\ (IRSSTOVE., 35 LandRover wan 1:28 Pugent 207 a, ARTE‘The newest addition to Tamiya's 1/35 Scale Military Miniature Series is the T-55 "Enigma," which was developed by the Iraqi Army and used during the 1991 Gulf War. The tank’s impressive form, with its additional turret and hull armor blocks, invokes the image of a he: distinguishes it from Coalition with the first ever pag CE 2109 rcroices jor-molded kit of this unique tank. Z puotynoise tne [MM Series also Includes Coalition tanks a wall asthe 755 0n which the ase Line ther upto create an impressive display or dorama 11/35 British Main Batt 1/[Link]. M1A1 Abrams Moin Battle Tank 1 Bnbaaowia nt Granger i) NetCHANGING TRACK ome fe Tamiyas 55 and ves lly good weather PAGE 32 sue 199 May 2012 ITOR Marcus Nichols [Link] Contents 4 NEWs DESK New ktand mode product news 6 KIT PREVIEW a uasubis 8 STARRING ROLE Zvezda anew 135 Russian 790 MB 42 KIT PREVIEW Revell 148 PV-l Ventura 38 KIT PREVIEW Meng Model 1:35 Minenriumer 39 NEW RELEASES KITS Reviews of new and recent ful-ets 42 A WOLF, IN WOLF'S CLOTHING... Key improvere Fiobbybosts excellent 1335 Land Rover WMI 54 KIT PREVIEW san heavy tank 56 NEW RELEASES ACCESSORIES New and recent issued modeling accessories RM ORCL ss BOOK REVIEWS r New scale-modeling related tives Pace 48 FEE from the Ed plus rmended Reading 64 CONTACTS: Do you live outside the UK and want Join TMMI at [Link]! eT er MC EM REAR GM tenures as ro ozs zzse NN a Meer Re Ct Ed SU at tno Just email us at; enquiries@[Link] {Rees iret usc Or call +44 (0)1525 222573, fax +44 (0)1525 222574 GMT Bemiae ere nara eee x net, Pierre ars rose TMMI199 May 2012, 3Iw you have news of forthcoming model, amour arr or car evens, chang N ews ‘d lesk a eae aur ce Coa CR Perey Ti atria eee) SCALE 2012: THE SEARCH FOR AA "MODEL OF THE YEAR’ BEGINS! The Scale Anat compton was creted by foal mde marta, Reel, forthe 202 shinee Seale var uriciants can chose ay mode * HL they eter bg the cea 2 attatnenes ech motel. 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Cae RG Ce Cn a Me ee aA [Link] Tel: +44(0)1354 760022The Editor takes a close-up look at Tamiya’s exquiste new [Ea Peetinm earls 1:72 A6M5 ‘Zero’ fighter [Metenbetempie tors FROM ZERO TO HERO! jth this new 1:72 kit around rear bulkhead, Markings for three machines fof Imperial Japan's firewall and floor mouldings are provided; A Naka ‘most iconic WW2 to which are mounted a made machine of the 652nd A”: fighter, Tamiya suspended seat, instrument Air Group, Aireraft Carrier Pon er oe have now established the panel control column and Junyo, Mariana Sea June Peery ultimate series of Zekes’ side console, building up into 19th 1944, a Mitsubishi. in the major modelling ‘fantastic little unit made Zero of the Rabaul Seales of 1:32, 1:48 and ‘The Sakae 21 engine is Air Group, New Britain 1:72, The smallest addition very well done, moulded in 1943-44 and Nakajima-made tothe Mitsubishi family is two halves with separate machine of the 653rd Air fan exquisite little thing gearbox and exhaust outlets Group, Oita Prefecture 1944, .corporating some tiny toretain the best possible ‘This ts a gorgeous little components and delicate detail. A polyeap ix trapped it ofthis famous Imperial deta its small scale has not etwoen the radials banks Japanese fighter aircraft rs hindered Tamiva’s designers during assembly to enable designed and moulded with | aaa eae from cramming in a very the easy mounting of the great care and incredible aa accurate and complete propeller later on fttention to detail Ve cockpit plus a double-bank "Airframe details 90 highly recommended. © NAN rauial engine. None ofthis in subtle you can barely co it any way makes ita difficult in normal lighting conditions MOOS *P5=, ‘model to build though and and it's entirely appropriate on — it's engineered with the for the scale. You'll need to feteba See same level of precision be very frugal when applying | Tm ay ane the larger kits your model paint so as not | sioortend irtxten by in the airora' ‘oes’ wo toclog up the beautifully eran re eee are proviled with moulded- engraved panel lines and —SetEBRER ae indewal detail to which aceeaa hatches — if you want are fixed throttle quadrant, to see scale model mouldings ‘eros get oy tar, control boxes and other nt their very finest, take at tiny components; the main look at these parts, it simply imams mien Cockpit atmictures centre doesnot got better than this Soe ee Peeeeneeitrinr en é oT ~ — : J Bee Exterior aurtace deta isthe best youl evr see, anywhere. Tamiya tly pecected the fine at of microscopically fine engraved ines and panea, ul he next elon, thet 4 7 \ i “ale Fully opeped or losed-up canopies ere "ppl onthe clear sprue 6 May 2012 TMM 199Zam AIRFIX The thrill of the race Cee Cer cuue d car range brings to the world of modelling. otc moh eee ee ae its predecessor. As well as improved interior space, the new Cooper $ also introduced a new engine, ec rR til Ere ee sy eee carc) Pen arte PM tor eee ree Doe ener is ETAT o eee eee eee real versions using the pants and decals are in the set. You could even create erent ner ea eee et ag pete www. airtix. com and all good retail stockists a AIRFIX) _- You se HumbrolZVEZDA 4:35 RUSSIAN MAIN BATTLE TANK 7.90 @ KIT NO.3573 STARRING ROLE uussian manufacturer cutting parts from sprues, R= tar, in so extra care has to he R= Thas done a taken in certain sections of, reat job with this construction. There are also kit, which is made up from some details missing, but aan amazing 350+ parts, everyone can make those all of which are totally easily depending one's needs new; Zverda didn't use fand references available. their older 7-72 moulds for this one, With BUILDING PROCESS parts, its quite a complex I found the instructions very it builds intoa well drawn and it was easy ed model when to ull the mode lowing complete. them. I recommend reading ‘The kit is laid out over _instructions carefully Reel seven sprues with one in before starting building clear styrene for lamps and model to understand what, opti, two gnu of plastic you are doing, Unamally, ( mesh for engine grilles, ‘onstruction starts with nylon string for towing turret which comprises over cables and decal sheet for 150 parts so, to coin that various vehicle numbers. phrase, it’ a model in itself Some delicate bolt heads I painted the various cle ‘may easily disappear when parts of the optical devices 8 May 2012 TMM 199Jari Hemila builds Zvezda's all-new 1:35 Russian T-90 MBT TMM 199 May 2012 9ZVEZDA 4:35 RUSSIAN MAIN BATTLE TANK 7-90 @ KIT NO.3573, © with Tamiya clear paints already before assembly Among reference pictures found on the internet, ‘many of the opties had an aluminium or steel frame around the glass part, so 1 painted them silver as well as insides of the clear parts, [painted