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In thIs Issue
•Chairman’sBit 1•SeptemberAgenda 2•BulletinBoard 3•ClubSupport 3•Events 4•JAMBOinNAPIER 5•AIRFIXspeedbuildrules 6•OntheTablepointsrules 7•ManCave 8 MikeRather’sPleasurePalace•BuildanAirfixkitcompwinner 9•REVIEWBeaufighter 10 ConversionfortheTamiya Mk.VIKitRedRoo,1/48 byMarkDavies••OnTheTable 14•SignOff 15
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tuesday21thaugust-7.30pmleysInstitute(upstairs)20saintMarysRoad,Ponsonby
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Itrusteverythingisproceedingnicelyonyourworkbenches.PleaseremembertosendyourarticlestoMikeRatherwhonowwarmstheeditiorialhotseat.YouwillseeafewchangesintroducedbyMikeandRobWillis,sogetyourhandsonakeyboardandtakeafewpicturesifyouwishtocontributetosomeofthenewcolumns.
ComingupsoonareaseriesofexcitingclubmeetingsincludingProjectAirfixinOctoberwherewe’llgetalittlecrazyanddosomemodelmakingonthenight.PeterFoxleywillhavehisHoyle’sRulespublishedsoonsoyoucanplanyourstrategy.Rememberthereareclubcompetitionpointsonoffertoo!
HighontheagendafortheSeptemberClubmeetingistheNationalsCompetitionthatwearepencilledintohostnextyear.Ourclub’sApollolikemissionshouldwechoosetoacceptitis“toputanIPMSNationalmodelshowonbeforetheendof2013andreturnthemodelsbacktotheirdisplaycabinets”.Comealongthismonthwithyourideasandenthusiasmtotakepartinageneraldiscussionontheevent.Afterthediscussionwe’llbetakingaformalvoteofthemembershiptoget
aclearindicationofwhatyouallwantandifwegetthegreenlightthenwewillsetupaneventscommitteethatnightandcallforvolunteers.
LateronthatsameeveningCraigSargentwillbepresentingahighlyanticipatedworkshoponNavigationLightsthatwilladdtoyoursuper-detailingskillset.Justareminderthattherewillbeno“onthetable”duringtheOctobermeetingsopleasemakesureyoubringinyourrecentbuildsfornextweek’smeeting.We’reworkingonresurrectingtheDecalBankbeforeEasterandifyouhaveanycontributionsforthebankbringthemalong.
I’mnowtryingtothinkofmykitsashalffinishedinsteadofhalf-startedwhilemybeerglassremainshalf-full.
CheersPeter
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• Members JohnWatkins BrettSharman HenryLudlam Mike Rather
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a. VotetodeterminewhoisinfavourandwhoisnotinfavourofIPMSNZAuckland Incorporatedhostingthe2013NationalsinAucklandwiththeunderstandingthatweallocatingup to$2500ofclubfundswithorwithoutthepossibilityofrecoupingthefundsandthatwiththe understandingthatitwillrequireactiveparticipationfromallmembersoftheclubbeforeand duringtheevent.
b. Proposalthatiftheclubvoteon(b)isintheaffirmativethatwesetupa4personsub-committee tonightandcallforclubmemberstofillthepositionsrequiredasdeterminedbythecommittee.
c. Proposalthatiftheclubvoteon(b)isintheaffirmativethat15minutesofeveryClubnight commencingfromNovember2012beallocatedspecificallyNationals2013business. (Votingeligibilityforcurrentfinancialmembersonly)
8.30-8.45 COFFEEANDTEABREAK/JUDGINGONTHETABLE8.45-9.00 SUB-COMMITTEEELECTIONDEPENDANTONOUTCOMEOFVOTE
9.00-9.30 NAVLIGHTSWORKSHOP9.30-9.40 CLUBPOINTSWINNERSANNOUNCED&CERTIFICATES
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notICEssubsallpaidup!Thankstocurrentmembersforyourpromptanualspayment.Newmemberswishingtopayseebelowforclubaccountdetails.
accesstoclubroomsonmeetingnightsAAhaverequestedmembersnottousetheAAmeetingroomandkitchenasaccesstotheIPMSmeetingareaattheLeysInstitute.Ifyouarriveandtheclubroomsarenotopen,pleasewaitforone
ofthecommitteewithanaccesskeytoopenup.
