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This month’s round-up of all that’s new in the world of aircraft modelling...

SWORD
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SWORD 1:48 METEOR NF. MK.14

COMING SOON
Sword has announced Item No. SW48011 Meteor NF.14. The
kit should be available by the time you read this.

Two markings will be included:

● WS 776 J, 85 Sq. RAF,Church Fenton 1958,S/Ldr Miroslav

Liškutín

● WS 833 MS , 72 Sq. RAF,Church Fenton 1956,Wing

Commander Maurice Shaw

Thanks to Sword for the information and images

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BARRACUDA STUDIOS
www.barracudacals.com
Barracuda Studios announces four new products and the restock of a long unavailable fifth item. Roy Sutherland
from Barracuda Studios offers us the details:
The new 1:24 Hellcat from Airfix is a big model, and its beautifully detailed. Oddly, the wheels are not up to the
level of the rest iof the kit. No worries! BarracudaCast to the rescue with the styles of wheels.
We are also excited to finally release the Sea Fury gearbay in 1:48 for the recent Airfix kit. This product has
been in development for quite some time and will really dress up that big, open, visible gearbay! A lot of thought
has gone into making it easy to install. It’s not a drop fit, but it wont tax your skills either!

All products are now available on the Barracuda Studios website.

Happy modelling! Roy

BR24412 - 1:24 SCALE F6F HELLCAT DIAMOND TREAD WHEELS

● This set contains new resin mainwheels featuring tires with accurate
diamond tread pattern, logos and tyre data.
● The wheels also incorporate detailed hubs and separate hubcaps for an
excellent 3 dimensional look.
● Diamond tread tires are the most common type fitted, and could be seen in
any theatre.
● A simple and very visible upgrade for the Airfix 1:24th scale Hellcat.
Designed by Mike O’Hare.

BR24413 - 1:24 SCALE F6F HELLCAT CROSS TREAD WHEELS

● This set contains new resin mainwheels featuring tyres with accurate crucifix
style tread pattern, logos and tyre data.
● The wheels also incorporate detailed hubs and separate hubcaps for an
excellent 3 dimensional look.
● Cross tread tires were not as common, but were used widely in the Fleet Air
Arm and USN as well.
● A simple and very visible upgrade for the Airfix 1:24th scale Hellcat.
Designed by Mike O’Hare.

BR48348 - 1:48 SCALE HAWKER SEA FURY GEAR BAY SET

● This set contains parts to assemble a complete, super detailed resin main
landing gear bay to replace the somewhat basic kit gearbay in the Airfix.
● It has been designed to be installed with a minimum of thinning and
modification to the kit wing.
● It also gives the impression of a thinner lower wing skin and deeper gear bay.
● May be possible to modify it to fit other kits. CAD design by Gerry Mos.
Plumbing and wiring detail by Roy Sutherland.
● Thanks to Camden Aviation Museum and Steve Long for their help in research.

BR48424 - 1:48 SCALE HAWKER TEMPEST AILERONS AND ELEVATORS

● This set consists of detailed separate resin elevators and ailerons to replace
the Eduard kit parts.
● The Eduard new tool Tempest kit tends to suffer from hard-to-fix shrink marks
on the one piece solid molded ailerons and elevators.. Filling and sanding them
wipes out the very fine rivets and panel lines. Restoring them can be a lot of
fussy work. This set makes short work of that.
● For all marks of Eduard Tempest. Master patterns by Roy Sutherland.

BR48345 - 1:48 SCALE BACK IN STOCK! SEA FURY BRASS LANDING GEAR - EARLY STYLE
● legs, retraction struts and tailwheel leg and fork. A small resin sprue contains
a tailwheel and separate uplock stirrups too small and fine to cast in brass.
● The brass gear is superbly detailed and accurate and represent a real
upgrade in detail, as well as being super strong. Unlike white metal gear,
you would need pliers to bend these castings, so they won’t be deforming
slowly over time. Combine with our resin mainwheels for a super detailed
undercarriage.
● Thanks to Steve Long, the Camden Museum of Aviation and Mike O’Hare for
their help in researching this set.
● Patterns by Mike O’Hare and Roy Sutherland. Brass casting by G-Factor
models.

s I’m writing
A this, it is a
beautiful spring
morning in
Somerset.
The sun is out and there’s
a misty haze across
the valley, framing the
hills and woodlands in
delicate watercolour tones.
It would be an almost
perfect day, offering untold
possibilities… but then
the grim reality of the daily
news kicks in as the world
tries to get to grips with
the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the UK we’re
entering the fifth week of
lockdown and the daily
briefings continue to
remind everyone of the
terrible toll this virus has
wreaked. While there
are suggestions that
the pandemic may have
begun to plateau in the
UK, the self-isolation
and social-distancing
guidelines are set to
continue for a while longer,
possibly long into the year.
One of the ongoing
threads on radio
programmes and
newspaper articles is
what people have been
doing to eat up the time
while confined to home.
Those lucky enough to
have gardens have been
manicuring their lawns
to perfection; others
have taken to learning
(or relearning) musical
instruments, drawing,
writing, DIY projects,
reading, jigsaws, puzzles
etc… As glib as this may
seem, staying in has been
key to stopping the spread
of the virus. People being
productive and having
something to keep the
mind occupied is also
6 MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL - June 2020
WINDOW TO
THE WORLD
Jonathan Mock reflects on a month of lockdown
essential in promoting
good mental health,
something that cannot
be overlooked in this
situation.
And of course people
have been turning to
modelling as a form
of entertainment or
occupational therapy - not
just modellers but those
who have either not made
a kit for years or have
never made one before.
But the pandemic has
seen mixed fortunes for
model companies, the
most dramatic of which
was the unfortunate
news that Sir Peter
Jackson’s Wing Nut Wings
was closing its doors
due to the lockdown.
This groundbreaking
company with its 1:32
scale biplanes became
revered for the quality of
moulding, thoroughness
of the instructions sheets
and overall attention to
detail that had set new
standards for a decade,
and only 18 months ago
WNW announced two
mammoth future releases;
a Handley Page 0/400
and – surprisingly - Avro
Lancaster.
There was hope that
this closure would be
a temporary measure
but it appears that it is
now permanent and
the assets are to be
sold off. It is doubtful
the kits will disappear
though – if there’s one
thing the history of model
manufacture has taught
us it is that the names
may come and go but the
plastic lives on.
The flipside to this were
other model companies
reporting a dramatic

upturn in sales, mostly
through online ordering.
Hornby in particular were in
the news after experiencing
a massive spike in sales
with Airfix being singled out
as a brand seeing Spitfires,
Lancasters and Vulcans flying
off the shelves. Speaking
to some of my other friends
and colleagues in the trade,
they’ve said they’ve never
been busier fulfilling orders
and while retail shops – save
those selling essential items
like foods and medicines
– have been closed down,
mail order certainly seems to
have surged again in recent
weeks. In the UK the Royal
Mail reported a sharp upturn
in parcel deliveries as people
took to online ordering.
Now here we face a
Catch 22 of sorts, because it
could be argued that people
ordering what are in effect
“luxury” items are putting
extra strain on the postal
system and staff who are key
workers. There have been
all kinds of concerns over
the possible transmission of
COVID-19 on the surfaces of
packages and the contents,
and whether this is placing
postal staff at greater risk.
The consensus seems to
be the ability of this virus to
linger on surfaces in harmful
quantities is limited and that
if the packaging is discarded,
contents wiped down and
hands washed afterwards, the
risk is marginal.
Also by people making
online orders, they’re not only
self-isolating and socially-
distancing but they’re also
providing valuable trade
for businesses hit by the
pandemic. So - and until the
guidance changes - using the
mail system for plants, seeds,
puzzles, DIY, tools, kits,
decals, books etc… seems to
be deemed acceptable.
Modellers online have
also been doing their bit to
inform, educate and entertain.
I spoke last month of a loose
network promoting live videos
from people’s workshops
– the Modeller Broadcast
Network – and this has seen
near-nightly broadcasts from
around the world. There
have also been concerted
efforts to pitch projects
aimed at inexperienced
or new modellers, to take
them through the initial
stages of making a kit. Even
some celebrities have been
reaching for the glue and
paintbrush – James May we
take for granted as being
“one of us”, but who knew
Superman actor Henry Cavill
had a passion for Games
Workshop figures, or that
comic actor Al Murray was a
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XTRADECAL
www.hannants.co.uk

By the time you read our words we hope that some of the current restrictions are lifted. Many modellers are only
too pleased that several of our usual mail order sources have been able to continue to keep us supplied.

Back in our April issue we introduced two Xtradecal sheets for the excellent new Airfix 1:48 Tiger Moth, we can
now describe the last of the trio of Xtradecal sheets for the kit. It is pleasing to see that the kit is selling well as the
first batch quickly sold out and a resupply is still topping the best sellers list on Hannant’s web site.

DE HAVILLAND TIGER MOTH PT1 FAA, RAAF, RCAF,

RNZAF & SAAF (SHEET NO. X48205)
Five lovely military Tiger Moths for those with a good supply of Trainer Yellow paint for the popular Airfix 1:48 kit.

01: DH82A T7189/’L1A’ with the No. 780 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy 1943. This is an attractive Tiger Moth
with a camouflage pattern of Dark Green and Dark Earth on the upper surfaces with Trainer Yellow undersides.
02: DH82A A17-56/’56’ with No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School, Royal Australian Air Force at RAAF Mallala,
South Australia in 1940. The finish is overall Trainer Yellow.
03: DH82A A-17-347/’347’ with No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School, Royal Australian Air Force at RAAF
Temora, NSW in 1940. Most of the upper fuselage and wings are painted with a pattern of Earth Brown and
Foliage Green with a Trainer Yellow rudder, wide fuselage and upper wing bands. Trainer Yellow was applied to the
undersides of the wings.
04: DH82A NZ882 ‘AI’ with the No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School, Royal New Zealand Air Force at RNZAF
Harewood, NZ in 1940. Overall Trainer Yellow applies to this Tiger Moth.
05: DH82A ‘524’ with the No. 4 Air School of the South African Air Force when based at Benoni, South Africa, June
1945. Again, this Tiger Moth was in overall Trainer Yellow.

The decals for each scheme are separated on the decal sheet by a broken line and all have a set of national
markings so all five can be produced should you wish to do so.

Thanks to Hannants of Lowestoft for supplying their recent Xtradecal sheet for review. See their web site:
hannants.co.uk for availability and ordering.

Tiger Moth K2585, the main subject in the new 1:48 Airfix kit, captured at its Old
Warden home at the air show in August 2007. This DH82A is shown here and currently
flying in the colours of the Royal Air Force Central Flying School Aerobatic Team.

