Airfix Model World | October 2021
‘SMALL BUT DETAILED’
Having treated modellers to a minute Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless in 1/144 scale, Brengun has issued a separate detail set for the model’s exterior.
ACCURATE GLAZING
Modellers with Fujimi’s J1N1-R Gekko kits will find this correction set from DEAD Design ideal for improving the kit’s accuracy.
LAV-ISH EXTRAS
Shelf Oddity’s photo-etched brass upgrade set is designed specifically to fit KP’s La-5 kit and is aimed at the more experienced modeller, both due to the parts’ size and the complexity of the bending/ folding involved.
TONKA BOOTS
Eduard’s resin nosewheels and mainwheels are a quick and simple upgrade intended for Italeri’s newly tooled Tornado GR.4, although they should also be suitable for Revell’s older offering.
PLEASE BE SEATED
Part of Plus Model’s Easy Line of resin accessories, these 1/35 scale chairs with armrests will be ideal for populating buildings or even used as part of makeshift roadblocks in armour dioramas.
ANTI-ARMOUR MISSILES
This newly tooled resin and photoetched brass AGM-114 Hellfire set is suitable for Academy’s OH-58D, AH-1T/W/Z, AH-60L or Kangnam’s AH-64A/D kits.
LEGENDARY POWERPLANT
Eduard’s 1/48 Spitfire Mk.V may have only broken cover recently, but the firm has already issued its Brassin set for this sub-type’s Merlin 45 engine.
TRAINER COVERS
As Special Hobby supplied new glazing parts in its mixed-media reissue of Academy’s 1/72 North American AT-6 kit, it’s no surprise the firm has followed that up with a dedicated pre-cut covering set, released as part of its Special Mask line.
TONKA TREATS
Comprising 12 cast components plus a photo-etched steel fret, Eduard’s Löök product is the ideal means of adding cockpit detail to Italeri’s newly tooled 1/32 Tornado GR.4.
SUPER BUG POWER
These resin nozzles from Brengun are drop-in replacements for the styrene parts on Hasegawa’s 1/72 Super Hornet kits – offering far superior detail, plus scale-thickness edges to the petals.
FLEXIBLE CABLING
Scratch-building wiring/cabling just became a little easier, thanks to this set from ASK, which provides 30 lengths of 0.3mm diameter round lead wire.
‘BRICK’ BITS
Modellers seeking extra refinement for the second iteration of Airfix’s recent 1/72 Blackburn Buccaneer – depicting the RAF-operated S.2B – will find Eduard’s two-fret photo-etched metal set of use.
LOCKDOWN DIORAMAS
Singapore-based retailer Hobby Bounties has sponsored an annual competition for several years, and this continued into 2021, despite the challenges of restrictions imposed during the COVID pandemic.
VERSATILE CANNON
A common sight on Royal Navy minesweepers and other such small craft (including converted trawlers and armed merchant ships), the 12pdr 3in gun was a dual-purpose weapon.
SPIKY OUTLETS
Here’s a ‘Quick and Easy’ solution for replicating the hedgehog-type exhausts (fitted for flame-damping purposes) on Revell’s 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter, courtesy of CMK.
DESERT DIRECTIONS
MiniArt is something of a diorama specialist when it comes to its aftermarket products, and this splendid set of signposts suitable for 21st century Syria is a good example – recycling the basic poles and backing plates from previous offerings with all-new labels for this Arabic country.
DECORATOR’S STOCK
Smaller details can make all the difference when planning/constructing a diorama, so items such as Reality in Scale’s 1/35 Paint Can set will be greatly appreciated by scene builders.
RADIATION HUNTER
Introduced in 1985 and still in use today, the AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation (HARM) missile is the subject of Brengun’s 1/48 accessory, providing a pair of these munitions (each comprising five resin parts), with pylons being separate three-part constructions.
DROPPER TONES
Figure painting is gaining in popularity, and with products such as AMMO-MIG’s specialised sets of appropriate hues – here catering for World War Two US paratroopers – it’s easy to see why.
TIGER MOTH TRIMMINGS
ICM’s newly tooled 1/32 Tiger Moth has been well-received, but those seeking additional detail will find Eduard’s photo-etched steel fret a boon.
FLANKER POINT
There aren’t many kits of the Su-33 in 1/48 scale, but regardless of their age there is one item that is readily suitable for an aftermarket upgrade: the pitot, which is either too thick or (if scaled properly) extremely delicate.
PANZER IV ROUNDS
Given MiniArt’s attention to detail, this set for a long-barrelled Panzer IV would seem superfluous, but by supplying additional shells and ammunition boxes it allows modellers to either vary the combat load or create a resupply scene.
CARB CORRECTION
Revell’s 1/32 Spitfire Mk.IX is the recipient of BarracudaCast’s resin corrective component to replace the styrene equivalent.
ALL STRAPPED IN
If there’s one aspect of a cockpit that is challenging to replicate via injection moulded styrene, it’s the seatbelts/harnesses.
ROCKET BOOSTERS
While the packaging states that these are for a Ju 88A-2, the Walter HWK ‘pods’ were also used on several other bomber and transport types.
TABLE-TOP TANK KIT
Whether built for combat within Zvezda's own Art of Tactic gaming system, or purely for a small-scale display piece, the firm's 1/100 SU-122 is a little gem.
THE FORTRESS REVISITED
Schiffer Publishing's second hardback study of the Boeing B-17 offers great value and plentiful detail.
1/72 JETSTREAM ‘UNIFORMS’
Whether you have Amodel or Airfix 1/72 Jetstream kits, Xtradecal's new markings selection for the type is a must. It covers British and export airframes.
VIDEO: Greenstrawberry Colonial Raptor Fruitpack Detail Sets
Chris Clifford and Mike Wild discuss the Fruitpack Detail Sets for the Moebius Colonial raptor kit, from sci-fi aftermarket specialist Greenstrawberry. Check out the video here.
BARRELLING ROUND A BEAR
Euro Decals’ 1/72 markings provide for a quartet of F-4 Phantom IIs, including an example that was famously photographed performing a barrel roll around a Soviet Tu-97 Bear at the request of the bomber’s aircrew!