A.Brand New Magazine For Fans Of Post War I Aviation, The Aircraft And How To Model Them! ssue “MODELLER Kits I Books I Decals I Reference | Inspiration MiniaturesCosford Unveils its Latest Exhibit... ER act resco ny aero eee teers ne amorn ts CeSnpe | MERE tale a Se eae ere eee cyst ee eee etree eres einer ee oveeee pen nae ce Ree eae a ee res ee eae, aie eaeaeccee ts Saaaneeacenenmeer cre. erence eee one ree SES a ovens ‘Two, ld WorAiaah ModellerIn ISSUE ,,, Haris Ali tackles the new Airfix 1/72 kit of this iconic Pc eer icy for fans of the F.Mk.22, in this scale ‘De Haviland Vampire FB.MK.S. Te Ets endton of Aley Cats super> Pasha een here nts Ft Sausaron marking We take a close look at this iconic British Interceptor, Re ee eee ec including one we have planned for the next issue. ‘Andy Davies wanted to build an accurate model in 1/48. ee et LU Ly ol Danie! Zamarbide tackles the enormous Tamiya 1/32 F-4D Peet Ere cee te Franck Oudin enjoys fast jets so it's no surprise to see et eer en eee eer’ excellent 1/48 kit a ee Poem aa eee eae ee RT COLD WAR AIRCRAFT MODELLER | |_J eto and welcome to the first issue of a new magazine dedicated to bullding model ‘raft from a period close to all our hearts, the | Cola War. lany of you will no doubt be awar st twenty years | have been associated with EN) itary in Scale magazine, sixteen of which wore spent in the Editor's chair. During that time, though I was fortunate to be able to build a huge variety of wonderful models, | always wanted to ‘concentrate on ust one, post-war military aircraft. The fesult ofthat desire is in your hands now: Cold War Aircraft Modeller. ‘So what do | have planned for this new magazine? From the off, decided that l wanted to produce a journal that was more in keeping with those that | remember from my first tentative steps in the hobby. The frst ime | had the ‘money to buy a magazine was in the winter of 1978 when | ‘bought the December issue of Scale Models. The cover was emblazoned with an image of a Vulcan that was there to lustrate a build feature on a vac-orm ki ofthe same ‘icra. | was hooked. I must have read that magazine a hhundred times over the years, even today owning a copy that stil enjoy! | folowed ths with an edion of Scale ‘AireraR Modeling that | managed to buy from the local vilage shop - which was rather odd in retrospect, as | dont remember them ever stocking such things! No mater, the die was cast and I never looked back, buying copies of these two publications, along with the ‘rginal Aire magazine, whenever ‘and wherever | coud What struck me about those ‘magazines was the amount of Information that each one contained {and how much there was to read. ‘They may not have been the most stylish in terms of design (remember, we are talking about thirty years {2go...) but they were in terms of EE content and that's something that set | A Fresh New Beginning. them apart. Scale Models, wih Ray Rimmel! at the helm has simply never been bettered in my opinion ‘And so we come ful circle and | now have the chance to perhaps create an homage to those classic tiles, where Information reigned supreme. | hope that over the life of this tite I can offer the readers plenty of information on how to {et the best from their aera modeling projects. Though ‘We wil feature techniques, they will not be the overiding factor inthe choice of article - his wil aways be the mode! and the information we can provide about not ont the kit {where appropriate), but aso the real aera. With less space to pay with, shots ofthe completed models wil not be used a filer, nor will pages of news, thumbnail reviews and other ephemera that wil be readiy avaiable elsewhere. The content willbe solely dedicated tothe features. And nothing else What struck me about those magazines was the amount of information that each one contained and how much there was to read In terms of content, | am planning to present models of aireraf that served between 1947 and 1991, which Seems tobe the agreed dates forthe Cold Wer. In 0 doing, we will be dealing with a wide range of aircraft, both military and if {feel tinteresting enough, civilian. Jets, props, helicopters ‘transports, Bombers, attack aircraft and all manner of cool prototypes wil appear on these pages over the months fo Come. if we tke fit wil be featured - simple as tha! This then is the very fist issue of what | hope willbe @ magazine that modelers will enjoy and which will provide many hours of inspiration, information and pleasure! Now - what shall! bull forthe second issue? Hmm. Spencer ‘Spencer Pollard Editor (Gir eco Modeller ThrowNo.603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1951 ‘Author: Haris Ali TT iesifon engine F ui2 deere atop speed of 4S0mph and to my eye was the sportiost looking of all the Spitfire variants. Considered by many the imate ‘pitfire, airframe changes introduced to cope with this increase in performance ‘marked the end of ts remarkable wartime evolution, finally giving way tothe {developments in jet technology. Increased tal and wing areas, shorter fuselage, buiges around the exhaust area and a bubble canopy gave the aircraft a distinctive ‘appearance, as did the business-Ike fve-biaded propeler, which equted lengthened undercariage Moulded in the now customary grey plastic, the quality of the pars is very good ‘The spark eroding process does leave a very sighty rough surface on the parts but ‘a gente rubbing with a Scotchbrightcioth or an equivalent fine abrasive will smooth the parts before painting, The finesse of the engraved panel lines has always been ‘something of a weakness with Aifix and whilst they are stil not quite upto the ‘same level of qualty of some ofits competitors, they ae perfectly acceptable and {35 fine as Ive ever Seen ina it rom this company, Detals such as the rivets ‘round the engine panels are evident and the wing surfaces are well rendered ‘The cockpits well appointed, the moulded sidewall detail looking convincing when carefully Painted. Ths i ust as wel as two canopies are provided so that itcan be ‘displayed open or closed. the later being slightly thinner on the Inner edge £0 that it sits snugly onthe fuselage. | used the decal provided forthe contol panel asi ss far enough back to look convincing, though I did use some etch metal seat straps from the spares box as | was not using the pct that is included. | also drilled out the holes inthe metal support atthe back ofthe headrest with a series of fine dis “Thankfully the five bladed propeler i provided as a complete unt and in keeping withthe rest ofthe kit requires itt cleaning up iting well with the back plate and Spinner. Exhausts, when carefully driled outwith a 0.4 mm dri, look convincing fenough. Another rice touch are the landing lights under the fuselage, which a ‘supplied as a vansparency. Moulded details are provided for the wheel well Interiors and once again it's nce to see buiged tyres provided. I there are quibbles they are few and minor; the air fiter beneath the fuselage nose ‘comes in two halves and needs some careful cleaning up ifthe seam isto be hidden, which s pariculary dificult inside the small aperture. The tal wheel covers ‘are a bit onthe thick side though because of this, they do ft easly and | needed to‘ub the rear leading edge ofthe wing and the underside ofthe fuselage down to ‘ensure that the wing unt fit without a ‘small step. My biggest problem was with the cannons. Once cleaned up after removal from the sprue, these looked very unconvincing and il ting. My Impression Is thatthe body ofthe Cannon should be the same diameter as that atts roo, but the fit is awkward ‘and I (unsuccessful in my opinion). ‘wrapped a small strip of aluminium plumbers tape around the joint to mak itlook as if the seam is meant to be there. If| ‘wasnt building the kt more-or-less from the box!