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VOLUME 10. ISSUE 116. MARCH 2015
REGULARS
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- EDITORIAL
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- NEWSLINE
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- EVENTS DIARY
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- CONTACTS DETAILS
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- NEXT ISSUE
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- FINAL THOUGHTS…
REVIEWS
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- KWIK BUILD
Bob Edwards builds the AZ Models 1:72
AH1G Huey Cobra
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VOL.10 ISS.116 MARCH 2015
Editor:
Editorial:
FEATURES
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- SCALE MODELWORLD AND
IPMS NATIONALS 2014
We remember last year’s showcase IPMS event
from Telford
Publisher:
Group Editor:
Administration Manager:
Office Manager:
Advertising Manager:
Advertisement Assistant:
Spencer Pollard
spencer@adhpublishing.com
Alan Harman
Marcus Nicholls
Hannah McLaurie
Paula Gray
Gareth Liddiatt
Joe Brown
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- BATTLE OF BRITAIN SERIES NO.3
Alan Price continues his series to commemorate
the 75th Anniversary with a build of the Italeri 1:48
Hurricane Mk.I
Editorial Design:
Advertising Design:
Art:
Peter Hutchinson
Alex Hall
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- BRONCO
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- A FINE INSTRUMENT
OF MODELLING
John ‘Tigger’ Wilkes builds Kitty Hawk’s
excellent 1:32 OV-10A
ADH Publishing, Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane,
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LU6 1QX.
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Advertisement and circulation:
Distribution:
We take a detailed look at the Iwata
Custom Micron B
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- AV-8A HARRIER
Mike Williams converts the Airfix 1:72 Harrier into
its USMC cousin
Seymour Distribution, 2 East Poultry Avenue,
London, EC1A 9PT.
Tel: 020 7429 4000
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- NEW RELEASES KITS
The latest kit releases assessed
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- V FOR VICTOR
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- NEW RELEASES ACCESSORIES
All the latest aftermarket products for your
next project
Drewe Manton tackles the excellent Great Wall
Hobby 1:144 B.2
Select Publisher Services, 3 East Avenue,
Bournemouth, BH3 7BW.
Tel: 01202 586848 E-mail:
tim@selectps.com
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- HORTON HO229
Subscriptions:
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- NEW RELEASES DECALS
Decorate your aircraft models with these
new sheets
Steve Evans builds Zoukei-Mura’s most ambitious
kit yet, the 1:32 Horten Ho229
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EDITORIAL
“
Returning to the Editor’s chair after a three-year lay off has been
an exciting time, not least because it has allowed me to once again
view the state of the hobby and a magazine’s place within it”
Hello And Welcome!
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest issue of Model Airplane International. This month you will notice
a few changes to your favourite modelling title, not least of which is the guy in the editor’s chair, which of
course means me!
Before we begin with the introductions and offer a few hints as to the direction and changes we will make
to the magazine over the coming months, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Richard Franks for
all of his hard work over the last ten years. Thanks to his stewardship, you are reading one of the finest
magazines of its kind found anywhere, filled as it is each month with up to the minute news and superb
modelling across every page. Building a magazine from the ground up is never easy and so it is testament to
Richard’s skills in this field, that the magazine was so good from the very first issue. Thanks Richard - I hope
I can continue where you left off.
So I’m the new boy! My name is Spencer Pollard - you may have seen some of my models in the other titles published by ADH
as for the last few years I have been employed as an in-house modelmaker, building a wide range of different kits, from armour to
aircraft with a few cars thrown in for good measure. Before joining ADH I was the Editor of ‘Military In Scale’ magazine, a position I
held for almost twenty years. During that time I watched as the hobby developed into the truly international pastime that it is today.
New kits were released with increased regularity; the aftermarket exploded to offer almost everything a modeller could wish for
to detail and improve their kits; the Internet took flight, offering not only access to an incredible amount of information, but also
brought the world’s model makers together through online websites, forums and more recently, social media outlets. Finishing
styles and standards went through the roof and thanks to a few dedicated entrepreneurs, specialist products were released, that
allow even the most inexperienced of modellers, the chance to build miniatures that they could be proud of in months, rather than
years. What a revolution!
Returning to the Editor’s chair after a three-year lay off has been an exciting
time, not least because it has allowed me to once again view the state of the
hobby and a magazine’s place within it. Though I’ve been building models
for other magazines, it’s not the same as deciding on what readers would
like to see in print, talking to authors, passionate enthusiasts and those
companies on which we all rely for our kits, materials and accessories
month in, month out. But I guess the most exciting aspect of the
job is seeing just how much the market has increased over those
intervening years. Even in such a short space of time there are
companies, kits and accessories that I could only dream
off. The quality of the aviation modelling scene
is almost mind-boggling in its complexity
and diversity. Some of the new kits
being released today seem almost
impossible to improve and yet,
having said that a few years ago,
we all know they will! How exciting
to imagine what will be released for
us all to enjoy!
