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3D PRINTING, AND A LITTLE IMAGINATION...

A
t the moment, here at PSM of subjects for your delectation and this
were a riding the exciting month we have a couple of unusual articles
wave of 3D printed models of bring you. The first if from Scott Taylor of
and accessories. I know the Scale Modellers Supply of a Spinosaurus,
I alluded to how popular this area of our hobby quite topical with the release of the latest
was becoming in a previous issue, and the Jurassic Park movie. We also have a quirky
range and variety of subject matter that is Tiger Models Cute Series P-40 Warhawk with
coming available is quite staggering! One an enigmatic pilot! Also, this month we have
thing that has surprised me though is the Jim Clark’s Lotus 33 from Tamiya and built by
scale of some of the figures we are featuring Mark Thomson, along with a GMC Wrecker
in our pages. And by scale, I not only mean from Eifion Davies, and an A-10 Thunderbolt
the amount available, but also the actual size from Manual Magrinho. These, and all of our
and detailing on some of these figures. This builds are presented in a style that is now
month we are privileged to have not one, but unique to PSM and Phoenix SP and was one
two absolutely stunning 1:6, full 3D printed of the core design principles we adopted when
figures from master modeller Ivan Gilbert. we first launched the magazine. So, I hope
Both are from the ‘Caped Crusaders’ world, you continue to enjoy what we have to offer
and feature ‘Knightmare Batman’ and for me and just a reminder that the magazine is also
an incomparable version of ‘Mr Freeze’, both available as a digital issue or subscription with
superbly detailed and wonderfully painted. To even more pages – something that no other
say this is one of the ‘coolest’ figures I have magazine offers – on Pocketmags, or you can
seen is an understatement and shows just take out a paper subscription by going to our
what you can now do with a 3D printer and a website. You can find details of both in this
little imagination! We will be featuring more issue. So, all that remains for me to say is...
of Ivan’s work in future issues of PSM, and
next month we have another full figure build Andy Evans, Jonathan Phillips,
of the galactic bounty hunter Cad Bane from
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Contents
4 Phoenix Scale Modelling
What’s in this issue?

07 AUTOMOTIVE
08 Lotus 33 Coventry Climax - Mark Thomson
builds the Tamiya Ebbro 1:20 kit in the colours of Jim Clarks
1965 Formula 1 winner
14 Wrecker! - Eifion Davies builds the 1:24 Revell ’77
GMC kit with Turbo Dork paint
18 Micro Bus – Jezz Coleman builds the 1:24 Revell VW kit
22 Automotive News
40
23 MILITARY
24 Have Gun, Will Travel! - Eifion Davies builds the
1:35 IBG Einheitsdiesel with Breda 37mm AA Gun with a
Tamiya 20mm Flakvierling 38
30 Paper Panzer - Grant Dalzell builds the 1:35 1/35 48
Amusing Hobby VK7201(K) Panzerkampfwagen VII
36 Military News
46
39 AIRCRAFT
40 South Atlantic SHAR - Lee Powell builds the 1:72
Airfix Sea Harrier FRS.1
46 Tiny Flying Tiger - Grant Dalzell builds the Tiger
Model Cute Series Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Fighter
48 Going the Whole Hog - Manuel
Magrinho builds the 1:48 Tamiya A-10
52 Aviation News
55 FIGURES
56 Mr Freeze! - Ivan 60
Gilbert goes ice cold with this
1:6 B3DSERK printed figure
60 Knightmare Batman
- Ivan Gilbert builds a 1:6 version
of the caped crusader
64 Figure News
67 SCI-FI
68 Colonial Viper - Eifion Davies builds the
1:32 Moebius kit from the reboot of Battlestar Galactica
72 Spinosaurus - Scott Taylor of The Scale Modellers
Supply (SMS) gets Jurassic painting and detailing a 3D
printed dinosaur
Bookshelf
76 Sci-Fi News
77 BOOKS
77 Book Reviews
82 Coming Soon!
08
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18VWT2 Micro
Camper
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Clarks 1965
1 Lotus 33
14 ‘77TurboGMCDorkWrecker
Paint
22 News, Accessories,
and Decals

1965 Formula 1
8 Lotus 33 1:20 Scale
Lotus 33
Coventry Climax
MARK THOMSON BUILDS THE TAMIYA EBBRO 1:20 KIT IN THE COLOURS OF
JIM CLARKS 1965 FORMULA 1 WINNER JIM CLARK
TAMIYA / EBBRO
ames Clark Jr was born into
Lotus 33
J a farming family at Kilmany

House Farm, Fife, he was
the youngest child of five,
and the only boy. In 1942 the family moved to
Manufacturer: Tamiya/Ebbro
Scale: 1:20
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
Kit Number: 20027
Edington Mains Farm, near Duns, Berwickshire,
in the Borders. He was educated at primary Driving a Lotus Elite, he finished second to Colin
schools in Kilmany and then in Chirnside. Chapman in a ten-lap GT race at Brands Hatch. Clark made his F1 Grand Prix debut, part-
Following three years of preparatory schooling In 1959 he drove a Lotus Elite, finishing tenth at way through the season, at the Dutch Grand
at Clifton Hall School in Edinburgh he was sent Le Mans partnered with John Whitmore, and Prix at Zandvoort on 6 June 1960. “Lotus had
to Loretto School in Musselburgh, East Lothian. the ex-Bruce Halford Lister Jaguar, winning the lost Surtees, as he had gone to the Isle of Man
Although his parents were opposed to the idea, Bo’ness Hill Climb. Chapman was sufficiently to do some serious motorcycle racing, so they
Clark started his racing in local road rally and impressed to give Clark a ride in one of his had Ireland, Stacey and Clark, the last-named
hill climb events driving his own Sunbeam- Formula Junior cars. being an acceptable substitute.” He retired on
Talbot and proved a fearsome competitor right lap 49 with final drive failure. Clarks second
from the start. On 16 June 1956, in his very Formula One race was the 1960 Belgian Grand
first event, he was behind the wheel of Prix, held at the extremely fast and dangerous
a DKW sonderklasse at Crimond, Spa-Francorchamps circuit there, he got a taste
Scotland. Clark in 1958 was
driving for the local Border
Reivers team for Ian Scott-
Watson, racing Jaguar D-types
and Porsches in national
events and winning 18 races.
Boxing Day 1958, Clark raced
against the man who would
launch him to superstardom.
The fit and final

representation
captures the look of
the real car very well
of reality when two fatal accidents occurred Preparing the

(Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey). Clark was later body shell
quoted as saying in a 1964 interview: “I was
driving scared stiff pretty much all through the
race”, even though he finished 5th and scored
his first points finish. The next year, Clark
was involved in one of the worst accidents
in the history of Formula 1 racing. In the 1961
Italian Grand Prix on 10 September at Monza,
Wolfgang von Trips in his Ferrari collided with
Clark’s Lotus. Von Trips’s car became airborne
and crashed into a side barrier, fatally
throwing von Trips out of the car
and killing fifteen spectators.
Clarks first Drivers’ World
Championship came
driving the Lotus 25 in
1963, winning seven
out of the ten races
and Lotus its first
Constructors’ World Championship. Clark’s

record of seven wins in a season was not
equalled until 1984 when Frenchman Alain
Prost won seven races for McLaren and was
not broken until Brazilian Ayrton Senna won
eight races in the 1988 season, also
for McLaren. Some of his best
seasons were in 1963 and
1965, Clark equalled
Alberto Ascari’s
record for the
highest percentage
of possible
championship
points in a season
(100%). Leading
71.47% of the laps
in 1963, Clark holds
the record for the
highest percentage
of laps in the lead in a
season. He also holds the
record for most races taking
pole, fastest lap, race win and
leading every lap, achieving this eight
times (1962 British Grand Prix, 1963 Dutch
Grand Prix – which he won by more than a full
lap, 1963 French Grand Prix, 1963 Mexican
Grand Prix, 1964 British Grand Prix, 1965 South
African Grand Prix, 1965 French Grand Prix,
1965 German Grand Prix).

1965 Formula 1
The painted body shell with

decals now added
The excellent Coventry

Climax FWMV V8 engine
Smart
wheel hubs
The chassis and

bodyshell
A close look at the

internals
Nearing
completion
refined throughout the moulding is great with

no flash while features are rendered sharply.
Several sprues feature a metallic chrome finish,
so discerning modellers may wish to strip this
and re-spray the parts with their chosen brand
even though he had to miss the Monaco of lustrous paint. Decal markings for Jim Clark
Grand Prix, the second race of the F1 season, with race numbers 1, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 23 or 24 and
THE CAR in order to participate in the Indianapolis 500 Mike Spence with race number 6.
Lotus is a British manufacturer that was prolific race in the USA. Furthermore, he achieved the
in making cars for the racetrack. In 1965, championship in the Indianapolis race as well.
Team Lotus was the first team to introduce In his Indianapolis 500 win, Clark led for 190 BODY SHELL, SIDES AND REAR ENGINE COVER
a monocoque chassis made of assembled of the 200 laps, with a then-record average With this being a Tamiya kit, the instructions
aluminium sheets to the world of F-1. The team speed of over 150mph, to become the first refer to the Tamiya paint range which makes
modified the suspension of their Lotus 25 to non-American in almost half a century to win matching colours really easy. In some cases,
mount wider thirteen-inch tires, improved the race. they would have you mixing colours to get
the engine exhaust pipe to be more efficient the desired colour. As I do with all my builds, I
in exhausting air and placed it between the clean all the plastic parts in soapy water and
suspension arms on the underside of the car THE KIT allow to air dry. The first step is painting the
body In the middle of the season, they switched Marketed as an Ebbro product, this 1:20 Lotus main chassis/body because it’s the central
to the Coventry Climax FWMV V8 engine 33 is a combined effort between the automotive component for the rest of the build. Having
with a four-valve head and could increase specialist and Tamiya. Tamiya has produced done a few car kits now, I have a process
speed. Combined with Jim Clark’s natural a Lotus 20 in the same scale, upon which the and I know that cleaning up the body shell in
driving technique, they won six out of the ten 33 was based on. This means sprues B, C and preparation for painting. The bodyshell, Sides
races in the season, winning his second world D are shared with that kit and sprues A, E and and rear engine cover painting is a part of the
championship. He won this second victory F are new additions. Extras include four vinyl build that you need to take care with. This is
tyres, intake trumpets and exhaust outlets in part of the build that required a few paint layers,
turned chrome-plated aluminium and photo- built up over time with light sanding in between
cut parts (radiator grille, gearshift lever grid,
hood mounts). Suspension springs. Amended
suspension for the wider Dunlop ‘doughnut’
wheels, plus the refined windscreen with the
characteristic open underside. The detail is
Wheels on!

