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 Issue 219 January 2014
EDITOR Marcus Nicholls
[email protected]

Contents
4 NEWS DESK
New kit and model product news

6 SCALE MODELWORLD 2013

SEVERAL TMMI visits Scale Modelworld 2013
CAREFUL OWNERS
Tamiya’s 1:35 Israeli Tiran 5 32 PETROL PERFORMANCE,
MBT, upgraded! ELECTRIC EFFICIENCY!
Kit preview of Tamiya’s newest 1:24 car kit, the
PAGE 34 ‘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

52 NEW RELEASES KITS

GLOSTER’S FLYING FLAT IRON New kit releases reviewed
Spencer Pollard builds Airfix’s new 1:48
Gloster Javelin 54 EQUIPMENT PREVIEW
PAGE 16 Iwata TRN1 pistol-grip airbrush

56 ISRAELI TIRAN 5
CLOUD NINE MAIN BATTLE TANK
Eduard’s sublime 1:48 Spitfire Mk.IX Modelling references for the Tiran 5 MBT
PAGE 26
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
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: [email protected]

IN BRIEF... NEW FROM TAMIYA

1:6 HD FAT BOY LO

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!
TAMIYA
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Bearhawk RS (Super-II)
Ray Stinger Premium (Super-II)
JGSDF Type 10 Finished Model
NEW FROM TAMIYA
1:10 RC Egress 2013
1:10 RC Alfa Romeo 155 V6TI
1:48 CARGO TRUCK MOD.41
Jägermeister 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
DRAGON
range of accessories including small arms and comes
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with a driver figure and four infantry figures.
1:35 M103A1 Heavy Tank
1:35 Kettenkrad Early Production Also on the way from Tamiya...
1:35 Jagdpanther G2 Smart Kit 1:35 Ford GPA w/engine, opening engine cover,
1:72 Panzerfähre Fährendeck photo-etched parts
1:72 Churchill Mk.III Dieppe 1942 1:35 German Horch Kfz.15 'North African Campaign'
1:72 Saturn V w/Skylab Tamiya/Italeri series w/folded roof, cargo area surface,
1:144 Space Shuttle w/Boeing 747 rear-view mirror, taillights and front window.
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REVELL
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1:24 BMW M3 DTM 2012 1:35 AFVS 1:32 HORTEN Ho229
1:25 2010 Camaro SS/ MARTIN TOMCZYK New and on the way soon from Zoukei-Mura's next 1:32 aircraft
RS Police Car Revell's new 1:24 BMW M3 DTM the prolific Meng company are kit will take the form of the Ho229
captures all the aerodynamic the French inter-war Char 2C, IDF 'flying wing' and will come with
MOEBIUS features of the 2012 car and Achzarit APC and M2A3 Bradley the now familiar internal detailing.
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comes with a complete cabin w/BUSK armour kit. Where do Following the Horten will be the
1:8 Creature from the Black
Lagoon interior and rear diffuser. they get the energy for all this? Dornier Do335 'Pfeil'.
www.revell.de/en www.creativemodels.co.uk www.zoukeimura.co.jp

Professional modeller taking Ian Ruscoe, 29 Eagle Street,

commissions for Naval Vessels, Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent,
Aircraft, Military Vehicles and Figurines. Staffordshire, England, ST1 3PD
For details, write or phone... TEL: 01782-239485
[email protected]

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The big news at this year's
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Airfix's announcement of an
all-new 1:24 Hawker Typhoon.
This astonishing kit will come
with a complete engine and wing Over the next months we will offering
you the chance to win some cool Revell
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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!

O
nce again, the Shropshire town of seeing when it's released next year. tow-trucks in 1:24 from Emhar.
Telford played host for the IPMS The Hobby Company showed off Zoukei-Mura showed off early
Nationals at Scale Modelworld, Tamiya's new 1:35 Gama Goat and test-shots of their next 1:32 kit;
held in the vast halls of the 1:24 LaFerrari, Revell exhibited their the Horton Ho229 'flying wing' and
Telford International Centre. It’s a fantastic new 1:24 BMW M3 DTM kits announced the kit after that too, the
massive event that brings in modellers and the 1:72 Type IXC u-boat, VW T1 Dornier Do335 'Pfeil'.
from all over the world and Tamiya panel van, 1:24 Red Bull RB8 'Vettel' In the competition room, Stefano
Model Magazine was there of course! and 'Webber', 1:48 CH-53 GA Heavy Marchetti took 'Best of Show' again with
As well as its world-class scale model Transport Helicopter and the welcome his incredible Bugatti/Tesla magnetic
competition, 'Scale Modelworld' is also re-release of the truly incredible levitation race car, a wonderful piece
the ideal place for model companies to 1:24 GFLF Simba 8x8 firetruck. On of model creativity and hopefully, an
show off their new kits and accessories. Pocketbond's stand, we saw the new article on its creation will be appearing
The big news this year was Airfix's 1:32 Gloster Meteor Mk.4 from HK in TMMI at some point in the future.
unveiling of an all-new 1:24 Hawker Models and the new 1:35 BEF AEC Thanks to everyone who came to see
Typhoon, a truly amazing achievement Matador truck, plus the new Fw200C-3 us and made our weekend so enjoyable,
and one we eagerly look forward to Condor in 1:72 and Bedford tanker and see you all again next year! ●

Full-sized displays
included a Fibre-glass
Spitfire...

RAF refuelling truck...

Centurion tank...

Hughes OH-6 Loach...

...and a real
Vietnam War
Huey chopper!
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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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SCALE MODELWORLD 2013

Tamiya / THE HOBBY Company limited New kits from Tamiya, Dragon, Italeri and Zvezda were shown off on
The Hobby Company Limited’s booth. www.hobbyco.net

AIRFIX Airfix’s big announcement was the 1:24 Typhoon,

plus the Warrior ICV in 1:48. www.airfix.com

1:24 Hawker Typhoon 1:48 British Army Warrior ICV

REVELL 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 1:24 BMW M3 DTM 2012 Martin Tomczyk

1:72 Type IXC (U 505) U-boat 1:35 ATF Dingo 2 GE A2 PatSi 1:144 Airbus A350-900 1:32 Tornado GR.Mk.1 RAF

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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 Trumpeter 1:72 Fw200C-3 Condor

Test shots of AFV Club’s forthcoming 1:35 British Expeditionary Force

Emhar 1:24 Bedford fuel truck Emhar 1:24 Bedford tow truck 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 1:32 Mitsubishi
‘Flying Wing’ and Dornier 1:32 Dornier Do-335 ‘Pfeil’
J2M Raiden ‘Jack’
Do-335 ‘Pfeil’ (Arrow).
www.zoukeimura.co.jp

1:32 Horten Ho-229

Mini Review... 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
LEGEND PRODUCTIONS 1:35 M48A3 MANTLET/ addressed by Legend Productions in this recent set, which also
AN/VSS-1 SEARCHLIGHT (LF1268) includes the large searchlight and associated hardware. Excellent
Import/distribution; luckymodel.com resin castings with brass rod and photo-etched parts.

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SCALE MODELWORLD 2013

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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SCALE MODELWORLD 2013

COMPETITION - ARMOUR The military modelling element of Scale Modelworld is always impressive and there were superb models
on show, from stand-alone vehicles to elaborate dioramas.

COMPETITION - ships 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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 NEWS DESK SPECIAL: SHOW REPORT
SCALE MODELWORLD 2013

Alex Glass from model accessory manufacturer ‘Uschi

van der Rosten’ had some excellent reading matter to
The tables in the competition area were crammed with stunning models of every type and scale. Lots of hand; Military Illustrated Modeller and Spencer Pollard’s
international visitors were present, some travelling many miles with delicate models in their luggage! 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

G
loster’s incredible- attention from the modelling A LITTLE HISTORY role. The delta wing and
looking Javelin was world with only a handful The Javelin was the tailplane combination were
perhaps one of the of kits in 1:72 from Frog, RAF's first purpose-built incorporated by Gloster as a
most distinctive Hawk and Heller and in interceptor aircraft, major means of ensuring effective
shapes to take to the skies 1:48 from Dynavector and aerodynamic features of the manoeuvrability at high
during the immediate Airwaves (both vac-forms) type include its adoption speed and for the aircraft
post-war years. Remembered to whet the appetite. It is of the then-new delta wing to maintain controllability
by many as the ‘Flying Flat therefore a delight to be and a large tailplane. Both at low landing speeds. In
Iron’, the unmistakable able to assess a new kit of the aircraft's fuel and guns one instance during testing,
shape of the Javelin has this famous aircraft and one were housed in the delta when both elevators had
been a favourite with that is most likely to be the wing, while the engines and been torn off by elevator
modellers, if not model kit final word on this subject in crew were contained within flutter, the Javelin remained
manufacturers. Until Airfix miniature – the brand-new the fuselage, two of each controllable in part due to
released their new 1:48 kit, Airfix kit in 1:48. being deemed necessary for the aerodynamic qualities
the Javelin had seen scant Let’s take a look, shall we? this new aircraft’s proposed 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 production aircraft adopting a ground accessibility and the Javelin was eased by the
included alterations to the hydraulic 'feel' system for the engine ignition sequence. Also establishment of a partial
rear fuselage and lengthened pilot. The Javelin featured an unlike the Meteor, the Javelin Operational Conversion
engine jet exhausts to infinitely variable airbrake was fitted with ejector seats Unit, a specialised team to
eliminate buffeting of the that proved to be extremely at the introduction to service assist the members of other
rudder by the jet efflux and responsive and effective, of the type. squadrons in successfully
increased sweepback of allowing pilots to conduct The Javelin entered converting to the type.
the wing's leading edge to rapid descents and heavy service with the RAF in 1956 During RAF trials, the type
improve high speed handling. braking manoeuvres, enabling with 46 Squadron based at proved readily capable of
The Javelin was reportedly equally-rapid landings to be RAF Odiham, England. The intercepting jet bombers
an easy aircraft to fly, flying performed. The turnaround Javelins were immediately such as the English Electric
without apparent hindrance time between sorties was put to use in an intensive Canberra and modern jet
in the event of a single engine significantly shorter than flying programme in order to fighters over a hundred
failure. The flight controls with the preceding Gloster build rapid familiarity with miles out to sea.
were fully power-assisted, Meteor due to improved the type. The introduction of A second squadron, U
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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 With the nose assembled, the intakes can be Happy that the nose and intakes are ready, they
much like the nose of a Panavia Tornado, don’t attached. Note how they are fixed to both the can be fixed to the lower fuselage, a Berna clamp
you think? A Berna clamp helps hold everything sides of the nose and that cleverly designed spar, helping to hold everything in place.
together whilst the glue sets. making sure that everything is square and true
before the glue sets.

