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pl4 Zing Lear
Mike Grant completes the Hasegawa L48
Gates Learjet in colourful JMSOF livery
1924 Basketweave Bomber
Jamie Haggo takes our fist look a tho
Trumpeter [48 Welington with 3 from-
the-box build
p34 Pfalr’s Razor
Eduard’s lovely new Fokker E.V (O.VIl) in
1:48 built by Mike Capell
‘p40 Canadair Sabre in RAF Service
This month Richard J. Caruana looks at
the use of the Canadian-built Sabres by
the RAF
46 Sukhoi's Swinger
Steve A. Evans builds and updates the
Kopro 48 Sukhoi Su:22M-4
Novenber 005. Model Airplane International 3TA ESL eee: ee
~S Prototype
: Dreidecker
Having done the Or last year
(G20 Issue ), Roden have now
utlse the moulds to offer the
Fi prototypes. The bulk of this
kat (#805/82798) i not now, al
you dois use the alerons with
the longer counterbalances (#15
To make their paints more user friendly, Revell have launched a new acrylic range Let plenallpbehoy
may have heard bout sand or cent set fur meal and twany mat ad barf are thw slerne cluded ae appeble
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Ege repacemente(#CECI274)
a Aico tei hae he rater poor
cowling that is devoid of datall and
lacks the stifener bar across the
bottom. Once again you ean over
‘come this by using the Cuting Edge
(##0E032160/$12.99) replacement
parts. Only teee Fis wee bul and
Vallejo Tube Putty
Having covered the initial tube ofthis axcallent fine puty as an Editors ‘each ie depicted inthe decal sheet
Choice inthe August edition (ssue 13), you can now buy it inthis handy tube with FIOQ/I7 as flown by Lt Werner
complete with ine applicator. Made from ground marble itis both very fine Voss of Jaeta 10, FIOV/I7 as used
and extremely strong, and a ust £2.00 is must’ for any workbench Vaiejo for tals atthe Fokker plant and
Is imported int the UK by Creative Model, but our sample came from Litle- _F.102/7 as flown by Oblt Kurt Wolf
care (nfotite-carscom) for whom the above quoted price relates. of Jasta
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Last of the Line (4a)
Eduard have taken the Afi
Spite F Mik 22/24 toting and ee
funder thei label, Ths kt
{£23,99) now has addtional
and pre-painted photo-etched
parts, the former made by Aires and
the ater by Eduard themselves.
You can also update the kit further
with the Aeroclub canopy (#067),
Cooper Details cockot update
(#004816) and conto surfaces
(#00482) plus the Tue Details
cockpit et (#48006). Decal options
include PKSS9 of No.607 (County of
Durham) San, VN3O7 of No.80 San,
KaicTak, S70 of No.603 (City of
Edinburgh) Sqn and No.SH4 of the
Syrian Ar Force. te shame this
was not a‘Dual Combo’ offering, with
‘wo kits in the box, but at last Eauara
have included a senbing ten so you
can resenibe the rao access hate in
the correct postion forthe F Mk 22
which ie ance touch,
Airfix’s Last
Reissues?
With the ead news that Humbrol
was in Administration from the
Sst August those may well be the
last reiesues we wil ee under the
Aifocbanner fr quite sometime?
Contelstion in Qantas markings (#08008/E19.99), the very old Lockheed
They include the ex Helle Super
Hudson ((05034/210.99) and a special 70th anniversary st ofthe Spire
((#08678/818.98) comprising their Supermarine $.68 and Spitfire Mk Vb
1 and XVie. The later is ex Hele and for some reason ie moulded in black
plastic, yuk!
MDC and Radu Brinzan have collaborated
to bring you a 1/32 scale Ki 61 Tony
This is the first of three variants to be released
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Charles Lindbergh flew into the history books in May 1927 by becoming the first
non-stop from New York to Paris.
he acratt he fw was 3
Ryan NYP (NY = New York,
= Pars), named the Spirit
‘of St, Loum thanks forthe
businessmen of St Lous who funded its
purchase. Modted frm one of Ryan's
Curent design of he time, the NYP
had a eveed nose containing extra
fuel tanks, also had no windshield
forward vision was by means ofa smal
periscope! The arrame was of metal
{nd wood construction, covered with
{abr and due tthe modicaions he
‘Soi had an impressive range of 4.210
“Todate the NYP has only beon
released by three manufacturers: Hawk
fn Frogin £72 and Lindberg (how iron
ie in i48 thi ater bt also being res
sued by Glencoe around 20 years ago.
Inside the box ofthis new tooling rom
Revel hare are 49 parts moulded ins
‘veranda lear sprue containing 3 pars
[Al are well moulded with good attention
te deta A nice set of deca also
provided, including fl set specticaly
fore engine con ‘engie tre oF
araacane fish How authentic hey
wi ook wet have to walt and ee! Two
plot Rgures are offered, one standing
tnd ae sting The confined cockpit
wl deta But the ation ofa few
‘ra ppes wouldnt go amis, thous
‘ot t0 much wiley be seen af this
tr even withthe dor open.
