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In This Issue

Spring Show Winners 3Eduard Bf 110D 8Skyjacked “MiG” 11Tamiya Leopard 2A6 12Trumpeter M1078 13Show Photos 14Show Thanks 16Upcoming Shows 16

Another very successful Spring Show is inthe bag. This year there were 724 modelsentered in the contest and over 800counting display models, collections, andso on. The count is up over 100 models atthe show from last year. We had a goodwalk-in attendance, the raffle did really wellthis year, and the vendors I talked toseemed to be really happy with their sales.This year we offered seminars for the firsttime and I think they came off really well.Our plans at this point in time is tocontinue with them in the future andperhaps expand them even more. Tracy,Jon, Spencer, Jill, Robert, Eric, Marilynn,Norm, Mike, Charlie, Danny, the tunnelking, Colin, the forger, and Henley, thescrounger kept things running smoothlyas always. Also, all of you that volun-teered your time and efforts at registration,hosting, the raffle, and judging to make ourSpring Show one of the best shows on thewest coast, we thank you.

One new aspect of the Spring Show, theseminars, were quite successful, and we’replanning to present some or all of them atforthcoming meetings, for those that mayhave missed them the first time around.

I have finally got the IPMS Seattle shirtorder under control. I’ll have a new sign-up sheet, pricing, and styles at the nextmeeting. I found a source that had veryreasonable pricing for the most part andwe’ll be using Jon Farrelly’s redesign ofour logo. There will be four styles tochoose from: Hanes regular or long sleeveT-shirts; a hoodie; and a partial zipperfront sweat. I didn’t request information onpolo shirts as I thought those a bit priceywith a minimum order required. There is aprice break on any order over 24 shirts andwe’ll be charging members just the cost ofthe shirts. The minor setup charge will beabsorbed by the treasury. We’re going to

stay with our IPMS Seattle dark green andour logo will either be white or yellow.

That’s it (for now),

We’ll see you at the meeting,

Terry

SEATTLE CHAPTER CONTACTS

President: Vice President: Treasurer: Editor:Terry Moore Marilynn K. Laird Spencer Tom Robert Allen3612 - 201st Pl. S.W. 1825 South 330th St. F-201 318 N.E. 81st St. 12534 NE 128th Way #E3Lynnwood, WA 98036 Federal Way, WA 98003 Seattle, WA 98115 Kirkland, WA 98034Ph: 425-774-6343 Ph: 206-491-0096 Ph: 206-522-8414 Ph: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

IPMS Seattle Web Site (Webmasters, Norm Filer & Tracy White): http://www.ipms-seattle.org

Public Disclaimers, Information, and Appeals for Help

This is the official publication of the Seattle Chapter, IPMS-USA. As such, it serves as the voice for our Chapter, and depends largelyupon the generous contributions of our members for articles, comments, club news, and anything else involving plastic scale modeling andassociated subjects. Our meetings are generally held on the second Saturday of each month, (see below for actual meeting dates), at the NorthBellevue Community/Senior Center, 4063-148th Ave NE, in Bellevue. See the back page for a map. Our meetings begin at 10:00 AM, exceptas noted, and usually last for two to three hours. Our meetings are very informal, and are open to any interested modeler, regardless of interests.Modelers are encouraged to bring their models to the meetings. Subscriptions to the newsletter are included with the Chapter dues. Dues are $25a year for regular mail delivery of the newsletter, and $15 for e-mail delivery, and may be paid to Spencer Tom, our Treasurer. (See addressabove). We also highly recommend our members join and support IPMS-USA, the national organization. See below for form. Any of the memberslisted above will gladly assist you with further information about the Chapter or Society.

The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the individual writers, and do not constitute the official position of theChapter or IPMS-USA. You are encouraged to submit any material for this newsletter to the editor. He will gladly work with you and see thatyour material is put into print and included in the newsletter, no matter your level of writing experience or computer expertise. The newsletter iscurrently being edited using a PC, and PageMaker 6.5. Any Word or WordPerfect document for the PC would be suitable for publication. Articlescan also be submitted via e-mail, to the editor’s address above. Deadline for submission of articles is generally twelve days prior to the nextmeeting - earlier would be appreciated! Please call me at 425-823-4658 if you have any questions.

If you use or reprint the material contained in the newsletter, we would appreciate attribution both to the author and the sourcedocument. Our newsletter is prepared with one thing in mind; this is information for our members, and all fellow modelers, and is prepared andprinted in the newsletter in order to expand the skills and knowledge of those fellow modelers.

IPMS Seattle Chapter Newsletter

Upcoming Meeting DatesThe IPMS Seattle 2009 meeting schedule is as follows. All meetings are from 10 AM to 1 PM, except as indicated. To avoidconflicts with other groups using our meeting facility, we must NOT be in the building before our scheduled start times, andMUST be finished and have the room restored to its proper layout by our scheduled finish time. We suggest that you keep thisinformation in a readily accessable place.

May 9


2009 IPMS Seattle Spring Show Winners

Note: unfortunately, one or two winner’s names were not recordedproperly. My apologies to those modelers, and I’d be happy toprint any corrections in the next issue.

Place Model Modeler

001 Junior-Aircraft1st F/A-18 Ethan Wong2nd F-104 Nolan Gaffney3rd Fw 190A-8 Nolan GaffneyHM F6F Hellcat Thomas WadsworthHM Fw 190 D-9 Thomas Wadsworth

002 Junior-Armor1st Sherman Chris Fornes2nd SdKfz. 234/2 Puma Chris Fornes3rd A-34 Mk I Comet Chris FornesHM Panther Tank Chris FornesHM Humbler Mk. II Chris FornesHM Krupp Protz Kfz. 69 Chris Fornes

003 Junior-AutoNo entries

004 Junior-Space Fact/ Future Tech.No entries

005 Junior- PrefinishedNo entries

006 Junior-Miscellaneous1st Outhouse Hot Rod James McCowen2nd War Hammer Figure James McCowen3rd Gundam Hyrios Ben HeinbaughHM Gundam Wing James McCowenHM Star Destroyer Kevin MingaHM Lego Tacomobile Jacob ForkerHM Darth Monkey Lego William Birkbeck

101 Aircraft-1/73rd & Smaller1st A6M Zero Glenn Ryder2nd PBY-4 John Lee3rd A-6E David HempelHM Challenger David HempelOoB A6M Zero Glenn Ryder