V 141, would be equipped 60 Squadron. During missiles to be included (the model. That said, Airfix have
with the Javelin in 1957, June 1967, following FAW.7 was the first mark taken the opportunity to add
replacing the squadron's de the disbandment of 64 to carry all four missiles) a few neat features such as
Havilland Venom aircraft. Squadron, 60 Squadron and that awful-looking intake and jet-pipe blanking
The introduction of the were deployed to RAF Kai in-flight refuelling probe – plates and a finely detailed
Javelin allowed the RAF Tak, Hong Kong because of which accounts for the ‘R’ set of crew steps to hang off
to expand its night fighter unrest in the colony during designation – as well as the the port intake.
activity considerably, taking China's Cultural Revolution. chance to include a truly The first thing that strikes
over night stand-by duty Javelins were also deployed unique subject on the decal you is the sheer size of the
from American forces. By to Zambia during the sheet: George Beaton’s 228 parts, the horizontally split
the end of July 1959, all early stages of Rhodesia's OCU aircraft from Leuchars fuselage halves and upper
remaining Meteor squadrons Unilateral Declaration of & Binbrook. and lower wing sections
had been converted, many Independence, to protect In choosing to produce being very impressive. Size
having been assigned to Zambia from any action by a kit in 1:48, Airfix have of course has a downside
operate various models of the Rhodesian Air Force. undoubtedly offered a huge and that’s that the resulting
the Javelin, including the The last of the type model to the enthusiast that model can be rather flexible
newest FAW.7 variant. was withdrawn from will form the centrepiece of without additional bracing
The closest that the service in 1968 with the their collection. And when I and so it’s also pleasing to
RAF's Javelins came to disbandment of 60 Squadron say huge, I mean huge! This see that the designers have
combat was during the at RAF Tengah at the end model, though modelled in incorporated a series of
Malaysian Confrontation of April 1968. One aircraft 1:48 is almost the same size internal spars that both hold
with Indonesia from remained flying with the as the 1:32 Tamiya Corsair the intake tunnels and jet
September 1963 until Aeroplane and Armament and so you know that when pipes within the fuselage,
August 1966. Javelins of 60 Experimental Establishment you tackle the construction and then the wings once
Squadron, later joined by at Boscombe Down until and painting of this beast, assembled. This works like
64 Squadron operated out 24 January 1975. (Via you are going to have to treat, the resulting airframe
of RAF Tengah, Singapore Wikipedia) clear your workbench in being extremely solid
flying combat patrols over order to do so! and resistant to twisting
the jungles of Malaysia. IN MINIATURE From the off, it is apparent or deformation during
In 1964, an Indonesian Airfix have chosen to that this is a kit free from handling.
Air Force Lockheed C-130 model the last of the breed, whistles and bells, only Detail on the whole is very
Hercules crashed while the FAW.9/9R for their offering the modeller a set of good, but there are inconsist-
trying to evade interception kit, allowing a full set of highly detailed plastic parts encies; the panel lines,
by a Javelin FAW.9 of de Havilland Firestreak from which to construct their though finer than those

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 seen in earlier post-Hornby especially the straps, which
releases, do vary across are completely missing – in
this kit with the wings and order to pep them up a
upper fuselage features little. A quick search of the
being finer than those found Internet will certainly pay The main
wheel bays
on the sides of the nose and dividends and though I had are extremely
tail fin. Similarly, those that no time for such luxuries well detailed.
run around the intakes and here, I would recommend Note also the
the rear fuselage are rather seeking out some photos of complexity of
vague and as we’ll see later, these seats in order to add the kit’s panel
rather too easy to remove some extra features. Failing line detail.
with overly exuberant that, you could wait a while
sanding. for some resin replacements
Before moving on to the to arrive… The tailplanes are
fixed on using
finer details, it may be worth Perhaps the real these rather
talking about the plastic in highlights of this model are fragile looking
which this kit is moulded. I the main undercarriage bays tabs. Ours were
appreciate that these things and their legs and wheels. removed and
are rather subjective, but These are wonderfully replaced with a
the plastic that Airfix kits stronger length of
detailed, capturing the brass tubing. The
are moulded in is in my complex appearance of the seam running
opinion, rather too soft for originals to a tee. The front the length of the
comfort. This aircraft has undercarriage is similarly centre section
all manner of rounded edges well done, with a slight was smoothed
and so needs some careful ‘flat’ being incorporated out with filler and
a fine sanding
filling and sanding in order into the tyre – which is odd, sponge.
to reflect that aspect of because there are no such
its appearance, simple in flats on the mainwheels!
concept, difficult in practice. Construction here needs As the model
I found that no matter how care, many of the parts that was going to
hard I tried I just couldn’t create the undercarriage be finished in
remove evidence of some being very delicate. Initially natural metal,
all of the joints
of the seams, especially I was worried that this were smoothed
around the intakes and rear delicacy would impact on the out with Mr
fuselage. Despite repeated strength of each leg - this Surfacer, filler
work with superglue, filler, is after all, a very heavy (where needed),
files, sanding sticks and model - but with all of the enamel paint and
fine sanding pads, the joints sanding sponges.
parts locked into place A final spray with
are still visible. Though and fixed with superglue, Tamiya Surface
this would not really be the undercarriage legs are Primer was the
apparent on the camouflaged certainly up to the task of final check that
subjects, it is on the natural carrying the weight above everything was
metal aircraft that I chose each one. good to go.
to model. I really feel that It was mentioned earlier
Airfix need to tackle this that the kits includes
‘problem’ and have their kits spars that stiffen up the
moulded in harder styrene fuselage and also fix the
so that the joints can be wings in place. They also The airbrakes
dealt with in the same serve another purpose on the upper
manner as is possible from and that’s to lock both the and lower
Tamiya, Hasegawa, et al. intake tunnels and the jet wings were
The smaller details pipes in the correct position fixed in place,
any gaps filled
are those that can make and angles relative to with Milliput
or break a kit and in the intakes and the rear smoothed over
this case, they have fuselage. This is done using with water and
certainly made this one, a series of cut-outs, tabs and then finally
being comprehensive and slots that all align to lock checked with
beautifully rendered. We the parts down. In addition enamel paint
sanded smooth.
begin with the cockpit. This to this the two intakes fix –
is essentially an enclosed using large tabs – into slots
tub that fits within the split incorporated into the sides
nose halves. The instrument of the nose. This is a good
panels, consoles and idea, despite needing a little
interior walls are all neatly fettling to ensure that the
detailed with all manner of parts aligned accurately. The model was
dials, switches and other Often, kits treat these areas primed and then
features, all of which can as afterthoughts and so it any remedial
be brought out with careful is pleasing to see that these work carried
painting. There is room for aspects of the kit’s design out until I was
improvement, but essentially are accurate in length and happy with
the surface,
the basics are all there to shape and so if you do take repeated runs
enjoy. Though multipart, the time to peer into each being necessary
the Martin Baker Type 3JS one, there is more than until I was
seats are quite basic as rudimentary features to satisfied with
supplied and could certainly admire. Of course, this is the finish.
do with additional detail - not necessary should you U
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AIRFIX 1:48 GLOSTER JAVELIN FAW.9/9R ● KIT NO.A12007

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!

V choose as I did to fix the place or absent and leave you in no doubt attention can turn to the
blanking plates in place – •Firestreak missiles or drop as to what goes where. The painting and decalling
after you’ve spent a morning tanks, or a combination of only criticism I would level of your chosen aircraft.
painting the interior of each both at them is that although Though the Javelin was
tunnel and jet pipe, only to •Intake and exhaust they include comprehensive hardly overwhelmed with
realise that it has all been a blanking plates painting directions using different schemes, there are
complete waste of time… •Crew access steps Humbrol’s range of enamels, at least three cool choices
With the airframe •Optional position tailplane nowhere in the instructions in the kit, with others
complete, the modeller and all control surfaces is there a list of the colours being offered by the likes
is presented with a large •Undercarriage, lowered/ and their names. It would of Xtradecal. The choices in
number of options that will retracted be useful to have this so this kit are as follows:
help them create something •Canopies, open/closed that those who don’t use this •Gloster Javelin FAW.9R –
a little different. Options are •Flaps, lowered or retracted range can still follow the No. 64 Squadron, Royal Air
as follows: directions without recourse Force Tengah, Singapore,
•Slatted airbrakes, open or The instructions, though to either a Humbrol colour 1960s. Finished in Dark
closed cluttered at first, are chart, or the Internet… Sea Grey, Dark Grey/
•Large refuelling probe, in explicit in their directions With the model built, your Silver.

Individual panels were masked-off and sprayed The tailplanes and ailerons were painted separately The instructions suggest painting the cockpit trim
with lighter of darker shades, Dark Aluminium, before being fixed in place on the model. in dark green, but I decided after looking at period
White Aluminium, Duralumin and polished shots that black looked more likely and so that’s
Aluminium being used to great effect. 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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 •Gloster Javelin FAW.9 – Museum, Gloucestershire painting directions (a rarity surrounding decal), as was I
aircraft flown by Squadron Airport, Staverton, UK. in the kit world) and the the number and delicacy of
Leader George H. Beaton, whole experience of painting the myriad stencils offered
Commanding Officer, Though the plastic parts and decalling an Airfix on the sheet. The only slight
No. 228 Operational in recently released Airfix kit, has been transformed issue was the large red/
Conversion Unit, Royal kits have drawn notable from a chore to an absolute white/blue fin flash that was
Air Force Leuchars & plaudits from the modelling pleasure! a little too large and needed
Binbrook, 1966. This is the world, it is perhaps the The decals in this kit to be trimmed along its lower
only Javelin ever to be seen decals and the painting are truly superb exhibiting edge to fit – or at least fit to
in natural metal. instructions that have shown accurate designs and colours, match the drawings offered
•Gloster Javelin FAW.9/9R the greatest improvement. all in perfect register. I was in the instructions. This is
– No. 33 Squadron, Royal Gone are the poorly printed, particularly impressed by no big deal, a sharp scalpel
Air Force Middleton St out of register decals of the inclusion of cut-outs in being a tool of choice to
George, County Durham, old, replaced instead with the upper wing roundels remove around 2mm from its
ed out England, 1962. Finished in
Dark Sea Grey, Dark Grey
beautifully designed,
beautifully printed,
that allow the vortex
generators to pass through
lower edges, left and right. U
with a
cloth. and Silver. This aircraft is Cartograf sheets. Add to that (the generators then being
no preserved at the Jet Age the inclusion of full-colour painted to match the

The undercarriage units are finely detailed, benefitting Underwing stores. The different colours and surface Bright red steps and blanking plates add a
from careful painting to bring out the finer features. patinas seen on these items contrast well with the splash of colour to the model.
surrounding metal finish. Note the glazed missile
heads and stencil data on the pylons.

