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For plastic modellers

~ ONE SHILLING MONTHLY
MARCH 1963

IN THIS ISSUE
New series on model motor racing * Airfix announce two
1 :72 scale aircraft and an oth er OO/ HO scale tank * Profil e :
More on Beau fighters * First steps in spray painting
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For plastic modellers everywhere

VOLUME 1 NUMBER 10 MARCH !tU ONE SHILLING MONTHLY

EDITO RIAL DIRECTO R

A lall Brill/on
EDITOR
Joh" Dhmsdcl/
Calling all d riversl
ASSOCIATB ED ITOR
DarTy l Reach
o NEfor ofmany
the most popular branches of modelli ng has,
years, been miniature railways. Par-
ART EDITOR ticularly since the war, progress in their design and
Mic/wel Rogers method of manufacture has given them improved
ADVE RT ISEMEl'o'T DlR£CTOR perfo rmance, added realism and better value for
Parrick S tephells money, resulting today in a very high standard o f
EDITORIAL OFFICES quality.
Brands Hatch Circuit,
Fawkham, Dartford, Kent. In mo re recent times, wc have seen the introduct ion
Telephone : West Ash 411 of a number o f diAerent model motor racing systems,
ADVERn SEMENT DEPARTMEl\'T which seem generally to have reached a most praise-
Ludgalc Circus Buildings. Lo ndon, wOTlhy standard of quality and performance. in quite
EC4. a shoTl spacc of time. It is perhaps fa ir 10 suppose that
Telephone : LUDgatc Circus 8222 model railways have, in somc respects, contributed
CIRCULATI ON DEPA RTMENT towards the des ign featu res of the miniature electric
Surridgc Dawson & Co Ltd. , motors which give these cars such staTlling perfo r-
136/142 New Kent Road, mances.
l o ndon, SEI.
Telephone : RODney 5480 Since Airfix entered Ihe model motor racing field a
year ago, the success of thei r system has exceeded aU
expectations. In fut ure issues we will be bringing you
Contents news of fu rther exciting additio ns to their range, which
will permit even morc realistic ci rcuit s to be operated.
In the air - A/all Ha ll 296 We arc well awa re of the ever-growing po pularity
News from Airfix 298 o f thi s miniature sPOTl and arc pleased to announce
1)lastic modelli ng- Mike Dryom 300 that , in thi s issue, wc are launching the first of a
Layout real ism - A/ex BOlI'ie 302 regular new monthly series of articles on model motor
Whcelspin - But Lamkill ... 304 racing. It is ou r imenlio n to give you tips on layout
On road and track. - DarTy l building, mod ifying cars a nd generally deriving the
Reach 306 maximum amo unt of enjoyment from this hobby.
Rai lway review - Norman The author of our new series need s little introduc-
SimmOIlS 308 tion to motori ng en thusiasts. Dert Lamkin is a keen
Profi lc - M. J .
F. Bow),er 310 mcmber of the British Raci ng and SPOTlS Ca r Club
Shipping noles - A. J. Day ... 314 and has been very closely in volved in the building
Book reviews... 316 a od operation of this Club·s model racing layout at
Picture page ... 3 J7 their a nnual Racing Car Show, in Lo ndo n. We are
New kits and models 318 surc his wealt h o f experience will prove of interest
Readers write. .. 322 and value to all miniat ure raci ng fans.

Cover picture
O IlCof the 3,300 hp Type A 25k VAC eleclric /ocomotil'es supplied by A El for the British
Railways electrificalioll of lite Mallche~·t er alld LiI-erpoo/to Crewe lilies. Numbered £300 1 10
£3023 , these /ocomotires are 11011' operalillg lU f ar sOllth as S tafford 011 the LM R main Iille 10
E IISI OIl, which is expecled to be completely electrified by 1966.

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 IN THE

BY AlA N W . HAll
A NY keen aircraft model maker will
even tually get to the stage where he
wants to get direct reference to paim
schemes, modification details and so on. He
is then bound to take morc than a passing
interest in aircraft recognitio n, and this
leads to another fasci nating hobby which
can be just as lime-absorbing if done in a
thorough manner. It works both ways, of
course, the aircrart recognitio n enthusiast
may become a model maker, but whichever
approach you take aircraft recognition
comes into it somewhere.
The enthusiast will want to keep a Jog of
all that he sees in his loca l area, tOgether
with aircraft scen atairficlds and exhibitions.
This is just fine, but what happens in the
winter months when . for days at a time,
aircraft are fog- or snow-bound, and the
visibility is SO limited that o nly the sound or
aircrart can tantalisi ngly be heard above the
clouds?
The need to overcome this annua I
difficu lty. and at the same time do your
spolling the easy way by the fireside. has
created a new craze amongst the enthusiasts.
This is VHF radio reception .
Almost aU aircraft in the confined air-
space above this country nowadays carry
radio. The captain or the aircrart is in
constant touch with ground statio ns and his
route is monitored by rada r. Most or the
larger transport types Hy in pre-determined
lanes, or "airways" as they a re called, and a The Boeillg 727 just prior 10 its first flight
routine system or reporting points are ill February. The top pil:tllre 511011'5 the
situated in these, rather in the same way similarity of its la)'ollt to the British Tridem
that trains use a signalling system to control ill JWl'ing (Ill three ellgines ;11 the tail.
their progress and avoid bumping into each money for more than a year, and unless a
other. rich a unt is readily available the purchase or
By monitoring the radio "chatter" and o nc of these sets is just not o n!
relating the information obtained to an air- Many of us have been confronted by the
ways map, the enthusiast can keep up a sa me problem. There was the possibility of
regu lar watch on aircraft movements up to purchasing a government surplus VH F
anything over 50 miles away. Depending 0 11 receiver for about £5-£ 10 but this would
the position of the receiver, aircraft calls have needed a separate room to house the
can even be heard up to 200 miles away, bits and pieces, as the equipment works on
given ideal conditions. mains electricity and is far from portable. I
Those of you who read the technical air- was more than interested, therefore) when L
craft magazines will have seen several received through the mai l recently a circular
advertisements recently for aircraft radio from a compa ny in Worcester, giving details
receivers worked by batteries, but costing of a simple VH F receiver for the amazingly
over £30. For the average enthusiast, this low cost or £2 14s 6d. This is even c heaper
would mean mortgaging the weekly pocket when ordered in kil rorm , but [ don' l
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advise this sort of purchase unless you are Not to be beatell by the bad weather, Vickers
conversa nt wi th radio techniq ues and have mOI'ed their VC IOs to Heathrow 10 carry
the available lOols. 0 11 the test programme. Here, G·A R VB
You can have eit her battery o r mains stal/(/j' olltside 'he mail1 BOAC maintenance
power for your set, and you wiJl need a base hangars.
power pack or ba tteries in additio n to the made from Dexion and a pair o f skis for the
act ual receiver. Headphones or a loud- Piper Super Cub, a nd a mo re sophist icnted
speaker arc also esse ntials. The who le wo rk s, effort for their Turbulents. G-APNZ was
includ ing the added possibility of an aerial, the first of this type to be co nverted and I
doesn't work out at more than £8 which, to understand that ot hers of the breed are to
say the least, is quite a bit cheaper than the ha ve similnr changes o f underca rriage if the
more soph isticated versions. The range of wea ther continues in its presen t mnnner.
the set when completed is between 100- The Army have ~ I so been experime:nting
150 Mc/s and covers all o f the aircraft VH F with ski undercarnages and have eqUipped
freq uencies. o ne of their Beaver aircraft for trul y all-
Full details can be obta ined from
Johnso ns (Radio), St. Marlins Ga le,
Wo rcester and the name of the set is the
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weat her opera tion.
Recent first flights in spite of the weat her
were the fourth de HaviHand Triden t from
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SR2.
It is now possible to reveal a fUrlher
Hatfield on January 17 a nd the Continental
powered version o f the Short Skyvan o n the
development of the de Havilland Sea Vixen
two seat all-weat her fighter of the Royal
Navy. The new aircraft, known as tbe Sea
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same date.
Spotters in Edinburgh will welcome the
news that Ferra nti"s are to have on loan
Vixen FAW 2, carries four Red Top aiNo- from the Ministry of Aviation a Black burn
ai r missiles and differs in appearance from Bucca neer for research and development
earlier versions in having tail booms of a work into radar systems. The ai rcraft will be
deeper section that break the leading edge based at Tumhouse, where Safeland arrester
of the wing, and a revised nose which pre- barriers nre being installed 200 ft from each
sumably houses the radar and control

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systems for the missiles.
The recent bad weather has caused
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Wh ilst BOAC are said to be offering o nc
of their de Havilland Comet 4s fo r sa le, the
havoc to the airli nes and private aircraft Hawker Siddeley G ro up have announced
alike. Not to be outdone by the elements, that the Mini stry o f Av ia tion have placed
Vickers moved their VCIO aircraft frOIll an order for a Cornet 4C for delivery in the
their home base at Wi sley to Heathrow autumn . The new nircraft w ill be used for
airpo rt. where they con tinued the light experimental research int o the problems of
schedule o f lests designed to ready the air- lo ng-ra nge nnvigation and instrumen tat io n
craft for full passe nger cerlifica lion. The and wilJ be based al A&AEE Boscombe
occasion afforded BOAC the 0PP0 rlunity
to tryout the extensions made to the roof
of the mai ntenance base, so that the gigant ic
*Down.
A second Royal Navy Buccaneer
sq uadron, 0 809, has been fo rmed ~t
tail units o f the VCIOs ca n be brought under R NAS Lossiemouth . No 801, the firs t unit
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cover.
Light aircraft also had their difficuhies.
The Tiger Club at Redhill were not to be
to be equipped with these nircraft , is due 10

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embark o n HMS Ark Ro}'althis monlh .
The Boeing 727 made its first flight
o utdone, however, a nd produced a 'Iash-up' during the first week o f February and
alt ho ugh almost a yc..'1 r behind its Brit ish
The new Sea Vixen FA W2 . Note the extended eq uivalent , the Trident , has al ready secured
alld deepell(,{/ rail booms alld the change ill orders for 127 examples for five different
nose outlille. airlines.
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NEWS FROM AIRFIX The world's ,,.eaten value In construction kits

