Shed Models and Decals

It is expensive for Wojtek and I to have atable at the Nationals at Telford, but thiswas amply repaid by the pleasure ofmeeting and chatting to many old friends.Thank you for stopping and chatting.

Shed Decals now cover over 70 nationalsets of markings with more in preparationcovering modern markings from Australia,New Zealand, Canada and some others.See the list in the newsletter for a full list.

Shed Models had a lot of new models atTelford. The Gloster Javelin kit can makeany fighter version from F(AW) 2 throughto F(AW) 9R with a selection of tanks,missiles and pylons. Decals are suppliedfor 6 machines including two non standardcolour schemes.

The Percival Pembroke comes withdecals for one of the camera carryingaircraft used in the Berlin corridor duringthe Cold War. Cliff Fowler, who used towork on Pembrokes in Berlin gave a lot ofhelp to get the model right.

The T28 kit can be made up into B, C or Dmodels and includes a hook for the modelCs. The Fennec can also be made fromthe kit.

There are 3 decal sets for the B plus theFennec, 3 sets for the C and 2 for the D.

The Westland Welkin was a very interestingaircraft and had the same problems as the U2needing very accurate control of speed.Experience gained meant the Canberra wasdesigned with a very different wing. Decals aresupplied for 4 aircraft.

The Leduc 021 was one of the amazingresearch aircraft produced in France after thewar and was used to test ramjets.

Another wartime/postwar experiment was theSaro SR.A/1 jet fighter flying boat. This couldhave seen action in the Pacific if the war hadgone on longer and might then have been usedin Korea. The decals supplied cover all theaircraft built and also ‘what if?’ Schemes forthe Pacific and for both Royal Navy and RoyalAir Force in Korea.

The Piper Cub and Super Cub are nowsupplied in a kit that includes both floatsand wheels and both have the same decalsheet for 9 different machines. This meansthat the decals can be modified to suit arange of machines as well as the featuredones.

Cub above and Super Cub below

The North American B25H carried one ofthe largest guns to be fitted to an aircraft.They served in Burma and Italy and decalsare supplied for 3 aircraft.

The H34/S58 family of helicopters began withthe Choctaw / Seabat family. Decals for 3machines are included in the kit.

This was developed into the S58T that saw agreat deal of civil use. Decals are supplied fora logging company machine, a CIA Air Americamachine and an Argentinean ASR machine.

Westland imported a Seabat and converted itto the HSS-1 Wessex. Only one machine wasbuilt and decals are for this machine.

Two versions of the mass produced Wessexare available categorised early nose or latenose because of the many variants.

The early nose version can be made with orwithout the camel back and dorsal radar andhas decals for 3 machines.

The FMC B450 is still in use with the USAF andis used for Hercules sized aircraft.

For further information contact Chris Sayer oneither

christopher.sayer@virgin.net

Or

chris.sayer@dcemail.com

Further information is on

www.the-one-true-scale.co.uk

And finished models can be bought from PaulHoward at Helmet on

paulhoward@helmet-aircraft-200.com

http://www.helmet-Aircraft-200.com

Price lists follow

The later nose version comes with decalsfor 2 machines.

The Hafner Rotabuggy was an unlikelysounding attempt to produce a jeepconverted into a towed autogiro. In theend it did work but was not produced asgliders capable of carrying unconvertedjeeps were available.

Finally, there are two aircraft tugs.

The Coleman MB4 was used by the USAFin the 60s and 70s for fighter sized aircraft.

1/200 scale metal model aircraft kits. Kits include decals and many include etched brass partsand rubber tyres.

Airco DH 9a £18 Avro Bison II £20 Avro C30 Rota £15

Avro 504K £17 BAC TSR2 £22 Beech 18 float £18

Beech 18 ski £17 Beech 18 wheel £17 Blackburn Blackburn £20

Boulton Paul Overstrand £25 Boulton Paul Sidestrand £25 Bristol Belvedere £20

Bristol Sycamore £15 Bristol Sycamore BEA £15 Bristol 138a £22

DH Sea Vixen FAW1 £25Fleet colours

DH Sea Vixen FAW 1 £25Special colours

DH Sea Vixen FAW2 £25Fleet colours

DH Sea Vixen FAW2 £25Special colours English Electric P1A £15 Fairey Long Range £22

Monoplane

Fairey Rotodyne £29 Fairey Rotodyne BEA £29 Fieseler Storch £16

Flying Flea £3 Fouga Magister £12 GA Jindivik/Pika £12

Handley Page £28O/100 O/400 Hunting 126 £15 NA Mitchell B/C £19

NA Mitchell J £19 RE8 £18 Saro SR53 £15

Saro SR 177 £16 Scottish Aviation £16Pioneer

Scottish Aviation £20Twin Pioneer

Short SB4 Sherpa £12 Short SC1 £12 Short Seamew £16

Short Sturgeon £19 Sikorsky Hoverfly £15 Sikorsky Hoverfly £16float

Sikorsky S55 early £18 Sikorsky S55 mid £18 Sikorky S55 float £19

Supermarine £15Spiteful/Seafang Westland Walrus £20 Westland Whirlwind £18

earlyWestland Whirlwind £18Mid

Westland Whirlwind £18BEA

Westland Whirlwind £18turbine

NB Islander £19 NB Turbine Islander £19 NB Trislander £20

Postage for one kit is £2 UK and £3 rest of world. Largernumbers at cost, please enquire PTO