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Please send all items for review to the following address: Model Airplane
International, Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LU6
1QX, United Kingdom. Companies in the European Union should also add
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Nachtjagd Combat Archive 16

March - 11 May 1944 Part 2
www.wingleader.co.uk

■ By Theo Boiten defences. bomber crew portraits. It is sobering to see

■ Published by Red Kite/Wingleader
■ Guide Price £25
■ ISBN: 978-1-906592-61-5
■ 128pp, softback, 297 x 210mm
A map covers a double page spread gives
the reader an instant impression of that night.
The map shows the south east of England on
the right and deep into Germany on the right.
A solid line marks the outbound route taken
that the oldest member of a seven-man crew
was only 22 years old.
The period covered by this book marks the
final months of the Luftwaffe’s night fighter
effectiveness. Rather than launch nightly raids

T
he sub-title on the cover of this book
reads “A comprehensive operational
history of the German night fighter
force on all fronts and an analysis of
all claims including Flak units against
RAF Bomber Command.”
This is the eighth volume in the history of
Germany’s night fighter operations. Volume
1 begins in 1939 to the 12th July 1941. It
looks like the books are split into varying time
periods, no doubt based on the level of activity
covered.
The stand-out night covered in this book
is 30 / 31 March 1944. The RAF launched a
massive night-time raid on Nuremberg, send-
ing a force of almost 800 bombers to the Ger-
man city. This massive effort by the RAF was
also at a time when the German air defences
was at its most well practised and lethally
effective. The bomber losses were horrific with
95 heavy bombers shot down and a further 34
suffered varying degrees of damage. Compare
this with the Luftwaffe aircraft losses that could
be counted on your fingers. It takes 26 pages
of this book to cover that night. A night when
the moon was shining brightly making for
ideal conditions for the Luftwaffe night fighter
by the bombers and it turns into a broken line
showing the return route. The outbound line
is dotted with small RAF roundels marking
the end of a bomber’s journey. Most roundels
are appended with a small aircraft or Flak
gun silhouette and most show the identity of
the aircraft and its squadron. A small handful
of the bombers were brought down after the
raid. More came down on English soil than in
German held territory after leaving Nuremberg.
Nuremberg was not the only RAF target that
night and a small table shows other target
visited, mostly by Mosquitos. The amount of
operational detail on this map alone is amaz-
ing.
Five pages are covered with a list of the
losses. Each one on the list is claimed by a
named German pilot, his unit, location, time
of action and details of the bomber brought
down. Understandably, there are occasional
gaps in the information, but these are few and
far between. The rest of the information on the
Nuremberg raid consists of many first-hand
accounts by those taking part in the attack
and in defence. Several of German crew are
named and shown in photos and some with
their aircraft. A few photos also show RAF
against targets in Germany, the RAF would be
sent to attack targets nearer home in prepara-
tion for D-Day and then in support of the allied
forces pushing into German held Europe.
German airfields would also come under sus-
tained air attack thus weakening German air
defences, making them less effective against
raiders visiting German town and cities.
The above appraisal of the Nuremberg raid
gives an idea of the contents of the rest of this
book and earlier volumes. Our readers are
aircraft enthusiasts, these books will provide
hours of interesting reading. We tip our hats
to the author and publishers for the massive
amount of research going into producing these
highly recommended books.
Thanks to Avid Reader for supplying the
latest German Night Fighter Volume for
review. See the wingleader.co.uk web site,
Avid Reader’s stand at model shows or their
web site: bookworldws.co.uk. They are the UK
distributor of the Red Kite / Wingleader’s range
of books. At the time of writing, this volume
and some of the earlier ones are still available.
Catch them while you can.
Alan Firbank

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GULL WING DEFENDER
ARMA HOBBY EXPERT SET ITEM NO. 70015 – PZL P.11C
BRETT GREEN EXAMINES ONE OF ARMA’S NEWEST RELEASES, THEIR 1:72 SCALE PZL P.11C.
he PZL P.11 was a Polish fighter
T aircraft, designed and constructed
during the early 1930s by Warsaw-
based aircraft manufacturer PZL. Pos-
sessing an all-metal structure, metal-
covering, and high-mounted gull wing, the type
held the distinction of being widely considered
to have briefly been the most advanced fighter
aircraft of its kind in the world.
The design of the P.11 commenced during
the late 1920s, initially designated as the
P.1. The primary individual responsible for its
development was Polish aeronautical engineer
Zygmunt Pulawski, who has been attributed
as having designed many of its innovative
features. While the majority of the world's
forces were still using biplanes, the P.1 used a
high-mounted and aerodynamically clean gull
wing, which provided the pilot with a superior
field of view.
During September 1929, the first prototype
conducted its maiden flight. The design quickly
drew international attention; the general layout
became commonly known as the "Polish
wing" or "Pulawski wing". The P.11 served as
Poland's primary fighter defence throughout the
1930s, including during the Polish campaign of
1939 by neighbouring Nazi Germany. However,
as a consequence of the rapid advances in air-
craft design during the late 1930s (seen in such
fighters as the Messerschmitt Bf 109), it was
outclassed by its rivals at the onset of the war.
The majority of the Polish Air Force's P.11s
were destroyed during 1939; however, it is
believed that as many as 36 were flown to
Romania and were subsequently taken over
by the Romanian Air Force. The P.11 was a
considerable export success. During October
1933, deliveries of Polish-built P.11bs to Roma-
nia commenced.
From 1936, Romanian aircraft manufacturer
Industria Aeronautica Romana (IAR) construct-
ed a further 95 aircraft under the designation of
IAR P.11f, powered by the Romanian-built IAR
9Krse engine.
A dedicated export model of the P.11,
which was designated as the PZL P.24, was
developed during the late 1930s. Reportedly,
Greece, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Turkey and Re-
publican Spain were at one point interested in
procuring the P.11; these eventually resulted in
several nations, including Bulgaria, Greece and
Turkey purchased the P.24 instead.*
Arma Hobby has extended its PZL.11 family
to include an "Expert Set" version.
This is different to the other Arma PZL.11
releases as it includes a brass plated photo-
etched fret, self-adhesive die-cut masks and
10 MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL - June 2020
1:72
decals printed by Cartograf, not Techmod as
found in the other versions.
Arma Hobby's 1:72 scale PZL P.11c Expert
Set comprises 41 parts in grey plastic, two
parts in clear plastic; photo-etched fret; printed
clear acetate film; self-adhesive die cut mask-
ing sheet; markings for four aircraft.
The grey plastic parts are delivered on one
large sprue.
Moulding quality is excellent, with no flash,
flaws or visible moulding imperfections on my
sample. There are a couple of minor sink marks
on the wing support struts though.
The parts are moulded with a satin finish.
Surface textures are just gorgeous. Panel
lines, corrugated surfaces, raised strips and
other structural details are crisp, fine and
consistent.
Cockpit details are very good, with the
plastic seat, "bottomless" floor and side frames
enhanced with photo-etched parts.
The instrument panel is a sandwich of photo-
etch for the face, printed clear film for the dials
and a back panel of plastic. Although I cannot
see it mentioned in the instructions, there is
also a nice colour decal supplied if you prefer
that option.
Parts breakdown is conventional. The fuse-
lage is broken down into left and right halves
with the fin supplied as a separate part, while
the gull wing comprises full span upper and
lower parts.
The landing gear legs are cleverly moulded
as a single part with a chunk of the lower fuse-
lage. No alignment problems here!
The engine is made up from only two pieces
- including the spinner - but detail still looks
good. The engine cowling s supplied as top and
bottom halves with a separate forward cowl
that has collector ring detail moulded in place.
Very nice.
The clear windscreen is thin and clear.
An unused option for the PZL P.7a is also
included on the sprue.
The self-adhesive, die-cut sheet provides
masking for the main wheels and the wind-
screen.
Markings are supplied on a small bit quite
luxurious decal sheet printed by Cartograf. It is
glossy in finish and registration is perfect on my
sample.
Arma Hobby has quickly established itself as
a high quality model company and this impres-
sive 1:72 scale PZL.11c can only enhance that
reputation.
* Historical summary courtesy of Wikipedia
Thanks to Arma Hobby for the sample
www.armahobby.com ■
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BUILT AND WRITTEN BY BRETT GREEN

EYE OF THE CONDOR Brett Green finishes Revell’s re-box of ICM’s 1:32 scale
Bücker Bü 131 in Spanish Civil War markings

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S
turdy and agile, the Bü 131A was
first delivered to the Deutscher
Luftsportverband (DLV). The Bü
131B was selected as the primary
basic trainer for the German
Luftwaffe, and it served with "virtually all" the
Luftwaffe's primary flying schools during the
war, as well as with night harassment units
such as Nachtschlacht Gruppen (NSGr) 2,
11, and 12. Yugoslavia was the main prewar
1:32
SKILL LEVEL:
Intermediate
SPECIFICATION:
Revell 1:32 Bücker Bü 131.
Kit No. 03886
export customer; as many as 400 may have
found their way there. She was joined by ACCESSORIES AND DECALS USED:
Bulgaria with 15 and Romania with 40. Quickboost Item No. QB 32 219 - Bü 131 Seats With
Production licenses were granted to Seatbelts
Switzerland (using 94, 88 built under licence to
Eduard Zoom Item No. 33193 - Photo-Etched Fret
Print Scale Item No. 32-027 – Civil War in Spain Part 1.
Dornier), Spain (building about 530 Hungary Franco
(which operated 315), Czechoslovakia (10,
as the Tatra T 131, before war began), and MATERIALS USED:
Japan, the last of which built 1,037 for Army Plastic rod and scrap
with Hatsukaze power as the Kokusai Ki-86 Tamiya Surfacer
EZ Line
TOOLS AND MODELLING
PRODUCTS USED:
Tamiya Masking Tape (various widths)
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement
Revell Contacta Cement
Selley’s Super Glue
Zip Kicker (super glue accelerator)
Gator’s Grip Hobby Acrylic Glue
Tamiya Masking Tape
Blu-Tack
Irwin Clamps
PAINTS AND FINISHING
PRODUCTS USED:
Tamiya Spray Cans: Fine White Primer; Grey Primer; AS-12
Bare Metal Silver.
Tamiya Acrylics: XF-1 Flat Black; XF-55 Deck Tan; XF-64
Red Brown; XF-81 RAF Dark Green 2
Gunze Acrylics: H70 RLM 02 Grey
Future Floor Polish
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Mediums – Matt Varnish
Solvaset Decal Setting Solution
Ronson Lighter Fluid
Tamiya Weathering Master Sets A and B
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1 I like the chunky seat belts and
4 70847 Dark Sand and a
5 Spain, production continued at CASA until the
6 cylinder engines with inverted fuel and oil
1: The kit’s clear parts, including the instrument panels.
2: Markings are supplied for two Luftwaffe options.
3: Quickboost make a set of seats with harness straps
moulded in place. 4: Eduard’s coloured photo-etched fret
supplies instrument panels and other useful details.
5: Parts were primed on the sprues with Tamiya Grey
Primer. 6: Interior parts were sprayed with Gunze-Sangyo
acrylic H-70 RLM 02 Grey while they were still on the
sprues. This saved time and made later handling easier.
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the different arrangement on the
Quickboost seats.
Belts were picked out
with Vallejo Model Color
fine brush.
The resin seats
received a primer
then colour coat of
RLM 02 Grey.
The straps were then
weathered with a dark
oil wash. Buckles and
hardware were painted
silver.
and 339 for the Imperial Japanese Navy Karasiewicz in Poland also started production
Air Service (IJNAS) as the Kyushu K9W. In of a version of the Jungmann based on
Czech plans in 1994. After the deceased
early 1960s. The Jungmann was retained as Janusz Karasiewicz the Polish company Air
the Spanish Air Force's primary basic trainer Res Aviation continues the production of the
until 1968. Bücker Jungmann. 20 were manufactured in
In the 1960s and early 1970s, the Spanish, Poland in 1994–2000. (Historical summary
Swiss and Czech governments sold their courtesy of Wikipedia)
Jungmanns to private owners with many
being exported to the United States. About In the Box
200 Jungmanns survive to this day, many ICM released their 1:32 scale Bücker Bü 131
having been fitted with modern Lycoming D Jungmann during 2018, and now Revell
O-320 (150 hp) or O-360 (180 hp) four has rebadged the kit with their own
brand.
systems for aerobatic flight.
Current owners and pilots prize the A bit of variety was added by
Jungmann for its outstanding handling depicting the foot rests as
varnished timber. The base
characteristics when compared with other colour was Tamiya XF-55
antique biplanes and even more modern Deck Tan.
aerobatic types. Upkeep and maintenance
for the Jungmann is comparable to other
antique aircraft and is superior when
fitted with the Lycoming engines.
Airframe parts are available from
several sources both in the United
States and Europe.
In 1994, the Bü 131 was briefly
restored to production using
CASA jigs by Bücker Prado in
Spain, with 21 aircraft constructed
as the BP 131, while SSH Janusz

