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1 The monthly newsletter of IPMS, New Zealand. Auckland Branch DESIGNER Mike Rather [email protected] ADDRESS • Postal - C/- Kevin Benson 87 Point England Road, Point England, auckland 1072 • EMaIl - ipms[email protected] • WEB - ipmsauckland.hobbyvista.com • YaHoo - groups.yahoo.com/group/ipmsauckland IN THIS ISSUE • Chairman’s Bit 1 • Bulletin Board 2 • AVATEK visit club 2 • Events 3 • Buy, Sell & Swap Stash 4 • IPMS Nationals 5 • ManCave - Robs’ ‘ManLand’ 6 • Cobbaton Armour Collection 10 • New At ModelAir 14 • Build Tamiya 1/48 Mustang 16 by Barry Burton • REVIEW antonov an-26 Curl 18 anniversary Markings by Mark Davies • Classified 19 • Sign Off 20 NoVEMBER MEEtINg tuesday 20th November - 7.30pm leys Institute (upstairs) 20 saint Marys Road, Ponsonby WEBMastER Rob Willis [email protected] CHaIRPERsoN’s BIt Hi Everyone In model making as in life it’s always good to change it up and try something different. Last month’s “Project Airfix” meeting was just that. It was heaps of fun as well as a great opportunity to break the sprues with club members new and old and get to know each other better. A huge vote of thanks goes out to Peter Foxley “Super Secretary” for organising the event. Thank you to everyone who chooses to wear his Membership Card/ Name Badge on Club night. This simple gesture is especially helpful in making new members to our ranks feel welcome and helps some of us forgetful old hands and it’s only getting worse with age! For our club to prosper it is also important to encourage new people to join. With this in mind we are working on posters and leaflets for display and distribution at retailers. If you need some at your work place simply let me know and we’ll sort some out. Our 2013 Model Show is the big goal we are working towards. Arthur Winterton’s column inside will keep you all up to date. Dimitri Berdebes has now joined the Event Task Force and will be organising our club table and display. This is essentially a cunning ruse to ensure display space for all his Sci Fi figures! Ha ha. You can help Dimitri by sending him a list of what you are planning to display when he requests it. The November meeting will be business as usual. Remember to bring your RNZAF builds along for the competition. I’ll be rushing to get my Brewster Buffalo finished in time. Cheers Peter CoMMIttEE • Chairman - Peter Harrison [email protected] • secretary - Peter Foxley [email protected] • treasurer -Kevin Benson [email protected] • Members John Watkins Brett Sharman Henry Ludlam Mike Rather VIsIt Us at - ipmsauckland.hobbyvista.com NOVEMBER 2012
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The monthly newsletterof IPMS, New Zealand.Auckland Branch
DESIGNERMike [email protected]
ADDRESS• Postal-C/-KevinBenson 87PointEnglandRoad,PointEngland, auckland1072
• [email protected]• WEB-ipmsauckland.hobbyvista.com
• YaHoo- groups.yahoo.com/group/ipmsauckland
In thIs Issue
•Chairman’sBit 1•BulletinBoard 2•AVATEKvisitclub 2•Events 3•Buy,Sell&SwapStash 4•IPMSNationals 5•ManCave-Robs’‘ManLand’ 6•CobbatonArmourCollection 10•NewAtModelAir 14•BuildTamiya1/48Mustang 16 byBarryBurton•REVIEWantonovan-26Curl 18 anniversaryMarkings byMarkDavies•Classified 19•SignOff 20
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tuesday20thNovember-7.30pmleysInstitute(upstairs)20saintMarysRoad,Ponsonby
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HiEveryone
Inmodelmakingasinlifeit’salwaysgoodtochangeitupandtrysomethingdifferent.Lastmonth’s“ProjectAirfix”meetingwasjustthat.Itwasheapsoffunaswellasagreatopportunitytobreakthesprueswithclubmembersnewandoldandgettoknoweachotherbetter.AhugevoteofthanksgoesouttoPeterFoxley“SuperSecretary”fororganisingtheevent.
