NEWS BULLETIN
LATEST UPDATESFOLLOWING ON from AK
Interactive’s recent aircraft paint
sets (see last month’s News), the
firm has also released a set that
will hold great appeal for military/
armour modellers.
The Caunter Scheme (1940-41)
Africa and Mediterranean set (AK
4030), offers six individual acrylic
colours, with which to decorate
one’s Allied vehicles from those
theatres. Much debate has
occurred over Caunter shades,
but one can always adapt the
colours here to personal taste ifdesired. The paints, which come
in 17ml bottles, are perfect for
subjects such as the Universal
Carrier, Stuart Mk.I, Vickers Light
AA Mk.II and Marmon-Herrington
armoured cars. The shades are:
BSC. No.64 Portland Stone, BSC.
No. 28 Silver Grey, BSC. No.
Slate, BSC. No.61 Light Stone,
Khaki Green No.3 (New service
colour) and BSC. No.49 Purple
Brown. The company recommends
its own thinner for these paints.
For further details, visit:
http://www.ak-interactive.comQUARTER-SCALE TROOPS
DESERT SHADES
NEWS BULLETIN
LATEST UPDATESU K-BASED 1/48 scale military
specialist Red Zebra is now
importing Corsar Rex figures
from Russia.
This range has been available
in various countries for a shortwhile, and in several different
scales, but Red Zebra now has
exclusive rights to bring them
onto Blighty’s shores, and will
concentrate on 1/48 subjects
in the short term. The fourexamples seen by AMW (Soviet
Soldier Elite Assault Troops –
CR-48006, Soviet Soldier Red
Army – CR48007 and German
Soldiers Wehrmacht – CR
and CR48017) exhibit absolutely
lovely detail, to a standard
usually only reserved for 1/
scale and larger. All come in
separate parts and have to be
built, but this will be a simple
process and ultimately, it’s all
about making the most of the
splendid casting through careful
painting and shading. They are
priced at £6.50 each, and 15
individual figures are available
currently, but special orders for
items not stocked at present are
possible. For further details visit:
http://www.redzebramodels.co.ukTWO NEW 1/72 conversion sets
for the Mirage III/5 have been
released by PJ Production.
The first (PJDEC007), gives
various items with which to
convert the firm’s own Mirage
IIIE, to a Swiss IIIS, RS or DS...
fighter, recce and trainer
sub-types respectively. Resin
parts comprise a vertical tail
and canards, radome, cockpit/
undercarriage bay and other
smaller features, while there’s
also a clear resin RS camera
nose, and photo-etched (PE)
brass details. A decal sheet for
low-vis grey S/DS schemes, and
a green/grey camouflaged RS,
also features.
Slightly more exotic in Mirage
terms is Chile’s Elkan, which
is that country’s ‘boosted’
version of the Belgian MIRSIP
Mirage VBA/BR. PJ’s conversion
(PJDEC008), offers a similar
PE fret, new canards, airframe
fairings and instrument panels
in resin, and a Chilean AF decal
sheet. This set is designed for
use with PJ’s 5BA/BR kit.
For further details visit:
http://www.pjproduction.netMIRAGE
IDENTITY SWAP
{09}
Airfix Model World
http://www.airfixmodelworld.comQUARTER-SCALE TROOPS
U K-BASED 1/48 scale military
specialist Red Zebra is now
importing Corsar Rex figures
from Russia.while, and in several different
scales, but Red Zebra now has
exclusive rights to bring them
onto Blighty’s shores, and willexamples seen by
Soldier Elite Assault Troops –
CR-48006, Soviet Soldier Red
Army – CR48007 and German
Soldiers Wehrmacht – CR
and CR48017) exhibit absolutely
lovely detail, to a standard
usually only reserved for 1/
scale and larger. All come in
separate parts and have to be
built, but this will be a simple
process and ultimately, it’s all
about making the most of the
splendid casting through careful
painting and shading. They are
priced at £6.50 each, and 15
individual figures are available
currently, but special orders for
items not stocked at present areCHINESE BRAND Takom has
released a set of snap-fit
workable tracks for its Mk.IV
World War One tanks.
Those already in the basic
Male/Female boxings are
multi-part affairs, which have
to be removed from runners
and glued. But these new links
come already removed from the
runners, and they click together
easily. Do note that Takom’s
Tadpole and Hermophrodite
(sic) Mk.IV boxings already
come with these new links.
For further details visit:
http://www.pocketbond.co.ukGREAT WAR
LINKS
V-BOMBER RESIN
AFTER-MARKET specialist
Freightdog Models continues its
coverage of RAF subjects, with a
new conversion set for the 1/
Matchbox (just re-released by
Revell) HP Victor. The four-piece
package enables one to backdate
the kit’s K.2 format to B.2 or SR.2,and provides a flush bomb bay
door section, wingtips and the
sometimes-seen EW jammer tail
cone. Of course, some surgery will
be required but there’s a full guide
and good drawings provided. For
further details, or to order, visit:
http://www.freightdogmodels.co.ukfirm has also released a set that
will hold great appeal for military/
armour modellers.
The Caunter Scheme (1940-41)
Africa and Mediterranean set (AK
4030), offers six individual acrylic
colours, with which to decorate
one’s Allied vehicles from those
theatres. Much debate has
occurred over Caunter shades,
but one can always adapt the
colours here to personal taste ifhttp://www.pocketbond.co.uk08-09_News.CC.indd 9 17/03/2015 14: