily diluted watercolours, I then began to randomly add small dabs and streaks with a fine brush over most of the airframe, but concentrated at the wing roots and around the engines. Black, blues and browns were used, and the transparent nature of the paints allowed me to overlay the strokes and build up the colour intensity in specific areas. In areas where the results looked too stark they were muted down with a light
overspray of the camo colour. All of the final touches were then added, including the tail fins, open canopy elements, radio mast and cable and the undercarriage doors. Eduard supply a clear leading edge lens but the wingtip lights had to be painted. The beautifully cast Brassin nose guns were also painted and glued in position.
Hard to believe this is a 1:72 model! Eduard’s skills in moulding polystyrene into very fine, delicate parts is clear to see in the Bf110’s gun bay.
CONCLUSION
The Eduard Bf 110 was the first kit I built after several months of modelling inactivity, and if it hasn’t been obvious enough from the article, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Superb engineering resulted in an almost problem-free project, only the slight issue with the engine nacelles letting it down. The whole package exudes quality, from the exquisite coloured photo-etch to the separately bagged clear sprue. Eduard have gone from being a short-run manufacturer to one of the major players in the industry in a relatively short time-span. Perhaps they could be persuaded to have another go at that Siemens Schuckert… ●
The opened up cockpit canopy brings the model to life. Note the loop antenna under the fuselage mid-section.
Subtle weathering on this aircraft’s monotone upper surfaces helps to create texture. Note the brownish exhaust stains and scuffed appearance at the wing roots.
MODELSPEC EDUARD 1:72 MESSERSCHMITT BF110E KIT NO.7083
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Injection moulded polystyrene, photo-etch brass, waterslide decals
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MODERN ROMANCE
Spencer Pollard takes on some modern armour in the form of Trumpeter's new 1:35 Russian T-90 MBT 'Cast Turret' version
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here can be no doubt that the current fad amongst armour modellers is modern vehicles in all of their incarnations: AFVs, trucks, APCs and even bulldozers! Perhaps it’s the need for something new to build or perhaps that these vehicles are regularly seen on the newsreel footage that makes them so popular, but one thing’s for sure: they are! And if there’s one aspect of this genre that’s capturing the imagination more than anything else, it’s modern Russian armour and in particular, the family of
vehicles based on the famous T-72 chassis. The T-90 is a Russian third-generation main battle tank that’s essentially a modernisation of the T-72B, incorporating many features of the T-80U (it was originally to be called the T-72BU, later renamed to T-90). It is currently the most modern tank in service with the Russian Ground Forces and Naval Infantry. Although a development of the T-72, the T-90 uses a 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore tank gun, 1G46 gunner sights, a new engine, and thermal sights. Standard protective measures include a blend
of steel, composite armour, Smoke mortars, Kontakt-5 explosive-reactive armour, laser warning receivers, Nakidka camouflage and the Shtora infrared ATGM jamming system. The EMT-7 electromagnetic pulse (EMP) creator has been used in testing but not fitted to T-90s in active service. It is designed and built by Uralvagonzavod, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. Since 2011, the Russian armed forces have ceased ordering the T-90, and are instead waiting for the development of the Universal Combat Platform T-99 that is expected to enter service in 2020. (Wikipedia)
IN MINIATURE
For those modellers wishing to build this impressive vehicle, there’s a choice of kits from Zvezda, Meng and as seen here, Trumpeter. Amongst those kits you’ll also find different sub-variants and turret styles with both welded and cast options on offer. For this issue we decided to build Trumpeter’s ‘Cast Turret’ version and see for ourselves what all the fuss is about and why so many modellers have turned their attention to these machines. Whichever kit you chose, you are in for a long build. These vehicles are complex, featuring a huge amount of scabbed-on armour, sights,
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Thanks to the complexity of this kit the instructions were followed almost to the letter. As I worked through the steps, a two coloured highlighter pen was used to mark off the completed stages and individual parts. Work began with the lower hull, suspension and road-wheels. Here you can begin to appreciate the levels of detail available to the modeller. Though very little of this detail will be seen on the completed model, it’s great to know it’s there!
The mounts for the suspension units are extremely solid and form a firm foundation for the open suspension and ultimately, the metal tracks used to decorate the completed model. In fact, a certain amount of leverage was needed to push each of the wheel-mounts into place, care being taken not to break any!
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The use of the much-vaunted ‘slide-mould’ technology has allowed plenty of features to be moulded as part of the one-piece lower hull, such as the wheel mounts, shock absorber brackets, strengthening ribs, etc.. Note the delicacy of the welds around the return roller mounts.
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like, all of which add to the parts count. In this case you’ll be assembling 1100 plastic parts, detailing them with 240-odd photo-etched details and then completing the whole shooting match with 180 track links, each held together with two individual pins! Hardly a simple, weekend job I think that you’ll agree. That said the pay-off is a fantastically detailed model that more than captures the look of the original and as such, will form a centrepiece of your collection. This month, we’ve decided to approach this build in a slightly different manner, taking you through the project using series of captioned photographs that will hopefully show you what you are going to enjoy should
you decide to tackle this project for yourself. Other than using an aftermarket crew, this model is made almost entirely from the box and as such, we can confirm that this kit though complex, fits together perfectly and thanks to a well-drawn set of instructions leaves little to trap the unwary. The only compromise is an almost complete lack of painting instructions other than the final details on the two camouflage schemes, offered on the decal sheet. That said, as much of the finish is essentially ‘green’ or three-tone camouflage, there’s not much more to add, but it would have been nice to have been offered a little more detail! So this then is Trumpeter’s amazing 1:35 T-90 ‘Cast Turret’ – we hope you like it! ●
Along with the huge number of plastic parts in this kit, Trumpeter supply three superbly etched brass frets. These add another layer of detail to what is already an astonishingly complex kit. Take care when using these pieces, as there are no spares should any shoot off into the atmosphere!
