Airfix Model World Issue 139
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Issue
- Magazine:
- Airfix Model World
- Number:
- Issue 139 | June 2022
- Language:
- English
Table of contents
Editorial | Page 3Welcome to Issue 139
by Stu FoneNews | Page 6News
Latest Updates
News | Page 12Show Guide
At-a-glance model show calendar
Build Report, 1:32 | Page 16On Yellow Wings
by Peter FearonPeter Fearon builds and Updates the Roden 1/32 Boeing PT-17, sharing his lessons and experience along the way
Tips & Tricks | Page 24Layers
by Jay Blakemore Jay Blakemore expands upon his introductory 2021 tutorials by explaining some of the more-advanced techniques possible when using an airbrush. This month, he examines layering
Build Report, 1:35 | Page 28Giant Of The Desert War
by Nick ShuttleworthNick Shuttleworth is inspired by real-world and model-kit history, as he constructs Airfix’s 1/35 M3 Grant
Build Report, 1:12 | Page 36Beskar Bandit
by Steve BuddThe ‘most notorious Bounty hunter in the galaxy’ makes Steve Budd a happy prisoner of Bandai’s 1/12-scale Star Wars figure
Photo Gallery | Page 44Out And About
by Malcolm V LoweAldingbourne Model Show 2022
Build Report, 1:72 | Page 46Flying Porcupine
by David HolmesDavid Holmes builds Airfix’s re-issued 1/72 Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, representing a colourful aircraft from the American 8th Air Force based in England during 1945
Build Report, 1:48 | Page 56The Need… For Speed!
by Chris JonesChris Jones brings the Silver screen to quarter scale with Maverick’s Super Hornet from the hotly anticipated Top Gun sequel, via Revell’s 1/48 kit
Build Report, 1:35 | Page 66Next Stop: Flanders Field
by Mikael TerforsMikael Terfors returens to tackle MiniArt’s 1/35 B-Type Omnibus and finds a highly detailed, if slightly complex kit
Build Report, 1:72 | Page 76UCAVS, New Rules
by Juanjo Dominguez CalvoKinetic’s 1/72 MQ-9 Reaper gets a scratch-built make-over from Juanjo Dominguez Calvo, turning it into a Spanish Air Force Block 5 airframe
Review | Page 84On The Shelf
Books
Review | Page 88On The Shelf
Aircraft Kits
![1:72 "Over all of Spain, the sky is clear" (ICM DS7202) DS7202](/products/img/6/0/1/1398601-12144-33-t180.jpg)
"Over all of Spain, the sky is clear" Tupolev SB-2 and 2×Bf 109E-3
ICM 1:72DS7202 2022 Model set Multi-topic (2)
![UA UA](/s/images/flags7/32/UA.png)
Review | Page 92On The Shelf
Military Kits
![1:35 Battle of France, Spring 1940 (ICM DS3514) DS3514](/products/img/4/0/2/1392402-105143-35-t180.jpg)
Battle of France, Spring 1940 (Laffly V15T, FCM 36, Panhard 178 AMD-35)
ICM 1:35DS3514 2021 Model set Multi-topic (3)
![UA UA](/s/images/flags7/32/UA.png)
Review | Page 96On The Shelf
Decal Sheets
![1:48 Rafale B/C/M “Standard stencils” (Syhart 48-915S) 48-915S](/products/img/9/7/6/1409976-37999-91-t180.jpg)
Rafale B/C/M “Standard stencils” (Versions françaises / french versions)
Syhart (Syh@rt) 1:48
48-915S 2020 New tool ![1:48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-K Stencils (H-Models Decals HMD48127) HMD48127](/products/img/7/3/9/1327739-51927-12-t180.jpg)
Messerschmitt Bf-109G-K Stencils
H-Models Decals 1:48
HMD48127 ![1:72 Bulgarian Arrows #3 (Exotic Decals ED72006) ED72006](/products/img/9/5/9/1408959-21164-84-t180.jpg)
Bulgarian Arrows #3 Bf 109 E-3a in Bulgarian service - part 3
Exotic Decals 1:72
ED72006 2022 New tool Review | Page 100On The Shelf
Accesories
![1:72 Factory Corner (Vallejo SC116) SC116](/products/img/9/4/9/1343949-21856-53-t180.jpg)
Factory Corner
Vallejo 1:72
SC116 ![1:35 Factory Gate (Vallejo SC113) SC113](/products/img/9/4/6/1343946-21856-64-t180.jpg)
Factory Gate
Vallejo 1:35
SC113 ![1:72 Factory Gate (Vallejo SC118) SC118](/products/img/9/9/4/1343994-21856-58-t180.jpg)
Factory Gate
Vallejo 1:72
SC118 ![1:35 Cougar-4×4 sagged wheels (Royal Model 772) 772](/products/img/6/6/5/1390665-23444-40-t180.jpg)
Cougar-4×4 sagged wheels
Royal Model 1:35
772 ![1:48 A-26 Invader Wing Air Intakes correction set (CMK Q48398) Q48398](/products/img/8/2/4/1385824-38473-75-t180.jpg)
A-26 Invader Wing Air Intakes correction set for ICM kit
CMK (Czech Master Kits) 1:48
Q48398 2021 New tool ![1:32 Mig-15 wheels late (PlusModel AL3009) AL3009](/products/img/6/4/8/1403648-38473-86-t180.jpg)
Mig-15 wheels late
PlusModel 1:32
AL3009 Photo Gallery | Page 112Display Case
This month, Airfix Model World is celebrating the superb constructions readers have completed with a bumper three-page edition of Display Case