BPEL RO are 7A 0 eo 0 Sg = aed ae CHAINGUN CHOPPER Full size reference on the AH-64D Apache MILIT, RNATIONAL ©" M4 MUCKY Andrew Dextras builds and weathers the Tamiya 1:48 Sherman ACHZARIT Alex Clark reviews Cromwell Models’ latest Combat 72 kit(NJ Content - issue 14 June 2007 REGULARS p4 NEWS Events, clubs and shows, plus industry announcements p 40 FIGURES ‘A round-up of the latest figures on release p44 BOOK REVIEWS Alook at the latest titles to land on our doorstep p48 LETTERS The place to air your comments, suggestions ang thoughts p58 INCOMING Now kits, products and accessories get our initial thoughts p66 LAST POST ‘The final word trom the Editor, and his product of choice FEATURES p6 PREVIEW Dragon's latest [Link].234 ‘ight wheeler, the Pume pS ACHZARIT Alex Clark enjoys a simple bull for a change with Cromwell Models 172 IDF Achzarit APC p14 WADI WARRIOR PART 2 Pete Usher describes the techniques used to make ‘a home for last month's ‘Academy Warrior p20 THIRSTY FOX Dragon's Panzer Il ina desert setting p26 PREVIEW Cyper-Hobby 135 KGbelwagen ambulance with German medical team p28.M4 MUCKY Andrew Dextras detalls and weathers the Tamiya i8 Sherman Ma 34 CHAINGUN CHOPPER Full size AH-64D Apache helicopter walk-around p42 PREVIEW Keith Goldsworthy takes {look in the box of Resicast’s ex00 Sherman | p50 PREVIEW We give you the low down fon the Smart Kit MSI Isherman from Dragon ADH Publishing Lté 2007 Tot: (vm 0125 220573 Fax: (UN) 01525 2578 Emall:enquces2modeiiitarycom Acséress: ADH Puishng p52 GULF WAR GRAFFITI ‘Doolittie Mil, Doolittle Lane, Iran Cocker ceserbes how | Tetethoe Seo, Us ux hecreatec this imaginative | — Mot met iwi Aloroma based aroune the. | Resceaetens Abts {901 ou War Eemeicuma,ADH Publishing, Doolittle Mill, alittle Lane, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, LUG 10K, UK ieDis25 222873, nail :edivortmodelm![Link] © Newsline - sune'7 Diary Dates... 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Aso included is the exception of anew sprue C’, subtle weld seams moulded in. the top ofthe star antennae, the providing the new turret anda. The gun mantlet nas the correct nul iftng rings anda few other Slightly changed upper hul to horizontal weld Seams and a good optional deta parts. take into account the different scale cast texture onthe flares Finally, two small sheets of ‘oot configuration. part of the mantet, however, it decals, one carrying generic dort Moulding is again well upto the is unfortunately smeoth on the yourself style registration plates usual standards, wth no trace of cylindrical part of the mantlet, and the other, tactical markings flash and very tle in the way of tkewise, the weld seam is less and Balkenkreuz, are prove. ‘mould seams to clean up. pronounced, presumably due ‘The sheet covers markings for “The lower hulls bull up in an tothe limitations ofthe slide four diferent vehicies, three identical manner tothe other moulding technique. in France and one in Bohemia, Kits, with very comprehensive ‘The turret interior consists however, going back tothe point Steering and Suspension detall, ofa welrdetalea gun breech [raised earlier f you wish to about the ony thing missing are and commander’ periscope, portray a totally accurate Puma, the brake lies. The wheels are but nothing else, maybe leaving the Bohemian [Link].0iv. option Is. extremely well detaled, however, some room forthe aftermarket the only vehicle actually pitured personally ama ittle lsappointes companies? On the exterior are running onthe tyres provided in that we are now on the third some rather finely moulded smoke the kit Incarnation of tis kit, but so far, grenace auncners, complete Dragon stil have one more wwe only have one choice of tyre with nollow, notched tubes and version ofthis kt to procuce, pattern. While this might seem a Separate smoke grenades and__so maybe theyll take that little ungrateful of me, think that pair of welhdetalied crew ‘opportunity to provide some the Puma, more so than the other hatches, complete with separate other tyre choices, but even with versions, would have benefited periscope rings to allow them _this minor nigole, Dragon have from nemly moulded tyres of @ tobe modelled in any position. produced an excellent hit ofthis different pattern, ast is nigh-on The barrels one-plece plastic ever-popular vehicle. mf Impossibieto find a photo of 2 moulding, ass the main body of wartime Puma, sporting this type the muzzie brake, both with of tyre, but more of thi ater. Inst the finest of mouls ae The interiors again very well seams tobe removed. A OM etaied, including both criver's new, large exterior stowage stations, transmission covers and bins provided, as is anIEIT PREVIEW cronnveu moves COMBAT 72 1:72 ACHE + em No 72005 Alex Clark shows what can be done to one of Cromwell Models’ excellent Combat 72 models. he Israeli Achzarit (Crue! In Hebrew) is a heavy armoured personne! Carrer based on the chassis components of the Russian 7.54/55 tank. It was devetoped in the early 1980s andi stilin use today after it became clear that the M113 APC was too lightiy armoured during its use in ‘THE MODEL Cromwell Models has 2 growing fpumber of 1:72 scale leael vehicle Kits in their Combat 72 range. This range features highly detaleg ‘resin kits with minimal parts ~ ideal for those wanting to get to the painting stage quickly. ‘The Achzarit = supplied as a single plece nul (inluaing the ‘complete running gear!) and a handful of smaller separate items {guns and towing hooks. It became ‘Obvious very quickly thatthe original master used for this ‘adel was of every high stancard with plenty of excelent deta Fortunately this s matched by the ‘quality ofthe casting as | coulén't find a single at bupble on the model and all the fine detail was sharply ond completely moulded. ‘The ony flash present was around the wheels and tracks, which i ‘ot surprising considering that running geer is moulded as 2 single piece. The only major Bit of Up work needed was the removal ‘of two long casting plugs stuated ‘along the lenath ofthe lower track runs. This is certainly the most logical piace to have them as thisarea snot visible when the model Is sitting on the table, The only ‘minor downside tothe Kits the lack of markings, although this __andfited short lengths of Is less of aprobiem with modern wire inthe mounts. The mounts Israel venicies as many show ould then be siotted