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Future Plans
With the introductions out of the
way, what do we have planned
for MAI over the months to
come? Firstly, I would
like to reassure you
that we are not
going to be
making
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MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL -
March 2015
PICK OF THE MONTH…
Wingnut Wings 1/32 Felixstowe F2a Late - The
greatest plastic model aircraft ever released?
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wholesale changes to either the content, or design. Instead, we plan
to build upon the foundations that are already in place, making subtle
changes to the extant content and then bringing in new sections that will
improve what’s already here.
The most important change that we think you will enjoy, will be to
extend the number of pages dedicated to the in-depth kit builds. This
will be at the expense of the new releases section, which will in turn
be shortened to include only the most important, interesting releases
that month. This is simply a reflection on the amount of material already
available via other means such as the Internet and so we feel that a
magazine such as this should focus more on material that is unique to
us, rather than material that can be seen elsewhere. Modelling features
will therefore form the core of our plans, created by an expanded team
of modellers, some of which you will recognise, some of which you may
not. They will all have one thing in common, though: a desire to offer you
some of the most inspiring features seen anywhere else in print.
The second area that we hope to address is the inclusion of reference
features that will run alongside the builds. These will take the form of
detailed photo essays and walk-rounds that will allow you to see what the
real aircraft look like. This may involve details and features that you can
model, interesting colour schemes, or perhaps weathering effects that
you may want to replicate. We’ll also offer colour profiles to complete the
package. Many of these reference features will be published alongside a
full build to provide you with a one-stop feature that you can collect and
keep ready to use whenever the mood takes you!
Finally, we will be adding a more human element into the content. You
will notice - because you are reading it! - that this issue contains not
only a full editorial, but also a ‘final thoughts’ page. These two sections
will be our portal for opinions on the hobby, interesting news and funny
moments that create a sense of personality that we hope will run through
the rest of the editorial content. Alongside those pages we will be offering
show reports and pictures of your models. This is a very important
inclusion, as there can be nothing more exciting than seeing your pride
and joy appear in print! I’ll certainly be visiting plenty of shows this year,
so you never know what you will see. Depending on interest, we may also
include a dedicated page for your models as well as one for your letters.
If you are interested in this, please contact us at the editorial address,
using the email listed.
So, welcome to the March edition of Model Airplane International! We
hope you enjoy seeing the models, reading the features and are inspired
to have a go at some of the projects you see within the pages of this
magazine. If you have any thoughts, please contact us and we’ll see you
again next month!
By releasing not one, but three Felixstowes, only a
company such as Wingnut Wings would make such an
audacious move
Spencer Pollard
I’m looking at a box the size of a small suitcase. On lifting the
tightly fitting lid I can see that it’s full to the brim with twelve
sprues, most very large, of 392 exquisitely moulded grey parts.
This behemoth of a kit is of course Wingnut Wings magnificent
Felixstowe, in this case the late version, though there is also
an early version and a ‘Duelists’ edition which also contains
the now much sought after Hansa Brandenburg W.29.
Anyone who has ever built, or even looked at one of their
kits before will know exactly what to expect here. Anyone who
has yet to get that sharp intake of breath when they open up
one of these boxes for the first time had better have a chair
handy as they may get a little dizzy, but boy are they in for a
treat. They will find some of the
best moulded parts anywhere,
built to a level of precision and
tolerance that is second to none.
Here that means an amazing level
of external and internal detail
which will mean a very careful
study of their beautiful instruction
booklet before you even think of
taking them off the sprue. You
get a beaching trolley to support this very large model on,
and the wings - around 90cm worth - have been designed to
part from the centre bay for easy storage and transport. You
also get a photo-etched fret for some of the finer details. The
Cartograph decals are as good
as they come, but be prepared
for a lot of masking if you want
to try any one of the ‘high viz’
schemes within the five options
in the kit.
The price could be an issue,
but anyone acquiring one of
these will know that that they
are making a serious purchase
by parting with around £250 or more here in the UK. They
will of course get a lot of kit for their money not to mention
months of pleasurable building time. By releasing not one, but
three Felixstowes, only a company such as Wingnut Wings
would make such an audacious move, not only underlining
their commitment to deliver a
very broad catalogue of subjects
but also showing modellers that
nothing is beyond them. I would
keep sending your wish lists in!
The greatest model ever?
Quite possibly. We’ll let you know
when we clear a room to put this
kit together for a future issue.
I notice that the date on the
box art is 2013. Heaven knows what’s on the Wingnut Wings
drawing board at the moment, but we can’t wait to find out!
(Haris Ali)
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