these from the inside to make sure that their front faces would be shiny enough, Apart from pre-painting those clear parts, I made the turret as per the instructions. It's wise to lot the glue dry before completing the quite complex assemblies like the red-eyed ‘Shora’ devices on the front of turret DON'T MELT IT! All parts went together nicely; there were locating pins everywhere ensuring that components could be glued only in one way. The only problem that I had with the turret was in step fifteen, where I managed to melt a tiny, semi Extra Thin Cement! This ‘meant that I had som problems when attaching the AA machine gun traversing system, so don't make this same mistake, ‘The multiple smoke- grenade launchers suffer from quite heavy mould seams and I found them tricky to clean up. The same issue was experienced with the turret-front extr armour where there's a ‘moulding seam between two ‘small bolt-heads. ‘The turret was completed with the main gun barrel and the ERA (explosive reactive armour) tiles on the roof. The antenna is presented in full-length ut upper part's profile ‘was square, not circular. It cean be replaced with a new antenna made of fine tubing fand steel-wire using the kit's fantenna base. Building the hull i straightforward; just follow the instructions. I managed to shave off some rivets! small bolt-heads when ‘cutting the upper-hull from the sprue, so I decided to shave them all off and replace them with new ones made with my punch and die set T decided to complete the running gear and also paint itbefore I attached the hull halves together. The link- and-length tracks are nicely produced and their hollow ‘guide-teeth are moulded in rows, so there is no tedious iluing tooth-by-tooth, The idler wheel is adjustable so you can fit the tracks perfectly around wheels. IF you want, you cean replace the plastic mesh with suitable PE mesh. The exhaust system differs from that of the 72; on the 7.00 there's an adjusting rod for closing the exhaust tube, Dut kit doesn't inelude it. It's quite easy to make if, na want, but you'll need some roference pictures to understand its construction, PAINTING After a careful cleaning with diluted washing-up liquid and rinsing with warm water, Ilet the model dry overnight. I masked all the pre-painted clear parts with Gunze's Mr. Masking Sol and then primed the whole vehicle with Vallejo's Grey Primer. T wanted to paint my 7-90 in three-tone camouflage, using the instructions as a painting guide. For ‘Russian modern green’ I used Tamiya XF-67 NATO Green, lightened with some XFt Yellow Green, For the sand colour used XF-57 Bulf lightened with some XF-2 Flat White. The sand-colour was airbrushed with soft edges, trying toavoid overspray. After the ‘sand-colour was applied, Tairbrushed the black pattorns as per instructions {ATO Black, painted the convoy lights Color range. I painted the roadwheols with a very dark grey paint mixture and then used Quickwheel’s mask (for ‘Tamiya's T-72) and painted, the wheels green. I painted rack’s inner faces with ame dark gre ced the road contact aren and airbrushed Vallojo's Gunmetal on them. The decals for the vehicle numbers were applied over semi-gloss varnished areas using Micro Set and and then I varnished whole model at semi-gloss stage. ‘The paintwork was done. Overall, a great kit with some superb detail; a lot of parts, some extremely small, but the result will be a very high level of detail and an authentic -90, straight out of the box. @ MODELSPEC Inventory If We List It- To Us Means We Ship In Or i ‘TMM! 199 May 2012 14ACE VENTURA! The endearingly pot-bellied Lockheed Ventura forms the subject of Revell’s latest {8 kit; TMMI’s Editor checks it out 4 I's much-discussed even though the harness Cee ed PV-1 Ventura detail is moulded ot first opportunity to give it it off and fit photo-etched the ustal, in-box once-over parts, The engines are for a Kit Preview’. Initial Supplied in the form of inserts with od when viewed thro cowling aperture, (easonably) fine, recessed! from the sie, but th Panel jointlines, delete hidden once installed. No Pre tockpit components (control doubt there will be resin en beers ht yokes and rudder pedals) replace 8 on offe n ee pt and a wel appointed bomb but the kit-supplied engines TBR. cS thay. The canopy glazings "are perfectiy adequate fora TRAM are clear and thin but the __“buttoned-up’ machine. son eee framing isa little indistinct’. "This isa very exciting in placa ce RRB Ionse sad Vo extremely Ti tcedadir 0 tay stdellgmsocraping to soe sail oe Sop reeuttuee, The plots Joos covious saocte ats are well moulded and appearing in kit-form. @ MIN = ve A A Individually moulded bomb bay Detaled main UIC bays — Tyres moulded with diamond tread patorn 42 May 2012 THM! 199Squadron 1:232 Scale USS Olympia ‘Premium Edition’ United Ses Nay protected cise ond Commodore Dewey's ‘stip ofthe pol atl of Hon Boyin her 1898. Kt fetes 2-piee ul ul, dock wi nese lor ue, highy dete sopestudue sh’sboas, comprehensive deck tings, delay snd, pnd poet og she, rein pr (cews ond ‘fem taped ube co), anor hin pus ese photo-th enhancements nding regs al deck aes pict hous, tle lees bow ond sem oss etc ines, inne ode, fume in, ble, Sight ones, upestue dos, foward command pam and much mre! Aso nds rium upgrades - ect s-odhesie wod dk vers, tuned met oreo 85" ond 6-punder weap) ps wod day with aepliond bs pdess. asics fom the das Revel mod cml ts opal 178" ong. EC85001 $9999 $89.99 Also available is the USS Olympia ‘Standard Edition’ (EC80001) which does not include the wood deck veneers, fumed metal gun barrels or wood display base ($59.99 SRP). Squadron The Hobby Shop That Never Closes Order 24/7 - Toll Free 1-877-414-0434 SouapRox Mant. Oxper www. 1115 Crowley Drive S dd: Carrollton, TX 75006-1312 USA quai ron com 972-242-8663 | Fax: 972-242-3775PULL BUILD: RIL REVELL 1:32 HEINKEL E111 BIG BLITZ BON BER! aed Frye takes on Revell’s mighty 1:32 He111P-1 414 May 2012 TMM 199 fow it's big! That was ‘my initial reaction when I opened the box for the first time, Revell looks to be ‘keeping pace with the rest of the manufacturers in the proliferation of 1:32 aireraft fand this famous German ‘medium bomber makes an interesting subject this time. In the box comes with over 400 parts moulded in light grey all nicely bagged and protected. Decals for three different Revell’s bombers in 1:72 I was anxious to give the larger seale kkita try; so here we go! ‘The first thing you have to deal with is the 100+ page instruction sheet, which can, bea little confusing at times so just make sure you study it as you go along, Another small ‘matter to deal with is the parts fon the sprue trees; it seems that they are not numbered in any particular order, s0 you have to play a hunting game for your