Models in preparation

Airco DH16

Beech Kansan

Boeing B17

Bristol F2B

Convair Sea Dart

Curtiss Jenny

DH 60 Gypsy Moth

Fairey Albacore

Fairey Gordon

Fairey IIIF float

Fairey IIIF wheel

Fairey Gannet AEW3

NA Buckeye

NA Pinto

Nieuport Fighter

Sikorsky R5

Vickers Valentia

Vickers Victoria

Vickers Vildebeest

Vickers Vincent

Westland Dragonfly

Westland Wallace

Westland Wapiti float

Westland Wapiti wheel

FMC B450 tug £5 Coleman MB4 tug £5 Hafner Rotabuggy £6

Cub wheel and float £15 Super Cub wheel and float£15

North American B25H

£19

Sikorsky H34/S58 Choctaw

£20

Sikorsky S58T £20 Westland HSS-1 Wessex

£20

Westland Wessex early nose

£20

Westland Wessex late nose

£20

Westland Welkin £18

Gloster Javelin £25 Saunders Roe Saro SR.A/1

£20

Leduc 021 £18

North American T28Trojan/Fennec £18

Percival Pembroke £20

Postage £2 per kit UK, £3 restof world. Multiple kits postage

at cost.

We are using a new way of supplying decals combining laser printed and waterslide decals. Laser printing is very accurate and avoidsthe registration problems that screen printing often has with small roundels and marking. The ink is waterproof so needs no top varnishand the decal is very thin. There are two problems. One is that white cannot be printed; the other is that the ink is not very opaque. Theywork well on white and silver surfaces but need a white backing for others.In the shed system you buy the laser printed top decal but also buy waterslide white decals to use as a base. Again, these are very thin.On a light surface put down one layer of white then the top decal. On a dark surface or where the decal is over a colour boundary putdown two layers. Even with three layers, two base and one top, the decals are so thin they can hardly be felt on the model surface. Thetotal cost is less than that of a comparable full colour screen printed decal.The decal used here is so thin that on clear decal sheet it doesnot have to be cut closely to the markings as long as there is a final coat of varnish on the model.

White Base SheetsEach white base sheet is A5 sized and has hundreds of decals.

Five are available at £2.50 per sheet.

98% round discs for roundels

110% round discs for roundels with white outer ring

Stars

Stars and bars

Modern Chinese stars and bars

Laser Printed Top SheetsEach top sheet is letter size (11” x 8”) and contains hundreds of markings.

Decal type Base sheets needed PriceRFC, RAF early (A, A1 and B type) 98% and 110% round £12

RAF WWII (B, C, C1 type) 98% round £12RAF post war (D type) 98% round £12RAF 2 colour low viz 98% round £12

RAF 2 and 3 colour very pale low viz 98% round £12SEAC (South East Asia Command) 98% round £12Japanese hinomarus (fresh & faded) 98% and 110% round £12

French 3 colour 98% round £12French 4 colour (yellow outer) 98% round £12

Belgian 98% round £12Spanish 98% round £12

Italian post war and Co-Belligerent 98% round £12Italian WWII and ANR Includes white base decals £15

Luftwaffe WWII Includes white base decals £15German WWI Includes white base decals £15Soviet stars Star base decals £12

Chinese WWII, RCAF, PLAAF Chinese stars and bars and 98% round £12US stars and bars Stars and bars £12

US pre stars and bars 98% round £12Commonwealth Air Forces In preparation - needs 98% round £?

Area decal sheetsEach top sheet is letter size (11” x 8”) and contains hundreds of markings in many sizes.

Countries Base decals needed CostSweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark 98% round £12

Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia 98% round £12India, Pakistan, Iran, UAE 98% round £12

Austria, Netherlands, Czech, Switzerland 98% round £12Romania, Portugal, Ireland (3 versions) 98% round £12

Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru 98% round £12Greece, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria 98% round £12Pacific WWII, BPF, NZ, Australia 98% round, stars and bars £12

North and South Vietnam and Korea 98% round, stars and bars £12

The middle east sheet is from the 6 day war period although only the Egyptian markings changedlater. The North Vietnam markings have been changed very slightly to fit the stars and bars basedecals. It would be unaffordable to do N Vietnam base decals.

Where there are fin flashes or markings these will be included printed on white decal paper and sowill need to be cut out very accurately - scalpel and steel rule are ideal. This avoids doingexpensive base decals for fin flashes that are small flag shapes.

Individual countries are available (see next page) but the most economical way to buy the decals isas area sheets as the individual countries are parts of the area sheets.