Cockpit parts were painted Gunze-
Sangyo acrylic H-70 RLM 02 Grey
and “chipped” with a dark acrylic
mix applied by sponge.
As
far as I
can tell the
plastic sprues
are the same, but
we benefit from Revell's
nice big colour instruction
booklet and Cartograf printed
decals.
Revell's reboxed 1:32 scale Bücker
Bü 131 D comprises a modest 87 parts in
grey plastic, four parts in clear and markings
for two aircraft.
The grey parts are provided on just two
sprues. The quality of the plastic looks very
good with no imperfections on my sample.
These rag and tube biplanes were simple
Winsor & Newton Burnt
Sienna oil paint was
applied over the top with
a brush.
designs and the kit replicates the front office
nicely with side, front and rear framing,
throttles and other sidewall fittings, rudder
pedals, tandem control columns, seats,
instrument panels and coaming.
The instrument panels are clear parts, so
if you feel inclined you can apply forward
facing dials to the back of the panel and
carefully paint the bezels and panel on the
front. Alternatively, you can simply paint the
panels and apply the decal for the dials that is
supplied on the kit's decal sheet.
The other two clear parts are the
windscreens.
Harness straps are printed onto the decal
sheet. I'd recommend cutting the belts out with
the backing paper still on to better represent
the fabric. There are plenty of photo-etched
and fabric options available from Eduard and
others too.
The entry doors for both crew members
are separate parts that may be posed open or
closed, so your efforts will be visible if you add
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After a few minutes, a dry
flat brush was used to streak
the Burnt Sienna oil paint,
representing wood grain.
some extra detail
to the cockpit, .
The engine is
made up from
just 12 plastic
parts including
the mounts, but
detail is more than
adequate. The upper
and lower engine cowlings
are separate parts, so you
can display the engine if you
wish.
The upper wing is broken down
into full span upper and lower halves,
while the bottom wing is supplied as a
full span lower half and separate pieces
for port and starboard upper sections. The
wing surfaces feature wide scalloping that
represents the fabric strtched over ribs.
All control surfaces are supplied separately
and may be posed to taste.
Cabane struts are each one-piece N
shapes, while the four interplane struts are
all separate parts. The wings and fuselage
feature deep locating holes for the strut
locating pins.
The undercarriage is fairly simple with two
triangular legs and a single moulding for the
four bracing struts.
The instructions are supplied in a 20 page
A4 booklet over 51 construction steps. The
painting guilde is in full colour with callouts for
Revell paints only.
The instructions supply side and front view
diagrams to assist with the location of the
rigging.
Markings
Decals are perfectly printed and the colours
look good. They are designed by AirDOC and
printed by Cartograf. The decal sheet is flat in
finish.
Markings are supplied for two aircraft:
● Bücker Bü 131 D, P2+RN, 5(H)/21,
Rama-Ruska, Russia, 1 July 1941. Finished
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A few coloured wires were added to the fuselage interior.
Cockpit framing and bulkhead painted, weathered
and ready for assembly.
in RLM 65 Light Blue lower surfaces and
RLM 70 Black Green and RLM 71 Dark
Green on the upepr surfaces with a wide
yellow theatre band on the rear fuselage.
● Bücker Bü 131 D, BG+CW, Wknummer
483, FFS(A)43, Crailsheim, June 1944.
Finished in RLM 65 Light Blue lower
surfaces and RLM 71 Dark Green on the
upper surfaces.
Construction
It always seems to be the way.
The model has a small parts
count and looks pretty
straightforward, and it
winds up surprising me
The inside of the wing centre section was painted Tamiya AS-12 Holes were drilled into the bottom of the upper wing and the top
Bare Metal Silver straight from the spray can. of the lower wing to accommodate the rigging wires.
The starboard side
frame was glued
to the inside of the
fuselage.
The front and rear
frames were now glued
to the side frame.
The other side frame was
glued in place and the
due to its intricacy and subtlety. fuselage halves brought
The model was built substantially from together.
the box but I did add a few enhancements.
These included Quickboost Bü 131 Seats With
Seatbelts, Item No. QB 32 219; and Eduard’s
Zoom photo-etched fret, Item No. 33193.
I particularly liked the chunky harness straps
on the Quickboost seats, and that they had
arranged the belts differently on the two seats.
Fit was very good throughout the build but I
think the front end is a bit over-engineered with
six separate panels making up the nose.
On the sprues, the cockpit appears to be
very basic so I added a few coloured wires to
add a bit of extra interest. As it turns out, with minutes, a dry flat brush was used to streak
the separate cockpit framing, the Quickboost the Burnt Sienna oil paint, representing wood
seats and the Eduard colour photo-etched grain.
instrument panels, the cockpit is quite busy The Quickboost seats lack any locating aids
and interesting even without the additional so I added a piece of plastic rod as a mount for
cabling. the rear seat, and carefully positioned the front
I added a bit more variety by depicting the seat before securing it with super glue.
foot rests as varnished timber. The base colour The four pilot entry doors are separate
was Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan, with thinned parts. I glued all four closed.
Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna oil paint ICM supplies a nicely detailed engine but
applied with a brush. After a few no option to pose the cowlings open. Even
The bottom cockpit frame was glued to the wing centre section. I found that I had to flex
the wing downward to pop the frame in place.
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The fit of the lower wing to the fuselage
was completely trouble free.

Look Ma,
no gaps!

so, I spent a bit of time

painting and weathering Ailerons are separate
the engine. At least we can parts. I glued mine in
the neutral position.
see it in the photos! Despite the
fiddly six-piece design of the nose,
the parts went together pretty well over
the engine.
With the lower wing and tail surfaces
added, I assembled the top wing but did not
add the struts at this stage. Holes were drilled
into the bottom of the upper wing and the top
of the lower wing to accommodate the rigging The twelve
wires. engine parts.

Painting and Weathering

This scheme was inspired by Antonio
Armario’s 1:72 scale Huma Jungmann
posted on HyperScale back in
2006.
The model was primed with
Tamiya Grey Primer straight
from the can. Tamiya Fine
White Primer was then
sprayed onto the rear of
the model and the outer
sections of the upper and
lower wings. The rudder and
outer wing sections were then
masked off with Tamiya tape.
Now the nose section was painted
with a mix of Tamiya TS-30 Silver Leaf and a
few drops of TS-14 Black, both decanted from
the spray can and applied with my Harder &
Steenbeck Evolution airbrush. The engine block was
The nose was then masked off and the sprayed Tamiya XF-53
entire model painted with Gunze-Sangyo Neutral Grey. Contrary to the
acrylic H-70 RLM 02 Grey. A paler mix was description, this is a distinctly
blue-grey shade.
sprayed in random streaks, spots and mottles,
followed by subtle weathering with a heavily
thinned mix of Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black and XF-

The partially assembled engine

received an initial coat of Tamiya
AS-12 Bare Metal Silver.

The engine and cylinders were

treated to a heavy wash of
Winsor & Newton Raw Umber
and Lamp Black thinned with
lighter fluid. The lighter fluid
dries very quickly.

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Components of Eduard’s colour photo-etched instrument
panel sandwiches.
The assembled panels look great. My big studio lights
pick up the mottle of the RLM 02 colour but it is nowhere
near as noticeable in regular light.
The panels fit nicely under the coamings.
“Fit was very good throughout the build but I think the front end is a bit over-engineered with six
separate panels making up the nose.”
The two control sticks are moulded as a single part. These are delicately balanced on the bottom
cockpit frame.
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Detail parts were
painted black.
The cover and
engine mounts
were now glued
in place.
It’s a shame you won’t see the engine on the
completed model.
64 Red Brown.
At this stage the masks covering the white
rudder and wing tips were removed and the
model received two glossy coats of Future
floor polish.
I sourced the number decals from Print Galeria Matt Varnish. This is my go-to flat coat
Scale’s 1:32 scale Civil War In Spain. The these days.
style is not exactly the same, but I made some
modifications to the “3” digits to make it look a Finishing Up
bit closer. The cabane and interplane struts were painted
Stripes are from Fantasy Printshop. black and glued onto the bottom of the upper
With the decals in place, the model was wing. The wing and struts were set aside to
sprayed with two coats of Winsor & Newton dry thoroughly overnight. The locating points
The rear seat is mounted (rather untidily) on a length of plastic rod glued to each side frame.
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The front seat and mid coaming fitted. Two side panels are ready to be installed The front coaming ready for assembly.

Coaming and firewall in place. The engine mounts fit perfectly.

Last chance to see the whole engine! The upper cowl is taped to keep the parts aligned as they set.

Lower cowls and exhaust panel fitted. Peek-a-boo!

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The completed nose.

Cockpit detail remains visible.

The faired landing gear

and bracing struts.

The cockpit openings

were masked with tape
and tissue paper.

are adequately deep and fairly well aligned.
I confess I did not enjoy doing the rigging.
I found the diagram in the instructions to be
pretty useless and just used the box art as my
guide.
Charcoal coloured elastic EZ-Line was
employed for the wires. The first step of rigging
was to glue all the wires into the bottom of
the upper wing before it was added to the
model. I applied a small drop of super glue
to each pre-drilled rigging hole, then brushed
the end of the EZ-Line with ZAP super glue
accelerator. The thread was then carefully
brought into contact with the super glue and
instantly bonded. At least that is the theory – it
worked about half the time, but some needed
the process repeated once or twice.
The next morning I carefully lowered the

The components were sprayed with Tamiya Grey Primer. Minimal filling was required.

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Tamiya Fine White Primer was then sprayed onto the rear of the model and the outer sections of The rudder and outer wing sections were then masked off with Tamiya tape. Now the nose section
the upper and lower wings. was painted with a mix of Tamiya TS-30 Silver Leaf and a few drops of TS-14 Black

The white crosses on the upper wings were masked over the white primer. The silver nose and wing roots were masked.

The silver empennage root was masked too. The entire model painted with Gunze-Sangyo acrylic H-70 RLM 02 Grey.

A paler mix was sprayed in random streaks, spots and mottles. This was followed by subtle weathering with a heavily thinned mix of Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black and
XF-64 Red Brown.
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The decals were delicate

but settled down nicely
after careful handling.

The black upper wing stripes were from

Decals were sourced from Print Scale’s 1:32 scale Civil War In Fantasy Printshop.
Spain. I also bought FC Modeltips decals but I did not use them.

The model was

sprayed with two
coats of Winsor &
Newton Galeria Matt
Varnish.

Masks removed and the

silver nose revealed.
The cabane and interplane struts were painted black
and glued onto the bottom of the upper wing. All the
rigging lines were also glued into the bottom of the
upper wing at this stage.

The upper wing

has been glued and
aligned carefully with
the lower wing.

Stains were sprayed

onto the bottom of the
model aft of the engine
cowlings.

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upper wing onto the upper wing, lining up the
bottom of the struts with the locating holes
in the top of the upper wings and trying to
keep the dangling elastic out of the way.
I glued the struts on one side in place
and then carefully adjusted the cabane
struts until the locating pins popped in to the
locating holes in the top sides of the nose.
The other interplane struts were now
glued in place too.
Once again, the model was
set aside overnight to allow
the glue to thoroughly set.
When the top wing was
glued in place, the nerve
wracking task of attaching
the rigging to the lower wing
and the cabane wires on the
With the top wing in place, the nerve wracking task of upper forward fuselage was
attaching the rigging to the lower wing and the cabane
wires on the upper forward fuselage was completed.
completed.
I depicted turnbuckles by
applying small blobs of Gator’s
Grip acrylic glue near the anchor points
for the rigging lines. When dry, the small
clear blobs were then painted black along
with a short section of line.
The kit wheels were used, but I did
flatten them with a coarse sanding stick.
The undercarriage is moulded with long
axles, resulting in a positive fit.
The propeller was primed and painted
with Tamiya RAF Dark Green before
masking off a portion and painting the
remainder of the prop blades in a woodgrain
finish using the same technique as the cockpit
foot rests. ■

Turnbuckles were depicted by

applying small blobs of Gator’s
Grip acrylic glue near the anchor
points for the rigging lines. When
dry, the small clear blobs were
then painted black along with a
short section of line.

Charcoal coloured
elastic EZ-Line
was employed for
the wires.

FINAL VERDICT
Revell’s 1:32 scale Bücker Bü 131 D is a really nice kit. It is quite straightforward to build and detail is good.