inte the holes relatively few markings. and left free to rotate. For the hatches, | alles smal holes inthe cconsrRUCTION hinges and inserted short sections ' decide to build the mede! of stretched sprue. “out af the box” so mast of the | decided to add a couple of construction phase involves ‘resin figures from the Goffy Models Femoving the casting plugs. used range. The ange als includes ‘an oid pair of Tamiya side cutters several lerael stowage set, £01 tovemove the bulk ofeach block took a couple of tems from those ‘@ chunk at atime. then placed a too. Both the figures and stowage new sheet of wet and cry paper on items are well detalleé and nicely ‘my meceing table and genty ran moulded and the figures benefit the model overt toremove the from having separate heads and rest of tho unwanted resin, hands. This is particularly useful [removes the flash trom the when fiting them into te open running gear witha scalpel and a hatches as It allows some degree small plece of wet and dry paper of flexibility in positioning, ‘and cleaned up the smaller parts At this pont the model was. suchas hatches and machine guns. ready for panting which was quite "decided to make both the hatches unusual as most of my projects ‘and machine guns moveable, take several months (and nat inthe case of the machine guns | _ hours) to get to that point! ‘Temas aor a hr dx Ter ree hut hss we and fe ee ‘rena seta flee ane made rues eran ring soles athe wes an Sting br seta toveted e ‘Trai fees atm ‘he Ct Mets range Tay ‘ec insite Te Storage om ent a oda ene “Tecoma mode ea pang Te comp hd ramet igh so en Sch as mache asad aces pried pra par Tht ratory say re sh a bie set PANTING ~ THE BASE COLOUR Discussions onthe colour of frac armoured vehicles can generate ‘some quite heated debates. Personally | try to get a colour that Is as close tothe weathering of the real vehicle asthe mode! wil change the appearance of any base colour. For mogern Israeli vehicles "ve started using Humbrol Matt Mid Stone (84) and gave the model 2 couple of thin airbrushed coats of this colour. PAINTING - WEATHERING AND SHADING Itcan be dificult making single coloured vehicle look appealing, 0 in order to try and break up the monatony ofthe finish | used the Maskol method to achieve ‘a patchy, weathered effect. The stops | used are ilustrated in the ‘eccompanying photos. | began by stipping Maskol around the centres ‘of the main panes using a teased ‘ut piece of household scouring material. This gWves a nice random patchy etfect and once dry, | ‘airorushed alight cust colour over ‘the entre vehice. After leaving the ‘model for afew hours, removes the Maskol using a par of tweezers this results in the base colour being et onal the main surtaces, with the dusty colour around the panel edges and recessed ‘areas, At this point the contrast between the two colours is quite harsh, so toned the finish down >KIT PREVIEW cronneu woos ‘emotes et te ronan rer ry raster set rsh ‘Spent ars nap Mates). “ne law ees nh entered and Spe re cme tence on he ‘sited Idec pre isaac» bear he mony hos ae ce pe! ‘he hl wh sol sipping ate bug oma tora son. Tesi ete er [Presanetoedou aon ner see he asa ti ada nha [eerste ae ca These are my wand hen tc wed he rt hence “them wal ninth Ma wn bse ae at et Oe he Mal a re wile nec a ars a 2p Us col: Whee a was yume Matt us am Ye Bon ek oth wo cock eck Tecra wn lure rh he pit bs thr warn we ounKIT PREVIEW cronncu woes COMBAT 72 1:72 ACHZABIT + tem No 72005 << by lignttyary-brushing Humbrol ‘Khaki Dril (72) over the entice ‘model. Then, using a small rush, Treapplies the base colour in 2 rancom fashion to all he raised fareas. The model comes without any markings but fortunately those on the real vehicle are quite sparse. painted some smal, black rectangular number plates fonthe front, rear ang ltt sie of the hull and aciea white numbers taken from the Archer transfer set British Squadron Marks and ‘Troop Numbers (AR72086W). The Ubiquitous white chevrons are sometime seen painted drecty on the veticle but can also be seen on black rectangular panels that are temporarily attached to the hull | mocelles a vehicle withthe panels fited a5 | think it adds a tle Bt more character to the model and for these lused thin brass sheet. so adsed thin fuse wio sections extending from each corer, as these are now the panels are fitted to the real vehicle. The markings were again taken from the previously mentioned Archer transfor sot. At this point | notices ‘thatthe smal rectangular opening for the fre extinguisher (ited to the lft hull sie) was mising from the kit so | ade this Using thin plastic strip. For the next step | brush painted a thin coat of Kiear sty nt aerated {reac Hone poe soted aan {acrylic floor varnish tothe whole model in order to protect both the Paint and markings from further ‘weathering. Ths is especialy useful when applying washes where the thinners can potentially atfect the paint underneath. For this model decied to just apply localised pin washes around the smaller details. Its uselul to coat small areas ofthe model with pure thinners fist as this allows the pin wash to flow more easily around the details. Used blak ol paint for the wash as ol paints have 2 longer drying time than enamels allowing for further blending and correcting of errors NISHING OFF 8y this oint most ofthe main weathering was complete, so "turned my attention to the smaller deta, inluding the ‘stowage, machine guns and crew figures. These were al painted with Humbrol enamels along with Some ol pants for blending the Shin tones onthe figures. One noticeable feature on many Israel vehicles isthe application of red Dain to some ofthe fittings, Usually on areas important for maintenance. The extent of this varies quite abit from vehicle to Vehicle and fom a maceling point Of view does make the mode ook MEET THE AUTHOR been akeen modeller for rast of my 34 years, bling a varity of types of model over that time [Nowaays, amas exclusively Dull £72 scale armour with German, Secand Worlé War vehicles being my favour. do ato have 9 soft spot fr modern isrzl ‘and Ruslan vehicles. nave a modeling website at ‘tod /wwn-smal-scale-armeurcouk ‘more appeatng.