| might Spend some time working out a way of replacing them completely Painting is, or rather should be, a straightforward aac if you choose the option | did. Too late for operational use uring WW2, many aircraft ended up in auxitary squadrons, and whilst a camouflaged option is provided in iver machine of No.603 (Cy of Edinburgh) Squadron with maa Its distinctive squadron markings, elegantly portrayed by ‘Adam Tooby on the Box. | used Alclad Aluminum for this ‘purpose, with thin washes of blacl/brown artist ol colour to accentuate the panel lines and to add a general worn patina tothe surfaces - something that works particulary Well over Alcad. Once the decals were applied and after a ew more washes, the entice model was sprayed with Micro Flat varnish, which carries enough of a sheen to make the ‘model look convincingly covered in metalic paint inthis scale. | nave to thank Airfix for speedily providing me with a teplacement decal sheet ater aless convincing finish was ‘achieved by putting washes on after 'd varnished ft the varnish being stil matt enough to prevent its easy removal You have been warmed! ‘The decals are excellent with full stenciling provided. | took the precaution of using Micro Set and Sol decal solutons to help them set into the panel lines, which they comforably di =O= =Om Praca Peas eens CON[At the risk of offending lot of peopl, | must admit can Paints Used take or leave the subject of Spitires and ths is my fist it FideiAinilimiie ekekor ecit ‘since bulding the od Air Mkt when | was aki. Its @ a need cuore ‘case over over-famiarty and whilst | admire the beauty of erie atten lasted In the excelent instructons FJ Michels design as an iconic engineering masterpiece, there are jst too many Spite kts around to get me Wem re Senin ere Ghee Ure ‘excted (dar ay, atthe risk of being pelted wth rocks, sur fr wae the same goes fr Me 109s, Fokker Or 1s and F158) But Equipment here Airfix have produced a delightful kit that sa pleasure Iwata Eclipse airbrush to bul, affordable, beauty packaged and very much in References keeping wth theirrecent righ quay ouput. Asa longtime | wings of Fame VoL.18, Aerospace Publishing Lid. 1999 Wi bulder whose last three kts have been recent Aix ‘The Spitfire Story by Alfred Price, Book Club Associates, {eleases, it says something that my prejudice against London 1982 ‘Spitfires has been severely challenged due to yet another fine Airfix kit and the enjoyment that it has bought me. Now how can | get my hands on an Aifix 1/48 Seafre? Spitfre, Flying Legend by John Dibbs and Tony Holmes, (Osprey Aviation 1996 You might also want to look at ‘Whilst | fel thatthe Aitix F Mk 22 offers the best value for money it ist the only recent release on the market [At nearly twice the cost ofthe Airfix kitAdmira's offering is another Czech, limited-run kit typified by parts that require some careful clean-up. Not that this i too cifcult or that they suffer as a result as this is another rice it, but not exhibiting the same level of finesse as that of the Xtrakt model. You will have to deal with the construction of a fve-bladed propeller with individual blades and another sets included forthe contra-rtating propeller uni of the Mk 46 Seafire, which isnot an option in the kt but probably @ hangover from another boxing. A smal etched metal ret provides you with seat straps and a good qualty decal sheet (though not as good as the other two is) provides you with two options, one being the subject ofthis article, } eat ask nis He ao le dec ili seca ate ene aes pea anette gece ectascaiuicammenten recta enna ay! ianre aimee ced sich mei cea eran eet ee eect Krak Retna ancaiaoenseaaratm nets se ree ra ee ee ee a ra [.BsraRt smears ert Six ald WorAioch Modellerff Airfix 1/72 Spitfire F.Mk.22 (cldr Art Modeller,The Lrtnng Preservation Groups 6 photeprersoeae fs al ing {he Cals x Day tet was pel at Hoty 20¥8 (Spence: Poker) BAC LIGHTNING F.MK.6 Lightning Preservation Group ‘The LPG are a group of enthusiasts based at Captain John Spencers F:6 XR728 in the markings of Bruntingtorpe afield near Leicester who are dedicated the Lighining Trainng Fight (LTF). The aireaf that you to maintaining wo ofthe ast few remaining English see here were photographed during Etecric Lightning in ful functonal condition Bruntinghorpe's Cold War Day. _- Display Introdoction Aircraft, With ts double eta wing, the Draken was realy SI os crssarcna at corto ics Wing, 3rd ‘any other jt during the Cold Wer. With its Division, ‘maiden fightin Febuary of 1958, the Draken Was sentto the Swedish AF by the end of 1959. Angelholm, Tre J35F was ne utate version ofthis ‘Swedish fighter and as such, was ited with ant- Sweden, 1987 arrcrat missiies that gave tne fighter both day, ‘ight and al-weatner operational capabiity to 1999 Drakens remained in sarvice nthe Swedish ar force unt December of 1098. Author Franck Oudin wasegewa's 1/48 xn Hasegawa released ther kit afew years ago and It surely remains the best kt of this iran any scale on the market. With its finely engraved panels and very nice surface detals, the kits a [py forthe eyes. Though the kit contains finely ‘moulded external fuel tank's and all ther deta, the only things missing fom the Box ae the ras wa sap conmnctonolte weapons, nothing being provided by Hasegawa. Wasi Sea en te tmrgott Ifyou want to arm your model, you wil have to Socipt mofo sh patel ba ipa selevelale om lesogenatodose, Sovsom st mana Fonunetey fre tw areal at warted io Smarter monet Ralaiccieyeagusatees Sora aaa specially painted, commemorative aircraft. So let ‘ee how this Draken fs together Getting Started... ‘As with most of my models, | always try to improve them a lite bit and this time l used an Aires set (Ret: 4396) which contained alot of resin pars for this such model, including a ‘complete cockpit, flaps the jet exhausts and a ‘complete wheel bay. Out of al these items | decided to only use the cockpit. the jet exhaust ‘and the main landing gear wheels bay, as that ‘was more than enough work! | also used the tf brass pte ube from Maestro Models (Ref P 4805) ‘Due to aircraft's shape the model is split horizontally rather than vertcaly, wich is great for the attachment of the wings, but as | wouls ‘oon discover, not to good all along the cockpt ‘Side with anice seam tobe carefully sanded ‘smooth The resin cockpit tub needed to be ‘sanded a litle and a cut behind the pilot's seat in “Thirty, (dW ticoht MedellerAires Details Cer Cee ot arry out plenty of prar Piero C ee rere en using resin, Breer) pore Breiieneroy ies order to insert the resin part corectl. As usual take your time, use plenty of dy-fiting before ‘lung anything in place with supergiue. Once ‘one, the same operation i repeated for the main wheel bays, his is another story, as plenty ‘of grinding is necessary to obtain the best ft possible on both the resin parts and the model self nothing overwhelming, just needing a bt of ‘elbow grease! Just take your time; the plastic ‘around many of these areas s fragile and easy to damage f you don ttake the maxmum ‘amount of care during any corective steps, ‘Moving On. ‘Once satisfied withthe ft it was time to start Painting the cockpit and the inside ofthe ara Tjust followed Hasegawa's instructions and painted the inside ofthe model with Gunze Grey H-309 and black forthe front cockpit and all of the deals onthe side consoles. The ejection ‘eat was painted again with following Hasegawa’ instructions and some reference pictures. This was then put aside untl the end of, the build “The wheel bay can now be glued in place. To do ‘0, |just secured them with a small amount of ‘superglue and then used two-part epony gle for {sold bond to the model. Leaving ito care, ‘overnight, | was now confident that | could close Up the fuselage. | realised that the ft was a bit. {ight withthe cockpit tub and s0 | did not need to glue it, sone it alin place and then run glue Between the two fuselage halves to create a perfect joint The nose cone was glued in place at this stage, adding a lead weigh o insure a Proper front whee! landing and nota tai-sitert ‘The airintakes came next Some light sanding Was necessary to adjust these parts to the fuselage, the same going forthe tall andthe ‘wings tps. Light adjustment and fling was often necessary to get the best from this kt, but again, ‘only miner work with some plastic card stripes here and there and ait touch-up with Mr Surtacer. ‘The last element missing to complete the main bull i the structure that sits undereath the tll fin. This partis sighty larger than the rest of the fuselage, soa step appears when you glue these ‘wo elements together. Again, make sure to remove as much as you can as the nasty lite ‘step does not show on the eal Draken! Once done, you have a nce ite jt, nearly ready to receive its paint scheme! Before that, | always prepare all the surrounding detals, such as in this case, the completed landing gear wheels, external