‘General the it eos accurate but
‘here ae afew pins that the purists
‘may want to adress, The main one
18 Mode Aleplane international -Noverber 208,
le that both the top and bottom of he
fuselage are moulded iat, whereas the
‘cual aera had te stringers. on
‘ho top surtace anda kel singer on
the bottom In adton the op window
‘shoud ot be at but shoul flow the
contours of he top of he fseage
Wow bors ir puna?
‘Step one ofthe instructions covers
the assembly and panting o he plot
figures), and ths was cared out whe
ater areas ofthe model wre drying
Moving on tthe cockpit, the fuel ank
Inthe ron was attached to the ru:
der pedle an ame. and han in turn
‘he ntrument panel was installed. It
te coverd by a eld docl that has
exellent deta and loks ite accep
RECORD BREAKING RYAN!
to fly solo across the Atlanti
abe. Moving along tthe intra ofthe
fuselage halves, the man prabiem here
wae deciding what colour it shoul be.
Inna bee sid that wae sliver done,
natura fare, and even some Utes
Vilr protective’ coating On looking
round the web, tere ae some exce-
lent sites covering he NYP and some
‘potas of the cack ean be fund. The
our ot metale to my eye and not
light in tne ether, thu opted for 2
‘ity fabri look, and sprayed the int
‘oe with Tamiya Deck Tan (X58) then
fnve it awash wth mach thinned Poly
S Earth Red Thee ar afew injection
marks on the insides of he fuselage
but these woud hardly be vibe on
the completed mode 0 chose not 0
‘correct them. The ntrie frameworkSOME OF THE SUPERB
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NEWSKIL LEVE: BEGINNER
aaa arse pcs a
‘ny wren (Sent)?
ie a dark (Bashi) gro, but instead
of palting thar jst seraped along
‘each ith a ealpel revealing the plastic
Uundemeath The wicker seat is wel
‘moulded atnough the eal nstrument
‘onthe eft ide ian very erspand
rade the mistake of euting of ae
iy retted thie by euing a smal disc
of plastic int ite postion. Ladd some
‘evra pipes trom brass wre and the
cockpit window was carefully ited into
‘the right tselage hall. The uo tak,
‘nd eat both ted without problan,
slthough reinforced the fue tan ft
by adding a fw lengths of scrap spr,
‘thera ite abt wobbly. The fuselage
hades were joined using Plastic Weld
and once dry the joins were sanded
fmaoth. andthe rea fuselage bot
tom taiplane, and fin wishbone were tobe nice and tin, and the join tobe ‘Aluminum was used forthe cowl, + Ensure you Keep thesis aligned
Inet. The later item ater broke, 20 “idder under the model, it means that a8 the instructions state that he cow! correcta they were not haphazard
then replaced i with brass wire the subtle curves of the fabric effect ara must be painted. However applied As always in our hobby. take
"The top and brtom sections of the may perch when sanding the linch- the decals are usod ths isnot entirely your ime!
landing gear strut go together well but long)oin.The first jb wasfo remove necessary asthe decals cover ths area order to heep ti bull pretty
there are some icky joins to eliminate, the tank vent tubes and only gle the well Revell thoughtfully provide decals much out ofthe box. lused the kit
Sitof which require filer Filer was bottom section int the top half ofthe forthe whole ‘wile cow. wile the deals so you can see you's be happy
Stain needed slong with careful sand- wing, Some filer was needed aang he ‘Spr of St. Lule wordings provided with them. Tome they arena ently
Ing when joining the landing gear to the aforementioned jin onthe underside at separate items in case you'd Ike to convincing, unfortunate, but wil most
fusclage. The shock and wing struts and.arefl sanding di elminatthe achieve your own ‘swirl’ for ths area. __iely wut the younger and lesser expe
rere leaned up but et aside The i's Jom although the fabric elect did uf- There are afew method a replcate rienced model. Al the decals goon
‘Weight J-5C Whirhwind engine ls wel fer abt a pedited. Th wing was this area ofthe NYP if desired ‘ery wel nd react wall to Micro Sot
Inoulded and gute accurate although atached tothe fuselage, making eure *Aldadl (Poche Absminuan) Bure and Sol, and even Daco ‘Strong which
‘Some may prefer to replace the push- twas aligned corety, and afer Metal Focan be wed asthe basicfish- was needed here and there onthe cow
{ods wth rasa wire. The ear coving. addressing afew laws, the model was et wihtholaterbangthabest but most Now twas time ot he arayof
fscalld ot nthe instructions (he ready for spaying chanced and imehed metho wing struts and this was done wihout
fection which has the ‘wil and which Alter masking the cockpit window For rodicng wit ofthe sz san on much fuss along with the wheels, which
isroctin front ofthe wing) was then and blanking of the top window the NY, cut-down cocktl etki about simply comprise two have each
{ued place ont the fuselage and and dor openings, chose to apply thacorect ameter but Tos pene Unfortunately, happened lose the
fome sanding and blending needed Halfords Grey Pasi prime, and ae erasers (ci own are atachad to acock- generator fan (vanes) tthe caret,
toga good which va shame ast the iver nish would be qu plain, falls), and Mierebrushas produce the never tobe seen again oad 1 make
wrouidhave been casero finish tas a opted to use the slight exture ofthis, best eos as they ae ste. Ateratvay another one The thee tank vets atop
eparate sub-assembly and then fit primer to simulate fabric urface.naemaldc of worn 2000 Meromesh the wing were fashioned from brass wire
‘Whthe Redagenewvngcompletin. other words, | would ot Wghity sand canbepunchadoutand guedontoa_and Supeged in place, then the con
was now tne emake up the Biglab wing, and smooth the primer as usual wth coca sick. plato model was gen a coat of Pot S
‘A withthe oat ofthe kt the mould- metal inishes, except forthe cowing Musing the GTi, eld stag onto matt varnish and the maskng/lankng
Ings here are very good, with nice fabric area. To add some efecto the wing, the aurface without applying to much _fromearler was removed. Aer fiting
Surface detail The wing comes as tp polshed the wing span-wie which pressure, and wit whe not etingt___the windows int the door and Yop sr
Sndbotiom halves, andthe coneeen’ polished ony the ‘hig’ contours of “wander Wneeded adjust he errtaton face of he fuselage, sing Formula 580
here that he on between the two the wing. bu left the light texture in of the Tipo preduce the swirionto PVA adhesive (avaiable rom Litlcars.