With the suspension arms fixed in place, the roadwheels can slide onto their mounts. As with Tamiya’s armour kits, the wheels in Trumpeter’s T-90 trap poly-caps between their two halves, thus allowing the wheels to be fitted on and off with ease. During assembly the sprocket and idler wheels would remain in place, trapped behind the side skirts, but the wheels could be removed to facilitate painting.
There’s no getting away from the fact that the cleaning up and assembly of road-wheels is a tedious task! Many new kits are designed to have the sprue attachment points on the edge of wheels such as this, but not so here. There is no getting away from the need to spend time cleaning up the seams that run around each one – boring, but absolutely necessary!
A close up of one of the frets reveals the delicacy of the parts. These are the bolts that fix the additional armour onto the upper surfaces of the turret and glacis plate. An image such as this gives you no idea of just how tiny these pieces are!
Moving on, some of the smaller sub-assemblies were detailed with those bolts mentioned earlier. Each of these was very carefully removed from the fret and then fixed in place with a drop of Tamiya Extra Thin Cement, the softening action of the glue being enough to hold these tiny parts in place.
We’ve seen a number of kits recently where the inner surfaces of the road-wheels are poorly or inaccurately detailed. Not so here: the wheels are as comprehensively detailed around their inner surfaces, as they are on the outside.
When dealing with the running gear, it is very important to ensure that the wheels are aligned both vertically and in relation to each other. There is nothing worse than seeing a model of an AFV where there wheels are at sixes and sevens with each other and so time taken to ensure that they are perfectly set, pays real dividends.
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The engineering blade and bow plate are well detailed and easy to assemble. As with much of this Heath Robinson vehicle, the bow plate features a ton of tiny details to admire, assemble and paint…
With the lower hull now complete, work could begin on the upper hull and engine deck that on the real vehicle encloses the 12 cylinder diesel engine. The deck is split into two relatively large sections that combine plastic and brass parts to good effect. The engine vent screens are very nicely etched and look great, held in place with a couple of drops on thin superglue.
There are some hinged vents along the rear edge of this panel, each of which is decorated with delicately etched grills. Photos seem to show these either open or closed, so you can choose which suits your model.
Though daunting, the construction of the turret is fun! There are so many details to enjoy such as the stowage bins, commander’s cupola, add-on ERA blocks etc., that you lose sight of the number of parts needed to complete this distinctive turret. After building this kit, completing a Sherman Turret will never be the same again!
The completed turret. There are more pieces and details on this one section, than many, complete kits! The 125 mm smoothbore gun barrel needs care to assemble and clean up, especially around all of the delicately moulded ribs and details that decorate its surface. Various sanding sticks and sponges were used here, along with some ‘diamond files’ that allowed the edges to be cleaned up with no evidence of any round edges. Being such a defining feature of this vehicle, time taken to complete this task is more than worthwhile.
The upper surface of the turret and many of its fixtures and fittings are decorated with these tiny little bolts/screws. Though the instructions are explicit in which of the two different bolts goes where, I found that there were not enough of A24 to complete the model and so ended up fudging some of the less noticeable areas with the other pattern bolt, A2. Even now I’m not sure I lost any of these bolts and so I’m not sure if it was my error or the kit’s. Answers on a postcard to…
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Rather than build everything in situ, the large sub-assemblies were built and then everything joined together. This served two purposes: it allowed each to be photographed separately to show off the detail, but more importantly, it allowed them to be carefully lined up before the glue set, thus ensuring that they were perfectly set in relation to each other and all remaining detail. There are a lot of details on this model and misaligning just one part knocks all of the others out. Be warned! Note in this shot that the kit-supplied unditching beam has been replaced with a section of wooden dowling, textured with the edge of a razor-saw.
The distinctive Shtora Emitters are a clear recognition feature of the T-90 and so it’s pleasing that each emitter and their mounting brackets are so well handled by Trumpeter. Complex slide moulds have been used to produce each of the emitters in one piece complete with their delicately pronged, outer surfaces. Clear lenses complete the look of these devices once painting and weathering is complete. Note also in this shot the distinctive Kontakt-5 ERA fitted either side of the emitters. These need care to assemble and line up correctly, repeated dry-runs being used before there location was fixed permanently with glue.
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Close-up of the gunner’s hatch. Once again the detail is superb and repays careful assembly. The inner face of the commander’s hatch is one area that I was unable to add those etched bolts, the addition of a crew figure hiding this small omission. Note the complexity of the detail in this area of the model especially inside the hatch where some effort has been made to replicate the commander’s sights and controls. The snorkel fixed to the back of the turret’s stowage bin is another distinctive feature of this family of Russian vehicles and is once again, well handled by Trumpeter.
The turret is festooned with ERA blocks. The location points for each of these is less than clear so take care when aligning these important details. Note in this shot the mantlet cover. For some reason this piece – along with the used ammo pouch for the commander’s MG and the anti-ditching log – are moulded in soft vinyl rather that styrene. I’m not sure why this is so – other than ease of removal from the mould – but the upshot is that they are difficult to clean up and fix in place, even though normal plastic cement can be used to achieve this task.
Though the kit obviously supplies a set of tracks – moulded as single links with separate guide horns – we decided to use some white-metal links from Friulmodel, the results of which can be seen here.
The mudguards are decorated with the T-90’s fuel cells and stowage bins. Essentially easy to build, this step in construction is made slightly trickier thanks to those delicate, etched straps that wrap around tiny, plastic retaining bolts. It’s recommended that superglue and accelerator is used to fix those retaining bolts in place, anything else and you’ll be holding each part for an age whilst the glue sets!
Friulmodel’s tracks are extremely easy to assemble and look amazing in place. Though invisible on the completed model, these tracks allow perfect ‘sag’ to be incorporated with ease.
