Airfix Model World Issue 137
Issue
- Magazine:
- Airfix Model World
- Number:
- Issue 137 | April 2022
- Language:
- English
- ISSN:
- 97704512011104
Table of contents
Editorial | Page 3Welcome to Issue 137
by Stu Fone News | Page 6News
Latest Updates
News | Page 12Show Guide
At-a-glance model show calendar
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 16Bat Out Of Hell
by Jay BlakemoreJay Blakemore discovers that building GasPatch Models’ new quarter-scale Komet is far from being rocket science
Tips & Tricks, 1:72 | Page 24Your Airfix
by Bob NewberryBob Newberry explains his longstanding interest in the Bristol Superfreighter, and why he was completed to modify Airfix’s vintage 1/72 kit of the type
Build Report, 1:35 | Page 26On The Wrong Track
by Huw MorganHuw Morgan goes off the rails to give RyeField Model’s 1/35 Sherman Firefly a decidedly different setting
Build Report, 1:72 | Page 32Dazzling Mirage
by Niklas KnutzénNiklas Knutzén builds Special Hobby’s re-issued Mirage F.1EQ straight from the box as an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force machine
Build Report, 1:16 | Page 38Ahead Of The Legion
by Johan AugustssonICM has released several historical and fictional figures in 1/16 scale lately, and this time Johan Augustsson ‘splashes some paint’ on its new Roman Centurion
Photo Gallery | Page 44Out And About
by Stu FoneRAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre
Build Report, 1:72 | Page 48Bye Bye Buckeye
by Kev BaxterInspired by an air-to-air photoshoot in Greece, Kev Baxter dig into his kit stash for a Wolfpack Design 1/72 North American T-2E Buckeye to build
Reference | Page 56In Focus
by Kev BaxterT-2 Buckeye
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 58American Eagle
by Ben DaviesBen Davies takes on Airfix’s re-issued 1/48 Spitfire Mk.Vb in this out-of-the-box build to replicate an airframe flown by ace Don Gentile
Reference | Page 66Pilot Focus
by Malcolm V LoweOne of the United States Army AirForces’ top fighter pilots of World War Two, Don Gentile started his combat career with the RAF. Malcolm V Lowe tells the flying ace’s story
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 70Snowy Serb
by Joe TurnerJoe Turner opts for a small-scale Bosnian conflict diorama, with Tamiya’s 1/48 T-55 acting as the centrepiece
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 78Invader With Teeth
by Mike WilliamsICM has followed the rap development of the Douglas B-26 Invader with a refurbished B-26K version in 1/48, built here by Mike Williams
Review | Page 90On The Shelf
Books
Review | Page 92On The Shelf
Aircraft Kits
Review | Page 94On The Shelf
Military Kits
T-55 Czechoslovak Production with KMT-5M Mine Roller
MiniArt 1:3537092 2021 New parts Multi-topic (2)
MiniArt 1:35
Review | Page 96On The Shelf
Auto kits and Figures
Pоst-apocalyptic series. The Last Bridge. Kit No 5.
Nadezhda (Hope) Master Box (MB) 1:24
Review | Page 98On The Shelf
Decal Sheets
RAF Op Telic British Military Aircraft in Gulf War II/Iraqi Freedom 2003 Part 1
Air-Graphic Models 1:72
AIR72-020 2022 New tool Multi-topic (1!!)
Willys Jeep MB/Ford GPW: Czechoslovak Army Jeeps Part 1
H-Models Decals 1:35
HMDT35045 Review | Page 102On The Shelf
Accessories
Tobruk Shelter
ToRo Model 1:48
48A07 
UK Tugmaster tractor
Brengun 1:72
BRS72019 
7.5 cm Sprgr., Nbgr. & Pzgr. Patr. Kw.K.40 (Stu.K.40) Shells with Ammo Boxes MiniArt 1:3535375 2021 New tool
MiniArt 1:35
Beaufighter Mk.VI/X/21 Mainwheels - Late Wheel Disk / Smooth Tyre
CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:72
7484 2021 New tool 
Ta 152H Mainwheels
Barracuda Studios 1:72
BR72396 
F/A-18 A/B/C/D Hornet - Pylons
Brengun 1:48
BRL48138 
Bf 109G-2 Though G-10 Seat with Molded In Belts (Eduard)
Barracuda Studios 1:48
BR48372 
Messerschmitt Bf 109E Engine Set Special Hobby / Eduard
CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:72
7455 2021 New tool 
Ki-43 Wheels
Brengun 1:72
BRL72226 
Nakajima Ki-27 Nate 3D/optical illusion paint mask for control surfaces Hasegawa
DEAD Design Models 1:48
SM48025 2020 News | Page 106On The Shelf
Recently Released
Photo Gallery | Page 114Display Case
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