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Eduard New Tool 1:48 Bf 109 G-6 • Tamiya 1:32 Spitfire FR.IX Conversion • Wingnut Wings 1:48 Fokker E.III • Making Bases • Shizuoka Hobby Show 2016 • and more…
THE MAGIC
MEATBOX
Airfix’s brand new 1:48 Meteor F.8
£6.50 - July’16
(issue 063)
Aircraft edition
Contents
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ISSUE No.063 July 2016
modeller
military illustrated
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NEWS
What’s happening in modelling and aviation
THE MAGIC MEATBOX
Airfix 1:48 Meteor F.8 by Brett Green
Airfix 1:72 Wildcat
16 PREVIEW
18 PRETTY IN PINK
Tamiya 1:32 Spitfire FR.IX conversion by
James Hatch
32 RICHTHOFEN’S EINDECKER
Wingnut Wings 1:32 Fokker E.III by
Gary Edmundson
38 PREVIEW
Airfix 1:48 Boulton Paul Defiant
40 MAKING BASES
Tech Guide by Rafe Morrissey
46 PHOENIX RISING
58 SHOW REPORT
65 NEXT ISSUES
Eduard re-tooled 1:48 Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
by Brett Green
Shizuoka Hobby Show 2016
What’s coming up in the next issues of
Military Illustrated Modeller
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66 TAILPIECE
Kinetic 1:48 F/A-18C Hornet
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AIR Edition
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RRIVED
JUST A
ESS -
TOP PR
S
The colourful decal sheet with options for USAF,
Italy and Germany.
News
G.W.H.’s gorgeous
new 1:48 scale T-33A
Shooting Star has just
hit the Editor’s desk.
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G.W.H. T-33A SHOOTING STAR EARLY VERSION
.W.H is far from the first company to offer a
1:48 scale T-33A Shooting Star.
Back in 1958, Hawk released a 1:48
scale T-33. The model was subsequently
reboxed by Testor. Reports indicate that this was
an excellent kit in its day but that it suffered from a
number of accuracy issues.
Hobbycraft released their 1:48 scale T-33A
Shooting Star in the 1990s. This was typical of
Hobbycraft kits of the time, with crisply recessed
panel lines but very basic cockpit and wheel
well detail and thick transparencies. I have read
conflicting reports about the accuracy of the kit,
with some stating that it is reasonably good and
others suggesting that the fuselage falls away at the
rear, that the intakes are too short and the canopy
and cockpit sill have shape issues.
This kit was later released in different versions
and reboxed by Academy.
G.W.H. has proven that they can produce a
petite and well detailed kit using a small number
of parts with their 1:144 scale Vulcan and Victor
kits. They seem to have transferred some of this
experience to their latest 1:48 scale kit, the T-33A
Shooting Star Early Version.
Recently it seems that there has been a
competition between kit manufacturers to cram as
many parts as possible into a model box. To their
credit, despite some complex subjects, G.W.H.
has kept their 1:48 scale parts totals down to a
manageable number resulting in quite buildable kits.
With this simpler subject, there are only 112
parts in medium grey plastic and a further seven
parts in clear.
Surface textures are truly state-of-the-art. The
panel lines are very crisp and very fine. These are
supplemented by rows of rivets and other relevant
surface features.
Detail is very good too. The cockpit is made
up from two ejector seats (seven parts each) in a
cockpit tub. Side console detail is raised, and a
decal is also supplied as an option if you are not
confident about your painting skills. The instrument
panels are a sandwich - flat panel at the rear,
instrument dial decal in the middle and a grey
plastic front panel with raised bezel detail and holes
through which the decal dials may be viewed.
The only problem with this approach is that the
dial decals are quite deep behind the front of the
panel, and the holes look a little small to me (or
maybe the bezels are too thick). If you don't like
the effect, I am sure that Eduard will have a colour
photo-etched replacement available in no time at all.
The instructions suggest that the nose gear and
front gear doors should be fitted to the model
before the fuselage haves are joined, but I would
recommend that you leave the dangly bits off until
after painting is complete.
The undercarriage legs and wheels look great,
by the way. Wheels are flattened and bulged.
While we're talking about the instructions, it
would seem that one of the drawings appears out
of sequence. The illustration at the bottom right
hand corner of Step 3 should actually appear at
the end of Step 4.
The intakes and plates are separate parts. There
is no engine or fan detail, but nothing would really
be visible at the end of the intakes anyway. The
jet pipe is made up from two parts and is trapped
between the fuselage halves when they are joined.
The main landing gear bay is a superbly
detailed moulding.
The main landing gear doors are equally good.
They are moulded in the closed position, so you'll
have to slice them open if your landing gear is down.
The elevators and rudder are separate so may
be posed to taste. Ailerons are fixed in the neutral
position.
The flaps are designed to be posed down. Eight
separate hinge parts hold the flaps in place. Flap
bay rib detail is moulded to the trailing edge of the
upper wing halves.
The one-piece nose cone is well moulded,
although there is a little flash to clean up. A very
nice one-piece boarding ladder is on the same
sprue as the nose.
The clear parts are beautifully presented. The
long opening section is protected from scuffing with
an adhesive length of cling wrap. I can't tell if there
is a centre seam on the top of this part. If it is there,
it is almost invisible - very impressive moulding.
Markings are supplied for one US aircraft, one
from Italy and one German.
The decals are well printed and in register. The
finish is quite flat.
CONCLUSION
With its high level of detail, state-of-the-art surface
textures and refreshingly modest parts count,
this looks like an eminently buildable model.
Considering the large number of colourful schemes,
you might even want to build more than one!
Highly Recommended.
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Thanks to G.W.H. for the sample www.lionroar.net
Surface detail is
crisp and fine.
Lovely detail moulded straight into the
main wheel wells.
The inside of the main gear doors are
pretty nice too!
Instrument bezels are a bit too heavily
pronounced.
The clear parts are thin and free from
distortion.
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Military Illustrated Modeller
- July 2016
* background information courtesy of Wikipedia.

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