Model Aircraft 2017-05

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HAWK-EYED Train to Fight

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Iraqi Mirage F1EQ6

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MAY 2017 Vol 16 Iss 05 £4.50 Printed in UK

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CONTENTS

37  Model Aircraft Extra - ‘Dassault Mirage F1’ Background details, walk around and model builds of an F1CR and F1EQ6 from Dominique Breffort and Olivier Bonnet

Model Aircraft Extra 72  COIN Operated Danumurthi Mahendra builds the 1:48 Testors kit as an Indonesian OV-10F

Gathering Information

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ne of the key ingredients in the modeller’s armoury is of course reference material. Books and Internet sources abound, but sometimes it’s nice to get out and see some aircraft ‘in the flesh’ so to speak! With that in mind, the Airshow season is upon us again and whilst we don’t have as many shows as we used to, there is still a full calendar from ‘warbirds’ to ‘heavy metal’ and from props and rotors to jet power, there really is something for everyone. Also the advent of the digital camera and camera phone has revolutionised how many pictures can be taken, and gone are the days of a 36 exposure ‘film’, replaced by a seemingly endless memory card! Also the many air museums around the country are also ideal places to gather information, and most rely on your support to keep them open. With that said, Model Aircraft is always available as a keen source of reference and of project ideas, and once again this month we have

a packed issue and I’m very pleased to be able to present some stunning work from the like of David Lengyel with his builds the 1:48 Eduard F-4C Phantom in early-War colours, John ‘Tigger’ Wilkes with is duo of 1:32 Kinetic BAe Hawks from Canada and the RAF, Jan Sairanen with his realistic 1:48 JA37Di ‘Ultimate Viggen’ and Danumurthi Mahendra’s COIN Operated’ Indonesian OV-10F. Our Model Aircraft Extra section this time looks at another jet from the Dassault stable, the Mirage F.1, with a couple of more unusual builds of an F1CR and F1EQ6 from Dominique Breffort and Olivier Bonnet. Also Christoff Theunissen takes a closer look at Tamiya’s recent 1:48 F-14A, and carrying on the Phantom theme, our ‘Mission Profiles’ section looks at the British Phantom.

12  Casemate

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Luftwaffe in Colour

20  A Nordic Dragon Danumurthi Mahendra builds the 1:72 Hasegawa SAAB J-35O Draken of the Austrian Air Force

50  Combat Zone - The Slaughterer The tank busting Il-2 Shturmovik ground attack aircraft proved a deadly weapon in 1943, as Anthony Tucker Jones recounts

Happy modelling

Andy 60  Photo Recce - ‘Fullbacks Over

Syria’

Su-34’s in Action

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14  Combat Edge – Advanced Hawks John ‘Tigger’ Wilkes builds a duo of 1:32 Kinetic BAe Hawks from Canada and the RAF

6  Vietnam Phantom -

First to Fight

24  The Ultimate Viggen

28  Saints Striker

32  Mission Profiles

Jan Sairanen builds a realistic 1:48 JA37Di using the Tarangus kit

Rene Van Der Hart builds a 1:48 RAF Buccaneer S.2B in the markings of No.16 Squadron

The British F-4 Phantom

54  Tamiya Goes Tomcat

62  Viva España!

68  Striking Fullback

76  MIG Masterclass –

David Lengyel builds the 1:48 Eduard F-4C Phantom in early-War colours

Christoff Theunissen takes a closer look at Tamiya’s 1:48 F-14A

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Pierre Baudru details a 1:72 Ejercito del Aire F-5 Freedom Fighter

Kitti Tatsumaki adds the 1:72 Italeri Su-33 into a diorama setting

Felix the Super Bug!

Mario Serelle builds the 1:72 Revell F/A-18E in the colours of VFA-31

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F-4C PHANTOM

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Vietnam Phantom

First to Fight F-4C ‘Good Evening Da Nang’ Manufacturer: Eduard Scale: 1:48 Kit Type: Multi-Media Kit Number: 1193

When Tactical Air Command’s 45th TFS Phantoms arrived at Ubon in April 1965, their aircraft wore the Air Defence colours of Light Gull Grey over White

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hen someone says USAF Phantoms, you instantly imagine the famous jets in SEA camouflage, operating from air bases around the Southeast Asia. But there is much more to imagine. When Tactical Air Command’s 45th TFS Phantoms arrived at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand on April 1965,their aircraft wore the Air Defence colours of Light Gull Grey over White, although this camouflage scheme was quite short lived. Also one of the unit’s unit’s F-4C’s was the first to score an aerial victory over North Vietnamese MiG-17. I find the early part of the Vietnam War quite intriguing and decided to build and early F-4C using Eduard’s ‘Good Evening Da Nang’ Limited Edition kit.

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David Lengyel builds the 1:48 Eduard F-4C Phantom in early-War colours

Adding the etched parts to the cockpit….

The box contains plastic parts from an Academy F-4C, plus goodies from Eduard, and I thought it contained enough to build an accurate Phantom, but research proved me wrong! I was lucky enough to find a community of airmen who served with 12th TFW on Cam Rahn Bay Air Base during the first phase of conflict and they provided me with plenty of resources, including several pictures of the actual airframe. So I have decided to build this kit as accurately as possible. I began with the supplied etched set, which helped to enhance details in cockpit, gear bays and airbrakes. Then there was need to adjust plastic parts to accommodate aftermarket detail sets, namely resin seamless intake trunks, auxiliary air intakes, air scoops, a pivot for an unslotted stabilator, an angle of attack sensor, pitot tube, RAM inlet and early inboard pylons inherited from US Navy. Luckily I have obtained detailed pictures of the armament typically used on this airframe back in 1965, so I decided to go big with details. I had added resin triple (TER) and multiple (MER) ejector racks, early M117 generalpurpose bombs. I also planned to use resin AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, but the dimensions of the wings are different from the kit; therefore I had to resort to missiles out of the box. With all small sub-assemblies done, I began working on interior. Coloured etch was used for instrument panels and ... and to the flaps consoles, and I added a throttle and wheel wells…. to the front cockpit, which is somehow missing in the original

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F-4C PHANTOM

….and the wing tanks

Seamless intakes are a must! Detailing up the cockpit

There is, as you would expect from an Eduard boxing, plenty of etch!

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box. The USAF Phantoms, unlike US Navy, had flight controls in the rear cockpit, so a stick was added, and I decided to scratchbuild some of the instrument panel and wires as seen on the real aircraft. Last final touch then was to add the HUD. Painting, assembling and weathering the resin afterburner cans was pretty easy, and the seamless intake trunks with beautiful compressor faces were upgraded with homemade pitot-static tubes and suitably painted. With everything now glued into place I moved on to the aft fuselage. I found engineering of this part pretty challenging as the part division and subsequent moulding resulted in slightly deformed parts, and I had to correct the shape with a couple of pieces of resin. I then rescribed the panel lines that were lost. After a short interlude on the landing gear legs, the next step was to attach the dihedral tips and ECM fairings on the bottom of the wing. However, the F-4C did not feature these fairings! So cut them off and reshaped the area. One last detail to do was to remove the fuel dump pipes from the trailing edge, to be replaced with some 0.2 mm aluminium foil, shaped into the rectangle with rounded corners and glued into place. The time has come to attach the wing to the fuselage, and because of resin seamless intakes and exhaust nozzles I had to be vigilant on lower surface of the fuselage. The same attention was required during assembly of front lower fuselage, again because of resin intakes, and I also added some nose weights and affixed a brass angle of attack sensor before closing this area up. The tail area had its pitot tube and RAM replaced with some beautiful turned brass parts. One final piece was brake chute cover. Once again, pay attention to your references, as RHAW sensors were only present on later variants of the Phantom, so be sure not to fit these.

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…and insignia to apply

Now time for the painting stage, and after application of Mr Surfacer and the repair of small errors, I laid down thin layer of Black Primer in order to experiment with black basing technique. However, before the application of my base paints, I’ve sprayed a coloured base for the large lettering and roundels using custom diecut masks. I began painting proper with the metallic areas around the lower aft fuselage and nozzles, on the leading edges of wings and of course stabilators, using Mr Paint shades. Then I applied White on the undersides and Light Gull Grey on the topsides. Once I was happy a gloss coat sealed everything in and it was time for the decals! Navy Phantoms were known for intimidating amount of stencils all over the place, and since this early variant it inherited majority of it’s features from her Navy sister, so I had to walk this path as well. I was lucky enough to build this model in the time that HGW was releasing their wet transfer set for Phantoms, which eased the pain a little bit. This set features stencils in chunks and I was able to apply several stencils with a single decal. However, it still took me five days to apply nearly 500 stencils! After that just a few decals were left to apply and I could start to wear and tear this beautiful aircraft.