1965 Formula 1
livery. Time was taken when applying the decals

that went down without any issues, using the paint work has been left for a
Microscale Industries Micro set and Sol decal good few days, under a plastic box to
to ensure a smooth finish at the end. The body solutions. Once all the decals were on and prevent dust particles landing on the finish,
shell had minor seam lines, blemishes, and high conformed to all the contours of the car, it was I then took care of the blemishes. The body
spots that I marked with a with board marker time to apply the 2k pro to seal them in and give work had three small dust blemishes in the
and were taken care of by sanding. The body the paint work a great finish. 2K is an advanced finish that was easily taken care of with again
shell and chassis were then primed using Mr process and wouldn’t recommend for H&S wet sanding with 8000 grit fine micromesh
Surfacer 1500 50:50 through my H&S Infinity reasons to builders that do the hobby in the 12000 grit. Again, the paint work was cleaned
airbrush using Mr colour self-levelling thinners house or around family. I’m fortunate to have an before giving the paint work a polish and wax
at a low air pressure. Then wet sanded down external hobby room and full PPE setup. As I’ve with standard Auto Glym car products then
with 6000 grit to check for any imperfections mentioned before unless you have an industry buffed up with a micro fibre cloth.
before re priming. It’s critical that the bodywork grade dust free extraction room you will get
is perfect so any imperfection you don’t take some blemishes of dust in the finish. Once
care of is multiplied with every CLEAR PARTS
layer added afterwards. Once The clear parts were removed from the
again, I wet sanded with 6000 sprue using a fine-toothed razor saw and
grit fine sandpaper before care was taken to clean them up with
painted using Zero Paints British Flory sanding sticks. All the edges of the
racing green mixed 70:30 with clear parts that needed painted were
Mr colour SLT. The body shell masked of using Tamiya tape strips cut
received three layers of paint with using the Infinity mask cutting boards
the last coat being a wet 50:50 before airbrushing.
mix. The bodyshell was then wet
sanded with micromesh 12000 grit,
to remove any imperfection. After it INTERIOR AND ETCHED SEATBELTS
had been left for twenty-four hours to As before, all the parts were removed them
let the paint properly go off. The green areas from the sprue, cleaned them up using a hobby
were all masked of using Tamiya tape where knife and Flory Models sanding sticks, before
required, before the underside and the interior priming with Mr Surfacer 1500. All the parts
was painted as per the instruction call outs for were painted as detailed in the instructions
Tamiya paints. using the Tamiya paint references. A gloss coat
was applied then the decals were added to the
instrument panel. The decals all went down
BODY SHELL, DECALS AND FINISH easily with no issues. The seat was very plain,
After having some success with so a Tamiya etched seatbelt set was used with
a 2K Lacquer finish on my last some ribbon to make the interior
car build, thought I would pop out. The assembly of the
continue using the product. buckles each comprises of five
Ensured the bodyshell tiny parts, which also need
was properly wiped cleaned up. The seatbelt
down special care must decal sheet has a variety
be taken to remove all of three seat-belt colours
dust and grease before and three manufacturers to
decals. Decals are select from. You will need
supplied for 1965 World to cut the seat belts from
Champion Jim Clark and the sheet, but they were
teammate Mike Spence, simple to work with. A couple
with alternate numerals 1, of good pairs of tweezers are a
4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 23 and 24 for different events – must for this. Replacing the seatbelt
though no further information is supplied so decal with coloured ribbon gave the desired 3D
references must be checked as appropriate. I representation I was looking for.
thought it was only fitting to do the Jim Clark
ENGINE, SUSPENSION AND TRANSMISSION moulded down the centre so CONCLUSION

While the painted 2k parts were drying I went sanded this out which in turn This has been a nice car kit
through the instructions for the rest of the build gave the tyres a worn look. to build, and the etched
breaking it up into sub-assemblies’, these being Unfortunately, the tyres lack seatbelts really add to the
the engine, suspension, and transmission. First any decals or paint masks interior detail. I believe this
thing I tackled building was the Coventry Climax to represent the Dunlop kit would be suitable for
FWMV V8 engine by removed them from the manufacturer. anyone who has done a
sprue, cleaned up all the parts using a hobby few car models. Producing
knife and sanding sticks. The parts where then a kit that is easy to assembly
put together with Tamiya Extra Thin, before FINAL CONSTRUCTION and fit, the enhanced parts do
painting using the Tamiya paint call outs in the A bit of care is required to ensure add to the detail of the kit and the
instruction and Molotow for the chrome parts. none of the paint work was damaged in Coventry Climax FWMV V8 engine
This was then sealed with Vallejo satin varnish. the process. Also, no damage to the suspension is really nice. The sprue gates were small but
Tamiya has done a good job reproducing the which is fragile and a weak point of this kit in conveniently positioned to enable clean up. For
Lotus 33 Coventry Climax FWMV V8 engine and my opinion. Once the body shell was attached, the price of this kit and the detail you get for
the enhanced parts really make a difference. it was time for the attachment of all the ‘fiddly a straight-from-the-box build is clearly see its
While not complex, what is included looks good bits’, liable to be broken which I always put on value for money. The fit and final representation
and makes a great starting point for up-detailing. in the final construction stage. These were the captures the look of the real car very well and I
The new aluminium intake funnels improve its clear parts, mirrors, wheels, and exhaust pipes. would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone
overall appearance. This can be seen through Care was taken to add all these parts especially looking to add a Lotus sports car to their
the clear part above the engine. I decided to add the clear parts that I buffed the inside of the collection.

some more detailing and weathering, plus burnt glass before I glued down with Krystal Clear to
staining to the exhausts as I’ve seen the car with ensure no fingerprints and dust was present.
the rear engine body panel of and I liked the look.
I added some HT leads between the distributor
and the engine block. It’s an easy addition and
adds quite a lot to the finished model in my
opinion. Later in the build I realised I done
this wrong so had to go back and may
changes. All the suspension parts,
brakes parts were removed from the
sprue, cleaned them up using a hobby
knife and Flory Models sanding sticks.
The parts where then put together with
Tamiya Extra Thin before painting up
as per the instructions using the Tamiya
equivalent paint call outs and Molotow for
the Chrome, before attaching to the chassis
with the engine and transmission. I found this
to be the most difficult part of the build, as the
framing and alignment took a lot of time and is
very fragile. Metal parts would be a welcomed
upgrade to this kit though! Don’t get me wrong,
it was nice to see the level of detail Tamiya put
into the suspension, engine, and transmission
housing.
WHEELS
The wheels have been represented nicely. and
they were painted with Tamiya XF-18 Semi-
Gloss Black in the centres before sealing with
Vallejo Metal Varnish. The tyres had a seam

Turbo Dork Paint
14 ‘77 GMC Wrecker 1:24 Scale
‘77 GMC
Wrecker!
EIFION DAVIES BUILDS THE 1:24 REVELL
his kit is a reboxing of the
’77 GMC Wrecker
REVELL ’77 GMC KIT WITH TURBO
DORK PAINT T Revell Captain Hook kit
from 1980, supplied with
new decals. Looking at the
kit’s history, it has been released in many
Manufacturer: Revell
Scale: 1:24
Kit Number: 857220
different versions, including two TV versions,
these being The Fall Guy in 1983 and in 1984 expected from the level of detailing. As this
from Hardcastle and McCormick. So, plenty of was being built to try out the paint, I didn’t fit
options to choose from. The ’77 GMC Pickup in the engine, instead I glued the bonnet in
itself was also released in many different place to allow the whole cab to be painted in
versions, with the rear pickup bed ranging one piece.
from six and a half feet to eight feet long! The Turbo Dork paint needs to be applied
I bought this kit as a test bed for some over a black base, so I painted the entire kit
colour changing paint that I picked up from
the local hobby shop. The paint was Turbo
Dork ‘Wavelength’, a blue to purple colour
change, which I thought would suit
this kit. The kit itself is a very simple
build and although not noted on
this box, other incarnations of this
kit have it as a ‘SnapTite’ kit. The
instructions are large and clear
and the parts count on this
kit isn’t as high as could be
This kit looks

great finished and
certainly gives off
a feeling of how
big and chunky
trucks in the USA
are!
with Tamiya XF-1 Black, thinned with Hataka
lacquer thinner. This gives it a nice bite into
the plastic and also gives a nice smooth finish.
Once the primer was dry, I painted everything
that wasn’t the body colour and put them to
one side. The Turbo Dork paint looked a bit
thick straight from the bottle, so I thinned it
around 50:50 with water before I attempted
to spray it. The paint came out as a milky
white colour and needed five thin coats
before the difference showed over the
black. At first, I struggled to see any
colour shift and left the paint to
dry overnight. When looking at it
the following morning in natural
light the colour change showed
up perfectly. To protect the
paint, I sprayed on a thin layer
of Alclad II Aqua Gloss prior to
decaling.
Once the decals had set, I
then gave it a further ‘wet’ coat
of gloss to try and bring out a
great shine to the paintwork.
Once this was finished, I painted
the rest of the parts as needed,
using Tamiya acrylics. The orange
lights were added on by using a
Molotow Liquid Chrome Pen, left to
dry, then I painted over them with
some Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange. This
gave a look of depth to the lights with
the chrome appearing to shine behind
the orange. As there’s a lot of chrome parts
to be added on, I wanted it to look highly
polished and well looked after, rather than a
battered old truck. To achieve this, I left it a

Turbo Dork Paint
16 ‘77 GMC Wrecker 1:24 Scale
couple of days to dry, then polished the whole

paintwork using a Halfords car polish.
Before finishing the assembly, I needed
to add a cable to the winch. The instructions
recommend using a thread, but I wasn’t
sure this would look right. So, after hunting
through various boxes, I decided to try some
0.4mm winding wire. This was painted a
gunmetal colour before being wound around
the drum and fed through the winch down
to the towing hook, giving it a more realistic
finish. This kit looks great finished and
certainly gives off a feeling of how big and
chunky trucks in the USA are, especially
when placed next to the same scale UK
car. I’ll definitely be using some more of
this paint in the future on other kits
and I’m really happy with how it
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worked out.

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VW Camper
18 T2 Micro Bus 1:24 Scale
T2 Micro Bus
JEZZ COLEMAN BUILDS THE 1:24 REVELL VW KIT
REVELL
he Volkswagen Type 2,
VW T2 Bus
T known officially or
depending on body type as
the ‘Transporter’, ‘Kombi’
or ‘Micro Bus’, or, informally as the ‘Bus’
Scale: 1:24
Kit Number: 07667
or the ‘Camper’. Introduced in 1950 by the
German carmaker Volkswagen as its second cheap and easy to maintain. Its design was
model, following the Type 1, that being the simple yet spacious, thanks largely to the
famous ‘Beetle’. As one of the forerunners rear-mounted engine, and contrasted with
of the modern cargo and passenger van, the the large gas guzzling vehicles of its day. At
became popular with the hippy community, the time, giving the van an alternative and
thanks to its ability to transport a large
group of people while being
rebellious image. These vans were often

painted with extravagant designs in bright These vans were
colours, making them stand out on the road
even more. The ‘hippie van’ remains iconic often painted
even today, thanks to being featured on the
cover of music covers by musicians such as
with extravagant
Bob Dylan and of course the Beach Boys. designs in bright
But most iconic of all, the biggest music
festival of its day ‘Woodstock’, which was colours, making
held in the summer of 1969, saw plenty of
brightly painted vans transporting excited
them stand out on
young crowds to the venue. the road
I might not be of the age where I would
have experienced all of the delights the
swinging ‘60s had on offer. However, I can With the colours decided I was able
still remember seeing these brightly coloured to proceed with the build. Revell have
vehicles growing up in the late ‘70s early engineered this kit in such a way that each
‘80s. So, when Revell recently announced part can be painted separately prior to
they were releasing this kit I thought I was assembly. Firstly, everything was given a coat
about time I revisited my 10-year-old self and of primer, then following those parts such as portion of the body off ready for me to apply
recreate my very own van with a touch of the chassis, suspension, seats and interior a gloss black to the upper area and roof. All
colour from the 21st Century. Make no mistake part were all given a coat of Halfords Satin these parts were then put aside for several
this is labelled by Revell an ‘Easy Click’ kit Black from a rattle can. I then turned my days to allow the paint to cure. As Revell
that means that it can be assembled out the attention to painting the wheels and bumpers intended, ‘Easy Click’ by name ‘Easy Click’ by
box without paints, or for the more seasoned aluminium and any other small parts that and nature with all the parts painted it was
modeller you can really go to town with the required painting in this metallic colour, again time assemble the kit. You start with dropping
finish. My choice of colours just had to be I used another rattle can for this task. It was and clicking into place the engine plate
the classic VW bright orange, but I wanted now time to paint the main parts of the body and rear bulkhead along with any pipes or
to bring a little bit of a more modern look to it orange, and once again I turned to a rattle ducting into the engine bay. Next was to snap
so I decided to go with a gloss black can. Then after leaving the painted body to fit the seating into the interior section. The
accent on the roof. cure for a day or so I then masked of the lower dashboard and steering column were built up

VW Camper
20 T2 Micro Bus 1:24 Scale
place once the body is attached

onto the chassis. Finally, all that was
needed was to carefully clip into place
the clear parts and attach the roof. Finally,
I attached the wheels and tyres and the
finer finishing touches like mirrors bumpers
badges and the windscreen wipers. The
and kept to install last thing to do then was to add the white
later on. The interior wall tyre decals and registration plates. I
section then snapped have to say although this was a snap fit kit
into place on top of the chassis. Revell really managed to capture the feel of
Next, I inserted the dashboard, to which his iconic vehicle, and you really do have a
the front outside panel is fitted and held in multitude of options to go with. So, whether
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rear and side doors. These once assembled, hippy van then this is the kit for you!

