Meng AIR Modeller – April-May 2019

83 APRIL/MAY• £6.95 UK $15. http://www.mengafvmodeller.com MEGAS TSONOS concludes his stunning scratchbuilt Noratlas UP TO SCRAT ...

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NORD N2501D NORATLAS The production painting of the German Air Force Noratlases consisted of three colours, within the RAL colou ...

With a lot of work ahead of me I started by masking the transparencies and sealed off all openings. I airbrushed the model in th ...

I mixed together Raw Umber and Ivory Black artists’ oil colours together with a generous amount of Xtracolor thinners. I airbrus ...

The paratroopers exit doors were modelled on a piece of thin styrene, cut to the shape of the fuselage openings. Within the exit ...

The Noratlas was a combination of two different worlds of aviation technology, representing the old and the new in almost every ...

NORD N2501D ‘UII’ D107 (52-189) A LITTLE HISTORY... I chose to finish my model in the colours and markings of the aeroplanes in ...

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NORATLAS I must sincerely thank the Hellenic Air Force Museum personnel, for assisting into getting closer to the real thing; Mr ...

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As the U.S. Navy’s previous generation air superiority fighter, the F-14 is still held in high regard. Her radar and long range ...

Before starting the project, I did lots of homework to compare the kit and upgrades, pictures revealed lots of kit details did n ...

After finishing the electric work, I focused on detail enhancement and modifications. I used Aries resin undercarriage bays and ...

I used different kinds of materials to increase the details of as many parts as possible according to real F-14 pictures and dia ...

Modified parts; key points: Canopy and windshield originally had incorrect raised panel lines, I sanded these flush and scribed ...

I took my time to study other F-14 models and images of the operational aircraft. I found that aircraft in service would show ma ...

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