tanks. canopy. ete. ‘Once all done and put aside, i's now time to think about painting your mode! r—Fit A Resi aa (seem ‘Rese Seid whe Wheel-well: Step By Step. ek seiie So Sta = | — Ne (od Worticoh Modeller Thirty Onelitigate 6 being 2 modern srcra, the Draken is well photographed and PEM 45 2hays, had to make up my mind, as there ‘0 / managed to get some realy nice shots ofthe machine —_ area few interesting schemes on the market. | that wanted to model.” {nally decided to go for the Draken coded ESSMEHISaRAl 10-62’ with two large yelow Swordfish on the certo top and bottom of the wings. Although the ‘decals forthe scheme are provide inthe box, | managed to find a set of decals from TwoBobs (Ref 48-189). | was realy pleased wit those as ‘they are realy fine and less thick than the kit decals Being a modem aircraft, the Draken is well photographed and so | managed to get some really nice shots ofthe machine that | wanted to ‘model whichis areal plus on how to interpret ‘he paint scheme. SOAAGMIEE The entre model was polshed with a soft oe polishing pad and then with a soft cloth. Firs Poss the yellow was applied tothe front cockpit and ESEEAEIIEMI the ta. Once ary, these areas were masked, the Undersides sprayed with Tamiya X-32 Titanium Siver then masked once again. The next ‘colours to go on were the Gunze H-53 Neutral ‘Grey and ater some overnight drying te, ‘Gunes H-52 Oive Drab. Finally, Gunze H-85 Midnight Blue was painted on freehand. After removing all ofthe masked areas, some minor touch-ups had to be carted out, but nothing to worry about. The model was now sealed ina nice gloss coat, ready to receive its decal. The decals were, as mentioned, from a ‘Twobobs sheet thats unfortunately, no longer avaliable. | managed to get a copy from a frend in Italy. With the help ofa ile decal setting Solution, the decaling session was quickly over land my Oraken was relly staring to take shape! ‘As with most modellers, | always ry to get good photo references to interpret as best as | can {he weathering that | can seein the pictures. These Swedish Drakens were realy beaten up by the harsh European weather conditions and allofthe colours faded 2 lot, 80 how could! Feproduce that in miniature? ‘Well, frst | washed the panel lines with a mix of brown and black ols thinned with enamel thinner Then a coat of Gunze H-20 fal coat was sprayed on and once dry, | started to use “ferent shading colours tke Khaki Orab, Light Grey and Buf. These were diluted up fo 95% and sprayed randomiy ll over the aitrame, until | was satisfied wit its appearance. Then some ofthe panels were oversprayed with a darker ‘green to simulate the touch-ups done by the mechanics and some ol stains applied with 2 tooth pick and China Ink, which is great, as f ‘you put to much on, you can remove it easily ‘witha cotton swab and some water and start all over again! For the bottom part ofthe plane and especially the areas finished in natural meta | used a pen ‘rework the pane nes to give them a good contrast, as alt of fuids run al along the {uselage on the real aircraft and | was keen to reflect that on my model Most ofthe aircraft's panel lines received a dark ost-shacing to increase their contrast. | did the Same on the external details such asthe Undercarriage, wheels, Tanks, etc Some scuff marks were applied witha siver pencil on diferent access panels, but witha ight hand as these aircraft received alot of maintenance. twas now ime to complete the model, by attaching all the remaining parts. Brake lines ‘were added tothe landing gear and within a ‘couple of hours | hada nics looking Draken! ‘Thirty Two, (adr Arvo Modeller ‘Wi nacre complte nd ay ing ai out te mag stat patened ane ert cockat mano hpreparson ot ‘Baa atlng Rain cuse tom Gone Songs. A eotes ‘eiihnone Bu np ets coe spnyecelh aman Sony ib ade oo au owermah the instructionee... Painting A Saab Draken: A Step By Step Guide Eeeamemetesencmee ee ‘aetog bens, The undersides hae buen oye nunca ‘cyan oma nego na yw ‘Sr ares Sve re ce Te Sppledoohand'uang Ws? Give es” = Inneonarinn neces oer ‘sry sch eaat Sees sete haste ie sacs St Boa Staec he oun wonder (old Werte Modeller Thirty Thieh ee tee ne eee eet ere piper einer see Teac Ue eel el aDe Havilland Vampire FB.Mk.5 WAI63 ‘GL’, No.71 (Eagle) Squadron, RAF Gutersloh, Germany, August 1951 as flown by Squadron Leader Hardy Author: Spencer Pollard {eau ots mt eh yt {5 parse at ca an spy Sexes pvt re onthe arhare ‘mpenens beng pray nwo ner can be ne denying the Importance of De Haviland’ drinuve Vampire andi amy of ofspan, bu fat importance has not realy been reeled by @ rmadeling woté at has alo oten seat as someting ofa foots, Tough replated overt years in bon 72 (Ari Hele CMR. Reve. Fog, A Nese) ‘Sh 148 (Hobbyca and less Artome) these ls have vanea wey noth Bvalabity and ually, There have been some te ts, bu equay here have Deen ‘ors that have leh rodeos sracung tar heads, especialy a0 where tre, Hobbycrat a, hough cheap and realy aceenbl, was amply toinacrurae fo be worn the money spent ont “Thank, orfans ofthe 148 madeling we now have a worthy replacement fo the tow hard fot, lassie Ae kt hanks o our fnends t Ay Cat This month Mtehave taken sok at one oa cluster of Varies now avatle om Aley Cat {See separate lator oer tis), vir wl be rte suplrente’ nue course by acigoal martin the colors of many ofthe fog a fores tat operated the pe [ACS bt, much previous releases tom he marque, nied med, containing rosin whe metal and prato-etched parts Dont at put you of thogh as, ‘leapt, the kiss os Ghose fo an iycion'mouled cern ass posse to ner nee’ ten the way of Gear-up and te parts reso setabl broken cow fr f so wel, att amost buds feel Indeed the atrme compeees ite more ian eh pra! How mary ter ks aretha imple Beng so smpl you wl spore nese ino omonhg ssa vaste ovat torn ne cetng psec an Jouvwl bulding tne model wach mates fala wonderuly elexng prec. pie ates itatman ts recon non Umno rea ane rset rr eae iocterecse | Detalg excelent internal, you nd a uly appointed cock complete wih TET attest” etched:brass seat straps, delicately cast seat and gunsight Careful painting brings ‘it tne best ofthe det ~carid ot ere using my tveuced method o Tomy faseccts ond Valeo deaf ‘Once fie, the cockpit canbe rapped beeen the two haves ofthe nose bit fiat we mus fd some nove woigt Tre vamp naotousy tal eavy end go was lesan to see hat AC had nude tree metal wigs ttn fon nd just under the cockpit ‘tub’. | found that | had to remove some material from the ‘shaped weight that sits in front of the instrument panel before it would fit properly, ths bang cove us. Gurrsande ured ymin en Ones east tk ‘ould tard the nose halves would close I paited its face | lack a ths wold be ‘lle undor te isroment panel Behind te rue potas “Tough he afar was a breeze to aeserbl, ound tha he separate rudders were ater tek ofc place, needing tbe caret Hed orale te fine orto tion fey were Gelgned to mata found hat each wes © sightyaiteret {tape and sowerent ierchangeoie~not sur wy, they ust werent. Having Ton ult vo ofthese Veen can sane you tha i sae fe ame, 20 be prepared or some wer. Sin PAA | Iso rons n seer re spa coteczon clunte-os pas of sea sees of (oldies Modeller Thirty Five‘Along with the parts needs to build the model, the kit als includes a detailed set of nstructions and markings forfour diferent ‘© WA163 ‘GL’ No.71 (Eagle) Squadron, RAF Gutersioh, Germany, August 1951 as flown by Squadron Leader Hardy. AIC finished in overall Aluminium, Grey and Aluminium, © Vz11 No.6 Squadron (Flying Can Openers). RAF, based in the Middle East during the early 1950s, A/C finshed in overall Aluminium, ireraR. The choices are as follows: * wwA4s20, No 603 (City Of Edinburgh) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, RAF Turnhouse, Api 1954. AIC fished in overall Aluminium. * wA432, No.603 (City Of Edinburgh) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, RAF Turnhouse, 1955, A/C finished In Dark Green, Dark Sea Building The Alley Cat Vampir ‘Sree te bing ot Olan cece he Thirty Six, (i or Aecoh Modeller Tiacoions| ra ho cay pares {negra anon ec Te cat setae Step By Step wv gS “TESS ts oath wi camo canoes {en Seeswa ied e etghok Seas ae ‘ii boss Auman ye rel coda be ase 2 ‘Melo pone saya wen eracon 150 Acco Be itechee nunc ogea n nek Bg Gen coe ees Dbe vei seer erg ates aye 77 (Cages Sqnaon rvtinge ner etre modes