ThankyoutoeveryonewhochoosestowearhisMembershipCard/NameBadgeonClubnight.Thissimplegestureisespeciallyhelpfulinmakingnewmemberstoourranksfeelwelcomeandhelpssomeofusforgetfuloldhandsandit’sonlygettingworsewithage!Forourclubtoprosperitisalsoimportanttoencouragenewpeopletojoin.Withthisinmindwe
areworkingonpostersandleafletsfordisplayanddistributionatretailers.Ifyouneedsomeatyourworkplacesimplyletmeknowandwe’llsortsomeout.
Our2013ModelShowisthebiggoalweareworkingtowards.ArthurWinterton’scolumninsidewillkeepyoualluptodate.DimitriBerdebeshasnowjoinedtheEventTaskForceandwillbeorganisingourclubtableanddisplay.ThisisessentiallyacunningrusetoensuredisplayspaceforallhisSciFifigures!Haha.YoucanhelpDimitribysendinghimalistofwhatyouareplanningtodisplaywhenherequestsit.
TheNovembermeetingwillbebusinessasusual.RemembertobringyourRNZAFbuildsalongforthecompetition.I’llberushingtogetmyBrewsterBuffalofinishedintime. CheersPeter
CoMMIttEE• Chairman-PeterHarrison [email protected]• secretary-PeterFoxley [email protected]• treasurer-KevinBenson [email protected]
• Members JohnWatkins BrettSharman HenryLudlam Mike Rather
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specialNovemberMeetingguests–avateklimited
GwynAvenellfromAvatekLimitedhaskindlyagreedtoattendourNovembermeetingtoshowushiscompany’srangeoftopquality
cyanoacrylatesandexpoxies.Gwynwilldemonstratetheproductsandalsogiveusanoverviewofthetypeofmodellingthatheundertakes.
ClubmemberswillbeabletopurchasetheAvatekproductsdemonstratedatgreatlydiscountedpricesonthenight.Tomakethisas
easyaspossiblepleasebringcashinsmallerdenominations(mostproductswillbeinthe$10to$20range). TofindoutmoreaboutAvatekclubmemberscanvisittheirwebsite:
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NotICEsNewMembersandsubsNewmemberswishingtopayseebelowforclubaccountdetails.
IPMsNationals20122013IPMSNationals.
PlanninghasalreadycommencedfortheIPMSNationalstobeheldinAucklandnextyear.Eventhoughitseemsalongwayoffthereisplentytodotomakeasuccessfulshow.
ThiseventisgoingtobeanIPMSNationalcompetitionplusanopencompetitionforthegeneralpublic.Therewillalsobedisplaysofnoncompetitionmodels,tradestandsandmodelingdemonstrations.
TheeventisscheduledtobeheldtowardstheendofSeptember2013andapreliminaryhallbookinghasbeenmadewhichwillbeconfirmedby
theendofNovember2012oncethecommitteeishappywithit.Hereisanoutlinewhatwehavetoachieveoverthenextfourmonths.
1. Confirmhallvenueandbookingdate.2.Havetheshowposterdesignfinished andprintedbymidJan2013.3.Haveourhandoutalsofinishedbythe samedate.4.Confirmthemodelclasses.5.Confirmthejudgingcriteriaandthe judgingforms.6.Gettheinformationontotheclubweb site.7. Startseekingexpressionsofinterest fromsuppliersforsponsorshiporbe willingtosetupatradestand.
DuringFebruary2013iswhentheinformationpackageswillneedtobesentouttothevariousshopsandothermodelingclubs.
TheIPMSAucklandbranchwillbehavingadisplayofmodelsandputonsomemodelingdemonstrations.AtthenextclubnightIneedtogetanideaofsomethemesthatwecanputondisplay&whowouldcontributemodelstothattheme.
Wealsoneedtosettleonwhatwewanttocallthisevent.IwilldiscussthisfurtherattheOctoberclubnight.