National decal sheetsMost are a quarter of a regional sheet

Country Base decals needed (extra) Cost

Albania 98% round £5

Argentina 98% round £5

Australia WWII Pacific 98% round £3

Austria 98% round £5

Bolivia 98% round £5

British Pacific Fleet WWII Stars and Bars £5

Bulgaria 98% round £5

Czech 98% round £5

Denmark 98% round £5

Ecuador 98% round £5

Egypt 98% round £5

Finland 98% round £5

Greece 98% round £5

India 98% round £5

Iran 98% round £5

Ireland (3 versions) 98% round £8

Israel 98% round £5

Jordan 98% round £5

Netherlands 98% round £5

New Zealand WWII Pacific Stars and Bars, 98% round £8

North Korea 98% round £5

North Vietnam Stars and Bars £5

Norway 98% round £5

Pakistan 98% round £5

Peru 98% round £5

Portugal 98% round £5

Romania 98% round £5

Saudi Arabia 98% round £5

South Korea Stars and Bars £5

South Vietnam Stars and Bars £5

Sweden 98% round £5

Switzerland 98% round £5

Syria 98% round £5

Turkey 98% round £5

UAE 98% round £5

Smaller sheets (half size)

These are A5 size and have hundreds of marking in a wide range of sizes

Countries Base decals needed CostPoland None - white decal paper £6

Dutch East Indies None - white decal paper £6Finland WWII 98% Round £6East Germany None - white decal paper £6

Indonesia None - white decal paper £6Iraq 1931 - 2003 None - white decal paper £6

Mexico None - white decal paper £6Naval Anchors None - fits on existing decal £6

British Prototype markings None - screen printed decals £6

When a marking is a straight edged geometric shape, as some above, it will be printed on whitedecal paper. These must be cut out very accurately.

Code letters and numbers

RAF WWII Set consists of well over a thousand characters on four sheets in five sizesand three font styles consisting of white base sheet and light grey, sky and dull red topsheets for £15

RAF Postwar Set consists of well over a thousand characters in five sizes on two sheetsconsisting of white base sheet and black top sheet for £10

Note. Other colours can be printed by request for either set. Please enquire about price.

US Markings

There are also three sheets of screen printed decals available as follows at £5 per sheet

US low viz marks

US Navy, Marines and Army titles and marks in black, blue, yellow and white. Thewhite ones are hard to see and are identical to the row above.

USAF titles and marks in four colours. Again, the hard to see white are like the rowabove.

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Postage is £2 in UK or £3 rest of world for single sheet. Postage for larger numbers is atcost, please ask.

Myanmar (Burma) None - white decal paper £6Brazil 98% round £6

Gr eet in gs t o m y fr i en ds an d fel low1/ 200t h Col l ect or s!

Pol i cy change:

I am delighted to annou nce some newreleases, details below, bu t fir st let

me tell you abou t an i m por t an t ch an gein product ion policy:

Until now I have kept models inproduct ion for as long as possible,sometimes over many years and in somecases mak ing 150 or more of each type.This policy has helped latecomers bu tdoes resu lt in a bu ild-u p of ou tstandingorders and long delivery t imes. Moreimportant ly, it has also delayed theint roduct ion of new models – I cannotmake old models and develop new onesat the same t ime, there aren’t enou ghhou rs in the day!

In fu tu re the product ion of new modelswill be limited to ju st enou gh to meetinit ial orders – af t er t h at m y t i m e an dfocus wi l l t h en be gi ven t o pr oduci n gt h e n ext n ew r eleases and any lateorders for ear lier models may be su bjectto long delays.

Right now I have over twenty newmasters to tu rn into product ion models,inclu ding some types not seen in1/ 200th scale so far , and it is mygreatest desire to see these released assoon as possible, while I am st ill able todo so (t ime and t ide, and all that).

So, my advice is, if you want any - or all– of the new models below, and I hopeyou do, please or der n ow! That willhelp u s both – you shou ld get the modelsfair ly qu ick ly and I will be able to star ton the next new releases withou t delay.

New Releases:Fou r new models of 1930s classics in the‘Golden Age’ ser ies are now ready to go.They are:

Ai r speed Cour i er – the Cou r ier was asmall air liner and the fir st Br it ishprodu ct ion aircraft to featu re aretractable u ndercar r iage. The designwas later enlarged in to the twin-enginedEnvoy, which fu r ther evolved into theWW 2 Airspeed Oxford trainer . Airspeedwas fou nded by A.H.Tiltman andN.S.Norway, the lat ter going on to

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achieve fame as the novelist NevilleShu te. The Cou r ier models are:

G-ABXN – The silver and red prototypewhich was ordered by the pioneer aviatorAlan Cobham and u sed by him as thereceiver aircraft in ear ly air -to-airrefuelling t r ials. Cobham’s company,Flight Refuelling, st ill t rades today and isone of the wor ld’s leading su ppliers of in-flight refuelling equ ipment .G-ADAX – Silver and blu e livery is typicalof Por tsmou th, Sou thsea and Isle ofWight Aviat ion machines, operat ingacross the Solent and in Sou thernEngland in the 1930s.K 4047 – this Cou r ier was su pplied inRAF silver to the RAE at Farnborou gh forexper imental work .

