Model Airplane International – August 2019

El Vampiro Fantasma

We take a look at Revell’s recently released De Havilland Vampire Mk.III, inishing it in a very unusual colour scheme along the way...

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SKILL LEVEL:

Beginner

SPECIFICATION:

Revell Vampire Mk.III

Kit No: RV3934

Materials: IM,

Status: Reissue

Availability: On Line Model Shops

Price Guide: £12.99

BEFORE STARTING:

Tamiya OF2 side cutters

#3 and #4 scalpels with #11,#10A,#23, and#25 blades

Deluxe Perfect Plastic filler

Mr Hobby Cement S

Loctite cyanoacrylate glue

Albion Alloys and Flory Models sanding boards

Abralon 600, 1000 and 3000 grit foam abrasive

Micromesh polishing cloths

Tamiya masking tape

Pacer Formula 560 canopy glue

Bare Metal Foil Chrome

Artists’ grey green and brown tone pastel chalks

ADDITIONAL PARTS USED:

Aztec Decal sheet AZD7241

PeeWit Masks PEE72148

PAINTS USED:

Tamiya:

X-8 Yellow

XF-62 Olive Drab

Mr. Hobby Acrylics

H77 Tire Black

GX 110 Gloss

GX 113 Flat

Alclad

Aluminium

Steel

Jet Exhaust

Pale Burnt Metal

Halfords

Grey Primer

White Primer

Windsor and Newton oils:

Burnt Umber

Lamp Black

Titanium White

expertise in the use of moulded plywood for

the fuselage nacelle and tail surfaces and

from the outset the aircraft was designed to

carry an impressive battery of four Hispano

20mm cannon grouped in the nose. The wings

were of conventional stressed-skin light alloy

construction with a single main spar, and

were itted with integral slotted air brakes

to aid manoeuvrability. The twin boom tail

design meant that the jet tail pipe could be

kept very short, thus minimising power loss,

and placed the tail control surfaces out of the

main jet eflux. One of the most dificult design

challenges was that of the air intakes, which

needed to be able to handle around 100Te

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