A close-up shot of Friul’s tracks reveals the levels of detail offered by this company. The use of burnishing fluid helps immeasurable to create highly realistic, steel tracks that are perfect for this vehicle.
Almost ready for paint! All of the major sub-assemblies have been glued together and then the wheels and tracks slipped into place to check their location and appearance. It takes an age to get to this point, but boy is it worth the effort!
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The external, 200L fuel drums need to be plumbed with flexible tubing. Though supplied in the kit, I replaced the tubes with softer items that were also two different diameters, in keeping with the reference shots that I was using during the build. I also replaced the retaining straps with thin slivers of lead foil. Note also the tow cables, replaced in this case with lengths of Karaya cabling from a spare set found in the toolbox.
The upper roof features more of those ERA blocks along with plenty of sights, optical devices and that incredibly complex commander’s cupola. Though comprehensively detailed, there are some omissions, including the power cables for the emitters fixed to the front of the turret. These were added using fine lead wire held in place with slivers of lead foil.
Somewhat counter-intuitively, the right-hand emitter is powered using a cable that runs through a metal tube, whereas the other one simply flows over the turret. Here’s that setup in detail, Evergreen rod and lead wire being used to good effect.
plies ingle – we metal lts of here.
The completely built model ready to be disassembled and painted. It’s a shame to cover up all of that work, but it’s time to cover it all over with paint and lots of lovely dirt!
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FULL-BUILD: MODERN ARMOUR TRUMPETER 1:35 T-90 MBT CAST TURRET ● KIT NO.05560 Having primed the model with several thin layers of Tamiya Fine Surface primer, everything was sprayed with Tamiya NATO Green lightened 50% with Cockpit Green. Happy that everything was coated evenly, neat Cockpit Green was used to create highlights, define detail and lighten the model’s surface.
By using Tamiya acrylics thinned 50/50 with Gunze Sangyo Mr Color Thinner, the model could be sprayed with an almost perfectly smooth finish. Thinning the paint and then lightening and darkening the mixes in incremental steps, allowed the application of highlights and shadows.
At this point the model is very light: this is intentional. Whenever you add weathering, you naturally darken the model and so it’s always best to start off with a light base coat so that by the time you have finished adding any subsequent layers, you end up with a tone more in keeping with the real vehicle. With the model painted in its basic green colours it was sprayed with several layers of Games Workshop Purity seal to both seal the finish and create a wonderfully smooth, satin finish, ready to be weathered.
Weathering begins with a ‘pin wash’ of Humbrol Matt Back and Winsor & Newton Raw Umber, thinned with white spirit. The surface of the model is first dampened with a thin layer of white spirit and thin the wash applied with a fine brush, capillary action taking the colour around the details. Once happy with the washing, a soft, flat brush, a cotton cloth and some cotton buds were used to blend away any unwanted wash and create a perfectly smooth transition between the underlying green camouflage and darker wash.
Drybrushing. This has become a rather out-of-favour technique of late, but I rather like it as it helps to refresh the colours, post-wash. Here, Humbrol enamels are being used to pop the details, a shade being chosen that was half a tone up from the basic colours used for the camouflage.
And here’s the result of the washing and drybrushing: details that stand out without being overly emphasised. The trick here is to be subtle: don’t overdo it or you will end up with a frosted surface that will be all too visible to anyone looking at the completed model. Note in this shot how some of the dark wash has been dragged down the sides of the rubber skirts to create the illusion of rainwash and dirt streaks.
Two views of the completely washed and drybrushed model. Compare its appearance here with the shots of the model in its basic green camouflage; not only is it already looking more interesting, it’s also beginning to darken and look to be more in keeping with a real, Russian T-90.
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The dust layers could now be added. I’ve With the dust dry, it was blended-in with a soft brush, experimented with airbrushing pigments thinned my fingers and once again, cotton buds, until the dust with white spirit and so that was done here, too. layer looked realistically in scale. I loaded up the colour cup of an old airbrush with white spirit and then dropped in some Mig Productions pigments, the resulting mixture being sprayed around the lower hull, wheels, glacis etc. – in fact, anywhere I thought dust would collect! This was then dried off with a hair dryer, the results being seen here.
The wheels and tracks have now been painted and fixed in place. It is very important to finish all of the different sub-assemblies so that they match both in terms of shade and tone and so now, once in place, they are further finished to create a seamless transition from piece to piece. The wheels were weathered by depositing a think layer of pigments into each one, followed by some white spirit to flow it around the details and then an overspray with Pigment Fixer to keep it all in place. Though messy to do, this results in some wonderfully realistic dirt deposits without covering up too much of the finer detail.
Here, the upper surfaces are being dealt with, the dust being worked into the surface of the model, using both a clean brush and a brush loaded with Humbrol Matt Black, used in a drybrushing fashion. These steps help force the pigment into the surface of the model and also accentuate the details, the drybrushing helping to darken the details through this light, upper layer. Once done, the dust was sealed in place with Mig’s Pigment Fixer applied using and airbrush.
Pigments can be applied to a model in a number of ways, including as seen here, dry with a soft brush. Note the dirt deposits around the road-wheels and the oil stains around the hubs, in this case added using AK Interactive’s Engine Oil solution.
With the dry pigment in place, it can be ‘fixed’ with either white spirit, or as in this case, Mig Productions’ Thinner For Washes. These steps van be rather repetitive, but they build up to produce realistically weathered surfaces than can be further embellished with washes, chips and stains.
Every tank needs a crew! The right-hand figure is from the Evolution range and then the other two from TANK’s range. Each of these figures was painted with Vallejo acrylics over a base-coat of Tamiya Fine Surface Primer. Here’s a detailed shot of the completed figures in place in and around the turret. Note how the colours fit with the tones used for the camouflage and that nothing stands out, unduly. You’ll also note in this shot multiple shades of green used around the smaller details. This effect was produced with carefully applied ‘filters’ of green oil paint thinned with white spirit, used either neat or darkened with Raw Umber. This effect is particularly noticeable on the ERA blocks around the hatches.