Hei n k el He.70 ‘Bl i t z’ – the elegantHeink el 70 was Lu fthansa’s response toSwissair ’s Lock heed Or ions, whose speedhad shown u p the dated per formance ofLu fthansa’s exist ing fleet . The Heinkelwas the fir st German aeroplane withretract ing undercar r iage and the fir st twomachines achieved a dozen or so t imeand distance records in 1934. Lu fthansaoperated 15 of these aircraft on their‘Express’ rou tes and over 300 exampleswere u sed by the Luftwaffe. The model isof the definit ive He.70G version in theair line’s mid-1930s livery with all-let terregist rat ion mark ings.

Nor t h r op Alph a – Jack Nor throp’sdesigns always featu red innovat iveaerodynamic and constru ct ional featu res.He worked for Lockheed in the 1920s(designing the Vega) bu t left in 1929 toform his own company. The Alpha,intended as a h igh speed passenger andmail car r ier , was the fir st produ ct toappear from the new firm. It br ist led withstate-of-the-ar t elements inclu ding all-metal st ressed sk in constru ct ion, radioand ru bber de-icing boots on the wingsand tail to give all-weather capability.Two models are offered, one in silver TWAlivery (as worn by the sole su rvivingAlpha, displayed in the Smithsonian Air& Space Museum) and the other finishedin USAAC mark ings as a YC-19 VIPtranspor t .

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Lock h eed Model 9 Or i on – TheLou ghead (Lockheed) brothers bu ilt anotable ser ies of fast , clean, single-engined aircraft star t ing with the 1927Lockheed Vega, followed by the Explorer ,Sir iu s and Altair models, andcu lminat ing in the 1931Model 9 Or ion –the last of ‘Lock heed’s Plywood Bu llets’.Orions fou nd favou r with a dozen U.S.operators bu t its domest ic air line careerwas cu t shor t by the 1934 CAA ru lingthat imposed mu lt i-engine equ ipment onmajor rou tes, after which Or ions weremainly u sed for express mail and cargodu ties. Ten Or ions were expor ted toMexican operators and two more weresold to Swissair . These two were the fir stAmerican aircraft ever to be placed inEuropean air line service, the fir stair liners in Europe to featu re retractableundercar r iages and their speed set newrecords on European rou tes. A singleOrion was impressed by the USAAF forVIP t ranspor t du ty in 1942.

The Or ion models are:Var n ey Speed Lan es – The glamorou sCalifornian air line operated siximmacu late white and red Or ions andcou nted movie stars and stu dio mogu lsamong its passengers.TWA – This red / gold/ silver Or ion waspossibly the most colou rfu l aeroplane inTranscont inental & Western Air lines’fleet !Swi ssai r – In all-red Swissair livery withmid-1930s all-let ter regist rat ion HB-LAH.USAAF – Overall silver with US insigniaas the sole UC-85 t ranspor t .

PRI CES – PER MODEL, I NDI VI DUALLYBOXED (post age ext r a):

AI RSPEED COURIER:G-ABXN prototype .......................… .£ 35G-ADAX PSIOWA .........................… £ 35K 4047 RAF / RAE ......................… £ 29

HEI NK EL HE.70:Luft h ansa .....................................… £ 36

NORTHROP ALPHA:TWA ..............................................… £ 36USAAC ..........................................… £ 32

LOCK HEED 9 ORION:TWA ..............................................… £ 39Var n ey Speed Lan es ....................… £ 39Swi ssai r ........................................… £ 37USAAF ..........................................… £ 31

DISCOUNTS:Or der t wo, t h r ee, four or m or e of t h eabove at t h e sam e t i m e, al l pack ed i non e l ar ger box, gi f t -set st y le, an d t ak e10% di scoun t off t h e wh ole or der !

POSTAGE COSTS:I n di vi dual m odel : UK £3.50, Eur ope£8.30, USA, Canada & Wor ldwi de £9.502+ m odel s (i n on e box): UK £4, Eur ope£10, USA, Canada & Wor ldwi de £12.50

With in the UK: Models are sent to UKaddresses by 1st class recorded mail.

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Ou tside the UK: Models are sent toaddresses ou tside the UK by Airmail“Signed for” services at the airmail smallpacket rate. Postage costs su bject tochange.

ORDERI NG:

Please order by email, let ter or telephonein the u su al way. Please do not send anymoney with orders – wait unt il I confirmyour order is ready for post ing and I willadvise total cost inclu ding postalcont r ibu t ion.

Th an k you for r eadi n g – pl ease sen dyour or der s n ow!

Em ai l :m et alm odel s200@vi rgi nm edi a.com

Der ek Bar r at t , 5 Wr en n i n gh am Road,Nor wi ch , Nor folk , NR6 7ED, En glan d.

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Cloudbreak Models November 2012 A warm welcome to all our readers!Chris and I enjoyed the show at Telford, especially meeting old friendsand loyal supporters of our scale. Lots of visitors were surprised at therange of models available in 1:200 as well as the decals now beingproduced.Chris, Derek and John have done sterling work in producing a wide andcomprehensive range of decals from practically every Country thatoperated a flying machine.We hope the interest shown will continue to grow and inspire modellers togive our scale a try!Cloudbreak are pleased to announce that three new models wereintroduced to the range at the Telford Scale Model World show 2012.The Grumman Goose was originally built as a private venture for well-heeled New Yorkers to go on fishing vacations. It was soon adopted bythe U.S.Military, U.S.C.G. and many other Air forces during and afterWorld War 2.It was also used by smaller local airlines as bush transportand in areas with few airfields but much water.

