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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

WEBMastERRobWillisjaxbw@orcon.net.nz

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HiAll

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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NATIONALSDISCUSSIONVOTINGONTHETABLENAVIGATIONLIGHTSCoMMIttEE

• Chairman-PeterHarrison gepete@xtra.co.nz• secretary-PeterFoxley peter.foxley@totalise.co.uk• treasurer-KevinBenson heavkev@xtra.co.nz

• 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

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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.

EVEnts

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41 Station Street, Napier Phone 06-833 6539

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

Mike’sHuey

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Dimitri’sswordFish RobsFw

JohnWatkinsspitfire

JohnWatkin’sskyRaider

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DougGilmour’sbeautifulairfix1/72avroVulcan

PeteHarrison’sairfix1/72Canberra GroupbuildfromtheModelXshowoftheairfix1/72Vicker’sValient.PeteHarrison,BrettPeacock,PeteFoxley,DimitriBerdebes,HenryludlamandgreathelpfromtheWaikatoandnapiermodellers.

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