aed ‘cline seen nv pps sang Oucos nce etry {etter sass nas fom oy mt =e Sessreanernees Sie neoomcce Sage owennec Siemens ‘ertnenonen wnesriahe Sanh ate eto Sout in akanmrs howgh bey wou have bees haa ‘nator wea acseh cs hay ay eave Pan (umed over our Bar a06n9 an mete oe Baeeee ees. aa: Waren Ob ss cxiovn soe marae *7 5c hina toa So iret att Parente 0 ais Sfrcwscting vans as ue, Schemteng seerOTHER MEMBERS OF ALLEY CAT’S VAMPIRE FAMILY —————_ ae, De Havilland Vampire FB.MK9 De Havilland Vampire F'3 (ACRK 48-08 ‘Contains markings for 14 Squadron TAF, RAF, 4 Squadron RAF; 607 (County Of Durham) Contains markings fr 73 Squadron, ‘Contains markings for 213 RAF, 614 Squadron RAF; 604 ‘Squadron, RAF (overall ‘Aluminium; 213 Squadron RAF {(Camoutiage); 60 Squadron, RAF De Havilland Vampire FB.Mk9 (ACRK 48-10). ‘Contains markings fr 8 Squadron, RAF Khormaksar, Aden (overall ‘Aluminium; 28 Squadron RAF (Camouttage); 502 Squadron, RAF (Camoutage) ‘Our thanks go out to Ali at ‘A2Zee for the review sample.POINT The Shape Of Things To Come? '5 'm putting this together, Ive been reading an on-going debate on Hyperscale about the Revel 219 and its inaccurate propels. Ive been doing tis with some interest and fel thatthe discussion has raised some very interesting points - not only about the intricacies ofthis particular kit's features, but also about the hobby in general | wonder if can offer my thoughts on what this says about us as modelers and the way the hobby has {developed over the last few years. Though it will cenre around a subject not particularly pertinent tothe Cold War, it wil serve to act as a metaphor for a broader discussion. Firstly, this hobby has never been in better shape. The idea that models such as the ‘219 could ever be Teleased in 1/92 is almost eye-wateringly amazing. Seriously, who would have thought that possible, even afew years ‘9907 And now we are onthe cusp of seeing not one, but wo kis being released of tis imposing aircraft. It realy is ‘tUnning. That being £0. | have been lef o wonder about the discussions regarding the props (the kt pars dont ‘accurately reflect the originals) and whether or not as a group we are unable to see the wood for the trees, Here's why. ‘This isa 1/32 Heinkel 219 that to al intents and purposes, is a stunning renciton ofthis aircraft ata riciculously ow price. The resuts wil not only bea model that many thought would never be seen in 1/32, but one that will be a dream to build and result in a replica that will look incredible inthe display case. And yet despite that, the overwhelming iscussion has been not about the 98% of the kt that i very good, but the 2% that seems on the face of it tobe very oor Whyis that? "Now, before anyone starts to argue that Im just another apologist forthe “just build it and accept it” brigade, Im not | {get just as hung up on inaccuracies as anyone else and | eel thatthe debates that happen in on-line chat-rooms help push the hobby forward. | was for instance, happy to hear ofthe problems associated withthe Academy F-16, the "Trumpeter AV.88 or the Revell Ventura, Those models exhibited a range of problems that ruined ther look, problems that would have been cificut to deal with even by the more experienced modeller and that helped me make an informed choice when it came to ther purchase. 'No, fm talking about an error in a kt that could, no, should, be an easy fx by those with some basic ski ‘And here's my point Have we realy all become so incapable atthe workbench, that we spend this amount of time on whats, le’ face it, a very smal pat of such a sparkling release as the Revell 219? Had the aicrame been shot and the outine inaccurate (a in the case of Academy's F-16 Fighting Falcon) | could understand te the fear of trying to correct the problem, but we are taking about pars that can be reshaped with the tools and materials that we all have in our workshops, don't you ‘think? (Okay, yes, | agree that in the case ofthe 219, the designers had made a mistake with ther interpretation’ of the shape ofthe blades and certainly inthe comparisons provided on Hyperscale, there Is a problem. But are we now to assume that every product that we buy, no matter what tis, should always be perfect? Of course nat - the idea is simply preposterous, How many meas wil ou buy that are not Michelin Star quality? How many fims do you goto that are not Up to the standard of Citizen Kane? Building kits ofan actual object isnot an exact science, no matter what we would lke to believe, No kit will ever be a Perfectly accurate reproduction of areal object. Never. They would simply not be able to mould the abject to that level Of tolerance and so everything that you buy and build, will aways be a compromise tht is as close as it gets and be the way that the designer has interpreted how the components on the real machine should look. Take the Tamiya Spite for Instance: weren't those nose panels incredibly fne? So in-scale. An amazing piece of moulding that finaly reproduced these items as they look onthe real thing! Well no. They were sti ike boiler pate in comparison withthe real panels. ‘Scaled-up, they would have been terfimes as thick asthe orignal | appreciate that not everyone will agree with me over this and I'm not looking to pigeon-hole anyone with opinions, but | ‘am stating to worry that such a create hobby as ours is being diluted tothe point where skils that many used to take for granted (such as reworking parts to make them more accurate, where needs-be) are becoming an allen concept. Basic skils seem to be faling by the wayside and instead of getting down on bended knees to thank Revell for paying ‘ut what would have been well over £500,000 to produce a kt Ike thet'219, we ae spending our time talking about how poor the propelors are Cee eed D) spencerpollard1 @gmail.com ee ee nts errr nner nied cratic aint Pate a written permission ofthe publisher. except in Pekan Sie ee aterm gets Deo aE ee lirty Eight “TCDesk fe eSK, Meng Model} /72 F-102A (Case X) Arrieta epee et wpa Sa cy arene ey Peres Rumours... Fly BAC 167 Stikemaster BAG 167 Stikemaster RNZAF BAC 167 Stikemaster Zoukei-Mura ‘vasth McD F-4C Phantom I 7 After their much- publicised troubles with PTI cs ose teak 2x noun re Eduard 1772 MiG-15 is about tobe released - at ast! t would also appear that the frst Telease wil be a Dval-Combo’ kt replicating IMiG-15s in Czech service and a8 such the box wil contain no less than eleven diferent colour schemes! That should Keep you busy fora while. Franky. Ibe happy to build just cone of these attractive ite jets 352 Rescira te rey ese aehsaen Beata, Sg naaei ts tps ac faery temarangcaige scare, SSS ree is rionreremreneteamiones mticieee Speer iets Sanrio es nooner TERS (old octet MedelAirfix. 1/72 Spitfire F.Mk.22 Hasegawa 1/48 J35F Draken Alley Cat 1/48 Vampire FB.5 Kits | Books | Decals | Reference | Inspiration Miniatureswww.adhbooks.com or call 01525 222573 '2 in Action (SC) B-1 Lancer in Action (SC) Saw oly intel acon wih he Lata. Ued Dende The BONE-B- Lona = the USAF latest by th Condo gion dng th Sprsh i Wa West singing heavy bomber nd hs ee cin oe a, ns snp ih nih mene grin, Ya Ahn ne BB lingers in Actior and Jopnee As Indes Ao Baris variant, wel vron. 100 b/w poo Hak & white ine a, llr Suprhogers in Acti iy ee Helper Secon on service wih he Lua Japon, Spin, celespend nd ull lr coer roving; 5 popes. gunships in Vietnam, Covers the origins ofthe guship,gustp Hungary, and Rumania. Also covers the rocket propulsion Junkers Ju 52 fac and the vrs eps mplyd or quips and exten wih he He12. Ove 100 pots, 13 clr in action a a scouts 99 pts, 10 deta dravngs, 9 clr photos ond pining; 50 poges $1014 Bristol Blenheim in action Aircraft Number 106 a scusdronisignal publications es is o2 7 ieee (sc) 2 — . Soper, Mand Punk Indes the Single Eine J 5 rvsignel publications Hauadron/stonal publications | 52/3 Pre Srs, Ju 52/3mfo Ju 52/3m ge, J 52/3 Bristol Blenheim in Action (SC giane Fighters in Action (SC) 0 J052/3nbe, C79, ju 52/3 ge ly 52/2, y Mockoy, The Bist! Blenheim opened ane na flying fae ‘Covers the Wl Italian fighter Re-2000/2001 /2002 Paap. J pifiasie foals, Just/analte theirs proof rsh banberin WH sein on 7005. Indes e200 nolan, Hungarian, 2052/3 Se, Ju S/n US, S352, ond ANC oon errhp he Been wold se Sneha Re 20, Re 20, ond e205 inn ins io cs pron ne pnt i a, con ave Erp, th Hr ic desrs and th jes sevice. Ao cores 2000 sre on te East Fon, Stopes Wa solos S/n rein serve of As, Blenhin's ere adopted many roesnotemsned ese ised wth 10 b/ polos ine drovings, pes sei. Ge retier fos line by ts desqner, hoo recomasanc, fat lane and ight 10 floor rfl and 3 cover paintings; 50 poges ravings, 10 ul clr rf, 3 cover pointing; 50 poe. lighter Orr TO pote, 40 deta wing, 2 pages oe 7 1 eons, 13 ull lr poinings 50 pages. in action in action in Action (SC) Gloster Gladiator in Action (SC), rs 5 Goodall. America’s 1st operational bomber to employ @ Harrison. Covers operations in France, Norway, the Middle Be? in Action (=<) {hin vin des ond Sel rors essen 2, Ma, nd deo wal slits sei Gens Usd fies ecomeisanc tect eile onl rr Ye and Aghia. Indes th B.2.