Airfix Model World Issue 88

Issue

Magazine:

Airfix Model World

Number:

Issue 88 | March 2018

Language:

English

Table of contents

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 12

Jolly Green Emily

by Garry Tobiss
Garry Tobiss tackles Hasegawa's superb new-tool 1/72 Kawanishi H8K2, with extra help from Eduard aftermarket offerings

Kawanishi H8K2 Type 2 Flying Boat Model 12 Japanese Navy Flying Boat

Hasegawa 1:72

01575 (E45) 2017 New box

H8K2 Emily Hasegawa

Eduard 1:72

BIG72128 2017 New box

H8K2 Emily Engines Hasegawa

Eduard 1:72

672158 2017 New tool

H8K2 Emily Guns Hasegawa

Eduard 1:72

672157 2017 New tool

 

Build Report, 1:32  | Page 22

Arctic Swift

by Brian Wakeman
Brian Wakeman up-scales to Fly Models' 1/32 Wessex, and includes aftermarket extras for good measure

Westland Wessex HC.2

Fly 1:32

32010 2015 New tool

 

Build Report, 1:35  | Page 28

British Battle Taxi

by Kev Smith
Kev Smith appraises Takom's FV 432 Armoured Personnel Carrier...a vehicle he kbows intimately through his own Army service

British APC

FV 432 Mk.2/1 w/Interior

Takom 1:35

2066 2017 New tool

 

Build Report, 1:48  | Page 36

Accidental Warrior

by Dave Oliver
Dave Oliver tackles IsraCast's 1/48 Dassault Ouragan multi-media kit, adding extra detail along the way

Ouragan MD 450 (resin kit)

IsraCast 1:48

48043 2016 New tool

 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 48

Deliberate Force SHAR

by Stu Fone
Stu Fone casts a critical eye over Airfix's re-released 1/72 Sea Harrier FA.2 and corrects some of its shortfalls

BAe Sea Harrier FA2

Airfix 1:72

A50017 2011 New parts

Sea Harrier FA2 S.A.

Eduard 1:72

73386 2011 New tool

Sea Harrier F/A.2 for Airfix

Pavla Models 1:72

C72096 2010 New tool

 

Build Report, 1:35  | Page 56

Soviet Scrapper

by Bill Curtis
Bill Curtis tackles ICM'S 1/35 T-35/76 almost straight from the box

WWII Soviet Medium Tank

T-34/76 (Late 1943 Production)

ICM 1:35

35366 2015 New parts

 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 66

Jump Jet Pioneer

by Dave Oliver
Dave Oliver builds Planet Models' diminitive 1/72 Short SC.1 mixed-media kit

Short SC-1 "First British VTOL Aircraft"

Planet Models 1:72

266 (PLT266) 2016 New tool

 

Review | Page 82

On The Shelf

Airplane Kits

Avia B-534 early series Dual Combo! - ProfiPack

Eduard 1:72

70103 2017 New parts

Caudron G.IV Hydravion

Copper State Models (CSM) 1:48

CSM 1028 2016 New parts

Dornier Do 17Z-2/3 "Balkan Operations"

Mark I Models 1:144

MKM14464 2017 New decals

SBD-5 Dauntless

Italeri 1:48

2673 2017 New box

Focke Wulf Fw190 A-8, A-8/R11 Nightfighter

Revell 1:32

03926 (80-3926) 2017 New parts

IMAM (Romeo) Ro-37bis

Special Hobby 1:48

SH48185 2017 New parts

Ju 88A-14 WWII German Bomber

ICM 1:48

48234 2016 New parts

Martin-Baker M.B.6 "Night Ferret" NF. Mk.2

AZmodel 1:72

AZ7581 2017 New decals

USAF

F-15E "333rd Fighter Squadron"

Academy 1:72

12550 2017 New tool

F-4G Phantom II "Wild Weasel"

Revell 1:32

04959 (80-4959) 2017 New decals

Russian

MiG-31B/BM Foxhound

Trumpeter 1:72

01680 2016 New parts

Vickers VC10 K4 type 1170 tanker

Roden 1:144

328 2017 New decals

 