102 Aircraft-1/72nd Single Prop1st P-47D Terry Schuler2nd F2A-1 Buffalo Dave Hansen3rd Dewoitine 500 Mike MastersHM Blackburn Skua Michael MorrowOoB P-47D Terry Schuler

103a Aircraft-1/48th Single Prop-German1st Bf 109E-7 Dave Sherrill2nd Ta 152 Chris Cowx3rd Bf 109 Mike MedranoHM Fw 190A-5 Bob Windus

103a Aircraft-1/48th Single Prop-Other Axis1st Ki-84 Hayate Dave Sherrill2nd A6M2-N Rufe Thom Morton3rd Macchi C.202 Derek HansonHM Ki-100 Rich HoardHM J2M Jake ??OoB A6M2 Mike Masters

103b Aircraft-1/48th Single Prop-British1st Hawker Typhoon Bob Windus2nd Fairey Firefly Bob Windus3rd RCAF Spit Mk. XIV Ricky WongHM Spitfire Mk. IX Dave SherrillHM Spitfire Mk. Vb Ricky WongOoB Spitfire Mk. IX Mike Millette

103b Aircraft-1/48th Single Prop-Allied1st PZL Karas Bob Windus2nd Polikarpov I-16 Bob Windus3rd MS. 406 George BaconHM La-7 James MustardeHM Ju 87 Stuka Djordje NikolicHM P-47 Razorback Allen GatesOoB F4U Corsair Rick Chin

104 Aircraft-1/72nd Multi Prop1st B-26B Terry Schuler2nd He 177A-5 Jay Mullins3rd He 177 Rick ChinHM P-3C Orion Brian MedinaOoB B-26B Terry Schuler

105 Aircraft-1/48th Multi Prop1st He 219 A-7 Dave Sherrill2nd J1N1-S Gekko Joseph Brown3rd Me 110E Bob WindusHM RCAF B-25 Mk. II Wayne HuiHM J1N1-SA Gekko Mike MastersHM Hs 129 Allen GatesHM Hs 129B-1 Dave PiehlOoB Hs 129B-3 Terry Schuler

106a Aircraft-1/32nd & Larger-Prop, Axis1st Fw 190A-5 William Riepl2nd Ki-61 Tony Brian Willet3rd Bf 109G-6 William LawlerHM Bf 109K-4 Brian WillettHM Fw 190D-9 Bill ChinOoB Bf 109G-14 Mike Masters


106b Aircraft-1/32nd & Larger-Prop, Allied1st P-39D Airacobra Chris Morris2nd Spitfire Mk. IX Rory Pennington3rd P-47D-25RE Rich HoardHM P-47D Razorback James MustardeHM P-40E Doug KraegenbrinkOoB P-47D-25RE Rich Hoard

107 Aircraft-1/72nd Single Jet1st F-100D Brian Birk2nd F-105G Brian Birk3rd Me 163B-V14 Jim SchubertOoB F-100D Brian Birk

108 Aircraft-1/48th Single Jet1st Canadair Sabre Mk. 6 William Lawler2nd A-4 Skyhawk Daniel Carey3rd MiG Terry MooreHM Sabre Mk.5 Brian BirkHM MiG-15 Joseph BrownHM Saab Draken Brian BirkOoB A-4 Skyhawk Daniel Carey

109 Aircraft-1/72nd Multi Jet1st F-18 Hornet Daniel Carey2nd Tornado GR.4 Bryan Wadsworth3rd EA-6B Prowler Bryan WadsworthHM F-4E Phantom Russ Field

110 Aircraft-1/48th Multi Jet1st F-15D Aggressor Rick Chin2nd MiG- 29 Brian Birk3rd F-14D Dave HempelHM MiG-29A Ira SheltonHM Me 262A-1A Don SchwendimanOoB MiG-29 Brian Birk

111 Aircraft-1/32nd & Larger- Jet1st Canadair Sabre William Lawler2nd Su-27 Miles Hart3rd Me 262 Will RieplHM F9F-5 Panther Rory PenningtonOoB F9F-5 Panther Rory Pennington

112 Aircraft-Civil, Racing1st Schonfeldt Firecracker Michael Morrow2nd Fokker Sk-3 Tim Nelson3rd Zlin XII Djordje NikolicHM F2G Super Corsair George TufnailHM Stinson Reliant SR-9 Terry DavisOoB Zlin XII Djordje Nikolic

113 Aircraft-Airliners1st Alaska Air Cargo Tim Bradley2nd Supermarine Stranraer Tim Nelson3rd Boeing 737-400 Glenn Ryder

HM Eastern DC-3 Daniel CareyHM Junkers G-38 John LeeOoB Boeing 737-400 Glenn Ryder

114 Aircraft-Rotary Winged Vehicles1st CH-46E Sea Knight Will Riepl2nd Cierva C.30 Mike Masters3rd Hind D Rory PenningtonHM Mil Mi-24V Hind E Alan EdwardsOoB Cierva C.30 Mike Masters

115 Aircraft-Biplanes, Vintage1st Albatros D.Va John Frazier2nd Albatros D.V Mike Medrano3rd Avia B-534 1V Wolf BuddeeHM Bristol F.2B Eric HagedornHM Albatros D.III Ken MurphyHM Fokker D.VII Wolf BuddeeHM Morane-Saulnier N George BaconHM Junkers D.I Ken MurphyOoB Albatros D.V Mike Medrano

116 Air Scratchbuilt/vac/conversions1st Albatros D.III Harry Avis2nd Piper He-1 Terry Davis3rd Fairchild 71 Eric Hagedorn

201a Armor-1/35th<Closed Top to ‘45-Axis1st Stug F/8 Jonathan Lange2nd Pnz. 1A Mark Ford3rd Tiger Fernando CuencaHM Pnz. III Edmund SchnabelHM Pnz. IV Bruce McKinneyOoB Pnz. 38(t) Ross Hillman

201b Armor-1/35th<Closed Top to ‘45-Allied1st Mk. IV Male Peter Hickey2nd Churchill Mk. III Jonathan Lange3rd Churchill Mk. III Rick LawlerHM M4A3 Sherman Randy ColvinHM KV-1 Ira SheltonHM KV-1 ChmielewskiHM Stuart M3A1 Harry AvisHM Canadian Staghound Rick LawlerOoB M4A3 Sherman Mark Aldrich

