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Issue 219 January 2014 EDITOR Marcus Nicholls editor@tamiyamodelmagazine.com
Contents 4 NEWS DESK New kit and model product news SEVERAL CAREFUL OWNERS Tamiya’s 1:35 Israeli Tiran 5 MBT, upgraded! PAGE 34
6 SCALE MODELWORLD 2013 TMMI visits Scale Modelworld 2013 32 PETROL PERFORMANCE, ELECTRIC EFFICIENCY! Kit preview of Tamiya’s newest 1:24 car kit, the ‘LaFerrari’ 40 BLACK WIDOW, OR GRAY GHOST? Kit preview of Hobbyboss’s new YF-23 fighter in 1:48 42 HONDA’S SUPER COUPÉ Tamiya’s classic car kit from the 1990s, the ‘66 Honda S800 Racing 46 CRÉATIVE TECHNOLOGIE Heller’s 1:24 Citroën DS3 WRC 2012 with details and decals by Renaissance 50 ADD-ON PARTS; SIMPLE SCENES MADE EASY Kit preview of two new diorama releases from Add-On Parts
GLOSTER’S FLYING FLAT IRON Spencer Pollard builds Airfix’s new 1:48 Gloster Javelin PAGE 16
CLOUD NINE Eduard’s sublime 1:48 Spitfire Mk.IX PAGE 26
52 NEW RELEASES KITS New kit releases reviewed 54 EQUIPMENT PREVIEW Iwata TRN1 pistol-grip airbrush 56 ISRAELI TIRAN 5 MAIN BATTLE TANK Modelling references for the Tiran 5 MBT 58 BOOK REVIEWS New scale-modelling related books 60 NEW RELEASES ACCESSORIES New and recently released scale modelling accessories 64 CONTACTS Where to buy the products used and reviewed in TMMI 66 THE EDITOR’S PAGE An amazing 1:72 skeletal kit of the Horten Ho-229
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Newsdesk IN BRIEF...
If you have news of forthcoming model, armour, aircraft or car events, changes of address or just interesting information to share, please write to: TMMI Newsdesk, ADH Publishing, Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LU6 1QX, UK. Tel: 07904 635 694 Fax: 01525 222574 Email: editor@tamiyamodelmagazine.com
NEW FROM TAMIYA
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DRAGON hobbyco.net 1:35 M103A1 Heavy Tank 1:35 Kettenkrad Early Production 1:35 Jagdpanther G2 Smart Kit 1:72 Panzerfähre Fährendeck 1:72 Churchill Mk.III Dieppe 1942 1:72 Saturn V w/Skylab 1:144 Space Shuttle w/Boeing 747 REVELL revell.de/en 1:32 LS 8-t glider
Here is the latest factory-photo of the new 1:6 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Lo, on the way from Tamiya. The kit has nearly finished its development stages and will be with us soon.... More details when we get them! www.hobbyco.net
NEW FROM TAMIYA
1:48 CARGO TRUCK MOD.41 Due to Russia’s scarcity of materials after the war began, the 1941 model of the GAZ-AA truck was redesigned to use only the bare minimum of metal. It lost its doors (replaced with canvas curtains), right headlight, front bumper, front brakes, while front fenders received a flattened shape. Around 300,000 were made. The new model accurately recreates the stripped-down form of the truck as it appeared in 1941 after material saving modifications. The kit includes a wide range of accessories including small arms and comes with a driver figure and four infantry figures. Also on the way from Tamiya... 1:35 Ford GPA w/engine, opening engine cover, photo-etched parts 1:35 German Horch Kfz.15 'North African Campaign' Tamiya/Italeri series w/folded roof, cargo area surface, rear-view mirror, taillights and front window. www.hobbyco.net
MINIART creativemodels.co.uk 1:35 British Soldiers Tank Riders 1:72 Fire Station AMT & POLAR LIGHTS round2models.com 1:25 1970’s Hot Rod Magazine Mustang Funny Car 1:25 Tommy Grove Mustang ‘The Going Thing’ 1:25 2010 Camaro SS/ RS Police Car MOEBIUS moebiusmodels.com 1:8 Creature from the Black Lagoon
NEW FROM REVELL
1:24 BMW M3 DTM 2012 MARTIN TOMCZYK
Revell's new 1:24 BMW M3 DTM captures all the aerodynamic features of the 2012 car and comes with a complete cabin interior and rear diffuser. www.revell.de/en
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NEW FROM ZOUKEI-MURA
New and on the way soon from the prolific Meng company are the French inter-war Char 2C, IDF Achzarit APC and M2A3 Bradley w/BUSK armour kit. Where do they get the energy for all this? www.creativemodels.co.uk
Zoukei-Mura's next 1:32 aircraft kit will take the form of the Ho229 'flying wing' and will come with the now familiar internal detailing. Following the Horten will be the Dornier Do335 'Pfeil'. www.zoukeimura.co.jp
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1:24 HAWKER TYPHOON
The big news at this year's Scale Modelworld at Telford was Airfix's announcement of an all-new 1:24 Hawker Typhoon. This astonishing kit will come with a complete engine and wing gunbays, plus a whole lot more. Full details soon. www.airfix.com
Over the next months we will offering you the chance to win some cool Revell kits of all types, scales and subjects! This time, it’s the new 1:72 Type VII D Minelayer U-Boat
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NEW FROM ITALERI
1:32 F-104G STARFIGHTER
Italeri's 1:32 F-104G Starfighter is nearly with us and it looks like it will be an impressive production with lots of internal detail such as a complete engine and cockpit. www.hobbyco.net
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NEWS DESK SPECIAL: SHOW REPORT SCALE MODELWORLD 2013
SCALE MODELWORLD 2013 TMMI checks out the new products and competition models from the IPMS Nationals at Scale Modelworld 2013!
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nce again, the Shropshire town of Telford played host for the IPMS Nationals at Scale Modelworld, held in the vast halls of the Telford International Centre. It’s a massive event that brings in modellers from all over the world and Tamiya Model Magazine was there of course! As well as its world-class scale model competition, 'Scale Modelworld' is also the ideal place for model companies to show off their new kits and accessories. The big news this year was Airfix's unveiling of an all-new 1:24 Hawker Typhoon, a truly amazing achievement and one we eagerly look forward to
seeing when it's released next year. The Hobby Company showed off Tamiya's new 1:35 Gama Goat and 1:24 LaFerrari, Revell exhibited their fantastic new 1:24 BMW M3 DTM kits and the 1:72 Type IXC u-boat, VW T1 panel van, 1:24 Red Bull RB8 'Vettel' and 'Webber', 1:48 CH-53 GA Heavy Transport Helicopter and the welcome re-release of the truly incredible 1:24 GFLF Simba 8x8 firetruck. On Pocketbond's stand, we saw the new 1:32 Gloster Meteor Mk.4 from HK Models and the new 1:35 BEF AEC Matador truck, plus the new Fw200C-3 Condor in 1:72 and Bedford tanker and
tow-trucks in 1:24 from Emhar. Zoukei-Mura showed off early test-shots of their next 1:32 kit; the Horton Ho229 'flying wing' and announced the kit after that too, the Dornier Do335 'Pfeil'. In the competition room, Stefano Marchetti took 'Best of Show' again with his incredible Bugatti/Tesla magnetic levitation race car, a wonderful piece of model creativity and hopefully, an article on its creation will be appearing in TMMI at some point in the future. Thanks to everyone who came to see us and made our weekend so enjoyable, see you all again next year! â—?
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BEST of SHOW
As he did last year, Stefano Marchetti took the 2013 ‘Best of Show’ again, this time with his extraordinary ‘Bugatti/Tesla Magnetic Levitation Race Car, a fully scratchbuilt model that mixes hi-tech, futuristic anti-gravity systems with 1920s/30 Bugatti racing cars. An absolutely stunning piece of creative model building and all going well, it will be appearing as an article in TMMI in the not too distant future.
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AIRFIX
New kits from Tamiya, Dragon, Italeri and Zvezda were shown off on The Hobby Company Limited’s booth. www.hobbyco.net
Airfix’s big announcement was the 1:24 Typhoon, plus the Warrior ICV in 1:48. www.airfix.com
1:24 Hawker Typhoon
REVELL
1:48 British Army Warrior ICV
A pair of all-new BMW DTM cars in 1:24 are most welcome. www.revell.de/en 1:24 Jagermeister VW van
1:48 CH-53 GA Heavy Transport Helicopter 1:32 Messerschmitt Bf109G-6 looked great alongside Brett Green’s new ‘How To Build’ book on the kit!
1:24 BMW M3 DTM 2012 Bruno Spengler
1:72 Type IXC (U 505) U-boat
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1:24 BMW M3 DTM 2012 Martin Tomczyk
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POCKETBOND
The new 1:32 Gloster Meteor looks great, as do the 1:24 Bedford trucks. www.pocketbond.co.uk
HK Models 1:32 Gloster Meteor Mk.4
Takom 1:16 Renault FT Light Tank
Emhar 1:24 Bedford fuel truck
Emhar 1:24 Bedford tow truck
Trumpeter 1:72 Fw200C-3 Condor
Test shots of AFV Club’s forthcoming 1:35 British Expeditionary Force AEC Matador truck, coming soon
ZOUKEI MURA Zoukei-Mura from Japan have two new 1:32 Luftwaffe machines on the way; the Horten Ho-229 ‘Flying Wing’ and Dornier Do-335 ‘Pfeil’ (Arrow). www.zoukeimura.co.jp
1:32 Dornier Do-335 ‘Pfeil’
1:32 Mitsubishi J2M Raiden ‘Jack’
1:32 Horten Ho-229
Mini Review... LEGEND PRODUCTIONS 1:35 M48A3 MANTLET/ AN/VSS-1 SEARCHLIGHT (LF1268) Import/distribution; luckymodel.com
Dragon’s recent 1:35 M48A3 is an excellent kit but it has one crucial part missing, the gun mantlet cover. This problem has been addressed by Legend Productions in this recent set, which also includes the large searchlight and associated hardware. Excellent resin castings with brass rod and photo-etched parts.
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COMPETITION - Aircraft
As usual at Telford, the aircraft models on display exhibited an amazing variety of subjects and extraordinary levels of quality and craftmanship.
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COMPETITION - ARMOUR
COMPETITION - ships
The military modelling element of Scale Modelworld is always impressive and there were superb models on show, from stand-alone vehicles to elaborate dioramas.
Naval subjects play an important part of the model competition and there were some fine pieces of nautical modelling on show.
COMPETITION - cars, trucks and bikes
Cars, bikes, trucks and, thanks to Revell, even London buses proudly take their place on the tables at Telford.
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COMPETITION - sci-fi
Plenty to see for fans of science-fiction and Mat Irvine was there with K9 and ships from Red Dwarf
COMPETITION - figures
While only present in limited quantities, some excellent figure modelling was in evidence.
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The tables in the competition area were crammed with stunning models of every type and scale. Lots of international visitors were present, some travelling many miles with delicate models in their luggage!
Alex Glass from model accessory manufacturer ‘Uschi van der Rosten’ had some excellent reading matter to hand; Military Illustrated Modeller and Spencer Pollard’s new ‘How To Build’ book on Tamiya’s aircraft kits.
The impressively large Tamiya Model Magazine stand at this year’s Scale Modelworld, with all the other ADH Publishing magazines and books on sale too. Thanks to everyone who came to see us and chat about the magazines, it was great to meet you all! See you again next November! Spencer Pollard’s new ‘How To Build’ book on Tamiya’s aircraft kits was on sale and it proved to be very popular indeed! We still have copies left at; www.adhbooks.com
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FULL BUILD: MILITARY AVIATION AIRFIX 1:48 GLOSTER JAVELIN FAW.9/9R ● KIT NO.A12007
GLOSTER'S FLYING FLAT IRON Spencer Pollard wasted no time in getting to grips with Airfix's magnificent new 1:48 Gloster Javelin; so what's his verdict?
Engine nozzle blanking-plates are included in Airfix’s kit
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loster’s incrediblelooking Javelin was perhaps one of the most distinctive shapes to take to the skies during the immediate post-war years. Remembered by many as the ‘Flying Flat Iron’, the unmistakable shape of the Javelin has been a favourite with modellers, if not model kit manufacturers. Until Airfix released their new 1:48 kit, the Javelin had seen scant
attention from the modelling world with only a handful of kits in 1:72 from Frog, Hawk and Heller and in 1:48 from Dynavector and Airwaves (both vac-forms) to whet the appetite. It is therefore a delight to be able to assess a new kit of this famous aircraft and one that is most likely to be the final word on this subject in miniature – the brand-new Airfix kit in 1:48. Let’s take a look, shall we?
A LITTLE HISTORY
The Javelin was the RAF's first purpose-built interceptor aircraft, major aerodynamic features of the type include its adoption of the then-new delta wing and a large tailplane. Both the aircraft's fuel and guns were housed in the delta wing, while the engines and crew were contained within the fuselage, two of each being deemed necessary for this new aircraft’s proposed
role. The delta wing and tailplane combination were incorporated by Gloster as a means of ensuring effective manoeuvrability at high speed and for the aircraft to maintain controllability at low landing speeds. In one instance during testing, when both elevators had been torn off by elevator flutter, the Javelin remained controllable in part due to the aerodynamic qualities of the large tailplane used.