Two new fighters and a Russian tank

MODEL a ircraft enthusiasts ha ve a assembled in either the lowered or retracted
treat in sto re this month , wit h the intro· position. and the IWO air brakes 011 the
duel ion by Airfix o f two more 1:72 scale rear sides o f the fuselage ca n be fixed in
fighter aircraft. They arc the Engli sh either the open or closed posi tion . The kit
Electric FIA Lightnin g (selling at 35) and also includes two rocket missiles (which
the Hawker Pt 127 (price 25). Model are carried , one each side, behind the nose),
wa rgumcrs wi ll also welcome the arrival a pilot and the necessary transrers to enable
of a not her OO/ HO scale military vchic\c- the model to be completed in the markings
the Joscph Stalin 3 ta nk , which is priced o r No III squadron.
a t 2s. The Lightning was the first British
The Airfix kit Ul ttl e English Elect ric supersonic combat aircraft, and has been
FI A Lightning com pri ses 35 parts, mo ulded in service with RAF Fighter Command
in silver pi<lSlic. The under-carriage can be si nce 1960. Unusal characteri stics or the
aircr.trt include the twin engine arrange-
ment (one engine being mounted behind
and above the o ther) and the large belly
fuel tank which ca n be jettisoned in an
emergency. Armament packs of different
kinds can be installed in the underside of
the fuselage. These loads ca n consist of a
second pair of 30 mm Aden Mk 4 canno n,
or 48 two-inch rockets, although the
normal pack con tains the equipmcnt and
hnlOching shoes for two Firestreak homing
missiles.
T wo Rolls-R oycc Avon 200 si ngle-shaft
turbojet s powe r the Lightning, giving it a
maximum speed " r 1,500 mph . There are
now three squadrons onicia ll y classed as
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having them on their strength- Nos Ill , plastic) include a pilot , four swive lling jet
74 and 56. No 74 squadron's aircraft nozzles, transfers to enable it to be moulded
ca rry yellow and black c heque rs and the on the first prototype and alternative nose
tiger's head motif. A picture on page 133 and tail cones, depending upon whe ther the
of our October, 1962, issue shows the model is to represent tbe prototype o r
la tcst 74 sq uadron ma rkings used this year produc tion aircraft. The underca rriage can
at Farnborough. No 56 sq uadro n has red al so be assembled in either the rctracted o r
a nd white chequers a nd a unit badge on the lowercd position.
tail. All these squadrons are equ ipped with The PI1 27 is the world 's first ope rational
either the M k lA or Mk 2 Lightnings. aircraft designed for vertical tak e-off and
The kit ca n easi ly be converted into a landing. It is powered by a single Bristol
Mk 3 by choppi ng olfthe top of the fin and Siddeley BS 53 Pegasus turboran , which has
making ot hcr mino r alterat io ns. Fo r the rour indi vidual jet o utlets, two o n each s ide
more adva nced trainer ve rsio ns- the T Mk o r the engine. Each outlet has a nozzle
4 a nd T Mk 5- a complete new nose, and which ca n be rotated through 90 degrees so
chopped off fi n in the case of the T Mk 5, tha t the jet ca n be used to give vertica l lirt
can be made. The canopy will have to be or horizonta l thrust. As the tota l weight or
remoulded , but this should not be 100 the a ircraft is less than the thrust developed
difficult a conversion. A panicula rly pleasing by the engine , the ai rcraft is capable o f
feature of the kit is the excellently mo ulded vert ica l take-ofl. When airborne, the
air inla ke. nozzles are gradually ro ta ted until all the
The F I A Lightning we nt in to service thrust is being used for ro rward night.
with I1 1 sq uadron in 196 1, replacing their Airfix's kit of the PI12 7 enables any o r
Hawkcr Huntcrs (t he fa mous 'Black the va rious proto type airc raft 10 be made,
Arrows' acrobatic team). The Hawkcr bearing in mind that these may well differ
Huntcr F6, in I11 squadron markings, is in minor details as they arc still under
also produced in thc Airfix 1:72 scale contin ua l develo pment. Prototypes are
airc raft range. A comparison betwccn these used by the Ministry or Avia ti on fo r resea rch
two models gives an excellent indication of int o VTOL characteristics. Some of these
how the size of jet fightcr ai rcraft has will be employed in testing the grou nd
increa sed in a shon space of time. A history allack armament , which wi ll be external,
of T reble One Squadron a ppeared in our and carried o n under-wing pylo ns.
Jan uary 1963 issue. Designed 10 the same scale as thc Airfi x
Th ough the Hawker PI1 27 kit does not 00 and HO scale military figures, the J oseph
lend itself so easil y to conversions. model- Stalin 3 tank kit comprises 67 pa rt s (moulded
lers will find that there are severa l parts in in khaki-coloured plastic), and is the first
the kit which can be used fo r o ther ai rcraft Russian tank to be modelled by Airfix.
models. The 37 parts (mo ulded in silver The re are no fewer than 48 indi vid ual wheel
components to be asscm bled and the
Above, left: The 1:12 scale Ha wker PI127 fi nished result is a n ext re mely a uthentic
kif has 37 parts and sells for 2s. Below, left: representation o r the real th ing. The
Airfix's first Rllssiall tal/k, the S talill, turret rotates and there is an eleva ting gun
comprises 67 parts. Above: To 1:72 scale, barrel. Two hatches o n top of the tu rret can
the EI/glish Elect/'ic PI A Lightning kit is
priced at 3s. COlllil/u('d 0" page 324
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Plastic modelling by Mike Bryant

First steps i,. sprll,Y pai"ti"g

HUMBROL'S introduction of their new additiona l part s you will require are :-
Jet Pak self-con tained spray gun brings I. A 4 oz. screw-topped plastic bOBle
spray painting within the reach of a from Woolworths.
considerable body of model makers in thi s 2. A large flat cork, I t inches in diameter
country forthefirst time. In general, I think , from Boots, or most chemists.
the average modeller is frightened of spray J. A supply of 2d medicine or pill
p.1i nting- and in the past this has largely bottles, the necks of which will screw
been because of the expensiveness of the into the neck of the 4 oz plastic
equi pment- and its sheer bulk. Now a bottle. These medicine bOllles come
spraying outfit for 355 is a different propo- complete with a screw cap and ca n be
sitio n, and there should be a great many bought at any chemists. Buy the
more models about with that 'professiona l plastic bott le first and try the pill
finish', bottles before you buy them . They
We modellers are an awkward lot , should screw in tightly.
tho ugh- nOlhing Quite satisfies LIS, does it? The modifications arc simple. Remove
When I tried o ut the Jet Pak, the first thing the Humbrol paint jar and the tube. Drill
I noticed was the size o f the paint jar.
Quite adequate for the home handyman or
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a inch hole in the flat cork, t inch from
the edge. With a sharp modelling knife. cut
the car tinkerer, even for a spot of house off the top half of the plastic bollle as
decorat ing. But for those of us who make shown . Warm it in very hot water and
models and use our paint in fracti o ns of force in the cork until it is t inch below the
an ounce it is, of course, quite vast - in cut top half of the bottle. Warm t he cut
fact you need about fo ur of the (to us) edge o f the bottle again and screw it hard
qui te usual t oz tins of paint to wet the and firm ly into the bottle houslllg in the
bottom of the jar ! Then, too, we use quite pla stic spray head . The bottle is sligh tly
freq uently at least a dozen different colours, oversize for this operation, but if it is
so that the number of jars we need in tho roughly warmed it will kink slightly and
stock could become quite expensive, because screw in firmly.
no-one wants to clean o ut ja rs between Whilst you do this, hold the spray head
different colours. carefully o n top of the bottle housing- do
1101 hold either the valve or the power unit
Jet Pak modifications or you will damage the va lve or force off
For my own use, therefo re, I devised a the power unit and possibly damage it too.
simple but completel y practical modifi-
cation which has so lved all these problems, The Humbrol Jet Pak is parliclIla"/y suitable
and I pass it on in the ho pe that it will 101' plIilllillg the larger areas of models . Here
help you with your painting, too. The il is being IIsed 0" all Airfi:.:: Sunderlalld.
Diagrammatic details of -y
modifying ,he Jl't Pak 10
wke a smaller .wlJpiy
cOlllainer. more COIII't'-
"jelll to lite model POSITION
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maker, described ill the
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Line up the hole in the cork below the being an addition of 10 per cent of thinners
pain t tube, so thut when the tube is plugged -or until the paint has the consistency of
in again it is no t twisted. Test an cmpty thin cream. If it is too thkk it will either
medicine bottle in position, screwing it not spray at aU or will come out in thick
firm ly into the plastic bott le neck and ' blobs'; too thin will result in 'weeping'
check that the tube comes down nearly, and ' running'-equally ghastly! It is always
but not quite, to the bo1l0111 of the bottle. advisable to strain the paint through a
piece of old nylon stocking, especially if the
Genera l hints on spmy painting particular tin has been opened and used
The Jet I'ak comes wi th instructions for il s before.
use and maintenance, but litt le guidance on Do your spraying in a st ill , dust-free
actua l spray painting t(!chniques, so the atmosphere if you can. Do nOL smoke
following ideas Illay be a help to the tender- whilst you are doing il-cigarette ash
foot with a gun. Success with a spray gun stuck o n your model by a film of paint is
depends very largely on three th ings;- hardly a good beginning! Have your model
I. Preparing the work properly. o n a piece of board, so that it call be
2. Getting the paint the correct consis- moved without being touched whilst it is
tr.ncy. wet. Work in short bursts of tbe gun and
3. Taking limc over the actual spraying, avoid trying to get too much paint on in
The surfaces YO ll are going to paint must o ne coat, as two thin coats will produce a
be clean and dry- and absolutely free of better fini sh than one thick one, complete
grease. A good washing in really hot water with the odd 'run',
with plenty of detergcnt or washing up Mr G. D. Barton, the Managing Director
liquid, and brushing with a soft brush is a of the Humber Oil Company, who market
good treatment if al a ll possible. Once tbe the Jet Pak, has suggested to me that it is
model is washed, avoid handling as much as possible to use the small tins wit hout modi-
possible and dry in a warm, dust-free fying the outfit- the lin being inserted in
atmosphere. Any areas not 10 be sprayed the paint jar with long-nosed pliers with
must be masked off with paper and masking the spray tube dipped int o the tin . I must
tape, taking care not to handle the part you admit that 1 have not tried this method- l
are going 10 spray. am quite sure that I should end up with
The correct paint consistency is largely more paint on the floor than on the model,
a matter of experience, gained by trial and but [ should like to acknowledge the co-
error o n scrap paper or wood. Nearly all operation and help that I have received
paints have to be thinned 10 spray satis- from Humbrol in the preparation of this
factorily, the amount normally quoted article. Copyright, Mike Bryallt, 1963
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I HAVE sometimes given brief notes on
by AIel! Bowl.
o ne o r about 8 rt x 5 ft, with centre operating
housing a layout in a cabinet, but space. The baseboards will be a maximum
because of shortage of space have never or onc root wide, in order to keep the depth
been able to give ruiJer information. Let's or the cabinet to reasonablc proportions.
repair the omission- by special request.
Quite a number of people have a part Cabinet components
of the room, or are only able to use a room The top and sides AB arc or t inch
occasionally for layout operation. That Weyroc, or other good close·grained
isn't quite so bad as it sounds, for it has chipboard. The length·wisc members and
been sa id that the actual operation takes blocks C are or I inch x I inch timber, and
on ly a small percentage of the time given the uprights and cross picces, 0 , arc or
to our hobby. Most is spen t on construc- 2 inch x I inch. The rrames arc best hair
tional work, kit-building, scenic work and jointed, but ir you're not good at this sort of
so on. thing, try "corrugated rasteners" from any
lt has also been said that, though there hardware store.
arc some women who don't mind the living- The doors should be or I t inch X I inch,
room looking like bargain day at Bassett- covered with hardboard, and with each
Lowkes', most insist that the railway is corner reinrorced with ply or hardboard as
kept tidy. shown, E. Piano hinges are best ror fixing
dircctly to chipboard.
Neat and tidy Now rollow carerully and cross-check
There is no rcason why it cannot be kept agai nst the o ther sketches. The top will be
housed in a neat piece of furniture. But supported by iron angle brackets, a nd simi·
this piece or rurniture must be rairly easy to br brackets, each topped by a piece of
make. with or without help. It should not I t x J x la inch wood, are a lso used to
cost too much, and its design should ensure support the baseboards I, 2, 3, when they
that the layout can be easily stored or are to be stored away. The last baseboard,
erected. That's not such a tall order, 4, has a trestle and rests on two pieces of
provided that we keep to utterly simple wood, F. and these are posit ioned. so that
lines, use the minimum or materials, and they do not roul the trestle.
bar all complicated gadgetry. Take a close look at the rolding treslle,
Look at the sketches. Any small Jayout or better still, look at an ironing board, and
can be accommodated, but these assume don't say there isn't one at home. This
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trestle is a modificat ion of the same idea. Left : The layout ready f or operation, with
The principle is simple. The section G is doors alld trestle SIIPPorlillg boards. 011 all
hinged to the bouom of the baseboard, and tmevell/loor Iwo small wedges may be "eeded
H is in turn hinged to G. lIuder the doors. Right : Layout stored, wilh
When erected , H will rest against the backscelles olltward. Doors are omif/ed for
1 inch x I inch cross member J, and when clarity.
closed fl at aga inst the underside of the
board, the trestle will be held in posit ion by the a lternative may be no railway at al l.
the swivelling bar K and its bent iron (or Therefore the cost of this cabinet has been
wood) catch L. A block of wood , M , at kept down as much as possible, and it's
each cnd of this baseboa rd ensures that the just about as simple as I can think o r.
doors will rest squarely underneath, without Those who would like something a little
wobble. The back and doors and base are mo re elaborate have a basic idea to work
covered with hardboard, which adds from, using veneered Weyroc or similar
tremendous strength. iuxury-<:Iass material for the exterior.
And, by the way, when using ha rdboard
Baseboard over large areas, damp it weU on the back
Now about baseboards. All baseboards are and let it lie flat for 24 ho urs. If all model-
o f t inch chipboa rd braced with I inch X lers would do this, there'd be fewer people
I inch soft wood. I and 2 should be 3 ft x I ft blaming the material when things go wrong.
overall , and 3 and 4 work out at 8 ft x 1 ft
Their lolal height should be about nine Facing page: A Iypical layout suitable for
inches, including back-scene. Each should hOllsing in the cabillel-each baseboard is
be put into the cab inet so that the back- numbered for cross-reference. They should
scene is on the o utside. A space is available be firmly joined together using the hinge and
for a storage shelf for rolling stock, and for bar system. Simple clips call hold back-
a control unit. Observe that the control scenes ill place. Below: This drawing shows
unit plugs into the baseboard after erection. the main measurements, which call be altered
Now I know that cash is a very important to taste. The cabillet looks quite Ileal when
consideration, and that not all chaps are closed. Note the trestle aI/ached to one of
ca rpenters. All the sa me, wit h some people the baseboards.