202 Armor-1/35th<Closed Top after ‘451st M-50 Sherman Greg Buechler2nd Canadian M-579 Peter Hickey3rd Firefly Greg BuechlerHM Egyptian Firefly Mark AldrichHM Stryker Randy ColvinOoB BTR-70 Rick Chin


203 Armor-1/35th<Open Top1st Flakpanzer 38 Randy Colvin2nd Priest George Stray3rd M-10 Early Johnathan StatsonHM Marder III Joseph MatichOoB M-12 Eric Christianson

204a Armor-1/36th & Smaller, All Types1st Dragon Wagon Andrew Birkbeck2nd Centurion Mk. 5 Jay Mullins3rd T-72M Jay MullinsHM Porsche P245-010 Will PerryOoB Dragon Wagon Andrew Birkbeck

204b Armor-1/48th, All Types1st Jagdpanther Steven Sato2nd TX40 Fuel Truck Andrew Birkbeck3rd Tiger I Late Jonathan LangeHM AB41 Andrew BirkbeckOoB TX40 Fuel Truck Andrew Birkbeck

205 Armor-Soft–skinned1st 1.5-ton Big Shot Johnathan Statson2nd Sahariana George Stray3rd Jeep Ambulance George StrayHM 15-ton Recovery Half. Johnathan Statson

206 Armor-Towed Artilllery & Missile1st M4 High Speed Tractor George Stray2nd SFH 18 Howitzer Randy Colvin3rd SA-2 Guidline Alan EdwardsHM 5cm Pak 38 Shawn GehlingOoB SFH 18 Howitzer Randy Colvin

207 Armor-Conversions & Scratchbuilt1st M-113 ARV Peter Hickey2nd Stug IV Rick Lawler3rd Land Rover Shawn Gehling

301 Figure-Less than 54mm1st Female Fighter Arthur Romero2nd Bedlam's Bard Arthur Romero3rd Sorcerous Casting Arthur RomeroHM Through the Gap George Haase

302 Figures-54mm & 1/35th1st French Guardsman George Hasse2nd Knight George Hasse3rd Confederate Sailor Joe BoydHM Sasquatch George HaaseHM 95th Rifles George Haase

303 Figures-Larger than 54mm1st MacBeth Peter Hickey2nd SSG 82nd ABN Randy Colvin3rd Hitler Bids Farewell David Lare

HM German Grenedier Mike ReiffHM Fallschirmjäger Jonathan Lange

304 Figures-Sci-Fi, All1st Kid Colt, Outlaw Steve Hilby2nd Imperial Guard Cmdr. Mark Chilenski3rd OEP 19 Bottle Rocket Chris BinnettHM JFOR RX-79 Gundam Fernando CuencaHM The Bride Steve Hilby

401 Ships-Powered 1/700th & smaller1st USS Lexington Gordon Bjorklund2nd USS Enterprise Gordon Bjorklund3rd USS Enterprise Gordon Bjorklund

402 Ships-Powered 1/699th to 1/350th1st USS Washington Roger Torgeson2nd USS Duluth Roger Torgeson3rd USS Navarro Rick HeinbaughHM HMS Hood George Tufnail

403 Ships-Powered 1/349th & larger1st Barchino George Stray2nd ROCS Chungking Doug Hallet3rd CSS Atlanta Joe Boyd

404 Ships-UnpoweredNo entries

405a Ships-Submarines, 1/73rd & smaller1st Kilo Class Sub Bill Speece2nd HMAS Collins Doug Hallet3rd HMS Oberon Doug Hallet

405b Ship-Submarines, 1/72nd & larger1st Italian 2-man Sub Wes Parker2nd U-2321 U-Boot Bruce McKinney3rd Type VIIC U-Boot Doug KraegenbrinkOoB SLC 200 Maile Carl Kietzke

501 Auto-Factory Stock1st G7 Corvette Roadster Paul Steadman2nd Porsche Carrera Paul Steadman3rd 68 Vette Paul SteadmanHM VW "New" Beetle Mike MilletteHM 64 Chevy Impala Gary DyckeOoB 206 GT-H Everett Quam

502 Auto-Hot Rods1st Lindberg ¾-ton Pickup Dave Nelson2nd 29 Model A Rat Rod Dave Nelson3rd 59 El Camino Dave Nelson


503 Auto-Custom1st 40 Dodge Tudor Joe Spitzer2nd 67 Chevy Impala Dave Lawniczak3rd 50 Ford Convertible Everett QuamHM 55 Chevy Joe SpitzerOoB 49 Mercury Everett Quam

504 Auto-Pick-ups1st 37 Ford Pickup Dale Schmidt2nd 53 Ford Pickup Dale Schmidt

505a Auto-Trucks, Rescue -Tractor/trlr.1st 60 Kenworth Harry Avis2nd 70 Mack Tom Krajicek3rd 26 Mack Tom KrajicekHM Auto Transporter Jerry Lum

505b Commercial, Non-tractor1st 84 Autocar Tanker Tom Krajicek2nd Tow Truck Dale Schmidt3rd Skyline GTR Patrol Everett QuamHM Brockway Snow Plow Bill AyerOoB Skyline GTR Patrol Everett Quam

506 Competition - Closed Wheel1st G7 Camaro Joe Spitzer2nd McLaren M6A Paul Steadman3rd McLaren M8D Paul SteadmanHM Porsche 917 Herman Scmidt

507 Competition - Open Wheel1st 35 Chevy Modified Wes Parker2nd Ferrari 2007 Herman Scmidt3rd Williams FW14B Bruce McKinneyOoB Williams FW14B Bruce McKinney

508 Large Scale Autos/Trucks1st Flatbed Trailer Jim Gordon2nd Knight Hauler w/Trailer Jim Gordon

509 Motorcycles1st Occ. Sty. Eyner Tirado2nd LCR Honda Anthony Spancec3rd YZR 500 Anthony Spancec

601 Space Fact1st X-23 Prime Tim Nelson2nd Liberty Bell 7 Terry Moore3rd Satellite Don ConradOoB Liberty Bell 7 Terry Moore