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1:35 IBG Einheitsdiesel
30 Panzerkampfwagen
Paper Panzer
VII
and Decals

Einheitsdiesel
24 20mm Flakvierling 1:35 Scale
Have Gun,
Will Travel
EIFION DAVIES BUILDS THE 1:35 IBG / TAMIYA
hen I bought the 1:35
when being fired. Surprisingly, for such a
simple kit the gun was manoeuvrable and
IBG EINHEITSDIESEL WITH BREDA
37MM AA GUN WITH A TAMIYA W Tamiya Flakvierling 38
from a friend and added it
to my collection, I noticed I
already had a 1:35 truck, an IBG
could be tilted up and down, perfect if you
were thinking of adding this to a diorama of
some sort. Being an older Tamiya kit from
1977, I was a little dubious to the quality, but
20MM FLAKVIERLING 38 Einheitsdiesel, (shall we just call it a truck?)
on the shelf. This truck already had a Breda
Tamiya never let you down. The kit is clean
on the sprue with little to no flash present
AA gun in its cargo area, and I wondered and went together fantastically well with no
how it would look towing the 38mm FlaK fuss and showed why the Tamiya Military
Einheitsdiesel gun. So, I decided to start with the Tamiya Miniatures Series are so popular.
with Breda 37mm AA Gun kit, which was a straightforward build. A
Manufacturer: IBG few modifications had
Scale: 1:35 to be made, as the kit
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded is designed to be built
Kit Number: 35005 in the firing position.
This allowed the gun to
be separated from the
German 20mm Flakvierling 38 trailer, and more stable
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Scale: 1:35
Kit Number: 35091
Einheitsdiesel
(full name:
Einheits-
Lastkraftwagen)
is a German
universal truck
from World War II
Next, I turned my attention to the truck,
and being the first kit I had built from IBG I
wasn’t too sure what to expect. On opening
the box, I was pleasantly surprised, as it had
some nice big sprues with lots of small parts,
meaning a very detailed kit. The kit went
together easily with the chassis alone being
seventeen steps. I broke away slightly from
the instructions and completed the trailer bed
first without skipping from step-to-step as the
instructions suggested. I did this to help with
the painting later on. Once the chassis was
completed, the cab was built and attached

Einheitsdiesel
to the chassis. The roof and glass were left

off, again to help with the painting process
later on. Next came the Breda 37mm AA gun.
The kit contained a metal barrel, which is
always a big improvement on plastic standard
kit barrels. Again, this gun had a high parts
count and a high level of detail. Once this was
completed it was on to the painting stage for
everything.
All the parts were primed in Tamiya XF-1
Flat Black, thinned with Hataka Lacquer
Thinners. I find this gives the paint a bite to the
plastic and gives a nice smooth
finish. I’ve been using black
as a primer for a while
and find it gives a great
base for pre-shading and
giving a worn effect to the
paint. For the main colour
I used Tamiya XF-63
German Grey, thinned with Tamiya
X-20A thinners. Here I mix two pots of
grey, one a heavily thinned XF-63 and
the second is XF-63 lightened up with
XF-19 Sky Grey to give it a contrast to
the darker grey. Using two Harder and
Steenbeck Evolution airbrushes, I sprayed a
light coat of the thinned XF-63, allowing a lot
of the black to show through. Then using the
second airbrush, I lightened up the centres
of body panels, the top of mudguards and
various other areas. To finish off I then added
a second layer of the thinned paint, to blend all
the colours together. The centre of the wheels
received the same treatment before the tyres
are painted with XF-85 Rubber Black. All the
gun barrels are painted with X-10 Gunmetal.

Einheitsdiesel
Once all the painting was

complete and dry, the kits were coated
with several light applications of Alclad
II Aqua Gloss to seal the paintwork in.
Some light weathering was then done
to give a bit more of a contrast to the
paintwork before everything was sealed in
with a coat of Winsor & Newton Galleria Matt
Varnish. I then added all of the smaller details
and the builds were complete. Overall, these
two kits tied in well together, and adding the
flak gun to the rear brought a new dimension
than having them separate. The quality of the
IBG kit surprised me and I’ll be building more
of their offerings in the future, such as the
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30 Paper Panzer VII 1:35 Scale
PANZERKAMPFWAGEN
Paper Panzer
AMUSING HOBBY
he Panzerkampfwagen VII
GRANT DALZELL BUILDS THE 1:35 AMUSING HOBBY VK7201(K) PANZERKAMPFWAGEN VII
Panzerkampfwagen VII brackets I added to the hull and around photo
etch plates that were along the sides. I left
T Lowe (Lion) was a design

for a super-heavy tank
created by Krupp for the
German government during World War II.
VK7201(K)
Manufacturer: Amusing Hobby
Scale: 1:35
some of these pieces off but still added the
weld where they would have been. The kit
comes with the normal compliment of tools,
however I left all of these off except for the
The project, initially code-named VK.70.01(K) Kit Number: 35A007 jack and fire extinguisher.
never left the drawing board and was The turret was next and using Mr Surfacer
dropped in March 1942. This was my first axles, they go through the hull and slot into 500, a cast steel texture was added. There are
build from this manufacturer, and yes, it is the opposite hull side. This results in quite
a ‘Paper Panzer’, but I loved the look of this a bit of flex, so wheel alignment could be a
massive beast. The build started with the problem if care isn’t taken. The wheels were
lower hull and the drive train, adding the glued together but were left off for painting.
The upper hull was next, and here I
changed it up a bit. I used a stiff brush and
Mr Cement, stippling the plate steel areas to
create a texture. I scraped out the kit weld
beads and using two-part epoxies and a
home-made tool, I created my own
weld beads, this also included
creating weld beads around
This was most tedious

part, building the
tracks!
Adding the axles

and suspension
Dry fitting the inner

wheels
The gun muzzle needed

cleaning up
Making a larger seam

for weld beads
two options for the gun, I used the larger gun, correct length is achieved. Unfortunately,
The project, and realized that the fit looked wrong, so I had some of them were moulded poorly and were
to ad a piece from the small gun, drill it out unusable, so I was left with just enough to do
initially code- to fit the larger barrel and the problem was the job. These were painted with Tamiya XF-
named VK.70.01(K) fixed. All the other parts were added, there is
no interior detail, but I left the commanders
24 Dark Grey and would be weathered more
once fitted to the tank.
never left the hatch open as I was adding a resin figure. I Priming the model was done with
also added shell impacts randomly on the Mr Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black. The
drawing board and turret and hull for added interest. instructions called for field grey, but as
was dropped in The tracks were rather painful to build.
They are handed, so care must be taken
I had already modified it, and wanted to
represent as an in-service vehicle, I chose
March 1942 when building each side. They are made a three-tone camouflage as used by other
of three different parts, repeated until the German tanks. Starting with AK Interactive

Panzerkampfwagen
Custom spare
track mounts
Getting
the turret
together
Making cast iron

texture - it’s easy!
Almost ready to paint
Primed and ready
Some shell impacts were added
Dark Yellow was the

base colour
Followed by Red
Brown
And finally,
Olive Green
The troublesome
tracks now fitted

Panzerkampfwagen
Pigment, static grass and real dirt were used for weathering Ammo by Mig Nature effects were used on the wheels
Real Color Dunkelgelb-Dark wash and applied around details. set it in place. A Panzer Art resin figure was
Yellow RAL7028, I painted After this, using several other painted up and added, this was to give the
the whole model. As with colours of oils, I used the viewer an idea of size of the tank. Finally, I
some German tanks, I left dot technique and blended made up a simple base for the tank to sit on.
the wheels dark yellow these over the model. I enjoyed the build, but not the tracks,
adding no camouflage. Next, I mixed up some they were a real pain and difficult. I applaud
Next, I painted in AK more earth pigment, the different subject matter, but the kit isn’t
Real Color Rotbraun- some small textured without some small issues, both with plastic
Red Brown RAL8017, dirt from my yard and instructions. But if you enjoy the weird
followed by AK Real Color and some short static and unusual, check out Amusing Hobby’s
Olivegrun-Olive Green grass together. This was range of kits. I am pleased with the final
RAL6003. The model was randomly sprinkled over the look of my Panzerkampfwagen VII, with the
given a clear gloss coat, there track fenders and AK Gravel modifications I made and paint scheme, I
is decal sheet included, I added and Sand fixer was used to keep have created a unique model that is an eye
an Iron Cross on one side of the turret it in place. catcher on the display table.

and a fictional number on the other side. Ammo by Mig Track Wash was applied
Before adding the wheels, I mixed Ammo over the tracks, when dry, the same pigment/
by Mig Nature Effects Earth, with Dark Earth earth mix was sprinkled over the tracks and
pigment and applied up under the hull. I again set with the gravel and sand fixer. The
added the wheels and the tracks. Using same method was used on the wheels, but
Abteilung 502 Starship Filth, I made a pin- the Ammo by Mig Nature Effects was used to
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Sea Harrier FRS.1
40 South Atlantic SHAR 1:72 Scale
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LEE POWELL BUILDS THE 1:72 AIRFIX SEA HARRIER FRS.1
AIRFIX for the 30th Anniversary of the Falklands
he Sea Harrier first entered War. The recent re-release of this kit includes
Sea Harrier FRS.1
T service with the Royal Navy

in April 1980 as the Sea
Harrier FRS.1 and became
informally known as the ‘SHAR’. It was unusual
markings for two versions, One in Extra Dark
Sea Grey and the other in a paler Medium Sea
Grey Scheme, both Falklands War aircraft
from HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible. Inside
Manufacturer: Airfix
Scale: 1:72
Kit Number: A04051A
in an era in which most naval and land- the box are three pale grey sprues and a clear
based air superiority fighters were large and sprue, all looking crisply moulded with no The build starts with the ejection seat
supersonic, the principal role of the subsonic visible flash. On the decal sheet, there is a nice comprising of three pieces. This was a little
Sea Harrier was to provide air defence for touch from Airfix, with the inclusion of a pair basic though, so I used a resin replacement.
Royal Navy task groups centred around the of decals to replicate the hastily painted grey The cockpit was assembled next, by adding
aircraft carriers. The Sea Harrier served in to cover up the bright squadron marking of the stick and instrument panel, although the
the Falklands War and the Balkans conflicts, No.800 NAS on the tail. seat was left to paint separately later. The
and on all occasions, it mainly operated from large intake area was next to be assembled,
aircraft carriers positioned within the conflict along with the front fan area of the Pegasus
zone. Its usage in the Falklands War was its engine. Next came sealing the fuselage up,
most high profile and important success, being adding the intake area, the cockpit and the
the only fixed-wing fighter available to protect undercarriage bays and the speed-brake
the British Task Force. The Sea Harriers shot bay. This all fitted perfectly, with hardly and
down twenty enemy aircraft during the conflict. filler required. The Pegasus rotating exhausts
This version of the Sea Harrier was were next to be assembled, and these are
originally released by Airfix in 2010, with split in two and leave a visible seamline
subsequent re-boxing’s including a ‘Dogfight that is difficult to fill. These were set aside
Doubles’ boxing with the A-4 Skyhawk in 2012 to be painted separately. Moving on, the
SHAR Construction was

