Phoenix Aviation Modelling - July 2022

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ON THE COVER
November, and here we are at the heady conflict. Mike Daley brings us another RAF
Rene van der Hart’s heights of the July issue! One thing we jet with his build of the 1:72 Italeri Jaguar in
excellent build of the knew we wanted to do was to try to pack as the anniversary colours of No.41 Squadron,
1:32 Trumpeter F-14D much as we possibly could into every PAM, be and we also have an aptly named ‘SAM Slayer’
that news, reviews or features, and this month F-16CJ from James Ashton. This is particularly
is no exception as we have literally shoe horned welcome as we have our latest Real to Replica
as much as we could into our pages! In fact, we Red Series book ‘Wild Weasels and Electronic
got a little carried away and ended up having Warfare’ now available, and you can find details
to take a couple of articles out as we ran out of of this in this issue and on our website. Our
space! So, what have we in store this month? Combat File this issue looks at the US Navy and
Well, where to start! Our cover feature this Marine Corps Skyraider at war, with a build of
month is the mighty ‘Bombcat’ in the markings the 1:48 Tamiya A-1H from Grant Dalzell. So,
of VF-2 ‘Bounty Hunters’. This a quite superb we hope you continue to enjoy what we have to
build from Rene van der Hart and quite a topical offer and just a reminder that the magazine is
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See Page 32 take a look at two aircraft from both sides of you can take out a paper subscription by going
the Falklands conflict, which marked its 40- to our website. You can find details of both in
year anniversary recently, with an Argentine this issue. So, all that remains to say is….
Skyhawk, and a Royal Navy Sea King HC.4. We Happy Modelling!
have a brace of World War II German builds
with tropical Bf 109 and an Me 262 from Vini
Pompeo and Snorre Sandviken respectively. Ian
Gaskell takes a look at another aircraft from a Andy Evans, Jon Phillips, David Francis, Andy Folds
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REGULARS
6 THE NEWSSTAND
All the latest news from the
world of Aviation Modelling
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8 CZECH NEWS
The Czech News round-up by
Tim Upson-Smith
12 IN THE BOX
We take a look in the box of
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new and upcoming releases 64
14 REVIEWS
Huw Morgan reviews the
1:144 Armory Me 163B-1
16 ACCESSORIES
The latest accessories on show
20 DECALS
The latest decal releases
24 BOOKSHELF
New books reviewed
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IPMS (UK)
News from the IPMS (UK)
presented by Chris Ayre
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What’s in store for next month! PAGE
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82 EVENTS DIARY
Upcoming modelling shows
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US NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
SKYRAIDER’S AATT WWAARR!!
PPAAGGEE
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FEATURES
SPEEDY BUILD
28 A Marvellous Small Scale Mossie
Roman Schilhart builds the 1:72 Airfix D.H.
Mosquito B.XVI
1:48 SCALE
PAGE 38 Stinging SPAD
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Grant Dalzell builds the 1:48 Tamiya US Navy A-1H
Skyraider
1:32 SCALE
42 Bounty Hunter’s Bomcat
Rene van der Hart builds the 1:32 Trumpeter
F-14D
1:32 SCALE
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James Ashton builds the 1:32 Tamiya F-16CJ with
Advanced Modellers Syndrome!
1:72 SCALE
52 Scooter Over the Falklands
Lee Powell builds the 1:72 Airfix A-4B/Q Skyhawk
PAGE 1:72 SCALE
74 56 A ‘Junglie’ in the South Atlantic
Ian Gaskell uses all his skill, a 1:72 Cyber-Hobby
kit and plenty of aftermarket sets to create a
Falklands War Sea King HC.4
1:48 SCALE
60 A Desert Gustav
Vini Pompeo builds the 1:48 Eduard ProfiPACK Bf
109G2 Trop
1:72 SCALE
64 Anniversary Cat
Michael Daley builds the 1:72 Italeri Jaguar GR.1/
GR.3
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38 70 Schwalbe Story
Snorre Sandviken looks at the 1:48 Tamiya Me
262-1a
1:48 SCALE
74 Gulf War Runway Raider
Ian Gaskell builds the 1:48 Eduard Tornado GR.1
with JP-233s
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You can never have
enough Spitfires!
AIRFIX
Photographs of a full set of plastic
runners for the all new Airfix M.IX
in 1:24 scale. The first complete
runners have arrived in Margate
and photographs were quickly
Kinetic go for shared with the press. Impressive
does not do it justice, and the way
Gold again
the tooling is split in areas like the will! Additionally, as
fuselage and wings is obviously you will see in the decal section time there will be no shipping
KINETIC
in preparation for future versions Xtradecal from Hannant’s has delays as for the first time in
and if the manufacturers do not already released two sheets for many years the production of the
In 2017 Kinetic launched their
take advantage, I am sure one or this kit. Some two months before plastic moulded parts will take
top of the range ‘Gold’ series.
two of the aftermarket makers its scheduled release and this place in the United Kingdom!
