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ANNUAL COMPETITION 2008
At November’s club night we held our annual competition, the results of which will be announced on the December club night (please remember to bring along your entries and any trophies from last year)
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MODEL SHOWS 2009
Phil Butler has sent me the following list of Model shows in 2009. I have added this to our Web site. Over the coming months I will add more detail, until it becomes a comprehensive guide to all shows in our region (and beyond) if you have any info on model show please let me know.
Date Show Information Attended by Romsey Modellers
January 11th Bolton IPMS Model Bonanza 2009
St Josephs RC High School, Chorley New Road, Horwich BL6 6HW.
No
January 16th
to 18th London Model Engineering Show
Alexander Palace, London N22
No
February 1st Milton Keynes Scale Model Club 'ModelKraft 2009' Stantonbury Leisure Centre, Milton Keynes.
www.mksmc.co.uk No
February 14th FAA Museum Yeovilton Yes
February 15th Huddersfield IPMS Wakefield No
February 22nd South Cheshire Militaire No
February 28th March 1st
Trucks 'n' Tracks No
March 7th IPMS North Somerset show No
March 8th The Northern Show (South Shields)
No
March 14th East of England Model Show
Peterborough Town Hall, 10am to 4pm,
Free entry No
March 14th and 15th
Southern Expo myweb.tiscali.co.uk/southernexpo No
April 4th IPMS Abindon's show No
April 5th Shropshire Model Show Flyer No
April 18th IPMS Dorset (Poole Vikings Model Club)
Parkstone Grammar School, Sopers Lane, Poole, Dorset
Yes
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April 18th and19th
Shepton Mallet No
April 19th Hinckley No
April 25th and 26th
Scottish Nationals
Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth PH2 0TH
http://www.scotnats.org.uk/show_index.htm
No
May 10th IPMS Gloucester No
May 30th IPMS Salisbury
Wyvern College Sports Hall, Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury SP1 1RE.
Yes
May 31st IPMS Barnet
RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way NW9 5LL
kar.lesrr@ntlworld.com No
June 21st MAFVA Nationals
IWM Duxford
No
June 28th IPMS Coventry and Warwickshire
No
August 2nd or 9th
'Automodellismo 2009'
The Donington Collection near Kegworth, Leicestershire.
This is a new show aimed at motorsport modelling of all types.
No
August 23rd IPMS Avon No
September 5th
West Cornwall No
September 20th
IPMS Fenland 'Wings and Things'
Spalding Grammar School, Priory Road, Spalding PE11 2XH.
No
September 20th
Sutton Coldfield No
September IPMS Farnborough Yes
October 11th Newark show at Lincoln TBC No
November 7th and 8th
'SMW' (Scale Modelworld)
International Centre, Telford, Shropshire TF3 4JH
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WEBSITE UPDATE
The website is continuing to attract new visitors, as of today (Sunday) we have had 416 unique visitors from 41 countries. We had a significant surge in traffic close to the Middle Wallop show from web queries looking for details on the event. I have added the 2009 show diary which I will attempt to expand in order to attract more modellers.
I have just about added all the content I have from past newsletters, further expansion will require the creation of new content (volunteers please!). Over Christmas I plan to make a few changes to the look and feel of the site to align it with the new style of this newsletter. All in all not a bad start.
Country/Territory
Visits Pages/Visit
Avg. Time on Site (secs)
Country/Territory
Visits Pages/Visit
Avg. Time on Site (secs)
United Kingdom 372 6.8 289 Turkey 2 3.0 13
United States 47 3.4 132 Indonesia 2 4.5 110
France 16 4.8 594 Greece 2 1.5 2
Germany 12 2.6 37 Taiwan 2 1.5 12
Belgium 9 4.3 219 Austria 1 4.0 193
Italy 9 3.8 57 Hungary 1 1.0 0
Spain 9 4.9 139 China 1 1.0 0
Canada 8 2.3 20 Japan 1 1.0 0
Poland 8 1.9 182 Bulgaria 1 1.0 0
Hong Kong 7 1.6 89 Norfolk Island 1 1.0 0
Netherlands 7 1.1 1 Kenya 1 1.0 0
Czech Republic 6 4.2 48 Argentina 1 3.0 33
Australia 6 2.3 251 Switzerland 1 1.0 0
Sweden 6 2.3 135 Malta 1 33.0 650
Slovakia 4 2.0 202 Bahrain 1 1.0 0
New Zealand 4 2.8 108 Peru 1 5.0 69
Brazil 4 4.8 26 Russia 1 1.0 0
Portugal 3 1.0 0 Singapore 1 7.0 227
Denmark 3 5.0 57 Lithuania 1 3.0 94
South Africa 3 7.3 307 Macedonia 1 1.0 0
Cyprus 2 2.0 10 Mexico 1 1.0 0
Norway 2 1.0 0 South Korea 1 3.0 24
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MUSEUM OF ARMY FLYING, MIDDLE WALLOP BY PAUL ADAMS
A new show, not only for the club but also the organisers, was the small exhibition at the Museum of Army Flying. Despite its size it proved to be a very good show for Romsey Modellers, with many interested show goers spending time at the table. A somewhat regimented table layout meant all of the clubs and traders were squeezed into the new section of the hall. This however didn’t mar what was a great day out. In attendance were Dave O’Meara, Keith Hawkins, Gary Jarman and Paul Adams. A few club members visited for shopping including Tony Adams ignoring the credit crunch and succumbing to temptation by purchasing the 1/72nd scale Gato sub. Clear 5 foot of space for that one! In fact bargains were to be had, either by haggling or careful perusal. I picked up a 1/48th Weekend Edition Nieuport 16 by Eduard for £4.99!!