602 Aerospace test/record breakers1st Parasev-1 Doug Girling2nd NASA MZ-F1 Tim Nelson3rd NASA HL-10 Tim Nelson

603 Science Fiction-Vehicles1st GB-3M Vass Chris Binnett2nd CO5-Selena Mark Sleppy3rd VF-15 Valkyrie Fenando CuencaHM Auburn Aircar Steve HilbyOoB X-Wing Fighter Jeni Saulino

701 Diorama-Aircraft1st Thatcher’s Triumph Ricky Wong2nd Waiting for the Horses Terry Moore3rd TBM-3 Curt Waffle

702 Diorama-Auto1st Lunch Time Les Knerr2nd Roadside Relics Dale Schmidt3rd Speed Trap Dale SchmidtHM Mini Robert Otero

703 Diorama-Armor1st Cat Pushing Panzer Rick Lawler2nd Panther A Early John Lange3rd Panther A Das Reich Les KnerrHM HMs given for 12 models. No info listed

704 Diorama-Sci-Fi, Space Fact1st Aluminum Arrow Chris Binnett2nd Vickers Gomphothere Steve Hilby3rd In Search of… Terry Moore

705 Diorama-NavalNo entries

706 Diorama-More than Five Figures1st Winner & Loser Ricky Wong2nd Radio Team Allen Gates3rd Waterloo Mike CramerHM Behind the Front Joeseph MatichHM The Barn George Hasse

801 Collections1st Hurricanes John Lee2nd Eggplanes John Lee3rd Red Army Tanks Shawn Gehling

802 Flights of Fancy1st E-100 Panzer Anthony Troh2nd 1949 Schneider Cup Michael Morrow3rd Grummman F5F Scott Kruize

803 Animals/Dinos1st Bottlenose Dolphin Beau Moran

804 Group BuildsNo entries


805 Miscellaneous1st Spanaway Speedway Wes Parker2nd F9FS Panther Bill Speece3rd Hemi Engine Daniel Cornutt

806 Mentored Models1st Imperial Winter ATAT Bryan & Peter Hickey

807 Jet-build, Large scale1st Danish Pogo Charlie Sorensen2nd Pogo Mike Millette3rd Me 109 Turbo-prop Mike Millette

807 Jet-build, Small scale1st F-16 Big-wing Mike Millette2nd CF-23 Brian Birk3rd AH Hellhound Fernando Cuenca

807 Jet build, Best StoryPogo, Viet Nam Terry Moore

807 Jet-build, Best CamoPogo, Luftwaffe Mike Millette

807 Jet-Build, Wildest SchemeTurbo-Powered Hilo Doug Girling

807 Jet-Build, Best DesignInterceptor Scott Kruize

807 Jet-build, Top Gun, Best over-allDanish Pogo Charlie Sorensen

Special Award Winners

Award Title (Sponsor) Winner ModelBest Finish (IPMS Seattle) Chris Binnett Bottle RocketBest Canadian (IPMS Vancouver) Peter Hickey M579A1 FitterBest Submarine (OHMS) Bruce McKinney U2321 Type 23Best Bare Metal Finish (IPMS/Tacoma Green Dragons Les Sundt Memorial Chapter) Wayne Hui RCAF B-25 Mk.II MitchellBest British/Commonwealth (Robert Allen, Andrew Birkbeck, and Marilynn Laird) Peter Hickey MacBethBest Civilian Auto/Motorcycle (Jon Fincher) Paul Stedman ’66 CorvetteBest What If? (Jon Carr Farrelly) Chris Binnett Alumalloy ArrowBest Fire/Life Safety Vehicle (Seaside Fire Service) Dale Schmitt ’41 Chevy Tow TruckBest U.S. Military Aircraft (Norm Filer) Rory Pennington F9F-5 PantherBest Small Air Forces (Stephen Tontoni and Will Perry) Bob Windus PZL P.23 KarosBest 1/32nd Scale Aircraft (Shawn McEvoy) Chris Morris P-39D AiracobraBest Pacific Theater (Tracy White) Roger Torgeson USS WashingtonBest Street Rod/Custom (IPMS/PSAMA) Dave Nelson ’34 PickupBest WWII Artillery (George Stray and Dale Moes) George Bacon 7.75mm Hortch HowitzerDouble Take Award (Eric Christianson) Chris Binnett Black BoatBest French (Djordje Nikolic and Jacob Russell) Mark Ford Char B1 BisBest German (Mike Millette and Gary Webster) Will Reipl Fw190 A4Best Italian (Doug Girling and Mike Medrano) George Stray SaharianaBest Airliner (IPMS Yakima) Tim Nelson Supermarine StranraerPrettiest Airplane (Taryn Nikolic) Terry Davis Stinson Reliant SR-9Powderpuff Award (Marilynn Laird and Jill Moore) Tracy Saulino T-34

Best Junior James McCowan Outhouse Hot RodBest Aircraft John Frazier Albatros D.VaBest Military Vehicle/Weapons Jonathan Lange Stug F/8Best Figure Peter Hickey MacBethBest Ship Roger Torgeson USS WashingtonBest Automotive Paul Stedman ’68 CorvetteBest Space Fact/Experimental/Sci-Fi Doug Girling Parasev-1Best Diorama/Vignette Rick Lawler Caterpillar Pushing Panzer

People’s Choice Tie:Curt Waffle, TBF-3 Diorama /Curt Waffle, B-29 Diorama /Rick Lawler, Caterpillar Pushing Panzer


Eduard 1/48th ScaleMesserschmitt Bf 110D

by James Mustarde

Designed to meet an RLM(Reichsluftfahrtministerium - State AirMinistry) specification for a long-range,high speed and heavily armed destroyer(Zerstörer) aircraft, the two-seat Bf 110certainly looked the part with its narrow,tapered fuselage atop a large wing andpowered, initially, by a pair of big DB600engines. But its speed and heavy arma-ment could not compensate for its limitedmaneuverability and, despite early successin Poland and Norway, the type saw heavycasualties during the Battle of Britain.

I’ve had an old 1/32nd scale Revell Bf 110Gsitting in my stash for many years butnever stoked up the courage to attack theraised panel lines and attend to the generallack of detail with the kit (of course thenew Dragon kit is now on hand if a bigZerstörer is what you really need). Sowhen presented with the opportunity tobuild Eduard’s 1/48th Bf 110C/D forInternet Modeler I wasted no time inclearing my work bench.