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 61 10 8 inches in length, and are glued to
the baseboard to coincide with the track
join ts. The Airfix track is fixed to the
battens by smaU wood screws through the
moulded side lugs. As at present there is
only onc size of CUfve and straight, a certain
amount of trimming is required with this

WHEfLSPIN particular circuit. The plastic can be cut

quite easily with a small hacksaw and the
pieces cemented together when the final
shape is achieved . Electrical continuityofthe
pick-up rail is also easily made by virtue
by Bert Lamkin of the sim ple clip idea that Airfix use.
With the circuit in position on the base-
board. the sites of the buildings and land-
scape features can be indicated. One has to
be carefu l here as the final effect can be
spoiled by too much in too little space. For
instance, grandstands (if constructed in true
proportion to a prototype, even in I :32
scale) can be quite large. Another reason for
avoiding large structures is the fact that ,
whereas cars and buildings can be made to
scale, it is nearly always impossible to repro-
duce the track to scale length for reasons of
spacc. So with these points in mind we keep
10 essent ials- the race control building,
WITH the quite recent entry of Ajrfix into commentator's box , marshals' hut and pits.
the miniature car racing field, it is
particularly appropriate that AIRFIX MAGA- Simple scenery
ZINE should now have a regu lar article Ha vi ng decided what and where , the
on the subject. Model car racing has, of contour o f the ground should be tackled .
course, been an active interest of individuals Railway modellers will already have ideas
and clubs for some time. so that some of the how this should be done. An easy way, giv-
ground we shall cover may have already ing a light weight constructio n, is to use
been traversed. Nevertheless, for those cloth over crumpled paper or wire netting.
owners of the basic Airfix set, these articles Starting at the track side, the cloth edge is
will , we hope, provide additional interest glued to the surface of the track. It is
and entertainment. advisable to increase the actua l width
As the road has to come before the of the Airfix track with hardboard or card,
vehicle, we shall deal firstly with the layout, especially at the bends. The cloth is then
and a description of one based upon an carried over the paper or netting, whichever
actua l racing circuit- Mallory Park. is being used, and the edge finall y glued to
For this parLicular track, we arc using the baseboard, avoiding sharp angles.
two baseboards known as "Beatiboards" , Undisturbed ground and gentle rises and
as they provide a light and fairl y rigid falls can thus be reproduced, always bearing
surface. This surface will be regarded as in mind the small area that one is using.
the datum line for landscaping, etc. The Buildings are normally sited on level
first thing to do when contemplating a ground, and so the cloth should sta rt
layout based on an actual circuit, and using from near the edges of these, as in the case
a proprietary track, is to prepare a scale of the track.
drawing, bearing in mind the overall size When the adhesive is quite dry, colouring
of the layout. One such drawing is shown, of the landscape can be considered. For
in this case using two baseboards, the joint this purpose, flat emulsion paint is quite
com ing where the track is level and straight. suitable-and it will stiffen the cloth as it
From this plan can be laid the actual track. dries. A study of natural landscapes wi ll
The real Mallory Park circuit contains show that the colouring should be soft
IWO lakes o n ils infield, and these are being and not highly contrasted. Expanses of
incorporated in the model. Their surface grass arc not of a uniform colour, and the
will be virtually the base line, as it is not correct effect can be achieved by working
practical to hollow out "Bcatiboard". With in various shades while the paint is wet.
this in mind, the Airfix track is laid on small I n the case of the "lakes" on this replica
battens of various thicknesses to give the of Mallory Park, the base must first be
required contour. These battens afe from painted, on the assumption of a blue sky
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above. Thus the blue will be darker where Abo ve : TI,e track contours are re·
the water is deeper. After the paint ha s produced by laying battens under the
dried, Cello phane sheet ca n be used to give circuit. while constructio ll o f the ground
the " liquid " effect. The cloth o f the COllt Ollrs is also showl! here. Below :
"ground " will, of course, be ove r the Cello- Before yO Il start, draw a scale plan of
phane at the lake edges. VOl lr circuit, ThiJ Jk.etch Jhows the
While st ill on the subject of landsca pe, it MlIlIO/'y Park. layout, which iJ the sub-
ca n be mentioned that the usual motor ject of Ollr {jrJt two articles ill this lIe w
racing practice in this country for protecting seriel',
public enclosures is by means of ditches
a nd/o r earth banks- the lattcr could be plant life on our ci rcuit. M ost model s hops
incorporated when laying the "ground " sell substances for this purpose ; the rule
cloth. Touches of brown on the sides of again is to study nature itself, and do not
these "banks" would add to their realism. place large trees at the track side, the com-
There arc several methods of representing petitors are no t exactly enthusiastic about
them! To fix trees o r saplings, drill thro ugh
the cloth into the baseboard with the right
siz.e hole, and with a to uch of glue on the
"trunk" it will be quite firm .
Before mentioning building construc-
tio n, a few words o n another promjneot
feature of race tracks, the ad vertisements,
These add a great deal of colour to any
layout. They arc normally positioned where
most people can sce them, and this fact
should govern their siting in miniature. Do
not overdo the number of poster boards,
Also, it will look better if they are slightly
undersize. (To be continued)