Overall, a good show with perhaps some small layout tweeks needed. Here’s a couple of my pics, and more can be seen by visiting the club website.
BARGAINS AT MIDDLE WALLOP BY TONY ADAMS
As Paul mentioned above I came away from the Middle Wallop show grasping or rather staggering under the weight of Revell’s 1/72 Gato class submarine. I still struggling to understand exactly why I purchased this huge amount of plastic, I’m not a ship modeller and have got nowhere to display this monstrosity. I know the price was impressive at £29.95 and I even got approval from my partner who is getting fed up of aircraft littering the living room, but am I really ready to take on such as sizable project? Oh well I guess time will tell. The kit itself is safely stashed in the loft waiting for me to gather inspiration or at least a few pounds of photo etch.
The other purchase I made at the show was Airfix’s Doctor Who characters and Tardis. This was purchased for my daughter who is a great fan (it was some compensation for me dragging her around the show). We have started the Tardis, with Caitlin enjoying using my spray gun to paint the kit and the living room table! It will be my first attempt at figure painting, if this goes Ok I’ll write about the experience next month, if not you will never hear another word on the subject.
SCALE MODELWORLD 2008, TELFORD BY PAUL ADAMS
If you ever have the desire to do the full model show experience, there’s arguably nowhere better go than the Scale Modelworld exhibition.
Three halls packed with club displays, vendors and competition models means it doesn’t get any better, and there’s a reason it’s held over two days, for even after several laps around the halls, there’s always something
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new to see. Not only are there a plentiful supply of beautifully finished models, but you get the manufacturers on hand to vent your frustration at or to give suggestions to, world class modellers that offer excellent advice and any number of tempting bargains to help empty your bank account.
For 2008, Dan Parratt and I were invited to display with Les Garagistes, a small group of dedicated car and bike modellers, who for the second successive year, were invited along to bolster the automotive modelling aspect of the show. I decided to attend for both days this year; my first time and I fortunately managed to get a twin room at the Holiday Inn, next to the show, for a reasonable £65.00 per night. I planned to arrive Friday evening, so it would be a simple task of falling out of bed and into the hall to set out my models. Unfortunately, a nightmare drive up ensued, with 3 accidents and one broken down lorry, meaning a 2 ½ hour drive became 4 ½ hours!! I arrived a little later than expected, and was met by Alex, who had arranged the room for me. After settling in, the evening was filled with several beers, one mushroom linguine made with spaghetti (!) and plenty of modelling and motorsport chat, tall stories and two rather charming ladies. I must quickly add these ladies were Alex’s daughter and her friend who help to make the evening very enjoyable!!
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The other club members had done all of the hardwork of setting up on Friday, so after quick stroll around to the rear hall entrance and a quick flash of the IPMS membership card, I was in at 08:00, two hours before public opening. The theme this year was ‘Made in Italy’ which allowed us to bring a large amount of models to show. Whilst small in comparison to the 550+ of the Phantom Sig, we in fact managed nearly 80 across 12 foot of table, with local themes of ‘Monza Winners’, and ‘The Doctor at SMW’. I took just 8 models, Dan, arriving at 09:00, brought along his large scale Ferraris. [1,2]
Our table was set out in Hall 3, just across from the competition area, and near the food area (more of that later), but unfortunately our location didn’t allow passers by. We would rely on visitors walking to the end of a line of tables to get to us.