On reviewing the kit I decided almostimmediately to build a Bf 110D long-rangemachine with the ungainly ‘Dackelbauch’conformal fuel tank. The D model wasdeveloped in part to deal with the longdistances involved in the Norwegiancampaign and to give it a longer effectiverange as an anti-shipping aircraft.

Off we go...

Call it weird, but I always start my buildsby focusing on the undercarriage, propel-lers, ordinance (if fitted) and other smallersub assemblies. I only really start on thecockpit and airframe once these are built,painted and weathered. So it was with mylong-range Zerstörer.

Each main undercarriage leg consists ofeight components that fit together to forma reasonably stiff assembly. I prefer to

build as much of the undercarriageassembly as possible before painting inorder to get really solid join welds withTenax.

The primary load bearing component isattached to the inside of the lower wingsurface with its two legs protruding intothe wheel well. The ‘V’ gear retraction armsare then attached to these legs. Buildersneed to be aware that the sidewall detail tothe undercarriage bays must be addedafter the nacelles are added to their wingsas you’ll experience some major interfer-ence issues.

The main wheels are made of two parts,which works well when there is no tiretread. As soon as lateral tread lines appearyou know you’re going to face somerescribing unless the tread alignment isperfect. It never is.

I chose to build the tailwheel using thethree component option. I drilled out theaxles in each yoke component and thewheel hub. This makes it easier to build,tidy up and paint the two main assemblies.Small diameter plastic rod makes a goodaxle for assembling the tail wheel later.

I wasn’t going to add any wing tanks tomy Bf 110, so the only required holes inthe lower wing were for the main gear legsand the two yellow air tanks. Both of theseare installed from the inside of the lowerwing.

Each engine nacelle consists of six partsthat go together pretty well. Patience isrequired to achieve a snug fit for every-thing. Despite my best efforts I ended uphaving to redo quite a lot of rivet detaillost to sanding as I tied-up all the joins.The internal sidewall detail fits very nicely,but don’t make the mistake I did and fitthem before attaching the nacelles to thewings - the rib detail will get in the way ofthe undercarriage legs.

The upper and lower wings halves gotogether very well. Unusually for Eduardthere was a lot of flash around the trailingedge of each wing and around the wingtips. Although quick and easy to remove,the significant amounts of flash weresurprising.

Attaching the nacelles to the wings wasthe hardest part of the build to this point.Fit was really bad and I spent an agegetting each nacelle to sit comfortably

photo by James Tainton


against each wing half. I had to add somethin strips of plastic card to one wing halfto correctly align its correspondingnacelle. The other nacelle was betteraligned but still left a significant gap onthe upper surface join. Although theadjustments and need for filler were hardlyunusual, it came as a bit of a surprise withthe Eduard kit. Previous Eduard builds hadresulted in next to no filler in any of themajor joins.

Each wing half was finished of by addingthe front and back PE radiator grills andhousings and the ailerons. The grills hadbeen given a black wash to reveal themesh detail, while the housing interiorswere painted pre-painted RLM 75.

The twin tails of the Bf 110 were one of itsdistinctive features and this is nicelycaptured in only four components. The leftand right horizontal surfaces are molded assingle pieces, as are each fin/rudder. Thefit of the fin/rudder with each horizontalsurface is perfect, with no need for anytouch up.

I chose not to show the nose gun bay inthe open position and simply built the two-section nose cone without any internal

detail. I left the guns out and would addthe barrels later when painting wasfinished. As I lined them up I noticed thatthe nose-to-fuselage lap joint wasn’t asneat as I would have liked so I fabricated abacking plate for the nose cone andsanded away the offending lap joins. Onceattached, I simply rescribed the panel linearound the nose section.

One of the reasons I always start with gearand props etc, is my lack of confidencewith cockpits and canopies. When I lookat other builder’s models I’m always drawnto the cockpit to see ‘how they did it’. Andof course the Bf 110 has a cockpit thatsays ‘look closer, you can see everything’.

Fortunately Eduard has done a reallysuperb job with the cockpit, allowing evena modestly capable builder like me achievesomething to be quite proud of. A lot goesin to this cockpit including some very nicecolor PE for the pilot and radio operator/gunner’s instruments. My approach topainting cockpits is to build it all first andthen paint it black. A few light coats of theinterior color shot from slant angles createa sense of depth as the black creates thenecessary shadow. Once this is dry I pickout wiring and box detail with brush. Once

dry, dry brushing reveals the surfaceddetail.

But a word of warning. If, like me, you’reon the wrong side of 40, trial fitting andgluing of many small components can be apain – literally. Eduard designers wereclearly in a sadistic mood when theydeveloped the parts breakdown for theammo drums and engine exhausts. Eachammo drum had three components,including a tiny PE strap, for a total of 19drums! Each exhaust stack had six indi-vidual manifolds that needed tidying upbefore gluing to a back plate, and althoughthe end result is perfectly satisfying, Iwould strongly suggest that other buildersinvest in Quickboost’s resin exhausts andammo drums if they want to avoid ex-tended finger cramps.

Once the cockpit was finished, the twofuselage halves were joined. As with everyother Eduard kit I have built, the fit wassuperb. Wing halves, tail surface and nosecone were then added, along with largeventral fuel tank. I was forced to use somefiller around the aft wing root/fuselage joinsimply to address some injection point sagissues. This was minimal.

After a good wash with soap and water, Igave the model a thin coat of Floquil greyprimer (try it – it’s superb stuff). Once dry Iwet sanded it with 2000 grit paper. Irepeated this process a few times until Iwas satisfied with the finish. After a finalsoapy wash and overnight dry we wereready for painting.

From the get-go I’d decided to build‘M8+OK’, a long-range BF 110D with thelarge conformal ‘Dakelbauch’ auxiliary fueltank - ugly is good. Painting was arelatively simple RLM 70/71 upper surfacesand RLM 65 on the undersides. Paintingwas also made ‘easier’ because of thesharp demarcation lines between colors.

First off I pre-shaded the entire model withFloquil Engine Black. Once dry, I shotthree very thin coats of Model MasterRLM 65 on the under surfaces over thespace of half an hour. This was then left to


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dry overnight. Masking the under sideswith Tamiya tape was next and this tookquite a while, especially around the enginenacelles. With hard demarcation lines it’squite tricky to get a nice curve under thenose. I then sprayed another thin coat ofRLM 65 along the tape lines which helpsto seal the join. If there is going to be anybleeding under the tape I’d rather it be thesame color as that underneath.

