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September 2019
£4.75 / Issue 170
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KIT BUILD
THE ACE MAKER
HERE AT LAST, WE BEGIN
OUR DETAILED LOOK AT
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE
KIT AIRFIX HAS EVER
PRODUCED, THEIR 1:24
F6F-5 HELLCAT.
SHOWTIME!
HAILSHAM AND
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WE WERE THERE
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KIT BUILD
LIFT OFF!
JUST HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THE BRAND-NEW ZVEZDA 1:48 YAK-130 ‘MITTEN’?
KIT BUILD
AGAINST THE CLOCK
CAN YOU BUILD A KIT IN JUST ONE DAY? REVELL’S 1:72
BF 109F-2 TESTS THE THEORY.
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Contents
VOLUME 14. ISSUE 170. SEPTEMBER 2019
REGULARS
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- IN THIS ISSUE
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- COMMENT
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- NEWSLINE
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- EVENTS DIARY
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- CONTACTS DETAILS
P81
- NEXT ISSUE
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- FINAL THOUGHTS…
REVIEWS
P12 KIT BOX
Which models will you be building over the
coming months?
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Tel:
01525 222573
Model Airplane International. Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane,
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LU6 1QX, England
VOL.14 ISS.170 SEPTEMBER 2019
Editorial:
Editor:
Spencer Pollard
spencer@doolittlemedia.com
Alan Harman
Marcus Nicholls
Hannah McLaurie
Paula Gray
Richard Andrews
richard@doolittlemedia.com
FEATURES
P26 IT’S SHOWTIME!
Hailsham & District Scale Model Club Show 2019
opens its doors...
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P30 AGAINST THE CLOCK
Following on from Mike William’s ‘Weekend’ build
in the last issue, we take on another quick build
aimed at beginners, Revell’s delightful ‘109F-2.
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Editorial Design:
Advertising Design:
Peter Hutchinson
Peter Hutchinson & Alex Hall
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Model Airplane International, Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane,
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LU6 1QX.
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P36 FORCES OF VALOUR
Jonathan mock takes look at a new range of
simplified aircraft kits deigned especially for the
beginners amongst us…
P16 THE AFTERMARKET
Accessories that help you build more
detailed models!
Distribution:
Seymour Distribution, 2 East Poultry Avenue,
London, EC1A 9PT.
Tel: 020 7429 4000
P40 SWEDISH ‘STANG
Alan Price takes another look at the superb Airfix
1:48 P-51 Mustang.
P22 TRANSFER LIST
Newly-released decals that allow you to build
something just a little different…
Newstrade:
P48 LIFT OFF!
Nigel Poole builds the Zvezda 1:48 Yak-130 Lead
In Fighter Trainer.
P20 IN PRINT
The latest additions to your library shelves…
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P64 THE ACE MAKER
P22 ONE, ONE, FOUR FOUR NEWS
All that’s new for fans of this increasingly
popular scale.
Here at last, the editor begins his look at the
incredible, Airfix 1:48 F6F-5 Hellcat.
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P60 KIT PREVIEW
Spencer Pollard takes an in-depth look at the
incredible Wingnut Wings 1:32 Gotha UWD
P74 IT’S SHOWTIME!
Scale Wonders at the Salisbury Model Show 2019.
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IN THIS ISSUE...
Welcome to the September issue of your
favourite aircraft modelling magazine!
his month we deal with one of
the most anticipated aircraft
kits of recent times: the Airfix
1:24 F6F-5 Hellcat. There
cannot be too many aircraft
kits that have not only been released
amidst a fanfare normally associated
with a movie release, but also been part
of a rather wonderful TV programme,
so being able to see a sample arrive
and then be able to begin work on it is
something of a treat.
The Airfix Hellcat is a very important
release for this famous company because
it further announces their return to the
forefront of the industry. Though we had
a tantalising glimpse of their future plans
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and ability to translate those plans into
miniature with their much-vaunted 1:24
Typhoon, it is with the release of the Hellcat
that we can see just how far they have
come. Though it would be rather forward
of me to draw a conclusion before I’ve
completed the model, so far the feeling is
that this new release is not only Airfix’s best
yet, it is up there with the best available
elsewhere as well. It’s awfully complex
of course, with a huge number of parts
to assemble, pointing to a project that is
unashamedly aimed at the more expert
amongst you, but even so, the resulting
build is certainly something to behold.
So far we’ve dealt with all of the internal
sub-assemblies and the engine (all of
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which you can see in detail within this issue) and we
have to say that we are impressed by the results,
if not –– entirely –– the path the kit takes you on to
completion of these important areas!
Along with the Hellcat, we also have another
long and involved review, this time of the very
impressive, Zvezda 1:48 Yak-130. Over the last few
years, Zvezda have emerged as one of the most
progressive manufacturers in the business, each
subsequent kit building on a reputation for quality
and value for money. The Yak is certainly up there
with the very best in this scale, the levels of detail,
finesse and accuracy, being very impressive. Nigel
Poole has taken a look at our sample and drawn
the conclusion that it might already be his ‘kit of the
year’ which speaks volumes I think.
Along with these lengthy features we also take a
look at the excellent Airfix 1:48 P-51D and then have
some fun with a timed, one-day build. As kids, I am
sure than may of us would have run to the shops
to spend our pocket money on a cheap plastic kit,
build it over an afternoon and then look forward to
the following weekend. As time has passed by, kits
have become more complex and the time needed
to complete each one, longer and more sporadic
as life and all of its constraints has put pressure
on our free time. That being so, following Mike
Williams’ build of his 1:48 Fw190 last month, we
thought we would have a go at another ‘quick build’
this time spending one day instead of two on our
kit. Our victim this month is the delightful Revell
1:72 Me Bf109F, a kit that is as simple as you can
get, but detailed enough to still create a model
worth admiring once complete. As you will read, the
model was built over one single day (just over ten
hours), charted online, and then photographed once
complete. We had a lot of fun approaching a model
in this way and felt that it was the perfect antidote
to far more involved projects - the Hellcat, included!
We hope that you enjoy reading about out little
project in this issue.
This then is the September issue of Model
Airplane International. We hope that you enjoy it and
that we see you next month.
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