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The crew access ladder is included in the kit box, as are the engine intake blanking-plates
Changes from the prototypes included alterations to the rear fuselage and lengthened engine jet exhausts to eliminate buffeting of the rudder by the jet efflux and increased sweepback of the wing's leading edge to improve high speed handling. The Javelin was reportedly an easy aircraft to fly, flying without apparent hindrance in the event of a single engine failure. The flight controls were fully power-assisted,
production aircraft adopting a hydraulic 'feel' system for the pilot. The Javelin featured an infinitely variable airbrake that proved to be extremely responsive and effective, allowing pilots to conduct rapid descents and heavy braking manoeuvres, enabling equally-rapid landings to be performed. The turnaround time between sorties was significantly shorter than with the preceding Gloster Meteor due to improved
ground accessibility and engine ignition sequence. Also unlike the Meteor, the Javelin was fitted with ejector seats at the introduction to service of the type. The Javelin entered service with the RAF in 1956 with 46 Squadron based at RAF Odiham, England. The Javelins were immediately put to use in an intensive flying programme in order to build rapid familiarity with the type. The introduction of
the Javelin was eased by the establishment of a partial Operational Conversion Unit, a specialised team to assist the members of other squadrons in successfully converting to the type. During RAF trials, the type proved readily capable of intercepting jet bombers such as the English Electric Canberra and modern jet fighters over a hundred miles out to sea. A second squadron,
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FULL BUILD: MILITARY AVIATION AIRFIX 1:48 GLOSTER JAVELIN FAW.9/9R ● KIT NO.A12007 RAF aircraft of the fifties have black cockpits and that was reflected here in miniature by using dark grey shades detailed with brighter colours, to bring out the myriad details.
The cockpit is modular in design, the components combining to create a monocoque shell that fits between the two nose halves.
The completed cockpit sub-assembly looks very much like the nose of a Panavia Tornado, don’t you think? A Berna clamp helps hold everything together whilst the glue sets.
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with the Javelin in 1957, replacing the squadron's de Havilland Venom aircraft. The introduction of the Javelin allowed the RAF to expand its night fighter activity considerably, taking over night stand-by duty from American forces. By the end of July 1959, all remaining Meteor squadrons had been converted, many having been assigned to operate various models of the Javelin, including the newest FAW.7 variant. The closest that the RAF's Javelins came to combat was during the Malaysian Confrontation with Indonesia from September 1963 until August 1966. Javelins of 60 Squadron, later joined by 64 Squadron operated out of RAF Tengah, Singapore flying combat patrols over the jungles of Malaysia. In 1964, an Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed while trying to evade interception by a Javelin FAW.9 of
With the nose assembled, the intakes can be attached. Note how they are fixed to both the sides of the nose and that cleverly designed spar, making sure that everything is square and true before the glue sets.
60 Squadron. During June 1967, following the disbandment of 64 Squadron, 60 Squadron were deployed to RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong because of unrest in the colony during China's Cultural Revolution. Javelins were also deployed to Zambia during the early stages of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, to protect Zambia from any action by the Rhodesian Air Force. The last of the type was withdrawn from service in 1968 with the disbandment of 60 Squadron at RAF Tengah at the end of April 1968. One aircraft remained flying with the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down until 24 January 1975. (Via Wikipedia)
IN MINIATURE
Airfix have chosen to model the last of the breed, the FAW.9/9R for their kit, allowing a full set of de Havilland Firestreak
Happy that the nose and intakes are ready, they can be fixed to the lower fuselage, a Berna clamp helping to hold everything in place.
missiles to be included (the FAW.7 was the first mark to carry all four missiles) and that awful-looking in-flight refuelling probe – which accounts for the ‘R’ designation – as well as the chance to include a truly unique subject on the decal sheet: George Beaton’s 228 OCU aircraft from Leuchars & Binbrook. In choosing to produce a kit in 1:48, Airfix have undoubtedly offered a huge model to the enthusiast that will form the centrepiece of their collection. And when I say huge, I mean huge! This model, though modelled in 1:48 is almost the same size as the 1:32 Tamiya Corsair and so you know that when you tackle the construction and painting of this beast, you are going to have to clear your workbench in order to do so! From the off, it is apparent that this is a kit free from whistles and bells, only offering the modeller a set of highly detailed plastic parts from which to construct their
model. That said, Airfix have taken the opportunity to add a few neat features such as intake and jet-pipe blanking plates and a finely detailed set of crew steps to hang off the port intake. The first thing that strikes you is the sheer size of the parts, the horizontally split fuselage halves and upper and lower wing sections being very impressive. Size of course has a downside and that’s that the resulting model can be rather flexible without additional bracing and so it’s also pleasing to see that the designers have incorporated a series of internal spars that both hold the intake tunnels and jet pipes within the fuselage, and then the wings once assembled. This works like treat, the resulting airframe being extremely solid and resistant to twisting or deformation during handling. Detail on the whole is very good, but there are inconsistencies; the panel lines, though finer than those
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seen in earlier post-Hornby releases, do vary across this kit with the wings and upper fuselage features being finer than those found on the sides of the nose and tail fin. Similarly, those that run around the intakes and the rear fuselage are rather vague and as we’ll see later, rather too easy to remove with overly exuberant sanding. Before moving on to the finer details, it may be worth talking about the plastic in which this kit is moulded. I appreciate that these things are rather subjective, but the plastic that Airfix kits are moulded in is in my opinion, rather too soft for comfort. This aircraft has all manner of rounded edges and so needs some careful filling and sanding in order to reflect that aspect of its appearance, simple in concept, difficult in practice. I found that no matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t remove evidence of some of the seams, especially around the intakes and rear fuselage. Despite repeated work with superglue, filler, files, sanding sticks and fine sanding pads, the joints are still visible. Though this would not really be apparent on the camouflaged subjects, it is on the natural metal aircraft that I chose to model. I really feel that Airfix need to tackle this ‘problem’ and have their kits moulded in harder styrene so that the joints can be dealt with in the same manner as is possible from Tamiya, Hasegawa, et al. The smaller details are those that can make or break a kit and in this case, they have certainly made this one, being comprehensive and beautifully rendered. We begin with the cockpit. This is essentially an enclosed tub that fits within the split nose halves. The instrument panels, consoles and interior walls are all neatly detailed with all manner of dials, switches and other features, all of which can be brought out with careful painting. There is room for improvement, but essentially the basics are all there to enjoy. Though multipart, the Martin Baker Type 3JS seats are quite basic as supplied and could certainly do with additional detail -
especially the straps, which are completely missing – in order to pep them up a little. A quick search of the Internet will certainly pay dividends and though I had no time for such luxuries here, I would recommend seeking out some photos of these seats in order to add some extra features. Failing that, you could wait a while for some resin replacements to arrive… Perhaps the real highlights of this model are the main undercarriage bays and their legs and wheels. These are wonderfully detailed, capturing the complex appearance of the originals to a tee. The front undercarriage is similarly well done, with a slight ‘flat’ being incorporated into the tyre – which is odd, because there are no such flats on the mainwheels! Construction here needs care, many of the parts that create the undercarriage being very delicate. Initially I was worried that this delicacy would impact on the strength of each leg - this is after all, a very heavy model - but with all of the parts locked into place and fixed with superglue, the undercarriage legs are certainly up to the task of carrying the weight above each one. It was mentioned earlier that the kits includes spars that stiffen up the fuselage and also fix the wings in place. They also serve another purpose and that’s to lock both the intake tunnels and the jet pipes in the correct position and angles relative to the intakes and the rear fuselage. This is done using a series of cut-outs, tabs and slots that all align to lock the parts down. In addition to this the two intakes fix – using large tabs – into slots incorporated into the sides of the nose. This is a good idea, despite needing a little fettling to ensure that the parts aligned accurately. Often, kits treat these areas as afterthoughts and so it is pleasing to see that these aspects of the kit’s design are accurate in length and shape and so if you do take the time to peer into each one, there is more than rudimentary features to admire. Of course, this is not necessary should you
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The main wheel bays are extremely well detailed. Note also the complexity of the kit’s panel line detail.
The tailplanes are fixed on using these rather fragile looking tabs. Ours were removed and replaced with a stronger length of brass tubing. The seam running the length of the centre section was smoothed out with filler and a fine sanding sponge.
As the model was going to be finished in natural metal, all of the joints were smoothed out with Mr Surfacer, filler (where needed), enamel paint and sanding sponges. A final spray with Tamiya Surface Primer was the final check that everything was good to go.
The airbrakes on the upper and lower wings were fixed in place, any gaps filled with Milliput smoothed over with water and then finally checked with enamel paint sanded smooth.
The model was primed and then any remedial work carried out until I was happy with the surface, repeated runs being necessary until I was satisfied with the finish.
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With the basecoats in place the surface was smoothed out with a very fine sanding sponge and then polished with a soft cotton cloth.
The basecoat for the metal finish comprised a layer of Fine Surface Primer followed by several thin layers of Tamiya Silver Leaf, decanted into a glass jar, thinned with Mr Color Thinner and then airbrushed on. The upper layers of colour came from the Alclad II range, all airbrushed on using my Iwata Neo airbrush.
Here is the result of applying multiple layers of colour to our model – a finally finished, natural metal aircraft!
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blanking plates in place – after you’ve spent a morning painting the interior of each tunnel and jet pipe, only to realise that it has all been a complete waste of time… With the airframe complete, the modeller is presented with a large number of options that will help them create something a little different. Options are as follows: •Slatted airbrakes, open or closed •Large refuelling probe, in
place or absent •Firestreak missiles or drop tanks, or a combination of both •Intake and exhaust blanking plates •Crew access steps •Optional position tailplane and all control surfaces •Undercarriage, lowered/ retracted •Canopies, open/closed •Flaps, lowered or retracted The instructions, though cluttered at first, are explicit in their directions
Individual panels were masked-off and sprayed with lighter of darker shades, Dark Aluminium, White Aluminium, Duralumin and polished Aluminium being used to great effect.
and leave you in no doubt as to what goes where. The only criticism I would level at them is that although they include comprehensive painting directions using Humbrol’s range of enamels, nowhere in the instructions is there a list of the colours and their names. It would be useful to have this so that those who don’t use this range can still follow the directions without recourse to either a Humbrol colour chart, or the Internet… With the model built, your
The tailplanes and ailerons were painted separately before being fixed in place on the model.
attention can turn to the painting and decalling of your chosen aircraft. Though the Javelin was hardly overwhelmed with different schemes, there are at least three cool choices in the kit, with others being offered by the likes of Xtradecal. The choices in this kit are as follows: •Gloster Javelin FAW.9R – No. 64 Squadron, Royal Air Force Tengah, Singapore, 1960s. Finished in Dark Sea Grey, Dark Grey/ Silver.
The instructions suggest painting the cockpit trim in dark green, but I decided after looking at period shots that black looked more likely and so that’s what I used. The trim was painted in gloss black, the radome in a weathered dark grey to create a realistic contrast.
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ed out with a cloth.
•Gloster Javelin FAW.9 – aircraft flown by Squadron Leader George H. Beaton, Commanding Officer, No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit, Royal Air Force Leuchars & Binbrook, 1966. This is the only Javelin ever to be seen in natural metal. •Gloster Javelin FAW.9/9R – No. 33 Squadron, Royal Air Force Middleton St George, County Durham, England, 1962. Finished in Dark Sea Grey, Dark Grey and Silver. This aircraft is no preserved at the Jet Age
Museum, Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton, UK. Though the plastic parts in recently released Airfix kits have drawn notable plaudits from the modelling world, it is perhaps the decals and the painting instructions that have shown the greatest improvement. Gone are the poorly printed, out of register decals of old, replaced instead with beautifully designed, beautifully printed, Cartograf sheets. Add to that the inclusion of full-colour
painting directions (a rarity in the kit world) and the whole experience of painting and decalling an Airfix kit, has been transformed from a chore to an absolute pleasure! The decals in this kit are truly superb exhibiting accurate designs and colours, all in perfect register. I was particularly impressed by the inclusion of cut-outs in the upper wing roundels that allow the vortex generators to pass through (the generators then being painted to match the
The undercarriage units are finely detailed, benefitting Underwing stores. The different colours and surface from careful painting to bring out the finer features. patinas seen on these items contrast well with the surrounding metal finish. Note the glazed missile heads and stencil data on the pylons.
surrounding decal), as was I the number and delicacy of the myriad stencils offered on the sheet. The only slight issue was the large red/ white/blue fin flash that was a little too large and needed to be trimmed along its lower edge to fit – or at least fit to match the drawings offered in the instructions. This is no big deal, a sharp scalpel being a tool of choice to remove around 2mm from its lower edges, left and right.
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Bright red steps and blanking plates add a splash of colour to the model.
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FULL BUILD: MILITARY AVIATION AIRFIX 1:48 GLOSTER JAVELIN FAW.9/9R ● KIT NO.A12007
V COCKPIT Work begins with the lower
wheels bay; assemble and then paint silver to match undersides. Fix to lower surface of cockpit tub and then attach rear wall, noting the angle of this part. The remaining details including the seats assemble easily and thanks to they overall black colouring, are easy to paint! The pilot’s instrument panel features a decal for the instruments (the kit panel was painted) all other details needing to be carefully picked out with paint, in this case Tamiya Flat Black oversprayed with German Grey, followed by Vallejo colours to pick out the details. Finally, check the alignment of the sidewalls, parts A1 & A2, as these needed some care to join neatly with the rest of the cockpit, clamps holding everything firmly in place whilst the glue set.
INTAKES AND JETPIPES
As mentioned earlier, these are all full length and held in place with two large spares that sit inside the fuselage. Each part is labelled left and right – P & S – leaving you with little chance of getting the parts mixed up. Why is this important? Because each sub-assembly is mounted inside the fuselage at a precise angle: mix them up and they simply will not fit. The interior of all of these pieces is aluminium, the outer faces of the jet pipes being dark steel, jet exhaust, or a combination of both.