part. Enough with that, how let's build,GETTING STARTED We start with the cockpit which has a good level of detail in it. The seat has ‘moulded-in seatbelts which T ground off and then added fa nice photo-etch set from Eduard. This makes a big difference because they are clearly visible under all that glass. With the control column, rudder pedals and various other details in place I proceeded to paint the cockpit RLMG6 and give it ‘a black wash and drybrush to bring out the details Decals are provided for the instrument faces, ‘Stops thirteen to twenty are for the fuselage interior, lots of detail here too with various radios and ammo Fucks, Just remember to fill the prominent sink holes. When all painted and detailed it looks very good. Stops thirty-soven to forty- ‘two have you building the engine nacelles. Pay close attention to the instructions, ‘mark your parts, dry fit and you'll be okay. A small problem was experienced where the lower radiators fit to the bottom of the engine nacelles; a small amount of filler was needed here, ‘The engine exhausts are hollow but I still decided to thin them out some more with a motor-tool. The wings fare constructed in three Sections, the inner section with nicely detailed wheels wells and those unusual vertical bomb racks. The two outer wing panels have poseable flaps and ailerons if you so desire, T necded some filler to fill a small gap when Tattached the outer wing els to the centre section, With the outer wing panels attached I proceeded with the landing gear. They look spindly and complex but when done are quite strong. ‘The wings attached to the fuselage perfectly, no © ‘TMM! 199 May 2012 15,PULL DOL Ds NAN URCRAFT REVELL 1:32 HEINKEL HE111P-1 @ KIT NO.04696 © Giller needed, although I did remove the alignment tabs at the inner wing root for a ‘The tuelage interior better fit structure, painted ‘The rest of the assembly oe was straight forward and the overall ft ofthe parts ‘Now was the time for the dreaded masking of all those windows and cockpit glazing. Not to worry. Eduard has a nice pre-cut self adhesive set that comes to the rescue and makes life alittle easier so it only took f couple of hours for that tedious task. TIME TO PAINT ‘Now that the construction ‘was finished its time to start the painting. I chose a scheme from the Squadron Signal He-111 in Action book, I liked the ey catching one with the white cowling, rudder and fuselage band, Although I did take some artistic license and added red spinners for a little more colour. Tused a combination of ‘Tamiya and Modelmaster paints sprayed through my Iwata HP-B air brush at about 16-20 PSL T began painting by pre- shading the panel lines with ‘Tamiya flat black first. On such a big model, that took ‘most of one evening build session. It looks messy at first, but with the paint to come, adds a nice touch to the finished look, Tamiya XP-28 Light Blue was sprayed on the underside, building up light coats until the desired effect was achieved. For the top, the standard RLM70/71, 1 used ‘Tamiya X-61 Dark Green, and Mode] Master RLM70. With a splinter scheme I mask, I sprayed each panel with the base colour, building up slowly, and then sprayed lighter shades of teach colour in the panels for faded worn look. Man, that’s a lot of painting for the big model, When T'was satisfied with the coloration, I gave the aireraft a good coat of ‘Future’ Johnson's Klear) getting it ready for decals land wash, The big deca sheet is nice, maybe alittle thick, but laid down wit the micro system just fine. T like to use an acrylic black-sludge wash for my panel lines. I's so forgiving and ean be done rather Quickly, and cleans up @ ‘The fuselage interior erature op ple) has now been Installed, as have both bulkheads, An engine nacatle has been embled ond ite radon Painted ond installed within fhetousing. Interior bulkheads in RLM22 and RLMGS, Revell provide a good level of deal on the Internal wall but much of thi la hidden once the model la complete 416 May 2012 TMM 1996€with the general good fit and nice detail, it was a fun kit to put together... 99 shin he feline; nol he bomb bay fo the ightREVELL 1:32 HEINKEL HE111P-1 @ KIT NO.04696 418 May 2012 TMM! 199‘TMM! 199 May 2012 19YILDs REVELL 1:32 HEINKEL HE111P-1 @ KIT NO.04696 © well with water and cotton ‘swabs. Decals and panel Tines now done, it was time for a flat coat. i have been using Humbrol Matt 49 Intely, and had been very pleased with its dead flat finish. When that was dry like to apply some pastels to simulate streaking and weathering. Also, a Prismacolor silver pencil, sharpened to a fine point, was used to create some chipping around the access panels. I attached the pitot tube and antennae and the big bird was done. Tm not sure how long it took me to build, I lost track of the hours somewhere along the line, but with the general good fit and nice detail, st was a fun kit to put together. The finished model has a wingspan of twenty- seven inches, so it will take up a large space on your display shelf’ Many thanks 20 May 2012 Tam 199 AIRCRAFT to Marcus Nicholls and Stan Spooner at Tamiya Model ‘Magazine for their patience with this build, and to Fred ‘Medel at Tamiya America headquarters for his fine photography. © MODELSPECpal del y ea 1:72 Handley Page Halifax Mk.1/11 The Halifaxis considered to be one of the most famous British bombers of the Second World War, although it was later overshadowed by the Avro Lancaster. It began active service with RAF Bomber Command in 19.47 and was flown over Europe, the Near and Middle East. Inaddition to its role as a bomber, the Halifax was also used by RAF Coastal Command ‘and Transport Command in the Near and Far East theatres, where it proved popular with air crews. The maximum bomb load was 5,900 kg. 4 Revell Gb 6 co KG, chard Mews, te igh tet, fg 04670 This new Revell tooling includes avery detailed Interior with accurate bomb bays, separate ailerons and landing flaps. Model-detail + Finely engraved surface detail + Detailed bomb bay and payload + Moving ailerons and landing flaps + Authentic RAF decals For more details on this brand new 1:72 scale ‘model kit as well a the complete range of Revell products check out our International website at [Link] Revell = exter CYCAR BY LOTUS, POWER BY COSWORTH Part?Marcus Nicholls starts work on Ebbro’s first ever model car kit, the Lotus 72C in 1:20... y original intention ‘was to bring you the full article on this kit from start to finish in one issue, but ‘once I began building, it didn’t take long for me to realise that it would need to be a two-parter; there’s just so much to cover. The tengine alone took me a fair few days to complete, not because its over-complex oF difficult to build, but because i's so nicely detailed that it merits some fare and