Saturday is always the busiest day at the show and from early on, hundreds of enthusiast filled the halls. SMW is in general, dominated by aircraft models, but despite this, and the long walk, interest in the table was very good. [3]
I was surprised to see models on the competitions tables as early as 8:00am!! I figured many entrants wished to get their models in the best spots for the judges. By 12:00pm, hundreds of models had been entered. A few
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guys from our table entered some models. Dan put in his 1/12th resin Ferrari 156/85. Shane, our club leader, entered a bike and Williams F1 car. [4,5]
A number of clubs were putting on ‘how to’ demonstrations during both days of the events, none more so than Milton Keynes who had arranged for theirs to be announced over the tannoy. I not sure this was the best decision as the show announcer was clearly not familiar with modelling terms. Milton Keynes had demos on DEE‐ KAY‐LING and BIP LANES!!!
One of our club members, Alex is a chef by profession, handy when lunch is looming! In keeping with the Made in Italy theme, Alex and his pal Tony provided Italian nibbles and a fine selection of wines for our consumption. It beat the awful greasy burgers and chips on offer a few yards from our table. Talking of which, following the show, I have seen many complaints on various forums about fallout from the barbeque the centre had running for both days of the event. Both halls were filled with smoke, and with the competition area only yards from the food area, you can imagine the results. Removing grease deposits from weathered armour must be nigh on impossible. Some modellers complained that their models were ruined. The IPMS will be addressing this for next year.
Competition results are announced at 4:00pm and a huge swarm of modellers descend upon the tables to check out the winners. Shane bagged a Gold and Silver, but Dan’s Ferrari 156/85 was amazingly overlooked by the judges. There was an abundance of large scale aircraft on show, none more so than the overall winner in class, a 1/48th Short Stirling, which was a joy to see. [6]
The day drew to a close and Saturday evening was spent at the Italian restaurant situated at the front of the centre. After a couple beers, some more wine, some great food and some flirting with the waitress, I retired at midnight to recharge the batteries.
Sunday dawned only too soon!! I was awoken by a restless Dan, who decided to run a bath, at 06:30!! Fortunately he provided coffee shortly after and was forgiven!!
We assembled in the hall for 09:00 following a hearty breakfast of cholesterol!! The second day of the show is always quieter than Saturday, but we still had a steady day at the table. This in turn offers the chance to have a good look about and see what’s on the tables.
Traders seemed busy and so too were the manufacturers. Of note was Airfix. The centrepiece of their stand was a test shot of a 1/24th scale Mosquito and in vacform, a 1/48th model of the beautiful Vulcan bomber. After enquiry it appears that Airfix wanted to see the reaction from the public and it appeared to be very positive. Lets hope we see a full plastic kit soon. The Mosquito should be out by next summer. At 600+ pieces, it promises to be a glorious kit. Revell had their new Junkers 88 in 1/48th. Of note for me on the Cammett stand was a resin master of a possible kit – Donald Campbell’s Bluebird in 1/20th. I hope this becomes available, as the master was superb. I toured the tables and competition area and grabbed a few shots. [7,8,9]
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Sunday came to a close at 4:00pm, and so the models were packed away and we made haste for our cars for the journey home. I had a thoroughly enjoyable weekend, made more complete by attending both days. A highly recommended show.
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AIRCRAFT COCKPIT INSTRUMENT PANELS BY BRIAN BOOT
USING THE POWER OF YOUR COMPUTER TO ENHANCE YOUR MODELLING PROJECTS
I gather data and graphics on various aircraft instruments from sources such as reference books, model magazines and the internet then I scan the photos or artwork into the computer. Using a graphics program (Photoshop in my case) I clean up and enhance the image and initially scale them to 1/24th scale, for this
exercise I refer to 1/24th scale decal sheets of instruments. The image is saved as a bitmap file on the computers hard disk at 600 dots per inch for quality and definition.
Over time I have amassed enough instrument images to allow me to produce almost any instrument panel layout required for my projects a few examples are shown below.
I do like to illuminate my panels on models of 1/48th scale and above and to that end I make up a light box from thin aluminium plate in which I house bulbs and the instrument panel. I regularly check to see that the whole assemble will fit into the models fuselage, including the wiring.
Image Before
Cleaned up and improved image
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Instrument panels can be scratch build by making the up in your graphic program, selecting the individual dials and panels and dragging into previously produced instrument panels as shown below.
When working on producing the instrument panel I scale the artwork up to four times larger than required. This ensures the fidelity of the graphics making it easier to work on and to ensure that the artwork is sharp and clear. As already mentioned I produce artwork at 600 dpi which gives best results when the instrument panel is
reduced to the intended size.