Now in a surprise move, Kinetic
have announced that their next
kit Gold kit will be an F-16!
Kinetic started their range
in 2008 with an F-16B and this
was followed by no less than 29
variations covering nearly every
variant of the Viper but we know
this kit had a few errors especially,
in the shape and angles of the nose,
though to be honest you really
must know your Vipers to spot
it. So, now Kinetic have decided
to launch an all-new Kinetic F-16
using information supplied by the
manufacturer to produce what You can never have
they hope will be the most accurate
and best fitting F-16 produced enough Bf-109s!
to date, and just like the original
F-16 tooling the ‘Gold’ version ZOUKEI-MURA
Bf-109 fans,
will be extended to numerous
After a slight delay due to it certainly
versions. It will also include a new
shipping issues the new 1:32 looks like it was
system they have called Magfire
scale Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 worth the wait as
which will use magnets to make
will be available in July. And for you can see in the latest
it possible for you to change
photographs of a completed
the loadout of your model.
model. And the included
The first boxing will cover
figure of the most successful
European F-16AM’s, these early
Bf-109 ace Erich Hartmann
F16A’s have gone through a mid-
also looks very nice indeed.
life update that gave the early A
model the capabilities of the F-16C
Block 52s. The decals have been
designed by FCM and printed by
Cartograf and will supply markings
for aircraft from Belgium, Denmark,
Norway, and the Netherlands.
I am not a lover of grey aircraft
but with quite a few Syhart Decals
The King is dead, long live the King
and Aggressor schemes stored
in my stash I am sure I will be
adding at least a couple to my to COPPER STATE MODELS
do pile especially as the price is
When Wingnut Wings closed
similar to the original kits current
their doors there was a lot of
price and considerably cheaper
anguish from the World War
than its main Japanese rival.
1 modelling community but
Copper State Models have
been raising the bar with every
new release and now several
pictures of their new 1:32 Bristol One kit manufacturers. Look
Scout C looks likely to consolidate for this new kit on the hobby
their place as King of World War shop shelves in late summer.
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Updated/Backdated Spitfires
KOTARE
will be followed by two
Spitfires are a bit of a theme additional boxings for
this month as we have a few early and late versions.
more updated photographs Supermarine Spitfire
from Kotare’s new 1:32 scale Mk.I (Early production)
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1. The Serial numbers K &
first version we know is going to L. This version will
feature marking options from the have 31 additional
middle of the production run but parts including engine
Kotare has announced that this cowlings, exhausts,
fuel tank, canopies
and instrument
board. Not listed but hopefully seat, hydraulic undercarriage Going
included will be the very early retraction, instrument board.
two blade wooden propeller.  No details of marking Bigger
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I options but I am sure all three
(Late production) Serial Numbers Spitfire boxings will fly off AIR GRAPHIC MODELS
R, X & AR with 15 additional parts the shelves when they arrive
including foot pedals, “plastic” in late 2022 and 2023.  Air Graphics has specialised
in producing kits, decal sets,
and resin accessories in 1:72
scale since they started but
now, they are also going to
An Unexpected Surprise ….NOT!
be producing a range of 1:48
scale figures to accompany
TAMIYA
Royal Air Force and Royal Navy
This year’s Shizuoka Trade Show aircraft of the last 40 years.
was much quiter than normal with The first eight releases are:
very few new announcements, 1. Sea Harrier Pilot.
especially of new aircraft kits. 2. RAF Fast Jet Pilot Walking 1.
Tamiya have always announced 3. RAF Fast Jet Pilot Walking 2.
something at the show and this 4. RAF Fast Jet Pilot Walking 3.
year was no different. Though 5. RAF Modern Ground Crew.
the subject was hardly a surprise 6. RAF Pilots in Jet.
when they unveiled a 1:48 scale change is the addition of the 7. Carrier Crew.
Lockheed P-38J Lighting. The large radiators at the front of the well known Lightnings but there 8. RAF Ground Crew.
most numerous version of the engines. But there are numerous are numerous aftermarket We have yet to see the
Lightning the J is based on their small changes that have been all sheets if none of the options castings but as soon as
previous kits of F/G (2019) and faithfully reproduced by Tamiya. appeal to you. Look out for this we have samples we will
H (2020). The main and obvious Markings are supplied for three new kit later this summer. share them with you.