bathe underside ofthe wing's about the lows: lad White Aluminium cured area Keep checking progress com) the door was fied in plac thas
UBofaninch inboard om the raling was used forthe vst maority ofthe frequen, andhaep twisting unt the completing the model.
edge While this allows the traling edge mode, and after some mashing Acad desired degre oft sen.
FINAL VERDICT
References a
|W Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St Louis (SBN: O-8109-0552-9 2002)
1 Spirit and Creator: The Mysterious Man Behind Lindbergh's Flight Paris by
"Nova Hal (Safe Goods Publishing ISBN: 0-9702-9044-4 2003)
1m The Spit of St. Lous by Caries . Lindbergh
(Seriner ISBN: 0-6948-5277-2 1998)
1m The Unotd Story of the Spit of St. Lous by Ev Casagneres
(ying Books International ISBN: 0-1-3832 X 2002)
{8 WE: The Daring Pers Remarkable Lite Story and his Account ofthe
Transtlamic Fgh that Shook The Word by Carles A. Lindbergh
(The Lyons Press ISBN: -5857-4708-4 2002)
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ere et eee eeeSKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER
[=r ‘WRF aY PRE ALAIN ]
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VIPER ZERO :
‘The F-2 project was initiated in Japan as a way of fielding a new-generation fighter of
indigenous design to replace the Mitsubishi F-1
reements with Genera
Dynamics (now
Lockheed-Martin led to
concept based onthe
16, but including specific Japanese
‘modifications. With a redesigned nose
housing new, active electronically
scanned radar lengthened fuselage
and widened wings, stabiizore and
ingot leading-edge extensions
the F-2 has a beter range and load
‘capabiity than its US. forerunner
‘i optimized for martine strike
Imlesone.Anewy designed two-part
Canopy was also considered necessary
to ret large seabird strikes during
lowevel missions over water. The
Hoance-buit FHO-IH129 engine
similar tthe one found on F160
‘Bloc 50s, but for some reason the
F-2retane the omall mouth intake
of earlor F16e? As rebut, the F-2
(cometinesriknamed Viper Zero
2 tbute to the F-16 Viper and ABM
Zara) e avery diferent aicratt trom
the legendary Fihting Falcon, the only
‘extemal commenalitie beng the main
fd ventral fins, undercarriage and
engine take and nore
“The model sets based on an
ently new toting with refined pane
lings and et eta and itis a pty
Hacogawa doesnot consider updating
Its older F-16 mould 0 reach the same
standards. | undertook thie build rect
yout ofthe box. with the adaition of
‘only Eduard’ photo-etched et (#48.
478), which mainly provides all the
rnecoasary parts te enhance the cock
Instrument panel, seat and clamshe
canopy binges pls some details forthe
Undercarriage and engine afterburner
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“The cockpit was assembled and
‘painted as pe instructions the ACES,
Meet being black overall instead of
{a8 isthe case onthe F6. The
{Bey painted areas recoived a clean
medium rey wash, while the back
ones were drybrushed with Humbrol
28 (Camouflage Grey) A drop of Gunze
94 lear Green was add each
Lo sereon to ve them some depth.
‘The protruding moulding ne on he
ride ofthe canopy parts had ro be
‘andod with wet 1200 grt sandpaper
and potshed wh Tamiya Polishing com
‘ound, then the parts were cpped to
‘Jonson Future (or Kier as tis known
‘on the side of the Chanel to recover
4 perfect wanspareny.Conrariy to
the arr F16 kts, the engine intake le
perfectly rprasented up 0 the engine
ampresor face, wth a vry good ft
‘hat allows you opt the bie ip part
separately Dore assembly saving
hazardous masking operation. The Ee
ral arrame and wings astembhy was
straightforward, caving the puty tbe
where bongs ~in the drawer The
‘nly morovements on the undercarrage
‘wer in adapting the Eauard details and
“Simulating the weight onthe mai es
by ling them down at. Everything
received light grey wash aftr acoat
of Tamiya 2 White.