Ifyouareabletohelppleasecontactmebye-mail([email protected])orbylandline8461946(evenings)
Thanks.ArthurWinterton10-10-12
ClUBsUPPoRtthefollowingretailershavekindlyagreedtoofferIPMsaucklandclubmembersadiscountontheirpurchasesuponpresentationofthecurrentIPMsaucklandMembershipcard.thediscountonlyappliesonselectedproductlinesandremainsatthediscretionoftheretailer.
Modelair.12KentstNewmarket,aucklandtel:520123610%onkitsstokerModels.CnrMarketRd>southRd,aucklandtel520173710%onkitsandmodellingsupplies
apixPhotographicsupplies.130NewNorthRd,Edenterrace,auckland307317710%onmemorycards,tripods,andaccessories.
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December:Sci-Figroupbuildcompetition,and“2012build”ClosedClubcompetition.ThemebuildforDecember2012announcedatJanuaryclubnight:Sci-Fi.Sci-fiwasclarifiedasanythingrelatingtoScienceFiction,eg;TVseriesormovies,oryourownimagination,butdoesn’tincludeLuftwaffe46,whatif’s(regularplanesin‘other’markings!).SoStarTrek,StarWars,Babylon5,Firefly,virtuallyanyGerryAndersonseries,DrWho,Lost
inSpace,BattlestarGalacticaetc,allqualify..asdoesGundamandotherweirdJapaneseSci-fiandmecha…orsomeassemblyofbitsfromyoursparesbox…yougettheidea.
Asasummaryoftheabove-ifyouareinterestedinparticipatinginanyofthebuildactivitiesfortheyear,youshouldnowhavestarted,orbethinkingabout,whatyouplantobuildforthefollowingsubjects:
Notethatanyentriesforthesebuildsmusthavebeenstarted,orfinishedin2012.
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CollECtoRsFaIRs,EXPo’s&sWaPMEEtslIst–2012/2013sun.25thNov;2012;Mt.EdenWarMemorialHall.....toYCollectorsFairDominionRoadaKl.10.00till1.00pm.Phoneallan09-2724648PhoneRoss2790101evg.
20132013sat.sun.Mon.30th31stMarch&1stapril,RotoruaModeltrainshow.RotoruaRace-CourseEasterWeek-endContact;Peterphone07-3574655,orBarryPhone07-3481450
sat.27thapril2013aUCKlaNDCItYCollECtoRsFaIR&HoBBIEsEXPo.FreemansBayCommunityCentre,Cnr.Wellingtonand52Hepburnsts.aucklandCityfrom11.00amtill3.00pmadults$5.00Web-PageandBookingFormwww.aucklandhobbyfair.wordpress.comemail;[email protected]
sun.23rdJune2013“Wellingtontoy&DiecastFair”saintMarysCollegegym.,Hawksstonestreetthorndon.Wellington11.00amtill3.00pm.tonyDowmanph04-9711090steveBrownemailsara@pie.co.nzph04-9707653sat.&sun.20th&21stJuly.taupoHoBBYEXPo.EnqiriestoBrentphone07-3782691
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sun.28thJuly;Mt.EdenWarMemorialHall....toYCollectorsFairDominionRoadaKl.10.00till1.00pm.Phoneallan09-2724648PhoneRoss2790101evg.sunday4thaugust2013.CoMMUNItYlEIsURECENtRE569FERgUsoNstREEt,PalMERstoNNoRtH11-00–2PM.ContactBernieBrady063537475
sat.28thseptember2013aUCKlaNDCItYCollECtoRsFaIR&HoBBIEsEXPo.FreemansBayCommunityCentre,Cnr.Wellingtonand52Hepburnsts.aucklandCityfrom11.00amtill3.00pmadults$5.00Web-PageandBookingFormwww.aucklandhobbyfair.wordpress.comemail;[email protected]
sun.24thNovember;Mt.EdenWarMemorialHall....toYCollectorsFairDominionRoadaKl.10.00till1.00pm.Phoneallan09-2724648PhoneRoss2790101evg.