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By Tim Upson-Smith
Eduard
W e have our next mainland
Europe show now confirmed
when Eduard announced First up this month
that Eday will be on the 1st October from Eduard, and
at a brand-new venue the Milovice very much with the
Tankodrome, which is 50Km north-east IPMS US Nationals
of Prague. This is the same venue that in mind, is the
held last years scaled down show, but Limited Edition ‘Red
with the addition of a new exhibition Tails & Co’ dual-
hall that is a lot larger than any previous combo boxing the
E Day venue. We are certainly looking of the 1:48 scale
forward to going and our flights and P-51 Mustang. This
accommodation are already booked! release has 12 very
colourful markings options,
not all of which have red tails,
some are yellow and some are
yellow and black chequered.
Next the 1:48 scale A6M2
Zero Type 11 becomes
available as a ProfiPack
release, Profipack kits come
with etched brass masks and
several marking options.
Making a return in the
ProfiPack line is the older but
still nice 1:48 scale Albatros
D.V and the more recent 1:48
Black Dog
scale Bf 109G-10 Erla which
sold out very fast in the options as only they operated
Black Dog are more widely known for original boxing Also, in 1:48 the bubble canopy version. I
their military vehicle accessories, so it scale the Zlin Z-526AFS Akrobat am sure we will see an ‘Erla’
came as a bit of a surprise when I saw becomes available in the canopy version featuring
this new 1:48 resin kit of the Bayraktar budget Weekend Edition which some Israeli options very
TB 2 drone. This particular Turkish made is just. A basic plastic kit with a soon! Finaly in 1:72 scale in these and other manufacturers
drone has received a lot of publicity selection of colour schemes. the Weekend line we have the kits, so it is always worth
in the last few months due to its role Moving down to 1:72 scale welcome return of the Focke keeping an eye on our
with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avia S-199 ‘bubble canopy’ Wulf Fw190A-8 ‘standard wing’. accessory pages to see what
destroying Russian armour. This is is released in the ProfiPack line, As ever Eduard are releasing your latest kit might need!
the first of several kits of this subject which features 6 Czechoslovak lots of extra detail sets for
and I am sure will be very popular.
Infinity Model
The 1:32 scale injection
moulded DH-100 Vampire F
Mk.3 and FB Mk.6 kits should
be ready to order by the time
you read this. These kits have
ViZi Models
The joy of 3d printing is that models
can be rescaled relatively easily as
been long awaited, and this
evidenced by the announcement by
larger scale will certainly suit
ViZi Models of a 1:48 scale Avia BH-
this diminutive little twin boom
17. This accompanies their already
fighter. As well as the injection
released 1:72 and 1:32 scale versions.
moulded parts, the kits will
The Avia BH-17 is a rather fast
come with two frets of photo-
looking, and attractive, Czechoslovak
etched brass parts and some
biplane fighter from 1924. Twenty-four
interesting colourful markings
were ordered for the Czechoslovak Air
options, including Swedish
Force but the type proved unreliable
and Canadian example
in service and it was withdrawn from
as well as RAF options.
use quite quickly. www.vizimodels.cz
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1/48
Limited edition kit of US WWII fighter aircraft P-51D Mustang in 1/48 scale. From the kit you can
build Mustangs with or without dorsal fin assembly, flying with the four Groups (31st FG, 52nd FG,
325th FG and 332nd FG) from the 15th AF during WWII from Italy.
• Color photo-etched detailing parts and die-cut mask, Dual Combo.
• Decals for 12 marking options of aircraft serving during WWII in 15th AF.