External stores were ited 198
bally tank and apa of thse ypicaly
‘Gunze-Sangyo Mr Color lacquers: Dimensions:
|1Gloss White ‘Span (over tip tanks) - 12,04m (39ft
2Gloss Black Bin)
(20ive Orb Leng = 1.6m (4 Bi)
455al Cour Heit 373m (2A Sin)
Tri Fuorescet Red
329 Bue Angels Vlow Des
Soan-
Tamiya acrylic: ‘= 299.6mm_
Fine Stace Primer (White) Hott 7Pmn‘The super hve schome ofthe U-36 mean you just have oo them as sean as posible, Making it all dry would have jst spl this ie beauty
“Before I hought this kit I was under the impression that
all Learjets were gloss white, but a quick search online
showed how mistaken I was”
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November 2005. Medel Airplane International 15SHILLEVE: INTERMEDIATE
STEP BY STEP GUIDE - INTERIOR
Nh he tT eat ose made
Fug has hare en payed tae nicole. mashed an pie intron pelt rake rom an ard
‘roma ths ago e mpsile way neh haves ade nd wre Latent at ese
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asp ponte gt ne mee bt versie mae dec fer te rit Wu he seus th cabins vr spars, ee my in cls sme hewn.
ToceHT thn Serre prety wl cle ect Mat mach canbe image the eal 6A care an aay of electro eran Wack xe at aren peti
en a apo te compl aged ow thar (doce see ae car cas hater hte pata a
Se
urgent dt bend Myst ae of ine bi eat a“I sprayed the entire fuselage innards with Gunze Mr Color 45 (Sail Colour), using Olive Drab for the floor
as a contrast”
oversimplified. | sanded smooth and
Dainstakingy ade he gauges from
Inv own sstrument pane! deals, ony
to-discover having done so that there
sre ice instrument decals onthe hi’
fecal sheet Doh, Ther’ alo a decal
forthe centre console 10 which added
a pair of control levers. The it con-
trl columns are ate onthe hesry
‘debut look acceptable when viewed
through the cockottranspareey. The
ony other item | added was a curtain
a the rar ofthe eabin, using apiece
of ead fo Again, Ihave no ia i's
accurate forthe type but | waned 10
vod boing able roe al he way
the tall cone when looking through the
snnascreen,
russe
‘With he interior and windows securely
{Bued | was ready to assemble the
fuselage halves. No mention is made
‘of nose weight in the instructions but
Just tobe onthe safe side, | added a
‘ew smal ball bearings. The fuselage
halves fit togother superbly. The kit
allows the clamshel-ype cabin door
to be posed open, but because of my
spurious and sad lacking interior,
"decided to close it. Having painted
‘the inside ofthe pats with he interior
colour | glued the 2 halves af he door
In place with CA (supergue).Athough
the ft was reasonable wanted the
‘oor outine to be consetent with he
rest of the panel ines. so filed and
sanded the seams ui they were invie~
oe ready fo reseribe Once the use
lage was together I notice that the
surace ofthe windows was severely
‘storied onthe ouside. Sanaing ham
down mth increasingly finer grades of
sandpaoer unt they were absolutly
flush withthe fseage sides, toowed
bya final polishing wth Micromech
stots. restored thei cay
i decided early on 1 ceseribe the
lt, ands 00 onerous task on
the Lear. The fuselage manly
‘constant in cross-section and
ae few pane! ines 0 the wings: the
rose with its ight radius and complex
‘curvature, s thin strips of Dymo tape
and patience are required. luse a sew-
{ng need in apin-vce asthe seriber,
and repeated sanding palshing and
Clearing debris trom the scribed ine
are necessary to achieve good reat
‘The door outine was reserved at this
time, and avoid srbing over a pre
‘ust filed ine, engraved the new >SHILCLEVE: WTERMEDIATE
“Dnce the fuselage was together I noticed that the surface of the windows was severely distorted on the out
side. Sanding them down with increasingly finer grades of sandpaper until they were absolutely flush with
the fuselage sides, followed hy a final polishing with Micromesh cloths, restered their clarity’
mewhatsimpified, but on corwen rans
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“The wing-tofuselage fit on the other hand is as snug as you can get; I honestly think this is the first time
in 30 years of modelling that I didn't have to use any filler in this area!
< ingthe curvature, After sirrushing the thooe were attached below the wings, PANTING AND DEEALING the at ime Fd airbrushed whole ai
Aindorcarriage pare with wo shades having fist been driled out to accept Some years ago attempted a similar craft. Sofa ve only been able to find
Ct Acad followed by an oll wash,1_seratch-bull sway braces. concocted colour scheme on Hasogawas :72 one sour for these pats, ‘Rainbow
Cutoff the somewhat shrunken kit thee from short pleces of stretched MU-2J, wth lsastrous resus. Ten Japan Me Color lacquers
{anding lights and replaced them with sprue and diss cut from back plastic remember huge patches of the yellow. dr very quickly, srrush superbly
Gro lnees. lao ut the nosewheel_ using. punchvand-di st. Having acre paint earing off when the mask- (especialy when thinned wih Mr Set
leg to allow the front whee! 1 be reseried the tailplane, | also cut Ing tape was removed, and big lumps of Leveling Thnne) and are much harder
repositioned Acouple of small ata off the contol eufaces fo add extra dust embedded inthe goss white. Keen wearing than acryics. There's also a
placards from my cockpit instrument nforest. Again If the talplane toavoid repeat performance chose good rang of colours. The downsie is
Shoots added a final touch of realm. pars off so that they could be painted to use Gunze Mr Color lacquers Fd that they mel strong, and nipping out
The wing pylons are resin tems and separately. Used them for smal pars butt was for areplacement botle if you run outa
‘aching wet any ier wee sing sch, er cing hes hn eips Tener spaying.