The Lockheed 10 Electra was a fast and modern pre-war airliner whenintroduced. Used by many U.S., Latin American and some EuropeanAirlines including British Airways Ltd and Polish airlines “LOT”.Our example has a choice of two versions:G - AEPR - This aircraft took the British Prime Minister NevilleChamberlain on his first trip to Germany to meet Adolf Hitler.SP - AYA - Was the first of 10 aircraft ordered by LOT.

Lockheed 14 Super Electra - Developed from the LockheedL10, the L14 could take 12 passengers, four more than the L10.Again, our example offers a choice of two historical aircraft:G - AFGN - This aircraft also took Neville Chamberlain to Germany ontwo more visits in September 1938.For those interested, film clips can beseen on the “Critical Past” website showing G - AFGN landing at Hestonand Mr.Chamberlain giving his famous “White paper” speech.SP - LMK - Was the first aircraft delivered by air from the U.S.A toEurope. This flight took place in May 1938 starting from Burbank. Therouting took it via Central and South America, the Atlantic crossing wasfrom Natal to Dakar. From Dakar to Casablanca and eventually toWarsaw, a distance of some 15441 miles.

More details in Wikipedia!

We hope to be releasing more decals for the new aircraft very soon.All that remains is for me to wish you and yours a very Happy Christmasand healthy New Year!Wojtek

Cloudbreak Models November 20121/200 scale white metal model kits

Auster IV/V (Lycoming) £12.00Auster Autocrat £12.00Noorduyn Norseman (wheels or floats) £15.00Miles Martinet TT1 £12.00Miles 37 (2 seat Training version of Miles Martinet) £12.00Hawker Henley TT3 £12.00De Havilland 89 Dragon Rapide (RAF/RN/other civil decals* £18.00DHC Otter (Can.Pacific/USN/US Army decals) £15.00Percival Mew Gull, G-AEXF, Alex Henshaw Cape record £10.00E.E.Canberra kit, full set of RAF decals £22.00Antonov AN2 kit, Aeroflot ‘Arctic Polar’ decals or Polish AF £23.00SEPECAT Jaguar £25.00New! Grumman Goose, British Guiana Airways decalsor US Navy £18.00New! Lockheed L10 Electra , British Airways Ltdor LOT Polish Airlines £20.00New! Lockheed L14 Super Electra, British Airways Ltdor LOT Polish Airlines £21.00

*re DH89 Rapide. The following civil decals are now available:British European Airways (1950s scheme) Air France (1949 scheme)British Eagle (1950s scheme) Island Air Services (1950s scheme)Hunting Aero Surveys (mid-fifties scheme) Special British Airwaysscheme G-AKOE Cloudbreak Models have now sold out of Avro 748/Hawker SiddeleyAndover cc Mk 2 kits. However, a few kits are still available from NickWebb at ‘The Art of Classic Airlines’ www.classic-airlines.com

E.E.Canberra model adapted to take different noses –Available: T.11/19, B 6 (Mod) – long and short nose and T22 £28.00Canberra websites http.www.ipmscanberrasig.webs.comwww.bywat.co.uk

For more information about any model, please contact me at w.benzinski@zen.co.ukFor information and details of all the other main producers, visit

www.the-one-true-scale.co.uk

194 Grange Drive Swindon ,Swindon SN3 4JZ,

United Kingdom Telephone:  01793 822277

Email: sales@helmet-aircraft-200.com On-Line Store : http://helmet-Aircraft-200.com

Monday, 26 November 2012

We live in austere times with no visible end in sight or so we are told every time we pick upa newspaper or watch a news bulletin on the TV, and in this respect our little hobby ofcollecting or modelling 1:200 model aircraft must be secondary to ensuring we have a roofover our heads and food in the fridge in most instances.So to alleviate this quandary at least a little we have taken the decision to reduce the pricesof all the models and kits within our Helmet range with immediate effect.Many of our Models in Finished format are now £30 per model and the same in Kit Formatincluding decals £6 each. The exceptions being the more recent additions or larger modelswhere the costs have been higher are a little more and most are between £35 and £55 forfinished items and £8-£15 for kits.Although I am not in position to announce any new additions to our model range within thisnews-letter, we shall shortly be in receipt of a totally re-worked Lockheed Hudson of thehighest quality ,courtesy of Wojtek at Cloud Models, these will be £55 in Finished Formatper model and the same in kit format including Decals £22.Further to this we are expecting delivery of castings, hopefully in the near future, of theHawker Fury and Tiger Moth, two models we have been unable to supply for at least the last5 years. The two models will be sold in both Finished and Kit format and will be available ina number of finishes or where the kits are concerned including decal options.Whilst not new models we continue to introduce more interesting options to our existingfinished model range and would like to bring your attention to a few which have been addedrecentlyDe Havilland Hornet F1 (65 Squadron Linton on Ouse) painted in overall silver with RedChevrons on the fuselage and wings cost £40 or £15 in Kit Format.

