http://www.scalemodelersworld.com/ The Scale Modelers World is an online resource for scale modelers. Here you will find product reviews and articles direct from the workbench. en-nz http://www.scalemodelersworld.com/templates/themes/scalemodelersjournal/images/rss_80x80.jpg http://www.scalemodelersworld.com/ 80 80 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:25:29 GMT /articles/the-workbench/hasegawa-1-72-grumman-s-2f-tracker-wip.html I've been working on Hasegawa's Tracker for a while now so figured it was best to upload a few photos as a work in progress. Lots of firsts for me in this build. First using lots of etched detail updated, first try at rigging, and first attempt at making some wing lights. I'll update the article below as I progress. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:58:39 GMT /articles/the-workbench/italeri-1-72-f-104g.html Ok, time to get this one finished, it's been sitting on my bench at 90% for too long. This time it's Italeri's F-104G, another great kit. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:32:14 GMT /articles/the-workbench/italeri-1-72-a-7e-corsair-ii.html While I'm working on my F-104G and Tracker I thought it would be a good time to upload another older build. Today we have Italeri's old faithful A-7E which is based on the ESCI kit, as many Italeri kits are. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:17:19 GMT /articles/news/airdoc-book---ltv-a-7d-k-corsair-ii.html AirDOC have released LTV A-7D/K Corsair II: The 'SLUF' in USAF and USANG Service 1968-1993 (Famous Aircraft of the USAF and USANG). This paperback has 137 pages packed full of all the details any SLUFF lover could ever hope for. I had a brief look through the pages and they all seemed to contain some very nicely detailed full colour photos of internal details and more. It also Thu, 13 May 2010 00:45:37 GMT /articles/the-workbench/academy-1-72-hawker-tempest-v.html Time to get something small finished while the big projects get shelved. So I picked up Academy's 72nd scale Tempest for a quick build to be thrown together over a few days. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:18:02 GMT /articles/tips/paper-camouflage-masks.html Using paper are often a good idea for complex or small camouflage patterns because the paper is easy to cut into the correct shape. Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:28:18 GMT /articles/inbox-kitset-reviews/revell-1-72-p-26a-peashooter.html Lets see how revells little kit stacks up. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:57:36 GMT /articles/tips/preshading-your-models.html While building Academy's 1/72nd scale Hawker Tempest I thought it would be a good time to perhaps put something up on how I do my preshading. The basic idea of pre shading is to highlight the panel lines in a dark colour before the standard colour is applied. Then the main color is slowly 'layered' ocer the dark lines until the darker lines are only just showing through. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:34:25 GMT /articles/news/airfix-1-24-mosquito.html Airfix have been taking over 10 months of research on their new 1/24th scale Mosquito and now they are nearing release. The kitset will have around 617 parts when put together will produce a airframe with a wingspan of 688mm and a length of 545mm. This has to be close to the record size for any plastic model aircraft. The Airfix 1/24 Mossie kit can be reportedly built as two ver Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:17:05 GMT /articles/inbox-kitset-reviews/amt-ertl-1-72-kamov.html I'm not so familiar with helicopters so I can't vouch for how accurate this is but the details look really nice. Two sprues of tan coloured plastic are included and one sprue for the clear parts. The parts are well detailed with recessed panel lines and good details. The instructions is one *huge* sheet which folds out, the steps are very clear and easy to follow. There are also Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:57:18 GMT /articles/the-workbench/kitech-1-72-beech-c-45f-transport.html The Kit This is Kitechs 72nd scale offering which looks to be quite similar to a Hobby Craft kit which was released some time ago. This is my first Kitech kit and I was quite surprised at the quality which was offered considering how cheap the kit was. The sprues are free from flash and the is some nicely done surface detailing which comes out very nicely. A few of the Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:46:57 GMT /articles/the-workbench/airfix-1-72-tornado-gr1.html Introduction Parts of this kit came free each month on the cover of one of those aircraft magazines, I think it was Take Off magazine. I can't be for certain but the kit looks like an airfix type of kitset. Update: Actually, I think this is an Italeri kit, not an airfix one.   Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:20:03 GMT /articles/tips/aicraft-stands-from-old-cds.html Ok here's one that I came up with while trying to find a decent way to create a stand with stuff that's just lying around. The idea is very simple, use the CD as a flat base and cut out a plastic stand from the CD case and mount it into the base. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:28:47 GMT /articles/the-workbench/hobbycraft-1-72-su-22u-fitter.html The Aircraft The Fitter is another one of those aircraft that has an aggressive look when seen from various angles. After seeing a few pics of these on the internet somewhere I just had to find myself a 1/72 kit of one. Su-22 is a development of the preceding Su-7 and Su-17 and its Su-20 version, which first entered operational service in 1966. Variable geometry wings permit Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:58:42 GMT /articles/the-workbench/airfix-1-72-bac-lightning-f3.html The Aircraft The Lightning was a product of the cold war and was the only British jet which was capable of mach 2 flight. Built primarily as an interceptor, its main features were its speed and climb rate, the Lightning had an initial climb rate of 50,000 feet per minute which is better than many contemporary jets today. Not bad at all for a 1950's bird. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:42:49 GMT /articles/the-workbench/eastern-express-1-72-sea-venom.html The Aircraft Wikpedia says: The de Havilland DH.112 Venom was a British postwar single-engined jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Vampire.[2] It served with the Royal Air Force as a single-seat fighter-bomber and two-seat night fighter. Either way, the Venom is an aircraft which just doesn't look right not matter what angle you look at from. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:04:55 GMT /articles/decal-reviews/superscale-1-72-72-336-f-16a-b-falcons-388-474--8-tfw.html Introduction This is superscales 72nd decal sheet featuring enough decals for six different Falcons. Four F-16A's and Two two seat variant F-16B. Enough stencil data is provided for three aircraft. Below are the actual aircraft included: F-16A 78-002 388 TFW Hill AFB F-16A 474 TFW Wing Commanders Aircraft. Nellis AFB Arizona F-16A Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:57:47 GMT /articles/inbox-kitset-reviews/italeri-1-72-douglas-eb-66-e-dl.html Introduction Quite a rare kit to find these days, I'm pretty sure that this one is no longer in production by Italeri and is the only game in town if you want to make an EB-66 Destroyer. Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:08:07 GMT /articles/the-workbench/italeri-1-72-f-100-super-sabre.html Big, rugged and adaptable. The 'Hun' is another one of those aircraft that stands out due to its aggressive ugliness. The Aircraft The F-100 was originally designed as a higher performance follow-on to the F-86 Sabre air superiority fighter. Adapted as a fighter bomber, the F-100 would be supplanted by the Mach 2 class F-105 Thunderchief for strike missions over North Vietnam. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:19:40 GMT /articles/product-reviews/aeromaster-1-72-phancy-phantoms-vf-11vf-84vf-101.html Introduction Aeromasters 72-191 sheet features 1/72nd scale decals for three versions of the F-4 Phantom ranging from the F-4B to the F-4J Below are the aircraft represented on this sheet: F-4B Phantom BuNo. 152965 Air wing 17's CAG bird from VF-11 Red Rippers 1973  F-4J Phantom BuNo. 155861 Assigned to VF-84 and flown by CCAW6 1970  F-4J Pha Tue, 1 Sep 2009 01:20:15 GMT