The first top color was RLM 71 with threevery thin coats applied in 30 minutes. Thiswas left to dry for 24 hours. Tamiya tapewas then applied, followed by a thinsealing coat of RLM 71 to the tape lines.Two coats of RLM 70 finished the camou-flage and everything was left overnight toharden. I’m always very careful when Iremove modeling tape. There’s nothingworse than being a bit too quick andpulling off a bit of paint in the rush to seehow it all came out. Patience is a virtue.The Bf 110D came out of the paint boothlooking pretty good, with just a few touch-up areas under the nose and extreme tail. Ithen applied three spray coats of Future(thinned 50:50 with 99% isopropyl alcohol)to protect the paint and give it a goodsurface for decaling.

I was very disappointed with the decalsheet. Unlike the sheets for the EduardLavochkin, Polikarpov, and Fw 190 buildsI’ve done, the Bf 110 set suffered frompretty bad registration issues that can beclearly seen on the wing national insigniaand serial numbers. The registration issuesare most noticeable on some of the smallerdecals like the propeller logos and filler capmarkings. With hindsight I should haverequested a replacement set from Eduardor picked up an EagleCals sheet instead.Lesson learned. Next time I’ll spend a littlemore time looking at the decals before Iapply them.

Despite the registration problem, decalingproceeded with few other issues. Solvasetapplied above and below each decalhelped them settle across panel lines. Afew instances of ‘silvering’ were solved bypricking the offending decal with a needleand applying more Solvaset. Be preparedto hold your breath a lot when applying

the small frame number decals – it’s achallenge! Once all the decals were dry, Igave the model a gentle surface wipe witha wet cloth to remove finger prints and(what looked like) calcium stains from thedecaling process.

Once dealing was complete the modelreceived another three light coats ofthinned Future. This is an important stepif, like me, you use oils to simulate weath-ering. The Future both seals the decalsand protects the camouflage from theweathering process.

For me, weathering is typically restrained.I’ve yet to master paint chipping using asilver pencil and the whole pastels thing isa class I need to take. Suffice to say that Ichose not to practice on the 110. My usualtechnique is to paint the entire model witha milky-thin wash of Burnt Umber artist’soil. Once the wash has started to flattenout (15-20 minutes), I remove the excesswith small squares of kitchen towel,dragging in the direction of the air flow. Ifyou’ve left it a bit too long, the oil can behelped off using towel wetted in a littleTurpenoid . Again patience is a virtue here,for the cleaning has to continue until youthere’s no more oil on the towel. By thatpoint, every panel line and recess shouldbe picked out with the wash, addingrealistic depth and dimension to thesurface.

It’s now time to add all of those pre-assembled detail pieces. On went the mainwheels and doors, the tail wheel, theengine exhausts and propellers, the pilot’sgun sight and the rear gunner’s machinegun. I then add the nose cannon barrels,the pitot tube and aileron mass balancesunder each wing. Finally I added the DFloop, the thin photo etch blind-landingapproach and IFF antennas. Once every-thing had set I gave the whole model amisting of Floquil flat varnish to soften thehigh gloss. During wing construction I’ddeliberately sanded off the navigationlights and drilled small holes for replace-ments. These I fashioned from plastic rodpainted gloss red and green. Once the flatvarnish was dry, I added these newnavigation lights.

The Bf 110 has a large greenhouse canopythat allows much of the cockpit detail to beseen and it didn’t make much sense toshow the canopy all closed up. I hadtherefore already masked and painted themultiple canopy sections necessary for thefully open look. I attached the windshieldand main canopy segment using whiteglue as this gave me some adjustment timeand would dry transparent. The pilot’sdropped side panels, open roof segmentand the gunners opening were all attachedwith super glue. The final act was toattached the aerial mast and fabricate thetwin aerial wires. I used stretched blacksprue for the wires and stretched whitesprue for the insulators. Once the wireswere loosely attached, a glowing matchtightened the wires.

This kit was quite a challenge compared tothe other Eduard kits I’ve built. A lot ofvery small cockpit detail in both plasticand photo etch requires loads of time andattention. But the effort will pay off with abeautiful OOB cockpit that is clearlyvisible through the large, greenhousecanopy. There was also a lot more flash onthis kit than the others and this requiredmore clean-up time than usual.

My biggest issue with this kit was with theupper surface nacelle/wing join. Despite alot of fitting and adjusting, the remaininggaps and steps required some significantwork to blend in and I ended-up with a fairamount of rescribing/riveting. But thattype of work shouldn’t faze most modelers- it comes with the territory. Other than thenacelles, Eduard’s kit went together reallywell, with very little filler required else-where.

All-in-all, the Bf 110C/D is a nice plane tobuild. It has its quirks and it’ll never be aWeekend Edition, but it’ll make a very niceaddition to your Luftwaffe collection.

Thanks to Eduard for the review copy.


Reel Planes: An OccasionalSeries - Episode 6:

Skyjacked (Monogram’s1/48th Scale F-100C)

by Terry Moore

Skyjacked is a 1972 MGM release starringCharlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, andJames Brolin, and was directed by JohnGuillermin. The story concerns a GlobalAirways 707 flight from Oakland toMinneapolis that is hijacked by a crazedVietnam veteran who claims to have abomb on board. The flight has the usualcross section of passengers, the hippiegirl, the very pregnant lady, the Senator,the musician, and the CIA agent, amongothers. As usual, everyone gets a fewminutes of time for their characters but notmuch else. The hijacker (Brolin) diverts theplane to Anchorage, where all the passen-gers, except for the first class passengersare released. They then take off forMoscow where he (Brolin) expects to bereceived as a hero. It doesn’t quite workout that way and the hijacker meets hisend on the tarmac in “Moscow”.

The movie itself is one of the first “disas-ter” type movies that were popular in the1970s. Lots of characters getting a littleface time on screen as the usual clichetypes. The love angle to the story betweenthe Heston and Mimieux characters, thenear disaster of a midair collision as theplane is landing in Anchorage, the threatof being shot down by Russian MiGs andso on. There are some continuity issues(like the landing gear and flaps deployed -or not - in the MiG sequences), the use ofan airport that looks nothing like Moscowairport, complete with Ford vans, Russiansoldiers with M-16s, and not nearlyenough fake snow to make it look likewinter in Moscow.