__ wi avi Lihuxa, Nrwy Sede, Blum, Chia, er Tae one a ta lO be ‘upgrades, ir Refueling, and B-2 weapons. Also covers Ireland, Greece, Egyp, lrg, Portugl, Finland, Soviet Union, Bed HED, Bt, BET2 rn. Oe 1, prs liad Forel Own niga 10. sta fie en ad Sa Ac. aed wh 100 oi drawings, Zpoges scale drawings, 13 fuller by phot, numerous ne drawings, 2poges ful clr ot/ b/w photos, ne ar, 10 floor profes, 3 over drawings avg; 50 pgs one 50 pages, $$1123 $118:Squddrom Signal €-46 Commando In Action (SC) Love ncdes the (W-20/C55, 46H RSC, XCA6B, HCA, 46D, C46E, C4OF ond C4K6/XCII3 vrs Aso covers operations in he For Es a wl os Post Wor ci nd itary serie 100 bv pts ine ot, 10 full profes, 3 cover roving; 50 pages F4F Wildcat ‘Action (SC) Dan. Hsiory ofthe F's development and operational servi. Indudes the XF-2, F4E3, FAF3 ES, FAP 34 FAR, FAT, AF 3S, FAS FAP XE, HFA, FAL, FUA2, 636A, Mart Mk, Malet Mk 1/6368, Moret Mk I, Widcot Wk 1 (F448), Wilco Mk ond Wile VI ‘orn. Also covers Wiat export to Finland, Belgium, ond Iran. 10 hots, 10 clr poles; 50 popes. (Experimena), Capsule DB-3,GKB-30, D8-3N,TKB-30 1-1, DB-3 DB-3 14 ILATK, nd IL vrion bo cover the B-3 in German on IL-4 in Fans service, Approximately 90 photos, b/w ine drawings, 10 clr profiles; 50 poes. Tupolev SB in action Tupolev SB in Action (SC) Stoplx Waw servi in Spin an Chie ond was the backbone ofthe Soviet bomber fre when he Ho's invded he Sv Union n 1941. Indus the ANT, 58-2.U-100,5B-2-1004, Avia B71, Avo BIA, Avia B71, 8-24-00, B-2-N-100-A Node), 8-24H-103, Sebi 3, P40, PS, PSA bis, SB-WNN, USB vrians Operations in Plog, inland, Rest-German Vr, cf in feign servic. Over 10 phot, 38 ine drvings, 10 colar profes 50 pgs. US Liaison Aircraft in action US Liaison Aircraft in Action (SC) Adcock. Cvs 1 thr LS uring WWI Indes the Sfnson Lt (0-49) Vigil, Tylor 2 (0-57) Grshaper, ero 3 (0-58) Grashope, Piper (0 58) Grshoppr and he ison LS (062) Senin. Over 6 Fighting Falcon | in action a saquadrowsignal publications F-16 Falcon in Action (SC) Drendel. Over 4000 F-16s have been produced since the mid 1970s. Includes the YF-16, F-16A/B, ond F-16C/D variants. ‘Ao covers weapons, and other mission atfchments os well ‘sexperimena -16, ond the listing of foreign operas 100 photos, 27 line drawings, 7 color profiles; $0 pages. www.adhbooks.com or call 01525 222573 Sepecat Jaguar in Action (SC) Ahly The Sepect guar ion Anglo-French stikecirot having served with ihe Bish, French forces, nd severl export ustomes Indes loguorA/GR, invariants, Brish ond French servic, Havel is, os vel as service vith Oman, cdo, Ini, nd igri, Abo covers combat pean in aq Senegal, Cod, South Ameri, ond he Bolkos. 97 photos, 26 ine dawigs, 10 clr profiles; 50 poges —_ aed F-102A Delta Dagger in Action (SC) Davis, Sopesonicinerceptor itr that entered USAF serie in 1956. nds the E102, 1024, XF92A, ODA 102A, T-102, 1028, F102, J-102A,OF102A, nd POM 1024/8 varins Aso indodesoperoionl ond ic Gard service. 100 photos, 35 ine drawings, 10 clr profiles 50 popes. Faire Firefly a eialiaiiae Fairey Firefly in Action (SC) Harison British WI Noval igh tht superceded the Foy Fulmarin th let hr Am, ond remtned in Bish Servic inthe mid 1950s lncoes the E1, A, FR, NEL, U1, TU, MF2, 12, £3, 13, FR4, 14, NEA, RS, NES ASS, 15,T15,AS6, TE, AS/U7, 170, UT, 18, U8, ond U9 ‘rin, Aso covers Fell opeaions inthe Pdi, Malyo, nd Korea, swe a refs in foreign service. 90 phos, 17lin ravings, 10 color ries; 5 pes.www.adhbooks.com or call 01525 222573 €-5 Galaxy In Action (SC) Lippinot. Ths rerit includes 6 all new pages pocked with ‘olor photos and additional information abou Stn he lp of te ove! ron a 19, ‘NG Design Bureu ad a near monopoly on he soppy of fighter airsoft the Soviet hc Force an he tons within Mascow’s shee of influence. Updoted wth 7 poges of new motel on ilsrted wih mae than 10 photographs, pls 10 clr poles, dtaled line drovings, and clr «overs 56 pages. $1204 P-40 Warhawk in Action (SC) Donn rsh Commonveath ic forces gov the nome Tomghowk o medels equivalent the P-408/C ond Nitya o model equivlent tothe P-40E ond ol ter varios The sue features fur new poes wih color photographs ond lctos of Sil warty ond On Dsl rmadern examples of the 40. Mustoted with more thon 100 phtogops, 10 coor rls, ine drovings 64 py. F-14 Tomeat in Action (SC) Dende The Tom taied seeds greater than Nach 2 witht in ferrin ofan engines. The versatile sircaf performed the oe of let dfs, ger esc, atic xomaisance ond aico-surfoce strike fightr. Ths allo In Action ook the perfect complement ithe author’ ther bok, “amc” This reissue fetes four new poges wth colar photogrophs ond "On ipa locations. The book fatres more thon 100, cl gts, ne ving, cer panned sere car proles 56cllolrpoges. P-47 Thunderbolt P-47 Thunderbolt in Action (SC) The PAT. The P47 ws the bigest, mos ne ofthe fses single engine ighes developed during World War Il Inded, ever P47 experimental ciraft topped 507 mph, and several pis cai to have flown the big ight into ransonic speed ranges. More thon 100 1hoogops, ne drawings ond clr profiles 60 pags » Action (SC) Davis. The P-51 Mustang was on ofthe mast oustanding ‘raft developed by the Ais during Word War I Dozens of paid phoogrophs rom around the ward iste he folie oka ee bs ‘Mustang lsrated with mre than 130 photographs, color profiles and deed ine cravings 64 pages. Me 262 In Action ae “ a ‘Messerschmitt Me 262 in Action (SC) ‘Soper. The Me 262 nt ely enjoyed superior speed, but itso had deal firepower: otal of (4) Mk. 108 30 mm ‘onion were mounted inthe nose of he fgher vari ts operational serve, however, wes hampered by is temperamental engines and under strength underatog. ‘otal of 1433 Me 262s wee but uring Wedd War I Coversthe production ond development ofthe Me 262; ior than 10 photogrops, clr profiles, ond dete ovings 52 poges. \ we d F/A-18 Hornet Color in Action (SC). Drendel. Whe the Super Hore iso dstnt relation of armed, and the A-D Hornets they oll tae their roots othe loser of ‘helghweigh fighter competion of th ex 1970s, ‘he Northrop YF-17. Tein engine ¥F-17 hd a definite dvaioge in this competition; on 2 May 1975, the Navy announced th MDD Northrop design os the winner. Mere ‘hon 100 photogrophs clr profiles ond deed ne Arvin 52 pges. €-141 Starlifter in Action (SC) Burford The fist 141 role out ofthe Locked Plnt in erga on 2 Aogus 1963 to much fnfre.Fom ere, in wor and pece, the 141’ story has been ited tothe sors af evo history. stated wih ver 150 color nd B/w photographs, view drawing, 3stheme clo camouflage art ond calor profiles; 58 pages.www.adhbooks.com or call 01525 222573 SquddromSignal Saree F6F Hellcat In Action’ FOF Hellcat in Action (SC) Salivan. The heavily aed fighters could pack armamest indting six wing mouied 50 clibermochne gus, 20nm connor, wig mounted rockets nd bam rack. This book Toke deed look ot FOF Hla wih 100 phlngops, color profiles, dete in cravings; 60 pages Us Navy UAVs Nese Denke cronies een during Operation Desert Sor - th war coins! agin 191. UAVs con sty lt 2 3 dyson round operators canbe rotted on reglr schedule they os ss fel thus edcing operating css. Newer ols, sch as bombing reas being considered for UAs some of which wil be equipped fo carry a weopen pd or bomb ack A-10 Warthog in Action (SC) Dende nroduced in he 1970 the AO has seen seven the Gof War of 180-199 n the Bolas, arin the 1990; in Alghnsn afer 201; ond in the ocupaton of a, ex in he rng of 203. strated vith mare han 106 phoioropks, 1 ul color pings, 43 dt drawings and 2 pages of 3: roving 5b pops. sete F4U Corsair In Action (SC) Salven The Cosi was fist coneived a highspeed, high aie fighter forthe Navy in 1938 when Chonce Vough's design eam dew up los fora ihe who 1,800 hp engine anda huge 13! propeller - the FAUs famous invered ul ing was inaduce a low pop clearance. strated with 169 photographs (53 in coor pus color profiles and detailed line drawings; 64 poges. 