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 ON ROAD AND TRACK BY DARRYL REACH
LONG.D ISTANCE driving with a Ford From there they new to Tunis and then took
seems to be a regular occurrence these the road to Cairo, via Benghaz.i. Their
days. rn our December issue I wrote about route then went via 5hellal and the ferry
the Anglia which covered over 14,000 to Wadi Halfa , where they encountered
miles in seven days at MonlLhcry and in so the toughest part o f the journey.
doing broke six Interoational Class G time Between Wadi Halfa and Kharto um
and distance records. Now it is the turn of (some 580 m iles) there is no road , and
the Cortina Super (described on these pages conditions were 'indescribably bad '. For
last month), onc of which recently completed 300 miles the hazardous terrain prevented
the trip from London to Capctown, and the use of top gear, and at onc point the
beat all previous times for this journey. Cortina became airborne at 70 mph when
Sharing the wheel of the Cortioa were it st ruck a sand·dune and nose dived into
Eric Jackson and Ken Chambers. Not only a gully. bending the front suspension which
did they beat this London-Capctown time, had to be repaired on the spot. This
but in the process they had to travel some mishap. and being stuck several limes in
1,500 miles furthe r (due to impassable sand, meant that they reached Khartoum
roads) than previous contenders on this 11 hours late, only to find that the southern
marathon. They covered 11,62 1 miles in route through the Sudan was impassa ble.
13 days 8 ho urs 48 minutes. Their only alternative was to drive thro ugh
After driving to Dover, they took the Ethiopia, an extra 600 miles.
cross-Channel ferry to Dunkirk and This revised route took them 1,000 mi les
motored across France to MarseiUes.
along a tortuous mo un tain rou te, maki ng
it impossible to average more than 30 mph.
Above : The sleek lIew 180 mph Lola GT car. Half a day was lost through being contin-
Below: The Cortil/a Super, en route to uously stopped by armed police, and
CapetowlI. further delays were caused by 25 punctures!
From Moggio the 'road' virtually dis-
appeared, and from Neghelli to Moyale.
where civilisation ends, the only means of
navigation was by compass. When a ba nd
of armed men brandishing swords and
spears ambushed the car south of Addis
Ababa. Jackson floored the accelerator
and they scattered!
When the car arrived at the Ethiopia-
Kenya border, customs officials d~l1landed
that it be detained until daybreak, but
Chambers feigned appendicitis, Jackson
explaining that he was rushing him to
hospilal at Fort Hill. Their ruse worked
and they were allowed to cont inue! But
time was pressing and for the last 3,500
miles from Nairobi to Capetown, the
two drivers managed to average an amazing
68.71 mph and arrived only minutes inside
the previous best time. An astounding
achievement by both the drivers and the car. The IwilHngined Mini Moke is in ils
Go-anywhere Mini elemellt ill snowy conditiolls. Note the load
One of the most surprisingly ingenious of straw bales.
vehicles to appear for some time is the
BMC Moke, a go·anywhere version of the The Airfix stand at the Racing Car
Mini. Its austere but functional body con· Show attracted wide interest. and many
tains two engines (one at the front, and o ne enthusiasts tried their skill on the miniature
at the rear) giving it four·whcel drive and Motor Racing circuit. Each contestant
a n amazing appetite for covering snow- received a certificate recording his best
bound roads and tracks. The Moke has a time for five laps. Winner of the free Motor
load·carrying platform at the rear and the Racing outfit by setting up the best five·lap
vehicle has an obvious potential for farmers. time of the Show was Peter Greatrex, of
The driver has individual control over London SWI5, whose time was 29.9 secs.
the two engines and can, in facl, travel
with them in different gears! The AA is Invincible combination
testing o ne of these vehicles with the The extremely hard winter wc have been
possibility of them being added to their having served one admirable purpose. It
patrol fleet. made the Mo nte Carlo RaUy a truly tough
Potent performer event, which is the way most competitors
A new 180 mph British GT cm was one prefer it! Though the story of the rally is
of the many star exhibits at the recent now o ld hat, it is only fair to devote some
Racing Car Show in London . It is the Lola space this month to the phenomenal Erik
GT, powered by a rear-mounted 4,262 cc Carlsson. The six-foot Swede and his
American Ford V8 engine, producing diminut ive Saab seem to be an invincible
between 320 and 350 bhp according to tune. combination. They have won the RAC
Designer Eric Broadley is usi ng a mouth· British Rally three years in a row, and now
watering body for the car. It has a hinged achieved a Monte 'double'. If Carlsson
tail section, which gives access to the keeps up this form he will be very hard
engine and luggage space, and a hinged to beat this"'season.
front panel for access to the spare wheel. Another significant aspect of the Monte
The two doors are 'wrapped over' and was the participation of a team of three
blended into the smooth roof line, and the works Ford Falcon Futura Sprints, the
overall result is one of the prettiest, most first time such a team had been entered in
compact and potent Grand Touring cars this event by an American factory. They
ever to appear. proved potent performers with their 4,262
The prototype on show was strictly a cc VS engines giving 260 bhp. One of the
racer, but road·going versions are planned, Falcons, driven by the Swede Bo Ljungfcldt,
with larger and smaller engines, together clocked fastest time on aU six of the special
with an open version. Price of the car wiU sections on the common route from
be over £5,000. I ts performance should Chambery to Monte Carlo. But for the
prove little short of shattering! fact that he lost time with clutch trouble on
The six drivers of the three Ford Falcolls the road section, he would doubtless have
that rail ill Ihe MOllle, pictured with one of the wh ich would really have
their cars. critics!
 BY NORMAN SIMMONS
THJS month we illust rate the new 25kY under the seals. Lighting is by fluorescent
electric multiple-unit trains fo r the ER tubes or passenger-controlled spot lights.
Clacton service which were first reported in The gridd le car provides hot snacks o r light
our November issue. The first complete meals, which can be eaten in the car or
train entered service on January 7 and more taken back to the passenger's scat in any
arc being built in .BR workshops at York part of the train.
with electrical equipment supplied by
GEe. London Transport raihmys
The new trains arc made up of two or London's Underground celebrated it s cell-
three coach units. A two-coach unit con- tenary recently. On January 10, 1863 the
sists o f 2nd class driving motor coach and world's first passenger underground ra il way
2nd class battery-carrying driving trai ler ran the 31 miles from Bishop's Road ,
coach. The four-coach unit is made up of a Paddingt on , to Farringdon Street in the
composite battery-carrying driving traiJer City; the beginning of the Metropolitan
coach, 2nd class moto r coach with luggage Railway. On the open ing day, coaches and
and guards' compartment, 2nd class non- locomotives were supplied by the Great
driving trailer coach and finally a composite Western Railway and I was reminded of
driving trailer. Some four-coach units have this on hearing that there arc now nine
a griddle car instead of the 2nd class non- former GWR pan nier tanks in LT stock
driving trailer. The battery-carrying driving with the numbers L90 to L98. Onc of them ,
trailer coaches carry 110 volt batteries L90, looking very smart in London Tran s-
for the lighting and control equipment the port li very, is illustrated Ih is month . The
batteries being charged from the overhead two latest, L97 and L98 , formerly GWR
current supply. Nos 7749 and 7739 respecti vely, ha ve been
The Clacton and Walton service will be
operated by ten-coach trains, including a
griddle car. Trains wiU be divided at Thorpe-
Ie-Soken, six coaches going on to Clacton
and four to Walton.
All the coaches run o n Commonwealth
bogies. Passenger comfort has been thor-
oughly studied . Double glazed windows are
fitted throughout and heating is supplied
by passenger-controlled elect ric radiators
obtained to replace two of the rema ining
Me tro po lit a n Ra il way locomot ives, L46, a n
E Class 0-4-4 ta nk, a nd L52, the last of the
F C lass 0-6-2 tank e ngines which have now
been with dra wn. L52 was o ne o f four such
e ngines built in 1901 by the Yo rk shire
Engine Co for p~l sseTlge r wo rk on the
Aylesb ury service.
Scottish Ucgion steam
T he first withdrawa l of the fo nner LMS
Duchess class 8P Pacific locomoti ves took
place d uring December, whe n the Sco ttish
Region withd rew 46227 Dllches,\' 0/ Oel'OlI-
,Ihirt'. 4623 1 Duchess 0/ Alholl a nd 46232
DIIChl',\'s 0/ M u lllro,ft'. This is the last majo r
pre-wa r passenger locomot ive class ~o
surrender examples to the scrap hea p m
this curre nt BR purge o n steam , Thankful.ly
there a re still the Hornby-Dublo and KIt-
master models!
The Scott ish Regio n also withdrew fi ve
of the tell Cla n class 6MT mixed traffic
Pacific locomot ives, which we.re bu ilt
o nly as recently as 1952. The fi rst fi ve o f the
class. os 72000 to 72004, are the fi rst 10 go.
Over 200 ScR steam locomoti ves were
wi thdrawn in December.
Brighte r news fl o m Scotland is of the
excellent work now regularly performed
by G rcsley Pacifies of both A4 and A3 Inferior of the griddle car and exterior
classes o n the fa st threc- ho ur G lasgow to of ' he 2nd elm's 1I 011-dril'illg lIIo / ~r ('oac h
Aberdeen ex presses, They appea r 10 ha ve of new E R C lac/oll l'er vice electriC ,~Iock.
fo und a new lease o f life o n this dinlcult line.
01046 We,\'lel'1l Marq ll is, 01048 Weslem
Wcsterham Vallcy Rail,,-ay Association Lt,ti l' 01049 lVel'fem M onarch, 0 2 195,
A mccting will be held at SI Mark's C hurc h 0 3186, 0 35 18, 0 3965·6, 07056· 6 1,3 10
I-I all Mason Hill , Bromley, Ke nt , at 7.30 the Weste rn Regio n ; 041 54- 7, E3074 to the
pm ~ n March 19 to discuss the restoratio n Lo ndon Midland Region ; 01 503-5, 0 6802-
of the passenger services o n the Ounlon 4 to the Eastern Region ; 01 89-93. D5.176,
G reen to Westerham Branch. All who are 0 6786-9 to the North Easte rn Regio n ;
interested arc in vited 10 attend . 0 85 12-3 to the Sco ttish Regi o n and E6006
10 the So uthern Region .
LoconlOlh'c notes The steady withdra wal o f s t ~ 111 I ~o­
Reported deli veries of new locos a re as moti ves is co ntinuing in all regI ons, wuh
fo llows: 0101 2 Weslem Firebralld, 01013 perhaps Ihe most nume ro us impo rtant
lVeslem Ranger, 01014 IVes/em Lel'iathan, passenger class being the Roya l Scots,
Thirteen more of these locos have been
A bove lefl : Ne'" E R Li l'('fpoo' Street '0 reported withdra wn since last mon,lh 's
C lactoll lII(lift- lille electric train OIL Ihe issue. Confir ma tio n of (he end o f the Km gs
Itp line "ear W eeley. Bel ow, left : LT No has come with 60 11, 601 8 and 6025, con-
/"' 90, formerly G W R pannier IlInk No demned d uring the four weeks ended
7760. Below, ri ght: Last ex-Metro politall January 12, The published list o f local
Uailwoy F e1ass 0-6-2T loco, LT N o 1...52. transfers fo ll owing the take-over by the
WR of SR lines west of Salisbury, surpris-
ingly excl udes SR locos o ther tha n fo rme r
WR , LM R and Standard engines that were
o pera led by the SR. This mea ns tha t all ,the
Me rc ha nt Na vies a nd West C,o llntnesf
Bailie of Britain Pacifies arc stIli unde r
SR co ntro l. There is, howeve r. a fo rmid a ble
list o f WR Sleam and diese l locos trans-
ferred to the LMR on the takeover by t~ ~1l
regio n of WR lines in Wnles and the mId -
lands.
 Externa lly the TF and RP Vis resembled
the ea rly Mk X chosen as the subject of
PROFILE the Airfix kit. The Vie had no wing guns,
generally had a Df F housing and a gun in
the observer's position.
Simi lar to the M k VIe was the Mk Xlc,
163 of which were built, powered by
Beaufighters Herculcs XV II engines. It was virtually the
final production form o r the VI e, with
four 20 mm canno n, dihedra l ta ilplane,
with torpedoes and usually carried RP rails a nd had the
Df F rairing. Like the 1943 Vies, these
ai rcrart had dark green and dark grey
upper surfaces wit h sky undersurraces,
and Merlins colours wh ich were rea tu res o r Coastal
Comma nd Beaufighters well into 1945,
when ocean grey upper surraces bcc.1.me a
JA NUA RY Profile suggested si mple mod i- rrequent sight. A typica l Mk X lc was
fications which may be made to the JM 106, with "4-N" in red placed as on
Airfix DcaufighLcr, allowing it lO be com- fighter Beaus; JM I07 was " 4·K".
pleted as a Mk r or VI. This mo nth wc
concern ourselves wi th the M k X, a nd the Final production
Merlin cngined Mk 11 . Final Beaufightc r production centred o n
November 1942 &1W the formation o f a the TF Mk X, with Hercules xvrr o r
Beaufighter Strike Wing in Coastal Com- XV II Is delivering full power a t 500 rect.
mand at North Coatcs, comprising No 143 As o n ot her marks of Bcaufighter , rour
Sqn operating fighter Beaus, No 236 Sqn cannon were fitted. To rpedo fittings, bomb
using Bcaufighler bombers and No 254 racks, rocket projecti les and a dorsa l
Sqn which later flew torpedo bomber Vickers " K" o r Browning gun were standard
Beaufighlcrs, late r dubbed " Torbeaus·'. armame nt ror the Mk X, later examples o r
By the closing mo nths of the war the whic h had a dors<1.1 spine to ill1prove
Strike Wings o f Coastal Command consti- directional stabili ty. A rurther mod ifi cation
tuted a threat to enemy shipping not to be fitted to late r production a irc raft was a
overlooked. Sixt y M k Vlcs were equipped nose radome sh<1.pcd li ke that o n the AT
10 carry torpedoes and fiLtcd with '-Ic rcules Mk vlr/vrlT eq uipped night fighters, but
xvr engines. carrying ASV Mk 12 radar.
These ai rcrart were known as M k VIe A TF X used by No 236 Sqn from North
(Tnlerim Torpedo Fighter) a nd were pre· Coa tcs as a bomber during December
eecded by 16 M k VI, each converted to 1944 was NE689 coded MB :S, the red
carry a torpedo. One v r (lTF) was JL632, letters being painted on the fuse lage sides
with "G" ahead of her roundcls. The first a few feet aft or the cockpit. RD464 :MB· K
dropping tria ls had been made by a Mk r, in use in March 1945 had ocea n grey upper
X8065, in May 1942. Coastal Com mand
began operat ions with Vies equ ipped to R2402, a production Mk 11 of 255 Sql/
fire rocket projectiles in May 1943. taken al Coltishall ill September 1941 .