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while spraying ent an option for most went on smoothly and dried before any dictated where I masked the ine forthe i find the colour quite transparent
of us. After washing the arrame with 8 dust had chance to sete. was dry yellow -Fdbeen applying the orange requling multiple coats ob up the
plastic rep solution primed the whole in minutes but left overnight betore decal! neednt have Been so precise full ue Even then, comparing it with
model with Tamiya Fine Surtaee Prine, moving ont the masking required withthe masking Tamiya masking tape the photos had of the U-26A, Ifo
the white varity. Although ve used forthe application ofthe yellow. The was used forthe actual ede, then the yellow needed tobe sity more
‘Tamas spray paints direct from the orange striping for he fuselage is sup- paper and cheaper mashing tape used orange a0! added a couple cf drops of
rate-can, inthis instance decanted pied on the decal sheet, but unfory- for bMocking ou larger areas. Hasegawa loss red. A fw coats later it ooked
‘the pant stand appbe it wth my nately ithe wrong colour The stipe recommend Gunze Be Angas Yellow jet right. Timo forthe Daye range,
Airbrush. The result was an even, hard shouldbe fluorescent red-orange anda he undersurace colour socom andy more masking, Gunz's paint
satin whitefish overall Over this! has tomatch the tal-colou so decid menced spraying. Once agunthe once again was up 1th task ahous
airbrushed Mr Color gloss white hat edo paint the stipes. This decision paint wonton without eifeuities, but Wied attr (more mat) than the»
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Who would ever have thought that we would see a new kit of the Wimpy, especially in 1:48? Well, Trumpeter have
made our dreams come true, so here is how it builds from the box
he Welingtonie probably THERIT ‘The meta bts include an etched steel CONSTRUCTION
‘est known because ofthe The Trumpeter Welington seems to fret hat has afew small detals suchas The interior i pretty well detaled and
‘rodetcetructure used in have Been one ofthe most eagety ballon cable cutters and thankfully no unsurprisingly this a where construc
freconetuction This strong. awaited kits this year; isnot every alilyinges, but unfortunately ne seat tion tated but before we amp in
but ligt crie-croe framework was day an imprtant British Word War _harmerees ae included. There ar also there seems tobe abit of contusion
designed by Barnes Wale orgially Two bomber gets released in 48. With some particulary rice white-metal main as to what the colours wee inthe rear
forairahipe suchas the RIOO and FOL, llth Kaul on the Internet forums landing guar logs that wil make fora fuselage, The geadete meta seems
but was alo lator used inthe Vickers about the fabric effect (more intr)! very strong subassembly. The plastic tbe aluminum in colour but appears
Welesly. The structure was extremely was keen 0s the mouldings inthe paris are wellmoulded although there tohave been painted ( was 10 act
trong and retained it integrity event leh. The box's rater large with a fe asmall amount of flash and some as abarier tothe dope that woul be
large areas were removed, however it painting ofa winter scone ofa Bomber tating mould ceams ocean up. The applied othe fabric ~ Ed). A forthe
was extremely complex to manufacture, in Norfolk being loaded up forthe ‘lear bite are very wall done, being thin fabric there are tw camps, one goes
Und even at peak wartime production forthcoming nights ai (Pm not sure and very clear. The (clear instrument fra sve dope onthe inside whist.
the maximum bull one month was there are many snow capped moun- panel this time has the ial filed in, a another has there primer leeching
‘only 190 by the Chester plant. nein that part ofthe word, nor what frst for Trumpeter. The decals are thin through leaving pinkish hue (Both
Tall site diferent versions of looks tke wilow treet). e packed and well printed but ther are accuracy could be correct, but the basic colour
the Welingon were built and Bonber with sprus crammed wih pare and isues. Both options have the fuselage of ish Linen sa cream colo the
Command Welingtons dropped 4,823 Trumpeter has continued 0 pack vee- codes printed a bright red, whe thoy choice of re or aluminium for the dope
tone of bombs in 47409 sores during ages a protective cardboard sheath shouldbe Medium Sea Grey. The Malta ie entirely upto the modeler - Ed). At
WW with aloss of (332 arcrafito. a feature that some long established option cannot be modeled because it the endo the day it does mater too
snemy action Imanufacures could do weil to imate. had the beam gun fuselage windows, as much as not much canbe seen anyway,
in wae late series Mk arrame. ith this in mind | wont forthe easy
We fs at he sre etal on tite “Te fab eect Thishas been the option and pained al the relevant its
combi one gered h some pt moet controversial subject inthe model- in Gunze Aluminium. After awash with
ling world the side of Crema! The fl- Humbrol 33 (Matt black anda bast
lowingls my prion and mine alone and with god od Xtacrylc mat varnish
should be treated a euch (hows that for the areas of shadow were post
sloping shouders), There ls good news shaded with a thin mx (about
and not v0 good news. think Trumpeter 20% Gunze Flt Black and
have eo the fuselage petty much spot Flat Brown to 80%
onbut think he ying surfaces area thier. A these
tad overdone, ot by much however and its were
eepte wat some more veal charac
ters 0 the forums have said thst
ook fe. wl eave you, dear reads,
to make up your own mind, hav a ook
at the accompanying aotoeraphs, and
have aaok nthe box inthe shop
show before you eric ths mode
Before starting: lecommended paints: Humbrol enamel: Dimensions
‘Thick Cyanoacrlate & Accelerator | Gunze Sangyo Aqueous Hobby Color | 1 Siver ‘Span = 86ft2n (22.73m)
1 Tamiya Extra thin cement acre: 12 Copper Plato Longth ~ 64 in (18.68m)
Humbrol Masko! ahs Height - 74 Sin (5:3im)
mSideourers Whi
Dimensions - 148
airy xrracrylos Span -473.5mn
Tamiya masking tape XAIF Fat Varnish {Length = 410mm.