IPMsnationals2012Nationalsarebeingheld22-23SeptemberinAlexandraandwillcoincidewiththeannualblossomfestival.Formoreinformation,gotohttp://www.rexedra.gen.nz/coms/IPMS_2012.html
IPMsBanKaCCoUntnUMBERWEstPaCBanK
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Pleaseaddyourdetailssoweknowwhohaspaid.
ClUBsUPPoRtthefollowingretailershavekindlyagreedtoofferIPMsaucklandclubmembersadiscountontheirpurchasesuponpresentationofthecurrentIPMsaucklandMembershipcard.thediscountonlyappliesonselectedproductlinesandremainsatthediscretionoftheretailer.
Modelair.12Kentstnewmarket,aucklandtel:520123610%onkitsstokerModels.CnrMarketRd&GtsouthRd,aucklandtel520173710%onkitsandmodellingsupplies
apixPhotographicsupplies.130newnorthRd,Edenterrace,auckland307317710%onmemorycards,tripods,andaccessories.
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october:PROJECTAIRFIX-SpeedBuild
november:RNZAF75thAnniversary.AlsoincludesNZPAF,allRNZAFsquadronsandNZdesignatedSquadronswithintheRAF.Demonstration:Aerialwiresandrigging.
TOBECONFIRMED.
December:Sci-Figroupbuildcompetition,and“2012build”ClosedClubcompetition.ThemebuildforDecember2012announcedatJanuaryclubnight:Sci-Fi.Sci-fiwasclarifiedasanythingrelatingtoScienceFiction,eg;TVseriesormovies,oryourownimagination,butdoesn’tincludeLuftwaffe46,whatif’s(regularplanes
in‘other’markings!).SoStarTrek,StarWars,Babylon5,Firefly,virtuallyanyGerryAndersonseries,DrWho,LostinSpace,BattlestarGalacticaetc,allqualify..asdoesGundamandotherweirdJapaneseSci-fiandmecha…orsomeassemblyofbitsfromyoursparesbox…yougettheidea.
Asasummaryoftheabove-ifyouareinterestedinparticipatinginanyofthebuildactivitiesfortheyear,youshouldnowhavestarted,orbethinkingabout,whatyouplantobuildforthefollowingsubjects:
Notethatanyentriesforthesebuildsmusthavebeenstarted,orfinishedin2012.
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octoberairfixspeedbuildRules(aka“MyKitRules”!)
InOctoberwewillberunningaSpeedbuildcompetitionwhichshouldputJamesMay’spunyeffortstoshame!Togiveyouaheadstartonplanningyourstrategy,herearetherulesforthecompetition.Isuggestyoustudythescoringtablecarefully,asthereareseveralwaystocomeoutontop.Thekitisanewtoolandgoestogetherverywell.However,havingmadeabout40oftheseatModel-X,Icanrevealthattherearetwogotchas–Iwillleaveitatthat,butsufficetosay,youshouldkeeptheoldmodellingadage“testfittwiceandglueonce”inmind!Iwillbeadjudicatingonthenightandwillofcoursebecompletelyimpartial,butyoumayliketoswaymewithgiftsofinterestingplastic,researchmaterial,drinks,etc.etc!Seriouslythough,Ihopeeveryonehasagreattimeandmaythebestteamwin!
PeterF
Youwillneedtobring:Membershipcard,cuttingmat,modellingtools(incfile).Optionally:favouriteglue,opticsandlights,dependingonhowadvancedyourocculardecayis!Wewillprovide:Kits,paint,tubeglue,paintbrushes,water,cleaningcloths,hairdrier
note:Therewillbenoshowandtell on the nightaswewillneedthetimetoshowofftheclub’smodellingprowess(orotherwise).
P.s.AreallymassivethankstothegreatpeopleatThos.HoldsworthandSonsforsupplyingtheProjectAirfixpackforfree.
RUlEs1) Object of the gameTheobjectistobuildandpaintasmuchofanAirfix1/72ndSpitfireaspossibleinonehour.Thegamewillbeplayedbyteamsofthreeandthewinningteammemberswillbeawardedaprizeonthenight,togetherwithpointstowardstheclubleague.
2) PrizesYouwillbeplayingfortheultimatemodellingtool.Atoolthatyouneverknewyouneededbutwillneverbeapartfromonceyouhaveexperienceditspleasures…
Inadditiontothisstunninggear,thewinnerswillbeawardedtheCategoryBuildpointsforOctoberintheclubleague(thismaybetheonlyopportunityforsomeofustoactuallygetsomethingonthetablethisyear!)