All that being said, it’s relatively entertain-ing and of, course, some great subjectmatter for a reel plane. I first saw an articlein a 1973 IPMS chapter publication “InMiniature” that had an article on the“MiGs” used in the production. It detailed

the use of five F-100Cs provided by theNew Mexico Air National Guard. Only fouraircraft were used in the movie and onewas kept as a spare. US markings werepainted out and replaced with oversizeRussian stars. The last three numbers ofthe serial numbers of the aircraft werepainted in large white numbers under thecockpits of each aircraft. The “dickey bird”logo of the NM ANG was retained on thetail of each aircraft.

Twenty five years ago I converted the1/72nd scale Hasegawa F-100D kit to a Cand painted it in Skyjacked movie mark-ings. At that time I chose to do the spareaircraft for the reason that I saw the actualaircraft after it had been sent to the AirForce Museum. Fast forward to recenthistory. Some years ago, Cutting Edgereleased a conversion kit for the 1/48Monogram F-100D, to convert it to a C.Fortunately, I was able to get the CE kitbefore they went out of business, withplans to do another Skyjacked “MiG”.This time around I chose to model theflight leader, aircraft “803”.

The conversion kit is a straight forward setof replacement parts for the Monogram kitand very little hacking/cutting wasrequired. The wings themselves were aperfect fit to the Monogram fuselage, aswas the tail. The only issue I had with theconversion kit was the leading edge slats,

which required some minor trimming to fitwell. The rest of the kit was built out of thebox. Modelmaster enamels were used forthe colors and the burned/metal finish onthe tailcone was Alclad Dark Aluminum,Copper, and Jet Exhaust.

No memorable quotes in this one, althoughthe movie taglines are interesting - “TheSky’s The Limit For Suspense”. “On BoardFlight 502 Is A Bomb. It Could Be Any-where. And A Skyjacker. It Could BeAnyone”. “This is your captain... we havea skyjacker on board”.

I’ll give the movie 2-1/2 stars(**.5) and theairplanes 4 stars (****). I purchased theDVD as part of a set with Zero Hour, fromwhich the movie Airplane was inspired by.That will be an interesting movie towatch...

The popcorn is on, the Pepsi is in thefridge (I have diet, too), and the moviestarts in just a few minutes. Your seat isready.

[Thanks to Chris Banyai-Riepl andwww.internetmodeler.com for permissionto use James’s, Carl’s, and Terry’s articles.- ED]


Tamiya 1/35th ScaleLeopard 2A6

by Bob LaBouy

Initial Comments and Caveats

If you watch the Military Channel’s oftenshown episode in which they project theiropinion as to the ‘greatest ever’ tanks,you’re aware that this is it! The ‘Leo 2’ asit is sometimes referred, is praised assimply the ‘best tank in the world’ whetheryou are talking about the last 60 years ortoday.

Even when you first pick up the box for theLeopard, you’ll notice it’s heavy. Onceopened and you start to look at, thenseparate the first few major parts and holdthem together, you can’t help but noticethe very large size of this armor kit. It islarge and very long, with a very longcanon barrel. Just holding it alongside theM60 (which served as our main battle tankfor some time) and even the M1 Abrams, itis easily demonstrated that this is onelarge tank. In spite of its size, the kitcontains roughly 200 parts (which isamazing when one remembers that aDragon kit of an even smaller, less compli-cated tank kit contains from 800-1000parts) which points to a much lessdemanding build. I’ll have to see as Iprogress through the sub-assemblies. Thisalso means that one doesn’t wind up witha ‘load’ of extra or left-over parts, whichmay or may not be a valuable side value toyou. There are a few ‘extras‘, an example isthe shorter barrel for the 120mm gun barrel.Typical to Tamiya a very nicely done andreasonably well done assembly guide is 16pages in length. This kit should be a snap,right? Let’s see…

My initial joy over the Tamiya instructionsare tempered a bit as I discover a few partsare identified as ‘E’ series and then Iquickly realized there was no ‘E’ tree and ittook a few minutes comparing the easilyidentifiable parts that they were in fact ‘A’parts. To the ‘plus’ side of things though,Tamiya’s guide does contain most parts

called out in English (which is a great reliefwhen compared with Dragon’s sheets). AsI begin my removal of individual part andassembly, I also notice two aspects of thiskit (again in comparison with the Dragonkits which I’ve been building over the lastfew years and compared with Tamiya’saircraft kits which I have been veryimpressed with). Some added sanding andfinish work is required on many of thesmall part (at least those around the roadwheels and suspension parts. They aren’tbad and can quickly be squared and orleveled with a small amount of filing orsanding. There is also a good deal ofsurface detail, an example of which are thenumerous ‘non-skid’ areas on the topsurface areas, which is very finely detailedand will (I hope) be evident on thecompleted model.

Initial Kit Observations

As typical for a Tamiya product, this is arelatively simple, straight-forward build.The parts fit reasonably well, are mostlyflash free (though the fit and finish of themolded parts isn’t up to the recentstandards established with the Dragon/DML kits). Some filing and sanding isrequired to permit nice 90° corners and flatsurfaces. I didn’t even bother counting theparts and estimated there to be about 200in total. I found all parts to fit together well

and very little sanding necessary to effecttight fits all around. Curiously, there is alsoa short-barreled 120mm gun included inthis kit as well, though I could find noreference where this gun barrel was usedwith the more advanced Leopard 2 tank.

Detail Observations

I have a few ‘nits’ including the type ofplastic sheet employed by Tamiya toreplicate the basic turret glass ports. Forthe most part this small plastic sheet isworkable, but it is very thin, a little difficultto use and handle, but mostly just a messto trim or remove from the parent sheet ofclear. It often ‘shatters’ and leavesunwanted fissure marks as the plastic iscut. It’s almost a laminate in effect and Ialmost wished I had found a replacementfor the Tamiya clear. There wasn’t anysuch issue with the injected clear sheetproviding some of the other vision ports.Why two types? I have no guess.