These days most model kits of 48 to 24th scale have etched metal instrument panels and the dials are produced on the film which help the modeller no end when making a illuminated cockpit.
To make the dials illuminated, the basic instrument panel should be light proof. I use thin aluminium sheet for this purpose. I make a template using the instrument panel graphics as a guide to enable me to drill, punch or file out the dial apertures accurately when lined up and fixed to the metal sheeting.
Template for drilling, punching or filling out dial apertures
MEMBER SURVEY 2009
It’s been a couple of years since we conducted a member’s survey and updated our contact database. So we intend to perform a survey in January / February. I will ask for feedback on club evenings, our participation in shows, the newsletter and the web site. If you have a question that you want to pose to our membership please let me know. I intend to have the survey forms ready for the January meeting.
1:48 Wyvern Cockpit with back lit dials
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WHAT THE PAPERS SAY…
Fall of an Empire... The shooting‐down of a Short Empire flying‐boat by Japanese fighters in early 1942.
Join the Classic Jet Set... A new initiative to organise and co‐ordinate the preservation of historic aviation: one that you can be part of.
From Obscurity Comes Light... A a two‐part survey of the Mosquito variants used for photo‐reconnaissance: the type's first (and last) operational role.
Turbofan Trailblazer... In the second half of his look at the life of Sir Frank Whittle, Nicholas Jones relates some of the great British genius's lesser‐known achievements.
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer... The full story of Scottish Aviation's unglamorous but much‐loved “Twin Pin”.
A Camel at Heathrow... 50 years ago a Tupolev Tu‐104 arrived at Heathrow on the type's first regular service from Moscow..
Keeping it in The Family... The Grace Spitfire: a remarkable story of effort, success and continuity by one determined family.
Ejecting! Tally Ho!... In an excerpt from his new biography of legendary test pilot Jimmy Dell, the author describes Jimmy's ejection from an F‐86 in 1952.
Freiwild ‐ A build of a Post War Sturmgeschütz IV diorama.
M1 A2 SEP Abrams ‐ Assembles and assesses the recent Dragon Abrams SEP kit.
Loaded for Bear ‐ Canadian LAV III in action in Afghanistan described
Desert Challenger – builds of an OIF Challenger using the Tamiya kit.
Upgrading by Degradation ‐ modified 1:16th scale Alpine figure.
Extreme Detail ‐ M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage
Keeping Track ‐ More new releases
Looking for Trouble ‐ OIF M2A2 Bradley
Tamiya and me ‐ The Editor introduces this special Issue by recounting his experiences with Tamiya
To Berlin ‐ A build of the recently released Tamiya JS‐2
Taurus Pursuant ‐ build a small 1:48th scale diorama
Char B1 Bis ‐ The Editor shows how to get the best from the Tamiya kit of the French WWII Tank
Rad ‐ Tamiya’s venerable Sd.Kfz 232 8 Rad is modernised
Tiger 1‐ Tamiya’s 1:16th scale Tiger modelled by the Editor
Panzer II Ausf.F ‐ One of the earliest releases in the Tamiya range shows it still has possibilities
Devastated ‐ blown up Tamiya’s 1997 Panzer IV
SU 122 ‐ Another old favourite from the 1970’s given a new lease of life
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Pfalz D.III ‐ The Roden 1:32nd scale WW1 Fighter.
ILA 2008 Berlin ‐ A selection of photos from the Berlin show.
Raw Force ‐ Part one of a feature on building a naked IL‐2m Sturmovik
Sand Frog ‐ recreates one of the buried Iraqi Su‐25K “Frogfoot” using the Monogram kit
Xtreme Detail ‐ The F7F‐3P Tigercat.
Mosi ‐ Tamiya’s 1:48th scale Mosquito modelled
Brushing on a budget ‐ We compare three budget priced double action airbrushes.
Air Born ‐ New releases
Grumman F7F‐3N Tigercat ‐ a build of the recently re issued 1:48th scale Italeri kit
Show Gallery: IPMS/USA National Convention, Top modeling from America and the world
Sukhoi Su‐27P "Flanker" ‐ Airfix kit + Hasegawa kit + skill = interceptor
America's monster T32 tank It takes two Pershings to build this behemoth!