straightforward…..
wings were assembled next with no issues,

before being added to the fuselage. Again,
no problems were encountered, and only
minimal filling was required. The outer
intakes are nice in that you have
optional parts for an in-flight
aircraft with the small doors
closed or the parked- instructions!). The Sidewinder assembly was
up version with the also not straightforward, with the fin pieces
upper small doors (31A, 32A, 33A and 34A) being too wide to
drooping in the The nose cone was then added along with the slot into the gap of the body! These were
open position. tailplanes and the tail beacon. Next came the suitably trimmed and added to the body.
installation of the undercarriage, although this Painting began with the main body and all
was all left for painting separately. To finish the sub-assembles being coated with Tamiya
This is a relatively off, the wing tanks were assembled, and Grey Fine Surface Primer, followed by some
their respective pylons added. The same was minimal filling and sanding before another light
inexpensive kit done for the Sidewinder pylons. These pylon coat of the Primer. A pre-shade along panel
and simple to assemblies were also left off at this stage
to ease with the application of the decals
lines was applied using Hataka C125 NATO
Black, and this was then allowed to dry for a
build for new or for for under the wings (the outer pylons sit on couple of hours. The cockpit was then masked
top of the underwing roundels for XZ459, up before the main colour was applied, and
more experienced which isn’t mentioned for this I used Hataka C140 BS Extra Dark
modellers at this point in the Sea Grey, applying the first coat, and leaving

Sea Harrier FRS.1
it to dry. This gave a really nice smooth finish

and a great contrast to the pre-shading. A few
drops of Hataka C049 insignia White were
then added to the Extra Dark Sea Grey, until
it gave a slightly lighter shade, and this was
then sprayed on the upper
surfaces near the middle
of panels to give a slight
tonal variation. When the
grey had been allowed to dry
fully overnight, the nose cone
was masked off and painted using
Hataka C125 NATO Black. When
this had dried, detail painting
was completed around the
….with few fit aircraft using various Tamiya
issues acrylics. The undercarriage,
weapons and jet exhausts
were also painted at this stage,
then the exhausts were fitted into
the fuselage with no issues. Before
Adding some decaling commenced, a coat of Tamiya
pre-shading Clear TS-13 was sprayed over all parts
and allowed to dry overnight. The decals
For the main colour I used

Hataka Extra Dark Sea Grey
Applying the decals

Sea Harrier FRS.1
were nice and thin, and conformed

to the panel lines beautifully, using
some Micro Sol. After allowing the
decals to settle and dry overnight,
another coat of Tamiya TS-13 Clear
was applied to seal them in before
applying a Modellers World Dark for
Panzer Grey panel line wash. Modellers
World Earthy Grime was also used to ‘dirty
up’ the undercarriage, wheel bays and wheels.
With the washes all dry, the weapons and fuel
tanks were added with no fit issues. A final
coat of Tamiya TS-80 Flat Clear was applied
to dull the surface down, and this made the
finish look really good. All that was left then
was to attach the canopy and windshield to the
fuselage and the build was complete. This is a
great kit from Airfix, although the panel lines
may be a little heavy for some modellers,
but I like the look of it personally. This is a
relatively inexpensive kit and simple to
build for new or for more experienced
modellers. Thanks to Airfix for the
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TINY
Tiger
GRANT DALZELL BUILDS THE
TIGER MODEL CUTE SERIES
CURTISS P-40 WARHAWK
FIGHTER
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Manufacturer: Tiger Models
Kit Number: TT-02
TIGER MODELS
or this build, I’m looking at
F the Tiger Models ‘Cute

Series’ P-40 Warhawk. I
believe these kits are ideal
for children to be introduced to our hobby, but I
find them fun, and still tackle them like I would
any build. The cockpit parts were cleaned up
and put together, I added some harnesses to
the seat using aluminium foil tape, the cockpit
was painted with MRP World War II Interior
Green. The instrument panel was painted
black, although there is a decal or sticker for it,
I painted the dials in by hand. The radiator and
tail wheel were painted up and added to the
right fuselage, along with the propeller mounting
pin. The cockpit was put in place, and fuselage
halves were joined. These kits have large male/
female joins for ease of build, and for the most
part they work, but there can be some seam line
filling required in places.
The wing section was put together and glued
to the fuselage. I then used Tamiya White Putty
along seam lines, left to dry over night and
then sanded and cleaned up all the seams. The
propeller, drop tank, canopy and landing gear
were painted up during this time. I followed the
call outs for painting the camouflage, Tamiya
XF-19 Sky for the underside, and Tamiya XF-74
OD JGSDF for the top. These were painted over
a primed surface of AK Interactive Grey primer,
which was pre-shaded with black.
The model was given a gloss clear coat,
ready for decaling. The kit comes with both
stickers and decals, I used the decals, and to my
surprise, they were nice and thin and performed

well with Micro Sol to set them. Another gloss
clear coat was given, I then airbrushed in gun
I believe these and engine stains, followed by wash with Flory
Models Dark Dirt. This was wiped back, and I
kits are ideal for added the remaining parts. This kit came with a
children to be resin dog pilot figure, I am by no means a figure
painter, but I painted it up with AK Interactive
introduced to our 3rd Gen acrylics and was happy with
the result. This brought my quick
hobby build to an end. Now back to a
more difficult build!


A-10 Warthog
48 Going the Whole Hog 1:48 Scale
Going the
Whole Hog
MANUEL MAGRINHO BUILDS THE 1:48 TAMIYA A-10
TAMIYA
A-10A Thunderbolt
he A-10 ‘Warthog’ owed its You can dangle
T birth to two influences - the
inadequacies of the Close
Air Support aircraft used in
Vietnam, and the need to counter Soviet
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Scale: 1:48
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any amount of
destruction from
armoured might in Europe. During the the A-10’s wing
Vietnam War the Air Force regarded CAS as
their domain but was hard pressed to find pylons!
an aircraft with both the range and loiter
capacity to fulfil this need. They did obtain
quantities of the old, but excellent piston- January 1973 and led to a contract for the
powered Douglas A-1 Skyraider originally production of ten A-10A pre-production
developed for the Navy, which soon earned development, test, and evaluation (DT&E)
the appreciation of the ground-pounders machines, fitted with the GE TF34 turbofan.
by its ability to carry a huge warload, dish The second and third preproduction
out and take punishment, and remain on machines were the first to be fitted with the
station for an extended period of time. GAU-8/A cannon and trial attacks with the
Late in the war the USAF shifted the CAS The aircraft would also need to be highly cannon on old US M-48 tanks and Soviet
mission to the jet-powered A-7 Corsair II, survivable through the use of armour and T-62 tanks, obtained from Israel, were to put
which had been developed for a US Navy redundant systems, include twin engines it simply, awesome. The GAU-8/A cannon
requirement for a carrier-based strike and be armed with a fast-firing cannon, most all but tore the targets to shreds! The first
fighter to replace the A-4 Skyhawk. The likely a version of the General Electric (GE) preproduction aircraft was rolled out in late
Corsair was an excellent aircraft, but it was M61 ‘Vulcan’ six-barrelled Gatling-type gun. 1974, and the first production A-10 performed
designed for the strike-interdiction role, The YA-10A was selected as its initial flight in October 1975 following
not for the battlefield CAS mission. the winner of an Air Force
The USAF therefore began to put competition on 18
together an AX - ‘Attack
Experimental’ program
to develop a dedicated
CAS aircraft that could
do the job far better than the
Corsair, match the Skyraider
in warload and endurance,
but be substantially faster
while being extremely
manoeuvrable.

A-10 Warthog
50 Going the Whole Hog 1:48 Scale
which it was handed over to the USAF on 5 Eduard’s #48328 detail set, an Aces II #4144
November. The early production aircraft were Ejection Seat set some ResKit #RS48-002
then used for test, trials, and evaluation. The Wheels. I also added some scratch-built
A-10 was given the name ‘Thunderbolt II’ but details here and there plus some small
this never stuck with the flight crews, the scratch details were and there and a home
ugly nature of the aircraft soon earned it the printed decals for the armament and ladder
nickname of ‘Warthog’, and so a legend was door. For the camouflage, I chose the
born! On the verge of retirement in the early ‘Charcoal Lizard’ scheme, and only lightly
1990’s the first Gulf War saw the Warthogs weathered the model with some artists
finest hour, so much so that the Air Force oils, as I didn’t want the finish to look worn
gave it a new lease of life, and one that seems out. I added a full complement of Maverick
set to continue to a while yet! missiles, bombs, and ECM pods, as you can
The ancient 1:48 Tamiya A-10 kit was dangle any amount of destruction from the
not one of their best, and now really shows A-10’s wing pylons!

its age. There are some fit issues with the

fuselage halves and there are also a few
raised panel lines to deal with. However,
these are easily rectified, and the rest goes
together without any problems. My original
plan was to build the model
straight-from-the-box,
but I ended up using