Blackburn Buccaneer S2.A (XW527 16 Squadron RAF Laarbruch Germany 1976) cost £55or £25 in kit format.

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 (XN980/233/V 801 Squadron NAS HMS Victorious 1966) Cost£55 or £25 in kit format

Curtiss P36 Hawk (Escadrille Legere de Defense France April 1940) cost £35 or £8 in KitFormatAll of which and many more can be found on web site at www.helmet-aircraft-200.com

Best Regards and The Seasons Best Wishes

HBM 1:200 News – November 2012By Ron Crawford

HBM News Department. By Author’s Privilege I decided to put us first this time. I must apologizefor being so laggard in bringing out new goodies. We simply caromed off of multiple walls ofreality, including kicking our new home into shape, becoming a firefighter, also becoming aseptuagenarian, earning a living, and living with a new pup. We finally have a flock/coven/herd ofnew models set for production. Looking at the calendar, we expect to have those going out tosubscribers not long after the holidays. The Martin 130, Sikorsky S-42, and Boeing 314 Clippersannounced earlier in the year, along with the XBT2D Skypirate, AD-1 Skyraider, and NorthropBT are up for casting.

Boeing 314, Martin 120, Sikorsky S-42 Clipper master models

Skyraider, BT, Skypirate masters

Also now ready for copying are the Republic XF-12 Rainbow, Hughes XF-11, and LockheedXP-58, the Chinese L.15, J.16, and J.21/F60, and an R-7 Soyuz launcher with 5 different upperstages. The options include the SA-6 Sapwood ICBM, Vostok/Sputnik, Voshkod and two modernSoyuz. The Soyuz will allow astronautically oriented folks to add a Soviet side to their mannedspace launch sets.

Republic Rainbow

Lockheed XP-58

Hughes XF-11

J.16 (Sukhoi STEALTH redesign based on J.11)

J.16 underside

Hongdu L.15 underside

Hongdu L.15

R-7A Soyuz first stage with 4 boosters attached

R-7A Soyuz upper stage set

The AMT kits cover the US side quite nicely, so a couple more Soviet birds like Proton andEnergia or N-1 will make a great “rocket garden”. While in the neighbourhood I think I will do aSSN/SSBN set all in one shot. I am working (slowly) on the U-Boat Type VIIC and Flower Classcorvette. I now have info to finish up all but 1-2 of the NASA X-planes. The hope for next year is toconcentrate on USN and USAAF exotics. Every time I look in the Lloyd Jones plan books and thefollow-on series by Thompson, I get the urge to complete a couple of decades of US bombers,fighters, or attack aircraft. Did someone say flying boats? You can reach Ron at 735 QuakerVillage Road, Weybridge, Vermont, USA 05753 or ron200hbm@gmavt.net.

Other Hot Air Department. Does anyone else have an interest in trying some 1/200 airships andblimps? Can anyone offer some ideas on making card model airships that are durable? I amthinking about laminating on very thin styrene sheet or even brass sheet.

Unabashed TOTS Plug Department. A couple of you have asked why I do not regularly coverthe models of our English colleagues. The answer is very simple. Chris, Wojtek, Derek and Paulare represented in detail in TOTS, and I have assumed that anyone who follows 1/200 scale hasavailed himself of a free (!!!!!) TOTS subscription. The low, low rate also includes a copy of theserambling commentaries. Just send an email to Chris Sayer at Christopher.sayer@virgin.net.

Blast from the Distant Past Department. Bo Knepp, former tanker, neighbour, and current studypartner in Firefighter Classes, wryly observed that the younger students were somewhat amusedat having a few dinosaurs like us in the class. I mention sauropods mainly because I just ranacross what may be a new and exciting development in 1/200. I was cruising through the recent1/200 offerings on www.shapeways.com, and what popped up but 1 1/200 T. Rex, by a designernamed David Krentz.. It looks like he has a whole zoo of them in development.

T.Rex Goes 1:200. Finally!

Also on the Shapeways site we noted decapod is offering 1/200 PO-2 and IAR 37/38/39 biplanes;Arctic Skunk lists an F-85 Goblin; Columbia Aerodrome/aka John Macek is offering a WWICaproni Ca.4 bomber triplane and is converting more designs (like a Gotha UWD) to 1/200. Andthe news continues. WOW/Colin Earp has added a lovely Zeppelin-Staaken RVI andFriedrichshafen FF.33E to his ambitious list. The Zeppelin is a real giant, with a span of over 8inches (20.6 cm). Kampfflieger Models/Roman __?__ also has some nice new 1/200’s onShapeways, including the Curtiss P-55J Jet Ascender, Dornier Do 17Z, Heinkel HE 51, GlosterGladiator Mk.i and Mk.II, and FIAT Cr.42. Sandman Artistry has added a little Polish Tatraarmored rail drazine to his offerings.

