Airfix Model World - Issue 143 - October 2022

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hile recent weeks to be a serious contender for ‘kit to many airframes. It’s joined by Last, but by no means least,
haven’t been the of the year’ given its sumptuous Italeri’s imposing 1/32 Tornado there’s an article on brush
most conducive to detail and great value for money. GR.4, which is loaded as an painting as part of the new
modelling with all Equally, we’ve in-depth looks airframe during Operation Telic Back to Basics series, and I’ll be
the high temperatures, the hobby at Eduard’s 1/48 F4F Wildcat in 2003, while we continue our the first to admit it was a real
itself has been as busy as ever. and a stunning 1/32 Bf 109G-14 commemoration of the Falklands blast (and maybe a re-learning
We’re delighted to bring you a from Zoukei-Mura, which leave conflict with a seascape featuring experience too) in tackling Airfix’s
preview of the newly tooled Airfix us poor editors reaching for the Atlantic Models’ 1/350 Type Spitfire Starter Set.
1/24 Spitfire Mk.IXc, which looks dictionary to find new words to 12M frigate HMS Plymouth. For I hope you enjoy this month’s
describe their excellence. armour modellers we have an magazine
This month’s exclusive build unusual subject, in the form
features the all-new Airfix 1/72 of Copper State Models’ 1/35
Gloster Meteor F.8, a type that’s Canadian Armoured MG Carrier,
likely to appeal to many, due and we link with sister magazine
to the number of countries that Britain at War, which is running a
operated the type and also the history article on this vehicle in its Stu Fone, Editor
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18 Intermediate Build – Tornado Approaching
A fter a long wait, Italeri’s large-scale 1/32 Panavia Tornado
kit is here, with this initial Royal Air Force GR.4 iteration
constructed by Dean Large
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28 Out and About – Northland Exhibition
LLaatteesstt mmooddeelllliinngg M ark Peacock delves into the modelling scene in New Zealand
products with a report from the country’s ModelEx Whangārei event
30 Back to Basics – A Touch of Colour
F ollowing last month’s return for AMW’s guide for novice
modellers, editor Stu Fone continues work on Airfix’s Spitfire
Mk.Vc, moving on to paint the model
34 Basic Build – Amiens Raider
C opper State Models’ 1/35 Canadian Armoured MG Carrier
depicts an unusual World War One military type which, as Toni
Canfora discovers, resembles modern materiel
44 Out and About – Full-size Inspiration
G lenn Sands presents a wealth of modelling reference with
photos of 1/1 scale vehicles seen at Hampshire’s Overlord
military vehicle show
46 Basic Build – The Little Trainer that Could!
I n his first build for AMW, young modeller Ethan Williams
30 tackles a recent release from Airfix: the 1/72 Hunting Percival
Jet Provost T.4
52 Advanced Build – Fighting Rothesay
R eplicating post-war Royal Navy frigates has become easier
with the release of Atlantic Models’ 1/350 Rothesay-class kits
but, as Toby Knight discovers, these multi-media kits can still
be quite challenging projects
62 Exclusive Build – Marvellous Meteor
K ev Baxter was delighted to get the chance to construct a test-
shot of Airfix’s newly tooled 1/72 Gloster Meteor F.8, with the
project the subject of AMW’s exclusive feature
70 Win! Revell Advent Sets
U K readers can win prizes from Revell’s advent calendar
range, worth more than £150, in our competition
72 Intermediate Build – Sweet Sixteen
A dding to the Czech firm’s range of 1/48 Spitfire kits, the
Mk.XVI ‘bubbletop’ release delights Anders Isaksson as it
allows him to construct his favourite variant of this iconic type
78 Basic Build – Dayglo Pinocchio
T he long-nosed FB.6 version of Special Hobby’s 1/72 de
Havilland Vampire receives a striking Swiss Air Force livery,
courtesy of Mike Grant
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IT’S TIME to dig out all those runners to savour, and Airfix has boxes are to be expected, these removable wing panels come on
superlatives, as Airfix’s jaw- thoughtfully arranged parts such are joined by extensive pipework Frame G, along with separate flap
droppingly detailed 1/24 that most effectively have a ‘theme’ and cabling and probably the finest sections and underwing radiators
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc – there’s no randomly hunting set of seat straps in styrene to – each of the latter units comprises
‘superkit’ is almost upon us. through frames for parts. Runners date. Frame E provides a mixture seven parts, including delicate,
Even for those who’ve known A, B and C supply the main fuselage of parts, a bulkhead for the engine detailed grilles. Runner H offers
these large kits through the plus wing outer ‘skins’ and these bay plus interior fittings, along with choices for the rudder, horizontal
Typhoon and Hellcat, this all-new feature fine engraved panel and panels for the rear fuselage, but it’s stabilisers and elevators, allowing
offering (A17001) is set to impress, rivet retail, with a full-length single- back to the themes with Runner F, either an early or late airframe to be
as it’s bursting with detail, from the piece wing spar included on the last which supplies all the wing interior built. Undercarriage components
beautifully detailed Rolls-Royce of these. parts, from individual ribs plus the fill Frame J, with a choice of four- or
Merlin engine to the equally well- Frame D supplies all the modeller armament and even ammunition five-spoke hubs for the mainwheels,
appointed cockpit and fuselage needs for the fuselage interior, trays for the 20mm cannon. and there are separate scissor links
interior. There are 14 styrene and while controls and equipment Wingtips, control surfaces and for the associated landing gear legs.