This leads me to the two most glaringweaknesses in this kit, in my opinion, theclear areas (periscope glass) and thetreads. I am not happy with the materialsand in my case, they did not wind upfinishing anywhere near what I expected.They look very childish, show my ‘gluetechnique’, and detract from this entiremodel. Although Tamiya has made the


tread of some type of plastic and it doestake glue to weld the ends together, is stilla toy-like, rubber band-like tread. Paintflakes off (and I primed it with the goodacrylic automobile primer) if they aretwisted or moved to any extent. Theoutward appearance is OK, but far lessthan I have come to expect when spending$40 or more for a kit these days. I expectmore from both Tamiya and myself,especially when Dragon is able to producesuch parts with much greater accuracy andskill, at a lesser price. I have also becomespoiled by Dragon’s inclusion of real metalcable on their kits – in this kit Tamiya hasprovided small pieces of string, whichrequire trimming and painting to replicatethe tank’s tow cables. Not the eleganttouch we’ve come to welcome over the lastfew years, but passable.

I am not certain what details can be addedto the Leopard 2. I used almost all of theparts provided in the kit, aside from thesmall road signs, decals and extra gunbarrel. The surface detail is quite good inmy opinion and once painted and dry-brushed reveals itself well. I didn’t reallylook around for after-market parts andused only was provided in the kit box. Ifyou want, ‘quick or easy builds,’ this maywell be one you should tackle.

Overall Evaluation and Summary

Overall, I like this kit quite well and wouldgive it an 8 on the 10 point scale. I wouldrecommend it to anyone who is interestedin modeling what is often referred to as thefinest modern tank in the world today. Ithink this kit is a winner, easy to assembleand another worthwhile addition to mymeager armor collection, providing themodeler with an accurate model of one ofthe German Army’s very advanced modernarmor and is great comparison kit to theM1A Abrams, which many of us have seenand feel is a great tank. I would say ‘buyand build it’ right from the box, untilanother more modern kit is available.

Trumpeter 1/35th ScaleM1078 Light Medium

Tactical Vehicle

by Carl Kietzke

The M1078 Light Medium Tactical Vehicle(LMTV) is part of the United States Army’sFamily of Medium Tactical Vehicles(FMTV). The Light Medium units are ratedat 2.5 tons carrying capacity. The FMTV isbuilt by BAE Systems Mobility andProtection Systems division and it wasdeveloped from the Steyr 12M18 militarytruck. Stewart & Stevenson of Sealy, Texaswas the original supplier of the FMTV.Stewart & Stevenson sold their truckdivision to Armor Holdings, which is nowpart of BAE Systems. There are 15members of the FMTV family and most ofthem can be created from this kit.

This kit comes in Trumpeter’s standard,stout box, which is crammed with plastic.There are eight gray sprues, one clearsprue, the cab, a small photo-etch sheet,and a small but adequate decal sheet. Allmoldings are clean and flash free. The tiresare vinyl and are exceptionally well done.The parts count of this kit is a bit high

considering there is no engine, but the kitshould go together easily.

All dimensions check out within accept-able limits based on data from the US ArmyFact Sheet for the FMTV. I have a fewminor questions regarding some of thechassis accessory placement. When I

consider the continuing modification andupgrade programs for the FMTV, every-thing could be totally correct. The mainthing is, will it look right? I will hold finaljudgment for when it is finished.

This looks like another excellent militaryvehicle kit from Trumpeter. The M1078 islong overdue as a kit, since the real onehas almost totally replaced all of the M939family. I have one gripe with this kit: thereis no engine. This is the first 2.5/5 tontruck kit that Trumpeter has producedwithout one, perhaps because it is acabover instead of a conventional? TheM1078, M1084, and M1086 versions wereused to prototype a new heavy dutyWildland Fire Engine family, so it fits as aregular automotive subject to me. Thereare lots of uses and versions to build andthe kit is good quality. But the kit is a bitpricey at around $80. It still seems to begood value for money. I purchased my kitfrom Skyway Model Shop.


IPMS Seattle Show Photos

photos by Tim Bradley and Norm Filer

This page, clockwise from top right: Doug Girling’s veryinventive entry in the Jet “What If?”; a very nice Soviet

armor piece in winter camo (not sure of the builder); BeauMoran’s Bottlenose Dolphin; Michael Morrow’s SchoenfeldtFirecracker; Curt Waffle’s TBF diorama,one of three entries

that tied for the People’s Choice award.


This page, clockwise from below: Brian’sWillet’s 1/32nd scale Ki-61; a few of themany trucks on display; George Stray’s

Barchino; Joe Spitzer’s Camaro; GeorgeTufnail’s HMS Hood.


Meeting Reminder May 910 AM - 1 PM

North Bellevue Community/Senior Center4063-148th Ave NE, Bellevue

Directions: From Seattle or from I-405, take 520 East tothe 148th Ave NE exit. Take the 148th Ave North exit(the second of the two 148th Ave. exits) and continuenorth on 148th until you reach the Senior Center. TheSenior Center will be on your left. The Center itself isnot easily visible from the road, but there is a signpostin the median.

2009 Show Schedule

5/10 Puyallup MCS 206/20 Ft Worden NOPMS7/24 Puyallup Good Guys#8/19 Columbus OH IPMS Nats#9/19 McMinnville OHMS10/3 Moscow ID Bring out Good Stuff10/10 Burnaby BC IPMS Vancouver10/27 Silvanna 5th Annual11/8 Clackamas OSSM

# indicates multiple day event, only firstday listed. Thanks again to Carl Kietzke.

Show Thanks

A model show doesn’t just materialize byitself. It must be planned and organized,and on the day, there must be volunteersready and willing to pitch in. The IPMSSeattle Spring Show wouldn’t havehappened without the following people, sothank you:

Tracy White, Jon Fincher, Mike Millette,Charlie Sorensen, Spencer Tom, TerryMoore, Jill Moore, Eric Christianson,Marilynn Laird, Norm Filer, Robert Allen,Mike Medrano, Stephen Tontoni, SteveHilby, Shari Filer, Sabrina Fincher, DougGirling, Bill Johnson, Elsie Johnson, JohnSchaaf, Juandine Moran, Sam Lainoff,Meghan Cahill, Linda Hoyt, Gary Webster,Ira Shelton, Jon Carr Farrelly, Dan Carey,Jackie Staeck, Paul Peterson, Jim Schubert,John Chilenski, Reed Christianson, PrestonKabinoff, Beau Moran, Andrew Birkbeck,Scott Taylor, and Paul.

Thanks also to everyone who judged,donated items for the raffle, and helpedwith the room set-up and takedown.

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