Scale Aircraft Modelling - July 2022

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Volume 44 •Issue 05
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Mars Models' Beriev Be-4
• Falklands War – a modelling retrospective • What’s on the Workbench?
• Jailbird – Petlyakov Pe-2 in 1/72 • IPMS UK, News, Reviews, and More…
• Racer Heritage – Ambrosini SAI 207
Hunter T-8C Eduard’s Akrobat Scaled Up!
Twin Stick Delight ZLIN Z-526 Rayethon Sentinel R.1
Aerocraft conversion New tool in 1/48 Notes and kitography
First and Best for Reference and Modelling

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’ S F E A T U R E S E D I T O R I A L
Falklands War 40th Anniversary 14
A Modelling Retrospective
Neil Robinson takes a look back at some Falklands War models he built for the 20th
Anniversary...
Racer Heritage 22
Ambrosini SAI 207
By Stephen J. Di Nucci
The Tréner That Became A Real Show Off 26
Ugur Kenel tackles Eduard’s acrobatic little barnstormer in 1/48
By Gary Hatcher
Jail Bird 32
As usual the ebb and flow of topical and
Unimodel’s Petlyakov Pe-2 ‘essential’ material has made a pig’s ear of
the editorial schedule and once again what
By Huw Morgan
we suggested we might run with last month has
been chopped and changed and we have ended
Twin Stick Delight 34 up with something broadly similar but different
enough to warrant comment. Please note – the
Hawker Hunter T.8C in 1/48
‘Coming Next Month’ page in each issue should
Airfix/Aerocraft conversion be regarded as advisory. In the interests of a
balanced content we are inevitably going to end
By Bill Clark
up changing something so do please bear that in
mind. That said, once a piece has made it onto the
Aircraft in Profile 41 shortlist it rarely gets bumped more than once so
we will look forward to presenting Peter
Piper L-4
Marshall’s H-34 next month instead …
By Jan Polc This month I have been particularly inspired by
Scale plans and colour profiles by the Author Des Brennan’s piece on the Sentinel R.1, a type
that seems to have come and gone from the RAF
without any great fanfare, despite thirteen years
Colour Conundrum 54
fairly solid service. OurScaled Uppiece on the
type ticks all the boxes for me in terms of a
Duck Egg Blue and the Battle of Britain
modeller’s reference article, and as ever Des has
May to December 1940 provided a kitography that is as comprehensive as
Part 1 it is possible to get with a subject so woefully
neglected. I am now, of course, in pursuit of a
By Paul Lucas
1/144 kit and look forward to half finishing it and
abandoning it on the shelf of shame (actually I
Five Plus Two Equals Six – An Eduard Ultimate Tempest Kitbash 58 have several) in due course.
Elsewhere I am grateful to my old oppo Mr Neil
By Jon Tabinor
Robinson, who has dusted off some vintage work
and written up some useful notes on Falklands
KOR-Blimey, A Maritime Mug! 64 War colours and markings. Readers may have
noticed that SAMdoes not tend to go overboard
Jon Bryon finishes his hulled hat-trick with Beriev’s sleek Soviet seagoer. on anniversaries, as it usually means repeating
material that has become familiar over the years,
Scaled Up 72 but given the breadth of the author’s knowledge
and the popularity of this particular subject then
The Guard Stands Down it seemed appropriate to include some coverage
in this month’s issue.
Raytheon Sentinel R.1 in Royal Air Force Service
And we have another Ukrainian kit on the
By Des Brennan
cover too. Mars Models have some unique types
in their catalogue, as do all of those companies
currently striving to keep trading despite the
ongoing conflict, so do check out their
With: catalogues, make a purchase, and help to
support one of the most eclectic and interesting
Update – our monthly news round-up section with new product previews and reviews 6
sections of the industry.
Books – with Ernie Lee 86
IPMS UK Column with John Tapsell 88
Coming Next Month 89