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BUILT AND WRITTEN BY HARIS ALI
ABOVE THE TR
Haris Ali is impressed by Eduard’s all-new 1:72 scale Fokker D.VII (OAW).
ithin the modelling world,
W 1:72 scale has its clear
devotees who are regularly
nourished by a vast diet of
new releases. However the
WWI modeller in this scale has to tighten their
belt more often than not, snacking on the odd
morsel that comes along now and again. There
are kits to be found of course, often limited
run, sometimes in resin, and sometimes quite
expensive, but mainstream manufacturers limit
their releases.
Airfix has served us relatively well recently
with excellent BE2c and Fokker E.III kits, and
you might just count their Tiger Moth as it is a
biplane (the Walrus too?). Elsewhere though,
new kits are harder find. There are few others
that I can think of that have so generously
provided in the past than Roden, starting out
by producing a whole range of excellent 1:72
biplanes, but now appearing to concentrate on
other subjects and scales.
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Revell has produced re-issues of their
own back catalogue or re-boxings of other
manufacturers, as have Italeri.
Eduard, having established themselves with
some groundbreaking 1:48 scale subjects,
has branched out
into smaller
scales,
which again
are re-
issued from
time to time with
different decals.
There are very few brand new 1:72 scale
WWI subject releases until recently when
this Fokker D.VII appeared. In some ways
it’s a safe bet, one to lure the casual modeler
towards a WWI subject tempted by its iconic
status, but also the fact that it’s a relatively
simple model to build with a distinct lack of
rigging.
Roden bought out a whole series of these
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SKILL LEVEL:
Beginner

SPECIFICATION:
Eduard 1:72 Fokker D.VII (OAW) ProfiPACK Edition.
Kit No. 70131
Materials: IM, PE

RENCHES
Availability: Eduard, 295 K

BEFORE STARTING:
Xuron cutters
JLC razor saw
Tweezers
Swann and Morton No.3 Scalpel handles with
No.10/10a/15 blades
Half round jewellers file
Flory Models sanding sticks
Tamiya Extra Thin and Standard (white cap) cement
Zap Thin CA and Medium CA+ cyanoacrylate
Pacer Zip Kicker cyanoacrylate accelerator
Tamiya standard masking tapes

ACCESSORIES USED:
Aviattic ATT72023 Fokker D.VII (Alb/OAW built) 5 colour
lozenge, faded effect

Uschi Van Der Rosten Standard Size rigging elastic (Item

Code 4005)

PAINTS USED:
Main Tamiya Acrylics:
X-22 Clear
XF-52 Flesh
XF-55 Deck Tan
X-20A Thinner

MRP Paints
MRP-004 White
MRP-183 Oxford Blue
MRP-224 Yellow

Other Paints
MIG One Shot Black Primer
Mr.Hobby Metal Color 214 Dark Iron
Vallejo and Games Workshop Acrylics- various for
detailing
502 Abteilung Black, Burnt Umber and Yellow Ochre oil
colours
Micro Satin Varnish

502 Abteilung Odourless Turpentine

MIG Europe Dust Pigment PO28
MIG Thinner for Washes
MIG Decal Fix

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1 so can Eduard improve upon them?
2 set of pre-shaped five colour lozenge material
1: Eduard’s ProfiPACK box art.
2: The parts are crisply moulded in grey plastic.
3: The one-piece upper wing.
4: Photo-etched parts include instruments, harness strap,
machine gun cooling jackets and more.
5: Specific aircraft markings are provided on one decal
sheet.
6: Lozenge and tape strips are provided on the second
decal sheet.
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kits some years back and they’re pretty good,
In the Box
Eduard has poured the expertise gained from
their excellent 1:48 series of D.VII kits into a
1:72 version, and the kit has all you’d expect
from Eduard Profipack release.
Crisp, very well moulded parts with an
excellent level of surface detail, a nice decal
sheet providing you with plenty of colourful
options, a coloured photoetch fret, and a small
set of masks for the wheels. You also get a full
for the upper and lower wing surfaces.
The cockpit is well provided for and both
Mercedes and BMW engines are included,
together with a whole host of redundant parts
for this model, clearly indicating that early,
mid and late versions of OAW, Albatros,
Fokker and MAG versions will follow.
Checking through listings you can also expect
Lozenge decal has been applied with an overspray of Deck Tan to tone down the brightness.
Completed sub-assemblies before gluing the fuselage halves.
resin engine upgrades and a Royal Class
edition. Add these to the many photo-etch
supplements and decals provided for the
Roden releases and you can see that this
kit is very well supported. However, without
having to spend a lot of extra money, there’s
plenty to keep all but the super-detailer happy
here in the box.
Eduard’s box art is consistently excellent
these days, and Wilhelm Leusch’s attractive
blue and yellow Jasta 19 machine is a winner.
Many WW1 modellers will be familiar with the
four other options available, the complete list
being:
● Ltn. Alfred Greven, Jasta 12, Carignan,
France, October 2018, blue and white
markings
● Ltn. Franz Büchner, Jasta 13, Trier,
Germany, October 2018, light blue and
green markings
● Ltn. August Raben, Jasta 18, Möntingen

Aviattic offer a two-sheet lozenge decal release.
(Montoy – Flanville now), France October
2018, red and white markings
● Ltn. Wilhelm Leusch, Jasta 19, Trier,
Germany, October 1918, blue and yellow
markings
● Ltn. Max Näther, Jasta 62, Preutin-Higny,
France, October 1918, red and black
markings
So it was Leusch’s machine for me, adorned
with dramatically posed dragons on either side
of the fuselage.
First Steps
Construction holds no surprises and the
instructions are easy to follow.
After cleaning the parts up the various sub-
assemblies, such as the engine and cockpit
were assembled and dry-fitted. I spent very
little time painting the engine with the bulk of it
The five colour faded lozenge is very effective.
hidden from view, hand painting it with Citadel
and Vallejo acrylics. More time was spent on
the cockpit using artists oils applied over an
acrylic base to replicate the wooden surfaces,
and the lozenge fabric for the interior walls and
rear bulkhead supplied on the decal sheet is
a nice touch, though the colours for the wall
are a little strong considering it’s meant to
be the back surface of the printed lozenge.
I therefore oversprayed them with a light
dusting of Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan to tone it
down. A coloured photoetch instrument panel
is offered, but my feeling was that it didn’t
quite fit alongside all the painted details, so
as alternative moulded and decal options are
offered I used a combination of those instead.
With all interior components completed, they
were enclosed into the two fuselage halves
which fitted together without the need for any
filler. In fact it’s worth mentioning that the fit of
The Aviattic lozenge
decal really lifts the
finish.
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Tapes are printed in place.
parts overall is very good, the smallest of gaps
to the rear of the cockpit being filled easily
with a small dob of super glue, then sanded
smooth. Eduard have replicated the stitched
underside seam as a separate plastic part,
but as fine as the detail is its effect somewhat
offset by the fact that that there is now a gap
either side of the stitching which is impossible
to fill or sand smooth without removing the
detail. Surely a better option would be to
supply it as a photoetched part, or as a decal?
Anyway, there’s little to be done and as it’s on
the underside not really visible unless you’re
looking for it.
Wings and Decals
Attention needs to be given to the wings at
this point as it’s easier to prepare them for
the lozenge decals before, in the case of
the lower wing, gluing it in place. It’s great
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The fuselage needed to be clamped whilst the glue set.
Pre-shading of wing surface before the application of Aviattic decals.
to see that Eduard supply you with a set of
“cookie-cut” lozenge decals, as they’ve done
with other German subject releases, but I
must admit having misgivings about those
included here. Firstly, and it is a matter of
opinion and conjecture, I feel that the colours
don’t really match up with those offered by
some of the specialist decal companies who
have promoted themselves on the technical
accuracy of their thoroughly researched
products. Secondly, why all those separate
rib tapes? I’ve spent hours – days even -
putting wings together of hundreds of small
pieces of decal in the past, but given the
trouble that Eduard have gone to provide
these bespoke decals and who are capable
of some very sophisticated printing, why
didn’t they include them on the printed fabric?
I’m all for authenticity, but this would need a
considerable time commitment and simpler
process would certainly encourage novice
builders.
Aviattic to the Rescue
As a result I opted for the excellent Aviattic
D.VII 5 Colour Lozenge “Faded Effect” set
which is not only printed into the appropriate
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The control surfaces were separated with a sharp scalpel blade and repositioned to a more
dynamic pose.
MRP’s wonderful paints.
shapes, but also offers you four sets with
different rib tape colours. They’re also
available in 4 Colour and “Factory Fresh”
versions, offering a tremendous range of
options. They need to be trimmed to shape,
but they’re very thin yet tough, allowing for
a considerable amount of manipulation.
Another quality with many of their sets is that
they are translucent, allowing for preshading
techniques to be used underneath the decal
creating some very realistic effects.
In preparation for the decals I sprayed both
wings with Tamiya Gloss Black, then post
shaded them with gloss white, giving emphasis
to the rib tapes. I’m not a great fan of Eduard’s
recent practice of moulding very pronounced
rib detail to all of their recent WW1 kits as it
can look grossly out of scale, but wasn’t too
concerned here as the sheet with its coloured
ribs masks this to an extent. Leusch’s Jasta 19
machine is illustrated on the box with blue rib
tapes so I decided to go with it, though some
have interpreted photographic documentation
of the machine having clear linen tapes, so
it’s a matter of choice. Another feature of the
wings is that I’d already separated the ailerons
with a sharp scalpel blade and repositioned
them to a more dynamic pose, as with the
elevator which was put into a drooped position.
Before applying the decals I masked then
painted the lower wing fuselage section blue
to match the scheme I’d chosen, and glued
the wing to the previously painted fuselage.
This had been primed using Mig’s Black One
Shot Primer to act as a sound dark preshade
coat for the brighter main colours, the blue
and yellow I used being MRP’s 183 Oxford
Blue and 224 Yellow, with their 004 White for
the tail surfaces. I absolutely love these paints
which are more like inks in their consistency,
being very finely pigmented and allowing
for tremendous control through an airbrush
without any thinning. With the lower wing
attached and a preparation coat of Tamiya
Clear Gloss X-22 applied, all paint was given
a good 24 hours to dry in readiness for the
decals.
Setting solutions aren’t usually needed
for Aviattic decals though I did use some of
Mig AMMO’s quite aggressive Ultra Decal
Fix to seal some of the loose trailing edges.
The Eduard crosses were laid on top of the
lozenge, and the remaining fuselage decals
added with no setting solutions required. As
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Wing showing decals applied. They came in a number of sections allowing for easier application. Trimming the decals once they’ve had tome to fully dry with a very fine sand stick.

Bringing out the radiator detail with a 5B pencil Demonstration of the translucent quality of the decals, allowing for presiding techniques to be used.

Fokker in profile.

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References Application of thinned oil colour washes
to bring out surface detail and to
weather the aircraft.
• Fokker D.VII Anthology No.2
by Dave Roberts and Ray Rimell,
Albatros Productions
• Windsock Datafile No.9, Fokker
D.VII by PM Grosz, Albatros
Productions
• Fokker D.VII Aces of WW1, Part
1 by Norman Franks and Greg
VanWyngarden, Osprey Aircraft of
the Aces No.53

good as the Eduard decals are, I did notice

that on close inspection the black sections
of the crosses aren’t as dense as one would
expect, with a feint grain of white showing
through, though nothing too concerning in this
scale.

Finishing Off
With the decals in place all surfaces were
given a coat of Micro Satin varnish. Thinned
washes of 502 Abteilung’s Black, Burnt Umber
and Yellow Ochre oil colours were applied
to give the fuselage a worn look but I tried
to hold back a little to avoid the finish being
overworked. I also used a soft 5B pencil to
accentuate the finely moulded radiator detail, a
nice aspect of the kit in this small scale. Once
satisfied the upper wing was applied, the struts
easily fitting into their location points. As a
precaution I reamed out the holes in the wings
with a 1mm drill, and removed any paint from
the lugs on the end of the struts. Other sub-
assemblies and details such as the wheels and
axel wing, photoetch guns, and propeller had
previously been prepared and added at this
point. There is little rigging needed, but what
there is documented in the instruction sheet,
and for this purpose I used Uschi Van Der
Rosten’s Standard Size rigging elastic. And
with that, plus the addition of some of the small
photoetch details, the kit was complete. n

Fuselage after final washes applied. Retouching radiator using a 5B pencil.

FINAL VERDICT
This is a great little kit that I am sure will be welcomed by both WWI enthusiasts and the general modeler, with
enough detail included and a breadth of possibilities to keep everyone happy.
Extra aftermarket items will mean that those with the skill and inclination can do in this scale whatever has been
done in the larger scales, which includes all sorts of diorama and vignette possibilities.
If there any faults I’m perhaps nit-picking and they’re my own personal bugbears, notably Eduard’s obsession with
moulded rib detail and a very complicated approach to the use of lozenge decals. For the novice or the casual
modeler though, the kit is well engineered, holds no surprises and is a straightforward build.
1:72 scale modelers have been served very well here, and whilst I’m sure that their appetite will continue to be
satisfied by the modelling market generally, make the most of this new kit from a heavyweight! Our thanks go to Eduard
for the review sample.