To finish these parts of the model, each was primed with Tamiya Fine Surface Primer and then finished with Alclad II Aluminium, White Aluminum, Steel and Jet Exhaust. In order to fit the ventral tanks, 1mm holes need to be drilled through the lower fuselage, a larger hole needing to be reamed out, should you decide to use the separately available Airfix stand. The tanks fit very well indeed, only a swipe with the glue brush being needed to fix them in place.
FUSELAGE AND WINGS
This is all fairly painless, the parts fitting well together. Take care when aligning the completed nose with the rear fuselage halves in order to keep any subsequent filling to a minimum. Do so and the joints will fall on natural panel lines. The wings offer the first choices, individual inserts allowing the airbrakes to be posed open or closed; given that I could find precious little evidence that they were seen open when the aircraft was at rest, I used the closed option, a little Milliput helping to blend the parts in to the surrounding wing panels. The kit’s instructions direct you to trap the ailerons between the wing halves so that they can move. Being no fan of such nonsensical gimmicks, I removed the mounting bars from each aileron and painted then
separately and then fixed them in place during final construction with a touch of superglue.
COMPLETING THE AIRFRAME Slot the wings into place and you are almost there. Though the fit here was good, a little Mr Surfacer was needed along the joint to help blend it in with the fillet moulded onto the upper and lower fuselage halves. Some attention with a soft sanding sponge helped smooth everything out. The tail fin and those moving tailplanes are a major feature of this aircraft and are well handled in the kit. I deviated from the suggested sequence by snipping off
the pins that mount the tailplanes in place, drilling a hole where they’d been removed and then using a length of brass tubing slid through the upper section of the fin, mounted each one. Not only did this allow each piece to be painted separately, it created a far stronger, far neater joint. The fin could then be fixed in place and any small gaps around its base filled with a smear of Milliput smoothed in with a cotton bud dampened with water.
UNDERCARRIAGE
Though complex, the undercarriage is sensibly broken down and straightforward to build. As you
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can see in the pictures, larger sub-assemblies were constructed to cut down on the amount of pieces that needed to be painted individually. Detail here is wonderful and certainly benefits from careful assembly, painting and weathering. The wheels are moulded in two halves and as such, benefit from sanding their mating edges so that gaps are kept to a minimum. Bays were painted aluminium, as were the legs - again using Alclad II - the tyres being finished in Vallejo Dark Rubber oversprayed with Tamiya’s new Tyre Black.
AIRFRAME COMPLETION
The smaller details such as the flaps, the open airbrakes, aerials and small intakes that festoon the fuselage can be added now. Though not done on the review model, the intakes benefit from being opened up with small drills and
files. Alternatively, you can simply paint the openings black and move on!
UNDERWING STORES
The kit includes four Firestreak missiles and four underwing tanks. Each of these items is well moulded and neatly detailed. Take care when assembling these parts to ensure that the delicate fins are not damaged and that any clean-up of the seams results in perfectly round surfaces. We used a Flex-I-File to carry out this work, Tamiya’s Surface Primer being used to check the results before painting the missiles in Humbrol Gloss White and the tanks in Tamiya Silver Leaf aerosol lacquer undersides and Gunze Sangyo Dark Sea Grey uppers. The pylons were sprayed in gloss white and then attached to the weapons/tanks – stencils, applied to all of these items, adding the finishing touch.
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FINISHING OFF
The remaining details include the aforementioned steps, blanking plates and the canopies. The glazing in this kit is really impressive, being thin and perfectly clear. The fit is also really tight, no glue at all being used to fix the centre-section in place and only Johnsons Klear being used for the windscreen and sliding panels. The model is finished off by addition of the smaller aerials and those two large pitot tubes that fix to the ends of each wing. These two parts are the most delicate aspects on this kit, needing extreme care to remove from the sprues and then clean-up prior to use. Fix them in place, and this very impressive model is done!
CONCLUSION
This new kit from Airfix continues their renaissance and sets even higher standards for modellers to
enjoy. The choice of subject is of course one to savour and that, in combination with the excellence of the detail, levels of accuracy and simple pleasure that one gains from assembly and painting, place this kit in a ‘must have’ category. Very highly recommended. ●
MODELSPEC AIRFIX 1:48 GLOSTER JAVELIN FAW.9/9R KIT NO.A12007
Materials;
Injection moulded grey and clear polystyrene, waterslide decals
Paints used;
Tamiya Fine Surface Primer, XF-1 Flat Black, XF-63 German Grey, XF-85 Rubber Black, Silver Leaf TS0-30 Gunze Sangyo Dark Sea Grey Humbrol Gloss White Alclad II Aluminium, White Aluminum, Steel, Jet Exhaust.
The ‘Arm Crawler’ is a new addition to Tamiya’s fun and ‘Educational Construction Series’. This unique kit is fitted with four rotating tracks; one on each side of its body, plus one on each of its two arms, allowing it to negotiate climbs and drops of up to 45mm. The kit includes everything needed for easy snap-fit/screw-together assembly, plus flexible tracks. Requires one R6/AA/UM3 battery.
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MODEL REFERENCES: MILITARY AVIATION
GLOSTER JAVELIN FAW.5, FAW.1
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odellers in the UK are fortunate enough to be able to see a number of preserved Javelins, different marks, colour schemes and states of repair, being on show. Close to where I live in the Midlands we have two aircraft, an FAW.5 at the Midland Air Museum (XA699) and an
FAW.1 at the RAF Museum Cosford (XA564). Here, you will find images of those two aircraft, the former in detail showing off some of the type’s small features – and frankly shocking level of decay! – and the second hanging from the ceiling of Cosford’s stunning Cold War Hall. ●
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FULL BUILD EDUARD 1:48 SPITFIRE MK.IXC LATE VERSION PROFIPACK ● KIT NO.8281
ON CLOUD NINE Jean-Luc Formery adds a host of photo-etched and resin parts to take Eduard's sublime Spitfire Mk.IXc even further...
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n 1941, with the development version of the Spitfire Mk.VIII taking too long, it was decided to equip the Mk.V with a more powerful Merlin 61 engine to create – within a reasonable time – an aircraft capable of competing with the new Luftwaffe fighter, the Focke Wulf Fw190. This would result in the Mk.IX, the most widely produced variant of the famous Supermarine fighter and one which would remain in service on all fronts until the end of the conflict. Eduard's kit was released in April 2013 as a 'ProfiPACK' version including some photo-etched parts and the Czech manufacturer has subsequently launched several extra detail sets (cockpit, flaps, wheels, etc.) for more ambitious modellers. Having already built one Eduard Spitfire 'out of the box', I decided this time to include the additional detail sets (and even a little more as you will see) with the idea to represent a Spitfire in a maintenance scene.
CZECH RESIN EXTRAS
Wanting to show the 'guts' of the machine, I used three sets by CMK/MPM to represent the exposed engine, the weapons bays for the 20mm guns and the radio compartment. These sets were originally designed for the Hasegawa model but with a little adaptation they can also be used on the Eduard kit. Since I built this model however, a dedicated Merlin engine and armament bays have become available in Eduard's own 'Brassin' range and these elements will be much easier to use with the kit. The use of resin parts requires a lot of preparation. The first step is to remove the casting plugs, being careful not to damage the fragile detail. A fine-toothed saw is essential, as are various grades of sandpaper and a good dose of patience. One should also be sure to wear a mask and ventilate well as the resin dust is potentially hazardous to health. Of course, it is
also necessary to prepare the plastic parts of the kit and some will simply be eliminated in favour of their counterparts in resin (especially so in the case of the cockpit). In other areas, some fettling work is to be expected, especially when it comes to 'extracting' the various covers and access hatches. This is the case for the wing gun-bays, engine cowling side-panels and access hatch covers of the fuselage. Fortunately, in the CMK sets, these items are included in either resin or photo-etched metal and Eduard even offers all the small inspection hatches of the aircraft in its set No.48766 (Spitfire Mk.IX panels).
MORE DETAIL - IS IT POSSIBLE?
If you build the kit using just the standard parts you will know that the result will be more that satisfactory. Yet by using the resin 'Brassin' cockpit, the Czech manufacturer adds another layer of complexity; the overall impression is that there is twice the amount of detail on the new parts. In the end, the choice is left to the modeller to 'settle' for what there is in the box or opt for a higher level of realism. Of course, both the final price of the model and its level of difficulty increase significantly. The assembly of the Brassin cockpit holds no nasty surprises and the resin parts simply replace the plastic mouldings. However, the modeller must refine part R8, removing the bulge on the lower surface as shown in the manual. Otherwise, your new cockpit will stubbornly refuse to take its place inside the fuselage. Also, be aware that some resin parts are very thin and therefore very fragile. We must therefore work gently and do not use excessive force when placing the cockpit in the fuselage to avoid damage. Painting the cockpit is straightforward; interior green everywhere, with controls and other items in aluminium and black here and there. The Bakelite seat is a dark red colour but the presence
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Many accessories were used to represent an aircraft undergoing maintenance. The Eduard sets were easy to fit but those by CMK were designed for the Hasegawa kit and required adaptation work. Before starting assembly, you must open up some access panels. Here, the openings for the weapons bays are prepared using a battery-powered drill by Tamiya which has a low rotation speed, ideal for drilling plastic.
With a new blade it is then possible to remove the bulk of the material...
...before finishing the job with a file and sandpaper.
It then remains just to fit the resin parts and paint in the appropriate colour, here interior green.
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FULL BUILD EDUARD 1:48 SPITFIRE MK.IXC LATE VERSION PROFIPACK ● KIT NO.8281
The instrument panel consists of several parts in pre-coloured photo-etched metal.
Comparison between the original part plastic kit (top) and replacement parts in resin. The difference is quite striking!
The original cockpit has been fully replaced by the Brassin set.
The harness passes through the armour plate and into the rear fuselage where the straps will be fixed. Note the seat in Bakelite with its typical reddish colour. The KCC radio compartment for the Hasegawa model fits perfectly in the Eduard fuselage. The structure remains visible through the access panel.
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rack on its front edge is questionable. To enhance the detail, a dark colour-wash was applied to the painted parts, which had previously been drybrushed. The final appearance was achieved by spraying a layer of matt varnish and applying a few highlights with a lightened version of the interior green colour. To reproduce the glass instruments, I simply inserted a piece of shiny tape between the pre-painted photo-etched parts provided by Eduard.
NEAR PERFECT FIT
The mating of the wings and fuselage is certainly the most crucial step in the assembly of a model aeroplane. It is at this moment that we can appreciate the general form of the subject and we can also evaluate the work that remains to be done. Regarding this kit, this pivotal step went smoothly and only a negligible quantity of filler was needed. Good fit is all the more important here because the manufacturer has made huge efforts to realistically
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render the surfaces of the aircraft with fine rivet lines and it would have been a shame to lose it all because of excessive sanding. We can therefore move quickly to the paint shop, but only after you have finished masking off all internal areas such as cockpit, engine, UC bays, weapons bays, radio compartment etc. To mask or not to mask? My choice of markings was for 'MJ586' the Spitfire of French national hero Pierre Clostermann. Before applying the three classic shades for a British fighter
of the time (Light Grey, Dark Sea Grey and Dark Green), a pre-shading in dark grey was first established over the airframe. The new shades released for Tamiya's 1:32 Spitfire were put to use on the Eduard model; XF-80 Sea Grey, XF-81 RAF Dark Green and XF-82 RAF Ocean Grey. To make life a little easier, I used Miracle Masks set for the Spitfire, which also allowed me to preserve the beautiful surface detail of the model and avoid the effects of overspray. On
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During WWII, the British Army needed to provide mobility for paratroopers who had been dropped behind enemy lines; their solution was the folding airborne bicycle, known as the ‘Parabike’. Tamiya’s new set includes two bicycle models, which can be assembled in folded or extended form, plus two figures, one in the process of getting on a bicycle, and the other pushing.
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The biggest piece of conversion work was fitting the CMK air filter. A good dose of two-part filler was necessary to obtain a smooth transition between the surfaces. The numerous openings in the model were carefully protected before painting operations, which started with pre-shading. Note that the front end has not yet received the engine; it will be installed at the very end of installation.
The author decided to use Miracle Masks.
In addition, if the masks are removed carefully, they are can be re-used several times and thus represent a good investment. The first shade applied was the XF-82 RAF Ocean Grey.
The masks are easy to apply and do not leave a residue on the paint.
The camouflage and markings were made exclusively with the stencil technique.
Cutting out the moving flap parts is not a cakewalk because of their complex shapes, but it is the price to pay to integrate the beautiful photo-etched parts by Eduard.
The various access panels are made up from separate elements in photo-etch metal.
An operational Spitfire would have been very dirty, especially on the lower surfaces. The weathering effects were created using Faber Castell pens applied directly to the matt surface of the model.
The frame around the engine is photo-etch; fine and realistic but difficult to fit and very fragile. Be careful when handling the model!
The CMK engine set is very comprehensive, though it lacks some pipes. These were made by the author using stretched sprue.
Flap-position indicators add a touch of realism to the model. They are part of the Eduard set No.48765.
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FULL BUILD EDUARD 1:48 SPITFIRE MK.IXC LATE VERSION PROFIPACK ● KIT NO.8281
The underside view shows the invasion stripes and overall weathering treatment.
The rescue bar in the access door is often painted in red on Spitfire models. It’s okay on a post-war Spitfire but it should be left in interior green or aluminium for a WW2 machine.