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F-4C PHANTOM I’ve used several tones of panel line wash as the first step of weathering, and I worked from very light up to the dark grey on the areas with the biggest accumulation of dirt. When complete I added some heavily diluted ochre oil paint over the entire model, let it cure lightly and removed any excess in the direction of the airflow. After that I prepared a very diluted mix of dark brown oil paint and sprayed it through an airbrush to emphasize accumulated dirt. I also added painted hydraulic fluid streaks of various grades according to my reference pictures. Next step was to add some chipping and scratches around the refuelling receptacle door and on the top of jet intakes where crew were stepping. I then added the undercarriage, the wheel bay doors, the auxiliary intake doors, the tailhook and the various sensors around the fuselage. I then fixed the AIM-7 Sparrow missiles and started to work on the pylon ordnance, which consisted of adaptors, ejector racks and M117 bombs. At this point I realized the ejector seats provided by Eduard were the late variants, however, Hypersonic Models came for the rescue with correct MartinBaker bang seats with moulded harnesses. I painted these beautifully cast parts very carefully, and added some RBF flags according to reference pictures and plugged them into the cockpits. I also attached stabilators in correct angle and position and moved to the grand finale. Using tiny drops of white glue, I’ve attached mirrors to the frame of canopies and glued them onto the model. I thought this would be a pretty straightforward build, but I always have an itch to make things right. This time I felt obligated to do so because of direct touch with the veteran community - the men who actually maintained this particular airframe. It eventually paid off when their response to finished model was overwhelming and humbling. That was my ultimate goal and their appreciation was worth the journey. MA

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A look at the completed undersides Painting, assembling and weathering the resin afterburner cans was easy

Pylon ordnance consisted of adaptors, ejector racks and Mk 117 bombs

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Combat Edge Advanced Hawks

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ne of the undoubted success stories of British aviation has to be the BAe Systems Hawk. This single-engine, jetpowered advanced trainer is also used as a low-cost combat aircraft, and is in service with air arms around the globe. In Canada the Hawk, known as the CT-155 was selected for the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program because of its similarities to frontline fighter aircraft. Student pilots graduate from the CT-156 Harvard II to this highly advanced jet trainer. Its Rolls-Royce turbofan engine generates more than 6000lbs of thrust and powers the jet to supersonic speeds. The Hawk has a sophisticated glass cockpit with a headsup display (HUD), hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS) controls, and integrated navigation and targeting systems. With its superior technology, the jet can perform a wide range of high performance training missions. NFTC students train on the Hawk during the program’s final stage, and once they’ve logged 125 flight hours, Canada’s student fighter pilots are ready to join 410 Squadron, the Operation Training Unit, which flies CF-18 Hornets. For the RAF and Royal Navy the Hawk 128 is their new Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT). The Mk. 128, known as the Hawk T.2 includes modern LCD displays instead of conventional instrumentation

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and is powered by the Rolls-Royce Adour 951 engine, and builds on the design of the Australian Mk.127 and the South African Mk.120s. The T.2, replaces conventional instrumentation with a glass cockpit, to better resemble modern fighter aircraft such as the new mainstay of the RAF, the Eurofighter Typhoon, and the Ministry of Defence awarded a Design and Development Contract to BAe Systems on 22 December 2004. In October 2006, a contract was signed for the production of twenty-eight Hawk 128s, and the first aircraft flew July 2005. MA

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Train to Fight John ‘Tigger’ Wilkes builds a duo of 1:32 Kinetic BAe Hawks from Canada and the RAF

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itting in my model room one day I had a sudden realisation that I had a stack of ten (yes you read right ten) 1:32 BAe Hawks, and of that two were from Kinetic. These were the latter 100 series with a slightly modified wing, longer nose and new cockpit. After consulting my references I found that I had a Xtradecal 32-049, containing XX246, an all black RAF T.2 of No.100 Squadron, with the red and yellow fin. I soon found lots of images of the Canadian Bombardier birds in an attractive dark blue gloss scheme, and luckily this was included in Kinetic kit, so a ‘Hawk-Double’

Hawk 100 Series

it was! Now this was as much an experiment as anything else, as I had so many of the aircraft I was wondering if building in multiples would make it any quicker? The simple answer was yes, by about half the time spent on the second model. With the stage set I would begin on two kits of the same aircraft at the same time, both being straight-from-the-box, or almost in the case of one. As would be expected the kits were started from the cockpit, whilst there is some detail cast

Manufacturer: Kinetic Scale: 1:32 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with etch Kit Number: 3206

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The cockpit parts having details added

The completed cockpit ready for installation

into the instrument panel no decals are provided so I used some excellent Airscale decals, punching each one out and applying it where appropriate. This gives a great looking panel if a little bland. To be fair though, there are large multi-function screens in there so the instruments are kept to essential back ups. I dressed it all up somewhat with light grey oil paint applied with a fine pin, to represent the writing around instruments and dials without actually being legible. This being the first Kinetic offering I have made, and I did find as others have, that the instructions are little lacking and vague, especially when it came to the etched brass for the seat belts. However, the provided Martin Baker seats are quite good replicas when finished and painted. The only addition to the seats was several of the Airscale decals and a yellow and black pull handle between the pilot’s legs. At about this stage the cockpit and engine exhaust were assembled and added

As I had so many Hawks in my collection, I wondered if building in multiples would make it any quicker?

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to one side of the fuselage before the other half was joined. Everything fitted well and I sealed the joint inside and out with thin superglue to give strength, and this also filled any small gaps. Kinetic have dealt with the intakes using several sections that fit well and conveniently almost hide the joints, again super glue was utilised to make everything good. Minimum filler was needed along with a little sanding in order to get the outer intake skins all aligned and fixed, and I used superglue with some pigment added so I could see where I had applied it, and this made sanding easy too. Assembly of the wings was straightforward and the wheel bays were made in a modular fashion, which works well giving both depth and detail. When making the wings I left the trailing edge flaps off until

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later in construction to avoid damage. I took a slightly different route at this junction as I did not make and add the landing gear, instead leaving it until near the end. Lots of small parts were now added to the fuselage and these included where appropriate, the slime lights and vents. Be careful and check your references as again the instructions are vague and I got caught out. I added the slime lights to the Canadian version and they are not on the real thing, and it wasn’t until painting that I spotted my mistake and had to spend considerable time and effort removing filling and then sanding the spots where they were installed. At the rear of every Hawk there is a proliferation of raised rivets and the story I was told is that when two factories

The ejector seats come up very nicely with their additional etched details

You also get a very neat HUD

I applied lines of Micro Mark decal rivets

Black was the colour for the RAF Hawk…..

Adding the mesh vents

…and Blue was the order for the Canadian one, and both received a high gloss finish

I used Bondic UV adhesive to create the lights

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made the nose and tail the one that made the tail used the wrong rivets. This was later found to have no ill effect upon performance and they were used on all other airframes thereafter. Not sure if this is an urban myth or not. In order to replace those lost in sanding or missing from the casting I applied lines of Micro Mark decal rivets, which, under a coat of paint are indistinguishable from those on the original kit. Half way along the spine of the aircraft is an exhaust vent, which is made from two parts split vertically and in order to eliminate the seam, I brushed a liberal coat of cellulose thinners inside. With everything apart from gear ready, painting was on the cards. First

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I chose to sand the surfaces of the model with very fine Scotchbrite in order to eliminate the slightly rough texture, as I was going to paint both models in a high gloss finish. Once done the models received a coat of Tamiya Fine surface Primer and they were left to dry for a couple of days. Any snags were then rectified where necessary with Mr Surfacer Black. Now working on two models concurrently meant that painting times could be reduced, as whilst one was drying, the other could be painted and vice-versa. I began with the black RAF model and sprayed Tamiya Gloss Black over the entire assembly. Once dry the fin was painted with Tamiya X-7 White then Gloss Red I left this to harden off before a coat of Gaia lacquer high gloss, thinned with cellulose thinners was added. The same process was followed custom mix for the Canadian Blue, which I made up to match my Federal Standard paint chip I had. I can’t tell you the exact colours used, but I can say that it was a mix of Gunze C326 Blue FS15044 and Tamiya

X-3 Royal Blue. Incidentally this colour listed on the instructions is FS15044, but I thought this was a little too dark on the model so that is why I mixed my own shade! Decals for the Black RAF T.2 were from the excellent Xtradecal sheet 32-049 and they worked flawlessly. Kinetic offer the modeller a set of lights which fit to the fuselage intake sides, here I went ahead and replaced them with a relatively new product. This is Bondic UV adhesive, which is clear and thick enough to form the lights themselves, when the clear gel is in place you simply shine the provided UV light at it for about ten seconds and voila!. Once hardened off I painted them either clear red or green and the job was complete in a matter of minutes. With everything completed I gave the model a high gloss clear coat sanded with 3600 Micromesh then coated again several times to build up the depth. Eventually I polished the models with a car polish to get a nice high gloss sheen. All gear and weapons were then assembled, painted and added, and then all of the masking was carefully removed. One small detail I found almost got lost in the build was the wedges on the leading edges of the wings. I believe these are simple stall-warning devices, which are fixed sections of metal and induce a vibration in the wings when nearing the stall. With the canopies fixed I called the models done. MA

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J350 DRAKEN

A Nordic Dragon

Danumurthi Mahendra builds the 1:72 Hasegawa SAAB J-35O Draken of the Austrian Air Force

J350 Draken Austrian Air Force Manufacturer: Hasegawa Scale: 1:72 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Number: 51402

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have always been a great admirer of the futuristic look of the Draken, and for a relatively neutral country, Sweden has churned out an impressive line of unique and one-of-a-kind fighter aircraft since the jet era started. The indigenous SAAB J-35 Draken was a Swedish supersonic Cold War fighter jet of the 1950’s was as innovative as its predecessors and future successors. The 1:72 Draken is perhaps Hasegawa’s better offerings, it’s a simple kit, with only fifty-six parts, and you get plenty of beautiful and crisp surface details. Like other Hasegawa kits in this scale, this one gives you decals for the cockpit, an over-simplified ejection seat, and no weapon options. There isn’t much to make of the interior; you only have the cockpit and exhaust cans. The cockpit was done very swiftly and I painted

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the tub Light Grey and instrument panel Olive Drab, followed up with decals. The interior of the exhaust was sprayed Flat Black, and with that done, it was a simple matter of putting the two fuselage halves together. I added some weight inside the small space in front of the cockpit – just in case! The rest of the build was very straightforward and I separately painted and detailed landing gear, canopy, and drop tanks, and I added some further details to the ejector seat with Tamiya tape. Most of the fit was relatively good, but some areas needed more attention like the radome, wings joints, and aft of

the belly, but nothing a little putty and sanding couldn’t cure! I masked the windshield and main canopy with Parafilm. Parafilm is a great alternative to regular masking tape, as its thin and transparent and works well with curved areas, but requires a bit of careful work when trimming. I installed the windshield onto the fuselage using a tiny drop of Tamiya extra thin cement and temporarily secured the main canopy with white glue. Once satisfied, I gave the fuselage and all the parts a generous layer of Mr Surfacer Black Primer. One thing that Hasegawa forgot to include in

I wanted to show a really well-used Draken I added a base shade of Black and then sprayed the areas for the markings with Model Master Fluorescent Red-Orange

I had to custom make the wing markings

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21 A NORDIC DRAGON The upper surfaces were sprayed with Mr Color 306 Grey FS36270, and the rest of the fuselage Mr Color 305 Grey FS36118…….