The fuselage halves feature a pleasing (and accurate) mix of raised and The interior is equally impressive; separate sidewalls, individual bulkheads and
recessed detail; note the fi ne rivet and fastener representations all fi ttings are supplied. There’s even the rear modules for each instrument dial
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underwing pitot and cannon barrels.
Last, but by no means least is
Runner X, with its transparent parts
being crystal clear. Again, there are
options present, from the instrument
panel with/without dial detail
(depending on whether the kit decals
are used) to alternative cropped
A similar attention to detail is visible With such refi nement on the wingtips and two styles of canopy
on the wing interiors – here the underside, it’s a shame that much of and a superb gunsight.
undercarriage bay ‘ceiling’ features it will be out of immediate view once Transparent parts are crystal clear,
reinforcing ribs with well-defi ned rivets the model is completed Turning to the schemes, there are such as the canopy, with clever
five to choose from: techniques used to provide a bulged
profi le yet without a moulding seam
• ML214/5J-K Kay, Sqn Ldr ‘Johnny’
Plagis, 126 (Persian Gulf) Sqn, RAF
Harrowbeer, Devon, England, July,
June or December 1944
• EN398/AE-B, Flt Lt Ian Keltie, 402
(City of Winnipeg) Sqn,
RAF Kenley, Surrey, England,
March 1943
• EN398/JE-J, Wg Cdr James Edgar
‘Johnnie’ Johnson, 402 (City
Airfi x’s original Spitfi re had attachment holes in its cowling frames to allow for of Winnipeg) Sqn, RAF Kenley, Each of the Merlin’s 12 exhaust stubs
‘clip-in’ panels; this kit has a much more accurate representation comes as a two-piece sub-assembly,
Surrey, England, summer 1943
allowing for a realistic hollow nozzle,
• WZ-GJ Eleanor, Capt Garth Jared, but without leaving an unsightly join
309th Fighter Sqn, 31st Fighter Gp,
USAAF, Italy, December 1943 represents outstanding value for
• MJ897 Curieux, GR 2/33 ‘Savoie’, money (being less than several
Armée de l’Air, Luxeuil-les-Bains, recent 1/48 scale offerings) and is
France, early 1945 packed with options. Find out more
With a retail price of just £94.99, at: www.keymodelworld.com/
Airfix’s 1/24 Spitfire Mk.IXc spitfire and: www.airfix.com
It wouldn’t be a superkit Spitfi re if Runner J might not be the largest
the ammunition trays weren’t open – frame, but off ers a choice of four- or
for the Mk.IXc there is a full load of fi ve-spoke wheel hubs plus well-
20mm rounds for the Hispano cannon detailed undercarriage legs
From the earliest superkits, the propeller blades) and a choice of
standout item has always been the long- or short-carburettor sub-
fully detailed powerplant, and Airfix assemblies. A common gripe about
has raised the bar even higher with Spitfire kits is the seam running
Runner K, even supplying cable along the upper cowling panel;
runs and pipework. The result is here, Airfix has solved this issue by
effectively a mini-kit in its own right, providing this panel as a single piece
with individual two-piece exhausts on Frame M, complete with crisply
to capture the open nozzles, while moulded rivet and fastener detail.
the rocker covers and carburettor Runner N is another ‘bits and pieces’
are replicate faithfully. Panels plus collection, from different styles of
framework for the cowling come on pilot’s doors (with the infamous
Runner L, accompanied by a well- crowbar provided separately), along
appointed spinner (with separate with the fuselage antenna mast,
But that’s not all there is to savour in the cockpit, with Airfi x arguably having
outdone itself with the seatbelts and including cabling for the controls
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schemes. The former features
airframes from two units: 9./KG
76 and 1./KG 2, based in France
and Greece, respectively, while
the latter offers a 41(R) Squadron
jet and ZD437 Michelle, as was
deployed in Kandahar, Afghanistan
during 2006.
