Airfix Model World | September 2021

Airfix Model World | September 2021

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PRIOR TO COMBAT

Consistently offering great value pairings, ICM has combined its 1/35 Model T RNAS Armoured Car (35669) with its World War One tank crew (35708) for a price increase of just 10% compared with the initial boxing.

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SCOUTING FOUR-WHEELER

Here’s a veritable blast from the past in the shape of Matchbox’s 1972-vintage Humber Mk.II scout car, which has been re-boxed by Revell with new markings.

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DREADED TIGER

Airfix’s re-boxing of the Academy Tiger I ‘Early Version’ might have modellers hoping it is the full-interior offering, but instead this is the basic kit (13264).

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ESCAPING DANGER

ICM’s fifth Chernobyl set features arguably one of the less well-known aspects – the evacuation of thousand of civilians from the vicinity.

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GERMAN GROUNDCREW

Large-scale Luftwaffe and diorama modellers will appreciate ICM’s newly tooled set of three 1/32 scale German ground personnel.

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CREW FOR CATS

While these well-sculpted and beautifully cast figures are intended to accompany Eduard’s F6F Hellcat kits, they are equally suitable for any World War Two US Navy carrier deck scene.

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FIGHT IN THE FREEZE

Re-released to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, this well-designed set from Dragon features a squad of US Marines in winter garb.

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WARZONE RIDERS

Inspired by a photo published in the book Kontakt, which details Polish Secret Service operations in Afghanistan, ToRo Model’s figure set offers a pair of riders designed for the Honda XLR 250 supplied in Tamiya’s 35245 Japan Self-Defense Force Reconnaissance set.

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ARMOUR POPULATION

This special-edition version of MiniArt’s 1/35 British Tank Crew is expanded from the preceding iteration (35078) and features an additional two runners containing a range of equipment including sidearms, helmets, goggles and storage pouches.

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MAKING A SPLASH

Arguably, the Thunderbird 1 take-off sequence is one of the most impressive scenes from the TV series Thunderbirds, and the IMAI launch bay has been re-boxed by Adventures in Plastic.

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TRANSPARENT TRANSPORTER

Those who grew up with Thunderbirds may remember numerous cutaway diagrams in various books – now modellers can recreate the tantalising systems these depicted inside Thunderbird 2 with Adventures in Plastic’s ‘transparent’ 1/350 scale kit.

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VERSATILE VSTOL

Thunderbird 2 was perhaps the ‘jack of all trades’ machine in the classic 1960s TV series, supporting operations on land, sea and air either on its own or via a range of utility vehicles launched from its mid-section pods.

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ORBITAL LISTENER

Adventures in Plastic’s Thunderbird 5 is another of the firm’s complex offerings, as an electric motor, gearbox, associated wiring, bulb, switch and pair of magnets is provided along with the decals and 13 styrene runners.

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HIGH-SPEED SNOOPERS

Ukrainian decal specialist Foxbot’s second foray into home-nation Foxbats covers four MiG-25RB reconnaissance/bomber airframes.

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TRIBUTE RACER

Ford partnered with the Chip Ganassi racing team to operate four of its GTs in the FIA World Endurance Championship between 2016-19, and modellers with Revell’s 1/24 kit can replicate the team’s entries using Decalpool’s aftermarket sets.

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TOMCAT HAWK

Modellers with Fujimi/Hobby 2000, Hasegawa, Hobby Boss, Italeri and even Matchbox 1/72 A-4M Skyhawk II kits can use MILSPEC’s decals to replicate the livery of a VMA-311 jet, complete with an evil-looking tail motif depicting the unit’s ‘Tomcats’ namesake.

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VARGAS GIRL MUSTANG

Aftermarket decal supplier Kits- World specialises in airframes with ‘pin-up’ artwork applied and this set for a pair of P-51D Mustangs features a work by one of the most famous artists to produce such work: Alberto Vargas.

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TWO-SEATER SWALLOWS

Modellers wanting alternative schemes for their quarter-scale Me 262B-1A/U1 night-fighters will find this set from EagleCals ideal, as it provides markings for two late-war Luftwaffe and a single captured machine with US insignia.

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CANADIAN CARRIAGE

H-Models has provided another set of alternative schemes for 1/35 Willys Jeep models with this limited-edition selection catering for Canadian-operated vehicles.

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FOUR OR EIGHT WHEELS?

Modellers with 1/72 BRDMs wanting to reproduce a Polish machine just found that task becoming easier thanks to ToRo Model’s first batch of decals dedicated to the type.

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HARD-HITTING HUNCHBACK

Perfect for Zvezda’s newly tooled offering, Tamiya’s recent kit or any version of the ex-Accurate Miniatures 1/48 Il-2 Sturmovik, Foxbot’s aftermarket decals provide national insignia, numerals, nicknames and artwork for eight airframes.

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BUBBLE 'BOLTS

Modellers with Trumpeter 1/32 P-47N Thunderbolts may wish to consider Kits-World’s pair of nose-art adorned schemes.

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CROSSING FRONTIERS

Mexican firm Decales Global has produced a set of aftermarket markings providing for five of the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 single-aisle airliners flown by American company Frontier Airlines – the first of two operators to use this name.

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FINNISH FIGHTERS

SBS Model’s beautifully printed decals offer four Finnish options for those making a 1/48 scale Fokker D.XXI fighter, with a choice of wheel- or ski-type landing gear and two camouflage versions.

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WOODEN WONDERS

The Mosquito is a popular subject in both kit and decal forms and this set from ModelMaker supplies markings for five airframes flown by Polish crews as part of 305 (Polish) Squadron during World War Two and includes one machine flown in West Germany in the immediate post-war period.

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GERMANS IN THE BALKANS

Star Decals’ fourth collection of German vehicles involved in operations in the Balkans during World War Two focuses on machinery deployed to Greece.

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DEUTSCHE DATA

Modellers wanting to depict Luftwaffe Eurofighter Typhoons will find this neat decal sheet from ModelMaker very useful as it supplies sufficient airframe stencils and warning labels for a single one- or two-seat aircraft.

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STRIPEY SPOOK

Syhart hasn’t been a company to shy away from replicating complex display/special liveries and arguably raises the bar with this mask and decal combination, which allows the modeller to finish their Hasegawa 1/48 Phantom FGR.2 in 74 Squadron’s striking 1992 tiger-stripe livery.

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SLICKS, SNAKES AND LOACHES

Modellers seeking inspiration for Vietnam War US Army helicopters need look no further, thanks to this stunning photo archive (the second on this subject) documenting the colourful artwork worn by those rotary assets in Southeast Asia.

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PEKE AT THE ZEKE

Mitsubishi’s A6M fighter was among the best carrier-deployed fighters of World War Two, and the subject of this Pen & Sword Flight Craft volume.