….and the undersurfaces were sprayed with Mr Color 308 Grey FS36375

Peeling off the marking masks…..

the decal sheet was the large and prominent wing numbers seen in Austrian Drakens. My best option was to make some custom masks in Corel Draw and transfer them to masking tape. Before I applied them on the upper wings, I sprayed the area Model Master Fluorescent Red-Orange and faded them with Flat Yellow and Flat White. With the numbers out of the way, time to give the model its camouflage and I gave the front upper section and vertical stabilizer Mr Color 306 Grey FS36270, and the rest of the fuselage Mr Color 305 Grey FS36118. The instructions say you to give the lower parts Mr Color 338, but I used Mr Color 308 Grey FS36375 lightened with Flat White. Next came the task of painting the details, which involved a lot of masking. I used Alclad ALC-101 Aluminum for the leading edges, wheel wells and doors interiors, and the landing gear struts were painted Flat Green and Aluminium respectively, the antennas and radar cone were Tamiya XF-69 NATO Black, the tyres Tamiya XF-85 Rubber Black, and the

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….and further detailing the upper surfaces

The undersides, after a copious amount of weathering

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Time to add the decals

exhaust Model Master 141501 Burnt Metal. This was all sealed in with a gloss coat ready for the decals. After some careful application everything was again sealed with another gloss coat and I moved onto washing and weathering. I wanted to show a really well-used Draken, and I found the perfect image on the Austrian Armed Forces website. I recreated the sooty underside by combining an assortment of materials such as Tamiya X-19 Smoke, Tamiya Brown and Black Panel Liner, Tamiya Modeling Master Set D and and Ammo of MIG A.1409 Fuel Stains, A.1408 Fresh Engine Oil and A.3001 Black Pigment. Weathering the underside was the most challenging stage as there were so many layers and effects, and I had

Removing the Parafilm from the canopy

to figure out the sequence and material in the right order. The topside was less weathered but I gave some nuances, such as patches of different shades of Grey to the main colour as if mechanics had given it a patch of fresh paint during its service life. The last

bit of work involved attaching a scratchbuilt air data probe, painted with Black and Yellow stripes. I painted the navigation lights with Ammo of MIG Crystal A.098 Blue and A.093 Red, and except for the radome I then applied a coat of Mr Color 182 Flat Clear and Mr Color 30 Flat Base, thinned 1:1:5 with Mr Leveling Thinner. Last but not least was to peel off the thin Parafilm membrane on the canopy. Building the J-35 Draken was my childhood dream and I am very happy with the results - even if I had to wait for thirty-years! MA

The finished look of the upper surfaces

The Hasegawa Draken is a superb model

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THE ULTIMATE VIGGEN

The Ultimate

Viggen Jan Sairanen builds a realistic 1:48 JA37Di using the Tarangus kit

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y love affair with the mighty JA37 began at a tender age when I watched the air over my hometown as Drakens and Viggen’s pounded the sky above me with the mighty rumbling of their powerful jet engines. Over the years I have built built dozens of Viggen’s in all scales, and for the most part there was only the poor Esci kit,

SAAB JA37 Viggen Manufacturer: Tarangus Scale: 1:48 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Number: 4803

until a small Swedish brand decided to have a try. Tarangus in co-operation with CMK released a 1:48 Viggen in 2014 to the delight of the world. Now the Tarangus Viggen is in reality a short run kit so has its issues, but nevertheless I rolled up my sleeves and got on with the build. After looking over pictures online I fell for Jan Joergens images showing the last of the Jaktviggen’s in the shape of gorgeously weathered JA37Di jets from F4 Air Wing at Östersund, seen flying over snow-capped mountains and landscapes,

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and it was one these beauties, 37398, that caught my eye. The JA37Di was the ‘ultimate Viggen’, the last batch of active Jaktviggen’s pimped up with Gripen technology and hardware/software updates. It was a really capable ‘Beyond Visual Range’ fighter, with a powerful radar and a load-out of four AIM-120 AMRAAMs, and was at the time only second to the F-15 Eagle in European skies. The D/Di differs very little from older versions, with just a few new antennas on top of the fuselage and a new centre MFD display inside the cockpit. So I started with modifying the instrument panel by adding the new display and switchology below the MFD. The instructions called for the throttle to be glued into the side console, but the correct position is in fact on the left. I then added a NeOmega ejection seat, which was shaped to fit and I scratchbuilt a new HUD frame and glass, and added a few other details around the cockpit. I also removed the

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25 THE ULTIMATE VIGGEN incorrect hinges from the canopy and made some new ones. I then painted the cockpit in FS36375 on top of Black Primer and added washes to pick out the details. The kit does sadly, have some shortcomings, first being the lack of a RAT (generator) that is always deployed when the wheels are on the ground, and pops out of the left side below the canard, and this was scratchbuilt to suit. The second issue was the flaps on the canards; they are represented with a straight attachment to the canard when it´s really angled, so that was attended to. Next was the fin, the angles above and below the sawtooth should be parallel and not differently angled, and the pitot tube is too far up, and the fin tip is to low and not angled back enough. This took some work to fix! The biggest problem I had though was the tail exhaust cone, which was devoid of detail and the wrong shape.

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So plasticard and putty was utilised to make some semblance of the real thing. The wheels also needed replacing, and here I used a Maestro set to make my life easier. You also need the BOY flare/chaff dispensers as they were permanently attached on the D/Di, which you will need to scratchbuild. With construction complete I primed the Viggen with Alclad II Grey Primer/Microfiller, and then II pre-shaded and mottled the surface with Tamiya XF-63. I then started on the underside and put down several fine layers of Lifecolor FS36495, and on the upper surfaces I applied FS36329. My choice ‘37398’ had high visibility Day-Glo markings which I did using FS36237. The reason for this is that ‘37398’ was originally from the F13 wing in Norrköping which was disbanded and the fighters went to F4, where ‘37398’ received a new fin code of 08. Following that I used FS36395 for lighter post-shading in panels, and then added some subtle chipping in some specific areas, followed by a clear coat. I had another issue with the decals which took some work to get right and then I wanted to add the correct division marking for the aircraft, and thankfully

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Anders Nowotny personally made some decals for me! With the decal situation solved, I sealed them with another clear coat and went on with the weathering. I began with a panel wash of black and burnt umber artist oils, and removed any excess with a cotton cloth. The next step is to represent the streaks of grime coming from the unseen rivets and here I devised a cunning plan - I used a strip of Tamiya tape, placed it so as to follow the internal rib structure, made small dots on it using Tamiya Soot from their Weathering Set and then pulled this in the direction of the airflow. After the rivet grime was applied I dirtied up some individual panels pigments to match my references. Then a final flat coat was added and I was pleased to see the model actually looked like the original. So, with the weathering complete all that was left to do was add the wheels and antennas! MA

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Saints Striker Rene Van Der Hart builds a 1:48 RAF Buccaneer S.2B in the markings of No.16 Squadron

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Buccaneer S.2B Manufacturer: Airfix Scale: 1:48 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Number: A08100

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he Airfix kit is, by todays standards a little crude in its detailing and does not have the best of fit, and it also needed some extra panel lines and a lot of small rivet detail. The existing panel lines were retained and newer ones re-scribed according to my references,

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and additional rivets were added as necessary, formed with a rivet wheel. I replaced the cockpit with a resin one from NeOmega, which was very nice and added to the overall look. The wingfold hinges were completely scratchbuilt, as was the mechanism on the speed brake, and the internal airbrake detail was enhanced with an etched set from Airwaves. Also some intake FOD covers

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31 RAF BUCCANEER S.2B were added. The landing gear was cleaned and suitably modified by adding some hydraulic lines made from stretched sprue.  Once complete the entire model was given a coat of Alclad Black Primer with Microfiller .The camouflage was airbrushed on using Gunze Aqueous Dark Sea Grey and Dark Green, and built up in thin layers, until I was satisfied with the look. I also added some post-shading on the panel lines and subtle weathering was added using various washes from Ammo of MIG. Finally I added a coat of Alclad Gloss and once dry I applied the decals, which in this instance came from aftermarket sets by Kits-World and Model Alliance, and they were sealed with a matt coat from Alclad. MA

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MISSION PROFILES – PHANTOM

The British F-4 Phantom

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he UK operated the F-4 Phantom as one of its principal combat aircraft from the 1960s to the early 1990s, and was was procured to serve in both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force. The British Phantom FG.1 (F-4K) and FGR.2 (F-4M) were in essence were similar; being fitted with broadly the same engines and avionics, although there were minor differences. The FGR.2 was fitted with the Mark 202 version of the Rolls-Royce Spey

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turbofan, while the FG.1 had the Mark 203; this was fundamentally the same, but the 203 had a modified control system for the afterburner, allowing it to light faster and enable power to be applied quickly in the event of a bolter on the small decks of the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers. Both variants were fitted with license built versions of the Westinghouse AN/AWG-10 avionics package; with the FG.1 being was fitted with the AN/AWG-11, which differed primarily in

mission profiles

having a radome that was hinged and able to fold backwards. The AN/AWG-12 was fitted to the FGR.2 was not foldable, and featured a better ground mapping mode, to take into account the strike role for which the type was originally procured, and was also configured to be able to control the SUU-23A gun pod, which the Royal Navy’s FG.1s lacked. The Spey engine was shorter but wider than the original J79, which meant that the British

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The aircraft is finished in Extra Dark Sea Grey upper surfaces over White lower surfaces

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McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG.1 XV570/Y of the Phantom Training Flight, RAF Leuchars 1978

