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February 2018
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IT’S SHOWTIME!
WE VISIT THE MIDDLE WALLOP AIRCRAFT
ENTHUSIASTS FAIR AND MODEL SHOW
PREVIEWS
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REVELL 1:32
P-51D-5NA MUSTANG
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AZUR 1:32 IAR-80A
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AIRFIX 1:48
NORTH AMERICAN
P-51D MUSTANG
AIR
DEFENCE
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WE TAKE A DETAILED LOOK AT REVELL’S 1:48 TORNADO F.3
GET THE BEST FROM
YOUR F-18C BUILDS,
IN 1:72 AND 1:48
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Contents
VOLUME 13. ISSUE 151. FEBRUARY 2018
REGULARS
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- IN THIS ISSUE
P06
- NEWSLINE
P10
- COMMENT
P78
- EVENTS DIARY
P79
- CONTACTS DETAILS
P81
- NEXT ISSUE
P82
- FINAL THOUGHTS…
REVIEWS
P68 NEW RELEASES KITS
What will you be building in the months to come?
How to contact us:
Tel:
Fax:
01525 222573
01525 222574
Model Airplane International. Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane,
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LU6 1QX, England
VOL.13 ISS.151 FEBRUARY 2018
P20 IT’S SHOWTIME!
Glenn Sands visits last year’s Middle Wallop Aircraft
Enthusiasts Fair and Model Show.
Editor:
Editorial:
P24 AIR DEFENCE VARIANT
Gregg Phillips works his magic on Revell’s 1:48
Tornado F.3.
Publisher:
Group Editor:
Administration Manager:
Office Manager:
Advertising Manager:
Spencer Pollard
spencer@doolittlemedia.com
Alan Harman
Marcus Nicholls
Hannah McLaurie
Paula Gray
Sean Leslie
P32 NIGHT STALKER
John Wilkes indulges his interest in helicopters, by
building the Kitty Hawk 1:35 AH/MH-6J
Editorial Design:
Advertising Design:
Art:
Peter Hutchinson
Peter Hutchinson & Alex Hall
P40 KIT PREVIEW
P71 NEW RELEASES ACCESSORIES
Azur release their 1:32 IAR-80A. Iain Ogilvie
examines the kit ready for a full build later this year.
What will you be using to dress up you kits in the
months to come?
P44 THE BUZZ OF HORNETS!
Model Airplane International, Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane,
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LU6 1QX.
Tel: 01525 222573 Fax: 01525 222574
E-mail:
sean@doolittlemedia.com
Advertisement and circulation:
P74 NEW RELEASES BOOKS
The latest decal releases assessed.
Part one of a dual build this month sees the editor
detail Academy’s excellent 1:72 F-18C.
Distribution:
P52 IN COLOUR
Seymour Distribution, 2 East Poultry Avenue,
London, EC1A 9PT.
Tel: 020 7429 4000
P76 NEW RELEASES DECALS
Some of the latest aviation books assessed.
Alan Firbank offers some spectacular schemes for
lovers of the F-18C Hornet.
P56 THE BUZZ OF HORNETS!
FEATURES
P16 KIT PREVIEW
Revell release their 1:32 P-51D-5NA Mustang.
Spencer Pollard takes a look…
Part two of a dual build this month sees the editor
tackle the involved Kinetic 1:48 F-18C.
Select Publisher Services, 3 East Avenue,
Bournemouth, BH3 7BW.
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P66 KIT PREVIEW
We take a look at the Airfix 1:48 P-51D Mustang
and the Eduard accessories released to upgrade it..
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EDITORIAL
ISSUE…
Written by Spencer Pollard
IN THIS
WELCOME TO
THE JET AGE!
This issue is somewhat
different to others published
recently in that we have
decided to offer only modern
subjects for our builds,
rather than being concerned
with subjects across a more
diverse period of time. We
hope you approve!
Before diving into the two
kit reviews that we hope you
enjoy this month, we’d like
to introduce two features
that cover the same aircraft,
though in two different
scales. The F-18 Hornet is
one of the most recognisable
shapes in the sky, so we
thought it about time that
it was covered in detail
within the pages of MAI.
Thankfully for the modeller
there is no shortage of kits
of this family of aircraft,
so modellers will not be
hamstrung by a paucity of
choice should they decide
to have a go at building one
in miniature. This month
two kits were chosen,
Academy’s 1:72 offering
and then the larger Kinetic
kit, the latter creating a
slightly stripped-back variant
without weapons. Both of
these kits are excellent
from the box, nevertheless
it was decided to detail
both with aftermarket and
scratchbuilt features to help
both improve their look and
in the case of the Academy
kit, create the dropped flaps
and slats that are so much
a feature of the aircraft on
the ground. The two builds
are offered as photographic
essays so you will have little
problem following what we
did to create the models
seen in this issue, all of the
items used and techniques
employed along the way,
being clear and easy to
follow! The features start on
page 44.
Along with the extended
look at the Hornet, we
also have two in-depth kit
reviews, Greg Phillips’ look
at the superb Revell 1:48
Tornado F.3 and then John
Wilkes’ appraisal of the
Kitty Hawk Models 1:35 AH/
MH-6J Night Stalker. Both of
these fine kits can be turned
into real show-stoppers in
the hands of experienced
modellers and that has
certainly been proven to
be the case this month,
the resulting replicas being
testament to both the skill of
the authors involved and the
quality of the basic kits. But
don’t be put of should you
be less experienced, you
will still find much to enjoy
and inspire from both of
these features, features that
appear on pages 24 and 32
respectively.
And finally, we have
three kit previews that will
hopefully set the juices
flowing and the wallets
opening as the year
progresses, with looks at
the Revell 1:32 P-51D-5NA
Mustang, Azur 1:32 IAR-
80A and Airfix 1:48 North
American P-51D Mustang.
In providing a balance to
our modern subjects this
month, these kits also point
to lengthy, in-depth features
that we are planning for the
next few months, as well as
illustrating that WWII and its
aircraft, is as fertile ground
as it ever was for the world’s
kit manufacturers!
So this is the February
edition of Model Airplane
International. I hope you
enjoy this issue and I hope
to see you again next month!
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