| painted the red {Using Citadel Miniature aye paces iste Baintas|Yind this Brand of paint Stale 212 at ‘quite opaque and the colours are Tha 05 very vibrant For the running 988° ~gatergig painted the road wheel tyres black Materials: nd followed this with alight over iets its Suse ast Spray of Humbrol Dark Earth (29), __ Males 2 also let this colour drift signtly Paints used up the sides ofthe hull | mixed nadetrh some Mig Productions Europe ante a 2 Dust pigments with some Humbrol uae at Se thinners and a ite matt varnish oft ape pnt. and liberally applied this over the —Reerences running gear and lower hull to complete the meee st io ke ne owe ats Rs conctsion ee aso ny Cre en “hs s another excllont kl from Tama, ar. iin the Combat72 range. found tellement tobe the perfect anticote tothe nr arc e compleated, lengthy buds that | pion yen ‘eualytond to go for. Tank many more kits are planned for Eset reat et in cans tis ange ‘ace noe Bas soi iteTech Guide ~ DIORAMA FEATURE - ACADEMY WARRIOR WADI WARRIOR Pete Usher concludes his two part feature on ST the Academy Warrior by describing how he w PA e RIOR built the diorama. ee here is 2 welhknown waiting. So as a footbal-ioving saying inthe British nation ('m a rugby man myself) army, Hurry up and walt. what better to kl it of time Reference The author made extensive use of the Concora book an the Warrior for both detailing and weathering reference. Soattermad panicto _than.a game of foty. I decided to get every thing ready you could place the Warrior reversed up of, Sit eround indefinitely waiting '8 main road asf in an armoured for things to start. That's what column. All the hatches open to gat inspired me to build this diorama. some fresh alr in tothe vehicle, as Showing the majority of the IR could be battened dawn for some Solgie's time Is spent not running time once things kick of! be U aroundinthe thick of battle but ‘pr Pe |‘Wr easter 00% ey (hur) pig te ae canbe Therese Tn -SENATO Bc ms wa Tama X60 Oa Wi. The sr our rece 3 cs o XD Dark ‘evr ve we par,cS Tech Guide ~ DIORAMA FEATURE - ACADEMY WARRIOR ety ai ing IH Pints used aie 1h ot W149 oe, ea, ato seme atte woe in fotetne pore (are, 9 Reference used 1 ty Pega oa EDEL ny Sos 44 SE 2 CDs ‘sms SPELL cD os ssmsessr ‘Avaliable from ee)DIORAMA FEATURE 02:coN 135 N26 + TEM NOSIS THIRSTY FOX Noel Petroni describes in detail the techniques he used to create this imaginative little scene. sed mainly support tank for Tiger battalions, the PllN asthe final version ‘that was but from existing Aust J, Land M vehites and remanes in production unti August 1943. A total of 700 Aust Ns were produced. ts firepower was the Short barrel 75mm L/24 howitzer. ‘The model depicted nere is trom 3 light platoon of Pzabt S01 based In Tunisian 1943 whose vehicles were numbered "03 to 10” and Coneisted of Pali. P2Abt 501 had two battalion, the frst battalion, with one commans Tiger numbered 100’, consisted of four platoons having two Tigers and two Pall’ in each platoon The tanks were numbered", i2 ete. The first digit meaning Ist battalion, the second sigt meaning ist platoon ane the thie ig indicates the tank number. The second battalions consisted of four platoons having Just two Tiers eaen and were numbered 21 ete; the command Tiger was numbered 200"coxsrRUcTION ‘won't bore you with wnat fitted with what and that the running gear was the first to be constricted and 20 on. So I'l just say that being a Dragon it | was slightly disappointed wit the {ualty of detail. OK, 1 know that the kit has a few years under its belt..maybe 'm being spoled by Dragon's new smart kits! As far as know, only Tamiya produced ‘Pail ang a couple of resin kts {rom the cottage industry existed too. It seems that this tank is not con the priority lst for big sales and ‘nti today, not even Oragon have ventured to produce a Pz in their ‘Smart’ ht boxes. When it comes tore-tocling and e-marketing hts, the Pall does not get the same treatment asthe Tigers, Panthers or Pav. Although the level of details ‘Th agn tat nn ve eae 4004 and ft of parts is acceptable, Tosettssw ocet we aot ‘Rie not the standare we have arsed nd oT wise come to expect from Dragon Scersmporech ee! Mi today. | was surprised not to find the gun Breech and shell basket and, a | wanted to leave the turret hatches open, had to borrow this. part trom my Tamiya Pall kt ‘The commander's cupola comes Intwo parts and the periscope slits around it are mould inthe closed position, which makes this part less interesting. Crew turret hatches also come moulded in one piece requiring delicate surgery to separate them for open mode display. ‘AS | sad, | was not impressed with the detail of many parts anc since {nad a ‘Sovereign’ Pil E ? ‘ein kit somewhere in the garage, ‘ Topted to replace te plastic turret hatches with metal ones from TrerminutTasoreplceane — ReSgehtcawerhertnn ent ain hnmrectiaccrend We eg tn Neen igre snotront heaargnsMecueaeges wrest NG we beet sh a rn with metal ones. To enhance = a Some of the hit deta decided to what was the correct way. came short runs on the front ofthe ark. 054. I dont have any fancy tools Use an Aber photo etch set and across a colour photo of nicely airbrushed the tracks with to bend and shape the photo etch Part photo eteh fenders. Both Festored Pell in Saumur. It0ok Vallejo Model Color 862 Black parts what | use ae four types of turret grab hancles were made note ofthe tracks in the photo and Grey, and when ry, gave them a pliers. One has a lat nase tip, the ‘out of dmm gauge copper wire started to glue mine inthe same coat of Vallejo acrylic matt varnish other a curved nose tip, anther and the weld seams were added manner. After [had laboriously _—_to seal and protect the base coat with along narrow nose and the for enhanced by using Miliput cleaned, glued and gave the from the harsh treatment to come, last has a fine shaped ti, Reference books used were appropriate sagging tothe track I mixed CMK pigments SD08 + Pakptw ll in Action by Squadron inks (hich took three days in ail, SDO3 and added water to the une Signal and Achtung Panzer Wo2. set them aside and hada look at consistency of paste and, with an The figures are from Dragon box Now don't get me wrong it wll stil some wartime photographs and, old brush, applied the paste inset 6063 and the seated guy on build into good representation of unfortunately, realised that |had abundance onto both sides of the the tankis from Tristar set 35009. 