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BUILT AND WRITTEN BY JAMIE HAGGO

POS T A P O C A L Y P T I C

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SKILL LEVEL:
Intermediate/Expert

SPECIFICATION:
Airfix 1:48 Boulton Paul Defiant.
Kit No. 05128

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Airfix has moulded the bulges for the turret accurately,

but the first job was to sand these smooth.

Airfix’s depiction of the fabric was

inconsistent therefore it was sanded smooth
and scribed as if the engineers had clad the
rudder in sheet metal. The patches of black
are remnants of primer applied before the
sanding acting as a guide.

Rivets were added, a Rosie tool for the main parts and MDC beading tool for the gun access
panel fasteners. The bulge is from a spare set of Seafire 46 wings sliced off, bent to match
the aerofoil section then glued in place.

Attention turns to the wings, as this aeroplane
had forward firing cannons the access panels
in the wings were scribed. Note the black oil
paint highlighting the panel lines, this will make
things easier.
abroad which is going to mean a halt to the
modelling for around a year.
Maybe I’ll do another one to get my mojo
back up and running when I eventually ship
out all my stuff!
Airframe – Fuselage
Usually a project starts in the cockpit however
here there were a few preliminary jobs that
needed to be tackled first. Some missing
fuselage panel lines were added to the
fuselage with a Tamiya scriber before the nose
was cut off at the cowling panel line.
The rudder was fabric however the surface
detail is not consistent between sides with one
being much more pronounced than the other,
so it was primed in black and then sanded
flush. When flat, new panel
lines were scribed in, these
engineers skinned the rudder
in thin duralumin scavenged
from scrap aircraft!
Airframe – Wings
Famously, the Defiant had no forward
armament so that would have to be
addressed. I like the look of the sprung gun
barrels of the Hurricane IIc so a set of Master
barrels were duly ordered.
In order to accommodate the guns some
access panels were scribed in and the
fasteners added with an MDC rivet beading
tool and to go with this some spare gun
blisters were sliced off a spare set of Seafire
46 wings (from the Airfix Seafire 47 project I
did for the Seafire series in 2019) and carefully
glued in place. Once finished, the airframe
rivets were applied with Rosie the Riveter tool;
I find a black oil wash helps as its very easy to
see the panel lines and keeps everything neat.
On the underside, the radiator was modified
with thick card and plenty of Mr Hobby epoxy
putty to make an auxiliary gun pod. Initially
my idea was to have the two remaining gun
barrels inserted but this would have interfered
with the landing gear so it was corrected with a
single, central barrel. To finish off, the landing
lights were boxed in, Spitfire wing pylons
added and finally the wingtips cut off to make
way for some tip tanks. These tanks were
from a Hobby Boss Mirage 3, they were too
long though so the central sections cut out and
the front and rear portions joined.
Airframe – Cockpit
This is where things really get fun and we can
let the imagination run riot. I knew I wasn’t
going to use the turret and the rear gunner’s
cockpit was going to be open. I looked around
and found a highly detailed gun and mount
for the IL2 which looked great, I just hoped it
would fit. With the wide opening the fuselage
structure had to be addressed, using some
electronic callipers to measure between the
moulded structure, plastic strip was cut to
length but it wasn’t glued in place until the
ejector pins had been filled and sanded.
These wouldn’t have been visible if the turret
was in place. Lightening holes were drilled
in too, this added to the effect although I
have a feeling they weren’t there in the real
aeroplane. Next up was just a load of scratch
building adding all sorts of scrap plastic, left

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The completed underside of the wings. Things to note, scratch built You can see the Albion Alloys tubing in the squared off
ventral gun pod made from the radiator fairing, boxed in leading wing tips, these were to mount the tip tanks. Note also
edge landing lights, Eduard Spitfire bomb racks and painted wheels the Master gun barrels mountings, these needed a little
bay (this was masked with the one-piece gear doors). fettling with Deluxe Plastic Putty.

With the cockpit

A black primer coat (Mr Surfacer) will unify the surface
detailing you can see
and create false shadows increasing depth.
the diversity in materials
going on.

over resin bits and bobs and the Quickboost

He 162 ejection seat.
The pilot’s cockpit was more straight
forward, I added some wiring here and there
and detailed up the rear bulkhead with more
scrap bits. The seat was from an F-100F
which I had converted to a Danish one
therefore the seats were no longer required,
the other seat resides in the Post-Apocalyptic The cockpit is moving on, here all
Wyvern I did a few years ago. The instrument the fine detail painting is complete
panel decal was used and looked great but and the decals (placards and dials
couldn’t compete with the Yahu example so from Airscale) have been applied,
as has some chipping.
that was used instead.
Now for the painting and weathering. I
prevaricated for a while about which colour to
paint the cockpit. Anything was possible but
in the end went for a Zinc Chromate tone as I
reasoned that a light colour would best show
off the detail. A black primer coat was used to An oil wash, in this
create false shadow and enhance depth which case mixed from Ammo
was further enhanced with a dark oil wash Oilbrusher Starship
after a gloss coat to facilitate the capillary filth, helps to make the
detail pop.
action and clean up. Some placards and dials
were added from the ever useful Airscale
range, this adds life to any project.
The final stage was to matt everything down
with a varnish, and with that the cockpit was
finished.
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All that detailing

work is worth it
when you see how
busy and cluttered
the cockpits look.

A close up of the front cockpit

sidewalls reveals what difference
the Airscale decals make. Note
also the wiring and cabling.

With the naked eye I was really impressed with the Airfix decal
(left) however it cannot compete with the Yahu pre-painted
Finally the fuselage halves can be joined together panel (right), I cannot recommend these highly enough and I
and the engine firwall can start to take shape. use them in as many projects as I can.
The oil tank should have been hidden behind the
instrument panel, what a waste!
There’s lots of interesting, and made up
detail going on the engine firewall although
be careful as its all too easy for it to foul
the engine mounting.

With the canopies

masked the
model is ready
for paint.

A thin primer coat is useful

for checking defects in
construction and a consistent
base for the top coat. Here, no
corrections were necessary so
we are good to go!

A thin coat of
Tamiya X-1 Gloss
Black will provide
the ideal undercoat
for the natural
metal.
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With the yellow applied, even more masking
is used ready for the black.

My favourite natural metal paint

is Alclad, in this case a 50/50
mix of Duralumin and Airframe
Aluminium.

And the black is applied. Not

straight black, but Tamiya
XF-84 lightened with grey,
some XF-1 Black is then used
for low lights and shadow
effects.

And here is the

model with all
the masking
removed.

Every model such as this needs markings and so

these were also sprayed using vinyl masks. All the
paint was matt which contrasts very nicely with the
shiny metallic.

Time for a load more masking now, this
time for the weathered steel panels.
Airframe – Construction
Now it was time to put the model together
but before the fuselage halves could be
assembled, I fashioned the dorsal spine from
thin plastic card, my reasoning being that with
a more powerful engine longitudinal stability
would have been affected. That done the
fuselage halves were joined.
The retractable rear deck was widened
slightly (owing to the plastic card shim for the
dorsal spine extension) and cut shorter for the
rear gun assembly.
The top cowling was cut to fit and then the
firewall glued in place from thick plastic card;
this had been measured and fettled to leave

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1 2

3 4

5 6

These are the products used to create

the weathered steel.
1: The base layer is Alclad Steel. 2: With a layer of hairspray underneath, the Tamiya XF-64
Red Brown is chipped with a little water and a stiff brush. This is then sealed with a coat
of matt varnish, in this case GSI Creos GX113 UV Matt which dries rock hard. 3: Next a
layer of Tamiya Ocean Grey treated in the same way as the previous layer. This adds depth
to the effect. 4: More rust, this time fresh rush in the shape of an orange tone mixed from
matt Tamiya aqueous paints over a layer of hairspray. I’m yet to chip the paint here so you
can see how little of the paint is applied and its irregularity. 5: For added contrast the pilot’s
armour had little rust compared to the gunner’s. Note the pattern of the rust, created by
steel plates being stacked up in a storage yard! Effects like this will add interest to the
effect. 6: Rust spots made by the speckling technique.

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a slight step to the fuselage as if cowlings
could have been fitted at some stage.
The wing to fuselage join is quite unique
on this kit and it works great, the fit being
exemplary, the tail fins whilst very good did
benefit from a smear of Mr Surfacer though.
Before the windscreen was added, a
Brengun photo etch ring and bead sight was
glued to the back of the instrument panel
and the inside of the clear parts masked
and sprayed. Doing this is more work but
the finish is far superior than spraying the
interior colour on the outside which can look
a bit odd. The clear portion in between the
cockpits didn’t fit that well, I think the pilot’s
armour wasn’t glued in perfectly square and
this pushed the clear part into misalignment
although a little trimming and thin plastic
card shims fixed the problem. The final job
was to add the thin plastic card armour and
repair panels. These were also riveted but
with a 1:32 wheel from RB Productions.
With everything masked up the airframe was
ready for paint but before I started, attention
turned to the engine and dangleberries.
Engine
Eduard’s BRASSIN BMW 801 designed for
Here is the finished paint job.
Note the chipping on the paint
and the replacement rudder in
red oxide primer, a tone mixed
from Tamiya paints.
Using Ammo Oilbrusher
Starship Filth a sludge
wash is applied and
when dry polished
off with a kitchen
towel. Note how this
highlights the fine
rivets.
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the Fw 190 is a work of art, it is incredibly
well detailed and is a joy to put together.
Many modellers elect to build the thing
in its entirety and then paint it although I
thought it would be easier to paint it in sub-
assemblies and then bring it together at the
end. With the “power egg” finished I had
to work out how to mount it, and I turned to
Albion Alloys. Eduard provide a very nice
resin engine mount but this was too wide
at the bottom and it was very fragile. Thick
The wing patch was from an old Russian airfield sign,
plastic card was used as a lower support here it is being chipped using Ammo Chipping colour
beam and holes drilled to accept brass tube applied with a sponge.
inserts, the brass tube was also inserted
into the top of the firewall. Thin brass rod
was bent to shape and inserted into the
rear of the lower mount and into pre-drilled
holes in the lower fuselage. These supports
were then removed to ease painting. As
the engine was to be quite far forward and
strengthening support was fashioned from
more Albion Alloys tubing and inserted into
holes drilled into the engine support and
firewall. All this work was good fun if a little
fraught, the extremely fragile resin engine
mounting pins being a casualty, these being I wasn’t taking any chances with overspray when
applying the kill markings!
replaced by yet more Albion Allows fine
brass rod. With the engine and its mounting
Post shading begins, here a grimy
tone is applied to the areas most
likely to get grimy!
Rust streaking from the rusty sign adds
interest to the finish. You can see the graffiti
on this side of the aeroplane, there’s quite a
bit more on the otherside.
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complete the firewall could be detailed with all
sorts of scrap detail from plastic card, resin,
photo etch, wiring and random spares.
Dangleberries
I find doing all the elements like gear,
ordnance etc a chore so I tend to do them
now before the painting and weathering.
This keeps the mojo and enthusiasm for a
project going strong. The undercarriage
itself was unmodified although I did use
some Quickboost undercarriage doors and
Barracuda Studios’ superb Sea Fury wheels.
I thought about adding some bombs and
rockets to the underside of the wings but then
looking through my very meagre spares box
(I normally throw everything away, most of the
extras with this model being cannibalised from
kits in the stash or bought in especially) I found
And the weathering is complete, all that’s needed to
finish the project now is to bring it all together.
More weathering on the underside, the gun pod has
been shaded and more post shading on the metal
areas for increased grime and muck.
a resin oil drum. Perfect.
This was painted and a
rather sinister decal added
and then weathered up. The
Hurricane gun barrels were given a
clean with acetone and with the brass engine
mounts put in Ammo burnishing fluid for Photo
Etch for a lovely burnt metal tone.
The propeller was from a Special Hobby
Seafire left over from a conversion, being
“old” Special Hobby it needed to be cleaned
up quite a bit and was then painted and
weathered. You’ll note that I went for a more
colourful prop tip than just plain yellow!
The rear gun parts were removed from
the pouring stubs. I use plenty of water to
reduce harmful dust. The guns were then
primed and then painted in accordance with
the Quickboost instructions. There are many
The Quickboost gun
and mount for the IL2
is a work of art.
different tones going on and it adds
real interest. I didn’t use the clear gun
sight preferring to use the Brengun photo
etch ring and bead sight again.
Painting
This is truly where the creative juice flood with
absolutely anything on the cards. Many of my
post-apocalyptic jobs have been black. This
would have suited this model but I wanted
something a little different, so I plumped for
a mainly natural metal finish but with large
splashes of colour around the place.
The first stage was a primer coat, in this
case Tamiya Fine Surface Primer decanted
from a spray can then slightly thinned
(about 10% Mr Hobby thinner) for a
silky-smooth coat. If applied in thin
layers, multiple coats of primers, paint
and varnishes will have no effect at all
on the surface detail, so I always prime
these days, especially on models
with different materials and filler
etc. There being no corrections
required this time I moved straight
onto the gloss black coat, Tamiya
X-1 being used here. This will act as
a base for the metal colour preserving
the metallic lustre. The metallics used
here are my go to Alclads, I’ve tried
most of the newer products and ranges
but I always go back to these (just like
my music tastes, I always go back to
Tool, even more so the 13 year wait for
the latest album is over……)! My favourite
shade is Duralumin but it can be a bit lifeless
sometimes so this model I mixed it 50/50 with
Here is the gun painted and weathered. The Albion Alloys rod
sticking out of the front will mount into the modified raised
decking for a secure join.