Caproni Ca.4

Friedrichshafen FF.33E

FIAT Cr.42

Tatra armored rail trolley/Drazine (NB. Looks great in person – overmagnified in photo)

Curtiss XP-55J Jet Ascender

Zeppelin Staaken – immense WWI bomber

Zoo Department. If you are going to add a menagerie to your collection, I highly recommendchecking into the Z-scale animals offered for models railroaders by firms like Preiser and Merten.This being the political silly season here in the States I was thinking of something like a herd ofsheep and a crook. The crook comes with the figure of a shepherd. However, crooks are easy tomake from either bits of malleable wire or scale figures. There are usually lots of unemployed usedcrooks available after each election. Lions, elephants, and other wildlife reflect the fact that circusmodeling is a lively offshoot of model railroading. Another source for livening up your display is thefigures made for the sci-fi gamers. Most are nominally in 6mm or 10mm scale, but I do not knowanyone who actually measures queen aliens or krakens.

MIA Search Department.The exhibit of 1/200 scale Wiking ships at the Marine Ehrenmal inLaboe, Germany (see pictures) has completely disappeared. We and Peter and Hilde Krtinamade a special side trip from Kiel to see the one-of-a kind display in the museum. However, thestaff we questioned were “certain” the models were neither there nor in storage. Does anyonehave clues on where they may have

Some of the missing 1:200 scale Wikings formerly at Laboe – Where are they?

Kiel Summit Session. From left, Anja Peters, Raold Porstmann, Peter Krtina (seated), Andreas Fechner, Ron, andLouise

Still There Department. We had the great pleasure this summer of visiting the SjohistoriskaMuseet (Maritime History Museum) in Stockholm in the company of Krister Karling and NilsDahlberg. The museum was completely rearranged since our last visit back in the 20th Century.We are happy to report that their magnificent collection of 1/200 ships is still intact. Spanning theages from Viking longships and Greek biremes to the latest container vessels, the collection is adelight.

Krister Karling, Nils Dahlberg, and Ron at the Museum

Just a few of the beautiful 1:200 ships on display

1:200 Submarines at Sjohistoriska Museet

AIM, or Armaments in Miniature/ Dave Schmid, http://www.armamentsinminiature.com/continues adding to their 1/200 aircraft offerings. Check out the attached photos from Fall-In. Thatis Dave presiding at the booth.

Rail Stock Department. Moving from livestock to rolling stock, be sure to check out the RailroadCollection appearing from Atlas Verlag/Collections Atlas. From time to time most of us haveprobably considered getting into the sibling hobby of Z-Scale model railroading. Z-Gaugerailroading started with the Mini-Club offerings of Märklin. The original Märklin were precise,beautifully detailed little jewels, but as operating models they were horribly expensive even beforethe collapse of the Dollar, required careful cleaning and lubrication, and were extremely sensitiveto track condition. Even with the advent of better electrics and moderately priced internationalcompetition Z-Gauge has tended to become a scale for collectors rather than layout builders. AtlasVerlag has figured that out and has been offering a growing collection of historic trains that looklike Märklin but lack motors and couplers. You can pick up their sampler, the Orient Express, forsomething around $10 on eBay. New issues are EUR 21-. You can display these cuties bythemselves or with other Z-gauge lines. Or with our 1/200 armored trains.

Atlas Verlag “Orient Express”

Some additional comments about the Atlas Verlag approach are necessary. Their “collections” areactually subscriptions, in which one receives a new goodie every few weeks, and either keeps orreturns it. The business operates through the postal money account systems in Europe, whichmeans that subscribers can be billed and make payments online through the post office. That alsorequires that each country has its own version of Atlas Verlag. Your challenge is to find whatcountry is receiving what you collect, and find a friend to subscribe for you. The trains, for example,seem to be offered only in Germany, France, Switzerland, and Austria.

Atlas Bad News Department. I spent so much space on Atlas Verlag because they have beenpromising for a couple of years to bring out a whole series of 1/200 aircraft entitled LufthansaLegenden (Legends). And that has been very exciting because they kept printing multiple photosof models like the giant Dornier Do-X. That may yet come to pass, but inquiries are now beinganswered with a notice that the entire project crashed for lack of interest. A Ju 52 does exist andsome reached subscribers. The quality was excellent, but that seems to be the end of the line.

Carsten Breiting and Ron study Atlas Ju 52

Then we go rowing at Roskilde

And think of other Wiking adventures

Must-have Book Department. It is very rare that I encounter really “essential” books for ourhobby. This time we have struck the Mother Lode. I am especially indebted to AndreasFechner, Anja Peters, and Raold Porstmann for the guidance. Die Flugzeugerkennung 1915bis 1975, by Norbert Schwefer, is a history of aircraft recognition, profusely illustrated with photosfrom major collections. It is a Books on Demand production but the coverage, especially ofGermany training systems, is extremely good. Wiking-Welten, by Ulrich Biene, literally covers theworld of Wiking Modellbau over the years. Beautifully illustrated with sharp colour photos on qualitycoated paper, the book will bring back all the yearning and nostalgia. You will even forgive thehigh proportion of pictures of cars and trucks that are (gasp!) not even in The One True Scale.Biene has a couple more Wiking books out. They are hard to find but super. I have saved the bestfor last. A two-volume set by Rüdiger Wlasdorf. Both are absolute MUST’s. Wiking – die PeltzerÄra, Menschen und Miniaturen covers the history of Wiking, the people who played roles in theWiking story, and superb photo essays in the various series of ships, planes, vehicles, landscapes,and toys. Wiking – das Peltzer Erbe continues the coverage of everything one could conceiveably want to know about the models. I have collected Wikings for 45 years, and I am stilloverwhelmed every time I look at these. All four books were supplied by Christian SchmidtBooksellers in Munich. Mr. Schmidt has long since retired but his daughter Gabi carries on theexcellent service. Use <www.christian-schmidt.com>.