4 Pall straight from the box twas fitted the tracks the wrong way track; when it dried dusted off All figures received Hornet heads my preference to opt for photo round The picture ofthe restored the excess pigment witha slightly except the one inking from his etch parts... maybe because 'ma Pll inthe Achtung Panzer book tif olé Brush canteen a5 | could not find 2 eae bit fussy! from where | took my reference tof that ange. The cost of these was wrong! How could they do ADDED DETAIL injection moulded figures, when TRicxS that! Friulmodel metal tracks were | convinced myslf to get Part P35- compared to resin figures, makes Te individual track links supplied my next option and | benefited O86 photo etched fenders, which it possible to include a grouD with the kit were fairy neat and by having the track horns hollow, was the first time Lused these. __setting without investing as much Getalled, so planned to use these. _untke the Dragon ones which were thik the end result looks So much cash. The detall of folds and poses Now, know that there isa right sold. Assembling the Friulmodel more realistic than the moulded ate very satisfactory and there way up when it comes to fitting tracks was straightforward and patie fenders, although more isan array of ifferent sets to tracks and so referred to the not that time consuming, and |was work and time is invelved. also accommodate nearly every period ‘Achtung Panzer No2 book to see also left with spare links to add two USed an Aber photo etched Set 35 of WWI. The fox at the corer of__ DIORAMA FEATURE oewcon 135 nner n wn = 72M NOSIS ee Hine he ek ethan T-5D04 Tan wih Fert en cet ocean of ale Mote Sd Yow ‘ver nema ae he camo ping Gren bom Ml Son an ea wa pape ‘Ther ep hung recs wa so gh ithe f Ma i San Yon the dorama has nothing todo with over the entre acrylc base coat Rommel! However, when Ityped with ths ol mix. Of course the eyes desert fx on Google search, only have been painted beforehanc. Rommel sites came up but id _I then start by Blockngsin the | ‘manage tofnd one picture of a shadows with Pebeo Raw Sienna Sahara desert fox, which served as 136 and two further mixes, PeDeo areterence, Raw Sienna 136+W5N Burnt Sienna and Pebeo Alizarin Crimson PAINTING THE FLESH 334+WEN Brown Madder Alizarin Alltesh tones were painte in ols During the shading process | apply With @ Base coat of Valeo Acrylics. some highlights witha mix ofthe ound a mix for the ols that Is base flesh colour an white just quite fast to blend and establish to guide me towards the shadows. Shagows and highlights. fest, The face start to take shape and mix Pebeo oll Portrait Pink 136 + | go infor deeper shadows with Windsor & Newton Burnt Sienna 2 mix of Pedeo Alzarin Crimson 074+ Pebeo Yellow Ochre 127 ‘334+ Pebeo Raw Senna 136.1 and look fora slightly tanned flesh only touch a few areas with this tone. mentioned the brand names colour concentrating under the because colours vary from one eyebrow, between the eyebrows, brand to another. Fisty, paint atthe top of the nose, under the Pops ere wig alo eryc Ov Ba eds CAMS Lt Eat end Dt pooner md ih water and ton ape IepamthshKepnghepthn geste reads. he Fmt wong a Ons ps a ed ah exe lower lip, nostri, ears and on the upper sides ofthe nose next tothe {ee than go over the highlights ‘and concentrate onthe ears hin, ‘ose, cheek bones and ja AFRICA CORPS UNIFORNS I RERPLICS ‘The Afrika Korps Tropical Uniforms ofthe German Army Book was my reference fr mising the colours for these uniforms Vallejo Acrylics were used forall uniforms and accessories. For those modelers ao stil use ery brushing for highitghting figures, I eally suggest trying out the aryl technique. When | ist attemoted to use acrylics fr figure painting, "cout get the hang of and scrapped the idea for some time. However, when I id try again Frees aon pce, he oa shone eal etal urna weer. ‘and put some serious effort into it found out now quick and convenient acryles were to use ‘This i how | ge about I + Step Ones | prime the figures with Vallejo 986 Deck Tan; two thin coats are needed fortis, {and |usuely leave them to éry ‘overnight + Step Two | find a colour mix for imix for future reterence. fit one wel withthe base mix and add Just alittle water, as! need the finish tobe opaque. Two coats might be necessary forthe base coat. Since the arylc paint nas tobe weil thinned with water for the successive highlights and shacows, I suggest using 2 palette with mall wells to keep, ready ey eigteas wehs sh.Banta ‘ere sea inn ay vee ean io make send aac stl The the paint contained and trom ‘drying too fast. use one well ‘or the base coat and three for hightignts and another three forthe shadows. All mixes have [Link] fresh forthe entire painting session. Step Three: To start painting, take some ofthe base mix with the brush and transfer some paint into the adjacent well ‘3dcing a touch of light colour (be ita lighter tone of the colour o Just white) to start the highlight process. Now, take care to add a fair amount of water to thin the paint fr the highight so that Its transparent when applied. It's tke turning the acrylics into watercolours! When paling the highlight, the effect should be as though no real contrast, |s being applied but as soon as the paint aries a very subtle tone variation might be noted. do not paint only ‘the extremities of the folds but alse down and around every fold {and curve, nearly covering the base coat, Two or three runs are Usually needed to layer the paint. Again transfer some ofthis highlight mix inte the next palette well ang add more light colour {nd go over the fois In the same ‘manner as before but this time receding sightly fom the area previously covered. The third hight inthe tire wet wi be lighter stl and the painting process repeated, receding Slightly from the edges ofthe last oat. tis very important that every time the brush is dipped inte paint, the excess Is wipes hh wen se td he oto wa Bl up i yey. Thea a Bn Saas ie es yb eg ‘away, Put a tissue paper next tothe palette and roll the brush cover the tissue paper to remove ‘most of the pain; onty alight transparent fim s needed. Step Four: For the shadows, | transfer the orginal base mic into a new wel acing a darker colour toll The same process used forthe highlights is also applied here. At this stage the highlights wil start to be more prenounced. Its sual that whist panting ‘the shadows, the highlights are atouehod. For the sharp fois, "sometimes add a much lighter ‘mix and just touch the extreme "upper part ofthe fold to enhance the effect ofthe highlight ane the same is done forthe