ForourfutureinformationonCollectorsFairs,HobbiesExpo’s,swapmeetetc..maywesuggestyouvisittheseweb-pages;;www..aucklandhobbyfair.wordpress.com
alWaYsCHECKtoCoNFIRMforDatEsaNDtIMEsoftheEVENt
2013IPMsNatIoNalsPlanninghasalreadycommencedfortheIPMSNationalstobeheldinAucklandnextyear.Eventhoughitseemsalongwayoffthereisplentytodotomakeasuccessfulshow.ThiseventisgoingtobeanIPMSNationalcompetitionplusanopencompetitionforthegeneralpublic.Therewillalsobedisplaysofnoncompetitionmodels,tradestandsandmodelingdemonstrations.
TheeventisscheduledtobeheldtowardstheendofSeptember2013andapreliminaryhallbookinghasbeenmadewhichwillbeconfirmedbytheendofNovember2012oncethecommitteeishappywithit.Hereisanoutlinewhatwehavetoachieveoverthenextfourmonths.
1. Confirmhallvenueandbooking date.2.Havetheshowposterdesign finishedandprintedbymidJan2013.3.Haveourhandoutalsofinishedby thesamedate.4.Confirmthemodelclasses.5.Confirmthejudgingcriteriaandthe judgingforms.6.Gettheinformationontotheclub website.7. Startseekingexpressionsofinterest fromsuppliersforsponsorshiporbe willingtosetupatradestand.
DuringFebruary2013iswhentheinformationpackageswillneedtobesentouttothevariousshopsandothermodelingclubs.
TheIPMSAucklandbranchwillbehavingadisplayofmodelsandputonsomemodelingdemonstrations.AtthenextclubnightIneedtogetanideaofsomethemesthatwecanputondisplay&whowouldcontributemodelstothattheme.
Wealsoneedtosettleonwhatwewanttocallthisevent.IwilldiscussthisfurtherattheOctoberclubnight.
Ifyouareabletohelppleasecontactmebye-mail([email protected])orbylandline8461946(evenings)
Thanks.ArthurWinterton
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MaNCaVERobs’‘Manland’
Followingonfromlastmonth’sinauguralManCaveentryfromDimitri,herearepicturesofmyownmessmywifesarcasticallyreferstoasManLand….Wehaveanoldbungalowthathasbeenundergoingrenovationsforthelast3-4yearssomymodellingspaceislimitedtothediningroomtableandasmallsinglegarageinthebackyard.Despitehavinga4bedroomhouseandonlytwopersonsdwellingwithin,Istillhaven’tmanagedtoacquireamodellingroom–yetmywifehasaguestroomandadressingroom–gofigure!Thephotosherearearoundabout30%ofmycollection–manymorearestuffedintoboxesandstoredatmyfolksplace
whojusthappentohavealargedrybasementblessthem…. Itendtobuildnumerousmodelsatanyonetime–partlyduetothesetupofmyshed(explainedbelow)andpartlyduetomylowboredomthreshold!Itrytobuildthingswithsimilarrequirements(likeallneedingthesameinteriorcolourorallneedingaglosswhitefinish,etc…).Myshedisoneoftheun-poweredvarietiessohasnolightsorpowerforallmyman-tools(i.e.airbrush-nottobeconfusedwithlady-toolssuchasahairbrush…).Somostofmyfettling,fiddling,gluinganddetailpaintingisdoneatthediningroomtableanddirty
taskslikesandingoverthelaundrysink.Ithenaccumulatetheaforementionedmodelswithsimilarrequirements,runapowerleadouttotheshed,andspendafewhoursairbrushing.Thebuildsthencontinueoverthenextfewdaysorweekswithmasking,etc,untilthenextairbrushsessionoutintheshed….UnlessIgetboredofcourseatwhichpointIstartsomethingnew!IhaveahabitofstartingstuffbecauseithappenstobethecolourpaintIhaveloadedintheairbrush–thenumberofSpitfiresI’vebuiltthatwaybecauseofthatweirdinteriorgreenshadeIcantellyou…
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Mymainareaofinterestis1/48aircraft,prettymuchanyeraalthoughIdotendtoleantowardsItalianWW2,AlliedWW2andRAFColdWar.Idobuild1/32,aninterestreinvigoratedbytheWingnutWingskits,andI’vedabbledin1/72and1/144.Iloveunusualmodelsofunusualsubjects,likeprototypesorobscureaircrafttypes.Ialsobuildabitofsci-fi,theoddfigurine,ashiportwoandafewsubs.AFVdon’tholdmuchinterestbutIhavebuiltoneortwo.MyothermainareaofinterestisclassiccarsandF1,in1/24thand1/20threspectively.Ialsotendtobuy/buildinthemes–Ilovearoadandraceversionofthesamecarforexample,oraseriesofthesameaircraftfromtheprototypethroughtothefinalversion.
