Airfix Model World Issue 88

Issue

Magazine:

Airfix Model World

Number:

Issue 88 | March 2018

Language:

English

Table of contents

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 12

Jolly Green Emily

by Garry Tobiss
Garry Tobiss tackles Hasegawa's superb new-tool 1/72 Kawanishi H8K2, with extra help from Eduard aftermarket offerings

Kawanishi H8K2 Type 2 Flying Boat Model 12 Japanese Navy Flying Boat

Hasegawa 1:72

01575 (E45) 2017 New box

H8K2 Emily Hasegawa

Eduard 1:72

BIG72128 2017 New box

H8K2 Emily Engines Hasegawa

Eduard 1:72

672158 2017 New tool

H8K2 Emily Guns Hasegawa

Eduard 1:72

672157 2017 New tool

 

Build Report, 1:32  | Page 22

Arctic Swift

by Brian Wakeman
Brian Wakeman up-scales to Fly Models' 1/32 Wessex, and includes aftermarket extras for good measure

Westland Wessex HC.2

Fly 1:32

32010 2015 New tool

 

Build Report, 1:35  | Page 28

British Battle Taxi

by Kev Smith
Kev Smith appraises Takom's FV 432 Armoured Personnel Carrier...a vehicle he kbows intimately through his own Army service

British APC

FV432 Mk.2/1 w/Interior

Takom 1:35

2066 2017 New tool

 

Build Report, 1:48  | Page 36

Accidental Warrior

by Dave Oliver
Dave Oliver tackles IsraCast's 1/48 Dassault Ouragan multi-media kit, adding extra detail along the way

Ouragan MD 450 (resin kit)

IsraCast 1:48

48043 2016 New tool

 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 48

Deliberate Force SHAR

by Stu Fone
Stu Fone casts a critical eye over Airfix's re-released 1/72 Sea Harrier FA.2 and corrects some of its shortfalls

BAe Sea Harrier FA2

Airfix 1:72

A50017 2011 New parts

Sea Harrier FA2

Eduard 1:72

73386 2011 New tool

Sea Harrier F/A.2 for Airfix

Pavla Models 1:72

C72096 2010 New tool

 

Build Report, 1:35  | Page 56

Soviet Scrapper

by Bill Curtis
Bill Curtis tackles ICM'S 1/35 T-35/76 almost straight from the box

WWII Soviet Medium Tank

T-34/76 (Late 1943 Production)

ICM 1:35

35366 2015 New parts

 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 66

Jump Jet Pioneer

by Dave Oliver
Dave Oliver builds Planet Models' diminitive 1/72 Short SC.1 mixed-media kit

Short SC-1 "First British VTOL Aircraft"

Planet Models 1:72

266 (PLT266) 2016 New tool

 

Review | Page 82

On The Shelf

Airplane Kits

Avia B-534 early series Dual Combo! - ProfiPack

Eduard 1:72

70103 2017 New parts

Caudron G.IV Hydravion

Copper State Models (CSM) 1:48

CSM 1028 2016 New parts

Dornier Do 17Z-2/3 "Balkan Operations"

Mark I Models 1:144

MKM14464 2017 New decals

SBD-5 Dauntless

Italeri 1:48

2673 2017 New box

Focke Wulf Fw190 A-8, A-8/R11 Nightfighter

Revell 1:32

03926 (80-3926) 2017 New parts

IMAM (Romeo) Ro-37bis

Special Hobby 1:48

SH48185 2017 New parts

Ju 88A-14 WWII German Bomber

ICM 1:48

48234 2016 New parts

Martin-Baker M.B.6 "Night Ferret" NF. Mk.2

AZmodel 1:72

AZ7581 2017 New decals

USAF

F-15E "333rd Fighter Squadron"

Academy 1:72

12550 2017 New tool

F-4G Phantom II "Wild Weasel"

Revell 1:32

04959 (80-4959) 2017 New decals

Russian

MiG-31B/BM Foxhound

Trumpeter 1:72

01680 2016 New parts

Vickers VC10 K4 type 1170 tanker

Roden 1:144

328 2017 New decals

 