deeper {elds forthe shadow. Aso, carefully outine certain areas Such as around the tunic pockets, shoulder straps, collar ete Satisfied with the result, lelean the palette under eunning warm water. >DIORAMA FEATURE oe1con 135 panzer w aw + TEM NOSOIS ‘nh pta ice teh eral comse ‘og tangle seen ys Sees verse | Tiss the moment I've been waiting for. From here on it's art! Painting, weathering ane getting that desired authentic look is a2 ‘time consuming as constructing the model itself. The weathering process requires some pondering beforehand and you must have 3 mental image of what effect you wish to achieve onthe model. As a reference, Ina the fantastic book ‘Tigers In Combat by Weltgang Schaelder and since iy Pall forms part ofthe light platoon supporting the Tigers of the 501 It's said that prior to spate, the Tigers and Pails were painted sand olve. So, had 2 lock a my Valeo Model Air colors ‘and decided on a mix of 28 Sand Yellow + 30 Green Brown + 3 IMidae Stone + a pinch of 43 Olive Drab. Ate a primer of Tamiya XFSS Deck Tan, l airbrushed the sand olive base coat and, as soon as twas dry | went overall the ledges and angles with 43 Olve Drab +57 Black.| than mixed 28 Sang Yellow + a pinch of 43 Ove Drab as a highlight and went lover the centre ofall the panels {At tis point, the mode! wit ook horrendous but @ controled over spray ofthe sand alive base coat will put things right. try not to over too much af the contrasting colours. This teenniue gives the model depth and a three dimensional effect, ands slo 3 starting point for weathering Decals came next. Iam net fone ‘eaters seed wheter OM ton. Nee ese seas and eng ehe of water-sge decals and never knew how to nanaie them so hand paint them or more often use rub down decals; in this eate | used Archer Transfer AR3SO38R which are very easy and quiek to use. ‘WEATHERING With Vallejo 91 tive Drab frst went around ereating chips and Scratches. | prefer todo this before the washes. Then | mixed a itie Yellow Ochre with White oi pant lluted in white sprit and applied it to the surface of the model witha flat brush working on a panel at 2 ‘ume, Whistthe wash was stil wet fon the surface, I gave downward strokes with a pointed brush to Fecreate cain streaks Next CNK pigments S008 + 003 were mixed together to a Consistency of paste and liberally ‘plied tothe running gear and ‘wheels. When this was ery brushed the excess away with an ‘ld semi sti brush, With wheels, tracks and all the gear in place, altorushed the ol mix of Yellow ‘Ochre ane white over the whole ‘ofthe model concentrating more ‘around the lower areas. For this, ‘over spray, keep the arorush ‘bout 10 inches away from the model ‘RAPHITE PENCIL Huse this effec aft on my models asit gves a metal sheen lke ‘appearance, | choose places where ‘tho crew members have a habit of siting, areas prone to crew tattic ‘Tepes he en cael aed ete syngas and phe eH TO BEEand where continuous rubbing anc wear occurs. luse the sie of an £88 pencil lead and then polish the affected area with my lite finger. In doicate areas | use artists paper sticks or a paper stub to polish the arapnite. TERRA With ai-ary clay, formed the base and when it had hardened, Sprinkles fine sand oni. | sprayed uted white olue through one of ‘those plastic Kitchen detergent spray bottle. Lett overnight to Gry, the process was repeated a seconc time and some small rocks were glued on. then airorushed the terrain with sand colours from the Vallejo Made! Color range. also gave a final ight coat of the Same colour mixture used for the tank withthe alm to “tie” the ‘model to the terrain. For 8 more Secure fix, the figures were pinned tothe base using copper wire and rling through one of thelr boots. Paste! pigments were dusted onto boots and the ground, again to blend them into the terrain ‘concunsion | would lke to build more versions of Pals in ifferent theatres of, war but think il wat and sei Dragon or any ther manufacturer produce a retooled mode! with ditterent versions. estan pin ‘tevaelepsimag arben om ‘he conmaers ipa sree ale een te om encom nt te ‘eStore caro he ‘hos hepato an tee ty comt (roe TT ses Feceasories nes) rare De 48) Ire Paints used ae or ast Tama D Tesco tevomas Anns eee eae oe tee EI ‘tern “to a Teste A ace eo nse COT sy ort Eds grdccr ntti onan sd i ‘valle rom A mee ee i he te pit yt rit ‘sick can fem Ge)ETT PREVIEW cyeeoney 1:35 MBELUAGEN AMBULANCE W/ GERMAN MEDICAL TEAM Rem Ne /, REDCROSS KUBELWAGEN The last time Dragon released a Kiibelwagen ambulance set, there was a catch - you didn't actually get the Kiibelwagen! This time though, released through Cyber-Hobby, you get the whole deal. bis new set inclodes ‘ll well up to today’s standards, the original Dragon suggesting that these old moulds figures consisting of may have been tcied up a ite, four solcers incuaing although ! don't have the original both medics and injured, also set as a comparison to verity this nurse and a éectr, both in the Rather than incling the appropriate uniforms. Dragon KUbelwagen for this st These figures, together with __Cyber-Hobby have sensiby opted the other medical items tke the forthe far superior Tasca/Beq0, stretcher and first aid packs, are Kit, which sone ofthe best ‘examples around ‘The vehicle's chassis is made _uptrom separate floorpan, 9. sisewails, rear pane! and bonnet Bo 900s, giving excelent cetats B,_to both inner and outer faces. Kod The doors are cleveriy ‘moulded in pars, separate from the siewals, but with the angle between them set, however, to splay one or more of them open, simply requires running 4 seaipe! between them. A complete engine is included, with the lower part moulded integrally withthe engine bay floor, the rear ‘engine bay doar is also moulded separately The flcing root i include in both folded ané raised postions and a clear sprue is supplies, forthe windows, plus some ‘complementary wine bottes! Asan extra Bonus, you aso get the two orginal Tasca crew figures, which are alzo more than adequate ‘Rsmall etched tre provides some ofthe finer detalls and a5 with previous releases, an excellent Cartograph decal sheet ie supplieg. Tie includes rea crosses, for both the vehicle and crew, cence piates and shipping stencil, Allin all, avery complete ite sot and top marks to Cyber-Hobby for choosing the Tasea/Beqo kit cover the mere usual Dragon on, for this conversion.HEFT REVIEW aves 19 4 Seva + TEM WO. 