Idon’ttendtofocustoomuchonsuper-detailingmybuilds–nottoofussedaboutresinthisandphoto-etchthat–kitsarepriceyenoughwithoutaddingallthataswell.Havingsaidthat,ifthekitpartsareglaringlypoor,andanafter-marketpartisavailable,Imayuseit.I’mabitthesamewhenitcomestocoloursandbasicshapes–Itendtobuildforthepleasureoftheprocessratherthangethunguponbuildinganhistoricallyaccuraterepresentationoftherealthing…repeatafterme:it’sonlyahobby,it’sonlyahobby…. I’verecentlystartedbuildingmoreofmykitsfocussingonthestyleofpaintingoftencalled‘spanishschool’–can’tquitebringmyself
togoalloutonthemjustyetandstillresorttobasicslikewashesanddry-brushing,butIwouldsaymypreferredstyleistoover-accentuatethedetail.Iguessclose-uptheylookover-done,butonashelf6feetawaytheylookjustright…Andasfordisplayingmymodels,alas,havinglostclaimsonanyofthegoodroomsinthehouse,allmymodelsgointoboxesoncompletionandshovedinawardrobeorshelfsomewhere.Ihaveplansfordisplaycabinetsbuthavetocompletepartsofthehouserenovationsfirst–masterbedroomandensuiteonthegoatthemoment,kitchennextyear….MaybeonedayI’llgetaroundtothatdisplaycabinet!! CheersRob
LocateddownsomeverynarrowlanesinaruralareaofDevon,51/2milesSouthEastofBarnstaple,thiscollectionisaMUSTVISITforanyAFVormilitaryfan.
Whatfirstbeganasasmallcollectionofmilitariabyoneman,PrestonIsaac,hasnowgrowntoarathereclecticcollectionofmilitariaandmilitaryvehicles,manyofwhichareuniquetothiscollection.
HousedinthreeRomneybuildings(likehugeNissinhuts!)thevehiclesanddisplaysarecrammedintowhatavailablespacethereis.Thiscanmakeitabitawkwardtophotograph(whichisfullyallowed)buttheavailablelightingisprettygood,
unlikesomeothermuseums!Manyofthevehiclesarerunners,andareoftenusedfordisplaypurposes,andseveralhavebeenusedinfilmorTVwork.