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Two p ossible modifieatiolls to the nacelles, with No 45 Sqn un til February 1950.
etc, j or the Beaufightcr modificatioll sugges- RD777 coded OB:J had white squad ro n
ted. The lOP one is the l';mpler, but it incor- letters ahead of the red-white-blue roundels
porates the existing nacelle [airing abOl'c o n both sides of the fuselage. Her fusela ge
the wing. Tlte lower modification requires a above a line from the base of the cockpit
new section abOl'e the winK. Whilst it is canopy to the ta ilplane root, a lso the upper
possible to re-shape the Lancaster nacelle wing and ta il surfaces, were medium sea
10 fit SI/ugly 011 to the winK, it is easier to grey. The remainder of the aircraft was
square off Ihe nacelle, althouKh the forlllcr glossy black. White serials were applied
shape would Obl'iolls/y lead to all easier and the aircraft fitted to carry bo mbs or
jitting. Both suggestions are promoted to RPs for operat io ns aga inst Mala yan
Cllfer Jar the l'OrY;IlK sk ill of model makers. terrorists.
and sky lower surfaces. A fi n fillet and Target towing
ASV J 2 were fi tted. The Airfix model is In post-war yea rs at home as well as in
based upon NT950 which, d uring J 944, the Middle and Far E.1st, and in the ha nds
ca rried a fu ll array of AEAF black and of civilian contractors, the Mk X found
white stripes. NE I 16 with fi n fi llet was employment as a ta rget tower. These
recorded in August 1945 with 577 Sq n in aircraft were sil ver with yellow under-
green-grey-sky finish ; she had red codes surfaces across which black stri pes we re
3Y :F placed as on the ea rly fighter Beaus. applied. RD807 coded 8Q :G (sqn lette rs
RD467 with No 254 Sq n at Thorney ahead of the port and aft o n the starboard
Island in 1947 had green-grey-sky C<'lmou- side) was typical. Her spinners were sil ver,
Hage. Her codes QM :J were black placed she had a target towing winch on the star-
as on 3Y :F. She had a fin fil let and nose boa rd side and a yellow band encircling
radome, under wing black serials, to rpedo the rear fuselage . .Because they were so
a nd wi ng bomb racks. Roundels were of colo urful , TT Bcaufighters make most
the wartime narrow ring style, with a white appealin g models. Incidentally, ca nn o n
ring added above the wings. ports were retained o n these ai rcraft.
Tn the Fa r East .Bcaufighler Xs operated Collt ill ll('d 011 next page
311
PROFILE~Colltil/lf('d R2270. the first production Bealljightl'r 11
with black finish and dihedral ta;lplll/l('.
When a shortage of i-Ierculcs engines Note the extellt of the upper lI'il/g lIacelle.
seemed likely it was decided to install
Merlin XXs in the Bcaufighter. Mk 11 nacelles on the model without the structure
production totalled 450 aircraft. The Merlin entirely collapsing, and for the modeller
Bcaufighter offers an interesting yet exacting who insists upon complele accuracy a new
choice fo r kit co nversion. upper nacelle fairing must be shaped from
For this purpose an Airfi x Lancaster wood, etc. However, an eftective kit con -
and Bea ufighter need 10 be acquired, the version is still possible if the o ld fairing is
IWO outer Merlins from the Lancaster kit retained and s<\nded down as much as
being assembled as for the bomber. A possible, as was done on the model in the
quarter-inch forward of the cutaway for photograph.
wing attachment a down cut can be made.
This needs to be squared off to the scooped Story behind the picture
o ut portion aft and straightened across In this case the upper nacelle a head of
the top of the nacelle. Befo re assembling the wing lead ing edge must be cut off. The
the wings. modifications must be made to upper wing nacelle needs to be partially
their nacelles. removed . how much depending upon
On the upper mainpiane the nacelle whether part of the upper nacelle is retained.
fairings of the Beaufighter 11 were shorter On the photographed model the entire
and lower than on the Mk I. It is possible underwing nacelles were cut away. Aftcr
to remove only a small part of the upper making these modifications with great
care, assemble the wings. Before sticking
JL949, a Beallfighter VI (fTF) the assembled engines in place, remove the

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 air iJltakes from the wing leading edges, and squad ro ns in the Summer of 1941 , R22 77
smoot h away any traces. Unfortunately. go ing to No 604 Sqn for trials in May 194 1.
the exhausts are fractionally too high o n the Other users and some examples o pcr.lted
Merlins from the Lancaster, and need to be included:- No 125 Sqn V8135 ; No 307
very slightl y lowered, although if an Sqn R2457 ; No 406 Sqn T3357; No 456
entirely new upper nacelle fai ring has been Sqn T3370; No 488 Sqn 1'3373; No 600
decided upon this point may be overlooked . Sqn R2300. Subsequently 82 Mk Us found
A considerable amount of cement will thcir way to units of the Flee t Air Arm.
be needed to Slick the new engines and Nigh t-fighter Mk rrs had an all-black
nacelles in place, and it Illay require some finish with grey and late r red codes and
padding to ensure a stro ng joint on 10 the serials and A r Mk rv aerials. Exceptions
wing underside. The nacelle will subse- included the grey-green-sl')' li es supplied to
quently need fairing in and addition made o 404 Sqn at Orcin . In 1944 M k I [s were
of the small vents at the extreme tips, as on in use at 54 OTU where night-fighter c rews
ot her Bcaufighter mark s. A further point were trained , ilnd where T 3224, subject of
fo r the perfectionist apparent here is that the pho tographed model , WilS I;>ased . Ma ny
• the rear o f the Lancaster engine nacelle Mk li s a t this period had grey and green
needs to be deepened , and a wooden rear fini sh and had red codes. TJ224 carried
to the nacelle could easily be filled . ST: I-I (ST art on the starboard s ide) and
If propellers a re to remain in place, then these leHers can be produced by ca refully
they need to have slightly smaller blades. c utting the codes "MB-T" supplied in the
Also, if the undercarriage is 10 be fitted Airfix kit berore soaking the transrers.
instead of the door positions mc rely marked , Upper wing ro undels need 10 be larger than

A simple cOllrersioll of 'he Airfix model TO those su pplied with the model. The blac k
M k 11. III lhis case the IIpper porlioll of the fuselage serial ca n be applied in indian ink
lIacelle has beell clealled lip but 110t replaced, lIsing a mapping pen. Olher similarly
and the "eet/to lower the f!XIUIlIS I shroud is coloured Mk li s at the OTU were TJJ40:
clearly seen. The model carries 1944 .\·I)'le ST-F a nd T3436:ST-R. An all-black nig ht
night fig hter camoll/lage. fighter is illustrated.
Should you have made a target tug
the appropriate parts of the nacelle need to Defiant from the Airfix kit as recentl y
be cut away prior to nacelle assembly. On suggested in Profile, you will have in the
the Mk 11 the wheels did not protrude rro m box of oddments which you surel y keep a
the doors. spare B & P four-gun turret. This could be
The observer's canopy needs to have installed in a Merl in engined Bcaufighter
traces o f the gun position removed by immediately aft o r the cockpil 10 make one
sa nding away the lower rear portion. A o f the two Mk Vs, R2274 and R1306,
rurther simple modificatio n would produce a ll-black aircr.lft produced for tria ls.
a model without tailplane dihedral, impor- What , you may ask, can r do with a two
lant since many o f the Beaufighters had engined Lancaster ... ? Simple, co nvert it
this feature. Some had tailwheels fixed, but int o ::l Manchester!
usually they were retracted in night.
Beaufighter rrs entered night figh ter M ..J. F. l10wycr
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 received the order for the HQ3". Cunard's
chairman has stated that , " Wc shall invite
certain ya rds to tender for the work". He
added that statistics on the movement of
passengers across the Atlantic by sea were
encouraging and pointed to a progressive
reviva l of interest in sea travel. "Such a
trend bears very heavily o n our thinking
about a replacemem for the Queen Mary."
World's largest tanker
When Idcmitsu Kosan KK of Tokyo
contemplated the construction of really
giant tankers they realised that the economy
factors which favoured a large vessel had to
be considered side by side wit h the size-
SHIPPING limiting factors such as the depths of water
to be encountered on the proposed routes.
Numerous technica l prob lems were en-