32505 M4 MUCKY Modelling the M4 Sherman in 1:48 scale by Andrew Dextras. re Sherman medium tank has been widely haled by a the ‘ten that woo the war. With 60 odd years of enlightenment behind us, we can case (he Russian T34 would most likely ft that description); however, the significant contribution to the war effort made by tis mass produced AFV cannot be ignored, ‘AS a modeling subject, the siherman family has few peers with ‘2 huge variety of base vrionts, ‘Add to tis the suspension, hull turret desig, armament itterences across the variants ‘and numerous special purpose machines such as swimming tanks, mine clearers, recovery vehcies and set propelied artery, there's no shortage of Sherman subjects for the busy model THE MODEL For my fist foray into 1:48 scale ‘modelling | chose Tamiya's Ma Early Proguction Sherman based on the positive reviews had read on the medel and my very enjoyable ‘experiences with Tamiya products in ‘general, Te kt itself is very much vinin-me" version of thee larger EBS it ofthe same subject, but with some important cterences although easy te assemble, can't capture the realism of hard past tracks, Surprise surprise, the 48 ‘bing hes lnk and lenath plastic tracks... a nie toueh. Another nice touch is that the suspension onthe "43 itis actully more accurate than onthe 35 Ht which sutfers from usin the old £35 M&AS Kit suspension bogies which are the later “upswept” retuen oer bracket type and would ave been rare sight on an early Ma The lower hull is diecast metal and adés a significant amount of Weight te the model. In some cas this may be seen as a goed idea, In others it could be consiaered ‘a negative point. For example, It You are loading up the model with 2 sheets of delicate photo etch parts and possibly some individual workable tracks from the aftermerket, the weight of the model might cause some damage tothe delicate aftermarket parts when nanating wnat ends up being a heavier, “lumsier” model. That being sald, the die cast ower hull |s smoothly cast and pre-primed and provides a very positive locating point for the suspension and upper hull. ‘The injection moulded plastic parts are upto Tamiya’ usual fxcallent standard, Details are crisp with n fash present. Waterside ecals, although abit thick, are in perfect register.cconsrrucrion I began as usual with the suspension, which inthe case of @ ‘Sherman is more time consuming than 3 734 or Panther for example The VVSS suspension is very ricely done for this scale and the assembly Is very stury (as ‘opposed tothe very "webbly” assembled fnal product in OML's 1172 Sherman series). However, as always there is room for detail Improvements. With this in ming "illed 4 holes inte the forward side of each bogie. The reason for thie is thatthe main Bogle body was meant tobe interchangeable {and could be used on either side of the tank. Therefore, the eturn Folie bracket could be bolted to the bogie on ether side depending it te bogie was tobe installed on the RHS oF LHS of the tank: the bogie side not being used would be left with 4 tapped holes. Once this was done | added 3 bolts to the Underside ofthe Boole, these are very prominent so | would suggest this as a basic requirement to any Sherman medel you are building, as It isan easy adaltion, Although | {isnot ade them to tis made, the skid plates mounted onthe top of each bogie had 4 retaining bolts, these can be added using 010 thick sheet plastic punched using the smallest size in your punch and de set. Take nate when attaching the suspension assemblies tothe die cast hl, the front bogie has @ smal nib on top ofits return role: this is used for allgnment purposes when the tracks are installed. Be Careful as you wil Be using CA jue for tis and you might not get 2 second chance Ifyou make an error at ths point. “The orwve sprockets are very nicely done anc crisply moulded, 2: are te final drive covers. The tracks themselves are excellent and represent the common T48 rubber chevron type. Cleanup is simple and assembly is quick ana painless I's @ shame that more manufacturers don't use thie method on their 35 Sherman kits. These plastic tracks will take painting and weathering far beter than any soft vinyl equivalent. One negative however is as usual with Tamiya Shermans, the idler wheels have hollow backs as opposed to being a mieror image of te front, ‘minus the hubcep. Te front transmission cover is nicely done with just some casting rhumbers missing. The rear plate is also wel cone, although the alr fier retaining clips are ait oversized and simplified, but this |s not amajor problem as they are mainly hiddon from view when the upper hull goes on. With these items glued to the model and the exhaust added tothe upper hull, It was time to jin the upper and lower hulls together. Tamiya makes the job easy forthe modeller by supplying serews for this (although as per their usual practice, they {id not supply sponsons on ther ‘Sherman mode). Alignment is perfect and there's no real way to ‘muck this one up unless your last name is Wiggum. “The Upper hull then received some muctrneeded attention, The welds on @ welded hull Sherman tank ae raed, but for some reason Tamiya eid the same thing as on thei 135 version ofthis Ma and made them all recesse. With tis in ming took out many lengtne of 10" round plastic sprue and began gluing them into the ‘enanne's” that Tamiya provided 25 "welds". In the end tis proves to simply the task as Tamiya had laid out @ handy guideline esto where | cout glue my own weles Once the sprue had dred, used 2 pyrogravure to mel the sprue and Create the welds, Working in tis Seale sa itte trickier than 135, 30 8 magnifying lens/light combo is 2 00d idea. Once this wat complete, used Gunze Sanayo Mr Surtacer 1000 on the weld areas to double check for errors ADDING RASS then began preparing the model to-accept the variety of parts provided by the Voyager set. This isa really nice upgrade set, well priced and includes pretty well everything you need to super detail ‘an Ma Sherman ini:48 scale, even the complete side skits (which Git use) first started by filing inal the holes used fr the fight ‘quares, tront and rear. used plastic sprue for this, followed by “Tamiya grey putty and sanded it all own to match the surface of the kit Next came slicing of the font fencers so could use the nic thin brass Voyager replacements. "installed the Voyager front fenders and then