attention to make the most of it. [wanted to add ignition leads and fuel lines which any model DPV engine requires as they are very much on show, but as the review kit was an early production sample it didn't come with any hoses/wire to complete these detailing tasks (2 still not cert production kits will come with them). So, an email to Steve Hemming at www [Link] was sent and very quickly, and a package containing all the necessary leads, hoses and correct paint colours arrived, Tm very grateful to Steve for fixing this up s0 quickly a real life-saver in fact You ean see how I fixed the plumbing in the photos and eaptions, ‘The yellow-tinted fuel lines and ignition leads are by Model Factory Hiro and they are amazing: completely flexible and kkink-proof, the material is very easy to use and before long you can have a set of realistic fuel lines leading up to the injectors on the engine. Instead of using the wire-cored wire for the ignition leads (III save this for a future project) I opted to use the MH black fuel line, because it holds its ‘curve’ when fitted and looks more natural when in place, © Pretty much all the main components aid out minus the emaller chrome-plated parts. The review mode was an {ty prodacton Kt hence the pale-colowed pte im Front suspension wth steering rack, antivoll ba, ont upeghls and inboard brakesahets lis out, ready fr Undercat and point. The pedale car lao be seen here and the brake cyinder el atached to nube of sprue. 2, The cockpits typlcally sparse fora competion car ofthis era; no multunetion Steering whe! Here, fs Just round and black with hee spokes TMM 199 May 2012 23© BACK TO THE BUILD-UP oe ee ey oaee ates Se so eee ore ee son eee es aes oo See pa ce while trapping « small “The engine block was undercoated with Valeo’ ‘The rocker covers wore then masked off o preserve the Bithee’ ples deinghe Earn ee atest o pean Lae pee, satu eee eat tr Toe ee sent att oer ea een ae pete alan en, Nc Hobby Plate Siver was used to simulate the base aluminium colour ofthe engine castings: this was subsequety ‘oned down wih matt varnish and loealisedcoleur washes applied, using tinned ol pant In brown grey shades. ‘The fuel nes were simulated with Model Factory The fuel alla were supported upside-down onthe fine cameter of he lubing. Thin CA gue was Flo's supero yelowrstaned cler tubing (950), Bla Tack and fourlengine of tubing prepared. rede fxine tating place ‘TMM! 199 May 2012 252 FORMULA ‘The igton wiring on this modo engineering by Ebb, is quick o achieve ack ct} othe lea! metre forthe Heads which would be rebbersoted and ue sping In © TOUGH CHROME 1 guess this isan oda sm, but the beautiful, rich chrome plating on this ls 26 May 2012 Tam 199ee ee ee ee ee ee ee © If you find innovative design, exact engineering, and precision performance sexy ... please try not to drool over our newest airbrush, the Renegade KROME ! ] BA een AMERICAN MADE ] BADGE . AIRBRUSE CELLENCE [Link] TMM 199 May 2012 27EBBRO MASTERS FORMULA ONE SERIES 1:20 LOTUS 72¢ @ EB 20-001 ‘All body pars wore baso-coate with Tamiya’ iy assem wih que Cement prior ont painting a clear coating © BODY PAINT ‘To paint the bodywork, I turned again to Hixoboy for their superb Zero Paints, which are colour matched {or this car and are perfect, for the job. They were applied direct from the jar (hey are lacquer paints and come pre-thinned for airbrushing) using my Badger Krome airbrush and went on perfeetly over a coat of Tamiya Fine Surface Primer ‘Li. Once hardened, Tclear-coated the body parts with Tamiya TS-13 Clear, with a final, gentle polish with fine grades of Micromesh abrasives and ‘Tamiya Modeling Wax, Let's hand over now to the photos and eaptions for ‘more specific descriptions of the assembly and painting of the kit parts; this is as far as I got this month! Next issue we'll nish up the model with decals and assembly. See you the 7 ~~ Tamiya masking tape was used exclusively forthe painting process, to achive harp colour Boundaries you soe hore. 28 May 2012 TMMI 199applied by paintbrush) an ‘igh “ni molstoned with cellutose to remove the gunmetal from the ages ofthe wheel mus fo reveal the chrome ye caching high TMM 199 May 2012 29McDonalds with sausages of BlrTack were used to support One ;penion parte during panting, very high tech ahi? NEXT ISS 30 May 2012 TMM 199wwH ROB — Yeo We specials in Scale Automotive Model Kits with a Large Selection Aftermarket Parts, Accessories and aes simil FE 1:4 Peserl dé Ue Mas 2011 BBRO 1:20 ois Type 7201970 (Bb Pei i 2 4 TERO PAINTS WELCOME WORLDWIDE DEALER TRADE ENQUIRIES § tel :redeQrerpenscon Kafe ‘The latest Colour Matched Paints from Zero Paints : aires Sprartesraer eres WE STOCK JOE HONDA RACING 112 Team Lotes Type 720 1972 eee PICTORIAL AND RACERS BOOKS MONTHLY - ener Pel ea Sad i ne 8 ard Se 9B wd BelgeNo.35275 CHANGING TRACK Jamie Haggo is quite new to armour modelling, although looking at his T-55 here, you'd never know it... 32 May 2012 TMMI 199t the risk of sounding sycophantic, Mareus Nicholls’ model of the 17-55 which appeared in TMMI way back in 2003, blew me away, so much 0, a8 a died in the wool aviation modeller I bought, the magazine in the hope that one day I may be good enough to have a stab at doing some thing similar! Having recently taken up building AFVs, it has taken until now to feel that Tam sufficiently confident in my armour building to have a good stab at the project Tididn't want to copy Marcus too closely and wanted to do something a little different, and wracking ry brains I thought of adding a dozer blade; I have no idea whether Iraqi T- 55s were over fitted with fone as my references on. the subject are minimal so this is a conjectural vehicle which may have existed, Anyway, I think the T-55 looks rather neat with a dozer attachment so I went out and purchased the CMK. resin upgrade set, while T was at i] also bought the Eduard PE set, I wanted to try an Abor sot but couldn't find one so Eduard it was, At this stage I went all in and invested in some ‘more after market goodies namely an Aber barrel, Mig productions fuel pipes and some used before £0 [was jumping in the déop end some what. With the box now overflowing, T got to work ‘The Tamiya 7-55 has been covered many times before both in print and on the interweb, therefore it's not my intention to go over old ground, what I will do is point out a few things that may be of interest, Ill go through the painting and weathering in some detail as for me, that’s by far and away the best bit about this ‘modelling lark CONSTRUCTION Right, here we go then. The first job is one of the most tedious I reckon, and that’s sorting out the wheels. ‘Tanks by their nature have a lot of them and these needed to be scuffed up a Dit, A coarse sanding stick and a blunt sealpel blade ‘were used to impart a heavily worn appearance; to go that little bit farther 1 also applied some Humbrol Liquid Poly to soften the surface which made things a bit easier "The huil and turret were slowly built and detailed following the Eduard and Tamiya instructions carefully, Ifind that if you take your time and study the instructions you can save yourself time in the ong run, What I could have done with hindsight is figured out where it was best to drill the holes for the Mig Productions fuel lines earlier, Tleft it © {veal the extent ofthe authors Ag) WH 99 May 2012 33PULL BUILDS LITARA Wish ‘TAMIYA 1:35 RUSSIAN MEDIUM TANK T-55A @ KIT NO.35275 = ‘The model wit be chipped using the harspray method theretore ‘Sut feally euthertic tok, much beter thar ‘pplying the chips by brush. Secked up with a brush inthe Nard to reach areas ‘By appiyng the titers and washes ater the ‘more tue result can be achleved, aa the chip ere bended sitet the overall ait work, ‘A similr technique to that used ‘nthe tank was used onthe 34 May 2012 Tam 199quite late and had a bit of a nightmare drilling later when there were obstruetions in the way. Looking at pictures on the web there were numerous wiring conduits which are not covered in the detail sets 0 these were scratch built using wire and scrap styrene. ‘The numerous handles were also fabricated from various gauges of wire which adds a bit more realism as they can be bent slightly simulating wear and tear DOZER BLADE ‘The CMK dozer blade is made up of many parts; this is certainly an area which needs a bit of prior planning and thought. ‘To be honest, Tmade a bit of a meal with it which I put down to my unfamiliarity with this sort of thing, lots of trial fits and ‘measuring up are required as the mounting plates need to be removed from the hull the old adage of measure twice eut once would have stood me in good stead. The final thing that needed to be done before the fun stuff could start was the tracks; I won't elaborate here as I don't think there is a need as everything went quite smoothly. What Tid do though was use Various sand-coloured Pigments were used for ‘dusty ook. some stiffer brass rod from ‘Albion Alloys as I found the Friulmodel stuff bit too soft. Drilling out the holes was done with a 0.5mm bit and [ used 0.45mm wire as this seemed a lot easier. ‘They were weathered by immersing in ‘Blacken- it’ (check out Military Mlustrated Modeller Issue (008 for a guide on using Blacken-It; [Link]- [Link]) which isa wonderful product. All T needed to do was give them a dusting with pigments, “The plgmena re blended wit dy et brah When you ar happy wh he os Right, on to the fun stuff 1 jen sou nes pment aor hx everying pecnanenty. am relatively inexperienced in painting AFVs and I have been heavily influenced by Mig Jimenez’s DVD ‘tutorials, in fact it was seeing one of these for the first time in late 2010 that sparked by interest, in armour. I used these techniques in finishing this ‘model although here and there I did deviate a bit, ‘modifying them in my own way as I sav fit. OK, as you're probably starting to hhod off a bit so I think it's best if I steer you towards the photos and the captions now, as the old saying goos, a picture is worth @ thousand words! © ‘Spit uol was thon apple using the AK Interactive woathering product. This looked ‘ool, Rowever na east, beceuse in he desert epi uel wl atract dust and I. ‘TMM! 199 May 2012 35,FUL BUILD: MILITARY VEHICLE ‘TAMIYA 1:35 RUSSIAN MEDIUM TANK T-55A @ KIT NO.35275 MODELSPEC “Tamiya 1:35 1.55 35257 © IN SUMMARY pleased with the finished {lam really leased with how Fesult However, there are Aaa the model has turned out. aspects which I know I can used; Before start a modelling improve on for the next Bhotoetch; Eduard 35554 project, Ihave a picture in model, as always so I'm pa eae hy mind ofthe fnished really ooking foward ‘oh model which guides me and tackling the next proeet.7 ta Motivates me. Normally. must thank Marcts for the [uel ABO Tiont getnear to what T inspiration with his 2005. UAWallabieg Want to achiewe however for model and Mig Jimenes for Ea Ate Al SUE E the first time inaong tine producing the DVDs which ie a Tve actualy exceeded what has opened my eyes to Frode racks Teimagined snd Tm really military modelling © vc trlmode ha 36 May 2012 TMM 199‘Europe's Number One Model Shops’ [Link] =f BRONCO Set Europe) AB TITEL Slaghound M1 {late Production) with 0 rocket xs1007 138 MAT nie essa ants protec MEIN VN 99 vasozs 1:35 WWI British Leader set (ROAD TO VICTORY) ‘Brian Horrocks and Pamela Churchill avg FL) [Link] Ltd, arbour Rod, uton Broad, Lowest, Stk, NRS2 2, England, ‘Open from 09.00 to 17.90 Monday to Saturday. Phone: 00 44 (0)1502 517444 (8 lines) (0845 130 72 48 local rate from UK phones only (NOT mobiles) Fax: 00 44 (0)1502 500521 E-Mail: sales@[Link]c EVEN MENG MODEL 1: \VSKFZ 617 MINENRAUMER @ KIT [Link]-001 MENG THE MERCILESS! Stan Spooner has a Bigfoot sighting 's the amazing WW? German Minenraumer from Meng Model eng Model is @ new player in the game with some Interesting choices for their first f unique WWII German vehicle. If your tastes run a bit to the ‘esoteric’ but the 1946 ‘paper-panzors’ aren't your thing, this should be the overall prosentati ‘wo things are clear. fone of the company owners isn't a graphie designer, then they have a close friend that is because the presentation of the overall package is stunning. From the box design to the instruction booklet, it’s beautifully done ‘Next, when you look at the 38 May 2012 TMMI 199 details in the moulding quality ~ especially the beautifully rendered weld marks ~ the people at Meng ‘are armour modellers! All the Attention to these types of details are the types of things that armour modellers have asked for a long time. ‘The parts-count is fairly small, because it was a fairly’simple vehicle. All of this goes to what should De a fairly quick build with alll of nice detail that we Ihave come to expect from state of the at kit, The ge wheel-pads have metal rts already moulded inside to add a bit of scale weight. When they are added to the hubs, they mow in the same way ns the Meng has shown that they are serious about being players in the hobby and T fam thrilled that they are, Thave already started my kit and itis going together easily $0 far. I will have my ‘model finished soon because Tam exeited about this kit from this new and exciting manufacturer! @ MN n nopcnaveryrenNew Releases Kit Reviews ee ee What's in the box? ACETATE DLS, BASE SOAO, CAST CERAM PASTE), Clik CAST METAL ALO CP; CHROMED PARTS, CPS: CLEAR PLASTIC SECT: ORY TRANSFER DEALS ES: TRUDED PLAST SECTON FBR, i; BECTON MOULDED PLAST; MOU TRACK LMS, LE; LASER CUT CARD LU LAK AND LENGTH RACK, ME; METAL CHA MI; MACHINED ‘MEAL ALLO MR; METAL ROD, i; METAL