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FULL-BUILD: MODERN ARMOUR TRUMPETER 1:35 T-90 MBT CAST TURRET â—? KIT NO.05560
Another view of the turret reveals more tonal variations and dusty layers. The retaining straps for the stowage bin lids were picked out with enamels, as we many of the smaller details, bolt-heads, hinges, rubber caps for the smoke dischargers, etc.
A close-up of the engine deck. Noteworthy in this shot are the pipes connecting the fuel drums with the vehicle; these were painted with Vallejo Dark Rubber acrylic and then detailed with Dark Grey. The anodised steel cables were painted with a mixture of Games Workshop Mythril Silver and Vallejo Light Grey and then washes with Humbrol Matt Black thinned with white Spirit. Note the oil stains and dust around the details.
The exhaust was weathered with Mig Productions’ Light and Dark Rust oils. Thinned Tamiya Flat Black added the final, sooty, touch of realism.
The finished model; a triumph of plastic production by Trumpeter!
Trumpeter kits are imported and distributed in the UK by Pocketbond Ltd www.pocketbond.co.uk
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REVELL, EUROPE
BLOHM & VOSS BV222 WIKING www.revell.eu SCALE; 1:72 • MATERIALS; IM, WS • KIT NUMBER; 04383 Revell’s magnificent ‘Viking’ flying-boat is back, and it’s great to see it again. The model first came out back in 2002 and the kit has stood the test of time remarkably well, its recessed panel lines and excellent internal detailing looking thoroughly modern. The Bv222 is a very large aircraft and this kit reflects that fact; the built-up kit has a wingspan of over 63cm and a fuselage length of over half a metre. The kit comes with a decent level of interior detail inside the cargo/ crew cabin and the cockpit is very well fitted out with pilot and flight engineer stations all catered for. There’s little point in adding extra internal detail as much of it is hidden once the fuselage is closed up, but it’s nice to know it’s there. Two markings-options are provided, 1942-43 in the Mediterranean and 1944-45 in Norway, the latter with white added to the standard splinter scheme.
An enormous kit of an enormous aircraft with lots of detail and plentiful weathering potential. The kit’s size will require a big workbench and a bigger display area!
BRONCO MODELS,HONG KONG
BRITISH 6PDR ANTI-TANK GUN (AIRBORNE)WITH ¼ TON TRUCK AND CREW www.hannants.co.uk SCALE; 1:35 • MATERIALS; IM, PE, WS • KIT NUMBER; CB35170 The subject of WW2 British Paras seems to be popular at the moment; Tamiya have a new set on the way (with Welbike) and there have been several other releases from other manufacturers. Bronco’s latest offering consists of a Jeep with airborne modifications (cutdown bumper and other weight-saving measures) plus a towed 6pdr anti-tank gun. A six-man crew will also be found in the box and it is this addition that will really bring the vehicle and weapon to life. The figures are well sculpted and are designed to fit in the Jeep (plus one on the gun) so they look as natural as possible. The Jeep is a highly detailed kit and comes with a full engine, gearbox, ladder chassis and drivetrain, very comprehensive indeed. A very neat touch is the inclusion of three different steering linkages to allow the steering to be depicted in either turning-left, straight-ahead or turning-right positions. The 6pdr gun is also a complex kit and not a quick build, but it will look excellent once complete. A painting guide for the Paras’ camouflage uniforms is included.
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REVELL, EUROPE
ASUKA (FORMERLY TASCA), JAPAN
AMERICAN BANTAM RECONNAISSANCE CAR www.asukamodel.com SCALE; 1:24 • MATERIALS; IM, SVT, WS • KIT NUMBER; 24-005 Asuka Model are tentatively continuing with their line of 1:24 military models; a tough scale to crack within the military subject area but one that offers a significantly increased level of detail over the more familiar scale of 1:35. The Bantam ‘Jeep’ is their latest and it’s a fabulous production that comes with a complete engine, gearbox and transfer case. The chassis and drivetrain are equally detailed and the front wheels are steerable. The body builds up panel by panel (almost) which offers a near scale-thickness in the sidewall panels, although there are some ejector-pin marks on the inner faces that will need removal. The vinyl tyres won’t be to everyone’s liking but they are extremely well moulded with crisp tread detail.
TRABANT 601 UNIVERSAL www.revell.eu SCALE; 1:24 • MATERIALS; IM, SVT, WS • KIT NUMBER; 07070 Revell’s kit of the standard Trabant saloon was an excellent model with plentiful detail on both the interior and exterior; now we have the ‘estate car’ version, the ‘Universal’. We have the same, very well detailed engine as before with all the engine bay ancillaries you’d expect to find, plus a highly convincing replica of the sparse interior of the original car. The new body includes the rear extension with hatchback and associated pistons. The surface detail is very well done and will be a joy to build and paint.
A slightly unusual Jeep variant in an unconventional scale, but don’t be put off, this is a highly detailed and apparently accurate kit
The cult classic Trabant Universal can now join your 1:24 collection; excellent Revell detail and mouldings
Vinyl tyres not always popular with modellers
Little to criticise here; colour choice will be drab though!
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New Releases
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The latest photo-etched sets, resin parts, figures and accessories to enhance your scale models...
What’s in the box?
