Scale Aviation Modeller International Volume 18 Issue 04 (April 2012) is available. Jean-Luc Formery takes a look at it's content.

Introduction
Scale Aviation Modeller International is a modeling magazine which started in january 1995. It's content is mainly focused on model kits so inside you will find news about the plastic model kit industry (kits, decals, accessories, books etc…), model kit reviews, build articles, show reports, Columns, profiles, scale plans, etc…

Below is a list of all the aircraft types featured in this issue with a detailed account of the information provided.

Scale Aviation Modeller International Volume 18 Issue 04

Airbus A400M

- 4 pages build article of the 1:72 scale Revell kit built out of the box accompanied with 11 photos.

Auster Autocar

- 1 and 1/2 pages build article of the 1:48 (1:41?) scale Lincoln International kit.

Bloch MB.210

- 1 page build article of the 1:72 scale Heller kit.

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

- 2 pages historical article accompanied by 5 profiles.

- 1 page of kits, accessories, decals and references lists.

- 1 page build article of the 1:72 scale Academy kit built out of the box.

- 3 pages of scale plan drawings.

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk

- 4 pages build article of the 1:48 scale Hasegawa kit built with the inclusion of True Details, Eduard and Afterburner Decals items.

Keith Rider R-3

- 1/2 page review build article of the 1:72 scale Dekno Models resin kit.

Lavochkin La-7

- 2 pages build article of the 1:48 scale Gavia kit painted with the Testor range of paints.

Mikoyan MiG-15

- 4 pages build article of the 1:72 scale Airfix kit built in one day!

- 2 pages of scale plan drawings.

Supermarine Spitfire PR.IV

- 1/2 page review build article of the 1:72 scale Sword kit.

Yakovlev Yak-3

- 2 pages review build article of the 1:72 scale Zvezda kit.

Yakovlev Yak-40

- 1/2 page review build article of the 1:144 scale AZ Model kit.


Note: "review build" articles almost only feature pictures of the finished model while "build" articles also feature in progress pictures.


This issue also features the following articles:

- Huddersfield Show Report (580 Modellers).

- Classic Plastic monthly look in the Attic.

- IPMS USA Column.

- Spanish Civil War SIG of the Dutch IPMS.

- Benchmarks by Gary Hatcher (Eduard Bf109 E-1 and Revell/ICM Bf109 F-2/4).


This months in SAMI is included Part 9 of their Airkraft Guide sponsored by Airfix. The first one from 2005 was in A-5 format while this time it is A-4. The Aircraft Guide will return each month for some time and once complete, will constitute a guide for entry level and intermediate modelers, providing the most important informations and techniques for our hobby.

Please remember, when contacting retailers or manufacturers, to mention that you saw their products highlighted here - on AeroScale.