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and Electronic Warfare Model builds of the Wild Weasels F-4G Phantom ‘Wild Weasel’
Scale: 1:32
McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom AF69 561/WW of the 561st FW/AMU Kit Type: Injection moulded plastic
SAM Shooter
Douglas AD-2/3/5Q Skyraider it was the equipment they carried to detect and jam enemy Kit Number: 04959
With the success of the AD Skyraider in the attack role, radar that was the aircraft’s greatest offensive weapon.
the Navy and Douglas Aircraft Company adapted the This included an APS-31 ground-mapping radar and
platform to other missions. One of them was electronic provision for the APS-19 radar for intercepting airborne
countermeasures (ECM), which with the advances in radar targets. Pods carrying jamming equipment and chaff Jezz Coleman builds the 1:32 Revell
for the detection of incoming aircraft and later the guidance dispensers were part of the mission load as well.
of surface-to-air missiles proved increasingly important. During the Vietnam War, EA-1F detachments operated EA-1F Skyraider 135049/VR of VAW-13 ‘Zappers’
F-4G ‘Wild Weasel’
The first ECM version, designated AD-2Q, was delivered in from a small number of carriers in the Tonkin Gulf. Typical
1948–1949. A two-seat design, it was followed by the AD-3Q missions involved a pair of aircraft launching ahead of
and the AD-5Q, the latter version modified from an AD-5N a strike and flying to a position off the coast to monitor
four-seat night attack airplane that featured a searchlight and for enemy radar. Once a site was discovered, the aircraft,
radar pod underneath the wings. Eventually, 53 additional used jamming equipment and dispensed chaff to prevent
AD-5Ns were modified, the airplanes redesignated EA-1Fs it from locking on to incoming strike aircraft. The last
in 1962. During 1966, to bolster the inventory because of EA-1F combat flight occurred on 27 December 1968, with
combat requirements in Vietnam, six EA-1Es were converted VAQ-33 operating from the carrier Intrepid (CVS 11). A
to the EA-1F configuration, the removal of outdated VAQ-33 detachment also logged the EA-1Fs final carrier
wiring systems during this process making them lighter. deployment aboard the USS John F. Kennedy, making the McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom AF69 0258/WW Idaho ANG
The aircraft retained provisions for a wing armament final launched from the carrier on 20 December 1969.
of 20mm cannon and installation of bomb racks, though
Douglas F3D-2Q Skyknights from VMCJ-3 Grumman EA-6B Prowler 161120/530/NL of VAQ-133 ‘Wizards’
again clamped, taped and left to dry. Once the glue had cured
Douglas F3D-2Q/EF-10B Skyknight
L
nine F3D-2Qs in July of 1958. VMCJ-1 was commissioned ast year Revell brought out an updated version of an panels separately with some really nicely details, that with fully on both fuselage sections, it was time attach them to the
Following on from the Skyraider and no doubt using the at El Toro that same month and transitioned to the F3D- earlier 1:32 F-4E kit from the mid-1990s, and this new some careful painting will produce something very eye- lower portion of the wings, and then the upper wing sections The first colour was Hataka Medium Green….
experience gained from operating the two-seat Skyknight 2Qs next. VMCJ-2 at MCAS Cherry Point began its kit added some sprues for the ECM pods and air-to- catching. Next up was to assemble the front portion of the were also glued in place. For a kit that dates back to the 1990s,
AJ
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over Korea, this led in 1955 to a plan to convert this platform transition to the F3D-2Qs early in 1958. VMCJ-3 was ground missiles. On opening the box, you are presented aircraft, and here, the cockpit tub needed to be glued into the build had been very unproblematic so far and no filler panel lines. I now took the opportunity to get the smaller
for EW purposes. The initial modifications to what was relieved by VMCJ-1 in late 1959 and VMCJ-1 continued to with at least twelve nicely moulded sprues, the tooling of place and the two halves of the nose sections glued together. was needed as yet. The intake covers were attached at this parts like the wheels, undercarriage, weapons and drop tanks
to become the F3D-2Q EW configuration was initiated in fly the aircraft from MCAS Iwakuni on Cold War missions which mostly dates back to the late 1990s but is still very The underside also needed to be glued in place along point, as anyone that has built a Phantom regardless of scale completed, and these were all glued together and seams all
1955 by VMC-3 (later VMCJ-3) who had been involved until April 1965 when it deployed to Da Nang, RVN to re 163526 crisp. The ‘G’ variant parts are included on two additional with the front wheel bay, and this was clamped, taped or brand know that this is one of the pitfalls of the aircraft. cleaned-up. By this time the main airframe had dried, and
with modifying the AD series aircraft for ECM operations support. air operations over North Vietnam. In 1967 a USS John f Kennedy
CVW-8
sprues. I decided with this to build it straight-from-the-box and put to one side to thoroughly dry. Meanwhile the rear The outer wing fillets were then glued together and added to I then undertook the job of repeating the sanding and re-
during the Korean War. The work began on aircraft 124620 number of EF-10Bs beginning underwent a modification 621 NAVY
VAQ-141 with just the addition of a set of resin FOD covers to hide the portion of the aircraft needed the same treatment. There is the fuselage assembly, and this was the only area that needed scribing, a tedious job but well worth it in the long run. To
and in January 1956 125786 returned from North Island program at North Island under AFC 199 that upgraded the unsightly intakes. I decided to assemble the kit in separate a bulkhead that needs to be glued into place, and I didn’t a small amount of Vallejo putty, so I was happy that was an mask the canopy, I used Q-M-T ‘Quick Model Detail’ pre-cut
and became the second prototype. This effort apparently communications suite and added a wideband fire control stages, for example I assembled and painted the seats along attach the fan blades as I was going to be adding FOD covers easy fix. The rear stabilisers were left off to make painting masks, which not only allow you to mask the canopy, but also
was coordinated with North Island O & R as conversion threat receiver and defensive ECM equipment. The first of Republic F-105G Thunderchief AF62 416/GA of the 35th TFW with all the cockpit tub, and if any of you have built one of these would not be seen on the finished model. Both of the easier and these would be fitted at the end of the build. The
of a third F3D-2 (124602) began at the same time. The these aircraft, nicknamed ‘Super Whales’ were deployed these you will know that Revell have moulded the instrument rear fuselage halves were then glued together and they were airframe was then put to one side to fully dry, ready for the
two VMCJ-3 prototypes were designated F3D-2Q variants in with VMCJ-1 in February 1968, and the last EF-10B Grumman EA-6B Prowler 163526/621/AJ of VAQ-141 ‘Shadowhawks’ mammoth task of sanding the seams and re-scribing the
May 1956 and 124602 was similarly re-designated soon after departed left Vietnam in October 1969. All the remaining
at North Island but remained there until 30 November when aircraft were retired to the desert storage facility at Davis
it was transferred to VMCJ-3. The documentation of the Monthan AFB in 1970. The last operational flight of a
aircraft modifications by North Island led to the development Marine Corps EF-10B was in June 1970. F3D-2Q/EF-10Bs
of Airframe Change 173 which was the baseline for a follow- were employed extensively on peripheral reconnaissance
on formal modification program that ultimately delivered or ELINT missions in the Pacific and around Cuba and
35 F3D-2Q variants to the VMCJ squadrons. Although also provided ECCM training for the MACS, HAWK, and
most of the EW receiver suite was carried over from the AD- fighter squadrons. VMCJ-2’s F3D-2Qs were credited with
5Ns, the F3D-2Qs were outfitted with internally mounted the first intercepts of Soviet air defence radars in Cuba and
ALT-2 jammers and MX-900 chaff dispensers. Aircraft the played an important role in monitoring the evolving
124606 was the first of the F3D-2Q aircraft with AFC-173, threats in the run up to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
and it entered service with VMCJ-3 in September 1957. With the escalation of the Vietnam conflict into a
(ironically, it was the first Q variant to be lost when it crashed major air war in 1965, VMCJ-1’s EF-10B’s and well-trained
at El Toro in January 1958 with loss of the crew). VMCJ- aircrews were the only tactical jet EW assets readily available
3 completed its transition to the new jet aircraft during the in PACOM to provide sustained ECM support to USAF Grumman EA-6A Intruder 151599/RM of VMAQ-4 ‘Seahawks’ Republic F-105G Thunderchief AF62 434 of the 388th TFW
A Douglas AD-5Q Skyraider spring of 1958 and deployed to MCAS Iwakuni Japan with and Navy strike aircraft. They soon proved their worth in A added a ‘marbling coat’ to add depth to the finished paint scheme….. …this was also applied to the fuel tanks
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56 Mr3D Printed
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64News, Accessories,
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Ice Cold
56 Mr Freeze 1:6 3D Printed
Mr Free IN THE FIRST OF TWO FEATURES, IVAN GILBERT GOES

ICE COLD WITH THIS 1:6 B3DSERK PRINTED FIGURE
B3DSERK
octor Victor Fries (pronounced
D Freeze) was an accomplished

cryogenicist in Gotham
City whose beloved wife
Nora was stricken with a fatal degenerative
disease. Fries placed her in suspended
animation while searching for a way to
cure her. But Goth Corps CEO Ferris Boyle
stopped funding the research and then
Fries was caught in a laboratory mishap.
The accident drastically lowered his body
temperature to sub-zero levels, forcing him to wear
a cryogenic suit in order to survive. Freeze’s main goal
remained to find a cure for his wife’s illness, though his
methods often brought him into conflict with the caped
crusader, and the Batman universe is probably one of
my favourite places for cool (pardon the pun) looking
characters and stories.
Such a detailed, imposing, strong 3D file of Mr Freeze
came from the guys at ‘B3DSERK 3D’ Facebook group,
I recommend checking them out if you’re into 3D
printing your own models. I still can’t believe we
can make such awesomely detailed models at
home these days, for low cost, compared to
buying from mainstream outlets. The detailing
on these figures is superb, especially the
clothing and that makes them great to paint!
Printed on an Elegoo Saturn 3D resin
printer, using around a litre of resin,
the model is around 1:6 and stands
eighteen to nineteen inches tall.
The individual parts were then
cleaned up and prepared, however,
the enjoyment for me is in the painting.
So, here is a quick rundown of the painting
process…
1) Generally, I love to ‘oversaturate’ the colours

of comic book characters, the main way I
achieve this is to mix inks in with the main
acrylic paint colours, and that ends up giving a
much richer, more saturated look. I also enjoy
using my airbrush to obtain cool looking ‘object
source lighting’ techniques.
2) First, prime all the parts with
Styrelenze Matt Black Primer. I tend
to paint parts as sub-assemblies
to cut down on the amount of
masking needed.
3) Use the zenital
technique to add some
lighting effects, i.e.:
spray some white ink
from above.
ze!
Generally, I love to
‘oversaturate’ the
colours of comic
book characters
4) Then add a base

coat & dark wash,
then use the base coat
colour again to bring it
back, and then just keep
adding white into the basecoat to
start creating lighting effects on the
skin and material areas. Weather more
with darker washes if needed and then
finish off with brushed glazes to
bring the highlights up in a more
controlled manner.
5) For the metallic parts in the
armour I then did a second
prime with Alclad Gloss Black,
and then I pre-shaded with
Alclad Bright Silver Candy Base.
By pre-shade, I mean I left some of
the black undercoat showing through
to give more depth and to create a
worn looking effect. I then started to
use a Candy Blue lacquer over the
silver base, but wasn’t working out, so
switched to an aluminium metallic for the
topcoat, which came out much nicer.
6) For the ice effects on the suit, gun and
armour, I used the OSL technique, starting
with mid-blue and working my way up to
more or less white covering a lesser
area each time to give me the right
gradient.

Ice Cold
58 Mr Freeze 1:6 3D Printed
The difficult part on this particular model was

trying to resin print a totally clear see-through
helmet. Clear resin always tends to not be
clear enough when printed without having
to do hours and hours of sanding and
polishing with very fine grit papers. After about
two hours of sanding and not really getting
anywhere on the clarity, I came to the decision
to ditch the printed helmet and started looking
around for a suitable clear plastic dome that
maybe I could use. I ended up buying a clear
plastic jewellery display dome off the internet
and then cut it down with a junior hacksaw to
make it work - and it was just the job!
I hope you enjoy the end result as pictured,
as I really enjoyed working on this one, and
thanks to the Phoenix team and Jezz
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60 Knightmare Batman 1:6 Scale
Knightmare
Batman
IN THE SECOND OF HIS TWO FEATURES, IVAN GILBERT BUILDS A 1:6
VERSION OF THE CAPED CRUSADER
APEX3D 2) First, prime all the parts with Styrelenze
he ‘Knightmare’ was a Matt Black Primer. I tend to paint parts as
T lengthy conflict that

occurred in a possible
future in which Batman’s
insurgency fought to overthrow Superman’s
sub-assemblies to cut down on the amount
of masking needed.
3) Use the zenital technique to add some
lighting effects, i.e.: spray some white ink
regime, after the death of Lois Lane at from above.
the hands of Darkseid left Superman 4) I started with the most recessed parts
susceptible to the Anti-Life first, these being the skin, face and eyes,
Equation, allying himself with using different mixes of pink tones from
the forces of Apokolips and Vallejo. So, starting with quite a dark,
becoming the tyrannical ruler reddish base layer I then airbrushed
of the Earth. from above in gradually lighter
I have been after shades, and from below in
a good version of darker shades to create
the Ben Affleck some shadow and
‘Knightmare tonal effects. Once
Batman’ for a long happy, I started
time, and I even contemplated dropping using a brush
some serious cash on the Hot Toys version Windsor &
a few years back, but just couldn’t justify Newton
the expense. Finally, we now have a superb
rendition of him in STL format from the very
talented 3D modeller Marcos Falcao over at
‘Apex3d’. Like Mr Freeze the figure is around
1:6 and stands eighteen inches tall and was
printed on an Elegoo Saturn 3D resin printer.
For this build I added holes for magnet
placement on all joints where possible to
cut down on gluing as I find it a lot easier to
paint when I can easily remove and re-
attach parts of the model.
1) As with the Mr Freeze figure