At work here is a mechanic in a very uncomfortable position; but it’s realistic, as it was inspired by a vintage photograph.
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marks' and data stencils are decals, everything was painted using masks. This technique has advantages in realism but also some disadvantages, the main ones to increase the use of the airbrush and increase colour changes. In short, this is a fairly time-consuming technique and requires an understanding of the different steps of masking but the effort is worth it given the final appearance. For the weathering of this operational aircraft, standard techniques were used. The model was first covered with a layer of clear varnish in preparation for the application of Tamiya's Panel Accent Colors (Dark
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Brown and Black). Following this, a layer of matt varnish (Gunze H20) was sprayed to protect everything and give a better 'grip' for the micro-painting, done with a fine brush using acrylic paints. The final touch was to create the most worn areas of the aircraft with aluminium chips using paint Revell Aqua Color paint.
located on the rear fuselage! Having no equivalent figure in my stash, I chose to create one using parts from my spares box. The modification work was not very difficult because the upper body is not needed. The changes in shape of the legs and waist were made with Tamiya putty.
MECHANICAL CONTORTIONIST
After several more or less successful attempts by other manufacturers, Eduard finally offers the modelling world a Spitfire Mk.IX worthy of the name. With a correct profile and extremely fine detail, the model can be assembled without worrying about making any notable modifications! ●
The idea of representing the Spitfire in a maintenance scene came to me – as so often – in a photo found by chance on the internet showing a mechanic in a very awkward position; only his legs protrude through the battery access panel
SUCCESS!
Eduard 1:48 Spitfire Mk.IXc Late ProfiPACK Kit No.8281
Materials;
Grey and transparent injection-moulded polystyrene, photo-etched metal, masks, waterslide decals.
Paints used;
Tamiya Acrylics; XF-1 Flat Black, XF-2 Flat White, XF-71 Cockpit Green (IJN), XF-80 Sea Grey, XF-81 RAF Dark Green, XF-82 RAF Ocean Grey. Prince August acrylics; 815 Chair Base, 908 Carmine Red, Green Ochre 914, 950 Black, 951 White, 952 and 963 Lemon Yellow Medium Blue. Gunze H20 Matt Varnish. Revell Aqua Color 90 Silver.
Accessories used;
Eduard photo-etch: Spitfire Mk.IX Flaps (48765), Spitfire Mk.IX Surface Panels (48766). Eduard Brassin resin: Spitfire Cockpit Mk.IX (648100), Spitfire Wheels (648098). CMK resin: Spitfire Mk.IX Engine Set (4102), Spitfire Mk.IX C/E Armament Set (4105) and Spitfire Mk.V/IX Radio Set (48152). Miracle Masks Masks: Spitfire Mk.IX LO-D Spitfire/Seafire Camouflage and D-Day stripes.
Materials used;
The finished model with its engine and access panels opened up looks spectacular!
Cyanoacrylate glue, Tamiya masking tape, Tamiya Putty (Basic Type), Tamiya Epoxy Putty, Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color, Faber-Castell Pens, white glue, Tamiya photo-etched mini-saws, Tamiya Drill.
References;
Spitfire in Action, Squadron Signal Publications.
Availability;
Eduard kits are available from Creative Models, LSA Models, Hannants. www.eduard.com www.creativemodels.co.uk www.hannants.co.uk www.lsamodels.co.uk
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KIT PREVIEW TAMIYA 1:24 LAFERRARI â—? KIT NO.24333
Tamiya's newest 1:24 Ferrari kit is out and it's another spectacular combination of fine detail and extreme moulding precision
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aFerrari is the latest creation from the world famous brand and this time, it's a hi-tech tour de force. It was unveiled in March 2013 and features active aerodynamics whereby spoilers and other parts automatically adjust to provide optimal downforce, based on performance data collated internally by the car. The 'HY-KERS' hybrid system makes use of formula
one technology and its V12 engine plus an electric motor combine to create an overall 963hp. Only 499 examples of the limited edition car will be produced and all of those were almost certainly sold before it even went into production.
OPTIONAL PARTS
Tamiya's new 1:24 LaFerrari kit has arrived at TMMI and you'll be pleased to know
it's one of Tamiya's 'fully detailed-inside-and-out' kits. An efficient 1:24 replica of the 6.262cc engine is included of course, complete with exhaust system and intake trunking which does rather hide the engine detail once fitted. The chassis builds up from various subframes, struts and panels that follow the design of the real car's composite structure; Tamiya are soon
The V12 engine’s main structures are fully replicated and will come to life with imaginative paint and light colour-washes to enhance the fantastic detail.
Undertray is almost totally flat; the doors are openable.
to issue a decal sheet of carbon-fibre effect panels for the underbody and cabin areas and this will really bring the black structural parts of the model alive. Also newly issued for the LaFerrari is a sheet of photo-etched nickel steel that provides pre-shaped grilles for all the front and rear body apertures, replacing the nylon mesh and decal/clear parts
Huge disc brakes and super-skinny seats are accurately replicated.
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The wheels come with an excellent satin chrome finish. The glazings are crystal clear.
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included with the kit. A number plate and a very neat display plate with the 'LaFerrari' name will also be found on the sheet of metal. These parts just need to be painted matt black and very careful super-glued in place, or perhaps fitted with PVA glue. The gull-wing doors can be open/closed (gently) and the front/rear body covers can be lifted off to display the engine and
Rear lights are moulded in clear red.
front steering/radiator etc. Naturally, the front wheels steer and the wheels can rotate on polycap bearings. The body's undersurface features clear parts allowing one to view the two batteries stored under the seats which are used to power the hybrid motor on the real thing and self-adhesive, photo-etched metal transfers are included to depict the side and rear-view mirrors, as well as
Ferrari logos of course. Surface detail across the whole model is impeccable with some lovely touches on the steering wheel and seats. It's one of those kits where almost every part will need painting individually before being assembled for the neatest possible result, but with patience and methodical approach to assembly, the result will be spectacular and very eye-catching. ● MN
MODEL SPEC SCALE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:24 MATERIALS: . . IM, SVT, PE, PCM, PC, WS AVAILABILITY: Good model shops, hobbyco.net TMMI’S OPINION? The amazing new hybrid Ferrari works well in 1:24 and Tamiya’s kit captures all the detail and striking body shape to perfection. Add the optional photo-etch parts and carbon-fibre effect decals, it will look absolutely stunning.
Red body panels are beautifully moulded but pale grey polystyrene would be easier to work with.
Interior is fully detailed and unique monocoque elements are included. Engine intake is a one piece moulding; steering wheel looks high-tech. In the box you’ll find squares of mesh for the bodywork grilles, pre-cut windscreen masks, waterslide decals and photo-etched, self-adhesive mirror faces and badges.
Tyres are perfect replicas of the Bridgestone Potenza rubber of the real car; tyre logos are included this time.
Tamiya offer a photo-etched set to more realistically represent the grilles; the package has a Ferrari hologram to guarantee authenticity.
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FULL BUILD
SEVERAL CAREFUL OWNERS TAMIYA 1:35 ISRAELI TANK TIRAN 5 ● KIT NO.35328
Andy Taylor just couldn't stop himself from making some structural alterations and enhancements to Tamiya's recently released Israeli Tiran 5 MBT and he applies his trademark heavy weathering finish too
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he Israeli Defence Force is very adept at achieving longevity from the various military vehicles acquired through lease-deals or the many captured ones such as the T-54/55. These were pressed into service after being seized from Arab forces during the '60s and '70s. During the time of use, the tanks were upgraded with a different main gun,
a variety of stowage boxes, turret basket, rear hammock on hull, spare track shoe brackets, .50cal MG mount on mantlet, altered front fenders plus many other detail differences.
MAKING MODIFICATIONS
I was quite excited when Tamiya released the Tiran 5, thinking I could just follow the instructions and – apart from a set of tracks and
fuel lines – build it nearly out-of-the-box. However, after seeing some images posted by Michael Mass on the IDF Modelling website I had a clear idea of how I wanted the model to look. The kit does give you a good representation of a Tiran but as with most scale models, there is always room for improvement. Tamiya have correctly depicted the grooves in the front
part of the fender, behind of the front mudguards and the rear mudguards unlike the incorrect parts on the original T-55 kit. This saved some time in fabrication, so I could move onto the fittings along the fenders. I had some bits and pieces from the Blast Models Tiran conversion set left over from a previous build which supplied the Centurion-style stowage box.
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The forward fuel cell is a reworked Tamiya item I had modified to the later type. The rearmost fuel tank was a resin copy from a master I made that has the fuel stubs etc., moulded on. These just required the addition of hold-down brackets and some fuel pipe. The fender brackets for the rear mudguards were ones I had already prepared, (I tend to refine and modify
parts for future builds in between projects), along with the engine deck with a cut-out for the fuel vent and front zip box with added hold-down brackets. The gun cleaning-rod box and fuel transfer box (the small one behind the front fuel cell) are again resin replacements from masters I made myself. They simply glue in place needing very little clean up, and have the advantage of
hold-down brackets already moulded on. The spare track shoe needed some extra detailing, so I replaced the kit part with a Model Kasten item. First, the track connecting pin holes were drilled out, achieved with a 0.5mm drill bit in a pin vice. My trick here was to leave enough of the drill bit extending from the pin vice to reach through the link while drilling
from one side. It was just a matter of making the small hold-down bracket from strip and rod. The water-can holders are poorly designed, (three on the turret and one on the front fender), not offering the opportunity to allow the cages to be modelled empty. They did not fit with the abandoned look anyhow, so new parts were manufactured from a mixture of scrap
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FULL BUILD TAMIYA 1:35 ISRAELI TANK TIRAN 5 â—? KIT NO.35328
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sheet and bolt-heads using the kit parts as a template. The mass of tiny footman-loops that are welded to various points around the model were re-worked from thin copper wire, bending the correct shape around the end of the tweezers; a total of around thirty replacements were made! The IDF pattern oil storage box that sits on the fender to the rear of the exhaust outlet just required the addition of a spacer tube to the underside of the bolt down brackets, allowing the box to sit at the correct height enabling the door to open, clearing the lip on the edge of the fender. Moving onto the rear plate and Tamiya did a good job of the 'hammock', although due to the limitations of injection moulding, the thickness was an issue. I felt it best to use the Tamiya part as a pattern and construct my own from 0.25mm plastic sheet. A couple of large brackets, bolt-heads and weld seams made from Milliput completed this structure. Tamiya omitted the pair of large brackets on the rear engine plate that house the gun cleaning rods for the 105mm main gun. These were fabricated from brass sheet and were quite tricky to get right, but after a couple of attempts I managed to obtain two the same size. Brackets for them were made from plastic strip and rod. The engine deck is a contentious issue with Tamiya's T-55 kit, requiring some extra work to portray the corrections needed if you're building a Soviet, Polish or Czech-built example. With this model I chose a Czech built type, because Syria had lots of these in their inventory. I did have various conversion parts from resin companies but most of them were too badly warped or inaccurate, so most of this area was scratchbuilt, the only photo-etched part used being the grille for the oil cooler. The radiator cover was from DC Models and is long out of production and the larger of the hinged wading covers is from Blast models. The smaller ones
This view shows the RB Models aluminium and brass barrel, plus the re-built track guards in white plastic card.
Here we can see the extensive modifications made to the engine deck by the author, described fully in the main text.
Model Kasten tracks were chosen for their fine detail.
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Tamiya Fine Surface Primer was applied over the whole model, tracks included.
The faded green that would be visible in patches on the finished model was the first colour to be applied.
were simple to construct using plastic sheet. The hinged cover with the angled section had to be made from scratch as all the resin ones available are incorrect in their dimensions. The final job was to add some detail to the infantry communications box that sits on a bracket at the right/rear of the fender, above the mudguard. This can be seen in images, along with the armoured cover for the conduit to the comms box which was made from brass sheet as the Tamiya kit part is a little too thick. Progressing to the front of the hull and here we have another omission, the stretcher brackets and the stretcher itself which should be mounted to the glacis above the wading board. These were simple to construct from scrap brass sheet along with few bolt-heads and tie-down loops, plus a strap from lead foil. The light unit was re-made using brass
sheet, using the kit part as a template. The pair of headlights were the wrong type in the kit, so a couple I had left over from the old Trakz Tiran conversion were used instead ad I built the mounts for these from brass sheet. A clear lens was fitted into one of the lights after removing some material from the resin casting. It was quite fiddly to get everything lined up and attached with CA glue but the results are worth it I think. The front fenders – including the rubber parts – are pretty good as standard, just requiring a little thinning down from behind. Front tow hooks are resin ones, cast from another master I made, as the kit-supplied ones are too shallow. After a little reworking of the weld bead with Mr Surfacer, the fender support bars and associated brackets were made from Evergreen plastic strip and rod.
RUNNING GEAR
Over a layer of hairspray, rust tones were then airbrushed on, using acrylic paints.
The tracks on this model are the excellent articulated set from Model Kasten, replacing the kit-supplied rubber band type. Although tedious to construct and problematic to paint and weather, the results speak for themselves. The wheels were updated to the IDF type by the addition of a grease nipple to the cap centres, easy to do by drilling a 0.3mm hole.
TURRET
The most difficult part of the project was the reworking of the rear basket, thinning it out on both sides and adding 0.5mm plastic rod for the support tubes. I also rebuilt the commander's spare equipment box, making the brackets from plastic strip. I wanted to depict the storage box with a missing lid, as the kit part was very thick. Was it Shep Paine who
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The turret is pictured here during its weathering stages. More is to come!