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AIRFIX 1:48 GLOSTER JAVELIN FAW.9/9R ● KIT NO.A12007

V COCKPIT To finish these parts of the separately and then fixed the pins that mount the
Work begins with the lower model, each was primed them in place during final tailplanes in place, drilling
wheels bay; assemble and with Tamiya Fine Surface construction with a touch of a hole where they’d been
then paint silver to match Primer and then finished superglue. removed and then using a
undersides. Fix to lower with Alclad II Aluminium, length of brass tubing slid
surface of cockpit tub and White Aluminum, Steel and COMPLETING THE AIRFRAME through the upper section
then attach rear wall, noting Jet Exhaust. Slot the wings into place of the fin, mounted each
the angle of this part. The In order to fit the ventral and you are almost there. one. Not only did this allow
remaining details including tanks, 1mm holes need Though the fit here was each piece to be painted
the seats assemble easily to be drilled through the good, a little Mr Surfacer separately, it created a far
and thanks to they overall lower fuselage, a larger hole was needed along the joint stronger, far neater joint.
black colouring, are easy to needing to be reamed out, to help blend it in with The fin could then be fixed
paint! The pilot’s instrument should you decide to use the the fillet moulded onto the in place and any small gaps
panel features a decal for separately available Airfix upper and lower fuselage around its base filled with a
the instruments (the kit stand. The tanks fit very halves. Some attention with smear of Milliput smoothed
panel was painted) all well indeed, only a swipe a soft sanding sponge helped in with a cotton bud
other details needing to be with the glue brush being smooth everything out. The dampened with water.
carefully picked out with needed to fix them in place. tail fin and those moving
paint, in this case Tamiya tailplanes are a major UNDERCARRIAGE
Flat Black oversprayed FUSELAGE AND WINGS feature of this aircraft and Though complex, the
with German Grey, followed This is all fairly painless, are well handled in the kit. I undercarriage is sensibly
by Vallejo colours to pick the parts fitting well deviated from the suggested broken down and straight-
out the details. Finally, together. Take care when sequence by snipping off forward to build. As you
check the alignment of the aligning the completed
sidewalls, parts A1 & A2, as nose with the rear fuselage
these needed some care to halves in order to keep
join neatly with the rest of any subsequent filling to
the cockpit, clamps holding a minimum. Do so and the
everything firmly in place joints will fall on natural
whilst the glue set. panel lines. The wings
offer the first choices,
INTAKES AND JETPIPES individual inserts allowing
As mentioned earlier, the airbrakes to be posed
these are all full length open or closed; given that
and held in place with two I could find precious little
large spares that sit inside evidence that they were seen
the fuselage. Each part is open when the aircraft was
labelled left and right – P at rest, I used the closed
& S – leaving you with option, a little Milliput
little chance of getting the helping to blend the parts
parts mixed up. Why is this in to the surrounding
important? Because each wing panels. The kit’s
sub-assembly is mounted instructions direct you to
inside the fuselage at a trap the ailerons between
precise angle: mix them up the wing halves so that
and they simply will not fit. they can move. Being no
The interior of all of these fan of such nonsensical
pieces is aluminium, the gimmicks, I removed
outer faces of the jet pipes the mounting bars
being dark steel, jet exhaust, from each aileron
or a combination of both. and painted then

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 can see in the pictures, files. Alternatively, you can FINISHING OFF enjoy. The choice of subject
larger sub-assemblies were simply paint the openings The remaining details is of course one to savour
constructed to cut down black and move on! include the aforementioned and that, in combination
on the amount of pieces steps, blanking plates and with the excellence of the
that needed to be painted UNDERWING STORES the canopies. The glazing in detail, levels of accuracy and
individually. Detail here The kit includes four this kit is really impressive, simple pleasure that one
is wonderful and certainly Firestreak missiles and being thin and perfectly gains from assembly and
benefits from careful four underwing tanks. clear. The fit is also really painting, place this kit in a
assembly, painting and Each of these items is tight, no glue at all being ‘must have’ category. Very
weathering. The wheels well moulded and neatly used to fix the centre-section highly recommended. ●
are moulded in two halves detailed. Take care when in place and only Johnsons
and as such, benefit from assembling these parts to Klear being used for the
sanding their mating edges ensure that the delicate windscreen and sliding
so that gaps are kept to fins are not damaged and panels. MODELSPEC
a minimum. Bays were that any clean-up of the The model is finished off AIRFIX 1:48 GLOSTER JAVELIN
painted aluminium, as were seams results in perfectly by addition of the smaller FAW.9/9R KIT NO.A12007
the legs - again using Alclad round surfaces. We used aerials and those two large Materials;
II - the tyres being finished a Flex-I-File to carry out pitot tubes that fix to the Injection moulded grey and
in Vallejo Dark Rubber this work, Tamiya’s Surface ends of each wing. These two clear polystyrene, waterslide
oversprayed with Tamiya’s Primer being used to check parts are the most delicate decals
new Tyre Black. the results before painting aspects on this kit, needing Paints used;
the missiles in Humbrol extreme care to remove Tamiya Fine Surface Primer,
AIRFRAME COMPLETION Gloss White and the tanks from the sprues and then XF-1 Flat Black, XF-63 German
The smaller details such in Tamiya Silver Leaf clean-up prior to use. Fix Grey, XF-85 Rubber Black,
as the flaps, the open aerosol lacquer undersides them in place, and this very Silver Leaf TS0-30
airbrakes, aerials and small and Gunze Sangyo Dark Sea impressive model is done! Gunze Sangyo Dark Sea Grey
intakes that festoon the Grey uppers. The pylons Humbrol Gloss White
Alclad II Aluminium, White
fuselage can be added now. were sprayed in gloss white CONCLUSION Aluminum, Steel, Jet Exhaust.
Though not done on the and then attached to the This new kit from Airfix
review model, the intakes weapons/tanks – stencils, continues their renaissance
benefit from being opened applied to all of these items, and sets even higher
up with small drills and adding the finishing touch. standards for modellers to

Mini Review... 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
TAMIYA Educational Construction Series body, plus one on each of its two arms, allowing it to negotiate climbs and drops of
ARM CRAWLER (70211) up to 45mm. The kit includes everything needed for easy snap-fit/screw-together
Import/distribution; hobbyco.net assembly, plus flexible tracks. Requires one R6/AA/UM3 battery.

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 MODEL REFERENCES: MILITARY AVIATION
GLOSTER JAVELIN FAW.5, FAW.1

JAVELIN IN FOCUS
M
odellers in the UK are fortunate FAW.1 at the RAF Museum Cosford (XA564).
enough to be able to see a number of Here, you will find images of those two
preserved Javelins, different marks, aircraft, the former in detail showing off
colour schemes and states of repair, some of the type’s small features – and
being on show. Close to where I live in the frankly shocking level of decay! – and the
Midlands we have two aircraft, an FAW.5 second hanging from the ceiling of Cosford’s
at the Midland Air Museum (XA699) and an 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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 I
n 1941, with the also necessary to prepare
development version the plastic parts of the
of the Spitfire Mk.VIII kit and some will simply
taking too long, it was be eliminated in favour of
decided to equip the Mk.V their counterparts in resin
with a more powerful Merlin (especially so in the case of
61 engine to create – within the cockpit). In other areas,
a reasonable time – an some fettling work is to be
aircraft capable of competing expected, especially when
with the new Luftwaffe it comes to 'extracting' the
fighter, the Focke Wulf various covers and access
Fw190. This would result in hatches.
the Mk.IX, the most widely This is the case for the
produced variant of the wing gun-bays, engine
famous Supermarine fighter cowling side-panels and
and one which would remain access hatch covers of the
in service on all fronts fuselage. Fortunately, in
until the end of the conflict. the CMK sets, these items Many accessories were used to represent an aircraft undergoing
Eduard's kit was released in are included in either resin maintenance. The Eduard sets were easy to fit but those by CMK were
April 2013 as a 'ProfiPACK' or photo-etched metal and designed for the Hasegawa kit and required adaptation work.
version including some Eduard even offers all the
photo-etched parts and the small inspection hatches Before starting
Czech manufacturer has of the aircraft in its set assembly, you
subsequently launched No.48766 (Spitfire Mk.IX must open up
some access
several extra detail sets panels). panels. Here, the
(cockpit, flaps, wheels, openings for the
etc.) for more ambitious MORE DETAIL - IS IT weapons bays are
modellers. Having already POSSIBLE? prepared using a
built one Eduard Spitfire If you build the kit using battery-powered
drill by Tamiya
'out of the box', I decided just the standard parts which has a low
this time to include the you will know that the rotation speed,
additional detail sets (and result will be more that ideal for drilling
even a little more as you satisfactory. Yet by using plastic.
will see) with the idea to the resin 'Brassin' cockpit,
represent a Spitfire in a the Czech manufacturer
maintenance scene. adds another layer of
complexity; the overall
CZECH RESIN EXTRAS impression is that there is
Wanting to show the 'guts' twice the amount of detail
of the machine, I used on the new parts. In the
three sets by CMK/MPM end, the choice is left to the
to represent the exposed modeller to 'settle' for what
engine, the weapons bays there is in the box or opt for With a new blade
for the 20mm guns and a higher level of realism. it is then possible
the radio compartment. Of course, both the final to remove the bulk
These sets were originally price of the model and its of the material...
designed for the level of difficulty increase
Hasegawa model but with significantly.
a little adaptation they The assembly of the
can also be used on the Brassin cockpit holds no
Eduard kit. Since I built nasty surprises and the
this model however, a resin parts simply replace
dedicated Merlin engine the plastic mouldings.
and armament bays However, the modeller must
have become available refine part R8, removing the
in Eduard's own bulge on the lower surface
'Brassin' range and as shown in the manual. ...before finishing
the job with a file
these elements will Otherwise, your new cockpit and sandpaper.
be much easier to use will stubbornly refuse to
with the kit. take its place inside the
The use of resin fuselage. Also, be aware
parts requires a lot that some resin parts are
of preparation. The very thin and therefore very
first step is to remove fragile. We must therefore
the casting plugs, being work gently and do not use
careful not to damage the excessive force when placing
fragile detail. A fine-toothed the cockpit in the fuselage to
saw is essential, as are avoid damage. Painting the
various grades of sandpaper cockpit is straightforward;
and a good dose of patience. interior green everywhere, It then remains
One should also be sure to just to fit the resin
with controls and other parts and paint in
wear a mask and ventilate items in aluminium and the appropriate
well as the resin dust is black here and there. The colour, here
potentially hazardous to Bakelite seat is a dark red interior green.
health. Of course, it is colour but the presence U
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EDUARD 1:48 SPITFIRE MK.IXC LATE VERSION PROFIPACK ● KIT NO.8281

The instrument panel consists of several parts in Comparison between the original part plastic kit (top) and The original cockpit has been fully
pre-coloured photo-etched metal. replacement parts in resin. The difference is quite striking! 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.