generally, I love to ‘oversaturate’
the colours of comic book
characters, the main way I
achieve this is to mix inks in with
the main acrylic paint colours,
and that ends up giving a much
richer, more saturated look. I
also enjoy using my airbrush to
obtain cool looking ‘object source
lighting’ techniques.
This is a superb
rendition of
Knightmare
Batman in STL
format from the
very talented 3D
modeller Marcos
Falcao over at
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Caped Crusader!
62 Knightmare Batman 1:6 Scale
series 7 size 2 brush to define

the skin tones and highlights
further, using glazes of
progressively lighter and
darker colours.
5) For the clothing, I base
coated with my airbrush
and then added acrylic dark
washes and then went back
to the base coat colour again
to bring it back, and then just
kept adding lighter colours into the
basecoat mix, along with inks, to start
creating lighting effects on the jacket and
other material areas. Then I finished off with
brushed glazes and some dry brushing, to
bring the highlights up in a more controlled
manner. I try and paint the model in parts
where I can, to cut down on the amount of
masking needed when using my airbrush,
and only join the parts together before
painting if there are gaps that need filling.
For masking parts off, I always use Silly Putty
for this task
6) The eyes were particularly difficult on
this one, due to how recessed they are into
the cowl. So, I had to use a magnifier and
fine bristle brush on this part and had a few
attempts at getting them right. They were
finished with a top gloss coat on the eyes
and part of the lips to bring them to life.
7) For the goggles and binoculars, I
printed these in clear resin, the rest
was just in a standard grey resin.
8) For the final stages I added
a few different pigment
colours from the Alclad
range, dabbed on with an old
brush, to give the appearance
of a dusty and sandy look.
This was mainly applied on
the boots, the base, the gun
holster and the goggles.
I must admit I am really

chuffed with how Batman turned
out and glad I held off
buying a Hot Toys
version!


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Battlestar Galactica
68 Colonial Viper 1:32 Scale
Colonial Viper
EIFION DAVIES BUILDS THE 1:32 MOEBIUS KIT FROM THE REBOOT
OF BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
MOEBIUS MODELS
s a youngster who
Colonial Viper Mk.II
A remembers the original

Battlestar Galactica and
their fight against the
Cylons? I do, and when the reboot was made,
Manufacturer: Moebius Models
Scale: 1:32
I decided I wanted a Viper in my collection, Kit Number: 912
and the Moebius Viper Mk.II seemed the
obvious choice. Once I opened the box, I
saw the instructions had the same octagonal
shape as everything had in the new TV
show, a great move by Moebius to give it a
genuine feel. Looking through the
instructions and they do have
a feel of instructions
from the old days, small pictures of the parts

with a lot of writing about what to fit where
and how. I do feel these types of instructions
might make younger modellers shy away
from these kits. Surely pictorial instructions
are now the way to go.
This being my first Moebius kit I was rather
surprised how low the parts count was for
such a large model. I’ve seen more parts
just in cockpits of some models! Looking
through the kit, I decided to build it as an ‘in
flight’ model, seeing that it came with a nice,

70 Colonial Viper 1:32 Scale
sturdy display stand and a

pilot figure. The pilot was I was rather
painted using various tones
of green and gold to give what I surprised how low
considered to be the best match
to the uniforms. The pilot figure
the parts count
is designed to allow you a male or was for such a
female version, depending on if you
want to finish the kit off as Starbuck large model
or Apollo’s ship. I chose Starbuck’s.
With the kit now assembled and pilot
seated in her cockpit, it came to the of the decals, I decided these looked a little
painting and decaling stage. too bright and clean. So, I decided to mask
Looking at the red stripes and paint on my own stripes. The entire ship
was painted white, using Tamiya XF-1, then
the stripes masked off. Before painting these
on, I decided to put on some Vallejo Chipping
Medium as I wanted the red parts scratched
and chipped off to reveal the white paint
underneath. Once this was added in some
areas, I then sprayed on the red, using Tamiya
XF-7 Red. cannon details were painted with Tamiya
I wanted the red worn away quite a bit, acrylics, along with gunmetal and various
as the Mk.II was a very old fighter and other shades of dark grey and black.
they had very little in the way of spares on Once the painting was completed, I
Galactica. These aircraft were flown through sprayed on a gloss coat and applied the
atmospheres, asteroid belts, and such, so small stencils and decals to represent
would look pretty battered. The engine and 7242NC Lt Kara Thrace, ‘Starbuck’s’ Viper.
This was then weathered using an Ammo
Mig Oilbrusher, aptly named Starship
Filth. This was all then sealed in using
Vallejo acrylic matt varnish. The last
touch to this model was adding on the
canopy, I went for the closed canopy and
gave it a fine coating of Tamiya X-19 Smoke,
as canopies in space would have some anti-
glare coating. The frame was painted a gold
colour to finish this off. Overall, this turned
out into a nice little kit and I’m sure in
the near future I’ll be adding a Raptor
to fly alongside, or maybe a Cylon
Raider for a dogfight.


Jurassic Painting
72 Spinosaurus 3D Printed
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Spinosaurus
SCOTT TAYLOR OF THE SCALE
MODELLERS SUPPLY (SMS) GETS
JURASSIC PAINTING AND DETAILING
A 3D PRINTED DINOSAUR
SMS
inosaurs are my thing. As a
D typical boy growing up, I

loved them and as I moved
into adulthood, my love for
anything Prehistoric never waned, and still
remains strong to this day. When I began Primed and ready
to get into scale modelling back in the day,
I discovered Dinosaur plastic model kits
by the likes of Tamiya and Lindberg which
opened a whole new world to me in the
hobby outside of the Gundam models that I Print’. The model? A
was building at the time. I began with a few Spinosaurus.
of these older kits and then discovered the The file itself is
world of Prehistoric Garage Kits, all hand supplied in both
sculpted and cast in resin. Whilst these are the ‘Supported’ and
fantastic kits, the general price point that ‘Unsupported’ versions
comes with such resin kits made it difficult to (supports are needed to hold the model
get too invested with a lot of options on the together when printing) and for this print, I
market. Enter 3D Printing. Love it or hate it, went with the ‘Supported’ version. I dropped
3D Printing has reinvigorated the modelling the file into the Chitubox program and added a
world with ease of access and relatively couple of extra supports to give it some extra
lower entry costs allowing modellers to stability and then sliced the file into a printable
print out what they want, when they want. version. Slicing turns the 3D model into layers
To this end, Dinosaurs are a hugely popular that are printed one at a time to create the
subject within the printing world which has 3D print. With the prepared file on a USB
again opened up more affordable options for stick, I filled my Anycubic Mono X with white
modellers. For this build, I decided to print Monocure 3D Tuff resin and hit the print
one of the files from the April 2022 ‘Dinotopia button. With a setting of 1.9 seconds
Volume 2’ release from ‘The Lord of The exposure per layer, the print itself Monocure Resin Away. The supports also
took around 7 hours to complete. need removing at this point, so under running
The final steps of any 3D Print hot water, the supports were removed gently.
involved cleaning the excess The hot water softens the resin, making it less
uncured resin off the model likely to cause puck marks in the model when
using a solvent such as removing the supports. With that done, the
Isopropyl or (in my case) model needs a final finishing cure to harden
resin to make it safe to handle without gloves.
I use a ‘Wash and Cure’ station for both these
steps. The model was then assembled and
glued into place as best as possible. With
the nature of resin, sometimes you can get
shrinkages, so the mating surfaces of the parts
can be misaligned. With it all assembled, I
could then see where I needed to fill the gaps
of which there were a few. Being a white resin,
it was difficult to see the skin details so before
I moved onto that step, I quickly primed the
beast using SMS Surfacer Grey.
My general method for removing seams
Seams filled and re on Dinosaurs is to fill the areas with Milliput
primed and then sculpt back in the skin details using
sculpting tools and texture stamps created
There are
thousands of
options out there
now, so if you have
a 3D printer, why
not download a
file, and give a
Dinosaur a go!

Jurassic Painting
74 Spinosaurus 3D Printed
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…then IJN Deck

Tan on the
belly….
British Interior base coat….
from the skin textures around the of spots that needed

area I am trying to fill. For this build attention, and once that
though, I used the UV curing Incredifill was done, I did one more
Putty and a brush to fill those areas. As the layer of primer on those spots and
putty stays wet until exposed to UV light, I was finally happy. When it comes to painting
sculpted the skin folds and scutes to match Dinosaurs, there’s no right or wrong way to
and then used an absorbent cloth to return do it. While Palaeontologists have found proof
the skin texture, giving it small bumps. in fossils of what some Dinosaurs most likely
With that done, I added another layer of would have been coloured, no one can truly
SMS Surfacer Grey and checked the filled say 100% what different species colours really
areas to make sure they matched and were. When coming up with colour schemes,
didn’t stand out. There was a couple I like to research photos of modern reptiles
and birds to get a rough guide on where
colourations are and what looks natural. …followed by Crimson on the neck….
For the Spinosaurus, I have always felt
it would look very crocodilian so with that
in mind, I began the base layers with
SMS British Interior for the upper
portion and IJN Deck Tan for
the underbelly. Next, I used
Crimson to give a red
colour to around the
head and neck area
then began to apply
patterning on the neck
…CARC Black
patterning….
….and some tail detailing
Adding a Blue filter
Claret was used …followed by Dark

in the mouth… Salmon for the skin
colour
and body using CARC Black. For the scutes the folds and crevices. Using Claret acts as coated the foam with some more Incredifill
along the tail, I mixed water based Infinite the ‘warming’ layer which will give a warmer putty, hardening it with UV and then dry
Colours Black and Chocolate, to make a very tone to the next layer to go on top. To finish fitting the model until it was the right shape.
dark brown, thinned it down ever so slightly up, I applied Infinite Colour Dark Salmon in To finish off, it was coated with a thin layer
with some water and then hand brushed it the same fashion on the outer skin folds of of the putty again and then very fine dirt and
on all down the tail. The spikey parts on the the jaw, allowing the colours underneath to gravel was spread all over the putty and left
tail along with the claws and teeth were then work with the colour on top to achieve a very to soak in. After a few minutes, it was cured
given a coat of Infinite Colour Warm Ivory. realistic skin tone. To finish up, I gave the with UV, and it was ready to paint. Using
This was also repeated on the tail scar, right whole model a generous application of SMS Dark Brown, German Brown and Brown, the
towards the tip of the tail, with very thinned Dark Brown Wash (an oil-based product) and ground was painted and then it was detailed
down Warm Ivory so that the green came then allowed it to dry and once it dried fully, using real twigs, rocks, and some scenic
through. This was so it looked like how a scar everything was dry brushed using British foam. With the Spinosaurus fixed into place
would heal, looking ever so slightly off colour Interior to highlight the skin detail. with CA Glue, there was a depression in the
compared to the main skin colour. The 3D Print files come with a base base which the rear foot sat in. Using some
The back sail itself needed some more designed to fit the model, but I wanted to Clear 3D Print resin, I used a pipette to flood
colour, so using VR Blue, I lightly applied a create my own. To start with this, I took some the area with the resin and then cured it to
thin layer to act as a blue tinting filter. The packaging foam and then carved it into a create a small, shallow puddle. Once the resin
final step to the main body painting was to rough rock shape. As the Spinosaurus feet hardened, the white foam that would have
lightly dust CARC Black all over the body were at different heights, the rock needed been created when the beast stepped in the
and tail upper sections to blend everything to be carved in a way to allow for this and puddle was painted on using Infinite Colour
together. Attention was then turned to the keep the beast standing strong. After a few Warm Ivory.
mouth. I base coated the jaw skin and inside adjustments and dry fits, the To finish up, the base was given a
the mouth with IJN Deck Tan. Once that had model perfectly sat level Dark Brown Wash and a dusting of SMS
dried, I applied a thin coat of SMS Infinite on the foam. I then Weathering Pigment Dust to lighten up
Colour Claret, allowing the base colour the earth a little. As a Dinosaur modelling
to control the tone whilst letting enthusiast, with 3D printing what was once
more of the colour build up in an expensive and intimidating subject to
enter into has now become much more
accessible to the average modeller. There
are thousands of options out there now,
so if you have a 3D printer, why
not download a file, and give a
Dinosaur a go!