1 MastorCaster sanding pads XAll4| White (FS17875) Height -10.6rm
1M Microscale Kristal Klee
| Micro Sol and Set solutions Valeo
W Aerocludsgging thread Dark Earth
XF-10 Fat Brown
XF-IB Sky Grey
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References:
1M Vikers-Armstrong Welington by M. Oveack &K. Susa, WWI Wings Line
1 304 Squadron by M. Konarsh (Mushroom Model Publications
£2005 ISBN. 63-89450-16-6)
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‘Trumpeter Wellington seems to have heen one of the most eagerly
‘awaited kits this year”
‘inched of wh a dyorush of Humbro! pls on operations. Trumpeter has the wood parts Gunze RLM 7S; ary grey and given a heay ybrush with
[Veter 1 the deta not than any included two contol column but from ight brown wil do however. When tis Humbrol (iver), however most pho
of canbe imy research it appears that thie con- was dry broke out the Valeo Dark tographs seem to show them to be al
seen anyway figuration only appeared on taining Earth, After afew shakes in the bot, minum Th ruret, once fully assem
“The rot ofthe fuselage is punted machines (Thismay be down to using the part wee given a'wet drybrush, bed and masked were added the
‘mat back: ried lighten these the preserved example at Hendon as _inother words with more pant than for fuselage hall prior toning. unforn
Uress with grey and albert deyorush the bass as that iva T MKIO Ed). arnormal for drybruhing The Valeo nately they cannot beaded later. This
‘ttn ig grey but when everything left mine out but the choice e yours. pai although acrlc stays wet enough means the gun barrels are very prone fo
Dutoned up ts mighty dark in there! leo left out hemp seat which folds 0 produce a streaky effect simulating breakage. snapped mie off at east a
The nstrument panel had the glass away onthe ft fuselage wall however the wood gain. AB abonus ie touch dozen times trough careless hang
faces masked wth Humbyol Maskol havea feeling that this was used on rylaabout 1 minutes and has areal~ One solution woud be fo rotate the tr
plied witha cocktail tick, then this take-ffs and bythe Fight Engineer (W"__ isi heen. Al the other deta we rots hugh 90 degrees to reduce the
wre sorayed wth Tamiya mat black wat Ed). nother word sll abt painted in acordance withthe instruc- _kelhood of them geting damaged they
lightened with and pven a crybrush of confusing so do your research the tions andthe whole ot ued io the wl sillbe vulnerable however. The best
Humbrol 43 (matt white) darkened with best you can Starboard fuselage hall You dont need soliton it ct the barrels off and put
‘orof tiack, The Maskol wae removed The navigator and wireless opera fo add the tallwhecl strut at his stage; them aside fr safe keeping, di holes
tnd athough the instruments looked torssatons had large areas of var-_youcansquoezeit in after painting, _n the gun breeches and when the model
‘lite ragged (think dv tothe quick ished wood. Having geen many ech- just The lve of fuselage detalisratt- is complete you can simply reinstall
‘ying acre pain) Iwas happy with niques using ol pains to recreate the er goad and as Ihave sad before nota them. Quickboost have just released
‘herent The fm backinghad white effect thought of ther ways fo rpl- great eal canbe seen in there anyway, avery ice set of resin gun barrels for
jain applied othe back and hs was cafe it using the paints n my tolbox.1___just enough tomakeitlook busy. What the Tamiya Lancaster ant have some
{hon cutout bunged on the back ofthe was on abi ofa deadine for delivering i provided i nial canvas for those on order ead forthe Mk IAs you
‘dear part with supergue and added the model for photographing and didn who ike to superdetal canoe from the photos. asthe front
fo the cockpit strocture Welingtons ‘have the time (orthe paint) ogo down The urretsare very well detaled. barrels an had repiace them with
from this period normaly carried two the ll route started off by spraying Mine were sprayed with amixof dark plastic rod damn Oh, neal forgo
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don forget to pait the rot turer ue, When al thie has been done
"aide and you can se the bare asic the wing halves (with the pre-assem
‘heough the bomb ame’ window: Once bled aeons) canbe ined. The is
alte inside deal are done the fuse-_excllnt withthe leading edge seam
lage halves were closed up. the joins almost disappearing without the need
(OK but wih a sam as ong as this you for sanding
can expect some gaps although they The engines are well dead and
werent serous aptrethe lok ofthe ral hing ery
Before the wing halves canbe ened wall Theinstuctins are a bi amu
‘he wheel wells need tebe mado up. ous when comes othe exhavets and
“Thee consist of two plastic its to think may have attached them the
which you add an etched lining. The wrong way ound but they lok OK. The