There’s also a great bunch of
Vintage Classics this month,
starting with HMS Devonshire
(A03202V) and HMS Fearless
(A03205V). Both are more than
50 years old, so the detail isn’t
to modern standards, but the
reprinted decals are excellent,
including deck markings and
helicopter roundels. Both retail for
£15.99, making them great value. includes three-man Vickers and
The final additions are both 1/76 mortar teams. All are moulded in
figure sets, offering World War Two the usual soft vinyl-type plastic,
AUGUST HAS been a busy options. As before, they provide Japanese (A00718V) and Russian but the detail is still pleasing –
month for Airfix, with a batch of one example each from British, (A00717V) infantry. There’s a great at just £5.99 each they are ideal
re-releases in addition to its big- German and Danish naval air arms, selection in each pack, with 48 beginner sets. More information on
ticket item – the newly tooled but the schemes are updated with figures depicted prone, kneeling these and other Airfix products is
A12012 1/48 Buccaneer S.2B modern machines. This is sure to and standing; the Russian set at: www.airfix.com
(see Wave-top Strike! AMW142 be popular with fans of helicopter
September 2022). kits and retails for £49.99.
Leading the pack is the Westland Modellers favouring 1/72 scale
Lynx HMA.8/Mk.88A/Mk.90B have a Dornier Do 17Z (A05010A)
(A10107A) and it comes with and BAe Harrier GR.7A/GR.9
unchanged parts – offering three (A04050A) to savour; as with the
different variants plus a mix of Lynx, the parts are unchanged,
armament – and new markings but each comes with two new
KINETIC CHEETAH
supplied from its IAI Kfir. Cheetah- exhibit superb quality, with no
specific parts are held on a pair of register issues and fine gloss carrier
new frames, though the changes film. There are four options:
aren’t wholesale. A new windscreen • 8 59, 2 Sqn, SAAF, Makhado AFB,
provides the one-piece wraparound South Africa, 2007
unit fitted to these South African • 8 45, Test Flight and Development
airframes, but this is the sole addition Centre, Overberg AFB, South
from Runner H. Africa, 1993
Runner P is better stocked, with • 8 46, 2 Sqn, SAAF, Petersberg AFB,
the type’s dogtooth-fitted wing, South Africa, 2007
lengthened (and strake-adorned) • 8 62, Escuadrón de Combate 2112,
nose, refuelling probe plus Martin- Ecuadorian Air Force, Taura AFB,
Baker Mk.10L ejection seat and rear Ecuador, 2009
cockpit position display. Detail across Kinetic’s Mirage IIIs are superb and
these new components is crisp, the firm is to be commended for
matching the rest of the contents, but continuing to take the range in new
one caveat is that care must be taken directions. The kit is priced at $39.99
SIXTH IN Kinetic’s line of kits of a surprise there’s considerable to select the correct parts – the new from: www.luckymodel.com
depicting the Mirage III derivatives carryover from previous boxings. ejection seat takes the total of Mk.10s
is a fresh iteration containing new However, Kinetic has been clever to four across the kit. WATCH VIDEO ONLINE
parts for the South African Atlas with its development, as each Naturally, new markings schemes
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Cheetah D. set of additions has led into the are supplied, with the markings
to watch the team discuss Kinetic’s
This kit (K48081) is the first next variant. Here, the Cheetah’s designed by Brazilian firm FCM and
new Cheetah D plus view extra
addition to the range since the IAI canards are derived from the printed by the industry standard,
parts photos.
Nesher in 2020, so it is something Mirage IIIE/V, while fuel tanks are Italy’s Cartograf – as such, these
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HARTMANN’S Bf 109 ‘WHITE 1’
FROM ZOUKEI-MURA
radio and FuG 25a identification
friend or foe unit also fits inside, The Atomizer is a high quality, oil free air
as do gas oxygen bottles and a
compressor designed to give a highly
master compass. True to form,
reliable and virtually maintenance free
a later ‘Erla Haube’ canopy is
service for many years.
present, while separate control
surfaces and a choice of raised/
lowered flaps and slats ensure
versatility. Arguably the finest
point is the full wing interior
framework if you wish to omit the
outer ‘skin’ for display purposes.