AD; ACETATE DIALS, CC; CAST CERAMIC (PLASTER), CMA; CAST METAL ALLOY, CP; CHROMED PARTS, DT; DRY TRANSFER (DECALS), EPS; EXTRUDED PLASTIC SECTION, F; FABRIC, IM; INJECTION MOULDED (PLAST MC; METAL CHAIN, MMA; MACHINED METAL ALLOY, MW; METAL WIRE, MT; METAL TUBING, NM; NYLON MESH, PE; PHOTO ETCH, PCM; PRE-CUT MASKS, R; RESIN, SVT; SOFT VINYL TYRES (OR TUBING), VF; VINYL
UMP, UK
www.umpretail.com MODELLING MATERIALS Ultimate Modelling Products offer a range of very useful materials and consumables for the modeller. One of their main product lines are foam-backed sanding and buffing sticks in various grades of grit from medium to super-fine and in several shapes/sizes. Please check UMP's website for grit and size combinations, as well as prices. UMP's range of colour-washes are very different to the more usual commercial products, which are often spirit-based. These are water-based and make use of a very fine clay (or pigment) in suspension that is applied by brush to the model's surface. The bottle must be shaken thoroughly to distribute the colour in the medium and once applied, the colour element is clearly very fine indeed. Like powdered modelling pigments, it dries a lot lighter than it looks when wet, so this factor must be taken into account. The Photo-Etch Placer is a wax-cored pencil (Chinagraph type) and when sharpened to a point, is just 'tacky' enough to pick up a small PE part and hold it securely enough to position on your model, an elegantly simple solution that prevents tweezers pinging the smallest parts into orbit... UMP claim their Airbrush Thinner and Airbrush Cleaner work with all brands of acrylic paint, and we'll be putting them to the test soon in TMMI! MN ULTIMATE AIRBRUSH THINNER (270ML) ULTIMATE AIRBRUSH CLEANER (270ML) ULTIMATE WEATHERING WASH, VARIOUS TONES (50ML) ULTIMATE MODELLERS SANDERS, VARIOUS GRADES ULTIMATE PHOTO-ETCH PLACER
EDUARD, CZECH REPUBLIC
www.eduard.com • www.creativemodels.co.uk www.hannants.co.uk • www.lsamodels.co.uk Revell's new 1:35 ATF Dingo 2 kit comes in for a full suite of brass parts inside and out with Eduard's two sets. Full internal structures such as flooring, shelving, seat harnesses and door panel liners are included in the interior set. For the exterior, we have crew steps, mirrors, mudflaps, ammo box for the MG and more. A very good investment for this kit! MN • ATF DINGO 2 GE PATSI INTERIOR (36263) FOR REVELL • ATF DINGO 2 GE PATSI EXTERIOR (36264) FOR REVELL
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Accessories
ION MOULDED (PLASTIC), ITL; INDIVIDUAL TRACK LINKS, LCC; LASER CUT CARD, LLT; LINK AND LENGTH TRACKS, R TUBING), VF; VINYL FIGURES, VF; VACUUM FORMED (PLASTIC), WC; WOVEN CORD, WS; WATERSLIDE (DECALS)
EDUARD, CZECH REPUBLIC
www.eduard.com • www.creativemodels.co.uk www.hannants.co.uk • www.lsamodels.co.uk Trumpeter's huge 1:200 USS Arizona gets three sets of brass parts this month, including aircraft catapults, lifeboats and their launch/support rails and ship's cranes and gun turret detailing. Also new is a set of four gorgeous resin-cast turbosuperchargers for HK Models' sublime 1:32 B-17G and, for Tamiya's 1:32 F4U-1 Corsair, a complete P&W R2800 Double-Wasp engine in resin and photo-etched metal. This is a stunning item and worth a closer look – more next month. MN 1:32 BRASSIN SETS; • F4U-1 engine (632032) for Tamiya • B-17 Superchargers (632033) for HK Models • Bf109G cannon pods (632035) for Revell 1:48 BRASSIN SETS; • Spitfire 30gal slipper tank (648133) for Eduard 1:200 PHOTO-ETCHED SETS • USS Arizona Pt.1 cranes (53009) for Trumpeter • USS Arizona Pt.2 catapults (53100) for Trumpeter • USS Arizona Pt.3 lifeboats (53104) for Trumpeter 1:48 PHOTO-ETCHED SETS • A3D-2 bomb bay (48764) for Trumpeter • Mirage F.1CT/CR exterior (48804) for Kittyhawk • A3D-2 interior self-adhesive (49665) for Trumpeter • A3D-2 seatbelts (49677) for Trumpeter • L29 Delfin (49676) for AMK • F-35A (73497) for Kittyhawk 1:32 PHOTO-ETCHED SETS • N1K2-J Shiden Kai self-adhesive (32806) for Hasegawa 1:48 ZOOM • A3D-2 interior self-adhesive (FE665) for Trumpeter 1:72 ZOOM • F-35A (SS497) for Kittyhawk 1:32 ZOOM • F-104G interior self-adhesive (33131) for Italeri 1:32 MASK • N1K2-J Shiden Kai (JX164) for Hasegawa TOOLS; • CA glue applicator (00026)
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www.creativemodels.co.uk DIORAMA ACCESSORIES The latest goodies from Plus Model offer the modeller a set of US field telephone switchboards and accessories, nice for a field headquarters diorama. For a workshop scene, the milling machine offers a highly detailed centre piece with great detail. Both sets are cast flawlessly in resin. MN • US TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD BD71 AND BD72 (440) • MILLING MACHINE (437)
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The latest photo-etched sets, resin parts, figures and accessories to enhance your scale models...
What’s in the box?