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Close-up views of the finished model show the multi-layered weathering effects created using the hairspray technique and ‘micro-painting’, or the use of very fine paint brushes to apply tiny spots and streaks - a time-consuming process.
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square from plastic sheet then anything is possible?” The various antennae brackets on the turret roof were fabricated from brass sheet. The .50cal MG mount on the mantlet was also replaced to show a missing weapon. Unfortunately the kit part has some of the cradle moulded onto the gun, so it's easier to construct this from scratch rather than reworking the kit part. The aluminium barrel from RB Models used on this model is not actually meant for the Tamiya kit, but with a little work to the mantlet it is the only other option, if you don't fancy cleaning up
the cement seams on the kit parts. A welcome addition in the kit is the extra mantlet without a canvas cover as used on this model, although an in-service Tiran would most definitely have the covered type fitted.
PAINTING AND WEATHERING
As with all my models, a fair amount of dust and residue tends to build up from the various stages of the building process, so the parts were all cleaned in warm, soapy water and left to dry overnight. A good primer is essential to the finish and Tamiya Superfine was my choice here. This material dries very quickly,
but I chose to leave it for at least twenty-four hours, before applying any colour. I to use a light green colour to represent the original Syrian or Czech green grinning through in places after the 'hairspray technique'. At this point, brown, rust-coloured base colours were applied to any parts fitted by the IDF. The sand colour used is actually Dunkelgelb from the AK range! After the initial chips were complete I opted to show the darker Israeli Sand Grey heavily worn-through too. Again another round of hairspray was applied (via the airbrush) and a very thin coat of Modern German
Gray-Brown from the AK range was used, which I found to be a perfect shade for faded Israeli Sand Grey. I actually removed most of this colour just leaving it in areas subject to less abrasion. The next stage was to add some rust to the edges of boxes and any other parts liable to have rusting corners. This was done using a small piece of make up sponge dipped in Tamiya Linoleum Brown, the excess being removed on a kitchen towel. The sponge was held in a pair of tweezers for more precision and I slowly and methodically worked my way around the model. This step took a couple
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of modelling sessions to complete and I found myself going back and re-applying this stage throughout the weathering stages.
TRACKS AND WHEEL PAINTING
Tamiya’s Tiran-5 is a great kit with lots of superdetailing and weathering potential, as witnessed here.
The tracks were painted off the model which makes the job far easier. First of all, they were given an airbrushed coat of my own track mix which is various browns and black from Tamiya, all mixed together. Once dry, a coat of AK interactive Track Wash was applied to both faces and set aside to dry. This can be speeded up with the aid of an old hairdryer which was used throughout the weathering stages. After some earth and rust tones had been sponged on to the guide horns and track high points, the next step was the application of the Mig productions Light Dust and European Earth pigments, paying particular attention to the recessed detail. Pigment fixer (heavily thinned matt varnish) was applied via airbrush at low air pressure as not to disturb the pigments too much.
MODELSPEC Tamiya 1:35 Israeli Tank Tiran 5 Kit No.35328
Materials;
Injection-moulded polystyrene, polycaps, waterslide decals Paints and materials used; Plastic card, Evergreen styrene rod,brass sheet, AK Interactive Dunkelgelb, various Tamiya Acrylics
The last step was to gently drybrush Humbrol 62 Leather onto the track faces and guide horns where the wheel rims would have rubbed.
STOWAGE
To add a little extra visual appeal to the model I felt something was needed to fill the rear hammock, so I added a blue tarpaulin of the modern, nylon type. It was made from white Milliput, rolled out almost paper thin. Gentle persuasion with a couple of brushes dampened with water was used to create the folds and creases. It was painted Prussian Blue from the Vallejo Model Color range and some dust was applied to the creases to suggest the sheet had been there for a time. The US style fuel can is from Tasca, and was painted and weathered in much the same way as the rest of the model. ●
The blue tarpaulin in the rear ‘hammock’ adds a contrasting splash of colour to this weather-beaten tank.
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KIT PREVIEW HOBBYBOSS 1:48 YF-23 BLACK WIDOW ● KIT NO.81722
The kit supplies a full colour sheet to help you paint your model.
Spencer Pollard takes a look at Hobbyboss's new kit of the iconic YF-23 fighter in 1:48
BLACK WIDOW, OR GRAY GHOST?
T
he Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 was a prototype fighter aircraft designed for the United States Air Force. The YF-23 was a finalist in the US Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition, losing out to the Lockheed YF-22 – much to the surprise of the aviation world – which entered production as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The YF-23 was designed to meet USAF requirements for survivability, supersonic cruise (supercruise), stealth, and ease of maintenance. Designed with all-aspect stealth as a high priority, the YF-23 was an unconventional-looking aircraft with trapezoidal wings, substantial area-ruling and a V-tail. Similar to the B-2, the exhaust from the YF-23's engines flows through troughs lined with heat ablating tiles, which shields the exhaust from infrared (IR) missile detection from below. The wing flaps and ailerons deflect inversely on either side to provide roll. Pitch was provided by movement of both V-tails,
and yaw was supplied to their quarter-inch scale by opposite movement. collections. Thanks must go Deflecting the wing flaps out to Hobbyboss for filling down and ailerons up on that gap – but was it worth both sides simultaneously the wait? provided for aerodynamic This is a typical braking. Even today, much Hobbyboss kit: well of the data associated with packaged, nicely moulded the YF-23’s two prototype with finely rendered details. aircraft – PAV-1 and The instructions and decals PAV-2 – remains classified, are also well produced and especially performance data. though as we’ll see later, the The Lockheed team quoted that the PAV-2 aircraft had flown well in excess of mach 1 under dry thrust, i.e. without afterburner, later quoting that in actual fact, the aircraft had flown considerably faster than that, but when pushed, declined to reveal just how much faster… Fans of this aircraft, myself included, have wanted a 1:48 kit of this aircraft for a long time and though available in resin, the inherent construction problems associated with that medium along with the cost, has precluded many from adding this aircraft The fuselage halves are huge!
decals are pure fiction, at least allow the enthusiast to build what may have been a representative aircraft. The first thing that draws your attention are the two huge fuselage halves. This is one enormous aircraft and that’s reflected in the size of those pieces, dwarfing even the equally impressive Raptor in this scale. The detail on these parts is finely engraved and though far from comprehensive – being only delicately engraved lines with no other features in evidence – should look perfectly acceptable under paint. Shape-wise, there are problems. The YF-23 was an extraordinarily subtle shape that flowed like water, with very little evidence of sharp edges. In this kit, though that’s apparent to a degree, the fuselage looks a little heavy, the rear of the nose where it blends in with the rear fuselage and those humped engine
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nacelles, looking too large and not curved enough in both profile and plan view. Also, the front edge of the nacelles have two odd depressions that look almost like thumb-prints. These are not on the aircraft at all, the nacelles blending seamlessly with the upper fuselage and nose and so will need to be filled and sanded smooth if the appearance of the real aircraft is to be realised. Shape problems aside, the overall impression is still very much that we have a 1:48 YF-23 and so I’m still happy to look at the smaller details. These are well moulded and finely detailed. The cockpit features complete instrument panel and side console details and a well-moulded ACES II seat. The undercarriage – based on those used on the F-18 Hornet – look very impressive and sturdy enough to hold the weight of this large aircraft model. The gear bays are perhaps the highlight of the kit with a whole host of fine details and features to enjoy. Other than that, this is a pretty basic model, containing no separate control surfaces or weapons bays, just the basic airframe, cockpit and undercarriage being supplied.
Full-size reference photos, USAF via Wikipedia
The instructions are well-drawn and easy to follow. That said directing the modeller to fix the wings and tail fins in place after everything else has been completed is borderline absurd, but I guess that most modellers that fork out £30 for this kit, will have a plan of action in mind before they start! Finally, we come to the decals. These supply only one aircraft, a generic Langley-based F-23,
Cockpit tub detail is nicely rendered and should look good under paint.
The undercarriage bays are a real highlight of the kit.
completely ignoring the fact that the production aircraft would most likely have been different to the prototypes and that two perfectly acceptable schemes for PAV-1 and PAV-2 would have made better choices! I am sure that decals will appear for the two prototypes in their Ghost Gray and Gunship Gray camouflage schemes. That said, we may have some fun with this one and build an ‘in-service’ F-23 Black Widow – the unofficial
name given to the aircraft by Lockheed – so maybe not all is lost! l MODEL SPEC SCALE:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:48 MATERIALS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IM, WS AVAILABILITY: www.creativemodels.co.uk TMMI’S OPINION? This is a flawed kit from HB, but it is the only game in town and given the size of the model, the quality of the detail and the ease of assembly, should be a very pleasing, fun project to enjoy. I for one am pleased to see it appear and look forward to seeing what I can do with it…
Instrument panel detail. Careful painting will bring out the best in this part.
The ACES II seat is neatly done.
The inclusion inside the wheels bays of wiring looms in welcome.
Undercarriage leg detail – courtesy of the F/A-18!
The canopies are large, well-moulded and perfectly clear.
More fine detail in evidence.
The wheels feature delicate hub and brake details.
The instructions, decals and painting guide; pity the prototypes are not included!
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FULL BUILD TAMIYA 1:24 HONDA S800 RACING ● KIT NO.24177
Maciej Galecki builds a classic Tamiya car kit from the 1990s, the 1966 Honda S800 Racing
HONDA'S SUPER COUPÉ
Photo; Honda Museum via Wikimedia Commons.
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n the early 1960’s, Honda decided to use their knowledge and manufacturing capabilities to move into the car business. They started with the S360 and S500 their first cars presented to the market in 1962. The sport version, the S800, appeared in 1966 and as you might imagine, it became successful in motorsport events. One of the most successful versions was tuned by the RSC (Racing Service Club) which combined lightweight construction (aluminium bonnet and boot lids), plus a tuned engine with a racing type carburettor to gain more power. The car proved its capabilities in the 1000km Suzuka race, scoring a respectable fourth place against bigger and more powerful contenders. I am a big Honda fan, so I had to have this model on the shelf!
THE KIT
Tamiya produced two kits of the S800; the road version and RSC tune-up. The S800 RSC differs in some areas – it has additional engine and chassis parts. The body is exactly the same in both cars but you have to remember to modify at least one detail for the racing version which I'll describe later. When opened the box I had mixed feelings. Why? First of all I was happy that Tamiya provided model with all of those details (engine, gearbox, chassis parts) making almost every modeller happy. On the other hand the mould quality had a few inconsistencies. Some parts like the body are very well captured and flawlessly moulded but others (dashboard, front suspension) were not that crisp. Plus those lovely ejector pin marks, moulded in hard to reach places. But then again, after having opened up Fujimi's S600 kit, I immediately stopped moaning about Tamiya quality.
PLANNING AND PREPARATION
The plan was to detail the S800 to reasonable degree and finish it in less than three months. The major problem with racing cars is lack of good documentation, especially when teams
The exhausts were given realistic hollow tips, made from thin-walled metal tubing.
Detail view of the rear suspension showing old-school drum brakes.
The interior ‘tub’ with single driver’s seat and racing harness. Note the twin roll-over hoops.
The diminutive size of the Honda’s chassis is clear to see here, balanced on a jar of Tamiya X-8 Lemon Yellow.
Detail views of the engine, installed in the chassis. The red arrow shows the new radiator pipe with clamps (Top Studio), the blue arrow points to the valve train breather-pipe and the white arrow indicates the water pipe, all fabricated by the author. Note the 12v battery at the front/left of the engine bay.
often changed their car's specification between races. S800 is not an exception here and I spent lots of time looking for pictures of this particular car. Tamiya has done its homework pretty well but there is always room for the improvement. I started with the chassis, suspension details and differential housing. I prepared new main shaft using brass tube and recreated differential housing with styrene strips and putty. The exhaust tips needed modification as well. I found them differing from reference pictures and decided to change them. I cut off the old ones and
glued on new outlets made from thin-wall aluminium tube. I used Finisher’s putty to create the conical shape of the exhaust ends. The whole exhaust was painted using Gunze Burnt Iron (C61), oversprayed with Alclad II Jest Exhaust and Gunze Flat Clear (TopCoat). The chassis frame did not need any major corrections so it was cleaned up, primed and then painted with Tamiya X-18 Semi Gloss Black.I painted the wheels with Alclad II Duralumin and added air valves from A+Club and PE brake discs from the AcuStion set. Having the suspension and frame ready I moved to the
engine compartment. I was eager to add few bits and pieces as planned to present the model with bonnet open.
ENGINE
Despite Tamiya including a well detailed engine, I found some omissions such as lack of spark-plug wires. Not a problem; I must admit that I like adding details such as this. The car is so tiny that it looks scaled down compared to the S2000 or NSX and of course it had a tiny engine. Unfortunately I had only few pictures of the RSC plus a few more of the road-going S800, so I using them plus some educated guesswork I added following details:
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pipe with clamps (Top Studio). 2) Blue arrow; valve train breather-pipe. This is my best guess - in road version, the breather-pipe goes to the intake. I think that in the race version, the pipe runs freely along the block to avoid the engine breathing polluted air. 3) White arrow; water pipe. I made a bypass so cooling water goes straight from the pump to block as opposite to road version where it goes through heating system. This is my best guess. Why? Heating knobs are deleted so I think they dismounted the heating radiator and bypassed the coolant hoses. 4) Modified the battery, added secure strap, cables. 5) Oil cap; milled from styrene rod. 6) Ignition coil scratchbuilt, electric regulator, cables, brake lines with pressure regulator and water tank. 7) I added details to throttle bodies - shaft, spring and handle for throttle cable. Linkage was mounted on support with simulated stop screw. To complete the engine, I thinned down the auxiliary belt, modified the alternator and the distributor cap. In the meantime I prepared the body by sanding it with 1000-grit paper and priming with Tamiya Fine Primer White.