V of the flare cartridge NEAR PERFECT FIT render the surfaces of the of the time (Light Grey,
rack on its front edge is The mating of the wings aircraft with fine rivet lines Dark Sea Grey and Dark
questionable. To enhance the and fuselage is certainly and it would have been a Green), a pre-shading
detail, a dark colour-wash the most crucial step in shame to lose it all because in dark grey was first
was applied to the painted the assembly of a model of excessive sanding. We established over the
parts, which had previously aeroplane. It is at this can therefore move quickly airframe. The new shades
been drybrushed. The final moment that we can to the paint shop, but only released for Tamiya's 1:32
appearance was achieved appreciate the general after you have finished Spitfire were put to use on
by spraying a layer of matt form of the subject and we masking off all internal the Eduard model; XF-80
varnish and applying a few can also evaluate the work areas such as cockpit, Sea Grey, XF-81 RAF Dark
highlights with a lightened that remains to be done. engine, UC bays, weapons Green and XF-82 RAF
version of the interior green Regarding this kit, this bays, radio compartment etc. Ocean Grey.
colour. To reproduce the pivotal step went smoothly To mask or not to mask? To make life a little easier,
glass instruments, I simply and only a negligible My choice of markings I used Miracle Masks set
inserted a piece of shiny tape quantity of filler was needed. was for 'MJ586' the Spitfire for the Spitfire, which also
between the pre-painted Good fit is all the more of French national hero allowed me to preserve the
photo-etched parts provided important here because the Pierre Clostermann. Before beautiful surface detail of
by Eduard. manufacturer has made applying the three classic the model and avoid the
huge efforts to realistically shades for a British fighter effects of overspray. On U
Mini Review... During WWII, the British Army needed to provide mobility for paratroopers who
had been dropped behind enemy lines; their solution was the folding airborne
TAMIYA 1:35 BRITISH PARATROOPERS bicycle, known as the ‘Parabike’. Tamiya’s new set includes two bicycle models,
& BICYCLES SET (35333) which can be assembled in folded or extended form, plus two figures, one in the
Import/distribution; hobbyco.net 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 The masks are easy to apply and do not leave a residue The various access panels are
XF-82 RAF Ocean Grey. on the paint. made up from separate elements
in photo-etch metal.

The camouflage and markings were made ​​ An operational Spitfire would have been very dirty, The CMK engine set is very comprehensive,
exclusively with the stencil technique. especially on the lower surfaces. The weathering though it lacks some pipes. These were made ​​
effects were created using Faber Castell pens by the author using stretched sprue.
applied directly to the matt surface of the model.

Cutting out the moving flap parts is not a

cakewalk because of their complex shapes,
The frame around the engine is photo-etch; fine and Flap-position indicators add a touch of realism
but it is the price to pay to integrate the
realistic but difficult to fit and very fragile. Be careful to the model. They are part of the Eduard set
beautiful photo-etched parts by Eduard.
when handling the model! No.48765.

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EDUARD 1:48 SPITFIRE MK.IXC LATE VERSION PROFIPACK ● KIT NO.8281

The underside view

The rescue bar in the shows the invasion
access door is often stripes and overall
painted in red on weathering treatment.
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.
MODELSPEC
V the model only the 'kill Brown and Black). Following located on the rear fuselage! Eduard 1:48 Spitfire Mk.IXc
Late ProfiPACK Kit No.8281
marks' and data stencils this, a layer of matt varnish Having no equivalent
are decals, everything was (Gunze H20) was sprayed figure in my stash, I chose Materials;
painted using masks. This to protect everything and to create one using parts Grey and transparent injec-
technique has advantages give a better 'grip' for the from my spares box. The tion-moulded polystyrene,
in realism but also some micro-painting, done with modification work was not photo-etched metal, masks,
waterslide decals.
disadvantages, the main a fine brush using acrylic very difficult because the
ones to increase the use of paints. The final touch was upper body is not needed. Paints used;
the airbrush and increase to create the most worn The changes in shape of the Tamiya Acrylics; XF-1 Flat
colour changes. In short, this areas of the aircraft with legs and waist were made Black, XF-2 Flat White, XF-71
Cockpit Green (IJN), XF-80
is a fairly time-consuming aluminium chips using paint with Tamiya putty. Sea Grey, XF-81 RAF Dark
technique and requires Revell Aqua Color paint. Green, XF-82 RAF Ocean Grey.
an understanding of the SUCCESS! Prince August acrylics; 815
different steps of masking MECHANICAL After several more or less Chair Base, 908 Carmine Red,
but the effort is worth it CONTORTIONIST successful attempts by other Green Ochre 914, 950 Black,
given the final appearance. The idea of representing the manufacturers, Eduard 951 White, 952 and 963
For the weathering of Spitfire in a maintenance finally offers the modelling Lemon Yellow Medium Blue.
Gunze H20 Matt Varnish.
this operational aircraft, scene came to me – as so world a Spitfire Mk.IX Revell Aqua Color 90 Silver.
standard techniques were often – in a photo found worthy of the name. With a
used. The model was first by chance on the internet correct profile and extremely Accessories used;
covered with a layer of clear showing a mechanic in a fine detail, the model can be Eduard photo-etch: Spitfire
Mk.IX Flaps (48765), Spitfire
varnish in preparation for very awkward position; only assembled without worrying Mk.IX Surface Panels (48766).
the application of Tamiya's his legs protrude through about making any notable Eduard Brassin resin: Spitfire
Panel Accent Colors (Dark the battery access panel modifications! ● 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;
Cyanoacrylate glue, Tamiya
masking tape, Tamiya Putty
(Basic Type), Tamiya Epoxy
Putty, Tamiya Panel Line
The finished model Accent Color, Faber-Castell
with its engine Pens, white glue, Tamiya
and access panels photo-etched mini-saws,
opened up looks Tamiya Drill.
spectacular! 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 ● 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

PETROL PERFORMANCE,
ELECTRIC EFFICIENCY!
L
aFerrari is the latest one technology and its V12 it's one of Tamiya's 'fully to issue a decal sheet of
creation from the engine plus an electric motor detailed-inside-and-out' kits. carbon-fibre effect panels
world famous brand combine to create an overall An efficient 1:24 replica for the underbody and cabin
and this time, it's a 963hp. Only 499 examples of the 6.262cc engine is areas and this will really
hi-tech tour de force. It was of the limited edition car included of course, complete bring the black structural
unveiled in March 2013 and will be produced and all of with exhaust system and parts of the model alive.
features active aerodynamics those were almost certainly intake trunking which does Also newly issued for
whereby spoilers and other sold before it even went into rather hide the engine detail the LaFerrari is a sheet of
parts automatically adjust to production. once fitted. The chassis photo-etched nickel steel
provide optimal downforce, builds up from various that provides pre-shaped
based on performance data OPTIONAL PARTS subframes, struts and panels grilles for all the front
collated internally by the Tamiya's new 1:24 LaFerrari that follow the design of and rear body apertures,
car. The 'HY-KERS' hybrid kit has arrived at TMMI and the real car's composite replacing the nylon mesh
system makes use of formula you'll be pleased to know structure; Tamiya are soon and decal/clear parts
Rear

The V12 engine’s main structures are fully replicated and will come to life with imaginative paint and light Huge disc brakes and super-skinny seats are
colour-washes to enhance the fantastic detail. accurately replicated.
Inter
squa

Undertray is almost totally flat; the doors are openable. The wheels come with an excellent satin chrome finish. The glazings are crystal clear. Tyres
tyre l

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 included with the kit. A front steering/radiator etc. Ferrari logos of course. MODEL SPEC
number plate and a very Naturally, the front wheels Surface detail across the SCALE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:24
neat display plate with the steer and the wheels can whole model is impeccable MATERIALS: . . IM, SVT, PE, PCM, PC, WS
'LaFerrari' name will also be rotate on polycap bearings. with some lovely touches on AVAILABILITY:
found on the sheet of metal. The body's undersurface the steering wheel and seats. Good model shops, hobbyco.net
These parts just need to features clear parts allowing It's one of those kits where TMMI’S OPINION?
be painted matt black and one to view the two batteries almost every part will need The amazing new hybrid Ferrari
works well in 1:24 and Tamiya’s kit
very careful super-glued in stored under the seats which painting individually before captures all the detail and striking
place, or perhaps fitted with are used to power the hybrid being assembled for the body shape to perfection. Add
PVA glue. The gull-wing motor on the real thing and neatest possible result, but the optional photo-etch parts and
carbon-fibre effect decals, it will
doors can be open/closed self-adhesive, photo-etched with patience and methodical look absolutely stunning.
(gently) and the front/rear metal transfers are included approach to assembly, the
body covers can be lifted off to depict the side and result will be spectacular and
to display the engine and rear-view mirrors, as well as very eye-catching. ● MN

Rear lights are moulded in clear red. 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; Tamiya offer a photo-etched set to more realistically represent the grilles; the
tyre logos are included this time. package has a Ferrari hologram to guarantee authenticity.

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 FULL BUILD

SEVERAL
TAMIYA 1:35 ISRAELI TANK TIRAN 5 ● KIT NO.35328

CAREFUL
OWNERS
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

T
he Israeli Defence a variety of stowage boxes, fuel lines – build it nearly part of the fender, behind
Force is very adept at turret basket, rear hammock out-of-the-box. However, of the front mudguards
achieving longevity on hull, spare track shoe after seeing some images and the rear mudguards
from the various brackets, .50cal MG mount posted by Michael Mass on unlike the incorrect parts
military vehicles acquired on mantlet, altered front the IDF Modelling website on the original T-55 kit.
through lease-deals or the fenders plus many other I had a clear idea of how I This saved some time in
many captured ones such detail differences. wanted the model to look. fabrication, so I could move
as the T-54/55. These were The kit does give you a onto the fittings along the
pressed into service after MAKING MODIFICATIONS good representation of a fenders. I had some bits
being seized from Arab I was quite excited when Tiran but as with most scale and pieces from the Blast
forces during the '60s and Tamiya released the Tiran 5, models, there is always room Models Tiran conversion
'70s. During the time of use, thinking I could just follow for improvement. Tamiya set left over from a previous
the tanks were upgraded the instructions and – apart have correctly depicted build which supplied the
with a different main gun, from a set of tracks and the grooves in the front Centurion-style stowage box.