AD; ACETATE DIALS, CC; CAST CERAMIC (PLASTER), CMA; CAST METAL ALLOY, CP; CHROMED PARTS, DT; DRY TRANSFER (DECALS), EPS; EXTRUDED PLASTIC SECTION, F; FABRIC, IM; INJECTION MOULDED (PLAST MC; METAL CHAIN, MMA; MACHINED METAL ALLOY, MW; METAL WIRE, MT; METAL TUBING, NM; NYLON MESH, PE; PHOTO ETCH, PCM; PRE-CUT MASKS, R; RESIN, SVT; SOFT VINYL TYRES (OR TUBING), VF; VINYL
FRIULMODEL, HUNGARY
www.friulmodel.hu 1:35 METAL TRACK SETS Four new sets are on release from Friulmodel, as always aimed at in-production, newly released and forthcoming AFV kits. As always, very high quality metal castings with excellent detail. A little clean-up of the castings is usually required but it doesn’t take long and the results are well worth the effort. MN • MK.IV TADPOLE TAIL MK.V/MK.IX (ATL-148) • GROUSERS FOR MK.II/MK.IV/MK.IV TADPOLE TAIL MK.V/MK.IX (ATL-149) • NIMROD (ATL-150) • TYPE 95 ‘HA-GO’ (ATL-151) ATL-148
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WILDER, USA WILDER, USA
www.wilder.su 1:35 CONVERSION SET This is a new product from well-known modeller Adam Wilder. It’s a complete resin turret for the T-34 122mm howitzer conversion project and features resin turret and mantlet parts plus a machined aluminium gun barrel. Very high level of detail and well cast parts. MN 1:35 T-34 TANK PROJECT W/122MM D-11 (RS-3501)
www.wilder.su MODELLING MATERIALS AND TOOLS As well as the T-34 turret, Adam Wilder also now offers a range of tools and materials, including needletipped tweezers, sanding blocks, tack putty and weathering materials; more news on these soon. MN • STAINLESS STEEL TWEEZERS (TT-02) • SANDERS • TAK (MASKING AND PARTS-HANDLING)
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ION MOULDED (PLASTIC), ITL; INDIVIDUAL TRACK LINKS, LCC; LASER CUT CARD, LLT; LINK AND LENGTH TRACKS, R TUBING), VF; VINYL FIGURES, VF; VACUUM FORMED (PLASTIC), WC; WOVEN CORD, WS; WATERSLIDE (DECALS)
AMMO, MIG JIMENEZ, SPAIN
www.migjimenez.com ACRYLIC PAINTS This is a very cleverly conceived set indeed; it provides all the colours you’ll need to realistically finish the on-vehicle tools found on (German WW2) armoured vehicles. Bakelite, Gunmetal, Shadow/rust, New Wood, Light Wood, Old Wood are the colours provided. MN TOOL COLORS (A.MIG 7112)
AMMO, MIG JIMENEZ, SPAIN
www.migjimenez.com PAINT/WEATHERING SET This compact set provides a handy, affordable starter pack for painting WW2 German tanks, consisting of a Dunkelgelb base colour in acrylic plus a brown colour-wash and ‘streaking grime’ fluids in enamels. Extremely useful. MN GERMAN TANKS STARTER SET (A.MIG 7412)
AMMO, MIG JIMENEZ, SPAIN
www.migjimenez.com ACRYLIC PAINTS If you’re planning an IDF (Israeli Defence Force) model build, this three-colour pack is the ideal way to get started. MN IDF COLORS SMART SET (A.MIG 7115)
AMMO, MIG JIMENEZ, SPAIN
www.migjimenez.com ACRYLIC PAINTS For painting models of Egyptian and Syrian AFVs from the 1973 Yom Kippur War, this colour-matched pack of six brush and airbrushable acrylics offer the ideal starting point. MN YOM KIPPUR WAR COLORS (A.MIG 7113) TMMI 224 June 2014
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Contact details for companies featured in TMMI... ● ACCURATE ARMOUR/ ARMOUR DISTRIBUTION Units 15-16 Kingston Industrial Estate, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, PA14 5DG Scotland. Tel; 01475 743 955 Fax 01475 743746 www.accurate-armour.com ● THE AIRBRUSH COMPANY Ltd 79 Marlborough Road, Lancing Business Park, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8UF, +44 (0) 1903 767800 www.airbrushes.com ● AIRCONNECTION Box 21227, RPO Meadowvale Mississauga, ON L5N 6A2, Canada Tel (905) 677-0016 Fax (905) 677-0582 sale@airconnection.on.ca info@airconnection.on.ca www.airconnection.on.ca ● AIRWAVES Via Hannants www.hannants.co.uk ● ALCLAD II No.5 St Georges Close, Bacton, Norfolk, NR12 0LL. www.alclad2.com Tel; 01692 652166, Fax; 01692 652334 ● AMPERSAND PUBLISHING (via Historex Agents in UK) 235 NE 6th Avenue #4 Delray Beach, Florida 33483-5543, USA Tel; 561-266 9686, Fax; 561-266-9786 ● ARCHER (Historex in UK) PO Box 1277 Youngsville, NC 275961277, USA www.archertransfers.com ● BADGER AIRBRUSH 9128 W. Belmont Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131, USA 800-AIR-BRUSH • Fax: 800-57BADGER www.badgerairbrush.com customerservice@badgerairbrush.com ● BISON DECALS Available from www.hannants.co.uk and www.pdi-model-supplies.com ● CAMMETT AND CO (Lifecolour, Scale Caliber) Unit 5 Forest Road, Greenfield Industrial Estate, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5FA, United Kingdom Phone; 01497 822757 Email; cammettco@btopenworld.com www.cammett.co.uk ● CLASSIC PUBLICATIONS Midland Counties Publications, 4 Watling Drive, Sketchley Lane Industrial Estate, Hinckley, Leics UK LE10 1YF Tel: +44(0) 1455 233 747, Fax: +44(0) 1455 233 737 midlandbooks@compuserve.com www.classic-publications.com ● CREATIVE MODELS LTD (Mig Productions, Vallejo, Accurate Miniatures); Unit 6-10, Honeysome Industrial Estate, Honeysome Road, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire PE16 6TG Tel/Fax; 01354 760022 www.creativemodels.co.uk info@creativemodels.co.uk ● CZECH SIX PUBLICATIONS 48 Station Road, Stoke D’Abernon, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3BN UK Tel; 01932 866426 www.czechsixpublications.com ● DRAGON MODELS (The Hobby Company in UK) Dragon Models Ltd, Kong Nam Ind. Building B1-10F, 603-609 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan NT, Hong Kong Fax (HK) 4110587 www.dragonmodelsltd.com