NOTE.S countered and overcome and the result is

the Nissho Maru ( 132,334 tons dw) built
by Sascbo Heavy i ndustries Co Limited,
Tokyo, and a sister-ship yet to be completed
by A. J. Day by Ishikawaj ima-H arima Heavy Industries
Co Limited.
Basic requirements adopted for the hull
TH E Cunard Steam-Ship Co, Limited , design of the Nissho Maru, the world's
are to go ahead wit h their new Trans- largest tanker, were a short length , large
atlantic liner- the "Q4"- thi s year or not moulded depth and a bulbous bow, giving
at all . They are studying traffic trends and the vessel a length oa. o f about 954 ft 9 in,
will make a decision within the next 12 a moulded breadth of 141 ft I in , a moulded
months. According to a recent statement depth of 72 ft 10 in and a draught of some
made by the chairman of the company. 54 ft 3 in. The depth and draught were
Cunard have now abandoned the concept of determined by surveys conducted at Port
the "Queen" type of year-round express Tokuyama , Japan , the Malacca Strait
liner. "With jet travel there is no need for between Sumatra and Malaya, and Kuwait.
the Atlantic ferry as wc used 10 know it. " Three bulbous bows were tank-tested
The type of vessel current ly favoured by before the one that promised the best
Cunard is a twin-screw sh ip of 50,000 to performance was selected. Vibrations and
55,000 tons, suitable for wi nter cruising wake turbu lence considerations demanded
away from the Atlant ic. She would carry a finer stern and the most carefu l determi-
about 1,850 passengers, probably in three nation of propeJler clearances.
classes, and wou ld have a length o f 950 rt Nissho Maru's construct io n is charac-
and a beam of 10 1 ft , so that she could pass
through the Panama Canal. Such a stUp Above, left: The world's largest tonker-
wou ld be only about two-thirds of the size the ss NISSIIO MARU (132,334 tOilS dw),
of the Queen Mary replacement previously built for Idemitsu Kosa" K K, Tokyo, by
proposed by Cunard. Sasebo Heavy i ndustries Co, Limited.
The order for the ship will not auto- Below : TIlE LADY PATKICIA ( 1, 136 IOns
matically go to the Swan Hunter-Vickers gross) desig ned specifically for the transport
consortium if Cunard decide to go ahead, of Guillness slollt frOIll Dublin to LiI'erpooJ
despite the fact that they would have and Mallchester.
• Tlte Dallish cargo motorsltip RAPID ( 1,220
roilS dl1') specially constructed to C(my
discharging apparatus.
The other vessel will probably interest
cement ill hlllk. our o lder readers mo re than the yo ung
terised by greater use of the longitudi nal modellers, for she is Tlte uuly i'olricia,
framing system than in o rdinary tankers. designed specifica lly for carrying cargoes of
Cargo tanks are divided into four groups, Guinness stout from Dublin to Liverpool
from each o f which oil is pumped through and Manchester. She is a mOlorship o f
a 380 mm main line by any o nc of the cargo 1, 136 to ns gross with two holds capable of
oil pumps located in the main pump·room. carrying a to tal of 285 transportable 504-
The piping system is so arranged that gallon ta nks of the liquid " that is good fo r
four different oils ca n be simultaneously you". The uldy i'alricia was built by
handled and that anyone of the pumps can C harles Hill and Sons, Limited, Bristol, fo r
be connected to any group of cargo oil Arthur Guinness, Son and Co. (Dublin).
tanks. Limited . Her main propulsio n machinery
The main propulsion turbine installation is a British Polar type M47M oi l e ngine
is of a GE (USA) design. is the first 28,000 develo ping 1,2 10 bhp at 270 rpm , which
shp marine engine to be built in Japan, gave a trial speed o f 12t knots.
and is of the double-reduction geared , [nto service with the Royal Navy
impulse type. Having a normal rating of
25,500 shp at 101.5 rpm, this turbine Early in January the destroyer HMS
installatio n developed a maximum rating Cambriall recommissioned fo r service at
of 28 ,440 shp at 105.2 rpm during sea HM Dockyard , Plymouth , after an ex-
trials and this rating, wi th the vessel in the tensive modernisation. She jo ined the
fuUy-l oaded conditio n, gave a speed of 17. 19 Home Fleet befo re service EasL o f Suez
knots. A trial run in the ballast cond ition with one of the newly-fo rmed escort
gave a speed of 18. 11 knots. squadrons o f the Royal Navy.
On January 26 HMS Dreadnought left
More specialised ships the Barrow-i n-Furness yard o f Vickers-
Two mo re ships of a type that we have not Armstrongs (S hipbuilders), Limited, for
considered previously have been delivered furt her sea trials as the Royal Navy's first
to their owners in recent weeks. One, the nuclear submarine. She a rri ved at Rothesay
Rapid (1 ,220 tons dw). was specially on January 27 and bet ween then and her
constructed to carry ccment in bulk . She return to Barrow o n Fe bruary 9 she carried
was built fo r A /S Aalborg Portland out her firs t deep diving and full-power
Cement Fabrik. Copenhagen, by Helsing- tria ls oA' the West Coast o f Scotland.
borgs Varfs A/B, Helsingborg, and has her The RFA TidesprillK, the first of the
machinery, accommodation and bridge two new Fleet re plenishment tankers
arranged aft and is built with a short high ordered for the Roya l Navy from the
forecastle, long high poop and a truck Hebburn -on-T yne yard of Hawthorn Lcslie
between the fo recastle and poop. The (Sh ipbuilders), Limited, was accepted into
Rapid has a length overall of about 237 ft service on January 18. The second of these
5 in, a moulded breadth of 36 ft 1 in, and two tankers, the Tidepoo! (13 ,250 tons
a depth moulded to main deck of 15 ft 5 in . gross), was launched towa rds the end of
Cargo is carried in six tanks arranged 1962. The Tidespril1g is designed to ca rry
three forward and three aft of the cargo a mixed cargo of fue l and is fitted with
handling installation, which, situated a mid- modern handling gea r for transfer by
ships, consists of a combinat io n of hori- jackstay and derricks. He r do uble reduction
zontal and vertical conveyors and horizon- turbine machinery was constructed at
tal transporter chains, as well as pneumatic Hawthorn Lcslie's St Peter's e ngine works.
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 Reviewed by
SOME NEW BOOKS THE EDITOR
Pioneers of aviation ploughing engines to the small centre
engines used to power fai rground round-
BRITISH A IRCRAFr 1809-19 14, by Peter abou ts. Brief technical descriptions accom-
Lell'is. Published by Pull/am & Co Ltd, pany each illustration and there is a
42 Great RII.\'selJ SIn'et, Londoll WC I. usefu l index.
Price 63 s. Nice Lo know so many of these fine
engines are preserved, especially when o ne
THERE arc few authoritative books on realises that none of the 58 examples
the early pioneers of aviation in this illustrated in th.is book duplicate the
count ry. Severa l authors have attempted author's previous selectio n.
individua l histories, but never before has
Ihere been such a comprehensive, and Comprehensive history
indeed interesting, account o f the endeavours
of the pioneers as this work by Peter Lewis. AIItC IlAFT OF THE ROYAL AIIt F ORCE SINCE
It is laid out in the usual informative 1918, by Owell Thetford. Published by
and casily referable manner o f all of the PIIII/(1II1 & Co Ltd. Price 63s.
Ilutnam book s, and includes not on ly H AV ING purchased the first edition of
aeropla nes but seaplanes, gliders, orni· this wonderful vo lume in 1957, and
tho ptcrs and even helicopters as well. fo und its content deserving of only the
There are 504 pholOgraphs and 106 highest praise, we were even more delighted
Ihr(..'C·view drawings. Eac h type is examined to find that a completely revised version
in detail and a vast number of fact s are has now been made available by the
contained in the 576 pages. Although of no publishers, within the last mo nth .
grea t use for the scale mode l maker, the Fo r any reference o n aircraft used by the
air historian wi ll find untold interest and RAF since 19 18 there is no doubt that thi s
vuluc in th is boo k. book is the principal. It cont<lins no t o nly
com plete details o f thc developmcnt of
Errors, but interesting 187 types, but has the squad rons in which
they served and excc1lent ph otographs as
B RITISH R AILWAYS DIF.sI· L M ULTIPLE UN IT wc11. Used in conjunction wi th the boo k o n
ALLOCATIONS. Pri(,r Is &/. Squadron histories by the sa me publisher,
GW AND WR RESTAURANT CARS. the model maker has everything he needs
Published by Ihe Monmolllhslu"re Railll'aJ' fo r accurate represen tation o f any RAF air-
Society, 36 SOlllh Street, Seba.~topol, craft since the fo rmatio n o f that service.
POI/IJ'Poo/, M OI/II/Ollfluhil"l'. Price Is.
TH ESE mc two typewritten , duplicated Fitting memorial
publications by the Mo nmo uthshire A FURTHER SELECTION Of' locOMOTIVES
Rail way Society. Bo th publications are HA VE K NOWN, by J. N . MaskelYllc.
spo ilt by irritating typing erro rs, but the PlIblished by Perch 'al Marshal/ & Co Ltd.
info rmati on they contain wil l be o f sufficient Price 30s.
interest to overcome this slight drawback. THE death of J . N. Maskelyne sho rtly
We found the info rmation o n GWR after the publication of hi s first collection
restaurant cars most interesting and hope of outline locomotive d rawings was sadly
the MR Society wiJl ex tend their publi- felt by a ll the many admirers o f his work .
catio ns to cover all types of fo rmer GWR In response to demand , the publishers have
coaching stoc k. collated this volume, which features 33
different locomotives from ten pre-grouping:
Second selection rai lway companies.
Two pages are devoted 10 each loco-
TRACT ION E NG I NES ON I>ARADE, by AlIlhollY motive, the main feature being the magni-
8 (;'(11/1110111. Published by Perciral Mllrshall ficently executed ou tline drawings for which
& Co Ltd, 19-20 Noel Street, Lolldoll Mr Maskelyne was justly famous. No less
IVI . Price 3s &/. interestin g arc the many fact s, figures and
TH E second collcction of Anthony personal comments, all based o n obser-
.Beaulllollt traction engine photographs, vation and intimate knowledge of each
this book contains no less than 58 excellent locomot ive. Two deserving and well written
reprod uctions of photographs taken by the tributes to Mr Maskelyne complete this
author at recent traction engine rallies. The memo rial work, which will find a place in
photographs show an assortment of the library o f all discerning railway enthu-
machines, ranging fro m the huge Fowler siasts.
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 :

Picture of the m onth award loes to T. Maho ney, of

Dundee, who submitted thi1 photo (obo~l!) of the
P & 0 liner Socotra, uken at Dundee harbour after
disc:har,inc a car,o of jute from Pakistan.

PICTURE
 New kits
and models
LATEST PRODUCTS
ON THE MARKET OF
INTEII.EST TO MODELLERS