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McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG.1 XT859/VL of No.700P Squadron RNAS Yeovilton 1968 The aircraft is finished in Extra Dark Sea Grey upper surfaces over White lower surfaces

McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG.1 XT863/R of No.892 Squadron aboard HMS Ark Royal 1977

The aircraft is finished in Extra Dark Sea Grey upper surfaces over White lower surfaces and carries the Queen’s Silver Jubilee nose markings

McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FGR.2 XV494 of No.31 Squadron based at RAF Bruggen in 1976

The aircraft has an overall matt finish of Dark Sea Grey and Dark Green disruptive upper surfaces and Light Aircraft Grey lower surfaces

McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FGR.2 XV470/C of No.56 Squadron based at RAF Wattisham in 1976

The aircraft has an overall matt finish of Dark Sea Grey and Dark Green disruptive upper surfaces and Light Aircraft Grey lower surfaces

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Phantoms air intakes had to be redesigned for a higher airflow, and the position of the afterburner also meant that the rear of the fuselage had to be made deeper, and auxiliary intake doors were also fitted on the rear fuselage. The small size of the aircraft carriers Eagle and Ark Royal, from which the Royal Navy’s Phantoms were intended to operate, meant that the F-4K version required significant structural changes compared to the F-4J. As well as the folding nose radome to allow for storage in the smaller hangars of the British ships, it had to have a significantly strengthened undercarriage to account for the higher landing weight and featured a 40 inches extending nose

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oleo to provide an increased take-off attitude. The aircraft was also fitted with, amongst other items, drooping ailerons, enlarged leading edge flaps, and a slotted tailplane. As the Phantom continued in service, other changes were made, most notably a Marconi ARI.18228 RWR fitted on top of the fin and from 1978, the Skyflash AAM, derived from the AIM-7 Sparrow, began to be delivered to RAF Phantom units, and was used concurrently with the Sparrow; all three UK Phantom variants were eventually fitted to operate the Skyflash. Following the Falklands War the RAF ordered fifteen refurbished ex-US Navy F-4J airframes

taken for Davis Monthan AMARC to bolster the UK’s air defences. The F-4J was chosen because it was the variant from which the RAF’s F-4Ks and F-4Ms were developed, were brought to a standard almost equivalent to the F-4S, and were generally referred to as the F-4J(UK) and operated exclusively by No.74 Squadron. The major difference was of course these aircraft were fitted with the General Electric GE J79-190B engines, and despite modifications to allow them to operate with the rest of the fleet, the F-4Js retained the vast bulk of the equipment they were originally fitted with, even requiring their crews to use American flying helmets. MA

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The aircraft is finished in standard Royal Navy camouflage of Extra Dark Sea Grey upper surfaces over White lower surfaces with a red tail

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McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FG.1 XT597 of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down in 1982

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McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FGR.2 XV418 of No.19 Squadron based at RAF Wildenrath in 1978 The aircraft has an overall Light Grey experimental scheme with toned down markings

McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FG.1 XV571/A of No.43 Squadron based at RAF Leuchars in 1987 The aircraft is finished in Barley Grey, Medium Sea Grey and Light Aircraft Grey with a black and white tail

McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FGR.2 XV469/AO of No.92 Squadron based at RAF Wildenrath in 1991 The aircraft is finished in Barley Grey, Medium Sea Grey and Light Aircraft Grey with a red tail

McDonnell Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom ZE352/G of No.74 Squadron based at RAF Wattisham in 1984 The aircraft is finished in US colours which approximated the British shades

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37 THE DASSAULT MIRAGE F1

Model Aircraft Extra

The Dassault Mirage F1

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he Dassault Mirage F1 was originally designed to replace the successful delta-winged Mirage III series. With a host of new features added, this new aircraft would be a substantial upgrade to the entire Mirage family and would continue in service well into the twenty-first century. The Mirage F1 was built with both capability and a multi-role perspective in mind. The aircraft was designed for high-speed handling with low or high-altitude performance, with multifaceted capabilities in the fighter or strike aircraft role. The Mirage F1 served with distinction, particularly in the Greek Hellenic Air Force, where her arrival proved a deterrent to Turkish air space incursions for some twenty-eight years. Over 720 Mirage F1 examples have been produced, and it remains one of the most battle-tested aircraft systems of the Cold War. The F1 first flew as a Dassault-funded

Spanish Air Force F1

prototype on December 23rd, 1966, intended as already mentioned as a replacement for the aging Mirage III and Mirage 5 models. Unlike previous Dassault offerings, the F1 did away with the traditional low-mounted, delta-wing configuration and instead was fitted with a high-mounted, swept wing arrangement. The

More recently France has fielded some F1’s in actions covering Southern Afghanistan

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An Ecuadorian Mirage F1E

French Air Force liked what it saw and selected it for further development in the form of additional prototypes in May of 1967. The Armee de l’Air envisioned the type as an all-weather interceptor capable of handling any of the new generation threats available. The resulting design proved a far better product than the aircraft the F1 was intended on replacing, sporting highperformance, sleek lines and a powerful Cyrano radar system. Production then commenced and full operational status was achieved in May 1973. The F1 is powered by a single SNECMA Atar

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DASSAULT MIRAGE F1 9K-50 afterburning turbojet 15,785lb engine fed by two side-mounted intakes, with a single-seat cockpit positioned in the forward portion of the streamlined fuselage. The aircraft also features a self-starter, tinted canopy glass and a pressured refuelling system, combined with advantages of a low maintenance, highly capable aircraft. Further developments beginning with the Mirage F1C-200 went on to integrate an in-flight refuelling probe to which the combat radius was increased substantially. Standard armament consists of twin 30mm cannons along with two Matra R530 series medium-range air-to-air missiles. Missiles were initially mounted under the wings and wingtip rails were later added for the use of Matra R550 Magic and AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles, the latter for the Hellenic Air Force operating Mirage F1CG.

The base F1 fighter was exported as the F1CE (Spain), F1CG (Greece), F1CH (Morocco), F1CJ (Jordan), F1CK (Kuwait), F1CK-2 (Kuwait) and the F1CZ (South Africa) with orders totalling some 175 aircraft. The two-seat F1B trainer was marketed overseas as well along with the F1A single-seat ground-attack fighter. The F1E became an all-weather, multi-role fighter and ground-attack variant. The Mirage F1D was a two-seat trainer spawned from the F1E multirole, ground-attack fighter model for Ecuador, Spain, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq and Qatar, and the F1CR was a dedicated reconnaissance model. The Mirage F1CT became a tactical ground attack variant based on the Mirage F1C-200. F1AZ and F1CZ were South African exports of groundattack and radar-equipped models respectively. The Mirage F1M-53 was a developmental Mirage F1 meant to compete in NATO trials for replacing

A French Mirage F1 armed with LGBs

An F1E from Qatar

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Recce configured French Mirage F1CR

the F-104 Starfighters then in service, however, the F-16 Fighting Falcon eventually won. The aircraft became a highly regarded interceptor that could track and engage multiple targets at any altitude. The integrated weapon system could go so far as to select the appropriate weapon based on circumstance and fire when the target achieved an in optimal range. In terms of combat the F1 was at the forefront of several Cold War-era conflicts. Mirages participated with the South African Air Force in their Border War; Morocco utilised the type to combat local rebels, Ecuador fielded the aircraft in their Paquisha War and follow-up Cenepa War against Peru. France

South African Air Force Mirage F1CZ

French F1 pilot prepares t launch

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got a chance to check out the F1’s lethality in its actions against Libyan rebels operating against Chad, and Spain operated their F1’s in varying forms for over three decades before replacing them with Eurofighter Typhoons. Iraq was a highly-publicised user of F1’s, and they sported the type in their war with Iran espcially in the in anti-shipping, interception and strike roles. However, in the 1991 Gulf War, Mirage F1’s were outclassed by Coalition forces, but not due to any lack of capability on the part of the aircraft. More recently France has fielded some F1’s in actions covering Southern Afghanistan. Modernisation programs and updates to the avionics and weapon systems have ensured that the Mirage F1 has remained current and will continue for some time to come.

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En Garde Olivier Bonnet builds the 1:72 Special Hobby French Air Force Mirage F1CR from Operation ‘Provide Comfort’

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odellers had to wait a long time for a new 1:72 Mirage F1, as the previous offerings from Heller, Airfix, ESCI and Hasegawa and Revell all used the same moulding. So here is a build of the Special Hobby kit #SH72289 ‘Mirage F1 CE/ CH’, depicting a Mirage F1 CR recce-jet of ‘ER 2/33 Savoie’ of the French Air Force during operation ‘Provide Comfort II’ in the Spring of 1992. The French Air Force sent a number of Mirage F1CR at Incirlik, Turkey, to perform recce-flights over northern Iraq, and these fighters wore the ‘Vanilla-Hazelnut’

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Mirage F1 Manufacturer: Special Hobby Scale: 1:72 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Number: SH72289

colour scheme over their regular camouflage. A typical recce configuration saw the aircraft carrying a Raphael pod on the centreline station, two wing tanks on the inner stations, Barracuda and Phimat pods on the outer stations and Magic II on the

wingtips. However, to transform the F1C to an F1CR, first the starboard gun has to be removed and an IR reconnaissance device named the ‘Super Cyclope’, and its associated underfuselage grille was installed in place. Other modifications include adding some panels just behind the cockpit for an avionics bay dedicated to new equipment, and the drag chute needs to be removed and replaced by a scratchbuilt Lacroix chaff and flare dispenser. Also you will need to add a small panel on starboard side beneath the air intake, which is always open when the aircraft is on ground. The assembly went with few problems, just the intakes assembly needed some attention,

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and you have to choose the correct tail for the model you are building, the difference being in the ECM blisters, and I swapped the pitot for one from Master. I began the painting with Gunze H308, then, Gunze H313 for the ‘Vanilla’ shade ‘ Gunze H27 for the ‘Hazelnut’. The radome was painted Dark Grey and the anti-glare panel Black, and I used various Vallejo Metallic colours for the exhaust, landing gear and gear bays. The decals came

from different sources such as a Berna Decal sheet dedicated to Mirage F1CR, and the ‘gull’ motif on tail fin came from a Carpena sheet and stencils from kit. The serial number on tail fin was masked-off before the application of the paint scheme, and any weathering was done using pastel pencils and oil paint here and there. This is super kit from Special Hobby and an enjoyable build! MA

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DASSAULT MIRAGE F1

A Defected Defender

Dominique Breffort builds a colourful ex-Iraqi Mirage F1EQ6 of the Imperial Iranian Air Force using the 1:72 Special Hobby kit.