WIE, TE METAL TUB NFL MESH, PE: PHOTO ETC, PM PRE-CUT MASE, ESD ST, OFT VL TYRES (OR TUBING VV. GES, VP VACUUM FORMED PLASTIC, We; WOVEN CORD WS; WATERSIDE EELS) EDUARD, CZECH REPUBLIC MESSERSCHMITT BF1O9E-1 [Link] SCALE; 148 REVELL, EUROPE (MATERIALS; IM, PE, PCM. LEOPARD 2AS/ASNL KIT NUMBER; 8261 woncrevelen ‘The Messerschmite BY109 isan all-time SCALE: 1:72 classic modelling subject but it’ also a ‘minefield; even the tiniest inaccuracy wil bbe jumped on and talked about, some- times without giving the rest of the kit the benefit of the doubt. Personally | tend to putall that to one side and let the experts Argue about the minutiae of rivet lines, fuselage cross sections etc, while I rath- te look at the kit and ies inherent qualities, ‘And there are plenty notable qualities in Eduard’s new 1:48 model ofthe E- ‘exquisitely engraved airframe detailing with incredibly fine rivet lines, superb ‘cockpit with PE instrument panel and the ‘option of PE rudder pedals and more. VERDICT; A magnificent achievement by Edvard, superb detail and a classic subject. Great model. MN (MATERIALS; IM,WS KIT NUMBER; 03187 Here we have an updated edition of Revels small-scale Leopard 2A5 with an additional sprue for the Netherlands Army version; new side-skies, smoke-dischargers, MG and more. The kit features extremely fine detail on all ts surfaces including non-slip horizontal surfaces and deeply impressive engine cooling fans. The pioneer tools are moulded integrally but they are fextremely well dane and with some subtle painc and contrast, localised washes they will sand out fine. The tracks are link-and- length style and are very well moulded, no reed to use replacements at all (not that there are any on the market 'm aware of anyvay!). VERDICT; A lovely little kit of the handsome Leopard with tons of deli- cate deta finely moulded. MN An evergreen subject with tons of charisma, Pre-cut ‘canopy masks a major plus-point. Grea deta for sch a aK vwelbrendered non-lip surface. 6) lnion cables moulded into engine block 6x) No crew gue TMM 199 May 2012 39New Releases Kit Reviews See What's in the box? ACETATE DAS, BASE SOMO, CAST CERAM PASTE) Clik CAST METAL ALO CP; CHROMED PARTS, CPS: CLEAR PLASTIC SHEET. OY TRANSFER DEALS EFS: ETRUDED PLAST SECTONF FBR, i; BECTON MOULDED PLAST, ; MOMUA AAC LMS, LE; LASER CUT CARD, LU LK AND LENGTH RACK, MC; METAL CHA, I; MACHINED ‘MEAL ALLO MR; METAL ROD, METAL WIE, TEAL TUG, FLOM MESH, PE: PHOTO ETC, PM PRE-CUT MASE, RESO ST SOFT OL TYRES (OR TUBING VV. GUS, VP VACUUM FORMED PLASTIC, We; WOVEN CORD WS; WATERSIDE EELS) AFV CLUB, TAIWAN DRAGON, HONG KONG ‘[Link].231 EARLY TYPE BELL X+1 la PMB | UK import by Pocketbond id worhobbyconet | scate; 1:35 SCALE: 1:14 ‘MATERIALS; IM, SVT, PEWS (MATERIALS; IM,WS s KIT NUMBER: AF35231 KIT NUMBER; 4630, ‘ARV Clubs recenty released SdiKfa231 Berad armoured cat is another of the ‘company’ insanely complex (in a good way) kts of a subject that was in some considerable need for a re-tooling Tamiya’s kits one of the most enduring classics in the Miltary Miniatures Series but it lacks steerable wheels; this new offering addresses that with poseable wheels which ‘mount to an unbelievably well-detaled Suspension system and is this section of the kie that wil take up a good portion ‘of assembly time. The model aso comes with an extremely nice interior with those ‘bwin drivers’ positions, although only the bottom half of the engine is supplied; we'l have to wale for SKP or similar to come up witha nice resin powerplant. VERDICT; An extraordinarily wel detailed model ofthis famous Wehrmacht ‘workhorse; expect several more variants (of the eighe-wheeler to follow from AFVC. Surely one of the most famous airraft of alltime, the sound-barrier breaking Bell X-1 has been kitted several times in the past, and now Dragon have made their Contribution in the miniature scale of 41:[Link] a bonus, two kits are included in the box: the detail found on the mouldings Is very nicely executed the kits are anything but simplistic, A detailed interior is Included and ths extends beyond the cockpit to the fuel cells all the way back to the rocket motors. To exhibit these ‘marvelous internal structures, the entire fuselage ie moulded in clear polystyrene In two sections, forward and aft A double display base is included so both models ‘maybe shown off in fight; undercariage Is also supplied for parked machines. VERDICT; A gorgeous litle ki(s) of this famous sound:-barrer breaker with amazing internal detail, An extraordinary amount of Another no-holds-barred production with fabulous QA} erat packed into a tiny kit amount of detail and a correspondingly high sorseast aa 40 May 2012 Tam 199FUL De ROULITARY SL HOBBYBOSS 4:35 DEFENDER XD WOLF WMIK @ KIT NO.35275 A WOLF, [NI] LF’ Pete Smith makes a some key improvements to Hobbyboss's excellent 1:35 Land Rover WMIK kit the Hobbyboss WMIK next and here the DEF (Weapons Mounted wheels where fitted, they are Installation Kit) was aa direct replacement and are very welcome release for slightly weighted. Next the meas Ihave a keen interest body was assembled and I in modelling modern British added the front wings minus armour; s0 as soon as Teould the radiator and front gril purchased the kit with a ‘The model was built in sub view to adding as much detail assemblies which helped to the as possible. Straight when adding extra details out ofthe box, the kit isa and also later during the good representation ofan _painting stages. early WMIK from 1999 to "The seats were replaced about 2006, Later versions with resin items and do need some additions and these were detailed with ‘modifications made to the kit, plastic rod and strip for bout as Thad decided to model the adjustment levers and an early version, the extras I seatbelt anchor points. Seat added where purely cosmetic. belt mounts and the belts My first port of call themselves were added to was to the internet for the roll cage using plastic as much information and —_eard and Tamiya tape. In pictures as possible. Talso the rear of the body’a plastic ‘used Tankograd’s British card radio table was added Special No.9004 Land Rover and a new TUAAM (Tuning. Defender book and Military Unit Automatic Antenna Land Rover Development Matching) box was also and Service book by Pat ‘mad from plastic card and Ware. Extras for the kit spare photo-etch and added were provided from the to the driver's side front Legend Productions WMIK wing. The antenna base was stowage and weapons another part from the spares ‘upgrade set, Lalso used a set box and I also managed of DEF Models G90 sagged to find an old Accurate wheels on the project. Armour Clansman radio in the spares box and this plus CONSTRUCTION wiring made from lead wire ‘The kit starts with the was added to the radio