3) EligibilityOnlypaid-upmembersoftheclubwillbeeligibletoparticipate.
4) Team selectionTeamsofthreewillbedrawnatrandom.Youwillneedyourmembershipcardforthisaswewillbedrawingthemfromthehat,sopleasedon’tforgetit.Anyteamsshortwillgetahandicapaccordingtothescoringtable.
5) BuildYouwillhaveonehourexactlytobuild,paintanddecalanAirfix1/72SpitfireMk1a(newtool).TheclockwillbeadministeredbytheAdjudicator.
6)ScoringPointswillbeawardedforcompletingvarioustasksonyourmodel,accordingtothescoringtablebelow.Theadjudicatorwillawardthepointsattheendofthebuild.Paintingmustcoveratleast90%ofthepartwithonecoat.Paintschememustfollowthatshowninthekit(brown/greencamo+sky).
PaintingoftheinteriorofthewingisNOTnecessary(step4intheplans).Decalsmustbeonandplacedcorrectly.Theydonotneedtobeperfectlystraight,butwonkydecalsmaywellaffecttheresultintheeventofatie.
Therewillbenopro-ratapointsawarded–criteriamustbefullymetforthepoints.
PilotsandinteriorsmustbeshowntotheAdjudicatorforscoringbeforeclosingthefuselage–ifhecan’tverifyyourpaintingclaimsyoumaylosethepoints.
Adjudicator’sdecisionwillbefinal.
7) WinningThewinningteamwillbetheteamwhohaveamassedthemostpointsfortheireffortsattheendofthehour.Intheeventofatie,apopularvoteastothewinnerwillbetakenbyshowofhandsonafirstpastthepostsystem.Onemember,onevote,teamscannotvotefortheirownplane.
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PURPosE.TorecognisetheachievementsofallmembersofIPMSAucklandoutsideoftheannualbestofyearcompetition,inacompetitionthatencouragesawiderparticipationbyall.Topromoteinterestinothergenres.Touseinspiremembersthroughpeerjudging.
PRoCEss.Everymodelthatisplacedonthetablewillbeautomaticallyenteredintothemonthlycompetitionandtheresultswillbeenteredintoaleague.Theoutrightwinnerwillbethememberwhoachievesthehighestrunningtotalfortheyear(12monthcycle).
Everymodelenteredwillautomaticallyscore1point.
1:Modelplacedintheappropriateclass.(Seeseparatelistofclasses.)
2:Displaycardtobecollectedandfilledinwiththemodelname/titleonthefront.
3:Member’snametoplacedonthereverseforidentificationpurposes.
4:Afterclubbusinessisconcludedmemberswillcollectajudgingsheetandselectthebest3modelsineachclass,placingthemodel’snumberineachoftheboxesfor1st,2ndand3rd.
5:Handincompletedjudgingsheets.
6:Judgingsheetstalliedup.1st=4points.2nd=3points.3rd=2points.
7:Winnersannouncedandcertificatesawardedattheendofthemeeting.
8:Monthlywinnersandrunningresultstobepublishedinthenewsletter.
CoMPEtItIonRUlEs.Allcompletedmodelswillbeautomaticallyentered.
Onlycompleteandfinishedmodelsmaybeentered.
Modelscanonlybepresentedonceinthiscompetition.NB;ThisdoesnotexcludethosemodelsfrombeingenteredinthemonthlycompetitionfrombeingenteredintheannualBestOfYearcompetition.
Modelsmustbedisplayedinthedesignatedclassarea.(Thisisforeaseofjudging).
Modelsmustdisplayanumberwiththedescription/type/titleofthemodel.Thesewillbegivenout.
Themember’snamemustbewrittenonthereverseofthecard.
Intheeventofonlyonemodelbeingenteredinaclass,thensaidmodelwillbedeclareddefaultwinnerandamaximumof5pointswillbeawarded.(Entry=1point,Firstplace=4points.Total=5points.)
IntheeventoftherebeingNOentriesinaclass,thenNopointswillbeawarded,norcarriedacrosstothenextmeetingscompetition.
Themedmeetingswillcarryaseparatethemedclass.Thesamerulesapplybutmodelsenteredpreviouslycanbeenteredagainonlyiftheyfallwithinthecontextofthetheme.
Intheeventofatieforanyoftheplacements,equalpointswillbeawarded.2equalsecondplaces=4pointseach.Etc.
ClassEs:
LargeAircraft:48th/32nd/24th.
SmallAircraft;72nd/144th/200th.
Armour/SoftskinVehicles; Allscales.
CivilianVehicles: Allscales.
Maritime: Allscales.
Figures: Allscales.
SciFi: Allscales.
Miscellaneous: Allscales.
Diorama: Allscales.
Junior: AllScalesandclasses.
Theme: Allscalesandclasses.
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ManCaVEMike’sPleasurePalace
Wellthisisit.IdwelldownherewithmygrandsonKalebis,Valentinethecat,awholelotof‘DaddyLongLegs’andsolventaddictedcockroaches.Itain’tprettybutwhenI’mdownhereI’minagoodheadspace.I’vegotsomemodelsfinishedthatI’mveryhappywith.ButbecauseourhouseissmallI’veputthemawayinboxesdownheresomewhere.Ican’trememberwhenIlastsawthem.IactuallyinheritedthemadeupkitsofaircraftfromGraemeMansonbeforeheandRoxiemovedtoOz.Icouldn’tlethimthrowthemout.HetoldmetoputtheminKalebis’sroomsoI’mgoing
tomakehimamobiletohangfromhisceiling.
I’mactuallyluckytosaythatI’vegotmosteverymodelsubjectthatI’veever
wantedbuttimeispreciousthesedayswithraisingourgrandson,tryingtolookafterthehouseandputfoodonthetablethatIdon’tgetdownheremuch.I’vealsogotboxesofarmourfurtherbackunderthehouseandlookforwardtobuildingthemalso.MySharonisalwaysinterestedtoseewhatI’vedonewhenakitisfinished.She’smybestfriend.So,I’mgladtohaveshownyoumyManCaveanditwouldgoodtoseeandhearaboutyours.Wishingyouallgooddaysandmuchenjoymentinlife.
Mike.
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ThewinneroftheBuildanAifixkittoshowbyAugustwaswonbyJohnDarlington.ThiswasanotherexcellentexampleofJohns’sskillinasubjectclasswedon’tseehimpresentallthatoften.
His1/72GermanE-Boatwasluckytoactuallymakeittothecomp.Itwascrushedbyastackofmagazinesthatfellfromashelf.ItthenflewoffthebackseatwhenJohnslammedonthebrakeswhiledriving.ThedamagereallyhadJohnuseallhisknowledgetomakethe
repairs.ThehardesttocompletewastheguardrailaroundtherearAAgun.WelookforwardtoyouputtingmoremarinesubjectsonthetableliketheU-Boatthat’sattheshop...LOOKINGATYOU-JOHN.
WinnerJohnDarlingtonontheleftandallenxxxx abeautifulmodellingpiecetheairfix1/72GermanE-Boat
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Background FighterspeedshadincreaseddramaticallyduringWW2;sobythewar’sendtheRAAFhadneedofamorepowerfulandfastertargettugthantheobsoleteBattleandVengeanceaircraftithadbeenusinginthisrole.TheBeaufighterMk.21wasalreadyinRAAFserviceandwaswellsuitedtomeetthisneed.ThefirsttargettugconversionoccurredinNovember1945,andfourteenmoreconversionsfollowedonfromthis.BeaufighterscontinuedtoserveinthetargettugrolewiththeRAAFuntilMarch1956.
Firstlook-theContentsTheconversioncomesinasturdyflip-topboxwithaprofileofatargettowingBeaufighteronthelid.Insidearethreezip-lockbagscontainingthepartslistedintheabovetable.Thequalityofresinpartsisverygood.ThePEfretsanddecalsalsoappeartobeverygoodqualityitems.Alsoincludedarenolessthan26A-4pagesofinstructions.RedRoogivesabackgroundhistoryoftargettowing
BeaufighterswiththeRAAF,andlistthereferencesusedtoresearchtheconversion.Theinstructionsdescribeeachstepoftheconversionprocessindetail.Theyalsoincludenumerousdiagrams,blackandwhiteandcolourphotosofrealaircraft,apaintandmarkingsguide,andaseparatepageoftemplates.Roundingthepackageoutisasheetofdecals.Itisobviousthataconsiderableamountofresearchhasgoneintothisconversion.Athoroughfamiliaritywiththeinstructionsisvital,asRedRoohaveleftnothingtochanceintheconversionprocess.Theinstructionsalsoadviseofthetoolsrequiredandtheneedfor
precisemeasuring.Thereareplentyofdiagramsandinstructionsdealingwithmeasurementsformakingholesandcuts,orplacingparts.Iamsurethatatrouble-freebuildshouldresultiftheinstructionsarefollowedprecisely.Towardstheirend,theinstructionsacknowledgethosewhomasteredtheconversionandassistedwithitsresearch.
