Model Airplane International – August 2019

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VOLUME 14. ISSUE 169. AUGUST 2019

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REGULARS

P04 - IN THIS ISSUE

P06 - COMMENT

P08 - NEWSLINE

P78 - EVENTS DIARY

P79 - CONTACTS DETAILS

P81 - NEXT ISSUE

P82 - FINAL THOUGHTS...

REVIEWS

P12 KIT BOX

Which models will you be building over the coming

months?

P18 THE AFTERMARKET

Accessories that help you build more detailed

models!

P22 TRANSFER LIST

Newly-released decals that allow you to build

something just a little different...

P26 ONE, ONE, FOUR FOUR NEWS

All that’s new for fans of this increasingly

popular scale.

P72 KIT PREVIEW

Haris Ali takes an in-depth look at the incredible

Artisania Latina Sopwith Camel

FEATURES

P30 EL VAMPIRO FANTASMA

We take a look at Revell’s recently released De

Havilland Vampire Mk.III, fi nishing it in a very

unusual colour scheme along the way...

P36 SUPERMARINE’S MYTHICAL

MASTERPIECE

We build and detail the brand-new Airfi x 1:

Spitfi re FR.Mk.XIV.

P46 WEEKEND WÜRGER

Can you really build and paint an Eduard 1:

Fw190 in two days? Mike Williams puts it to

the test...

P52 THE FLYING CONUNDRUM

Amusing Hobby’s 1:48 Focke-Wulf Triebfl ügel is an

amazing kit as Jim Hatch fi nds out this month...

P60 BENT WING BIRD:

ANOTHER LOOK

Alan Kelley builds Tamiya’s Stunning 1:

F4U Corsair

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