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he Mirage F1 kit from Special Hobby gave me the perfect opportunity to build one of the more unusual versions, an F1EQ6 that defected to Iran from Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War. Currently there are four different boxing’s by Special Hobby, but each of the kits contain the same parts (except of course the two-seater), with different types of ejector seat, different underwing stores such as tanks, missiles, reconnaissance and jamming pods and both under-nose fairings for the CR and CT variants. In order to improve things further I added some CMK, Pavla and Eduard resin and etch accessories, for the cockpit, airbrakes, ejector seat, wheels, exhaust nozzle and even the Cyrano radar. Assembly began with the cockpit, which was detailed with Eduard etch and a new seat from Pavla. The interior was mainly painted in Black, with the seat cushions being Olive Green and the harness Beige and Blue. The installation of the extended etched brass air brakes required a little care and surgery, but I feel it adds a new dimension to the model, and before closing the fuselage halves the exhaust

Mirage F1 Manufacturer: Special Hobby Scale: 1:72 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Number: SH72294 Eduard Detail Set #73559 CMK Resin Wheels #Q72251 CMK Exhaust #Q 72252 Pavla Resin Seat C72094 Xtradecal Decals X72251

was replaced by the CMK resin example. The only other problem I encountered was the junction between the air intakes and the fuselage, which required a little filling and sanding. The Eduard etched set also supplies details for the landing gears legs and doors. To build an Iranian version, it was necessary add a triangular antenna at the base of the fin, typical on some export versions of the F1, especially the Iraqi ones. This antenna was created using a piece of plastic card shaped and glued to suit.

Apart from its unusual colour scheme; the aircraft carried markings that had a mixture of Roman and Arabic characters

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The original exhaust nozzle (top) and the replacement one from CMK

The main parts of the kit laid out with two etched frets from Eduard

The windscreen glued in place and masked-off

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Before painting the panel lines were pre-shaded with black

I added some home made masks to form the camouflage pattern

After a base coat and some pre-shading along the panel lines I applied a coat of Vallejo Model Air 296, FS36622, and once dry I lightened a few panels with a highlight mix. Then I added some home made masks to form the camouflage pattern and applied Vallejo Model Air 089,

FS35450. Then came a gloss coat, the decals and some light weathering using oil washes, and a final coat of Vallejo MA 522 semi-gloss completed the work. Once the painting was done, I added the landing gear; wheels brake lines and the canopy with its etched frame and mirrors. MA

Adding the decals

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THE SLAUGHTERER

COMBAT-ZONE

The Slaughterer The tank busting Il-2 Shturmovik ground attack aircraft proved a deadly weapon in 1943 as Anthony Tucker-Jones recounts

During Kursk the Il-2 initially suffered heavy casualties because they operated in small vulnerable formations

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y far the best ground attack weapon in the Red Air Force’s armoury was the famous Ilyushin ‘Flying Tank’ or Il-2 Shturmovik which first appeared in 1941. This was designed as a low-level close-support aircraft capable of defeating enemy armour and other ground targets. Following early teething problems it developed into one of the world’s most potent ground attack aircraft armed with cannons, machine guns, rockets and bombs including anti-tank bomblets; with good cause the Germans dubbed it the Schlächter or ‘Slaughterer.’ The early single seat Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik completed its acceptance trials in March 1941 and 249 had been built just before Hitler’s invasion on 22 June. The large undercarriage fairings on the wings left the retracted undercarriage partially exposed, but this meant the pilot could make a belly up landing without too much harm to the aircraft. Many aircraft were subsequently photographed by the Germans in this state. This initial model lacked a rear gun position and suffered heavy losses in its opening career

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against the Luftwaffe’s fighters. The two seat variant first appeared over Stalingrad at the end of October 1942. The following year the Il-2M was produced armed with 20mm and 23mm cannon. Various upgrades were made to the single-seater but it was not until August 1943 that the much more successful two seater was produced. This

was the Il-2m3 armed with NS-37 37mm cannons; machine guns, bombs and rockets, capable of 404km/h (251mph) and featured swept back arrow wings. The Red Army called it the ‘Hunchback’ and the ‘Flying Tank’ and proved deadly against German armour. Following the Red Air Force’s disastrous

German soldier posing in an early model single seat Il-2 Shturmovik

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summer of 1941 General Alexsandr Novikov instigated a reorganisation in May 1942 that witnessed the creation of independent air armies to replace the corps. These bigger formations consisted of five or more fighter aviation divisions, which offered a far greater punch. Ground support became a primary role alongside air defence. Il-2 pilots developed the ‘Circle of Death’ for attacking the panzers usually from behind. They would circle around the enemy armour and peel off to make individual attack runs. When the run ended, they would re-join their formation to wait for another turn. This kept the Germans under constant fire for as long as the Il-2s had ammunition left. It was a truly terrifying experience for the Panzertruupen battened down inside their tanks. The panzers rocked Abandoned single seat Il-2

German troops with a crashed landed single seat Il-2, note the bent propeller props

violently as the Il-2 pilots sought to hit the engine deck, which had the thinnest armour. A direct hit could tear the engine out of the hull. Notably during the summer of 1943 and the Battle of Kursk the Shturmovik finally came into its own severely mauling Hitler’s 2nd and 3rd Panzer Divisions. To support Hitler’s plans to smash the Red Army at Kursk the Luftwaffe massed everything it could spare to support Operation Citadel. General Hans Seidemann mustered 1,000 bombers, fighters, ground attack and anti-tank aircraft in support of 4th Panzer Army’s southern pincher. The northern pincher formed by 9th Army was allocated another 700 aircraft under Major General Paul Deichman. In the meantime the Red Air Force invigorated by its outstanding success at Stalingrad and growing proficiency felt confident enough to try and pre-empt Hitler’s offensive. Just as the Luftwaffe was about to take off from its five airfields around Kharkov on 5 July 1943 it discovered hundreds of enemy bombers bearing down on it. At the very point Hitler’s Operation Citadel was launched the German Army almost lost its vital air support. A force of 132 Shturmoviks part of a fleet of aircraft launched

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a surprise attack on the Luftwaffe’s Kharkov airfields. At the eleventh hour the Luftwaffe was warned by radio monitors who detected increased communication between the Soviet

air regiments. Also the radar stations at Kharkov reported large formations of enemy aircraft heading their way. These included Shturmoviks and escort fighters from the Soviet 2nd and 17th Air Armies. Panic ensured on the crowded Kharkov airfields and the bombers departure was hastily postponed. The plan had been that they would take off first and gather over their bases to await their fighter escort. Instead German fighters at Mikoyanovka and Kharkov were scrambled and there followed the largest air battle of the war as they intercepted up to 500 Soviet fighters, ground attack aircraft and bombers. General Seidemann reported, “It was a rare spectacle, everywhere planes were burning and crashing. In no time at all some 120 Soviet aircraft were downed. Our own losses were so small as to represent total victory, for the consequence was complete German air control in the 8th Air Corps sector.” This was a major setback for the Red Air Force, committing so many fighters to this abortive pre-emptive strike meant that it was unable to challenge Luftwaffe supremacy on

Flight of two seater Il-2 Shturmoviks

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THE SLAUGHTERER the southern flank of the Kursk salient and in the north its response to Luftwaffe attacks were often ineffectual. Certainly in the northern sector Soviet fighters only began to react to Citadel in the late afternoon and Fw 190s brought down 110 Soviet aircraft by nightfall. Thanks to the poor performance of the two fighter corps with responsibility for providing frontline cover both had their commanders immediately replaced. To make matters worse initial Red Air Force tactics designed to stop Hitler’s panzers were flawed. The Shturmoviks failed to get through. The Il-2s and Pe-2s were despatched in small groups lacking fighter escort that were easily picked off. This was soon remedied using regimental size formations which were easier to escort and broke through thanks to weight of numbers. Low-level bombing passes were abandoned in favour of dive-bombing at 1,000 metres at thirty or forty degree angles. By 8 July the German Army’s advance at Kursk had slowed and the Luftwaffe’s

Another Il-2 crash landed on the Russian Steppe

control over the battlefield was rapidly declining. Supported by General Gromov’s 1st and General Naumenko’s 15th Air Armies a week later Zhukov launched his counteroffensive with

the Western and Bryanks Fronts. These were joined by General Rudenko’s 16th Air Army on 15 July when the Central Front went over to the offensive. In just five days the 15th Air Army flew some 4,800 sorties while the 16th managed over 5,000, over half of which were conducted by Pe2s and Shturmoviks against retreating German troops. Alarmingly by 19 July 1943 Soviet tanks had reached Khotinez cutting the vital BryanskOrel railway. Stukas operating from Karachev supported by other anti-tank planes, bombers and fighters flew to the rescue. For the first time a Soviet armoured breakthrough imperilling the rear of two whole armies was driven back from the air. Although during 19-20 July the Luftwaffe’s pilots prevented an even larger Stalingrad, this was to be its last major operation on the Eastern Front. To the south the Red Army then sought to liberate Kharkov and the Red Air Force set about German armour moving up to reinforce their defences. Kharkov was taken on 23 August and once the Kharkov airfields were lost the Luftwaffe

The Il-22m3 with the 37mm cannons

Souvenir hunters. When used as a fighter the Il-2 was outclassed by the Luftwaffe’s Bf 109 and Fw 190

