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Think fist came across it aviation ‘magezinesin tho 1970s and talos of ts immense gating gun that could puree armour wih ease, i acl the A-10 was a gun with an aeroplane bull around &, Certain Is Unconventional iooks» Sraight wing WER two fengines rising on the rear fuselage - lat ita unque, almost comical charactor. Any doubts as tote ofoctivoness as a woapon, which usually accompanies ary new desian Were dispelled in the Guif Wer of 1991 where the A-10 gave as good as & receved. some aloratt reuring to base with bis of wing and whole tat surtzces missing, 2 testament 10 is batlotied "survabilty which had been planned into the design fom the start. CCoriainly | havo a couple of qute viid memories of how esto the aircraft coule be, both instances of beng in open country near to where A-10s were based and pearing that unique whine ofthe engine, the aircraft ssuenly popping up out ofthe eran fiom owwhere betare vanishing again | always tought Ghost wouls have been a good alternative Ue fort bu, because os vather Lngainiy look which atacted tusked nose art the name Werthog stuck and isthe name it ‘9028 by today. Obviously as with any new aicrat type = cespacilly one as ocd ball as the Ar10 =k Companies were quick othe mark in ofering ‘madels of ne arcrat. Thare was a Dir ot ow kits round 1977/78 in btn 1:72 and 1148, al of thom otforng something iforont Perhaps the most unique was one of the fist the Matchbox 1:72 8-10 which was in effect a "Yaei0 prototype wiih non-producton features. ‘Many purists tend to wrte this Kk off because IUisso out of cata but i falmess t's one the Tew kts 10 actualy dapet tne prototype anc so deserves a saoond look f you wish te model a very early YA-10. ‘Monogtam's 172 kit was perhaps the fist tiue Av10 in this scale and, compared tothe Ssmplicty ofthe Matchbox ki, they brought Ther tademark foushes for mocided-on etat, not te mention appetite for modating filer. External stores eluded 18 500 bombs, ‘8% 500b LGBs and a fuol tank. Hasogawa's, ‘A-10 was roloased a short whole aftor and falso offered a good selection of stores including six AGM-05 Mavericks, 12 pracioe bombs. GBU-10s and AN/ALE-40 flare cispensers making the Hasegawa Ki prety ‘mush the goltstandard fr Acs inthis scale {or qute a wne, abet stl sporting rasee panel ines. Ditto Autix who tee thelr Nat nto {he ring wth a 1772 A-10 and what was seen 2 an excessively largo box (and price tag) at thetime! “Academy's A-10 ki was released inthe latter part ofthe 1980s can be best described 2s a "bowers band to the Hasegawa kl Sharing many similar pars and break down, Extarna stores selaction wasis tually ‘dontical as is tho instruction sheet in places! “Tho advartago tho Acadomy kithas is most of ‘the surface cetal is reoeseed, meaning tle lost during cleanup. ‘Jumping forward in time - ana ignoring verious relssues and reboxings - the next 4:72 8-10 eas 0 emarge were fm Hen ana Habbyboss. Taking advantage of a ‘mote sated aiterat. talons was porhape ‘the frst proper production A10 in 1.72 and generally regarded as the best A-10 in the scale. Cerainly twas one ofthe fst in 1 72 tenable the spl Naperors’ to be posed ‘pen thus acing more Grama tothe moda Hoboyboss went a tozaly dierent route and ret only gave modalers an ergonemc model cf minimal pats but also threw in a boxing ct the two-seat Night Adversa Weather (NAW 410) which, prior fo this kit, was very much a job forthe Gar arts of conversion. The Hobbyboss NIAW-10 is pat of thet easy-oulK Ine with O THUNDERBOLT I‘minimal parts, many moulded in one piece. {and t make for a rapid corsttuction ob. The ‘ny down side? Thay only ever made tne (0n8 NIAW-10 and in one colour “Jumping up the scale to 