‘otal bits don't follow the contours calctor ring was sprayed wth Humbrol
‘ofthe plastic its but this is normal copper and when ry was past-shaded
fazthey ae designed tthe lower witha mix of Gunze Dark Earth darkened
Wing aives, hs isa very clever pece with mart black. The externa exhausts
St design The wive-motal struts are were pe-shade with Gunze matt black
‘ded othe plastic tute hat had and then had Dar Earth mist on
‘ben leaned up and pained on the When dry thoy were drybrushed with
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‘he pit apple Tht on apes
sacred huh sree ey est
Humbrol siver ove the impression
‘at they were mae of metal
Trummpetor has como up with good
‘ea fo locking the wings onto the
fuselage. A block eth a tb sued
‘onto the fuselage sido this tab then
locks ont a tcky out bit inside he
wing he trouble it dovsnt work
tex wel asthe wing ends up
rather floppy The ea sa sound one
tnd hopatuly withthe Hampden and
Wey (abn ony), they wi get
Into work, The wing t useage jin
fewer good wih just a amigo of Mr
Surtacer used to blend in. The whole
assembly i very strong and there is no
teed ranywngsoareasitewvas” “The decals are thin and well printed but there are accuracy issues. Both
“ee options have the fuselage codes printed in bright red, while they should be
‘We ae nary at ho painting stage
rowallthat need be donee sad Medium Sea Grey”
athe ite is and pieces andthe
transparencies. They ae a good it but are lifted up wth tape revealing the
o benefit rom a smear of white gue to "orect’ colours below. Thay need a bit
fit in some gape (ip forthe main of touching up here and there ut the
cockpit). Dont forget fo paint he goo- Technique works a treat.
deni structure frat hough, black for ‘The brit rom the editor was he
the forward fuselage and aluminium for wanted the model tobe weathered,
fmidehie, With the airrame masked awesome | thought as this is mya
Up, the transparencies wee sprayed time modeling favour bt. dont
wih Gunze Sangyo mat black and then paint a scheme and then weather
Primed with Halfords grey auto primer prefer to weather as! go building up the
(hich was then buffed toa smooth fn- effect in layers Following a reshade
{ah with MastrCasters'sanding sticks. with Gunze matt back! started on
the Dark Earth for which uted Gunze
‘coLoun ScHEMES ‘mined with gloss clear. By ming the
‘As Imentioned nthe intro, Trumpeter __varigh with the paint theres no need
have dropped abit of acanger with to apply a Bose coat prior to dealing
the colour ofthe cades on the decal that wile the shade ofthe paint
sheet they shouldbe Medium Sea Grey by darkening. The mx was mistod
‘and not ght red. didnt have anyon the model providing a base tothe
‘propriate spares inthe spares box so weathering: this mix was the lightened
what to 0? I decded 10 ute the decals, wth white and igh grey and sprayed
but as amas! Lucky Halfords grey over the highlights. Un-alrered Dark
primer ia close match for Medium Earth was then sprayed on in a random
Sea Grey 0 after abit of trimming (ot patchy effect; this was further added
enough ast tums ot) the codes were toby darkening the pant with back
plied othe model. Dorit use setting finishing of with very small amounts
Solutions as after paiming the decale of diluted Tamiya Dark Brown. The
[32 Model Airplane interaational oven 05
brown was masked with tape (Britsh
sirerat af he period tended have
hard demarcation) and the ame
process was used forthe green again
‘using Gunz Sanyo asthe base with
“Tamia lowights The whole camou
‘tage job was masked of sol could
‘paint the black. you us plan black
‘the overal eftect willbe oo dark and
monochrome, nt at lai. T get
‘way from this used a mix of Gunze
Sangyo red/bvown and back ina 50/80
rato. When the frst coats goon looks
darker the pant appears uti ooks
ke black butt you compare it to pure
lack you can realy ee the dference
"broke up the larger areas by adting
‘eat lack natural areas of shadow
{nd in a random fashion, cute light
{rey was also mised on and added in
‘hgh and again in patenes to make
‘took koa wall worn rsh. Because
the model had clear goss added it
‘id needa separate goss cot. 8
004 thing as 'am useless at geting a
00d smooth oss fish. The remain
Ing decals were ade (al eight of
them) and th whole model was matted
down wth Xracrys matt varish wih
| 10p of two of Kracryes white added
tobe nthe decals, Worn metal and
feratches wore simulated witha shver
pencil and the Wimpy was then rated
topost-shadng of heavy dives
Gunze Sangyo black and red/oown
inthe lowights this mx was alo
streaked back nthe direction of he
firfiow, lured this concoction to reduce
tho brightness ofthe red in he daca
‘8 they are abit n you face! The final
weathering process was a deybrush
srt i ery jut ti te dra
“Trumpeter has inchaded ruber tes
‘again, sme folks ate them but
‘ot that bothered along a they are
scuffed up abit Out came the san