Most of the engine can be
viewed by propping open the
upper cowlings and then the
underside oil cooler panel in the
ZOUKEI-MURA has marked its lowered position.
tenth anniversary by releasing a After the quality of the parts,
superb value 1/32 interior-detail the next-best feature is arguably
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-14/U4. the price. It costs £89.99 from
This is the firm’s 18th Super UK importer Tiger Hobbies and
It has the following features :-
Wing Series offering and its associated retailers, which
Luftwaffe fans may also is cheaper than equivalent kits • Very quiet 1/8 HP motor
welcome the fact that the decals from other manufacturers. If you • 53 dBs noise level
represent ‘White 1’ flown by Erich enjoy building Luftwaffe aircraft,
• Auto Stop / Start Switch
Hartmann, the highest-scoring and especially in larger scales,
ace of all time. Zoukei-Mura’s Bf 109 will be • Air Pressure Gauge
Markings for the same machine great fun. More details at: www.
• Air Regulator for accurate air pressure
but operated later by one of zoukeimura.co.jp
adjustment with push / pull locking
his fellow Jagdgeschwader
facility.
52 pilots, Anton Kellmayer, are
also provided and there are • Moisture Trap with integral release
masks for the canopy. Another valve
anniversary feature is a bonus
• High Quality Protective Metal Case
resin figure of Hartmann, posed
with carry handle
standing and sculpted by Czech
firm Masterbox. A modular approach has been adopted by Zoukei-Mura in its BF • 0.0 to 80 psi
109G-14. The standard of panel line engraving is exemplary
As with many of Zoukei-Mura’s • 20 L/min Flow Rate – can be used with
previous items, this kit offers
all airbrushes including larger trigger
a serious amount of fidelity.
handle type airbrushes.
There’s a complete and superbly
appointed powerplant (70-plus • UK plug as standard
parts), and a separate stand if • 6 kgs weight
you wish to display the engine
£150.00 including UK Mainland Delivery
out of the airframe. Almost 50
components form the cockpit
and engine firewall and, as you’d
expect, the level of refinement
is jaw-dropping, included a A complete inner wing framework is provided, allowing modellers to
loaded MK 108 30mm cannon pose the Bf 109 with ‘skeletal’ mainplanes if desired
ammunition tray, clear-moulded
Revi gunsight and detailed
instrument panel.
All fuselage interior frames
are supplied, along with the
MW50 tank that sits behind the
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fuselage halves themselves 01202 511232
All the inner fuselage frames are The instrument panel is
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representations. An FuG 16ZY equipment such as radios or clear styrene
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ANTICIPATION REGARDING raised panels on the airframe. Four a single piece, and features wafer-
Eduard’s new tool 1/48 F4F-3 Wildcat runners (A, L, M and N) provide thin cooling fins, while the latter’s
has been building since the initial common components, and it is complex and ungainly configuration
announcement, and the arrival of the apparent immediately that multiple is captured faithfully. The various
first ProfiPACK boxing (82201) and a releases and variants will follow, options for early/late production
big batch of aftermarket add-ons will from the provision of four different airframes will require careful reading
satisfy even the most ardent detailer. windshields and two canopies to the of the instructions, including the
Eduard has combined six styrene three different sets of cowling panels need to fill and scribe panel lines
runners with a pre-painted photo- and rings. Similarly, all approaches depending on which of the markings
etched (PE) metal fret plus a canopy to replicating the instrument panel are selected. Eduard has been
and wheel mask set. The firm is well are catered for by Eduard, be that generous with its schemes, varying
known for both its mould quality and using waterslide decals, 3D-printed from a brightly coloured pre-war
the research behind each subject, versions or PE components. example to both US Navy and
and both are in evidence, from This attention extends to both Marine Corps machines used at
the beautifully rendered external the engine and undercarriage; the Wake Island, Coral Sea and Midway:
Instrument panels are spread
surfaces with fine engraved panel former comprises four superbly • BuNo 1850, 41-F-4, Lt Charles
across two runners; this fully moulded
lines plus a mix of raised and moulded styrene parts, with each Shields, VF-41, USS Ranger (CV-4), example is intended for use with the kit
recessed rivets to the accurate bank of seven cylinders coming as December 1940 decals, with well-defi ned bezels
Exterior surface detail is excellent,
with fi ne engraved panel lines,
while hatches and rivet heads are
represented in both raised and
recessed forms as per the real airframe
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