Airfix Model World Issue 140
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Issue
- Magazine:
- Airfix Model World
- Number:
- Issue 140 | July 2022
- Language:
- English
Table of contents
Editorial | Page 3Welcome To Issue 140
by Stu FoneNews | Page 6News
Latest Updates
News | Page 10Show Guide
At-a-glance model show calendar
Build Report, 1:72 | Page 14Recce Thoroughbred
by Garry TobissGarry Tobiss builds possibly the best 1/72 P-51B/C Mustang on the market: Arma Hobby’s newly tooled offering
Build Report, 1:egg | Page 22Eggs Marks The Spot
by Steve BuddSteve Budd discovers there’s plenty of fun to be had with an egg-scale Meng Kids B-24 Assembly ship
Build Report, 1:24 | Page 28Wind-In-The-Hair Neunelfer
by Dr James WhalenDr James Whalen concludes that Revell’s newly tooled 1/24 Porsche 911 Targa is a worthy addition to the long list of kits depicting this iconic sportscar
Tips & Tricks | Page 36The ‘Dark Side’ Of Modelling
by Jay BlakemoreHaving described how to later paint to create tonal effects in last month’s tutorial, Jay Blakemore looks at how pre-shading enables modellers to enliven finishes
Photo Gallery | Page 40Out And About
by Malcolm V LoweYeovil Model Show
Build Report, 1:72 | Page 42Phantom Twilight
by Huw MorganHuw Morgan assess FineMolds’ stunning 1/72 US Air National Guard F-4C Phantom in this straight-from-the -box build
![1:72 F-4C "Air National Guard" (Fine Molds FP46S) FP46S](/products/img/3/2/1/1345321-20619-78-t180.png)
U.S. Air Force Jet Fighter
F-4C "Air National Guard" (First Limited Special Edition) Fine Molds 1:72
FP46S (FNMFP46S) 2021 New parts Build Report, 1:48 | Page 50Norwegian Gunslinger
by David HolmesDavid Holmes builds Airfix’s 1/48 North American F-86F-40 Sabre as an airframe from the Royal Norwegian Air Force’s ‘Flying Jokers’ aerobatic display team
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 58Ängelholm Delta
by Chris JonesAs if tackling splinter camouflage on a 1/72 Viggen wasn’t enough, Chris Jones decided to go a second round, this time with Special Hobby’s 1/48 big brother
Build Report, 1:700 | Page 68Exocet Survivor
by Peter FearonPeter Fearon tackles Starling Models’ 1/700 scale kit of HMS Glamorgan - the only vessel to survive an Exocet strike during the Falklands Conflict in 1982
Build Report, 1:72 | Page 76Mighty Mover
by Massimo Santarossa IBG Models’ 1/72 Scammell tank transporter Carrie’s its weight and more, as Massimo Santarossa discovers…
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 86Flaps, Slats And Cats!
by Chris JonesChris Jones investigates the latest boxing of Tamiya’s superlative 1/48 F-14 Tomcat, which depicts a catapult-launch-ready Bombcat
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 94Majestic Raptor
by David Holmes David Holmes builds a two-seat Kinetic 1/48 IAI Nesher trainer in the Israeli Air Force’s distinctive three-tone camouflage
![1:48 Martin Baker Mk.4 Ejection Seat Set (2 pcs) (Wolfpack WP48157) WP48157](/products/img/6/7/3/248673-14213-22-t180.jpg)
Martin Baker Mk.4 Ejection Seat Set (2 pcs) for Mirage III/V
Wolfpack 1:48
WP48157 2012 New tool Multi-topic (3)Review | Page 102On The Shelf
Books
Review | Page 106On The Shelf
Aircraft Kits
![1:72 Short Sunderland Mk.V (Special Hobby SH72162) SH72162](/products/img/5/9/1/102591-27826-80-t180.jpg)
Short Sunderland Mk.V 'Fighting Commies in Europe and the Far East'
Special Hobby 1:72
SH72162 2019 New tool Review | Page 114On The Shelf
Decal Sheets
![1:24 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc (Kits-World KW124002) KW124002](/products/img/3/1/2/1412312-50609-37-t180.jpg)
Decals and Masks
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc 309th Fighter Squadron Kits-World 1:24
KW124002 2022 New tool Review | Page 118On The Shelf
Accessories
![1:72 British 1000lb free fall bombs (Eduard 672276) 672276](/products/img/6/3/4/1392634-40444-34-t180.jpg)
British 1000lb free fall bombs
Eduard 1:72
672276 ![1:72 Mosquito B Mk.XVI Undercarriage Wheels / Airfix kit only (CMK 7494) 7494](/products/img/7/3/0/1407730-37884-85-t180.png)
Mosquito B Mk.XVI Undercarriage Wheels / Airfix kit only
CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:72
7494 2022 New tool ![1:72 Japanese refueling cart (Brengun BRS72012) BRS72012](/products/img/4/6/8/1192468-44600-46-t180.jpg)
Japanese refueling cart
Brengun 1:72
BRS72012 ![1:48 Tempest Bomb Racks & 1000 Lb Bombs (CMK 4443) 4443](/products/img/8/4/1/1392841-11266-72-t180.jpg)
Tempest Bomb Racks & 1000 Lb Bombs for Eduard/Special Hobby kits
CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:48
4443 2021 New tool Photo Gallery | Page 130Display Case
This month’s selection of reader projects has rallied together a superb pair of off-road racing cars plus a pretty prototype and fabulous figures