Airfix Model World | April 2022

AMW137, April 2022

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Will MiniArt's latest 1/35 Typ 170 Lieferwagen bear fruit?

Here’s MiniArt’s bold ninth take on its 1/35 Mercedes-Benz Type 170V, depicting a 1940s-50s delivery van with a trio of bright liveries. Discover the full selection of schemes and the new parts in this iteration via Airfix Model World's review.

SILVER PERIOD TREASURE: AIRFIX’S BRISTOL BULLDOG Review Premium

SILVER PERIOD TREASURE: AIRFIX’S BRISTOL BULLDOG

Biplane fans still only have Airfix's 1/72 1969 tooling to replicate the Bristol Bulldog in styrene. It's a product of its time, but has still have many plus points and can be made into a great model. Find out more via our detailed review, which also offers period photos.

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BADER’S BULLDOG

Chris Jones replicates Douglas Bader's 'silver period' mount with Airfix's vintage 1/72 Bristol Bulldog Mk.II, and adds scratch-built detail and rigging.

MORE EAST BALKANS FIGHTERS

If Exotic Decals' first round of Bulgarian Air Force decals for the Messerschmitt Bf 109E didn't grab your attention, then perhaps Part 2 will catch your eye. Three options are provided, in 1/72 and 1/48 scales.

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Revell embarks on a World of Tanks link-up with new Armour Kits

Revell is arguably pioneering the art of model kit and videogame linkups, as here’s a new range of armour subjects under the World of Tanks label. We examine two of these offerings: 1/72 Cromwell tank and SU-100 tank-destroyer kits.

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Unscrambling ICM's Ie.gl.Einheits-Pkw package

The latest of ICM’s current diorama sets provides one of the best value-for-money packages on the market, combining three staff vehicles (Kfz.1, 2 and 4) plus a twin MG 34 mounting for just 60% of the separate kits’ total cost. Airfix Model World's full review contains exclusive parts photos.

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MiniArt's combined T-55 and KMT-5M Mine-roller package

MiniArt has raised what modellers expect from an armour kit, such as this T-55 with mine roller, offering 91 styrene runners, plus two brass chains and a photo-etched brass fret, yet this is just a ‘basic’ offering, without a full interior.

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Dragon adds a 1/72 T-34/85 to its Armor Pro range!

Released as part of Dragon’s Armor Pro range, this is a welcome return of the firm’s late-model T-34/85; AMW lifts the lid on this re-issued kit here.

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ICM's 1/35 G7117 Truck gains drivers!

Deciding to produce a newly tooled Chevrolet G7100-series truck in 1/35 was a smart move by ICM, as there are numerous sub-types and users to depict; here, the firm has provided Soviet figures, as the Red Army utilised the vehicles.

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Examining Special Hobby's early-model Bf 109Es in 1/72

As part of its range of newly tooled 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 109Es, Special Hobby has released a pair of kits depicting the first ‘Emil’ subtype – the 7.92mm MG 17 machine gun-armed E-1. Discover more about these small-scale offerings in this review.

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Revell down-sizes its Tornado ASSTA 3.1 to 1/72

Small-scale builders who rued Revell’s decision to release a Tornado Avionics System Software Tornado in Ada (ASSTA) 3.1 variant in 1/48 will rejoice at the firm’s downsized 1/72 version.

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Eduard's 1/48 Hawker Tempest Mk.V Re-issue

Airfix Model World examines the contents of what appears to be a straightforward re-issue of Eduard’s 1/48 Hawker Tempest Mk.V Series 2 ProfiPACK.

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ICM adds crew to its 1/32 AH-1G Cobra

ICM has combined its newly tooled 1/32 AH-1G Cobra with a figure set – US Helicopter Pilots Vietnam War (32114) - find out more about this combined package here.

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Eduard's 1/48 Sopwith Camel ProfiPACK has landed!

Having dazzled modellers with the limited-edition Camel & Co, Eduard has followed this with a ProfiPACK offering of the Bentley Rotary-powered Camel F.1, as used predominantly by the Royal Naval Air Service.

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Appraising Airfix's 1/72 Panavia Tornado F.3 Starter Set

Airfix’s 1/72 Tornado F.3 starter set seems to fall into a gap between the firm’s Vintage Classics and regular kit range, especially in the current format as a starter set - so is it suitable for a beginner?

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Special Hobby's re-issued 1/48 Re.2005 Review

It’s a quick return for Special Hobby’s delightful 1/48 Re.2005, with all the contents as per the original release - discover more about this re-issued kit here.

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Book Review: Crowood's Guide to making Military Scenes

If an aspect of modelling could be likened to art, then arguably diorama making is the closest, whether it’s an interpretation of a photo, or a completely imagined scene.

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Book Review: A history of the Schneider Trophy Air Races

Many modellers and aviation enthusiasts are big fans of Schneider Trophy aircraft – AMW’s editorial staff are no exception, so this Pen & Sword history of the competition was very hotly anticipated in our office.

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Book Review: Images of War Early Jet Fighters photoguide

Following a book covering British and American jet aircraft in the decade after World War Two, this photographic study of several European countries’ efforts (plus a few outside of this continent) is a worthy successor.

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Book Review: Pen & Sword's guide to British Trawlers and Drifters

When it comes to the Royal Navy during the two World Wars, all attention goes to warships, yet the most numerous vessels were converted fishing boats, and these varied types are described in this fourth volume dedicated to the drawings and plans of renowned draughtsman John Lambert.

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Book Review: Schiffer's Sherman Tank Guide Vol.6

In what appears to be its final Legends of Warfare book devoted to the M4 Sherman (five preceding publications have tackled various sub-types), Schiffer has opted to examine recovery vehicles – sometimes known as wreckers – based on the tank.

YOUR AIRFIX: 1/72 Bristol Superfreighter

Vintage Classics showcase: Bob Newberry explains his longstanding interest in the Bristol Superfreighter, and why he was compelled to modify Airfix's 1/72 kit of the type.

DISPLAY CASE

​​​​​​​Personal experience is a key element in this selection of readers’ modelling projects - check out the full repertoire (including bonus online-only entries).

Latest Legs from Scale Aircraft Conversions

Yet more products have been added to Scale Aircraft Conversion’s white-metal landing-gear range - check out the full listing inside!

Whirlybird Models Closure

January 2022 marked the closure of a modelling stalwart, in the form of South Yorkshire-based Whirlybird Models. Read more about the loss of this firm here.

Kilmarnock Station Community Village Update

Work at Kilmarnock station continues with the Kilmarnock Station Railway Heritage trust helping those in the community improve their physical and mental health wellbeing.

METAMORPHASISED DRONE FROM ICM Review Premium

METAMORPHASISED DRONE FROM ICM

This 1/48 BQM-34A Firebee from ICM extends the firm's coverage of the aerial target family - with its own DB-26 Invader carrier aircraft in mind, or as an individual display item.

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