220 ) Da ‘helS snd he Bc yl ow the Soe! rio with eye oa te xs an he stern Fro. Trogh peri photographs ond detaed information the care of he Michel covered fromthe exprienil 40 proetype oth fnl production B25) mde, US Marine Crs PR versions ore ahs chronided stted with nearly 20 phoogops, mre han 80 ofthe are pred phos in original cola, plus color rls and deed line drawings 72 poe htning in Action (SC) Doyle The ighning sow serve in Europe, ond it was afer fying oP-38 foc the progres of the Normandy Invasion in 194, USL. Gen Jimmy Delite refered fo the Lighting os Whe sets hing plone inthe wit nearly 150 period photographs third of them rare original clr pots, pus clr profiles ond detailed tine savings 72 pos. thst -22 Raptor in Action (se) Drendel. This volume traces the history of the Raptor ond describes in detail why itis key tobe the worlds best fighter for years to come. With the onset of the Obama Anite, apron ves coped ot 17 vs. ‘As challenges to US global leadership moun, however, the Raptor's capabilities will face increasing demand. Illustrated with 169 photogrophs plus color profiles ond detailed line ravings, 56 poges. F-84 Thunderjet In Action (SC) Das. Thunders flew 86408 misions ding te confit and took ou 60 percent ofthe ground targets eiinaed by American rcs. nodaion 8 Sve ut MG ightes tel heir end hanks to F-84 pis Aer he Korean Wa, ‘he 84 tok part inthe Sut Cris andthe Belin Criss and siodolert daring the ist 2 decades ofthe Cld Wor. iste wih 164 photographs ps clr profiles and tailed ln ravings; 72 poges B-52G/H Stratofortress in Action (SC) Katz. This volumes packed with sori, ond ent hoogrops of he B52. spat of is reser the uthor flew ona B52 ining misin, ond the fight pert in this ‘olume she mast detaleddespion of 8-52 mision ver bled lustre wih colo profes, died line a re 190 phtograps;B pagesSquadron Signal 17 Flying Fortress in Action (SC) Drie. Deivers vival overview ofthe circrat's development ond se. During the 10 yearn which ws, duced, oft of 12,731 ofthe B17 heavy bombers roled ofthe assembly ines of Boeing, Doogls ro, and Lockheed subsidy Vo Fst own in 1935, the irra was epatedly mold upgraded, nd parfeed inesponse combat experince. Aso ighghs the rls payed by individual crt nd ther revs, suchas the ‘Memphis Bel’, which completed 25 sions over enemy tertiary, ‘tage Dor Caner’, christened by Winston ‘Churchil's daughter; and ‘Al American’, which demonsrotod ‘he incredible ooghnes of the Flying Forres by returning sally to bse despite having its il early seared off by «Messrs An unm, oh istoed count cf one ofthe teats warplanes of al ime, «must hae! Perec ining stated with 200 vintage photographs, su calor profiles ond dtd ine drowns; 80 pages ‘TBF/TBM Avenger In Action (SC) Dope Designed by Grumman os replcement othe Douglas TD Dest, Avenger rodcion began prinr tothe Japanese tok on Peo! Harker anit remained in US Navy servic uni Ocober 1954. Demand forthe ry free bonbe eset Geel t's ey formed Eastern rao Division was conrad oo seand source forthe Avenger, imately counting for more han half of the ttl rodeion in dion ois obvious se os «torpedo bumber, he Avenger abo served oso hrzontl bomber, doping conventional bobs os wl sine nd notably depth charges, while operating in on anubmarine roe Filed wih 212 vinige phos, 29 of them in colo, these or cgmented by ive clr profiles nd ike umber of deed ine drawings 80 pages. www.adhbooks.com or call 01525 ha] — Ey 8-29 Superfortress In Action (SC) _ Daye: Weston membered se ype of ach ‘hot roped the fist omic amb, ond for is extensive use inbunbng Jpan during the ltr stoges of WN, the B-29 those ry a ct dig Ken We eva $-3 Viking In Action (SC) ‘Bvrd ver the years it raed ino on ostoning survellane ond ont-srfocepletforn fv ot nly ogois submarines but a lage and mel surface ships. As tna 35-year corer come toon edn 2003, the Viking bs fook on he cari wing ogo tanking requiementsreing wih ove half fs service fe reining. otal of 187 oro were bul ond served in 16 Unie Sits Novy squadrons. The Viking ond its cin arin the highly ssid 524 Shadow lcronic suryelane cif, played «ky lin the Cld Wer andi th cfc fh 190s. The bro san ofthe few publications oll he Viking story and spaced with thot ond detailed ln roving, ol depicing the iret’ oops, pit thems, esr nd intr al provides n overview of same of the moe sift vrs hat were studied, bt never uly pursed such she Crier On Board Delivery (COD) ond dedi (XS) refing variants. Ilo disses thors lin Operation Dest Som and hw he sas learned frm that conf impaced the Vikings’ sion during the tr par of the 199s nd early 200. sted wi 186 phtograhs, in dons, and ruerus colar profiles; 80 pgs. secs funk eh ond rma ‘hese bombers, os wll a thei and Bel lstoted with 248 roducion by Boeing, Martin, ropks, 90 of them in fl B-24 Liberator in Action (SC) 5 Doyle Lavslyilsrted wih ames! 250 othe worime phot, cng oe Dn vintage cl, wath sypplemenal COMING SOON ravings od cl tiles, histo new eon ofthis ccs lsc con fil brings fe no less than 20 vriants ae these fed circraf os wel os thir crews. Experimental S versions, dosic bobes,fghes, fark, recnmisance bids - vente rae gush version - ae shown; BB pges. How to Build Revell’s 1:32 Messerschmitt BF109 G-6 Tecate guido bung ao’ 321109 6-6 Nesserschnt writen by Bret Green of Hypescle ond del Mitr fone, Three compete bids, Phos: 109 6-6 Reference Golery end oar profiles ep by Slop — Tips ond techniques fo bung the imate 1:32 F109 6-6 #8 1096-14 cameron ‘Super detailing the acpi ond whel wells 2 Atermarket deca and acessory summary F3D Skyknight in Action (SC) (ea Rakin Deine oc history ofthe Novy Fighter fam concen ot in the ean Wor service a right interceptor in Veron Packed with eer before pubished color nd b/w photographs covering th enc operational ie. Mustted vith ore than 196 pots and 10 ine drawings; 80 pes.www.adhbooks.com or call 01525 222573 SquddromSignal : AIRCRAFT WALK AROUND Walk Around F-117A Nighthawk ‘Squadron/signal publications. E-117A Nighthawk Walk Around (S¢) Goal asses of cif to radar dace mises on ont sir guns ding he Vitam War led the USAF to devel a strike af less vil o radar Aso sed in the Persion Golf War ond mre een in Yogev, Deas cockpits, engines, londng ger and weapons. 12 colo profs, 40 poges color 0 pags $55526 F-15 Eagle Walk Around (SC) Drendel. The McDonnell Douglas row Boeing 15 ist need serve in 1974 nd became the USA's premier igh ofthe lat 20h nd early 215 Certs. side ond cut coverage ofl varins wh emphass on F-15C ond F-1SE. Cocks, radar, wepons, landing gear/whe! well, and engines ec. sted wih 92 b/w and 109 clr hols, 14 clr drwings, 9 b/w drawings BO poses. ns Number 29 a squat f ‘ ‘AH-1 Cobra Walk Around (SC) Matz. nhs il the A] is presented in mtu det Indes acpi, engines, wepors, frome and more. Aso covers US Marine Corps verso. ste with 112b/w nd 446 color pots, 12 clr drvings, and 9 bw devings; 80 poges $5529 BF 109E Walk Around (5c) Ste The serch BORE a he atone of te Lawes igi ce ron the Invasion of Poland te Bate for France ond the Low Counties, the Bot of Briain, andthe Ivesinof si. Thistle gies o comprehensive inside nd out coverage ofthe B 109 and inddes dtl of engines, ekg, landing ga came ond more. Prec} poy =— ‘Walk Around Wumbor 37 ‘squadron/signal publications ‘MiG-21 Fishbed Walk Around Part 1 (SC) Stop. The Mi-21begon production in 1959 ond woul cone in produin uni 1985, Aso the longest roducon run of any combat rf This ile indudes inside ond ou coerage ofthe Mi-21F-13 (Fed ), PF (Fsbed 0), PF Fished FU Mongol), ond UM (Mongol 8) vain Mutated wth over 114 b/w and 100 calor sad vith over 100 b/w od ove 100 color phos, 16 pots, 12 colar dowigs, 11 b/w dawigs 80 poe «clr drawings, 20 b/w drawings 80 pages. 