Review | Page 86

On The Shelf

Military Kits

Russian

BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Modelcollect 1:72

MA72007 2017 New parts

Tiger with ATGM Kornet

Zvezda 1:35

3682 2017 New parts

30.5cm Mörser "Bär"

Amusing Hobby 1:35

35A014 2017 New tool

M4A2 Sherman / Sherman Mk III

Rubicon Models 1:56

280055 2017 New parts

L3000S WWII German Truck

ICM 1:35

35420 2017 New tool

9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher) Surface-to-Air Missile System

Trumpeter 1:35

05554 2017 New parts Multi-topic (2)

Sd.Kfz.171 Panther Ausf.A Early Production

Dragon 1:72

7499 2016 New parts

T-55 Mod. 1963 Interior Kit

MiniArt 1:35

37018 2017 New parts

 

Review | Page 88

On The Shelf

Auto Kits

Model T 1912 Light Delivery Car

ICM 1:24

24008 2017 New parts

'76 Ford Torino

Revell 1:25

07038 2017 New box

Ford Transit UK Police

Italeri 1:24

3657 2017 New decals

Hanomag RL-20

PlusModel 1:35

485 2016 New tool

 

Review | Page 90

On The Shelf

Decal Sheets

A.W.38 Whitley in RAF Service

DK Decals 1:72

72044 2017 New tool

AIR NIUGINI BAE 146-200

Decales Global 1:144

DG14993 2017 New tool

Mirage 2000D n°652 3-XN "30 Ans Raid Ouadi Doum" EC 3/3 Ardennes 1987 - 2017

Syhart (Syh@rt) 1:72

72-103 2017 New tool

Fouga CM170 MAGISTER; Westland SEA KING HAS1

Model Art Decal System 1:72

72/068 2018 New tool Multi-topic (2)

F-16 Royal Danish Air Force 66 Years Anniversary

ModelMaker 1:48

D48092

KG51 History

Xtradecal 1:72

X72285 2018 New tool Multi-topic (8)

Lavochkin La-5FN, Part II

Foxbot 1:48

48-024 2017 New tool

J.A.S.D.F. F-15J Eagle 303rd TFS 60th Anniversary

DXM Decals 1:72

71-7219 (DXM72020) 2017 New tool

4th TFW, F-4E Phantom II

Milspec 1:72

72-019

Schlacht Bf-109Es

Iliad Design 1:48

48032 2017 New tool

King Tiger / Tiger II # 3. s.Pz-Abt 506 (Western Front) and s.Pz-Abt 507 (Ost Front)

Star Decals 1:35

35-C1095

 

Review | Page 94

On The Shelf

Accessories

US Navy Forklifter, early

SSN-Modellbau 1:350

SSN-R35041 2017 New tool

Boeing B-17G Engine Set (Port Side Engine, 1pcs) for Airfix

CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:72

7384 2018 New tool

Mirage III E/R exterior

Eduard 1:32

32403 2017 New tool

"Narvik" Class (Z-25, Z-30, and Z-43)

"Narvik" Class Detail Trumpeter kits

White Ensign Models 1:350

35186

Milchkannen / Ewers for milk and cream

PlusModel 1:35

508

He 111H-6 interior for Airfix

Eduard 1:72

73574 2016 New tool

He 111H-6 bomb bay for Airfix

Eduard 1:72

72635 2016 New tool

FUG-202 Lichtenstein aircraft radar antenes

Brengun 1:48

BRL48084

M9 ACE Photo-etch Set Takom kit

Hauler 1:35

HLU35102 2017 New tool

Harrier GR.9A - Control Surfaces for Airfix

CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:72

7372 2017 New tool

Mi-24 Hind (D/E) - JakB-12.7 machine gun barrel and DUAS probe

Master 1:48

AM-48-126 2016 New tool

P-47 D late Hasegawa

Yahu Models 1:32

YMA3223 2017

Supermarine Spitfire 4-Slot Block Tread

Barracuda Studios 1:48

BR48318 2017 New tool

Toolbox

Highlight Model Studio 1:24

HME-030 2017 New tool