third prototype of the Freedom Fighter,

and ror those whose main concern is
accuracy I ca n say Ihat a few modification s
A trio by ITC will have to be made to ensure that this
I was pleased to have three new models model confo rms to their requirements.
with a different label for review this month. From avai lable inrormation it wou ld appear
Up to now I haven't had the chance to that this aircraft wi ll be equipped with
review any o f the imported lTe aircraft Sidewinder missiles, but the kit has Falcons.
kits and it was therefore with great interest The 'bombs' described in the instruction
that I made up and fini shed a Grumman sheet s arc obviously long range tank s, and
J2F Duck, a Martin MB·2 and a Northrop there appears to be a serious fault in the
N I56 Freedom Fighter. leading edge of the wing which , according
Generally speak ing, all three are good to all so urces, has a sharp sweep forward
kits. As is usual with imports from the close to the fuselage. This is missing rrom
North American market, they were not lO the model and there are also discrepancies
a consta nt scale but were nevertheless in the markings. A study sho uld be made
almost in line with the 1:48 and 1:72 scales, from suitable rererence books such as
and cou ld be included in collections of this Swan borough's Combat Aircraft before an
natu re. attempt is made to paint the model.
My first consideration in looking into All of these po ints arc, however, min or
the ad vantages or o therwise was to take a ones, with the exception or the wing
ca reful study of the instruction sheets, as leading edge, and even that cun be cured
I find that much can be said about each fairly easil y. 11 shou ld no t debar the model
model from a quick look al these. Here r maker from spending li s 9d for thi s kit as
found an. interesting innovation for, ap~rt it is quite well worth it.
frorn haVing detailed step·by·stcp drawings The next ki l on the workbench was the
of the assembly, ITC give a three·view Martin MB·2 . This is to I :75 scale has
d rawing of each model and. most important no 'gimmicks' and is an excellent model in
of a ll, a photograph of the parts all laid
out and numbered . This last item was of
particu lar use in assembling the model and
I wholeheartedly recommend that other
manufact.lIrers take note o f it and perhaps
fo llow SUIt. The ot her assembly instructions
\\e~e clell". but t~ e accompanying drawings,
which \\ere not In perspective len a great
deal to be desi red . '
The first model of the three to be made
up \\as the N I56 Freedom Fighter. It is
to I :50 scale and hus 54 parts. There are
typical American kit 'gimmicks' in Ihe form
of a workable ejcctor seat , dro p<lble long
range tanks and rockets, and retractable
unde rcarriage.
The model appears to be based on the
Two /rolll ITC. the M arli" MB·2 alld
N I5 S Freedom Fighter, slIb llJiued by
BMW M odels.
 a lmost all respccl~ . The 99 parts, like all
the ot her kits in th is review, were easy to
put together and had lill le or no fl ash to
clean up before operations could begin.
The actua l MB-2, fo r those who don't
know, was an aircraft o f grea t significa nce
in the rise o f American air power. Under
the command of General . Bill y' Mitchel1,
ai rcraft o f this type bombed and sank an
o ld bau lcship in 192 1, and set the sea l
fo r the development o f such famou s aircraft
as the B- 17 and ll·24, in spite of opposition
from the Army staff and the government
of the day. It is therefore of great value to
model makers want ing to coll ect aircraft
kits depicting the progress o f air power
in the last 50 years, and is o ne that typifies
~t period in which no other exa mples are
ava ilable. What a pity that it couldn't
be made to exactl y I :72 scale .
My only real cri ticism of the kit is the
gun turret mo un tings. These are grossly
over scale and a re best discarded. I made
up rcplaccments from 'drawn' plastic
stems and a couple o f odd machine guns
over from the Airfix D- 17. and the results
were much better than the o riginals.
The I<lst of these th ree new kits was the
G rununan J2F Duck and, like the Freedom
Fighter, was 10 I :50 scale. It has 61 parts
a nd when complcted has a wing span of
nine inches.
I liked this kit the best of the three,
probably beca use o f its odd shape and also
the neat and tidy way in which it made up.
The real problem was the painting and
deco rati on, as I couldn 't fi nd any reference
to the scheme suggested by the manufac-
turer. Aircraf t of the Fighting Powers and
Willi am G reen's Flomplolles didn 't help
either and , although I fi nished the kit as
suggested in the instructions, I woul d
advise keen modellers to seck reference
before starting. The two boo ks suggested
ma ke seve ral eq ua lly good examples of
the J1F possible.
The price of the ITC Martin MB·2 and
the J2F Duck is li s 9d each. A.W.H .
HO/OO gauge loco sheds
We have received for review two more of
the fabu lous Volhncr HO/OO gauge model
railway buildings. They a re a th ree-road
roundhouse style locomoti ve shed , to ho ld
locomotives up to 11 inches long and a
small si ngle-road shed 6t inches 101lg. Al so
ava. ilable is a two-road shed to hold loco-
mot ives up to 11 j inches long. Unfo rtu- T op to bottom : A IIrora Old T imers
nately o ur samples arrived 100 late to do (I to r) SUlIIley Steamer, M ercer Race-
justice to them in this review, but wc hope
to give mo re detai ls next mo nth . abollt lInd S tlllZ Bearcar; the two larest
These loco moti ve sheds are the latest l'eco pr;vole oWller wogolls ;'1 th eir
items in the vcry extensive Vollmer range poplllar WOllder/ 1I1 WflgOIl series and the
o f model ra il way accessories. We have Peco /oo m m oulded ballast inlay; Din ky
COlltinued Oil II('x t page T oys Atlas Copco com pressor lorry ,
319
New kits and models- Colllillued chassis springs, etc. Even. without ~u ch
embellishmen t, and by simple s traJgh~·
received a 28 page catalogue which illus- forward assembly. the two·colour plastIC
trates most of the items- so me in fuH ensures an attractive looking model of
co lour- a nd we are truly amazed at the considera ble art istic appeal. All these kits
extent of this range. There are, for instance, are 2 15 each. N .S.
no less than eight different types of signal
cabin and five different types of locomotive Wcll.dctailed wagons
shed , most of which arc interchangeable Three new model ra ilway items fro m Peeo
and capable o f unlimited extension. There are illustmted th is mon th . They include two
is a large va riety of lineside induslr!aL new private owner wa gons in the 00 gauge
build ings and plant , bridges and accessor.Jcs Wo nderful Wago n range. These wagon kits
for statio ns goods yards and locomo tIve are fantastica ll y detailed , with sprung axle·
depots. All 't he models are available in kit boxes sprung buffers. spokcd nylon w heels,
form. Although the buildings are of and brake gear and with the bodywork
continental outline there are very few correctly colo ured and lettered. The low
items tha t would no t be very much at home sided th ree-plank BQC wagon has a pa le
o n a British model layout . The loading red body and the Charles Dunsdon five-
ga uge, in fact , is the only item that looks plank wagon is dark grccn . Th7y are both
strange and unfamiliar to our eyes. priced at 9s 6d each. These pnvate owner
All these Vollmer model kits are accurately wagons were to be .see.n in large nu.mbers
made in co rrectly pre-coloured plastic. The before the nationallsallon o f the ra ilways
attentio n to fine detail is thorough and and make attractive model items.
complete and no pa inting is required . The third item from Peco is their ncw
We are indebted to BMW Models, of foam moulded b..1l1ast inlay, into which Pcco
Wimbledon for supplying us with samples Strea mlineOO/ HO gauge Irack act ually sits.
fo r review 'of the th ree ITC aircraft kits A very qu ick, clea n and tidy way of laying
a nd the Vollmer loco sheds described Ihis ballast which a lso cuts down nOIse and
month. They ca n all be obtained from this helps :owa rds smooth running. rt is very
companyat theirnewaddressa t 329 Haydons reasonably priced at on ly 7s 7d for a five·
Road Wimbledon, SWI9, where customers ya rd roll. N.S.
ca n ~ displayed their very wide range. N.S.
Road up!
Three old limen Mo re rea lism can now be added 10 road
Au rora have introduced a new series of three repair activi ties o n model layout s, with the
Old Timer model car kits, o nc of which , a introduction o f the Dinky Toys Atlas
19 14 Stutz Bcarcat, has been submitted for
review. Neit her the instructio ns o r the box-
lid give a clue to the scale of the model . but
one of the delights of thi s kit is its larger
•
than normal scale-wc wo uld guess at
something like I :20. This has not, however,
resulted in mo re than the normally ex-
pected amount of detail, but there is a great
attraction in the size and bulk of the
mode l, which measures 10 inches overall.
With o nc or two mino r exceptions, the
instructions make assembly simple and
easy to follow. We puzzled for some time
over which directio n the two pins on the
rear fm me cross-member should face and
the fit of the dri ve shaft into the differential
axle housing- the photogmph is confusing
on this. These were however minor ponts.
The kit is moulded in two colou rs-
brown and yellow- plus some very smooth
a nd richly-plated chrome parts. The other
two models in the range, the 1909 Stanley
Steamer and the 19 13 Mercer Raceabout ,
have bright metal pan s fini shed in brass and
chrome, respectively. Separate rubber tyres
arc included and the wheels revolve. The smart new M mchbox BP service
With the larger scale it should be perfcctly s/(lIioll (llId accessory pack (top) and the
possible 10 incorpo rate some intrica te lining M atchbox Lyolls Maid mobile ice-cream
o n the bonnet sidcs, wheel spokes and shop.
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 Copco compressor lorry. It has a deta iled
compressor unit mounted o n a Ford
T hames chassis, which is equipped with
Prestomat ic steering, four-wheel suspensio n,
ca b, windows and seats.
Panels o n either side open to reveal the
fine ly-detailed compressor unit, and points
are provided a t the rear to which the
pneumatic drill hose (incl uded with the
D inky road maintenance personnel set)
ca n be attached. Price of this weU-deta iled
.3 t i n ~ long model i~ 6s 9d. _ . I] .~
l\ lobi lc shop
Lesney's latest Ma tchbox model is a de-
tai led replica of o ne of the well -known
Lyons Maid mobile ice-cream shops. It is
complete with aut hentic transfers, windows,
ice-cream freezers and a salesma n. Length
of this I :75 sca le model is 2t inches a nd
selling price Is 9d.
A po pula r se ller since its introduction
three years ago, the Matchbox service
stat ion is now available in a bright new BP
colour schcmc. T hc se rvice bay, ground and
first floor showrooms and the rear access
ramp are all now moulded in a whi te fin ish.
The base/forecourt section is mo ulded in the New from Corgi (top to bo tto m) are t"~
attractive BP green and the complete G P Ferrari (pictured agah,st a Si! verslOlle
building is capped with a yellow headboard backgroul/d); Chevrolel Im pala ill fire
ca rrying a BP shield and the wo rds ' Match- chief trim; 111'0 versions of Ihe V W \'011 ;
box Service Stat ion.' racegoillg M ercedes 300SL roadster alld
The fo recourt will accommodate the new Oldslllo bi/e Super 88.
accesso ry pack of BP pum ps and sign, and
the com plete model measures 9!- inches Jt is l i in long, a nd Ihe price is 4s 4d.
wide, by 41 inches high . To OO/ HO scaJe it T he Oldsmobile Super 88 also joins the
is priced at 9s. The new BP accessory pack range in " civilian" guise. A duo-tone
has a sign , tra nsfe rred on both sides, and finis h, scats, steering wheel, and G lida-
the pumps also have BP insignia o n both matic spring suspension a rc fca tures of
sides. Two lam ps are also included, to- this sleekly-styled America n model, which
get her with a pump attenda nt. Price of the measures 4t in long and sells at 4s 4d .
set is 2s. D.R. A lready ava ilable separately, the Ca rri-
more ca r transpo rter, with the new Bedfo rd
Bumper batch from Corgi TK Iracto r unit, is now introduced in
Co rgi Toys have j ust introd uced six new G ift Set 28, complete with fo ur cars. This
models, a new girt set, and a who le range replaces the earlier ca r transporter gift set.
of miniat ure figures. The fa mous rear- The Corgi cars included with the transporter
engined Volkswagen appears in two are the Merccdes Bcnz 220SE, Renault
d iffe rent versions-as a delivery van and Flo ridc, Fiat 2 100, and Consul Classic
as a Ko mbi estate car. Each model carries 315. The United Kingdo m price of gift
the usual high degree of external detailing, set 28 is 38s 3d.
incl uding, in this case, the VW insignia on Racing car enthusiasts wi ll welco me the
the fron t and the ai r-cooling vents at the appearance of the 31 inch lo ng Corgi G P
rear. Sea lS, steering-wheel, and G lidamatic Fe rrari , price 4s 3d. It has Ihe twin nostri l
spring suspension arc standard fi tt ings, a ir intake and shark-like body of the proto-
while the Kombi also has side wi ndows and type, a transparent wrap-round windscreen,
passenger seats. Bot h these new Corgi roll-bar, removable driver and independent
Volkswagens are 31 in long and sell at suspensio n. Part of the engine cowling is
4s 3d each. removed to show details of the engine, whi le
Anot her German ca r now ava ilable as a the six ca rburettors are visible thro ugh twin
Corgi is a new version of the Mercedes apert ures behind the cockpit.
300SL roadster. This model now has a Twin megaphone exhaust pipes arc fi tted
removable mo ulded driver, a competition and these, together with the engine and roll-
number, and colourcd flash on the bonnet b.:'lr, are brightly plated. A Scuderia Ferra ri
in addition to G lidamat ic spring suspension. COl/tillued 01/ page 324
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Readers write • •
L ElTERS
LEITERS TO THE EDITOR
to tbe Editor eIIn ooly be answered in the
Trouble with propellers macuine. Ho"rtrfe r, we are always pleased to
As a regular reader o f AIRI'IX M AGAZ INE ret:eh·. you r comments aDd pictures, which will be
r am writing to say how much I enjoy Ihe considered for publication. R eaders whose letters

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are published each r~il'e a free Airfix kil 01 their
magazi ne and look fo rward to receiving il- c:boice. Submitted material aDd pictures can only
l always read you r Readers write section be returned if accompanied by a staraped ad-
with inlcrest a nd feci tha t r may have dressed I"ot"elope, and lbe Edilor cannot accept
r esponsi bility for u le keepin& Df any snch con-
somclhing of value to offer towa rds the tr ibu tions,. neither dOH he necnsaril y agree with
const ructio n of your ai rcraft models. commeots exprnsed by corrcspondetll!l in t he
I am particular about my models, and . letters column.
o ften have trouble with the propeUcr a n officer. The pisto l is trimmed of excess
fi ll ing, especially the models wi th in·line plastic 10 make a "grease·gun". His head
engi nes. The suggestion that [ have to offer is removed at Ihe base or the neck and is
is this: Could we not have a sepa rate cowl glued back into place so that he is facing
fo r in·linc cngined model s as we do for the his work .
radials, with all propeller fitment the sa me
as your" Harvard" model. This allows for rn all cases the knaps..1ck is cut from the
proper adjustment and positive cement ing, mou ld . The steel helmets may be al so cut
something that is not always possible at the aboul to form a va riety of head gear.
moment. D . W . BoNN ETf, Fi rle, SOlllh Australia.
This is the o nl y fea ture that r, personally. For easy adaptation
have ever been able to commen t o n and r
consider your models the best ava il able. May I ma ke another contribu tion to yo ur
rn conclusion, may I make some sugges- suggest io n box? Why not a n "a ircraft
conversion kit" which cou ld consist en tirely
tions for futu re prod uction, namely the
Consolidated Catalina, Marin Mariner, o f pa rts which would enable the modeller
Junke rs J U-88, Short Stirling, so me J apan - IQ adapt ki ls which already exist on the
ese a nd R ussian wa r pla nes and any com- market? Fo r example, Ihe conversion kit
mercia l airliners tha t you may eare to could con tain the complete nose sectio n of a
name, all in 1:72 sca le, of course. two-seater Hunter, which opens unlimited
J OHN R. K URRLE, scope fo r Ihe ardent modeller ; a perspcx
Korumburra , Vic, Aust ralia. nose fo r the Mosquito; high fl ying wings
for the Spitfire ; nose a nd tail pariS 10
From soldiers t,o ground crew convert a Lancaster to Lancastr ian ;
T believe tha t a ground crew fo r Ai rfix Hali fax to Halton, etc; a nd the Wellington
aeroplane kits may be pa rtly furni shed has hundreds of conversion possibilities
with the A irfix 8th Army ki t, as foUows: which incl udes many o ther models.
(a) Bo mb loading crew. The riflemen, This scheme could also be an important
each carrying a rifle in one ha nd, ca n have selling fa ctor to existing Airfix models, as
the rifle cui from the mould. The extended be ing a model ai rcraft enthusiast Illyself
hand may now "steady" the ropes which r have duplicated some of your models
li ft the bombs into the bomb bay of the Illany times over with similar types of
plane. T he extended a rm is cut off at the conversions.
shoulder, and a wedge-shaped piece of I think serious thought to this matter
plastic removed from the sho ulder e nd of may benefit all conce rned .
the arm. The arm is then glued back to the W. WR IG I-IT, Groby, Leicester.
shoulder in a differe nt posi tion.
(b) Fuel brigade. By cutting away excess Kit comparison
plastic o n the rifle, a solid plastic " rod" In A IRFIX M AGAZI NE wc have had Profiles
passing through the hands of the man is of several well-known aircra ft. There is
formed; 10 the butt of the rifle is glued a useful article which discusses fairly most