theConversionBeforeaddressingtheconversionsitself,Ishouldmentionthattheinstructionscoverindepthvariousminordetailsthatwillallservetoenhancethefinishedmodel.Theseincludewingtiplights,
IDlightlocations,IFFantenna,flare-chutesandVerypistol-ports,lengthofgunbarrelprotrusion,cannontroughremoval,andfabricblankingpatches.ThisisindicativeofjusthowthoroughRedRoois,butIdonotwishtocomplicatemydescriptionofthemainconversionpartsbydwellingonthese.Therearealsoanumberofpartsunrelatedtothetargettowingconversion.Theseincludereplacement
RaaFtargettowingBeaufighterConversionforthetamiyaMk.VIKitRedRoo,1/48scalebyMarkDavies
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weightedwheels,crewseats,andreplacementcowlflaps,exhaustpipeendsallmadeofresin,plusPEcollectorringsupports.RAAFBeaufightertargettugshadrocketstubsfitted,sotheseneedtobeaddedtotheTamiyakit.RedRooprovidestheseassixteenseparatepartswithwireinsertscastinplace.Thewireneedstrimmingtoasuitablelengthbeforeinsertingthestubsintotheir
locatingholesdrilledinthewingusingatemplateprovided.Afeatureofmosttargettugswastheuseofguardwiresaroundtheempennagetopreventthetarget’stowcablefromfoulingtheelevatorsandrudder.Thisdistinctivefeaturewilladdinteresttoatargettugmodel,butisonethatneedssomecaretoinstall.RedRooprovidescurvedPEcableguardsthatneedtobeplacedinslotscutin
thehorizontalstabilisers.Thereisalsoatriangularreinforcingplatetofiteithersideofthefinwheretheguardwiresattachbypassingthroughit.AsmallPEplatefitsunderneaththefuselageacrossthecentreline;itisherethattheguardwiresattachviaturnbucklestothefuselage.Theconversionprovidesmetallicthreadtomaketheguardwires,althoughsomemayprefertouseothermaterialsforthisjob.Red
RoothoughtfullyincludessparecopiesofthePEpartsusedforthispartoftheconversion.Amajorfeatureofthetargettugisofcoursethewinch.Thisrequiresthatareinforcingplatebecutfromtheplasticardincludedwiththesetandfixedtothefuselage.Ofcourse,theinstructionscoverallofthedimensionsandpositionofthispart.Theresinwinchwithitsimpellerattachedsimplyfitsontothereinforcingplate.Anothersignificantfeatureofthetargettugconversionisthetargetdrogue
chute;albeitthatthisislargelyinternal.Thisisthereasonfortheshortlengthofbrasstubethatcomeswiththeset.Thetubeneedstohaveitsexterioropenendchamferedforbetterscaleappearance.Thetubeinsertsintoaholecutinthefuselageundersideataslight83°angle;protrudingjustbelowthelineofthefuselage.Behindthissitsthemoreprominentpulleyfairingmadeofresin,sittingwithinwhichisaresinpulleymastthatlocatesontoapieceofwire.ThepulleymastmountsonanundersidehatchintheTamiyakit.Thehatch’s
hingeandoutlineneedmodification,andreinforcementwithaplasticstripontheinside.Thetargettugusedamodifiedobserver’scanopywithaflatrearpanelinplaceofthefullyblownitem.Thiswastogivethewinchoperatoraclearviewofthetargetandtowline.TheinstructionsprovideacoupleofoptionsastohowtomodifytheTamiyakitparttoreplicatethisflatpanel.Asmallreinforcingstripthatrunslengthwisejustbehindthewinchoperator’scanopyalsoneedstobemadefromplasticard.