55534 Walk Around . i acca Oe arate, Pores EA-6B Prowler Walk Around (SC) Niches The ned for Electronic Worfore circa developed afer Wl with the oid development ond portion of sepkisicted guided weapons. Ths til sine ad out coreage of iseloe, wins a,c, engines, landing goa, ond mre lasted with oe 83 b/w ond 118 clr Dhotos, 12 calor drowns, 5 b/w drvings 80 poges. : erro F-8 Crusader Walk Around (SC) rthelmes. the 8 entered servic 1957 ond was to remain in US service ul 1987, on in French serve ui 7000 In ietna the F-8 ad he highs kil ratio of ony USN itzaf, which cored the ile of "WG Mase’ This file nde intrir/extariar photo coverage of capi, sng lana ex atoms n ep sd with ver 137 b/w nd 124 clr phos, 12 clr davings, {b/w dawings 80 pags 855538 ips Walk Around (SC) = = i ‘Mutzo Not long afer the Ut-1s flew ther fis suppor roles MiG-21 Fishbed Walk Around Part 2 (SC) (ade, ein Vena in 1962, armed version gon Toppa Thistle gives inside and ot coverage ofthe US Army's woos combot elope dig the trom Wr Indes he UH engines, oars, ame, ond cockpit ond cabin pls wide varity of weapons Ih with ove 106 b/w ond 97 clr photos 14 clo drawings, 7_ sated wih over 123 b/w and 97 co b/w cravings 80 popes. $55536 ‘Sop The MiG-21 began producn in 1959 ond we ‘ontnein rodcion un 1985, mking it ot mos produced supersonic cco ever, but ako longest production run of ny combat crf Wit deta on ‘he airframes, cockpits landing gen, engines nd weapons. fr hts 12k the rovings, 11 b/w cravings 80 poges. $S5539www.adhbooks.com or call 01525 222573 SquddromSignal Wirt eee een 1 valk Around ‘squadron/signal publications MiG-15 Walk Around (SC) Stop. Tse inde ise and out overage ofthe Wig Fagot, MiG-15 Fagot (odie) Mig-15 Fogo 8 (Early), MiG-1 bison Fogo (ate vain with dts on the cirrames cok, nding ger, engines and weapors. sted with over 10 b/w and 124 clr pte, 12 lor ovings, and 27 b/w drawings 80 pons, S$5540 Me 262 Walk Around (SC) Conc sory of Meserschni's Schwalbe, the worl’ firs opertiona boi fgher orca. An exesve vil descrpion ofthe cirfame inside nd out fam evry perspec; dtl photos or of Me 2624-1 WH SOOD71 as ‘more than 100 b/w photos, ver 100 clr photos, 12 fll color profiles pus ine dravings and scrap ot BD pages. MiG-17 Walk Around (SC) The WG-17 "resco followed he MiG Fao into Soviet AF service ond evolred into highly maneurecbe, rene nd esy4-mointin ic cmt fighter. Every dea of this (ld Wor Fighter rf sisted wih over 200 clr and b/w hots, ine ravings and 12 colar rte; 80 pgs 955546 “Dusit S42t Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker Walk Around (SC) Awana ceo ie, bo. quipped wih laok.down/shect down weopos system tnd ey ne aa msde sa, thrso-weight rai ond maneuveroity ore ll significant improvements ove eater Sori fights on ofthe wards foremst combat rot nd pote! eves. Over 200 color nd b/w phos, ine daving nd 10 coor profes; 0 poges 85547 ( ‘The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk was the first urboprop circa ‘oceferinto US Ary servic filth rol of suo photo and electronic reconnaissance. The Mohawk was retired from USS. Army service in 1996. More than 150 photographs, line Arovings ond 12 clr profiles; 80 pages. $S5549 (OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Walk Around (SC) Werner. The OH-58D ws Bes nswe fo the US. Army's tur dl tn ce riley, Did unarmed os por ofthe Amy Helicopter Improvement Progra, he OH-SBD ws based onthe OH-SC. The Felcoper’ sucess ed othe decison arm it wih Wo hard pons capable of hling either 50 ovisiona Naval War Memerial Commision stated wth USS Saratoga Squadron at Sea (HB) 2! photsrpts; 80 popes Do. When ommisond in 1927, Sactag's es $6601 teamed wih foriccaverd biplanes, and th ship nd her a ce poeed US itary power fr beyond the ain USS North Carolina Squadron at Sea (HB) stores. So impressive wos Sariga that she and her ew Doyle. Laid down in 1937 and launched on 9 April 1941, the ered eof ho a eee USS North Carolina was the fist new construction batleship _Pctres. In 1941 she wos called fo do what she was but fr, to enter service during WWI and took part in every major and fr the nex! four years plied the Pacific, her biplanes naval offensive in the Pci Theotey, becoming the most _reploced by the fomed Wildes, Helos, Dumlesses and decorated US batleship of WL Ths volume traces the Avengers ha prosecuted the war agin! Japan Having history ofthe North Carolina, photographically documenting Survived two torpedo hits by Jopanese subs, os well os ‘he evolution of armament and elecronic tht elevaed her tepecedl bomb and Kamikaze srics, f war's end she took pre-Peol Harbor design is peck -brstng wih gus io port the huge Magic Corpet operation that ranspored ‘counter the threat of kamikaze attack. Record not only the Papa back : the pails ss afloat ; i theft to Wantegeroster wt ectain fms oakeioly ie seodtieties owes USS Massachusetts On Deck (HB) iste wth ore tan330 phos. many af” thee todo vhee se wecames he coal saa dr, Doyle Thisbok dcumen' he warp hraugh on wm ala, deadline drovngs and 11 clr profes that Profs istroed with 383 color and b/w pte copturing impress clecton of inoges and data ables revealing he ier bs cei chew yah ei ceo se penny ne a en er sed ‘ponder srg art 136 pop 374004 0 786 photographs, ond calor pois; 9 pgs.www.adhbooks.com or call 01525 222573 PY eee ng Summer: 5.6 Panzer Divsion in Poland, 1944, indus: genera istry of the prod ond detailed Spe mounts fhe Kor re 71h iy 2 pd Warsaw bottles. 13, ss poe of colour artwork by Denis Over dpicing over 40 diferent vebices = induding Sik 251 alc, ow and Pek ¥Pnter aks ond thers. Many never before pobished lack ond wie ‘ofogohs Dead ible shoving ete types, and locations. Comprehensive explanation of vide rking nd numbering sens ‘ADHO27 STUG: Assault Gun Units In The East ‘The second ttl inthis series, STUG: Assault Gun Unit In The East, } Bogan To Beli & the Fist volume i two part set ond includes: Histories ofthe German ‘Army's assoult gun units, ‘volume two wil contain Wile, fate ond obscure unis Clout artwork by Dennis ivr dpcing oer 40 diferent vbides wih eas ‘of unit markings ond insgnio. Explanation of vehicle characteristics and production and field modifications. ‘Compoign maps and diagrams ADHO28 Fortress: German Armour In The Defence Of Sicily Ez ‘gay dete sory of the wis inohed and FASS ESTE! tc oon in ely by wal known author and researcher Cloud Gilono 13 pages of olour artwrk by Denis " Over dpiing oer 30 : diferent etides ond using hal sacks, assoul guns, ok I, Pk Pokw VI ger tonks andthe ddl Bm Fk gun Black ond white rcv photographs, many never before reproduced ‘Campaign mop. Deciled oblsshoving vehi yes. and olloation.Hsrtons of uniting and vice markings ‘ADHO29 ar aa) LVTAS eed enti red pereery Lr 008 Project LTVs Amtanks: LVTA1, LVT(A)4, LVT(A)5 (SC) lfxmaton fom fecory Huepins, tech manuals od bul, pots, personal nora nd existing vetides. Tis on buling, Aang ond wechering are provided throughout. Figure sauting and pointing pits provided by Bil Cisrom. LpPoos ward arts Project LTVs Amtracks: LVT2 and LVT(A}2 (SC) Nadel, potas nd layout with ps mbuiting, detain, pening ond weathering, LPPOO9 QS m-LP010 MODEL TECH MANUAL LvT2 LVT(A)2 ‘Model Tech Manual LVT2 and LVT(A)2 (SC) LPPO10 > mH -LP011 MODEL TECH MANUAL LVT(A)1 LVT(A)4 Lvt(a)5 Model Tech Manvel LVT(AJT, LVT(AY4,LVT(AS (SC) LPPO11 LvT aS LINE LvT(ayt uvT2 LYT(A)2 LvT(Ay4 soe V1 Line Drawings: LVTAI, LYT2, LVTA2, LVTAA (SC) LPPO12www.adhbooks.com or call 01525 222573 The Hawker Typhoon inc. The Hawker Tornado by Richard Fons 128 pos packed wi vil information thet no active aviton modeler shuld be 3 vithou 140+ poges of chic information 20+ psf ward ings agra + poges of camouflage ond markings + poges of mde! buls ond modeling information 700+ phogopts inddng wake images Glo side views ond fourviews by Richard Crvona 3D sometc views ofl variants by Jack okie 21/72, 1/88 and 1/32 scale ull kt builds Aol st of fold-ut 1/48 scl plans ADHO1S Airframe & Miniature No.3 The Focke-Wulf Fw 190D and Ta 152 by Richard A. Fons 160 poges packed wih vial — information that no oie aviation modeller shouldbe ra) @ without. 