Cover Image: Mars Models Beriev Be-4 (ref. 48003)
by Jon Bryon (see page 64).
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AIR-GRAPHIC MODELS
www.air-graphics.uk
Air-Graphics have released a limited
run full resin kit of the Westland Wasp
HAS.1 (ref. AIRK-001) in 1/72 scale, with
a detailed interior and two vac-formed
canopies. It’s the company’s first full
resin kit, but it seems they’re planning
more. The Wasp kit will also come as a
Scout, and there’s an Auster AOP.9 in
the works, as well as a late Anson and a
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AIRFIX HMA 8, and Mk.90B. It looks to be a highly looked towards the adoption of jet power.
www.airfix.com detailed model with 331 parts included. CAD images released of the 1/48 Buccaneer
Airfix have released updates on some of the bode well – with a detailed bomb bay, optional
The Supermarine Spitfire F.22 (ref. A02033A)
came too late to see service in WW2, but was impending new toolings, including the 1/48 open engine hatches and a full load of stores for
arguably the finest variant ever produced. This North American F-86/Canadair Sabre. This the pylons. Markings for four EDSG Navy options
1/72 kit from Airfix includes schemes for second boxing of the 2020 kit presents the Sabre are advertised.
squadrons based in Manchester and Edinburgh. in a slightly later development form, a variant Images are also released of the new 1/24
Airfix have also reintroduced their 1/48 kit of the that would go on to see widespread service with ‘superkit’ although how anything can be more
Westland Navy Lynx (ref. A10107A), with many international air arms during the early super than a new 1/48 Buccaneer is a matter
components for three variants, the Mk 88A, years of the Cold War, as many smaller nations some might regard as open for discussion.
AZ MODELS/KP
www.azmodels.cz
www.kovozavody.cz
New releases this month are as
follows:
KP-Kovozávody Prostějov 1/72
KPM0336 Henschel Hs 126B-1
‘Luftwaffe’
KPM0337 Henschel Hs 126B-1
‘Mediterranean’
KPM0338 Sopwith Triplane ‘RNAS
KPM0339 Messerschmitt Bf 108
KPM0340 Piper L-21B Super
KPM0341 Avia B-3 ‘Military’
KPM0342 Avia B-3 ‘Racer
KPM0343 Avia B-3 ‘International
KPM0344 Albatros C.
AZmodel 1/72
AZ7820 Seafang F.Mk.31
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BRENGUN could be slotted through the cockpit opening so
I decided that I would build the wings and
www.brengun.cz
fuselage. Painting took around four coats of
Rutan Quickie (ref. BRL32045) paint with extra being needed for the black resin
By Colin ‘Flying’ Pickett upper wing. When this was fully dried I applied a
coat of gloss acrylic varnish to make the surface
I have to admit at this point to being a massive
fan of the Rutan design style. Burt Rutan really ready for the decals. These are well printed, but
does think outside of the established aviation it’s worth noting that they have to be cut out of
design box and this is evident in the design of the decal sheet individually as the carrier film
the ‘Quickie’, a single seat, single engine home- covers all of them. The decals went onto the
build aeroplane. It is certainly great to see surface easily with a soak in warm water, no
Brengun reaching out into the less travelled need for setting solutions or the like. A further
areas of aircraft design. coat of gloss varnish blended the decals into the
surface and provided a uniform finish to the
The Brengun Quickie in 1/32 is comprised of
Quickie.
fourteen resin parts as well as a small fret of
photoetch and a vacuum formed canopy. The The cockpit canopy has a photoetched former to
upper wing is formed of the ridged black resin be installed in the rear edge. I glued this in place
whilst the rest of the kit is made of the more with UV curing adhesive to avoid the issues of
familiar grey resin. Despite being a 1/32 kit, the fogging found in superglues. The canopy was
Quickie is a small aircraft, being around the size masked and painted, both inside and out as I
of a 1/72 WWII fighter. wanted to pose it open. Finally the canopy was
The lower wing/undercarriage slots into the fixed in the open position with UV curing
bottom of the fuselage, with only a minor adhesive.
amount of adjustment being needed to get a My only, very minor gripe is the colour of resin
perfect fit. The same is to be said for the upper used for the kit. Getting a decent coverage
wing, no major issues at all. I added a small required a fair few coats of white primer to get
plastic strip bead to the edge of the cockpit an even finish, so a paler grey would be
opening as I wanted something to fix the appreciated. Then again that’s my only gripe, the
vacuum formed canopy to. The ailerons have an actual kit is superb. If you have some experience
aerodynamic aid, which in the kit is formed from of photoetch and are looking for a kit to get you
bent-to-shape etched brass. I cut two slots in up and running on resin builds then this is a
each location to allow this to fit into and great place to start. It’s not over-complicated,
superglued it in place as it looks just like the sort and is a bit different with the bonus of being a
of thing I normally knock off into a black hole. fast build. A really enjoyable experience and one
A test fit of the interior found that everything I heartily recommend.
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EDUARD (ref. 11162). The 1/48 kit comes with pre-painted In addition, Eduard have released the following:
PE parts and twelve decal options allowing for #3006 Bf 108 1/32
www.eduard.com
builds of Spitfires that fought all around the #82101 P-51D-5 Mustang 1/48
Eduard have recently brought out a limited world. They also have a new weekend edition kit #82145 Fw 190A-8/ R2 1/48
edition dual combo kit of the Spitfire Mk Vc, of the Spitfire Mk VIII (ref. 7462) in 1/72 scale #82175 Sopwith Camel Comic 1/48
boxed as ‘SPITFIRE STORY: Per Aspera ad Astra’ with four decal options. #70153 Avia CS-199 1/72
GASPATCH Scheuch company for this purpose. In flight The latest release from GasPatch is a 3D-printed
operations, the Schlepperwould move the Me kit of the Scheuch-Schlepper and clearly
www.gaspatchmodels.com
163 to the take-off point using a long tow bar designed as an accessory for their recent kit of
48238: 1/48 Scheuch Schlepper extending from its 3rd wheel assembly. After
the Me 163 Komet. The kit allows the vehicle to
As the Me 163’s landing gear was detachable landing, the Schlepperwould be fitted with a
be built either as a 3-wheled tractor with towbar,
and was jettisoned shortly after take-off a recovery apparatus in place of the 3rd wheel.
or with the recovery trailer in its later
special recovery vehicle was needed to raise the The first version of this recovery system included
configuration, and includes a crew figure, an
aircraft off the ground and bring it back to the inflatable bags on wheels in a v-shaped
point where a landing gear dolly could be configuration behind the Schlepper. A later acetate film with dials for the dashboard
reconnected. An agricultural vehicle, the version consisted of hydraulic arms with instruments, and a set of masks offering a choice
Scheuch-Schlepper was developed by the caterpillar tracks underneath. of numbers to apply to the vehicle.
HOBBYBOSS
www.hobbyboss.com
The A-4 Skyhawk was designed by
Douglas in response to a US Navy call
for a jet-powered attack aircraft to
replace the older A-1 Skyraider. The
result was an aircraft that weighed only
half of the Navy's weight specification.
Notably, the final design had a wing so
compact it didn’t need to be folded for
carrier stowage. Hobby Boss’ rebox of
the A-4M Skyhawk (ref. 87256) in 1/72
scale is modelled on a dedicated marine
variant of which 158 were built. The
company have also reboxed a 1/144 kit
of the Chinese GX-6 (ref. 83905), an anti-
submarine patrol aircraft currently in
use by the Chinese Navy.
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