Volume 4 – 2000

Wing  by Martin Waligorski Delta Force Another in-flight shot gives a good idea about wing shape. The upper surface is very clean… Photo: SAAB …unlike the wing’s underside, where all hinges and pylons have resulted in long chordwise fairings. Photo: SAAB Close-up of the dogtooth on the leading edge. Photo: […]

JAS 39 Gripen in Detail, Part 2

by Martin Waligorski Time for Gripen JAS 39 Gripen is arguably the most modern lightweight multi-role aircraft in the world. The Gripen is now operational with the Swedish air force. Flygvapnet has purchased 204 Gripens, to equip 12 squadrons when all aircraft have been delivered. The anticipations for the new […]

JAS 39 Gripen in Detail, Part 1

Building the IAI F-21 Lion by Mattias Linde Blending in With the ulterior motive of denying the opponent in air-to-air combat the ability to see him, low-visibility color schemes were developed and can now be found on almost any military jet aircraft. Particularly the ones displaying irregular bands of multiple […]

Feathered Edges

by Mats Hammar   ”Wow, photo-etched eyelashes in 1:35!”     This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in August 2000.

Arne (the Model Builder) No. 16

by Bryan Ribbans Visiting the ’Memphis Belle’ Yes, this is the real one! The following photo walkaround is of the original Memphis Belle, subject of the famous William Wyler colour film shot over the skies of Europe all those years ago. Now she rests preserved in her ’home town’ of […]

Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress in Detail

The Dutch Gepard in the Royal Netherlands Army by Erik Keizer photos by Frits Snijder This article was first published in ‘Modelbouw in Plastic’ – a magazine of IPMS Netherlands . Used with permission of the Editor The PRTL, short for Pantser Rups Tegen Luchtdoelen (Armoured Tracked Fighting Vehicle Against […]

PRTL

by Janne Nilsson english translation by Anders Isaksson However you might like the Volkswagen New Beetle I think you would agree with me that the original is always better than a copy! I built this Beetle from the 1:24 Tamiya kit – almost out of the box. The kit represents […]

Original is Best: 1967 VW Beetle

by Frank Spahr Sometimes one comes across an odd material that prompts experimenting. In some cases this results in one of those esoteric technologies that we all are so accustomed with. Here is one very simple way of modelling structured walls, like those covered with stones or bricks.   Epafit […]

Brick Walls at a Snap

No. 17 by Mats Hammar       ”Why a destroyed pillbox scale 1:1 in the strawberry bed?”     This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in September 2000.

Arne (the Model Builder)

Swedish version of the German Leopard II by Kjell Svensson English translation by Anders Isaksson History The Leopard II was developed in the seventies after the joint US/German effort to develop a new main battle tank, the MBT-70, was brought to a halt and the project cancelled. The new main […]

Strv 121 in Detail

Building the Junkers Ju 388 by Jan Forsgren English translation by Martin Waligorski Junkers Ju 388 V-2 The Junkers Ju 388 had been developed from Ju 188 as an advanced night fighter intended to replace the Ju 88G in service with the Luftwaffe. It differed from the Ju 188 in […]

Heavy Conversion!

…with a Good Dose of (unnecessary) Weathering  by Anders Isaksson The North American P-51 Mustang and its variants need no further presentation. Being the first ”true” Mustang, the B version made its first flight in 1942 and entered active service in 1943. It was credited with more air-to-air victories than […]

Tamiya P-51B Mustang

by Frank Spahr photos by Martin Waligorski Elegance and Longevity: Hawker Hunter The Hawker Hunter is a classic plane with a long and exciting history. It was designed between the close of WW II and the Korean War, the latter even hastening (and complicating) its development, in the real beginnings […]

Hawker Hunter in Detail

No. 18 by Mats Hammar      ”Only got the third prize? What lousy judges!”     This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in September 2000.

Arne (the Model Builder)

by Martin Waligorski Seat belts are the most prominent cockpit detail of many aircraft models. During recent years kit manufacturers recognized this, trying to provide seat belts within the basic kit. A common solution is to include seat belt decals. Sadly, because of the decals’ flat appearance this solution is […]

Making the Most of Decal Seat Belts