table engine and here an extra in the rear. Finally a few alternator made from plastic extra bolts were added here rod was added as well'as and there and a mount for pipe work, a dipstick and the spare wheel added too, various electric cables. The Moving on to the weapons extra alternator was added and here the Legend weapon to all FFR (fitted for radio) set was used as the kit's vehicles to cope with the weapons looked slightly over increased electrical power _scale to me. I had some issues needed. Extra cabling and here as the .50cal and the holtheads were also added GPMG suffered from poorly to the engine bulkhead and formed barrels, so out came to the radiator as well. The the spares box again and bonnet received the basket suitable replacements where supplied in the Legends ide. I also used some spare uupdate set and four bolts on .50eal ammo boxes and some the underside of the bonnet. Accurate Armour 7.62mm, ‘The chassis was built up ammo boxes. © 42 May 2012 Tam 199SLOTHING... ‘TMM! 199 May2012 4344 Way 2012 Tam 199Legends Progucion rexn sae cn be ‘Seatbelts were fabricated from Tamiya's ‘The correctly sized/shaped radio mast bace was Yow adtonal deal bythe Paperbased masking tape ‘made by the author using plats car PAINTING receive wear and tearon Mig Productions’ filters Winsor and Newton Galeria After a wash in soapy water the real vehicle, The rubber where used to add depth and matt varnish, This stuf ean to remove any dust and oil portions of the wheel arches detail to the model and this be sprayed straight from the from the plastic the sub were also attacked with a was built up over several _bottle and dries totally flat assemblies where primed sponge using NATO Black. _ applications. after a couple of light coats. using Tamiya grey surface er a couple of coats of ‘Once happy with the Tow moved onto the primer. The main colour ‘Klear’ to seal the paint, effects, a matt coat was stowage and again raided the for the model was Tamiya the decals were applied and sprayed on and here I used _ spares box using accurate XP-65 Field Grey which the weathering could begin. my favourite matt varnish, armour Bergens, bed rolls © find is a very good colour for modern British armour. The chassis, dashboard, roll cage fand engine were sprayed ‘Tamiya XP-69 NATO Black and the wheels painted using Vallejo Dark Rubber with field grey hubs. Lastly the seats where sprayed using Tamiya XF-20 Medium Groy. Detail painting followed next and various Vallejo colours where used in the engine bay and on the radio. Some micro chipping was next and a fine sponge where employed using the base colour of Grey lightened with white on areas that would Win sandchennel, Bergens ‘and other places of kt stung ‘around, the voice look ‘ch more natal. [Link] ‘TMM! 199 May 2012 45,i aA HOBBYBOSS 4:35 DEFENDER XD WOLF WMIK @ KIT NO.35275 £€The Hobbyboss WMIK is a superb kit straight out of the box but with the addition of a few improvements a truly stunning model can be built... 99 een 0, av" 46 May 2012 Tam 199© and a helmet. [also used their modern snacks-pack and various ammo boxes fas well as a fow other bits and pieces. These were all painted using Vallejo colours ‘weathered, and again matt varnished. The weapons were painted using Vallejo Gunmetal Blue and Black then the barrels where rubbed with graphite powder All the sub-assemblios were now brought together and all the lights and the headlight guards added, Talso fitted all the extra stowage at this stage adding straps for the Bergens using Tamiya tape. Final weathering began by using some heavily thinned ‘Tamiya XP.52 Flat Barth and XF-57 Buff sprayed at low pressure from the bottom of the chassis and carefully working my way up the sides to replicate a dusty appearance. Mig Productions’ pigments P415 Light European Barth was applied dry to the whole. model to add further dusty effects to the model. Finally Tadded some oil and fuel staining using Mig Oil and Grease Mixture building the effects up over several coats, ‘The figure is an Accurate Armour item and was again painted using Vallejo colours Tam definitely no figure painter but I always like to Include at least one with my models as I find it really sets off the finished piece. I used fan old set of combat clothes ‘as a guild to painting the ‘cammo pattern and tried to vary the tones of each dual item on the figure e base was a simple and I started by varnishing a nice piece of oak then added the ground ‘work using Pollyfilla and some fine sand and grit, ‘Once this had dried static grass was added as well as Some weeds carved from stretched sprue and some grass clumps. The fence post was made from some scrap photo-etch and the barbed wire from the spares box [sprayed the base using Tamiya paints and finally dusted the hase with some more of the pigment I had used on the model. The base sets off the finished model nicely and the vignette represents a vehicle on lisbury plain on a very dusty mid summer's day CONCLUSION ‘The Hobbyboss WMIK is a superb kit straight out of the box but with the addition of a few improvements a truly stunning model can be built ‘This is a ‘must have’ kit for any fan of modern British armour and I for one will be building a few more versions in the future! MODELSPE eee wt caneAa ee Ee ao Ng BELKITS PEUGEOT 4:24 207 $2000 @ KIT [Link]-001 MEEKE SHALL Neat ee ORM (ool ooo Rol ROM RAMBLES OL champions in 2009 with his Peugeot 2007 Super 2000 car, modelled here by new manufacturer Belkits. Jon Winter does the build-up... Cakits are becoming a rare breed. Injection moulded rally ear kits are almost extinct, So where does this leave the rally fans? Well, up until now, nowhere but ‘almost simultaneously, two European kit producers sprung from nowhere, We have already seen the Simil-R Focus in TMMI's pages, here now we have Belkits' first offering, the Peugeot 207 $2000 car driven by Kris Meeke to the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. OVER AND UNDER Presentation-wise, the kit is ona par with the Japanese then call for the wheels to | njection-moulded car ‘manufacturers; the sprues be fitted. I always fit these are very nicely moulded with last anyway so I customarily no flashing and negligible ignored them and I was glad sink-marks, Full marks Tdi... More on which late. also go for including two small frets of photo-etch and MOVING IN some great-looking seatbelt ‘The first step of sorting material, although Belkits the interior isto fit the tub do give you the choice to ‘moulding to the chassis. use decals here should you I gave this a damn good find the prospect of PE belts ignoring too, proferring to daunting. Add in some really build up the interior in nicely printed decals which” one lump then glue are accurate in register and to the chassis feature punchy