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VOLUME 11. ISSUE 128. MARCH 2016
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…
REVIEWS
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Shackleton AEW.2
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EDITORIAL
LIFE IS JUST TOO SHORT…
e are all getting older, right?
Time is passing us by and
the idea that we will have
endless months to build kits
and complete modelling
projects is suddenly seeming less and less
likely. How are we going to finish everything
that we’ve collected over the years?!
The last few years has made me re-
evaluate my time at the bench and how long I
spend on the projects that I build, not only in
my role as editor of this magazine, but also during some of my personal
projects. Having thought long and hard about how long it takes me to
assemble and paint an average model, I came to the conclusion that if
I was to have any chance of building the models that I want to over the
next few decades, a degree of simplification needed to be incorporated
into each build. This is not to suggest that I will be cutting corners that
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will compromise the look of the finished work, just that ideas and areas
that would have taken time and then be hidden will to all intents and
purposes, be ignored!
The Revell Shackleton that has been built for this issue is a good
example of what I have in mind. Though this model has interior detail,
much of it is virtually invisible within the completed model and though I
like to show you what is included and paint as much as I can, the time
needed to do this is often wasted, so a decision was made to simplify
the assembly and paintwork, construct the parts quickly and then block
in basic colours that capture the essence of the real interior. In terms
of construction this means that seams and the like are ignored, only
the most obvious of issues being dealt with for the pictures. What can’t
be seen, won’t be dealt with - simple eh? I’ve approached the Airfix
Shackleton in the same way, the radar operators’ station within the
forward fuselage disappearing once the fuselage halves are joined. That
being so, the station was assembled and then painted in base colours,
a few details here and there being picked out for the pictures. Having
I came to the conclusion that if I was to have any chance
of building the models that I want to over the next few
decades, a degree of simplification needed to be incorporated
into each build
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MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL -
March 2016
IN THIS ISSUE…
ur cover star this month is Revell’s soon to be released
Avro Shackleton AEW.2, which then forms the basis of
our extensive review. Covering twelve pages, we take
a detailed look at this new kit, how it goes together
and what you can expect from it when released as
this issue goes to press. This is an important kit, so we decided
that rather than simply rushing through the build to get it into the
magazine as soon as possible, we would take a little time and
create something that you would find useful over the coming
months. Next month we will then repeat the trick when we build
the Airfix MR.2 variant, thus allowing us the chance to compare
the two kits, their approach to replication and the resulting models.
Along with the Shackleton we have also brought together two
features on another very famous British machine, the Westland
Wessex. Building both the Italeri 1:48 kit and then the Fly 1:32 offering,
we hope that fans of helicopters will be inspired to add this aircraft to
their collections. Certainly, there is plenty of detailed notes within both
features to allow you the chance to rework any one of the kits that are
available of the Wessex, even if you choose a different kit from those
built this month.
Finally, we also bring you a couple of quarter-scale classics in
the form of Eduard’s reworking of the Hasegawa A-4 Skyhawk and
Roden’s delightful Heinkel He51 biplane. Both of these kits build up
into very fine replicas and we hope that you fancy having a go at
something similar yourself, using our in-depth features as your guide.
This then is the March 2016 issue of Model Airplane International -
we hope you like it and we’ll see you again next month!
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made my decision to complete the model in this way, it was something of a shock
to receive Eduard’s latest sets of photo-etch. Within the package was a beautifully
printed ‘colour-etch’ set for the interior of this kit; what a stunning set I thought,
only then to question the point of it when none of that wonderful detail could be
seen…
This need to speed up the process of completing models also manifests itself
in the choices that I make regarding the kits that I assemble. I remember years
ago flicking through the Airfix catalogue to find the kits that had the most parts.
Now, I flick through the catalogues to find those with the least! It’s not that I don’t
like assembly, it just seems that kit manufacturers are creating the most complex
models imaginable, just for the sake of it. Technology has allowed the design
and moulding of incredibly detailed pieces and yet we see some kits that could
— and should — offer
single pieces, offering
sub-assemblies that
combine a huge
number of needless
parts that take time
to join and result in
items that look little
different from those
moulded as one. To
me, it’s a waste of my
time. I would rather
concentrate on what
can be seen rather than
what can’t, the painting
and weathering being
the driver for much of
what I do. For instance,
engines. How many kits
supply engine parts,
but no option to have
them on show? It’s nice
to be offered the detail,
but if that detail is
literally invisible, what’s
the point? Isn’t that
simply the manufacturer adding value to their kit, through the use of redundant
parts and detail. Maybe I’m missing the point?!
The upshot of this approach — I hope — is that I will be able to cover more
ground and build more models both for myself and for the magazine. But more
than that I hope it will bring the enjoyment back to some of these projects and by
stripping back the approach, help me perhaps to decide that builds that look at
first to be daunting and time-consuming, will be somewhat less so! I guess though
that the real goal is to be able to keep up with the releases that are offered and be
able to build as many as I can. Just looking at the lists of new kits that have come
from this year’s Toy Fair gives one a sense of the challenges that face modellers
these days, dozens of possible projects being offered just this year! Even if I was
to build a couple of models a month, that would leave me with a mountain of kits
that I will never get
around to, so the need
to simplify the process
and work through more
as a result, is there for
all to see.
So, life really is too
short to be tackling
only difficult, time-
consuming builds.
Modelling is about
building a collection
and that’s what I intend
to do. But first, I have
to complete the Airfix
Shackleton, build
AMK’s 1:48 MiG-31
and then work through
Tamiya’s 1:32 Mosquito
and detail Revell’s
1:32 Fw190. Hmm -
seems as though my
plans may not come to
fruition just yet. Maybe
next year - yeah, let’s
start next year…
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