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 The forward fuel cell is a parts for future builds in hold-down brackets already from one side. It was just a
reworked Tamiya item I had between projects), along moulded on. matter of making the small
modified to the later type. with the engine deck with The spare track shoe hold-down bracket from
The rearmost fuel tank was a cut-out for the fuel vent needed some extra detailing, strip and rod. The water-can
a resin copy from a master I and front zip box with added so I replaced the kit part holders are poorly designed,
made that has the fuel stubs hold-down brackets. The gun with a Model Kasten item. (three on the turret and
etc., moulded on. These cleaning-rod box and fuel First, the track connecting one on the front fender),
just required the addition transfer box (the small one pin holes were drilled out, not offering the opportunity
of hold-down brackets and behind the front fuel cell) achieved with a 0.5mm drill to allow the cages to be
some fuel pipe. are again resin replacements bit in a pin vice. My trick modelled empty. They did
The fender brackets for from masters I made myself. here was to leave enough of not fit with the abandoned
the rear mudguards were They simply glue in place the drill bit extending from look anyhow, so new
ones I had already prepared, needing very little clean up, the pin vice to reach through parts were manufactured
(I tend to refine and modify and have the advantage of the link while drilling from a mixture of scrap U

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 FULL BUILD
TAMIYA 1:35 ISRAELI TANK TIRAN 5 ● KIT NO.35328

V photo-etched parts, plastic

sheet and bolt-heads using This view shows the RB
the kit parts as a template. Models aluminium and
brass barrel, plus the
The mass of tiny re-built track guards in
footman-loops that are white plastic card.
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 Here we can see the
0.25mm plastic sheet. A extensive modifications
couple of large brackets, made to the engine deck
bolt-heads and weld by the author, described
seams made from Milliput fully in the main text.
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 Model Kasten tracks
were chosen for their
I chose a Czech built type, fine detail.
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
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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 Over a layer of hairspray, rust tones were then
the finished model was the first colour to be applied. airbrushed on, using acrylic paints.

were simple to construct sheet, using the kit part RUNNING GEAR TURRET
using plastic sheet. The as a template. The pair of The tracks on this model are The most difficult part of the
hinged cover with the angled headlights were the wrong the excellent articulated set project was the reworking of
section had to be made from type in the kit, so a couple from Model Kasten, replacing the rear basket, thinning it
scratch as all the resin ones I had left over from the the kit-supplied rubber band out on both sides and adding
available are incorrect in old Trakz Tiran conversion type. Although tedious to 0.5mm plastic rod for the
their dimensions. The final were used instead ad I construct and problematic support tubes. I also rebuilt
job was to add some detail to built the mounts for these to paint and weather, the the commander's spare
the infantry communications from brass sheet. A clear results speak for themselves. equipment box, making the
box that sits on a bracket at lens was fitted into one of The wheels were updated to brackets from plastic strip. I
the right/rear of the fender, the lights after removing the IDF type by the addition wanted to depict the storage
above the mudguard. This some material from the of a grease nipple to the cap box with a missing lid, as
can be seen in images, along resin casting. It was quite centres, easy to do by drilling the kit part was very thick.
with the armoured cover for
the conduit to the comms
fiddly to get everything
lined up and attached with
a 0.3mm hole. Was it Shep Paine who U
box which was made from CA glue but the results are
brass sheet as the Tamiya worth it I think. The front
kit part is a little too thick. fenders – including the
Progressing to the front rubber parts – are pretty
of the hull and here we good as standard, just
have another omission, requiring a little thinning
the stretcher brackets and down from behind. Front
the stretcher itself which tow hooks are resin ones,
should be mounted to the cast from another master I
glacis above the wading made, as the kit-supplied
board. These were simple ones are too shallow. After
to construct from scrap a little reworking of the
brass sheet along with few weld bead with Mr Surfacer,
bolt-heads and tie-down the fender support bars
loops, plus a strap from and associated brackets
lead foil. The light unit were made from Evergreen
was re-made using brass plastic strip and rod. The turret is pictured here during its weathering stages. More is to come!

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TAMIYA 1:35 ISRAELI TANK TIRAN 5 ● KIT NO.35328

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.

V said “if you can build a box the cement seams on the kit but I chose to leave it for Gray-Brown from the AK
square from plastic sheet parts. A welcome addition in at least twenty-four hours, range was used, which I
then anything is possible?” the kit is the extra mantlet before applying any colour. found to be a perfect shade
The various antennae without a canvas cover as I to use a light green for faded Israeli Sand Grey.
brackets on the turret roof used on this model, although colour to represent the I actually removed most
were fabricated from brass an in-service Tiran would original Syrian or Czech of this colour just leaving
sheet. The .50cal MG mount most definitely have the green grinning through in it in areas subject to less
on the mantlet was also covered type fitted. places after the 'hairspray abrasion. The next stage
replaced to show a missing technique'. At this point, was to add some rust to the
weapon. Unfortunately the PAINTING AND WEATHERING brown, rust-coloured base edges of boxes and any other
kit part has some of the As with all my models, a colours were applied to any parts liable to have rusting
cradle moulded onto the gun, fair amount of dust and parts fitted by the IDF. The corners. This was done using
so it's easier to construct residue tends to build up sand colour used is actually a small piece of make up
this from scratch rather from the various stages of Dunkelgelb from the AK sponge dipped in Tamiya
than reworking the kit part. the building process, so the range! After the initial chips Linoleum Brown, the excess
The aluminium barrel from parts were all cleaned in were complete I opted to being removed on a kitchen
RB Models used on this warm, soapy water and left show the darker Israeli Sand towel. The sponge was held
model is not actually meant to dry overnight. A good Grey heavily worn-through in a pair of tweezers for
for the Tamiya kit, but with primer is essential to the too. Again another round of more precision and I slowly
a little work to the mantlet finish and Tamiya Superfine hairspray was applied (via and methodically worked
it is the only other option, if was my choice here. This the airbrush) and a very my way around the model.
you don't fancy cleaning up material dries very quickly, thin coat of Modern German 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 Tamiya’s Tiran-5 is a
weathering stages. great kit with lots of
superdetailing and
TRACKS AND weathering potential,
WHEEL PAINTING 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 MODELSPEC
productions Light Dust and
European Earth pigments, Tamiya 1:35 Israeli Tank
paying particular attention Tiran 5 Kit No.35328
to the recessed detail. Materials;
Pigment fixer (heavily Injection-moulded
thinned matt varnish) was polystyrene, polycaps,
waterslide decals
applied via airbrush at Paints and materials used;
low air pressure as not to Plastic card, Evergreen
disturb the pigments styrene rod,brass sheet,
too much. 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 The blue tarpaulin in
there for a time. The US style the rear ‘hammock’
fuel can is from Tasca, and adds a contrasting
was painted and weathered splash of colour to this
in much the same way as the weather-beaten tank.
rest of the model. ●

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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 and yaw was supplied to their quarter-inch scale decals are pure fiction, at
Douglas YF-23 was by opposite movement. collections. Thanks must go least allow the enthusiast to
a prototype fighter Deflecting the wing flaps out to Hobbyboss for filling build what may have been a
aircraft designed for down and ailerons up on that gap – but was it worth representative aircraft.
the United States Air Force. both sides simultaneously the wait? The first thing that draws
The YF-23 was a finalist in provided for aerodynamic This is a typical your attention are the two
the US Air Force's Advanced braking. Even today, much Hobbyboss kit: well huge fuselage halves. This
Tactical Fighter (ATF) of the data associated with packaged, nicely moulded is one enormous aircraft and
competition, losing out to the the YF-23’s two prototype with finely rendered details. that’s reflected in the size
Lockheed YF-22 – much to aircraft – PAV-1 and The instructions and decals of those pieces, dwarfing
the surprise of the aviation PAV-2 – remains classified, are also well produced and even the equally impressive
world – which entered especially performance data. though as we’ll see later, the Raptor in this scale. The
production as the Lockheed The Lockheed team detail on these parts
Martin F-22 Raptor. quoted that the PAV-2 is finely engraved
The YF-23 was designed aircraft had flown well and though far from
to meet USAF requirements in excess of mach 1 comprehensive –
for survivability, supersonic under dry thrust, i.e. being only delicately
cruise (supercruise), stealth, without afterburner, engraved lines with
and ease of maintenance. later quoting that in no other features in
Designed with all-aspect actual fact, the aircraft evidence – should look
stealth as a high priority, had flown considerably perfectly acceptable
the YF-23 was an unconven- faster than that, but under paint.
tional-looking aircraft when pushed, declined Shape-wise, there are
with trapezoidal wings, to reveal just how problems. The YF-23
substantial area-ruling and much faster… was an extraordinarily
a V-tail. Similar to the B-2, Fans of this aircraft, subtle shape that
the exhaust from the YF-23's myself included, have flowed like water, with
engines flows through wanted a 1:48 kit very little evidence
troughs lined with heat of this aircraft for a of sharp edges. In
ablating tiles, which shields long time and though this kit, though that’s
the exhaust from infrared available in resin, the apparent to a degree,
(IR) missile detection from inherent construction the fuselage looks a
below. The wing flaps and problems associated little heavy, the rear
ailerons deflect inversely with that medium of the nose where it
on either side to provide along with the cost, has blends in with the
roll. Pitch was provided by precluded many from rear fuselage and
movement of both V-tails, adding this aircraft The fuselage halves are huge! 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 Full-size reference photos, USAF via Wikipedia
and side console details
and a well-moulded ACES
II seat. The undercarriage The instructions are completely ignoring the name given to the aircraft by
– based on those used on well-drawn and easy to fact that the production Lockheed – so maybe not all
the F-18 Hornet – look follow. That said directing aircraft would most likely is lost! l
very impressive and sturdy the modeller to fix the wings have been different to the
enough to hold the weight and tail fins in place after prototypes and that two MODEL SPEC
of this large aircraft model. everything else has been perfectly acceptable schemes SCALE:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:48

The gear bays are perhaps completed is borderline for PAV-1 and PAV-2 would MATERIALS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IM, WS

the highlight of the kit with a absurd, but I guess that have made better choices! AVAILABILITY:
www.creativemodels.co.uk
whole host of fine details and most modellers that fork out I am sure that decals will TMMI’S OPINION?
features to enjoy. Other than £30 for this kit, will have a appear for the two prototypes This is a flawed kit from HB, but
that, this is a pretty basic plan of action in mind before in their Ghost Gray and it is the only game in town and
given the size of the model, the
model, containing no separate they start! Gunship Gray camouflage quality of the detail and the ease
control surfaces or weapons Finally, we come to the schemes. That said, we may of assembly, should be a very
bays, just the basic airframe, decals. These supply only have some fun with this one pleasing, fun project to enjoy. I for
one am pleased to see it appear
cockpit and undercarriage one aircraft, a generic and build an ‘in-service’ F-23 and look forward to seeing what I
being supplied. Langley-based F-23, Black Widow – the unofficial can do with it…

Instrument panel detail.