(For 1:6 Action Figures, please contact Amerang in UK)
● ECHELON FINE DETAILS Available from; wwwaccurate-armour. com & http://pachome1.pacific.net. sg/~kriegsketten/
● EAGLE EDITIONS Ltd PO Box 580 Hamilton MT 59840 USA406 Tel; 363 5415, Fax; 406 375 9270 eagle@eagle-editions.com www.eagle-editions.com ● FANTASY PRINTSHOP The Palms Oasis, New Portreath Road, Bridge, Cornwall, TR16 4QL ● FROME MODEL CENTRE 1/2 Catherine Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1DA, UK +44 (0) 1373 465295 www.frome-model-centre.com enquiries@frome-model-centre.com ● GRAND PRIX MODELS 4 Thorpe Close, Thorpe Way, Banbury, OX16 4SW. Tel; 01295 278070 Fax; 01295 278072 www.grandprixmodels.com email@grandprixmodels.com ● GREENHILL BOOKS Park House, 1 Russell Gardens, London NW11 9NN, UK Tel 020 8458 6314 Fax 020 8905 5245 www.greenhillbooks.com L.Leventhal@greenhillbooks.com
● MODEL WHOLESALE UK LTD Unit 3 Dean Close, Raunds, Northants NN9 6BD Tel; 01892 680009 Fax:01892 522526 info@modelwholesaleuk.com www.modelwholesaleuk.com ● MODUNI VERSAND GMBH Böttgerstr. 2-14, 65439 Flörsheim, Germany Tel; 06145 5456-0 Fax; 06145 5456-11 info@moduni.de www.moduni.de ● MONROE PERDU Monroe Perdu Designs, 3168 Renee Court, Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA. www.monroeperdu.com ● PANZERWRECKS PO Box 164, Heathfield, Sussex TN21 8WA, UK www.panzerwrecks.com ● PEGASUS HOBBIES (Selected items via Pocketbond in UK) 5515 Moreno Blvd, Montclair, CA 91763 USA www.pegasushobbies.com
● GUNZE SANGYO MDC in the UK
● PLUS MODEL (Creative Models in UK) Jizni 56, 370 10 C. Budejovice, Czech Republic. plusmodel@plusmodel.cz www.plusmodel.cz
● HANNANTS Harbour Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2LZ. Tel 01502 517444 Fax 01502 500521 www.hannants.co.uk sales@hannants.co.uk
● POCKETBOND LTD (Trumpeter & AFV Club in UK) PO Box 80, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, AL6 0ND Tel 01707 391509 Fax 01707 327 466 info@pocketbond.co.uk
● HIKOKI PUBLICATIONS LTD Ashtree House, Station Road, Ottringham, East Yorkshire, HU12 OBJ, UK
● POL MODELS 64 Cumberland Road, Acton, London, W3 6EY UK polmodels@aol.com
● HIROBOY (Zero Paints) Unit 59, Basepoint Business Centre Oakfield Close, Tewkesbury Business Park, Tewkesbury, Glos. GL20 8SD UK Tel: 07977125967 (UK office hours only) www.hiroboy.com
● PSP MODELS LTD (Mission Models in USA) Unit 19B, Applin’s Farm, Farrington, Dorset DT11 8RA, UK Phone/fax: +44 (0)1747 811 817 www.psp-models.com
● HISTOREX AGENTS Wellington House, 157 Snargate Street, Dover, Kent, CT17 9BZ, UK Tel 01304 206720 Fax 01304 204528. www.historex-agents.co.uk sales@historex-agents.co.uk
● QUICKBOOST www.quickboost.net
● HOBBYLINK JAPAN Sano-shi, Kurohakama-cho 162-1 Tochigi 327-0813, Japan www.hlj.com ● HUSSAR PRODUCTIONS, CANADA www.airconnection.on.ca ● ITALERI (The Hobby Company in UK) Via Pradazzo, 6, I-40012 Calderara Di Reno, Bologna, Italy, Tel 051 726037 www.italeri.it ● JADAR-MODEL Zielna 8/103, 00-108 Warsaw, Poland www.jadar.com.pl hobby@jadarhobby.waw.pl ● LITTLE CARS Uncle Jacks, Lavendon Road Olney Bucks, MK46 4HH, UK www.little-cars.co.uk Tel (+44) 01234 711980 ● LSA MODELS Retail; 151 Sackville Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3HD, England. Tel/fax 01273 705420 lsamodels@McMAIL.com www.lsamodels.co.uk ● MIG PRODUCTIONS C/ Santiago Rusinol 7, Pral 2a, 08750 Molins de Rei, Barcelona, Spain www.migproductions.com In UK; Creative Models ● MODEL DESIGN CONSTRUCTION Unit 3 Hillstown Small Business Center, Mansfield Road, Bolsover, Derbyshire. S44 6LE. Tel; +(44)1246 82 77 55 orders@modeldesignconstruction.com www.modeldesignconstruction.com
● PRO-ART MODELS www.proartmodels.be
● REVELL AG Revell GmbH & Co Orchard Mews/18C High St, Tring, HP23 5AH 01442 890285 ukbranch@revell.de ● RZM PUBLISHING (Greenhill Books In UK) PO Box 995, Southbury, CT 06488 USA Tel; (USA) 203 264 0774 www.rzm.com ● SCHATTON BARRELS Industriestrasse 6, 94347 Ascha, Germany, Fax 09961 910 7826 www.modellbau-schatton.privat.t-online.de email; modellbau.schatton@t-online.de ● SCHIFFER BOOKS Schiffer Publishing, 4880 Lower Valley Rd, Atglen, PA, 19310 USA www.schifferbooks.com ● SCHIFFER BOOKS in UK Bushwood Books, No.6 Marksbury Avenue, Kew Gardens, Surrey TW9 4JF, UK. Tel +44(0)20 8392 8585, +44(0)20 8392 9876, email; info@bushwodbooks.co.uk ● SCHUMO KITS Axel’s-Modellbau-Shop Axel und Bernd Schulze OHG Braustraße 2a 37170 Uslar, Germany Phone: +49 (0) 5571 919 100 Fax: +49 (0) 5571 919 101 www.schumo-kits.com ● SQUADRON.COM Squadron Mail Order 1115 Crowley Drive Carrollton, TX 75006 - 1312. USA ● STUDIO 27 (Grand Prix Models in UK) www.studio27.co.jp