Review | Page 86

On The Shelf

Military Kits

Russian

BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Modelcollect 1:72

MA72007 2017 New parts

Tiger with ATGM Kornet

Zvezda 1:35

3682 2017 New parts

30.5cm Mörser "Bär"

Amusing Hobby 1:35

35A014 2017 New tool

M4A2 Sherman / Sherman Mk III

Rubicon Models 1:56

280055 2017 New parts

L3000S WWII German Truck

ICM 1:35

35420 2017 New tool

9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher) Surface-to-Air Missile System

Trumpeter 1:35

05554 2017 New parts Multi-topic (2)

Sd.Kfz.171

Panther Ausf.A Early Production

Dragon 1:72

7499 2016 New parts

Soviet Medium Tank

T-55 Mod. 1963 Interior Kit

MiniArt 1:35

37018 2017 New parts

 

Review | Page 88

On The Shelf

Auto Kits

Model T 1912 Light Delivery Car

ICM 1:24

24008 2017 New parts

'76 Ford Torino

Revell 1:25

07038 2017 New box

Ford Transit UK Police

Italeri 1:24

3657 2017 New decals

Hanomag RL-20

PlusModel 1:35

485 2016 New tool

 

Review | Page 90

On The Shelf

Decal Sheets

A.W.38 Whitley in RAF Service

DK Decals 1:72

72044 2017 New tool

AIR NIUGINI BAE 146-200

Decales Global 1:144

DG14993 2017 New tool

Mirage 2000D n°652 3-XN "30 Ans Raid Ouadi Doum" EC 3/3 Ardennes 1987 - 2017

Syhart (Syh@rt) 1:72

72-103 2017 New tool

Fouga CM170 MAGISTER; Westland SEA KING HAS1

Model Art Decal System 1:72

72/068 2018 New tool Multi-topic (2)

F-16 Royal Danish Air Force 66 Years Anniversary

ModelMaker 1:48

D48092

KG51 History

Xtradecal 1:72

X72285 2018 New tool Multi-topic (8)

Lavochkin La-5FN, Part II

Foxbot 1:48

48-024 2017 New tool

J.A.S.D.F. F-15J Eagle 303rd TFS 60th Anniversary

DXM Decals 1:72

71-7219 (DXM72020) 2017 New tool

4th TFW, F-4E Phantom II

Milspec 1:72

72-019

Schlacht Bf-109Es

Iliad Design 1:48

48032 2017 New tool

King Tiger / Tiger II # 3. s.Pz-Abt 506 (Western Front) and s.Pz-Abt 507 (Ost Front)

Star Decals 1:35

35-C1095

 

Review | Page 94

On The Shelf

Accessories

US Navy Forklifter, early

SSN-Modellbau 1:350

SSN-R35041 2017 New tool

Boeing B-17G Engine Set (Port Side Engine, 1pcs) for Airfix

CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:72

7384 2018 New tool

Mirage III E/R exterior

Eduard 1:32

32403 2017 New tool

"Narvik" Class (Z-25, Z-30, and Z-43)

"Narvik" Class Detail Trumpeter kits

White Ensign Models 1:350

35186

Milchkannen / Ewers for milk and cream

PlusModel 1:35

508

He 111H-6 interior for Airfix

Eduard 1:72

73574 2016 New tool

He 111H-6 bomb bay for Airfix

Eduard 1:72

72635 2016 New tool

FUG-202 Lichtenstein aircraft radar antenes

Brengun 1:48

BRL48084

M9 ACE Photo-etch Set Takom kit

Hauler 1:35

HLU35102 2017 New tool

Harrier GR.9A - Control Surfaces for Airfix

CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:72

7372 2017 New tool

Mi-24 Hind (D/E) - JakB-12.7 machine gun barrel and DUAS probe

Master 1:48

AM-48-126 2016 New tool

P-47 D late Hasegawa

Yahu Models 1:32

YMA3223 2017

Supermarine Spitfire 4-Slot Block Tread

Barracuda Studios 1:48

BR48318 2017 New tool

Toolbox

Highlight Model Studio 1:24

HME-030 2017 New tool

 

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