1:48 and it was Tamiya who wore ist out of blocks wth their [A-1O which stil does a roaring trade in ther range even 45 years on trom is release. An efficient kt witha low cars breakdown but ‘good, epkomises wy Tamiya ate sill the denchmark for qualty and bully Hot on i hee was the ESC! ke Hem 7978 nd | have a soft epot for this deepte (A) hhaving novor owned one or soon ineido the box and (B) some lukewarm reviews at the time! Revewers praised the ambition fhe kit and the smal arsenal of exernal ‘lores that incided four 5000 Domes, two (Vi 20 Rackayes, two rocket pods, 12 Mk 82 ‘Snakayes and six AGU-55 Wavercks and a complste GAU-8 gun that ean be deplayod via some separate pano's. The downside is that theft at times fst great and the deta even less so but there's Something about these “gunsight” box paintings by ESC al the tive that makes he Ks more exoting than ally were. Ang tut be tol? Yeah, ike one aven if the kt is medhocra ‘Acontomporary was the Raval 1:48 "JAWS" with te mattod camoutiage fir'sh athough Revell scored extra poinis ior accuracy anda less fussy bull. This ki sil Ssoldets on today, Is lst sighting was Inthe Ea Pee Revell USA range as recert as 2017. Honourabee mention must go to Hooayooss wha = again = nat erly ela he ‘8-10 But also the NIAW.1D in 148. And of course Trumpete's 1324-10 which, stil focislko a rooont kt but was infact oloased 2001, was reissued in 2002 with new pars for NIAW-10 tho seater ‘Alot which brings us up to date and two us onthe horizon, both 148, ne from (Great Wall ae the other from Academy, [Not muen is xnown of he former nght now other than some box images and renders at toy firs, whoreas tho Academy A-10 has been released and, judging by some ofthe “unboxing” viceos onine it oaks to be a quite beaut and comprehensive Ki with slide ‘moulded engines and rear fuselage! 'No doubt there wil De ether new kts ana aks the stow of raiesues of old favours. W'S amazing to thnk that tho A-70 has only recertly tuned 50 and looks 92 o continve it the 2040s with the Thick skin Urgent Spares Kiting (TUSK) wing uporades. That's abil tke a bplane stil having Wont line USAF fombat rie n 1972! ‘Andi ooks like ne A-10 is gong to be around fora while ya 2s the US anes NATO {gears up for tho teats ofthe 21st contury, Vary vary tightening indood, Buikd Your Dreaam! hobbycraft eee eet een ee‘SPOOKS FROM THE BEACH (1) USMC F-4B/F-4J PHANTOMS IN THE VIETNAM WAR, 1:48 SCALE, ITEM NO. 48-0148. is extensive 1:48 sheet covers six Marine fighter attack squacrons operating he F-48 and Fa Phantom in the vietnam Wa, with some addtional coverage wren stationed in Japan and Hawai, Ful aiframe data for one aicratt, ineking ‘complote panol nunbors/ebols, aco included with this release. Vast majority of the acral covered on this sheet had tis ‘ype o arrame data thal was typical ot reqrorked airframes in miafat 1960s into the early 1970s. Two primary excemtions are me ‘early F-4J schemes of VAIFA-232 [7-12] ‘and VIAFA334 which stil carried the orginal factory naw syle cf aitrame data (not provided in his releese). The coloured decal sheets are prinied by industry leader, Gartogra o aly, which ensures top printing quay and ease ot pplication. These are complementes by the blac based decal sheet and the data stanci, ‘heel, which are printed by wellknown piinterMioroscalo ofthe USA. Tho instructions ‘on 5, basicaly, double sided gossy heavy aber sheets are printed in colour with helpful lannoiated notes where needed Of ose 10, pages, 5 are dedcated to tne application ot ‘ala siercis. There ate erally nundreds of them and there are pages for each ofthe port {and clarboard sides, uppar and loner wings, with tre last one covering the lower fuselag3 land undercartiage. There is only one set of 8 MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL - A> data stoncs forthe carly aircraft and dont cover the F-4J versions, which ill needed to be sourced irom ther respective hts. There wil be many hous fun applying all of Wiese Used on tne early Fas. ‘The main sheets caver the coloured decals, including metalic siver forthe VMEA-115, areraft. Thaso are pintod in perfect rogstor with great detintion and eong colour by Certogref. We know they wil go on perfectly and settle down exquisitely. The ether 2 large ‘Sheets are the Mieroscale printed sheets. one whichis ertraly black ietening forthe various Aarvatt and the black wing wak sections ‘Toro area large number of docals on this sheet and you wil need to eut your required (nes out carefully. H you have Siars and Bars avaliable for other kts, ou can build ‘a mute of Phantom’ from the Marine ‘etna era with what AOA supply your The alreraft in thie sot ara: \VMFA-115 Silver Eagles F-4B, VE-S, 152990, Chu Lai A Base, South Vietnam, 196809 F.aB, VE-OC, 152992, Da Nang Ar Base, Scuth Vietnam, 1970/71 F-4B, VE-10, 150484, Da Nang Ar Basa, South Visinam, 1970/71 F-48, VE-OG, 152002, Da Nang Ar Baso, South Vietnam, 1971 & MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, 1971, 023 F-48, VE-10, 150494, Da Nang Air Bese, South Vietnam, 1971 & MCAS Iwaki, open. 1871 8, VE-2, 152990, Royal Thal A Base, Nam Phong, aka "The Rose Garden’, “Thang (1972-73) ‘Squadror/airerattidonitior markings oro ‘algo included fer the external fuel tanks and pylons from the 1971 period, Features correct Bluelwhteired stipes and accurate eagle Insigrias and eagles are printed in metalic svar \VMFA.212 Lancers, F-AJ, WD-8, 153619, Da Nang AirBase, South Vietnam, 1972 & NCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawai, 1972, ‘Squadion dentiier markings are also Inokiied or TERSIMERS \VMFA.292 Red Devile F-AJ, WT-12, 155795, Chu LaiAirBase, South Vietnam, 1963 & MCAS Iwaki, Japan, 1869-76 4, WT-13, 159833, Da Nang Alt Base, ‘South Vetnam, 1972 & Royal Thal Ar Base, Nam Phong, aka "The Rose Garden’, ‘Thaland, 1972.78, Both the cary and late devil insignias are ‘eccurately reproduced,YMFA.214 Black Knights F:4B, VIV-17, 151405, Chu Lal Ar Base, South Viotnam, 1968-58. F-4B, WV3, 1$8008, Chu Lai Ai Baso, South Vietnam, 1968. F-4B, WV3, 158009, Chu Lai Ai Base, South Vietnam, 1968. Option 2 F-4B, W's, 158008, Chu Lal A Base, South Viesnam, 1968, Option 3 \VMFA-323 Doath Rattiors F-48, WIS-11, 162258, Chu Lai Air Baso, South Vietnam, 1867 F-48, W/S-11, 152258, Chu Lai Air Base, ‘South Vietnam, 1867. Option 2, 4B, WS-12, 150476, Chu Lal Al Base, ‘South Vietnam, 1967 F-4B, WS-9, 191422, Chu Lai Air Base, South Viotpam, 1967-58. ‘iso provided are docals for crew helmets, The two siyles ofthe diamondback snake Insignia are accurately reproduced. Ths ‘may need the procurement ofa good set ot ‘etna var era jet plot iguxes justo have the matching helemts. ea ih 34 i405 rps wera 7 NS oi . ere \VMFa.234 Falcons Fe, WT-12, 155796, Chu Lal Air Bas, South Vietnam, 1969, & MICAS beakuni ‘Japan, 1960-76. F-l, WT-13, 159898, Da Nang, South Vietnam, 1972 & Royal Thai Air Base, Nam Phong, aka "The Rose Garden’, Thaland, 197278 Features property shaped falcon neignia ‘and alo includes tho falcon caricature weako artwork carriod whit in Japan. ‘Thisis a tealy nice large set of decals trom ‘AOA Decals covering 15 different aircraft and ties rom the Vietnam Wat Il youtcan’ find | Marines F-4 scheme fom iis huge offering ‘Tm nat sure as to what youre looking ior ook fonwara to further releases trom this Company in futuro. With several F-48¥s in the sash, ono of mere of theze schomes wil ‘adorn my future builds Highly Recommentied, David Couche ‘Thanks to