Convert, and detail a Dodge "Beep" Tribute: Remembering a golden age, A retrospective essay by the late modeler
Painting and finishing the Hetzer ‐ Part 2 puts a tank destroyer in its place
Naval camouflage made easy Getting serious with Silly Putty masking
Workbench Reviews Dragon 1/350 scale Livermore/Gleaves‐class destroyer Classic Airframes 1/48 scale J4F‐1/2 Widgeon Special Hobby 1/48 scale CAC‐12 Boomerang Revell Germany 1/72 scale Fairey Gannet AS.1/4 Tamiya 1/35 scale Panzer II Ausf A/B/C Zvezda 1/144 scale Tupolev Tu‐154M
Smart Thinking The Editor tackles the wonderful Dragon 1/35 T‐34/76, adding details and a full crew along the way
The Dutch Liberator Staghound in 1/48, from Kengi's excellent kit
A Super Model Kit The second armoured car seen this month a build of the new Italeri AB 41 in 1/48. Step‐by‐step pictures help tell the tale
Jack of all Trades Revell's excellent 1/48 Dornier Do 217 E‐5 painted in a stunningly realistic finish
Frankenfury Trumpeter 1/48 Sea Fury, electing along the way to replace those parts that are not quite up to scratch. This month, painting and weathering…
Camoflage and Markings Some colour scheme choices for builders of the Trumpeter Sea Fury
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A Pair of Wellies Build the Trumpeter 1/48 scale Wellington as a Merlin‐engined Wellington Mk II using the just released A2Zee/Alley Cat resin conversion set.
Air Wars – Indo‐Pakistan, Chronicles the Indo‐Pakistan air wars of 1965 and 1971.
The Phoenix Is Still Rising Looks at the role and markings of the recently disbanded No 56 (Reserve) Squadron and its Tornado F.3s
Lest we forget, Bomber Command Day At the Yorkshire Air museum at Elvington with some World War Two veterans...
Bostons in the USSR Concludes his history of the Douglas A‐20 in Soviet Aviation service.
Early Stormovik The Academy 1/72 scale Il‐2 Stormovik
‘Patricia Lynn’ ‐ The Airfix 1/72 scale Martin RB‐57E kit – straight from the box... well almost!
8pg Supplement sponsored by Airfix ‐AIRFILE 8 –Buccaneer, Describes the camouflage and markings of the Blackburn Buccaneer in RAF service, 1969‐1994
Grass Hopper Fieseler Fi 156 Storch
Emil and Gustav in Captivity New Angles on an Old Favourite
Bear in the Air Trumpeter 1/32 Grumman F8F‐1 Bearcat
The Good the Bad and the Beautiful Building the 1/48 HobbyBoss Fury‐Bravo
Scratchbuilding Pt 5 Constructing your Cody Flyer, The fifth and final part of our guide to building the pioneering aircraft
Malta Defender Special Hobby’s 1/48 Spitfire Vc
The Germans who Fought for Britain World War Two ‐ The King’s Most Loyal Enemy Aliens
Fury and Scandal Napoleonic Wars ‐ Britain’s finest cavalry commander falls foul of Wellington
The Empire Strikes Back Roman Warfare ‐ Belisarius battles Goths to win back Rome ‐
Cutaways to Victory World War Two ‐ How graphic artists helped win the war ‐
Basic Airbrushing A Beginners’ Guide to Airbrushing
Takes you through the basics
Soviet Brute Force The 1:35 Tamiya JS‐2 ChKZ of the 88th Independent Guards Heavy Tank Regiment, Berlin, April 1945
Beachhead The Revell 1:35 LCM, whilst Lee and Chris bring a 1:72 diorama featuring the Dragon LCM(3) and M4A1
Real and Replica The ‘Sherman’ Show, The Dragon’s new 1:35 M4A3 (76)W
Proud Warriors The Revell 1:48 SH‐60B Seahawk from HSL‐42
Mekong Delta Force Vietnam War Diorama
Middle EastMover Builds the MIG Productions M‐325 Nun Nun ‘early version’
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Ionian Sea Wolf Detailing the Hasegawa 1:48 AV‐8B Plus Harrier
Young Thoroughbred Trumpeter’s new 1:32 P‐51B Mustang
Italian F‐104 Starfighters
Russian Heavy Zvezda’s superb new 1:72 Petlyakov Pe‐8 by Andy Ieronymides
The Eduard 1:48 Bf 110C
Dragon 1:72 Do 335B‐4
An extended review of the Eduard 1:48 Mirage 2000C
THE JUG AND JEEP P‐47 Thunderbolt with the ubiquitous Jeep coming to the rescue! PANZERS, PLANES AND PASTIES Report on the West Cornwall model show PALM SIZED PATTON The Editor converts Revell’s M48A2G into a Vietnam jungle busting US ARMY A3 STUCCO’D STUG We waste no time getting stuck into Dragon’s brand new Sturmhaubitze 42 Ausf. G MIGHTY MOVER Accurate Armour’s Mighty Antar Tank Transporter gets a preview TRACKED TUGBOAT two part feature on Bronco’s Land‐Wasser‐Schlepper TOWING TIME T16 carrier and 6 pounder anti‐tank gun kits BUDGET BRUSHES ON TEST We test three budget airbrushes and proves you don’t have to spend a lot to get great results S FOR SUPERSIZED BOAT The Editor climbs inside the massive box of Italeri’s all new 1:35th scale S‐Boat, but what does he think? PREVIEW Dragon’s latest 1:35 T‐34/76 112 Dragon’s latest incarnation of the Sherman from Dragon FREE INSIDE ‐ TANKFEST 2008 pt.2 We conclude our two part special on The Tank Museum’s annual Tankfest