P-51D-20, 44-63237, Col. William A. Daniel, P-51D-5, 44-13382, Lt. James L. Brooks, 307th FS, P-51D-5, 44-13494, Lt. Walter J. Goehausen Jr., 308th FS,
CO of 31st FG, 15th AF, Mondolfo, Italy, April 1945 31st FG, 15th AF, San Severo, Italy, summer 1944 31st FG, 15th AF, San Severo, Italy, summer 1944
P-51D-5, 44-13261, Col. Marion Malcolm, P-51D-5, 44-13428, Lt. John B. Lawler, 2nd FS, P-51D-5, 44-13287, Lt. William Parent, 4th FS,
CO of 52nd FG, 15th AF, Madna, Italy, April 1945 52nd FG, 15th AF, Madna, Italy, July 1944 52nd FG, 15th AF, Madna, Italy, August 1944
P-51D-5, 44-15284, Lt. Col. Felix L. Vidal, P-51D-5, 44-13440, Lt. William R. Hinton, 317th FS, P-51D-20, Maj. Norman L. McDonald, CO of 318th FS,
CO of 325th FG, 15th AF, Lesina, Italy, spring 1945 325th FG, 15th AF, Lesina, Italy, September 1944 325th FG, 15th AF, Mondolfo, Italy, April 1945
P-51D, Flt. Off. Charles A. Lane, 99th FS, P-51D-15, 44-15569, Capt. Roscoe C. Brown, P-51D, Lt. Frederick E. Hutchins, 302nd FS,
332nd FG, 15th AF, Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945 CO of 100th FS, 332nd FG, 15th AF, Ramitelli, Italy, 1945 332nd FG, 15th AF, Ramitelli, Italy, October 1944
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Special Hobby
 In 1:48 scale this month we see
the return of the AF-3S Guardian
‘Mad Boom’.  The kit of the final,
attack version of the Guardian has
eight injection moulded sprues,
one clear sprue, a set of resin parts
AZ Model/Kovozávody
and a photo-etched fret.  The AF-
Prostĕjov (KP) 3S sprue also contains a new set
of mainwheels with the correct
number of slots in the hubs and
The big news this an enlarged starboard wing pod
month from KP is the housing more efficient radar to that
announcement of an all-new used in the AF-2S version.  The decal
tooled 1:72 scale Avia B-3. sheet caters for four machines,
There will be three boxings two of which were painted in blue
of this kit, the first two with overall per regulations issued later
Czechoslovak markings and in the war.  The VS-20 machine was
the third boxing will feature operated in 1953, at first from NAS
some interesting foreign Atsugi in Japan, later from aircraft
service fictional schemes, all carrier USS Bagoeng Strait.  The
of which feature plausible other blue Guardian belonged to
back stories. With kits VS-27 and flew from CVS-36 USS to the end.  In the fighter role, the
available of the BH-1 (Vizi Antietam in the Mediterranean in J-21 became obsolete rather quickly,
Model), and the BH-9/11 (KP) 1953.  AF-3Ss remained in service but its excellent manoeuvrability at
it will soon be possible to with reserve units long enough to low altitudes and perfect stability
build a very good collection re-releases of the Albatros receive the new Grey-White scheme, during fire made the type a perfect
of Avia aircraft, which could C.III, the Sopwith Triplane, the other two Guardians in the kit platform for ground attack roles.  
culminate with the Eduard the Bf109 and Piper L-21B have this scheme as worn by NAS  The re-released Special Hobby
Avia S199 or indeed the Super Cub. These kits Los Alamitos based machines. kit comes with photo-etched parts
Airfix Avia S92 (Me 262)! all feature new markings  Making a return this month in 1:72 and options or four colour schemes
The other 1:72 scale options. The final releases scale is the Saab J-21 twin boom fighter.  Also making a welcome return in
releases this month are this month are KP boxings Its designer, F.Wänström created a 1:72 scale is the Mirage F.1B/BE.  The kit
of the Sabre Kits Hs machine of unorthodox construction parts are on seven injection moulded
126B-1/Hs 126A/B1 with with two tail booms, a nose-type sprues, with one clear sprue, the kit also
new markings. Finally the undercarriage and a pusher engine. contains a set of resin details portraying
long sold out 1:72 scale The machine offered a perfect view Spanish-specific parts as they use
Supermarine Seafang forward to its pilot, the armament was different missile racks and flare
F.Mk.31 will be re-released conveniently placed in the nose section, dispensers. The Cartgraf-printed decal
under the AZ Model brand. the manoeuvrability was excellent as sheet caters for two French-operated
was the ground handling due to the airframes, both of which have blue
nose type landing gear. There were grey upper surfaces over aluminum
some disadvantages too, though, with colourful trim, the third colour
namely problems with cooling the option is a Spanish Mirage wearing a
power unit which were synonymous four-tone scheme with tiger stripes
with the type all along its flying career.  The Academy Junkers Ju 87G-2
The first J-21A-1 production machines is being released this month with
went to serve with F-9 wing only conversion parts in plastic, resin and
after the war in Europe had come photo-etch to make the Ju 87D-5/N/D-8
versions.  The conversion parts also
act to correct some mistakes in the
original Academy kit.  This version,
was effectively the very last bomber
version of the Stuka, and was first put
into service in 1943 and remained in
use until the end of the war.  It was
operated not only by the Luftwaffe,
Miniwing but with other Axis forces, too.
Four Luftwaffe schemes are
included in this limited-edition kit,
New from Miniwing is the all of which used the night type
MQ-9 Predator B, as used exhausts, the kit comes with two
by NASA. The kit features different resin versions depending
the already released on your choice of scheme.
 As ever if you want to add a bit
more detail to any of these kits,
Miniwing 1:144 scale Special Hobby, in their own CMK
sprue, with the addition range, offer a number of resin
of a 3d printed resin accessories and detail sets for
observation pod and these kits, along with mask sets
new decals for the NASA under their Special Mask range.
operated drones.
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