Thecollectionincludesthefollowing:
MorrisC8Quad,Mk3,No5Body.7/44;FordF60SLAAT,Canada8/44;MorrisC8GS1945;WindsorCarrier,FordCanada4/45;LoydCarrier1941;DaimlerDingoMk21942;C15TA,APC24/04/1944;StandardBeaveretteMk31941;CentaurMk4CruiserTank7/44;ChurchillMk7,Crocodile1944;StandardLightUtility1944;MorrisC8FATMk2,Quad5/40;MercuryWDcycle1940s;Trailer,7ton,6Wheel,LightRecovery1942;Leyland
Hippo,Mk21945;FordF15A,No12cab;1941AustinK2ATV+Dennis&Gwynnepumps1941;FarmallModelHtractor,USA1944;Cranemobilecrane20/07/1944;SextonMk225PdrSP1943;ScammellTRMU301943;ThorneycroftTartarWOF/DC/422/04/1944;Fordson7VconvertedtoNAAFIfromHPUC1941;BSAFoldingParabike1940s;90cmProjector1940;25PdrMk21943;25PdrLimberMk21943;UniversalCarrier,No3,MkII,Canada1943;BSAM201943;FV432“Trojan”1950’s;GMC3Ton,filmconversiontoLRDGChev1939;40mmBofors,Sweden,Mod361940;ShermanVM4A4,exrangetarget.1942T34/8544/45;TatraOT8103/4track1950;87mmRecoillessGun,Czech1950s;3.7”MediumAAGun
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1943;20mmFlak381944;122mmMod1938(M-30)Howitzer,Russian1940s;15cmsFH18Howitzer,German1939;T54MBT,Czech1954;FV4341966;MorrisC9B,SPBofors1943;CenturionAVRE1949ExFirstGulfWar;40mmBoforsMk3C,OtisFensomElevatorCo.Ltd1942;FordY,8HPSaloon1936;5.5”Gun,exrangetarget.1943;Comet,CruiserTank.Unrestored1945;PhillipsWDCycle,MkIV;25PdrMk3L,Airborne1942;105mm,RecoillessAntiTankGun.exArgentineC1965;Trailer4Wheeled,Light,Medical,2StretcherNo1Mk1194?;DavidBrownVAK11947;1944MorrisEight1936;WhiteScoutCarM3A11942;WelbikeMk2;DaimlerArmouredCarMk11942;MercedesGWagonexArgentineFalklandsWar;17Pdr.AntiTankgun1944;WillysJeep1943;DiamondT9811944;LandRover110;FieldCookingUnitNo4Mk21986;RoyalEnfield“FlyingFlea”;HorsaGliderFuselage,Filmprop“Bridgetoofar”anda
BritishMk8Torpedo.Thislistasof25/06/2012.
Thewallsandislesarelinedwithdisplaycasescontainingexamplesofpersonalweapons,equipmentandvariousmilitaryephemera,anddecommissionedweaponscanalsobepurchased!IhadcontemplatedgettingaBrengun,butthethoughtoftryingtogetitbacktoNZthroughcustomsputmerightofftheidea!
MybiggestdisappointmentwasthatIranoutofmemoryinmycamera,andhadtoshootuptoBarnstapletogetalargercard.WhenIreturned,aftertakingsomeoftheattachedpicturesshownhere,theblastedbatterywentflat!Damn….TheworstpartwaswhenIreturnedbacktoNZ,IfoundthattherewerenoneofthepicturesIhadtakenonthesmallercard,andthatincludedtheseveralhundredIhadtakenattheTankMuseumatBovingtonthedaybefore–Itriedallmethodsof
recoveryfromthecard,buttonoavail,thewholelothadgone,andonlythefirstsixphotosIhadtakenwhenatOldSaruminSalisburywerestillthere.%**###@@@@***.LookslikeIwillhavetodoareturnvisittobothonmynexttriptotheUK!
Highlyrecommendedforavisit,evenifyouarenotan‘armour’fan,butplanonafulldaythere,asthereisjustsomuchtotakein.
Thereisplentyofreasonablypricedaccommodationaroundthearea.IstayedinaoldchurchconvertedtoaB&B(TheTravellersRestOldChurch)justuptheroad.
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BroncoisthenewestbrandtoarriveatthestoreandisawelcomeadditiontotheAFVrangeofproductswearenowoffering.Broncohasbeenaroundforawhilenowandhassteadilybuiltupaninterestingrangeofuniqueproducts.It’snicetoseeamanufacturerthrowsomeenergyintodoingsomeofthemoreunusualtopicsliketheBritish17PounderAnti-TankgunandComettank.NottomentionagoodrangeofBritishcrewfiguresforartilleryandtanks.
Wethoughtwe’ddoaquickrunthroughatypicalBroncokittohighlightsomeofthegreatfeaturesofthis‘NewtoourMarket’brand.
We’refeaturingBroncomodelskitCB35038:TheGerman5t‘DIANA’HalfTrackasthisprovidesanexcellentexampleofBroncos’productionstandards.
TheDianaitselfwasahastyamalgamationofthe(captured)Russian7.62mmATKGunmountedontotheGermanSd.Kfz.6chassistoformahastymobilegunplatform.Addonsomesteelplatesidesandyou’vegotanimprovisedtankdestroyer(ofsorts).Agooduseofrecycledwartrophiesbutnotthatsuccessfulasaweaponsplatform.