Detail the 200mph Charger Daytona Build Buddy Baker's record‐breaking "test car"
10 steps to a better 1932 Ford Build a 1960s gasser show rod
Vintage engines for new projects Parts Pack engines are back
Expanded review: R‐M's Mach I Two versions of this hot new kit
Contest Coverage Top models from Maryland, Kentucky, and Ohio
1932 Ford Gallery Deuces to inspire your next project
Portfolio: Del Paone Street machines and drag cars are his specialty
A TANK FOR THE MAN OF STEEL Tamiya’s JS‐2 is finally complete! FAMOUS, BUT FOR THE WRONG REASON? Revell’s 1:12 Ferrari 126C F1 car
KIT PREVIEW Tamiya 1:48 Marder III Tamiya 1:350 IJN Yukikaze destroyer Dragon 1:350 USS Buchanan destroyer Bronco 1:35 V‐1 Flying Bomb
AN EYE FOR A SOUVENIR... PT.3 Superdetail work starts on AFV Club’s Sd.Kfz.11 ‘Late’ US ARMY 6X6 TRUCKS OF THE POST WWII ERA We set the record straight on US post‐WWII 6x6 trucks
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THE ASSEN ASSASSIN PT4 BY PAUL ADAMS
I can’t believe that I’m on part 4 of this build! This instalment was meant to conclude the build and contain the glamour shots for your enjoyment. At this stage I’ve still 40% of the model to complete, most of which involves completing the paint scheme. However, I’m pleased to report that I’ve made some proper progress since last month.
I’ll begin with the body parts. After last months disastrous first painting attempt, the parts were stripped, sanded, filled and primered again. I used Zero paints pure white to get the parts back to the ‘beginning’. To be frank, I’ve messed about for too long trying to decide the best way to tackle the paint job. Both Renaissance
and Museum collections (MC) decal sets are inaccurate, in different areas. On both sheets the blue is way too dark and the fluorescent colours barely exist on the MC sheet. To satisfy my need for accuracy, I took the decision to paint all of the main colours. The paint scheme has 17 swatches of colour, most of which involve straight lines, converging
somewhere toward their end. I could only see a potential problem with the tank as the demarcation line was curved. Unperturbed, I set about masking up. I used Tamiya 18mm masking tape, cut into 1.5mm widths. Why not use a thinner tape? Well, by cutting each piece with a sharp hobby knife blade, you get a cleaner, crisper edge than that provided by the manufacturer. [1,2]
I applied the thin tape along each area to be painted, burnishing the edges down with a cocktail stick as I went. To help place the tape correctly, I photocopied the Renaissance decal sheet and cut out the relevant areas to use a templates. After several hours, lots of checking and measuring, I arrived at five parts ready for green and red paints. I would use Zero Fluorescent green and red paints. The red was a good match, but the green was too yellow to pass as an accurate colour. I feared another blunder was looming so I slept on it overnight. The next morning I mixed the fluorescent green with a Kawasaki green, about 50/50, and found a good
compromise in colour. Unfortunately I had removed most of the masking the previous day, and so I had to re‐mask, following my lines very closely! Anyhow, the re‐spray turned out better than expected and matched the red tonally very well. Next up is to re‐mask and paint the blue areas from another colour I have mixed. More on that next time. [3,4,5]
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I’d mentioned last month that I had repainted the exhaust. Again, this was after several blunders, but the end result is much better than my earlier attempts. Alclad paints work very well if the preparation is done correctly. I used Zero Jet Black over grey primer and cleared it all with 2K (2 part). Allowing the exhaust to dry overnight I followed up with Alclad Polished Aluminium. I weathered the exhaust with Tamiya clear enamels, however, I believe next time I will try the Alclad ‘Hot Metals’
range of paints. I picked up each of the four colours at Scale Modelworld, and though they are designed for aircraft, they should help create an even more realistic finish. [6]
I’ve completed the carbon fibre deal application too. All of the minor parts have been done including the instrument binnacle and footguards. I used Modellers fine carbon fibre decal and cleared them with 2K. I also completed the fiddly task of decaling the air intake in the frame. This part is moulded in and so presents a bit of challenge to get a good result. This shot shows the decaling job before clear is added. [7]
I’ve much more painting to do now, so more next month.
