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Airfix Model World Issue 148

Airfix Model World

Issue

Magazine:
Airfix Model World
Number:
Issue 148 | March 2023
Language:
English
ISSN:
977204512012803 (2045-1202)

Table of contents

Editorial | Page 3
Welcome To Issue 148

by Stu Fone
 

News | Page 6
News


Latest Updates
 

News | Page 10
Show Guide


At-a-glance model show calendar
 

Build Report, 1:48  | Page 14
Sneak Zeke!

by Matthew Porter
Matthew Porter examines Eduard’s limited-edition 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M Zero package, constructing one example of this newly tooled kit
11155
TORA TORA TORA! (Zero A6M2 Type 21) Limited Edition / Dual Combo
Eduard 1:48
11155 2021 New tool
 

Photo Gallery | Page 22
Out And About

by Stu Fone
Brampton Model Show
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 24
Fuhrer`s Flak

by Massimo Santarossa
Massimo Santarossa follows his own path when building Roden’s 1/72 Vomag omnibus chassis fitted with an 88mm Flak for Chancellor protection duties
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 34
Redolent In Red

by Kev Baxter
Kev Baxter spent time during one of the COVID-19 lockdowns to add a splash of colour to his model cabinet with a quick-build of Special Hobby’s 1/72 Fouga CM 170 Magister
SH72373
Fouga CM.170 Magister German, Finnish and Austrian
Special Hobby 1:72
SH72373 2017 New decals
 

Reference | Page 42
Photo Focus

by Kev Baxter
Kev Baxter provides modellers with plenty of reference material on Fouga’s Magister, courtesy of this photoshoot of airframes visiting Suffolk’s Wattisham Flying Station
 

Photo Gallery | Page 44
Out And About

by Malcolm V Lowe
Yeovil Model Show
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 46
Tweaking A Tempest

by Stu Fone
Stu Fone provides an introduction to photo-etched metal extras, using Airfix’s 1/72 Tempest Mk.V
A02110
Hawker Tempest Mk.V Post War
Airfix 1:72
A02110 2023 New decals
73772
Tempest Mk.V
Eduard 1:72
73772 2022 New tool
 

Build Report, 1:35  | Page 54
Path To Enlightenment

by Joe Turner
Joe Turner sets Tamiya’s 1/35 Type 97 Chi-Ha Japanese tank in a scene deep in the heart of southeast Asia
MM175
Japanese Medium Tank
Type 97 Chi Ha
Tamiya 1:35
MM175 (75) 1975 New tool
 

Build Report, 1:48  | Page 64
Leatherneck Bronco

by Dean Large
Dean Large saddles up to tackle ICM’s recent 1/48 OV-10D+ Bronco
48301
North American OV-10D+ Bronco
UA ICM 1:48
48301 2021 New parts
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 72
Gyro Genius

by Steve Budd
Steve Budd takes MiniArt’s petite and finely crafted autogyro for a spin, as he builds the Ukrainian firm’s 1/35 Avro 671 Rota Mk.I
41008
Avro 671 Rota Mk.I RAF
UA MiniArt 1:35
41008 2019 New tool
 

Build Report, 1:72  | Page 80
Martin`s Metal Marvel

by Mike Grant
Mike Grant duels with Azur-FRROM’s 1/72 replica of an important inter-war twin, the Martin B-10B
FR0044
B-10B in US Service
Azur-FRROM 1:72
FR0044 2020 New parts
 

Review | Page 88
On The Shelf


Books
 

Review | Page 92
On The Shelf


Aircraft Kits
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 96
On The Shelf


German Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Ausf. C New-tool German half-track from Academy
 

Review, 1:35  | Page 97
On The Shelf


Air Defense System Iron Dome Iron Dome from Magic Factory
 

Review | Page 98
On The Shelf


Military Kits
 

Review | Page 100
On The Shelf


Figures
 

Review | Page 102
On The Shelf


Decal Sheets
 

Review | Page 104
On The Shelf


Accessories
 

Photo Gallery | Page 114
Display Case


Aircraft modelling remains vastly popular – as shown by this trio of reader projects
 

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