Fromamodelingpointofviewhoweveritisavisuallystrikingvehiclewithitsangularrearendandexposedgunbay,andofcourseitsverydifferentfromtheregularAFRIKAKORPSfareofPanzer2,3,&4sand88mmFlak36’s.Asmodelerswetendtoliketheunusualasmuchasthewellknown.
Firstoff,theDiana’sstrikingboxartiseyecatchingandshowsagoodexampleofthevehicleinservice
inNorthAfrica.ThequalityartworkalsoextendsinsidetheboxwithwhataresomeofthebestinstructionsI’veeverseen.
PrintedonhighgradepaperandpreparedasanA4sizebookletinfullcolour,theystartwithafullpaintingguidecrossreferencedtoGunze,HumbrolandTamiyapaints.Thisisfollwedbyadetailedpartsbreakdownshowingallsprues,decalsandPEincludedinthekit.Thebuilddrawingsthemselvesarespaciousandwelllaidout(takenoteDragon)andhaveanalmostTamiyaesquefeeltothem.Aniceextratouchisthathighlightpointsarepresentedincolourswhichmakesthemreallystandout.
Buildingthismodelisinfactlikebuilding2kits.Firstyoudothevehiclethenthegun,then,youbringbothtogether.Thekitprovidessome
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stowedammoforthe76.2mmandsomecrewriflesbutnocrewfiguresareincluded.
Thefinal2pagesoftheinstructionsprovideafullcolourpaintinganddecalguidewith2optionsforvehiclesofthe605thPzJgrAbt.1942.
Theplasticpartscountisprettyhighinthiskit,with14sprues,2individualparts,aPEsheetandadecalsheetsupplyingallthekitcontents.
Alsoincludedwasaprintoftheboxart(minusallthewords).
At$79.90theBronco5tDianadeliversprettygoodbangforbuck.Wehaven’tmadeoneyetthoughIhaveseenafinishedoneontheTamiyamagazinefacebooksite.
WhatwehavestartedbuildingfromBroncoistheirBritishTankcrewsetandthesewereaneasybuildandwillbegoingintoanupcoming
projectwe’redoingontheTamiyaM4Sherman.Theposesarebrilliantandthefigureswilllookrightathomeontheirnewride!CheckouttheBroncorangethenexttimeyou’rein,wehavethemaincataloguetobrowsethroughalsoandaretakingforwardordersforthenextshipmentforanyoutofstockitems.
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TheTamiyaversionoftheP-51Disprobablythedefinitiveofferingavailableinthisscale.LikeallofTamiya’sofferingsithasbeendealtwithinanalmostclinicalmannerasregardspresentation,withgoodvisualoutlineaccuracyandeasyassembly.
TheRNZAFconnectionwiththeMustangstartedwiththedeliveryofthirtyexamplesinAugust1945–thefirstbatchof370orderedtoreplacetheVoughtCorsairstheninsquadronservice.ThesearrivedbyseaatAucklandandwereimmediatelybargeddowntheWaitematatoHobsonvilleintostorage.Theremainderoftheorderwascancelled
atthecessationofhostilitieswithJapan.
Inlate1951,early1952theywerebroughtfromstorageandrefurbished,tobeusedbythefourTerritorialAirForceSquadrons–Auckland,Wellington,CanterburyandOtago.Eachsquadronreceivingfiveexamples.
Thusbeganthehalcyondaysinthisscribes’memory,anerawhichceasedinearly1956whentheMustangwastakenoutofAirForceservice.Myfirstencounterasateenagerwithalivemachinewasprobablyearlyin1952ataWhenuapaiOpenDay.Whilstperchednearthetopof
theNo.1HangarjustpriortobeingremovedbySecurity,aloneexampleputonanimpressivehandlingdisplay.Iwasforeverhooked.