THE BODY AND THE INTERIOR
The body is beautifully moulded and promised a nice and problem-free painting session. It's essential to use white primer to achieve good result with
yellow (in this case, Tamiya X-8 Lemon Yellow), which is not particularly forgiving as it's quite transparent. Once the colour had been applied, I placed it to one side to fully cure. Moving on to the interior now and here I changed gear lever to turned metal one from Sakatsu and added photo-etched metal pedals from AcuStion set. The last thing was the dashboard which also differs from road version. I added knobs, drilled-out speedometer and an ashtray. According to the manual, everything in the cabin should be sprayed black, but I wanted to make the interior a bit more alive so I used pure X-18 Semi Gloss Black, XF-69 NATO Black and XF-85 Rubber Black.
Engine bay liner, pre-painted in the body colour.
DECALS, GLAZINGS AND FINAL TOUCHES
Tamiya provides well printed decals for RSC version with reasonably good opacity. I am not sure whether my decals were old or had some other problem but they tended to fall apart in water… So I used Microscale Liquid Decal Film as a remedy which worked very well and helped me avoid disaster. Once fully cured and dried, I clear coated the body and decals with Dupont Duxone two-part clear epoxy. I painted the long, chrome body trim but they rubbed off when I assembled the whole model; assembly is quite frightening as quite a bit of force must be applied when mounting the body to the chassis. My heart almost stopped few times! I recreated the long chrome
The author removed the moulded-in seat harness and fitted a new set, made from PE buckles and fabric webbing. Note the flocked transmission tunnel.
Close-up of the complete dashboard with steering wheel in place. Simple but elegant, 1960s style. The author added knobs and ashtray!
strips using Studio27 Chrome decal which was not perhaps the best choice as the decal did not conform well to curves. I used all methods known to mankind
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to force them stick to the curves but only partially succeed. The last touch – windscreen wipers (PE AcuStion) were mounted and TA-DA! The S800 was done.
Hobbyboss’s T-26 Light Tank gets a new set of track guards, engine-deck louvres, driver’s hatch, tools and brackets, exhaust box in brass tube and a new gun barrel in aluminium. Well detailed PE and machined barrel will add a touch of sharpness to the kit.
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Summary
I recommend this model to anyone who has soft spot for old car design. It has its tricky areas but is not particularly hard to assemble and paint. When finished, she looks gorgeous and immediately all troubles are forgotten! l
Modelspec Tamiya 1:24 Honda S800 Racing Kit No.24177
Material:
Injection moulded polystyrene, synthetic rubber tyres, waterslide decals
Paints used:
Tamiya Acrylics: X-8 Lemon Yellow, X-18 Semi Gloss Black, X-19 Smoke, X-26 Clear Orange, X-27 Clear Red, X-10 Gun Metal, XF-1 Flat Black, XF-69 NATO Black, TS-82 Rubber Black Alclad II Chrome, Duralumin, Dark Aluminum
Clear coats:
DuPont Duxone 2K (body), Gunze TopCoat (rims)
Aftermarket parts:
AcuStion PE Set, valves, knobs, cables (A+Club, Aber, Sakatsu, MFH), PE screws (SRC) Tamiya kits are imported into the UK and distributed by The Hobby Company Limited www.hobbyco.net
Views of the completed model, showing the superb little engine and slick cabin interior.
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FULL BUILD: MODEL MOTORSPORT HELLER 1:24 CITROËN DS3 WRC ● KIT NO. 80757
Eric Evain takes Heller's 1:24 Citroën DS3 WRC 2012 and adds extra details, plus 2013 decals by Renaissance
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he DS3 WRC was developed by Citroën Racing as a successor to the venerable C4 WRC, which won four titles in the World Rally Champion with Sebastien Loeb at the wheel from 2007 to 2010. Derived from the chic DS3, it has already become a winner with the insatiable Loeb, taking the title of Champion of the World Rally in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, Citroën DS3 WRC remained committed to a streamlined program for Sebastien Loeb who retired from World Rally at the end of the year. Loeb participated in Monte Carlo Rally and used all of his experience and talent to win, triumphant for the seventh time in very tricky conditions.
CRÉATIVE TECHNOLOGIE HELLER RETURN
In 2011, Heller issued a new kit of the Citroën C4 WRC and in 2012 they released the DS3 WRC. With this one, Heller had the upper hand because a kit of a winning French car in the hands of a legendary French driver could not be ignored by the French public! Also it has
been years since mainstream plastic kit manufacturers (including Tamiya, unfortunately) have released new kits of rally cars, causing modeller/fans much despair. Since 2011, several European model makers – notably Belkits – have taken over this subject area. The DS3 WRC 2012 by
Heller has an excellent quality-to-price ratio, more than detailed enough for a convincing 'curbside' reproduction. The 'general modelling public' (those who actually build their kits when they buy them, instead of storing them like me, says my wife...) is certainly the main target
Here we can see the Renaissance decals and resin transkits used in this project. These are available from; www.hiroboy.com and www.grandprixmodels.com
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Once the body’s bonnet has been cut out, the new resin bonnet is being test-fitted.
with this kit, indicated by the style of presentation as a 'Complete Kit' including paints, brushes and glue. The body is moulded in one piece with a quality level of current standards in a good of grade plastic, but the level of detail is limited. What's there is acceptable considering the kit's reasonable price and enthusiastic modellers have a good base kit waiting to be superdetailed. Heller have really upped the quality with their DS3 WRC 2012, a head and shoulders above their C4 WRC kit. Buying a bunch of accessories is not absolutely mandatory to get a nice result with your DS3 WRC, but one purchase that I would recommend
Masks were cut for the painted body areas before the white base colour was applied.
is a pair of Renaissance seats in resin, which are a big improvement on the originals. Photos of the DS3 WRC in 2013 show that the bonnet cooling grilles are substantially larger than the 2012 version. The simplest (but most risky) path would be to take a file and enlarge the holes, but as Renaissance offer a whole replacement bonnet in resin for the 2013 version, I chose to use it instead. Cast very 'cleanly' and almost flawless, the new resin bonnet fitted perfectly into the body after cutting out the moulded part and sanding flush the edges. There is nothing to support the new resin cover from below so I simply glued
The painted and decalled body awaits its glazings and detail parts.
The Renaissance set provides extensive photo-etched metal parts for the cabin interior.
Skill with small metal parts is recommended!
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The Renaissance resin seats are a big improvement over the kit parts.
The window panels have been masked and sprayed for a neat result.
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the front fenders to support it. While I was cutting in this area, I opened up the radiator air inlet. In the kit part, the grille is moulded but I planned to use the photo-etched grille by Renaissance which comes with a stencil to create the 'Citroën Racing' marking. Before I painted the body white, I made masks with Tamiya masking tape to paint the grille and lower rear body. By doing this before painting, I avoiding damaging the finish when cutting the masks. Once the few moulding marks on the body had been sanded off, the body and bonnet were coated with Tamiya White Surface Primer. The question now was “should I fix the Renaissance bonnet before or after the painting?” Having built a DS3 WRC 2012 last year, I knew that I had to twist the body slightly when fitting it to the chassis; the plastic is sufficiently resilient to withstand this kind of treatment. However, the resin is less elastic and the bonnet panel might 'pop out' during the operation so I opted to glue the resin part at the very end of the assembly. Therefore, bonnet and body would be painted separately, in Tamiya TS-26 Bright White.
The Renaissance detail sets comes with the grille, plus a stencil to recreate the ‘Citroën Racing’ logo.
Alclad II Chrome was used to create the bright metallic finish for the headlights.
The resin bonnet was fitted after the body had been mounted to the chassis.
Heller’skit comes with a decent level of cabin detail.
The location slot in the rear windscreen for the wing can be seen here.
The Renaissance detail set comes with complex parts for the monitor stand and various levers.
Darkness and light
The headlight liners were painted with Humbrol gloss black before receiving layers Alclad II Chrome, which was applied in very light coats to achieve a greater degree of 'sparkle'. Once the lights were in place, I used the stencil set that comes with the photo-etched set to paint the white 'Citroën Racing' logo on the radiator grille. The grille was then attached to the inside of the body with superglue. A test fit of the body to the chassis was then performed and it was then that I realized that the engine compartment was clearly visible through the photo-etched mesh in the bonnet and the grille. And as there is no engine in there, all you can see is emptiness... To counter this, I glued a rectangle of black paper behind the grilles which was enough to hide the lack of an engine. It was then time to work on
Heller’s kit is an excellent production that benefits greatly from the Renaissance detail set.
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the side windows and windscreen. For the latter, the black panels are provided as decals to be applied on the outside but I decided to paint them on the inside. Whether you are building the C4 WRC or the DS3 WRC, Heller does not provide a decal for the sun-visor in the windscreen and it is the same for the Renaissance sheet, so I cut out a pattern from Tamiya masking tape and painted the visor with Tamiya XF-20 Medium Grey. The side and rear windows are fixed to the body with a touch of superglue to hold it during the installation on the chassis. To avoid fogging though, it's best to fix the windows with white glue once the body is in place on the chassis. The body is fitted over the rear of the chassis first and one must then spread the sides slightly and snap it in place at the front. Once the body is on, the bonnet can be attached to the lip on the bottom of the windshield and glued to the body where it is supported by the strips of plastic card glued to the upper/inner edges of the front wings. On the headlights, the edges of the transparent parts were outlined in black with a marker pen. For tail-lights, Bare Metal Foil Chrome was used to 'illuminate' the translucent Tamiya X-27 Clear Red used on the clear parts; the edges of the rear lights were also marked in black. The assembly ends by fixing photo-etched body clips on the bonnet, the mirrors and the rear spoiler that fitted perfectly to its location points.
Conclusions
This is a kit without major problems and is easy to assemble. As mentioned, it has a good quality-toprice ratio and if you want to take it further, you can add the detail sets by Renaissance. Moreover, the sets are quite easy to utilise, well within the reach of any semi-experienced modeller. As for decals, Renaissance offer two 2013 options. l
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Modelspec Heller 1:24 Citroën DS3 WRC KIT NO. 80757
Materials:
Injection-moulded polystyrene, flexible vinyl tyres, decals
Accessories used:
Renaissance decals Monte-Carlo 2013 (Tk24/364), Photo-etched details DS3 WRC (Tk 24/342) Improvement set for asphalt DS3 WRC (Tk 24/364), bucket seats type 2 (Tk 24BAZ2) Bonnet DS3 WRC for 2013. Tuner Model Manufactory: harness set 1:24.
Ford GT40 Le Mans 1966 – ‘Zitro Racing’ 1:43 resin kit by Original Miniatures
Paints used:
Tamiya Sprays: White Primer, TS-46 White, TS-14 Gloss Black, TS-8 Flat Varnish. Tamiya Acrylics: XF-2 Flat White, X-7 Red, X-32 Titanium Silver. Testors Metalizer: Silver. Humbrol Enamel: Satin Black 85. PPG polyurethane varnish D800
Equipment used:
White glue, Cyanoacrylate Superglue 3, Tamiya #1000 Sandpaper, Tamiya white putty, 3M 'Perfect -it', Tamiya tape.
De Tomaso Pantera – 1st Giro d’Italia 1973 1:43 resin & metal kit by Arena
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KIT PREVIEW: ADD-ON PARTS 1:35 STREET CORNER WITH WATER-PUMP NORMANDY (35-0023-C) 1:72 FACTORY CORNER (72-0003)
The completed street corner as built and painted by Add-On Parts – superb eh? (Via Add-On)
Spencer Pollard takes a look at two new diorama releases from Add-On Parts
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hen it comes to the creation of diorama accessories I would argue that the spiritual home of such things is Belgium. Of course this wonderful country’s most famous son is François Verlinden with his VP range and though smaller and less well know, Add-On parts are more than happy to continue the tradition. Beginning small and then growing naturally, Add-On have recently begun to release almost complete vignettes that can create the perfect backdrop for your vehicles, figures, or perhaps even aircraft should the desire overwhelm you. The latest releases come in the form of a sensational street corner in 1:35 and a no-less-impressive little workshop in 1:72. Let’s take a look at them one by one.
ADD-ON PARTS; SIMPLE SCENES MADE EASY STREET CORNER WITH WATER-PUMP, NORMANDY (1:35 35-0023-C)
This is a deceptively large model that offers the modeller a wonderfully atmospheric setting for a figure vignette or small vehicle diorama. The kit supplies the bulk of the parts in cast plaster with smaller details in high-quality resin. Instructions help the modeller bring it all together, offering hints and tips on adhesives along the way. Detail is sensational. Being a fan of French and Italian architecture – especially rural – I was keen to see some of the features I would expect on this type of structure and certainly wasn’t disappointed, rough stone, tiling, random blocks, paving stones and cobbles all being present and correct. Close inspection reveals very delicate features, the variety of materials all being carefully rendered to perfectly reflect their full-sized counterparts. Painting this model will be fun! Along with the larger backdrop the kit features a medium-sized water pump. Once again the structure of the piece is perfectly created and though you’ll have to take care to remove some excess plaster from the base of the main structure and the upper coping stone, it should prove to be easy to install as the centrepiece of the scene. Along with the large plastic items
The street corner comprises a number of large plaster sections and small bag of smaller resin details.
With a Tamiya Citroën in place, the size of this not-so-little vignette becomes apparent!
Even when test-fitted, the parts join very well indeed.