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ESSENTIAL READING AND REFERENCES

Making the Gladiators Jagdpanther
Land Rover of the 4th-1st Tank Destroyer
Legend Centuries PUBLISHER: PEN & SWORD
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ombining the destructive firepower of
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mobility of the Panther series, the
A O
t the bidding of a London-based riginating in funeral rites during the Punic Jagdpanther is quite probably the best-known
committee, a team from the British Wars of the 3rd century BC, the Roman tank destroyer of the Second World War. In
Army undertook the challenge of gladiator games have come to symbolize the the vehicle’s first action on 30 July 1944, three
driving the Pan-American Highway in its spectacle and savagery of Republican and Imperial Jagdpanthers managed to destroy eleven British
entirety from Rome. Increasingly elaborate rules and rituals governed tanks in a vicious two-minute firefight near the
Alaska to Tierra the conduct of gladiator combat, with an array of village of Les Loges in Normandy, cementing
Del Fuego. This specially armed and armoured gladiator types pitted the Jagdpanthers reputation as a potent tank
would include against one another, either singly or in groups. While killer. In his fifth book in the TankCraft series,
finding a route many gladiators met a grisly end, some survived to Dennis Oliver uses contemporary photographs
for the projected achieve celebrity and make huge fortunes. Despite the and meticulously researched, superbly presented
road through wealth of literary and archaeological evidence, many colour and monochrome illustrations to tell
Darién in Panama misconceptions about the gladiators and their violent the story of these heavy self-propelled anti-tank
by crossing the world remain. Featuring photographs and drawings guns and the units which operated them in the
notorious Darién of key items of visual evidence and drawing upon the German defence of the Western Front. As with
Gap. The Gap was author’s wealth of experience and research, this fully all the books in the TankCraft series, a large
approximately illustrated account recreates the little-known and part of this work showcases available model kits
200 miles long under-represented gladiators of the centuries leading and aftermarket products, complemented by
in Panama up to the dawn of the Principate, correcting myths and a gallery of expertly constructed and painted
and northern casting new light on the roles, lives, and legacy of these models. Technical details as well as modifications
Colombia and was the missing link in the legendary arena fighters. introduced during production and in the field
intercontinental highway’s entire length. It www.ospreypublishing.co.uk are also explained giving the modeller all the
would take almost 100 days of concerted effort information and knowledge required.
for the British Trans-America Expedition www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
to drive, winch and float two Range Rovers
through this trackless jungle terrain. The British
Trans-America Expedition of 1971/72 wasn’t the
first to cross the Darién Gap with vehicles as it
followed in the wake of expeditions in 1960 and
1961 that variously used a Land Rover, a Jeep
pick-up and Chevrolet Corvair cars. However,
its Range Rovers were the first vehicles to cover
the whole distance from Alaska to the southern
tip of Argentina, a journey that has become
legendary and did much to forge the legend of
the Range Rover SUV, which was unveiled just a
year before the expedition took place. This book
looks at the history of the Darién region and the
expeditions of 1960 and 1961 that set the scene
for the epic 100 days of Darién a decade later. It
contains reminiscences and anecdotes from eight
members of the expedition – six soldiers and two
Rover Company engineers – as well as previously
unpublished photographs, decorative maps, and
commemorative postal covers.
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Books
78 Essential Reading & References
F-86A Sabre Mercedes Classic British

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he F-86A Sabre had entered USAF
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three squadrons were sent to South
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Korea. Despite primitive basing conditions rom the pit crew to Lewis Hamilton, from lassic British motorcycles
and overwhelming Chinese opposition, the the admin team to the engine designers, the were more than simple
Sabre pilots stopped communist air forces Mercedes Formula One team have collectively machines, they were a cultural
from attacking UN ground troops and allowed won everything in sight since the new rules in 2014. phenomenon that lasted half a century. From the
Allied fighter-bombers to operate without Formula One moved away from the V8 2.4 litre and early days of motoring, British innovators led the way,
threat of interception. The ensuing air battles bought in the 1.6 litre turbo hybrids. Mercedes hit building some of the world’s most famous motorcycles,
between Sabres and MiG-15s were the first since the ground running in 2014, creating an engine as well as some of the best performers. At one point,
World War II, and the last in recent times to and chassis that worked in sweet harmony, blowing the rest of the motorcycle world followed Britain’s lead,
involve large numbers of jet fighters in direct away the field winning more than 84% of the and by the late 1950s, the British were by far the largest
confrontation. In all of them the victorious F-86 races. Since the start of 2014 they have won every producers of motorcycles in the world. However,
pilots demonstrated the superiority of their driver’s championship and every constructors barely a decade later, the British motorcycle industry
training and tactics and the outstanding qualities championship. When just a short time prior to that, was almost bankrupt and in utter disarray. Illustrated
of their Sabres. Contemporary photographs and Sebastian Vettel won 4 championships in a row with with over 150 photographs, this book explores the rise
specially commissioned artwork, including a a dominant Red Bull, it was hard to imagine we’d and fall of the British motorcycle industry, looking at its
dramatic battle scene, armament views, technical ever see such dominance again, let alone so soon history through the years and then at the motorcycles
diagrams and ribbon diagrams illustrating step- after. This book celebrates Mercedes achievements themselves by brand, giving the complete story of these
by-step each main dogfight explored in the book, with stats, information, interviews and most of amazing machines.
bring the experiences of the Sabre pilots and their all some beautiful images of perhaps that world’s www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
battle tactics vividly to life. greatest Formula One cars in action. A pictorial
www.ospreypublishing.co.uk history of Mercedes Formula One Grand Prix
victories. A chance to relive how two friends who
grew up karting together would one day be creating
C-130 Hercules
history together. PUBLISHER: PEN & SWORD
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D
esigned in response to a
1951 requirement, the
C-130 Hercules is the most
successful military airlifter ever built.
Since it first flew in prototype form
on 23 August 1954, more than 2,100
have been produced in over eighty different versions.
Across its variants, the Hercules serves more than sixty
air forces, as well as many civilian cargo operators, in
a multiplicity of roles, including air-to-air refueller,
gunship, airborne command post, flying hospital
and fire-fighter. This rugged and easily maintained
aircraft entered service in 1956 with the USAF Tactical
Air Command. Ten years later the ‘Charlie 130’ was
providing the essential logistical support in Vietnam.
This period in South-East Asia was the Hercules’ finest
hour. Paradrops, airlift and evacuation operations were
completed around the clock, often at low level, usually
under fire and nearly always in bad weather.
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Dornier Do.17 The Soviets in The Hawk Air

In the Battle of Space Defence Missile
Britain PUBLISHER: PEN & SWORD
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he victory over Nazi Germany in 1945,
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both the greatest part and suffered
the greatest losses, found the country in a
state of devastation. Military strength could
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USSR. Within just over ten years, not only was
Stalin dead and the relative freedoms of the
Khrushchev ‘Thaw’ in progress, but the Soviet
Union was ahead in the Space Race – beating
the enormous wealth and resources of the
USA, launching Soviet citizens from ordinary
backgrounds quite literally into worlds beyond
our own. The communist dream seemed alive
and well. The story of those years has rarely
D
uring Britain’s desperate struggle for been told from a Soviet perspective: Cold War
survival that in the summer of 1940, the journalism and historical accounts written
Dornier Do 17 played a prominent part in the West tend to portray the space race in
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were equipped with the Do 17. But by 1940, the the prestige of their successes offered proof esigned to counteract the threat posed by
Do 17 was nearing obsolescence, and, with its that ‘real existing socialism’ was moving advanced 1950s Soviet-built aircraft, the
weak defensive armament, it fell prey to Fighter mankind onto new levels of peaceful progress. first HAWK unit became operational in
Command’s Hurricanes and Spitfires. In this Agriculture and railway building initiatives 1959. At its peak, it saw frontline service in the
comprehensive pictorial record of the Do 17, the tried to involve ordinary people in other Far East, Panama, Europe, and in the Middle East.
bomber’s role throughout the period of the Battle pioneering projects to build socialism before Units were also used during the Cuban Missile
of Britain is displayed in the author’s unique the dream shattered in the 1980s. Extensively Crisis, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War.
collection of British and German photographs. illustrated with images from the time, this In the hands of other nations, HAWK proved
These photographs, coupled with first-hand book looks at the years of Soviet space success, its efficacy in combat during the Arab-Israeli
stories from those who flew and those who fought their background, the personalities involved, Wars, Iran-Iraq War, Chadian-Libyan War,
against the Do 17, bring those desperate days and and their impact on the ordinary people of the and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Credited with
dark nights back to life in the manner which only USSR. shooting down more than 100 aircraft during its
contemporary images and accounts can achieve. www.pen-and-sword.co.uk combat career, the HAWK system was respected
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk for its lethality. Such was Soviet concern, that
it developed electronic jammers, anti-radiation
missiles, and other countermeasures specifically
to degrade its effectiveness. The US retired its
HAWK systems soon after the Cold War ended
in 1991 when air defence priorities shifted
from aircraft to ballistic missile defence, yet, a
modernized version of the system remains in
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US NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SKYRAIDER’S AT WAR
US NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
SKYRAIDER’S
72
SCALE
Sea King HC.4 Falklands War
Ian Gaskell uses all his skill,

a 1:72 Cyber-Hobby kit and
plenty of aftermarket sets to
A ‘JUNGLIE’ IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC 48
SCALE
Bf 109G2 A DESERT GUSTAV
HUNTER
PRINTED IN THE UK
create a Falklands War Sea
King HC.4
AT WAR! SEA KING HC.4