Cockpit tub detail is nicely rendered and The undercarriage bays are a real Careful painting will bring out
should look good under paint. highlight of the kit. the best in this part.

The ACES II seat is neatly done.

The inclusion inside the wheels bays of wiring The canopies are large, well-moulded and perfectly clear.
looms in welcome.

Undercarriage leg detail – courtesy of More fine detail in evidence. The wheels feature delicate The instructions, decals and painting
the F/A-18! hub and brake details. 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
Photo; Honda Museum via
Wikimedia Commons.

SUPER COUPÉ

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 I
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) The exhausts were given realistic hollow tips, made The interior ‘tub’ with single driver’s seat and racing harness.
which combined lightweight from thin-walled metal tubing. Note the twin roll-over hoops.
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!
Detail view of the rear suspension showing The diminutive size of the Honda’s chassis is clear to see
THE KIT old-school drum brakes. here, balanced on a jar of Tamiya X-8 Lemon Yellow.
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 Detail views of the engine, installed in the chassis. The red arrow shows the new radiator pipe with clamps (Top
every modeller happy. On Studio), the blue arrow points to the valve train breather-pipe and the white arrow indicates the water pipe, all
the other hand the mould fabricated by the author. Note the 12v battery at the front/left of the engine bay.
quality had a few inconsist-
encies. Some parts like the often changed their car's glued on new outlets made engine compartment. I was
body are very well captured specification between races. from thin-wall aluminium eager to add few bits and
and flawlessly moulded S800 is not an exception tube. I used Finisher’s putty pieces as planned to present
but others (dashboard, here and I spent lots of time to create the conical shape of the model with bonnet open.
front suspension) were not looking for pictures of this the exhaust ends. The whole
that crisp. Plus those lovely particular car. Tamiya has exhaust was painted using ENGINE
ejector pin marks, moulded done its homework pretty Gunze Burnt Iron (C61), Despite Tamiya including a
in hard to reach places. But well but there is always oversprayed with Alclad II well detailed engine, I found
then again, after having room for the improvement. Jest Exhaust and Gunze some omissions such as lack
opened up Fujimi's S600 kit, I I started with the Flat Clear (TopCoat). The of spark-plug wires. Not a
immediately stopped moaning chassis, suspension details chassis frame did not need problem; I must admit that
about Tamiya quality. and differential housing. any major corrections so I like adding details such as
I prepared new main it was cleaned up, primed this. The car is so tiny that it
PLANNING AND shaft using brass tube and then painted with looks scaled down compared
PREPARATION and recreated differential Tamiya X-18 Semi Gloss to the S2000 or NSX and of
The plan was to detail the housing with styrene strips Black.I painted the wheels course it had a tiny engine.
S800 to reasonable degree and putty. The exhaust with Alclad II Duralumin Unfortunately I had only few
and finish it in less than tips needed modification as and added air valves from pictures of the RSC plus a
three months. The major well. I found them differing A+Club and PE brake discs few more of the road-going
problem with racing cars is from reference pictures and from the AcuStion set. S800, so I using them plus
lack of good documentation, decided to change them. Having the suspension and some educated guesswork I
especially when teams I cut off the old ones and frame ready I moved to the added following details: U
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V 1) Red arrow; new radiator yellow (in this case, Tamiya

pipe with clamps (Top X-8 Lemon Yellow), which is
Studio). not particularly forgiving as
2) Blue arrow; valve train it's quite transparent. Once
breather-pipe. This is my the colour had been applied,
best guess - in road version, I placed it to one side to
the breather-pipe goes to the fully cure.
intake. I think that in the Moving on to the interior Engine
bay liner,
race version, the pipe runs now and here I changed pre-painted
freely along the block to gear lever to turned metal in the body
avoid the engine breathing one from Sakatsu and added colour.
polluted air. photo-etched metal pedals
3) White arrow; water pipe. from AcuStion set. The last
I made a bypass so cooling thing was the dashboard
water goes straight from the which also differs from road
pump to block as opposite to version. I added knobs,
road version where it goes drilled-out speedometer and
through heating system. an ashtray.
This is my best guess. Why? According to the manual,
Heating knobs are deleted everything in the cabin
so I think they dismounted should be sprayed black,
the heating radiator and but I wanted to make the
bypassed the coolant hoses. interior a bit more alive so I
4) Modified the battery, used pure X-18 Semi Gloss
added secure strap, cables. Black, XF-69 NATO Black
5) Oil cap; milled from and XF-85 Rubber Black.
styrene rod.
6) Ignition coil scratchbuilt, DECALS, GLAZINGS AND
electric regulator, cables, FINAL TOUCHES
brake lines with pressure Tamiya provides well
regulator and water tank. printed decals for RSC
7) I added details to throttle version with reasonably The author removed the moulded-in seat harness and fitted a new set, made
bodies - shaft, spring and good opacity. I am not from PE buckles and fabric webbing. Note the flocked transmission tunnel.
handle for throttle cable. sure whether my decals
Linkage was mounted on were old or had some other
support with simulated stop problem but they tended
screw. to fall apart in water… So
To complete the engine, I I used Microscale Liquid
thinned down the auxiliary Decal Film as a remedy
belt, modified the alternator which worked very well and
and the distributor cap. In helped me avoid disaster.
the meantime I prepared Once fully cured and dried,
the body by sanding it with I clear coated the body and
1000-grit paper and priming decals with Dupont Duxone
with Tamiya Fine Primer two-part clear epoxy.
White. I painted the long, chrome
body trim but they rubbed Close-up of the complete dashboard with steering wheel in place.
Simple but elegant, 1960s style. The author added knobs and ashtray!
THE BODY AND off when I assembled the
THE INTERIOR whole model; assembly is
The body is beautifully quite frightening as quite a strips using Studio27 to force them stick to the
moulded and promised bit of force must be applied Chrome decal which was not curves but only partially
a nice and problem-free when mounting the body perhaps the best choice as succeed. The last touch
painting session. It's to the chassis. My heart the decal did not conform – windscreen wipers (PE
essential to use white primer almost stopped few times! I well to curves. I used all AcuStion) were mounted and
to achieve good result with recreated the long chrome methods known to mankind TA-DA! The S800 was done.

Mini Review... Hobbyboss’s T-26 Light Tank gets a new set

VOYAGER MODEL DETAIL SET FOR HOBBYBOSS 1:35 of track guards, engine-deck louvres, driver’s
T-26 SOVIET LIGHT TANK MOD. 1935 hatch, tools and brackets, exhaust box in
KIT NO.PE 35575 brass tube and a new gun barrel in aluminium.
UK import/distribution; whiteensignmodels.com 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 polysty-
rene, 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 Views of the completed model, showing the
The Hobby Company Limited superb little engine and slick cabin interior.
www.hobbyco.net

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 FULL BUILD: MODEL MOTORSPORT
HELLER 1:24 CITROËN DS3 WRC ● KIT NO. 80757

CRÉATIVE
Eric Evain takes
Heller's 1:24 Citroën
DS3 WRC 2012 and

TECHNOLOGIE
adds extra details,
plus 2013 decals by
Renaissance

T
he DS3 WRC was HELLER RETURN been years since mainstream Heller has an excellent
developed by Citroën In 2011, Heller issued a new plastic kit manufacturers quality-to-price ratio, more
Racing as a successor kit of the Citroën C4 WRC (including Tamiya, than detailed enough for
to the venerable C4 and in 2012 they released unfortunately) have released a convincing 'curbside'
WRC, which won four the DS3 WRC. With this one, new kits of rally cars, reproduction. The 'general
titles in the World Rally Heller had the upper hand causing modeller/fans much modelling public' (those
Champion with Sebastien because a kit of a winning despair. Since 2011, several who actually build their
Loeb at the wheel from 2007 French car in the hands of European model makers – kits when they buy them,
to 2010. Derived from the a legendary French driver notably Belkits – have taken instead of storing them
chic DS3, it has already could not be ignored by the over this subject area. like me, says my wife...) is
become a winner with the French public! Also it has The DS3 WRC 2012 by certainly the main target
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
Here we can see the Renaissance decals and resin transkits used in this project. These are available from;
conditions. www.hiroboy.com and www.grandprixmodels.com

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 Once the body’s bonnet has been cut out, the Masks were cut for the painted body areas before The painted and decalled body awaits its glazings
new resin bonnet is being test-fitted. the white base colour was applied. and detail parts.

with this kit, indicated by is a pair of Renaissance

the style of presentation as seats in resin, which are
a 'Complete Kit' including a big improvement on the
paints, brushes and glue. originals.
The body is moulded in one Photos of the DS3 WRC
piece with a quality level of in 2013 show that the The Renaissance
current standards in a good bonnet cooling grilles are set provides
of grade plastic, but the level substantially larger than extensive
of detail is limited. the 2012 version. The photo-etched metal
What's there is acceptable simplest (but most risky) parts for the cabin
interior.
considering the kit's path would be to take a file
reasonable price and and enlarge the holes, but
enthusiastic modellers have as Renaissance offer a whole
a good base kit waiting to be replacement bonnet in resin
superdetailed. Heller have for the 2013 version, I chose
really upped the quality to use it instead. Cast very
Skill with small
with their DS3 WRC 2012, 'cleanly' and almost flawless, metal parts is
a head and shoulders above the new resin bonnet fitted recommended!
their C4 WRC kit. Buying a perfectly into the body after
bunch of accessories is not cutting out the moulded
absolutely mandatory to part and sanding flush the
get a nice result with your edges. There is nothing to
DS3 WRC, but one purchase support the new resin cover
that I would recommend from below so I simply glued U

E
The Renaissance
resin seats are a big
The completed suspension elements and improvement over the The window panels have been masked and
wheels await fitting to the chassis. kit parts. sprayed for a neat result.

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 FULL BUILD: MODEL MOTORSPORT
HELLER 1:24 CITROËN DS3 WRC l KIT NO. 80757

V strips of plastic card into

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
Alclad II Chrome was used to create the
white, I made masks with The Renaissance detail sets comes with the grille, plus a stencil to bright metallic finish for the headlights.
Tamiya masking tape to recreate the ‘Citroën Racing’ logo.
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 The resin bonnet was fitted after the body
question now was “should had been mounted to the chassis.
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 Heller’skit comes with a decent level of
it to the chassis; the plastic cabin detail.
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 The location slot in the rear windscreen The Renaissance detail set comes with complex parts for the monitor
for the wing can be seen here. stand and various levers.
Bright White.