Airframe Aluminium which is brighter and
shinier making the finish really pop.
With the base coat cured (all of 10 minutes),
it was time for a masking extravaganza! I liked
the yellow and black wing stripes from the
Korean war Sabres so did something similar
with the wings here, it would also allow me to
do some paint chipping around the gun access
panels. The tail was masked with the ever
useful Tamiya “curve” tape and then the black
anti-glare was sprayed, including the leading
edge (another excuse for more chipping…).
All my Post-Apocalyptic models have the skull
motif and this one is no exception, although
I’ve pretty much exhausted the supply now
and it barely fit! The wing and tail markings
were from an old spare Montex set, I think
for a 1:32 P-47. The wing tip tanks were
also and masking adventure especially as I
wanted and assymetric look (one is grey, the
Eduard have done a superb job with the BMW 801 engine, here are all the
components painted ready for assembly.
other camouflaged), of note the centre orange
panels were heavily faded with yellow tones on
the top surface.
Now for the weathered steel panels. This
is an exercise in layering hairspray, paint and
varnish followed by some chipping and oil
effects. To cut a very long story short; Alclad
Steel, matt varnish, hairspray, Tamiya Ocean
Grey (water and a stiff brush), matt varnish,
hairspray, Tamiya XF-64 Red Brown, (water
and a stiff brush), matt varnish, hairspray,
Tamiya mixed orange, (water and a stiff brush),
matt varnish, Ammo chipping colour applied
with sponge, oil mixed rust tone speckled, matt
varnish. The final job was to spray some kill
markings, these came from a Montex Soviet
P-40 set.
Now it was time for some decals. To add
interest I used some Uschi van der Rosten
graffiti decals which went down great and add
You can see why
they called it the
“power egg”. Look
at that beautiful
detail.
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a real bit of interest to the final model. The
decals had an overspray of matt varnish to add
contrast.
Weathering
The first stage was a post shade, I mixed up a
grimy tone from Tamiya black, red brown grey
and tan and heavily thinned it, this was then
sprayed along the detail and in much heavier
concentrations around the nose and centre of
the model. A sludge wash was applied to the
panel lines and rivets and when dry polished
off with a kitchen towel, this was then followed
with a thin grey/green filter mixed from Ammo
Oilbrushers (mainly Starship Filth). Rust
tones were applied with Ammo’s Oilbrushers
“downstream” from the rusty bits and then
streaked back with a moist, flat brush. Ammo
produce a really good streaking paint brush
set. The final stage was some speckling
around the nose and wing roots with a mix of
oils and pigments, these were gently blended.
Final Assembly
Now it was time to bring the model together.
The undercarriage was fitted before the
engine, the mounts creating a sturdy
structure. Then it was a matter of just
carefully sticking all the bits together, the final
job being to add Brengun British Landing
Lights before covering them with Cellotape
and trimming closely with a brand new scalpel
blade, very, very carefully! ■
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That engine mount is extremely fragile, but again look

at the sublime detail in the resin casting.

This is a truly
unique creation.

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Plenty of interesting weathering
opportunities!

There’s something about the

Defiant that lends itself to a
post-apocalyptic subject.

I can highly recommend

trying these projects out, it
really is liberating.

FINAL VERDICT
I don’t often do one of these fantasy projects, but every now and again I have a spark of inspiration and the
creative juices almost overflow in enthusiasm. I usually have a rough idea in mind of what I want to do but a lot of
the detail is simply made up as I go along, the rear cockpit and engine firewall being prime examples but things like
the engine have to have some prior thought so a; they fit and b; you don’t engineer in problems that later are going
to be really awkward to solve. However, with these models I keep the motivation strong right through to the end
and in my collection, all of them are my favourites. I can highly recommend trying these projects out, it really is
liberating.

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PENULTIMATE GUSTAV
EDUARD 1:48 MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 G-6/AS. KIT NO. 82163
THE EDITOR CHECKS OUT THE LATEST IN EDUARD’S 1:48 SCALE MESSERSCHMITT
BF 109 DYNASTY – THE BF 109 G-6/AS.
n the never-ending effort to squeeze
I better performance out of Germany's
most numerous fighter aircraft, the large
supercharger of the DB 603 engine was
combined with the standard powerplant
of the Bf 109 G, the DB 605 A. The resulting
engine was designated the DB 605 AS.
The installation of the more powerful
engine required a redesigned engine cowling.
The broad-chord VDM 9-12159 propeller
blades were also fitted. In other respects,
however, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/
AS resembled a late-production Bf 109 G-6.
These distinguishing features include Erla
Haube clear vision hood; short strut tailwheel;
and narrow main wheels with small upper
wing bulges. Including conversions, nearly
700 Bf 109G-6/AS aircraft were delivered to
the Luftwaffe.
The Bf 109 G-14/AS was built in greater
numbers than the G-6/AS. The later aircraft
was sometimes fitted with a deeper oil cooler
cover, but many were externally identical to
the G-6/AS. Approximately 1,000 Bf 109G-
14/AS aircraft were produced.
Eduard continues to work through the
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G family, this time of-
fering the Bf 109 G-6/AS. This is the first time
the G-6/AS has been available as a main-
stream 1:48 scale kit straight from the box.
This time around, Eduard has done much
as Messerschmitt themselves did - adding a
new fuselage with the revised nose to what
is otherwise a late version Messerschmitt Bf
109 G-6.
Eduard's Bf 109 G-6/AS ProfiPACK
comprises 188 parts in grey plastic, 10 parts
in clear, a coloured photo-etch fret, self-ad-
hesive canopy masks and markings for four
aircraft. More than 70 of the parts are marked
“not for use” and there are a few optional
parts too, so the actual number of parts used
is quite modest.
You're not too far away from a Bf 109
G-14/As either – it’s just a bit of hatch filling
and scribing - but I am sure that Eduard will
be releasing this as a dedicated kit soon
enough.
The new parts in this kit are the fuselage
halves.
As usual with Eduard's Gustav family,
the lower wing is full span and upper wings
provided in port and starboard halves.
Structural detail is moulded on the inside
of the upper wing, which will be visible from
below as the wheel well ceiling.
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The fuselage is moulded with a separate
fin, making it easy to cross-kit the tall and
short vertical stabilisers.
The compound bulges of the streamlined
engine cowling of the G-6/AS are subtle,
especially the port side that accommodates
the larger supercharger and modified engine
mounts. I think Eduard has done a pretty
good job here.
They have depicted the kinked bottom
edge of the cowling and the compound bulge
on the port side.
The fixed fairings that are typical of the DB
605 D powered G-10 and K-4 variants are
not present on the G-6/AS. This is correctly
depicted on the new kit.
Specific nose scoops and filler caps are
also correct for the Bf 109 G-6/AS.
The armoured glass “Galland Panzer” and
several optional windscreens and canopies
are provided on the clear sprue. The inclu-
sion of the clear fuel line is a nice touch. The
inspection tube may be masked so that it
remains clear after painting.
The photo-etched parts are new too,
although I am hard pressed to find any dif-
ferences between this one and the fret from
the previously released Regensburg / WNF /
Diana kits.
Each instrument dial is topped by a glossy
clear dome that looks like a lens. It is hard to
pick this up with a camera under studio lights,
but it looks convincing when viewed close-up
and personal.
Apart from these replacements and ad-
ditions, the other sprues are the same as
the re-tooled Bf 109 G-6 kits. This is a good
thing!
Markings are supplied for five nicely varied
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10s:
The two decal sheets are perfectly printed
in the Czech Republic. One sheet carries
the national markings and unique numbers,
chevrons, Gruppe markings, unit insignia
and kill markings; while the other has a wide
selection of generic stencil markings that will
be suitable for mid-war to late-war subjects.
Printing, colours and registration is perfect
on my sample.
Eduard's 1:48 scale Messerchmitt Bf 109
G-6/AS is a very welcome addition to their
re-tooled Gustav family.
This is a great kit, and if you want a G-6/
AS, this is pretty much the only game in town.
Thanks to Eduard for the sample
www.eduard.com ■
Time Takes It's Toll by Dennis Lee Gerber

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Wind and Rain on
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is in existence. It includes propeller and jet
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Aircraft enthusiasts and modellers alike will
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KIT BUILD
BUILT AND WRITTEN BY IVAN JENSEN TAYLOR

W E E K E N D
ns
Ee n T a y
Ivan Je uard’s 1:48 sc -4
Ed
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lor bui le
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s c h m i t t Bf 10 most
Messer d Edition al
Weeken t from the box
straigh

n last month’s issue of MAI, I previewed did use masks and PE from my

I the Weekend Edition of the Eduard Bf

109E-4 and now I am going to show you
the complete build of this marvelous model.
This kit was first released back in 2012
and since then we have seen an abundance
of different variants, modifications and flavours
of the 109, including the E, F and G variations
and I hope that in the future we can see the K
variation of this iconic German fighter.
I have been kindly supplied with the
Weekend Edition of this kit, which is a stripped
back version of the ProfiPack kit. This means
that I do not get any photo-etch, mask set or
more than two marking options, although I
spares in this kit.
Having previously built an Eduard
Bf 109 E, I am fully aware of the small
issues and how to get around them in the
simplest fashion. Though there are many
parts in the box, many of them are optional for
different variants, so this kit is not going to tax
many of you.
Getting Started
I strongly suggest reading
through the instruction
booklet first as you will
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SKILL LEVEL:
Beginner/Intermediate

E R !
SPECIFICATION:
Eduard Weekend edition Bf 109E-4
Kit No: 84153
Materials: IM
Available from: All good model shops
Price Guide: £18.99
Availability: Eduard kits are available at all good model
and toy shops

BEFORE STARTING:
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement
EMA Model Supplies Plastic Weld
Zap Medium CA glue
Zap Kicker
Tamiya Masking Tape
Tamiya precision tweezers
Tamiya Sprue Cutters
JLC razor saw
Mr Levelling Thinner

PAINTS USED:
MRP Paints
MRP-50 RLM02 Grau
MRP-04 RLM04 Gelb
MRP-52 RLM23 Rot
MRP-58 RLM65 Hellblau
MRP-60 RLM70 Schwarzgrun
MRP-61 RLM71 Dunkelgrun
Mr Surfacer 1500 Black
Andrea Acrylics
Mig Ammo Panel liner Dark Brown

time later in the build, specifically, the engine
assembly, but we will come to that later. Like
most aircraft kits, we start with the construction
of the cockpit that has sharp details moulded
onto the fuselage sidewalls. These details
have become a staple in Eduard kits.
I started but building all the sub-assemblies
for the cockpit them painting it black using AK
primer and Microfiller, which was nothing but a
disappointment since its purchase. I originally
intended on chipping through the paint to the
aluminium underneath the RLM02 paint colour,
But I found that this technique had failed me
and I feel that because I used a lacquer paint
on a chipping fluid that I later found out the be
intended for acrylics, didn’t work at all.
With one failure out of the window I resorted
to hand painting the chips on using a shiny
Citadel paint. This didn’t work out as well as I
would have liked but was good enough for how
much of this area would be visible.
All detail painting was brush painted using
Andrea acrylics. These tend not to be my most
favourite paints these days as I found them to
be flat and dull in colour however, for painting
intricate details in a cockpit, they are more
than suitable for the job.
This kit does not come with the inclusion
of photo etch, but I have lots of spares and
decided to add the small instrument panels
to the kit as they look much better than
anything I could ever paint. With a wash and
a small application of pigment the cockpit was
completed, and I was able to join the fuselage
halves.
The E variant of the 109 that is produced by

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Engine and machine gun base.
Interior pre-primer.
Cockpit
Built

Priming the interior.