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F-14A TOMCAT

Swordsmen’s

SUPER-CAT

Christoff Theunissen takes a closer look at Tamiya’s new 1:48 F-14A

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he F-14 Tomcat is still regarded by many to be the pinnacle of US Naval Aviation, and an aircraft that has reached iconic status. Tamiya seems to aim for the same status with their new 1:48 Tomcat, so does Tamiya hit the mark? The highly anticipated Tamiya Tomcat was released to the modelling community amidst many questions and discussions about what the kit provides and, more importantly, what it does not. I too joined the fray with much excitement, and started the build as soon as I got home, kit in hand, from my local supplier. Compared to the old Hasegawa kit, the Tamiya kit features slightly better surface detail, with very fine recessed panel lines and other details. The shapes of the tails are slightly different to that of the Hasegawa offering, but look to be more accurate. Weapons in the form of two options of Sidewinders, early A version Phoenix, and Sparrow missiles are included in the box, unlike Hasegawa that requires the modeller to purchase the missiles separately. The kit also features two sets of wing sweep bladders as well as the wing gloves to accommodate the full range of sweep for the wings. Detail provided in the kit is ok, with the

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undercarriage bays and cockpit lacking the characteristic crow’s nest of piping and wiring, and here the Hasegawa offering still leads the pack. But in terms of engineering, the kit is stunning, offering a very clever parts breakdown, and that pesky nose-to-fuselage joint is practically invisible, for example. However, Tamiya does not include separate flaps and slats, which both Hasegawa and HobbyBoss do. The tails do not include the stiffeners that was added to mid and late versions of Tomcat, as well as only providing the mid style gun vents, with no options provided for either the early style nor the late style NACES vents.

F-14A Tomcat Manufacturer: Tamiya Scale: 1:48 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Number: 61114

The completed cockpit features finely raised and recessed details that paint up quite nicely

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Tamiya ensured that construction is very straightforward and easy

Painting started with black to form a base for the pre-shading to follow

That being said, the gas vent panel in the kit is a separate part, and does provide Tamiya with manoeuvring space for the other two styles to be included in possible future releases of other versions. The same applies for the exhaust heat exchanger fairings and exhausts that are separate to the fuselage. Other details Tamiya could have added to give modellers more variation, is a television camera system (TCS) pod, as well as the various blisters and bumps for the ECM antennas that was fitted to all Tomcats except the very early ‘A’ versions, which this kit is based on. Instead, only the ALQ-100 antenna with navigation light is provided under the nose. Quite interestingly, a GPS antenna is included, again suggesting a ‘B’ or ‘D’ version might be in the offing. To summarise, if you want to build an early style A Tomcat without the TCS upgrade, nor the ECM blisters or tail stiffeners, you should be fine, but other than that, you either have to wait for another release or acquire aftermarket parts to correct your kit. As already mentioned, the detail provided in the cockpit is average. Apart from the numerous wires that are missing, the most notable absence is the air conditioning trunking that

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Tamiya has certainly grabbed the market and set a new standard for Tomcats! runs inside the canopy frame. However, Tamiya does provide rather nice decals for the various electronic displays, as well as pilot and radar intercept officer figures if you wish to model the plane ‘switched on’. Separate parts for all the instrumentation panels are provided, hinting at another possible future release. Also provided are decals for the ejection seat harnesses, which I chose to discard, opting for scratchbuilt ones instead. Construction of the cockpit did however, have an element that continued throughout the build - Tamiya’s now famous trademark fit and engineering. The cockpit assembly includes the front undercarriage bay, with the completed subassembly slotting into place between the fuselage halves, followed by the various panels on the nose for the gun vents, access panels, as well as boarding ladder, which I chose to close.

Again, fit is so good that zero filler and only the smallest amount of sanding was required to complete the nose assembly. After completing the nose by adding a yaw string from stretched sprue, construction moved to the fuselage. Again, Tamiya’s engineering and fit made building the various sub-assemblies an absolute joy. The wing sweep mechanism includes metal parts and screws, ensuring a very secure and solid assembly. A nice feature is the slotted wings that can be added later during construction, greatly easing the construction and painting processes. The undercarriage bays nestle beautifully between the fuselage halves and the intake trunking, and the intakes themselves literally clicked into place. Take note to remove the ejector pin marks inside the intake trunking though, as they will be

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Sky Grey and Flat Earth were used to create the pre-shading on the upper…..

…..and lower surfaces

visible to the inspecting eye once completed. It is also a good idea to add some extra detail to the undercarriage bays at this point as Tamiya opted for very sparsely detailed bays. Joining the top and bottom fuselage halves presented no problems whatsoever, and I was presented with a completed fuselage assembly in just a few hours that included painting the undercarriage bays. The exhaust heat exchanger fairings came next, and although some sanding is required to get a perfect fit with the fuselage, it really is a minor issue. I left off the exhaust cans to add later on, ensuring an easier painting process. At this point I also built and prepared the various other subassemblies like the undercarriage, undercarriage bay doors, as well as the wings and weapons, enabling me to paint everything in the

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same session. Painting began with a coat of Tamiya TS-29 Satin Black, to form the basis of the now popular black basing method. Next, Tamiya XF-19 Sky Grey was applied in mottle patterns, avoiding most of the panel lines at this point. XF-1 Flat Black was then used to shade most of the panel lines that are subject to weathering and touch-up paint, followed by lighter shade of Sky Grey inside the black lines to create contrast. XF-52 Flat Earth was applied underneath the fuselage to the areas that commonly showed an accumulation of

dirt and grime. For the overall Light Gull Grey scheme, Tamiya XF-20 Medium Grey and XF-19 Sky Grey was mixed liberally with Flat White to create a shade of Gull Grey that I was happy with. This colour was then applied gradually in thin coats until the desired effect was achieved. Various shades of the Gull Grey were used to

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Here you see the finished model with the wings swept forward

The Light Gull Grey overall camouflage was applied in thin layers in order for the pre-shading to show through

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augment the pre-shading, with a greyish brown colour used to simulate high traffic areas with accumulated dirt. The various weapons, pylons, external fuel tanks and undercarriage bay doors were also painted and weathered at this stage, and put aside to fit later on. A coat of Johnsons ‘Klear’ followed by polishing cloths, prepared the surfaces for the decals. I chose the markings of ‘Gypsy 200’ from VF-32 ‘Swordsmen’ from the Furball Aero-Design sheet #4808. I did however, pirate the various ECM bumps and blisters from an old Hasegawa kit that has seen better days, as well as shaving off the tail stiffeners and adding it to the Tamiya tails. I mixed a suitable dark blue for the tails and skunk stripe using XF-17 Sea Blue and XF-8 Blue, and covered some of the preshading effects up with my Gull Grey mix as ‘Gypsy 200’ showed less weathering. The second round of decaling proceeded without problems, with the Cartograph printed Furball decals performing beautifully. Another coat of ‘Klear’ sealed in the decals, followed by a wash using dark brown,

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greyish Tamiya enamels in areas that suffered the heaviest wear and tear. As the wash dried, it was stippled with a dry, blunt brush to achieve the desired effect of accumulated dirt from boots and gloves. The model and its subassemblies were then given a coat of Humbrol Satin Varnish. Final assembly followed, including adding the metal pitot tube and AOA sensor from DXM. This brought to an end a very enjoyable project, adding a second Tomcat within a year to my collection. The kit builds like a dream, with very little effort required to assemble a beautiful kit, and with the hints that point to another future release, Tamiya certainly grabbed the market and set a new standard for Tomcats! MA

The weathering comes to life with careful application of various paints…..

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Freedom Fighter, Tiger II and Tigereye MDF Scaled Down #5 By Andy Evans One of the most enduring military aircraft designs ever produced, the F-5 series has served for more than four decades since its initial flight on July 31, 1963. The F-5 remains an agile, highly manoeuvrable, reliable supersonic fighter; lead-in trainer and ‘aggressor’, combining advanced aerodynamic design, engine performance and low operating costs. More than 2,600 were built by Northrop and with even more built under coproduction and licensing agreements with Canada, the Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Spain and Switzerland. From the F-5's first delivery in 1964 to its final one in 1989, every aircraft has delivered the performance as promised, and approximately two-thirds of the original production F-5's remain operational in twenty-six countries, including the United States. Being smaller and simpler than contemporaries such as the F-4, the F-5 cost less to both purchase and operate, making it a popular export aircraft. The F-5A ‘Freedom Fighter’ entered service in the early 1960s, and although the USAF at the time had no acknowledged need for a light fighter, it did procure roughly 1,200 T-38 Talons, which were directly based on the F-5 design. After winning the International Fighter Aircraft competition in 1970, a program aimed at providing effective low-cost fighters to American allies, Northrop introduced the secondgeneration F-5E ‘Tiger II’ in 1972. The F-5 was also developed into a

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n September 2015, six Su-34s arrived at Latakia airport in Syria, for to undertake air attacks on rebel and ISIL forces. The first strikes in Syria started on the 30 September, in the Homs region, and these included precision strikes from an altitude of over 16,400ft. According to Russian Defence Ministry, Su-34s hit an ISIL fortified bunker in the Hama province with guided bombs, and an ISIL command centre and underground depot was also destroyed with explosives near Raqqa. Eight more Su-34s arrived in Syria on 20 November 2015, flying combat missions while armed with air-to-air missiles and high-explosive OFAB-500 bombs. MA

Arming up the ‘Fullback’

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Groundcrew prepare for another strike sortie

r Syria You can almost smell the rubber as this ‘Fullback’ touches down

The Su-34’s under armed guard

Aircrew check their steed before flight

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‘SKOSHI TIGER’ F-5/RF-5

Viva España!