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 Heller’s kit is an excellent
which was enough to hide production that benefits greatly
the lack of an engine. It from the Renaissance detail set.
was then time to work on

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 the side windows and windscreen. Conclusions
For the latter, the black panels are This is a kit without major problems
provided as decals to be applied on and is easy to assemble. As
the outside but I decided to paint mentioned, it has a good quality-to-
them on the inside. Whether you price ratio and if you want to take it
are building the C4 WRC or the further, you can add the detail sets
DS3 WRC, Heller does not provide by Renaissance. Moreover, the sets
a decal for the sun-visor in the
windscreen and it is the same for
are quite easy to utilise, well within
the reach of any semi-experienced
www.grandprixmodels.com
the Renaissance sheet, so I cut out a modeller. As for decals, Renaissance
pattern from Tamiya masking tape offer two 2013 options. l
and painted the visor with Tamiya
XF-20 Medium Grey.
The side and rear windows are
fixed to the body with a touch of
Modelspec
superglue to hold it during the Heller 1:24 Citroën DS3 WRC KIT NO. 80757
installation on the chassis. To avoid Materials:
fogging though, it's best to fix the Injection-moulded polystyrene, flexible
windows with white glue once the vinyl tyres, decals
body is in place on the chassis. The Accessories used:
body is fitted over the rear of the Renaissance decals Monte-Carlo 2013
chassis first and one must then (Tk24/364), Photo-etched details DS3
spread the sides slightly and snap it WRC (Tk 24/342) Improvement set for Ford GT40 Le Mans 1966 – ‘Zitro Racing’
in place at the front. Once the body is asphalt DS3 WRC (Tk 24/364), bucket 1:43 resin kit by Original Miniatures
on, the bonnet can be attached to the seats type 2 (Tk 24BAZ2) Bonnet DS3 WRC
lip on the bottom of the windshield for 2013.
and glued to the body where it is Tuner Model Manufactory: harness set 1:24.
supported by the strips of plastic Paints used:
card glued to the upper/inner edges Tamiya Sprays: White Primer, TS-46 White,
of the front wings. On the headlights, TS-14 Gloss Black, TS-8 Flat Varnish.
Tamiya Acrylics: XF-2 Flat White, X-7 Red,
the edges of the transparent parts X-32 Titanium Silver.
were outlined in black with a marker Testors Metalizer: Silver.
pen. For tail-lights, Bare Metal Foil Humbrol Enamel: Satin Black 85.
Chrome was used to 'illuminate' the PPG polyurethane varnish D800
translucent Tamiya X-27 Clear Red Equipment used:
used on the clear parts; the edges White glue, Cyanoacrylate Superglue 3, De Tomaso Pantera – 1st Giro d’Italia 1973
of the rear lights were also marked Tamiya #1000 Sandpaper, Tamiya white 1:43 resin & metal kit by Arena
in black. The assembly ends by putty, 3M 'Perfect -it', Tamiya tape.
fixing photo-etched body clips on Availability:
the bonnet, the mirrors and the rear www.creativemodels.co.uk
spoiler that fitted perfectly to its www.hiroboy.com
location points. www.grandprixmodels.com

Skoda Fabia S2000 – 1st Barum Rally 2012

1:24 plastic kit by Belkits

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1:24 plastic kit by Tamiya

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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

W
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 The street corner comprises a number of large plaster
see some of the features I would sections and small bag of smaller resin details.
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. With a Tamiya Citroën in place, the size of this Even when test-fitted, the parts join very
Along with the large plastic items not-so-little vignette becomes apparent! 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 The water pump is supplied in two sections that
need to be carefully assembled to ensure that
and exhibit superb detail: clean up, they are square and true.
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 The detail on the walls is extraordinary! As with the main walls, the stone detail on the
and paints. ● water pump is really very good indeed.

FACTORY CORNER 1:72 (1:72 72-0003) could be painted separately and then
The second kit offered this month by glued together, in fact, that is how I
Add-On is a small section of a factory plan to built and paint ours.
or workshop, ready to feature a 1:72 The potential in this little
vehicle or perhaps small aircraft. Once workshop is enormous, only your
again, this one is predominantly cast in imagination being a hurdle over
high-quality plastic with a small bag of which you must leap in order
resin parts that offer the large sliding to get the best from it. A quick
doors along with a smaller door and check on the Internet reveals that
what looks like an electrical junction there are plenty of accessories
box for the wall. that you could use and those,
Construction really couldn’t be along with some scratchbuilt
simpler: clean up the edges of the three items such as benches, desks,
plaster parts – base and two walls cupboards etc., will result in a
– glue together with epoxy and then wonderfully detailed little scene.
attach the resin doors: easy. All of the How about a restoration workshop?
parts fit together perfectly and so will What about a tank having it’s
need precious little in the way of filler engine changed? How about a servicing
between each piece. Indeed, such is scene around a small fighter?
the quality of the fit each of the pieces The choices are endless! ●

Once again,
the factory is The completed Factory Corner as built and painted
supplied in by Add-On Parts. Simpler than it’s 1:35 partner, this
plaster and resin. 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

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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 BRONCO MODELS, HONG KONG

VW T1 KASTENWAGEN/PANEL VAN PANZERKAMPFWAGEN I AUSF.F (VK18.01)
From good model shops. www.revell.de/en www.hannants.co.uk
SCALE; 1:24 • MATERIALS; IM, CP, SVT, WS • KIT NUMBER; 07076 SCALE; 1:35 • MATERIALS; IM, PE, WS • KIT NUMBER; CB35143
Revell have issued their VW van in the very attractive The Panzer I ausf.F is one of the experimental designs of the
‘Jägermeister’ scheme of green and orange, which gives the vehicle WW2 Heer and it’s an interesting and appealing little machine.
some real German character. The van body comes as individual Bronco’s recent kit comes with a comprehensive fighting compart-
panels rather than a one-piece bodyshell moulding, giving the ment interior (but no engine) plus a well detailed turret interior
moulds a better chance to render detail. The van interior can be with twin machine guns plus traverse wheels. Tracks are in the
displayed via openable side doors in case you want to fill it up with style of Model Kasten and build up with full articulation. MN
1:24 bottles of the famous schnapps and the driver’s cabin is well
detailed with bench seats and foot pedals. MN

Interesting subject and loads of impressive detail.

Fantastic new livery for this excellent kit
Workable tracks are included.
Tidy masking will be needed between colour boundaries Tracks will need care during assembly

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 *Please turn to page 64 for contact
details of products featured here 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
KINETIC MODEL CH-53 GA HEAVY
DRAGON, HONG KONG KITS, HONG KONG TRANSPORT
SAS ¼ TON 4X4 PATROL MIRAGE 2000-5 ROCAF HELICOPTER
CAR SMART KIT MIRAGE 2000-5E1 WITH From good model shops.
From good model shops. TOW TRACTOR www.revell.de/en
www.hobbyco.net www.luckymodel.com SCALE; 1:48
SCALE; 1:35 • MATERIALS; IM, PE, WS SCALE; 1:48 MATERIALS; IM, WS
KIT NUMBER; 6745 MATERIALS; IM, PE, WS KIT NUMBER; 04834
POLAR LIGHTS, USA Revell’s classic 1985 CH-53
MARVEL COMICS Dragon’s all-new Jeep comes as KIT NUMBER; K48045
a Special Air Service machine The most recent incarnation Sea Stallion is back again and
WOLVERINE it’s a marvellous production.
www.round2models.com in this release, complete with of the Mirage 2000 from
Vickers K guns, aircraft .30cal Kinetic is this appealing The model’s fuselage is
SCALE; N/A • MATERIALS; IM adorned with tiny raised rivets
KIT NUMBER; POL892/12 MGs, jerrycans, sand channels, Republic of China Air Force
spare wheels and all the other machine in two-tone grey and they look remarkably
The ever-popular Wolverine good, no need to sand them
character from Marvel Comics specialist equipment added by camouflage. The kit comes
the SAS teams. The kit comes in a very full box of grey down. Only a basic passenger
has been compartment is included
released with a replica of an engine plus polystyrene sprues and
a very well detailed chassis the airframe sports some but the pilot’s cabin is well
as a new detailed with flight controls
injection- and suspension and driver’s commendably subtle surface
controls and it seems little detail that will look just right and instrument panel. Markings
moulded options are for two machines;
plastic kit. extra will need adding by under a layer of paint and light
the modeller. The kit comes weathering. The tail-fin of our one in overall olive drab
The detail in the mouldings is and a second scheme in
excellent and he is sculpted with two seated figures in full sample had some noticeable
desert garb, adding perfectly to sink marks between the lines modern Luftwaffe camouflage.
in a suitably dramatic pose. Although not described in
His ‘claws’ come as individual the atmosphere of the scene. of fine rivets and while you
might just get away with saying the instructions, the kit still
mouldings and are chrome comes with an artillery piece
plated, plugging into recesses in it’s a stressed skin effect,
it needs filling for realism. and Jeep!
the backs of the hand mould-
ings. Two heads are included; This release comes with a
with and without masks, and tow-truck, ideal for ground
a very creative display base maintenance scenes.
is provided in the form of a
knocked-out Sentinel head.

An older kit but still an

A cool version of the Interesting version imposing one with some
Jeep, great detail and well and nicely different in very decent detail in
Dramatic pose, great ROCAF markings. Good evidence
detail, superb display base sculpted figures
detail overall
Care will be needed not
Thorough seam removal Nothing negative leaps Sink marks on tail fin to sand off the rivets when
will be essential out here need filling joining the fuselage halves

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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...

I
wata have gained a series of airbrushes with
reputation not just for ergonomically designed
high quality engineering pistol-trigger handles
and precision, but also for which offer a potentially
innovation, which is quite more comfortable spraying
hard to achieve in airbrush experience. The latest is the
design. Some years back they TRN1 in the 'Neo' range,
introduced the 'Micro Air a gravity feed design with degree of control. The TRN1 Using a trigger airbrush will
Control' valve (MAC) which, interchangeable paint cups comes with a 0.35mm needle take a little getting used to
whether fixed to an airbrush (2cc and 10cc) which screw and nozzle combination if you're more familiar with
or fitted inline between the onto the barrel, sealed with a which is a good size for the fingertip trigger types,
'brush and the air hose, gives flexible O-ring. The handle is general modelling tasks plus but after a while it feels
the user a level of control a solid-moulded component medium-fine detail work. natural and comfortable. I'll
over air flow that they'd that is firmly fitted to the The action of the trigger be using the TRN1 on my
never be able to achieve airbrush and through which is super-smooth with the next few builds and I'll bring
by dialling up or down the the airline passes, the hose first part of the trigger's you further reports on how it
compressor control alone. screwing onto a standard backward travel activating performs in action. ●
It certainly transformed Iwata coupling. The TRN1 the air flow. Pull back a
the way I work and was a does not feature the 'MAC' little further and you'll
significant design advance. valve but it's easy to fit one feel a subtle step when the Iwata airbrushes are available
Following that to the end of your air hose needle starts to pull back, from The Airbrush Company;
innovation, Iwata began a if you require that extra thus initiating paint flow. www.airbrushes.com

The moulded grip feels very solid and is smooth to the touch. The airbrush is very comfortable in the hand and is perfectly suited to left or
Note how the air inlet is at the base of the grip. righthanded users.