PAINTING AND WEATHERING OF THE VAB (I’LL NAME IT ONE DAY!) BY RUSSELL EDEN
If you read last month’s write up I’d finished building the main part of the vehicle and masked, most of the interior.
The easy bit next – spraying. I gave it a quick wash and blow down with a can of air duster, from a distance, as it’s been known to blow more than dust off!
The assembled kit and wheels were then given an overall coat of Tamiya Sand (the last of my imported can, I must order some more from Europe, you still can’t get it over here).
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It was then I realised my mistake, I noticed the rear windows were painted on the inside. “How did this happen ?” I asked myself, it was only then I noticed I hadn’t masked the bloody great hole in the top of the hull – dozy bugger! Note to self : don’t get carried away and always check everything before spraying!
With the base coat in place I mounted the wheels. These should rotate but as the mounts are spindly they tend to break off with too much handling. This means most are now glued in place.
I added the decals next , I used a lot Games Workshop decals, and after going through my collection of spares I found plenty of warning decals from old mech and aircraft kits. Some worked better than others, some GW decals cracked whilst some of my older decals were just too old and failed to come off the backing paper.
It was then I had a brain wave, not too rare an occurrence for me, honest! I thought she’d look cool with a set of teeth on the front. One slight hitch, I had none, but I knew a man who did. Many thanks to Vic Short for two sets of teeth. I used the teeth from one set and the eyes from the other. (Vic: I told you you’d get a mention!)
Once all the decals were in place a coat of clear varnish was applied.
The ink wash came next, several washes of my usual mixture of black and dark brown to bring out the detail. I added several runs to show weathering on the vertical surfaces and around exposed bolts. I completed the wash over several days, waiting for coats to dry and adding more where needed. As I’ve said before you can do as much or as little as you want. Once I was sure it was dry I did the detailing , the tools, guns, etc. The guns were painted with gunmetal and given a coat of Tamiya Smoke paint, this acts like a wash but is thick so it doesn’t run and is great on metallic items. All this was sealed with a layer of matt cote. This dulls washes down, which can be handy if you think you’ve gone a bit overboard or may mean you might need to redo a few bits slightly darker.
With the matt cote done it was time for a dry brush to highlight raised areas. I don’t do as much of this on real vehicles as fantasy ones, as it can look unrealistic. With this model I wasn’t too worried, so with a nice shade of Bleached Bone to‐hand I gave it quite a heavy dry brush and lined the sharp edges. The kit is quite roughly cast so the dry brushing blended the different shades quite well. On really smooth surfaces dry brushing can leave streaks so it is best just to highlight the edges.
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Once I was happy with the dry brushing I started on the paint chips and scuffs. These were painted using a nice dark panzer grey. Games Workshop tends to use silver for this on their vehicles. As this a fantasy subject either is acceptable. I opted for the darker grey, as it gives a better contrast to the sand colour of the vehicle. As explained before these should be as realistic as possible e.g. where the vehicle will hit things, where crewmen will clamber over the vehicle and where the weather will wear paint. Desert sand has a great ability to remove paint from any surface. I chipped decals away too to show the sand paint underneath and added chips to them too. On really battered areas, especially at the front I used a soft pencil to give the surface a metallic sheen. After several evenings of making the vehicle look battered I stopped and got out my trusty MIG Desert Storm sand pigment and gave to whole vehicle a dusting, especially the rubber tyres. From reference pictures tyres tend to be streaked from the hubs out. So I tried this and I think it came out OK.
As with everything in life it is a learning curve and having been doing models again for about a year after a long layoff, I still have plenty to learn, and, yes, Dale, one day I might just buy that airbrush!
I stopped before I got carried away with the dusting, I didn’t want to smother the legible decals. The only problem with these pigments is they come off in your hands so until I get the case done the VAB will live in a box! Coming out only for a guest appearance at the competition night.