FALKLANDS WAR
MANUFACTURER: Cyber Hobby
SCALE: 1:72
• COMBAT FILE – NAVY AND MARINE CORPS A-1 SKYRAIDER AT WAR
PLUS
KIT TYPE: Plastic injection moulded opponent when the Spitfires started to
Pressing home the attack, the railyard

was decimated but the bridge remained
the span down. All Skyraider’s were
still airborne although several received
hydraulic system. Unable to lower flaps
or his tailhook, he came into land fast,
KIT NUMBER : 5073 The Eduard ProfiPACK series are
famous for their attention to the
detail and for the great number of
• JUNGLIE SEA KING HC.4 • SCOOTER OVER THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
standing. A second attack was
performed by VA-55 the following day,
through intense AAA fire, and brought
damage. One aircraft piloted by Ensign
Covington had a 40mm round burst
in the aft fuselage, damaging the
bouncing over the barrier and crashing
into four AD’s and three Corsairs that
were parked on the forward deck.
Skyraider’s continued to prove
extras included on the box,
something that makes these
kits more or less ready to
build, with no more extras
1
• ANNIVERSARY CAT JAGUAR • 1:72 AIRFIX D.H. MOSQUITO B.XVI
themselves on through July as they needed. Of course, you can
participated in the landing at Pohang add more resins, it just depends
and attacked targets in and around on your level of enthusiasm!
Adding the seats 2
Wonan, Chanjon, and Pyongyang, The kit is nicely come in a soft light
Preparing and seatbelts
providing the bulk of the air-to-ground grey plastic, on four sprues and one
the cabin
attacks as the Korean People’s Army clear sprue. Also is included is an
be open. This door is in two halves, a
(KPA) marched southward. VA-55 etched fret for the interior and some the ensuing combat
top and bottom section. These were
continued to provide support around exterior details and a pre-cut paint the Allies claimed at least five
were painted light grey, and the seat sub-assembly into the fuselage halves, glued together with a small amount of
the Pusan perimeter during the KPA mas. The decal sheet has options Stukas, and according to the reports,
frames were painted a darker grey. the cargo area windows were fitted, PVA, so the door halves can be easily
offensive in late July. Attack Squadron
VA-115 with Air Group Two arrived
The fabric, on the seats, was painted and masked off. The fuselage halves separated later. I did attempt a dummy Vini Pompeo builds the 1:48 for five aircraft and full stencils.
These is also something very
they forced the bombers to release
their load when still over the German apply the primer on the unpainted
fitted together well, and the interior Eduard ProfiPACK Bf 109G2 Trop
A ‘JUNGLIE’
a mid-blue/grey. Fitting the etched door, using sheet plastic, but I wasn’t
with the USS Philippine Sea (CVA 47) special on these Eduard kits positions. Uffz Schlick on the other etched parts such as the air filters
belts (four belts per seat, twenty seats!) and engine bay also fitted well. There overly happy with the way it was fitting
and combined with the other squadrons and that is the awesome box hand, downed one of three claimed for example. This is a very important
was an easy enough task, just time was very little cleaning required. the door frame. The main cockpit
A DESERT
art, that are very dramatic Kittyhawk’s. One of them, the FR264 of tip as painting etched parts is always
consuming. The interior and the seats The main cargo door had its window windshield had some thinned Tamiya
and inspirative. On this Sgt R De Bourke (GA-W code) belly- problematic if you don’t use a basecoat.
were given a wash, and after a matte fitted and masked, and the door was Clear Green sprayed on the inside of the
Bf 109G2, aviation artist landed according to Schlick’s combat I panted the cockpit with Lifecolor
coat, some sand/mud coloured Ammo positioned over the opening, for the upper panels, where they are tinted in
Piotr Forkasiewicz shows report. The pilot was wounded but through my my Harder and Steenbeck
IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC by Mig pigments were used to dirty cargo area. Eventually, the door will real life, then it was glued into position
Uffz Horst Schlick’s managed to escape from the aircraft. Infinity Airbrush to keep some of darker
GUSTAV
the cargo holds floor. The interior be glued in the open position, but with Micro Kristal Klear PVA, then the
aircraft of the 1./JG77 in Eduard have done a great job with shades of black primer coat visible.
was finished by giving the seats and will come much later in the build.
a scene where he was one their Bf 109 series, well the corrected This technique allows you to create a
T
o continue my Falklands sets, that have tons of etched parts. grey. The main instrument panel was interior a dry brushing. A basic engine The smaller door, just behind
of the twenty German ones, since his first batch were out natural shadow on the interior parts,
themed builds, I really wanted Now I don’t mind etch, but only in painted light grey on the front facing, area was assembled, along with the the cockpit, will also
and ten Italian fighter of scale and with some shape issues. giving a 3D look. All the details were
to depict one of the real small doses! This meant looking at and black on the top covering. Then exhausts and intakes. The exhausts
pilots escorting thirty Ju The build progress was easy and then painted with various Lifecolor
workhorses of the Falklands 1:72 options. My choice was either the etched panels were glued in place, were painted before fitting, and they
87s from StG 3 on November 1, 1942. quick as all the parts fits perfectly. shades. To finish this step, I applied a
conflict, the Sea King HC.4, preferably Cyber-hobby/Dragon, or Airfix. I went using Gators Grip PVA glue. The seats were masked before fitting into the
The group encountered opposition You just need some patience and care coat of Ammo by Mig Lucky Varnish
in 1:48. Sadly, it seems the only to with the Cyber Hobby kit, as the box were also painted, and the fuselage. Before installing the
T
he Bf 109G2 was a variant of the Another important detail is that the final of Kittyhawk’s Mk.III of the No.112 with the etched parts, as there are to protect the paintwork. (PHOTO 2)
do this is to purchase aftermarket description said it was a Falklands detailing was picked out entire cockpit/cargo
famous Messerschmitt fighter G-2 production batches built by Erla and Squadron and P-40Fs of 66th some very small pieces! I began the I then began to apply the etched part
War variant. To a degree, this is true, with a thin brush.
that went into production in May Messerschmitt Regensburg were equipped Fighter Group somewhere the build with a coat of Ammo by MIG parts like seatbelts and other smaller
but there were some areas that needed All these bits were
1942. This variant has no GM-1 as tropical aircraft (often referred to as G-2 near Alexandria, Egypt. In One Shot Black Primer on the interior details. To achieve a better balance
adjustment for it to be correct, and given a light wash,
KOREA Korean conflict with combat proven the North Korean capital of Pyongyang Setting out the these were very too easy to do. The just to enhance
pressurisation system, but its performance Trop), equipped with a sand-filter at the parts (PHOTO 1). Remember to also between the plastic and metallic parts,
was the same as the G1 pressurised variant. front of the supercharger intake and two I painted some pre-painted etched
T
he Douglas A-1 (formerly AD) stalwarts like the F4U Corsair and loaded with 500-pound bombs and cockpit aftermarket I used was an Eduard the detail, and
Skyraider was produced too TBM Avenger and the yet unproven 20mm ammunition for strafing. After masking set, an Eduard coloured etch this was further A great number of the G2’s was sent to small, teardrop-shaped metal brackets parts with a brush coat of the Lifecolor
late for use in World War II, AD Skyraider. The Seventh Fleet Task an initial wave of F9F Panthers and cockpit set, and a pair of Quickboost enhanced by Russia, where they appeared to wear a on the left side of the fuselage, below the RLM66. This avoids an unrealistic. I
but it became the backbone Force 77 was placed into combat alert F4U Corsairs, the Skyraider’s peppered finishing off classic RLM70/71 paint scheme or an overall cockpit sill. These were used as mounts for then added some weathering using
resin seats. For painting, I used BF 109G2 RLM70 on the upper surfaces. When the Nazi specially designed sun umbrellas (called Ammo by Mig Dust PLW 1620,
of United States Navy aircraft carrier status, comprising the Essex Class the airfield and installations with exclusively Hataka paints, with their with a light MANUFACTURER : Eduard
and United States Marine Corps carrier, USS Valley Forge and HMS bombs leaving it inoperable. After Orange Line lacquer paints, thinned dry brushing. Afrika Korps was formed to help Italians Sonderwerkzeug or Special tool), which applied with a fine brush over
strike aircraft sorties in the Korean Triumph, and sailed for waters off the a refuel and reload, the afternoon SCALE: 1:48 to fight the Allies on the North Afrika and were used to shade the cockpit. The sand all the interior. I then added
with Hataka lacquer thinners for the The seats were
War. The ‘Able Dog’ or ‘Spad’ as the Korean coast. On July 3, 1950, at 0540 target was the bridge and railyard main painting and airbrush work. For then fitted into the KIT TYPE: plastic injection Middle East, a great number of Bf 109s were filter reduced the G2s performance due some Ammo by Mig Streaking
Skyraider was called, earned its stellar hours, ADs of VA-55 serving aboard at Pyongyang. This time, several of moulded with etch transferred from of Russia, to the Middle to the increased air resistance. But it was Grime Effects 1201 on the lower
detail painting, I used Hataka Blue cockpit, along with
reputation as one of the finest attack USS Valley Forge became the first the Skyraider’s also loaded up with Line brush-able acrylic paint. I made the main instrument KIT NUMBER: 82165 East. During this process, these aircraft had necessary to reduce the dust ingestion in parts of the cockpit. Any excess
their original camouflage overpainted with the desert. Some pilots removed the armour was then removed with a cotton
RUNWAY RAIDER SAM SLAYER SCHWALBE STORY

aircraft ever built in the skies over Skyraider’s committed to combat, 1,000lb bombs and rockets, each a start building up the cockpit, by panel, and the flight controls. I now 3
Korea. The US Navy waded into the flying a strike against an airfield near aircraft maxed out to its highest load. installing the rear bulkhead and centre turned my attention to the cargo field applied coasts of RLM79. This paint was plate behind the cockpit to reduce the weight bud damp with thinners. I finished
console. These were painted a light area. The interior walls and floor very rustic, and some parts of the old green of aircraft. G2’s was far superior to the the interior with a coat of Ammo by
camouflage bled through the desert scheme . P-40s and Hurricanes but found a tougher Mig Matt Lucky Varnish. (PHOTO 2)
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The new generation of Eduard decals has been developed since 2018. In all kits of all Eduard series, these decals have been stan-
dard since September 2019. Another type of decals is not used for Eduard kits after this date, the same applies to Eduard Decals
sets. These decals allow the removal of the upper cover layer of varnish after application and settling of decals, which leads to
a perfect fusion of the decal with the surface of the model. This is even though they were not originally designed for such an
application and the basis of their application is the classic procedure, where the varnish is not removed from the applied decal.
Jakub Nademlejnský‘s presentation shows both possibilities. Both also give a good result, the procedure is not difficult in either
case. Every modeler can handle it while following the basic rules and with the necessary skills. So, it’s up to the modeler which
option he chooses.
Jakub Nademlejnský
Firstly, I spray the fuselages with glossy black paint GX2 and then with Plate Silver
SM07, so that the surface is as close as possible to real metal finish and thus also as
difficult as possible to decals application.
The first photo shows the tools needed to airbrush paint on the P-51D-5 Mustang fuselages and a decal sheet for Mustangs from
the 357th Fighter Group (cat. No. D48077).
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classic variant with retained version with removed film

decal surface film
I cut out the specific decals that I want to apply from the
sheet. Then, I soak the decals in water at room temperatu-
re.
Now I apply a few drops of water with my finger on the place where I want to
apply decals on the fuselage. Instead of water, I could use Mr. Mark Setter from
Gunze, but it is not necessary.
After about a minute, the decals will release from the paper.
I grab the base paper into the tweezers and use my finger or
a wooden stick to pull the decal from the paper into a cluster of
drops on the model. Then, I can move the decal on the model with
my finger or a wooden stick and place it in its place.

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When the decal is placed, I wrap my finger in a clean, dry cloth,

squeeze the decal, and aspirate any water or leftovers of the
Setter.
This way, I apply different decals to two identical fuselages. I will

remove the film from one fuselage later and compare the results.
If I want to remove the film from the decal, I will leave it for the next day (approximately 10 hours). After this time, I take
a sharp X-acto knife, find the edge of the film, and gently peel it off, so that I can then take it with tweezers and carefully remove
the paint.
Removing the film is easy, however, I recommend training the whole process on a training piece of plastic.

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Various weathering can be done on the decals from which the film is removed. If we want, we can still highlight the rivets and
stretch the engraving, which is then better filled with wash.
The result of the fuselage with the film left before

weathering and final painting of the surface.

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Almost final result of applied decals with remo-

ved film.
The filmless variant also makes it possible to

show wear also by partially removing the colour
of the decal in places where we need it.

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A comparison of the two methods of application shows

that it is not necessary to remove the film. Decals look
great even without removing the film.
However, if you master the paint removal technology, you
can achieve even better results.

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