colours along plate, Although with the clear and concise the outside is, instructions showing CAD white, as is type images of each stage of customary with assembly, and things look Peugeot and very promising indeed. Citroén rally ears, the inside is metallic silver. BUILD UP Rather than using the Assembly starts suggested Tamiya paints, suspension and underside of I substituted a good few the chassis. The bottom half with comparable Halfords of the engine is basically ‘automotive aerosols such as rendered —when the model the Ford Moondust Silver is completed it is covered —_used here. The interior is, yan underguard anyway. nice and busy’ straight from Window moulding with ‘The suspension is asimple the box, more so than any amework painted affair, even the springs injection moulded plastic kit aren't moulded. The discs, I have built before, and very however, are accurate and nice itis too. Areas such as come with the eallipers the pedal box deserve special ‘moulded integrally. We ‘mention; no single moulding © have been spoilt recent with the callipers coming separately so it brought back the challenge of accurate masking here so the disc parts could be painted in their combinations of colours. The underside assembles without issue, parts-fit is great and everything aligns perfectly. ‘The build in this area feels a bit Tamiya-esque, as does a lot of the kit to be honest which is no bad thing, especially when the fit is as 004 too. ‘When the underside is complete, the instructions Dis brakes during painting, and ited ‘TMM! 199 May 2012 49is made up from no less than six parts! Same .govs for the aforementioned Seat belt material and photo- etch, These build beautifully Dut make sure you make the belts ‘sag’ behind the seats..'ve seen s0 many car builds where the belts look 0 spring loaded behind the seats that it makes me eringe at the thought! For super- detailers, there is potential with wiring, carbon decal and such but for an out of the box build, the detailing is very good. The roll cage can be assembled as one uunit then installed after the interior is done but it is very fiddly, especially with the seat belts thrown into the ‘mix too, When I closed the ‘mode! up I looked at where Belkits had placed the cage joints and to be honest, if | built another one of these I would build up the cage as Belkits instruct. They have taken care to hide the part joins really well PANEL BASHING ‘The body shape has been well ed in this model and the moulding is clean and crisp too. Mould seams are very fine and a quick buzz over with a sanding stick hhad it ready for primer and a coat of Halfords Appliance Gloss White. This resulted in a finish good enough to bang the decals onto without a layer of clear. The decals are very good, logos look spot on fand they are well shaped too. ‘They conform well with Daco Strong solution although be careful as an over-generous application of the solution ean make colours run, as I found ut in a couple of areas. ‘The decals fit well ~ this livery would be done by prinied wrap decals on the real car and these would give exposed white edges around lights etc. However, Trused artistic licence here fas on a model I fee it looks better with these touched in, so that's what I did, hope you don't mind! After the decals were thoroughly dry, the body, wing, mirrors and wssociated white parts were coated with Omnicron 2K clear-coat, a product used for full size cars. BRING IT TOGETHER ‘Unusually, the window rubber mouldings are included in the glass part. Having masked and painted all these T was worried about removing the black from these areas when popping into the body. After some weapons-grade wincing Toon had it in though, ‘mercifully without removing any paint, From here on, the rest of the body parts went on without a problem, all fitted and located well. Unusually though, no faces are supplied for the side mirrors leaving two deep holes where the glass should be. A simple remedy was two small pieces of aluminium tape to replicate the mirror glasses. Belkits do not supply any aerials with the kit either, a good thing in my view as most of the injection moulded ones supplied with other kits ‘make the resulting model look a bit toy-like. I simply ‘make some out of fuse wire ‘using the box top image as fan approximate location. © Front and reer terenlls in semi-gloss black Views ofthe underside during painting and assembly Rear lights being painted with eloar Eolowrs i ‘One-piece underray moulding, painted and ready for use Suspension element ready for intalaion ‘TMM! 199 May 2012 54FULL BUILD: RALLY CAR BELKITS PEUGEOT 4:24 207 $2000 @ KIT [Link]-001 ain) All this brings us to the final stage in my build, the Pree cer ss When offered up it was patently obvious that these rare ae ets around Imm at the front PURE erat Pee aeons eee eet Pees poo eet Cee Posey peer Mer ot CS) As this was a new kit from Perens rar Pee ree ret the box to give an accurate portraval of where it sits as Tee a added the aerials and mirror ors) Cee ate rae a Corner ira iets Teen are ene decal, additional photo-etch SS eee ee eae Sead it sit, production and quality ePca com eas ar with the best of the genre Poe eRe ea) Preiaerc inane Coreg eee eee eee tes Senate ee eo nceery eee SCA eee Peter ey CTD fa new manufacturer and eecercnereenrny in the industry, I personally cant wait to get my hands fon the forthcoming Fiesta WRC... Iwill be hitting this ‘one with the carbon decal now that we know what fine kits Belkits are producing For a first product on the ea a ery Pon avon future work, long may it continue! @ Pgs ceed Cam Tears} vested eM ac Pee T ci eee per ree Paints used; saan ars Appliance Gloss White, Ford rece mreneama Pree cry ee ect ce erates paren pela etcco Pegi or) pct eer Pea anemone a) Para rae Ste ome ee et aa eee anata ead Box Top! Available fro eer cn preeaenineniseradwww. [Link] ALL UK ORDERS NOW POST FREEcarr t 1 _ ee TAMIVA 1:48 JS-2 RUSSIAN HEAVY TANK @ KIT NO.35324 STALIN’S SCALE-DOWN The Editor checks out Tamiya’s latest 1:48 tank, the Russian JS-2 ‘Stalin’ compromises have o be, but made of course, the and, amiya’s output of 1:48 AFV kits has slowed they are fi ‘considerably since the most notable of which being This will build into a very first flood of the little the moulded-in ither uetive model, now if only models hit the matket, but side of the main engi miva would scale down when they do appear, they hatch on the rear deck 55 10 1:48... @ MN are still superb productions ‘These actually look rather d should paint up soos sec ‘okay, but some modellers some Se will want to dig them out erronnes. sews and fit PE replacements meray Fauler?) but other than pester that, there's very little to eae eee complain about here. 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