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a piece o f plastic abou t 6 in . long and
in diameter (b in wiII do). The hose
" runs" back through the hands of a grenade
of the new models coming o n to the market .
whilst ships, ca rs and other ileITIS of in-
terest to model makers all receive a share
thrower to the petrol truc k or drum . of your ava ilable space.
(c) Armament crew. This is achieved by r recentl y fi nished the Airfix F lyi ng
using a machine gun loader, as the man Fortress and I compared this fine model
loading the ammuni tion into the plane o r with the fi rsl Airfi x model kit I ever bo ugh!.
wing of the ai rcraft. One rifleman bayonet- T his was a Spitfire issued , if memory serves
ing, with his rifle cu t away, forms an me right, abou t 1953. Even then it was a
excellent assistant. good two shill ings worth . The main parts
(d) Grease mo nkey. This is made from, fi tted together quite nicely, but the model
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 was spoiled by the cockpit canopy, which pa int on the brush and bring the brush
was a poor fit , and the single·piece wings. up and down , hitt ing the surface vertica lly.
The pale blue plastic was also a bit brittle A mo ttled effcct ca n be achieved by
and softened just a little too readi ly on diluting paint and brushing it on to the
application o f cement. tips of the bristles of a toothbrush . The
But , fo r all its fault s. it convinced me that brush is then put a t right angles to the
there was a lo t in plast ic modelling the surface, and held a few inches away. A
Airfix way. and yo ur back room boys have knife is then scraped a lo ng the bristles a nd
gone on to show that an Airfix kit will the paint mottles the surface gradua lly.
sta nd the 1110st critica l comparison with Al ways scrape the brush in the opposite
any o ther kit on the market as regards direction to the surface (unless you wa nt
standard o f detail , fit and fini sh of parts to motile your face!). To ensure that no
and qua lity o f plastic. And when it comes to paint mottles the transparencies, cover
price. well, Airfix have no competitors at them with a thin laye r of lard . After
all! painting the lard will come off the trans-
So why not an article in AI RFI X MAGAZINE parencies by rubbing it ofT with a cloth.
tracing the highlights of Airfix Products GARETII SAUNDERS, Pembroke, S Wales.
Li mited ? To them, a kit is a fini shcd pro·
duct, but int rod uce us to the men who work Anson conversion
the sl ide rules SO hard to get the sca le I was interested to read Mr Wood·s letter
accurate. Show us how all those in tricate in the January issue of AIR FlX MAGAZ tNE
d ies a re made- I regard each o ne as a work conce rn ing Anso n I G·AM DA . The
of art. Perhaps we could have a loo k in at number hc quotcd , N4877, is not the ai r·
the packing department, for in ail the years cra ft ·s co nstruction number, but its o riginal
I have bough t Airfix kits I have met with RAF serial number.
only one error- and that was more than Modellers wishi ng to make an accurate
made good by return of post. represen tation o f this aircraft must, un·
I fee l you have magazine materi<ll on your fortuna tely, rely on ex tremely accurate
doorstep, so to speak, if you can get the COlllillued 011 next page
faclO ry to overcome their modesty!
HARVEY SMITH , Wakeficld.
Quick sen icc
Your model kits give a great deal of AIRFIX MAGAZINE
pleasure to my young son, and we all have
a share in assembling and painting them . BOUND VOLUMES
They are improvi ng all the lime. T he gun
turrets and eleva ting guns of the Halifax New arrangements
are much better than o n the Lancaster, and Will those readers of AIRFlX M AGA:t.tl'-1!
the detail o f these and the crew members who are in the habit of having their copies
o n the Flyi ng Fortress is amazing. bound into book form, please n ote the
As regards future new kits, my so n is followi ng new arrangements :
always looki ng fo r the Lightning complete Copk r fo r bimlillg SIlOIl/(/, ill f14tuu , be Sl'IIt
direct 10:
wit h tiger sq uadron markings, lightning
T . W. COi. ENAN LTD,
flash and a rmament ; ilhe Argosy, which 3 WI "'E OFFICE COURT,
fl ew over here during the last .Battle of FLEET Sn,UT,
Britai n day ; and also the new Hawker. LoNDON, EC4
MRS C. GEE, Ga teshead, Co Durham. enclosing yo ur remitlance, Cheques and ?Os
Thank ),011 for your comme111S, Mrs Gee. shoutd be made OUI to T. W. Coleman Lld .
We hope YOII like this mOlllh's News from Prices, includ ing re tu r n poslage and packing.
a re ISs for cop ies bound in black leather
Airfix! H ow's that for serl'ice ?- £d_ cloth a nd 20s for binding in black buckram .
All bindings a re lellcred in gilt with the
Aircraft painling li p name, year and volume nu mber on the
I would like to (ry and help Mr T. W. sp ine and with Ihe name on the front co\'cr.
Muirhcad (January letters) in his quest We must poim oU llhat book binding o f this
na ture is done by ha nd and, due to a
for a merging effect and a moltling effect shorlage of skilled la bour, il is a lengthy
on enemy aircraft of World Wa r rl. A prOCl"SS. Approxima lely 2· 3 monlhs shou td
merging effect can be achieved by using be allowed for Ihe com pletion o f o rd er. It
is regre lted tha l it is not possible 10 supp ly
a stencil brush. Either of the ( WO colo urs a lille page and index.
to be merged ca n be used. The paint has Black M orocco-grained iealheretle loose-lea f
firs t to be ~iluted , then pain ting begins, binders, lettered AIRFIX M AGAZINE in gill
always keepmg the larger part o f the brush on the spine alld designed to hold 12
co pies, a re also a vailab le , price ISs each,
on the colour used oh the brush. After from our London office at Ludgate Circus
first testing on spare plastic, a very rea list ic Bu ildi ngs, London EC 4.
effect can be gained. Never have too much
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Readers wr ite- cOlllilllled ew kits and m odels- Colltillued
brushwork, because the lettering above the team badge adorns the bonnet , there are
side wi ndows is much too small to be racing numbers, and finish is, of course, in
o btainable in any standard transfer Icltcring. Ita lian racing rcd. Our o nly criticism of the
The registrat ion on the fin is just about model is that we would like to have seen it
suited by eight h-inch letters. In addition lO fitted with spoked wheels, which are SO
the colouring mentioned by Mr Wood, the characteristic or the prototype.
pi lot's ami-dazzle panel is in the same shade A specia l versio n of the Chevrolet 1mpala,
of blue as the rest of the trim, which could finished as a fire chief's car, completes
best be described as a 'faded roya l bluc', Corgi's six new model vehicles. It has two
Conversions to the standard Airfix ki t seated firemen , sea ts, steering whecl, radio
arc as follow5:- aerial and Glidamat ic spring suspension.
I. Remove, or do not fit , the dorsal There is also an orange wa rning beacon
turret. The resulting gap should be on the roof. Fini sh is in red and white with
made flu sh wit h the rest of the fuselage fi re brigade badges on the doors and the
wit h plastic wood, putty, o r something words ;Fi re Chief ' on the bonnet. Length
simi la r. is 4t inches and price 5s.
2. Remove the rad io mast and D F loo p A whole range o f life- like figu res rounds
from above the cabi n. Fit a ' bullet off Corgi 's new ba tch of models. Scaled to
shaped' DF aerial behind the space Corgi Toys, the figures arc designed to
left by the rad io mast. enha nce even fu rther the rea li sm of
3. File the engine cowli ngs smoot h. Corgi vehicles a nd kits. Five sets, each
4. Remove the 'blisters' from the wing conta ini ng six moulded figures , com prise
roots and replace them with a groove the series. R acing dri vers and mechanics,
about seven-tenths of an inch long. spectators, race track officials, a nd press
5. Really fussy modellers can etch in the officia ls, are aU suitable fo r use with the
door surround, which is very apparelH Corgi Silverstolle kits and racing car models.
on the sta rboard side. T he fifth set contains ga rage attendants
K . GRACE, Garston , Herts. a nd can , of course, be used wit h a ll model
ca rs. The price of all Corgi figu res is 2s 6d
Pen-rriend nceded per set D .R.
Reader James Walker, of 27 Rodney Place,
WalthamslOw, Lo ndon , E 17, would like
to correspond with an American or
Canadian pen-rricnd willing to excha nge ~1AlL ORDER A SPEClALITY!!!
kits. Those interested a rc invited to write
direct to the above add ress. Kir. - Rail" aya - Model. - Acce.ories

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NEWS FROM AIRFIX- Colltilllled UONEL PLAYCKAFT BRlTAINS
be assembled in either the o pen or closed WILLS AURORA MA YCRAFT
posit ion. RENWALL MARKLIN KEIL
A fea tu re of the Stalin 3, which made its WIAD H. &: M . YEOMAN
T RLX MONOGRAM MERCURY
fi rst appeara nce in 1945, was the width of CRAFI'MA$TER HAWK FALLER
the tracks (faithfully re produced on the SCENIC MO,. WRENN VOlLMER
model). Each track was over two feet wide AlRFIX BUSCH WILLS
and thi s gave a very li ght gro und loading, e«., etc., etc.
enabling the ta nk to operate over soft ROAD RACING a.d TRAIN SETS-
ground and snow. It weighed 46 tons, and Ac:c:eeIOries ....d ScNic Materiala
was powered by a 520 bhp diesel engine,
giving a lOp speed of 34 mph . Annament All Repain U.dertakea - uyoua made
(which is aut hentically reprod uced o n the to or.r - Mode.. made-up
Airfix model) consisted o f a 122 mm gun
and a co-axial 7.62 mm machine-gun in the 2,800 dilJereal ki ts ia atock. Wby DOt pa, us
turret ; a 12.7 mm heavy machine-gun was • vbit and IH for yourself !
mounted o n the turret cupola.
The Stali n had poor crew comfo rt and
fi niSh, but this lack of refinement helped to
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Londo n N.W. IO
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