For my next military project, I will (if I remember) take pictures of every stage of the model.
As for what’s next – I’m awaiting inspiration…
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FROM OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT BY PAT CAMP
With the end of the year fast approaching, now seems like a good time to reflect back over the nine months that I have so far spent in Provence and tell you of some of my experiences and observations.
My reason for coming out here ‐ quite apart from enjoying the glorious weather and countryside ‐ was to set myself some challenges (read as mid‐life crisis!): so I'll tell you what these were and how I think I am progressing.
First of these challenges was to settle in to the new job over here. I am working on an international project with people from all over Europe, USA, India, China, Russia, Japan and Korea. If you listen as you walk along the office corridor you will hear French, English, Italian, Russian, Chinese and many other languages being spoken. The official project language is English, but not all are very good at translating and you often hear our precious language being tortured ‐ most often by the Americans! The other thing is that, although many are excellent speakers of English, they don't know our idioms and so it is not possible "to have a good rabbit" as they easily get left behind. So watch out when I visit home as I will be trying to make up for lost time!
I arrived here knowing very little French. I was hopeless at languages at school (mainly because I never thought a second language would be useful!) and in later years began to regret that. So I have put a lot of effort into learning the language and have made good progress ‐ and enjoyed doing so in the process. The main thing I have learnt is to not panic when spoken to in French. I also find it amusing to look at the confused expressions on their faces when I tell them ‐ in as perfect French as I can ‐ that I am sorry, but do not speak French. Naturally, I practice doing this in a natural, relaxed way for maximum effect. However, I have failed to do any proper homework because of more pressing priorities (ironing) and modelling. So I have put on my list of New Year resolutions to cut down on the ironing and do more French homework and modelling.
I was also determined to integrate myself into the French way of life and, as I had no idea about how to do that, thought it to be the greatest of my challenges. Thanks to model making and more than my fair share of good fortune, I have made more progress in this area than I could have dreamt possible. I joined two clubs soon after arriving ‐ one near to me in Aix en Provence and the other 70 miles away and near to the coast at Toulon. It was a good idea to have brought along some models, because at least they could figure out why I had turned up at their meetings. I conclude that model makers are the same the world over and a nicer bunch of people you couldn't hope to meet. Having a common interest and a selection of models to point at allows enthusiastic conversation to get going. The Toulon club night finishes with an Apero, a selection of nibbles and selection of drinks: Pastis and whiskey being most popular. The banter and bonhommerie then really gets cracking and is great to enjoy.
The French have a penchant for home made spirits and you may find yourself being offered a tipple during a show or club meeting. Those I have tried so far have been excellent; however, Paul Tuckey from the IPMS was telling me that some have been outrageously strong, causing numbness around the lips and shocked facial expression ‐ in many cases captured in a photograph for embarrassing perpetuity.
I have rented a traditional house in a small and very pretty village close to where I work. The lady who cleaned and made the house ready for me to move into invited me over to meet her family. They were really friendly and great fun: very knowledgeable about history, music, film and sport. They have relatives in the nearby town and I have met them too. I have been introduced to the fine game of Petanque, which is a serious pastime in this region of France. My standard is poor and my aim gets considerably worse after drinking pastis. I have thoroughly enjoyed numerous repas: meals having many courses and accompanied by superb wines and wonderful conversation ‐ a great insight for me into the French way of life and probably the experience I shall most treasure from my time here.
Teaching myself to cook was another of my challenges. Soon after arriving in France, I mentioned to a work colleague that I was a beginner and was proud of what I had prepared so far, and that from the next week I hoped to be able to use heat! Now I cook my own food and thoroughly enjoy the taste of it. I've even photographed some of them ‐ maybe I should write a build article for the club website!
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CLUB DIARY
December 17 Christmas Evening.
January 21 Club Night
February 18 Club Night
March 19 Club Night
April 15 Test Trout Competition (Airfix)
May 20 Club Night
June 17 Club Night
July 15 St George’s Competition
August 19 Club Night
September 17 Club Night
October 21 Club Night
November 18 Annual Competition
Next Meeting: Wednesday January 21st (8pm to 10pm)
Ampfield Village Hall Morleys Lane Romsey Hampshire SO51 9BJ
Thank you to this month’s contributors to this publication
Paul Adams Russell Eden Phil Butler Pat Camp
CONTACT INFO
Tony Adams Tel: 01794 519153 / 07736 555664; email: tony@romseymodellers.co.uk Paul Adams Tel: 02380 398858 Vic Short Tel: 01794 511843
Happy modelling!
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