ForthenextfouryearsfineweekendswereeagerlylookedforwardtoandanticipatingseeingandhearingthesightandsoundofTAFMustangsexercisingabovetheAucklandIsthmus,wanglingridesontheJohnsonsAirportBustoWhenuapaiwhenaweekendexercisewasduetotakeplaceandbeingmesmorisedinmyMountainRoadclassroombythesoundofaloneMustangonNavalgunnerycooperationturningoverheadonitsrunstotheDevonportNavalBase severaldozentimes.Notmuch
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Tomeatthattimetheseguyswereheroes,severalofwhomIlaterworkedwithinourNationalAirline.
FormyminiatureversionoftheP-51whichwasmysecondeffortafterdisposingofthefirsttoafamilymember,Ichoseamachine(NZ2425)ofNo.1TAFSQDN.ThisparticularaircraftwaspostedasmissingonaflightNorthofAucklandinMarch1955.ThemarkingsarecontainedonaVenturaDecalssheetV4883.
OnthefirstmodelbuiltIthoughtthatthedihedralangleofthecompletedmodelwasalittleflatsoIincreaseditslightlyonthesecondexample.
ThesilverfinishisDulonAluminiumAutoAcrylicoveraDucoundercoat.Ihavehadthisparticularpaintneartotwentyyearsanditfeaturesaveryfinepigment.Iamnotsosureitismatchedbyitsmodernequivalent.IelectedtouseaFalconVacformreplacementcanopyfixedintheopenposition.IwasunabletoaffixthewindscreenportionattheangleIthoughtnecessaryandhaveallthe
edgesalignadequately.Maybejustindividualtothisparticularmodel.AnUltracast(Canada)resincufflesspropellerwassubstitutedforthekitexampleaswasthepilotseat.
OverallIdoubtwhetherabetterrepresentationoftheMustangisavailableinthisscale.ThekittotrackdownifanRNZAFversionisbeingbuilt,istheKoreanWarexample,asthiscontainstheclosestkitrepresentationofthecufflesspropellerrequired.
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Ilikeitwhenspecialmarkingsareappliedtotransportaircraftastheyotherwisesooftenweardrabrunofthemillpaintschemes.Thereviewdecalsrepresentananniversaryschemefirstwornin2008byanAn-26oftheCzechAirForce;theschemecelebrates90yearsofflyingfromthePrague-LbelyAirBase.ThesameaircrafthadmarkingsonenginesaddedtothisschemewhenitattendedanairshowatWaddingtonintheUKduringJuly2009.Thedecalsetincludestheseextraenginemarkingsasanoption.Thedecalscomepackagedinaclose-fittingandsealedcellophanebag.Thisishardtocutopenbecauseitssealededgesaresoclosetothecontents,andonceopenedthereistheriskthatthedecalswillfallout.
WhateverKoprosavesincostoverthemoretypicalzip-lockpolythenebagsusedfordecalsisnotworthitinmyview.Ifindthatthecellophanekindannoyingtouse.
InsidethebagisasingleA-4pagepaintandmarkingsguideandthedecalsheet.Printedincolour,theinstructionshaveathree-viewplacementguidethatisclearandeasytofollow.ThePaintcoloursareinEnglishandCzech;andtheyarecross-referencedtoHumbrol,AgamaandFS.595.
Thedecalshavegoodregistrationandcolourdensitylooksgoodtoo.ItcouldhavebeenhelpfultoincludetheredandblueportionsofthebackgroundtothestarboardengineNATOmotif,butitdoesnotmattermuchthatoneisnotprovided.
Conclusion
Thesearegoodqualitydecalswithsimpleandclearinstructions.Ithinkthatthechoiceofschemeisaninterestingandattractiveone(InowwishthatIhadnotdisposedofmyAModelAn-26kit!).Theuseoftight-fittingcellophanebagsmayhelpreducecost,butIregardthemtobefrustratingtouse.IhopethatKoproconsiderschangingtothezip-lockpolythenebagsthatmostdecalmakersuse.Despitethis,Irecommendthesedecals.
TaketimetocheckKopro’slargerangeofdecals;thenumberofinterestingandusefulsubjectstheycoversurprisedme.
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