ADA Decals forthe sample www a0adecass.com “Europe's Number One Model Shops’ www.hannants.co.uk Acar NG Hara, Marte Rad Oto Bra, Loner, Site 22 ene Open torn 0300 170 Mardy Sry Pero: 2744s) 06% 13072 eal ete ‘Fer pros oy RT mee}. ax 0046 O52 500821 E-Mal:[email protected]F-14A TOMCAT, 1:48 SCALE, ITEM NO. 048105 ‘Those Eduard 1:48 scale decals cover five new marking options forthe F-14A Tomcat in te 1980s and 1890s, 'ALbUt ones are fnished inthe then-current US Navy scheme o! Light Gull Grey overall ‘Tho Jolly Rogers optich is tiched in Dark Gull Grey weh the tal socion and ome ofthe lower fuselage in Light Gul Grey. ‘There is plenty of variety inthe tall and nose markangs and some truly conic uits covered ‘The five specific subjects are as follows: 'BUNG, 160390, VF-84 Jolly Rogers, USS Nimitz, 1993. ‘BuNo. 161601, VF-21 Froclanoors, USS Constellation, 1987 BuNo. 191021, VF-111 Sundowners, USS Cark Vinson, 1959, ‘BuNo. 162589, VF-124 Guntightars, NAS. Mirena, 1987 ‘BuNo.161866, VE-211 Fighting CCheckmates, USS Nimitz, 1997. ‘The instructions are supplied on sx AS- sized pages in full colour Each subject is Covered n four view ilustalions = two ses, top ard bottom (Colour callous are provided tor Gunze acryies, Mr Color lacquers and Mission Modots paints. “Three decal shoots are included. They have been printed by Eduard in the Czech Republic “The decal sheets are glossy and wel pried ‘with perfect registration on my samp. ‘National markngs are inclusec on the sheet. ‘Stoncil markings aro not ineludod, but thoy ‘ore offered on a Separate dedicated sheet. Eduard’ decals otter some coloutul Chao, loo! etl ithe fe nen goartay canto cay nen ‘reat tet ede oat ae very dette gas ae fr tenga fap hinge. ewe etd vr Bako as dragged back aes owing wha oR fat tran mostnec wn ere Te sepac elon ttl tae no ene! del otis ms ergené nth te tp cfascelel The unfeningand etl tars we feted wih ne of Mey HOO FS $675 eo edhe dees thol puns, nena Bonbodes af ath ‘aathervaned wih sone lb es vr exe oan, Tho mina he pes ‘or creo each nas wo a bog partdsreud crcl a ach ae eg Hlndnt ren ih hat se. Aoi 213 - wwwumodelairpla international.com 23< ec9ust uA (© Aiv-120 AMRAAM (@370 Galon Tanks 300 Gallon Centvetine Tank eG8u-12168 ecau2tLce \Werting in concert wan the weapons, tho kit ‘also includes appropriate weapons pyfons and Falls, as well asa very comprehensive set of cals tnat cover al ofthe stores and pods. Al inall a very comprehensive part of this kt! (Camouflage and Markings ‘With your model built, you can ‘um your attention to the ‘camouflage and markings. ‘Actually, ts not entiely that straightforward, optional parts being needed to recreate each spect ainrame, the parabrake housing under the tai beng pemaps he most bwous diforence botwoon the aircraft offered, You'l also tls optiona: panels that are operator spect, as wall as ‘areas that need to be tiledremoved as constweton proceeds, Add into the mix ideas such as those illustrated here and you can be sure tat relerences wll be needed! | picked a speoitcaitema rathor than 2 representative subject so managed —I think! — to create as ‘ecurate a macel 2s | could “The docal shoots aro suporly created, being wel-printed, perfectly in register and razor sharp. That said, cant help but think that though tho kit includes the choioos it doos, the options are noting short of césappoling ‘given tha vanila nature ot almost every choice. When there are iterally dozens of beaut schemes to chase from across a of the ai forces otfore, to s90 such bland options with tle more that national insignia and the ‘ca squatron marking, was Something of shock. Take tho Bolgian jet ac an example. Here, the machine is @ peacekeeper with only its roundels and tin tashes in