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SHACKLETON
PREVIEW
1/72 Airfix test-shot
Oct 2015
Issue 59
SIX-SHOOTER
1/48 Trumpeter
F-106 Delta Dart
70
REVIEWS
BUCKEYE
BONANZA
IPMS USA 2015
show highlights
EXCLUSIVE BUILD
Airfix’s all-new 1/72
Grumman F4F-4
Wildcat
GALLIC HORSEPOWER
1/35 SOMUA
S35
EYE IN
THE SKY
1/48 Bv 141
£4.30
EDITOR'S DESK
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ISSUE 59
hospitality hasn’t changed a bit
and the modelling on display was
awe-inspiring. Yes it’s a long way
to go from the UK and of course,
it’s part of a model magazine
editor’s job to attend. I do look
upon this as a huge privilege, but
it does reinforce the fact that
modelling really is a truly global
hobby and when it comes down to
it, we are all the same, never mind
the language. And the diversity
on display in Columbus, Ohio this
year, among the 2,700 models in
the competition, was impressive.
One might be forgiven for thinking
that a show in the US would
be packed with that country’s
products, such as the F-4, P-51 and
many others. Of course, these did
appear, but there were European
aircraft types I had never actually
seen before in books, let alone on
a show table. A good example was
the lovely 1/72 Czechoslovakian
Beneš-Mráz Be50 trainer, entered
by a modeller who had flown all
the way from French Polynesia. I
find this dedication to the hobby
heart-warming, and as long
as people display this sort of
enthusiasm for our humble craft, it
has an assured future.
The show also allowed me another
privilege in that I met Mr Dana Bell
for the first time. This luminary
in the field of aviation research,
especially with colour schemes,
is a true gentleman and I’m
delighted to announce that he
has joined the
AMW
contributor
team. Dana’s first feature for us,
on Grumman’s F4F Wildcat, is
on p.52 of this issue...and is the
perfect accompaniment to Jen
Wright’s splendid test-shot build of
Airfix’s all-new F4F-4 Wildcat. The
company’s design and moulding
seems to get better with each
release, and it’s wonderful to
see Airfix tackling US subjects
occasionally, despite its long-held
grounding in British aircraft. As if
that isn’t exciting enough, we also
have preview photos of parts from
Airfix’s forthcoming Shackleton
MR.2 following our news pages this
month. The full build will appear in
November’s issue...and I’m beside
myself with anticipation!
Chris Clifford,
Editor
chris.clifford@keypublishing.com
T
he IPMS USA National
Convention has come and
gone...but what an event!
It had been a while since
I’d visited this show; Omaha,
Nebraska four years ago being
the last time, but American
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Editor:
Chris Clifford
Assistant Editor:
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Contributors this issue:
Eric Larson, Warren E Thompson, Garry Tobiss,
Joerg Stange, Jennifer Wright, Dana Bell,
Glenn Sands, Ian Grainger
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Tom Bagley
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Steve Donovan
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CONTENTS
INSIDE
42
EXCLUSIVE BUILD
F4F-4 WILDCAT
REGULARS
06
News
The latest happenings in the world of
plastic modelling.
10
Show Scene
At-a-glance model show calendar.
56
Your Airfix
Readers showcase their Airfix builds.
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76
On the Shelf
Seventeen pages of reviews highlight
the latest modelling products.
98
The Plastic
Surgery
Quiz
AMW’s
team of contributors,
history writers and industry contacts
about your modelling conundrums.
72
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INTERMEDIATE BUILD
Bv 141
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CONTENTS
INSIDE
16
INTERMEDIATE BUILD
F-106A
FEATURES
14
Test-Shot Preview –
Airfix 1/72 Shackleton
We provide a sneak-peek of the parts from this long-awaited kit.
16
Intermediate build –
Big Sky Interceptor
The handsome F-106A is a favourite of Eric Larson, who builds Trumpeter’s
recently released 1/48 kit.
SHOW SCENE
IPMS USA National
Convention
26
In Focus –
Six-Shooter
The career of the mighty F-106 Delta Dart is examined by Warren E Thompson,
who offers superb period images and pilot accounts.
30
Intermediate Build –
Asymmetric Oddity
Garry Tobiss details and improves Hobby Boss’ Bv 141 Luftwaffe
reconnaissance aircraft.
38
In Focus –
NATO Tigers in Turkey
The ever skilful Joerg Stange captures stunning reference images from this
year’s NATO Tiger Meet.
42
Exclusive Build –
Top Cat
Jennifer Wright thinks that Airfix’s forthcoming 1/72 F4F-4 Wildcat sets new
standards for the company. Her test-shot build is a cracker!
52
In Focus –
Ironworks Fighter
Esteemed US aviation historian Dana Bell makes his
AMW
debut,
with a revealing look at the operations and colour schemes of
Grumman’s feisty Wildcat.
62
BASIC BUILD
SOMUA S35
58
Out and About –
Buckeye Bonanza
Editor Chris Clifford offers a report from this year’s IPMS USA National
Convention in Columbus, Ohio.
62
Basic Build –
Gallic Horsepower
Tamiya’s sweet little 1/35 SOMUA S35 tank is built out-of-the-box by Garry
Tobiss.
68
Out and About –
Ciao Commando!
Yeovilton’s annual airshow was the perfect place to celebrate Westland’s
100th Anniversary, as discovered by Glenn Sands.
72
Basic Build –
Cosmic Anomaly
Ian Grainger delves into obscure 1960s sci-fi with Pegasus Hobbies’
Cosmostrator rocket.
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