Thereanumberofgeneralmodificationslefttodoinordertofinishtheconversion.Mostofthekit’scockpitbulkheadneedstobecutaway;aspresumablythetargettugdidawaywithprotectivearmourforthepilot.TherearePEcollectorringsupportstofittoaddfurtherauthenticitytothemodel.Eightoftheseareprovidedontwofrets,butonesetistoosmall,sotheinstructionsdirectthatthesebeignoredinfavourofthelargerset.Evenso,thereisstillasparepairofthelargertype.TheMk.21’sresinoilcoolersreplacetheMk.VIkititems.Theseincludesomefinemeshdiscsthataffixtoplasticdiscsbehindtheinlets.Theinstructionsrequireaholetobedrilledverticallythroughtheoilcoolerinletstoenabletheinsertionofashortlengthofwire.Thiswirerepresentsarodthatisquitenoticeableontheoriginalinlets.Overall,theoilcoolersshould
lookmostimpressivewhenfinished.TheInstructionsevenpointouttoalignthesmallholeinthewheelhubsatthe11-oclockposition,asthisistheentrypointforthebrakeline.
ColoursandMarkingsTheconversionoffersmarkingsforfiveaircraftandgivesaservicehistoryforeachone.Foreachsubjectthereisaphotoimageoftheaircraftandsix-viewpaintandmarkingsguide.Thecolour-printedguideshavelegendsthatgivepaintnamesandeitherBSC381CorFS.595Bcodesasapplicable.Theinstructionscarryacautionarynoteregardingmaskingofthestripes;theypointoutthatthestripesarenotalwaysofauniformwidth,andthatthepaintguidesarebasedonobservingphotographsastowherethelinesstartandfinishontheairframesconcerned.A
singlepageofthree-viewplansservestoguidestencilplacement.ThefivetargettowingBeaufighterscoveredbytheconversionareA8-265,A8-359,A8-363,A8-364,A8-328.Thefirsttwohavediagonalblacklinesovertraineryellowonallsurfaces,butwithsolidblackundersidestotheirhorizontalstabilisers.Thelastthreehavesimilarblackstripesoveryellowontheirundersides,butwithaluminiumlacquerontheirupper-surfaces.Theyalsohavebroadyellowstripesjustoutboardoftheenginenacellesandaroundthefuselage.Allarequiteeye-catchingschemesaswouldbeexpectedoftargettugs.Thedecalsheethasnationalinsigniaandstencilsforonemachine,andachoiceofthefiveserialnumbersmentionedearlier.Thedecalregistrationisgood,asiscolourdensityasfarasIcantellwithouttestingthem.
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towedtargetsAlmostatthebackoftheinstructionsisapagedevotedtoproducinga1/48-scalebannertargetfordisplayitattachedtothetowline,shouldyouwishtodoso.Althoughnotmentionedinthepartslist,thisiswheretheplasticmeshsuppliedwiththeconversioncomesin.Theinstructionsgiveguidanceandhavescaleplanstohelpwithmakingabannertarget.TheyalsodrawattentiontoRedRoo’s1/48-scaleRFDWingedTargetresinkit;thisbeinganalternativetothebannertarget.
Conclusion IhavereviewedseveralRedRooconversionsnow,andIhavefoundthemtohavethemostthoroughinstructionsofanyconversionsthatIhaveseen.Thissaid,theydotakeafewreadstobecomefullyconversantwiththem,butthetimespentshouldpaydividendsoncetheconversionisstarted.Theyalsostandoutfromthecrowdbyincludingalltheitemsneededforscratchbuilding;thesebeingitemsthatmanyotherbrandswouldexpectthemodellertofurnish.
CMRMouldingandCastingmaketheresinpartsIbelieve;andthese,aswellasthePEfretsanddecals,areallproducedtoahighstandard.ThebasekitisalsoaqualityproductbyTamiya,despitehavingbeenaroundforafewyearsnow.Thiscombinationofqualitybrandsshouldleadtoaproblem-freebuildinmyview.Thisnicelyexecutedconversionseemstobegreatvaluetoo.Irecommendithighly.
ThankstoRedRooModelsforthereviewsample.
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IanRobertson’sblueracerandMclaren JohnWatkinslandrover
JohnWeir’smuddiorama
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Henryludlam’sCobra anotherHenryjob
Rob’s109 PeteHarrisons109e
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DougGilmour’sbeautifulairfix1/72avroVulcan
PeteHarrison’sairfix1/72Canberra GroupbuildfromtheModelXshowoftheairfix1/72Vicker’sValient.PeteHarrison,BrettPeacock,PeteFoxley,DimitriBerdebes,HenryludlamandgreathelpfromtheWaikatoandnapiermodellers.
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