Herpatology Department. The diecast producers continue to turn out many variations on thesame basic models. I have lost track of how many different colour schemes are offered for the F-14 and MD-80. One could fill an office with nothing but 737 or Airbus variants. It looks like themerits of variety are finally dawning on the diecast makers. Recently announced by Hogan in theirM series are a pair of Zeke 21’s, including Sakai’s Rabaul Wing aircraft and another ace inshipboard colours, an early Betty G4M1, and two sets of military ground equipment. Otherannouncements, I think under the Herpa banner are a Hawkeye. AWACS some airfieldvehicles,and a B-17G Fortress in late WWII natural metal. One suspects it is just a matter of timebefore the flood gates open.

Wings of War,Glory, Nexus, and Ares Department. Ares Games in Italy acquired the Nexusrights and is now releasing a number of new types. Aimed at the wargaming crowd the Wings ofmodels are fully finished aircraft, offered in 2-3 colour schemes, with a clever adjustable displaystand. Just installed in the in the showcase are Doolittle Raid and camouflaged USAAF

variants of the B-25 Mitchell, and summer and winter versions of the Heinkel He 111.Also new are packs of their stackable clear mounting pegs - the latter ideal for instantstepped displays. The next Wings of Glory releases are listed asthe Me.110, Beaufighter ,,Gloster Gladiator, Fiat Cr.42 Falco, Focke Wulf 190 D-9 ,NorthAmerican P-51D Mustang ,Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate, Supermarinie Spitfire Mk.IX.

Ron Update Department. Many thanks for the continuing good wishes. I spent most oflast week down in Boston. If one survives both cancer and the treatment, the prize is alifelong serious of 6-month checkups. Those consist of enough CT-scans to reduce theelectric bill, enough probes and biopsies to qualify as a Roto-Rooter concessionaire, andan assortment of related tests. So the short answer is that I am now qualified tocontribute to the Boston economy in another 6 months. Yes!!!!!!!!Until next time, happy collecting!Ron

We normally stick to 1/200 but Jurgen Offerman has some 1/400 scale airliners he wishes tosell.

Pricelist in EuroPassengers 1/400 Second Hand

Pan Am B 747-121 (Dragon)= 30 €

Finnair MD-11 / 1998 Christmas Edition ( Sky) = 35 €

Alitalia B 747-243B (Dragon) = 30 €

2 x AirJamaica A 320-214 (Dragon) = each 20 €

Braniff International B 747-127, orange, (Dragon) = 30 €

Qantas „Wunala Dreaming“ (Dragon) = 45 €

British Airways „Scotland“ (Gemini Jets) = 35 €

Virgin Atlantic Airways „Lady in Red“ (Sky) = 40€

American Airlines B 777-200 (Dragon) = 25€

JAL B 747-346(SR) „Okinawa“, birds and flowers, (JetAir) = 45 €

Northwest Airlines Cargo B 747-2J9F = 40 €+ shipping costs

If interested contacto-hansj@web.de

Keith from SMTS wrote

As you know we had a lot of enquiries for Sky Classics kits but for just 1s and 2s of each type. It is obviously noteconomic for us to manufacture in such small quantities so we have decided to undertake a trial whereby we will offer kitsof our Short S23 Empire C Class flying boat and Nimrod R1 providing that we receive a minimum of 25 orders for eachmodel.Kits are £40 each + VAT = £48. Postage is £4.50 in the UK, £9.50 in Europe and £12.50 worldwide.Let's hope we get a good response and can offer more Sky Classics kits.

If interested contact Keith directly by email (smts.models@btconnect.com), phone 01424 853353,fax 01424 852241 or post to SMTS, 10 Moorhurst Road, Hastings TN38 9NA.

Carsten Breiting (cb@breitingagent.dk) wrote

I will see to send you the informations about the latest Sazel models, which are made by DZ (Dolesale) inCzekia. Basicaly it is a line of Junkers Ju-88, Ju-188, Ju-388 and a Ju-488(not finished before the end of thewar) plus a Go-229. I have attached some photos. I have not seen the Mistels so far. I made my own Mistel3 “Führungsmaschine” (Ju-88 H-4 + Fw-190 F-8 with “Dobbelreiter”.The other Sazel models XF-11 and Rainbow (under construction) are the usual Sazel standard and needsome rework to be up to todays standard..

This has proved to be a rather large version of TOTS and I hope you have found plenty tointerest you somewhere in its pages.

Seasons Greetings to you allChris