TRN1 comes with a 0.35mm tip The handle unscrews to reveal the The airbrush comes with 10cc The centrally mounted paint cup
and needle as standard. needle and its chuck. and 2cc paint cups. 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 stencilling on a turret stowage box. Peeled off sand and grey paint can
red letters on the top coat and black on the underlying grey. be seen on the turret side.

The heavily flaked mudguard reveals traces of unit markings. Note the More remnants of vehicle markings can be seen on the turret stowage bin.
pattern of rust around the edges of the steel panel. 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 F4U CORSAIR IN ACTION (HARD COVER)
(HARD COVER) JIM SULLIVAN,
DAVID DOYLE, SQUADRON SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS
SQUADRON SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS ISBN 978-0-89747-743-7
ISBN 978-0-89747-735-2 From good book sellers.
From good book sellers. For more info; www.adhbooks.com
For more info; www.adhbooks.com Updated and expanded with fifty-three exciting
The Gama Goat was initially a project of new photographs in sixteen all new, additional
aerospace giant Chance-Vought. The all- pages. Bringing to mind the exploits of ‘Pappy’
wheel drive vehicle with steerable axles at Boyington and his ‘Blacksheep Squadron’ and
each end and a flexible connection between Tommy Blackburn with the ‘Jolly Rogers’, the
the halves of its two-part body provide agile Corsair was one of the most formidable US fighters BUILDING THE NORTH AMERICAN
in testing. This flexibility gave the vehicle of World War II. The F4U maintained a kill ratio of P-51D MUSTANG
sure footing, and the body was designed to 11:1 according to the United States Navy and went DANIEL ZAMARBIDE,
be amphibious. Sadly, the production M561 on to serve American forces in Korea, holding its VALIANT WINGS PUBLISHING
Gama Goats, assembled by Consolidated own in the early years of the jet age. The Corsair ISBN 9780957 586604
Diesel Electric, failed to live up to the promise was first conceived as a high-speed, high-altitude From good book sellers.
of the test vehicles. Troops using these fighter for the Navy in 1938 when Chance Vought’s For more info; www.adhbooks.com
engineering marvels either loved it, or hated it, design team drew up plans for a fighter with a Zoukei-Mura's 1:32 P-51D is the subject
with seemingly no middle ground. Ultimately, 1,800 hp engine and a huge thirteen-foot propeller. of this recent release from Valiant
the vehicle saw use with US forces stateside, The Corsair’s famous inverted gull wing design Wings and it goes into great detail in
as well as in Germany and Korea and the was introduced to allow prop clearance. Handling its sixty-eight, soft-covered pages in
M561 was used during the 1983 invasion of problems delayed the aircraft’s deployment aboard describing each and every stage of
Grenada. This eighty-page volume chronicles carriers, but Marine Corps pilots quickly took to construction. ZM's kit is very highly
the design, development, testing and field the powerful, rugged fighter and VMF-124, the first detailed inside and out and thus there's
use of this iconic vehicle through 143 vintage Marine squadron to fly the Corsair in combat, also plenty to cover, from the wings' internal
colour and black-and-white photos, as well as produced the first Corsair air ace, Kenneth A. Walsh, structure, fuel tanks, machine guns
showcasing the nuances of the remarkable by the summer of 1943. A total of 12,571 Corsairs and more to the engine, cockpit and
design via seventy-four colour photos of were built between 1940 and 1952, most of them by complete fuselage interior. The kit is
immaculately preserved examples. TMMI Vought, but hundreds by Goodyear and Brewster over-engineered to say the least, but at
as those companies’ assembly lines had to be least in this book we get to see what's
pressed into service to meet soaring demand for the inside before it's all assembled and
remarkable aircraft. This exhaustive volume surveys nearly all that detail is hidden forever.
the history of the Corsair from its first prototype The author has documented the kit's
to the restored warbirds that have continued to build up, painting and weathering very
delight air show audiences down to the present day. thoroughly, even showing us how to
Illustrated with 229 photographs, plus colour profiles remedy the enormous gap where the
and detailed line drawings. TMMI 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
PBY CATALINA IN ACTION (HARD COVER) planning on building Zoukei-Mura's
DAVID DOYLE, impressive kit, this book will be an
SQUADRON SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS invaluable companion for sure. MN
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 US MRAPS IN ACTION (HARD COVER)
with distinction in the Royal Air Force, Royal JOHN ADAMS-GRAF,
Canadian Air Force and others. Airmen SQUADRON SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS
aboard British PBYs were the first to spot the ISBN 978-0-89747-737-6
German battleship Bismarck when it broke out From good book sellers.
into the North Atlantic in May 1941 and US For more info; www.adhbooks.com
Navy PBY crewmen were the first to observe US MRAPs in Action illustrates the US military’s
the Japanese fleet as it stole towards Midway rapid response in developing and deploying mine-
Islands in June 1942. In addition to keeping a resistant ambush-protected vehicles that ultimately
watchful eye out for enemy activities, Catalina overcame the threat of roadside bombs in Iraq and
crews also rescued countless downed airmen Afghanistan. More than 225 colour photos present
as well as sailors from stricken ships. Through in detail all the major MRAPs: RG-31s, RG-33s,
daring bomb and depth-charge attacks Cougars, Caimans, MaxxPros, and MATVs. Also
on enemy vessels, Catalina airmen also included are the early deployed M1117 ASVs as
contributed directly to the defeat of the Axis well as Husky and Buffalo route-clearance vehicles.
powers in combat. This all new, eighty-page Colour photography and detailed captions take the
volume from Squadron tells the story of the mystery out of identifying the myriad US-deployed
Catalina through over 200 vintage photos, MRAP vehicles, first deployed in 2006 and continue
over thirty of which are in colour, as well as to protect service men and women. TMMI
eight colour profiles and numerous detailed
line drawings. TMMI TMMI 219 January 2014 59

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 New Releases
Please turn to page 60 for the

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 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 1:32 F4U fabric seat-belts
recent 1:48 Jaguar jet-fighter. MN for Tamiya

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 1:32 F4U
fabric seat-belts for Tamiya
1:48 SETS;
Jaguar A self-adhesive (49642) for Kitty Hawk 1:32 F4U-1 placards 1:32 F4U-1 placards
Jaguar A exterior (48788) for Kitty Hawk for Tamiya for Tamiya
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 F4U-1 engine 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 1:32 F4U-1 engine for Tamiya 1:32 F4U-1 engine for Tamiya
Spitfire placards (32785)
EDUARD ZOOM 1:32 F4U-1 exterior for Tamiya
1:32
F4U-1 Birdcage interior self-adhesive (33126) for Tamiya
Bf109G-6 interior self-adhesive (33128) for Revell
EDUARD MASKS
1:72
1:32 F4U-1 exterior for Tamiya 1:32 F4U-1 exterior for Tamiya
Tu-2 (CX371) for Hobbyboss
1:32 F4U-1 interior self-adhesive 1:32 F4U-1 interior self-adhesive
for Tamiya 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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 MN; Marcus Nicholls Accessories
Please turn to page 64 for the full details of the companies featured here.

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 NEOMEGA,
INFANTRY, FREZENBERG 1915 PLUS MODEL, RUSSIA
(TW54016) CZECH REPUBLIC www.neomega-resin.com
• SERGEANT, NO.4 SQUADRON, www.creativemodels.co.uk 1:48 AIRCRAFT
ROYAL FLYING CORPS, BELGIUM 1:35 DIORAMA ACCESSORY CONVERSION
1915 DRESS UNIFORM (TW54017) This all-resin kit of a generic hay This new set from Neomega converts Airfix's 1:48 EE
• SERGEANT, NO.4 SQUADRON, wagon will be deal for placing in Lightning into the two-seat trainer version, with new
ROYAL FLYING CORPS, BELGIUM diorama scenes or even hitched up to forward fuselage halves and full cockpit interior. Excellent
1915 FLYING UNIFORM (TW54018) horses with a farmer at the reins! MN resin castings with tons of fine detail. MN
HAY WAGON (385) LIGHTNING T4/5 CONVERSION (C33)

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● ACCURATE ARMOUR/ ● EAGLE EDITIONS S44 6LE. Tel; +(44)1246 82 77 55 ● STUDIO 27 (Grand Prix Models in UK)
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The Palms Oasis, New Portreath Tel; 01892 680009 In UK; Grand Prix Models
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800-57BADGER ● HIROBOY (Zero Paints) W3 6EY UK [email protected] www.tankworkshop.com
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[email protected] Oakfield Close, Tewkesbury Business ● PSP MODELS LTD (Mission Models in USA) ● TRUMPETER
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● BISON DECALS Tel: 07977125967 (UK office hours only) Dorset DT11 8RA, UK Pocketbond in the UK
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and www.pdi-model-supplies.com www.psp-models.com ● TUNGSTEN DRILLS
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Unit 5 Forest Road, Greenfield Tel 01304 206720 Fax 01304 204528.
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Industrial Estate, Hinckley, Leics UK www.airconnection.on.ca ● RZM PUBLISHING (Greenhill Books In UK) (636) 379-0077
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Fax: +44(0) 1455 233 737 ● ITALERI (The Hobby Company in UK) Tel; (USA) 203 264 0774
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● CREATIVE MODELS LTD ● JADAR-MODEL Germany, Fax 09961 910 7826 Fax; (34) 93 893 11 54
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Unit 6-10, Honeysome Industrial www.jadar.com.pl email; [email protected]
Estate, Honeysome Road, Chatteris, [email protected] ● WORLD WAR TWO BOOKS
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[email protected] Olney Bucks, MK46 4HH, UK www.schifferbooks.com Ceredigion, SY23 4LR,
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● CZECH SIX PUBLICATIONS Tel (+44) 01234 711980 ● SCHIFFER BOOKS in UK Tel; 01970 623778
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Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3BN UK ● LSA MODELS Avenue, Kew Gardens, Surrey TW9 www.worldwartwobooks.com
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● DRAGON MODELS [email protected] Killinghall, Harrogate, West Yorkshire
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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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 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 injection-
moulded 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 See you again on January 16th!
Garber restoration facility (National Air and [email protected]
Space Museum via Wikimedia Commons)

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.

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.
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Dragon Kits are distributed in the UK by The Hobby Company Limited, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, MK5 8PG
Find us on facebook See the full Dragon range at www.hobbyco.net
search Plastic Kits UK Dragon models are available from all good model shops

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