‘Skoshi Tiger’ F-5/RF-5 Manufacturer: Esci Scale: 1:72 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Number: 9038

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adly there are not many options if you want to build and F-5A in 1:72, and the best source remains the old Esci kit, or one of its many re-boxing’s. I had the ‘Skoshi Tiger’ example, which offers a F-5A and also a RF-5A. Despite of its age the model has very thin engraved panel lines and some nice detailing, although extra work would be neccessary in the cockpit, on the exhaust pipes and the wheel wells. My choice was a Spanish F-5A, because I liked the camouflage

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Pierre Baudru details a 1:72 Ejercito del Aire F-5 Freedom Fighter

scheme and especially because they look very used and weathered. As for the decals, I used a set from LF Models, with their ‘Freedom Fighters over Spain Part 2’ set, that features two aircraft - 212-42 and 21-12 - both with the same camouflage scheme. I also added a Wolfpack Detail Set #WP72058, Quickboost Resin Air Scoops #72229 and a Reskit Wheel Set #72-0004, as well as parts from a couple of Adding details to the cockpit……. Eduard etched sets. Some new rivets lines were added using the RB Production rivet marker, and also additional engraved panel lines were added on the wing upper surfaces, on the main landing gear doors, and on the nose. The main wheel wells were in reality not deep enough, but I decided leave them and added the Wolfpack parts as well as some scratchbuilt items. The landing gear doors were also improved with some etch and some scratchbuilt parts, and the wheels were replaced by the aforementioned Reskit set. The cockpit was improved with Wolfpack and Eduard detail sets, ….around the airframe…… as well as plastic

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card, stretched sprue, wire sections and other materials. The sidewalls were entirely reworked, and a map case was added, and the area behind the ejector seat was completely reworked as well. The ejection seat was also improved especially around the mechanism to open/close the canopy. The cockpit was then suitably painted and detailed using a variety of colours and washes. The nose comes a three parts and I added some weight to avoid a ‘tail-sitter’ and replaced the pitot with some Albion Alloys brass tube. Likewise the guns were also improved with more Albion brass tube. The exhaust benefitted from some etched parts and the tail was improved by replacing the original top antennae with an etched part, and likewise the two light fixings were also enhanced. On the air scoops I used the Quickboost detail set, and its important to note that Spanish F-5s don’t have the two air scoops on the belly, but just ones beside the tail on the upper surfaces. The lights on the wings, tail and fuel tanks improved and the tanks themselves had additional rivet detail added. Also Spanish F-5As don’t have the engine auxiliary air intakes on the fuselage sides, so these were filled, sanded

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My choice was a Spanish F-5A as I really liked the camouflage scheme

and rescribed. The front and rear fuselage sections were then glued together and then the air intakes added, followed by the nose. The wings needed some extra work around the air intake area where some perfect putty was used, and the all of the slats, pylons and wingtip fuel tanks were placed with no problems.

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…on the exhausts……

….and the wing tanks

Albion Alloys brass tube was used on the nose

Ready to paint! The first job was a coat of Mr Surfacer 1000

Next all of the lights and canopy parts were masked off to protect them, and I applied a coat of Mr Surfacer 1000 to check for any areas that needed work. Then Alclad White Aluminium was applied to some very specific areas, like the nose upper surfaces, air intake edges, the

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exhaust nozzles, landing gear legs, the wheel wells and the inner surfaces of the doors. The insides of the exhausts were painted with Agama Gun Metal and the tyres with Gunze Tyre Black. I then masked off the undersides and began to paint the upper surfaces starting Gunze H-321 Sand, which was again masked off and a Brown shade using Gunze H-310 Brown (90%) and H-84

Mahogany (10%) was added. Then I masked off the areas for the third colour, which was Dark Green, Gunze H-309. The undersides were then painted Light Grey Gunze H-311, and once totally dry I added a coat of Johnson’s ‘Future’. To start the weathering stage I used AK Interactive AK-2032 wash to highlight some of the panel lines and rivets, and removed any excess in the

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I used Gunze colours for the camouflage

direction of the airflow. The LF Models decals had, sadly a yellow outline on the roundels and on the wing tip fuel tank markings, which I could not eliminate, and also the tail code (A9-052) looked like a little bit bigger than on the real aircraft. Next the landing gear legs, the wheels and the wheel-bay doors were carefully placed,

and a coat of Vallejo Flat brought everything together. Finally the canopy was fixed and the two rear view mirrors from Eduard set were glued into place. This old model is still the best 1:72 F-5A and is a very pleasant to build and with no major problems and is ideal for some extra detailing. MA

The insides of the exhausts were painted with Agama Gun Metal

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Su-34 Strike Flanker Manufacturer: Italeri Scale: 1:72 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Number: 59

STRIKING FULLBACK

Kitti Tatsumaki adds the 1:72 Italeri Su-33 into a diorama setting

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ussian Jet Fighters are always interesting subjects as they they look big and heavy but more often than not surprise you with their capabilities. Having seen the Su-34 ‘Fullback’ in the media of late, its dynamic shape was all I could think about, and I just had to build one, and the 1:72 Italeri kit presented me with the ideal opportunity! The kit was a fairly simple affair to build and I also took the opportunity to use a set of

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Authentic Decal markings, and decided to arm my ‘Fullback’ with KAB-500 LBG, Khibiny EM, KH29L KH-31P, R-27T and R-73E munitions. I wanted to model my Su-34 parked in an airfield and so the model’s flaps and canards were set in the drooped position. I also scratchbuilt a boarding ladder for added interest. So, I began with the cockpit, which was suitably painted and detailed and then I added this to the fuselage halves and began constructing the exterior.

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This was as mentioned a simple affair and I was soon ready to paint. I began here by spraying a layer of Gunze #28 Steel the exhausts and the covered this with a layer of Gunze #8 Silver, followed with Gunze #50 Clear Blue and Gaia #42 Clear Orange. This selection gave the unique colouring of the Su-34’s exhausts. Painting the model’s main fuselage was a simple process of spraying Gunze #323 Light Blue on its undersides and Gunze #40 German Gray on the topsides. Once the paint has dried, I added a gloss coat and moved onto my favourite part – decalling. My aircraft would be ‘Red 27’ and this part of the process took over five hours to complete! Once the decals dried, I gave the model a few light coats of super gloss to seal both the decals and to protect the model for the next stage -

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weathering. Here I used Tamiya XF-53 Enamel Neutral Gray as panel wash and the added AK Interactive Oil Stains, Streaking Grime and Rust and Dust products. The smaller details were then added and a coat of flat finished off the build Now it’s time to work on the diorama base for which I used the 1:72 ICM PAG-14 Airfield Bases to cover an area of 28cm x 22cm. To make these look more realistic, I painted random areas with different

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shades of grey, and to complete the look, I used Gunze #339 Engine Gray for some pre-shading, and Gaia Dark Green to represent moss deposits. For airfield markings I used Modo Pure White, and then added various AK Interactive products to show dust, oil, dirt and grime associated with a hardstanding area. Time now for some ‘gardening’ and I used 3M’s spray adhesive to

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lay down brown and green grasses onto the ground, and toned them with some Tamiya XF-10 Flat Brown. Finally, I added in a 1:72 Soviet ZIL-157 fuel truck just to enhance the atmosphere, and the project was complete. MA

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OV-10 BRONCO

COIN Operated

Danumurthi Mahendra builds the 1:48 Testors kit as an Indonesian OV-10F

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he OV-10 Bronco’s legacy as a successful close support aircraft was sealed during the Vietnam War, however, outside the US, Broncos also became a popular counter-insurgency (COIN) platform with foreign armed forces in the South East Asia region, like Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) received its first fleet of OV-10F Broncos in 1976 and were immediately pressed into service under Skadron Udara 3 at Abdulrahman Saleh AFB, East Java. The F version is basically an A or C with very minor differences, and having served more than thirty-years with distinction, the Broncos were finally laid to pasture in 2007 and passed the baton to a new squadron of Super Tucanos. Testor’s venerable OV-10 has been around for a very long time, and is the only game in town if you want to build a Bronco in 1:48. However, this is a very challenging kit, and I wanted to bring it up to today’s standard, so to begin I would need to scratchbuild a new cockpit and ejector seats, create wheel bay compartments, and add some external details. So armed with a ton of reference images, I adopted the instrument panels from an F-4 Phantom, made sidewalls from sheet styrene,

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and cables from fine threads of copper wire. I also scratchbuilt and detailed my own ejector seats. The interior was painted XF-66 Light Grey, the instrument were Flat Black, and cables Flat White. The seats were painted the same as the cockpit with XF-58 Olive Green for the cushions, and XF49 Khaki for the harness, and stencils came from my spare decals. All were sealed in and washed with A.MIG.1003 Interior Wash and A.MIG.1200 Interior Grime. Other scratchbuilt items included

North American OV-10 Bronco Manufacturer: Testors Scale: 1:48 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Number: 48011

Scratchbuilding a new interior

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Adding some cockpit wiring

Installing the canopy

a new air data probe, added retractable cockpit ladder, and grilles for the exhaust stacks. With that out of the way, I added weights under the nose and glued the central nacelle halves together. I then modified the moveable surfaces before gluing the wings and added details to the sponsons, and scratchbuilt a simple interior for the main landing gears in the twin booms. Pilots who flew the OV-10 had an extremely good visibility due to its large wrap-around ‘greenhouse’, and Testors designed this section as four separate clear parts. It was imperative to dry-fit all these clear parts before gluing them with Tamiya extra thin cement. I left the pilot’s starboard window out as I wanted to show it opened. All were then masked-off

I made my own decals using Corel Draw and printed them on a clear decal paper

I applied a three-tone camouflage similar to the US SEA scheme

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Applying the home-made decals