● SCALE MOTORSPORT No.3 Topside Lane, Newtown, Connecticut 06470-2023, USA www.scalemotorsport.com In UK; Grand Prix Models ● THE SMALL SHOP PO Box 580, Kalama WA 98625, USA Tel/fax; (360) 673-1255 info@thesmallshop.com www.thesmallshop.com ● SYLMASTA Halland House, Dale’s Yard, Lewes Rd, Scaynes Hill, West Sussex, RH17 7PG Tel; +44(0)1444 415027, Fax; +44(0)1444 458606. Email; sylmasta@aol.com ● TAMIYA JAPAN Tamiya, Inc., 3-7 Ondawara Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8610 Japan www.tamiya.com ● TAMIYA UK; THE HOBBY COMPANY LIMITED Garforth Place, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, MK5 8PG, UK Tel; 01908 605686 Fax; 01908 605666 enquiries@hobbyco.net www.hobbyco.net ● TANK MODEL, RUSSIA www.tank-model.ru www.afvmodeller.com ● TANK WORKSHOP 345 Wynbrook Drive McDonough, GA, 30253 USA Tel; (770) 573-1409, Fax; (770) 573-0479 www.tankworkshop.com ● TRUMPETER www.trumpeter-china.com Pocketbond in the UK ● TUNGSTEN DRILLS Allan Sidney No.6, Park Gardens, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, PE12 7PJ allansid@aol.com ● U-MODELS 1103, rue de Feucherolles 78630, Orgeval, France www.u-models.com ● VERLINDEN PRODUCTIONS (Historex in UK) 811 Lone Star Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri 63366, USA (636) 379-0077 www.verlindenonline.com ● VALLEJO (Creative Models in UK) Acrylicos Vallejo, SL Apartado 337 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain Tel; (34) 93 893 60 12 Fax; (34) 93 893 11 54 www.acrylicosvallejo.com ● WORLD WAR TWO BOOKS Military History Books Ltd (Mail order address, callers by appointment) 2 Cysgod Y Bryn, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 4LR, United Kingdom Tel; 01970 623778 sales@worldwartwobooks.com www.worldwartwobooks.com ● WIDESPREAD SOLUTIONS Unit 1 Levens Hall Park, Lund Lane, Killinghall, Harrogate, West Yorkshire HG3 2BG, UK. Tel; +44(0)1423 522836 Fax; +44(0)1423 525656 info@graphicair.co.uk www.graphicair.co.uk ● WHITE ENSIGN MODELS Unit 5, Cobnash Industrial Estate, Kingsland, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9RW, UK. Tel: 08444150914, Fax: 08444150916 wem@onetel.com www.WhiteEnsignModels.com
■ Please mention ‘Tamiya Model Magazine’ if you make contact with any of the companies listed above - thanks!
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The next issue of TMMI is July 2014 (No.225), on sale June 19th
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An amazing 'exposed skin' treatment for Tamiya's 1:48 Mosquito FB Mk.VI ...AND MUCH MORE, OF COURSE!
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Order online now at; www.tamiyamodelmagazine.com ISSUE No.224 JUNE 2014 PUBLISHED ON MAY 15th 2014 Editor; Marcus Nicholls Consultant Editor (USA); Stan Spooner, Editorial Assistant; Matt Benfield Publisher; Alan Harman Graphic Design; Alex Hall TMMI Website; The ADH web team Advertising Sales; Claire Alley Advertising Assistant; Joe Brown Office Manager; Paula Gray Administration Manager; Hannah McLaurie Preparation manager; Casey Niedsit Printed by; Symbian Print Intelligence, Hertfordshire, UK Distributed by; Seymour Distribution, 2 East Poultry Avenue, London, EC1A 9PT Tel; 020 7429 4000 Newstrade; Select Publisher Services, 3 East Avenue, Bournemouth, BH3 7BW Tel; 01202 586848 Email; tim@selectps.com Tamiya Model Magazine is published on the third Thursday of each month by ADH Publishing. Editorial enquiries; editor@tamiyamodelmagazine.com All other enquiries to; enquiries@adhpublishing.com Tamiya Model Magazine, ADH Publishing, Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LU6 1QX, UK. Telephone; +44 (0)1525 222573 Editorial enquiries;+44 (0)7904 635 694 Fax; +44 (0)1525 222574. Back Issues; From £4.20 Inc. P&P. Back issues from #75 onwards (excluding #79) are available from the UK address below, or online at www.tamiyamodelmagazine.com
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The Editor’s Page... A DIORAMA OF WRECKED AFVS? WHY NOT!
BONEYARD BONANZA! Armour junkyards were an increasingly common feature in Northern France following D-Day in 1944, as thousands of tons of wrecked Axis equipment – tanks, halftracks, trucks and more – accumulated as the Allied spread eastwards. The abandoned and destroyed vehicles had to be moved out of the way as they would clog the already narrow roads of the French countryside and some types were earmarked for shipment back to England or America for closer
inspection by military technical teams. Wartime junkyards make great subjects for dioramas as you can mix a range of vehicle types in all kinds of conditions from brand new but out of fuel, to complete wrecks. Why not pick a few unloved kits from your stash and create a scene like the one on the photo, being inspected by Allied troops? See you again on June 19th! editor@tamiyamodelmagazine.com
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