Airfix Model World – July 2018

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ACCESSORIES

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CRATERING

Park fence elements

By: Hauler

Item no: HLU35106 Price: €24.28

Web: http://www.hauler.cz

Hauler’s Park fence elements

will make a splendid focal point

in a vignette or larger scene.

They comprise three cemented

stone block pillars and a trio of

lateral block sections, one being

damaged to provide a ‘natural’

end-point. Cracks and other

blemishes are well-rendered in

these resin components, and

even equally worn coping slabs

are provided. The genius comes

via beautifully detailed photo-

etched brass railings, which will

look stunning with the right

amount of peeled paint/rust.

GREEN SPACE

BOUNDARY

BRIT RHINO

WHEEL BAYS

EASY SHIP

PAINTING

FAR FROM

HUMDRUM

HMS Legion 1941

By: Flyhawk

Item no: FH 710041 Price: US $9

Web: http://www.flyhawkmodel.com

Given the challenge of painting

ship deck features, it’s odd that

it’s taken this long for bespoke

masks to emerge. Flyhawk has

supplied such a product for

its HMS Legion (see Maritime

reviews) in pre-cut tape. There

are 12 main items for the deck

levels/ sections; these are

segmented to conform with the

mouldings, and there are spare

lengths for covering remaining

gaps. Replicating the deck

patterns is now a breeze!

Brandt adapter 30-6-M2 with

BAP 100-M2

By: L’Arsenal

Item no: AC 48 83 Price: €8.95

Web: http://www.larsenal.com

L’Arsenal’s useful series of resin

aircraft weapons is growing;

this new addition replicates the

BAP-100 (Bombe Anti-Piste

100mm) anti-runway munitions

developed in the 1970s. After

removal of very light sporadic

flash, one has well-rendered

facsimiles of these stores and

their launch rack. They’re ideal

for 1/48 Armée de l’Air Jaguar

E and Mirage 5Fs; the former

employed the weapons in

1986’s Ouadi Doum raid (Chad)

and during Operation Daguet,

France's First Gulf War efforts.

FG.1 Phantom undercarriage

By: Eduard Item no: 72668

Price: €9.95 Web: http://www.eduard.com

Phantom Phreaks who want to go

all-out in detailing Airfix’s new FG.1

need look no further than Eduard’s

bespoke additions. This PE fret

provides embellishment for the kit’s

undercarriage bays (nose and main),

with new linings, representation of

hydraulic lines in the nose bay, and

new doors for the latter, along with

inboard and small outboard doors

for the main wells. Also supplied are

oleo scissors for the extended nose

leg and main legs, and grilles for the

tops of the air intakes.

German Fuel Barrels

By: Plus Model

Item no: 515 Price: €18.70

Web: http://www.plusmodel.cz

Plus Model offers three styles

of fuel drum in this resin/PE

ensemble, allowing modellers to

recreate that staple of armoured

warfare, the supply scene. The

differences in the two-piece

barrels are in the lids' raised

stencils, and these are simple to

add after removing the casting

blocks. PE strips emulate the

side bands, and there’s a four-

part hand pump/siphon; vinyl

tubing for the fuel pipe must be

sourced separately.

British Army Late WWII Vehicles

By: AK Interactive

Item no: RCS009 Price: £6.58

Web: http://www.ak-interactive.com

AK’s superb Real Colors lacquer

paint range now includes the

necessary shades for late-World

War Two British Army vehicles, and

supplies three 10ml jars in a neat box,

with foam packing (ideal for masking

openings). The tones are Standard

Camouflage Colour (SCC) 1a Brown,

SCC 14 Blue-Black and SCC 15 Olive

Drab and modellers can expect

excellent airbrush coverage, fast

drying and a silky sheen. Recipient

machinery could include anything

from soft skins to tanks.

1/35

Mirage IIIR

By: Eduard Item no: 32908

Price: €18.75 Web: http://www.eduard.com

Italeri’s 1/32 Mirage IIIE/R is a good

kit, but this large scale demands

extra refinement. Eduard’s bespoke

offering has pre-coloured PE and

plain brass, all for the cockpit. The

Martin-Baker seat receives new side/

head box/seat pan panels, along

with firing handles, and there’s a

two-layer instrument panel and side

consoles, tub lining, rudder pedals,

and a canopy mirror/lock. Note the

instrument panel echoes the unit in

the French IIIRD and not the IIIR.

DELTA-WINGED

SNAPPER

1/32

UBIQUITOUS HUES

OPEN-NOSED

HURRICANE

Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Reserve

Fuel Tank

By: CMK Item no: 4355 Price: €12.80

Web: http://www.cmkkits.com

Modellers seeking a different look

for their Hurricane should consider

CMK’s resin modification, which

opens the forward fuselage to allow

the reserve fuel tank, part of the

engine and the instrument panel

rear to be displayed. It’s a matter

of removing the panel immediately

in front of the windscreen, adding

attachment rings and then a

baseplate, onto which the tank,

bulkheads and panel are secured. A

splendid resin panel is also included.

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