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which incidentally, exhibit some of the best plaster-casting I have ever seen, there are a number of smaller resin items that decorate the pump and also help create the guttering and drain-pipes, that are fixed to the rear wall. These are once again well-cast and exhibit superb detail: clean up, paint and fix in place with superglue or five-minute epoxy. Job done! When assembling this kit you will find that there will be some gaps that need to be dealt with. The kit includes a small bag of plaster that is designed to be used as an adhesive. Though I’m sure this works well, I would suggest using a five-minute epoxy to join the parts and then a little ready-mixed Polyfilla to deal with any gaps. The model can then be painted and weathered using your preferred method and paints. ●
FACTORY CORNER 1:72 (1:72 72-0003)
The second kit offered this month by Add-On is a small section of a factory or workshop, ready to feature a 1:72 vehicle or perhaps small aircraft. Once again, this one is predominantly cast in high-quality plastic with a small bag of resin parts that offer the large sliding doors along with a smaller door and what looks like an electrical junction box for the wall. Construction really couldn’t be simpler: clean up the edges of the three plaster parts – base and two walls – glue together with epoxy and then attach the resin doors: easy. All of the parts fit together perfectly and so will need precious little in the way of filler between each piece. Indeed, such is the quality of the fit each of the pieces
The water pump is supplied in two sections that need to be carefully assembled to ensure that they are square and true.
The detail on the walls is extraordinary!
As with the main walls, the stone detail on the water pump is really very good indeed.
could be painted separately and then glued together, in fact, that is how I plan to built and paint ours. The potential in this little workshop is enormous, only your imagination being a hurdle over which you must leap in order to get the best from it. A quick check on the Internet reveals that there are plenty of accessories that you could use and those, along with some scratchbuilt items such as benches, desks, cupboards etc., will result in a wonderfully detailed little scene. How about a restoration workshop? What about a tank having it’s engine changed? How about a servicing scene around a small fighter? The choices are endless! ● Once again, the factory is supplied in plaster and resin.
The completed Factory Corner as built and painted by Add-On Parts. Simpler than it’s 1:35 partner, this kit is no less impressive. (Via Add-On)
Detailed look at the resin parts supplied to decorate the factory walls. The sliding doors are particularly noteworthy.
Though small in scale, this little setting should provide plenty of space for a very impressive little vignette.
FINAL THOUGHTS
These are two superb new kits from a very impressive manufacturer. They both exhibit high-quality production standards, wonderfully intricate detail and a sensible approach to assembly and ease of use. I can do no more than recommend them both highly. Thanks to Add-On Parts for the review samples. Available from www.addonparts.com, www.historexagents.com TMMI 219 January 2014
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New Releases A selection of the latest full kits in plastic, resin, metal and more!
What’s in the box?
AD; ACETATE DIALS, BB; BASE BOARD, CC; CAST CERAMIC (PLASTER), CMA; CAST METAL ALLOY, CP; CHROMED PARTS, CPS; CLEAR PLASTIC SHEET, DT; DRY TRANSFER (DECALS), EPS; EXTRUDED PLASTIC SECTION, F; FABR MC; METAL CHAIN, MMA; MACHINED METAL ALLOY, MR; METAL ROD, 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;
REVELL, EUROPE
VW T1 KASTENWAGEN/PANEL VAN From good model shops. www.revell.de/en SCALE; 1:24 • MATERIALS; IM, CP, SVT, WS • KIT NUMBER; 07076 Revell have issued their VW van in the very attractive ‘Jägermeister’ scheme of green and orange, which gives the vehicle some real German character. The van body comes as individual panels rather than a one-piece bodyshell moulding, giving the moulds a better chance to render detail. The van interior can be displayed via openable side doors in case you want to fill it up with 1:24 bottles of the famous schnapps and the driver’s cabin is well detailed with bench seats and foot pedals. MN
Fantastic new livery for this excellent kit Tidy masking will be needed between colour boundaries
BRONCO MODELS, HONG KONG
PANZERKAMPFWAGEN I AUSF.F (VK18.01) www.hannants.co.uk SCALE; 1:35 • MATERIALS; IM, PE, WS • KIT NUMBER; CB35143 The Panzer I ausf.F is one of the experimental designs of the WW2 Heer and it’s an interesting and appealing little machine. Bronco’s recent kit comes with a comprehensive fighting compartment interior (but no engine) plus a well detailed turret interior with twin machine guns plus traverse wheels. Tracks are in the style of Model Kasten and build up with full articulation. MN
Interesting subject and loads of impressive detail. Workable tracks are included. Tracks will need care during assembly
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Kit Reviews
STIC SECTION, F; FABRIC, IM; INJECTION MOULDED (PLASTIC), ITL; INDIVIDUAL TRACK LINKS, LCC; LASER CUT CARD, LLT; LINK AND LENGTH TRACKS, YRES (OR TUBING), VF; VINYL FIGURES, VFP; VACUUM FORMED (PLASTIC), WC; WOVEN CORD, WS; WATERSLIDE (DECALS)
REVELL, EUROPE DRAGON, HONG KONG
POLAR LIGHTS, USA
MARVEL COMICS WOLVERINE www.round2models.com SCALE; N/A • MATERIALS; IM KIT NUMBER; POL892/12 The ever-popular Wolverine character from Marvel Comics has been released as a new injectionmoulded plastic kit. The detail in the mouldings is excellent and he is sculpted in a suitably dramatic pose. His ‘claws’ come as individual mouldings and are chrome plated, plugging into recesses in the backs of the hand mouldings. Two heads are included; with and without masks, and a very creative display base is provided in the form of a knocked-out Sentinel head.
SAS ¼ TON 4X4 PATROL CAR SMART KIT From good model shops. www.hobbyco.net SCALE; 1:35 • MATERIALS; IM, PE, WS KIT NUMBER; 6745 Dragon’s all-new Jeep comes as a Special Air Service machine in this release, complete with Vickers K guns, aircraft .30cal MGs, jerrycans, sand channels, spare wheels and all the other specialist equipment added by the SAS teams. The kit comes with a replica of an engine plus a very well detailed chassis and suspension and driver’s controls and it seems little extra will need adding by the modeller. The kit comes with two seated figures in full desert garb, adding perfectly to the atmosphere of the scene.
KINETIC MODEL KITS, HONG KONG
MIRAGE 2000-5 ROCAF MIRAGE 2000-5E1 WITH TOW TRACTOR www.luckymodel.com SCALE; 1:48 MATERIALS; IM, PE, WS KIT NUMBER; K48045 The most recent incarnation of the Mirage 2000 from Kinetic is this appealing Republic of China Air Force machine in two-tone grey camouflage. The kit comes in a very full box of grey polystyrene sprues and the airframe sports some commendably subtle surface detail that will look just right under a layer of paint and light weathering. The tail-fin of our sample had some noticeable sink marks between the lines of fine rivets and while you might just get away with saying it’s a stressed skin effect, it needs filling for realism. This release comes with a tow-truck, ideal for ground maintenance scenes.
Dramatic pose, great detail, superb display base
A cool version of the Jeep, great detail and well sculpted figures
Interesting version and nicely different in ROCAF markings. Good detail overall
Thorough seam removal will be essential
Nothing negative leaps out here
Sink marks on tail fin need filling
CH-53 GA HEAVY TRANSPORT HELICOPTER From good model shops. www.revell.de/en SCALE; 1:48 MATERIALS; IM, WS KIT NUMBER; 04834 Revell’s classic 1985 CH-53 Sea Stallion is back again and it’s a marvellous production. The model’s fuselage is adorned with tiny raised rivets and they look remarkably good, no need to sand them down. Only a basic passenger compartment is included but the pilot’s cabin is well detailed with flight controls and instrument panel. Markings options are for two machines; one in overall olive drab and a second scheme in modern Luftwaffe camouflage. Although not described in the instructions, the kit still comes with an artillery piece and Jeep!
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EQUIPMENT PREVIEW IWATA NEO TRN1 AIRBRUSH
Treat Yourself This Christmas! Iwata's new Neo TRN1 airbrush is the perfect Christmas present to yourself, combining comfort, ease of use and precision; it might just change the way you spray! The Editor investigates...
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wata have gained a reputation not just for high quality engineering and precision, but also for innovation, which is quite hard to achieve in airbrush design. Some years back they introduced the 'Micro Air Control' valve (MAC) which, whether fixed to an airbrush or fitted inline between the 'brush and the air hose, gives the user a level of control over air flow that they'd never be able to achieve by dialling up or down the compressor control alone. It certainly transformed the way I work and was a significant design advance. Following that innovation, Iwata began a
series of airbrushes with ergonomically designed pistol-trigger handles which offer a potentially more comfortable spraying experience. The latest is the TRN1 in the 'Neo' range, a gravity feed design with interchangeable paint cups (2cc and 10cc) which screw onto the barrel, sealed with a flexible O-ring. The handle is a solid-moulded component that is firmly fitted to the airbrush and through which the airline passes, the hose screwing onto a standard Iwata coupling. The TRN1 does not feature the 'MAC' valve but it's easy to fit one to the end of your air hose if you require that extra
The moulded grip feels very solid and is smooth to the touch. Note how the air inlet is at the base of the grip.
TRN1 comes with a 0.35mm tip and needle as standard.
The handle unscrews to reveal the needle and its chuck.
degree of control. The TRN1 comes with a 0.35mm needle and nozzle combination which is a good size for general modelling tasks plus medium-fine detail work. The action of the trigger is super-smooth with the first part of the trigger's backward travel activating the air flow. Pull back a little further and you'll feel a subtle step when the needle starts to pull back, thus initiating paint flow.
Using a trigger airbrush will take a little getting used to if you're more familiar with the fingertip trigger types, but after a while it feels natural and comfortable. I'll be using the TRN1 on my next few builds and I'll bring you further reports on how it performs in action. â—? Iwata airbrushes are available from The Airbrush Company; www.airbrushes.com
The airbrush is very comfortable in the hand and is perfectly suited to left or righthanded users.
The airbrush comes with 10cc and 2cc paint cups.
The centrally mounted paint cup provides perfect balance.
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MODELLING REFERENCES TIRAN 5 MBT
ISRAELI TIRAN 5 MAIN BATTLE TANK Michael Mass shows us just how chipped and eroded the paint on the Tiran 5 could become
The turret bin on this Tiran is in better than average condition. Note the original position-light and antenna base with data plate.
Here we can see the underlying green colour, beneath the peeling turret marking. Note how the paint is peeling from the spare track link.
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Faint stencilling in Hebrew can be seen on the light cover and further heavy flaking back to the green is in evidence on the turret.
Two lots of data stencilling can be seen on the base of this fuel-can holder; red letters on the top coat and black on the underlying grey.
Red stencilling on a turret stowage box. Peeled off sand and grey paint can be seen on the turret side.
The heavily flaked mudguard reveals traces of unit markings. Note the pattern of rust around the edges of the steel panel.
More remnants of vehicle markings can be seen on the turret stowage bin. Note the welded construction of this component.
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Book Reviews GOT A NEW BOOK? IF YOU ARE A PUBLISHER WITH A NEW MODELLING RELATED TITLE TO PUBLICISE, WHY NOT SEND IN A COPY FOR REVIEW HERE?
CAPTURING CLERVAUX, THE FINAL HOUR
CLAUDE JOACHIM • ISBN 987-99959-0-036-6 • www.diorama-clervaux.com For the last eight years, Claude Joachim from Luxembourg has worked ceaselessly to create one of the most spectacular, detailed and historically significant 1:35 dioramas ever made. In fact, the word ‘diorama’ doesn’t do this extraordinary achievement full justice, it’s a near perfect, road-by-road, building-by-building, brick-by-brick representation of Clervaux Castle and its surrounding streets. That alone would be an incredible achievement, but with Claude’s masterpiece we are also treated to the added interest of this being a military scene from the Battle of the Bulge which took place in Luxembourg and Belgium in the winter of 1944. A few hundred US troops of the 101st Infantry Battalion took shelter in Clervaux after the first attack by the German forces on December 17th. The diorama tells the story of the moment before German armoured columns approached the town; the calm before the storm.. It’s impossible to do justice to this creation in this little review without using a string of superlatives; but the book does go a long way in helping the reader appreciate the sheer volume of modelling work that went into its creation. It is fundamentally a photographic presentation with detailed captions showing every possible aspect of the work, from the main buildings right down to bridges and the rivers that run under them. The model is so well executed that in several photographs it looks completely real, testament to the Mr Joachim’s skill and perseverance. Modellers can take many things from this production for their own, inevitably less grandiose creations, from the techniques used to create lifelike water to constructing cobbled streets and tiled roofs. Quite simply superb and a must-have for all fans of dioramas. MN
THE BATTLESHIP HMS DREADNOUGHT, SUPER DRAWINGS IN 3D
STEFAN DRAMIŃSKI, KAGERO • ISBN 978-83-62878-68-0 From good book sellers. For more info; www.casematepublishing.co.uk If you have either Zvezda or Trumpeter's Dreadnought kits, this recent production from Kagero in their 'Super Drawings in 3D' series will provide some invaluable references for your build. Author Stefan Dramiński has provided over 100 stunning digital colour illustrations of the vessel, ranging from over-views to extreme close-ups providing an amazing insight into the battleship. The detail incorporated within the 3D artwork is astonishing and will be a great help as a painting guide, plus rigging and equipment fit, weaponry and deck layout. MN
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GAMA GOAT DETAIL IN ACTION (HARD COVER)
DAVID DOYLE, SQUADRON SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS ISBN 978-0-89747-735-2 From good book sellers. For more info; www.adhbooks.com The Gama Goat was initially a project of aerospace giant Chance-Vought. The allwheel drive vehicle with steerable axles at each end and a flexible connection between the halves of its two-part body provide agile in testing. This flexibility gave the vehicle sure footing, and the body was designed to be amphibious. Sadly, the production M561 Gama Goats, assembled by Consolidated Diesel Electric, failed to live up to the promise of the test vehicles. Troops using these engineering marvels either loved it, or hated it, with seemingly no middle ground. Ultimately, the vehicle saw use with US forces stateside, as well as in Germany and Korea and the M561 was used during the 1983 invasion of Grenada. This eighty-page volume chronicles the design, development, testing and field use of this iconic vehicle through 143 vintage colour and black-and-white photos, as well as showcasing the nuances of the remarkable design via seventy-four colour photos of immaculately preserved examples. TMMI
F4U CORSAIR IN ACTION (HARD COVER)
JIM SULLIVAN, SQUADRON SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS ISBN 978-0-89747-743-7 From good book sellers. For more info; www.adhbooks.com Updated and expanded with fifty-three exciting new photographs in sixteen all new, additional pages. Bringing to mind the exploits of ‘Pappy’ Boyington and his ‘Blacksheep Squadron’ and Tommy Blackburn with the ‘Jolly Rogers’, the Corsair was one of the most formidable US fighters of World War II. The F4U maintained a kill ratio of 11:1 according to the United States Navy and went on to serve American forces in Korea, holding its own in the early years of the jet age. The Corsair was first conceived as a high-speed, high-altitude fighter for the Navy in 1938 when Chance Vought’s design team drew up plans for a fighter with a 1,800 hp engine and a huge thirteen-foot propeller. The Corsair’s famous inverted gull wing design was introduced to allow prop clearance. Handling problems delayed the aircraft’s deployment aboard carriers, but Marine Corps pilots quickly took to the powerful, rugged fighter and VMF-124, the first Marine squadron to fly the Corsair in combat, also produced the first Corsair air ace, Kenneth A. Walsh, by the summer of 1943. A total of 12,571 Corsairs were built between 1940 and 1952, most of them by Vought, but hundreds by Goodyear and Brewster as those companies’ assembly lines had to be pressed into service to meet soaring demand for the remarkable aircraft. This exhaustive volume surveys the history of the Corsair from its first prototype to the restored warbirds that have continued to delight air show audiences down to the present day. Illustrated with 229 photographs, plus colour profiles and detailed line drawings. TMMI
PBY CATALINA IN ACTION (HARD COVER)
DAVID DOYLE, SQUADRON SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS ISBN 978-0-89747-739-0 From good book sellers. For more info; www.adhbooks.com The iconic PBY Catalina was not only the work horse of the US Navy's patrol bomber units during World War II, but also served with distinction in the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and others. Airmen aboard British PBYs were the first to spot the German battleship Bismarck when it broke out into the North Atlantic in May 1941 and US Navy PBY crewmen were the first to observe the Japanese fleet as it stole towards Midway Islands in June 1942. In addition to keeping a watchful eye out for enemy activities, Catalina crews also rescued countless downed airmen as well as sailors from stricken ships. Through daring bomb and depth-charge attacks on enemy vessels, Catalina airmen also contributed directly to the defeat of the Axis powers in combat. This all new, eighty-page volume from Squadron tells the story of the Catalina through over 200 vintage photos, over thirty of which are in colour, as well as eight colour profiles and numerous detailed line drawings. TMMI
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BUILDING THE NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG
DANIEL ZAMARBIDE, VALIANT WINGS PUBLISHING ISBN 9780957 586604 From good book sellers. For more info; www.adhbooks.com Zoukei-Mura's 1:32 P-51D is the subject of this recent release from Valiant Wings and it goes into great detail in its sixty-eight, soft-covered pages in describing each and every stage of construction. ZM's kit is very highly detailed inside and out and thus there's plenty to cover, from the wings' internal structure, fuel tanks, machine guns and more to the engine, cockpit and complete fuselage interior. The kit is over-engineered to say the least, but at least in this book we get to see what's inside before it's all assembled and nearly all that detail is hidden forever. The author has documented the kit's build up, painting and weathering very thoroughly, even showing us how to remedy the enormous gap where the tail sub-assembly meets the fuselage; the fit here is far from perfect. What is a little puzzling to this reviewer at least is the choice of markings scheme for this model; Guatemalan! This is attractive for sure, but the muscular Mustang looks very odd in this camouflage and much less appealing than the classic natural metal of a WW2 USAAF fighter, but that's just my opinion. If you are planning on building Zoukei-Mura's impressive kit, this book will be an invaluable companion for sure. MN
US MRAPS IN ACTION (HARD COVER)
JOHN ADAMS-GRAF, SQUADRON SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS ISBN 978-0-89747-737-6 From good book sellers. For more info; www.adhbooks.com US MRAPs in Action illustrates the US military’s rapid response in developing and deploying mineresistant ambush-protected vehicles that ultimately overcame the threat of roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 225 colour photos present in detail all the major MRAPs: RG-31s, RG-33s, Cougars, Caimans, MaxxPros, and MATVs. Also included are the early deployed M1117 ASVs as well as Husky and Buffalo route-clearance vehicles. Colour photography and detailed captions take the mystery out of identifying the myriad US-deployed MRAP vehicles, first deployed in 2006 and continue to protect service men and women. TMMI TMMI 219 January 2014
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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
EDUARD, CZECH REPUBLIC
1:32 F4U seat-belts for Tamiya
www.eduard.com • www.creativemodels.co.uk www.hannants.co.uk • www.lsamodels.co.uk Tamiya’s astonishing 1:32 F4U-1 Corsair gets a host of new photo-etched parts from Eduard this month, including parts for the cockpit, airframe, engine and its cowlings plus seat belts and data placards. This could be seen as ‘gilding the lilly’ on such a well detailed kit but modellers always like to add more! Also new this month are a suite of PE parts for Revell’s excellent new 1:32 Bf109G-6 and some useful extra details for Kitty Hawk’s recent 1:48 Jaguar jet-fighter. MN PHOTO-ETCHED METAL DETAIL SETS 1:350 SETS; Royal Navy Pacific and Far East figures (17523) 1:72 SETS; IL-2M3 landing flaps (72573) for Tamiya MiG-15 landing flaps (72574) for Eduard MiG-15/<iG-15bis exterior (72575) for Eduard 1:48 SETS; Jaguar A self-adhesive (49642) for Kitty Hawk Jaguar A exterior (48788) for Kitty Hawk 1:35 SETS; BT-7 interior (36253) for Tamiya BT-7 exterior (36257) for Tamiya 1:32 SETS; F4U-1 Birdcage interior self-adhesive (32781) for Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage exterior (32344) for Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage engine (32343) for Tamiya F4U-1 placards (32795) for Tamiya F4U seat-belts (32784) for Tamiya F4U seat-belts fabric (32791) for Tamiya Bf109G-6 (32788) for Revell Bf109G seat-belts (32794) for Revell Bf109G seat-belts fabric (32792) for Revell Bf109 tools and boxes (32351) P-61 placards (32760) for Hobbyboss Spitfire placards (32785) EDUARD ZOOM 1:32 F4U-1 Birdcage interior self-adhesive (33126) for Tamiya Bf109G-6 interior self-adhesive (33128) for Revell EDUARD MASKS 1:72 Tu-2 (CX371) for Hobbyboss
1:32 F4U seat-belts for Tamiya
1:32 F4U fabric seat-belts for Tamiya
1:32 F4U fabric seat-belts for Tamiya 1:32 F4U-1 placards for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 placards for Tamiya
F4U-1 engine for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 engine for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 engine for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 exterior for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 interior self-adhesive for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 exterior for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 exterior for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 interior self-adhesive for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 interior self-adhesive for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 interior self-adhesive for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 interior self-adhesive for Tamiya
1:32 F4U-1 interior self-adhesive for Tamiya
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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)
TAMIYA, JAPAN
www.hobbyco.net MODELLING TOOLS Tamiya’s Craft Tool Series has been added to with the 'Fine Pin Vise D-R' which can accommodate drill bits from 0.1mm to 3.2mm in diameter. The drill features a rubber grip plus double, reversible chucks. To accompany the drill, four new 1mm shank drill bits have been issued in 0.2mm, 0.3mm, 0.4mm and 0.5mm sizes. MN FINE PIN WISE D-R (74112) 0.2MM (74113), 0.3MM (74114), 0.4MM (74115), 0.5MM (74116)
EDUARD, CZECH REPUBLIC
www.eduard.com www.creativemodels.co.uk www.hannants.co.uk www.lsamodels.co.uk 1:32 AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES Designed for Revell's new-tool 1:32 Messerschmitt Bf109G-6, this resin wheel/ tyre set provides superior detail and accuracy than the kit parts, plus subtle weighted bulges. MN BF109G-6 WHEELS (632 018)
TOMMY'S WAR, UK
www.tommyswar.co.uk RESIN FIGURES Recently issued by British manufacturer Tommy's War are four superb new 1:32 (54mm) figures from 'The Great War'. All are cast extremely perfectly in grey resin and feature excellent detail. The two Royal Flying Corps figures will be ideal partners for British subjects from Wingnut Wings' range of 1:32 aircraft kits. • PRIVATE, 11TH BN AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, GALLIPOLI 1915 (TW54015) (Not shown) • SERGEANT, PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY, FREZENBERG 1915 (TW54016) • SERGEANT, NO.4 SQUADRON, ROYAL FLYING CORPS, BELGIUM 1915 DRESS UNIFORM (TW54017) • SERGEANT, NO.4 SQUADRON, ROYAL FLYING CORPS, BELGIUM 1915 FLYING UNIFORM (TW54018)
PLUS MODEL, CZECH REPUBLIC
www.creativemodels.co.uk 1:35 DIORAMA ACCESSORY This all-resin kit of a generic hay wagon will be deal for placing in diorama scenes or even hitched up to horses with a farmer at the reins! MN HAY WAGON (385)
NEOMEGA, RUSSIA
www.neomega-resin.com 1:48 AIRCRAFT CONVERSION This new set from Neomega converts Airfix's 1:48 EE Lightning into the two-seat trainer version, with new forward fuselage halves and full cockpit interior. Excellent resin castings with tons of fine detail. MN LIGHTNING T4/5 CONVERSION (C33) TMMI 219 January 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 ● GUNZE SANGYO MDC in the UK ● HANNANTS Harbour Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2LZ. Tel 01502 517444 Fax 01502 500521 www.hannants.co.uk sales@hannants.co.uk ● HIKOKI PUBLICATIONS LTD Ashtree House, Station Road, Ottringham, East Yorkshire, HU12 OBJ, UK ● 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 ● 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 ● 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 ● 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 ● PLUS MODEL (Creative Models in UK) Jizni 56, 370 10 C. Budejovice, Czech Republic. plusmodel@plusmodel.cz www.plusmodel.cz ● 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 ● POL MODELS 64 Cumberland Road, Acton, London, W3 6EY UK polmodels@aol.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 ● PRO-ART MODELS www.proartmodels.be ● QUICKBOOST www.quickboost.net ● 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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NEXT ISSUE The next issue of TMMI is February 2014 (No.220), on sale January 16th 2014
LOADS OF TROUBLE, USUALLY SERIOUS But no so in the case of Ebbro’s 1:20 Lotus 49 – it’s a little gem!
BIT OF AN ‘ARRY TATE Wingnut Wings’ magnificent Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 in 1:32
EIGHT WHEELED WONDER
Tamiya’s 1:48 Sd.Kfz.232 armoured car in detail
...AND MUCH MORE, OF COURSE!
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Order online now at; www.tamiyamodelmagazine.com ISSUE No.219 JANUARY 2014 PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 19th 2013 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 Manager; Colin Spinner Advertising Sales; Claire Alley, Mark Peacock Advertising Assistant; Joe Brown Office Manager; Paula Gray Administration Manager; Hannah McLaurie 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... PHOTO-ETCHED METAL MARVELS!
The Horten Ho-229 has long held a fascination for me, its advanced design looking completely at odds with the conventional aviation designs of the 1940s. A few kits of it have come and gone over the years and hopefully next year we will have the new 1:32 kit from Zoukei-Mura, shown in this issue’s Telford report. Recently arrived at TMMI was another new kit in 1:72 of the Horten, but it is no conventional injectionmoulded production, it’s made almost entirely from photo-etched metal, most likely nickel-steel! The aircraft’s airframe is fully exposed, showing the ribs, spars and other internal structural elements as well as representations of the two jet engines, complete with turbine blade discs. The ‘solid’ parts such as the landing gear and weapons are cast in white metal, but this is the only use of a material other than photo-etch. An extraordinary little model and one that will need great care during assembly, but it will make a spectacular and very unusual display piece. Oh, and Merry Christmas everyone!
Type VIIC U-Boat
Also new from Jasmine Model is a 1:350 kit of the WW2 German Type VIIC U-boat, also in skeletal form. This model measures 192mm when complete and comes with interior flooring. www.jasmodel.com Horten Ho 229 V3 prototype at the Smithsonian’s Garber restoration facility (National Air and Space Museum via Wikimedia Commons)
See you again on January 16th! editor@tamiyamodelmagazine.com
A FLYING WING IN SKELETAL FORM!
The printed instructions are very thorough.
The construction of the Horten looks fiddly and some experience will PE metal is recommended.
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The PE sheets are fretless which means there’s no trimming out needed. Thin films of polythene keep everything in place until it’s needed.
28/11/2013 15:14
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28/11/2013 10:08