began assembling the side skirt retaining brackets These are basicaly thin strips of brass with holes etched through them, The main things to [ook ou for here are net bensing them $0 235 to puta “kink” in them (more titielt than it sounds when cleaning them up ater detaching them trom the eten sheet) whieh won't look good once Installed and, even more Importantly, since they come in 4 lenaths, put the proper ones inthe coctoct spot and make sue they al line up. Just keep 2 close eye on the instruction sheet and shel be apples. > i ene pare Tams Lite acontftr Sra 600 wand stn he sary ee by he yoga Tholt S0cal meine pin made ‘aa dete adh were he YorThe fl snared he le cating vee eo Rul anced wing we spt Theat ween acu prc enhancing eta wt th me fy ain. nbn ict ach and ow ae het seth wren ung 2 pe ‘raw sey rhe eff ar nares hn he ese Wes ertisithe ealf h aBerecapion sta Te eas apelin ae epctainteb <_ Once the Tamiya headlights and trek. Next time perhaps. Next {moved on to the turret. PAINTING AND WEATHERING tall ights were in place Iwas able Speaking of PE chain, | added This isa realy nicely done piece _Since there was a variety of toinstall te Voyager light quards. small lengths of Aber PE chain from Tamiya with subtle texturing materials used to buld the model ‘These are very fragile s0 try and tothe various fuel cap~etaining and crisp detais. After gluing the (cast metal hull olive coloured kit rat manipulate them too much as pins on the engine deck. While on upper and lower portions together, plastic, white plastic sprue, photo they can only take so much abuse. deck, | also added the Voyager PE the resulting sanding removed etched brass etc)! orimed the {AS with all PE parts, CA glue was engine Intake afille (mostly hidden some of the texturing so | covered model with a coat of Tamiya XF used to attach these to the model, by the engine grile cover) andthe turet inMr Surfacer 1000. Flat Black to bend the elements {At this point | also used 010" the giles on the grouser stowage and stippled it wth a paintbrush together and to also give abit of sprue cut to length and glued these covers. | finished off the hullby _toreproduce the cast texturing, _apre-shade effect for the next tothe front light quares. On the adding the Voyager periscope ‘The mantlet and main gun went coats | then mixed up some real thing, these were used asa guards on the iver/co-ériver___ together without any difcuties— Tamiya XF-62 lightened px~ plug for when the heaclignts were hatches, replaced the moulded on as did the commander's cupola__with XF-2 Flat White to Femoved. There shoud also be a Kit handles with ones made from which only needed a brass wire taste end sprayed my ‘chain connecting these plugs to the 008" brass wire on said hatches handle. The gunner and load bbasecoat.| then post light guards, but didn't have any. and used some lead follcut to periscopes receives etch quards faded the model by PE chain small enough todo the length fr too! straps. land the commander's direct vision spraying alghtenes Slants were bull up from the version ofthis mix on Voyager parts, these really adding the model in an irregular to the realism of the turret pattern to simulate a un The final element in building the faded finish. hen painted ‘Sherman was the commander's.50_ all the tools and machine cal Browning M2 heavy machine gun using brown and gunmetal ‘Gun. The "50 cal" received a new Tamiya arylies. Once this was dry, (rab handle, retaining chain ané | used Temiya X-2 clear to gloss fimo box mount from Veyager. coat the areas needling decals, ‘Again these ite cetalls really Decals were applied using Mcroset ‘add tothe finished item and are solution and then matt coated the worth the effort entire model using Gunze H20 Flat ‘Tetand eng econ plas racks supe inh Tan vary tan ay ‘evacg hae mate es they become mala,te ator ea Clear The tracks were painted XF- "awaiting the weathering stage. I then proceed to post shade ‘the model, a weathering technique used by wellknown Australian modeler James Blackwell aka “Jmbaioa” I's a simple technique in principle but wil take some serious practice to master, especialy to perfect it as James has. Mix up a heavily thinned mix of 90% Tamiya thinner with some XF 10 Flat Brown with XF-1 Fat Back nti the minis 2 really dark mucky sirorush (use an wate Custom Micron 8) spray this mix into the recesses and anywhere you would want to create a shadow etfect of here crt would normaliy collect fon the real thing. In essence, this replaces the commen white =pirits/el paint wash many modellers use. The effect however, Is far more subtie and once your alcrushing skils ae up to par, it's feasier to control the final resut. ‘Since | wanted to depict a battle weary Sherman | decided it would need some chips on the paintwork trom dally abuse. | used an HB ‘encl for this. 1am not entiely fatistid withthe resut as | was not ‘se to this scale (usualy work in 1135 so my chips should be smaler but next time Fil ensure thatthe pencil is sharper when | attemot this: Now that the model was all scratched up twas time to ade the final weathering effect: time to muck ‘er up mate”, The running ‘gear was coated in white spirits {and then pastel power, in various terse ang ar ues a on pe pode running goat. The hull ane turret fais receved a milder treatment of the same, just taking into account that the running gear would receive ‘much heavier coat to resembe ‘mud as opposed to accumulated dust onthe upper surfaces. Once this was dy, lapped ary aust streaks on the hull and turret Using the pastel powder and a (000 paintbrush. The tracks then received black pastel powder onthe surface in contact withthe ground (the rubber chevron) and a similar but less heavy approach was used fon the rubber rosd wheels. As 2 final touch | added a ful stain that spileg onto the side of the tank by using white spirits and a mix of black and brown of paint. concuusiON What originally began as an out ofthe box project to try out £8 armour quickly turned into a semi Getaled project that was both quick and enjoyable. Tamiya base Kits very good indeed and the Voyager set is really worth the reasonable asking pice. Things [would have done aifferentiy? Perhaps a ite more detailing on the bogies ane a metal gun barrel, but these are minor adé-ons and ‘ones that I'l be implementing when {build Tamiya's 1:48 Mat Sherman, which looks tobe a real corker. Overall this was 2 nice break from the complexity and time required to complete a Super detaled 1:35 kit and yet stil have a nicely detailed rendition at the end ofthe project. | would Fecommend this kt to anyone wanting to enter ia seale or for anyone looking for anice enanae ‘of pace from 1:35 scale. Ai Seman et cin kes etn med oe ce ype, ect ale oe ne ct, Paints Ta res a ac, 7 a we. 82 le rt 12 1 get. Accessories opp ie tt 0, References derma sr fea ee ak 1 a, eae, SNE SS ect i ti, pty ‘apes ade, oe, ev a avalAndrew Willis provides some full size reference on the M4 Sherman.