160+ poges of technic infermation #20+ poges of wakround images and technic Se onlay ei 5+ pogesofcamouflog ond markings #20+ poges of model buds and madelng information 200+ phoogrophs indting wartime images *Glorside views ond fou-views by Richard Cruona 3D sometc views of oll variants by Jacek ockiwicr 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 soe ull kit builds Al tf fold-out 1/48 scl plans ADHO17 [Ee Airframe & Miniature No 4: The Hawker Tempest Th uh ba ino ch acdimed srs cntis a ims 128 pages packed vith vil infortion thet no acive madeler ond Tempest ents! shouldbe without ‘Over 40 pogesof technical information Over 20poges of walkaround inges ond teil diagrams ‘Over 5 poges of camouflage and markings Over 25 poe of mae bus and eden informaion vr 200 photographs inddng wari images our side views ond four-views by Richard Couona isometic view of ol varios by Jacek Jacki 161/72 and 1/48 scl ful it bulb ior ek ond Steve Evans Aol st of fold-out 1/48 scl pls is indded ADHO26 Ts Tempest Captured Butcherbirds Vol.1 ackieie & RBock English text sof cove, 128 oes, 329 photos, 28 mui- Views pointing schemes nd 127 side profiles. nie book s published in colour ‘ADHO21 Hacks Utility Planes of the Mighty Eighth 1 Jock a (ominution and sequel for the ‘Asenbly Ships nglsh te, sof con, 132 pages, 267 pphatos, 195 colour profiles. Entire book published in cola. ADHO22 FW-190 In Foreign Service (Captured Butcherbirds Vol. 2) ‘ackieic,SFlescher, RBock English ext sf cove, 100 ges, 215 pots, 12side profiles Eire book is pubished inclu. ‘ADHO23 Japanese Aircraft in Foreign Service ‘kev & Scher Fags tent, softcover, 128 oes, ore 300 photos, 187 sie poles nd cau plates Ena ok ipod ADHO24 aE aa UCT or eon ‘The Messerschmitt Me 262 Aram & Mitre Series: Under the expert dance of series eon Richard Franks this exhaustively reserched book covering the poplar Messerschmit Me 262 for the ovd ens 16 popes of chica information fll aloor proies, wolkaroond z . images dngrams, camuflage on marking dts, o wea of photographic resource plus comprehensive model builds ond information on kts bth pst nd preset Every oie aviation modeler shold have this series by their werkbench. This isthe fisin the series, The Nesserschnit Me 262 by Richard Franks, avaible now. By Richord A. Franks #116 pages packed wh vil information that no cine rmadeler of eviton subject shouldbe without Over 40 poges of technical information Over 10 poges of ful clur profiles Over 20 poges of walaround noes and tehical dogs * Over 5 poges of cmouloge ond makings Over 25 poges of mal bids and modeling information Over 200 photographs nding wartime images + Clr sie vews ond four-vews by Richard Crvona isometric ves of ol vain by Jock okie /72, 1/48 and 1/32 scale ult builds by Steve Eons and chord Franks ADHO13 Thunderbolts of the Hell Hawks By Don Barnes John Crm & Roy Sutheand Ninh A Frc P47 unis have been long overlooked, desi hesitant contribution vcr in WH. Ther war wos dos the ground, dv boning and strafing in suppor ofthe US Army the Normandy landings, ond in the rc ass France, Blum ond German. "Thunderals ofthe Hel Hk" new book fering «persona view of one ofthe mos decorated and effec P47 ais in thei Foc. Ths ich vu ccount ofthe 365th he omer Group theHell Has presented a 320 poes wih oer 500 pots, mas piblshe forthe fis ine, The bok ds fetes 98 ‘thoroughly researched and deed colour profiles of hei Thunderbolt strated by Don Bornes. Al but thee of the cca profiled have longish in obscuriy for the post 65 yers, brought og forth fs ime here. Publsed wit fl copertin ofthe 365th FG Asia, on ih he kind ep fhe men ond faites who ‘shared memories nd personal photo buns 1 back is stent other strength, courage ond scifi helping bring on end fhe war in Europe Don Bornes, ohn ump od Roy Sutherland ieviwed and blended over 20 ‘vgs am he 28h Nos aa pos ef rg ies ian dese cst dori ay record ofthe Hel Hawks’ misions. Addon, more thon 100 sdebrs, many writen by he men of ‘the 365th, themselves, gir fe ond hunt othe tory. Ths nigue book offers an extraordinary persona and illustrative pata ofthe ves of P47 pos. Inspiced bythe excelent book "Hel Hawks by Bob Dor and Tom Jones, ths bok companion pee, proving ‘much dition information nd ich visual pcr ofthe 365th during the ast year ofthe war in Europe. ADHO25www.adhbooks.com or call 01525 222573 Attack on Pearl Harbor oerng lof the mor espec ofthe Jpanese ack cn Pearl Harbor hs books writen o hat wil appeal to both he layman, seeking on understanding Feit ago he yay nd cathusis who wishes ern mah more information than sully found ino bok of hiss. Phos wth detailed opin, extensive artwork, charts tobe, mop, adit combine o make this comprehensive yet very offrdoble reference on one of the most imprint dts in world history By Bert Knzey. are than 145 Photographs 46 dt losttons *6iops Bobs «llusttions showing ll ypesof Japanese ico sedi the ctack wih markings ppd tothe sa own by many hegre cere od other plots ston of American Army ond Navy ito that were in the over Oahu during the tock nding thas flown by pits wh shot down Jponese srt Information ond data on ech ofthe six icf coriers sod by the Jopanese os woos ilstations ofthe markings cared by hi crcat Complete infomation en he composition ofboth atic waves indging numbers and types of irr flown, ermaren cried, core signments, nit sign ee sed nd eso xoup leaders Maps shoving the routes fhe aac waves and how the orpedo, ve bombing, an horizon bombing tock were cae out in the Pet Harbor aren ‘Lis and mop of American ships presen in or ner Fear Horbor during the tok Tbe of ships of the Paci et nto Peo Harbor during the atiok ond indicang hei locos Oficial U.S. Navy damoge repr and information s tee le of snk ond anaped hs were returned fo con wih the fet ‘= Phoogrophs showing thesis sted onthe Novy Aamoge report before, ding and oe the atic *Jopnese sakes ond the evel oes of ech of the Japanese ships tht ok pr inthe atack “Aloo atthe Spel Atiack Unit of ve midget ‘anes onde US. ary sips ned thom ADHO14 Airframe Album No 1: The Heinkel He 219 Uhu Tis nw seis of boks vif omg tet mmedem modelers wont hen they re aking spectcsubjet nd wil indde: ‘Pte dgrams ‘Daa rom fight manues ‘Dat from spore pars aalagues ‘+ Wolaround images of reserved examples ‘uly dead 30 isomeric vews of prototype ond roducion madines ‘Full cou profes and conse camoutoge ond marking oes ‘Areal of pictures ofthe recently estore NASM ‘example ‘Furs befor, ding andor restoration ‘lsc vlews by Jock ake Calor pofies and cmauloge detail by Richard 4. Covana 100 pages in ot Publication wellin advance ofthe Revell nd “Zovke Mura 1/32 scl kit less. by Richard A. Franks ‘ADHO30 A Detail Guide to The Fleet Air A\ Last Piston- engine Fighter byt eis ‘ur second it inthe itrame Abu seis wil cove the Hawker Sa Fury, nd follws on neily from ou Airframe ond Miniature les on The Hawker Typhoon and recently poblshed Hovker Tempest, Period diagrams Dat from fight manuals ond spare pars «ailogue Walkaround images of preserved examples ‘Picures before ond uring restoration ofthe restored TFC and cirworhy FAA examples ‘Fuly dead 30 isomeric views of prttype ond preconnatin by k nve «lou pte od cons canoige etby Richard Coruona 9100 poges ‘hn overview ofl Hover Seo Fury kts ovale in 1/32, 1/48 ond 1/72 sees ‘ADHO31 FB cases »| How to build the Tamiya TIGER I steel Wheeled Tiger | és @ ‘The Tiger |i one ofthe most popular madelng sijeds in 135 sl In ‘his book, wad renowned modeler ‘ngs Crsighon conceit onthe Siel Wield version fhe famous ES _— Goeman WW? Tk Wire vesions fhe Tiger prayed in reat det, aricr inion pod sub prodacin irene, swell 1 fousng on the rare command verso nd Barguard BW cote ci i sp stp coven nd painting oping nmr ond ding markings ‘ADHOOT = How to build the Tamiya Fairey Swordfish A full lig caine debing in get eal the bukin, ding ani pining of Tonya stunning Ta ary Soh, ie yo find ove fifty pages of dor, esy tool pholograps ofthe model being constructed pu shos fhe el hing. THs Gaff Couhin has built wo compet mode, one in ‘ney wih wings extended and o camouflaged mchne vith wigs folded bck for car stowage. ‘ADHOO2 a How to build the Tamiya Bristol Beaufighter The 60 page bookinddes, The six detailed versions of the be Deis of production varios; eatherng; ‘and many other handy hints nd pst ADHOO3 FSG) How to build the EIRE Tamiya Spitfire \o Mk.1Xe and Mk.VIII c Revised edien wih ex pages : coven te i HM * The complete gud bung @ gy, Tamiyo's crazing 1:32 Spitfire ee iene book nw fetes 4 mod, by Bret ond Mors ical, Roy Sted and now nis Wouchop. Hundreds of imoges,elerence pois and how ogi he very best om the mode. so features ss of or market prs. ADHOT1 [BL =.= How to build the Tamiya P-51D Mustan, Thecorglte ide obdng ‘Tomiya's amazing 1:32 P-51D. J wien by ret Gren. Exhaustive step-by-step guide to PS Rag) ccostucion ls modes by Bet, = ‘Mark Glidden and Roy Sutherland. Hundreds of images, reference photos and how to get the very bes from your model. lo features st of after market ports ond decals ‘ADHO16