I try and do as many sub-

assemblies as possible so I can
paint everything I need in one
sitting, rather than repeat visits
to the paint booth.

Eduard allows us to include and engine and
nose gun housing should we wish to show it.
The front of the fuselage remains structurally
weak until we add the front bulkhead. I
decided that I would not include the engine in
this specific build as I really wanted to show
off that striking, colourful engine cover. Some
basic assembly of the engine and gun bay is
still required to ensure that there is a location
for the exhaust to mount and for the airframe
is structurally strong.
Main engine block and cooling systems are
installed after a coat of black paint. I didn’t
want anything that could possibly be visible to
be in bare plastic. This is the stage that I would
highly recommend reading the instruction
sheet carefully. If you don’t read ahead, it
will have you construct the full engine with
all the details only to find out that the engine
cover won’t fit, and you built the open engine
This was my first time using the AK primer and Microfiller
and I was not overly impressed by the finish or resilience.
version instead. With the engine and bulkhead
installed, the fuselage is strong, and we are
quickly approaching completion of the build.
Wing assemble is as easy as Eduard could
possibly have made it. Wheel well side walls
are glues onto the bottom wing section and
then the top wing sections sandwich the wheel Chipping fluid
bay and wing mounted machine guns or in this applied.
case twenty-millimetre cannons.
Adding the vertical and horizontal
stabilisers, along with the rudder and smaller
surface detail features, the main build was

Primed
cockpit.

The next coat

was Alclad
II ALC-101
Aluminium.
Cockpit painted with
MRP RLM 02 Grey.

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The fuselage needed to be clamped whilst the glue set. After a failed attempt at chipping the paint using a chipping fluid, I decided to paint the chips on.
The finish is not what I was after, but it was a lesson learnt.

completed.
I used an Eduard mask set for the canopy
which I glued to the model before primer.
I glue all my clear parts using Tamiya Extra
Thin. I remove most of the glue from the
brush on the side of the glue bottle then use
the capillary action of the glue just to join the
mating surfaces. Once the glue is applied and
the clear parts are in place, I do not touch the
model for a day or two as I don’t want to risk
any adhesive not being dry and the clear parts
being destroyed with such a hot glue.
After the main construction is complete, I
do an overall check of seams and join lines to
ensure that everything is up to standard - no
glue marks, no misalignment and make sure
I have replaced any surface details such as
panel lines and rivets.
I spray the entire model in Mr Finishing
Surfacer Black 1500 because black shows
imperfections better than any other colour.
Black primer also helps unify the surface
where multiple different medias have been
used, such as PE and resin.
Painting and Markings
With the main construction now complete and
a coat of Mr Surfacer 1500 applied I was ready
to start getting some paint on to the model. My
choice for this build was MRP lacquer paint.
MRP is my absolute favourite paint due
to how smooth the paint lays down, its
resilience and how accurate the colours are.
With this aircraft having mottling on the side
of the fuselage, I pained the underside and
side colour first, which is RLM 65 (MRP-58).
Painting this light blue paint over a black paint
surface did take a few more coats than normal
application but the finish was still sublime.
Following the RLM 65 paint, RLM 71 and
RLM 02 were then applied to the wings
and spine of the fuselage to give us that
indistinguishable early 109 paint work, BUT
there was something that really set this 109
apart from the rest. That was its Yellow and
Red nose, something that I thought was given
as a badge of honour or accolade, but it turns
out it was actually a badge of shame.
The nose was masked up and then sprayed
in RLM 04 Yellow (MRP-51) and then a stripe
was masked off followed by a coat of RLM 23
Red (MRP-52). Yellow is an idea base colour
for red as yellow really makes the red look
deeper and more vibrant.
The final base colour to apply was the RLM
70 Black Green (MRP-60). This was applied
as a rough square pattern on the side of the
aircraft behind its markings. It appears that the
paint was applied to cover previous markings.
After a few hours of letting the paint dry, it
was time to fade and weather the finish down.
I fade all my paint by lightening the base
paint with a few drops of white then randomly

Ready for the wash. My favourite wash to add depth and dimension to detailed Removing the excess wash.
surfaces applied to the cockpit.

I primarily use the Andrea Acrylics to do my detail painting. Though this kit does not include Photo-Etch, I had a spare sheet Applying the photo-etch.
These paints are far from my favourite for brush painting, but that I thought would really benefit this build.
until I invest in better paints, these do the job.

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spraying patterns in the panels
and rivet lines. It gives more
variation in the paint finish and
makes the aircraft look as if it
has seen a few battled and has
been sun bleached.
Gloss coats. This is a
controversial topic when it
comes to scale modelling, but
I always gloss coat. I apply a
gloss coat for multiple reasons -
to unify the paint surface, to give
the decals an ultra-smooth surface By far, not my best work on a cockpit, I just couldn’t seem to
to lay down on and to protect the paint ever be satisfied with this stage.
surface, to give a few examples.
I used a mix of Mr Hobby GX100 and Mr
Hobby Levelling Thinner at a ratio of 50:50, decal aside on a piece of paper towel. of Walthers Solvaset, this is much more
applying a few thin layers followed by a wet Whilst the decal is set aside, I apply some aggressive and really makes the decals settle.
coat. Microscale Industries Micro Set to the area I Leaving the decals a full day before doing
Leaving the gloss to dry for around 24 will be applying the decal. I then very carefully anything else to the model, I then go along
hours, I am left with a very shiny, very smooth move the decal in place and once the decal is and check that the decals have conformed to
surface which I can apply my decals. With exactly where I want it, I roll a cotton bud over all the surface details, If I feel that they have
this being a Weekend Edition, the number of the decal to remove all the excess water from not settled enough I will go along with a sharp
decals for application is much more limited underneath. Once the decal is in place, I then blade and cut the decals where they sit in
than its ProfiPACK counterpart. I start my apply some Micro Sol to the decal, which will panel lines. This all helps give that painted on
decal process with a cup/tray of warm water cause the decal to wrinkle a little bit whilst it appearance.
and cut all the decals I will be needing from fully sets, this is completely normal. To make
the sheet. I submerge the decal into the warm fully sure that the decal will be as secure Weathering
water for around 10 seconds and then put the as possible, I then apply a small amount After another gloss coat to seal in and protect

The main union of the fuselage and wing

assemblies was completed. The fit of the wings
and fuselage is simply sublime.

The bulk of the construction is

complete at this part. This is where
I will check for seams, sand marks
and any other surface imperfections
before primer is applied.

A lovely and smooth

application of Mr Surfacer
1500 Black. My go to primer
these days.

RLM 65 Light Blue applied.

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This is the aircraft fully painted. I
always paint my models “factory fresh”
so that I can weather them down like
they would in real life.

Masking in place.

Though subtle, the

paint fading really
takes away that
“toy” appearance
and makes the paint
surface look faded
and sun bleached/
stressed.

I have a love/hate relationship with decaling, I dread doing it, but once I have started, I love
doing it. My go to setting solutions are Microscale Industries Micro Set and Micro Sol. It can
be a nice evening of decaling when it all goes right.

“Though there are many parts in the

box, many of them are optional for
different variants, so this kit is not
going to tax many of you.”

An example of how well these kit decals behave. This is before I have applied Micro Sol to
the decal. As you can see, they are brilliant.

Decaling complete.

Pre-pin wash.
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Oil wash
started.

As you can see, I am far from neat with my application of a wash. Due to all the panel lines
and countless number of rivets, it made complete sense to slap a wash all over the model
without worrying about being to neat.

You can see the difference a

wash makes to all the surface
details. Here you can also see
the benefits that the oils have
made, especially around the
cowling section.

The completed
model sitting on its
own legs.

the decals, it was time to start my favourite

stage, the weathering. The first stage was to
apply a pin wash to all the panel lines and
rivets, and my favourite off the shelf wash is
the Ammo Panel liner Dark Brown Wash as it
is not as harsh as black but adds a nice depth
to the details. Then work began with oils. I am
still new to oils, so I am learning a lot with each
build, I use them mainly for a technique called
“Ambient Occlusion”, A technique I picked up
from martin kováč. Going along some of the
main panels and access hatches, I made fake
shadows that give the surface more dimension
and interest. With the addition of a few streaks
of soot, grease and smoke, the model was
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As pretty as the
109E is, this scheme
is special.

Lower surfaces of the

completed model.

FINAL VERDICT
I will struggle to say what has not already been said about these Eduard 109 kits. These kits are some of the finest
kits that you can buy, the ease of build, detail and value for money is unrivalled in the modelling industry. I have
now built a couple of these kits and really can not praise them enough. This kit is fantastic and if you wanted to go
down the route of adding aftermarket, you would have yourself mighty project, but this weekend edition is a perfect
little package on its own. As pretty as the 109E is, this scheme is special, and you cannot help but be attracted to
the stunning but sombre paint scheme and the story behind it. A massive thank you to Spencer Pollard for allowing me
to build and write about this magnificent kit.

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BUILT AND WRITTEN BY NIGEL POOLE

PANZERKN
In Part Two, Nigel Poole tackles the fuselage and wings of
Zoukei-Mura’s 1:32 scale Henschel Hs 129 B-2.
aving completed both engines nine parts in total. It is here that the design magazine drum nestles then attach this to

H
Chapter 3
and the cockpit last month, it is
now time to push onto the main
bulk of the construction work, the
fuselage and the wings.

Chapter 3 deals with the fuselage, the

philosophy of Zoukei-Mura is starkly
highlighted. Many internal details are
replicated even though they will never be
seen. It is also here that I started to drift away
slightly from the construction sequence as laid
out in the instructions.
Zoukei-Mura would have you construct the
the already constructed cockpit section. I,
however, chose a different path. Leaving
the cockpit section to one side, it wasn’t
attached until the final stages of the fuselage

construction of which comprises of eighty- cannon bay into which the MK 101 cannon

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SKILL LEVEL:
Advanced

SPECIFICATION:
Zoukei-Mura 1:32 Henschel Hs 129 B-2
Kit No: SWS 17
Materials : IM
Available from : All good model shops

NACKER
Price guide : £134.99

BEFORE STARTING:
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement
MiG Extra Thin Cement
Mr Surfacer 1200
Perfect Plastic Putty
Dspiae Single Blade Cutters
Tamiya Masking Tape
Silhouette Cameo 4 cutting machine.
Tweezers
Scalpel
Perfect Plastic Putty
Mig pastels Gulf War Sand

PAINTS AND FINISHING

PRODUCTS USED:
Mr. Paint – MRP-50 Grau RLM02
Mr. Paint – MRP-58 Hellblau RLM65
Mr. Paint – MRP-59 Schwarzgraub RLM66
Mr. Paint – MRP-68 Sandgelb RLM79
Mr. Paint – MRP-149 Gunmetal
Mr. Paint – MRP-180 Exhaust Soot
Mr. Paint – MRP-271 Smoke