@ References - as-sa0 Apache CHAINGUN CHOPPER For this issue, Ralph Zwilling gives us a tour of the US Army's flying tank. ‘The awesome AH-64D Apache. Je Apache Is 3 twine engined army attack helicopter originally developed by McDonnell Douglas row Boeing. entered service withthe US. Army in 1984 ‘and has been exported to Egypt, Greece sraet, Japan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Republic of Singapore, Suc Arabia, United Arab Emirates ‘and the United Kingdom. The US. ‘Army has more than 800 Apaches in serviee and more than 1000 have ‘been exported. The mission ofthe Apache is to conduct rear close and ‘harping missions including deep Drecision strikes. Adon, t conducts distributed operations, brecision strikes against locatable targets and provides armed reconnaissance when required in day nant, obscured battlefield end adverse weather conditions. ‘The AH-64D Longbow Apache Is an improved version ofthe older [AH-SaA Apache. 501 helicopters hhave been delivered tothe US. ‘Army = 232 new build and 269 ‘AH-G4As wore upgraded to |AW-640 standard. The primary ‘moaiticaton isthe alton of Northrop Grumman mitimetre- wave Fire Control Radar (FCR) target acquisition system mounted on top ofthe rotor but only 227 Of the 501 AH-64D Apaches Wil be equipoed with the FCR. The Longbow fre control radar Incorporates an integrated radar foquency interferometer (RFD for passive location and identification Of radar-eittng threats. Other Upgrades are the updated T700- GE-7OIC engines, 2 fully integrates cockpit, and the capability to fire the new fre-and-forget Hellfire aieto-around missile. Furtnermoce the arcratt received improves survivability, communications, and navigation capable, The new AH-64D Apache helicopters wil be fielded in two versions: those withthe tre control Fadar ond those without. The AH {640 Apaches without the FCR will not receive the new RFI or the Improved engines but wil retaln all the other Longbow improvements. ‘The folowing photos show AH {640 Apaches of the 2nd Battalion, 159th Attack Aviation Regiment belonging to the newly organized 12th Combat Aviation Brigade“are neargrtenet te WD ha ses “rm tabu ay ane i leper eyReferences - a:-sa0 Apache(im) Figu res ~ Around-up of the latest figure sets on release... 72143 JAKREI MINIATURES 1:35 BRITISH DESERT TANKER-01 J3501 BRITISH DESERT TANKER-02 J3502 BRITISH TANKER WWII LOADING AMMUNITION-01 J3503 BRITISH TANKER WWII LOADING AMMUNITION-02 J3504 BRITISH MILITARY POLICE TROPICAL DRESS J3505 BRITISH TANK COMMANDER IN ‘PIXIE SUIT WWII J3506 BRITISH SEAMAN WWII-01 J3507 Jakce! Miniatures are a brand new company founded by Pete Morton, who has sculpted ‘masters for many ofthe most wel known figure manufactrers in previous yee. The Standard ofthe sculpting is super, sl the quay ofthe write metal castings. The figures are wel propertioned and ext elke, natura poses. The commander, fo example, comes with alternate heads to fr the choice of him wearing a bere of tankers helmet. Ukewse the loading gues come wih eta ammunition, anice touch think these 1:35 gues are superb and | hope Jake wll DDecome a household name amongst mitary models in Ue nes fate, For mere information emat; pete mcorps@nowral. [Link] cm ITEM NO F72143 CCM have mace ance riche in te market for resin gure sets main aimed atthe ara. ‘model, anc ecenty they nave benched out Into figures for the armour modeller. This ses three figures, one cook wih alae nd 40 felciers with tei canteen ready to Be served The consists of ony 12 resin parts but tese figures are highly detaled and al come with Separate heads. Recommended ‘Avaabe rm wv: anant. [Link] 7/10 Jett Adams MIG PRODUCTION 1:35 CIVILIAN OLD RUSSIAN MAN (WWII) ITEM NO.MP35-119 Mig Productions have been quiet producing some very good figures and in keeping with ther Ruslan theme, we now have an ler clan cresed in typical ate, including tick cold weather boot, lester jacket and cp, (On me box tp photo, the gure is shown leaning on a waking Stok, however thi snot clued wth the gure anid 30 wl nee to be sourced from elsewhere, ‘As we have to come emect fom Mig Productions, the casing fawless and scapong i vety elke. Al nal a great igure for adding that clan aspect to ary appropiate seting ‘Avaliable rom ww migpreduciors com cect or ditbuted inthe Uk by Creatve modes 9.5/10 - The Eator 72 GERMAN SOLDIERS AT REST CM 1:35 US PILOTS VIETNAM ITEM. NO F35170 To complement their earlier Vietnam helicopter crew st, (Cha rave now released a Set Of 140 seated HADES. The ‘asungs of te terso an legs ae erica for both figures, ‘ue with ferent heads anc arm. The fists designe to be hoidng the cllecve and cycle conto whit the ‘ther. wellTm not sure to be honest). Bom are nicely {etaed anc the heimets ook much beter than on the fst where they looked to thin and squathed, thse really Prtray ther Bully look. The Doom mics ae cast onto the helmets and faces, 50 careful lean up wil be necessary here. When! started to stick the arms on I found thatthe farms cet mimi the instructions. Noe ules you swap the ‘arms around, in wich case wey wll Both have one sleeve Up and one down! My only other comment would be that ‘he sxlpting of the uniform and ak jacket etal 2 Ie {00 sharp to realstcaly represent folds ang creases in he fabric Bu ths nk Could be easly remecied with 2 quick ‘going over wh some Scothbrte. ‘alte fom wv hannarts co 8/10 - The Eattor ZVEZDA 1:35 SOVIET SNIPER TEAM WWII ITEM NO.3597 Contains four gure plus @ decoy mannequin and 3 seal decal sheet. Poses are rice DU he deal a te som - not Up 1 the latest Dragon figures for eampe ‘The lie su on the female sniper very hard to produce in nection syne, but Zvezda have made $8 good attempt tt Having just watenes “Enemy a the Gates’ again, 1 ame up with loads of dorama ideas for ths set ‘alate fem good nobby shops 7.5/10 = The Eator