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VOLUME 11. ISSUE 123. OCTOBER 2015
REGULARS
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- EDITORIAL
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- NEWSLINE
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- EVENTS DIARY
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- CONTACTS DETAILS
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- NEXT ISSUE
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- FINAL THOUGHTS…
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VOL.11 ISS.123 OCTOBER 2015
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Editorial:
FEATURES
P16 BATTLE OF BRITAIN SERIES NO. 10
Alan Price continues his series to commemorate
the 75th Anniversary of the BoB with a build of the
Monogram Heinkel He111
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We take a look at Eduard’s love affair with this
portly little fighter, from their very first 1:48 biplane
kit through to their latest release.
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P62 NEW RELEASES KITS
The latest kit releases assessed
Jamie Haggo shows how to paint and weather a
pretty, Airfix 1:48 Folland Gnat, to create a less than
pretty little model!
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EDITORIAL
t was the English poet Rudyard Kipling
who wrote “If you can meet with Triumph
and Disaster, and treat those two
impostors just the same…” (“If” – 1895),
these words hanging above the player’s
entrance to Centre Court, Wimbledon. As
wisdom goes, it’s something that seems to
resonate the older you get, and is certainly
a quote that springs to mind every time a
model competition happens.
There’s a good argument to be had as to whether competitions in
any hobby are a healthy thing or not, especially such a solitary one
as model making. Certainly in some hobbies – gardening especially
– the stories are legion of envy, jealousy, petty behaviour and even
sabotage, not to mention envelopes with wads of fivers, all over a
prize-winning marrow.
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THE COMPETITIVE STREAK
Thankfully, model competitions have yet to descend to those
extremes, but there’s no denying that sometimes they’re perhaps
taken a little too seriously. To some extent it’s hard not to empathise.
People literally pour blood sweat and tears into a model, not to
mention considerable expense sometimes, only to meet with failure.
Thirty years ago, the burgeoning aftermarket or cottage industry
of detail parts and conversions was met with suspicious murmurings
in a few quarters, partly because it was taking the “plastic” away
from the hobby which could complicate competition rules, but also
this idea that it would also take away the skill. Throw enough money
at a model and you’re bound to win something; possibly, but any kit
or accessory is only as good as the person using it. Buying a Brian
May replica guitar doesn’t mean you’ll suddenly start playing like
Brian May.
At some shows a few competitors meticulously catalogue
the items they’ve used and place it next to the model, as if a
“
Competitions, by default, have to have winners and losers.
There is no right or expectation of winning no matter how
high an opinion someone may have of their work
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MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL -
October 2015
IN THIS ISSUE…
W
elcome to the October issue of MAI, we hope that
you enjoy the features this month and gain much
from the models we’ve built, both in terms of subject
matter and perhaps ideas for future builds and new
techniques.
As with previous issues of MAI from 2015, we’ve concentrated
heavily on modelling articles rather than news and reviews and as
such, have a healthy cross-section of subjects to enjoy, from Haris Ali’s
Siemens Schuckert D.III, through Mike Williams Mirage III and Drewe
Manton’s assessment of the new Trumpeter 1:72 Beriev Be6, we’ve
most bases covered. Add to that Alan Price’s superb rendition of the
Monogram Heinkel He111 and Jamie Haggo’s stunningly dilapidated
Gnat and there’s much to inspire within the pages of this month’s
magazine.
Alongside the modelling features, we’ve also created an article
that reveals plenty of sights from this year’s Royal International Air
Tattoo from Fairford. A real highlight amongst the season’s airshows,
the 2015 RIAT was a real treasure-trove of incredible aircraft, with a
fantastic collection of aircraft both in the air and on the ground. We’re
sure that you’ll enjoy seeing our pictures as much as we enjoyed
taking them at the show!
This then is the October issue of MAI; we hope you enjoy the
contents and that you have fun reading the features and then building
similar models, yourself. See you next month!
PICK OF THE MONTH…
shopping list is going to sway the judges (“hey I spent THAT much, I gotta win
something!”) when it’s not what they’ve used, but how they’ve used it. At one
show an entrant managed to sneak into the room when judging was taking
place to give a commentary on how he built the kit before being - politely -
asked to leave! Is this the point when competitions stop being a bit of fun and
become unhealthy?
Certainly the advent of the Internet, message boards, forums and social
media means that every aspect of the hobby is now dissected in detail,
including competitions. Stefano Marchetti’s Bugatti/Tesla Type 159sc, which
won the SWM 2013 best in show, was widely lauded as being one of the most
incredible pieces of modelling ever seen at the event (which it was) but in the
aftermath, there were some dissenting voices saying that it shouldn’t have won
because, being a fantasy subject and the invention of Stefano’s imagination, it
wasn’t a scale replica of anything. Yes it was, but why does that matter? Why
is that important?
Similarly, the best in show winner at the IPMS (US) Nationals is always
likely to light up the internet, mostly good natured discussion, but also with
reactions that seem completely out of proportion – after all, there’s no huge
prize money at stake, you may get a trophy and the admiration of your
peers, but that’s it. Or is there something more, do people attach that much
importance – and esteem – in bagging a gong?
Competitions, by default, have to have winners and losers. There is no right
or expectation of winning no matter how high an opinion someone may have of
their work or how much money they threw at it. Is it fair to say that if someone
walks away empty handed or with less than the reward they thought they’d
get, that they should feel disappointed at best, angry at worst? Or is that the
point when they need to take a step back and ask if they are entering for the
right reasons (such as they are) or whether it has become an unhealthy need
for admiration, attention or affirmation?
Maybe Kipling was onto something? He certainly made exceedingly good
cakes… (Jonathan Mock)
A HIGHER CALL
An Incredible Story To Fire The
Imagination
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very so often a story emerges that is so wonderful you simply
have to investigate it further. This month we would like to
recommend just such a story and though not directly related
to the building of models, this relatively new book is filled
with information that will certainly inspire the building of the
aircraft in question.
Telling the tale of two pilots, Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler, ‘A
Higher call’ is the story of an encounter on the 20th of December 1943
when Charlie Brown’s B-17, damaged almost beyond repair following
a raid on Bremen, was bounced by an Me109 piloted by Franz Stigler.
Seeing the levels of damage, the disabled guns and dead and injured
crew, Franz decided that he could inflict no further damage and so
instead of shooting at the aircraft - and almost certainly killing the crew -
he decided to escort them back
over to the North Sea…
Years later, the two men
would meet and become
friends. This book tells the story
of their service during WWII
(Franz Stigler was a full-blown
ace, eventually flying the ‘262
with JV-44), that fateful day and
on to their meeting in 1990.
This book by Adam Makos
is a fantastic story not only of
the two men involved, Charlie
Brown and Franz Stigler, but
also the way these men lived
and fought during those dark
days of WWII. If you have an
interest in aviation, give it a
read, you certainly won’t be
disappointed.
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