Vallejo Metal Color 77.701 Aluminium

Vallejo Model Air 71.040 Burnt Umber

Molotow Liquid Chrome

Mig Oilbrushers

Gunmetal
Dust
Even with substantial internal Starship Filth
components, the fit of the fuselage Aluminium
halves was exemplary requiring no filler
or adjustment at all. Mig pastels Gulf War Sand

construction.
Instead the fuselage body was first made
up, along with all its internal components. Pay
careful attention to the painting guide for the
internal walls of the fuselage and bulkheads.
Also be mindful of the bulkhead orientation
when fitting them as the mating edges are
chamfered to follow the contours of the
fuselage as it tapers to the aft.
Each bulkhead slid effortlessly into place,
only requiring the merest swipe of a sanding
stick on the face of each mating surface
removing any paint to ensure a good bond
of parts. The only really fiddly parts were the
radio trays, which straddle two bulkheads.
Even though they fit well, a third hand would
been a major boon to assist in placement!
With all of the internal details now secured
into place (bar the battery compartment) the
fuselage halves were bought together. The
fit, like the rest of the kit, was thus far being
exemplary. Not fitting the battery compartment
prior to joining the fuselage halves allows
you to perfect the shape of the access panel
unhindered. The battery compartment itself
also needs a considerable amount of plastic
removing from its outer edges in order for it to
snuggly fit. The access cover was then fettled
to be a perfect drop fit, allowing it to be a
removable part.
The tail section of the fuselage, located
underneath the vertical stabilizer, accurately
portrays the tail wheel suspension unit and
flight control rods along with some tightly
spaced bulkheads. It just seemed a crying
shame to hide all this detail away so I decided
to devise a way in which I could display this
area without succumbing to a cut-away style
model. This simply consisted of adding two
small tabs at the base of the vertical stabilizer,
which enables it to be locked in place once
the tail cone is added. The fit of the tail cone
is very good but I needed it to be perfect
so that it would seamlessly fit into position
without glue. To facilitate this, very thin strips
of Evergreen plastic strip were glued onto the
tail cones’ mating surfaces, then gently sanded
back. A perfect fit was finally achieved with
constant test fitting of the cone.
Whilst this secured the rear of the vertical
stabilizer, the front of it was free floating. To
remedy this, some extremely small magnets
were purchased, two millimetres in diameter
by 1 millimetre thick, much like those used
by Tamiya in their 1:32 scale kits to secure
engine panels. These were epoxied into place
and now firmly held the front of the stabilizer
in position. What I had now was a completely
removeable vertical stabilizer and tail cone
allowing the interior to be inspected.
Wings and Ribs
With the fuselage halves now joined, it was
time to look at the fit of the wing spars and
ribs. Along with the cockpit section, which
still hadn’t been attached. Having seen other
people’s build of this kit I was acutely aware
of some fit issues. Whereby the fit of part B1,
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the trailing edge of
parts K1 and K8, the
port and starboard main
wing spars. Resulting in a
substantial gap running the
length of both lower wings. Each
time I came across this problem, it had
been overcome by substantial use of filler. But
I was determined to eliminate the issue that
caused this gap in the first place.
The problem originates with the fuselage
underside plate fouling the front belly cannon
mounts not allowing it to slide far enough aft,
Two small notches were made in the fuselage underside
plate. These correspond with the mounting points for the
MK 101 cannon and allow the plate to move further aft.
Here we can see the prominent gap that is present at
the trailing edge of the wing, prior to any modifications
taking place.
so that the trailing
edge of the plate can’t
reach the trailing edge
of the main spars. The
simple remedy was to cut
two small square sections from
the fuselage underside plate where it
meets the front belly cannon mounts. Allowing
the plate to slide further aft, eliminating the
gap. However, if you paid attention at school,
you will know that for every action, there is an
equal and opposite reaction. With the belly
plate taped temporarily into place the cockpit
section was offered up to the fuselage. This
revealed that this now also needed moving
aft to account for the shift in position of the
fuselage underside plate. A quick sanding
session later on the mating surfaces of both
the fuselage and cockpit section facilitated this
movement. Happy with the fit of these parts,
the temporarily fixed wing spars and fuselage
underside plate were removed and the cockpit
section glued into place.
Zoukei-Mura now suggests fitting the main
wing spars to the fuselage, then to fit the fuel
Fitting of the fuel and coolant tanks prior to fitting
the main spars to the fuselage makes the affair
far more manageable especially if you’re working
on a smaller workbench!
and coolant tanks. I really do recommend
doing it the other way around, fit the tanks
then the wing spars. It just makes it more
manageable size wise, with less chance of
knocking things off your bench! Once that
is done and the wing spars attached to the
fuselage the MG 17 machine guns can be
fitted into place. It’s imperative that they are
fitted before their ammunition containers. As
their position is determined by the position of
the machine guns. With the fitment of these
chapter 3 and the construction of the fuselage
is complete.
Chapter 4
Moving swiftly on to chapter 4, which deals
with the wings, undercarriage, nacelles and
nose of the cockpit and consisting of a further
eighty-eight parts. I must admit that the
instructions were now being used as a rough
guide by this point, as I felt the Zoukei-Mura
method of construction whilst logical and
simplistic in its approach. Complicated the way
in which seams could be dealt with and paint
applied later on.
With all the internal parts now
secured, it was time to seal up the
fuselage halves.

Firstly, fit the fuselage underside plate,
confident in the knowledge that you will now
get a gapless fit due to the work carried out
earlier.
The main undercarriage legs were the
second things to be tackled. The way the
retraction arm located onto the main leg was
sloppy. To remedy this, the piece of the arm
that connects to the main gear leg was cut
away, glued to the leg and a liberal application
of filler applied. This filler was then moulded
and shaped to give the impression that the
newly affixed part was cast as part of the
undercarriage leg. The legs were painted and
weathered appropriately and fitted into position
on the wings without the retraction arms and
no glue applied to their pivot points, allowing
them to move up and down freely. The tyres
were also left off at this stage.
Both port and starboard engine nacelles
were then assembled. Being built separate
from the model allows much easier access
to their interiors, allowing you to eradicate
seams both on the inside and outside much
easier. They were then painted both inside
and out as this would minimise the amount of
masking required in this area later on. With
the engine firewalls fitted, the nacelles were
offered up to the wing. Previous test fitting
Two small tabs were added from
scrap card and fitted to the base of
the vertical stabiliser so that when
the tail cone was attached it locked
the stabiliser into place.
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had revealed, that without the firewalls in place
the nacelles are an exemplary fit. But with the
firewall in position it’s a different story entirely.
With the nacelles standing proud of the wing
and an unsightly gap between the two. Quite
obviously, you would assume that the firewall
is to blame for this poor fit, so adjustments
were made. With the channel in which the
wall locates into on the nacelles deepened
and some exploratory sanding around the I like to make life simple for myself and truth be known
edges of the firewall. But still, I was left with I’m quite a lazy modeller so the addition of these two
this unsightly gap. Much head scratching then upgrades sets was a must. The tyres have a nicely
ensued, as the situation didn’t improve, no flattened section coupled with a minor bulge on their
sidewalls, perfectly simulating the illusion of them being
matter how much sanding I did. It was then under load.
that I had a Eureka moment. It wasn’t the
firewall that was the problem, it was the engine
mounts which are attached to them. The two
lower points where they meet the firewall,
were fouling on the inside of the nacelle. Two
seconds work with a scalpel and I now had a
perfect fit. Sometimes it pays to look past the
obvious.
I had also read that the fitment of the large
gun covers on the fuselage sides left a lot
to be desired. On investigation, it became
apparent that this is because the locating pins
on the upper wing panels fit onto the wing spar
precisely with no room for manoeuvre. Usually
I’d say this is a good thing but not in this case,
The construction of the flaps leaves you with an
unsightly seam that is required to be filled. But they are
designed this way to ensure a razor sharp trailing edge.
Having moved the fuselage underside plate aft, the same was required of the cockpit
section. This was done by some heavy sanding of the mating surfaces.
because without any freedom of movement
you can’t slide the panel towards the fuselage
which will then get rid of any gaps around
the covers. Easy solution to that problem?
Remove the locating pins! Also make sure you
fit the MG 151 barrels prior to the upper wing
sections, as you won’t be able to do so
once they’re in place.
With the work complete on
the main wings you can now
move to the nose section.
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The windscreen of the Hs 129 was heavily armoured
comprising of 72mm multi-layered glass. Hot air was
blown in between these layers to prevent fogging, all of
which is reproduced by Zoukei-Mura.
The retraction arms received a slight modification whereby the part
I’m always keen to attempt new things which each build.
Here I wanted to try and simulate the subtle changes
in colour that are present on fabric covered control
surfaces. Firstly the base colour was applied, followed by
a mask I designed and cut using my Silhouette Cameo
4 cutter. This mask followed the spars are the fabric
covered areas.
A darker shade of paint was then applied, in this case
MR. Paint (MRP-180) Exhaust Soot. On the underside Mr.
Paint (MRP-271) Smoke was used.
Finally, this was cut back by applying highly thinned
coats of the base colour until the darker colours could
barely be seen. Subtlety being the key here.
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circled in red was removed and affixed to the main gear leg. Using
Mr. Surfacer, it was faired in to appear as though it was cast as
part of the gear leg. The tyres are yet to be weathered.
At first the fitment of all the parts looks quite This is why I suggest using the Tamiya white
daunting, but if you follow the sequence laid cap cement, as it is infused with resin and
out in the instructions and carry out lots of produces an extremely strong joint.
dry fitting prior to committing to glue. It is a The engines still haven’t been fitted
relatively easy task, just be prepared for some and won’t be until the airframe has been
scraping and sanding to achieve that perfect completely painted. This will save a lot of
fit. I did add two very thin shims to both the complicated masking work and the risk of
windscreen and cockpit belly plate. But in knocking them off.
fairness to Zoukei-Mura, they could have Moving to the aft of the airframe, the
been dealt with just as easily with a touch horizontal stabilisers were fitted. Just be
of Perfect Plastic Putty, smoothed off with a mindful that they are left and right handed with
moistened finger. All that remained in this area a matching chamfer on the mating surfaces
now was the reinstatement of some panel to produce a perfectly flat fit with no dihedral.
lines and fastener detail. If you get them mixed up, you will be left with
If you follow the instructions rigidly you gaps where they meet the fuselage. As a
would now be offering up the previously gentle reminder I always mark built up sub-
completed engines to the mounts, then assemblies such as these with a P for port
building the cowls around them. However, and an S for starboard in soft pencil.
I would suggest a different approach. Don’t None of the control surfaces apart from
fit the engines and build the cowls up the rudder were fitted just yet, but they have
independent of the engines with a minor all been painted as I decided to experiment
modification to show off all your hard work - with a new technique on the fabric covered
build up the circular cowl as normal using a
good adhesive that will ensure a strong joint,
such as the white capped Tamiya cement.
Once this is fully cured we can go to work on
the alteration required to make the cowls
removable.
At the bottom of the cowling on the
interior, there is a square channel in
which the engine air intake resides.
If you take a suitably sized sander/
scalpel and remove the lip in this
area so it is a flat smooth run,
the cowling can then be easily
slipped over the engine and onto
the cowling mounts located on
the nacelles. Just ensure that
you get a very strong join on the
cowling parts as a degree of
flexibility is required and you don’t
want the join to crack and fail.
Fit of the nacelles proved poor when the engine
firewall and mounts were in place. This was
traced back to the lower mounts fouling the
interior of the nacelle (marked in red), not allowing
it to sit flush with the wing.
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All of this detail was soon to be lost with the fitment of wing and nose panels. The fit of the nose panels, whilst not perfect are still very good. As always, just test fit before
committing to glue.

areas that subtly highlights the gentle sag

of the fabric between each spar, the details
of which are explained in the accompanying
photographs.
With that, we are now left with an airframe
that is for the most part complete and ready for
paint, bringing this chapter of the instructions
and instalment to a close.

Summary
So far I have found the kit to be an absolute
joy to build.
If you leave your filler in your holster and
work the fit problem on the fuselage underside
plate instead of trying to cover it up with filler
you will reap the dividends later on when it
comes to fitting the nose sections. The same
goes for the upper wing panels - two minutes
prep to save two hours of work although I did
procrastinate for quite a while when it came
to fitting the upper wing panels, as I was The core of the model
looks impressive at
reluctant to cover up all my hard work on the this stage.
guns, air bottles, fuel and coolants tanks. But
this is the Zoukei-Mura way and if I wasn’t
working to a deadline, I would have explored
the possibilities of making the wing and
nose panels removable by the further use of
miniature magnets as employed on the vertical
stabilizer.
Next time, Nigel will describe the completion
of assembly, painting and weathering of the
Next Time Zoukei-Mura Henschel.
Next month we’ll be looking at the painting and
weathering of the kit, along with the fitment of
the final ancillary components. ■

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CAPTAIN TOM 100TH

BIRTHDAY FLY PAST
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