ing sticks again and this ested a
realy rice effect. With al the mashing
Fomoved al needed odo wat to add
the arial wire from Aeoclb late
nd hie was coloured with some War
Hammer Chainmail pint.BUILD
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PFALZ’S RAZOR
I must admit when the editor asked if | had seen the new Eduard kit and was | interested, groaned. | had already
seen it. There wasn't much to it; it looked like it was designed as an afterthought and with the leftovers from other
more successful designs. But after a second | ing to get hooked. The quality of this kit was never in
question, rather its history. E CAPELL FROM THE UK]
ts wartime rll was nied due 10 where the wing was assombled, Preparation began wih iling out the when you get used to the gradual ua
oor workmanship (rather than ‘The history and the advanced design _varousholes forthe conta wires then up of eolour and the resulting shading
design) with he wing assembly, would make a welcome addition to my carefully cutting and repesioning the and highlighting hat is possible
with only one reported il before growing collection. One problem. ‘lerons, redder and elevator, using a makes ta ver versatile dare say
‘the EV was withdrawn rom service ‘razor aan: Before geting the cockpit. fol Whi he bazecoaur of XII
Toremedy thi problem, according TWEBULD ‘and interior done, |epted to begin with Faded Ove Crab was tl wet added a
to Profle Pusieatons 67 (Pie Two could not makeup my mind which the wing. The minimal mould seam was few drops
Shilings) Reinhold Patz the desiger, ofthe four paint schemes to use. $01 proceeded 0
ren othe mix and
the panel ines and
tad a wing but precieay toe design seked Sharon (ny wt) and oma found te fps to ge some Sern
tnd ths proved 100% eatiafeciory. Such the Er forthe opinion, and both apple the pain Xracolr amy paint Afr allowing he pit ody thor
wrshiecommiinert ht Paz wokcametothe tame concn so Posh of cca hee gay. Ive expan egy apped the dre Thee
vermanagement ofthe Perna works ir Fore woul be! Imented with several other brands but realy are hgh ual and witha brush
Before starting: i Recommended Xtracolor enamel: Length - 1941 3.8
Thick Cyanosryate & Accelerator “| paints Xi03insigriaRed (6 865m)
Sia oe Aicladinacquers: —_XII3Faded Ove Drab Height - ft in
mTcezers Aumioum X405MattWivte (282m)
famiya masking ape Mat Vernich
‘Sanding Sticks & Files ‘Gunze Sangyo Mr Color ind ene Dimensions - [:48
‘Smoke Coloured Fishing Line ag oi paint: "Span -173.7mm
‘MiroscaleKretal Kleor aw ¥6 Dark ron Lang 122mm
B® Microscale Micro Set & Sol q f ‘Bare Uber Height - 58.8mm
perch By Tamiya acre: Paynes Grey
1 Johnsons Klear (Future) q iW XF-52 Flat Earth Yellow Ochre
\ XF57 ut
uy 1 Dimensions
ms Span 278 87In
(8.4m)
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‘mse eect ars
twenty parts that go int building the
cockpit and they are tiny. With abit
‘of hough Leame up wth the ides of
Using double-sided sticky tape to hold
‘hese parts for spraying (they say
‘Necessy e the Mather of invention)
ure low! als ind teaser to ose
‘he areas where need '0 app super
eto the poto-etched pats, as it
Seems to provide a stronger bond than
‘on a matt surface, The gauges received
‘fas fect and the best way todo this
awit a cocktal sick (youre posh)
ora toothpick (youre nt). This
where nature realy lets us own oly
Stage ot pap utig &
er at of Bt
‘one pair of hands! These parte are so
tiny ound using normal tbe gue the
best way fo gt them nto postion. as
iteemains leble yet's strong enough
for any minor adjustments
{Attra few touch-ups with mat vensh
sa back and admired my handiwork
‘ver pleasing except te ought that
of view:
“The i ofthe cockpit into the fuselage
[PROPELLER & ENGINE
individual wood laminations ued
“Xtracolor is my paint of choice these days. I have
experimented with several other brands but when
you get used to the gradual build-up of colour and
the resulting shading and highlighting that is
possible, it makes it a very versatile, dare I say
‘machine, The end reat shows the dt
toe gran method used ear,
except ha | brush-painted the darker
‘rain’ ving XF-52 Flat Earth unit
looked ght. hen tished of with ol
Bats got hat wood gain tect
An interesting footnote thie was the
fin balancing ofthe fl sized propel
ler, which was achieved by appving an
Whit the ol paint was dying
ot on with he rrary engine which
cana of ust he components The
cing vanes onthe cynders ae very
20d and once the engine was bt
seas the inside ofthe cowing. Alclad
boat sprayed at vor low posture and
two thick coat. It ile ikl 0 | wa
able to apply a thin wash of Paynes
Grey ol paint finish oft. From start
torah tk ne more than ton
PAM STEAD OF DECALS
The lovtors wor reposition in the
same way a3 the alrons by gy
bending them. decide to paint the ea
‘nd wht panes forthe simple reason
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