place, none ot ‘the glorious til markings that define those machines in BAF service berg included. “Tnough luncerstand tnat space fata premium on sheets such as those in this kt, the lack of variety was still something that | et Fomoved come of t gloss from this rolease. Afterall can you imagine one featuring ‘American machines where al that is suppien ‘aro the star and bar markings and nothing else? ct wae atu algae beg 8 pean sig Tara cra Thin Cre anc ema reps ot Rect eo soegue ‘The Star of the Show “Though | kad the choices inthe Kit (intally plannad to buld the Nowwegian et) I tnally settled on a Belgian Air Force mackine, but With a twist. AS mentioned earlier, the Kt Imokides docais tor Mid Lito Upgrade (MLU) ‘320 pte ban pee was ate tom a Maeva wagons se ast and en saved ih hs ate The Senter cho sg Canes Wit Te Svea its beng ade srg sre range cbt med th ‘ors amano! re! ela Sersting na 88a oh, sig Vln OF Ws,ere rte rng tank re at Si 20 pers ray Quin pce ‘reas anstnpanes were am guednplace cee fests ate Be cnt ect Tecate mb Theat an ening rowing ad tw cmp canopy tera te srg ses sae oko ete ang ane ibe weaTeg ine ccs aan venng. ash was hain to jet pp an ura rane. Te ssi bap fen 2 turtrars,ea eg fot wey cat algo bets aig Theta neh was Me (ran war Crs renter se rece rer eas ae noel pt The te stags tin we say ed wih Tar, Dare bar ood wh py. 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Tho Tiger ‘Moth s sill a legend that adorns the skies togay in many lovngly restored examples and reat paint jobs Alfx had he courage to fray bing we rmodolls a rang now trom new Tiger Math in 4:43 scale. Yes, there was already a i, but it nad ts origin 1958 ¢). The Merk brand roleaced tho kit at that timo, andi later also made it to dealer sheves through several re- ox promotions by the Smer company, ‘Just the announcement of the 1:48 scale Tiger Moth by Airfix tiggered alot of mental cinema in me, Filly holding tne kit in my hands, the usual "unpack" started and the parts were sighted. Rwas decided to make two versions representable, These are two restored aiteatt rom England that are currently stil tying. The advantage forthe makers of Airfix was, of course, that they could measure end photograph every detail fn the “aving" object, 80 10 speak, order to ropcosant the modol as accurately as possi. ‘And this. according tothe scale, succeeded very well, Iwas so arthusiaste about he fist ‘modo! that | decided to buld @ second model right away This repot is combination of the ‘ost expressive photos of doth modes. the recent Airfix 1: of Lights On, Glue Out... “Tho 57 parts ofthe ki do not assomblo. themselves. Following the bulding Instructions, the cockats for the fight nstuctor {nd student were prepared ft. Unfortunately the typical Bish Farmesses are missing and tne instrument pana) nas to be covered with simple decals Of cours, this can be done betier and the accessories market has alteacy provided encugh fr this, For both modois " : the appropriate etched parts end a LOK sia NS AN hg ack ae Instrument panel were procured RES GAR IA ie kt St “Tho tusolage halves are quclly assembled MARE ‘and the first small hurdle has to be taken, as especialy or Doth vorsions the so-called Arti be A = www.modelairplaneinternational.com 31< : ane ee ncn tot me Thee wt dW andar om le ie i el itp wire ye Eris ee ‘oh proche as Spin Srakes have tobe apple. What are ‘ese? inshore are smal parks that woo ratios by to aera manufactror Detevland Akerak Company in ord: revere spinning trcugh beter contac wit the fon, ort be adie to slop mere ques ‘Mary ara wer os du to he so-alog pn hich can oecursuddony Hoe hes too ‘Slomiy o below the miner sad anda ta Sta ne resut. 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