Masking a fixing the canopy was a challenge

Armed with four AN/M2 12.7mm HMGs on the sponsons

for the painting phase. Indonesian Broncos had several schemes during their long service life, and I painted my model as they were seen prior retirement, in a three-tone camouflage similar to the SEA scheme. I used Model Master 1710 Dark Green FS34079, 1713E Medium Green FS34102, with 1728 Grey FS36375 for the undersides. The only difference being with the 1742E Dark Tan FS30219, I added XF-57 Buff to make the colour lighter. I simultaneously painted the propellers Flat Black with Red and White tips, the wheel bay and struts Flat White, the tyres XF-85 Rubber Black; and exhaust stacks AK480 Dark Aluminum. I made my own decals using Corel Draw and printed them on a clear decal paper using a commercial inkjet printer, and after a gloss coat they settled very well. Indonesian Bronco’s

were primarily armed with four AN/M2 12.7mm HMGs on their sponsons, which I made them from 1mm styrene rods and painted Black before brushing them with A.MIG.3009 Gun Metal. I I added two Mk.82 GP bombs from Hasegawa’s Aircraft Weapons Set A

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added two Mk.82 GP bombs from Hasegawa’s Aircraft Weapons Set A, and I also included an Aero 1C 150 gallon fuel tank on the centerline station. During its heyday, the Bronco’s were hard pressed and were constantly in action, so you would expect to see a lot of wear and tear. Chipping was done by sponging 101 ALC Aluminum or Light Grey onto certain areas, and I gave the model a wash using Tamiya Panel Line Accent. I also applied some filters using oil paints and I faded the paintwork further with watercolour pencils. I then added some grime using A.MIG.1200 and A.MIG.1207 and fuel stains using A.MIG.1409. Small details include painting the navigation lights with Mr Color 8 Silver and brushing them with A.MIG.093 Chrystal Red and A.MIG.098 Chrystal Blue. The exhausts were given AK485 Pale Burnt Metal and weathered A.MIG.3001 Black to replicate soot. The model was finally dulled-down by mixing Mr Color 30 and Mr Color 182. Old kits are sometimes very challenging and require some planning, determination, and creativity to get them done, but don’t let that stop you! MA

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F/A-18E SUPER HORNET

MIG Masterclass

Felix the Super Bug! Mario Serelle builds the 1:72 Revell F/A-18E in the colours of VFA-31

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he VA-31 the ‘Tomcatters’ was the last US Navy squadron to fly the legendary F-14 Tomcat, transitioning to the single-seat F/A-18E Super Hornet in late 2006, and being redesignated VFA31. Keeping the US Navy tradition of painting Squadron Commanders’ aircraft in hi-vis markings, ‘Tomcatter ‘AJ100’ received and eyecatching colour scheme, featuring a black spine and tail with a large ‘Felix the Cat’ artwork on the fins. So armed with the 1:72 Revell kit and the TwoBobs Rockin’ Rhinos #4’ decal sheet, ‘Felix 100’ was my target! The cockpit was nicely detailed, and was painted in Grey FS36231 with Black details using Ammo of MIG colours, followed by a Dark Grey wash to add some depth effects. In my opinion the ejection seat is the most outstanding part of the cockpit, especially in 1:72, and for this reason I decided to replace the kit part by a more detailed True Details item. This was first painted in Black and drybrushed in Neutral Grey to highlight all the details. Next the cushions and harness were brush painted according to reference images and then a Dark Brown wash was applied to add depth and some dirt to the part. Finally, all details were highlighted with

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lighter shades of their base colours for a better contrast and visual effects of the tiny details. Most of the kit parts went together without any problems with only some light sanding needed to clean the seams. The air intakes interior were built and painted as sub-assemblies before inserting them into the lower fuselage, but the openings were not large enough to insert the already built intakes without forcing them. So I trimmed off some plastic around the openings using a rotor tool, and that allowed me to easily slide the air intakes in position. Despite the good fit all around, some putty was required to fill some seams that did not match the real aircraft panels, such as the areas below the LERXs and flaps being the most noticeable. These were filled and sanded

F/A-18E Super Hornet Manufacturer: Revell Scale: 1:72 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Number: 04298 True Details #72409 NACES SJU-17 Ejection Seat Two Bobs #72-066 F/A-18E Rockin’ Rhinos #4

The kits interior is very nice

I swapped the kit seat for one from True Details

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Adding the rough coating to the bombs……

….which gives another dimension to their look…..

….and they came out rather well!

Armed with the Revell kit and the TwoBobs Rockin’ Rhinos #4’ decal sheet, ‘Felix 100’ was my target A coat of Black primer was polished with 6000 and 12000 polishing cloths

A LAU-88/A triple launcher was cut and modified to look like a LAU-117/A single-rail

‘Marbling and Masking!’

The main colours came from Ammo of MIG The spine having been masked and painted

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The TwoBobs decals were excellent……

….and went onto the model very well

Adding some weathering…..

smooth with wet and dry sandpaper. The vertical tails attachment is perfect and that allowed me to put them aside until later in the process, to make painting quite easier. I really enjoy seeing aircraft with asymmetric load out, quite usual on Hornets, and I couldn’t let this chance slip away. After studying a lot of photographs I decided to load my Super Bug with two 1000lbs bombs, supplied in the kit, and a single AGM-65 Maverick, which came from a Hasegawa weapons set. The Hasegawa weapons set only supplies triple-rail LAU-88/A launchers and so one was cut and modified to look like a LAU-117/A singlerail. US Navy bombs are

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And preparing to apply some scuff marks by stippling on Streaking Grime……

covered with a protective coating, which gives a rough surface to the body. I’ve never seen this in any scale model so far, but decided to replicate the effect on my 1000lbs bombs. First I brushed Mr. Surfacer 1000 over the bomb body and then start tapping it with an old stiff brush while the product dried. The technique worked! Maybe a little too rough for 1:72, but after some painting and weathering the effect looked good enough! Before moving to the painting stage, the area around the cockpit was painted in Rubber Black and drybrushed with Neutral

…which was suitably blended for a very realistic effect

Grey to highlight all nice details present in that area. The windscreen was then masked and glued into place before the entire model was cleaned with isopropyl alcohol and all small parts attached to toothpick for easy handling. The ‘Black-Base’ technique is great to depict weathered aircraft and the process began with an airbrushed coat of A.MIG-2005 Black Primer, and to ensure a smooth surface, the primer received a polishing with 6000 and 12000 polishing cloths. A Light Grey ‘marbling’ coat was applied, followed by Red Brown and Black on the areas where I wanted to apply some heavier weathering later.

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Model Aircraft Choice

We Recommend Ammo of MIG Products Used in This Build • A .MIG-2005 Black Primer

A look at the undersides and stores

• A .MIG-7201 US Navy Colors Set

I decided to paint the Red stripe along the fuselage spine, and this started with a Grey base, and then followed by the final Red colour. The Red was then masked with a thin tape and the Black, which covers the spine and tails was added. Ammo of MIG camouflage colours A.MIG-203 FS36375 and A.MIG-208 FS36320 from their US Navy Colors Set A.MIG-7201, were then applied, highly thinned and airbrushed in various fine layers to preserve the ‘marbling’ effect underneath it. All details were painted next, including some antennas, wingtip rails, nosecone, and gun muzzle and trailing edges. To mask the toothed edges of the main landing gear wells I used small square pieces of tape, and whilst this was a consuming process, it saved me from any touch ups. In preparation for the weathering to come, I airbrushed some Red Brown stains on the rear fuselage, and the outboard pylons, not used on my build, were secured in place with Blu-Tac and their edges also received a coat of Red Brown. This technique created a ‘shadow of dirt’ around the pylon, which can typically be seen when these are not installed. After applying a coat of A.MIG-0091 Gloss I was ready for the decals. TwoBobs products are among the best I’ve used, but many of the decals are supplied as two-part pieces, including all Red trimming of the Modex number and VFA-31 art on the spine. The final result is great, but you need a lot of patience to

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• A .MIG-1613 Blue Grey Panel Line Wash

properly align the Red and Black parts. Another coat of A.MIG-0091 Gloss and Felix 100 was ready to get dirty! Weathering started with an A.MIG-1613 Blue Grey Panel Line Wash in all recessed details, and wheel wells, grilles, air vents and air scoops received an A.MIG-1611 Black Night Wash for a better depth effect. I started to add some dirt and grime on the engine area by applying A.MIG-1203 Streaking Grime with fine brush around the access panels and, after it was dry to touch, I blended it with a soft clean brush. This same technique was used around access panels on the nose area, but this time using A.MIG-1208 Rainmarks Effects, trying to simulate some paint touch ups commonly seem on embarked aircraft. The process was repeated around the wing fold mechanism, here using the darker A.MIG-1202 Streaking Grime for Panzer Grey. One common feature is dirt accumulated on the wings and fuselage, where ground crews walk during inspections and maintenance. Splattering Streaking Grime over the wings and fuselage created this effect, and after removing any excess and letting it dry for a few minutes, I blended it in with a soft clean brush. The same product was used now to create some leaking on the underside of the model, around the engine area. After a Semi-Gloss coat, a black watercolour pencil was used to replicate some boot scuffs on the wings and fuselage, complementing the Streaking Grime, and don’t forget to apply some weathering on the external stores, especially the drop tanks. The final assembly was flawless with everything fitting perfectly; just take some time to adjust the canopy opening to the correct degree, as its actuator seems to be too short. Revell’s Super Hornet is a nice kit, easy to build, well detailed for a 1:72 model and good enough for a ‘straight-from-the-box’ project. MA

• A .MIG-1611 Black Night Wash • A .MIG-1203 Streaking Grime

• A .MIG-1208 Rainmarks Effects • A .MIG-1202 Streaking Grime for Panzer Grey

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Thunderbirds C-54 – Andrew Root’s excellent support ship Model Aircraft Extra – S-3 Viking, with background details, walk around and a full model build from Dirk Eikholt Wild Weasel – Vinni Pompeo uses Ammo of MIG colours to detail the 1:48 HobbyBoss F-105G Arctic Pirate – Arthrit Sukthavon adds a cold weather exercise finish to the 1:48 Airfix Buccaneer kit Super-Detailed Dora – Marek Vrzak goes to town on the 1:48 Eduard Fw-190D 9 Eye of the Tiger – Mario Serelle builds an RF-5E recce jet

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